If you only look at paper data, India’s food in the 21st century can still be exported to earn foreign exchange, and indeed people should not starve to death.
The actual situation is shocking. According to data from the "State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2017" report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, approximately 190 million people in India are malnourished. This proportion accounts for approximately 14.5% of India's total population. In India, between 15 and 150 million people are malnourished.
Among 49-year-old women of childbearing age, 51.4% are anemic.
This means that the Indian government would rather sell grain to Europe to raise cattle than sell it at a low price to the malnourished and poor people in the country.
It’s no wonder, after all, cows are sacred cows in India and should indeed be sacrificed.
Basically, there are no cases of people starving to death in Africa. The products here are so rich, and the current African population is so small that even if you check the fruits and dig some cassava, you will not starve to death.
The situation in India is completely different from that in Africa. Although India's area is not small, India has too many people and most of the land is owned by princes. Therefore, it is normal for people to starve to death in India. Every few
A large-scale famine will break out in India in 2018, and an unknown number of people will starve to death. The British government never makes statistics in this regard.
The plight of Indians can also be seen from these Indian workers. The taste of these potatoes with salted fish is really not very good. Many Africans are not willing to eat them. Seeing the way these Indians eat, the Africans who are watching are curious.
Very soon, some people even threw salted fish to the Indians who were squatting on the ground to eat, and they made all sorts of strange noises.
This behavior is very discriminatory. White people often throw food to Africans like this. Now Africans finally have someone to give alms to, and both the giver and the recipient are very happy.
Feng Xun was unhappy in the office. Louisa brought some carefully baked waffles to Feng Xun before dinner, and accepted Feng Xun’s invitation to stay for dinner together. Feng Xun specially opened a bottle of wine for this purpose.
Under the warm candlelight, the atmosphere is still very good.
It's a pity that just now, the Nyasaland State Government officially rejected Louisa's naturalization request. When she learned this news, Louisa was obviously very disappointed.
"There will be opportunities in the future -" There are some things that Feng Xun cannot say clearly. The Nyasaland State Government really cannot accept Louisa and the others now, but just like what Feng Xun said, there may be opportunities in a while.
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The Northern Rhodesian Division occupied Bukavu under the pretext of protecting refugees. If Louisa and the others become Southern Africans, then the Northern Rhodesian Division will have no excuse. So if Louisa wants to become Southern Africans, she has to
Wait a moment.
"It doesn't matter, we are a group of forgotten people. At least you haven't abandoned us yet." Louisa quickly cheered up. Without the help of the army, it would be very difficult for their small group to survive in Bukavu.
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"This will become the headquarters of the Northern Rhodesia Division in the future. You don't have to worry about your safety here." Feng Xun is still very confident in the Northern Rhodesia Division.
"Are you leaving?" Luisa clenched the fork in her hand.
"No, not only will I not leave, but I may stay in Bukavu in the future. We also need a police station here." Feng Xun's words made Louisa smile.
With the garrison and the police station, although Bukavu is still nominally the territory of the Congo Free State, it has actually become an integral part of Nyasaland.
Both Feng Xun and Louisa understand this, as does Charles Senior, who has just assumed the post of Belgian consul in southern Africa.
Before getting this position, Charles Senior was a businessman in Cape Town. The reason why Charles Senior accepted the appointment from the Belgian government was not to safeguard the interests of Belgium, but for his own business.<
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"Otherwise, what can I do? The Congo Free State used to be the private domain of the king. Later, although it was taken over by the Belgian government, the Belgian government did not give me a penny, so what does the Congo Free State have to do with me? I am just a
A poor man who uses wood and stones to support his family." Charles Senior is very clear about his position and the situation of the Congo Free State, but Charles Senior is not worried about the Belgian government. Now Charles Senior
He has become a British citizen and is a standard southern African.
It's amazing, an Englishman can actually serve as the Belgian consul in southern Africa. The key is that everyone thinks this is normal, just because Charles Senior is of Belgian origin.
"Charles, if you maintain your current status, you will make a fortune!" Christian laughed. Maybe Charles Senior is not patriotic enough, but there is no doubt that Charles Senior is a smart man.
Charles Senior and Christian had a lot of business dealings, and the two became familiar with each other. Christian was the largest construction businessman in southern Africa and was also a big customer of Charles Senior, so Charles Senior made the wisest decision.
