Lake Tanganyika, with a total area of 33,000 square kilometers, is the sixth largest lake in the world, ranking second only to Lake Victoria in southern Africa.
After the end of World War I, Tanganyika was entrusted to Southern Africa by the League of Nations as a Category B mandate, and Lake Tanganyika became a lake in Southern Africa.
Strictly speaking, Lake Victoria is not a lake in southern Africa. Half of it belongs to the British East African Protectorate. Due to the neglect of the colonial government of the East African Protectorate, the entire Lake Victoria is currently under the control of Southern Africa and has become a de facto inner lake in Southern Africa.
Lake, which made Winston very dissatisfied.
The third stop of Rock's trip was Lake Victoria.
What surprised Rock was that after Winston had been the British Prime Minister for so many years, this was actually the first time Winston came to Lake Victoria. This shows that Winston, the Prime Minister, is indeed not very competent.
This can also be explained.
Britain's overseas territories are so large that it has no intention of operating even geomantic treasures such as southern Africa and Australia. In Winston's opinion, Lake Victoria is about the same as Mauritius and is dispensable.
This is true in the traditional sense. The hinterland of Africa is either an undeveloped virgin forest, an uninhabited grassland, or a desert unsuitable for human survival. Even if there are resources, compared with the huge development costs, let alone profitability,
There is no hope of getting back the money.
This is certainly true for the UK.
Not so for southern Africa.
The biggest difference between Rock and Winston is that Rock clearly knows the potential of this land in Africa, so Rock dares to invest.
Southern Africans also trusted Roque, or the federal government, and that's how Tanganyika came to be.
During the German colonial period in Tanganyika, there were only 8 million people in Tanganyika, of whom only 60,000 were white.
After Southern Africa took over Tanganyika, in just two decades, Tanganyika's population increased to 20 million, its industrial level increased significantly, and residents' living standards improved significantly. Nearly a hundred towns were naturally formed around Lake Tanganyika.
Among them, more than ten have a population of more than 20,000.
As we all know, the level of infrastructure construction in southern Africa is very high. Not only railways have been built around Lake Tanganyika, but also scenic roads around the lake, and highways are also under construction.
What makes Winston slightly embarrassed is that most of the workers building the highway came from the British East African Protectorate.
"We have not exploited the East Africans. We have signed labor contracts with each of them, paid their salaries in full and on time, and have good welfare benefits. We can eat meat and fresh fruits every day. For us, the biggest trouble is
Those East Africans who are unwilling to leave Tanganyika after their contracts end usually hide in plantations that need workers, exchanging work for the protection of the plantation owners. Every year, some people are fined or even jailed, but they are still repeatedly banned.
"The governor of North Tanganyika State, Alfred Milner Jr., who accompanied Rock and his party, was the nephew of Sidney Milner and the grand-nephew of Old Ade.
Although old Ade has no children, he has many relatives. Young Alfred is the better one among the third generation and has a very good relationship with Gavin. They were classmates in elementary and middle school.
Although Roque strives to limit the impact of the family business on southern Africa, some things are inevitable, and Roque will not deliberately suppress young people who are truly capable.
"Will you pay the same salary to East Africans and Southern Africans?" Winston was nitpicking, and little Ade revealed his disdain for East Africa.
Although Winston is no longer the British Prime Minister, making such insinuations about East Africa in front of Winston still makes Winston feel embarrassed.
If the colonial government of East Africa could provide enough jobs for East Africans, then East Africans would not rather work illegally in southern Africa than return to East Africa.
"First of all, we are not forcing anyone. The labor contracts are all signed on the premise of fairness and reasonableness. If the worker dislikes the low salary, he has no need to accept it-" Little Ade remained calm, there are too many things in this.
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"Secondly, we are not targeting anyone. For the same job, whether it is Southern Africans or East Africans, we pay similar salaries. At most, there is a difference in benefits, because Southern Africans are more stable than East Africans and will not work in
He suddenly disappeared the day after his salary was paid." Little Ade did not restrain himself because of his identity as Winston, and continued to complain where he should.
