On Christmas Day, Tata once again put nearly 3,000 Africans from two tribes on an immigration ship bound for the Kingdom of Mozambique.
This time, no accident occurred. The chiefs of the two tribes did not bargain and directly accepted the compensation from the federal government. This made Tata a little regretful.
But it doesn't matter. Every time a tribe of Africans are sent away, Tata will receive a cash reward. Although it is not as fast as grabbing it directly, it is better than nothing.
Watching the immigration ship slowly leaving, Zuya felt as if he was seeing a lot of rands with wings slowly flying away.
Tata is very fair in doing things. Every time there is extra income, Tata's subordinates will get more or less share of it. Don't underestimate the extra income. It is actually quite a lot if you add up a little.
On the way back to Shilan, Zuya couldn't help but ask where these Africans would be sent.
Although on the surface the federal government was sending these Africans to the Kingdom of Mozambique, Zuya always felt that something was wrong. In Zuya's concept, the white colonial government had never been so kind.
"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask, and do your job well." Tata still didn't explain at all. Christian Human Resources Company was huge, and Tata didn't know where these Africans would eventually be sent.
But what makes Tata happy is that Christian Human Resources Company treats African-American employees like Tata well. Tata is considered a middle-level employee in Christian Human Resources Company. His family members all live in the Kingdom of Congo, in southern Africa.
, Africans do not have the right to buy houses and land. In the Kingdom of Congo, Africans are not subject to any restrictions, and the prices of plantations in the Kingdom of Congo are even cheaper than those of farms in southern Africa.
Tata owns a plantation with an area of more than 350 acres in the Kingdom of Congo, which translates to about 1.4 square kilometers. Although the area is not too large, it is enough for the Tata family to live a happy life.
Unlike southern Africa, where slavery has been eliminated, after the establishment of the Kingdom of Congo, it still continued the notorious slavery system during the reign of Leopold II, but the white people who previously dominated the Congo Free State were replaced by
Despite the African elites who have now successfully risen to power, the oppression of Africans at the bottom has not changed.
There are more than a hundred African workers in Tata's plantation. Strictly speaking, these workers are slaves. They have no personal freedom, no pay, and no freedom to marry. If they make mistakes at work, their arms may be chopped off.
Influenced by southern Africans, Tata is different from other Africans who have no sense of responsibility. Every time he is paid, Tata will save as much as possible and remit it to his home in the Kingdom of Congo. Sometimes he will also buy some southern African industries.
Last month, Tata asked people to send back five shotguns to strengthen the security capabilities of the plantation.
The shotguns were purchased through Christian Human Resources, and as an African, Tata was not eligible to purchase weapons in southern Africa.
Back at the temporary camp, Zuya led people to hunt an antelope and pick some fruits. That's the good thing about southern Africa. No matter how many people there are, they will never go hungry.
Sitting next to a blazing bonfire and gnawing on a leg of lamb that was roasted to golden brown, it would actually be nice to live like this all the time.
It is a pity that southern Africa does not accept Africans. After all, this land does not belong to Africans.
It is also Christmas, and there is no festive atmosphere in the small town of Lumisa. All the new immigrants in the town are Chinese, and they have no habit of celebrating Christmas. In recent years, the Chinese in southern Africa have also begun to celebrate the New Year. However,
What is celebrated is the traditional Chinese New Year, not the Western Christmas.
Two days ago, Chen Da and Roger went to Lorenzo Marquis together and bought two draft horses for forty rand. Today Chen Da is going to open up wasteland.
Chen Da’s farm is right next to the town of Lumisa. It sounds like a hundred acres, but it’s actually not much. It’s a square piece of land with a stream running through it. This creek makes Chen Da very happy.
Satisfied, at least I don’t have to worry about irrigation issues.
After farming for half a lifetime, this is the first time for Chen Da to use a draft horse. When he was originally from the village, only the landlord's family had two cattle. Chen Da had never used them before. Every time he plowed the land, Chen Da and his family had to work.
Men, women, and children came together, and they couldn't plow an acre of land in one morning.
It is obviously much faster to use draft horses. Both horses are Shire horses common in southern Africa. They are tall and fat. The plow used in southern Africa is not the curved shaft plow that Chen Da is familiar with, but the iron plow common in Europe.
Plow, this kind of plow usually has two to four plow mouths, and there are wheels on both sides to control the depth of the plow mouth, so that the furrows plowed are deep and neat.
I heard that Chen Da was going to open up wasteland, and the neighbors in the town came to help. This is also a Chinese tradition. In the era of lack of cattle, the role of labor has become more and more prominent. In my hometown, several families usually help each other to complete the project.
Every autumn harvest and spring plowing.
In order to make it easier to pull the horses, Chen Da tied two ropes to the iron plow and planned to help pull the plow with his wife. As a result, several senior neighbors stepped forward and increased the ropes to four, all of which were replaced by adult laborers.
