607 The anger of heaven and the resentment of people
Ordinary people always hope that officials will be pure and innocent. In fact, this is simply impossible. The requirements for purity and innocence are too high, including work ability, work attitude, moral standards, and restrictions on relatives. No one can achieve it.
It covers everything, and Roque himself is not without problems. If you really have to pick a bone, you will find a lot of problems.
Kelsen's problem, strictly speaking, is not a big problem. A few pens and a few bottles of wine are not worth mentioning for a federal government official, but if you have to find faults, this is a problem.
The last straw that broke the camel's back, to put it bluntly, it was just trying to inflict a crime.
"Get it clear, the reason why we want to investigate Kelsen is not because of these things, but because there is a problem with his sentencing standards. According to the laws of Southern Africa, what should be the sentencing for attempted murder plus subversion of the country? You Minister of Justice
You know?" Rock didn't think there was anything abnormal, and Kelsen had himself to blame, just like those future sensational leaders.
"What should be the sentence?" Henry, the Attorney General, really doesn't know what the sentence should be for attempted murder.
"Motive, the criterion for sentencing is motive, not result. Attempted murder is also murder, especially the act of throwing bombs in public. You and Kelsen both made the same mistake and did not realize that this behavior may cause
The consequences and impact of it——" Roque was heartbroken. The Minister of Justice does not know the law, and it is really a big joke in the world.
However, this situation is understandable. Don’t forget that it is only 1911. Winston went to work in the Admiralty at the beginning of this year as Minister of the Admiralty. Before that, Winston also had no working experience in the Admiralty.
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Speaking of Winston as Minister of the Navy, Southern Africa also benefited a lot.
On the first day he took office, Winston placed an order with Edwards Shipyard, ordering fifteen destroyers and cruisers at once, with a total contract value of 1.7 million pounds.
In the past, such orders were undertaken by shipyards in the UK, and shipyards outside the UK did not even have to think about it. If these fifteen warships were ordered from local shipyards, the total cost would be close to 2.1 million pounds, and Edward Shipyard would only need
1.7 million, so outsiders actually have the benefits of being outsiders. At least they don’t follow the rules and have the courage to break the unspoken rules.
In southern Africa, it is also common for laymen to lead expert things. Henry is quite good. After all, Henry himself is from the judicial department. Although he is not skilled in business, he can be regarded as an insider. Louis Botha is a weird one. He is a soldier.
The Minister of Agriculture, I guess he doesn’t even know the crops that are most suitable for growing on southern African farms.
"Okay, okay, what you said makes sense, I agree -" Henry didn't argue with Rock, and Kelson was doing it on his own, because he wouldn't affect the relationship between Henry and Rock.
"You talk to him first and see what he says. If he insists -" Rock still gave Kelson a chance. There are only ten military officers in southern Africa.
It used to be nine, but since Lourenço Marquez became the tenth state in Southern Africa, the number of governors in Southern Africa has increased to ten, one for each state.
In the past few years that Roque has served as Attorney General, he has investigated countless officials. Cases like Kelsen's are still rare. Although there are some minor problems, they are not major problems. This is still relatively rare among officials.
, if there are no other problems, Kelsen can be called a model of integrity.
"Okay, I'll talk to Kelson." Henry also wanted to give Kelson a chance. If Kelson was taken down, it would be a minor scandal for the Department of Justice.
Just a few days after Roque was assassinated, the situation in the Congo Free State was deteriorating rapidly.
The Xuanwu went to Bukavu again the next day, but unfortunately Bukavu had been captured. Lieutenant Bobbi died in the battle, Charles David committed suicide, and more than 700 people were killed in Bukavu.
, the news spread, and the whole of Africa was shocked. Fortunately, southern Africa did not look at the Africans in southern Africa differently because of the African riots in the Congo Free State. Officials in Southwest Africa and Tanganyika are said to have started
The planned "reduction" of the African population within the territory.
The Belgians reacted even more violently. On January 21, mercenaries from the Haut-Katanga Mining Conglomerate committed multiple tragedies in Busuanga, and more than 15,000 Tetera people were massacred.
Since 1911, newspapers in southern Africa have continuously published reports on the rebellion in the Congo Free State, which has caused great repercussions in southern Africa, especially in Nyasaland and Rhodesia, which border the Congo Free State. The Times reported many
This time, he directly requested the federal government to send troops to intervene in the humanitarian disaster that is occurring in the Congo Free State.
Ade also noticed the report in The Times and specifically called Rock over to inquire about it.
