As early as the end of the last century, in order to enrich the population of the Cape Colony, the Cape Colonial Government introduced a large number of Indians. Before the outbreak of the Second Boer War, there were a large number of Indians living in the Cape, Basutoland, and Swaziland.
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During the Second Boer War, even the Zulus in the Cape Colony participated in the war, but the Indians stayed out of it, and very few Indians joined the army.
This also resulted in a large number of Indians and Boers being excluded by the colonial government after the Second Boer War, and they left southern Africa one after another.
At present, the total population of Indians in southern Africa does not exceed 20,000, and they are completely marginalized.
Although Christian Company is in the name of "construction", it is actually a human resources company with strong armed capabilities, second only to the umbrella company. There are only more than a hundred Indian workers with no legal identity in Southern Africa, which has a strict organizational structure.
, even with foreign aid, it is difficult to move forward.
Unless they hide in the deep mountains and old forests and don't come out to be savages.
When Xie Jin learned the news, Harrison, the senior security director of Christian Construction Company, had already rushed to Plisca and personally directed the arrest of the deserters.
Harrison is a German from Nyasaland. He graduated from the Nyasaland Army Academy. He retired due to injuries during the World War. Later, he came to Christian Construction Company and worked for a long time in Katanga, where the Haut-Katanga United Mining Co., Ltd. is located.
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"The area around Pliska is sparsely populated and the transportation is inconvenient. We have blocked the surrounding roads and rivers. Even if the Indians have foreign aid, they cannot escape our blockade network." Harrison's assistant is Ali from the Kingdom of Congo.
Ali had worked in the slave catching team for a long time and had a famous nickname called "Bloody Ali". His working style can be seen from this nickname.
Ali is a white man from Katanga.
"Why did this happen?" Harrison held the responsibility accountable. The members of Christian Construction Company were complex and this kind of thing would never be allowed to happen.
"Sir, I have less than 20 people under my command, but I have to manage more than 2,000 workers. In order to ensure the progress, the workers work in three shifts day and night. Those damn Indians worked the night shift. They rioted collectively in the early morning and were shot dead by the security guard on duty.
There were several people, and the situation was very chaotic at that time." Ali felt ashamed. He could not absolve himself of the blame for what happened.
In fact, Ali cannot be blamed. In order to save costs, Christian Construction Company also wants to reduce expenses as much as possible. Security personnel do not participate in labor, so the fewer the number, the better.
Harrison also knows this situation. It is indeed a bit difficult for 20 people to manage 2,000 people, especially in this kind of wilderness. Construction workers have been engaged in manual labor for a long time and have good physical fitness. Once an accident occurs, it is indeed difficult to control the situation.
Of course, understanding is understanding, and if something goes wrong, someone must take responsibility.
“Where are the team leaders on duty?” Harrison didn’t miss any of them.
In order to save management costs, Christian Construction Company selects team leaders from workers to assist security personnel in managing workers. It should be noted here that the team leaders who manage Indian workers are all Africans, while the team leaders who manage African workers are
Indian.
The effect is quite good.
The team leader is much more harsh than the security personnel on those disobedient workers.
“Three of the four squad leaders died on the spot, and the other one was seriously injured and is still unconscious.” Ali felt sad. In that situation, even well-trained mercenaries could not guarantee his own safety.
Harrison no longer dwelled on this issue and turned to give orders to the two captains accompanying him.
“Send out everyone and find them as quickly as possible. If anyone dares to resist, kill them on the spot and drag the body back.” Harrison was ruthless, and he was also killing the chicken to scare the monkeys.
"Yes, sir." The two captains are both senior mercenaries and are no strangers to such orders.
Looking back, Harrison still wanted to make a report, hoping to increase the number of security personnel and try to avoid similar incidents from happening.
It is impossible to put an end to it. Wherever there is oppression, there will be resistance.
As for the construction period, it must be guaranteed. The federal government does not care about the process, only the results. If the task cannot be completed on time, everyone will be in misfortune.
Roque didn't care about these things, and he didn't know about it. Christian Construction Company didn't report it at all. Anyway, if it was reported, there would be no compensation, and there might be trouble.
Rock’s focus during this period was the U.S. stock market.
The negative consequences of the standard oil price cut continue to unfold.
Capital is extremely sensitive to the market. Standard Oil's price reduction will be reflected in the stock market, with the stock prices of other oil companies falling sharply.
Before the end of last year, all oil company stocks had a slight rise due to the positive impact of the discovery of super oil fields in the Gulf of Mexico.
After Standard Oil cut its price, the stock market fell sharply. Gulf Oil's stock fell sharply by 20%, Texas Company's stock fell by 40%, and the stocks of Anglo American Petroleum and Royal Shell were already falling, and now they are even lower. It is directly reduced to a junk stock and no one cares about it.
