Radiating from the camp to the surrounding area, the three areas are three distinct styles.

It is bounded by the Rusi River in the middle, with Nyasaland to the west of the Rusi River and Tanganyika to the east of the Rusi River.

Two years ago, Nyasaland's territory had not yet expanded here, when the Rusi River was the boundary between Tanganyika and the Congo Free State, both sides of the river were primeval forests, there were almost no traces of human activities, there were many wild animals in the river, which seriously threatened human security, and although the land on both sides of the river was suitable for development into farms, for various reasons, the Rusi River still retained its original ecological environment.

The expansion of Nyasaland completely broke the calm of the Ruxi River, first the colonization of Africans opened up a large number of settlements on the west bank of the Rusi River, and then the resettlement of hordes of immigrants, large and small farms were immediately dotted around, and the change was almost visible to the naked eye.

The Governor of Tanganyika once wanted to lay barbed wire on the east bank of the Ruxi River to separate Nyasaland and Tanganyika, but because of the financial problems that were not implemented, the Tanganyika Colonial Servant Army built many military strongholds on the east bank of the Ruxi River, which contrasted sharply with the farms on the west bank.

About 500 meters north of the camp there was a seasonal river that was the dividing line between Nyasaland and the Congo Free State, and the Germans had built some pillboxes on the east bank of the Roussey River, while there was nothing on the Congo Free State, and it was about 70 kilometers north before the Belgians settled.

This settlement is Bukavu, which has been burned down by the rebels, and don't expect the rebels to plan the future of the Congo Free State, in their eyes, the plantations and settlements built by the white people are the main culprits that destroy their lives, so these plantations and settlements must be destroyed.

Of course, it was the looting and then the fire, and the economy of the Congo Free State was set back by at least a decade.

Following the announcement of the gradual withdrawal of the Congo Free State of the Kasai Company, the British Belgian Rubber Company and the Antwerp Company have also announced the temporary departure from the Congo Free State, although it is said that it is only temporary, but when the return is far away, and there is no possibility of returning, these companies have suffered heavy losses because of the rebellion, the stock price of the British Belgian Rubber Company once reached 35 pounds five years ago, and now it has fallen to only 25 shillings, and countless people have gone bankrupt.

As early as two years ago, when the conflict between Nyasaland and the Congo Free State broke out, some of the shareholders of the British Belgium Rubber Company began to gradually sell their shares, and now they have almost cleared their positions and left the market, and they are all bankrupt are those retail investors who take over at a high level, and some people don't even know where the Congo Free State is, and they dare to buy the shares of the British Belgian Rubber Company, I really don't know where they got the courage.

The Congolese Railways, which owns 5 million hectares of land in the Congo Free State for the construction of the railway, which translates to almost 50,000 square kilometers of high-quality land along the railway, also suffered heavy losses in the rebellion.

Railways, like rivers, were the main arteries of colonial development, and after the rebellion, the railroad became the hardest hit area, and even the railroad around Leopoldville was blown up by the rebels, so the counterinsurgency troops could not be deployed quickly, and the best period of counterinsurgency was missed.

In fact, the Congolese Railway Company also deserves it, and the crimes committed by this company in the Congo Free State are also undocumentable, and in the construction of the railway between Matadi and Leopoldville, an average of 100 Africans died per kilometer, and these Africans were requisitioned by the colonial government without compensation, with little pay, let alone pensions.

By the end of January, four of the five largest colonial companies in the Congo Free State had announced the gradual abandonment of their operations in the Congo Free State, leaving only one mining conglomerate in Upper Katanga, which had 50 percent British capital and whose managing director, Isaiah Chamberlain, was now in Pretoria.

Roque met Isaiah Chamberlain at a reception at the Rhodesia Hotel.

The rebellion in the Congo Free State did not have any effect on Pretoria, and the party was held by Favart Steel to celebrate the production of more than 1.5 million tons of steel, and Roque, who is also a shareholder of Favart, was naturally invited.

1.5 million tons is not worth mentioning for a large country, the United States produced about 30 million tons of steel last year, Germany was 17 million, and Britain produced more than 7 million tons of steel,

But for southern Africa, which has just been established, this output is precious, in fact, 1.5 million tons is not a lot, Italy's steel output is less than one million tons, Japan's steel output is only a pitiful 200,000 tons, all countries in the world have one, that is, the United States, Germany, Britain, France, Russia, plus an Austria-Hungary The steel output is higher than that of southern Africa.

