The economic pillars of Tanganyika were rubber sisal and cotton. In order to strengthen Tanganyika's dependence on Germany, the colonial government destroyed Tanganyika's original economic system and developed a single colonial economy. By 1910,
Food in Tanganyika already needs to be imported from Germany. There are 250 rubber plantations, 64 sisal plantations, and 17 cotton plantations in the territory. No one knows how much German capital there is in these plantations and how much British capital there is.
Tanganyika in 1910, including the future Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, and part of northern Mozambique, had a total area of more than 990,000 square kilometers, almost less than one million, so you can imagine how big these plantations were, 300
Square kilometers is just the starting price. All the fertile land in Tanganyika is occupied by white people. Even the African chiefs can only allocate remote and barren land. Therefore, the Africans in Tanganyika have no respect for Kaiser Wilhelm II.
How loyal the world is is a joke.
On August 10, the 1st Cavalry Division landed in Dar es Salaam and launched an attack into the hinterland of Tanganyika.
On the same day, the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Justice of Southern Africa jointly carried out arrests on the arrest list.
No. 113 King's Road is the address of MP Chris Bessemer in Pretoria. Since at least the beginning of this year, the secret police of the Ministry of Justice have been monitoring Chris Bessemer's home in real time. The area around King's Road is
A high-end residential area in Pretoria, but this is not a problem for the Ministry of Justice. The four houses around No. 113 King's Road were secretly purchased by the Ministry of Justice. Everyone entering and leaving Chris Bessemer's house was recorded, even
Chris Bessemer's dog gave birth to several paparazzi, and the Justice Department knows all about it.
On August 10, Leslie Reilly, a senior agent with the Department of Justice's Police Service, rang the doorbell of Bessemer's house.
"Who are you looking for?" Butler Maikin Nash opened the courtyard door and looked at Leslie Reilly, who was wearing a windbreaker and a top hat, with a wary expression.
"Of course it's Congressman Bessemer." Leslie Reilly waved, and two secret police officers in black suits immediately pushed open the door and took control of Mykin Nash.
"Are you crazy? This is the home of Congressman Bessemer, not a place where you can run wild!" Maikinash looked horrified. In southern Africa, members of Congress have a high status. No one dares to break into members of Congress like this.
s home.
Leslie Reilly ignored Mekinash and walked directly inside with a few secret police officers to find Bessemer.
Two South African mastiffs screamed and charged towards Leslie Reilly.
Without Leslie Reilly taking action, a secret policeman called out the South African Mastiff's name twice. The two South African Mastiffs were stunned for a moment, then slowly came over to smell the policeman's scent, and then wagged their tails desperately.
Leslie Reilly didn't know when his men became so familiar with the congressman's dog.
Chris Bessemer stood in the middle of the living room with a livid face and looked at Reilly with a gloomy expression. The driver, cook, gardener and servants had all been controlled by the secret police. Mrs. Bessemer had invited her best friend to go shopping, and the children were all at school.
, Bessimo is the only one in the family.
This time was chosen very well.
"Congressman Bessemer, we have three charges against you and we need you to come with us to assist in the investigation." Reilly showed Bessemer an arrest warrant.
"I am a member of Congress and a knight of the British Empire. I have no obligation to assist you in your investigation, and you have no authority to investigate me. Let your minister come over." Bessimo's face was pale, and his words sounded strong, but in fact they were of no use.
The National Police Agency is affiliated with the Ministry of Justice, and the Minister of Justice is the son of the Speaker.
"Congressman Bessemer, if our accusations are illegal, then you can appeal, but before that, you must cooperate with our investigation. This is indeed your obligation." Reilly didn't talk nonsense. He still had a few things in his briefcase.
A few arrest warrants, work will be very busy today.
Bessemer had just been knighted a few days ago and had already entered the ranks of the nobility, possessing some extra-legal privileges.
However, in southern Africa, Bessemer's title of nobility is not easy to use. Knight is actually a knight, a kind of civilian title, which is not hereditary. As for why the king awarded Bessemer the title, the motivation is definitely worthy of analysis.
"If you don't cooperate with our work, then we will take you away forcibly, but that may damage your majesty, so you'd better cooperate with our work, so that at least you will look better." Leili said.
The handcuffs in Young's hands are rare opportunities to handcuff a member of Congress with his own hands.
Ten minutes later, a pale-faced Bessemer, wearing only a shirt and vest, was surrounded by a group of secret police officers and got into a car at the police station. Bessemer's hand was wrapped in his expensive suit, and it was unclear whether he was wearing it or not.
Handcuffs, but the onlookers all knew what was hidden under the suit.
On this day, the same scene was happening in Orange, Cape Transvaal, and even Lourenço Marquez. The National Guard cooperated with the Ministry of Justice to arrest 157 people in two days. Some people tried to resist and were directly arrested on the spot.