In 1927, the role of oil in industry was becoming more and more significant, and the United States was a country on wheels. In 1926 just past, the United States sold more than 4 million cars, ranking first in the world, more than in southern Africa.
The automobile industry in the United States is indeed very prosperous. In 1916, automobile sales in the United States reached 1 million, 2 million in 1920, and exceeded 3 million in 1923. By 1926, the number of automobiles in the United States exceeded 20 million.
In 1926, the total population of the United States had just reached 110 million.
The reason why car sales in the United States reached 4 million units last year has a lot to do with the crazy and vicious competition among American car companies.
In order to stimulate car sales, American car companies, including Ford, have adopted various methods such as promotions, discounts, and installment payments to stimulate sales. This has enabled many cash-strapped people to enjoy the convenience brought by the labor generation era in advance, which can provide Their lives bring certain hidden dangers.
The disadvantages brought about by excessive consumption or overdraft consumption have already begun to appear in the United States and are reflected in the stock market. In the past few years, the stocks of American car companies have been booming, reaching unprecedented heights. Only a few people are aware of the crisis hidden in the false prosperity of the market. .
Since the second half of last year, Ford Motor's stock has been falling since it was forced to shut down some of its production lines due to insufficient production.
After the New Year, the stocks of oil companies fell sharply, which finally fully affected the car companies. The stock prices of all car companies, including Washington Auto, were falling. Reporters publicly declared in newspapers that the U.S. car market had become saturated, even though the car market was becoming saturated. If companies produce cheaper cars, the U.S. auto market will no longer be able to reach sales of 4 million vehicles per year in the next few years.
This argument intensified people's panic, and some people in the market began to sell car stocks.
On February 1st, the lobbying efforts of John Jr. and Mellon Jr. began to show their power, and the U.S. government decided to conduct a monopoly investigation into Adan Company to determine whether Adan Company was engaged in dumping behavior in the U.S. market.
This decision immediately aroused strong opposition from the Southern African federal government. Howard, the Southern African ambassador to the United States, immediately made an appointment with U.S. Secretary of State Frank Kellogg.
Frank Kellogg has been very proud of himself recently. He just won the Nobel Peace Prize last year for his work on the Non-War Pact.
Roque was very confused. The Pact was clearly initiated by Southern Africa, but the person who won the Nobel Peace Prize was an American. How embarrassing was this for Yang Shimozhi?
"The monopoly investigation is not against Adan Company. The U.S. government has always opposed any interference in free trade, but the business practices of all companies must be conducted within the rules. For example, Rockefeller was forced to break up his monopoly, so the U.S. government
The investigation of Adan Company is also normal.” Frank Kellogg firmly refused to admit that the US government had any hostile behavior towards Adan Company.
It does seem to make sense. The U.S. government doesn't even spare Rockefeller, let alone Adan.
"Come on Frank, Rockefeller was split into 34 companies. These 34 companies are still owned by Rockefeller. The trust just continues to exist in another way. What's the difference between it and not being split up?" Howard did not accept this explanation.
The U.S. government's splitting up Rockefeller is completely different from investigating Adan Company: "Even if there is an investigation, it is not certain that Adan Company has any monopoly behavior, so why should a ban be issued against Adan Company?"
Before announcing the investigation into Adan, the U.S. government also issued a sales ban on Adan.
This means that Adan cannot sell crude oil or any petroleum-related products in the U.S. market until the results of the investigation are available.
“If Adan passes the U.S. government’s investigation and proves that it has no problems, then the sales ban will naturally be lifted.” Frank Kellogg certainly cannot say that the sales ban on Adan is to protect American oil companies.
“That means that if the U.S. government’s investigation continues for several years, the sales ban on Adan will remain in effect!” Howard directly exposed the U.S. government’s hypocrisy.
Frank Kellogg remained silent, acquiescing to this fact.
"Very good, if you insist on doing this, then American companies will also have to prepare for counterattacks from the Southern African federal government. Are you ready for this?" Howard, you're welcome. The U.S. government can investigate Adan Company. Then the Southern African Federation
The government can also investigate American businesses.
“Your Excellency, Ambassador, the U.S. government’s investigation into Adan Company is just normal business behavior. Please look at this fact calmly and do not exaggerate the contradiction.” Frank Kellogg’s face was serious, as if it was natural.
"Screw your normal business practices. The U.S. government has already begun investigating Southern African companies. Isn't it still allowed for the Southern African federal government to fight back? You have to understand that the Southern African federal government is not a fucking Mexico!" Howard yelled, you are so big
The beautiful country is not the world’s policeman yet.