Chapter 34 African Construction Corps
"Your Highness, are we too kind to the indigenous peoples in Africa? These guys have no civilization and can only be regarded as a cheap tool of labor. Only by giving them limited living materials can they work. We can command them with rifles like the colonial authorities!" Major Hack said carefully.
"Use a rifle? Of course, the result of this is that one day you may die under the indigenous scimitars and poisonous arrows. I really don't care about this. Although the Bavarian Kingdom is not big, it has at least three armies and 18 cavalry regiments." The time traveler said angrily. "With you, I can easily pull out another team."
"Uh." Hack was speechless.
"Remember our purpose, we are to make money! Is it good to make money? Where can I recycle the cost of not making money? If you don't make money, why do you go to Africa to bite the scorching sun and mosquitoes? The investment and benefits you should give must not be missing! Do you know why the empire's colonies are all lost? The funding for suppressing the uprising is too high! Black people are also humans, and you will still be fighting with you if you don't give them a way out!" Time travelers were really anxious.
I paid for you to have a good relationship with the local local snakes, but you didn't do it? Do you think you are a very NB right? I told you as a "come" person, it's useless! It's not that Germany can't beat the indigenous people, but that it's not enough to fight! From 1904 to 1907, in order to suppress the uprising in Namibia, the Germans threw away 600 million marks directly! In the end, the Germans had to change their strategies and became, as long as they work, they would do whatever they wanted, and began to absorb Africans into the colonial army.
600 million marks, what can’t you do? Not to mention 600 million, you can’t spend one percent of the money to buy and hire locals! A Herero farmer in Namibia bought a bag of corn on credit, and the Germans who asked for the debt took away the principal of 8 bulls and the interest of two cows! Who can bear this matter? Things like land acquisition for free, forced labor and no money for money are everywhere.
The Germans thought they had saved money, but in the end, Germany took off the game. The local Nama and Herero people directly turned over the table and stopped working! As soon as the uprising broke out, the Germans spent more than 2,000 lives and 600 million marks of military expenditure in more than three years. This is not considered a direct and indirect loss!
"Eat meat and drink soup for the indigenous people" is the principle of time travelers! "Civilized Germans" and local indigenous people jointly build colonies in Southwest Africa is the purpose of time travelers! If anyone can't get along with these two points, I will still deal with it if you are a German or an indigenous person! To put it bluntly, aren't black or white people working for time travelers? They are all working people at the bottom, so what kind of superiority is it?
The blacks at that time did not have such a strong national consciousness, and they were all poor people struggling on the poverty line. They gave ordinary people a few pieces of black bread and thousands of marks of things to the chiefs. All problems were solved. Bavaria was not short of this little money! Not to mention those big-headed soldiers who paid for it themselves. Just listen to the chief and do their job well, and you can do other things less!
"Major, between your words and your performance, I don't think you are suitable to serve as the commander of the African Development Team. From now on, you have only one job, that is, to be responsible for the safety of the camps and personnel. You will work under the command of Dr. Itemer. In addition, I will set up a supervisory team in the team to punish all acts that violate the will of the kingdom!" The prince said sternly.
"Your will is my responsibility." Major Hack was not willing to say anything even if he was dissatisfied with 10,000 people. Not to mention the terrible punishment, simply three times the annual salary and higher and faster promotion guarantees made him unable to give up. How can he obtain the true scriptures without going through the difficulties of 9981? Without walking around in Africa, his declining baron's concubine son would not have the opportunity to revive his family.
"Okay, you can go out now, let Dr. Itemel come in, I have something to tell him." The time traveler saw that the heat was almost the same, just scare it. Major Hack is just an appetizer today. He talked for only 20 minutes in total. From now until the 2 hours before lunch were left for Dr. Itemel from the Netherlands!
