Louis Botta and Yang Smuts are indeed very capable, but the more capable the person, the more serious the consequences. Even if Louis Botta and Yang Smuts did not intend to do evil, they considered
When it comes to problems, the starting point of interests will not be completely consistent with that of the Southern African Federation. This will definitely cause serious consequences, ranging from serious internal strife to serious disasters for the country and the people.
Just like the coalition government formed by the Boers in another time and space.
"The Boers are parasites in Southern Africa. Orange still needs loans from London to maintain basic operations. The reason why London so happily agreed to autonomy in Southern Africa has a lot to do with Orange. No matter how you look at Orange
The capital was like a bottomless pit. London did not want to be burdened with this heavy burden, so it threw them to the future Federation of Southern Africa." Owen also disliked the Boers, but Owen considered the issue more comprehensively, so Owen would not blindly reject the Boers.
It’s not all bad.
At least without the efforts of Louis Botha and Jan Smuts, London would not have agreed to autonomy for southern Africa so easily.
"After the establishment of the Southern African Federation, the Orange government no longer needs to bear military expenditures, and the current government agencies must also be streamlined. I heard that there are more than a hundred civil servants in a small town in Orange. This is simply a joke, Ziwei
The town currently has less than 100 civil servants. Since Orange is not yet self-sufficient financially, it must find ways to increase revenue and reduce expenditure. If there is no way to make money, it must tighten its belt. In the future, Orange will basically obtain federal loans.
Impossible." Rock was confident and confident in saying this.
Rand Bank has a good chance of becoming the central bank of the Southern African Federation in the future.
At that time, all funds in the Southern African Federation will be mobilized through the Rand Bank. If the Orange government wants to borrow money, if it does not go to the British mainland to find those Jewish financiers, it can only borrow money through the Rand Bank.
In fact, Louis Botha had previously approached the Rand Bank on behalf of the Orange government, hoping to obtain a loan from the Rand Bank to build the road between Bloemfontein and Johannesburg, and was willing to use the tolls of the road as collateral.<
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After comprehensive consideration, Rand Bank rejected Louis Botha's request.
This mortgage is actually a hidden conspiracy. In addition to the railway, there is currently a simple road between Bloemfontein and Johannesburg.
There is currently no toll on this highway.
If new roads require tolls, and Rand Bank is responsible for toll collection, it will seriously affect Rand Bank's image in Johannesburg and Bloemfontein.
And to say the least, because of Johannesburg’s restrictions on the foreign population, more Johannesburg residents are using the current road. So if there is a toll, then the wool will still come from the sheep, which is equivalent to free help from Rand Bank.
Orange builds a road, and the people of Johannesburg pay the debt.
This kind of business should never be done.
"After the establishment of the federal government, the Boers will not have loans, but financial appropriations. Compared with loans, financial appropriations do not even need to be repaid, and the federal government will have no reason to refuse." Irving thought too much, but the Boers were not that kind.
It's easy to get rid of them. Even London is afraid of the Boers. It would rather have autonomy in southern Africa than get rid of the heavy burden of the Boers. The federal government will not be able to get rid of the Boers in the future.
"Haha, democratic problems should be solved with democracy." Roque is not worried, the Boers can do anything, and Roque is not easy to mess with.
Rock has dug a hole for the Boers. As long as the Boers jump in, they can't even think about jumping out.
In the future federal government, the right to speak is determined by the economic foundation. The financial situation of Orange determines that Orange cannot make much contribution to the federal government, so the right to speak is more concentrated in the Transvaal and Cape.
In these areas, it is not easy for Orange to take advantage of the federal government.
The so-called "democratic method" is actually the violence of the majority against the minority. The size of the cake is just this small now. If Orange eats one more bite, the Transvaal and Cape will eat less, so it doesn't matter.
As long as Roque comes forward, the Transvaal and Cape will reject all the unreasonable demands of Orange.
Not to mention that Rhodesia and Nyasaland are eyeing them. In the future, Rhodesia and Nyasaland will be part of the federal government, so the votes of Rhodesia and Nyasaland are also very important. If they are added
With the vote of the Transvaal, basically the three companies will unite to influence the future federal government.
It is also based on this that Louis Botta and Yang Smuts show worries about gains and losses.
