The Industrial Revolution began with the textile industry. In the 1860s, British textile worker James Hargreaves invented the "Spinning Jenny", and the world officially entered the era of the Industrial Revolution.
The subversion of traditional handicrafts by industrialized production was revolutionary. High-end goods were less directly affected. Medium and low-end goods had no power to fight back against the impact of industrial products. After the British relied on strong ships and cannons to force the Qing Dynasty to open the market, industrial production
Products began to enter the Qing Dynasty in large quantities. The traditional handicraft industry of the Qing Dynasty was basically wiped out overnight, so there were not many traditional handicraft practitioners willing to come to Johannesburg.
It was at this time that Rock realized this problem.
In the past, Rock focused his immigration efforts on the war-torn northern Qing Dynasty, and never focused on the relatively stable and prosperous southern Qing Dynasty.
Now it seems that the situation in the south of the Qing Dynasty is not optimistic. Stability and prosperity only belong to the powerful class, and the lives of civilians, especially the lives of urban civilians, are very difficult.
This problem is easy to understand. Urban civilians have no land and can only rely on work to make a living. Once they lose their job to support their families, the life of urban civilians will not be as good as that of a landlord's long-term worker.
As far as the current situation of the Qing Dynasty is concerned, after the signing of the "Xinchou Treaty", the Qing Dynasty has been reduced to a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society. How can the eggs be destroyed after the nest is overthrown? The life of the civilians in the south is not easy, so Roque can continue to immigrate from the south. To put it bluntly, the war in the north of the Qing Dynasty was devastated. People were running to death from top to bottom, and immigration companies were constantly poaching. Those who could leave wanted to leave, and those who couldn't leave didn't want to leave.
We are almost done, and Rock also needs to open new immigration points to ensure the population growth of Nyasaland.
Population is very important at any time. If Nyasaland has 100 million Chinese, Roque will not be able to launch a foreign war if he does not want to.
This is also the fundamental reason why Rock is wary of the Zulus. The Zulus seem to be very obedient now. That is because the overall number of Zulus is still too small. Basutoland's natural resources can still feed the current population.
Zulu.
If the Zulu population increases rapidly in the future and Basutoland's natural resources cannot satisfy it, the Zulu people will have to leave Basutoland and seek a larger living space.
This is why Rock is proud to be a Chinese. If in Europe, a country does not have enough food, then that country will start to plunder foreign countries.
If you are Chinese, when there is not enough food to eat, you will do everything you can to increase production.
If it is in Africa, when a certain country does not have enough food to eat, it will start to eat people.
Therefore, the Chinese should naturally become the most popular ethnic group in the world, because the traditional core of Han culture is really excellent.
Now the Johannesburg city government has understood this, so when they voted to use Chinese as the official language of Johannesburg some time ago, except for those stubborn guys, all the council members voted in favor. That was not all because Roque was present.
, the fundamental reason is that the Chinese people in Johannesburg have worked hard to redevelop Johannesburg, which deserves their vote.
In southern Africa, the contrast is really sharp. Johannesburg and Orange began to rebuild almost at the same time. Johannesburg is now better than before, but Orange is struggling.
In order to increase the population, the Transvaal tried every means from top to bottom, and the results were indeed effective. However, those Europeans who came to Johannesburg only wanted to stay in the city, and no one wanted to run a farm at all. p>
There is also a sharp contrast between the Indians and the Zulus. The Indians will not leave without being whipped. The Zulus are not considered human beings in the Transvaal, so the Transvaal has no choice at all. p>
After Yamaguchi Kisho visited Johannesburg Medical College, he hoped to send international students to study at Johannesburg Medical College in the name of the Japanese government.
For this reason, Yamaguchi Kisho made a very excessive request, hoping that the Johannesburg Medical College can provide scholarships for Japanese students.
Scholarships are very common in this era. While European countries are colonizing the world, they are also exporting culture and values to the world, providing scholarships for students from other countries, and brainwashing international students, which in turn has an impact on other countries. This has continued until the 21st century.
It is a common method.
Douglas certainly thought so too.
"Don't even think about it. The places in the medical school are precious. We don't have enough of them ourselves. We don't have the resources to train Japanese people." Roque rejected it outright. Johannesburg does not need to export culture to Japan. The Japanese have learned from the Chinese for thousands of years. Now,
He has become an ignorant white-eyed wolf. Even if the Japanese want to come to Johannesburg Medical College to study at a high price, Rock will not accept it.
"Lord, providing a little scholarship to Japanese students will be more conducive to us establishing a good relationship with the Japanese government, so that we can sell more goods to the Japanese government." Douglas is no longer a respected scholar, but
Transformed into a nasty politician and businessman.
