Today's Adan Company is not only an oil supplier to the Allied Powers, but also operates from the Mediterranean to Southeast Asia and then to Australia. In addition to oil fields, it is also involved in plantations, mines, shipping, etc., with annual profits of hundreds of millions of pounds.
Because of Rock's trust, Li De's position as general manager of Adan Company was as secure as a rock. Even if Rock didn't mention it, it was time for Li De to leave this position voluntarily.
Rock also knows why Li De applied to be transferred back to Southern Africa. In fact, the work problem is only one aspect. No matter how good Port Elizabeth is, it is still a little worse than Southern Africa. Li De's children are now older and have reached the age of entering school.
He wanted to send the child back to Nyasaland to go to school, but his wife couldn't bear to be separated from the child. Rock couldn't bear to see Li De and his family separated in two places.
Roark agreed to transfer Reed back to southern Africa, but asked Reed to stay in Port Elizabeth for a while until Roark found a suitable successor.
Like Li De, Tang En also has similar needs, and Rock cannot favor one over the other, so in the future, the management of Adan Company and Umbrella Company may undergo major changes.
After learning that Roque came to Port Elizabeth, Ali Rashid rushed to Port Elizabeth to ask for Roque, hoping that Southern Africa could send advisers to the Sultanate of Najd to help Ali Rashid formulate the framework of the Sultanate of Najd.
Build it first.
One fact must be explained. There are two different things between a group's success within a mature social mechanism and the creation of a mature social mechanism. The Persians are facing this problem.
In other words, if it is in Britain, it is normal for individual Persians to achieve general success, but if the Persians are allowed to independently build a country similar to Britain, the Persians really cannot do it.
The current Najd Sultanate mainly relies on the Adan Company and the Umbrella Company to support itself. Li De sent some political officials to the Najd Sultanate, while Tang En established the Najd Sultanate based on the military personnel of the Umbrella Company.
The Sudanese Defense Forces and the troops sent by the Sultanate of Najd to participate in the world war basically had this background.
Of course, if Ali Rashid did this, he would definitely lose power and make the Sultanate of Najd a vassal state in southern Africa.
However, Ali Rashid had no other better choice. Without the help of Adan Company and Umbrella Company, the Sultanate of Najd would be a giant tribe like a pile of scattered sand, and there would be no change in the country at all.
Because there is no oil income, Ali Rashid doesn't even have the money to buy weapons and ammunition, so Ali Rashid really can't be brave.
Roque agreed to Ali Rashid's request. The Paris Peace Conference decided to establish a new country in the Mesopotamia as a Class A mandated territory and entrust it to Southern Africa for management. At that time, it would be enough to form two sets of teams at once, directly
It is not too difficult to send people from southern Africa to manage it and rotate it every few years.
While Rock stayed in Port Elizabeth, the immigration to the Mesopotamia was in progress.
In most people's minds, the Middle East is a barren land filled with deserts.
In fact, this is not the case at all. There are about 50 million acres of arable land in the Mesopotamia and Mesopotamia. If each household is allocated 50 acres, it can accommodate about 1 million households.
The residents at this time were not families of three. Each family generally had more than five children. Therefore, it is roughly estimated that the two river basins can accommodate tens of millions of people.
During the World War, there were about 300,000 Chinese workers in Europe. After the World War, some Chinese workers chose to return to the Far East, and some chose to stay in France. In addition, some Chinese workers chose to immigrate to Cyprus, and eventually to Mesopotamia.
Less than half of the Chinese laborers in the basin are Chinese, and most of their families have not yet come to Port Elizabeth, but the distribution of land has already begun.
According to the first-come-first-served principle, the first immigrants to come to Port Elizabeth will be allocated mature land around the city. Immigrants who arrive later will have to go to remote areas and start over. Although the conditions are a bit more difficult, Rand
With loans from banks and subsidies from government agencies, as long as you work diligently, you can stabilize your footing in a year or two.
Although Roque tried every means to ensure that new immigrants could settle down in the Mesopotamia and Mesopotamia, no matter how good the policy was, problems would inevitably occur during implementation. Therefore, Roque wanted to see the implementation of the immigration policy in person and drove with Li De.
Head to a small town called Nanshan.
The name confirmed by Adan Company in Nanshan Town cannot be verified as the previous name. Now there are less than 20 households in the town.
"In the early stage, every new immigrant here can get 50 acres of land. The land around Nanshan Town is mature arable land. The owners of the land fled because of the war, or died in the war. Anyway, these lands have no owners.
50 acres is almost 300 acres. If you work hard, you can break even in one or two years. These new immigrants are very motivated. They have applied for a joint loan from Rand Bank to buy seeds and cattle, but this decision has not been made.
