Rhodesia's biggest problem is manpower, and Roque's advice to Xiao Si is to bring in Chinese.

Although this is not the best solution, it can indeed solve Xiao Si's problem, and the key is that it will not arouse the high vigilance of Xiao Si and even white South Africans.

After all, it is the beginning of the twentieth century.

Roque has seen more peaceful evolution in the 21st century, so Roque will be instinctively wary of minority population growth.

But the whites at the beginning of the twentieth century will not pay attention to this, during this period, the problems faced by colonial countries all over the world are population shortages, as long as the colonial natives do not resist the colonists, then the colonists will not massacre the colonial natives at all, they need the colonial natives to serve the white immigrants and create wealth for the white immigrants, it is too late to plunder the population, how can it be slaughtered?

So all the countries of the world are now trying to attract immigrants by all means, not just whites, but people of color are also labor, and cheaper and more obedient, why should European countries oppose it?

France even enacted an immigration policy to attract colonial natives to the French mainland, so in this case, white South Africans would not be wary of the speed of Chinese immigration at all.

I am afraid that the first reaction of most white South Africans when they see so much cheap labor influx is not vigilance, but ecstatic, because the increase in the number of Chinese means that the number of "slaves" serving them is increasing, and their "wealth" is increasing.

That is, Roque is fighting for the right to vote for the Chinese in Johannesburg, which caused Ade and some Transvaal officials to be dissatisfied with the Chinese, but this dissatisfaction is not completely negative, after Roque expressed his attitude, Ade only scolded Roque, and did not expel all the Chinese.

Just kidding, drive the Chinese away, who runs the farm?

Who goes down the mine to mine?

Who will build the reservoir?

Counting on the two-minded Boers, or the lazy Zulus?

Since the existence of the Chinese has become a fait accompli, Ade will not completely overturn this reality.

What's more, there is no problem of suffrage in Rhodesia, and Rhodesia does not practice a democratic representative system, but a company system.

"No way, I have to develop Nyasaland first, and then I have the ability to emigrate to Rhodesia." Roque will not put the cart before the horse, nor does he have any ambitions for Rhodesia, so Roque must prioritize the interests of Nyasaland.

Although Cecil Rhodes's purpose of giving Nyasaland to Roque is not pure, no matter what, Roque owes Cecil Rhodes a friendship, so Roque can dig into the corner of the British government and support the Yao people to resist the Portuguese, but Roque will not target Rhodesia, unless one day, Xiao Si begins to suppress the Chinese in Rhodesia, and Roque will find a way.

This kind of thinking sounds a bit pedantic, but people must have a friend or an ally in life, Xiao Si is a friend and ally of Roque, as long as Xiao Si can ensure the interests of the Chinese in Rhodesia and always be consistent with Roque, then Roque can ensure that Xiao Si is rich and rich, and ensure the stability and prosperity of Rhodesia.

At the same time, it is actually for the future Chinese in Rhodesia.

"Don't be like this, there are farms in Rhodesia, you let the Chinese come, I will give them land, I will give them as much as they want." Xiao Si spared no expense, and got people first.

It sounds like this condition is quite favorable, right, in fact, the whole world is doing this, the land is really worthless now, large tracts of fertile land are barren, why are there so many protected areas in Africa, America and Oceania, to put it bluntly, no one has developed it, if someone develops, the country will not set up any Rausch sub reserve.

Farms can generate sustainable economic benefits, and wasteland has nothing but grass, so Xiao Si doesn't care who runs the farm at all, first build the farm, develop the land, and then say, the Boers used to be able to sell farms to the Zulus, no matter how the Chinese look at it, they are much better than the Zulus.

It is a very sad fact that although the four colonies of South Africa are trying their best to attract immigrants from the British mainland, but unfortunately the effect is not good, after the war, there are indeed some new immigrants to southern Africa, but they all stay in the big cities, do not leave the city at all, and have no interest in the farms in the countryside, so in the end, the government has to find another way to develop the land.

Roque and Xiao Si said lively, and Frank was confused: "Rhodesia-not bad-"

Not bad?

Xiao Si laughed dryly, Luo Ke laughed but did not speak, saying that it was good, it depends on who he compares with.

It does look good, the road conditions in Rhodesia are still good, objectively speaking, better than in the Transvaal.

There were also sporadic whites and Zulus working in the fields along the roadside, and they also used horses to plough the fields, four or five horses together, which was already considered heavy agricultural machinery in this era.

If you look closely, you will see that these whites and Zulus are not very efficient, they are sluggish, they are weak, and they feel like they can fall asleep at any moment.

It's a bit lazy, but it's normal, farmers all over the world do, and Frank doesn't think it's any different.

It was only after entering Nyasaland that Frank finally understood why Xiao Si was obsessed with the Chinese.

Again, they were ploughing the land, the whites and Zulus of Rhodesia, one man driving four or five horses to plough the land, and there were a dozen people standing around to watch.

The Chinese in Nyasaland are also cultivating the land, the same person driving four or five horses, but there is not a single idler around, more people are busy building roads, busy digging canals, busy planting fruit trees, and even busy digging the ground with shovels, as if everyone has endless work, endless work, that is, no one is idle, even children under the age of ten are busy helping adults do what they can.

"Director, you may not know that a month ago, this place was deserted—" Xiao Si sighed quietly.

Frank looked far away, as far as the eye could see, all the land was turned neatly, not far away there was an obviously newly built farm, the farm was surrounded by green trees, faintly there were children chasing and playing, and then thinking about Xiao Si's words, Frank was extremely surprised: "A month? ”

"Yes, a month! A month ago, it was deserted - no, it's not deserted, in fact, I don't know how many years ago, there was a Bantu tribe here, and the land of that tribe was all around here, and God really favored those Bantu people, there were endless fruits and wild animals, and those Bantu people didn't even have to hunt, and they could live comfortably by picking fruits and picking birds' eggs, so for so many years, they never tried to reclaim the land. Xiao Si's words are a powerful testament to the diligence of the Chinese.

