640 is hopeless
The war has changed a lot of things, the former Congo Free State was a paradise for whites and a hell for Africans, and it is not uncommon to say what the future holds, at least there will be no more humanitarian tragedies like before.
The most ideal situation is that the Congo Free State is divided into two, and the whites and Africans live in each other's territory, without interfering with each other.
However, this is unlikely to happen, and Banda strongly demanded that the whites leave the Congo Free State and compensate for the damage caused by the colonial government over the years.
Isaac Pansy hopes that whites and Africans will join hands to build a new Republic of Congo where everyone can live happily.
The ideal is good, but the reality is cruel, and the first day of negotiations is directly deadlocked, and neither Isaac Pansy nor Banda wants to compromise.
"Banda is not capable of running a country at all, I suspect that he doesn't even know what he really wants, the current Republic of Congo is built by our own hands, we build railways, invest in plantations, find mines, without our efforts, Banda and these people still live in a tribe like a cowshed, sleeping with sheep, I guess they can't even understand the concept of a state." Isaac Pansy was open-mouthed, and there was no progress in the negotiations during the day, Feng Xun hosted a banquet for Isaac Pansy at his home, hoping to understand Isaac Pansy's bottom line.
This is also the consensus of many white people, who do not think that colonizing Africa is an evil act, but think that the colonization of white people has brought civilization to the colony, and the colony natives should be full of gratitude.
Feng Xun smiled and didn't speak, this topic can't be expanded, white people have indeed brought some changes to Africa, but these changes are not what Africans want, Africans don't want those so-called "advanced technologies", they just want to return to the previous carefree life, that is the life that Africans yearn for.
"I admit that the former Congo Free State did not respect these Africans enough, and now we have realized this problem, and we will do our best to ensure the right of Africans to live in the future, and the Congo Free State cannot continue to be chaotic, and the sooner peace is restored, we will be able to settle down one day sooner, and a chaotic Congo Free State is also a huge threat to neighboring countries and regions." Isaac Pansy avoided the important and trivialized, and in the past, white people were not only "not respectful enough" for Africans, but they were simply unspeakable.
"Mr. Pansy, if you really want peace to be restored as soon as possible, you have to give up some unrealistic illusions, the Africans in the Congo Free State have shown by their actions that they will not compromise, and you must make appropriate concessions." Feng Xun participated in the daytime negotiations throughout the whole process, and it can only be said that Isaac Pansy is too naïve, even Feng Xun, an "outsider", can see the attitude of Africans, but Isaac Pansy doesn't want to face the reality yet.
Today's rebellion in the Congo Free State is entirely caused by the Belgians.
In terms of numbers, the Africans in the Congo Free State have the advantage, and there are only more than 10,000 whites in the Congo Free State, which is simply unable to compete with the nearly 10 million Africans.
To put it mildly, if it were Feng Xun, Feng Xun would not negotiate with the Republic of the Congo at all, and now the white-controlled areas of the Congo Free State are only a few strongholds at the mouth of the sea, and the vast inland areas are all rebel-controlled areas, and the rebels don't even need to attack, they only need to besiege, and they can trap the whites entrenched in Leopoldville and Boma to death.
"Mr. Sheriff, this is in the interest of all of us, so we can't budge." Isaac Pansy will definitely not back down now, about 100,000 white people died during the rebellion, and the hatred cannot be resolved at all, and the Republic of Congo is still facing the threat of the Belgian government, so Isaac Pansy wants to end the war as soon as possible.
Feng Xun didn't talk nonsense, and sent Isaac Pansy back to his residence after a hasty meal, and was woken up by his subordinates in the middle of the night.
"That bastard Banda tricked the waiter into the room under the pretext of cleaning up the room and tried to commit violence, the waiter shouted for help, our people came quickly, and that bastard of Banda didn't succeed."
Feng Xun had a headache, he also knew that Africans were unreliable, but he didn't expect it to be so unreliable, if this kind of thing happened in Nyasaland, Banda's behavior would be imprisoned.
In fact, he is also going to prison now, Feng Xun met Banda in the confinement room in the barracks of the Northern Division, like other thin and withered Africans, Banda is strong and muscular, and weighs more than 200 pounds, which is very rare among Africans.
"Is there anything you want to explain?" Feng Xun took the initiative to break the silence.
"It was just a joke, I wanted to play a game with that young lady, but I didn't expect his reaction to be so violent." Banda has the potential to become a politician, and this kind of nonsense can be spoken, and his face does not change his face and his heart does not beat, which indeed requires great psychological quality.
In this rebellion in the Congo Free State, many women in the interior have fallen victim to the war, and no one knows what they are in now, whether they are dead or alive, but it is certain that Banda, as the leader of the rebels, is certainly not short of white women.