The elder was responsible for holding the plow, and the neighbors' purpose was not only to help, but also to take this opportunity to evaluate the role of the draft horses.
After all, every household has hundreds of acres of land, and relying on manpower to open up land would be exhausting, so it is estimated that every household will have to buy horses and cows, even if they can't raise the money to do so.
When everything was ready, Chen Da shouted, the man and the horse worked together, and the iron plow finally started to move slowly.
The effect is really good, with wheel control, the ditch is really deep and neat. An old man with a weathered face grabbed a handful of fresh soil that had just been turned out. He first tested the adhesion of the soil, then put it under his nose and inhaled deeply.
His tone almost brought tears to his eyes.
"How is this soil?" Roger couldn't wait. The quality of the soil is related to the prospects of these farms and the future of Lumisa.
"It's very good, it's very good -" the old man's voice was a little blocked, and he grabbed some soil and showed it to Roger: "-This is all good fertility. As long as you plant the seeds, you can grow crops without fertilizing.
, one acre of land can produce at least two to three hundred kilograms, and the best land in our hometown is not as good as this."
The old man's words caused a burst of cheers. Chen Da and several people who were pulling the plow also began to scratch and smell. Then they all fell silent, and those with lower tears began to wipe their tears.
"It's normal. It's been tens of thousands of years. It's estimated that the land here has never been cultivated. Just think about it, you know how fertile it is. Don't worry now. Let me tell you another good news. We don't charge agricultural taxes in southern Africa.
How much of the harvest is yours, which is the only one in the world that has shit on your shoes." Roger was completely relieved. If the land around Lumisa is like this, then Lumisa's future will be
There's really no need to worry.
"Don't charge a penny of tax?" Chen Da still didn't believe it. He had known that southern Africa did not charge agricultural taxes before, and he thought it was just a lie to lure immigrants. Now it seems that this is probably true, even if it is a lie, repeat
If you do it a thousand times, it will become a reality.
"Boss Chen, do you think the federal government will take a fancy to your three melons and two dates? Let me tell you this, any big company in Nyasaland can generate as much profit every year as the entire Swaziland, southern
Africa is not subject to agricultural taxes, but if agricultural products enter the circulation stage, commercial taxes will be levied - but this has nothing to do with you." Roger didn't want to cause trouble for these new immigrants who had never read a book to understand.
It is indeed a bit difficult to call it agricultural tax or commercial tax.
"Then what are you waiting for? Tomorrow we will go to Naluosha to buy horses. Don't worry about what we will plant. We will plow the land first."
"That's right, you need to clear the ground as early as possible -"
"Not enough money-"
The new immigrants were talking a lot, seeing that good times were ahead, and their hearts were full of excitement.
"If you don't have enough money, you can just pool it together. The more, the better. This kind of plow usually requires four draft horses to pull it. If you don't say 100 acres in a day, there will definitely be 80 acres." Luo
Jie knows some data, but the specific situation still needs to be analyzed in detail. Theoretically, four draft horses can plow one hundred acres of land in one day, but that would be too tiring for both humans and horses. Fifty or sixty acres of land in one day is actually not enough.
"But I have to remind everyone that we have obvious rainy and dry seasons in southern Africa. It is the rainy season now. You have also seen that we have not seen a few sunny days since we came to Swaziland. I will not talk about this year. Tomorrow
We need to take advantage of the dry season to repair the surrounding rivers and other things. The federal government will pay for it and we will contribute. The good times are yet to come -" Roger encouraged everyone, and the conditions were given, but
To live a good life, it depends on the efforts of Lumisa people themselves.
"Don't worry, Mayor, if we can't live well like this, we deserve to be poor for the rest of our lives." Chen Da is full of confidence. When it comes to farming, the Chinese really don't fear anyone.
On this day, Chen's two horses and the help of neighbors cleared a total of 20 acres of wasteland.
There are 20 acres, all of which are fertile and oily land. When the sun sets, Chen Da is reluctant to rest and wishes he could sleep in the fields at night.
But it was impossible without rest. A man could withstand it, but a draft horse could not. When the two draft horses walked home, their hind legs were trembling. This made Chen Da feel very distressed. He decided to give the two horses extra food in the evening.
Reward yourself with rewards.
Early the next morning, several family owners came to Roger, hoping that Roger could take them to Lorenzo Marquez to buy horses.
Roger made a simple calculation and didn't know how these people collected the money. They actually had to buy 14 draft horses in one go, including the two that Chen Da wanted to buy.
In this kind of matter, Chinese people are never stingy when it comes to investing, and only those who invest will reap the rewards.
: Yesterday I clocked in at 11 o'clock and fell asleep on the chair. I woke up to find it was two-thirty, and when I woke up it was already six o'clock - it's really not okay to live an irregular life. Brothers, you should also take care of your body. Don't reminisce until you are the age of Yutou.