419 Acquisitions

The Tanganyika people who entered Nyasaland were temporarily resettled near Xuanwu City, and by early April, there were nearly 100,000 Tanganyika people in the Xuanwu area, all of whom had entered Nyasaland through illegal means, except for the families of the Fort Glory troops.

The families of those Fort Glory troops are better, Xuanwu City will provide them with basic living materials to ensure their food and clothing, and they will only stay in Nyasaland for a while, and after the territory of Tanganyika is stabilized, they will return to Tanganyika.

Those Tanganyika who enter Nyasaland illegally do not have basic livelihood guarantees, Nyasaland will not provide them with free subsistence supplies, and even if they remain in Nyasaland, it is a hidden danger to the security of Nyasaland.

"Most of the Tanganyika people who enter Nyasaland illegally are adult males, and if these people are idle for a long time, it will definitely affect the security around Xuanwu City, so we have to find a way to keep them busy so that they don't have nothing to do." Anton reported to Roque that he expressed concern about the Tanganyika.

"Send to the mines to mineโ€”" Roque has always treated this kind of thing simply and rudely, compared to Tanganyika, Nyasaland is indeed a paradise, but only Nyasaland people can enjoy the life of Nyasaland, and those Tanganyika people who enter Nyasaland illegally, although their feelings are pitiful, but their hearts are condemnable.

What Roque hates most is this kind of so-called refugees, their homeland has been invaded, they do not rise up to resist and protect their homeland, but take the initiative to flee their hometown and abandon the land that raised them, this kind of behavior is really not worth advocating, Nyasaland has always taught Nyasaland people not to give up their homeland under any circumstances, even if the strength of the invaders is far stronger than Nyasaland, Nyasaland people will fight to the end.

From Roque's point of view, there are also good reasons not to accept the Tanganyika.

These Tanganyika people took the initiative to flee Tanganyika and seek refuge in Nyasaland in the face of the German threat, so if Nyasaland faces a serious threat in the future, these Tanganyika people will also flee Nyasaland and flee to other countries.

This is absolutely unacceptable to Roque, it is not that there are no resistance forces in Tanganyika, and the momentum of the Fort Glory troops is getting stronger and stronger, but these Tanganyika people have not joined the Fort Glory troops to defend their homeland, so can Roque expect that when there is a war in Nyasaland in the future, these Tanganyika people will fight bloodily for Nyasaland?

It's impossible, it would be good if these people didn't take the opportunity to make trouble at that time.

"Okay-" Anton does not have the slightest psychological barrier to this treatment plan, even if the mines in Nyasaland can't use up so many miners, it doesn't matter, and it can be sold to the Johannesburg Mining Alliance, I believe Xiao Si will be happy to accept it.

As for the women and children among the Tanganyikas, Anton did not mention them at all.

There is no need to wait for Roque's instructions on this issue, Anton will place them in Xuanwu City, with the families of the troops of Fort Glory, and when the territory of Tanganyika is stabilized, Nyasaland will send all these people back to Tanganyika.

As for whether this will cause the tragedy of family splitting, this issue is not within the scope of Roque and Anton's consideration, and it is not easy to survive in these years rather than a peaceful dog rather than a troubled world.

Roque's consideration is army building and police systems in southern Africa.

It's all fate, the two ministers of the Department of Defense and the Ministry of Justice where Roque worked, are notoriously lazy, Hopkins was pushed to the front by Roque and had to give power to Roque, and Henry was used to leaving specific affairs to Roque and was happy to let go.

So Roque now has to think not only about the army building in southern Africa, but also about improving the police system, and the specific affairs of the two departments are handled by Roque.

During this period of time, the commanders of the 3rd and 4th Divisions were finally decided, the 3rd Division stationed in the Cape was commanded by Paul Streich, the commander of the former Cape Colonial 3rd Division, and the 4th Division stationed in Natal was commanded by Robert Bernal, the chief of staff of the former Cape Colonial 2nd Division.

Both of these candidates were recommended by Ade, who had previously served as governor of the Cape colony and had a fairly good understanding of the Cape's military system.

These two divisions were reorganized on the basis of the previous colonial forces, using the same equipment as before, and did not cost much, and Roque used all the aid given by the British government to strengthen the 1st Cavalry Division and the Northern Rhodesian Division.

The 1st Cavalry Division and the Northern Rhodesia Division are now fully equipped, and the total strength of the two divisions is about 36,000 people, but the garrisons of these two divisions are a bit scattered, which is not conducive to the rapid assembly of troops, so Roque mainly solved this problem during this time.

