Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 799

Now Rock also slowly realized the wisdom of Britain in running colonies.

It is true that the sun never sets to dominate the world for hundreds of years. For example, in the peninsula, the former Aden Protectorate and the Muscat Sultanate were surrounded by a loose federation of tribes, which can form a buffer zone and effectively prevent the influence of external forces.

Southern Africa also needs a buffer zone to isolate the influence of British and French colonies in Africa on southern Africa. However, a country with more than 200 million square kilometers like the Congo Free State is not suitable. It is best that each country has tens of thousands of 10,000+. , just like the current Kingdom of Mozambique, so that it is easier for southern Africa to control.

Going back to the issue of arms sales to the Kingdom of Congo, Barry wants to buy enough weapons and ammunition to arm 50 people. Roque will definitely not agree to this request. Let’s not talk about whether he has money. If the Kingdom of Congo has 50 troops, Roque will also will not be able to sleep.

The plan that Rock finally agreed to was 300 rifles, 1000 million rounds of ammunition, and a total price of [-] million rand. If you want to borrow money, the annual interest rate will be [-]%.

Not to mention that Rock is ruthless, this kind of interest is still the kind that rolls around like a donkey, and it will double if it is less than a year.

In Roque's view, such interest is simply eating people, but for the Kingdom of Congo, this interest is really not high.

High interest rates represent high risks. It is uncertain whether a new country like the Kingdom of Congo can survive. If the country perishes, let alone interest, the capital will be lost.

Therefore, for the Kingdom of Congo, interest is not a problem at all, and it is thankful to be able to get the money. Only Rock is willing to take risks, and it is estimated that commercial banks will not let them in.

Of course, Roque also made money at both ends. The price of 1000 rifles must be less than [-] million, so it was only possible to do business in this way.

Yaya was sent to blackmail Barry, and Rock called Christian again to ask about the situation in the Republic of Congo and Belgium.

"This incident was indeed an accident. Isaiah Chamberlain didn't expect that Pulitzer would shoot and kill Banda directly. Now the Kingdom of Congo is gearing up to attack, and the Belgian government is also stepping up to form an expeditionary force. I heard that there are already tens of thousands of people. , the situation in the Republic of Congo is very dangerous." Christian is not optimistic about the prospects of the Republic of Congo.

The key point is that there are too few people. The Kingdom of Congo has a population of nearly [-] million. Belgium relies on the whole of Europe. Only the Republic of Congo is helpless. Although the Republic of Congo is generally supported by public opinion, there are not many foreign volunteers during the Boer War. may appear again.

This also fully proves how hated Britain is. Whether those foreign "volunteers" during the Second Boer War were really "volunteers" is indeed worthy of research.

"Tell Isaiah, this is our last batch of aid this year, and the next batch of aid won't be until half a year later." Rock is betting on both ends, no matter which side wins the final victory, the Republic of Congo or the Kingdom of Congo, Rock and the South Africa is all winners.

Originally, if there were no such incidents, the Republic of Congo and the Kingdom of Congo would be able to fight for peace. Whether they lived in a designated area or temporarily ceased fighting, they would always have a chance to recuperate.

As a result, Pulitzer shot and killed Banda, which directly led to the breakdown of the negotiations. The current situation of the Republic of Congo is self-inflicted.

Rock can now understand how helpless the United States was in 1949. The mud does not stick to the wall. If you play a good game, unless Southern Africa plays in person, otherwise it will be a dead end game.

Qi to Qi, as long as there is hope, Rock will not give up.

In fact, it is almost the same as Rock himself. The Republic of Congo also has an army composed entirely of Africans. The members of this army are all experienced veterans who are good at guerrilla warfare and jungle warfare. This army is also Rock's greatest hope. .

"Isaiah doesn't lack weapons now, what he lacks is people." Christian is also trying his best to continue his life in the Republic of Congo. Most of the members of the army in the Republic of Congo are Yaya's subordinates, and they can also be regarded as Christian's subordinates. .

"If you have extra manpower, send them there, and you don't have to think about mercenaries." Rock will not let the umbrella participate in the battle, at least not now.

When it is really a last resort, I am afraid that Umbrella will also go to the Republic of Congo. The reason is that Rock has already thought about it. It is a foreign volunteer who has resurrected his body.

During the Boer War, more than 2000 foreign volunteers from all over the world rushed to southern Africa to fight, so it is normal that foreign volunteers are willing to go to the Republic of Congo.

In fact, when the rebellion broke out in the Congo Free State, some people demanded that the border be opened to allow southern Africans to freely go to the Congo Free State to join the war.

