No matter how reluctant Ceci Wodehouse is, the conditions set by Viscount Glaston cannot be changed. After all, it is the will of the Governor. This phrase sounds scary.
Ceci Wodehouse was indeed stubborn and insisted on not agreeing to Viscount Glaston's request and not giving up any inch of his country.
After all, it is 20,000 square kilometers. If this agreement is signed, Ceci Wodehouse will become a traitor and his political career will come to an end.
Roque will definitely not give the Germans a chance to breathe. On February 1st, "unknown armed forces" appeared in the northwest coastal area of Southwest Africa. This area is a relatively mature area of Southwest Africa. It not only has developed agriculture, but also is rich in mineral resources.
Germany urgently needed copper and iron ore, so Ceci Wodehouse could only return to the negotiating table again and signed the "Kwando River Agreement" in pain and humiliation under the triumphant eyes of Viscount Glaston.
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This agreement also became the biggest achievement during Viscount Glaston's term.
Of course, for the British Empire, such an achievement is insignificant. A mere 20,000 kilometers is not enough for Viscount Glaston’s name to appear on the title promotion list.
Roque's name did not appear on the list of knighthood promotions, but Roque didn't care. The title was already dispensable to Roque, and southern Africa was Roque's core interest.
On February 20th, Viscount Glaston arrived in Port Edward by boat from Cape Town and began his inspection of Nyasaland. Roque, as Lord of Nyasaland, accompanied him throughout the journey.
Today, Port Edward has become the largest port on the east coast of Africa. It is as busy as Cape Town. Dozens or hundreds of ocean-going ships enter and leave Port Edward every day, bringing various industrial products from Nyasaland to
Along with the Indian Ocean coast and the Far East, it also brings a steady stream of fresh blood to southern Africa.
Specifically, the ships leaving the port are loaded with cars, cans, weapons and ammunition, and various meat products, while the ships entering the port are basically loaded with new immigrants and oil, and of course there are also various ores from Madagascar.
The ore is sent to Port Edward for preliminary processing, and then sent to the interior of southern Africa.
So now in Port Edward, in addition to the port area, living area and storage area, a new industrial area has emerged. The largest civilian automobile factory in southern Africa is in Nyasaland. Every year, it can bring about
Of course, this income has nothing to do with the Southern African Federal Government and the Nyasaland State Government. Most of the income belongs to Roque.
After the implementation of the "New Tax Law", Roque can definitely be regarded as a "tax model". There may be people in Cape Natal who evade taxes, but no one in Nyasaland dares to do so. Everyone knows that the director of the General Administration of Taxation is Roque.
As the "second wife" of Ke, no one makes themselves uncomfortable in this matter.
The port area is located on the dock side of Locke Square, which is the busiest area of Port Edward. Along the nearly two kilometers of streets, there are all branches of major companies in Port Edward.
On the other side of the 150-meter-wide street is a breakwater that stretches for more than ten kilometers. Beside the breakwater, there are many iron chairs for people to rest. However, the utilization rate of these chairs is not high during the day, and they are always used until nightfall.
Afterwards, those who had worked hard all day would go to the beach for a walk and rest together.
The most magnificent building on the entire street is not the Port Edward City Hall, but the Rand Bank branch in Port Edward. This building complex covers an area of 30 hectares. Although the main building is only five floors, it is astonishingly tall.
It is 40 meters tall and is made entirely of white marble. There are twelve pillars in front of the door that are 20 meters high. The underground of this main building is said to be the largest treasury on the east coast of Africa, with hundreds of tons of gold stored in it. Someone once had the idea of an underground vault, but they were all shot dead on the spot by the mercenaries of the Umbrella Company responsible for protecting the vault. The mercenaries hired by Rand Bank were all made up of Chinese. They were all physically strong, skilled in techniques and tactics, and their personal combat capabilities were said to be as good as
The regular armies of Southern Africa are comparable.
On the other side of the dock next to Locke Square is the storage area. The storage area and the dock are connected by trams. Trams are also the most common means of transportation in Port Edward.
When Viscount Glaston disembarked, Port Edward was still as busy as ever. Two huge cargo ships were loading. However, there were no sweaty dock workers on the dock at Port Edward. The workers who appeared on the dock were all neatly dressed.
