Winning or losing, history is always written by the victors. It really doesn’t matter what the truth is.
At noon, Rock and Kitchina stayed at the farm for a meal. The two generations of hostesses tried their best to prepare a table of sumptuous and delicious dishes, which gave Kitchina a deeper understanding of the farms in southern Africa.
In order to entertain Roque and Kitchener, the farmer killed a sheep and two chickens, and added vegetables and wine produced on the farm. It was a meal that was enjoyed by both guests and guests.
When Rock and Kitchener left, they ignored the farmer's refusal and insisted on leaving one hundred rand as compensation. On the way back to Los Angeles, Kitchener learned more data, similar to the farm he just visited.
There are 1.2 million in southern Africa.
A single farm was not enough to shock Kitchina, but the accumulation of 1.2 million farms made Kitchina suddenly feel a little dazed.
This number is actually not large. The current development in southern Africa is far from enough. If one farm is calculated based on 100 acres of land, 1.1 million such farms can be built in Victoria alone.
Currently, the number of farms in Victoria is only 200,000, and the potential for development is huge.
After learning more data, Kitchener could only sigh that the natural conditions of southern Africa are indeed unique. In time, southern Africa will replace India and become the most dazzling pearl in the king's crown.
“In Victoria and Dias, we are trying the state farm business model. Victoria has several state farms with an area of more than one million hectares. We plan to use large agricultural machinery for farming. Compared with private farms, state farms are larger in scale.
Large, the investment cost is higher, and the profits generated are also greater. Cecil has also made some attempts in Rhodesia, mainly large-scale breeding to provide raw materials for his South African company. The results so far seem to be pretty good.
"Roque is confident in the agriculture of southern Africa. He still takes Victoria as an example. If the land in Victoria is fully developed, Victoria alone can feed 470 million people.
470 million!
The population of India is not that large now.
What's more, the states with potential in southern Africa are not just Victoria. Rhodesia was once known as the "Bakehouse of Africa." Nyasaland does not have much less arable land than Victoria, and the arable land in the Transvaal is not much less.
Although the area is smaller, the soil in the Transvaal is more fertile, the land is more mature, and the economic value generated is higher.
"This is a very good idea. If it can be realized, it will have strong reference significance for Australia and Canada." Kitchener never forgets his country and the world. The conditions in Australia and Canada are actually similar to those in southern Africa.
It is a standard area with vast land and sparsely populated areas, with large tracts of land available for development.
Having said this, I have to lament that the conditions provided by the British Empire are really great. If these places were handed over to the Chinese -
It's a pity that there are not so many ifs.
Back in Los Angeles, Kitchina worked non-stop and prepared to visit Nyasaland Heavy Industry in the afternoon.
Nyasaland Heavy Industries is a company spun off from the Nyasaland Automobile Group. It mainly produces armored vehicles and tanks. During the World War, Nyasaland Heavy Industries played an important role in the Allied Powers' victory over the Central Powers. After the World War, Bra
Germany and the London Military Intelligence Agency also had some friction over the technology of Nyasaland Heavy Industry, so Kitchener's request was somewhat of a test for Rock.
Rock doesn't care. The technology of medium tanks is actually not that advanced. If you break it down, almost every single technology is an upgraded version applied to light tanks. What restricts the development of tanks in European countries is not technology but resources. There are not enough
With too much steel and not enough oil, it is impossible to develop a powerful enough armored force.
Kitchina also knew what happened between Bullard and the Military Intelligence Agency. After Rock agreed to Kitchina's visit to Nyasaland Heavy Industry, Kitchina burst into laughter.
"I thought you would refuse." Kitchina didn't expect Roque to agree so readily.
"How come, Nyasaland's enterprises have no secrets from London. The previous discord between Bullard and the Military Intelligence Agency was also the fault of the Military Intelligence Agency. It is not difficult to understand the technology of medium tanks, as long as Winston sends a telegram
, I can send a medium tank to the Military Intelligence Bureau and let them take it apart and study it." Rock said generously, Britain actually doesn't have much need for armored forces. As long as the Germans cannot cross the English Channel, they cannot pose a real threat to Britain.
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If the Germans cross the English Channel, it will be useless even if the British troops are equipped with medium tanks.
The gap between the British Army and the German Army cannot be bridged by equipment levels.
What's more, compared with the British, there is actually no fundamental gap between Germany's equipment level and the army. The army may be stronger. Rock was able to defeat the Germans in the world war that just passed because of his first-mover advantage.
Being caught off guard, the Germans should not make similar mistakes next time, and the British Empire will face a more powerful Germany.
