If possible, Louis Botta would definitely not want to come to Roque at this time.
But it’s impossible not to look for it. In the past two days, Louis Botha went to Ziwei Town, Oak Town, and even Crocodile Bay Company. Everything in Johannesburg left a deep impression on Louis Botha.
Whether Louis Botha admits it or not, the reconstruction of Orange is now far behind Johannesburg.
Even in the foreseeable future, this "backwardness" gap will become larger and larger. Perhaps one day, the Boers in Orange will be driven by a more and more developed economy, a better and better environment, and a more and more stable society.
Attracted by Johannesburg, I would rather give up the farm in Orange and go to Johannesburg to find a stable job.
That was definitely a devastating blow to the Boers.
Louis Botha couldn't sit back and watch this happen, so Louis Botha came to Roque, not only for Roque's last proposal, but also for the Boers in Orange.
"Rebuilding is actually very simple. You need a strong team, hard-working and capable farmers, and sufficient funds. This last point does not seem to be a problem now, but there are also great hidden dangers. 12 million pounds is a lot of money.
Money, but there are currently 200,000 Boers in Orange, and each person is only given 60 pounds. If nothing is done, the money will be spent soon. What to do after it is spent? Should you continue to apply for a loan?
It’s impossible. The Imperial Bank will not give us another loan before this loan is repaid.” Roque is not optimistic about Orange’s current reconstruction method.
The biggest problem in Orange is the lack of cooperation between the Boers and the Orange government.
The Orange government was formed by the British government, and Ader also served as the governor of Orange. Before the signing of the "Peace Agreement," the employees of the Orange government were basically British or Boers assimilated by the British.<
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Most of the civilians in Orange are Boers, many of whom are guerrillas who have just returned from the front line. They have a strong resistance to the rule of the British government, although the Orange government has now absorbed some guerrilla leaders.
, trying to get these leaders to ease the antagonistic relationship between the Boers and the government, but the effect was not obvious.
The most direct reaction is that many Boers are not working, rebuilding their farms, or even building houses, but are living in tents, waiting for government rescue.
The key is that even if they receive compensation or loans from the government, they will not feel grateful for it.
"No, this time it will not be distributed evenly. This loan will be fully controlled by the government and used to invest in infrastructure, just like what the Transvaal is doing now." Louis Botha is not stupid, Orange.
The current situation has proved that the previous model is not feasible. If the method is not changed, no matter how much loans there are, there will be no change.
It is not easy to admit this.
As the governor-general of the Transvaal and Orange, Adelaide's attitude towards the Transvaal and Orange was not fundamentally different.
After the signing of the Peace Agreement, Adelaide focused mainly on reconstruction. In order to achieve the Britishization of the Transvaal and Orange, Adelaide worked hard. He also knew that this would lead to resentment among the Boers, so
At the same time, Ade also carried out large-scale engineering construction to win people's hearts.
In order to ensure that these policies are not misinterpreted, Adelaide hired a large number of university graduates from the UK to work in the Transvaal and Orange. These university students are very popular in the Transvaal. They work hard and are serious and responsible. At the same time, they are as good as before.
officials are also more capable.
However, in Orange, these college students were marginalized. The Boers did not trust these college students and believed that these college students were sent by the Governor-General to carry out enslavement education on them. Therefore, they called these college students "Milner Kindergarten" and treated these college students
Unbridled ridicule, sarcasm, ridicule.
Ordinary Boers laughed at these college students because they did not understand the value of them. Louis Botha and the other elites among the Boers would certainly not be so superficial.
College students also have tempers. After being ostracized by the Boers, many college students left Orange for the Transvaal, and some even returned directly to the British mainland. As a result, Ade was very disappointed with Orange.
This "disappointment" may lead to serious consequences, so Louis Botta must find a way to change the status quo.
"This choice is correct. What I say next may make you very angry, but Louis, the government can never be overwhelmed by public opinion, especially the Boers in Orange. Many of them have strong resistance to the government.
