Although Payton Kimberly sympathizes with these people, due to his duty, Payton Kimberly cannot let these people return to Lake Victoria.
Even if they were allowed to return to Lake Victoria, they would not be able to find the home in their memories. After the East Africans moved away, the Southern African army burned down all the houses around Lake Victoria, razed all the tribes, and replaced them with plantations.
Workers are also needed in the towns and plantations, but just like the plantations in East Africa, only strong workers are needed.
"Listen, I need you to appease those people and don't let them run around, otherwise they will be arrested as illegal sneakers. You can live in the open space on the other side of the river. I can provide you with some food and treat you
Provide a certain degree of protection - "The help Peyton Kimberly can provide is limited, and he cannot ignore death. Compassion for the weak is a virtue of the strong, but it is only to the extent of "compassion".
"Sir, we want to go back to our homeland -" the old man continued to insist.
"I don't know your name, and I don't care, but since you chose to take the money and leave, you can't break your promise now. Money from the Southern African federal government is not easy to get -" Payton Kimberly's patience was limited and he thought
To play rogue with the federal government of Southern Africa, just relying on misfortune is not enough.
"All our money has been robbed -" The old man's thinking is not in the same channel as Payton Kimberly.
"I don't care whether you spent all your money or were robbed. It has nothing to do with our Southern African federal government. What I want now is your answer. Will you return to the other side of the river, or will you be thrown into a cell by me?"
Don Kimberly did not dwell on this issue, and neither of the two options he gave seemed to be the optimal solution.
"Just put me in a cell. Anyway, I have nothing to cherish about my old bones -" The old man showed his true colors. From Peyton Kimberly's words, he seemed to find the possibility of accommodation.
It's a pity that the old man underestimated the degree of indifference of Payton Kimberly. Payton Kimberly really cannot be kidnapped morally in a few words. Pity is mercy, and responsibility is responsibility. When the two conflict, Payton Kimberly's choice
Still decisive.
"Well, you still have to go back to the other side of the river. That's the cell I prepared for you!" Peyton Kimberly sneered. This was another story about why he didn't wear a hat, and the result was no different.
The other side of the river Peyton Kimberly mentioned is the territory of East Africa. The boundary line drawn by the Southern African Defense Force is an unknown seasonal river. During the rainy season, the river floods and the river water will often change its course, so this boundary is not fixed.
"You can't do this, that's our home--" The old man was shocked. He didn't expect that Payton Kimberly, who was so pleasant just now, would suddenly change his face.
Payton Kimberly didn't talk nonsense and waved his hand to order the soldiers to carry out the order.
This is why the Southern African National Defense Force has the patience to communicate with people. If it were other European colonists, most of the old men would have lost their heads.
It is not easy to get thousands of old, weak, women and children back to the other side of the river.
But Chu Zhen has a way.
When Payton Kimberly was communicating with the old man, Chu Zhen had already ordered the soldiers to set up stoves on the other side of the river. There were so many cans in the Southern African Defense Forces. They poured the cans directly into the pot, added water and ignited it. After a while, the meat was cooked.
The fragrance overflows.
Chu Zhen asked the soldiers to get two more iron buckets to heat the milk. By the time the fragrance of the milk dissipated, most of the people who had been crying loudly just now had already fled.
Payton Kimberly was very satisfied with Chu Zhen's way of handling it, but this could not fundamentally solve the problem, so Payton Kimberly asked someone to call Du Plessis over to deal with this problem.
are the real experts.
"Ha, this matter is too simple. Leave it to me. How can you do this? Giving them food for no reason will make them appreciate their taste. You must let them understand that there is no free dinner in the world."
Plessis laughed. Compared to Payton Kimberly, Plessis knew these Africans very well.
In fact, it's not that Payton Kimberly doesn't understand, it's just that due to his limited status, it is inconvenient for Payton Kimberly to do many things. After all, the National Defense Force still has to maintain its own image, otherwise it will be different from the previous colonists.
After Christian Construction took over, the problem immediately became simpler.
Du Plessis is indeed very experienced.
In other words, Du Plessis was indeed very ruthless. He brought a dozen heavily armed mercenaries to the temporary resting point on the other side of the river, smashed the pot, moved away the milk, and then loaded everyone on the ship.
Transport away.
"Where will this guy get all these people?" Chu Zhen stood on the other side of the river with an indifferent expression. He also felt sorry for these people, but there was nothing he could do.
"Anywhere, it has nothing to do with us now -" Payton Kimberly also looked indifferent. If he was a southern African, Payton Kimberly would definitely not let go at this time. Forget about Africans.