The solution to this problem is actually very simple, that is, to strengthen the police system, and set up an armed police force in the police system, which is mainly used for local law and order stability, and the main force is concentrated in the inland areas.

The advantages of this are many, once the war breaks out, the main forces can quickly assemble and go to the front, and they will not be attacked by the enemy at the first time because they are stationed near the border.

Specific to southern Africa, in Roque's vision, the 1st Cavalry Division and the Northern Rhodesia Division should be stationed in the Transvaal, because the Transvaal has the most convenient transportation in southern Africa, and no matter which state in southern Africa needs military support, the troops can quickly arrive.

It was only in view of the degree of economic development in the Transvaal that Roque had to settle for the next best thing and chose to place the 1st Cavalry Division and the Northern Rhodesian Division in Rhodesia.

Relatively speaking, the most likely place for war in southern Africa is Nyasaland, where Rhodesia borders Nyasaland, and if war breaks out in Nyasaland, troops can be quickly reached by rail and train within a day, which is more convenient than being stationed in the Transvaal.

And another key problem is that compared with the northern states of southern Africa, Rhodesia has the least developed economy and a lot of undeveloped land in the territory, so Roque has been in contact with Xiaosi a little frequently during this time.

If the troops want to be stationed in Rhodesia, they must get the consent of Xiao Si.

Xiao Si's request is also very simple, the troops can be stationed in Rhodesia, and Rhodesia can even solve all the costs for the troops, including the station, but Xiao Si requires the troops to be stationed in Rhodesia, and all the materials needed must be purchased from Rhodesia, which makes Roque a little big.

In the past, the weapons and ammunition needed by the 1st Cavalry Division and the Northern Rhodesia Division were purchased from the Nyasaland Arsenal, and other daily necessities were purchased from Johannesburg.

In terms of weapons and ammunition, Xiao Si will definitely not interfere, Xiao Si wants other logistics materials in addition to weapons and ammunition, if Roque agrees to Xiao Si's request, then it will affect the interests of Johannesburg.

Like Nyasaland, Johannesburg is also Roque's home base, so Roque cannot accede to such a request.

"It's okay to buy from Rhodesia, but the producer has to be from Johannesburg, and you know who provided the logistics in the past, and you go to Ida for the specific purchase price." Roque doesn't care how Xiao Si and Ida divide the profits, even if the price is a little higher, anyway, the cost of maintaining the army now is paid by the federal government and London.

"Hmph, I don't know you yet, the clothing of the first division of the new weaving and the northern division of Rhodesia are all purchased from the Johannesburg textile factory, the real owner of the textile factory is Phyllis, Rhodesia also has a textile factory now, and the price is lower than the Johannesburg textile factory, why can't the order be transferred to the Rhodesia textile factory?" Xiao Si's request is a bit tricky.

The reality is that the textile mills in Rhodesia have only just been established, and they are not comparable to the Johannesburg textile mills in terms of scale and technical level.

After a new round of technological transformation, the Johannesburg textile mill now produces fabrics that can compete with the fabrics produced by European textile mills, and with the low price of Johannesburg textile mills, it still sells very well in the European market.

Rhodesia textile mills obviously do not have this ability, Xiao Si is now developing Rhodesia, fully learning from Roque's experience in developing Johannesburg and Nyasaland, basically how Johannesburg and Nyasaland do, Xiao Si is copying in Rhodesia, but the conditions in Rhodesia are insufficient, Xiao Si does not pay as much attention to the introduction of talents as Roque, most of the workers in Rhodesia's factories are Africans, so the price of products is indeed low, but the quality of products has not been improved, and there is no competitiveness in Europe at all.

"It's too much, you even have to rob Phyllis's business." Roque didn't look down on Xiao Si's bottomless behavior, and Roque did not set up food processing factories in Johannesburg and Nyasaland, leaving all the profits of the food processing industry to Xiao Si, so Xiao Si should be very satisfied.

It can only be said that capitalists are still too greedy in their bones.

"Help, you also know that even if the Johannesburg textile mill loses this part of the order, it can sell its products to Europe, and the products of the Rhodesian textile mill are not cared for in Europe at all, and you can't watch my investment go away like this, I promise, this is the first and last time." Xiao Si is begging for nothing, as long as he doesn't lose money, even if his posture is lower.

"I don't want to lose money, it's easy, how much money did I spend to invest in a textile factory? I asked Phyllis to buy it at the original price. "Roque has taken a different path, and it's very simple not to lose money.

"Original price! Think beautifully! Xiao Si flatly refused.

Then I saw Phyllis glaring at Xiao Si at the door, and her face was not good.