"As an expert in the mining field, I believe in your ability, and for this trust, I paid you a large amount of reward and a noble title, I hope you will not let me down." Time travelers still respect those who are capable, so they once looked for tin for the French in West Africa, digging gold for Britain in South Africa, and iron ore in the Qing Dynasty. Time travelers thought that it was okay for him to find diamonds in the place he had drawn!
The shallow diamond mine, the railway repair is less than 30 miles away from the sea! If you can't find it, the time traveler will even have the intention to do it! Spending money is one aspect, and more importantly, this guy is insulting his IQ! Of course, this Dutch expert mining is only one aspect, and more importantly, this guy has a good relationship with the Boers, and he has dug the mine together while digging!
Boer people! A typical gentleman is guilty of being innocent! If it weren’t for the digging of gold and diamond mines in the country, the British wouldn’t bother to care about you. When the world’s largest gold mine, the Land Gold Mine, was discovered in Transvaal, the Boer Republic, things would have been abnormal! In 1895, 62,700 kilograms of gold were produced a year! In 1898, the Rand Gold Mine produced 27.55% of the world’s total output! Just because of this, the British had 120 reasons to fight you!
What did the British start? They were pirates at heart! A gentleman who was a man of civilized people! As early as early as 1895, Rhodes and other mine owners were preparing to overthrow the Boers' rule and received the support of the newly appointed colonial minister at that time. This person was called Chamberlain! (This person is also a celebrity.) As a result, he was beaten by the Boers who were all soldiers! Then Chamberlain directly blamed and said he didn't know...
Then William II, the naughty child, sent a telegram to celebrate the defeat of the Boers, which triggered a series of events. In fact, this matter is not blamed on Germany. The arms used by the Boers, mine explosives, and railway construction are all capital. When the Boers are finished, the British will still compensate the Germans? Even Bismarck can't stand this matter!
More than 80% of the reasons why the time traveler hired this person was because this guy had a good relationship with the Boer people. The development of the Land Gold Mine in 1884 was related to him. He was an important technician inside at that time. He had been in contact with the Boer government and was said to know some very important people. Boer people, gold mines, diamond mines, and Boer Wars! The time traveler was excited when he thought about these things! The space for operation inside was too large!
Work hard, help the kingdom find diamond mines, manage those big-headed soldiers well, don’t cause trouble, coordinate relationships with the surrounding indigenous people, especially to take the upper-level route to establish good relations with the chief, don’t be afraid of spending money, all food and clothing expenses will be reimbursed. Also, modify the plan before leaving. In addition, get online with the Boer. It is expected that during the 2-hour meeting time, the time traveler has been tossing around this problem for a few hours, and Dr. Itemel, opposite, can’t sit still, as if he is not sitting on a stool, but a tiger bench!
"I can't sit still for only over an hour? Please, sitting opposite you is the prince of a country, your boss, is it okay to be dedicated? You were the master who worked in the cave for 10 hours in a row." The doctor's abnormal behavior made the time traveler frown slightly.
"Okay, respect intellectuals, after all, you still have to expect others to work for you, right?" The time traveler thought in his mind and then acted as a polite and polite person: "Does there anything else to need for a doctor? Even if it is proposed, the royal family will try to satisfy it as much as possible."
"Your Highness, I will do my best to do what I should do. My work history and ability have been reflected in my previous work. Now, I only ask you one thing. I have a friend who wants to see you. It is almost lunch time." The doctor looked at the wall clock in a corner of the living room. "I hope you can take out even half an hour this afternoon."
"Oh, it turns out that someone wants to go through the back door! This needs to be understood." The time traveler suddenly realized. "For your sake, I can give him half an hour."
"I was moved by your generosity and kindness. He was from the Republic of Transvaal. His name was Kruger. He was a senior official in the Republic. He came for a big business..." The doctor said with some embarrassment.
"Kruger...this name is so familiar!" With a click, the teacup fell to the ground. The time traveler was hit by a huge sense of happiness!
Chapter completed!