Except for some particularly perverted guys, as long as there is hope in life, no one will take risks.
The current main population of Johannesburg is Chinese and Zulu. The Zulu people are all in the mines, and the Chinese are either in the mines, reservoirs, or on the farms. As long as they work hard in a down-to-earth manner, the future will definitely be bright, so
There really aren’t many people who commit crimes.
The situation was much worse in Orange. After the war, thousands of guerrillas who laid down their weapons returned to Orange. The spirits of these people were traumatized to varying degrees during the war. Some guerrillas only found out after returning home that they had
Wives were separated and families were broken up. In just two months, dozens of guerrillas committed suicide with guns in temporarily assigned tents.
More guerrillas were drunk, violent, impulsive, and prone to serious violence. In the first two months after the signing of the "Peace Agreement," violent incidents occurred every day in Orange, and people were killed every day. Lister's family was exterminated.
Johannesburg is an isolated case, but it is very common in Orange. In the week before Lister's family was exterminated, there were three violent cases in Orange in which more than four people died.
Therefore, Roque wanted to hold a public trial, and not only Austin Burns agreed, but even Louis Botha agreed.
The Orange person in charge of contacting Johannesburg is Yang Christian Smuts.
In Orange, Young Smuts' position is Attorney General.
Young Smoots was born in the Cape Colony, so he was born British. His ancestors were Huguenots who moved to the Netherlands from France. His father was a Boer farmer and member of the colonial parliament, so Young Smoots was born in England.
Zi’s background is very complicated.
In 1891, Young Smuts went to Cambridge University to study law, and then won first place in the London Bar Association examination. After returning to Cape Town, Young Smuts had a close relationship with Cecil Rhodes.
, but in 1898, 28-year-old Jan Smuts accepted the invitation of Paul Kruger, President of the Transvaal Republic, to become the Minister of Justice of the Transvaal Republic.
After the war broke out, Yang Smuts became an outstanding soldier. After the guerrilla war began, Yang Smuts commanded the troops to wipe out the 17th Lancer Cavalry Regiment in Cape Territory.
Until the day of the armistice, Yang Smuts was still on the battlefield. Later, Yang Smuts participated in the peace negotiations. During the negotiations, Yang Smuts advocated cooperation with Britain and played an important role.
Article 12 of the "Peace Agreement" stipulates that the main commanders of the Boer army will be deprived of their citizenship rights, but they will not be sentenced to death.
This article was obviously not implemented seriously. Jan Smuts and Louis Botha were both Boer army commanders, but they have now entered the Orange government and held important positions.
Because of his relationship with Cecil Rhodes, Rock met Yang Smuts at a dinner specially held for Yang Smuts.
There were not many people at the dinner. Apart from Stoudemire and Yang Smuts, there were only Rock and Henry.
Yang Smuts is lean and lean, with sharp eyes and a heart-shaped goatee that impresses people. He is a rare senior intellectual among the Boers. Because he had the experience of studying in London, Yang Smuts is very
He is good at dealing with politicians in London. The last time Joseph Chamberlain visited South Africa, it was Yang Smuts who invited him.
In the future, the British government agreed to South Africa's autonomy, which was also promoted by Yang Smuts.
After the establishment of the Union of South Africa, Louis Botha served as Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa until his death in 1919. Young Smuts took over as Prime Minister until 1924, and later became Prime Minister of South Africa again in 1939.
Rock thought that Yang Smuts would communicate with Rock about the public trial. Unexpectedly, Yang Smuts had no intention of discussing the public trial at all. He sat down and started talking about the "People's Party" that he and Louis Botha had just established.
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Parties are a very popular topic in the Transvaal and Orange recently. Young Smuts and Louis Botha, former Transvaal President Schalke Biegel founded the "People's Party", Hull
Zog and DeWitt formed an "Orange Unionist Party" and they both decided to participate in the election held in the Cape the year after.
The current ruling party in Cape Town is the Progressive Party of Cecil Rhodes. After the death of Cecil Rhodes, Dr. Starr Jameson became the leader of the Progressive Party. Starr Jameson became the leader of the Progressive Party.
