Cecil Rhodes’s funeral is simply outrageous and inconsistent with his identity.
In addition to Roark, there were also three barons, Adelaide, Philip and Henry, who attended the funeral. Adelaide attended as the special envoy of King Edward VII. Cecil Rhodes worked hard for the British Empire all his life, and the king finally came to the funeral.
When Cecil Rhodes died, Cecil Rhodes was given the courtesy he deserved.
After the funeral, Rock and Xiaosi signed the transfer agreement for Nyasaland under the witness of the three barons Ad, Philip, and Henry.
"One penny, you guys are very lucky." Henry's expression was very complicated. Even if Nyasaland is a remote country, 200,000 square kilometers is big enough.
Nyasaland is not a remote country. Because of his guilt towards Rock, when Xiaosi determined the scope of Nyasaland, he magnanimously determined the scope of Nyasaland to be 200,000 square kilometers. In this way, it includes
A part of the land that originally belonged to Northern Rhodesia. This part of the land happens to include the Zan-Gang copper belt that originally belonged to Northern Rhodesia. The copper reserves in this copper belt account for a quarter of the world's total reserves.
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In addition to the copper mine, Nyasaland also has a high-quality uranium mine with reserves of tons, the third largest freshwater lake in Africa, and the Shire River that leads directly to the Indian Ocean. This means that in the future, Rock will
For immigrants, there is no need to transit through Durban or Cape Town. The immigration boat can pass through the Shire River and reach Nyasaland directly.
"You only see the cheap price, but you don't realize the price behind the penny." Rock was not very happy, and he had not yet gotten over the shadow of Cecil Rhodes' death.
The death of Cecil Rhodes indeed cast a huge shadow on Rock.
Comparing the life trajectories of Cecil Rhodes and Rock, you will find that they have very similar backgrounds and experiences. They both came to the Cape impoverished, both carried out primitive accumulation through mineral resources, and both were outright colonialists.
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The biggest difference between Rock and Cecil Rhodes is that Rock joined the Cape Colonial system from the beginning and became part of the colonial government. Even though he owned gold mines and a large number of farms, Rock did not think of breaking away from the colonial government and working alone.
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Cecil Rhodes joined the colonial system only after he became famous. He won the parliamentary election in Cape Colony through the Progressive Party and then served as Prime Minister to successfully form the government. At this time, Cecil Rhodes already had a strong
economic and political strength, so the British government will not really trust Cecil Rhodes.
Even so, Cecil Rhodes still relied on mercenaries and pounds to turn Rhodesia into British territory. Even before his death, Cecil Rhodes established the "Rhodes Scholarship".
It specifically provides American students with the opportunity to study at Oxford University. The future U.S. President Clinton relied on this scholarship to become a student at Oxford University.
Cecil Rhodes established the "Rhodes Scholarship" to cultivate pro-British factions among American students and ultimately create conditions for the British Empire to "recover" the United States.
What about this purpose?
Rock asked himself, he is not so courageous.
From the perspective of "colonialism", there is no doubt that Cecil Rhodes was a giant. If such a "giant" met such a tragic end, what will be the future of Rock?
To be honest, Rock doesn't know either.
"Don't worry, Nyasaland is in your name and it is in the name of the Rhodes family. If the Department of Colonial Affairs wants to take back Nyasaland, you can go to the House of Lords to complain. The people of the Department of Colonial Affairs will not tolerate it.
Just walk around." Henry did not take this seriously. The British House of Lords is the back garden of the nobles. In principle, every noble has the right to enter the House of Lords and become a member, so the House of Lords will definitely safeguard the interests of the nobles.
Even if Roque is just an insignificant baron.
"Don't think so simply. The shoemaker's son will not give up." Philip was not optimistic. "The shoemaker's son" refers to the colonial secretary Chamberlain.
This Chamberlain is not the famous "appeasement" Chamberlain in the future, but that Chamberlain's father - Joseph Chamberlain.
Joseph Chamberlain was the most eye-catching political star and the most controversial figure in late-Victorian Britain.
Joseph Chamberlain was born in the Liberal Party, but he single-handedly destroyed the Liberal Party.
He wielded all the influence in Parliament, but caused the largest parliamentary split in Britain since the civil war in the 17th century.
