In this model of an agricultural company, tractors are indispensable agricultural machinery.
Not only Nyasaland, farms in Johannesburg also need agricultural machinery. Unless it is pure animal husbandry, there is not much demand for agricultural machinery.
Regarding agricultural machinery, there are actually many applications. In 1831, C.H. McCormick of the United States successfully created a horse-drawn harvester.
The first horse-drawn grain combine harvester appeared in 1836.
Between 1850 and 1855, grain seeders, lawn mowers and corn seeders were promoted.
The above machines are basically powered by livestock. To achieve higher efficiency, tractors driven by internal combustion engines must be used.
In 1889, Chada Engine Company of Chicago, USA, manufactured the world's first agricultural tractor using a gasoline internal combustion engine, the "Baga" tractor.
Because the internal combustion engine is relatively light, easy to operate, and has high working efficiency, the emergence of the internal combustion engine has laid the foundation for the popularization and application of tractors.
In the following years, countries such as Sweden, Germany, Hungary and the United Kingdom almost simultaneously manufactured tractors powered by diesel internal combustion engines.
The "Tape Measure Department" established by the agricultural company is to replicate these diesel internal combustion engines, then conduct further research and launch more advanced agricultural machinery for use on farms in Johannesburg and Nyasaland.
Of course, the construction of the farm cannot be stopped until advanced agricultural machinery is obtained. There are still a lot of livestock in Nyasaland. When the expeditionary force withdrew, hundreds of thousands of draft horses were left behind. These draft horses contributed to the promotion of Johannesburg.
The construction of farms has played a big role. In Nyasaland, there are now more than 5,000 draft horses. Relying on these draft horses, agricultural companies can easily turn the wasteland around Little Rock into farms.
For the traditional Chinese, oxen or manpower are mostly used to cultivate land. The advantages of using horses for plowing are fast speed and high efficiency. Four draft horses can cultivate 80 acres of cultivated land in one day, and the efficiency is basically that of oxen.
Not to mention the manpower required to cultivate ten times more land, not to mention wasteland, even if it is mature land, four or five adults can only cultivate one or two acres a day.
With the help of draft horses, the Chinese cultivated land like gods. In just one month, the Chinese cultivated nearly 100,000 acres of arable land around Little Rock. Not only could cashews, cotton, sugar, sisal and other cash crops be grown here, but also
Corn, rice, soybeans, cassava and other food crops can be grown. It doesn’t require much. As long as these 100,000 acres of land are planted, it will be enough to satisfy the consumption of 100,000 Chinese people.
Of course, the "consumption" here must be supplemented by fish, eggs, milk, and other meat products, as well as vegetables that are indispensable to the Chinese. Over time, Nyasaland will definitely become a land of fish and rice in Africa.
Roque left Nyasaland ahead of time before the farm could harvest.
As the chief of police in Johannesburg, Rock cannot leave Johannesburg for too long. During this time, Joe Russell received more and more telegrams and complained a lot.
Just as Roque was on his way back to Johannesburg, the Portuguese in Tete finally couldn't hold on anymore and evacuated Tete with the help of a regular army from Lourenço Marquez.
This time the Portuguese were smart. They did not try to evacuate Tete by land. Instead, they sent a fleet along the Zambezi River to the vicinity of Tete, and then passed the Zambezi River to meet the Portuguese in Tete to evacuate Tete.<
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Now it was Lala's turn to be helpless. On land, the Yao people could still fight guerrillas with the Portuguese, but on the river, it was definitely the Portuguese. Under the high-pressure rule of the Portuguese, the Yao people didn't even have a fishing boat.
There is no way to compete with the Portuguese on the river.
Lara was also very straightforward, knowing that it was impossible to occupy Tete without ensuring the safety of the river. Therefore, after the Portuguese withdrew, the Yao people looted Tete and then burned the entire Tete with fire.
The city of Tete was founded in 1531. Before the Portuguese colonial era, Tete was the commercial center of the Swahili people. In 1531, the Portuguese established two settlements along the Zambezi River, one of which was Tete.
In the mid-17th century, Tete was once an important ivory and gold trading center.
Now all this has been destroyed in the war.
Three days later, the Portuguese, who made a comeback, were at a loss when facing the ruins of Tete.
What about the Yao people?
Where are the rebels?
Don’t they want Taite, the most important city in northwest Portuguese East Africa?
