If a lion leads a flock of sheep, the sheep can become lions.
In a pride of lions led by a sheep, the lions will also turn into sheep.
This truth is so simple, but so profound. The Chinese in Nyasaland were indifferent and lifeless in the Qing Dynasty, but in southern Africa they were unwilling to give in. The same group of people were indifferent to the Qing Dynasty and southern Africa.
Life is completely different, which fully proves the role of environment, and times create heroes.
1911 is the Year of Xinhai in the traditional lunar calendar. This year is of great significance to the Chinese in the Qing Dynasty, but in southern Africa, the Year of Xinhai is not much different from usual.
Since 1902, the Chinese have begun to immigrate to southern Africa on a large scale. From the first few hundred people to the millions now, the Chinese have become the main ethnic group in southern Africa and are gradually changing the social form of southern Africa. All of this
It all happens quietly and subtly. Even though some white people are aware of this, they are powerless. The true meaning of democracy is that the minority obeys the majority.
Specific to Nyasaland, the Chinese here will not bully others, will not treat others differently, and will not add insult to injury. Whether they are whites or Africans, hard work, pragmatism and efficiency are the only criterion for measuring everything. Those who immigrate to southern Africa
The Chinese have also been repatriated, and the white elites hired with high salaries have also had their contracts terminated. Those who remain will be punished by law even if they have lived in Nyasaland for five years and obtained Nyasaland status. If they break the law and commit crimes, they will not be punished by law.
No care is given because of identity.
In the past, white people did have privileges in Africa, not just in Africa but all over the world. White people felt at ease with this and enslaved other ethnic groups around the world and lived a life of domineering local tyrants.
This situation basically does not exist in southern Africa now. If you want to stay in Nyasaland, it means giving up the privilege of being a white person. This is nothing to those white elites. With their abilities,
No matter where they are in the world, they can live a prosperous life, but for some poor white people, their skin color is their biggest support. If they lose their white privileges, they have lost everything.
So Feng Xun is really not sure whether Louisa and the others can adapt to the environment in Nyasaland.
Fortunately, there is a way. Even if Nyasaland does not accept them, there is still a federal government, and they can still live in southern Africa.
But what Feng Xun didn't expect was that Louisa and the others wanted to stay in Nyasaland wholeheartedly and didn't want to go anywhere other than Nyasaland.
"Southern Africa outside of Nyasaland is not much different from the Congo Free State. Those of us who have experienced the war do not want to return to the previous environment -" Louisa did not accept staying in Nyasaland.
Any result other than.
During their time in the refugee camp, Louisa and the others learned more about Nyasaland and reflected more on the rebellion that broke out in the Congo Free State.
Before that, Nyasaland was the biggest threat to the security of the Congo Free State and even Africa as a whole. This is what the colonial government of the Congo Free State propagandized, and the white people in the Congo Free State believed it.
Looking back now, Nyasaland cannot really be blamed for the rebellion in the Congo Free State, but the Congolese whites brought it upon themselves. The root cause of today’s rebellion in the Congo Free State still lies in the long-term cruel rule of the white people over the Congo Free State.
Because, that’s why we have the current results.
The amazing thing is that Louisa never thought about this issue when she was in the Congo Free State. Instead, she took the white privileges as a matter of course. Looking back now, she realizes how absurd the white people’s previous behavior was.
Comparing this with Nyasaland, the result is really stark.
During this period, the joint defense team responsible for managing the refugee camps included Chinese, British, Germans from Germany, and even Gurkhas who had not yet received official status.
The members of the joint defense team with such a complex structure can live in harmony. The smaller British and Germans are not superior to others because of their white status, and the larger Chinese and Gurkhas are not excluded and isolated because of their large numbers.
For white people, everyone wears the same clothes, eats the same food, and it is said that even the subsidy standards are the same.
Joint defense members usually do not receive a salary, but if they are recruited by the Nyasaland State Government, they will receive a subsidy. The subsidy standard is the same as that of the regular army, averaging about ten rand per month.
The refugee camp in Nyasaland is also different from the legendary concentration camp during the Boer War. Louisa and the others did not suffer the inhumane abuses advertised by the colonial government of the Congo Free State. Although the living standard in the refugee camp was not good,
But it is very rare to have enough food, a clean and tidy environment, and a doctor to take care of you when you are sick.
The privileges of white people in the Congo Free State definitely do not include having a doctor take care of them when they are sick. Even in Belgium, doctors are an extremely scarce resource. Only the rich can afford to see a doctor when they are sick, and the poor can only fight hard when they are sick.
, I can’t even enter the clinic.
"Other areas in southern Africa are also very safe. We state police officers not only serve Nyasaland, but also serve the entire southern Africa." Feng Xun really worked hard. Nyasaland is short of people, but what it needs is
Chinese.
