In the North Sea, fishing boats are a standard feature of coastal households, almost every household has one.
Of course, the fishing boats here are not the kind of motorized iron-hulled fishing boats produced by the Nyasaland Shipyard. A few of those fishing boats are too expensive, and only large and wealthy companies like the Nyasaland Fisheries Company can afford them. Farmers
It’s okay to use your brain to make a wooden boat or something. No matter how weak your hands-on skills are, you can always chop a few pieces of wood and connect them together to make a raft.
With the fishing boats and the fruit trees that can be seen everywhere along the coast, basic survival is guaranteed, and countless new immigrants have settled and taken root on the coast of the North Sea.
"There used to be a lot of wild animals around here, including crocodiles, pythons, rhinos, hippos, and even elephants, which posed a great threat to humans. The marine police and nearby troops organized several large-scale killings. Now the situation is much better.
At least people here no longer have to worry about attacks by wild animals." Rock is also helpless. In the 21st century, wild animals must be protected, but in this era of Africa, wild animals need to be hunted in an organized manner.
Only in this way can we control the quantity.
"We need to increase the number of immigrants here - just past here is the Congo Free State -" Viscount Glaston looked in the direction of the Congo Free State with leisurely fascination.
"Yes, about 20 kilometers in the past." Roque was still a little embarrassed. When Nyasaland and the Congo Free State determined the border, it was stipulated that the 20 kilometers along the North Sea coast belonged to Nyasaland. This is now the rule.
It has become a dead letter. Nyasaland’s colonial pioneer team has explored nearly 100 kilometers from Ulysses along the Lukuga River to the hinterland of the Congo Free State. The colonial government of the Congo Free State seems to know nothing about it.
For Belgium, which has a mainland area of only 30,000 square kilometers, the Congo Free State with a total area of more than 2.3 million square kilometers is really too big. Belgium simply does not have enough manpower to effectively control the Congo Free State, so
We have to lease the land to those foreign companies for operation.
The conflict between the Belgian royal family and the government also had a serious impact on the Belgian government's management of the Congo Free State. Initially, under pressure from international public opinion, Leopold II handed over the management of the Congo Free State to the Belgian government. However, before transferring power, Leo
Bode II leased a large amount of land in the Congo Free State to foreign companies. The Belgian government did not receive much actual benefit. Instead, it had to increase more expenses for the management of the Congo Free State. This also led to the Belgian government becoming more and more interested in the Congo Free State.
The less you care.
"Seize the opportunity -" Viscount Glaston did not say it clearly, but it did not prevent Rock from understanding what Viscount Glaston meant.
Viscount Glaston is quite pragmatic. In a small town not far from Ulysses, Viscount Glaston boarded a simple dock to see with his own eyes the family life of the residents along the North Sea coast.
The town is indeed a bit small, with only a dozen or so households here and there, which is a very ordinary residential area.
However, this settlement is fully equipped with a town mayor elected by the residents and a peace officer appointed by the Ulysses City Government.
The mayor and the sheriff are both Chinese. They were the first Chinese to immigrate to Nyasaland. They were the earliest members of the colonial pioneer team. After their families came to Nyasaland, they chose to settle in various places in Nyasaland.
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When Viscount Glaston and Rock boarded the simple pier, the mayor and the sheriff were waiting on the pier. After the mayor and the sheriff introduced themselves, dozens of guards went to the town to ensure safety.
After receiving Zach's affirmative look, Rock and Viscount Glaston left the dock.
"We have a total of twenty-six households here, and the total population is exactly two hundred. There are only fourteen households here, and there are twelve households farther away. They have all moved here recently. The land nearby has been
The distribution was finished, so they went to the other side of the river——" The mayor probably had never seen such a big official in his life, so he was a little nervous.
Two hundred people, twenty-six households, with an average of more than seven people per household, which is normal in southern Africa.
"Are all school-age children enrolled in school?" Rock asked casually. Nyasaland implements a compulsory education system with very strict requirements. If any school-age children fail to enroll in school, the town mayor will be held accountable.
"Going, all going. The school is in Ulysses, which is a bit far away. There are five days of school and two days off. Marine police pick up and drop off the children. The Lord's grace exempts the children from school. Who dares not to let their children go to school?
I want to be scolded until I can’t hold my head up.” The mayor thanked him profusely. Good things that he had never dreamed of in the past have come to him one after another in southern Africa.
"Your compulsory education in Nyasaland is very good, and Cape now has a public education system, but many farmers would rather let their children herd cattle than go to school for education." Viscount Glaston sighed, also
Not all parents are willing to send their children to school.
On this point, there is still a difference between white people and Chinese people.
In the vast majority of Chinese families, parents would rather endure a little more hardship and send their children to school for education.
