In June 1908, the federal government of Southern Africa conducted the first census.
Inadvertently, the Chinese have become the largest ethnic group in southern Africa, with a total population of 834,000.
Although a large number of Boers died during the Boer War, were either exiled, or left southern Africa on their own initiative. At that time, there were still 710,000 Boers in the nine states of southern Africa, making them the second largest ethnic group in southern Africa.
Next are other white people, including British Americans, with a total population of only 657,000.
The main population with normal citizenship rights in southern Africa are these three major groups. Africans, the largest population, are not included in the statistics at all. Therefore, the federal government does not know how many Africans there are in southern Africa. It only has a rough estimate of 450
About ten thousand people.
The total population of the three ethnic groups with citizenship is only 2.201 million, while the total area of the nine states in southern Africa is 3.24 million square kilometers, with an average of less than 0.7 people per square kilometer.
Current Southern Africa includes the future South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, and central Mozambique, plus part of the Congolese territory.
It should be noted that except for Botswana, which has a platform terrain that is not suitable for the development of agriculture and can only develop animal husbandry, other areas in southern Africa are very suitable for the development of agriculture. Therefore, although the current agriculture in southern Africa is not very developed, it will definitely develop in the future.
will become the economic backbone of southern Africa.
Among these 2.201 million people, only less than 3,000 have received higher education. And because of the current situation in southern Africa, most of the people with higher education are still employed by various companies and mines. The federal government and even many staff
He is still illiterate and does not even have the most basic reading and writing skills, so it is easy to imagine the federal government's need for high-quality talents.
The current situation in southern Africa determines that it is difficult for the federal government to obtain high-quality talents from Europe. Compared with southern Africa, high-quality talents in Europe are more willing to venture to the New World and are not willing to accept employment from the federal government in southern Africa. Even ordinary people
People’s first choice is also countries composed of white people such as Australia and Canada, not the multi-ethnic country of Southern Africa.
"Can you imagine that of the fifteen first-class secretaries in the Secretariat of the Prime Minister's Office, only six of them have studied in Europe. After graduating from high school, they can work as secretaries in the federal government to assist the Prime Minister in handling paperwork. More than 90% of the Ministry of Education
The staff do not know English, and the total number of papers used by your Ministry of Defense in a month is less than 100, because many people are illiterate and cannot use it at all-" Sidney Milner was stunned after seeing Roark.
The bitter water makes the eyes of those students who have not graduated yet become red.
If Sidney Milner only complains about the Secretariat and the Ministry of Education, then Rock will let it go. It would be good if there are six people in the Secretariat who have studied in Europe. The situation in the Ministry of Education is because of Yang Smuts.
Because Yang Smuts is a Boer, most of the staff in the Ministry of Education are Boers. Don’t forget that the British and the Boers were at war a few years ago. If the Boers are willing to learn English, they will see
Got a ghost.
As for the Ministry of War, don’t expect those bastards who only know how to march and fight. The reason why Hopkins wants to move the Office of the Ministry of War away from the Palace of Justice is because Ade really can’t stand the working conditions of the Ministry of War. Even Huo Huo
Putin himself often leads people to gather in the office to drink. Ministers are like this, so don’t expect the staff to work hard.
Of course, hard work can't help. The current federal government is not the same as the previous local government. All departments are gradually being formalized. These people will be eliminated sooner or later, and now they are just hanging around.
"Let's talk about the purpose directly. I know the situation in the War Department better than you -" Roque was too busy to be Sidney Milner's tree hole.
"How many graduates will the University of Nyasaland have this year?" Sidney Milner's Big Appetite.
"1375!" Rock said concisely.
"1375! 1375 graduates, you only gave me 25 people? No, I want at least 500! Give me 500 graduates!" Sidney Milner became emotional instantly.
"It's impossible. Nearly a thousand of these 1,375 people are trainees from companies in Nyasaland. They are going to return to work in their original units. Some of the remaining graduates will continue to study in school.
, some people have signed contracts with the Nyasaland government before graduation, and the 25 people squeezed out for you are the ones I asked for from the Nyasaland government, otherwise there would not even be these 25 people." Roque.
Absolutely vetoed. This is only the first batch of graduates from Nyasaland University. Excluding those trainees, there are only less than 400 graduates in total. Let alone the entire federal government, these 400 people cannot even graduate.
Meeting Nyasaland’s demand for talent.
The key is that these are talents cultivated by Nyasaland itself. The recognition of Nyasaland is completely different from those of immigrants from Europe.
