Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 773

If we only look at the data on paper, food in India in the 21st century can still be exported to earn foreign exchange. It is true that people should not starve to death.

The actual situation is surprising. According to the data in the "2017 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World" report by the United Nations International Food and Agriculture Organization, there are about 1.9 million malnourished people in India, which accounts for about 14.5% of India's total population. Among 15-year-old women of childbearing age, 49% were anemic.

This also means that the Indian government would rather sell grain to Europe to raise cattle than sell it at a low price to the malnourished poor in the country.

It's no wonder, after all, cows are sacred cows in India, and they should indeed be sacrificed.

There is basically no starvation in Africa. The products here are too rich, and the population of Africa is very small. Just pick up some fruits and dig some cassava without starving to death.

The situation in India is completely different from that in Africa. Although India’s area is not small, India has a large population and most of the land is owned by princes and princes. Therefore, it is normal for people to starve to death in India. A large-scale famine will break out in India in [-], and the number of people who starved to death is unknown. The British government has never counted this aspect.

The situation of Indians can also be seen from these Indian workers. The taste of these potatoes with salted fish is really not very good. Many Africans are unwilling to eat them. Seeing the way these Indians eat, the Africans who are watching are curious. Very, some people threw salted fish to those Indians squatting on the ground to eat, and there were all kinds of strange noises in their mouths.

This behavior is very discriminatory. White people often throw food to Africans in this way. Now Africans finally have someone to give to. Both the givers and the recipients are very happy.

Feng Xun in the office was not happy. Luisa brought some carefully baked waffles to Feng Xun before dinner, and accepted Feng Xun's invitation to stay and have dinner together. Feng Xun specially opened a bottle of wine for this, Under the warm candlelight, the atmosphere is still very good.

It's a pity that just now, the Nyasaland government officially rejected Luisa's application for naturalization. When she heard the news, Luisa was obviously very disappointed.

"There is still a chance in the future—" There are some things that Feng Xun can't say too clearly. Now the Nyasaland government really can't accept Luisa and the others, but just like what Feng Xun said, there may be a chance after a while .

The Northern Rhodesian Division occupied Bukavu under the banner of protecting refugees. If Luisa and the others became Southern Africans, then the Northern Rhodesian Division would have no excuse. Therefore, if Luisa wanted to become a Southern African, she would have to hold on.

"It doesn't matter, we are a group of forgotten people, at least you haven't abandoned us yet." Luisa quickly cheered up. It would be very difficult for their small group to survive in Bukavu without the help of the army. .

"This will become the resident of the Rhodesian Northern Division in the future. You don't have to worry about your safety here." Feng Xun is still very confident in the Rhodesian Northern Division.

"Are you leaving?" Luisa gripped the fork tightly.

"No, not only will I not leave, but I may stay in Bukavu in the future, and the police station is also needed here." Feng Xun's words made Luisa smile.

With the garrison and the police station, although Bukavu is still the territory of the Congo Free State in name, it has actually become an integral part of Nyasaland.

Both Feng Xun and Louisa understood this truth, as did Charles Senior, who had just served as the Belgian consul in southern Africa.

Before getting this position, Charles Senior was a businessman in Cape Town. The reason why he accepted the appointment of the Belgian government was not to safeguard the interests of Belgium, but for his own business.

"What else can I do? The Congo Free State used to be the king's private territory. Although it was taken over by the Belgian government, the Belgian government didn't give me a penny. So what does the Congo Free State have to do with me? I'm just a A poor man who dumps some wood and stone to support his family." Charles Senior is very clear about his position and the situation in the Congo Free State, but Charles Senior is not worried about the Belgian government. Now Charles Senior He has joined the British nationality and is a standard southern African.

It's amazing, an Englishman can actually serve as the Belgian consul in southern Africa. The key is that everyone thinks this is normal, just because Charles Senior is of Belgian descent.

"Charles, if you keep the current state, you will get rich!" Christian laughed, maybe Charles Senior was not patriotic enough, but there was no doubt that Charles Senior was a smart man.

Charles Senior and Christian had a lot of business contacts, so the two were familiar with each other. Christian was the largest construction businessman in southern Africa and a major client of Charles Senior, so Charles Senior made the most sensible decision choose.