, If this situation is not resolved, it may lead to very serious consequences." Roque solemnly reminded Louis Botha that Adelaide's patience has its limits. If the Boers remain in this uncooperative state, Adelaide will be in trouble.
No one can predict what De will do next.
Ade is certainly not an appeaser as a person who can become a governor-general. Don’t forget that it was Ade who pushed the British government to agree to declare war on the Boer Republic.
Therefore, if the Boers still show no cooperation after the 30 million is received, then Adelaide may have to use other methods to solve this problem.
That is definitely a way Louis Botta does not want to see.
"I know that many of those dissatisfied people went to German Southwest Africa. In the past two months, at least 10,000 people chose to leave." Louis Botha smiled bitterly, and other regions were trying every means to attract them.
Due to immigration, Orange's population is decreasing.
After the signing of the Peace Agreement, Boers began to immigrate to German South-West Africa. The Governor of German South-West Africa, Leutwein, was overjoyed and distributed the Herero farms to the Boers who immigrated to German South-West Africa free of charge.
And help the Boers build farms.
After the news spread back to Orange, more Boers immigrated to German Southwest Africa.
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But most people still choose to stay in Orange. After all, there are now more than 200,000 Boers in Orange, and the total number of Boers in the four Cape regions is as many as 600,000. Another "Great Migration" is no longer realistic.
, and German Southwest Africa did not have enough land to accommodate all the Boers.
During the Boer War, the position of German Southwest Africa was very clear. Do you still remember the "Teutonic Africa Plan" proposed by Germany after the Berlin Conference?
The most important part is to unite the Transvaal and Orange in order to complete the "Teutonic Africa Plan".
After Britain conquered the Transvaal and Orange, Germany's "Teutonic Africa Plan" had completely failed. However, Britain's "Two C Plan" took a big step forward. If Britain could start from the Congo Free State or Tanganyi
If Kazakhstan opens up the situation, then Britain's "Two C Plan" will be successful.
"This is not a bad thing. Since those people do not want to stay in Orange, forcing them to stay will also cause serious hidden dangers. It is better for them to go to German Southwest Africa. German Southwest Africa is not a paradise for white people. The Germans
The Herero people are being massacred in German South-West Africa, and the Herero farms are distributed to the Boers who immigrated to German South-West Africa. This is actually placing the blame on others. If the Herero people make a comeback, think about those Boers.
"Fate." Rock sneered. During the Boer War, the Germans supported the Boer Republic unscrupulously. Do they really think that Britain is easy to mess with?
They were definitely not easy to mess with, so the Herero people in German Southwest Africa rebelled.
Considering the causal relationship between the two, Rock has enough reason to believe that the Herero people and the rebellion must be related to Walvis Bay.
"Locke, if you want Orange to also set up a militia to work with the Johannesburg militia to maintain public security in Johannesburg and Orange, then your Johannesburg Police Department will be responsible for part of the cost of forming a militia in Orange. I know this
The request is a bit presumptuous, but Locke, you should know the current situation in Orange." Louis Botha was quite sincere. He knew that if he waited passively, Locke would definitely not take the initiative, so Louis Botha had to take the initiative to fight for it. "Louis, you just got 12 million pounds, and Johannesburg only got 7.5 million pounds--" Roque looked surprised, most of which was fake.
"Yes, Orange got 12 million pounds, but there are 200,000 people in Orange. Johannesburg and Pretoria combined took 18 million pounds. Johannesburg and Pretoria combined got 200,000 pounds."
Human?" Louis Botta was also full of complaints when he mentioned this matter.
This loan was loaned back in the name of Transvaal and Orange. In principle, Johannesburg, as a region of Transvaal, is not eligible to participate in loan allocation at all.
But because the main force in repaying the loan was Johannesburg, Johannesburg just took away the 7.5 million. Louis Botha was very dissatisfied with this matter, and now that Roque is complaining again, Louis Botha definitely disagrees. p>
Regardless of whether Louis Botha agrees or not, Roque will try his best to fight for the interests of Johannesburg, so Roque's attitude is also very firm: "Of course, there is no need to add it with Pretoria. Counting Johannesburg alone, it has already exceeded
200,000 people."
