In fact, the current Congo Free State is almost turned upside down.
The conflict with Nyasaland directly caused the collapse of the stable situation in the Congo Free State. Prior to this, although the resistance of the Tetera people had not subsided, the Tetera chief had been driven out of the Congo Free State and fled to Germany.
Belonging to Tanganyika, the impact on the Congo Free State has been extremely limited.
During the conflict, the Congo Free State lost its troops. Not only did the colonial army formed by Leopold II suffer heavy losses, but even the white mercenaries were completely annihilated by the Northern Rhodesian Division.
The Tetera people have resurrected, and other originally stable areas have also been affected by the Tetera people. Resistance to the Belgians has emerged one after another. Even the previously obedient colonial troops have begun to obey the orders of the colonial authorities.<
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As mentioned before, although the officers of the colonial army formed by Leopold II in the Congo Free State were white, the soldiers were all Congolese. This was actually a great hidden danger. Once the morale of the army fluctuated, Leopold II's colonial army would not be able to survive.
The rule will completely collapse.
Leopold II also knew that the hidden dangers were great, but Leopold II had no choice. Belgium was also a small country with few people and could not provide enough troops for Leopold II. The Congo Free State was still Leopold II.
The Belgian government probably had some ideas as well, so Leopold II could only rely on the Congolese to form a colonial army.
In fact, this is also a common method used by colonial countries. If Rock had not disrupted it, this pattern would have continued until the Cold War period in the 20th century. Rock just advanced the process and did not change the final result.<
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There must be changes, at least the difficulties that Leopold II had to face did not exist here in Roque.
Leopold II had to face not only the collapse of the Congo Free State, but also international censure and pressure, as well as the domestic demands of Belgium. Compared with the chaotic Congo Free State, these two
Even worse.
In order to suppress the rebellious Congolese, Leopold II granted more rights to the Katanga Company, the Antwerp Company, the Kasai Company, the Anglo-Belgian Rubber Company and other commercial enterprises with huge interests in the Congo Free State.
The land was leased to these companies and these companies were allowed to form armies to maintain their rule in the Congo Free State.
At the same time, Leopold II denied everything to the outside world and resolutely refused to admit the brutal rule in the Congo Free State. He also invited the British and the French to join the investigation team formed by Leopold II to go to the Congo Free State to investigate the truth.
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It has to be said that Leopold II’s calculation was very clever. Britain and France also had extensive interests in the Congo Free State. On this issue, Britain and France definitely supported Leopold II. p>
To take a step back, the UK and France are not clean. All colonial countries used almost similar methods when they first conquered their colonies and integrated them. However, the colonies of Britain and France were already stable, so
Only the UK and France will speak out on this issue to show their governments’ fairness and justice.
In fact, it’s just a matter of fifty steps and a hundred steps.
After the rainy season ended, Johannesburg began a new round of construction.
This round of construction is no longer focused on urban construction, but on road transportation. Johannesburg must take advantage of the dry season to improve Johannesburg's internal transportation network and build a road to Pretoria. p>
Ziwei Town requires a road between Johannesburg, which is part of Johannesburg's internal transportation network. This part of the cost is borne by the Johannesburg Municipal Government. However, because Johannesburg has to start many construction sites at the same time, there is currently a serious lack of funds, so this part of the cost has become a problem.
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"Locke, Imperial Bank has promised to provide loans to the Johannesburg city government, and the terms offered are very good. The city government really has no reason to refuse." Owen was a little worried. Rock hoped that Owen could lobby the Johannesburg city government on behalf of Rand Bank.
, but according to Owen, this seems a bit troublesome.
Before Rand Bank was established, Imperial Bank had already started operations in Johannesburg, so Imperial Bank was Rand Bank's biggest competitor.
If it is to provide loans to other local governments, the Imperial Bank will probably have to consider the government's repayment ability and set a relatively high condition based on the risk. There is no such concern for Johannesburg. Everyone knows that Johannesburg relies on the Rand Gold Mine.
Even if you run out of money in the short term, there will be no problem with your repayment ability in the long run, so this is an investment that is sure to make money without losing money, and all banks want it.
Of course Rand Bank wants it too.
"Owen, the Rand Bank is the largest financial backer of the Liberal Party, and it is also a local bank in Johannesburg. Doesn't the city government leave this opportunity to the Rand Bank, and instead looks for the Reichsbank?" Roque was very dissatisfied, saying that the money would not flow.
Outsiders, Irving and the city government are turning their elbows outward.
