When the Portuguese were in trouble, Feng Xun of Bukavu also encountered a difficult problem.
Before the rebels attacked the Congo Free State, although Nyasaland picked up some people, some others crossed the Rusi River and fled into Tanganyika before the rebels captured Bukavu.
This caused a huge trouble. The rebuilt Bukavu was not on the original site of Bukavu. The land where Bukavu is now was formerly owned by a man named Terry Bruce.
When Feng Xun chose to rebuild Bukavu on this land, he thought that Terry Bruce had died in the war, so this land would naturally become an ownerless land. Unexpectedly, Terry Bruce not only survived, but
He actually waited until Bukavu was rebuilt before returning to Bukavu. It was obvious that he was here to pick fruits.
"So do you have any other requests?" Feng Xun was patient. Robert next to him had a face as heavy as water. He leaned back in his chair and squinted his eyes, looking up and down at Terry Bruce with threatening eyes.
"Of course there are requirements. In addition to cash compensation, you must also give me a larger farm, preferably a rubber plantation. In addition, where your military camp is located, there is also my old house, so you have to compensate me for one."
A new house, in addition to—" Terry Bruce had many demands and was blinded by greed.
"Where were you when the rebels captured Bukavu?" Robert interrupted Terry Bruce's rambling. If he continued, the newly built military camp would have to be compensated to him.
"I went to Tanganyika. I couldn't stay here and be killed by the rebels." Terry Bruce didn't seem to realize there was anything wrong with his behavior.
"You are so shameless!" Robert yelled, his hand on the holster of his gun. If there weren't many residents waiting for the results outside the door, Robert really wanted to shoot Terry Bruce to death.
"What can I do? The rebels are numerous and Bukavu has been abandoned by the king. I can't stay and be buried in Bukavu. I also have the right to live!" Terry Bruce screamed. This is how selfish people are.
, they will only consider their own interests.
"It's human nature, understandable, but where are your relatives?" Feng Xun's question was even more pointed. Terry Bruce returned to Bukavu alone, and according to what Feng Xun learned, Terry Bruce used to be
I have family in Bukavu.
"You still have the nerve to mention my family? Why don't you pick everyone up at once? This is your responsibility, you must help me find my family -" Terry Bruce probably can't fulfill this request.
arrive.
The hope of finding them is indeed very slim. After the rebels captured Bukavu, they killed all the men who resisted or surrendered, and took all the women away. No one knows their whereabouts now.
"You just said that the king has given up on you, and we have no responsibility to pick you all up." Feng Xun did not need to explain to Terry Bruce on this issue.
In fact, when the Nyasaland Marine Police returned to Bukavu again, Bukavu had been captured by the rebels. It was not that the Marine Police did not want to save them. When the Xuanwu left Bukavu, the deck was crowded.
Got people.
"They are all excuses. This is all your fault!" Terry Bruce was hysterical. No matter what Feng Xun said, he was going to put the responsibility on the Nyasaland Marine Police.
"What are you saying to this bastard? We should kick him out -" Robert was extremely disgusted with Terry Bruce. The pronunciation of "him" and "it" in English are different.
"Two options, the first one is that we will help you build a house and you can continue to live here; the second one, how much money do you want to get?" Feng Xun has a good attitude, although Terry Bruce is disgusting,
However, if this matter is not handled properly, it will cause serious adverse effects.
"At least five thousand pounds!" Terry Bruce offered a serious price. After reconstruction, each house in Bukavu, including the front and back yards, covers an area of about one acre, and the total occupied land is less than fifty acres. Five thousand pounds
In terms of pounds, it is one hundred pounds per acre, which is absolutely sky-high in the Congo Free State.
Not to mention in the Congo Free State, land prices are sky-high in Johannesburg where land prices are even more expensive.
"Haha, are you crazy? Even farms in Belgium are not that expensive." Before Feng Xun could speak, Robert laughed out loud.
"I have calculated that the price of the land plus the house must be more than one hundred pounds." It sounds like Terry Bruce had done some research on the current Bukavu before coming to Feng Xun, otherwise he would not have issued an offer.
This price.
If you include the price of the house, it is indeed over one hundred pounds. Although the price of wood in southern Africa is very cheap, but including processing, transportation, and final construction, a house is actually not cheap, costing at least fifty pounds.
The reason why Nyasaland is willing to pay a huge price to rebuild Bukavu is to directly annex Bukavu one day. Now it seems that all this is indeed very effective. The residents of Bukavu are now willing to join Nyasaland.