"Fifteen thousand people may seem unbelievable to us, but it is normal in the Congo Free State. Leopold II ruled the Congo Free State for 20 years. The population of the Congo Free State is estimated to have decreased from 10 million to 1,500 people.
Among millions of people." Roque was not surprised at all. Compared with Leopold II, his mustache pales in comparison.
"Oh God -" Ade simply couldn't accept it. There are still no 10 million people in southern Africa.
In 1910, the total population of southern Africa had just reached 9 million, more than half of whom were Africans.
Among the remaining half, the Chinese population is close to 2.5 million, and the remainder are white.
In this statistics, there is no longer a distinction between British and Boers, and there is no classification of "Chinese" in the official data. For the first time, "Africans" are used to describe them.
Only a few people know that the number of Chinese in southern Africa exceeds the total number of whites.
Although more and more people are aware of this, when this is actually reflected in the data, many people are still at a loss.
Fortunately, the Chinese have always been very gentle, and their attacks on the Chinese are concentrated in several states such as Nyasaland, Rhodesia, Transvaal and Bechuanaland, Cape and Natal.
The overall advantage experience is not obvious.
If Africans are removed, the total population of southern Africa is still less than five million. This is the biggest problem in southern Africa. It is for this reason that Adelaide once again postponed the timetable for canceling immigration preferences. In 1911,
New immigrants from Southern Africa can still enjoy the relevant immigration policies. This should be the last year. By next year, even if Adelaide still wants to implement it, there will be no excess land in Southern Africa for distribution.
Therefore, external expansion is still necessary.
"Countries like Belgium and Portugal are like nouveau riche who got rich after buying lottery tickets. They don't know how to manage their wealth at all. Colonies are their tools to make money. They don't think about long-term management. They just make a fortune and leave.
It’s an idea, so it’s not surprising.” Roque was aloof, neither liking Portugal nor Belgium, nor sympathizing with the Africans in Portuguese West Africa and the Congo Free State.
Poor people must be hateful, and this is particularly obvious in Africa.
The Africans in the Congo Free State are indeed very pitiful. When the Congo Free State was first established, there were 25 million Africans in the territory. When Leopold II transferred the management of the Congo Free State to the Belgian government, the number of Africans in the Congo Free State was
There are less than 10 million people left. Taking into account the natural growth of the population, the population has definitely decreased by more than 15 million in the past twenty years.
Even 15 million fully reflects the cowardice of the Africans in the Congo Free State. As long as there is even a little sense of resistance, Leopold II's colonial rule cannot last for twenty years.
To put it bluntly, if Leopold II's colonial rule continues for another twenty years, it is hard to say whether there are any Africans in the Congo Free State. By then, the Congo Free State will really become the Belgian Congo.
A free state, just like the United States now.
"Locke, try to do something. Whether it's white people killing Africans or Africans retaliating against white people, it shouldn't happen." Adelaide was still compassionate. During the period when he was in charge of southern Africa, relatively speaking, it was also southern Africa.
There was a period of time when white people and Africans lived in harmony. In the past, southern Africa was prone to various wars.
"Lord, unless we take the initiative to send troops, we can't do anything." Roque also wanted to do something, but unfortunately he couldn't. The Belgians' resistance to southern Africa was more serious than their resistance to Africans.
"I will have a good talk with Joseph. At the very least we must open the border and accept white people from the Congo Free State to enter southern Africa for refuge." Ade is not discouraged. There are ways to avoid sending troops. Rock's behavior many times is
Ade also seems to be too utilitarian.
"What do you mean?" Ade asked Rock proactively.
"Of course, I have no objection. Nyasaland has opened its borders and has proactively dispatched marine police units to assist the Belgians in the Congo Free State to withdraw to Nyasaland for refuge." Roque's previous arrangements finally came in handy.
Sure enough, good people are rewarded.
"Nyaasaland sent the marine police force to assist the Belgians?" Ade was dubious. Rock sent out the marine police force. Ade was not surprised at all, but when Rock sent out the marine police force to help the Belgians evacuate, Ade really didn't believe it.
"Yes, there are now about a thousand Belgians in Nyasaland, and they are all well taken care of by the Nyasaland state government. Unfortunately, the Nyasaland Marine Police force is not strong enough to assist more Belgians to evacuate—
—" Luo Kefeng was calm and calm. There is really nothing to be proud of for such a "trivial" thing.
"Continue to dispatch, no matter what the future of the Congo Free State is, we must help as much as possible," Ade said meaningfully, looking at Roque with expectation: "-If Southern Africa needs to assume more responsibilities, it must
Contribute more.”
This is indeed a fact, with great power comes great responsibility.
