Before coming into contact with Gandhi, Rock still had great hopes for Gandhi, thinking that Gandhi, an Indian who had received modern education, might be a little different from other Indians.
After coming into contact with Gandhi, Rock was completely disappointed with the Indian group. Whether they were high-caste Indians or low-caste Indians, they all had a mysterious self-confidence that ordinary people could not understand, and their thinking was not on the same channel as normal people.
, so if Rock wants to prove it to Owen, he has to think of other ways.
In fact, there are still ways. Gandhi is unreliable. Rock can get some reliable people to go to Gandhi, such as the "non-combatants" being trained by the War Office in Nyasaland.
It's a pity that Rock can't leave now, otherwise Rock could go to Nyasaland to see what's going on with Frank.
Let’s not talk about the progress on Frank’s side. In mid-September, the Yao people in Portuguese East Africa ignored the Portuguese strongholds in the coastal areas, crossed the Zambezi River, and launched an attack on the Portuguese in southern Portuguese East Africa.
At the end of September, the Ngoni and the recruiters responded to the Yao attack by killing their local Portuguese.
The Portuguese in Lourenço Marquez were on pins and needles. The Portuguese Governor in Portuguese East Africa sent six telegrams to the South African Company within a week. The wording ranged from a strong protest at the beginning to an almost pleading request for intervention in the last one. The Portuguese have always known that the South African Company was behind the Yao people's support, but the Portuguese had no evidence, and the resistance of the Yao people had not been very effective. Therefore, the Portuguese had only protested to London before and did not point the finger at the South African Company. p>
After Nyasaland intervened, the resistance of the Yao people entered a new stage. Before the Portuguese could react, they successively lost important cities such as Tete and Mapupa. London's response at this time was still indifferent, but the Portuguese
The people were already in dire straits, so they had to ask the South African Company to intervene in an attempt to temporarily stop the Yao people's attack.
"Why stop? The Portuguese are gathering troops in the mainland, and I heard that they have hired a large number of mercenaries. What the Portuguese need most now is time. They are not at the end of the road yet. This is just a delaying tactic for the Portuguese." Roque did not give the Portuguese any time.
A chance to breathe. The Portuguese are now on the edge of the cliff. As long as they work harder, the Portuguese will be kicked into the abyss.
"It is very difficult to drive the Portuguese out of Portuguese East Africa. The Yao people do not have the ability to attack directly. The Portuguese strongholds on the coast are very strong, and they can obtain supplies through the sea. Unless the Yao people can block the Portuguese ports, otherwise
The Portuguese will not surrender." Stoudemire is now based in Johannesburg and spends less than three days in Salisbury every month.
"That's not how the account is settled. Think about why the expeditionary force wants to negotiate with the Boers -" Roque is not worried about this problem. Anyway, it is not the Chinese's turn to die. It doesn't matter if the Portuguese don't surrender, just take your time.
"Why?" Stoudemire and Rock have been together for a long time and are too lazy to use their brains.
"Because of military expenditures, costs, and the disproportion between input and output, even with the foundation of the British Empire, it cannot afford a protracted war. Do you think Portugal's foundation is stronger than that of the United Kingdom?" Roque dismissed it, and
Compared to the UK, Portugal is the younger brother.
"Haha, I understand, Locke, you insidious guy, you want to kill the Portuguese." Stoudemire laughed. The British persisted in the Boer War for 27 months. How long can the Portuguese persist?
Counting the time, it has been four months!
Yes, Roque wants to consume the Portuguese alive. Even though the Portuguese are having a lot of fun now, they are both mercenaries and expeditionary forces. In fact, the Portuguese do not have much confidence.
The British mobilized 450,000 people in the Boer War. These 450,000 people included British troops, Cape servants, and reinforcements from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and India.
How many people can the Portuguese mobilize?
Forty thousand people are enough!
Look at the Portuguese opponents.
Britain's opponents in the Boer War, the Boers, numbered only 440,000 including women and children. The British mobilized more troops than the total population of the Boers.
The opponents of the Portuguese were the Yao, Bantu, Ngoni, and Zhao people, and perhaps the Zulus in the four Cape colonies. The total population was at least five to six million.
Already more than the total population of the Portuguese.