"So there are no wild fruits and wild animals now?" Frank did not think that God favored the Bantus, although the Bantu people had no worries about food and clothing.

"No, now there is nothing left-our dear Lord Baron Nyasaland thinks that wild fruits are not delicious, so he cut down all the wild fruit trees and plant them with improved fruit trees, and as for those wild animals, our dear Lord Baron Nyasaland thinks that their presence will affect the growth of crops, so we hunt all those wild animals, or put them in zoos, and try to domesticate them-" Xiao Si was very dissatisfied with Roque, it seemed that it was not just that Roque did not emigrate to Rhodesia.

"Less Yin and Yang Strange Cecil, are you honest, is this scene more exciting, or is the original natural scenery of the past more worthy of preservation?" Roque is not uncommon with any original ecology, and after coming to this world for so long, Roque is already about to vomit when he looks at the original ecology.

"The original nature of shit-" Xiao Si also scolded, it was all made into a national park, who would pay the taxes?

The closer he got to Lake Niassa, the more developed he became, and when he arrived at Rock City, Frank was surprised to find that Little Rock was actually installing power supplies.

"There are two hydroelectric power stations not far from here, and when they are fully completed, they will be able to provide a stable supply of electricity to Rock City, and in two months, Nyasaland will enter the electric age in two months." Roque felt a little relieved at this time, unlike the Limpopo River, which has been cut off, Nyasaland has abundant hydropower resources, and Roque has planned a total of 25 hydropower stations in Nyasaland, and within three years, the whole territory of Nyasaland will be able to enter the electric age, which is undoubtedly a proud achievement at the beginning of the 20th century.

"What does the electric age mean?" Frank still doesn't understand what the electric age is.

It's also normal, London has not yet used electricity on a large scale, and the war office usually uses candles and electric lights?

That's all legend.

"As long as you stay in Nyasaland, you'll know." Roque doesn't explain, this thing can't be explained, using a light is the age of electrical appliances?

It's still early, but luckily Roque still has time and can take his time.

Little Rock is now the largest city in Nyasaland, and outside of Little Rock, most of the houses are still made of wood, and there are already a large number of permanent buildings in Little Rock that are mainly granite and marble, and the main road leading through the city to the port is called "King's Road", which Roque said was named to celebrate the accession of Edward VII to the throne, an explanation that both Frank and Chris are happy with.

Xiao Si is pouting, the bullshit King Avenue, obviously a week ago, this place was called Suzaku Street.

Neither Frank nor Chris noticed Xiao Si's expression, but Roque did, so when he came to the square in the center of Little Rock, Roque casually introduced that it was "Cecil Rhodes" square.

Xiao Si's eyes turned red all of a sudden.

"Cecil Rhodes Square is the heart of Locke City, and there will be a statue of Cecil Rhodes here, so that the people here will always remember Cecil Rhodes, and Cecil Rhodes can watch how we conquer Portuguese East Africa step by step." Roque didn't just say it to Xiao Si, he really wanted to do it, the Chinese in Nyasaland also need patriotic education in the future, and Roque is now consciously collecting information in this regard.

Frank and Chris didn't react to these words, but Xiao Si was in a stirred mood: "Locke, thank you, how much is this square, I bought it!" ”

It's so cute, money, it seems to be the only way for Xiao Si to express his emotions.

Roque liked this way of expressing his emotions, but not Cecil Rhodes Square.

"Thank you, don't sell it, you have a lot of vision, this will be the commercial center of Little Rock in the future." Roque will not do anything to kill chickens and eggs, don't look at the current square like a big construction site, but the value of Cecil Rhodes Square in the future is immeasurable.

Henry had hardened the playground in the Pretoria police station, but Roark had hardened all the ground in Cecil Rhodes Square early.

Around the square, Roque is planning shopping malls, supermarkets, city halls, courts, commercial areas, and high-end residential areas, don't look at the buildings around the square have not yet taken shape, but from the scale of the buildings, as well as the mountains of building materials, it is not difficult to see the grade of these buildings.

The largest is not the town hall, but the head office of the RAND Bank, which is undergoing underground construction.

It's amazing that the RAND Bank would have its head office in Little Rock, Nyasaland.

In fact, it is not surprising that Little Rock, which is not marked on the map, has been noticed by many conglomerates, not only the RAND Bank, the newly established Nyasaland Mining Company, but also the Christian Exploration Company, the De Beers Unified Mining Company, and the Johannesburg Mining Union, all of which have noticed the prospect of Little Rock, which have already acquired land around Cecil Rhodes Square and are in full swing construction, just for the land transfer fee. The Nyasaland Agricultural Company alone received more than £100,000.

Of all the corporate sites, the RAND Bank is located in the best location and the largest in area, and the design of the RAND Bank is indeed worthy of the importance of Little Rock.

In the design proposal submitted by the RAND Bank, the headquarters of the RAND Bank is a magnificent building with a total of eight floors above and below ground, the above-ground part of the building has a total of six floors, but the height reaches 35 meters, and the underground vault on the second basement is 20 meters below the surface, and the construction of this underground vault alone will take up to three months.

Compared with wooden buildings, the construction period of stone buildings is indeed long, but this length is worth it, such as the headquarters of the RAND Bank, the whole construction process will take nearly two years, which is indeed protracted, but once completed, unless it is a war, or a serious natural disaster, the entire building can be used for hundreds of years.

This is truly a 100-year plan.