The Boers present may have felt that they were very brave for daring to complain about the federal government's new tax law.
This must be an illusion. If it had been the Boers before Freiburg, there would have been so much nonsense, and they would have probably gone north to Pretoria to surround the Palace of Justice.
It has only been a few years since the Freiburg incident. It is estimated that these Boers have forgotten the lessons of Freiburg. La Portsiebek really cannot bear to see these Boers make the same mistake again.
"The tax increase is not aimed at us Boers. Farms run by the British and Chinese will also have to increase taxes, and the increased taxes will be higher. Since they can accept it, why can't we accept it?" said Laporte Sibek, who has turned gray.
Cang Cang, at his age, he should be surrounded by his children and grandchildren and enjoy family happiness, but he has to work hard for the Boers.
It’s also sad!
In fact, the Orange state government has taken into account the attitude of the Boer farmers towards the new tax law and has accordingly reduced the state government's additional tax, otherwise the new tax will be higher.
"Farms run by the British and Chinese are subsidized -" a sturdy Boer farmer whispered. This is also a rumor that many Boer farmers firmly believe, precisely because the federal governments at all levels have subsidized farms run by the British and Chinese.
Farms were subsidized so that the farms run by the Boers dwarfed them.
In fact, it is not a rumor. The federal governments at all levels do provide subsidies to farmers, but the scope is not limited to farms run by the British and Chinese. Subsidies are provided to all farms, including those run by the Boers.
"Doesn't the state government provide subsidies for the farms you operate? How much tax has your farm paid since its establishment? Why are the breeding cattle, sheep, and high-quality saplings you purchased from the state government so cheap? If the farm is not well managed, it must be purchased from
Look for the reasons within yourself, and don’t always blame the federal governments at all levels. If you always complain, it will only make your life worse.” Laporte Sibek is also tired, with such a group of pig teammates on the stall.
, even if Louis Botha survives, he will not be able to change the current situation of the Boers.
In fact, it is understandable that after the Second Boer War, many capable Boers were forced to leave southern Africa and return to Europe, or to other countries.
The world war accelerated this trend. During the entire world war, except for the Boers, the total population of other ethnic groups in southern Africa was increasing, while only the Boers were decreasing.
Nowadays, the internal divisions among the Boers are extremely serious. The capable Boers living in the cities have taken the initiative or been forced to integrate into southern Africa. The background of the Boers is getting weaker and weaker. Many new Boers in the cities cannot even speak the Boer language.
will not say.
The Boers living in the vast countryside have become more conservative due to their poor living conditions. Some of them fantasize about the era of free subsidies from London, and even fantasize about returning to the era of the Orange Free State.
It is incompatible with current southern Africa.
"But La Porte Sibek, what should we do?" A middle-aged Boer farmer looked confused, which is also the core of many Boers' struggles.
"Child, you have to ask yourself this question. Do you want to rely on your own efforts to truly gain the respect of others, or do you want to use the current method to try to obtain privileges outside the law. In fact, you all know that all this is in vain.
Yes, even the British and Chinese have not proposed privileges, let alone us." Laporte Sibek is a qualified leader, but it is a pity that he is already in his twilight years.
"I listen to you La Porte Sibek, thank you -" The middle-aged Boer farmer bowed to La Porte Sibek and thanked you.
"Are we just going to give up?" Others tried to struggle unwillingly.
"Schmidt, if you want to die, just go and die on your own. Don't drag others with you." The middle-aged Boer farmer got on his horse and called to his companions: "-Hammond Moroka, I'm going back.
If you try hard to get it together, you can still get it together with more than ten rands, but I don’t want to fight against the federal government because of more than ten rands.”
In fact, it is only a dozen rands, which is not a big figure for farmers. A high-quality Nyasaland cattle can be sold for hundreds of rands.
Nyasaland cattle are a new breed that was improved and bred after the Nyasaland Agricultural College introduced Simmental cattle. After promotion, it has now become the flagship product of southern African farms. Almost every farm has introduced Nyasaland cattle.
Asalan cattle are bred.
"Laporte Sibek is right, it's time to make some changes -"
"I suddenly remembered that there is another cow on the farm that is about to give birth -"
"Thank you, La Porte Sibek—"
The farmers suddenly realized that no one wanted to see a repeat of the Freiburg incident. One cannot step into the same river twice.
A storm was resolved invisibly, and even the unwilling farmers had to accept this reality.