The "total population" here refers to the total population including white Portuguese East Africans and white Portuguese West Africans. The population of Portugal itself is not worth mentioning, and it only exceeded 10 million in the 21st century.
Therefore, the Portuguese have no chance of winning in this war. If Portugal negotiates now, then Portugal may still have a decent result. If the Portuguese persist in their stubbornness——
Haha, I'm afraid that the Kingdom of Portugal will be destroyed in one day. Let alone Portuguese East Africa, it depends on whether Portuguese West Africa can be preserved.
"Why not waste energy to death? It's better than using human sea tactics to bulldoze it -" If it had been someone else, they might have mobilized the Yao people to use human sea tactics.
Luo Ke does not kill the goose to obtain the eggs. The Yao people are quite obedient now. Luo Ke will not let the Yao people line up to die. The Yao people will have a greater role in the future.
In Roque's vision, Portuguese East Africa was just a small test. In the future, if Roque completes the "Two C Plan", he will inevitably have to face the Germans.
Compared with the Portuguese, the Germans are undoubtedly tough, and they might even lose their teeth.
The total population of Portugal is only 5.12 million, while the total population of Germany is 56.36 million, so Roque wants to preserve the vitality of the Yao people. Even if necessary, Roque will strengthen the Yao people and use the Yao people to attack German-controlled areas.
Tanganyika, finally helped Rock complete the "Two C Plan".
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To put it bluntly, even if Roark does not seek German Tanganyika, it is necessary for Roark to retain a force to deal with these Africans in southern Africa. To deal with these Africans, whether Roark takes action or
If white people in Europe take action, they will leave an indelible stain on history.
The Yao people do not have this worry. After all, the Yao people are also Africans, so no matter what happens between the Yao people and other Africans, it is an internal conflict of the African people and has nothing to do with other people.
"The arsenal has started production, what's next?" Stoudemire was very interested in Rock's plan. Although it seemed that Nyasaland and Rhodesia had no relationship, Stoudemire witnessed the changes in Nyasaland.
, there is a sense of satisfaction and pride in participating in it.
"Now we can only produce bullets. There is nothing to be proud of. We will also build rifles, artillery, and even design our own rifles and artillery. There is still a long way to go. Don't be satisfied." Roque is not in a hurry. Military Industry
The development of business also requires knowledge. You can’t become fat with just one bite.
Last month, the arsenal in Nyasaland started production.
It’s a bit shameful to say, and there is nothing to be proud of when it is put into production, because the machines were bought from the Royal Small Arms Factory, the workers were hired from Europe, and even the raw materials were imported in batches from Europe, which means they were produced in Nyasaland.
, indeed there is nothing to be proud of.
But in Stoudemire's opinion, even if it's just bullets, it's amazing that they can be produced in Nyasaland.
After all, before this, Africa's significance to Europe was basically the origin of raw materials and the dumping ground of industrial products. Apart from agricultural products and industrial raw materials, basically nothing in Africa could be exported to Europe. Nyasaland could produce bullets.
This is already a huge progress.
"Hahahaha - Locke, stop dreaming. We can't even produce gun stocks ourselves, and you still want to produce rifles?" Stoudemire laughed, never expecting that Locke's ideals were so big.
Rock didn't smile, and leaned back comfortably on the chair, watching the smile gradually disappear from Xiaosi's face.
"Locke, are you serious?" Xiao Si felt something unusual.
"Why aren't you serious? As you just said, Nyasaland can't even produce gun butts. Is that true? I'm afraid you don't believe it yourself. I didn't even mention how rich wood we have here.
Two wood processing plants have been built in Oak Town. You can have as many gun stocks as you want, and they can be produced now." Rock didn't brag. Gun stocks really don't have much technical content.
"What about the rifle?" Xiao Si felt that his face was a little numb. Referring to Rock's previous performance, Xiao Si knew that if Rock wanted to do something, he would definitely be able to do it.
"Rifles are also very simple. Don't look at it. We don't even have the steel to produce rifles, but that's not a problem. We can't produce gunpowder and fulminant, but we can still make bullets - that's not right. Next month we will
It can produce gunpowder. In fact, I am very curious. There are so many mines in Johannesburg that require a large amount of gunpowder every day. Why has no one set up a gunpowder factory in Johannesburg?" Rock really can't figure out the profitability of the arsenal compared with gold mines.