"So in other parts of southern Africa, can white people and Africans live in harmony?" Louisa's question is very tricky.
"At least white people and Chinese can live in harmony." Feng Xun could not answer directly. The situation of Africans in southern Africa is also not good, but it is much better than that of Africans in the Congo Free State. At least they will not be tortured and killed for no reason.
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"Chief, our demands are not high. Give us a piece of land and we can develop and build it ourselves, even without subsidies from the state government." Louisa's demands are really not high.
"How do you develop it?" Feng Xun was helpless. In Feng Xun's view, Louisa's words meant retreat instead of progress.
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During this time in the refugee camp, although Luisa and the others also had to work, the jobs assigned to women in the refugee camp were relatively easy and did not require heavy physical labor.
Developing a farm is not a simple matter. In the past, Johannesburg was able to proceed because of the materials, including mules and horses, left over from the British Expeditionary Force after the Boer War. Otherwise, it would not have been possible with the strength of the Chinese in Johannesburg at that time.
In just a few years, the farm's operation was on track.
Now with the emergence of tractors, it is easier to develop farms. Compared with mules and horses, tractors are more efficient and cheaper. In order to promote the popularity of tractors, Nyasaland’s tractors are almost only sold internally at cost prices, not to the outside world at all.
Export, so the farm development speed in Nyasaland is also very fast.
Whether buying mules or tractors, there is a cost. Farms in southern Africa need to use the farm as collateral to get a loan from the Rand Bank to buy a tractor. Even if Louisa and the others stay in Nyasaland, they are not eligible to get a Rand Bank loan.
loan, so Feng Xun didn’t believe Louisa and the others could run the farm well.
"We still have some money -" Louisa chuckled and pulled out the necklace from her neck. The color of gold was familiar to people in southern Africa.
Quite thick!
Feng Xun then remembered that Louisa and the others looked really down and out now, but in the Congo Free State, Louisa and the others were also plantation owners, so these refugees in the refugee camp could not be measured by general refugee standards. Louisa was like this
The snot bag that is always ready to burst into tears may have several gemstones and rings.
Although Louisa promised well, it is not Feng Xun's turn to make the decision on this issue. The best person to make the decision is Roque.
"Okay, send troops to capture Bukavu and resettle those refugees there." Rock, with his wild goose-like character, would always create excuses for forced expansion without any reason, so he would definitely accept the benefits offered to him now. "Will it cause any disputes?" Martin looked worried, but his eyes were actually glowing green.
Roque took over as Secretary of Defense, and Martin's status also improved. He was promoted to Deputy Secretary of Defense in charge of the military, the same responsibilities as Roque.
"What kind of dispute has it caused? The colonial government of the Congo Free State has abandoned Bukavu, and we are also trying to resettle the refugees from the Congo Free State." Roque said confidently. The only thing he has to worry about is the rebels around Bukavu.
However, the rebels are certainly not Rock's worry. The Belgian government can't even raise the funds to form an army to counter the rebellion. Southern Africa can easily pull out hundreds of thousands of troops. If it's not enough, it can recruit mercenaries from the Umbrella Company, and
More numerous militiamen.
"That's no problem, I'll send a telegram to Gordon right now." Martin laughed, not caring whether Rock's reason was valid or not.
What is the attitude of the Belgians?
Who cares!
Ade cares.
However, by the time Ade learned about this, it was already mid-April. By this time, the Northern Rhodesian Division had already sent troops to occupy Bukavu and surrounding areas, and took advantage of the situation to control the entire Lake Kivu, thousands of people in Nyasaland.
All tonnage-sized marine police ships are already patrolling Lake Kivu normally, and the Ulysses Shipyard has also begun laying the keel of the "Kivu" marine police ship.
"Locke, you are really good. I actually found out that Southern Africa sent troops to occupy Lake Kivu through German newspapers. Can you explain why I, the Prime Minister, didn't know that Southern Africa had launched a foreign war?" Adezhen said.
I am very angry. He, the Prime Minister, does not have the right to launch a foreign war, and Roque, the Defense Minister, does not have the right.
The right of southern Africa to wage foreign wars lies in London.
"There was no foreign war. During the Congo Free State rebellion, Nyasaland took in many refugees from the Congo Free State. The Northern Rhodesian Division escorted those refugees back home. However, the Congo Free State was still in a state of chaos, so Rhodesia
The Northern Division must stay in Bukavu to protect the safety of those refugees." Roque firmly refused to admit that there was no such thing as war.
There really was no war. The Northern Rhodesian Division occupied Bukavu without firing a shot. Almost as soon as the officers and soldiers of the Northern Rhodesian Division boarded the dock in Bukavu, the rebels around Bukavu disappeared.
