In Terry Bruce's view, no one can force him to do something he doesn't want to do. When the rebels besieged Bukavu, Lieutenant Bobby could choose to fight and die. That was his courage. Charles Day
Wei can also choose to commit suicide after the city is broken. That is his responsibility. Of course, Terry Bruce can also choose to escape. This is his freedom.
Feng Xun did not say that Terry Bruce was wrong to leave Bukavu before Bukavu was breached. This is human nature and understandable.
But it would be too greedy to raise land worth only fifty pounds to five thousand pounds.
Not only greedy, but also stupid.
So when it came to Terry Bruce's question, Feng Xun simply refused.
"Sorry, this is your problem. You are not a resident of Bukavu now, so you can't stay in Bukavu." Feng Xun arranged the documents on the table while giving Robert a meaningful look.
"What do you mean?" Terry Bruce was simply unbelievable. Feng Xun did not recognize Terry Bruce's legal ownership of the farm at all. Without this legal basis, Terry Bruce's request was naturally unreasonable.
"That's what you think it means, idiot. Do you think we will believe whatever you say? First of all, you have to prove that the land is yours, and then we will discuss this issue." Robert stood up with a grin, standing about 1.8 meters tall.
The big man still feels oppressive in front of Terry Bruce who is less than 1.5 meters tall.
"Those lands are mine, and my former neighbors can prove that-" Terry Bruce realized at this time that he indeed had no evidence.
Even if there was, it would be useless. Even the Congo Free State no longer exists. Even if Terry Bruce presents evidence, Feng Xun has no need to admit it.
We cannot admit that there is no compromise on this issue. If Feng Xun compensates Terry Bruce, what if the boss of the Haut-Katanga Mining Union also comes to demand the mine?
So Robert's attitude now is very rude. He took out his baton when he was yelling: "It's useless even if you ask your king to prove it to you, get out of my territory now!"
"You bastards, you robbed my farm-" Terry Bruce refused to leave, and then Robert carried him out like a chicken.
Outside are Terry Bruce's former neighbors.
When he saw these familiar faces, Terry Bruce seemed to see a savior.
"Louisa, it's great to see you. You can testify for me that this was my farm before-" Terry Bruce came to Louisa with all his might. He probably didn't know that Louisa was already here.
Married to Feng Xun.
"Everyone else is dead, why are you still alive?" Louisa's words were really heartbreaking.
"You can't force me to fight the enemy -" Terry Bruce still had the same reason, freedom is more important than anything else.
"Spit -" Louisa spat directly at Terry Bruce.
"You coward!"
"Why don't you die bravely like those who fight until the last moment? Then I will respect you."
"You don't deserve to stay in Bukavu now. Your behavior is disgusting and your name will be brought to shame."
Almost everyone would "spit" with disgust after saying it. The name "Terry Bruce" is so innocent.
"It's not what you think. I also fought bloody battles with the rebels -" Terry Bruce tried his best to defend himself. He felt that he was an outlier in the current Bukavu.
"You are lying. When the rebellion first broke out, Charles wanted us all to evacuate to Tanganyika. It was because of the opposition of you bastards that we were forced to stay in Bukavu when the rebels besieged Bukavu.
You didn't pick up a gun, you're a complete bastard -" Someone immediately exposed Terry Bruce's true face. Selfish people are always selfish.
"I didn't, it's not what you think -" Terry Bruce screamed, but his voice was drowned out by the accusations of the women.
"We all heard it just now. You actually want five thousand pounds. You bastard. You already lost the farm to Steve before the rebellion broke out. Even if the farm is worth five thousand pounds, the money doesn't belong to you.
." The revelations continued, Feng Xun's words came true, and Terry Bruce's qualifications really became a problem.
Simple accusations could no longer vent the women's anger. A strong aunt finally couldn't help but take off her shoes and throw them at Terry Bruce.
Feng Xun and Robert, who were still watching the excitement at the door, immediately went back to the house to close the door.
"Open the door, please let me in -" Terry Bruce begged repeatedly.
Feng Xun and Robert stood firmly against the door. They couldn't afford to offend the angry aunts. They would even beat their own children when they got angry, let alone others.
After that day, Terry Bruce never appeared again, and no one cared about this episode, and no one knew where Terry Bruce had gone.
