Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 870 St. George

Rock is quite satisfied with this battle loss ratio. You must know that the battle loss ratio between the Allied Powers and the Allied Powers in August was more than four to one. For every German soldier killed in battle, more than four French soldiers were killed. The British Expeditionary Force did not have a good battle loss ratio in the battle before. Looking at it this way, it is still very powerful that the African Division can compete with the German troops one to one.

"I have promised Martin that I will make up for him as much as he loses. Ideally, there should be ten to fifteen divisions fighting in France." Now that the troops have arrived in France, Roque doesn't care about the number of casualties. The French are already dead. I don’t feel bad for more than 20 people. It’s still early in southern Africa.

"More than a dozen divisions and more than 20 troops. What will happen to these troops after the war?" Ade asked a very sharp question. African soldiers seem to be very obedient now, but the future may not be certain.

Unlike Britain and France, which had a large number of colonial servants, almost all German troops were composed of whites.

This leads to a very serious problem. In Africa, the status of whites is completely superior to that of Africans. Africans don’t even have the courage to speak to whites, not to mention fighting with whites. As a result, tens of thousands of If more than [-] white people die at the gunpoint of African troops, the psychology of African soldiers will definitely change, at least the fear of white people will disappear.

In this way, after the end of the world war, if these African troops return to southern Africa, it will be very difficult to bring them back to their previous state of compliance,

"We'll talk about it when the time comes, there's no rush now—" Rock was very steady, some things he couldn't say were too blunt, France would lose a whole generation in the World War, and after the World War ended, France would have a large number of immigrant labor from the colonies to fill the native workforce Therefore, it is uncertain how many African soldiers will be willing to return to southern Africa.

What's more, even if they come back, African soldiers have better choices. Both the Kingdom of Congo and the Kingdom of Mozambique are countries composed of Africans, and there should be many Africans willing to emigrate.

In this way, there are probably very few soldiers who are willing to return to southern Africa. When the time comes, the umbrella will come forward to recruit more than a dozen or 20 people. It is really not difficult to digest.

"What do you mean we will talk about it later? What is this?" Ade was very dissatisfied with Roque's answer, which in Ade's view was immature. It is considered exhaustive to be comprehensive, and it should not be so short-sighted and unplanned.

"The staff department has a plan to solve this problem perfectly." Rock can't say anything now, and wants to leave after the report.

"Wait, Minister Botha will come over later, you should listen to him too." Ade refused to let him go.

"What does what Minister Botha wants to say has anything to do with me?" Rock asked casually.

Ade stared at Rock without speaking, and continued to process the documents.

Rock looks at Sidney Milner.

Sidney Milner quietly lip-synced "State Farm" to Rock.

Rock suddenly realized that Louis Botha still did not give up, but the target had shifted from the farms in southern Africa to the newly occupied Southwest Africa and Tanganyika. No wonder Louis Botha would help Luo in Congress when the war broke out. gram to speak.

It took 10 minutes for Sidney Milner to bring Louis Botha in, which showed Roque's status. Even if the other ministers came to Adelaide for something, they usually didn't get more than 10 minutes.

"It's great that you are here, Lord Nyasaland." Louis Botha was not surprised, and Roque could see Ade anytime he wanted.

"Minister Botha, good day." Rock greeted with a smile. The Sixth Division and the Eleventh Division were working together to strangle the illegally assembled rebels in the west of Orange. Schalke Beagle did not go south to the Cape, but to the west. Entered Southwest Africa and joined the German army, but was surrounded by the Sixth Division and the Eleventh Division in Upington. Seeing that the destruction was imminent, Louis Botha didn't seem to know it.

"After Germany occupied Southwest Africa and Tanganyika, it declared that the lands of Southwest Africa and Tanganyika belonged to Kaiser Wilhelm II. Now that we have occupied Southwest Africa and Tanganyika, we can also declare all All of the land belongs to the king, and then there is a basis for the establishment of a national farm. The combined land of Southwest Africa and Tanganyika exceeds 180 million square kilometers. On this basis, we can establish countless national farms and attach to national factories. The various enterprises established will greatly alleviate the financial crisis of the federal government within a few years." Louis Botha was in high spirits, and if Louis Botha's plan can be realized, there will indeed be a lot of benefits.

"Minister Botha, even if there is no national factory, the financial situation of the federal government will gradually improve." Rock does not want to set up a national farm, and Rock also has arrangements for land in Southwest Africa and Tanganyika.