As for whether this will harm Belgium's interests, who cares.

"Then I would also like to thank you, an old friend, for taking care of me. The Cape State government ordered a batch of goods from me half a year ago, but I haven't paid the money until now. If I ask for money as a consul, the Cape State government will not accept it." Will you give it to me?" Charles Senior was imagining, the status of consul is still very prominent.

"Hahahaha, you can try it—" Christian laughed, his company had never encountered such a thing.

"I went to print a box of business cards today, the ones with hot stamping. I wanted to use gold to do it, but the Belgian government didn't reimburse me—" Charles Senior regretted that hot stamping was definitely not as good as pure gold.

"Then are you willing to send it?" Christian was about to burst into tears, and Christian also had a golden business card, but it was used for special occasions.

"Of course I'm willing to send it. Sending a golden business card is much better than sending money directly. I'm a consul now." Charles Senior was serious, and it was reasonable to exist.

The purpose of Charles Senior looking for Christian was to get to know Rock through Christian's channel, and then try to take over the business of Nyasaland Enterprise in Europe.

This business conflicts with Christian’s to a certain extent. Some of Nyasaland’s products in Europe are represented by Christian and some by Ada. It is normal for Charles Senior to want to share the pie. After all, Nyasaland The high profit margin of the product is notorious.

"You are a consul now, wouldn't it be better to go directly to the lord?" Christian joked, this consular status is very important to some people, but to others it is just a stepping stone.

"What am I going to do with the lord as a consul? Negotiate the issue of Bukavu? Think about Joseph Queller in the past. He couldn't even enter the gate of the Ministry of Defense. I was afraid that the lord would throw me out." Charles Senior is also helpless, and there is no Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Southern Africa, otherwise it would not be so easy for the consul Charles Senior to see Adelaide.

Compared with Ade, Rock is simple and rude. The Ministry of National Defense is not responsible for diplomacy, so Rock ignores Joseph Queller at all. The Belgian government should go to London through normal channels for such matters, and then London will negotiate with southern Africa.

However, considering the distance between London and southern Africa, it is estimated that this negotiation process will take a long time, at least half a year to start, and it is normal to delay for three to five years.

"The lord won't throw you out, because you won't see the lord at all—" Christian could only be thankful for his wise choice at the time.

Of course, it wasn't for nothing that Charles Senior asked Christian for help. The golden business card came in handy at such a time, and real money was the most affordable.

Rock was surprised when he heard the news, and had to admit that there are a lot of smart people these days.

"If we sign a contract with Charles Senior to transfer the Congo Free State, I don't know if the Belgian government will recognize it." Christian has a big brain, and this kind of thing is not uncommon. It is said that the officials in charge of this area have made a lot of money.

"Don't even think about it, we don't have the right to sign a contract with Belgium at all." Rock really thought about it seriously, but he had no choice but to give up.

It sounds like Christian’s brain hole is very weird, but in fact there are many weird things in reality. When the three countries divided Poland, Russia, Prussia, and Austria excluded the Polish representatives, which directly determined the fate of Poland.

After the end of the First World War, the Republic of China, as a victorious country, did not even have the right to recover lost land, let alone participate in the distribution of the fruits of victory. This is also strange.

"Otherwise, I will operate it and buy the Congo Free State directly." Christian has a lot of money, more than 200 million square kilometers, how much does it cost.

"Don't think about these useless things, just do your job well—" Rock knew that Christine was talking nonsense on purpose.

For the Congo Free State, Rock has his own way of dealing with it. At the end of June, an organization called the Congo Party emerged in the Congo Free State. Most of the members of this organization are whites who fled to neighboring countries after the rebellion broke out. Disappointed with the inaction of the Belgian government after the rebellion, they formed the Congo Party and declared the Congo Free State independent.

The leader of the Congo Party was not Isaiah Chamberlain, but a Belgian named Isaac Pencey.

The Belgian government was indeed slow to respond to the rebellion.

But in the face of the new Congo Party, the Belgian government reacted very quickly. On the second day after the Congo Party was announced, Leopold II decided to use part of his private property to form an expeditionary force to go to Congo Freedom. Bang put down the rebellion.

In addition to the Africans in the Congo Free State, the rebels here must also include the newly established Congo Party.

(End of this chapter)