In 1922, this kind of thing happened every day on the African continent, and everyone was used to it. After all, this kind of thing had been happening on the African continent for hundreds of years, and it would continue to happen in the future.
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Southern Africa is not a god. It is very good to take good care of its tens of millions of citizens. The fault lies in the unsatisfactory colonial government of East Africa. If East Africa was as powerful as southern Africa, who would dare to treat East Africans like this?
Francois, who was in London, also experienced this deeply.
When Yang Smuts was the ambassador to the United Kingdom, François worked beside Yang Smuts. At that time, southern Africa did not have the strength it does now, and Yang Smuts had to make concessions in many cases.
Now it was finally François' turn to feel proud. Everyone knew that Southern Africa had occupied half of Lake Victoria belonging to East Africa, but no one gave the East Africans any practical help. During this time in London, Marlop Jacob would
When we go to cabinet members and members of Congress to cry out about the tyranny in southern Africa, East Africans do get a lot of sympathy, but it is only to the extent of "sympathy."
"Why does the Empire sit back and watch the tyranny of Southern Africa? Southern Africa not only infringes on the interests of East Africa, but also harms the interests of the British Empire. It only takes a piece of official document to make Southern Africa stop. What are we hesitating about?
"Marlop Jacobs shouted loudly when he met Stanley Baldwin. Stanley Baldwin was also in a dilemma. If only things could be solved so easily.
"Malop, calm down, anger will not help solve the problem, it will only make you make more wrong decisions." Stanley Baldwin gave him chicken soup, which sounded reasonable, but it also could not solve the problem.
"I have calmed down enough. Southern Africa has not only occupied Lake Victoria, which belongs to us, but also occupied a large area of land on the north shore of Lake Victoria. Now Southern Africa is even plundering East Africans. If the empire turns a blind eye, then sooner or later East Africa will be directly annexed by Southern Africa.
——"Malop Jacob was heartbroken, and his indulgence in southern Africa was tantamount to digging his own grave.
"Don't be alarmist, Marlop, the matter is not serious enough yet -" Stanley Baldwin knew what Marlop Jacobs wanted.
Marlop Jacobs doesn’t really want to get back the territory occupied by Southern Africa. He himself knows that this is probably impossible, so Marlop Jacobs’ purpose is to extract as much benefit as possible from Southern Africa. To put it bluntly, Marlop Jacobs
It’s money, the more the better.
The problem now is that there is a huge gap between the price offered by Marlop Jacobs and what southern Africa is willing to pay.
After Austin's mediation, Marlop Jacobs and Francois met twice more. In the second meeting, Francois, on behalf of Southern Africa, finally gave in and was willing to compensate the East African colonial government for 1 million rand.
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Half of Lake Victoria and the land on the north shore of Lake Victoria generate tens of millions of profits every year, and there will be more and more profits in the future. If the East African colonial government accepts this condition, then the East African colonial government will lose this area forever in the future.
This number certainly does not satisfy Mallop Jacobs.
Not to mention Marlop Jacobs, Stanley Baldwin was also dissatisfied.
After all, not all of the money would go to the East African colonial government, London would also get part of it.
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, don't kid yourself. You know how serious the situation is. The total area of Southern Africa now exceeds 6 million square kilometers. In addition, the total area of the Southern African Union reaches tens of millions of square kilometers. Countless migrant boats arrive every day.
Arriving at Port Edward in southern Africa, if you see that situation with your own eyes, you will definitely be surprised by the prosperity of Port Edward. Don’t say that London is not worried about the situation in southern Africa. Even I, the East African Commissioner-" Malop Ya
The more Jacob spoke, the more he went too far. Stanley Baldwin could now understand Austen's mood.
"Shut up Marlop, this is not your concern!" Stanley Baldwin couldn't help but tell Marlop Jacob to shut up. Of course Stanley Baldwin knew the situation in southern Africa, and everyone knew it, but
No one has ever openly discussed this issue. Isn't this enough to explain the situation?
"Okay, I will shut up. If we don't face it, it doesn't mean that the problem does not exist. Sooner or later, the empire will learn a huge lesson from the problems in southern Africa!" Malop Jacob was also exhausted mentally and physically. Why didn't he want to lead East Africa?
, becoming as powerful a country as southern Africa.
It's a pity that East Africa does not have the conditions that southern Africa has. Those East Africans are not even willing to work, they just want to eat and wait to die. If it were Rock who went to East Africa, there would be nothing Rock could do.