The white people in southern Africa are all European immigrants, many of whom are Belgians. The white people in the Congo Free State suffered heavy losses in the rebellion. Indeed, some people feel the same way and are willing to go to the Congo Free State to join the war.

Such behavior is not allowed in Southern Africa. As soon as the rebellion broke out in the Congo Free State, Southern Africa blocked the border with the Congo Free State and no one was allowed to enter or exit.

Of course, with the strength of southern Africa, it is impossible to completely block the border, so it is normal for someone to cross the border and enter the Congo Free State. Even if Roque is discovered by the Belgian government at that time, it can be explained.

As for whether the Belgian government believes it or not, Roque has nothing to do with it.

"Those Belgians are poor, poor and stingy. Fifty pounds a month for an experienced mercenary is still too expensive. When selling land, they even ask for five pounds an acre. Why not?" Go grab it!" Christian had a lot of opinions. Isaiah Chamberlain was a profiteer when he was the general manager of the Upper Katanga Mining Joint Company, and he is not much better now.

Five pounds per acre is more than 200 yuan per square kilometer. This is indeed a sky-high price in Africa, and the plantations in the native Belgian countryside cannot be sold so expensively.

However, Christian is not much better. The annual salary of the elite mercenaries of the Umbrella Company plus overseas allowances is only more than 100. The mercenaries under Christian are all Africans, and their monthly salary is only three to five pounds. Christian asked Isaiah Chamberlain for [-]. It is estimated that Isaiah Chamberlain also called Christian a profiteer.

"Five pounds per acre? One square kilometer!" Rock was heartbroken. At the time when the Cape Town colonial government sold Bechuanaland's farm to Roy, it seemed that it cost 280 pounds and three thousand acres. In conversion, it was almost 12 square kilometers, one square kilometer. Kilometers are more than 20.

The farm sold to Roy by the Cape Town colonial government is located in Bechuanaland, 850 kilometers away from Cape Town.

With the gradual migration of Chinese people, the price of farms in Bechuanaland is also soaring, and an acre is indeed about five pounds now.

"Yes, it must be one square kilometer. I will go to Isaiah Chamberlain at this price." Christian was overjoyed. Influenced by Rock, Christian is now one of the few big landowners in Africa, not only in the south In Africa, in Southwest Africa and Tanganyika, and even as far away as the East Indies, Christian has industries.

Five pounds per square kilometer is indeed too cheap. If you do this calculation, you can buy the entire Congo Free State for more than 1000 million.

However, this price is not impossible. In the current situation in the Republic of Congo, as long as you want to get assistance from Christian, you must make an appropriate compromise.

It is impossible to sell the entire Congo Free State to Christian, but it is possible to consider selling a part of it. In the past, several large companies in the Congo Free State each had millions of acres of plantations and sold them to Christian casually. One or two million acres is not out of the question,

The key is that the area controlled by the Republic of Congo is only a few hundred square kilometers at the mouth of the sea, and the vast inland areas are controlled by the Kingdom of the Congo. On the premise that the outcome is not decided, Christian is willing to spend money to buy land. The Republic of Congo You should be overjoyed.

Such fools are not common.

Rock, no matter how Christian blackmailed Isaiah Chamberlain, the Congo Free State has undergone tremendous changes, and if Rock wants to eat meat, he must have some soup for his subordinates, otherwise it will cause trouble.

In early December, the Kingdom of Congo, which had just received weapons from Nyasaland, couldn't wait to launch an attack on the Republic of Congo.

Rock is really helpless. Many rebels in the Congo Free State are still at the level of swords and spears. They have never even touched flintlocks. Now they have the most advanced magazine-style rifles, and they don’t even have time for training. Just launched an attack directly, probably wanting to fight the bayonet with the Republic of Congo.

The result was a failure of course, and it was still a big defeat. Barry mobilized nearly 20 people to attack Leopoldville and Boma in two directions, but they didn't even see the walls of Leopoldville and Boma. 20 The 18 troops lost more than 4000 within a week, and more than [-] of the rifles they had just obtained were also lost.

Barry was smart enough not to distribute all the rifles, otherwise he must have lost as many as possible.

The organization ability of the African troops is indeed very speechless. This group of little blacks who have hardly received formal military training go to the battlefield with enthusiasm. Deserters, once the battle situation is unfavorable, even if there is a law enforcement team behind them, it is useless, you still have to run if you should.

When escaping, the rifle becomes a hindrance to the speed, so throwing the rifle away is normal operation.

It is really difficult for such an army to win a battle.

(End of this chapter)