The word "mopping up" fully explains the work content of mercenaries in Madagascar.
This method was common in this era. The British were able to deal with the Boers, who were also white, and the French were merciless in dealing with the Madagascars.
"You have to be careful not to be used as a weapon by the French. If this kind of thing spreads, it will not look good on everyone." Stoudemire finally returned to Johannesburg and came to see Roque as soon as possible.
The second batch of mercenaries that Roque sent to Madagascar were drawn from Port Edward. They were all Zulu scouts that Roque sent to Portuguese East Africa to help the Yao people. Now that the war is over, these scouts have transformed into Port Edward.
Supervisor, so Stoudemire knew what Rock was doing during this period.
As the epidemic in Johannesburg was lifted, Johannesburg, which had been deserted during the plague, became prosperous again, Ziwei Town became a tourist attraction again, and the gold mines returned to normal.
Compared with before the outbreak of the plague, the overall sanitary condition of Johannesburg has reached a higher level. Roque knew that the plague could be used to improve the sanitary standards of Ziwei Town, and of course the Johannesburg city government also knew it.
Facts have proved that with the dual factors of fines and corporal punishment, it is really simple to cultivate people's habits. In the past, people in Johannesburg still littered, and even defecated in remote alleys. After the plague, these situations have all disappeared. Johannesburg
The city government vigorously publicized the relationship between disease and environmental sanitation during the plague, which was closely related to people's vital interests. No one wanted to feel the threat of the plague again.
"Even if this kind of thing spreads, it was done jointly by the French and the Zulus, and it has nothing to do with me." Roque made it clear that even if Madagascar turned into a hell on earth, it had nothing to do with Roque. The cause was planted by the French.
Rock will never have to bear the consequences.
Even if he takes the responsibility, Roque is actually not afraid. No one has a clean butt these days. The UK and France have the most black histories. Relatively speaking, Roque has very few stains. Compared with the British and French governments, he is almost a "saint".
To the extent that Stoudemire is worried about Rock, he would rather be worried about Cecil Rhodes.
When Cecil Rhodes conquered Rhodesia, he did everything possible, including bribery, deception, threats, coercion, and even direct war. He was much more bottomless than Roark.
"Aren't we going to deal with the Germans or the Belgians next? Madagascar is not the direction of our attack." What Stoudemire didn't understand was why Roque agreed to provide help to the French. If it was just for mineral resources, then it was really
It doesn't make sense.
Compared with Johannesburg, Madagascar can be called "barren". The most worth-exploited mineral resource in this era is gold, and other mineral resources are thankless.
At least, mining other mineral resources is not as rewarding as mining gold.
"Who would think it's too much money?" Rock couldn't explain it. He couldn't tell Stoudemire. Rock just likes to be "rewardless".
For Stoudemire, except for gold, other mineral resources probably have no mining value, so Stoudemire gave all the copper mines in Northern Rhodesia to Rock with a stroke of his pen.
But for Rock, gold mines are just a way to accumulate primitive capital. Rock's main purpose is to develop Nyasaland's industry through the accumulation of gold mines. At this time, Madagascar's mineral resources are very important.
Equally important are Madagascar's human resources.
I still remember that Ranavalona’s way of fighting against Britain and France was to ban the transportation of labor to Reunion Island and Mauritius, which were controlled by France and Britain respectively. This shows that Madagascar’s human resources are quite rich.
Rock has successively captured Nyasaland and the estuary of the Indian Ocean, and construction still requires a lot of manpower.
Construction in this era is actually built with human lives. Those railways and ports were built with human lives. After the conflict broke out between the Zulu and the Natal government, it was no longer possible for Christian to obtain labor supplements from Zululand.
Easy, the Yao people are now Roque's partners, so Roque needs a new way to obtain cheap labor, and Madagascar is undoubtedly a good choice.
"You know? In order to retain the Natal government, London gave the Natal government judicial autonomy." Stoudemire did not dwell on this issue. In any case, this has nothing to do with Stoudemire.
After the Natal government collectively resigned, London finally realized the seriousness of the matter, so after emergency consultations, London decided to withdraw its previous order, giving the Natal government the right to directly execute the 12 Zulus without review.
s right.
This decision may seem inconspicuous, but it actually gives the Natal government full judicial autonomy. From now on, the Natal government's decision to sentence anyone to death will no longer require review from London.