They are skillfully delivering huge boxes to the freighter through the gantry crane.
"This kind of box is called a container, and it is definitely an epoch-making invention in ocean transportation. In the past, in order to increase the carrying capacity of our ocean-going freighters, we usually had to work on the hull. Sometimes there was still power left, but due to lack of space, we
It is impossible to load more goods. With containers, we can make full use of every horse power and transport more goods. This is the invention of one of our dock workers. It is said that this dock worker made a fortune with this invention and gets 100 million yuan every year.
The patent fee is as high as hundreds of thousands of pounds." Rock proudly introduced.
In fact, this is all the function of publicity. In fact, Rock invented the container, but Rock did not care about this honor. Therefore, in Nyasaland’s publicity, the inventor of the container became an ordinary dock worker. This
The legendary dock workers also relied on this invention to make a fortune, becoming strong evidence of the Nyasaland dream.
Speaking of this "Nyasaland Dream", it is also inspired by the "American Dream". For hundreds of years, the United States has been desperately promoting the "American Dream" to attract European immigrants.
Now Nyasaland is also promoting the "Nyaasaland Dream". Regardless of whether the dock worker mentioned above exists or not, no one cares about this at all. It is the opportunities and dreams reflected in this story that people care about. p>
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"That's really awesome!" Viscount Glaston was also moved by this simple story. In Viscount Glaston's memory, this kind of thing could only happen in Nyasaland, even if he was desperately promoting the "American Dream"
"In the United States, the chance of this happening is not high.
Regardless of any industry, as long as there is an opportunity to make money, once it shows its signs, it will be divided up by various big nobles, big businessmen, or officials. It is difficult for ordinary people to make money. Even if it is indeed an epoch-making invention, ordinary people want to make a fortune.
It is also difficult to get rich. At most, you can get a low patent transfer fee, but more profits will still be made by investors.
Compared with Cape Town, which Viscount Glaston is more familiar with, Port Edward's deepest impression on Viscount Glaston is that it is clean and tidy.
In addition to the rude sailors and workers on the docks of Cape Town, there are also various vagrants, beggars, people working in special professions, as well as countless thieves and people who take advantage of others.
Except for workers, well-dressed businessmen, and a few policemen at Port Edward Wharf, there are no tramps or beggars at all. Nyasaland has strict regulations in this regard. Once tramps and beggars are found in Nyasaland, they will be punished.
If you want to be deported, if you cannot tell your hometown, the Nyasaland State Government will find a job for the homeless or beggars.
Of course, there are definitely not many choices for this "job". Miners are the most common type of work. Only those who perform well have the opportunity to become national farm workers.
There are also workers responsible for sanitation and cleaning at the Port Edward Wharf. Most of these workers are Africans. Of course, they are also neatly dressed, but their temperament is very different from other people.
"Isn't it true that Africans are not welcome in Nyasaland?" Viscount Glaston was quite curious. Rock's rejection of Africans was well known to high-level officials in Southern Africa.
"It is indeed not welcome. These workers are not from Nyasaland. They are all from the Kingdom of Mozambique, Natal or Madagascar. They only work in Nyasaland and are not allowed to settle down in Nyasaland. They are not allowed to settle down in Nyasaland."
They are allowed to purchase real estate. They only have one opportunity to visit relatives every year. If they exceed the prescribed time, they will be expelled. In recent years, Africans have been sneaking into Nyasaland and trying to settle in Nyasaland. Most of those people now work in the mines.
The mine only requires healthy adult men." Roque is not soft-hearted in this regard. The welfare of Nyasaland only belongs to the residents of Nyasaland. It is difficult for outsiders to obtain the right to settle in Nyasaland. p>
Even new immigrants introduced by Nyasaland on their own initiative will have a five-year inspection period in Nyasaland. During the inspection period, if their performance is unqualified or they commit illegal crimes, they will still have to be deported. The Nyasaland State Government is
In this regard, like Rock, he never shows mercy.
"Hahahaha, you are becoming more and more like a pure British man now. That's it. We must make full use of every human resource and must not waste it." Viscount Glaston thought he gave Roark the highest praise, although
Rock doesn't think so, but Rock won't deny it either.
