The total area of Bechuanaland is 581,730 square kilometers, and arable land accounts for 15% of the total area, which translates to more than 8.72 million hectares. As for why in 2018, in another time and space, Bechuanaland only had 268,500 cultivated arable lands.
hectares.
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This question cannot be expanded. If expanded, it will be 404.
Bechuanaland, Xin Chang'an, and the Liu family's farm have become real farms.
Seven years ago, Liu Zhen brought the three Liu brothers from the Qing Dynasty to southern Africa and became the first batch of new immigrants to settle in Bechuanaland.
The Liu family brothers caught up with the good times. The federal government and the Bechuanaland state government attached great importance to the first batch of new immigrants. The three Liu family brothers received a total of 300 acres of land, plus free houses and Angus cattle provided by the state government.
, merino sheep, mixed-breed horses, and the three Liu brothers have truly settled in New Chang'an.
Currently, the farm owned by the three Liu brothers owns 50 Angus cattle, 250 Merino sheep, 12 mixed-breed horses, 20 pigs, and hundreds of chickens, ducks, geese and other poultry and livestock.
Now Old Man Liu will never feel bad about killing a sheep again. This year Liu Zhen took his children and his wife to visit relatives at the farm of the three Liu brothers. Old Man Liu not only killed two sheep, but also killed a pig, chickens and ducks.
Goose is served at every meal. In Old Man Liu's words, the emperor may just live like this.
Compared with seven years ago, Old Man Liu's farm now has several more buildings. Old Man Liu has married the daughter of a Chinese farmer in Xin Chang'an. In order to bring his new daughter-in-law home, Old Man Liu has taken
Ten Angus cows were given as a betrothal gift, and the father-in-law was not stingy. The dowry was a "little monster" tractor produced by the Nyasaland Tractor Factory, which made Old Man Liu overjoyed.
Every morning, Old Man Liu would go to work with all the labor force in his family. The 300 acres of land would make Old Man Liu and his family unable to finish farming. Therefore, Old Man Liu’s farm hired six African-American workers, which greatly reduced the burden on the Liu family.
Human workload.
"Be careful when you work, pick out all the stones, smash all the soil clods, remember to pull out the grass, throw it on the field ridge to dry and take it back for firewood - Lao Wu, be careful of the tree, don't destroy the tree
Dig out the roots, and Xiao Liu will drive your sheep away. If you dare to come over to nibble the bark of the tree again, you will kill them later -" Old Liu couldn't stop himself. After scolding this and scolding that, he showed off his rich landlord style.
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In the past seven years, Old Liu's family has prospered. His three sons have given Old Liu a total of 13 grandchildren, 6 boys and 7 girls. Old Liu can wake up smiling every day when he goes to bed.
Except for the four infant grandchildren and the two older boys who are already helping on the family farm, the other children are already attending public schools at all levels, and the younger children are in Bechuanaland State.
Public schools, one of the older two is in Johannesburg Medical College, and went to Europe to participate in the war with the school's teachers and classmates, and the other is in Bechuanaland Agricultural College, which is also the only major in southern Africa.
Agricultural College.
What worries Old Man Liu is that the work visas of 4 of the 6 African-American workers are about to expire. In a few days, they will leave Bechuanaland and return to their places of origin. They don’t know if they will come back in half a year. This makes
Old Man Liu was very worried.
To become a true Southern African, one must work continuously in Southern Africa for more than five years.
Damn it, the Immigration Bureau gives Africans four-year visas. After four years, they have to leave Southern Africa, and it will take another six months before they can apply for the next work visa.
In this case, Africans will never be able to work continuously in Southern Africa for more than five years, and they will have no chance to become true Southern Africans.
"The damn Immigration Bureau only gives you a four-year visa. What does it matter if you have a few more years? Then you have to find people to hire people, and you have to pay for the agency fees. They are all damn vampires. Your Lord should give them all
They threw them into the mines to mine——" Old Man Liu was filled with indignation whenever he thought of this matter.
The six African-American employees in Old Man Liu's farm are all experienced and skilled workers. If they are rehired, it will definitely take a period of training to reach the proficiency of these workers.
Although the four workers who are about to leave the farm have promised to return to work in the farm in half a year, the work on the farm waits for no one, every carrot is a hole, and when someone leaves, someone has to take up the job. Old Man Liu cannot wait for them for half a year.
"Dad, please stop saying a few words. There must be official reasons for the officials to do this." Mr. Liu had a headache. If this was still the case in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, what Mr. Liu just said was a serious crime of confiscating homes and exterminating people.
"What's the point? The Immigration Bureau just wants to torment people. Just look at how much they can do on Monday and Tuesday. They require less money, less food, less food, and more work. They can do much more than you prodigal sons. That's it.
In a few good days, just like people buying cars and building houses, can't the few dollars you have plucked out of your hard work be used to buy a few more acres of land?" Old Man Liu immediately changed the target. Monday and Tuesday were Africa.
The names of the American workers were listed on Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday.