A high IQ is indeed powerful. If you use your IQ in learning, you can get ahead. If you use your IQ in politics and business, you will be equally outstanding.
So those brothers who often say "If it were me, I could do it", please save it. The probability of a scumbag becoming a big brother in society is still a bit low. The younger brother will always be the younger brother.
"Mr. Congressman, the Japanese government has no choice." Rock's title to Douglas has been changed from "Professor" to "Mr. Congressman".
Theoretically speaking, Douglas's words are correct, but Rock does not agree.
Under normal circumstances, providing some benefits to the Japanese government and establishing a good relationship with the Japanese government will indeed be more conducive to selling goods to the Japanese.
The crux of the problem is that Japan has always bullied the weak and feared the strong. The more it shows kindness to the Japanese, the more the Japanese will slap their noses in their faces. Therefore, Roque will not give the Japanese government even a little benefit, but will take severe punishment from the Japanese government.
Only in this way can the Japanese government respect Johannesburg from the bottom of their hearts.
What's more, now the Japanese government has no choice at all. As the war continues, the Japanese government is close to running out of fuel. People all over the world are begging grandpa and grandma to buy war supplies. All countries in the world have a tacit understanding on this issue and are in harmony with the war.
The price of all related materials has increased dramatically in recent times. The price of weapons has doubled compared to a year ago. Weapons that are almost scrapped can be sold for the price of new weapons, so Rock doesn't need it at all.
To please the Japanese government, buy it or not.
As for the special medicine to treat wounds, Rock's attitude is even more resolute, and he will add many additional conditions when selling it to the Japanese.
This is also a common routine in European countries. Later, it was also learned by the Japanese. Then the Japanese used this routine to a very high level, and the skill was better than the skill.
"Lord, we have to take a long-term view - besides, it's better to call me professor." Douglas said something that shocked Rock.
Long-term vision?
Rock's "vision" has reached a century in the future, is it long-term enough?
"Professor, Japan is a country that has studied with the Chinese for thousands of years. As you know, after thousands of years, Japan has only made some progress in the past ten years. Then Japan couldn't wait to invade the Qing Dynasty, so there is no need to look at this country.
If we give them scholarships now, they will ask for interest-free loans and free aid in the future. Will we give them to them by then? If we don’t give them, the relationship will also deteriorate." Roque patiently explained that the character of the Japanese people will not be given until the 21st.
It would only be summed up in the century, and Douglas certainly doesn’t understand it now.
The rise of Japan can be seen as a history of blood and tears of the Chinese. Since the Meiji Restoration, Japan has relied on sucking blood from the Chinese to complete industrialization step by step.
After World War II, Japan's luck was not over yet. Relying on the support of the Americans, Japan gradually regained its strength. Although Japan no longer had the right to wage war with other countries at this time, the bad nature of the Japanese was also fully reflected in business.
Such contract traps, all kinds of deceit and deception, the Chinese have suffered too much from the Japanese.
This is actually a good thing. Having such a good student by your side will sooner or later train the Chinese to be invulnerable to all kinds of poisons.
"Is that so?" Douglas looked shocked, obviously he had just learned that the Japanese were this kind of thing.
"It must be true. I am Chinese, and I know the Japanese very well." Rock couldn't help but bring in private goods.
Not all Chinese understand the Japanese, especially after the Russo-Japanese War. The results of the war prompted many Chinese to begin to reflect on why the Japanese were able to defeat Russia, while the Qing Dynasty suffered repeated defeats in foreign wars.
Therefore, the Qing Dynasty at that time set off a wave of people studying in Japan. Many knowledgeable Chinese people regarded Japan as a learning object and went to study in Japan. This also laid the foundation for Japan's subsequent invasion of China.
The students who went to Japan to study were all young people. After they returned home from their studies, they became the backbone of society in the 1930s and 1940s. That's why there were so many traitors during Japan's invasion of China.
If nothing else, Japan basically has no chance of invading Johannesburg, so Roque does not need to cultivate pro-China forces in Japan.
"Forget it, in this case, we will raise the price of goods and get all the profits as much as possible." Douglas became quick and found that there was no need to have a good relationship with the Japanese, so he immediately started sharpening his knife.
This is consistent with the performance of qualified politicians and businessmen.
In fact, the price of drugs is already very high. Roque has never been involved in the drug industry before. Although he knew that the drug industry is a huge profit, he did not expect that it would be so violent.
What does Marx mean by that: 300% profit will make people not afraid of committing crimes, or even the danger of being hanged.
In the pharmaceutical industry, 300% is simply a loss of blood.