353 Feeling like the body is being hollowed out
The investment in education can be said to be endless, and no matter how much Roque invests in education, it cannot fully meet the growing needs of the Chinese in Johannesburg.
In fact, the number of Chinese is really growing rapidly, almost all Chinese families who come to Johannesburg, the number of children is growing rapidly at a rate of one per year, and the obstetrics and gynecology department of Ziwei Hospital was originally a separate department, and now it has become independent from Ziwei Hospital and has become a specialized maternity and child hospital.
Hundreds of babies are born in Johannesburg almost every month, and the maximum number of babies in a month is almost 1,000, and the need for education in the future is obvious.
When the Gurkha people arrived in Johannesburg, they adapted to life in Johannesburg as quickly as possible.
It's really the farms around Johannesburg, and the demand for labor is too high.
The arrival of the Chinese once solved most of the labor problems for Johannesburg, and now with the development of Nyasaland, and the demand for new immigrants in Rhodesia, the Chinese have a better place to go, in Nyasaland, the Chinese can enter the factory to become workers and live a stable life, Rhodesia is to provide various convenient conditions for the Chinese, encourage the Chinese to buy farms in Rhodesia, so many Chinese leave Johannesburg to go to Nyasaland and Rhodesia, the arrival of the Gurkhas, It effectively made up for the labor shortage caused by the departure of a large number of Chinese.
The Gurkhas are indeed industrious and capable, they have very low requirements for life, and as long as they have a job to support their families, those Gurkhas will be satisfied.
Johannesburg is now the most important thing is food, farmers can eat a season of potatoes for two years, that is, the winery's demand for potatoes is increasing, Johannesburg's potato prices are maintained at a relatively stable level, if there is no winery consumption, it is estimated that the price of potatoes in Johannesburg has completely collapsed.
With the addition of Gurkha mercenaries, the size of the new 1st Cavalry Division finally exceeded 5,000 men, and expanded to three regiments on the basis of the previous three battalions.
The commander of the Johannesburg Cavalry Regiment is Geng Biao, who returned from India with Roque, and the commander of the former Teaching Battalion B Company Jing served as the commander of the Pretoria Rifle Regiment, the most eye-catching taste of the motorized infantry regiment, and the regiment commander is Li Fei, the commander of the former Teaching Battalion A Company, the former training battalion has now been reorganized into the Johannesburg Army Military Academy, and the principal is Lieutenant Colonel Derek Dodd, who has settled in Johannesburg.
In August, when the British Parliament reviewed the proposal of the Earl of Selborn and agreed in principle to the autonomy of southern Africa, Roque's greatest concern finally emerged, and there was a great deal of controversy in Parliament over the positioning of Rhodesia and Nyasara.
The term "Southern Africa" generally refers to the Cape, Natal, the Transvaal and Orange, and does not include Rhodesia and Nyasaland.
When Nyasaland was not part of Rhodesia, it was part of Rhodesia and was under the jurisdiction of the South African Company.
Coupled with the annexation of Portuguese East Africa by Nyasaland, the territory of Nyasaland is now larger than that of the British mainland, so when the parliament discussed Rhodesia and Nyasaland, some members suggested that Rhodesia and Nyasaland be independent of southern Africa and still under the direct jurisdiction of the British government.
This is a result that neither Roque nor Xiao Si wants to see, so Roque immediately discussed with Xiao Si and decided to let Xiao Si go to London to lobby for the merger of Rhodesia, Nyasaland and Southern Africa, otherwise Roque and Xiao Si's plans will be frustrated.
"Don't worry, even if I use money to smash it, I will convince those councilors to smash it!" Xiao Si also made a bloody contribution this time, and he and Roque each took out 100,000 pounds to prepare for "lobbying" to Congress.
Relatively speaking, in fact, the status of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is not very important, after all, Rhodesia and Nyasaland do not have a lot of gold like Johannesburg, which is of great significance to the British government's stability of domestic finance.
Again, the problems that can be solved with money are not problems, the key is -
The point is that both Roque and Xiao Si are rich.
"We need to rely more on the power of Winston and Neville, they are both in favor of autonomy in southern Africa, and we both have to put some pressure on London, isn't it proposed that London should be directly under its jurisdiction, then it's easy to do, give money, give money and we will agree." Roque really didn't want to go to London, otherwise it would be more appropriate for Roque to come forward in this matter, after all, Roque is a serious military nobleman, and he has more weight than Xiao Si.
