714 Seizure
Compared to Victoria, St George's infrastructure is better.
Even better here are some of the city's first-class royal palaces from the time of the Muscat Sultanate, and some of the tall buildings that the Germans have built over the years.
However, these buildings did not form a scale, scattered around the city surrounded by larger slums, and like most cities, the streets of St. George were narrow, most of the streets were not hardened, and the whole city was disorganized, without any planning to speak of, and had to be completely demolished and rebuilt.
"Demolish, tear down all these illegal buildings, rebuild the entire city with the palace and the governor's palace as the center, leave the palace to the lord as a palace, and the governor's palace to the future governor, and now use it as our office." Zhu Fu ate and wiped clean, because the first cavalry division had not been sent abroad, so the officers and soldiers of the first cavalry division missed the feast of carving up the East Indies, and missed the expansion of the Sinai Peninsula, and they all cheapened the mercenaries of the umbrella company, and now it is finally the turn of the first cavalry division and the northern Rhodesia division, the two ace troops in southern Africa.
"Wouldn't that be good, would you like to send a telegram to the Lord?" Chief of Staff Clement rubbed his hands with joy on his face and pretended that even if only one percent of the 1 million square kilometers of Tanganyika were given to the meritorious soldiers who participated in the war, each person would be able to share more than 100 acres.
Acre.
"Don't be stupid, don't send it, it will make it difficult for the lord to do, if you agree, you will offend others, and if you don't agree, it will chill the hearts of the soldiers, so let's take it first, the lord is easier to deal with, at most a fine of two months' salary, whoever grabs it is his own." The deputy division commander Tian Mao had confidence in Luo Ke, and the law was not used by the public.
"Then let's do it, what are we waiting for!" Clement couldn't wait, St. George gathered all the rich people of Tanganyika, and now St. George was a treasure trove with open doors at the mercy of the 1st Cavalry Division.
When Zhu Fu and the chief of staff were discussing how to rebuild St. George, the officers and soldiers of the 1st Cavalry Division were going deep into the streets and alleys of St. George, and the Cape Town Light Cavalry Regiment was stationed in St. George, the predecessor of this regiment was the Cape Town Spear Cavalry Regiment during the British rule, and most of the soldiers were from the Cape.
St. George and Zanzibar are across the sea, and there are a number of huge estates by the sea, which were the property of the wealthy Tanganyika, but are now confiscated, and this work is carried out by the Cape Town Light Cavalry Regiment.
"Gentlemen, gentlemen, this manor is the property of the Earl of Sabecoburg, and you must not come in—" the old white butler pleaded at the gate of the manor, not letting the soldiers of the Cape Town Light Cavalry Regiments break into the manor.
This idea must be in vain, the soldiers will not care which Count of Zabeckburg is, the German title system is inherited from the Holy Roman Empire, many families have existed for thousands of years, there are so many counts and viscounts, and some nobles only have one name left, no different from ordinary people.
This is the case with Sophie, the wife of Archduke Ferdinand, although Sophie is also a countess, but because of the middle of the family, working for another female archduke, to put it bluntly, she is a servant of the duchess's family, so Archduke Ferdinand's marriage was not accepted by the Austro-Hungarian royal family.
"Where is the Earl of Sabeckburg?" Captain William, who was dressed in military uniform and carrying a horsewhip in his hand, walked directly inside, followed by more than a dozen soldiers like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, this is the earl's manor, and there are not many opportunities for ordinary people to enter.
From the appearance, it can be seen that the earl's manor is indeed very luxurious, even the exterior wall of the manor is made of white marble, and the gate is also inlaid with a golden family crest composed of complex patterns.
"It's copper—"
"Oh-" immediately there was a lot of meaning, so it was.
It's no wonder that although there is a lot of gold in Africa, the earl probably doesn't have the luxury to this part, just like many Africans like to hang a big yellow chain around their necks, it really can't float when bathing, but it's not worth a lot of money to sell.
Walking into the manor, the trees are shady and the grass is green, the cobblestone road leads to the main building, the gardens on both sides are full of flowers, and several African servants are building lawns.
It was as if the soldiers had broken in like this, and it was an offense to their masters.
I guess they don't understand that not everyone is comfortable being slaves.
"The Count of Sabeckburg had returned to Germany before the war, he did not take part in the war, the war has nothing to do with us, everything here is the property of the Count of Sabeckburg—" The steward was dutiful, and he did not want to think that since the Count had not taken him away, such an earl was not worthy of allegiance.
"Shut up, everything here is now the property of the 1st Division of the Southern African Cavalry, how many people are there here, let them all gather, and you all have to leave here before sunset." William was resolute and did not give the count the respect he deserved.
