The Boers are probably the only ones left in Nyasaland who dare to confront Rock like this.
Sure enough, the person speaking was Yang Smozi, who had always disliked each other with Rock.
In fact, Jan Smuts and Louis Botha are both outstanding Boers, but the biggest difference between Louis Botha and Jan Smuts is that Louis Botha often considers problems and takes the overall situation into consideration.
, Yang Smuts was even more radical and would consider issues entirely from the standpoint of the Boers.
In Orange, Yang Smuts' official position is the Minister of Justice. In the future, when the federal government of Southern Africa is established, the Minister of Justice will also be Yang Smuts' most preferred position.
It's a pity that compared with Roark, Yang Smuts's influence is obviously not enough. Under the premise that Roark also hopes to serve as Attorney General, Yang Smuts is simply unable to compete with Roark.
Therefore, Yang Smozi was particularly dissatisfied with Rock during this period, and now whenever he gets an opportunity, he immediately jumps out and takes the initiative to provoke him.
Roque was definitely not polite to such a person. He glanced at Yang Smozi casually, and his contempt was still obvious: "It is not up to you to decide whether you are qualified or not. The professors of the Law Department of Nyasaland University have been working on
Improve the various laws and regulations in Nyasaland. Now Nyasaland may have the most complete legal system in Africa. If you don’t know Nyasaland, you can go to Nyasaland and take a look. Don’t take ignorance as a trait.
."
Roque's words also revealed a lot of information. This is also the first time Roque has disclosed the existence of Nyasaland University.
There was a lot of discussion at the scene immediately. Ade, who knew the situation, Philip Gujingbubo, Stoudemire, who knew the situation but the city was not deep enough, Henry, were all happy, and Dr. Starr Jameson, who had already established an alliance with Rock.
and Isaiah Cueller were full of surprise. As for Louis Botha and Jan Smooz——
Louis Botta was doing better and could barely control his emotions.
Yang Smozi couldn't help it, and his expression was a little distorted when he was stimulated by Rock: "Nyasaland University, haha, it's really funny. Do you think that you can build a higher education institution by just building a few houses and hanging a brand?"
Academy? It’s simply naive!”
What he said immediately offended a group of people.
The first person to jump out and fire was Professor Douglas, former member of the Johannesburg City Council and current president of the University of Nyasaland.
"Mr. Yang Smozi, your current behavior is funny. What you can't do does not mean that others can't do it. Don't use your narrow mind to evaluate other people's efforts. That is very superficial.
Behavior, in fact, as long as you invest enough, you can indeed use money to invest in education. This is how the Johannesburg Medical College was established. If you do not trust the educational level of the Johannesburg Medical College, yes, then Orange does not need to accept the Johannesburg Medical College in the future.
A graduate of medical school." Douglas was also ruthless, but the key was that he could really do it.
The current students at Johannesburg Medical College are trained under the contract training model. Rock is planning to promote the model of Ziwei Hospital in the future, so most of the students are funded by Ziwei Hospital and sent to Johannesburg Medical College.
This also means that after graduation, these students have to work for Rock for a long time to repay the expenses incurred during their time at Johannesburg Medical College. This expense is not low. On average, each student will spend one
The annual fee is approximately £1,000.
Therefore, the monopoly of culture by the aristocracy is no joke. If Ziwei Hospital had not paid for it, not many people in southern Africa would be able to go to school.
Of course, the one thousand pounds here is only the price stipulated by the Johannesburg Medical College, not the actual investment. Although Roque wants to break the aristocracy's monopoly on knowledge and culture, in a short period of time, limited to the educational resources of the medical school, Roque can only
Prioritize ensuring educational opportunities for Chinese people.
High fees are a means used by medical schools to limit other sources of students. If someone is really willing to pay a thousand pounds a year to go to school, the medical schools will certainly accept it.
If Rock wants to promote Ziwei Hospital, it will definitely include Orange.
Unlike the Transvaal, there is no formal hospital in the entire Orange territory, and there are only a few private clinics with limited conditions in Bloemfontein.
These private clinics can only provide certain medical services to dignitaries. Whether it is technical level or hardware facilities, they are far from Ziwei Hospital.
The Ziwei Hospital opened by Rock in Orange will definitely charge more expensive fees, but the corresponding service level will be much higher than that of private clinics. This work is currently also handled by Douglas, so the threat from Douglas is really not
joke.
"Professor Douglas, the two are not the same thing, please don't confuse them." No matter how bad-tempered Yang Smozi is, he still has to control himself when facing Douglas, otherwise the old man will really do what he says.
