Louis Botha is not very clear about the situation in Nyasaland. At least the living standards of the Transvaal farmers far exceed the living standards of British civilians and are comparable to the British middle class.
In the UK, middle-class families account for about 15% of society.
At this period, Britain had not yet established a social welfare system, which would not be gradually established until after World War II. The living standards of British civilians were very miserable. It was good to fill their stomachs, otherwise there would not be so many child laborers in the factories. In southern Africa, the group corresponding to the British lower class is Africans. If there were not a large and almost free African population to drive, southern Africa would not be able to develop so fast. Rock's so-called sacrifice of one or two generations,
The sacrifices are also made by Africans. If he really wants to sacrifice the Chinese, Roque will not give up.
After realizing this problem, Louis Botha had a new assessment of the strength of the Chinese in Southern Africa.
Although there is no specific data, Louis Botha knows very well that the number of Chinese in southern Africa has exceeded the total number of whites. Unlike the submissive Africans, the Chinese in southern Africa have the right to vote, although now the Chinese seem to be inhumane.
However, with the increase in strength in all aspects, the Chinese will definitely openly express their interests and demands one day in the future. Where will the Boers go?
This is a very serious problem.
In the afternoon, Roque and Louis Botta took the train to Little Rock. At this time, they took Roque's special train, which of course inevitably attracted complaints from Louis Botta.
"I bought the train with my own money, and I didn't let the federal government foot the bill. What are you so angry about?" Rock said confidently. The money he earned was not borrowed, and no one could control how it was spent.
"As an official of the federal government, you should also pay attention to your own image." Louis Botha couldn't stand Roque's behavior of always taking special trains.
"What do you think a top British aristocrat in southern Africa should look like?" Roque laughed loudly. Louis Botha was setting himself up.
"Yes, I overcorrected -" Louis Botta immediately realized that Roque would not be in line with his personality if he were low-key and simple.
In fact, it is not that Roque is extravagant. Unlike the Ministry of Agriculture where Louis Botha works, the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Justice are still very busy with their official duties. Every time Roque travels, in addition to a huge security team, he also has to bring
With the staff of the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Justice, they can handle official business at any time, and Roque will not find fault on his own. The housekeeper and chef are all carried with him, and there are more than a dozen cars, which are always on the train.
It can be used at any time when traveling. All in all, it really needs a special train to fit it in.
Louis Botha is much simpler. In a situation like this in southern Africa, the Ministry of Agriculture is just a decoration. It cannot interfere with how the farmer's farm is run. The Ministry of Agriculture can at most serve as a guide. But a group of veterans from the Ministry of Agriculture don't know how.
When it comes to running a farm, he is technically a layman, so Louis Botta really envies Roque.
It’s good to have money. Problems that you can’t solve by yourself are left to experts. The Ministry of Agriculture doesn’t even have the funds to hire experts.
"Flowing money can generate profits. Rich people must continue to consume, so that the government can have taxes to better serve everyone, businessmen can have profits to invest in expanding reproduction, and workers can have income to support their families. The salary you receive
There may be taxes I paid in there, so show some respect to me, I'm a taxpayer." Luo Ke was proud, it was so easy to do guerrilla work in foreign trade.
Louis Botha really has nothing to say in this regard. As Minister of Agriculture, Louis Botha’s annual income is five thousand rand, which is the absolute top level in southern Africa. There are no more than one person with this income level in the entire southern Africa.
Thousands of people.
Compared with Roque, Louis Botta's income is much lower. Roque himself paid more than 50,000 in taxes last year. This must be the figure after various legal tax avoidances, so Roque is right.
, Louis Botha really needs to respect Roque.
"Dear taxpayers, please have tea——" Louis Botta is also a wonderful person, and he was very respectful immediately.
Rock accepted it with peace of mind. In fact, Louis Botta was also a taxpayer, and personal income tax became a fixed tax in the UK in 1874.
Southern Africa also has personal income tax, and the higher the income, the higher the tax rate. For high-income groups like Louis Botta and Roque, the personal income tax rate is about 45%.
Of course, the high income here is high income in the literal sense. Business income cannot be measured. There are so many companies under Roque's name. To calculate the specific annual income requires a huge accounting team like Rand Bank. Roque
It is true that you can make a lot of money in the business field, but Rock makes large-scale investments every year, and the money he earns is spent again after changing hands. Although his wealth is growing, he does not need to pay taxes. This is the so-called legal
Tax avoidance.
