That night, the garrison near Johannesburg and the Johannesburg Police Department launched a joint operation to catch all the Boers living in the hotels in Johannesburg and throw them all into concentration camps.
Reason?
No reason!
Although negotiations are ongoing, if a peace agreement is not signed for a day, the British and the Boers will still be in a state of war. Do you need a reason to arrest hostile suspects during a war?
No need, just like if the expeditionary force is attacked, all the Boers within ten miles will be put into concentration camps. There is no need for any reason at all.
After being imprisoned in the concentration camp, Rock didn't care about the life and death of those Boers. During the war, there were many such things. If the Boers want to settle accounts in the future, please go to the expeditionary force. It has nothing to do with the police station.
The police station only provides intelligence and lookout, and the expeditionary force is responsible for taking action. Don’t forget that the police station has no law enforcement power.
Such a large-scale action will definitely attract the attention of all parties. The Boer representatives who were negotiating also noticed this issue. They directly fed back the pressure to the negotiating table. As a result, on the third day, Alfred Milner asked Rock
Go to Pretoria to explain.
"Colonel Marcos Lloyd of the Royal Canadian Regiment believed that those Boers might have a negative impact on the security of Johannesburg, and Colonel Marcos Lloyd received news that those Boers had a relationship with the Cape guerrillas.
There is some connection, so the police department cooperated with the Royal Canadian Regiment to take action -" Rock pushed it completely. Marcos Lloyd is a member of the expeditionary force, and the Governor's Palace has no jurisdiction.
"Is it just the colonel who thinks so?" Alfred Milner did not give Rock a chance to escape.
"Hmm, of course, I think so too." Rock admitted that he played a bad role in it, but he would never admit that the police department took the lead in this matter.
In fact, it was not led by Roque, but Roque did play a role in fanning the flames, and the Royal Canadian Regiment did receive a lot of benefits, so Roque is not afraid of Alfred Milner holding him accountable.
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You know, those Boers who returned to Johannesburg early were all businessmen, and the businessmen who had the strength to flee abroad before the outbreak of the war all had certain economic strength.
Those Boers came back to Johannesburg to buy the bottom. Since they were buying the bottom, they definitely couldn't come back empty-handed. Now all the belongings they brought with them had been confiscated by the Royal Canadian Regiment, so even if the expeditionary force headquarters intervened, they couldn't let Marcos...
Lloyd admitted his mistake.
If admitted, then Marcus Lloyd would have to hand over the belongings carried by the Boer merchants, which might cause a mutiny.
A very bad habit of the British army, which has a colonial tradition, is looting. They truly interpret what it means to "bandits are like combs and soldiers are like grates." Wherever these British troops go, they go further than bandits.
Everything that could be robbed was taken away, and everything that could not be robbed was burned. It was not just the Old Summer Palace of the Qing Dynasty. During the American Revolutionary War, British troops even burned the White House.
The White House is called the White House because white paint had to be used to cover up the traces of the burning.
Not only did they rob the enemy, but the British troops launched a ruthless attack, not even sparing their own people.
After the Boer War broke out, the Expeditionary Force Command used the cattle and sheep on the Boer farms as a temptation to hire Zulu to fight for the British. As a result, after the war, the Expeditionary Force Command did not fulfill its promise, and all the livestock on the Boer farms were resold by the Expeditionary Force.
Now, those livestock are in the cowsheds and sheepfolds of the Chinese farms.
Of course Alfred Milner also knew the virtues of the British army, so Alfred Milner said nothing more and just stared at Rock with a hawk-like look.
Luo Ke is so thick-skinned, just looking at him, he just keeps standing at attention so openly.
"The negotiations have reached a critical moment. Don't cause trouble for me these days, Sir Locke!" Alfred Milner had the key point.
"Yes, I understand!" Rock knew what Alfred Milner meant.
"Tell me what you think about the negotiation." Alfred Milner seemed to ask casually, and this time he did not rush to drive Rock away.
