Hopkins spent a total of nearly 250,000 rand on Brett Hopkins' impulse, including compensation to the victims and the restoration of Cecil Rhodes Square.
cost.
Because the previous statue had been completely destroyed, the new statue was also sculpted by an Italian sculptor. According to Roque's requirements, the new statue also had to be installed on a base, with guardrails around it, and protective piles around the square to prevent further damage.
A car crashed into Cecil Rhodes Plaza.
On the second day after the accident, the scene was cleaned up and the square returned to normal. Compared with before, except that there was one missing statue, there seemed to be no difference. At the previous location of the statue, some citizens spontaneously sent flowers to the statue.
Regardless of how notorious Cecil Rhodes was in another time and space, in Nyasaland in this time and space, Cecil Rhodes's image is still very positive.
It is no exaggeration to say that although Nyasaland became what it is today under the management of Roque, without Cecil Rhodes, there would be no Nyasaland today.
"Everything is good in Nyasaland, except that it is too close to the border!" Owen hit the nail on the head. This is indeed Nyasaland's biggest hidden danger.
The entire Lake Niassa is divided between Nyasaland, the Kingdom of Mozambique, and Tanganyika.
On the Nyasaland side, with Little Rock as the center, there are more and more towns on the shores of Lake Nyasa, and the degree of development is getting higher and higher. Along the lake are high-quality farms that have just been developed for a few years. The soil here
The conditions are so good that crops don’t even need to be fertilized or irrigated, and there is a bumper harvest every year.
Compared with Nyasaland, the Kingdom of Mozambique and Tanganyika are relatively primitive, with basically no traces of human development. In the past few years, there were people rowing boats to catch fish in the lakes controlled by Tanganyika.
What, in recent years, as the equipment of the Nyasaland Marine Police has gotten better and better, Lake Nyasa has almost become the inner lake of Nyasaland. The Germans in the Tanganyika control area have followed the example of Fort Glory.
The rebels also moved away one after another and were forced to give up their interests in Lake Nyasa.
"It doesn't matter. The military is confident in protecting the interests of Nyasaland." Roque is not worried. If it weren't for this reason, the Ministry of National Defense would have no reason to maintain so many troops. Now that the entire federal government is tied up in the interests of the Ministry of National Defense, who dares
If we reduce the military expenditure of the Ministry of National Defense, we will be responsible for the future of southern Africa.
"What do you think about disarmament?" Irving needs to communicate with Rock in time so that they can cooperate better.
Roque's actions are indeed incomprehensible in many cases. When Southern Africa was first established, everyone felt that more energy should be focused on economic development, but Roque insisted on forming a force composed of professional soldiers to replace the previous
Colonial servant armies are the reason why military expenditures in southern Africa remain high today.
The whole world is currently engaged in an arms race, but Rock wants to reduce the army and recruit Africans to join the army, which has caused great controversy.
According to the practice in southern Africa, soldiers will enjoy many benefits after joining the army. For example, it takes at least five years for ordinary immigrants to obtain the right to vote in southern Africa, but it only takes three years to serve in the army.
Because of this regulation, many new immigrants in southern Africa are eager to join the army, seeing this as a shortcut to integrating into southern Africa as quickly as possible.
Roque did fulfill his promise. Regardless of whether they are Chinese or Gurkhas, as long as they serve in the Southern African army for three years, they can become official citizens of Southern Africa and receive all rights including the right to vote.
However, before that, the Ministry of Defense of Southern Africa excluded Africans. The Ministry of National Defense did not recruit Africans at all, so naturally there was no issue of African rights. Now that the Ministry of National Defense wants to recruit Africans into the army, should we give Africans
People's corresponding rights have become a widely discussed issue in society.
"What else can you think about? The cost of maintaining two divisions and 30,000 people, if we form a force composed of Africans, is enough to maintain ten divisions." Roque made it simple and clear. The military expenditure of the Ministry of National Defense has reached the limit for southern Africa.
, if you want to increase military strength without increasing costs, you can only downsize.
As for whether the troops composed of Africans are powerful in combat, Rock doesn't care about this issue. They are all cannon fodder anyway, and no matter how powerful the cannon fodder is, he is still cannon fodder.
"But you only formed two--" Owen still didn't understand.
"It is true that there are two, but the Ministry of Defense has now added the Navy and Air Force. The costs of these two are higher. The cost of a cruiser is hundreds of thousands, and the cost of an aircraft is several thousand--" Rock also
There is no other way. In order to have a better sense of presence after the outbreak of the world war, Rock is now working hard.
There is a question that needs to be clarified in advance. Nyasaland Military Industrial Group sells weapons to the Ministry of Defense of Southern Africa. The price is not discounted at all. It is whatever it is. At most, there are no technical restrictions, and the Ministry of Defense of Southern Africa can get the application.
State-of-the-art aircraft, not the emasculated versions sold to the Italians and Ottomans.
