The Chinese people today are very unfamiliar with the history of that period. Most of the Chinese people that Rock rescued from the Johannesburg gold mine for the first time left Southern Africa, a place they hated deeply, after they recovered. The people who stayed here are here.
Most of them died one after another in the past ten years.
Buck can be regarded as one of the few people who experienced it. When he was in Johannesburg, Buck also tried his best to provide help to the Chinese workers. However, Buck's power was limited and he could not change the general environment at the time. After all, it was a drop in the bucket.
The appearance of Rock really changed the fate of the Chinese. Starting in 1901, a large number of Chinese came to southern Africa with Rock's help. This time they were no longer all young adults. Many came to southern Africa in family units.
Since then, the Chinese have settled in southern Africa. Their numbers have increased and their strength has grown stronger. Now they have surpassed the total white population and become the first ethnic group in southern Africa.
The "ethnic group" here definitely does not include Africans. Africans in southern Africa are not recognized by the federal government, and the federal government will certainly not collect data on Africans. Look at the current Congo Free State. The British media is always
Leopold II talks about the decline of 15 million Africans during the rule of the Congo Free State. In fact, during the British rule in southern Africa, the total number of Africans in southern Africa also continued to decrease, but official statistics are not available.
That's why there is no accurate data.
In fact, there is no accurate data for the Congo Free State. The figure of 15 million came from Roque.
With Roque's "guidance", the negotiations between the Republic of Congo and the Kingdom of Congo went smoothly this time.
Negotiations are still taking place in Bukavu. Following the lessons learned from the last time, Bukavu is facing a formidable enemy and strictly controls the belongings of all negotiating members. Offensive items are absolutely not allowed to be brought into the negotiation site.
, not even a pen is allowed.
Guards were also arranged at the negotiation site in advance to prevent any accidents. The water cups provided at the meeting site were all paper cups, and the water was cooled and boiled.
Isaiah Chamberlain and Lu Taitai were actually not satisfied with the two lines that Rock casually drew on the map, but this time the person presiding over the meeting was not Feng Xun, but Christian and Yaya. Between Christian and Yaya,
In Asia's eyes that almost want to devour others, Isaiah Chamberlain and Lu Taitai have to keep their opinions. Negotiations will begin on December 15th. On the 16th, Isaiah Chamberlain and Lu Taitai will discuss the "Bukavu Contract".
" signed, the rebellion that lasted for nearly a year finally came to an end.
Only an internal reconciliation has been reached. To usher in real peace, it depends on whether the Belgian government recognizes the validity of the "Bukavu Contract."
However, even if the Belgian government does not recognize it, it cannot change the reality that the "Bukavu Contract" takes effect immediately in the Congo Free State. In addition to begging for help from the international community, the Belgian government can also send an expeditionary force to launch a war to change this result. Unfortunately, now
The whole world's attention is attracted by the Balkan War that may change the future direction of the entire world. No one really cares about the ownership of the Congo Free State.
Ade is also concerned about the Balkan War, but Ade's starting point for being concerned about the Balkan War is different from Rock's. Ade is concerned about whether the Balkan War will have an impact on the Elizabeth Oilfield controlled by Umbrella Company.
Speaking of which, this is also a tragedy. As the Prime Minister of the Southern African Federal Government, Ade did not know that most of the peninsula had become the sphere of influence of the Umbrella Company, so Ade was surprised when Roque explained it.
"You mean that the Sultanate of Najd is a colony of the Umbrella Company -" Ade really didn't expect that fifty years after the British East India Company was abolished, similar companies would resurrect in the peninsula.
In fact, it cannot be said that Stoudemire's South Africa Company is actually similar to the East India Company. The East India Company was kicked out after being used by the British government. However, before it had time to kick out the South African Company, Rhodesia rushed to join the South.
Africa is beyond the reach of the British government.
"Don't use such ugly words. How can it be a colony? It should be said that the Sultanate of Najd is very yearning for us in southern Africa, so it is willing to become a vassal of the umbrella company." Roque is rebellious and now dares to tamper with Ade's
That makes sense.
"Najd seems to be a desert area. Are there gold mines in the desert?" Ade has worked in Egypt and is fairly familiar with the situation on the peninsula.
The desert of the peninsula is not the same as the desert of southern Africa.
The deserts on the peninsula and North Africa are real deserts, where there is no grass and yellow sand everywhere, with only a few oases for human habitat.
The largest desert in southern Africa refers to the Kalahari Desert. In fact, a more accurate description of the Kalahari Desert should be the inland dry area. This desert covers a large area, including almost the entire state of Bechuanaland, as well as Southwest Africa and
Part of southern Africa.