"Sorry, Mr. Governor, I am not optimistic about this. I have always firmly believed that the Boers cannot be trusted. Now the total number of Boers in the four Cape regions is much higher than ours. So if we promise to give them a chance for autonomy in the future, then
This means that we will lose all the gains gained through the war, and maybe we will also lose Cape and Natal." Roque did not hide anything and directly told the history he had learned.
To be honest, Rock is not familiar with this period of history, but Rock knows that after the establishment of the South African Union, Louis Botha and Jan Smuts successively served as presidents of the Cape Federation, so the answer is obvious. Ten years after the war ended
A few years later, in 1910, Britain lost its right to rule South Africa.
"The right time may never come." Alfred Milner was not stupid. He promised to give the Boers autonomous status at the "right time."
According to Ade's thinking, he probably believes that the time will never be right.
The problem is that after the Second Boer War, British politicians found that due to the high cost of modern war, it was economically and strategically unfeasible to defend the overseas territories of the British Empire and the British mainland at the same time, so the Boer War
After the war, Britain began a strategic contraction on a global scale, transferring some of its overseas colonies to white dominions such as Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, while Britain's own strategic focus shifted back to Europe.
Under this general trend, Adelaide's abacus eventually became a victim of the times. Like Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, when Yang Smuts asked Campbell Bannerman for autonomy, Campbell Bannerman did not hesitate.
Accepted.
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At that time, Adelaide had returned to the UK and became a member of the British House of Lords.
Now Ade must not know that his plan ended up making wedding clothes for the Boers.
"We may come back tomorrow. Canada has already achieved autonomy. Australia also obtained autonomous status on January 1 this year. Now New Zealand is asking for autonomy. Your Excellency, Governor, when do you think Cape can obtain autonomous status?" Roque was not in a hurry.
,Reality is developing towards the situation that Ade least wants to see.
"Do you know something?" Ade's brain circuit is also weird.
"No, I don't know. I only know that if the Boers are allowed to return to the Transvaal, then as long as the Transvaal holds democratic elections, the Boers will definitely get the leadership of the government. What will we do then? Accept the Boers
Rule? Or leave here?" Rock's question is very pointed, and no responsible person will ignore it.
Ade must have a sense of responsibility, and he immediately realized that Rock's words were likely to become true.
"What do you want to do? Use violence to prevent those Boers from returning to the Transvaal?" Ade was asking for a plan.
"Not only to stop them with violence, we also want to eliminate the Boers' job opportunities in the Transvaal, seize their farms, burn their houses, make it impossible for them to settle in the Transvaal, and force them to go to Austria.
Lanzhi or Natal, at least guarantee our dominance in the Cape and Transvaal. If the Boers think they can make a comeback after the war, then they are wrong. We must not lose our blood at the negotiating table.
and life won on the battlefield." Rock's last words were unequivocal. The Chinese also contributed to Britain's victory in the Second Boer War, so Rock is definitely qualified to speak on this issue.
It can be seen that Ade was incited by Roque's words. He looked at Roque with admiration in his eyes, but Ade could still remain calm: "So you and Lord Fawalt were in Johannesburg and Pretoria.
Asia buys a farm?"
Rock paused for a moment before he realized who Lord Fawalt was.
"Yes, Your Excellency Governor, Director Henry and I are buying farms. Even if we don't have enough manpower to farm, we can't leave those farms to the Boers. There are Rand gold mines in the Transvaal, and the economy is in the four regions of the Cape."
The strongest, so we cannot lose the Transvaal." Roque admitted that he had selfish motives, but he would never be associated with the Chinese.
Ade nodded and said nothing, which already means that he agreed with Roque's statement.
"How is the Crocodile Bay Hydropower Station?" Ade is concerned about the investment of the Governor's Mansion. Although the share certificate sent by Rock to the Governor's Mansion is the same as the one given to Irving, it is one hundred thousand pounds, but the one hundred thousand pounds from the Governor's Mansion, but
There is a real investment of fifty thousand pounds in it.
"We have made contact with the American Westinghouse Company. Westinghouse has agreed to sell us the equipment that has been successfully used in Nicaragua's hydropower stations. Some of the equipment has been shipped from the United States and is expected to arrive in Cape Town next month. The problem now is that we lack
There is enough steel and cement. In Fawalt, a brand new cement plant is under construction and is expected to be put into production in half a year. In addition, I also hope to find an iron ore, so that we don’t have to buy it all the way from the mainland.
