Many people may not know that although the economies of Britain and France are significantly better than those of the recently unified Kingdom of Italy and the Ottoman Empire, known as the "sick man of Europe", Nyasaland is not the country with the best sales of products in Europe.
Britain is not France, it is Italy and the Ottoman Empire.
The predecessor of the Kingdom of Italy was the Roman Empire, which was once the most powerful country in Europe. Milan is not only the economic and industrial center of Italy, but also the fashion capital of the world. The Italians inherited the arrogance of Rome, but they did not have the original arrogance of the Roman Empire.
The world environment is why Churchill said that Italians have a good appetite, but they are full of rotten teeth.
The situation of the Ottoman Empire is not much better. From the nickname "Sick Man of Europe", we can see the status of the Ottoman Empire in Europe. The Ottoman Empire was once glorious, and its territory spanned Asia, Africa and Europe. Now the Ottoman Empire is in Asia
The territory of Istanbul is being swallowed up by the British, the territory in Africa is divided up by France and Italy, and the territory in Europe is encroached by Russia. However, Istanbul is still singing and dancing every night, so various luxuries in Nyasaland are in the Ottoman Empire and Italy.
The sales volume of Kingdom is very good.
The most outstanding luxury goods in Nyasaland are of course expensive cars. The Lord's car, which is decorated with a lot of gold and diamonds, sells for 20,000 pounds in countries outside the Commonwealth and is still in short supply. In the Kingdom of Italy and the Ottoman Empire, the Lord's car is still in short supply.
Both were enthusiastically sought after. This time, the Kingdom of Italy purchased fifteen Lord's cars at once, while the Ottoman Empire bought fifty at once.
The Ottomans were rich.
In other words, the Ottoman royal family is really rich.
In addition to cars, gold jewelry is also very popular. Various diamond jewelry has become a feature of Itno. The Ottoman Empire’s procurement official purchased nearly 200,000 rand of jewelry in Itno at one time.
jewelry, and then the money becomes part of the weapons and ammunition order.
As for how the Ottoman official in charge of procurement could explain that the weapons purchased by the Ottoman Empire were so expensive after returning home, that was not within the scope of Roque's consideration. It seemed that the Ottoman official in charge of procurement was some kind of prince. He spent his own money, and Roque had nothing to do with it.
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According to the plan of the Ministry of National Defense, Southern Africa will hold its first military exercise after autonomy in October, so Roque has been in Pretoria during this time.
"In this military exercise, we will dispatch all four integrated divisions. The Northern Rhodesian Division and the 1st Cavalry Division will depart from Milner Base and go to the Kalihali area in Bechuanaland. The 3rd Cape Division will
It took a boat from Cape Town to Durban, and then joined the Natal 4th Division and headed to the city of Rhodes in Bechuanaland. The entire military exercise was conducted in Bechuanaland. It is expected to take three months and cost a lot of money.
One and a half million rand." Roque should report to Ade first, and at this time he will definitely involve Minister Hopkins.
After this military exercise, Hopkins will be promoted to become the only field marshal in southern Africa.
Rock is not qualified yet, and his current military rank is the same as that of Hopkins.
"Yes, but the funds are self-funded and the federal government has no money." Ade agreed in principle, money is the only problem.
"I already have the money——" Rock was a little embarrassed.
"Where did it come from?" Ade was very curious. The federal government is too poor to reveal the blame, but the Ministry of National Defense is taking frequent actions. The federal government only funds the Ministry of National Defense so little every year. The last time the Ministry of National Defense built a combat readiness warehouse, the money came from Rand.
It was borrowed from the bank, where will the money come from for military exercises now?
"I borrowed it from Rand Bank -" Rock was even more embarrassed. Borrowing money has become a habit.
Ade immediately turned black. The money borrowed by the Ministry of National Defense was not repaid by the federal government in the end.
Moreover, when the federal government asks Rand Bank to borrow money, Rand Bank always imposes a lot of conditions, including mortgages, reviews, and approvals. The whole process always takes a month or two.
The Ministry of Defense is extremely convenient. Just make a call from Rock and the manager of Rand Bank will send the money over immediately. There are the necessary procedures, but you can get the money on the same day.
"The Rand Bank has opened a green channel for the Ministry of National Defense. After all, national defense is more important than anything else. The procedures can be completed slowly, but the money must be received immediately." Roque's reasons are quite sufficient, and Ade has nothing to say.
As long as the funds are in place, everything is easy. One and a half million sounds like a lot, but when it comes to the nearly 70,000 troops in four reorganized divisions, it's actually not much.
The four reorganized divisions, the Northern Rhodesian Division and the 1st Cavalry Division each have a strength of 18,000 men, while the 3rd Cape Division and the 4th Natal Division have a strength of 16,000 men. These four
The division is the main force in southern Africa, and other units composed of conscripts are auxiliary units.
Although the exercise will not be held until October, the exercise plan was issued in June and preparations started in June.