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As for whether this will harm Belgium's interests, who cares.
"Then I would also like to thank you, an old friend, for taking care of me. The Cape State government ordered a batch of goods from me six months ago, but it has not paid me yet. If I go to ask for money as a consul, will the Cape State government?"
Will you give it to me?" Charles Senior thought about it. The status of consul is still very prominent.
"Hahahaha, you can try it -" Christian laughed, his company had never encountered such a thing.
"I went to print a box of business cards today, the ones with hot stamping. I originally wanted to use gold, but the Belgian government wouldn't reimburse me -" Charles Senior regretted that hot stamping is definitely not as good as pure gold.
"Then are you still willing to send it?" Christian burst into tears laughing. Christian also has a gold business card, but the occasion for using it is rather special.
"Of course I'm willing to give it. It's much better to give a gold business card than to give money directly. I'm the consul now." Charles Senior was serious, and this is reasonable as it exists.
The purpose of Charles Senior's search for Christian was to get to know Rock through Christian, and then try to take over Nyasaland Enterprise's business in Europe.
This business conflicts with Christian's business to a certain extent. Part of Nyasaland's products in Europe are represented by Christian and part by Ada. It is normal for Charles Senior to want to take a share of the pie. After all, Nyasaland
The products are notoriously high-profit.
"You are the consul now, wouldn't it be better to go directly to the Lord?" Christian joked. This consular status is very important to some people, but to others it is just a stepping stone.
"What am I going to do with the Lord as a consul? Negotiate the issue of Bukavu? Thinking about Joseph Cuiller in the past, he couldn't even get through the gate of the Ministry of Defense. I was afraid that the Lord would throw me out." Charles
Senior is also helpless, because there is no Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Southern Africa, otherwise it would not be so easy for the consul Charles Senior to see Ade.
Compared with Ader, Roque is simple and rude. The Ministry of National Defense is not responsible for diplomacy, so Roque ignores Joseph Cuiller at all. For this kind of matter, the Belgian government should go to London through normal channels, and then negotiate with London and Southern Africa.<
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However, considering the distance between London and southern Africa, this negotiation process is expected to take a long time, at least starting in half a year, and it is normal to delay it for three to five years.
"The Lord won't throw you out, because you won't be able to see the Lord at all -" Christian could only be grateful for his wise choice at this time.
Of course, it was not for nothing that Charles Senior asked Christian for help. Gold business cards came in handy at times like this, and real money is the most affordable.
Roque was also surprised when he learned the news. He had to admit that there are a lot of smart people these days.
"If we sign a contract with Charles Senior to transfer the Congo Free State, I wonder if the Belgian government will recognize it." Christian has a big idea. This kind of thing is not impossible. When the United States bought Alaska from Russia, Russia
The official in charge is said to have made a lot of money.
"Don't even think about it, we have no right to sign a contract with Belgium." Roque really thought about it seriously, but he had no choice but to give up.
It sounds like Christian's idea is very strange, but in fact there are many strange things in reality. When the three countries carved up Poland, Russia, Prussia, and Austria excluded Polish representatives, which directly determined Poland's fate.
After the end of World War I, the Republic of China, as a victorious country, did not even have the right to recover lost territory, let alone participate in the distribution of the fruits of victory. This is also strange.
"How about I put it into operation and just pay to buy the Congo Free State?" Christian has a lot of money, with more than two million square kilometers. How much does it cost?
"Don't think about these useless things, just do your job well -" Rock knew that Kristian was deliberately talking nonsense.
Roque has his own way of dealing with the Congo Free State. At the end of June, an organization called the Congolese Party emerged in the Congo Free State. Most of the members of this organization are white people who fled to surrounding countries after the rebellion broke out.
They were very disappointed with the Belgian government's inaction after the rebellion, so they established the Congolese Party and declared the independence of the Congo Free State.
The leader of the Congolese Party is not Isaiah Chamberlain, but a Belgian named Isaac Pansy.
In the face of the rebellion, the Belgian government was indeed slow to respond.
However, in the face of the new Congo Party, the Belgian government responded very quickly. On the day after the Congo Party announced its establishment, Leopold II decided to use part of his private property to form an expeditionary force to go to the Congo for freedom.
The state quelled the rebellion.
In addition to Africans in the Congo Free State, the rebels here must also include the newly established Congolese Party.