Of course, not everyone can rein in the situation. In Cape State, there was a serious incident where farmers gathered in crowds and used force to resist the new tax law.
Most of the farmers in the Cape are of British descent. Many farms existed before the outbreak of the Boer War. Most of the private farms in southern Africa covering an area of more than 5,000 acres are concentrated in Cape State. Those British farmers
The degree of stubbornness is actually no less than that of the Boer farmers in Orange.
No less, or even more outrageous than the Boer farmer.
After all, Britain won the Boer War, and the farmers in the Cape regarded themselves as victors and believed they had the power to dominate the country.
As a result, after the establishment of the federal government, Cape State's status went from bad to worse. In recent years, the federal government has even tried to cancel Cape Town's capital status. These things have already made Cape State's British farmers dissatisfied. The new tax law
Announcement is tantamount to adding fuel to the fire.
Unlike other states, the farms in Cape State, due to the deliberate indulgence of the state government, still retain a large number of African-American workers on many farms. The relationship between these workers and the farmers is not an employment relationship, but a master-servant relationship. Cape State
In the past, in order to stabilize the situation, there were no restrictions on the farms. As a result, some farmers used their dissatisfaction with the new tax law to openly resist the federal government and even detained the tax officials appointed by the federal government.
"Maclair is about 110 kilometers away from St. John's Port. The detained tax official is called Dupin. He graduated from Nyasaland University the year before last. The local mayor of Maclair, Galbraith, is also the largest farmer in Maclair. His
There are more than a thousand African-American workers on the farm, and it is said that Galbraith has armed hundreds of them and is trying to negotiate with the Cape State government." Sidney Milner's information was accurate, and the situation in Cape State is indeed a bit special.
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When the federal government of Southern Africa was established, it actually did not have the basis for establishing a federal government. At that time, the British agreed to autonomy for Southern Africa with evil intentions. They included Cape State dominated by the British, Orange dominated by the Boers, and Basutolan.
The two dominions of Westland and the Protectorate of Bechuanaland were brought together to create a hodgepodge.
What the UK probably means is that the hodgepodge of southern Africa, even after becoming autonomous, cannot escape London's control and needs London's support to stabilize its rule.
London probably didn't expect that Rock would effectively change the demographic structure of southern Africa through immigration in just a few years. The British people became the smallest ethnic minority in southern Africa, and Cape State was gradually marginalized in southern Africa.
change.
"Maclair, it shouldn't be an important area, right? Why would a graduate of Nyasaland University come to McClair to work as a tax officer?" Roque was surprised, despite the fact that Nyasaland University produces nearly 10,000 graduates every year.
, Now in southern Africa, college graduates should not be so wealthy.
"I don't know, I have to ask the Cape State Government about this question -" Sidney Milner was not sure either.
The Cape State government is definitely not willing to accept the fact that Cape State is being continuously marginalized, so the relationship between the Cape State government and the federal government has not been good in recent years.
However, based on Sidney Milner's understanding of the Cape State government, this situation is definitely not abnormal. After all, in the past few years, even many federal government employees could not write their own names. This has only been more than ten years.
, the overall cultural level of Cape State government employees will definitely not improve so fast.
No wonder Nyasaland University graduates are reluctant to work in Cape State.
Every year at the campus job fair held by the University of Nyasaland, more graduates are willing to work in Bechuanaland than in Cape Town.
In addition to being relatively conservative, Cape State as a whole is also extremely xenophobic, which has also led to Cape State being criticized.
"How is the Cape State government going to deal with this matter?" Roque wants to determine the attitude of the Cape State government. Only when the Cape State government cannot control the situation will the federal government have reason to take over.
"The Cape State Government is preparing to negotiate with Galbraith -" Sidney Milner sneered, not surprised by the Cape State Government's decision.
"Haha——" Roque also sneered. He had already begun to organize a private armed force and fantasized about solving the problem through negotiation.
I have to say that some people in Cape State do have a good way of conducting elections, but their level of governance is...
That's really what happened.
"Should we send someone over?" Sidney Milner was eager to try, and came to work beside Rock. Only then did Sidney Milner truly realize the power of power.
Sidney Milner used to work next to Adelaide. Although his position was prominent, he had to consider too many other factors when working, and was inevitably constrained.
Working next to Rock, Sidney Milner completely let go of himself. Most of the time, Sidney Milner convinced others with reason.
But if "reason" cannot convince people, Sidney Milner will speak with facts and tell others what "truth" is.