Not inferior.
"What are you thinking? In the past, Johannesburg was a territory controlled by the Boers. They must not be allowed to produce their own gunpowder." Xiao Si explained that there is a reason why the industry in Johannesburg and even the entire Transvaal is so backward. It is not that the Boers do not want to
To engage in industry, the British did not allow it.
Speaking of industry, this is related to the seaport. In the past, there was only one railway from Pretoria and Bloemfontein to Cape Town, so no matter what the Boers wanted to buy, they had to be restricted by Cape Town. In order to get rid of this passive situation, the Transvaal built a railway to Lorenzo Marquez. Unfortunately, the British launched a war not long after the railway was opened.
Therefore, the industrial dream of the Boers was shattered before it was even born.
"Well, let's not talk about the problem of gunpowder. What obstacles do you think we have in producing our own rifles? In terms of technology, we can hire technicians. We have even hired a lot of technicians. Now as long as we have the raw materials, we can immediately
Then we can start work; then there are raw materials. Europe is not the only one in the world that can produce raw materials for making rifles. Americans have better steel and cheaper prices, so don’t talk about whether we can buy raw materials. London will beg us to buy raw materials.
"Compared with politics, Rock believes more in the power of capital.
Generally speaking, in order to limit the production capacity of the colonies, London will definitely restrict the colonies from possessing advanced technology.
But this "restriction" has no effect in the face of countries like the United States. Don't forget that the United States and the United Kingdom are both firm supporters of "free trade." If the United Kingdom does not sell technology and raw materials to Nyasaland, the United States will take the initiative to sell the technology to Nyasaland.
and raw materials to Nyasaland.
"So, our next step is to produce rifles? What will we produce, Lee Enfield?" Stoudemire can't wait and is very much looking forward to Rock's future.
"Lee Enfield is one of the options. We need to produce Martini Henry to support the Yao people. At the same time, we also need a large number of Winchester 1897 and Webley revolvers. As for what to produce in the future, that will
Let’s see what we need.” Roque is not in a hurry and solves the practical problems first.
At present, what Nyasaland and Johannesburg need most is not Lee Enfield, but seemingly backward weapons such as Winchester 1897 and Webley revolvers.
The Winchester 1897 is an improved version of the 1883. The biggest improvement is the improvement of the lever structure into a pump-action structure. The Winchester 1897 is a close-range weapon with great power at close range and fast firing speed.
Can form effective firepower advantage.
As for the Webley revolver, Rock doesn't like this pistol either, but there is currently no better choice.
These two weapons are urgently needed by the Chinese in Nyasaland and Johannesburg. For farmers, they do not need offensive capabilities, but more for self-defense, so farmers do not need high-precision, high-range Lee...
Enfield, instead needs Winchester 1897 and Webley, which are cheap, easy to use, and powerful defensive weapons.
"I thought it was Lee Enfield——" Stoudemire immediately lost interest.
Rock laughed dumbly. Lee Enfield may be an epoch-making weapon in Stoudemire's opinion, but here in Rock, Lee Enfield is really not ranked. Rock has asked Christian to go to Denmark to contact Jean Theo.
Dos Scobo is trying to buy the blueprints of the Madsen machine gun from Madsen. Once successful, Nyasaland Arsenal will have a powerful product.
The Madsen light machine gun was an epoch-making product. In 1890, Lieutenant Jean Theodor Scobo of the Danish Army began to design a semi-automatic rifle. This rifle was actually based on the Martini Henry rifle.
, transformed into a rifle that can fire automatically.
After the successful design, the Madison light machine gun adopted a top-down top-feeding method and was originally called a cavalry automatic rifle.
This kind of light machine gun has now been produced in Denmark, and the company responsible for the production is the famous Madsen company in the future. The Madsen machine gun did not stop mass production until 1950, and its vitality is surprising.
In a few years, if Rock wants to obtain the drawings of the Madsen machine gun, he will need to purchase a production license from Madsen Company.
There is no such problem now. Nyasaland is tens of thousands of kilometers away from Denmark. The Danes would never have thought that someone in Nyasaland would actually have an interest in them.