In the past, when Rock read history books, he could only see statements like "the colonists brutally exploited the colonial natives." As for how cruel the "cruelty" here was, it was generally not mentioned in the book.
Yes, the description of Belgians chopping off their hands at every turn is already the limit.
Only in this era did Rock know how cruel the colonists were to the colonial natives. Rock was already considered a good person and tried his best not to do anything harmful to nature, but despite this, Rock could not help but
I am worried about what the colonists like Rock and Henry should do if one day the native Africans awaken their national consciousness.
Of course, maybe Rock and Henry will be gone by then. That is a problem for Rock and Henry's descendants, but this will make Rock worry even more. Just like the South African Company, it lost Cecil Rhodes.
This lion, without Roque's help, how far can Stoudemire, who has been protected in the greenhouse, lead the South African company?
This is a very serious problem.
So Rock is now doing his best to reduce the Transvaal's dependence on African labor, so that perhaps the Transvaal may face less impact in the future.
In fact, the best tools to replace labor are livestock and machinery. When the Boers ruled the Transvaal, due to the lack of livestock, they could only use the Zulu to fill the labor gap.
After the Boer War, due to the large number of draft horses brought by the expeditionary force and the tireless immigration of Rock, the demand for Zulu labor in the Transvaal has dropped to a very low level. Now the farms in the Transvaal have basically
There is no need to hire Zulu people in the world. Zulu people are gradually being transferred to various construction companies and mines. Rock's next step is to solve this problem. Once the Transvaal is completely relieved of its dependence on Zulu labor,
Rock will use all his power to help the Zulus establish their country and "gift" all the Zulus out of the Transvaal.
It seems to have been destined that South Africa in this time and space may also implement a "isolation" policy in the future, which is more thorough and resolute than in another time and space.
Philip definitely didn't know that Roque planned this. Regardless of what Philip said, in fact, in Philip's view, it is the right way to continuously exploit the Zulu people. In Philip's eyes, the Zulu people are killed every fifteen years or so.
If possible, Philip hopes to maintain the current colonial model forever by creating a batch of "means of production". Only in this way can the interests of white people be maximized.
There are many white people who think the same as Philip. Most white people in Africa think so.
Ad and Philip only stayed at the Fawalt Steel Works for one day, and then returned to Pretoria and Johannesburg respectively.
Roque did not return to Johannesburg, but went to Nyasaland.
On November 29, a serious vicious incident occurred in Nyasaland. Two fishermen were shot and killed while fishing in Lake Tanganyika in northern Nyasaland. The murderer was a Belgian from the Congo Free State.
After receiving the report, Roque felt that reality was even stranger than reality. Roque and Stoudemire originally planned to deal with the Belgians next, but they didn't expect the Belgians to come to their doorstep.
Lake Tanganyika is a freshwater lake in central Africa with a coastline of 1,900 kilometers, a length of about 679 kilometers from north to south, an average width of 50.134 kilometers, an average depth of 570 meters, and an area of 32,900 square kilometers. It is the sixth largest lake in the world.
Lake Tanganyika is surrounded by the Congo Free State, German East Africa (Tanganyika), and Nyasaland.
Unlike Lake Nyasa, which all belongs to Nyasaland, Lake Tanganyika is divided between the Congo Free State, Tanganyika, and Nyasaland. According to international practice, the center of the lake is divided
The Congo Free State and German East Africa divided most of the lake, and Nyasaland only had a small part of the lake in the south.
In another time and space, this part of the lake belonged to Zambia.
In this time and space, because Rock wanted to complete the "Two C Plan", Stoudemire sold the land in northern Zambia to Rock as part of Nyasaland, so this part of the lake now belongs to Nyasaland.
Lake Tanganyika is rich in fishery resources, which can provide rich nutrition for the colonial Chinese, so Rock's development of northern Nyasaland is centered around Lake Tanganyika.
In this way, the Chinese will inevitably come into contact with the Belgians.
As mentioned in the previous article, Leopold II implemented a cruel rule over the Congo Free State. Some white people in the Congo Free State were so bored that they actually used the natives as targets to test their marksmanship.
It was against this background that the two Chinese fishermen were shot dead by bullets from the Congo Free State.
After learning that the fishermen had been killed, Duncan, the general manager of the Nyasaland Agricultural Company, immediately called the Antwerp company and asked the Antwerp company to give a reasonable explanation.
The Antwerp Company was a colonial development company whose largest shareholder was Leopold II. The company leased large tracts of land in the Congo Free State to plant rubber, and earned more than half a million pounds in annual profits. It was the largest in the southern part of the Congo Free State.
