If Johannesburg is reduced to relying on railway revenue to repay loans, then Philip Matilda, the mayor, will not have to do it.
Orange has no way to rely on railway revenue to repay the loan. In Orange, only railway revenue can be used, so it can only rely on this.
In fact, Johannesburg does not have many sources of income, but the gold mine is enough. Even if the part to be handed over to London is cut off, the retained part is enough for the Johannesburg city government to make whatever it wants.
Therefore, Philip Matilda had the confidence to tear down and rebuild Johannesburg.
Joseph Chamberlain did not care about these situations. Since Joseph Chamberlain could apply for a loan for Orange, then Joseph Chamberlain also had to apply for a loan for Transvaal. This bowl of water must be leveled, otherwise the Transvaal
The officials in Wa are going to rebel, and Ade will not allow this to happen.
Adelaide's current position is Commissioner of South Africa and concurrently Governor-General of the Transvaal and Orange. How to balance the relationship between Transvaal and Orange is also an issue that Adelaide needs to consider.
Now it seems that the Boers have basically given up on the Transvaal, and more of them are concentrated in Orange. Some Boers also choose to go to Natal and Cape, and some Boers simply go there after receiving compensation.
German Southwest Africa.
In German Southwest Africa, the Boers also had great potential.
In this tragic era, European countries were frantically plundering colonies around the world, but they did not have enough manpower to develop them. In 1902, there were 200,000 people in German Southwest Africa, including 2,595 Germans, 1,354 Boers, and 452 British people.
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The reason why there are 452 British people in German Southwest Africa is because there is also a British enclave in German Southwest Africa. This enclave is Walvis Bay, the port with the best conditions in German Southwest Africa.
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Walvis Bay was first discovered by the Portuguese. In the 18th century, the Dutch who occupied South Africa conducted a human geography survey of Walvis Bay. Because there were many whales near Walvis Bay, the Dutch named the bay
Make Whale Bay.
In 1878, the British occupied Walvis Bay, but before they had time to expand outward, the Germans came here.
Then in 1890, Britain and Germany signed an agreement to divide their spheres of influence. Britain recognized Germany's occupation of German Southwest Africa, but Walvis Bay was not included and was still occupied by Britain.
Walvis Bay is still under the management of the Cape Colonial Government. During World War I, the then Union of South Africa sent troops to occupy German South-West Africa. Since then, the area has become a mandate of South Africa. In 1922, South Africa
A decree was passed to identify Walvis Bay as part of South West Africa, which laid the foundation for subsequent disputes over the ownership of Walvis Bay.
Regarding the ownership of Walvis Bay, that is a question for the future. The biggest problem now is that as the port with the best conditions in German South-West Africa, there are only 452 British people. This shows how sparsely populated Britain has become.<
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It is precisely because the British population is sparse that Adelaide and Joseph Chamberlain have to protect the interests of the British in the Transvaal. Therefore, even if the Transvaal does not need a loan, Adelaide and Joseph Chamberlain will do their best.
Fight for the Transvaal.
At the end of March, Joseph Chamberlain concluded his inspection of Johannesburg and went to Pretoria to continue his work.
Rock's gain during this period was that he successfully persuaded Neville Chamberlain to join the Rhodesia Company established by Rock and Henry Stoudemire regarding the equity distribution of the Rhodesia Company, because the minerals that the Rhodesia Company wanted to develop were all
It was owned by Rock, so Rock took 49% of the company's shares without hesitation, and then Neville Chamberlain, Henry, and Stoudemire divided up the remaining 51%.
This distribution plan is very reasonable. As the major shareholder, Rock does not hold more than half of the shares. Neville, Henry, and Stoudemire do not have to worry about Rock being arbitrary. The three of them join forces to form a check and balance on Rock.
The total share capital of Rhodesia is 100,000 pounds. Roque does not need to contribute any money. Henry and Stoudemire each contribute 40,000 pounds, occupying 20% of the shares. Neville contributes 20,000 pounds, occupying 11% of the shares.
, the reason why Neville's shares are larger is because Neville wants to find sales for Rhodesia's products, and this allocation is normal.