The "Strong Wind" combat effectiveness currently produced by Nyasaland uses the latest technology engines, and its performance has been further improved.
However, the aircraft sold to the Italians and Ottomans still had the previous version of the engine. Rock even removed the engines from the old aircraft and installed them on new aircraft and sold them to the Italians and Ottomans. Anyway, for Italy and the Ottoman Empire,
Aircraft are also consumables and will not last for decades.
Regarding the cruiser, HMS Edward has been built and successfully delivered for sea trials. This sea trial is just a formality. With the technical support of the British Royal Dockyard, there should be no problem with the performance of the HMS Edward. The British Ministry of War is even considering purchasing it from the Port Edward Shipyard.
Order a cruiser.
After the Edward was completed, the Ministry of Defense of Southern Africa decided to continue ordering. This time, construction of three ships was started at the same time. It is expected that they will not be completed and delivered until next year.
"Nyasaland Military Industrial Group is our own company after all. It is always cheaper to sell products to the Ministry of National Defense-" Owen obviously also has opinions on this issue.
Everyone has an opinion. The Nyasaland Military Industrial Group is completely owned by Roque. No matter how much money is earned, the federal government and Nyasaland State Government can only levy fixed taxes, and more of the profits are taken by Roke alone.
Come on, this reality really makes many people feel unwilling.
But there is nothing you can do if you are unwilling to do so. When Roque first established the arsenal, the federal government of Southern Africa had not yet been established. Now the Ministry of Defense of Southern Africa has clearly stipulated that any newly established military-related enterprises in Southern Africa must go through the Ministry of Defense.
With approval, Nyasaland Military-Industrial Group has no competitors at all in southern Africa, and the Ministry of National Defense has no choice.
"Why didn't Price sell the chair to Congress at a discount? The Ministry of Defense only bought the chair for a dozen rands, while the chair for Congress cost over fifty. Is the ass of a congressman more valuable?" Roque sneered, only allowing state officials to do so.
People were set on fire and not allowed to light their lamps.
Price is Owen's eldest brother and Carina's brother.
The Matilda family is prospering in Southern Africa, and of course more and more relatives are coming to join them. As long as they can get some connections, no matter how reluctant they are, they all want to come to Southern Africa to report to the Matilda family.
Big thick legs.
If Owen could turn a blind eye to the seven aunts and aunts who could not be beaten, relatives like Price should still be taken seriously, so Congress would pay more than 50 yuan to buy a chair.
"What should I do if I don't sell it for more than fifty? If I want to be an official, I have no ability, if I want to do business, I have no brains, and if I manage a gold mine, I will lose money. I can only use the money to support it. I didn't ask me to buy the chair. I am also the largest in Congress."
As the leader of the party, you don’t have to worry about where to buy the chairs of Congress.” Irving immediately got angry. In fact, every family has a few weird relatives who don’t have enough food and can’t do anything. It would be better if they were distant relatives, so why not
Ignore it directly. Brother-in-law, you still can't ignore it, otherwise the grape trellis at home will fall down.
Of course, Irving wasn't so ugly. Even Irving didn't know how Price got the order from Congress. If the Justice Department hadn't been involved in this matter when investigating a case, Rock wouldn't have known either.
This matter ended here, without Roark's intervention. The independent prosecutor who investigated the case immediately suppressed the matter. Of course, it still had to be reported to Roark, so Roark laughed at Irving about this matter.
While Rock and Owen were chatting, Phyllis and Carina were watching a few children playing on the lawn with aunty smiles on their faces.
It is true that Phyllis's tutoring was too strict. Gavin and Alvin had very heavy learning tasks since they were young. Although Roque did not deliberately protect Gavin and Alvin, a family like Roque was destined to be Gavin and Alvin's friends.
Very rarely, Irving's eldest daughter Eva is already in school, and his youngest son Carlos is just a toddler, at the age of rolling around on the floor.
"You asked Price to manage the gold mine?" Rock was also surprised. He didn't even know when Owen got the gold mine.
"Haha, even if I have a gold mine, do you think I would let Price manage it?" Irving looked disdainful towards his older brother-in-law and didn't explain much.
Rock later learned that Price had taken the initiative to go to the Johannesburg Mining Alliance to find Stoudemire, hoping to find a job at the Johannesburg Mining Alliance.
Because of the relationship between Price and Irving, Stoudemire would definitely not refuse, so Price became the executive of a gold mine under Stoudemire's name.
It didn't sound good to talk about it, and Stoudemire didn't take the initiative to mention it to Irving. As expected, Price had serious problems at work. "Losing money" was just a good hearsay. If it weren't for Irving's sake, Price would
I guess Price will go to court.
Even so, Stoudemire did not fire Price. Instead, he simply transferred Price to the Mining Alliance and raised him with a high salary. As a result, Irving finally learned about Price's series of dirty tricks because of his position as a chair in Congress.
Now Price has been sent back to the UK by Owen, a standard southern African operation.