The land in these two places will definitely be confiscated, but it’s fine to set up a national farm. The land that can be allocated to the new immigrants in southern Africa this year is only ten acres. During the World War, the number of new immigrants will increase further. The Congress is already considering stopping the distribution of land. If the land in Southwest Africa and Tanganyika is confiscated, then the current immigration policy in Southern Africa can continue for at least another three to five years.

Without the lure of land, southern Africa would be much less attractive to newcomers.

"Lord Nyasaland, I didn't say all, I meant a part, a third, or a quarter." Louis Botha is smart now, but he still opened his mouth, even if Luo Rock is willing to give up part of the interests, but it is impossible to reach a third or a quarter. Based on Louis Botha's understanding of Rock, if one-tenth of the land is designated as a national farm, it will be a huge problem for the land. It was a huge win for the Department of Agriculture.

Mantian opened his mouth and fell to the ground to pay back the money.

"How could there be so many? There are more than 500 plantations in Tanganyika. Someone greeted them before the war broke out. To ensure the interests of British capital in Tanganyika, I thought at first that only some of the plantations were run by the British. , the results show that there are nearly [-] of them now, what should we do with this part of the plantation? Are we going to close it or not?” Rock also has a headache, and those who are eligible to invest in Tanganyika are all British dignitaries. If the interests of these people are touched , then the difficulty of Southern Africa's annexation of Tanganyika will be greatly increased.

"This is simply an enemy!" Louis Botha was furious. British colonies are all over the world, Canada and Australia are full of uninhabited land, but British capital wants to invest in Tanganyika. This is indeed an enemy.

However, this issue cannot be looked at this way. Although Canada and Australia have vast land, they are sparsely populated and lack sufficient labor force. Therefore, even if the capital goes to Canada or Australia, it will not be able to obtain sufficient income.

"So many?" Ade didn't expect there to be so many enemies.

In other words, I didn't expect the guy who was an enemy to be so powerful.

"There must be some people who haven't reacted yet. The actual situation may be more serious than what has been exposed now." Rock is not optimistic. The Rhodesian Northern Division has advanced to Lake Victoria. The First Cavalry Division just occupied Karatu yesterday, and Honor Hold The troops are advancing towards Idra, and the army of the Kingdom of Mozambique has also reached the banks of the Rufiji River. The space for the German army's activities in Tanganyika is gradually being compressed.

Thanks to his experience during the Second Boer War, Roque also took every step of the way against Tanganyika, using bunkers and barbed wire to gradually squeeze the living space of the German army in Tanganyika. This method seems a bit stupid, but it works very well. , Tanganyika is now in the rainy season. It is very difficult for the German army to survive in the wild. The air force's reconnaissance has played a big role. Because the German army lacks air defense forces, the air force will take the initiative to attack after discovering the German army. Although the effect of the attack is not good. But the psychological blow to the German army was very serious.

According to the deduction of the staff department, the fighting in Tanganyika will end by the end of this year.

"Don't worry about those British capitals. Since they choose to invest in Tanganyika, they have to accept the current result. All farms, plantations, industrial and mining enterprises will be confiscated, and all Germans in Southwest Africa and Tanganyika will be locked up. Concentration camps, and send them back to Germany after the war, or to other German colonies, if there are still colonies in Germany at that time." Ade was decisive, and compared with the officials of this era, Rock was really too kind.

According to Rock's previous vision, as long as the German residents of Southwest Africa and Tanganyika submit to the management of Southern Africa, then Southern Africa can also accept whites from these two regions.

Unexpectedly, Ade sent them all away with a swipe of a pen. This is indeed more in the interests of southern Africa.

It is obvious that Adelaide's decision is more in line with the values ​​of this era. Except for Rock, the few people in the office have sympathy, Sidney Milner and Louis Botha have no reaction to Adelaide's words. Let Rock have a deeper understanding of the colonial thinking of white people.

That's right, Rock's previous positioning of the occupying force was inaccurate. Look at how Germany did in Belgium and France, that's what the occupying force should look like.

Entering September, Southern Africa’s attack on Southwest Africa and Tanganyika has entered a new stage. The southern African army, which had a little humanistic sentiment before, has all entered a state of rage, and all resistance behaviors have been resolutely suppressed. Silent resistance is also resistance. , the transformation of Usumbula and Dar es Salaam is also going on at the same time.

According to the tradition in southern Africa, the first thing to change when renovating an area is the name. Edward and Elizabeth have already been used. George and Victoria have become the new favorites. Usumbula’s new name is Victoria and Dares Sara Dar es Salaam's new name is Georgetown, and in order to distinguish it from Georgetown in other areas, Dar es Salaam is "St. George".

(End of this chapter)