"200,000?" Louis Botta was deeply skeptical.
"There must be!" Luo Ke said firmly.
Indeed, before you know it, the total number of Chinese workers and farmers in Johannesburg has exceeded 50,000, and together with the family members of subsequent immigrants, there are now more than 100,000 Chinese in Johannesburg.
After the signing of the Peace Agreement, many British people were attracted by the gold in Johannesburg and took the initiative to immigrate to Johannesburg.
However, these people only want to stay in the city and are not willing to run farms, so their sense of existence is not strong.
In addition to the British, some persecuted Russian Jews also came to the Transvaal. Most of them were in Pretoria. Only a few came to Johannesburg. The number of these people was also quite large.
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In short, the current population of the Transvaal has exceeded 200,000, which is basically the same number as the Boers in Orange, enough to make Louis Botha wary.
"Then we will each be responsible for the cost of forming a militia and jointly maintain public security in Bloemfontein and Johannesburg." Louis Botha agreed happily this time.
Roque didn't know why, but suddenly felt as if he had been fooled.
As a result, the next day, Ade called Rock to the Palace of Justice and gave him a scolding.
"Stupid! Extremely stupid! Do you think you have taken advantage, don't you? Do you think Louis Botta is a fool, don't you? You don't even know that you are being used by others. Are you digging for gold and digging for stupidity?" Ade burst out laughing.
Rock ten minutes.
Of course, Roque just said it, keeping his posture at attention and counting sheep without any distractions.
Ade is a politician after all. He was out of breath after scolding for less than ten minutes. Seeing Roque's sincere attitude, Ade's anger somewhat subsided.
What if I don’t use it?
Roque is not an ordinary person now, he is also a "Baron" with status. Even if he does something wrong, Ade cannot punish him casually. Therefore, Ade takes a breath and still wants to talk to Roque.
"Don't treat the Boers as fools. While using the Boers, you must also guard against being used by the Boers. We spent a full 220 million to get the Boers to lay down their arms. You just want the security of Johannesburg, but you want the Boers to be used by the Boers."
Are you stupid to pick up the weapon?" Ade looked at Rock with a look that made him hate steel.
Only then did Rock realize where he had gone wrong.
Ade is right. The establishment of a militia can certainly protect the country and the people, but it also allows the Boers to have a "paramilitary organization", which makes all the previous efforts of the British government and the expeditionary force in vain. Can Ade not be angry? p>
A scolding is already a lenient sentence. After all, Roque was promoted by Ade, and now he is a "baron". If it were someone else who made such a mistake, he might be dismissed from his position, not to mention being dismissed.
Judgment.
"It's very stupid." Roque admitted his mistakes honestly. He has to admit when he did something wrong. Compared with old people like Ade and Louis Botta, Roque still needs to temper himself.
If you think about it, you can understand that before Rock traveled, he was just a foreign trade dog after all, and there was a huge gap between him and the elite of that era.
Traveling to this era, Rock is able to thrive, not because Rock's ability has been greatly improved. Compared with the elites of this era, Rock is still far behind. His ability to thrive depends entirely on his grasp of the overall situation.
, which is the so-called "Standing on the wind, even a pig can fly."
Rock is the pig blown up by the wind. When the tide is high, everyone swims happily. Only when the tide goes out do you know who has been swimming naked.
Rock wasn't swimming naked, but it was similar to swimming naked. During this period of time, Rock was going smoothly, and Rock had lost his vigilance.
"——Don't forget at any time that you are just a police officer, and the police should only do your own thing. Things like this are beyond your scope of authority and should be left to your superiors for coordination and resolution——Go to
General Hopkins, he will give you the help you deserve." Adelaide is good at tempting, and he is really educating Rock as his own son.
I almost forgot, Ade has no children, so if this were in the Qing Dynasty——
It wouldn't work in the Qing Dynasty. Ad is a white man and Rock is a Chinese. At most, Rock will respect Ad as he respects his predecessors. Others are impossible.