In fact, over the years, the Boers who are unwilling to stay in southern Africa have almost left. Those who have not left yet have either accepted the reality, or are unwilling and still have illusions.
In fact, even if Louis Botta did not say anything, Roque also plans to gradually develop the farms in Orange. In addition to some of the officers and soldiers of the 3rd and 4th Divisions who will be transferred to the Navy and Air Force, most of the officers and soldiers will retire. These officers and soldiers are just right.
I went to Orange with their family. Because they were all professional soldiers and had strong military qualities, they didn't have to worry about the hostility of the Boers, neither soft nor hard.
When the train arrived in Little Rock, Louis Botta finally saw the train station in complete condition. There were four clean and tidy platforms. The height of the ticket hall and waiting hall was at least fifteen meters. Passengers entered the platform through the rooftop to board the train.
When the underground passage left the platform, most of the staff on the platform were women, which surprised Louis Botta.
The so-called male master outside and female master domestic only exist in the upper class society. The real people at the bottom have no right to choose. Even underage children have to work in factories, and the same goes for women.
The same is true in southern Africa. There are many female workers in the Johannesburg textile factory, but there are very few women in the government departments. There are only a few female police officers in the police department, and the Ministry of Agriculture is full of men.
"Now you know why I want to immigrate. Nyasaland's human resources are very tight. There are service personnel, internal staff, nurses, teachers, and even women in the army. What if I don't immigrate?" Roque will definitely not ignore half of the sky.
The role of women, to say the least, is that men and women can work together without getting tired. The proportion of women at Nyasaland University is close to 40%. In a few years, women will enter almost all industries.
"You don't have to make excuses for yourself. You spend your own money to immigrate, and no one can care about it." Louis Botta was full of envy, jealousy, and hatred. On the issue of immigration, the Chinese had such an advantage that white people simply couldn't compete.
Roque was proud that he and Louis Botta definitely did not have to go through the underground passage. The car on the special train drove directly to the platform, and the group of people took the car and left directly.
That night, Roque placed Louis Botta and his party at the De Beers Hotel next to Cecil Rhodes Square.
When he saw this name, Louis Botta's expression twitched again.
In Southern Africa, the influence of capital is everywhere. The most numerous hotels in Southern Africa are De Beers Hotel and Cape Hotel. These two hotels have a tacit understanding. De Beers Hotel focuses on high-end hotels, while Cape Hotel takes the civilian route.
, as a result, Cape Hotel, which was established much later, is now spread all over southern Africa, and every decent city has a branch of Cape Hotel.
Roque no longer cares about the issue of market share. The De Beers Hotel is very good, and Roque doesn't want to compete with Stoudemire for business. Roque can use all the facilities in the hotel at will, without making an appointment at all.
The De Beers Hotel is indeed well-equipped with gyms, swimming pools, restaurants, bars, and conference rooms, all of which are needed and not needed. The key is that the service attitude is very good, standard British aristocratic service, the hotel
All the managers came from Europe.
"Remind your men not to cause trouble in Nyasaland. Not long ago, Marshal Hopkins's precious son drove drunk and crashed the statue of Mr. Cecil Rhodes. Marshal Hopkins spent a lot of money for this.
Even though we paid 250,000 rand, we still had to send Bright away." Roque kindly reminded that Louis Botha himself must be fine and not so out of tune, and Louis Botha's entourage is not that highly educated.
"That's bullshit. Didn't your Ministry of Justice check the personal finances of Marshal Hopkins? It's 250,000 rand, tsk tsk -" Louis Botha's expression was very disgusting.
"Haha, Lord Fawalt paid for——" Roark will not ask for trouble. Hopkins is an experienced man and will never make mistakes on such issues.
With Hopkins' normal income level, it is indeed a bit difficult to pay R250,000 in one lump sum, but Hopkins has a good son-in-law, and Henry is a top-notch rich man who works in a gold mine, steel factory, and cement factory.
R250,000 is really nothing.
"Haha, it's only been a few years -" Louis Botta was indignant. It seemed that when Louis Botta met Roque and Henry for the first time, Roque and Henry didn't have much money. It has only been ten years.
Rock and Henry are now the top rich men in southern Africa. No wonder some Boers can't figure it out. In their view, everything owned by Rock and Henry should belong to the Boers.
"What do you want to say? Our wealth was plundered from the Boers? Don't be so extreme. From the discovery of gold mines in Johannesburg in 1866 to the outbreak of the war in 1899, there were a total of 33 years. During these 33 years, what else did you do besides mining?