Roque considered international public opinion, so he did not accept it.
"You didn't build the house, why do you want money?" Feng Xun was really surprised and didn't know where Terry Bruce's confidence came from.
"But you did not get my consent when you occupied my farm, so now you must compensate me for the losses. No matter how much the farm is worth, in my opinion, my farm is worth five thousand pounds!" Terry
Bruce insisted that he thought he had obtained Feng Xun's sore feet. The actual price of the land was no longer important. Rebuilding Bukavu directly on Terry Bruce's land without Terry Bruce's consent was a disservice to Terry.
·A huge violation of Bruce’s rights.
On the surface, this is indeed the case, but no one knew the life and death of Terry Bruce at the time. When the rebels set fire to Bukavu, many of the bodies were charred and could not be identified at all. Everyone thought that Terry Bruce was already there.
If he died while destroying the city, naturally no one would consider this issue.
"Sorry, we can't accept your request." Feng Xun's patience finally ran out. If Terry Bruce's asking price was lower, then Feng Xun could still consider it. Forget it now, such blatant blackmail, I really think Ni
Asalan is a philanthropist who will help the residents of Bukavu rebuild Bukavu.
"No, you have to accept it!" Terry Bruce probably didn't expect Feng Xun to refuse so directly, and was a little at a loss for a moment.
"Why is it necessary?" Feng Xun was curious.
"What are you going to do if we don't accept it?" Robert was also curious, and then looked at each other with Feng Xun, both of them laughing unsteadily.
"I, I will accuse you to the king!" Terry Bruce was dumbfounded, and it took him a while to think of a way.
"If you want to find your king or our king, go ahead. I hope you still have money to buy a boat ticket." Robert was overjoyed. If he wanted to find George V, Bukavu was a colony of Belgium and George V had no control over it.
If you go to Leopold II, even if Leopold II wants to help Terry Bruce get justice, it is estimated that Leopold II will not be able to do it.
"You bastards, don't think we don't know that those rebels are supported by you, and now you have robbed my farm. Just wait and see, I will make you pay the price!" Terry Bruce said without hesitation.
, I guess he doesn’t understand the principle of misfortune coming from his mouth.
"Be careful what you say—" Feng Xun's face immediately turned cold.
Robert didn't speak, and looked at Terry Bruce with sinister eyes, probably thinking about how to make Terry Bruce suffer to death.
Terry Bruce finally felt the danger, and then he remembered that this place was Bukavu under the control of Nyasaland. The current Congo Free State was no longer the former Congo Free State where white people were superior. During the Congo Free State rebellion,
Countless white people were killed, and it was really easy for Feng Xun and Robert to kill someone in this troubled world.
"Then how much can you give me?" Terry Bruce did not leave in a hurry. Robert's words just now had an effect. It is estimated that he really can't afford the boat ticket now.
During this period, perhaps the biggest problem restricting immigration was boat tickets. The situation in southern Africa was quite special, so immigrants were reimbursed for boat tickets. Other regions, including the United States, would not reimburse new immigrants for boat tickets.
After new immigrants arrived in the colony, they could indeed receive free land allocation, but before that, the new immigrants had to have money to board the ship.
"Fifty pounds, that's fifty acres. One pound per acre, a very reasonable price." Fifty pounds was Feng Xun's initial psychological price. It's hard to say now. Even if Terry Bruce insisted on five thousand, Feng Xun would still pay it.
Hoon would agree, but of course whether Terry Bruce can take the money away is a question.
"This price is too low, don't even think about it!" Terry Bruce felt extremely offended. Fifty pounds was just like giving away to a beggar.
In the past, one pound per acre was quite appropriate in Bukavu, and even this price was relatively high.
But now in Bukavu, with the entry of the Northern Rhodesian Division and the improvement of infrastructure such as schools, hospitals, and docks, the price of land has naturally increased. The South African company has decided to build a new food processing factory in Bukavu.
The Saran Agricultural Development Company is also preparing to establish a collective farm in Bukavu, so the land in Bukavu will further increase in the future.
"Then you go back and think about it first, and we'll talk tomorrow." Feng Xun was not in a hurry. The price gap between the two sides was too big. It might be better for both parties to calm down.
"Go back to where?" Terry Bruce was angry. His house had been burned down by the rebels, and his farm had been occupied by current Bukavu residents. He was indeed homeless.
But who can blame this?
If Terry Bruce had come back when the Rebels just left, he wouldn't be facing the current situation.