Steel." Rock really hopes that all building materials can be produced locally, but this is unrealistic.
In fact, South Africa is not only rich in gold and diamonds, it is also rich in iron ore reserves. South Africa is the largest iron ore resource country in Africa, accounting for more than 40% of Africa's total iron ore reserves. It only has pearls and jade from the Rand Gold Mine.
In the past, no one would pay attention to the iron ore in the Transvaal.
Rock will definitely not ignore this issue. Gold can make rich people, but steel can make a country strong. Rock has hired Christian Prospecting Company to search for iron ore near Kimberley and the Limpopo River Basin, both of which are rich in iron ore.
, although the reserves are little compared to Australia's iron ore, it is enough to supply the Transvaal at this time. As for Australia's iron ore, it is not too late to plan for it in a few years.
"Locke, are you concerned about the factory or the farm?" Ade was completely confused. He suddenly realized that he didn't understand Locke at all.
"Your Majesty the Governor, farms can feed people, and factories can make the country strong. No party should ignore it." Roque told the truth. Compared with the future leaders of the Transvaal and even South Africa, Ade is indisputable.
A man of action.
"Yes, farms can feed people, and factories can make the country strong -" Ade muttered to himself, frowning and not knowing what he was thinking.
Until Rock left, Ade didn't speak again.
Rock went to find Henry as usual, and unexpectedly found that Cecil Rhodes Jr. was also there.
"Haha, Locke, why is the Governor looking for you?" Little Cecil Rhodes burst out laughing when he saw Locke. Pretoria really has no secrets for this local snake.
"Do you believe it when I say that the Governor asked me to drink coffee?" Rock said casually. The word "coffee" has not been broken these days.
"Of course, don't talk about the Governor, I want to drink coffee with you -" Little Cecil Rhodes was envious of Roque. Never mind what Adelaide wanted to do with Roark. Roark was summoned by Adelaide so frequently.
This fully shows that Rock is already in Adelaide’s heart.
"Are you being punished?!" Henry is not that easy to fool.
"Stop talking nonsense to me and tell your people to keep an eye on it. The construction of the reservoir has started and a lot of cement is needed. If it is put into operation one day later, it will be one day later in making money." Luo Ke was very anxious. He wished that the hydropower station could be repaired tomorrow and then it would be ready.
Invest in the great cause of farming.
"When did you build a cement factory?" Cecil Rhodes was surprised. There is no gold mine in Favalte. Cecil Rhodes did not expect that Roque and Henry would still make moves in Favalte.
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"Don't rush me, it can't be that fast." Henry was not in a hurry. In fact, the construction progress of the cement plant was already very fast. Henry sent the police from Pretoria to Fawalt to supervise the construction. Those gangsters moved very quickly. "How about it, are you envious? Soon I will start a steel plant, do you want to join?" Rock extended an olive branch to Cecil Rhodes Jr.
"Steel Factory -" Stoudemire felt a little behind Rock's rhythm, but he still reacted quickly, and immediately issued an invitation like Rock: "Of course, I want to join - Rock, why don't you go to Rhodesia to see
Well, Rhodesia also has many mines."
Rhodesia at this time included Southern Rhodesia and former Rhodesia. Southern Rhodesia was the future Zimbabwe, and Northern Rhodesia was Zambia.
Xiaosi is talking about Northern Rhodesia. In Northern Rhodesia, there is the world's largest sedimentary copper deposit, namely the Zan-Gang copper belt. The copper reserves in this copper belt account for a quarter of the world's total reserves.
First, Zambia will also be called the country of copper mines in the future.
"Of course, how about we set up a mineral development company." Roque suggested.
"Okay!" Henry kept the formation.
"Good idea!" Although Stoudemire already has De Beers Unified Mining Company under his name, there is no conflict between the two.
De Beers Unified Mining Company's main business is gold and diamonds. The company proposed by Rock will definitely not be mainly gold and diamonds, so there is no conflict between the two.