This is also the reality. It is very common for East Africans to suddenly disappear the next day after their salary is paid. They usually spend all their salary and then come back to work again.
This kind of living habit is obviously abnormal. The management in Southern Africa has thought of many ways to cultivate good consumption habits among East Africans, such as changing monthly salary to weekly salary or even daily salary.
For another example, in order to cultivate the savings habit of East Africans, the management will take the initiative to help East Africans save half a month's salary and pay it out after the East Africans leave their jobs.
In order to enrich the entertainment life of East Africans, the management organizes movie watching every week, opens workers' clubs, provides various entertainment facilities, and even helps East Africans solve the difficulties in life.
In short, Southern Africa has truly made money in Southern Africa, and I want to take it home.
"Then what's going on with Lake Victoria? I remember that half of the water area belongs to the East African protected area." Winston asked Rock directly, not sharing the same knowledge as Little Ad.
Roque helplessly spread his hands.
They are both prime ministers, and no one is more relaxed than the other. Roque is so busy every day, and he has to find time to go abroad for meetings, and he has no time to care about these small things.
"It used to be true, but last year we spent 1.5 million rand to buy half of the waters in East Africa. Now, including the fifty kilometers of land around the lake shore, it belongs to southern Africa." Little Ade's explanation almost stopped Winston.
He was so angry that he suddenly had a heart attack and even wanted to kill the governor of East Africa. This is really a shameless act.
But there's no way to say that.
If you don't feel bad about selling your own land, it would be the same when Lloyd George allowed southern Africa to have self-government.
What about the "island-for-destroyer" program that Winston presided over during World War II——
The Governor of East Africa finally sold half of Lake Victoria for real money, while Winston exchanged a lot of islands with excellent geographical locations for a bunch of broken ships.
Those destroyers that were exchanged for islands have now become hot potatoes and cannot be dismantled.
Britain is now undergoing major disarmament, and its battleships are being decommissioned and dismantled, not to mention destroyers.
Fortunately, these problems are now Attlee's troubles.
Thinking of this, Winston felt inexplicably happy.
Since Attlee wants to be Prime Minister so much, let's enjoy the power that Prime Minister brings now.
Rock didn't speak, the smile on his face betrayed Rock's mood.
Lake Victoria covers an area of 69,000 square kilometers, which is more than twice the size of Lake Tanganyika, not to mention the land along the coast. This R1.5 million is a real bargain. With this achievement, little Adelaide is worthy of the position of governor.
"1.5 million rand, 40,000 square kilometers of water, plus 50 kilometers of lakeshore land, what a good deal -" Winston gritted his teeth. If he was asked to do this business, it would definitely be more than that.
As for whether he should sell it or not, Winston did not dwell on this issue.
The UK has even sold Changi Naval Base, and it is normal to sell half of Lake Victoria.
When World War II first broke out, the Italian army in Abyssinia moved south, and most of the East African protectorate fell. If Southern Africa had not taken timely action, the East African protectorate would have been gone.
Southern Africa's help is not unconditional. Hundreds of thousands of troops have been mobilized, and they have to get something. Therefore, it is very wise for the Governor of East Africa to sell half of Lake Victoria to Southern Africa, otherwise it will be empty of people and land.
Originally, Britain's control over East Africa was not strong, otherwise the British army in East Africa would not have been able to defeat even the Italians.
During the war, Lake Victoria and the surrounding areas were actually under the control of the Southern African Army. After the Southern African Expeditionary Force advanced northward, the Tanganyika State Government impatiently immigrated to develop the northern part of Lake Victoria, creating a fait accompli.
Winston was the British Prime Minister at the time, and he also knew about it, but Winston did not raise any objection.
Winston's lack of objection was also an exchange of interests.
At that time, the Southern African Expeditionary Force had already invaded the Abyssinian Empire, and Haile Selassie I was restored with the help of Southern Africa. The next target of the Southern African Expeditionary Force was the German-Italian Allied Forces in North Africa led by Rommel.
Compared with Lake Victoria, Egypt was Britain's core interest. In order to prevent the influence of Southern Africa from spreading to North Africa, Winston even refused the help of the Southern African Expeditionary Force and withstood Rommel's attack alone.
