The refugees hosted by Nyasaland are all placed in a refugee settlement near the North Sea border. This is also a three-nothing area. To the north is the Congo Free State, to the south is Nyasaland, and to the east is Tanganyika.
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Since the rebellion broke out in the Congo Free State, a total of more than 1,300 refugees have entered Nyasaland for refuge through various channels. What is unpleasant is that, in addition to the refugees brought back by the Nyasaland Marine Police, a total of 1,300 refugees have taken the initiative to come to Nyasaland.
Most of the refugees taking refuge are young adults, with few women and children, and almost no elderly people.
This situation made Feng Xun, who was responsible for managing the refugee camp, feel very bad.
"We lack enough medicine and food, and the number of tents is not enough. In addition, we must apply for more reinforcements. There are now 1,300 people here, but we have less than 30 people, and most of them are female police officers. Once
If a problem occurs, the consequences will be disastrous." Feng Xun's partner Lu Shen is a second lieutenant of the border defense army. Originally, the military leaders thought that most of the refugees were women and children, so they sent female police officers to manage them. Unexpectedly, this was the case.
Fortunately, all the weapons of these refugees were confiscated when they entered the refugee camp, otherwise there would be more hidden dangers.
"Food is easy to handle, don't even think about medicines. We don't have any extra medicines -" It's not that Feng Xun is cold-blooded. It's actually that the production of medicines is seriously insufficient these days and the prices are very expensive. In the past, the number of doctors was very small. In recent years,
As students from Johannesburg Medical School graduate one after another, the shortage of doctors has finally been alleviated to some extent, but the shortage of medicines will not change in the short term.
"I want to drive all the men here back to the Congo Free State. They should go back and fight the rebels instead of hiding in the refugee camp like cowards." Lu Shen looked at the expressions of the men who were wandering around the refugee camp doing nothing.
gloomy.
In fact, this situation is unavoidable. After all, men still have physical advantages. When encountering rebels, they can run faster, and the chance of escape is naturally greater.
The problem is that when faced with a disaster, the first thing is not to let the family escape, but to let the man who escapes alone be too despicable. The rebellion is a mirror. There are soldiers like Lieutenant Bobby who died fighting hard, and there are also shameless escapes like those in the refugee camps.
coward.
In fact, it’s not just the Belgians, but the British too. The former name of Oak Town in Cape Town was the “City of Cowards”. All the troops stationed there were deserters who performed poorly on the battlefield, so Oak Town was called this shame.
name.
"This is their own choice. I hope they will not be condemned by their conscience for the rest of their lives." Feng Xun also looked down on these people from the bottom of his heart. Even the women and children in the refugee camp looked down on these people. These people have no right to live in tents.
Here, the food we get every day is one kilogram of potatoes per person, which is not even meaty.
"All the men, come and gather, come and gather -" A manager held a list and asked all the men in the refugee camp to gather. This was the idea that Feng Xun and Lu Shen came up with. Nyasaland could not afford to raise these people in vain.
, let them work in exchange for the right to seek refuge in Nyasaland, including women and children, and do whatever work they can.
This is also a necessary operation. There are so many young and middle-aged people in the refugee camp who have nowhere to vent their energy. Over time, something will definitely happen, so we need to find ways to keep them busy, just like soldiers in the army who have to do heavy exercise every day.
It's just one purpose, and exerting force is another purpose.
Otherwise, there would be very few incidents of nuisance among the troops in southern Africa. The soldiers would be so exhausted from training every day that they would fall asleep as soon as their heads hit the pillow, so naturally they would not have the energy to think wildly.
"What's up?"
"Can't you just let us have a good rest-"
"Are you ready to eat?"
The refugees complained that this group was the group with the most negative information. People with vision and ability had already left the Congo Free State before the rebellion broke out. They had neither vision nor the ability to protect themselves and their families after the rebellion.
Meal time every day is their only expectation.
"You are not allowed to speak. Line up in four lines in front of me. Do you understand what four lines is? Stand still and you are not allowed to talk-" The male policeman who maintained order was shouting hoarsely, but it was not very effective. Many people here did not understand.
In English, I didn’t know what four-line formation meant, and I couldn’t keep my mouth shut. The scene was as noisy as a vegetable market.
"Quiet, whoever understands English, please stand up." Feng Xun was decisive. This kind of noisy scene was the most likely to cause trouble. Although the police around them were armed with guns, there were more than 30 people against more than 1,300 people, and a few pistols.
It really doesn't make much difference.
"I know--"
"My father is British."
"I speak English, French and Dutch at the same time -"
Dozens of people immediately came forward. The common languages in Belgium are French and Dutch, and German is also widely spoken, so many Belgians are language experts, and it is normal to know three or four languages.
