Southern Africa has a population of 2.2 million, which can theoretically produce 22 members of Congress.
But on this issue, the statistical methods used by the federal government and various regions are different. For example, when Nyasaland counts the population, all Chinese will be counted, including women and children who theoretically do not have the right to vote.
This part will also be included in the statistical scope.
The federal government is different. When the federal government counts the population, it only counts the number of citizens who have the right to vote, so the population numbers are different in different statistics.
The reality of southern Africa also determines that the election of members of Congress cannot be based on population. After all, a state like Bechuanaland, which is vast and sparsely populated, really wants to produce members of Congress based entirely on its total population. Then Bechuanaland is just one state.
There are no members, which is obviously inconsistent with the purpose of the federal government to establish a parliament.
In the current federal parliament, the Cape produces the most MPs, reaching 11, followed by Transvaal, Nyasaland, and Rhodesia. Although the total number of MPs produced by these three regions is
There are nineteen people in total, which is enough to have an overwhelming advantage over the Cape MPs. That’s why Ade went to Roque first and asked Nyasaland to take the initiative to stand up and support the federal government’s new tax law.
Roque is of course opposed to the federal government's new tax law from the bottom of his heart.
When the federal government was established, Nyasaland not only did not need to pay taxes to London, but also received part of the financial allocation from London to maintain the normal operation of the Barony of Nyasaland.
It is no longer a barony, it is now a viscounty.
The federal government's new tax law stipulates that all states within the federal government will in the future withdraw a portion of their taxes and turn them over to the federal government. Even the private properties of nobles such as the Viscounty of Nyasaland are within the tax scope of the federal government, so this has caused
The collective opposition of all members of Congress.
But from the perspective of the federal government, it is impossible not to collect national taxes. The federal government in Southern Africa is now obviously weak and strong. Local governments have too much power. The central government does not have fixed fiscal revenue. This situation must be solved as soon as possible.
Changes, if the new tax law cannot be successfully passed in the early stages of the establishment of the federal government, then as time goes by, the weight of the federal government in southern Africa will gradually decrease, eventually leading to the federal government being in name only.
This is definitely unacceptable to Adelaide. After all, Adelaide has always trained Roque as his successor, so the successful passage of the new tax law is also paving the way for Roque's future governance.
"The Prime Minister has nothing to do. You Nyasaland, Rhodesia controlled by the South African Company, and even the Transvaal can make millions of investments at will, while the federal government's income continues to be ten dollars a month.
It’s less than 10,000 pounds, but do you know how much the federal government has spent this year? A total of 17 million, which does not include the aid you asked for from London, so the Prime Minister can only choose to raise taxes, or else use
Soon, the federal government will not even be able to pay the salaries of government workers, and then the federal government will have no choice but to shut down." Later, Sidney Milner explained to Rock when he and Rock had dinner.
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The restaurant where Sidney Milner and Rock had dinner was the Oak Restaurant in Pretoria. As you can tell from the name, this is another catering company from Cape Town.
The chef of the Oak Restaurant is Marvin from the Qing Dynasty. Because he once worked in Roque's family, Marvin has good relations with many officials in Johannesburg, so the shares of the Oak Restaurant are a bit complicated. For example, Li De and Martin both hold a part.
Shares of Oak Restaurant.
Therefore, in the past two years, Oak Restaurant has expanded quite rapidly, not only in the Transvaal, but also in Nyasaland and Cape.
Relatively speaking, the consumption of Oak Restaurant is relatively high. On average, the per capita consumption of each customer who walks into Oak Restaurant is about five pounds. This consumption level is already very high in southern Africa, but the customers of Oak Restaurant are still
There is an endless stream of people, and business is very hot.
If Rock wanted to come to the Oak Restaurant for dinner, of course there would be a seat at any time, and Marvin would personally serve Rock, and he would be very busy adding tea and wine.
"The federal government's expenses during this period are indeed a bit high, but the federal government has just been established, so it is understandable that the expenses will be high. It will be fine in two years -" Roque knew that the federal government's financial situation was not good, but he wanted to
Nyasaland spent real money to support the federal government, but Roque was really unwilling.
The current Nyasaland state government still needs private subsidies from Roke to maintain operations.
There seem to be many companies in Nyasaland, but many of them are Roque's private property and do not need to pay taxes at all, so the Nyasaland state government is not having a good time.
However, if the federal government's new tax law is passed, companies in Nyasaland will not only have to pay taxes to the Nyasaland state government, but also bear part of the national tax, so the burden will also be greatly increased.
