There were more people who made contributions in the Boer War. They annexed the Transvaal and Orange in one go and connected the southern African colonies together. A war of this level gave birth to ten or eight barons, viscounts, and even earls.
Normally, there is definitely a reason why the British government chose Roque among the huge crowd.
There was a very complex game of interests behind the Russo-Japanese War. After entering the 20th century, the world was still a game between Britain and the Russian Empire. The Russian Empire tried to break through the British blockade on the southern edge of the Eurasian continent and find ways to enter the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Breakthrough.
Once the Russian Empire achieves this goal, it will threaten the chain of colonies formed by Britain along the southern edge of the Eurasian continent.
At this time, the main battlefields of the game between the United Kingdom and the Russian Empire were concentrated in the Balkans and the Middle East. The United Kingdom suffered successive defeats on the Crimean, Balkan and Turkish issues. The Russian Empire hoped to break through from Iran and directly enter the Indian Ocean. This would have a profound impact on India's strategy.
pose a direct threat to security.
That's why the British government supported Japan in provoking the Russo-Japanese War and promised the Japanese government that once the Japanese government declared war on the Russian Empire, the British government would provide loans to the Japanese government.
The United International Court of Justice put pressure on countries around the world to ban support for the Russian fleet, which was also the help the British government gave to the Japanese government.
This ban actually has little effect. The Second Squadron of the Russian Pacific Fleet had already received supplies from Germany when it passed through German Southwest Africa. Otherwise, the Second Squadron would not have been able to reach Madagascar.
If this situation continues, even if the Russian Empire loses the Russo-Japanese War, Germany and the Russian Empire may form an alliance, which is also detrimental to the British government.
The reason why the British Empire is called the "shit stirrup" is that it is so powerful.
After the Russo-Japanese War broke out, the British government fulfilled its promise and provided loans to the Japanese government, which saddled the Japanese government with heavy foreign debt.
After the war, Japan, as a victorious country, did not receive the compensation it imagined and had to tighten its belt to repay the British loan.
Unfortunately, the British loan was not so easy to repay, and the Japanese government did not pay off the foreign debt owed due to the Russo-Japanese War until World War I.
The Russian Empire suffered a complete defeat in the Russo-Japanese War. It should be said that it should hate the British government to the bone. However, in order to maintain his rule, the Czar had to rely on British funds. For this reason, the Russian Empire had to turn against the German government and turn to the British.
Signed the Treaty of Alliance and participated in World War I under British coercion.
So money is really everything in many cases.
Many of Rock's actions coincided with those of the British government, which is why the British government tolerated Rock's wanton behavior and watched as both the Japanese government and the Russian Empire suffered losses.
Chris stayed in Johannesburg for a week, finally got all the information he wanted, and returned to Nyasaland happily.
Rock also received an informal commitment from Chris. In Chris's words, the War Office had never targeted Nyasaland before and would never do so again.
This promise did not have much effect, but Rock still chose to trust Chris. If an incident like Port Edward happened in the future, Rock would drive the War Office base out of Nyasaland.
As for whether there are any agents from the War Office inside Brad or Umbrella, Rock has asked Sam and Shi Zai to investigate closely. Rock will not make a big move until the final result is obtained.
Of course, if it is confirmed that someone has been bribed by the War Office or intelligence organizations of other countries, Roark will definitely not be polite. The two traitors in Port Edward have been publicly executed for breaking into the Port Edward storage area with the intention of sabotage.
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Entering March, everything is normal in Johannesburg.
Although Arnold did not leave Johannesburg, he did not dare to do nothing anymore. For several months, Arnold had not been to Philip's official residence, nor had he seen Gavin Locke, who had just been born. If Arnold had always been this old
To be honest, it's not like Rock couldn't accept Arnold staying in Johannesburg.
The work of the Parliament is progressing steadily. For several months, the Parliament has been busy formulating various laws applicable to Johannesburg. The interests of the Chinese are guaranteed in various laws. The Johannesburg Parliament recognizes the property ownership of the Chinese in Johannesburg. As long as the Chinese are in Johannesburg,
If the conditions in Johannesburg meet the requirements, then the Chinese can also have the right to vote. These two points have confirmed that the Chinese will always be invincible in Johannesburg.
The newly formed 1st Cavalry Division continued to expand. In accordance with Adre's request, Rock sent some troops to be stationed in Pretoria. The garrison in Johannesburg was still maintained at a level of about 1,000 people, which was enough to maintain the maintenance of Johannesburg itself.
of security.