During the Boer War, many white people who were willing to fight on the front lines for the British government were born and grew up in southern Africa, while most of the new immigrants from Europe returned to Europe or went to other colonies to seek opportunities.
Therefore, regardless of whether the British Education Council recognizes the diploma of Nyasaland University, graduates of Nyasaland University are not worried about jobs. It is an absolute seller's market now, and there are many good jobs for college students who have just stepped out of school.
Pick and choose.
Apart from anything else, it is certain that most of the 25 people that Roque squeezed out to Sidney Milner will work in the Secretariat of the Federal Government. Maybe some of them will become first secretaries when they arrive at the Secretariat, that is, in the past few years.
We only have this opportunity, and in a few years, we won’t even have to think about such a good thing.
"Locke, don't be like this, give me more, even if it's only a hundred. The Prime Minister has to work until two o'clock in the morning every day. Dr. Simpson has issued a warning about the Prime Minister's health. Don't you want to make it easier for the Prime Minister? More
What's more, you must know what benefits these graduates will bring to Nyasaland and the entire Chinese population in Southern Africa when they work for the federal government, so their value should not be limited to Nyasaland -" Sidney
·Milner is also very serious about his words. In order to get more talents, it is okay even if he is more humble.
It should be noted that most of the graduates this time are of Chinese descent, and many of them are the first family members of the Cape Town Chinese police officers who came to southern Africa.
When Rock was in Oak Town, he insisted on educating the families of Chinese police officers.
After coming to Johannesburg, Rock established Ziwei Public School. At that time, almost all the Chinese police family members successfully entered Ziwei Public School to receive further education.
When Nyasaland University started enrolling students, the first batch of Chinese police family members had already received five or six years of formal education. Although it was not complete compared with secondary education, it was enough to enter Nyasaland University.
Compared with most people in southern Africa, it is not easy to receive five or six years of formal education. After all, the Boer War ended in 1902, and until 1904, southern Africa still did not have a complete public education system, so Ziweigong
Only those who learn will stand out.
One thing is certain: when these Chinese graduates enter the federal government, they will definitely be more emotionally inclined to Chinese, and more inclined to Nyasaland and Transvaal where Chinese are concentrated. This will have a subtle impact on the policies of the federal government.
Influence.
What's more, in the foreseeable future, many of these first batch of young people entering the federal government will surely take up leadership positions, which will have a huge impact on the future federal government of Southern Africa.
"Sidney, I know there is a big gap on your side, but you also need to understand the specific situation in Nyasaland. Just now you said that of the fifteen first secretaries in the Federal Government Secretariat, only six have studied in Europe.
You think this is already miserable, don’t you? Maybe you don’t know that the total number of secretaries in the Nyasaland State Government is less than fifteen. Only Governor Anton has a permanent secretary, and the heads of other departments even need to share them.
The secretary handles paperwork, can you imagine the scene of a group of ministers queuing up to find a secretary to type a report?" Roque has no choice. The federal government has a big talent gap, and the Nyasaland government is even bigger.
After all, the federal government is the central government of southern Africa. If there is really not enough manpower, it can be called from local governments such as Cape and Transvaal. Nyasaland is a state dominated by Chinese, and most of the Chinese have never received English before.
Education, so the gap in this area is even more serious.
Sidney Milner was still trying to win, when he suddenly saw Anton, whose face was red and full of energy.
So Sidney Milner immediately gave up on Roark: "Okay, I won't discuss this issue with you, I'll go find Governor Anthony -"
Anton’s English name is Anthony.
It was obvious that Anton was in a good mood at this moment, and he didn't realize that Sidney Milner was trying to make a move on him. Anton's attention was focused on Douglas, who was also glowing and full of energy.
Douglas was also in a very good mood. A few days ago, Douglas went to see Roque, and Roque sent a telegram to Sidney Milner. Then Ade directly sent a telegram to the British Education Council and the current government as the Prime Minister of the Southern African Federal Government.
British Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith sent a telegram.
Douglas did not know the specific content of Ade's telegram, but it is said that Ade cursed the members of the Education Committee, criticized the Education Committee for deliberately suppressing the development of education in southern Africa, and claimed that if the Education Committee did not recognize Nyasaland University,
Leaving Certificate, then the Southern African Federal Government will withdraw from the British Education Council.
This threat is still very effective. As part of the Commonwealth, the Southern African Federal Government is indeed a member of the British Education Council.