It's amazing to note that rich Africans should like Africans too.
The reality is that most rich Africans like white people, and they don't know how much they hate their skin color, and they even hate themselves.
"Mr. Banda, you are in trouble now, according to the laws of Southern Africa, you will be sentenced to more than one year and not more than three years in prison." Feng Xun himself is a police officer, so he is quite familiar with these legal provisions.
This is an attempt, so it is between one year and three years, and if it is a fait accompli, then it is between three years and seven years, and the circumstances are serious up to the death penalty.
In a normal trial, the crime of this kind of behavior is basically dealt with at the highest level, so let alone say that there is no loss in three years, and the average life expectancy in this year is only twenty or thirty years old.
This is not an exaggeration, until the 21st century, the average life expectancy of African countries is 35 years.
"Bukavu isn't a territory of Southern Africa yet—" Banda wasn't stupid, but it was even more annoying.
"You still have to find a way to see how to solve it, Bukavu is indeed not southern Africa, so the laws of southern Africa do not apply in Bukavu, but you were directly caught by the patrol of the Northern Division, I have to remind you, this consequence is more serious, now there are two ways, one is to actively compensate the victims, after paying a deposit of at least 10,000 rand, you can get limited freedom - the other one does not need me to introduce -" Feng Xun did not give Banda Hu a chance to mess around, and directly said the result.
"Ten thousand? It's too expensive—" Banda actually bargained.
"Alright then, you're just going to treat me as if I never came." Feng Xun is not forced, the deposit is to prevent criminals from escaping, so at least 10,000 is required.
"Wait Mr. Feng, I'm willing to pay the deposit." Banda put away his little bit of caution and thought he was unlucky.
"We also need to actively compensate the victims." Feng Xun is not worried about Banda's ability to pay, Banda is also the leader of the rebels, and he is from a family of tribal chiefs, and he still has a family background.
"I didn't do anything to her at all—" Banda was still muttering, and then she saw Feng Xun's disdainful eyes.
"Okay, I'll compensate her for her losses." Banda immediately relented, much easier to talk than during the daytime negotiations.
Feng Xun offered a price of 1,000 rand on behalf of the waiter, which Banda quickly accepted, and paid in gold, and then all the attendants in the temporary shelter where Banda lived were replaced by men.
This seems to be more dangerous.
The next day, negotiations continued, but Isaac Pansy and Banda still did not back down, and Feng Xun received news that the Republic of Congo and the rebels were rearming and fighting, and even Belgium had made progress in forming an expeditionary force.
The expeditionary force assembled by the Belgian government finally gathered 5,000 men, and Leopold II and the Belgian government each paid half of the cost.
Just a day ago, several countries and regions surrounding the Congo Free State formally proposed to the Belgian government that if the Belgian government could not guarantee the stability of the Congo Free State, then Britain, France, and Germany would take over the Congo Free State in place of the Belgian government.
The war in the Congo Free State has indeed had a serious impact on the surrounding countries and regions, and if the rebels gain something in the negotiations, it will be a great encouragement for all Africans, so Isaac Pansy is not unyielding, but does not dare to retreat.
"If there is a truce, it will be fine, we will cease the war according to the area under our current actual control, Leopoldville and Boma are both from your Republic of the Congo, and we will only need the wilderness of the interior." Banda thinks beautifully, Leopoldville and Boma combined, the area is estimated to be only one or two hundred square kilometers, and the total area of the Congo Free State is more than 2 million square kilometers.
"Bastard, I heard you were caught last night, how does it feel in prison?" Before Isaac Pansy could speak, one of Isaac Pansy's retinues finally couldn't help it.
"You bastard, what are you going to say?" Banda was also short-tempered and immediately retorted.
"Hmph-" The attendant named Pritzer sneered, and suddenly pulled out a Nyasaland Ruger pistol from his bosom, aimed it directly at Banda and pulled the trigger.
呯 - 呯呯 ——
Immediately, there was a dense sound of footsteps, followed by the gate being kicked open, and the soldiers of the Northern Rhodesian Division, who had been waiting nearby, rushed in.
When Pulitzer took out his gun, Feng Xun was also taken aback, according to the regulations, no white or African people were allowed to carry weapons at the negotiation site, and someone was specially responsible for checking when entering the conference room.
It was clear that these rules were not seriously enforced, or Pulitzer would not have had the opportunity to bring a gun into the conference room.
"How the hell did you bring the gun in?" Feng Xun was really curious.
On the floor next to him, Banda was convulsing violently, blood spreading outward along Banda's body, and he was definitely hopeless.