In addition to the army and police, the number of local militia members in Johannesburg has reached more than 5,000. Coupled with the more than 2,000 employees of the umbrella company, the Johannesburg area can mobilize a force of about 10,000 people at any time. This mobilization capability is throughout the south.
No one in Africa can match it.
At the beginning of the year, the city government organized a statistics on the farms around Johannesburg. The final statistical results showed that the farms around Johannesburg had an average of 150 acres of land. Except for a few small farms such as Rock, Buck, Xiajiu, and Scarlett, the farms around Johannesburg had an average of 150 acres of land.
Except for large farms with more than 10,000 acres, most farms are less than 100 acres in size.
Although the scale is small, the property has increased significantly compared to the farms during the Transvaal Republic. The farms around Johannesburg have an average of 23.5 dairy cows or beef cattle, 1155 Merino sheep, 15 pigs, and nearly eight horses.
horses, poultry totaling over 200, and an average of 165 fruit trees.
Among all the data, the number of fruit trees is surprising. In fact, even the citizens of Johannesburg have not noticed that in the past two years, there have been more and more fruits on the Johannesburg market, the prices are getting cheaper and the quality is getting better and better. Those varieties
All the unsightly fruits were purchased by Stoudemire's cannery to make canned fruits. If it weren't for this reason, I'm afraid the fruits in Johannesburg would be as rotten as potatoes.
The diligence of the Chinese is also reflected in Johannesburg's vegetable market.
In the old days of Johannesburg, except for a small amount of onions, potatoes, radishes, and cabbage, there were very few other vegetables on the market.
The arrival of the Chinese has greatly enriched Johannesburg's vegetable varieties. Thanks to Johannesburg's climate characteristics, cucumbers, tomatoes, celery, carrots, eggplants, and peppers have become common vegetables in Johannesburg, and various fungi and bean products have also greatly increased.
It has enriched the vegetable market in Johannesburg, and the citizens' recipes have also undergone tremendous changes. In the past, mashed potatoes were the most commonly eaten food by Johannesburg citizens, but now they are fried and cooked in every restaurant. There are only a few signature dishes, and there is really a lack of food.
Last year, excluding the gold mines in Johannesburg, the Johannesburg Municipal Government's annual tax revenue was 150,000 pounds. In the first three months of this year, the Johannesburg Municipal Government's tax revenue exceeded 50,000 pounds, and the annual tax revenue is estimated to exceed 200,000 pounds.
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This is almost as much as the tax on gold mines in the Johannesburg area.
Roque promised Philip two years ago that Johannesburg's future income from agricultural products would become another economic pillar of Johannesburg. Now this goal has been basically achieved.
Next, Rock is preparing to develop Johannesburg's industry. Over time, this will be a new economic growth point.
In fact, Johannesburg's industry is now very large. The motorcycles, vodka, and various textiles produced in Johannesburg have begun to be exported to Cape, Natal, Europe, Australia, and the United States. Although the production scale is limited, the current output is still
It is not a big city and does not generate much revenue, but after Johannesburg implemented the democratic representative system, the city government has decided to open an economic development zone in the west of Johannesburg specifically for the development of industry.
This suggestion was of course put forward by Roque. In order to better provide services, the city government will subsidize the water and electricity consumption of enterprises in the development zone, and decided to build a thermal power plant in the eastern suburbs of Johannesburg to further solve Johannesburg's power supply problem.
In terms of taxation, the city government will also reduce or reduce taxes for enterprises in development zones as appropriate. For example, large-scale, low-profit, labor-intensive industries such as textile factories do not need to pay taxes at all.
When Phyllis learned the news, she was still a little uneasy, worried that she would be criticized for it.
Roque is not worried. This is a collective decision of the Johannesburg City Council, and it is not enforced by Philip or Owen. Even if others want to cause trouble, they cannot find Phyllis.
"You have to know the meaning of a textile factory. Our textile factory basically makes no money. The farmers in Johannesburg make money, the workers in the factory make money, and the businessmen who sell their products to Europe make money. We here
It's not normal for two investors to make no money. It's good that I didn't ask the city council to subsidize the textile factory." Roque was also very proud when he spoke. The current situation of the textile factory is tantamount to charity, and it is all considered as charity.
Give credit to Arthur and Gavin.
Of course, this is only at this stage.
Now Rock has increased investment in textile mills and is working hard to add new product lines to the textile mills. When new products appear, the textile mills will be able to turn losses into profits. Only then will they really make money.
"Thank you Rock," Phyllis said tenderly, not understanding Rock's purpose at all, thinking that Rock did all this for her.
"No need" Rock felt a rare guilty conscience, such moments were rare.