The situation is similar to the gold mines in Johannesburg. The original intention of the British in launching the Boer War was to obtain gold in the Transvaal, so they attached great importance to the gold mines in Johannesburg. The reason why Philip was originally selected as the mayor of Johannesburg was also for this reason.
Reason.
Before the establishment of the federal government, the gold mines in Johannesburg also did not need to pay taxes to the then Governor-General. The Johannesburg Mining Union only sold the mined gold to the British government, and then received the full support of the British government.
After the federal government's new tax law is passed, such good days will no longer exist. In the future, gold mined can only be sold to the British government, but taxes will have to be paid to the Transvaal state government and the federal government, so Nyasaland opposes it.
The attitude towards the new tax law is not the most intense, it is the mine owners in the Transvaal.
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That is to say, when Rock was working in Johannesburg a few years ago, he racked his brains to ban the illegal armed forces owned by the mine owners. Otherwise, they would not know what trouble would be caused. The mine owners would not care about the impact of the establishment of the federal government on them.
Whether there are benefits or not, whether the British are in power or the Boers are in power, one must be cautious in front of capital.
"Lord, you have to understand the Prime Minister's difficulties. In fact, it is not a bad thing to impose national taxes. After all, the national taxes paid by Nyasaland will eventually return to Nyasaland through financial allocations. This is not a problem for Nyasaland.
Increase the burden." Sidney Milner said it nicely, but it may not necessarily be true in practice.
Everyone will say that he is obedient. As the First Secretary of the federal government, Sidney Milner can certainly promise all kinds of benefits in order to win Roark's support.
But when it comes to actual implementation, it is not necessarily true. Even if the federal government does allocate financial funds to Nyasaland, but Nyasaland pays 1 million in taxes, and the federal government only allocates 100,000 in the end, it is still an allocation, so
Rock just sneered.
"It's not what you think, Lord. The federal government's financial budget for Nyasaland is the highest among the nine states of the federal government. Nyasaland will definitely receive the largest financial allocation among the nine states."
Sidney Milner emphasized that after all, Nyasaland is located at the northernmost tip of southern Africa and faces the threat of Tanganyika, so it is indeed qualified to receive the largest financial allocation.
"Sidney, it's not that I don't support the federal government's new tax law, but you have to know that Nyasaland's support alone cannot play a key role." Rock really couldn't refuse Sidney Mill, who was heartfelt.
Na.
"You don't have to worry about this issue. As long as Nyasaland supports the new tax law, the new tax law will definitely be passed at the next vote." Sidney Milner is full of confidence.
While Sidney Milner and Roark were having dinner, Philip and Henry, father and son, were drinking tea at Matilda Manor on the outskirts of Pretoria.
As pure British people, Philip and Henry drank the standard British afternoon tea.
The standard British afternoon tea consists of adding sugar and milk, which is totally rebellious according to the traditional Chinese tea culture. However, considering that most of the tea in the UK is produced in India, this is understandable.
This tea was stolen by the British during the Qing Dynasty, and then they were trial-grown in India, and finally the British afternoon tea came into existence.
The topic of Philip and Henry is of course inseparable from the new tax law advocated by Adelaide.
"Your Excellency the Prime Minister probably underestimated the difficulty of raising taxes. Almost every tax increase in British history was accompanied by controversy and chaos, and even led to war. The same is true in Southern Africa. He wants the dignitaries in Southern Africa to support the federation with their own money."
It's not easy for the government, at least I'm not willing to do it." Henry's attitude is firm. Like Nyasaland, Henry's Fawalt Baron also has many companies, and they are all heavy industries such as mining and steel plants. The implementation of the new tax law
After that, companies in the Baron of Fawalt also had to pay taxes to the federal government, which made Henry very dissatisfied.
However, Henry's dissatisfaction started from a different point than Roark's.
Don’t forget that Ade is now also a member of the nobility, and the nobility has always had privileges in the UK, so the opposition to the nobility in the UK is getting louder and louder.
According to the situation in the UK, even if London wants to add new taxes, it must take appropriate care of the nobility, so that it can be successfully passed by the British House of Lords.
This time, the new tax laws in Southern Africa did not take into account the interests of the nobles in Southern Africa. This made Henry very dissatisfied with Adelaide. In Henry's view, Adelaide's behavior was a betrayal of the entire aristocratic group.
"This is not what you should say. Don't forget that you are still the Minister of Justice of the federal government -" Philip was very dissatisfied with Henry's attitude. As the Minister of Justice, instead of setting an example, he should at least be cautious in his words and deeds. Such words
