There are only a dozen households composed of settlements, in fact, can not reach the scale of the town, the population of Nanshan Town is now less than 100, and there are a few new immigrants' families did not come in time, the houses have been built, or the most common kind of wooden houses in southern Africa, the biggest advantage of this kind of house is that it is simple and convenient, and when the materials are sufficient, more than a dozen people can build a house a day, and it is not a problem to use it for more than ten years.

Because Chinese families usually have a larger population, the current wooden houses have also improved compared with the previous ones, the area of the rooms has been reduced, the number is more, the utilization rate of the attic is more reasonable, and there are separate stables and warehouses, and the lawn in front of the house and the garden behind the house have also been reserved, but most Chinese will still use these fragmented land, grow some vegetables and fruits, and always be pragmatic.

In fact, Roque doesn't like lawns and gardens either, white people have colonized the world for hundreds of years, and they have no worries about food and clothing before they begin to chase the richness of the spiritual world, and Chinese immigrants have just gone abroad, so they still have to be realistic and down-to-earth, and fill their stomachs first.

"There is no shortage of food for the time being, Port Elizabeth will send grain every month, although most of them are potatoes and sweet potatoes, and some are good to eat—" Ma Zhuang's home is also in Nanshan Town, but his family is still in Nyasaland, and there are two maids hired from the Persian Empire and the Ottoman Empire respectively in Nanshan Town.

Said to be a maid, in fact, it is a female slave bought, the umbrella company and Adan company do not stop this situation, the mercenaries are also strong, it is normal to have this demand, it is easy to suffocate into a pervert after holding it for a long time, maybe it will cause serious social problems, or it is better to block it.

"Reed, try to make the food as rich as possible, I think there are more children here, it's the time to grow the body, it's not okay to only eat potatoes and sweet potatoes." Roque is responsible for the next generation, not to mention that there is meat at every meal, there must always be an egg and duck egg every day.

Just when Luo Ke and Li De walked into Nanshan Town, there were many children who had just come to Nanshan Town on the side of the road, they looked a little thin and their clothes didn't fit well, but the hygiene was not bad, at least their faces were clean and their feet were wearing shoes.

The thinness of the body is mainly due to malnutrition in the past, and there is no need to worry about this problem, as long as the nutrition can keep up, it will not take a few months to adjust.

"We are popularizing public education here, and we will gather children from more than a dozen villages and towns to go to school in one school, just like we used to do in Ziwei Town, the school is a full-time boarding school, and once a week when we go home, and on weekends a horse-drawn carriage in the town can pick them all up, and then a horse-drawn carriage will send them back on Monday, and now the school is under construction, and these children will first study in the preparatory department for a year or two, first pass the language, and then start to study the normal curriculum." Li De has arranged that with the public education system in southern Africa as a reference, it is easy to popularize public education in the two river basins.

The key is the number of teachers, as long as there are enough teachers, and there is no expense to invest, it is not difficult to establish a sound and high-level public education system, mainly depends on the determination of government agencies.

For Port Elizabeth, funding is certainly not an issue, teachers are hired from southern Africa, which requires coordination at all levels of government in southern Africa, where some states have inadequate public education systems.

Roque was very satisfied with Li De's arrangement, and casually walked into a resident's house on the side of the road, potatoes were boiled in the iron pot, canned food sent by Adan Company was placed on the dining table, the hostess was busy cooking, and the two and a half children were feeding the sheep, and the sheep's belly was bulging, obviously pregnant with cubs.

"These sheep are bought by us from the Persian Empire, which is cheaper than shipping them from southern Africa, but the quality of the wool is not very good, or we still have to ask experts to improve the breed, the most suitable crops for planting here are wheat and cotton, and the yield of dates is also very high, we still want to transplant the farm model of southern Africa, the farm mainly grows cash crops, the grain meets the needs of rations, the nutrition is mainly provided by poultry and eggs, there are many cattle, horses and sheep here, and there are many people who raise donkeys, I heard that some people are trying to boil glue, It would be nice if it worked. Li De introduced it in detail, and Roque was stunned for a moment before he realized what "glue" was.

Let's not talk about glue or not, donkey meat is really delicious, especially with fire, don't stew, the taste is simply wonderful.

"How's the security problem here?" Roque doesn't worry about the lives of these Chinese, as long as they create a stable environment for them, they can always work miracles.

Roque is still worried about the Persian Empire, and judging from the information provided by Li De, Lisa Khan's patience is getting less and less, and maybe the incident is imminent, and if it is not handled well, this side of the two river basins will be affected.