After searching the whole city, the Portuguese could not find even a single Yao person. At this time, the most important question before the Portuguese was not to find the Yao people, but whether to rebuild Tete.
There is no doubt that the city of Tete is very important. It is impossible for the Portuguese to give up Tete. Giving up Tete means giving up nearly 100,000 kilometers of land in the northwest of Portuguese East Africa.
However, there are many difficulties in rebuilding Tai Te. Let’s not talk about the cost of reconstruction. The more serious problem is that if Tai Te is rebuilt, what will the Yao people do if they repeat their old tricks?
The Portuguese's worries were not unreasonable. The Tete problem had not yet been resolved. At the end of June, the Yao people besieged Marupa, an important city in northern Portuguese East Africa.
Now the problem is really serious. There is no river like the Zambezi near Marupa. The Portuguese cannot easily evacuate people through the river. They can only retreat along the road, and the roads around Marupa have been completely destroyed by Yao.
The tribesmen were destroyed and the retreat was very difficult.
What makes the Portuguese feel more dangerous is that no one can confirm whether the situation in Tete and Marupa will get worse in the future. If the situation in Tete and Marupa is just a coincidence, then the Portuguese will suffer heavy losses, but
It won’t break your muscles and bones, there is always a chance to make a comeback.
But if the Yao people did it deliberately, then the future of the Portuguese in Portuguese East Africa would be very bad. Destruction is always easier than construction. The colonial stronghold that the Portuguese took hundreds of years to build could be built overnight by the Yao people.
Burned to the ground, how much energy can the Portuguese have to destroy the Yao people while rebuilding?
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It was impossible, the Portuguese simply couldn't do it, so in early July, the Portuguese East African colonial authorities sent a signal to the Yao people through the South African Company, hoping to have informal official contact with the Yao people.
What does informal official contact mean?
It means that fighting and killing is not a good idea. Why don't we sit down and talk to see if there is any possibility of peaceful resolution of this problem?
Of course, this does not mean that the Portuguese surrendered to the Yao people, so it was an "informal" contact. It means that the Portuguese did not agree that the Yao people were negotiable objects.
However, in order to quell the resistance of the Yao people, the Portuguese were willing to provide certain benefits to the Yao people, so they were "official".
"It's just retreat in order to advance. What are we talking about? There's nothing to talk about." After Roque learned the news, he mercilessly refused to negotiate.
Negotiation is impossible, at least at this stage.
Roque is taking advantage of the Yao people's resistance to the Portuguese, hoping to train a force that is good at guerrilla warfare, so before achieving this goal, Roque will not let the Yao people negotiate with the Portuguese. As for the Yao people's resistance to the Portuguese
If this continues, how many more Yao and Portuguese people will die? Does this have anything to do with Roque?
It doesn't matter, the person who died was not Chinese, Rock didn't care at all.
"Don't you want an outlet to the sea? Now you can take the opportunity to make a request." Xiaosi is eager to give it a try. In terms of war, Xiaosi is not good at it. The negotiation table is the "battlefield" where Xiaosi can give full play to his role.
"What can you get if you make a request now? The Shire River is a tributary of the Zambezi River. Will the Portuguese transfer their rights in the Zambezi River Basin to Nyasaland? Impossible." Roque has feelings for the Portuguese.
A clear understanding is that the rights of the Zambezi River Basin are the core interests of the Portuguese in Portuguese East Africa. The Portuguese will never give up until they have to. If they make this request early, they will expose the South African Company and Nyasa.
Lang's ambitions for the Zambezi River Basin.
Therefore, Roque's purpose is to use the Yao people to continuously cause harm to the Portuguese. When the Portuguese colonial rule in the northwest of Portuguese East Africa, and even the entire north, is completely paralyzed, and even endangers the surrounding area of Lourenço Marquez,
The Portuguese will truly surrender, and it will not be too late for Nyasaland to show up at that time.
"You want the entire Zambezi River Basin?" Stoudemire was shocked by Roque's ambition.
"No, I don't have that big ambition yet. I just want this section of Portuguese East Africa." Roque said lightly.
The Zambezi River, also known as the Lipa River, means "huge river". The Zambezi River has a total length of 2,660 kilometers and a drainage area of 1.35 million square kilometers. It is the fourth largest river in Africa and the largest river in southern Africa. The Limpopo River and
Compared with the Zambezi River, it is probably the difference between the Huaihe River and the Yangtze River.