"What do those people know? It's a waste to give it to them -" Kitchina doesn't like the Military Intelligence Agency. In fact, no one likes the intelligence agency. You must know that the Military Intelligence Agency will not only spy on intelligence in southern Africa, but also spy on the mainland.
Carry out comprehensive surveillance, and big figures like Kitchinna are the key targets of military intelligence surveillance.
Otherwise, the UK would be very secretive about the MI. There are some things that cannot be made public. If they were made public, the world would be in chaos.
Rock smiled and said nothing. Giving medium tank technology to British professionals is actually a waste. The main British arsenals are still the Royal Small Arms Company and Enfield. Both of them produce small arms. Even the factories that produce machine guns are in the world.
It was hastily established during the war and had no factory to produce tanks at all.
With the little funding the British Army receives every year, it does not have the ability to produce heavy weapons such as tanks. Even if it could, it would not be of real use due to production issues.
Therefore, tank technology is only useful for continental countries like southern Africa. For maritime countries like the United Kingdom, tank technology is useless.
The factories of Nyasaland Heavy Industries are all in Milna, Rhodesia. There is only one research institute in Los Angeles, which only conducts some research on vehicle-mounted weapons.
The research institute is located in the middle of King's Avenue in Los Angeles. There are research institutes and technology development departments of major enterprises nearby, and Nyasaland Heavy Industry is just one of them.
Since the Gray Fox incident, the security force of the Nyasaland Heavy Industry Research Institute has been strengthened again. Just like the entrance to the Los Angeles City Government, there are double posts. Rock and Kitchinna will theoretically undergo strict inspections when entering the research institute.
, in fact it must have been much looser when executed, at least the sentry did not lie down to see if there was anyone hiding under Rock's car.
Entering the institute, there is a straight passage nearly 100 meters long. Both sides of the passage are planted with towering trees, some of which are more than two meters in diameter. These trees are transplanted from the mountains around Luocheng, with a chest circumference of two meters.
It's not that big. A real giant tree has a chest circumference of more than ten meters. This kind of tree cannot be transplanted at all, and it will be difficult to survive even if it is transplanted.
The car of Luo Ke and Kitchener arrived in front of the office building. Only then did the director and chief engineer of the institute get the report and hurried downstairs to greet them. Raymond, the chief engineer, was still wearing a white coat for work.
Ma Nan is dressed in a suit and leather shoes. Although Ma Nan's name looks like a Chinese, he is actually a standard white man.
Although more and more Chinese young people have graduated from Nyasaland University in recent years, when it comes to major companies, the leadership is still basically all white. Those Chinese young people who graduated earlier can only climb to the top.
It will take a few more years for middle-level leaders to enter the leadership of major companies and truly become the powerful people in southern Africa.
Manan directly invited Rock and Kitchener to the reception room to take a rest. Rock didn't care, but Kitchener was impatient and asked to visit Raymond's studio before finishing a cup of coffee.
Roque didn't object, and Manan and Raymond certainly didn't object either. Raymond's studio was very large, more than fifty square meters, and the room was filled with bookshelves and piles of information.
Kedu felt like he had nowhere to go.
"We will prepare a larger studio for Raymond later, and provide him with several life service staff. The chief engineer should look like a chief engineer, and don't make the studio look like a bullpen." Luo
Ke expressed dissatisfaction with Ma Nan's work. Ma Nan was not a technician, but purely an administrative bureaucrat. Sometimes he would inevitably ignore technical personnel.
"Yes, Lord, I will free up my office for Raymond to use as a studio later." Ma Nan immediately promised. In fact, this is not a solution. To really solve this problem, we still need to move the research institute out of Luoyang.
This problem can be completely solved by moving to Milna City, which is deep in the mountains and old forests.
It was also at this time that Rock understood why the higher the confidentiality level, the more remote the address of the unit. It was not that the city was bad, but that the work was unique. Researchers could not be as free as ordinary people. Only by keeping the entire factory
Only by moving to deep mountains and old forests can researchers have a certain degree of freedom.
"Remember, there are also life service staff. A chief engineer at Raymond's level should have students. Those students should help Raymond solve some life problems." The life problems that Rock refers to are limited to the research institute, such as Lei
Regarding the hygiene issues in Mond's studio, Raymond's students should take the initiative. If they don't have the eyesight, how can they let Raymond teach them all.
"Yes, Lord, I will arrange it right away - Raymond is now leading six students, all working in Raymond's research group. They are all young people who have just graduated in the past two years. They are energetic, confident and promising.
Infinite." Ma Nan used a lot of adjectives to express his love for those young people.