After the fall of the Ottoman Empire, a part of the Ottomans under the leadership of Kimar have declared independence on the Asia Minor Peninsula, which has not yet been recognized by the Entente, and the Entente has not yet reached an agreement on the partition of the Asia Minor Peninsula.

The two river basins also belonged to the territory of the Ottoman Empire, although Roque had no ambitions for the Asia Minor peninsula, but it did not mean that Kimal would allow Port Elizabeth to annex the two river basins.

"The law and order problem is okay, the umbrella company and the Sultanate of Najd have formed a joint patrol, there are patrols on the border every day, once the problem is found, more than 10,000 troops can be assembled in a day, and we are also organizing these new immigrants to be trained, and distributing weapons to them, if there is a war, the new immigrants can be organized as quickly as possible." Li De was prepared, the world war had just ended, and the machines of the Nyasaland Arsenal were still producing, but the weapons produced had quietly changed from machine guns and rifles to pistols and shotguns, and it was enough for ordinary people to be equipped with these light weapons, and high-power weapons could only be mastered by the army.

Luo Ke was noncommittal, although Li De's arrangement looked very good, but there were still hidden dangers, professional things had to be done by professional people, and Luo Ke was ready to go back and transfer some staff officers from the staff to join the umbrella company.

In Roque's memory, those famous defense companies in the 21st century have advisory groups composed of generals, and the role of these advisory groups is not only to win over business, but also to give more professional and practical advice.

Lunch was eaten at Ma Zhuang's house, and the two maids looked to be no more than 18 years old, what a beast!

This is also normal, the Middle East is the most rampant region in another time and place until the 21st century, and many girls are forced to marry in their teens, and these two girls are at least not abused here in Ma Zhuang.

Lunch is a rare potato stew and canned food of various flavors, and Ma Zhuang, as the mayor of the town, will always have some privileges that ordinary people do not have, which is also a part of life.

While Roque was eating, sporadic gunshots could be heard faintly in the distance.

There is no need for Roque to order, there will be guards driving armored vehicles to check immediately, this is the most suitable environment for using armored vehicles, the terrain is flat, the climate is dry, the key is that the enemy cannot have heavy weapons that can pose a threat to armored vehicles, two or three armored vehicles go together, even if they encounter the enemy, there is no need to be afraid.

If you can't beat it, at least you can escape.

Soon after the armored car, there was a fierce gunshot, mixed with the explosion of the vehicle-mounted grenade launcher "boom, boom, boom", in fact, it was not a few minutes before and after, the gunfire and explosions had subsided, Roque walked out of the door and found that the men, women and children of Nanshan Town should take action against you, the men stood at the gate of the courtyard with shotguns and looked at the place where the gunshots came from, the boys were holding various knives at the door and in the corridor and were also ready to fight, and the hostess was watching behind the closed curtains, If an enemy really broke into Nanshan Town, they would not stay out of it.

Roque didn't speak, his heart was still heavy, these Chinese came to the Two Rivers Valley because of their trust in Southern Africa, but they did not enjoy a quiet life in the Two Rivers Basin, which made Roque feel a huge pressure on his shoulders.

Li De is the same, but his mood is not as heavy as that of Roque, although these Chinese are facing threats, but compared to the precarious life at home, it is a world of difference, in the two river valleys, the new immigrants at least have mercenaries from the umbrella company to protect them, and in the past, the army is the main cause of the people's misery.

It is not a joke that bandits are like combs and soldiers are like grates, and there is also a saying that "officials are like shaving", which is not a short sentence deliberately made up for rhyme, but a life experience that people have summed up after encountering various injustices.

The intense gunfire did not last long and began to thin out, and then an armored vehicle came back to report.

Sure enough, there were about fifty or sixty horse bandits from the Persian Empire, but unfortunately soon after crossing the border, they encountered a patrol here, and then the two sides exchanged fire.

If there is no armored car to join, then maybe there is no victory, with the addition of armored vehicles, the battle is one-sided, now the horse bandits have been defeated, there are two armored vehicles are pursuing, and the horse bandits will definitely be driven out before they come back.

The armored vehicle that came back to report the news also brought back a few rifles equipped by the horse bandits, and Li De casually picked one up and looked at it and scolded bitterly: "Bullshit horse bandits, this is the regular army of the Persian Empire - Lisa Khan is too much, what does he want to do?" ”

Li De jumped like thunder, I know you when I take off my vest.

ps: Although it's a little late, I still wish my brothers a happy holiday-