"Don't be proud, there is still room for improvement, I remember you said last year that this year's steel production will exceed two million, why is it only 1.5 million now?" Roque was unhappy with this production, as the industrialization of southern Africa led to a growing demand for steel, especially at the Edward Shipyard, which was a major consumer of steel.

"Did I say that? Forget -" Henry pushed it, and then poured bitter water: "Increasing production is not as easy as you think, there is always a cycle to build a factory, even if the factory is built, it is useless, there is no technology, there is no talent, it is more and more difficult to hire workers, and you are not allowed to hire Chinese, those Africans are simply mentally retarded, and they can't learn a hundred times in a very simple job, and I now seriously doubt that Africans are mentally retarded-"

Part of what Henry says is the fact that it is indeed difficult to increase production.

However, most of it is a reference to the topic, and the reason why Favart Steel has developed so quickly has a lot to do with the large number of cheap African labor.

Brad has a report on Favart Steel, which Roque has never read, and one thing is for sure, in the process of Favart's development, the crimes committed by Favart Steel are estimated to be innumerable, but this is the norm in this era, and Roque will not find faults.

To put it mildly, if you don't squeeze workers, the factory will not make a profit, and the cost of the factory is too high, which will directly affect the competitiveness of the product, the industrial products of southern Africa sell well in Europe, in addition to those high-tech products with relatively high technical content, the biggest advantage of low-level industrial products is the low price, without this, many products in southern Africa will be uncompetitive.

"You can't hire Chinese, you can hire Indians—" The reason why Britain clings to India is because of India's huge population base.

Compared with Africans, the price of Indian workers is actually not very expensive, and because of the shortage of food in India, I don't know how many people starve to death every year.

"Someone said before that you won't be allowed to hire Indians-" Henry looked disdainful, and there were many things that Roque had broken his word for, and everyone could see how fierce Roque's attitude towards Indians had been over the years.

"At this time and at that time, the Indian immigrants I object to are not Indian workers, and this must be made clear." Roque is really not inconsistent on this issue, and his attitude towards Indian immigrants will never change.

"It's not the same." Henry was dismissive, and the two were not much different from each other in many cases.

"How can it be the same, immigrants are family immigrants, workers are just working, and after finishing their work, they have to go back to India, which is different from immigration." Roque can tell the difference, thinking about what happened to Chinese workers in southern Africa in another time and space, hiring Indian workers really doesn't leave any hidden dangers.

In another time and space, there were more than 50,000 Chinese laborers in southern Africa, but after the Boer War, these Chinese laborers were sent back to the Qing Dynasty, and only a very small number remained in southern Africa.

The same is true of this time and space, when the Boer War was just over, there were more than 100,000 Indians in southern Africa, and although most of the Indians were in Natal, there were large numbers of Indians settled in Orange and the Cape.

In recent years, the number of Indians in southern Africa has been decreasing, and there were many Indians in Bloemfontein who had moved away, and Roque had not heard of Gandhi for a long time, and it was not known if he had returned to India and started his non-violent non-cooperation campaign.

"Sounds good, I'll think about it." Henry was also impressed, compared to Africans, Indians are still relatively intelligent, at least not often people fall into the steelmaking furnace.

Roque is satisfied, willing to try, the government of Nyasaland now also employs a lot of Indians, roads, railways, river repairs, colonization, everywhere need workers, the Chinese in Nyasaland are farming, only relying on Africans, it is also understaffed.

"Good evening, Lord Nyasaland, Lord Favart." Isaiah Chamberlain took the initiative to greet Roque and Henry.

"Good evening, Mr. Chamberlain—" Henry knew Isaiah Chamberlain and offered to introduce Roque.

Roque smiled politely, not knowing what Isaiah Chamberlain was about.

"Lord Nyasaland, I don't know if you would be interested in investing in the Upper Katanga Mining Complex." Isaiah Chamberlain didn't go around in circles, there were a lot of people who wanted to come and chat with Roque and Henry, Isaiah Chamberlain had limited time, and there were still people in line behind him.

"You Haut-Katanga Mining Complex is about to go out of business—" Henry learned about the Haut-Katanga Mining Complex, which also had an iron ore plant, but no steel plant, and all the ore mined was sold to smelters in the UK.

It's still a competitor.