Shorthorn cattle are native to Britain. In the 18th century, they were bred by crossing Tees River cattle, Durham cattle and Dutch medium breeds.
Although the history of Shorthorn cattle is not long, it has been promoted very quickly. This kind of cattle was initially raised as dairy cattle, but people soon discovered that the meat quality of Shorthorn cattle is also good, so Shorthorn cattle are also raised as beef cattle.
, this kind of cattle has good early maturity, outstanding meat performance, strong ability to utilize roughage, rapid weight gain, large meat production, and tender meat. It can gain weight to 500 kilograms in 17 months, and the slaughter rate is more than 65%.
Compared with other breeds famous for their meat quality, the meat quality of Shorthorn cattle is not very good, but in 1901, there were not many options to choose from, so Shorthorn cattle were the best choice.
As for Merino sheep, this is the best sheep in the world. According to its use, it can be divided into three types: wool, wool and meat, and meat and wool. Johannesburg has obvious rainy and dry seasons, which is very suitable for raising Merino sheep. If
If it can be raised on a large scale, wool will become another economic pillar of Johannesburg in addition to gold in the future.
The key is that the gold will be dug out sooner or later, but the sheep can always be raised. Therefore, Rock pays more attention to the farm than the gold mine.
"Buck, propagandize appropriately among the miners. If anyone wants to become a farmer, give them some help." Rock emphasized this issue again. With Holly's pearls in front of him, Rock believed that those Chinese who are quick-thinking would soon be able to do so.
Soon everyone will follow suit.
"Yes. Last month, miners got loans to buy land. Not even halfway through this month, more than 30 miners have already asked for loans. In principle, the amount of loans the mines give to each miner does not exceed 100 pounds, but some miners are
We joined together to guarantee each other and loan together, so the mine has issued more than 4,000 loans this month." Buck is also confident. This loan is not a direct payment. In order to prevent the miners from absconding with the money, all of it is converted into land, or various
Farm tools, livestock, and fertilizers.
"Hey, I've lent out a lot here. A few people asked me to borrow money to buy livestock. I gave them the livestock directly and paid one in return." Holly is also good at doing business, and this business is basically not guaranteed to make a profit.
pay.
Both shorthorn cattle and merino sheep are relatively fertile. Shorthorn cattle mature earlier, reaching maturity in eight months. Theoretically, the number of cattle in the herd doubles a year.
Merino sheep are more fertile. Ewes mature at six to eight months and are mated at the beginning of 18 months. The reproductive rate of adult ewes is 110% to 125%. The survival rate of lambs is more than 95%. In theory, it can almost triple in two years. Consider
There are more than one sheep per litter, so the flock reproduces faster.
"Buck, find a way to buy sheep. The more you buy, the better. If the Zulu people don't have enough, they will go to Australia. Before May next year, there will be at least a thousand Chinese farmers in Johannesburg." Rock wants to encourage others. Time waits for no one.
Now that the British have begun negotiations with the Boers, God knows when the negotiations will end. Rock wants to expand the Chinese base as much as possible before the negotiations end.
On January 1st this year, Australia changed its colonies into states, the six colonial areas unified to form the Australian Federation, and the first constitution was adopted.
Australia's autonomy marks the gradual disintegration of the British global colonial system. After peace negotiations, the four Cape colonies will also establish a unified South African Union. Rock must do his best to establish a unified South African Union at least in the Transvaal before the establishment of the South African Union.
Strive for a better social status for Chinese Americans.
Relying on Rock's efforts alone, his influence on the Transvaal is minimal. Therefore, Rock must strive to allow more Chinese-Americans to obtain freedmen status and win the right to vote for them. Only with the right to vote, can Chinese-Americans
It was considered a firm foothold in the Transvaal.
"A Thousand" Buck looked troubled.
In fact, if the current situation continues to develop, in the next three to five years, or ten to eight years, Buck will be sure to support more farmers, even more than Roark's requirements.
What surprised Buck was that Rock's steps were really too big. It would be more than a year until next May. It would be difficult to support a thousand farmers in such a short period of time.
"Yes, one thousand, support as many farmers as possible in the form of loans and help them establish a foothold in Johannesburg. It doesn't matter even if the investment cannot be recovered in a short period of time. As long as the farms are there, don't be afraid of not being able to recover the costs.
"Roque knows the harm of trying to encourage others, but he doesn't have time.
If circumstances permit, Rock is more willing to take things slowly, use gold mines to support these miners, attract the miners' families to immigrate to Johannesburg, and then strengthen the education of the next generation of Chinese. Then in ten or twenty years, Rock will also be able to see
Fruitful results.