"You're just going too far!" The butler was still personable, and his voice was not loud when he was angry.
But the butler immediately shut up, William's smile was meaningful, the soldiers around him seemed to be careless, but the rifles were all in their hands, the holster of the pistol on his chest had been opened, and a soldier with a cold face pushed the bullet into loading with a slow movement, and the sound of the rattling sounded ill-intentioned.
"Tom, go, all the servants are called." The butler did not dare to disobey William's orders.
An African servant departed, and although most of the servants had returned to Europe with the Count, there were still twelve male servants and six female servants in the estate.
A few of the servants were still disheveled, and that didn't seem to be good in broad daylight.
When all the servants gathered their breath, William sighed and withdrew his gaze.
The main building is also full of marble, the height must be more than 15 meters, the outer wall can be hollowed out where it can be hollowed, the place where it can be carved is all carved, even the marble column in front of the corridor is not spared, and there are carved statues of gods on the pedestal.
It can be seen from the statues that the white gods are also very hard, and the clothes are pitiful, and many people even have no clothes to wear.
"Pack your own things, get out of here before dark, the soldiers will check your luggage, the stolen hands will be chopped, and the money stolen will be shot." William was murderous, and he had some scruples about the 1st White Cavalry Division, and even if the Africans were killed, they would be killed in vain.
Walking into the living room, there are all kinds of gold again, this time without brass to make up the numbers, there are shiny crystals and gold leaf everywhere.
Compared with the decorations, the furnishings in the living room are obviously more valuable, and now the housekeeper is much more honest and more detailed.
"This is the heavy armor used by the heavy cavalry during the Holy Roman Empire, the ancestors of the Counts of Sabeckburg participated in the Crusades, this is what the ancestors of the Counts of Sabeckburg used to use - this sword on the wall is also, it is said that this is also a reward given by the Holy Roman Emperor to the ancestors of the Counts of Sabeckburg - this is the trophy brought back from the Far East by the previous generation of Counts of Sabeckburg, it is said to be the sword of an emperor of the Qing Kingdom-"
If you don't go into details, you can't do it, just a random teacup here, the housekeeper picks it up like a few treasures, and it is often hundreds of years, in case these vulgar big-headed soldiers accidentally break one, it will cause irreparable losses.
"The sword of the Qing Emperor?" William was curious, Roque was Chinese, and his preference for Qing cultural relics was well known, and there were no less than ten museums related to Chinese history in Nyasaland, and the emperor's sword should be very valuable.
"Yes, it must be the emperor's sword, the scabbard is inlaid with rubies, the white hilt is made of ivory, the whole scabbard is made of gold, and the sapphire on the hilt is more than fifteen carats." The housekeeper's face is full of pride, the master is so powerful, and the housekeeper is also honored.
William didn't talk nonsense, and motioned for the two soldiers to take off the sword directly, and then asked the butler for the box.
"You can take whatever you like, but can you give me a receipt, or I won't be able to explain it to the Earl." The housekeeper was about to cry, he thought that William was a robber, and he would leave after grabbing a penny, but he didn't expect William to be permanent, so he would be so restrained, otherwise the soldiers would have already begun to pull the curtains and move things.
Of course, it is normal for some relatively small things, such as necklaces, rings, or something to be lost, and William also turned a blind eye, soldiers fought bravely on the front line, and plundering during the war was originally part of the war.
As soon as the cannon sounded, there were 10,000 taels of gold, which was a great distribution of wealth in Tanganyika by the whole society.
Tanganyika's farms, cities, and ports have nothing to do with ordinary soldiers, and they will definitely be divided among dignitaries in the end, and the wealth scattered by these people is the spoils of war for the soldiers.
After the end of every war, there are some soldiers who will leave the battlefield and return to their hometowns, most of these people have made a fortune, sometimes a ring is worth tens of thousands, and ordinary people cannot earn it in a lifetime.
"I told you just now that everything here now belongs to our First Cavalry Division, and has nothing to do with your earl." William walked out of the living room with the box containing the sword, and ordered the two soldiers to seal all the doors and windows of the main house with seals, and then someone would be responsible for counting the value of the property here, and William's reward would be sent soon.
"You can't do this, you can't do this-" The old butler didn't care about decency at this time, and looked miserable with a handful of snot and tears, he probably had served the earl all his life, and he might have been the earl's butler for generations, so if he lost his job with the earl, the butler might not even find a place to rest tonight.
"Go, go, all get out of here—" The soldiers had already begun to kick out, the servants and maids each carrying a small bag of insensitivity, their faces not with the joy of liberation, only the fear of the uncertainty of the future.