He lived in the heyday of free trade, but was called the only "chauvinist" in the cabinet by liberal leader John Bright.
The future British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain (son of Joseph Chamberlain) and Winston Churchill were both deeply influenced by Joseph Chamberlain.
During his tenure as Colonial Secretary, Joseph Chamberlain strived to change the weak links between the colonies of the British Empire and tried to turn the British Empire into an "enterprise" managed jointly by Britain and the Dominions, with everyone sharing the power to manage the empire.
In order to implement this plan, Joseph Chamberlain tried to establish an Imperial Parliament to give the Dominions equal status with Britain. Joseph Chamberlain even supported and helped Australia establish a federation to improve the political status of the colonies.
After the signing of the "Peace Agreement", the famous Boer general Yang Smuts went to Britain to gain support, and by the way invited Joseph Chamberlain to the Transvaal and Orange to conduct an on-site inspection of the post-war resettlement of the Boers.
Field investigation should only be part of the purpose of Joseph Chamberlain's trip. Joseph Chamberlain will definitely pay attention to Nyasaland when he comes to Cape this time. This is what Philip is worried about.
"Can the Colonial Secretary still nationalize Nyasaland?" Henry did not believe that Joseph Chamberlain dared to risk the disapproval of the world.
The question is, how dare Joseph Chamberlain!
So Philip looked at Henry with a sneer.
Henry immediately retreated. It was because the old baron had been building up his power for a long time, and Henry, the young baron, couldn't bear it.
"Don't worry about the railway. Lord Falwater has built the railway to Falwater. If you continue north, it can be extended to Salisbury. When your father was dying, he hoped that I could give you as much help as I can.
I will definitely help you, and you must cheer up as soon as possible, inherit your father's legacy, and run the South African company well." Adelaide and Stoudemire were also communicating, looking at Stoudemire with a somewhat complicated look.
As the Commissioner of South Africa, it is Adelaide's job to manage the four colonies of South Africa and the Bechuanaland Protectorate, as well as Rhodesia. However, because of Rhodesia's special status, Rhodesia is not under Adelaide's management.
This does not mean that Adelaide does not care about Rhodesia. In fact, when Cecil Rhodes was alive, Adelaide always hoped that the British government could nationalize Rhodesia, but after Cecil Rhodes
After Des passed away, Adelaide's view of Rhodesia changed. The British government treated Cecil Rhodes so unfairly that even Adelaide, an insider, could not see it.
"Thank you, I will." Stoudemire matured almost overnight, and he probably won't hire a maintenance team for one car now.
After the Fawalt Cement Plant project was established, Henry began to build the railway from Pretoria to Fawalt. The people who built the railway were all Zulu people. So far, hundreds of lives have been paid for this railway. Ad
I also endured a lot of pressure for this.
This railway was built by a joint venture between Henry and Rock, which meant that Henry and Rock had complete ownership of the railway. If Rhodesia wanted to transport supplies via the railway in the future, it would have to have a good relationship with Henry and Rock. "What are your plans for Rhodesia?" Ade still wants to see if Stoudemire has the ability to hold on to the family business.
"Southern Rhodesia is mainly based on agriculture because of its lack of resources. Northern Rhodesia is rich in mineral resources. I plan to jointly develop it with the Johannesburg Mining Alliance. As for Nyasaland, it is now Sir Locke's industry."
Stoudemire does have a plan. The elite of this era is not just Rock. Stoudemire must also have a think tank around him.
"Let's do it well." Ade expressed reservations. No matter how good the plan is, it requires strong execution. It is because of Roque's strong execution that he can climb so fast.
After the funeral, Ade returned to the Transvaal with Philip and Henry. Rock could not go back yet, so he wanted to go to Nyasaland with Xiaosi.
Leaving Salisbury and heading north about 500 kilometers to the territory of Nyasaland, the road also passes through a section of Portuguese East Africa. This is a shortcut taken by Rock and Stoudemire. In fact, it can only be done from Rhodesia.
To Nyasaland, but that would take a long way around, and Rock and Stoudemire didn’t want to waste time.
When he was in Cape Town, Rock once felt that the land in Cape Town was fertile enough. It was full of high-yield vineyards and the wines produced were famous far and wide.