?I have never seen the previous mine owner take out the gold and share it equally with all the Boers -" Roque hit the nail on the head, and he was very merciful by not directly calling the Boers useless.
"During the Transvaal Republic, the gold mines in Johannesburg were also controlled by the British." Of course, Louis Botha would not give up easily.
"What you say is untenable. Why are the gold mines discovered during the Transvaal Republic controlled by the British? Can you develop it yourself?" Rock doesn't take the elevator. Anyway, the restaurant is on the second floor.
It's a VIP channel, the kind that goes directly to the second floor and into the box.
The box must be full of splendor, and what hangs on the wall is Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper", which became the object of Louis Botta's satire.
"It's fake. Do you think that if this was true, Cecil would be willing to hang it here?" Rock didn't even look at it. There was also the "Mona Lisa" on the wall in the corridor outside Stoudemire's office. Who would believe it?
"Arty!" Louis Botta severely criticized.
"Regardless of whether it is arty or anything, everything we have is created by our own hands. Yes, our first pot of gold did come from the gold mine in Johannesburg, as did Mr. Cecil Rhodes's first pot of gold.
Diamonds from Kimberley, but we are never satisfied and will not sleep on our results. If Mr. Cecil Rhodes was content to be a millionaire at that time, then there would be no Rhodes later.
West Asia, if Henry and I were just content with the wealth gained from mining gold mines, then there would be no Fawalt and Nyasaland now." Roque looked down on Louis Botha's petty ambitions, and he was obviously a dignified minister.
, making him follow Grandma Liu in the Grand View Garden.
These words were really a big blow to Louis Botha, and he did not recover until Stoudemire entered the door.
Of course Stoudemire was just here for a meal, and when he saw Louis Botta, he didn't show much respect and just nodded.
Of course Louis Botha did not stand up, or even nod his head. He was probably still reflecting on why he lost the Boer War.
It is said that after losing the first Boer War, if the Boers learned from the pain and worked hard with the spirit of Rock to build Nyasaland, then they may not be unable to fight when the second Boer War breaks out.
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Of course, this kind of hindsight is basically useless. If the Boers had such foresight and foresight, even if only one person had it, they would not be beaten to the end of the country.
"What did you say to Mr. Minister?" Stoudemire also noticed that something was wrong with Louis Botha, and subconsciously felt that it had something to do with Roque.
"We were talking about the great achievements of Mr. Cecil Rhodes——" Rock immediately sent a flattery.
Xiaosi immediately burst into laughter.
"Mr. Cecil Rhodes is indeed great. When the Republic of Transvaal was first established, it was clear that we had more opportunities in Rhodesia, but in the end it was Mr. Cecil Rhodes who took Rhodesia away.
As a result, we lost depth, were attacked from both sides, and were eventually besieged. Therefore, it was very unfair to Mr. Cecil Rhodes in London. It was not so much that we lost to Lord Harewood.
He said that we lost to Mr. Cecil Rhodes, and the final result of the war was already determined when Mr. Cecil Rhodes took Rhodesia." Louis Botha finally came to his senses,
What he said has a deeper meaning.
Rock's Stoudemire immediately set off the alarm.
The two of them had such a tacit understanding, they looked at each other, smiled and made faces, and didn't take it to heart at all.
Louis Botha did not expect to sow discord between Rhodesia and London with just a few words. Rhodesia is still part of southern Africa and is almost becoming a state with Nyasaland and Transvaal.
Stoudemire is not stupid. He really has an independent mind and would not have chosen to join Southern Africa with Nyasaland in the first place.
"No, even if you have depth and are not attacked from both sides, you will eventually lose the war. But if you are not surrounded, you can choose to go to Tanganyika or Southwest Africa." Roque did not remain silent. The outcome of the war is uncertain.
It is as simple as Louis Botha said. In the final analysis, it comes down to strength. The total population of the Boers is only 440,000. The British mobilized 450,000 troops in one breath. If it is not enough, they can continue to increase their troops. Look at how the British violently mobilized troops after the outbreak of the world war.
Yes, the Boers only have such a small population base, and their unweaned children cannot even pick up a gun and defeat the British.
"Why Tanganyika and Southwest Africa?" Louis Botha was very sensitive. In fact, Rock did not criticize the matter between the Boers and the Germans: "When it comes to that point, whether it is West Africa or East Africa, or
The Congo Free State is a better choice.”
Louis Botha is also a ruthless man. When he went to Tanganyika and Southwest Africa, he had to rely on others. The Boers couldn't defeat the British and they couldn't defeat the Germans. However, Portugal and Belgium are both soft persimmons, so they can still be defeated.