Even if the British Empire is in decline, it is still the most powerful country in the world. Rock's code of conduct has always been to lean against a big tree to enjoy the shade. Pragmatism is what best suits Rock's current interests.
"I heard that the federal government is going to repatriate Indians in batches. Who made this proposal?" Although Roque holds a high position, civil affairs issues are not within Roque's responsibility. As long as the federal government does not repatriate Chinese, Roque will not care about the federal government's repatriation.
Who.
It would be best to deport everyone except Chinese.
"Who else could have suggested it? Of course it was our clever Uncle Jenny -" Viscount Glaston's words were filled with ridicule.
Smart Uncle Jenny is Yang Smuts. Rock doesn't know why Yang Smuts has this nickname. In Rock's opinion, it seems that it should be "Stupid Yang Smuts". p>
Of course, the "stupidity" here is from Rock's perspective. If you look at the Boers' perspective, Yang Smuts is indeed very smart. At least this guy was targeted by the Ministry of Justice for education some time ago.
The Ministry of Education successfully escaped from the investigation, and the two Boer deputy ministers of the Ministry of Education were thrown out as scapegoats. Although Yang Smuts once submitted a resignation report to Ade, Ade still refused to approve it in order to appease the Boers. In the current federal government, the only two people who serve as full-time ministers are Yang Smuts and Louis Botha. If Yang Smuts resigns, the Boers will not care whether Yang Smuts has neglected his duty.
, but will think that the federal government is deliberately suppressing the Boers.
The most serious "racial discrimination" in southern Africa is the Boers. Before the outbreak of the second Boer War, the Boers dared to discriminate against even the British. You can imagine how arrogant the Boers were.
During the Orange Plague, Gandhi, who had not been heard from for a long time, led the stretcher team and made great contributions to quelling the Orange Plague. Therefore, many Indians settled in Orange, which is now the southern part of Orange.
In the second largest Indian gathering area in Africa, Yang Shimozi is also killing the donkey. Since the Indians have no role, the Indians must be repatriated in batches.
From this perspective, Yang Smuts is the standard British man.
"This suggestion is not smart -" Roque pretended. Anyway, there are no Indians in Nyasaland, so Roque is happy to watch the fun.
"Now the Indians in Orange have begun to make a fuss. It is said that some people are organizing strikes to oppose Yang Smuts' proposal, and some people burned the portrait of Yang Smuts at a rally in Bloemfontein. It seems that
The police were dispatched in Bloemfontein and there were casualties. You don't know the specific information?" Viscount Glaston was more happy to watch the excitement. The police system is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice. Roque is also the Deputy Minister of Justice.
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Considering Henry, who is loose, free, casual, and absent-minded, who spends three days fishing and two days drying nets, and is on vacation all day without working, Roque, the deputy minister, is more like a minister.
"I don't know. Similar incidents within the Ministry of Justice do not need to be reported. The Ministry of Justice will not wipe the butt of the police departments in various states. The trouble caused by it will be dealt with by itself." Roque doesn't care about this kind of thing at all. If this kind of thing needs to be reported,
Then we must leave documentary records. God knows whether these documentary records will become evidence of Roque's "evil doings" in southern Africa.
This kind of thing is not uncommon. Southern African newspapers often report on German atrocities in Southwest Africa and Tanganyika. This is the most powerful evidence of the happy life of the people in Southern Africa. When people see various reports in newspapers, they naturally
You won’t care too much about all the bad things around you.
Especially for Africans in Southern Africa, compared to Africans in Southwest Africa and Tanganyika, Africans in Southern Africa are relatively happy. At least the federal government of Southern Africa has not organized the massacre of Africans in Southern Africa. Of course, planned reduction is also essential.
This is also the news that newspapers in Southwest Africa and Tanganyika are most willing to report, but unfortunately, Africans in southern Africa do not have the opportunity to see newspapers published in Southwest Africa and Tanganyika.
Even if you see it, you can't understand it. The newspapers in Southwest Africa and Tanganyika are all in German. Few Africans in southern Africa understand English, so forget it in German.