Considering the high terrain in Bechuanaland, Martin led the Northern Rhodesian Division to Bechuanaland early to adapt to the environment.
The plateau terrain is not a plateau terrain. The average altitude of Bechuanaland is about 1,000 meters. The terrain is generally flat with undulating plateaus. The general altitude is 800-1,100 meters. Most areas have a tropical dry grassland climate, and the west is a desert, which has a tropical desert climate.
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It has been two years since Bechuanaland became an independent state and joined the federal government. However, during these two years, the population of Bechuanaland has not only not increased, but has been declining due to the immigration of some people to southern Africa. The population in Bechuanaland is still
With less than 100,000 people, most of them are concentrated around the city of Rhodes, so Bechuanaland is truly vast and sparsely populated, making it very suitable for holding military exercises.
The 100,000 here does not include the indigenous people in Bechuanaland, who are not even qualified to be counted.
The Northern Rhodesian Division did not go to Rhodes City, but went directly to the Okavango Swamp in northwest Bechuanaland. This swamp covers an area of more than 16,000 square kilometers and is the largest inland delta in the world. p>
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"We have tried our best to increase the population. As long as people are willing to settle, the farm area can be as large as they want. The state government also provides subsidies for building farms, with an average of one hundred rand per household, but still no one is willing to come.
, look at the land here, with abundant water and grass, and game everywhere. As long as someone is willing to settle here, these things will belong to him." Amelia, the governor of Bechuanaland State, worked hard to sell it. It is estimated that the city of Milna gave it to Amelia.
Some inspiration.
Milna City is the garrison of the Northern Rhodesia Division. After the army garrison was built, more than 100,000 family members of the officers and soldiers followed the army officers and soldiers to settle in Milna City. A large city appeared in just a few months, and Xiaosi could not even dream of it.
Can wake up with a smile.
Amelia could not sleep at night. The conditions in Bechuanaland were indeed worse than those in Rhodesia, but they were not much worse. It was just because there were no people that the entire Okavango Swamp was deserted.
Of course, Amelia also made a lot of ambushes when selling. The so-called "abundant water and grass" is true, and "abundant game" is also true, but "abundant water and grass" means that it is difficult for crops to grow, and the "abundant game" means that it is difficult to grow crops.
Humans may be attacked by wild animals at any time.
The wild animals in Africa are not pheasants and rabbits, but crocodiles, pythons, elephants, hippos, lions and other beasts, as well as the all-pervasive poisonous snakes——
No wonder no one wants to settle in the swamp.
"Take your time, we have to stay here for a while and see if there will be any changes." Martin did not comment. Roque's immigration to Bechuanaland was centered around Rhodes City, which is now Rhodes City.
The population has exceeded 50,000, and more than a dozen towns have appeared around it. The Okavango Swamp cannot be taken care of for the time being.
Of course, it may be that we never care. The territory of southern Africa now exceeds three million square kilometers. Compared with Cape, Transvaal, Rhodesia, and Nyasaland, Bechuanaland State does not actually have
In terms of development value, Bechuanaland is not even comparable to Orange and Natal.
But there will definitely be changes. The 18,000-strong army, even in a temporary camp, is comparable in size to a small city in southern Africa at this time. There is a lot that can be done around the temporary camps of the troops, at least for the troops.
In order to ensure safety, the surrounding wild animals will be cleaned up, so that after the troops withdraw, what will be left is a relatively safe area. At least the new immigrants will not have to worry about wild animal attacks for a period of time.
For new immigrants, wild animals are the biggest threat. There is no wildlife protection law in this era, and there are no human rights organizations to speak out for wild animals. In Bechuanaland, humans are the vulnerable group.
While Martin and Amelia were communicating, gunfire broke out outside the temporary camp. This was when officers and soldiers of the Northern Rhodesian Division were clearing away wild animals around the camp.
If you are not in Bechuanaland, you can't imagine how dangerous the situation here is. Poisonous snakes may be hidden in the grass everywhere, and crocodiles with a body length of seven or eight meters may be lurking in any stream. In Rhodesia
Before the Northern Division came to the Okavango Swamp, there were probably more elephants than people here. For these beasts, humans were very delicious food. Without the help of weapons, humans were indeed unable to survive in this environment.
Survive.
This is also the reason why guns are not banned in southern Africa. It’s not that they don’t want to ban it, but that they really can’t. If farmers in remote areas don’t have weapons, then facing these beasts will be equivalent to death.
Of course, the wild animals around the camp are now in bad luck. Faced with various advanced automatic and semi-automatic weapons, even the most ferocious wild animals cannot fight against them. This can be regarded as a welfare for officers and soldiers. After all, the fur of various wild animals is very
Precious, the Northern Rhodesian Division has a long-term cooperation agreement with Itno. This time the Northern Rhodesian Division came to Bechuanaland, and was also accompanied by Itno staff. Officers and soldiers of the Northern Rhodesian Division hunted wild animals.
When handling animals, the staff at Itno also reminded them not to damage the fur too seriously.