To put it bluntly, this is just like loan sharking. What you calculate is the interest, and what others calculate is the principal. If Orange joins the federal government, it will indeed gain a considerable degree of freedom and a certain degree of support from the federal government, but if it joins
It is easy to join the federation, but it will be difficult to withdraw from the federation in the future. Democratic issues must be solved in a democratic way. If most people do not agree with Orange's separation from the federal government, then Orange will always accept the control of the federal government. p>
While Rock and Irving were chatting, Irving's secretary quietly came in and whispered in Irving's ear: "Sir, Mr. Amelia is here——"
Owen nodded and did not let Amelia in directly. Instead, he politely asked Rock for his opinion: "Mr. Amelia is from Bechuanaland. He has been in Johannesburg during this time. I hope Bechuanaland can do the same."
Have a corresponding position in the future federal government."
Rock had almost never heard of such a name. After hearing Owen's introduction, Rock knew who this Mr. Amelia was.
This is actually a legendary figure. About twenty years ago, Amelia was just an ordinary British immigrant in Bechuanaland. Because Amelia was worried that Bechuanaland would be annexed by the then Transvaal Republic, she sought
Protection from the British Government.
The British government took advantage of the situation and established the Bechuanaland Protectorate, turning the Bechuanaland Protectorate into a British colony.
Bechuanaland Reserve is the future Botswana. As you can tell from its name, it is a giant primitive park covering an area of 580,000 square kilometers.
The reason for emphasizing "primitive" is because the Bechuanaland Protected Area has almost no sense of existence in southern Africa. Rock even had to look at a map to find out where the Bechuanaland Protected Area was.
The area is indeed large, larger than Nyasaland today.
But unfortunately, the British government does not know enough about the specific situation of the Bechuanaland Protectorate. Even in the British official internal documents, the specific number of people in the Bechuanaland Protectorate uses the word "estimate", which is full of uncertainty. It is estimated that the Bechuanaland Protected Area, which now covers an area of 580,000 square kilometers, has a total population of less than 100,000.
There is not even a decent town in the entire Bechuanaland Protectorate, let alone a city, which is why the Bechuanaland Protectorate has such no sense of existence.
Mr. Amelia is a lucky man who is good at seizing opportunities. Let’s not talk about whether the Transvaal Republic intended to annex the Bechuanaland Protectorate twenty years ago. Amelia relied on an unfounded fear to help the British Empire.
Added 580,000 square kilometers of colonies.
London gave Amelia a generous reward. He awarded Amelia a farm of 100,000 acres in the Bechuanaland Protectorate, near the Transvaal border area, and appointed Amelia as the person in charge of the Bechuanaland Protectorate.
People.
After the establishment of Southern Africa, the Bechuanaland Protectorate will definitely become part of Southern Africa.
However, based on the current conditions of the Bechuanaland Protected Area, it is estimated that it will be difficult for the Bechuanaland Protected Area to obtain a corresponding status in the future federal government.
These days, it doesn’t matter how big the land area is. It’s more important whether there are people in it. In the Bechuanaland Protected Area, not to mention other wild animals, the number of elephants alone is estimated to be more than that of people, so Amelia is doing it for the future of Bechuanaland.
Considering the protection area, he came to Johannesburg early and asked Owen for help.
It’s exactly the same as the method used to ask for London’s help. It seems that Amelia has indeed tasted the sweetness.
"How about Lord Nyasaland, are you interested in meeting this legendary gentleman?" Owen's words were ridiculing, and he obviously didn't pay much attention to Amelia. If Roark doesn't want to meet, Amelia may have to wait.
By.
Wait until Roark leaves and when Irving is free. Then Amelia will probably have a chance to meet Irving.
"Okay -" Bechuanaland Protective Area is dispensable to Owen, but it is still very important to Rock.
People in this era, no matter how far-sighted they are, will not realize the importance of living space after the population explosion.
The problem that officials in this era worry about is not how to develop the economy or how to improve people's livelihood, but to try every means to increase the population, first solving the problem of whether there are people or not, and then solving the problem of economic development.
The same is true for Luo Ke. Although there are hundreds of millions of Chinese in the Qing Dynasty, there are still only a few who can come to southern Africa. Luo Ke also tried every means to immigrate from the Qing Dynasty. It has been five or six years now.
The total Chinese population still has not exceeded one million people.
Soon, when Rock was in Nyasaland, Nyasaland officials conducted a statistics. Now the total population of Nyasaland has reached 550,000, which is more than the total population of the Transvaal. As of 1907, the total number of Chinese in southern Africa was about 900,000. Except for 550,000 in Nyasaland, most of the rest were concentrated in the Transvaal. There are also Chinese in Rhodesia.
, but the number of Chinese is not large, only about less than 100,000.
This "only" is actually basically the same as the number of white people in Rhodesia, so Rock's long-term immigration has now seen results. The reason why Rock is so confident, and more and more Chinese
It has a lot to do with it.
Quantitative changes will lead to qualitative changes.