Dr. Jameson was the same Starr Jameson who led the Rhodesian police into the Transvaal to try to respond to the riots and was later captured by the Transvaal Republic.
In 1896, Dr. Starr Jameson escaped trial on the grounds that he was seriously ill. At that time, it was said that Dr. Starr Jameson was dying. However, he was now "recovered" and still had the energy to participate in the 1904
Cape Prime Ministerial Election.
"In the long run, democratic representative systems in the Transvaal and Orange are inevitable. We can even be more optimistic. Southern Africa will also have the opportunity to self-govern in the future. Now Canada and Australia have obtained self-government status, and New Zealand is also seeking to
Self-government, we have reason to believe that a South Africa that implements a democratic representative system or self-government is more in line with the interests of the British Empire. Just as we are currently experiencing a serious drought, but the London government knows nothing about it, London is too far away from us, and Congress
It is impossible to make a timely and correct response to everything that happened in southern Africa." Yang Smozi's reasons are very good, and Rock thinks so too, but Yang Smozi's starting point is definitely different from Rock's. p>
Not a drop of rain fell during last year's rainy season, so the drought in the Transvaal and Orange this year is really serious. The Limpopo River has completely dried up, and other rivers in the Transvaal and Orange are also running out of water. p>
In Johannesburg, the government and farmers are working hard to save themselves. Funded by the government, led by agricultural associations, and farmers contributing, they are digging large-scale water wells and building water conservancy projects in Johannesburg.
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The same cannot be said for Bloemfontein. Although Bloemfontein also received a loan, the Orange government's organizational capabilities were far inferior to those of the Transvaal government, and the Boers did not cooperate, so the Orange could only respond passively.
Waiting passively, if there is still insufficient rainfall in the rainy season this year, drinking water will be a problem for the Boers in Orange next year.
At present, the Transvaal and Orange are still in the dry season. It is normal for it not to rain. When the rainy season arrives in November, if the rainfall still does not increase significantly, then the Transvaal and Orange will have to prepare for a more serious drought next year.
Prepare.
"Democratic representative system is still possible, self-government is not realistic -" Henry definitely does not want the Transvaal and Orange to be self-governing. If the Transvaal and Orange are self-governing, then nobles like Henry and Rock will be self-governing.
You will be subject to many restrictions.
Locke did not speak on this issue. Whether Henry wanted it or not, Locke knew that self-government was inevitable.
"Why is it unrealistic? If the current situation continues, then I think London's patience will not last long." Yang Smuts is full of confidence.
Rock and Henry exchanged looks, as if they understood why the Boers in Orange were resistant to the British government's help.
It is indeed a conflict. Don’t the Boers know that if they rebuild their farms as soon as possible, their lives will become normal as soon as possible?
They definitely know it. Even if ordinary Boers don't know it, elites like Yang Smuts and Louis Botha definitely know it.
So why do the Boers do nothing?
This is probably the reason that Yang Smuts just said. If the Boers do nothing and rely on London for everything, in addition to compensation and grants, they also apply for financial aid and loans every year. These loans may still be repaid.
I can’t afford it——
Then within a few years, London will definitely be tired of it. If the Boers request autonomy by then, there is a high probability that London will agree.
This is an aboveboard conspiracy.
I guess I should let Yang Smozi and Gandhi have a chat. They should have a lot in common.
"The crux of the matter is, what good does autonomy do to Orange?" Rock finally couldn't help it. Now the attitudes of Yang Smuts and Louis Botha were very obvious. No matter what it was, they had to work with De Lan.
Shiwa is tied together, and Rock is firmly opposed to this kind of tie.
Without the cooperation of the Transvaal, nothing could be done in Orange.
After all, there are no gold mines or diamond mines in Orange, so Orange has no economic independence at all. The reason why Orange has to involve the Transvaal in everything is because there are gold mines in the Transvaal.
If Orange and Transvaal are tied together, then Transvaal can financially subsidize Orange.