After seeing off Joseph and Neville, Rock finally started his busy work.
After the end of martial law, Roque's work intensity increased significantly. During the martial law period, the security of Johannesburg was all handled by the expeditionary force, but now it is all the work of the police station.
When there was no jurisdiction over the case, Rock was once indignant. With jurisdiction, Rock discovered that this era of cheating is terrible. There is no DNA, no cameras, and solving cases often depends on luck. There is not even a laboratory in Johannesburg.
Fortunately, no serious cases have happened yet, otherwise Rock would be helpless.
In order to cope with the complex situation that may be faced, the main job of the police station now is to register all people who work and live in Johannesburg, not only text data, but also image data, that is, photos.
In 1839, Daguerre of France made the first practical daguerreotype camera. The exposure time of this camera was as long as 30 minutes, but it could already capture clear images.
In 1888, the American Kodak Company invented the world's first portable square box camera with film installed. Since then, cameras have become popular all over the world.
The Johannesburg Police Department uses square box cameras produced by the American Kodak Company. According to the regulations of the Police Department, all people living and working in Johannesburg must register with the Johannesburg Police Department and leave text and image data. This aspect is
In order to facilitate management, on the other hand, it also needs to generate income for the police station.
Yes, the police station also needs to generate income. When Roark first arrived in Johannesburg, in order to establish the police station, Roark had to go to the mines to share distribution. This kind of thing could happen once or twice, but Roark would be embarrassed if it happened too many times, so Roark
It is necessary to generate income for the police station so that the police station can provide more benefits to the police.
A photo costs about one shilling, and the police station charges ten shillings, and this fee is mandatory. Those who live and work in Johannesburg must leave image data, otherwise the police station has the right to take compulsory measures. p>
With photos, the police station can develop corresponding resident information cards and identity documents. The identity card finally appears, which represents a major progress in management work.
In addition to ID cards, Rock also needs to strengthen the technical strength of the Johannesburg Police Department. In the past, the police station did not even have a laboratory examination department. In fact, it was very simple to set up. After Abu came to Johannesburg, several of his students also followed.
Now they are all working in Abu's laboratory. Rock asked Abu to ask two students to come over, and the laboratory department was immediately established.
These two students are worth a lot of money. They can get a salary of 200 pounds a year in the police station, which is enough for their family to live happily in Johannesburg.
AutoNavi's police dog training base is also developing rapidly. In order to strengthen the capabilities of police dogs, Rock looks for dog breeds from Europe that are more suitable for use as police dogs. The Belgian Malinois quickly came into Rock's sight. Compared with the South African Mastiff, the Malinois
Dogs are more energetic, more loyal, and more athletic, making them more suitable as police dogs.
In addition to horse dogs, Rock also introduced bloodhounds, which were also originally from Belgium but had been improved by the British.
Bloodhounds have the most developed nose in the world and can distinguish smells from 14 days ago. Depending on scent tracking, bloodhounds can track up to 220 kilometers away.
What is the concept of 220 kilometers?
Johannesburg is 60 kilometers away from Pretoria, and Kronstad, the southernmost tip of Johannesburg, is 200 kilometers away from Bloemfontein, the capital of Orange.
In other words, if someone commits a crime in Kronstad and leaves some physical evidence at the scene, even if the criminal escapes to Bloemfontein, as long as he is tracked by bloodhounds within fourteen days, the criminal will have nowhere to go.
Escape,
This is much easier to use than a camera.
In addition to horse dogs and bloodhounds, Goude's dog farm is also breeding more powerful South African mastiffs.
Although the South African Mastiff is not suitable for use as a police dog, it is absolutely good for guarding homes and nursing homes. Although the Johannesburg Police Department has repeatedly expanded, the protection capabilities of the police station are still insufficient for farmers in remote areas, so more
At times, farmers must rely on their own strength to protect the safety of their farms and families.
That's why Johannesburg does not ban guns. Not only does it not ban guns, the police station also regularly trains farmers, including women and children, on the ability to use weapons, so that they can protect themselves with their own strength when they encounter danger.