The four Cape colonies are one. Since London has given the Natal government judicial autonomy, in the same way, it should also give the same judicial autonomy to the governments of the Cape, Transvaal and Orange. This is definitely
It will seriously weaken the British government's influence on the four Cape colonies. Everyone seems to be happy now. In a few years, London will taste the bitter fruit of gradually "loosening" the colonies.
It is not necessarily a bitter pill. Britain has now begun strategic contraction. Canada has become autonomous, Australia has become autonomous, and the four Cape colonies will definitely become autonomous in the future. As long as India remains the jewel in the crown of the British King, the British government will probably not be worried.
"I know, this is a good thing. You also know how nonsense the previous censorship system was." Rock couldn't help but swear. In the past, when the colonies had no judicial power, anyone sentenced to death in the four Cape colonies would need to be reviewed by London. This
It should be said that it was originally a good thing, but if you look at the map and you know how far London is from southern Africa, this censorship is really nonsense.
Roque is a policeman. As a violent agency, this regulation has a great impact on Roque and others. Therefore, the Johannesburg city government is also urging the Transvaal to apply for the same judicial autonomy.
"I don't know what the members of Congress are thinking. If this continues, sooner or later, the British Empire will fall apart." Stoudemire lamented that by doing this, Congress was seeking death.
"Think about the Boer War. The cost of maintaining the colonies was too high, so Congress was forced to choose a low-cost method." Rock was happy to see the results. Even if the Transvaal gained autonomous status, the Transvaal would still remain.
Within the Commonwealth, there were the same benefits, and the rights that originally belonged to the British government were vested in the Transvaal government. Rock saw nothing wrong with that.
For Britain, there is actually nothing wrong with colonial autonomy.
The cost of maintaining the colony is actually too high. Not to mention the money-burning activities like the Boer War, maintaining the daily operations of the colony requires a huge cost in itself.
After the colonies became independent, Britain could still obtain cheap raw materials of production from the colonies, and could still use the colonies as a dumping ground for its own raw materials. It also saved the operating costs of the colonies. This was a cost-effective deal no matter how you looked at it.
Xiao Si smiled bitterly and shook his head. He was obviously not persuaded by Rock, but he could not refute Rock's words. The fault was that the British territory was too large and there were too many colonies, so the current London government was just trying to sell its land and didn't feel bad about it.
"I almost forgot about business, Locke, give me some of your people, I want to build a railway from Salisbury to Solafa." Xiao Si woke up from a dream. Some time ago, Xiao Si went there.
Sorafa, stopped by Port Edward, and then Xiaosi discovered that the railway from Nyasaland to Port Edward had actually started construction, which gave Xiaosi a strong sense of urgency.
Rhodesia got Solafa at the same time as Nyasaland got Port Edward. Before that, Solafa had a higher level of development than Port Edward. At least Solafa had a complete port, but Port Edward didn't.
There isn't even a lighthouse.
Stoudemire thought that Rock was busy fighting the plague during this period and had no time to take care of Port Edward.
After arriving in Port Edward, Xiaosi was surprised to find that there were at least two thousand workers working in Port Edward, and the construction of the railway between Port Edward and Nyasaland had also started. This really surprised Xiaosi.
It's like an invisible competition. If after a period of time, Rock builds Port Edward into a beautiful place, but Sorafa still remains the same in the hands of Stoudemire, then this will be a huge blow to Stoudemire's self-confidence.
Stoudemire now admits that there is a huge gap between him and Rock in terms of development, and even Cecil Rhodes is not as good as Roque in this aspect, but Stoudemire will not admit this.
So the only way Stoudemire can surpass Rock is in construction.
In Nyasaland, Stoudemire has already seen Rock's ability to "turn stone into gold", but Stoudemire does not think he is worse than Rock. Now Stoudemire finally has a chance to compete with Rock.
But Xiaosi didn't expect that he would already fall behind before he even started taking action.
"I'm sorry Cecil, I don't have enough manpower here now. In order to get this few people, Zhazha has tried every means. There really is no extra manpower for you. This is why I asked the chief to go to Madagascar.
." Roque has no one in his hands. Although Roque has never stopped immigrating to Nyasaland, Roque is definitely not willing to let the Chinese build the railway.
"What should we do?" Xiao Si had a headache. Now Xiao Si finally felt the anxiety in London. Population was the biggest factor restricting the development of the UK.
Roque had no choice but to spread his hands. Roque had no choice but to wait for Robert to send someone over from Madagascar.
Or, wait for Zhazha to send someone off from Tanganyika to Sorafa.
Tanganyika is a German colony, and it is not easy for Zhazha to get people from Tanganyika.