This is not the case for white families. Some white people are unwilling to let their children receive education. The most obvious example in southern Africa is the Boers. Because schools in southern Africa are forced to use English, many Boers strongly resist public education in southern Africa.<
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This behavior may not have any serious consequences for a while now, but when this generation of children grow up, the gap will be obvious. By then, there will be a large number of "poor whites" among the Boers. This is another time and space in the south.
An important reason for the emergence of "poor whites" in Africa.
Roque does not explain the 5,000-year history of Chinese civilization and the various subtle influences it has brought to the Chinese. As long as the Chinese are given a chance, Roque can build a completely different southern Africa.
Walking into the town, this feeling is even more obvious. More than a dozen families are scattered on both sides of the road in an orderly manner. The buildings in the town are all wooden buildings common in southern Africa. Compared with white families, there are only two houses in the front and back.
There are a lot more vegetable fields and fruit trees, and there are also a lot of chickens, ducks and geese raised in the yard, but the amazing thing is that there is not much unpleasant smell in the air, there is not much sewage on the ground, and the whole town is very clean. p>
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Walking into a house at random, you will find an honest and honest male host, a nervous hostess, an eldest son who has matured early in the household, and an eldest daughter who is hiding upstairs and dare not come down. It is a standard Chinese family.
"Lao Zhang is from Beizhili. He came to Nyasaland ten years ago when there was a war in his hometown. Although all the money in his family was robbed and the house was burned down, at last everyone in his family was fine. When he arrived in Beihai, Lao Zhang's home
In the past few years, a son and two daughters have been added to the family. Now the younger one is going to school in Ulysses, and the older one is helping out at home." The mayor introduced him proactively, and Lao Zhang smiled like a flower. p>
Viscount Glaston couldn't understand, but he could tell from the smile on Lao Zhang's face that Lao Zhang was living a pretty good life.
Life was indeed good. The guards probably reminded me that there were three South African mastiffs tied under the fruit tree next to Old Zhang's house. They were all fat, strong and fierce. From this point, we can see the living standard of Old Zhang's family.
Yes, if people can't eat, dogs probably can't eat so fat.
When Rock and Viscount Glaston arrived, Lao Zhang's son was cleaning a brand new motorcycle. This has become the new favorite of farm families in southern Africa in recent years. After all, no matter how cheap a car is, not every family has it.
The key to being able to afford it is not to be reluctant to buy it. The quality of the motorcycles produced in Johannesburg is pretty good. In recent years, the output has been gradually increasing, and they finally have the opportunity to enter ordinary families.
When motorcycles first appeared, even the army could not meet the demand. Later, the police system also began to order motorcycles in bulk, so motorcycles have always been in short supply.
Compared with cars, the production of motorcycles is obviously simpler. There are now motorcycle factories in Port Edward, Salisbury, and Cape Town, so the price of motorcycles can drop to a level acceptable to farmers.<
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"How much does such a motorcycle cost on the market?" Viscount Glaston is also very interested in motorcycles, but he obviously doesn't know enough about the situation.
"It's almost a hundred rand." Roque knew a little bit, but not much.
One hundred rand is not a small amount in southern Africa. It is almost the entire income of a middle-class family for a year.
"Isn't this price quite expensive for a farm?" Viscount Glaston asked.
"If you put it all together, you can still get it-" Lao Zhang's expression was obviously not good, and he didn't know how he came up with it.
"The eldest son of the old Zhang family has fallen in love with a girl from Ulysses, who works in the school -" the mayor took the initiative to explain.
"White people?"
"Chinese——"
Roque nodded. For a family that immigrated to southern Africa ten years ago, it is normal for a family to spend one hundred rand.
What's more, even if you can't get it out, Rand Bank can still provide loans. For farmers who have farms at home, Rand Bank is quite generous.
The Chinese are famous in southern Africa for their ability to save money.
White farmers only know how to raise cattle and herd sheep. Even with the guidance of agricultural experts, only a few people try to change.
Chinese farmers are much more flexible. They first plant potatoes, fruit trees, vegetables, etc. to ensure food rations, and then start raising various poultry when there is more food left. If every farm does not have hundreds of chickens, ducks and geese, it is simply a shame for the farmers.
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Once chickens, ducks and geese are brought to scale, the profits generated are also considerable, especially around the North Sea, where the water resources are very developed. Ducks and geese do not need to be raised at all. You can go to the lake to eat some small fish and shrimps.
, the eggs they lay are all red, the most popular ones on the market.
The old Zhang family’s motorcycle might have been obtained in exchange for these agricultural and sideline products that white farmers looked down upon.
At least as far as Rock knows, there are very few white farmers who raise poultry such as chickens, ducks and geese, not because they are dirty or noisy, but because they are troublesome.