The Zambezi River originates from the highlands in Rhodesia, flows through Portuguese West Africa, German Southwest Africa, Bechuanaland Protectorate, North and South Rhodesia, Portuguese East Africa, and finally empties into the Indian Ocean.
What Roque wants is not the entire Zambezi River Basin, in which case Roque would have to occupy all of central and southern Africa. What Roque wants is "only" this section of the Zambezi River in Portuguese East Africa, which covers an actual area.
It’s not too big, about 170,000 to 80,000 square kilometers.
"Hahahaha, how is that possible? Lorenzo Marquez will become an enclave, and the Portuguese can't agree to it." Stoudemire couldn't help but laugh after knowing Roque's purpose. In Stoudemire's opinion, this was basically
It’s impossible.
"Why is it impossible?" Rock said seriously.
"Why do you think it's possible?" Xiao Si did not hesitate.
"Come, look at the map. If the Yao people occupy Marupa and then continue to advance south, what will be the result?" Rock was not in a hurry and took Xiaosi to look at the map. It was in Rock's office. Rock's office
There is a huge map of South Africa behind the desk.
Compared with the maps of the 21st century, this map is not precise enough. After all, this is an era without remote sensing satellites, and the maps are crudely made. Relatively speaking, Rock's map is already very good, thanks to the British colonies all over the world.
The accuracy of British maps is recognized around the world.
The terrain of Portuguese East Africa is very clear on the map. If you ignore the protrusions around Tete, the terrain of Portuguese East Africa is like a dumbbell, big at both ends and small in the middle. Lorenzo Marquez is located at the southernmost end of the dumbbell, and Marupa
Basically the center of the northern section.
Obviously, if the Yao people drive the Portuguese forces out of the north, this seems likely to happen, because just a few years ago, the Yao people did it with the support of the South African Company, and now Niagara
Salan provides more sufficient support to the Yao people, making it easier for the Yao people to drive out the Portuguese forces from northern Portuguese East Africa.
After driving the Portuguese forces out of the north, if the Yao people continue to advance southward, it will affect the Zambezi River Basin and the areas around Lorenzo Marquez in the south.
In these areas, Portuguese rule was actually very unstable. Beginning in the 19th century, the Ngoni people's struggle against the Portuguese lasted for 70 years. They once occupied Lourenço Marquez, captured Sofala, and confiscated Zambia.
In the land occupied by large real estate companies south of the West River, in 1885 Ngoni chief Gengenhana united the surrounding ethnic groups to form the Gaza Federation to fight, and it was not suppressed until 1895.
The Shona people living in the central Manica Plateau, under the leadership of chiefs Umtasa and Mapondra, continued to resist Portuguese rule for more than 30 years starting in the 1860s, and once expelled the Portuguese from Portuguese East Africa.
and the border area with Rhodesia.
Once the Yao people cross the Zambezi River, the suppressed Ngoni and Zhaona people will rise up, which may cause the collapse of the entire Portuguese East Africa. Therefore, the current situation is far from the point of requiring negotiation.
The Portuguese have not completely surrendered, and the South African Company and Nyasaland are not able to obtain maximum benefits now that they are coming forward.
Therefore, the Portuguese will continue to bleed until the Portuguese can no longer bear it.
Xiaosi looked blank as he listened to Rock's introduction. Only then did Xiaosi realize why Rock wanted to expel all the Bantu people in Nyasaland.
We can't keep them. Those Bantu people seem harmless to humans and animals now, but if there are careerists like Roque behind them, then those Bantu people will become hungry wolves who choose and devour others.
Thinking of the Zulu people in Rhodesia, Xiao Si suddenly shuddered.
Roque has a good relationship with Stoudemire and has received huge benefits from Cecil Rhodes, so Roque will most likely not target Rhodesia. However, if there is another Roque with such ambitions
What to do at home?
Look at Rhodesia's neighbors, the Germans, Portuguese, and Belgians. Will these countries have the same bottom line as Roque when it comes to interests?
The answer is simply yes. If Roque's model succeeds in Portuguese East Africa, then all ambitious colonial countries will be ready to take action.
What left Stoudemire speechless was that Cecil Rhodes was the first to invent such a sinister method.