As a Transvaal, Rock definitely disagrees with this approach. If the Orange people really want to be autonomous, then Transvaal might as well get closer to Rhodesia. At least Rhodesia does not need Germany.
Lanswaal's help.
"Freedom, what we have always wanted is freedom!" Yang Smuts was categorical, and this reason was almost impeccable: "Because of the British invasion, we moved from the Cape to the Transvaal and Orange, Rand
After the gold mine was discovered, Cape stirred up trouble again. In order to end the war, we were even willing to give up the Rand Gold Mine and only retain an independent country. But even this humble request, London still did not agree, so now the Trans
Transvaal and Orange are not the Transvaal and Orange we want, but are imposed on us by the British government."
Yang Smuts was right. Britain was indeed the culprit that caused all this. The only reason was that the expeditionary force was unable to eliminate the Boers. In the end, the British government had no choice but to negotiate with the Boers.
If the expeditionary force had been more powerful and the British government had been more tough, then maybe there wouldn't be the current trouble.
"Your Excellency, Minister, you are also British, and now all Boers are British." Henry reminded him calmly.
"Yes, Lord Fawalt, I am indeed British. I was born in the Cape and studied at Cambridge University. In my impression, when I was born, the British Empire was actively pioneering, brave and fearless.
Civilization has progressed - but what now? The British Empire is no longer the British Empire before. As a British person, I feel ashamed of some people in the British Empire." Yang Smuts probably did not notice, he said
At the same time as he said this, Xiaosi's face looked very ugly.
When it comes to being the culprit for provoking the war, Cecil Rhodes has no one to blame. From Young Smuts's point of view, he can indeed blame Cecil Rhodes because they are friends.
But from Stoudemire’s perspective——
Sorry, in this world, Stoudemire will probably kill anyone who says something bad about Cecil Rhodes.
"Well, Mr. Minister, I hope your People's Party wins the general election. Let's talk about the public trial now." Roque did not dwell on this topic. After being tricked several times by the old fox Louis Botha,
Roque is now wary of dealing with people like Louis Botta and Jan Smuts.
"Ah, public trials, there's nothing to talk about. Those who make mistakes must pay the price. We also have reason to warn those with evil intentions through the trial of these people." No matter what Yang Smooth's views on the British government are
, Yang Smuts will definitely not resist the public trial. After all, Yang Smuts does not want Orange to become a paradise for criminals.
"Then it's decided. If it's convenient tomorrow, I hope you can come to the police station and we can have a good chat about this issue." Rock decided to end the dinner. Today's dinner was very unhappy. Rock will ask for it later.
Let's go have some late-night snacks with Henry.
On the way back to the city, Henry was still angry.
"These Boers are really greedy. Even if you give them more money, they will not be grateful to the empire in the slightest. They should let the expeditionary force destroy them. Look at the guy just now, he is still a graduate of Cambridge University. He is in Cambridge
Did you learn this in college?" Henry was still very angry when he thought of Yang Smooth's face just now.
"Henry, be careful, that guy is digging a hole for us." Rock can now confirm that Yang Smuts is deliberately irritating Rock and Henry.
It is very sad to say that in the entire Transvaal, including Mayor Philip Matilda, apart from Adelaide, Roque has not found any outstanding talents.
So it’s no wonder that in the original history, after Ade left office and returned to the British mainland, the Boers took control of the four Cape colonies, first Louis Botha, then Jan Smuts and Herzog
The British have never been leaders of the Union of South Africa.
In the Transvaal now, apart from Adelaide, the most outstanding young people should be Rock, Stoudemire, and Henry.
Rock and Henry aside, Stoudemire, as the boss of the South African company, ruled the entire Rhodesia. He was outside Southern Africa. The establishment of the historical Union of South Africa did not include Rhodesia. Then the only young people worthy of the attention of Yang Smuts and Louis Botha are Rock and Henry, especially Rock. There are now more than 100,000 Chinese in Johannesburg. Rock is the undisputed core of the Chinese, regardless of
Neither the British nor the Boers will ignore the power of the Chinese.