After arriving in Johannesburg, Rock discovered that the land in Johannesburg was more fertile than Cape Town. There was not only gold underground in Johannesburg, but also vast pastures on the ground. That is to say, the Boers and Zulu were not good at farming. If the Boers and Zulu were good at farming,
Thanks to the agricultural talent of the Chinese, Johannesburg can still be happy and prosperous even without relying on gold mines.
Now that Rock has arrived in Rhodesia, he is surprised to find that the land in Cape Town and Johannesburg is only as fertile as the Qing Dynasty. The land in Rhodesia is truly fertile. No wonder Rhodesia will be called
Known as the "bakery of Africa", the vegetation here is lush, the climate is humid, and fat and strong wild animals can be seen everywhere. The Zulu people owe their original lives to this rich land. They really don't need to work hard.
, just pick some wild fruits, go hunting or something, and you can live a very nourishing life.
What Rock is concerned about is not how fertile the land here is, but that he has to pass through Portuguese East Africa from Salisbury to Nyasaland.
In Rhodesia, there were barely any roads to walk on. When entering Portuguese East Africa, there were almost no roads to speak of. They relied solely on the guidance of the guides to keep Roque and Stoudemire from getting lost. They saw how developed Portuguese East Africa was.
It was so low that Rock's heart began to itch again.
"Oh, how many people do Portugal have? How many colonies have they occupied? A country with a big nose is not afraid of being starved to death." Stoudemire dismissed Portugal.
Portugal's territory in Europe is only 92,000 square kilometers, but this country with a population of less than 3 million people has established a huge Portuguese empire. At its peak, its territory reached an astonishing 10.4 million square kilometers, which is 113% of its native territory.
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Because the population is too small, Portugal has a serious problem of insufficient military strength. This has resulted in the Portuguese colonial network existing in the form of strongholds except for a few key locations, and it is unable to control the interior and establish direct colonial rule. p>
The same is true in Portuguese East Africa. In Portuguese East Africa, the few Portuguese people are mostly concentrated in a few strongholds such as Lorenzo Marquez, Mozambique Island, and Sofala. These strongholds except Lorenzo Marquez
Most of them are not even cities, but can only be regarded as trade transfer stations. The Portuguese East Africa outside the trade transfer stations belongs to Portugal in name, but in fact they all belong to the local Ngoni and Shona people in Portuguese East Africa.
people, and the Yao people in the north.
This is the standard of occupying the toilet and not doing anything.
There is a reason for Stoudemire's disdain for Portugal. On the way to Nyasaland, Rock and Stoudemire met many local Yao people. Rock unexpectedly discovered that these Yao people saw the flag of the South African company.
, all showed great respect for the South African company. Not only were Luo Ke and the others not attacked, but many Yao people took the initiative to send fruits and food to Luo Ke and the others, which made Luo Ke seem to realize something.
"Haha, in fact, my father also hoped to obtain an outlet to the sea through Portuguese East Africa." Xiao Si had a faint smile on his face, full of nostalgia for Cecil Rhodes.
Since Portugal began to colonize Portuguese East Africa, the resistance of the Yao people against the Portuguese has not stopped. To this day, the Yao people are still resisting the colonial rule of the Portuguese.
Considering the respect the Yao people had for the South African Company, Rock suddenly realized that Cecil Rhodes was indeed talented in colonization. Without the support of the South African Company, the Yao people might not have been able to persist until now.<
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It is actually very easy for industrial civilization to conquer primitive tribes. No matter how many Yao people there are, they cannot withstand the fire of the Maxim heavy machine gun.
But if the Yao people have the support of a South African company, then the situation will be completely different.
After losing Brazil, the strength of the Portuguese Empire gradually weakened. Originally, the Portuguese did not dominate the world with strong force, but occupied many colonies with the spice trade.
From a purely military perspective, the Portuguese are definitely inferior to the British, so the Yao people with the support of the South African Company have been able to fight against the Portuguese until now.
In another time and space, the resistance of the Yao people was suppressed by the Portuguese in 1912, ten years after the death of Cecil Rhodes.
It’s hard to say in this time and space. Cecil Rhodes gave Nyasaland to Rock, and Rock seems to have the need to inherit Cecil Rhodes’ legacy.