The problem is that Rock doesn't have ten or twenty years to waste. Twenty years later, the British will gradually decline in South Africa and the Boers will make a comeback. By then, even the British will be in an increasingly difficult situation, not to mention the Chinese. If Rock
If we don’t make preparations early, it will be difficult to decide whether there will still be Chinese people in South Africa twenty years from now.
"Director, has something happened?" Buck noticed Rock's anxiety and suddenly became worried.
The number of Chinese in Johannesburg is increasing, and Roque is the undisputed standard-bearer. Even though the prospects for the Chinese in Johannesburg are good now, if something happens to Roque himself, then all the Chinese in Johannesburg will be rootless.
"It's okay, just do your own thing." Rock said lightly. Although it was a lot of pressure, it was not without benefits.
Alfred Milner and Henry have returned to the Transvaal, and in another fortnight at most they will return to Pretoria.
Roque didn't get the baron he wanted, just a baronet.
Considering Roark's skin color, he looks good as a Baron.
Although a baron is not considered a noble, the title "baron" can also be hereditary. At that time, Roark will become "Sir Roark". Although the spelling of "Sir" is the same as "Sir", the meaning is completely different.
Becoming a baronet means that even Baron Philip has to call Roark "Sir Roark" in front of Roark instead of "Director Roark" as before.
Compared with Roark's achievements, being "baron" is definitely not enough praise, but considering Roark's skin color, "baron" is already the ultimate. If it weren't for the ten thousand pounds that Roque gave to Winston, he would have been awarded the title continuously.
There is no "baron" at all, at most he is a knight.
The status of a knight is similar to that of a "baron". There is no fiefdom, but the title cannot be hereditary. In terms of title, after becoming a knight, you are also qualified to be called "sir". Anyway, the spelling is the same as "sir".
For Roque, the greatest significance of having the title of "Baron" is that he finally has a certain ability to protect himself. He does not have to rely on the Matilda family for everything. In front of ordinary officials, as long as the other party does not
With his title, Roark doesn't need to be servile. Similar to Baron Mahanless's "interrogation" of Roark this morning, it will never happen again.
By the way, in addition to Roque, there are more than ten people in the Cape who have been knighted. Alfred Milner and Henry were both knighted, which also means that Henry is no longer bound by the family.
After becoming a baron, Henry had established his own business.
Before Alfred Milner and Henry returned to Pretoria, Rock began to buy land around Johannesburg. The best case scenario is that Rock bought all the vacant land around Johannesburg. In that case
, when the Boers develop their homeland after the war, they will find that they have no place to stand, and reality will force them to leave Johannesburg, thereby freeing up living space for the Chinese.
Baron Philip was very in favor of Roque's behavior.
At present, Johannesburg is still under military control. The Johannesburg Municipal Government has not yet taken over the jurisdiction of Johannesburg, so the municipal government has no source of tax revenue. Although Rock purchased the farm at a low price, because the farm base is large, it can also relieve the city to a certain extent.
The government is facing a shortage of funds.
With the cooperation of the municipal government, Rock acquired the farm at a fast pace. In just one week, most of the land between Johannesburg and Pretoria was bought by Rock, except for one named "Kruger"
outside the farm.
The Kruger Farm covers an area of approximately 5,000 acres, which is approximately 20 square kilometers in metric terms.
Sounds big, right?
In fact, it was not that big. Before the outbreak of the Second Boer War, almost any farm in the Transvaal Republic was this big.
"The farmer of Kruger Farm is a Boer. He is definitely a stubborn guy. I sent people to find him. As soon as he expressed his intention, he shot him away with a shotgun. His dog also bit our horse.
It's too much." Christian was indignant. He had been so prosperous recently that it was rare for him to encounter a problem.
Christian is now the largest builder in the Transvaal. The Pretoria City Hall, Government House, and the Johannesburg City Hall and Mayor's Mansion were all built by Christian. He now has more than 20,000 people under his command.
Even the Zulu and Boer workers, Baron Philip, would treat Christian with courtesy when he saw them.
"So tough?" Rock felt unbelievable. Such arrogant Boers are not common nowadays.
Looking at the name of the farm again, Rock suddenly seemed to realize something.
The president of the Transvaal Republic was Paul Kruger.
No wonder the Kruger Farm has survived to this day. Presumably the guerrillas would have stayed ten miles away from the Kruger Farm when they attacked the expeditionary force, so the expeditionary army would have no reason to confiscate the Kruger Farm.
Wanting to understand this relationship, Rock didn't waste any time and went directly to Marcus Lloyd.
Marcos Lloyd is the leader of the Royal Canadian Regiment. After Lynn's incident, Rock's relationship with Max Lloyd was not bad. Now, Rock needs Marcos Lloyd's help.