Dogs are also a great tool for public security. In the 21st century, they joke that "public security basically relies on dogs." This sentence is no joke in this era. If a farm has three or five dogs, it will be much more effective than a shotgun. The South African Mastiff is very effective against
Strangers are alert enough. It doesn't matter whether the person intending to approach the farm is a Boer or a Zulu. As long as they are strangers, they will issue a warning.
Therefore, in Johannesburg, a farm can be without cows, but it cannot be without dogs.
In addition to the police station, Roque also wanted to develop Nyasaland and provide sufficient help to the Yao people in Portuguese East Africa. Fortunately, there is no shortage of weapons in Johannesburg. In one week, Roque provided 10,000 people to the Yao people.
A Martini Henry rifle.
These Martini Henry rifles were all handed over by the Boer guerrillas. Ade originally wanted to destroy all these weapons, and Rock used the waste to buy all these Martini Henry rifles at a low price and then sent them to
Portuguese East Africa.
Only guns are not enough without bullets. The Martini Henry rifle is a weapon that is about to be eliminated. Large-caliber single-shot rifles can no longer keep up with the development of the times. The British Royal Small Arms Factory has stopped the production of Martini Henry rifles.
production, switching to production of the more advanced Lee Enfield.
Rock went to see Ade to see if he could set up an arsenal to produce bullets in Nyasaland.
"Why produce bullets?" Ade didn't pay much attention to it, he just understood it out of habit.
"Now the Royal Small Arms Factory has stopped producing Martini Henry rifles, and the Yao people are using Martini Henry rifles. Over time, I am worried that we will not even be able to supply bullets, so it is necessary
Set up a factory specializing in the production of bullets in Nyasaland to produce bullets locally and supply them to the Yao people." Roque found a very suitable reason, and Ade agreed to Roque's request without much thought.
It is already an arsenal, and it will definitely not only produce bullets.
There are copper mines in Nyasaland and iron ores in the Limpopo River. South Africa has all kinds of resources. What it lacks is technology and guides.
Both the British and the Boers are unreliable. The Boers have no such vision at all. Let alone now, when the Boers come to power in the future, South Africa's military-industrial strength will not develop much.
The British will not develop South Africa. The British only want to use South Africa as a source of raw materials and a dumping ground for products. Why should they improve South Africa's manufacturing capabilities?
The Boers and the British don't care, Rock can't ignore it. Rock is planning to develop Nyasaland as its foundation. Industry is essential. The current bullet factory is just a cover. With the bullet factory, Rock can develop along the way.
For supporting factories, don’t underestimate a small bullet. The requirements for metallurgy and chemistry are also very high. There is a joke in the 21st century that India cannot even produce bullets. In fact, it is not that it cannot produce, but that it lacks production capacity.
, although this is a joke, it also reflects that producing bullets is not a simple matter.
What Rock wants is the bullet production line that is about to be eliminated in the Royal Small Arms Factory, and even the Martini Henry rifle production line.
Yes, the Martini Henry rifle is indeed outdated, but that does not mean that the Martini Henry rifle has no value. At least the machines for producing rifles are urgently needed in Nyasaland.
As for this matter, if Rock were to do it, it would probably take a lot of trouble and might not achieve the goal.
It would be much more convenient with Ade's help. In early April, the Royal Small Arms Factory sold two production lines of Martini Henry rifles and four production lines of 0.402 (10.211 mm) bullets to the Transvaal for 20,000 pounds.
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Yes, Adelaide purchased these production lines in the name of the Transvaal Government. If it were in his own name, the Royal Small Arms Factory would definitely not sell them.
In addition to the production line, Rock has also increased its orders to the American Westinghouse Electric Company and continues to purchase high-power hydroelectric generators for the construction of hydropower stations in Nyasaland.
Compared with Johannesburg, Nyasaland has abundant power resources, so hydropower must be developed. Now the cement factory has begun to produce cement stably. Compared with Johannesburg, the progress of the hydropower station in Nyasaland will not be slow.
How much.
Thanks to the prosperity of free trade, Westinghouse Electric Company is fully committed to supplying Rock's orders. It doesn't care who the generator is sold to. Making money is the most important thing.