"Landlord".
With Leopold II in the background, the Antwerp Company did not take Nyasaland Agricultural Company's inquiry seriously at all, and did not even respond to Nyasaland Agricultural Company immediately.
The next day, on November 30, another Chinese was shot and killed near the border between Nyasaland and the Congo Free State. This time, Duncan did not hesitate and directly mobilized security forces from Little Rock to Lake Tanganyika.
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Since Antwerp Company refuses to communicate with Nyasaland Agricultural Company, Nyasaland Agricultural Company must use Nyasaland's methods to safeguard Nyasaland's interests.
When Rock arrived in Nyasaland, the security forces from Little Rock had already arrived at Lake Tanganyika and set up defenses in Nyasaland.
Don't think too much, it's just setting up defenses now. France is the boss behind Belgium, and Belgium and Britain have good relations. Nyasaland cannot start a war just because of a few people, and Nyasaland itself has no right to start a war.
After Rock came to Little Rock, the first person he went to find was Frank.
"Don't worry, Lord. I have already sent a telegram to London. London will ask the Belgians to give Nyasaland an explanation." Frank prefers political means to solve the problem. The cost of the Boer War is too great, and London has not yet relaxed.
After getting angry, I don't want to start another war.
"Director, I'm getting married this month. If I wasn't in a hurry, I should be preparing for my wedding in Johannesburg now!" Rock was very dissatisfied. The person who died was not an Englishman. Of course Frank was not in a hurry, but Rock had sufficient
reason.
You can't say that. The Barony of Nyasaland is also a British territory, so the residents in the Barony of Nyasaland must also be British. It's just that the Chinese are not white, so Frank habitually ignores them.
"Then I wish you a happy wedding. Just leave this matter to me. I will urge the Belgians to give Nyasaland a convincing explanation." Frank tried to minimize the big issue. He still didn't understand Roark and didn't know.
How seriously Roark takes this matter.
"What's the explanation? A hunter's gun accidentally went off three times, hitting unsuspecting Nyasaland people three times. No, not three times. The report I got is that someone fired at least ten shots in the Congo Free State.
, this can no longer be explained by an accidental fire. This is essentially an act of war. If London does not want to start a full-scale war with the Belgians, then we Nyasaland can start a local war with the Congo Free State. Who will win?
If you win, whoever has the final say will have the right to explain, okay?" Roque didn't listen to Frank's nonsense. In the end, this kind of dispute will probably be settled, and at most the Belgians will pay some money.
How can Roque be a person who is short of money? The key is that the Belgians don’t have much money. The Kingdom of Belgium has only been established for less than a hundred years. The Congo Free State is the private property of Leopold II. Even if the Belgians lose money, how can they compensate?
How much, one hundred pounds, or two hundred pounds?
It's not enough to pay for Rock's trip to Nyasaland.
Of course, Roknia Saran could not be alone. On the day he received the report, Rok ordered Martin to go to Lake Tanganyika and led the Little Rock security team who arrived at Lake Tanganyika in advance to set up defenses. At the same time, he called the police
The Cape Town Police Department hopes that Anton can take up a post in Johannesburg. Both Anton and Martin have experience in participating in wars. Even if this does not happen, Rock will strengthen Nyasaland. Now Rock has sufficient
reasons.
"Lord, of course it's not that simple." Frank was a little embarrassed. If this matter was resolved through political channels, then the explanation of the Congo Free State would probably be similar to what Rock described.
"It's really not that simple." Roque smiled, and Frank's heart suddenly trembled: "The Portuguese probably didn't tell the Belgians how they lost Portuguese East Africa, but it doesn't matter, the Belgians will soon know, if Belgium
If people think that the Chinese are just like the native Africans and can be slaughtered by them, then the Belgians are wrong, and they will soon know what price they will pay for this."
"Don't be like this, Lord, please give me a little more time, and I will definitely give you a solution that is acceptable to you." Frank was shocked. If Roque replicated what he did in Portuguese East Africa in the Congo Free State, then
Belgian rule in the Congo Free State would completely collapse.
The collapse of the Belgian colonial rule in the Congo Free State is actually a good thing for the United Kingdom. The key to the problem is that the United Kingdom is not yet ready to conquer the Congo Free State. If the Congo Free State collapses, then the United Kingdom will not be able to gain anything.
To achieve the greatest benefit, Frank did not dare to let Rock do whatever he wanted, which would also have an impact on British colonial rule.