To be precise, the Kalahari Desert has not yet formed. Even in the 21st century, there are obvious rainy and dry seasons here. The dry season is indeed dry and desolate, and many rivers will dry up. But in the rainy season, plants will take advantage of the short opportunity to grow wildly.
, with lush vegetation, rich pastures and numerous wild animals, there is no obvious difference from other parts of Africa.
The most obvious example is Lake Ngami. The current area of Lake Ngami is more than 50,000 square kilometers. In the 21st century, only more than 200 areas will be left. More than a hundred years of crazy plundering has caused damage to the environment.
It's obvious.
"There may be, who knows, but there must be oil." Rock didn't know if there was gold on the peninsula. There was a lot of black gold anyway.
"How many?" Ade asked nonsense.
"I don't know!" Rock simply said.
Oil reserves are like Schrödinger's cat. With the advancement of exploration technology, they will continue to increase. In another time and space, the world has been predicting how many years of oil remains on the earth will be enough to be mined since the 1950s. As a result, decades have passed.
There is not only no less oil available for mining, but more and more oil. It is seriously suspected that this is a deliberate panic created by oil countries in order to raise oil prices.
"Persians are unruly, can you guarantee that they will be obedient?" Ade knows the Persians very well. It is said that this is also an ancient civilization. Although it is in decline now, it must have pride in its heart. During the Crusades, Europe
They suffered a huge defeat on the peninsula, so now European countries are taking another approach and gradually increasing their influence on Persia.
"Now is different from a thousand years ago. Damascus steel a thousand years ago was famous all over the world. The Persians used swords made of Damascus steel to dominate the battlefield. Now is the era of hot weapons. We no longer have to fight with the enemy with bayonets five hundred meters away.
You can destroy the enemy." Rock is not worried about this problem. Times are developing and methods must also be improved.
Damascus steel was not actually produced by the Persians, but from India. On September 3, 1191 AD, the main force of the Third Crusade, led by King Richard the Lionheart of England, approached the city of Jaffa. His enemy
Saladin, the founder of the Ayub Dynasty.
Before the battle began, Saladin sent people to the Crusaders' formation and shouted to invite Richard and Saladin to meet him.
Richard readily agreed. After the meeting, in order to demonstrate to Richard, Saladin took out a gauze scarf and threw it into the air. Then he drew out his sword and swung it at the gauze scarf, which actually caused the almost weightless thing floating in the air.
The gauze scarf was cut in half.
So from that day on, a legend spread in Europe: There was an unknown metal material in the East, and the swords forged from it were extremely sharp.
This material is Damascus steel.
Let’s not talk about the authenticity of this legend. Even if weapons made of Damascus steel are indestructible, they will not be effective in the face of modern weapons. The fact that the Persian Empire has now become a semi-colonial and semi-feudal country is proof of this.
Rock controlled the Persians on the Peninsula in exactly the same way as the British controlled the colonies. The single colonial economy determined that the Persians on the Peninsula could not get rid of Rock's control. Ali Rashid's troops relied on the advanced weapons provided by the Umbrella Company to unify the peninsula. If Ali
If Rashid disobeys, Umbrella Company only needs to stop the supply of ammunition to the Sultanate of Najd, and the Lee Enfield equipped by Ali Rashid's troops will become a fire stick.
"What is your positioning on the peninsula?" Ade was concerned about Rock's arrangements for the peninsula.
"The oil on the peninsula is very important to the future world. We must annex the peninsula." Rock was simple and rude. The concept of a puppet state is not yet popular. Southern Africa was directly part of the United Kingdom before its autonomy. There is no such thing as Southern Africa.
, Cape is the official name of southern Africa, just a region like London.
"Enclave?" Ade asked.
"Yes, Enclave." Rock confirmed.
"It's unlikely -" Ade was worried.
"Before the Sultanate of Najd unified the peninsula, many people also believed that it was impossible to unify the peninsula." Roque firmly believed that man can defeat nature. Before resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea, almost the whole world believed that Pla would not send troops. Before Russia annexed Crimea, the whole world also believed
Thinking that Russia has nothing to do, who could have imagined that one pole of the world would collapse during the Cold War.
"The Peach Blossom Fan" said that I saw him building a tall building, watching him entertain guests, and seeing his building collapse, so don't rush for some things, time will give you the best answer, and doing your job well is your greatest responsibility.
"You just go ahead and do it, and I'll take care of the other issues." Ade's trust in Roque is really beyond measure. Even if Philip comes to power, he probably won't be able to give him this level of support.
Of course, Roque reciprocated the favor, so Roque was willing to share the revenue from the lottery with the federal government. Throughout the year, Christian sold a total of 15 million rand in lottery tickets. The total operating costs and bonus distribution were less than 5 million.
, now the lottery has become the federal government’s most important source of revenue.