"Very well, now listen, we are going to divide you into groups. Each of you will be responsible for managing ten to fifteen people. From today on, you will have to work in exchange for your daily food and shelter in Nyasaland.
Rights." Feng Xun has many ways, and using barbarians to control barbarians is the right way. There is no need to be reasonable with these refugees. If they were reasonable people, they would not leave their families and run away alone.
"Make us work? That's too much!"
"I don't even work at home—"
"Just the pig food you gave us—"
The latter sentence immediately won a chorus of echoes, all complaining about how unpalatable potatoes were. As for whether the definition of "pig food" was appropriate, few people cared.
"Those who do not accept jobs can leave the refugee camp now, and there is no need to think about returning to Nyasaland privately. You should know that Nyasaland is not the Congo Free State." Feng Xun did not talk nonsense.
Most of the farmers are Chinese. White people without Nyasaland ID cards have difficulty moving around Nyasaland and will be arrested by the police in minutes.
Don't try to resist in Nyasaland. The status of the police throughout southern Africa is very high. If the police encounter resistance while performing their official duties, they can directly shoot the resisters to death without bearing any criminal responsibility.
Compared with returning to the Congo Free State, the work is not unacceptable immediately. The next step is to divide into groups and then assign work. Today's task is to level the land around the refugee camp and build a public toilet.
It has to be said that the hygiene habits of these people are really not very good. Next to the refugee camp is the Lusi River. The first refugees who entered Nyasaland have been more than ten days. In the past ten days, few people have taken the initiative to bathe by the river. The reason is that the river
There are crocodiles or pythons inside, which will pose a danger to their personal safety.
What a magical reason. In Nyasaland, crocodiles and pythons are not threats at all but wealth. In the past, Nyasaland was full of crocodiles and pythons. Now the number of these large wild animals has been reduced to the point where they need to be farmed. Nyasaland
Lan's farmer's favorite thing is to team up to hunt for crocodiles. An adult crocodile, whether dead or alive, as long as it is basically intact, can be sold for about 20 rand. This is not a small number. Although hunting crocodiles is dangerous, the farm owner
They are numerous and equipped with powerful weapons, which is why the number of crocodiles has decreased so quickly.
While men were repairing toilets, women and children were cleaning. More than a thousand people produced a lot of domestic waste every day. The most common waste was urine and feces that could be seen everywhere in remote corners. It can be seen that many people are concerned about the waste.
This job is very difficult, but it is not impossible to accept.
In the Congo Free State, Africans are responsible for these tasks. Now that there are no Africans to enslave, you have to do it yourself. Some people broke down and sat on the ground and burst into tears. But after crying, they still have to work. If they don’t work, they will
No food to eat.
It was lunch time two hours later. Today's lunch was not bad. In addition to potatoes, each of the men received a piece of boiled salted fish. In addition to the salted fish, the women and children also received two pieces of toffee produced in Johannesburg.
Belgian chocolate is still very famous. In the past, Belgians probably couldn't even look at the toffee produced in southern Africa. Now, toffee has become a rare luxury. The price of sugar is still very expensive. Before the independence of East India,
The main economic pillar is cane sugar. Now this part of the profit is monopolized by the East India Company. The price of cane sugar in southern Africa has dropped significantly, which has led to the improvement of the quality of milk sugar.
The main issue is whether it is sweet or not. Johannesburg used to have a high production of toffee, but less sugar was added, so it was not very sweet, and the market sales were not very good.
Now that there is more cane sugar, the sales of toffee are gradually rising. In time, toffee will also become a specialty of southern Africa.
Before evening, a river transport ship from the Nyasaland Agricultural Company delivered more supplies, as well as a hundred temporarily recruited joint defense team members.
The joint defense team is the former militia. In southern Africa, the joint defense team is a powerful supplement to the national defense force, especially in border states like Nyasaland. Almost every adult male is a member of the joint defense team. This is a semi-professional
Paramilitary organizations, many of whom are retired military personnel of the Wehrmacht and Umbrella Corporation.
The joint defense team that came to support this time was led by Robert, who retired from the National Defense Forces. He had previously served in the 3rd Division in the Cape. After the disbandment of the 3rd Division, Robert did not choose to serve as an officer in the newly formed division, and he also refused to serve as a police officer.
Instead of being invited by the department, he retired directly and returned to the farm on the shores of Lake Nyasa to live a happy life chopping firewood and feeding horses.
"Thank you for coming, Sir Robert -" Feng Xun finally breathed a sigh of relief. With the arrival of these joint defense team members, the female police officers can leave. The current refugee camp is too dangerous for the female police officers.
When there is danger, let women go first. This is the difference between Nyasaland and Congo Free State.