As the reconstruction of Bukavu is completed, construction workers have evacuated to the next settlement, and more and more new immigrants are coming to Bukavu. These new immigrants are employees of Congolese companies. Coming to Bukavu is
To rebuild the rubber plantation.
With the development of industry in southern Africa, the status of rubber has become more and more important. Modern industry relies heavily on natural rubber. Due to technical reasons, there is no substitute for natural rubber. During the period of the Congo Free State rebellion, the international rubber price
Soaring rapidly, the reduction in rubber production is one reason. In the context of the arms race, the increasing demand for rubber is also an important reason.
"We are now very dependent on rubber. Rubber is used in car tires, engine seals, and even the shoes people wear. There are not many rubber producing areas in the world. The Congo Free State has a lot of land and labor.
It is an important rubber producing area in the world, so we must occupy the Congo Free State, and at least control the Congo Free State." Roque emphasized the importance of the Congo Free State to southern Africa at the ministerial meeting. At this time, Roque did not need
Cover it up, everyone knows exactly what happened.
After Roque finished his speech, the ministers looked at each other with complicated expressions.
Like those countries in Europe that were kidnapped by the arms race, strictly speaking, Southern Africa was also kidnapped by Rock. Now everything in Southern Africa is leaning towards the military, and other departments are getting less and less funds.
Compared with the Ministry of National Defense, it is getting less and less. Compared with before, the absolute amount has increased.
Although the federal government's revenue has always been unable to make ends meet, revenue has been growing. The reason for the inability to make ends meet is because more expenditures are needed, not because revenue is decreasing.
If you calculate carefully, the military industry led by Nyasaland Military Industrial Group creates the most tax revenue for the federal government. Although Nyasaland Military Industrial Group is not a state-owned enterprise of the federal government, the products exported by Nyasaland Military Industrial Group will
It generates taxes for the federal government, and the tax rate is still very high, almost 15% of the price.
This is also the reason why the federal government allows the Nyasaland Military Industrial Group to monopolize the military industry. If other people want to enter the military industry, of course they can, but whether the products can be sold is a big question mark. With the continuous advancement of technology, I think
It is indeed very difficult to compete with Nyasaland Military Industrial Group for market share.
At least as long as Roque is the Minister of Defense, orders from the military and police in Southern Africa will be sent to the Nyasaland Military-Industrial Group without anyone else having to think about it.
"Louis, what do you think?" Ade was still very democratic. Seeing that no one spoke, he directly named Louis Botta, who had never had much trouble with Roque.
"Even if we need it, there is no need for us to occupy it directly. Purchasing can still solve the problem." If Ade hadn't named him, Louis Botta really didn't want to express his opinion, and it would be useless to do so.
"It's definitely different. Belgium can sell rubber to us or the Germans. The Congo Free State is in our hands. Not only did we get a large amount of natural rubber, but we also attacked the Germans by the way, so Congo
The Free State must be under our control." Roque was not surprised at all. It was normal for Louis Botha to think so, and Louis Botha was definitely not the only one to think so.
"So, my lord, have you ever thought about what kind of international reaction our control of the Congo Free State would cause?" Louis Botha was still worried about international pressure.
"Minister Botha, you are now the minister of Southern Africa, can you be a little more confident?" Roque was helpless. Southern Africa is still a member of the Commonwealth, so why should it care about the reactions of other countries?
The UK is now an empire on which the sun never sets. To put it bluntly, most of the so-called "international pressure" felt by other countries is caused by the UK. Therefore, southern Africa does not need to consider any international pressure at all. Come and bite me if you don't accept it.
ah.
Now the Germans are very dissatisfied, so they have launched an arms race and are preparing to bite Britain.
"I have always been very confident, but I still hope that we in southern Africa will exist as a peace-loving, fair-minded, and upholding image of justice, instead of being so aggressive and attacking everywhere, putting everyone in other regions in danger.
." Louis Botta's words aroused the approval of some ministers, and even Henry nodded in agreement, but the look he looked at Roque was a bit playful.
Roque was helpless. This was because Roque was going to share the benefits brought by the Congo Free State with the federal government, but Louis Botha and his gang didn't appreciate it.
Roque is welcome. Louis Botha's opposition will not make Roque restrain himself. Roque does not need to go through the federal government to control the Congo Free State, nor does it need to go through the Congo Company.
It can only be said that they have different paths and do not seek each other.