"The University of Nyasaland has started enrolling students the year before last. The school is located on the shores of Xuanji Lake in Nyasaland. This is our first real institution of higher learning in southern Africa. I would like to thank Lord Nyasaland and Professor Douglas for their selfless investment.
——" Ade did not target Yang Shimozi, but the intention of slapping him in the face was obvious.
Rock and Douglas, as well as all the officials from Nyasaland, stood up and bowed their thanks to Ade, and received warm applause from the audience.
It is true that "university" is too important to southern Africa.
Previously, the only university in southern Africa, or Africa in general, could be considered a university was the University of Good Hope in Cape Town.
Moreover, the name of the "University of Good Hope" is not justified. Although the British government officially recognizes the academic qualifications of the "University of Good Hope", it is limited by the teaching staff and physical facilities. Even the locals in Cape Town do not know the name of the "University of Good Hope".
Yes, those who are truly capable still send their children to the UK for education.
The University of Nyasaland founded by Rock is definitely not the same thing as the University of Good Hope in Cape Town. People here, even Louis Botha and Yang Smuts, actually know Rock very well and know that Rock
He has always spared no effort in investing, so as soon as Ade finished speaking, many people at the scene were interested.
In fact, everyone knows the importance of education. Just like people in southern Africa are now willing to send their children to Ziwei Public School for education. In the past, there was no way to send children back to their hometowns for education. Southern Africa did not get along with the natives.
Comparable educational resources.
It’s different now. Rock’s original intention of establishing Ziwei School was to compete with top schools such as Eton College and Harrow School in the local area. Even if it has not yet achieved this goal, more and more people recognize Ziwei School.
level of learning.
Even if it's a little bit worse, it's still worth it if you don't have to travel across the ocean or live in two places.
"But what does this have to do with judicial power and legislative power?" Yang Smuts no longer struggled with this issue. There are only a few cities in southern Africa that have the strength to become capitals. Originally, Bloemfontein and Pretoria
Compared with Asia and Cape Town, the conditions in all aspects are inferior. If Nyasaland is added to the mix, the result is really hard to say.
Although Yang Smuts has never been to Nyasaland, looking at the current Johannesburg and Ziwei Town, we know that Roque has great experience in urban construction. In addition, Roque is indeed rich, and
If you are willing to spend money and spend real money, the effect will be very significant.
When it comes to urban construction, Bloemfontein is not even as good as Johannesburg now, so Bloemfontein was originally used to make up the numbers to appease the Boers, but now Rock jumps out——
The outlook is not good.
"Then you want to put the judicial capital or the legislative capital in Bloemfontein. What special contribution does Bloemfontein have in these aspects?" Roque will not dwell on this issue. If it doesn't work, he will vote by a show of hands.
Yang Smuts still wanted to tell the difference, but Louis Botha raised his hand to stop him: "Locke, Nyasaland's location is too remote. If Nyasaland joins the Southern African Federal Government, then Nyasaland will be equivalent to
On the border of the Southern African federal government, from a national defense perspective, it is not suitable to place any capital in Nyasaland."
It was Louis Botha who was so experienced that he could point out Nyasaland's Achilles' heel in just one sentence.
Indeed, if Nyasaland joins the federal government, then Nyasaland will be located at the northernmost point of the Southern African Federation, facing the threat of Tanganyika.
The war has not yet broken out, but there is already constant friction between Nyasaland and Tanganyika. If a war does break out in the future, then Nyasaland will face the threat of war. This problem is indeed very serious.
"Don't worry about this issue. Nyasaland is absolutely capable of ensuring the security of the border!" Roque is very confident now. With Tanganyika's military strength, Roque really doesn't take it seriously. If a war breaks out, at most
Within a week, the Northern Rhodesian Division and the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division could level Gurneyka.
"Lord, Nyasaland doesn't even have an army, how can it ensure the security of the border?" Louis Botha provoked without being soft or hard. This was another shortcoming of Rock.
There is no way, although everyone knows that the Northern Rhodesian Division is a unit of Nyasaland, but in name, the Northern Rhodesian Division still belongs to the South African Company, belongs to Rhodesia, and has nothing to do with Nyasaland.
"Louis, you should know that the most effective force in southern Africa is not the army, but the police -" Roque's counterattack was also sharp. During the Boer War, Roque led a group of policemen to remove Louis Botha from Deland.
After being driven out of Swaziland, Louis Botha almost became a prisoner, so Louis Botha should be very aware of the fighting ability of the police.
Sure enough, Louis Botta's expression was very helpless. This was considered a stain that he could never get rid of for the rest of his life.