Another method of legal tax avoidance is charity. This method was invented by Americans. If you donate your income, you will naturally not need to pay taxes. Therefore, rich Americans have charitable foundations in their names to use their corporate income to
Donating money to a charitable foundation in your name is equivalent to handing over your left hand to your right hand. Then the charitable foundation will find a project to spend a small amount of money on every year, which can not only attract fame but also make profits.
Since the UK is also a capitalist country, Roque is not exempt from the rule. Therefore, Roque now also has a charitable foundation under his name, and it was established together with Xiaosi. Many hospitals and schools in Nyasaland and Rhodesia are foundations.
Will donate.
"When are you going to develop the farm purchased by Bechuanaland Agricultural Company in Orange?" Louis Botta is actually very itchy about unscrupulous capitalists like Roque.
More than 5.5 million acres of farms have been purchased within the territory, accounting for 30% of the arable land in Orange State.
The unscrupulousness of Luo Ke is that he doesn't develop the land after buying it, and would rather let it go to waste than feel bad about it.
The Roque family doesn't care about the greatness of their business, so the Orange State government can't care less. If the land is not developed, it won't be able to generate profits. Roque can just sit back and wait for the land to appreciate in value, and the Orange State government's finances will become increasingly tight. In addition to Louis Botta,
The Secretary of Agriculture and the Governor of Orange State.
Even according to the previous resettlement standards, Bechuanaland Agricultural Company's land in Orange can resettle at least 10,000 immigrant families. With the current situation of Chinese immigrants, 10,000 families equals more than 100,000 people. Based on Rock
If the hundreds of thousands of people are not resettled and left alone, they will continue to build schools, hospitals, and roads and bridges. Then the financial situation of the Orange State government will be improved immediately.
Maybe it won’t be reversed, at least improvement is a good trend.
"Sorry, I don't have any money right now -" Rock has a good reason, he can't do anything without money.
"Are you going to have no money?" Louis Botha's face was as dark as an African's. This reason was too perfunctory.
"I'm not God, so of course I will have no money." Roque was indeed perfunctory, and his face was very ugly. If you don't accept it, come and bite me.
The corner of Louis Botta's mouth twitched, and he endured it again and again before crossing himself on his chest. Then he had to calm down and feel very aggrieved.
"Louis, it's not that I don't want to develop, but there are too many Boers in Orange who have a bad attitude towards the Chinese. The personal safety of new immigrants resettled in Orange cannot be guaranteed, so I'm really sorry about the public opinion and public security in Orange.
I will not resettle new immigrants to Orange until the situation improves." Roque finally gave a reasonable explanation, but this made Louis Botta even more uncomfortable.
"There is freedom of speech in Southern Africa, and the state government can't do anything about it -" Louis Botha said this with a guilty conscience.
The so-called freedom of speech in the West is a joke. Newspapers and magazines are controlled by capitalists. Ordinary people who want to submit articles to newspapers cannot even find them through the doors of newspapers. Orange newspapers not only exclude Chinese people, but also exclude British people.
But in this day and age, racism is political correctness.
"Then there's nothing I can do -" Roque was not in a hurry and decided to go back and increase his purchasing efforts.
It is really easy to buy a farm in southern Africa. After the Boer farmers in Orange sell the farm, they take the money and go to Canada and Australia. They can easily buy the next family property. Canada and Australia are both purely white countries.
, there are no troublesome Chinese and Africans, and they are more friendly to the Boers.
"I don't mean that, I mean, the state government is thinking of a way." Louis Botha said another way.
"That's right, Bechuanaland Agricultural Company is also preparing to develop farms in Orange." Roque reciprocated the favor, but if he wants to see actual action, he still needs the Orange State government to continue to work hard and just think of ways.
No way.
"I'm not trying to sow discord among you Boers. Some of you Boers are indeed incompatible with today's southern Africa. The war has been over for ten years, and now there is actually no difference between the Boers and the British. Everyone is
Everyone in southern Africa must work hard to build a better southern Africa, but if you look at the current situation in Orange, they are stubborn and stubborn. Some people are still immersed in unrealistic fantasies. Even if they are German
During the Republic of Transvaal, did the gold mines in Johannesburg belong to the Boers? It never belonged to the Boers, right?" Roque is thinking more about the problem now than before. If it were ten years ago, or even five years ago,
, Rokodu will never accept the Boers.
It's different now. Rock now has to consider the issue from the perspective of the entire southern Africa. Of course it would be better if the Boers are willing to integrate into southern Africa. If they really don't want to, then they might as well just leave southern Africa.