Some people can’t believe the suppression. They just published some unsigned articles in newspapers, and some of them didn’t even attract public attention. But unexpectedly, the Ministry of Justice remembered it clearly. Several newspapers were shut down directly, and the newspaper owners and editors were arrested.
, the printing press was sealed, and even the factories that supplied paper to newspapers were subject to investigation.
When Roque was operating in the Ministry of Justice, he immediately asked Louis Botta to have dinner with him at the tavern where Roque often went with Henry Smalls.
"Do millionaires go to places like this to spend money? I thought I would have a chance to have a good meal, but I didn't expect you, the Lord, to be so stingy." When Louis Botta is not looking for trouble, he is indeed very easy to communicate with.
Since Yang Smuts went to work in the mainland, Louis Botha has become more and more low-key, and the national farm promoted by the Ministry of Agriculture has not been implemented. Louis Botha submitted his resignation to Ade some time ago and wants to resign from his position in the cabinet.
, but was retained by Ade.
Louis Botha is the only senior cabinet official of Boer origin, and the two deputy ministers of agriculture are both British.
"Millionaire" is the richest adjective for rich people in this era. The richer "billionaire" has not yet appeared. After all, money is still very valuable.
"You can't do it without digging. Hundreds of thousands of people want to eat, and they want better food. Even millionaires can be satisfied with just one bowl of rice." Roque said in a domineering manner. There are only hundreds of thousands of people in Orange State now.
Rock's hundreds of thousands of people refer to workers who work directly for Rock. There are now thirteen companies under Rock's name, and Rock has shares in even more companies. Even Rock himself doesn't know how many.
Rand Bank has a dedicated team looking after Rock's assets.
"Yeah, hundreds of thousands of people. Ten years ago, I didn't expect that Southern Africa could develop to what it is today -" Louis Botha sighed, thinking of Louis Botha's resignation some time ago, he did retire.
idea.
The most direct impact comes from the current situation in southern Africa. Ask yourself, if Louis Botha had been prime minister after the establishment of the federal government, or the more radical Yang Smuts had been in power, then southern Africa would definitely not be in the current situation. Maybe
The federal government would split and there would be another Boer War.
This was the purpose of the British attaching importance to Roque. Unexpectedly, Roque not only did not become a destabilizing factor in southern Africa, but further united southern Africa. It is estimated that many people in the UK must be very depressed and trapped in a cocoon.
"The 1st Cavalry Division and the Northern Rhodesian Division have launched an attack on Tanganyika at the same time. There are five divisions in the direction of Southwest Africa. The battle will be over within a month." Roque took the initiative to mention the Ministry of National Defense's combat plan, and another
Compared with other time and space, Southern Africa in this time and space is stronger and has stronger execution ability, and will definitely achieve more results after the war.
In southern Africa in another time and space, after the war broke out, the British government dispatched colonial servant troops from southern Africa to Europe to participate in the war, and then ordered southern Africa to launch an attack on southwest Africa.
At that time, there was no army in southern Africa. Although the army in southwest Africa was also weak, it did not launch an attack on southwest Africa until one year after the war broke out.
In this time and space, Rock will not allow that situation to happen again. The war in Southwest Africa and Tanganyika must end in a short period of time. The situation in Southwest Africa is better. There is not much room for the German army to make a detour. Five divisions have a full-scale attack.
, the war in Southwest Africa will end soon.
Tanganyika is more troublesome, but it will not drag on for too long. In any case, the war will not spread to Nyasaland.
After Germany declared war on Belgium, the Kingdom of Congo and the Republic of Congo declared war on Germany at the same time, and then contacted the Ministry of Defense of Southern Africa, hoping to send troops into Tanganyika to assist the southern African army in launching an offensive.
To put it bluntly, they are the servants of the Southern African Army.
Roque did not reject the request of the Kingdom of Congo and the Republic of Congo. The Kingdom of Congo sent three divisions, and the Republic of Congo sent only one division. Together with the Fort Glory troops, Tanganyika's troops exceeded 200,000.
"After this war is over, southern Africa will become the largest country in Africa." Louis Botha's expression was complicated, with relief mixed with loneliness.
As a southern African, Louis Botha hopes that southern Africa will be strong and prosperous. However, as a Boer, Louis Botha cannot deeply participate in the rise of southern Africa. This is indeed very regrettable.
Southern Africa is not the largest country in Africa yet. France's colonies in North Africa are. However, France's colonies in North Africa do not have autonomy, so they are not considered an independent country.
After annexing Southwest Africa and Tanganyika, Southern Africa will surpass French North Africa and become the largest country in Africa.
However, Rock's ideals are obviously not limited to this. Unlike North Africa, where most of the territory is desert, Southern Africa has huge potential and should play a more important role.