"Locke, if the conditions of Rand Bank and Reichs Bank are the same, and even the interest rate is higher than that of Reichs Bank, then the city government will choose Rand Bank. But the interest rate of Rande Bank is now twice as high as that of Reichsbank. If you
"Chief, what will you do?" Owen has a horizontal nose and vertical eyes. It's not that he doesn't show respect, but it's because Rand Bank's asking price is too high.
"Haha, Owen, if the Rand Bank doesn't set the interest rate higher, where will it get the money to donate to the Liberal Party?" Rock said confidently, but he didn't listen to Owen's chattering when collecting the money.
"These are two different things -" Owen was at a loss for words and was really short on people.
Johannesburg is no longer an era where the city government can dominate the sky with one hand. With the political stability, various "committees" in Johannesburg have been established one after another. These committees are actually government supervision agencies. If the city government blatantly favors Rand Bank, it would rather choose Rand Bank.
The city government really has nothing to explain if it doesn’t use high-interest loans from Deutsche Bank and low-interest loans from Reichsbank.
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At this stage, the Rand Bank can only compete with the Imperial Bank in the Transvaal and Nyasaland. After all, the Imperial Bank is also a big business, and the person behind it is the mere Baron of Nyasaland like Rock.
More noble, so Rock has to use some small means to achieve his goal.
"This is the same thing. Rand Bank must make profits before it can give back to society. If you don't have money, what can you do to support the growth of the Liberal Party? What can you use to support the municipal government in improving people's livelihood? What can you use to pay dividends to shareholders?" Rock reminded Irving,
Even though Imperial Bank is powerful, in Johannesburg, Rand Bank is the leader.
This reflects the benefits of Rock's pulling people into the car in the first place.
If the Rand Bank was Rock's private property, then Rock would not be so confident in what he said now. In fact, the city government does not need to worry at all. The meat is still in the pot after it is rotten. In the end, Johannesburg will benefit. No matter how you calculate it, it is better than
It would be more appropriate to give the money to the Imperial Bank.
"Okay, I can try to help, at least help Rand Bank get a part of the share." Irving agreed to help. Rock was right. Irving also had shares in Rand Bank. I believe Philip also knew the difference between inside and outside. After taking care of Owen, Rock still needs to urge Christian.
Christian is very busy now. He spends less and less time in Johannesburg and spends more than half of his time traveling between Pretoria and Bloemfontein. These two cities are also using the dry season to strengthen infrastructure. p>
The rainy season ended, and the plague finally ended. Orange, the most severely damaged country, suffered more than 40,000 deaths from the plague. More people fled Orange because of the plague, heading to Cape and Natal, or to the German Southwest.
Africa, and Portuguese East Africa.
This objectively reduced the burden on the Orange government, because Bloemfontein suffered heavy losses during the plague, and the Boers finally no longer just stayed in Bloemfontein waiting for assistance, but left Bloemfontein to reclaim farms and start normalcy.
life.
The Orange government is a blessing in disguise. So many people have died and so many people have fled. If it were replaced by other local governments, it would probably be a struggle. But it is a good thing for the Orange government. The Orange government finally
As we begin to have energy to rebuild, roads are of course a top priority.
"If you want to be rich, build a road first." The Orange government also understands this truth, so the first thing Bloemfontein needs to build is the road between it and Johannesburg.
"The Orange side will wait for now. It's mainly the Johannesburg side. There's still some wrangling on the Orange side." Of course Roque pays more attention to Johannesburg. Don't say anything like "ignoring the overall situation". On this issue,
,Everyone is selfish.
"The wrangling has begun. What Orange means is that the road between Orange and Johannesburg is responsible for the Orange government, and Johannesburg is responsible for the road between Johannesburg. Lord Matilda is not interested in this suggestion.
For the sake of the Government House, Lord Matilda agreed to the Orange government's request, but did not allocate funds for this road or put this road on the agenda. For this reason, the Orange government was very dissatisfied.
I heard that the lawsuit will go to the Governor's Palace - "Christian is the main contractor for building the highway. Which section to build first is actually a matter of Christian's words. Philip can't speak as well as Christian.
Of course, Christian will also do things that leave people speechless. The emphasis is different, but it must also be based on progressing hand in hand. Anyway, the road is not built in a day. As long as the road is built within the contract period, no one can find it.
Got something wrong.
As for the lawsuit between the Johannesburg city government and the Orange government, this was what Roque had expected. The brothers had to settle their accounts clearly when they separated, not to mention the relationship between Johannesburg and Orange.