Fortunately, there are only six people. If there were eight, it would probably be difficult to arrange——
(A certain fish takes a long breath——)
With so many people added to the family, the house must be built. It was better when the children were in school. On the weekends, the house was so crowded that everyone turned around and bumped into each other. Boss Liu has already contacted the construction team. This weekend
The construction team is coming to build the house.
The new house is still the wooden house with an attic that Old Man Liu and the others live in now. Old Man Liu means to build five houses at once, two for the children to live in when they go home on weekends, and two for the older two children to get married.
The last building is for Liu Laowu and his wife.
Liu Laowu is now married, and it is not convenient to live with Old Liu anymore. It doesn't matter that Old Liu lives in his old house, but Liu Laowu still wants to live in a new house.
Speaking of cars, they are even more indispensable. A car is too luxurious for a farm, but adding a tractor is very convenient, whether it is used for plowing or pulling things.
Liu Laowu also wanted to buy a motorcycle, but he gave up the idea after being scolded by Old Man Liu. There are still more than a dozen horses at home. According to Old Man Liu, there is no need for a motorcycle at all.
As for buying land, it's not that Old Man Liu doesn't want to buy it, but it's because he can't buy it. The ownerless wasteland in Bechuanaland has already been allocated. If he wants to buy land again, he has to go to Southwest Africa or Tanganyika. Old Man Liu has not made up his mind yet.
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"Dad, Little Boss has sent something back again -" Liu Laowu came over on a spotted mixed-blood horse to report the news. "Little Boss" was the nickname of the child who fought in Europe.
Children from poor families don't have to pay much attention to their names. They are easy to support if they have a low reputation.
"Hahahaha, call it a day, call it a day, go back and see what good things my good grandson has sent me -" The little boss is the glory of the Liu family. As long as he mentions the little boss, Old Liu will be happy from ear to ear.
The status of military personnel in southern Africa is very high. In the past, when the federal government still levied agricultural taxes, as long as someone in the family was serving in the military, they were exempted from agricultural taxes.
Now that all agricultural taxes have been waived, the federal government has added other benefits. For example, if Mr. Liu’s family purchases a tractor, they can enjoy discounts that are only available to military families.
Of course, this discount is also superimposed and does not conflict with other benefits.
When they got home, the women were chatting in front of Old Man Liu's room. The big cardboard box sent by the little boss was placed on the Eight Immortals table in the living room. No one dared to touch it. Only Old Man Liu had the right to open the cardboard box.
Old Man Liu habitually checked whether the seal was complete before opening the carton.
The top one is a set of the latest 1917-style military uniforms and a pair of 1917-style military boots. The Southern African Expeditionary Force is issued two sets of clothes. If you can't finish them, you can send them home to your family. As long as you don't have a military rank, no one will care about them.
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Old Man Liu happily put the military uniform and military boots beside him, and underneath was a delicate small box.
Opening the box, there were four yellow gold rings inside. There was also a note left by the little boss, indicating that the rings belonged to grandma, mother and two aunts.
In fact, gold rings are no longer rare for the Liu family. The price of gold in southern Africa is really cheap. Let alone gold rings, in the Liu family now, every woman has a gold bracelet, even the children who are not yet adults.
Yes, in the words of Old Man Liu, antiques and gold were used in prosperous times and troubled times. No matter how good life is now, if there is a military disaster, gold is the magic weapon of final defense.
However, after receiving the gold ring, Mrs. Liu and several women still had red eyes. Let’s not talk about how valuable the things are. The key is that this kind of kindness is too rare. The Liu family does not know the content of the little boss’s work in Europe. The peasant family is simple.
In the materialist values, being a soldier means putting your head on your belt and working hard. The glory is indeed glorious, but the danger is also really dangerous.
In addition to the gold rings for the women, Old Man Liu and Boss Liu also had gifts. The little boss was still very filial. What he prepared for Old Man Liu was an agate pipe, which made Old Man Liu fall in love immediately and wanted to look up to the sky and laugh.
Three sounds to express your happy mood.
The little boss prepared a pocket watch inlaid with gems for his father, which also satisfied Mr. Liu. Unfortunately, Mr. Liu wore Henry's shirt without buttons, so he couldn't wear the pocket watch. But it doesn't matter. I will go to Xin Chang'an tomorrow to get it done.
A vest is enough. Then you can learn from those government officials and wear a pocket watch on your chest and a big gold chain dangling on your chest. When you walk, you must swing it to be eye-catching.
The gifts that the little boss prepared for Liu Laosan and Liu Laowu were all Luger pistols produced in Germany. This kind of pistol is very popular because of its rare production. Liu Laosan and Liu Laowu are members of the National Guard, so they can just use the Ruger pistol.
Use a pistol as your sidearm.
After distributing the gifts to the adults, it was finally the turn of the eager children. The little eldest brother prepared various snacks for the children. Candies produced locally in Paris and Belgian chocolate were the most popular. Old Man Liu tasted a piece of candy and said it was not as good as
The toffee produced in Johannesburg is delicious.
Rare things are more valuable——
ps: The fourth update has been delivered, everyone is satisfied this time——