It's unwise. Tractors are more efficient than cattle, but they don't know how to use tractors." Ma Zhuang, the mayor of Nanshan Town, is a retired mercenary of the Umbrella Company. During the World War, the Umbrella Company employed more than 34,000 people.
Soldiers fought in the army, and approximately 4,500 died during the world wars.
After the end of the world war, some mercenaries took off their military uniforms and returned to Umbrella to continue working as mercenaries. Others who were tired of the war left the army. Many of them served as mayors of small towns like Nanshan Town.
Sheriff, tax collector and other positions.
"If you don't know how, just find someone to teach them how to use it. The oil here is so cheap, it is obviously more cost-effective to use tractors." Roque is not in a hurry. The popularization of new things requires a process. Farmers in southern Africa accept tractors to replace cattle.
, and it took three or four years.
Taking a step back, if you use cattle instead of tractors, it will be almost impossible to utilize all 300 acres of land. The federal government of Southern Africa has sent agricultural experts to provide agricultural guidance to new immigrants. The intensive farming method is not suitable for large-scale farmers.
If large-scale farms can develop and utilize land more efficiently, agricultural experts in southern Africa are also conducting in-depth research.
"My lord, this is not a question of cost-effectiveness. A tractor costs 150 pounds. The same amount of money can buy five cows. Although a tractor is definitely more efficient than five cows, they still need time to accept this.
." Li De followed, hehehe. Ever since Rock agreed to transfer Li De back to southern Africa, Li De has been in a good mood.
The armored command vehicle walked forward along the unpaved road. After bypassing a forest, Nanshan Town was in sight.
"Further north is the Persian Empire, right?" Rock asked casually. The environment of Nanshan Town is still very good. The land is flat and the transportation is convenient. A small river runs through the town, which can provide sufficient water for the land on both sides of the river.
There were people working in the fields next to the road. When they noticed the convoy approaching, the people who were working stopped what they were doing and looked at the unfamiliar convoy with doubtful eyes.
They had just acquired these lands and had no real sense of belonging to them.
"Yes, further north is the Persian Empire. Last month, horse bandits from the Persian Empire crossed the border and came to our side to cause trouble, but they were driven away by our mercenaries. I have informed Lisa Khan and asked her to restrain the Persian Empire.
Residents." Li De's expression was stern. This kind of thing on the border is actually normal. Although the Persian Empire did not participate in the world war, the situation at home was not good. Lisa Khan's ambitions were getting bigger and bigger, and the king was in danger.
"Warn Lisa Khan, if he can't do it, then we can help him do it." Rock didn't talk nonsense, and his words were obviously harsher than Li De.
The world war not only improved the self-confidence of ordinary people in southern Africa, but also gave a great boost to the self-confidence of Rock, the Marquis of Nyasaland.
In the past, Rock might have adopted a more secure way to communicate with Lisa Khan. Forget it now, under the command of Rock, the British Expeditionary Force wiped out hundreds of German troops and a mere Persian Empire. If Rock was willing,
It can be decided in a fight at any time.
In the past, the reason why the Persian Empire was preserved was because the British and Russian Empires checked each other and neither allowed the other to completely annex the Persian Empire, which is why we have the current situation.
Now the Russians are too busy to care about themselves and compete with the British government for the Persian Empire, so as long as Roque is willing, the Persian Empire will come to an end.
"Yes, Lord, Tang En is negotiating with Lisa Khan. Lisa Khan hopes to get more weapons. Once Lisa Khan succeeds, Lisa Khan promises to hand over the entire Persian Gulf coast to our management."
Li De had already planned. The current Persian Empire is also at the mercy of others, and there is no room for resistance at all.
The motorcade stopped at the entrance of Nanshan Town. When Luo Ke got off the car, Sheriff and Tax Officer Zhou Fan greeted him at the entrance of the town.
When he saw Luo Ke, Zhou Fan directly gave him a big gift.
Luo Ke signaled that An Qi went over to help Zhou Fan up. Zhou Fan lost a leg in the World War, and then got one hundred acres when the land was distributed.
The other fifty acres are special benefits only for military personnel.
Then Zhou Fan spent his own money to buy 150 acres of land in Nanshan Town, so Zhou Fan had 1,500 acres of land under his name.
"Lord, welcome to Nanshan Town -" Zhou Fan was so excited that he could not speak coherently and was at a loss. Luo Ke was the highest-ranking official Zhou Fan had come into contact with in half his life.
"We should be thanking you. You lost a leg in the world war and are still working hard. All of us should learn from you." Luo Ke's words simply made Zhou Fan feel like spring breeze.