Roque built Nyasaland, it can be said that it did not cost London a penny, and even the territory was directly purchased by Roque from a South African company, so Roque does not owe anything to London, and his waist is very stiff in this matter.
If the British government wants to directly manage Nyasaland, it is good to say that Nyasaland does not have a complete government agency now, if the British government wants to directly govern it, then the government departments will have to be formed one by one, and they will also bear the military expenses of the northern Rhodesian division stationed in Nyasaland, these two expenses are not small, more than 20,000 pounds per month, Roque estimates that London is reluctant to pay, so just talk about the direct jurisdiction or something.
As for Winston and Neville, one of them has greater influence in Parliament, and the other can influence the British government through his father and brother, don't forget that Winston and Neville have shares in the mining companies they set up by Roque, Xiaosi, and Henry, so they will definitely do their best, and Xiaosi will spend money on this trip to London.
"What does Viscount Halewood mean? Can the viscount help with this? "Xiao Si also hopes to get Ade's help.
"Governor Ade is estimated to be of little help, the Transvaal and Orange were pacified by Governor Ade, and as a result, it has only been stable for a few years, Southern Africa will be autonomous, and it would be good if Governor Ade did not object, but I have discussed this matter with Governor Ade, and I even want to ask Governor Ade to return to Southern Africa at an appropriate time, and then talk about it." Roque can't help it now, and Ade has never agreed to go back to southern Africa and go deep into London to write a memoir, supposedly to sort out his experiences over the years and publish a memoir.
This is Roque's chance to perform, so Roque directly promised Ade that Roque would be willing to help Ade publish if he could.
Speaking of this kind of celebrity biography, if no one sponsors it, it is estimated that with Ade's financial resources, it will be difficult to really print the book.
Even if it can be published, it is estimated that it will not print many copies, and it will not have much impact.
It's not the same if Roque is willing to help, don't forget that Roque has several newspapers in the UK, and all the newspapers work together, and it is estimated that many people will be interested in Ade's experience over the years.
"This reason is too narrow, Viscount Hellwood should want Southern Africa to get better and better, so the autonomy of Southern Africa is also a good thing for Viscount Hellwood." Xiao Si doesn't think so, no matter what the future of southern Africa is, Ade is destined to leave a strong mark in the history of southern Africa, so Xiao Si is very envious.
It is said that Cecil Rhodes should also leave a strong mark in the history of Rhodesia, but it is a pity that in another time and space, Rhodesia will not exist in the future, and the bronze statue left by Cecil Rhodes has also been overturned, and I don't know if Xiao Si regretted it at that time.
In early September, Smalls left Southern Africa for London, while Roque and Phyllis went on holiday to Nyasaland.
In fact, vacation is a saying, the popular lifestyle in Western society is to work and live, this point in Johannesburg Harry Spencer is the most thorough, at least half of the year is on vacation, most of the time, the Johannesburg Police Department, in fact, is presided over by Li De.
After the new 1st Cavalry Division added Gurkha mercenaries, some of the soldiers of the new 1st Cavalry Division were transferred to serve in the Northern Rhodesian Division, and Roque returned to Nyasaland to inspect the work of the Northern Rhodesian Division.
Anton and Martin's performance during this period is still good, and now Anton is gradually changing to the administrative side, when Roque is not in Nyasaland, Anton is basically in charge of the work of Nyasaland, and the Northern Division of Rhodesia is actually in charge of the work by Martin, and Roque went to Nyasaland this time, mainly to straighten Anton and Martin, so that the development of Nyasaland will be on the right track.
Phyllis didn't care what was going on in Nyasaland, and Phyllis wasn't in a good mood during this time.
Ida left India almost with Roque, but Ida did not return to Southern Africa, but did go to France.
The reason for going to France is simple, Ida is pregnant and does not dare to go back to Johannesburg to face Phyllis, so she simply goes back to France for refuge.
As the lady of Nyasaland, Phyllis is also very well-informed now, I don't know where she got this news, and she hasn't given Roque a good face recently.
Roque is very weak-hearted, so his body has really been hollowed out during this time.