This is another pile of bad debt that needs to be cleared up, and it is too late for Winston to regret it now.
"It's indeed quite expensive, much more expensive than Alaska -" Rock stabbed Winston in the heart again.
Just looking at the book, it is indeed quite expensive.
However, Russia sold Alaska to the United States in 1867, almost a century ago. Adding to inflation, Lake Victoria may not be worth as much as Alaska.
Although the price is a bit lost, one thing is that Lake Victoria is indeed prospering under the management of southern Africa. The changes are visible to the naked eye, and even Winston was surprised.
Lake Victoria is different from Lake Nyasa. Lake Nyasa is Rock's first territory in southern Africa. It is a core interest area in the true sense. Rock has really managed it with all his heart.
It has only been a few years since the outbreak of World War II that Lake Victoria was placed under the management of Southern Africa. The continuous plantations and bustling towns along the lake shore are enough to prove that the people on this land live a prosperous life.
The level of urban management in Southern Africa has always been very high. The urban planning is very scientific. The commercial and living areas are clearly separated. The streets are wide, the roads are smooth, and the street trees and grass are neatly built. It can be seen that there are dedicated people in charge. Based on this,
It beats most European cities.
Unlike Pretoria, which is full of high-rise buildings, perhaps because it has been under the jurisdiction for a short period of time, there are no tall skyscrapers in the towns around Lake Victoria. The residential areas are all single-family villas in the ordinary sense.
There are lawns, backyards, and gardens and swimming pools. Each household occupies a large area. When viewed from the sky, the entire city looks like a large piece of pie spread out.
"You must have planned it for a long time. It is impossible to develop the town to this level in just a few years--" Winston has been the prime minister for so many years, and it is not easy to do it.
"Tanganyika is too small, our population is too large, and the plantations left by the Germans are not enough. Some of our new immigrants who have no land can only go to East Africa to rent land. It is not easy to run plantations.
, the profit cycle is long, the initial investment is huge, and the requirements for infrastructure are also very high, so many problems have occurred. The local sheriff spends more than half of his time every day dealing with economic disputes." Little Ade also has rich experience in governing.
, mentioning the dilapidated road back then is inexplicably sad.
The British in East Africa are not good at business, but they are good at defaulting on their debts.
When planters in southern Africa go to East Africa to contract land, they must first invest in improving supporting facilities. Otherwise, if the cash crops are planted, they will lose everything in the event of a flood.
Tanganyika's agriculture is mainly based on cash crops, and the profit cycle is long, which gives East Africans the opportunity to interfere. Often when they see that the plantation is about to make a profit, they try to tear up the contract agreement and take back the land for various reasons——
Pooh!
What was contracted out was land, but what was recovered was a plantation that was about to make a profit. Where could I find such a good thing?
Southern Africans are not weaklings who can be bullied. Those who have the ability to contract land in East Africa are not ordinary people. Most of them have the support of capital companies. Not just any plantation owner has the ability to improve infrastructure.
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Even if you borrow from a bank, the bank will review the borrower's repayment ability before deciding whether to lend.
The same problem occurs in East Africa. Those who leave the land unmanaged and then contract it out to Southern Africans to collect rent, or even tear up the contract out of greed when they see that the plantation is about to make a profit, are mostly not very capable and are just scoundrels.
For ordinary people, there are many rogue methods, and most of them will succeed.
In the face of capital, acting rogue is making fun of one's own life. There have been countless unknown corpses in Lake Victoria over the years. Many of them even had their faces chewed away by fish, and many more have no bones left because there are crocodiles in Lake Victoria.
If something like this happened only on a small scale, the North Tanganyika state government and the East African colonial government could suppress it.
The frequent occurrence of accidents is no longer an accident, but has become inevitable. The North Tanganyika state government and the East African colonial government have to face up to this problem in order to protect their own interests.
"Well done, you didn't disappoint me and your grandfather. I think your ability is enough to be a minister in Pretoria -" Sidney Milner said this to Roque, Southern Africa
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