African Nationhood

Chapter 249 A new journey (Part )

In early March 1888, Shijintang held the 3 internal affairs meeting.

Sansa Bruce looked much better this time. When she saw Boss Shi, she smiled and said hello to him.

"Mr. Shi, hello."

Seeing Sansa so happy, Shi Jintang also smiled.

"Looking at you, it looks like your harvest last year was very good."

Sansa Bruce nodded, "Since the tax increase in the middle of last year, our fiscal and tax revenue has tripled, and a large amount of physical goods have filled our warehouse. This is a welcome change."

After hearing what the head of the finance and taxation department said, Shi Jintang couldn't help but chuckle.

From last year to now, nearly 30 indigenous people have died due to the tax increase. If this force continues, the day when the indigenous people will resist will not be far away.

"Well, sit down. Let's all talk about our situation. Just give a general outline. We don't need too detailed data. We will try to simplify this meeting."

Fu Tong from the Immigration Bureau was the first to stand up and spoke: "Let's go first. Last year, our immigrant population saw gratifying changes. First of all, Chinese immigrants exceeded the 63.9 mark for the first time. Currently, the total number of company immigrants has reached . .

These achievements are all due to Mr. Shi’s implementation of the ‘rubber seedling strategy’, in which rubber seedlings were exchanged for the help of French businessmen, which helped us boost our performance at the end of the year. "

When Futong said these words, he had a smile on his face, and everyone laughed too.

After Fu Tong finished speaking, Ouyang Geng stood up and continued to speak: "Our culture and sports developed rapidly last year. The number of professional theater troupes alone has expanded to more than 50, and more than 3600 cultural activities have been held in the countryside.

The number of employees has exceeded the 1500 mark, and most of the young actors we have trained are capable of acting independently.

In addition, we rehearsed more than 20 new plays last year. Audiences from all over the world welcomed these new plays that reflected their lives.

We focus on showing the stories of immigrants’ childbirth, employment and neighbors. At the same time, we also focus on promoting traditional plays in white-populated areas like Jinshan Town.

Cultivate white audiences’ interest in theater and our cultural traditions.

In order to better promote our Chinese culture, we have held various types of Chinese language promotion and application competitions, and a large number of white people have emerged as role models for learning Chinese.

For example, Salina, the immigration receptionist at Walvis Bay Port, is our leader in promoting role models.

We not only awarded her a role model certificate, but also arranged a new job for her so that she can better exert her role model power.

In addition to learning from Chinese role models, we also held a Chinese costume design competition and selected several new sets of Chinese costumes.

Among them, the new cheongsam and the new horse-faced skirt are both high-quality costumes in this Chinese costume design competition. We are contacting the clothing factory to discuss promotion activities for the new Chinese costumes.

After talking about the Chinese Costume Design Competition, let’s talk about sports events. We held various local events last year, and the role models of the winners are indeed very powerful.

The craze for sports competitions comes one after another in various places, each with its own peak.

At the Southern African Friendship Games, our Nanhua Company team continued its winning trend in 1886.

Our advantages in table tennis, badminton, cycling and football have expanded.

However, the performance of the Cape Colony team was tied with that of the Transvaal Republic team. It seemed that the Boers were not far behind. "

Hearing the news, Shi Jintang smiled.

The development of the Rand Gold Mine gave the Boers confidence, and they were no longer short of breath against the British.

This is a good sign. I wonder if the Boer War will break out early.

No matter what, just mind your own business first. “Well, Director Lister, let’s talk about the railway construction situation last year.”

James Lister stood up and began to introduce: "After the new cabinet in London came to power, the assistance to us has been unprecedented.

Nearly 1000 kilometers of the Double C Plan have been built in our Nanhua section.

The three main urban lines from Mafeking (now Mefogen, South Africa) to Harbin (Gaborone, the capital of Botswana) to Foramburg (now Botswana) have been completed.

The 100-kilometer line from Gweru (now Gweru City, Zimbabwe) to Shuangkui (Kwekwe City, Zimbabwe) Steel Plant has also been completed.

The administrative railway between the Mata Administrative Office and the Lunda Administrative Office has only been built for more than 200 kilometers because the natural conditions are too harsh.

As for the Wenzhou-Xinxin Line we independently invested in, more than 400 kilometers have been built and opened to traffic in the Central Plains Region and Dushan District.

As for road construction, in the past year, 4.1 kilometers of simple roads were added in the area under our control, bringing the total mileage to 10.13 kilometers.

The number of first-class highways increased by 3.4 kilometers, bringing the total mileage to 8.7 kilometers.

The number of secondary roads increased by 1.78 kilometers, bringing the total mileage to 5.13 kilometers.

At present, the laying of secondary roads between most important cities has been completed, using a total of more than 500,000 indentured laborers.

The construction of these roads consumes a lot of manpower and material resources, and this achievement is hard-won. "

The construction of secondary roads not only consumes manpower, but also consumes rocks and explosives.

A large number of Chinese are needed to serve as technical workers and supervisors, otherwise it would be impossible for the indigenous laborers to achieve so many construction achievements.

Shi Jintang nodded to James Lister, "Well, you guys have done a good job and deserve praise."

As soon as Shi Jintang finished speaking, everyone present applauded and encouraged. James Lister bowed to everyone and took his seat.

Tan Yaoxun from the Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Department stood up and took the initiative to speak: "Our agricultural department also wants to say that so far, the company has cultivated a total of 2468 million acres of land.

This includes state-owned farms and civilian farms, with a ratio of 5.1:4.9.
  It can also be seen from here that immigration increased, and large-scale land granting caused the freemen's acres to increase rapidly.

In addition, the company's pastures have reached 3807 million acres, and the number of grazing livestock has also increased significantly.

Among them, there are 41.3 cattle, 69.8 sheep, and 21 horses. "

Hearing this, Shi Jintang was satisfied with this achievement. With the explosive growth of animal husbandry, Nanhua Company's wealth and war potential have also been greatly enhanced.

However, these achievements still lag behind those of the Cape Colony and the Boers, and Nanhua Company still needs to continue to work hard.

Tan Yaoxun tightened his voice and continued to speak: "Since the company acquired the Singapore Botanic Gardens last year, our agricultural technology department has obtained a large amount of research information on new fruits and vegetables, as well as a large amount of tropical agricultural research experience and results.

Our agricultural technology department has dispatched capable personnel for internship exchanges, and has conducted subject sharing and collaborative research and development with the Singapore Botanic Garden.

Generally speaking, this acquisition journey is crucial to improving the company's overall strength.

We have already begun to promote the planting of improved varieties of fruits and vegetables and new flower and tree plants within the company's territory. I believe that everyone will soon see the research and development results of the agricultural technology department. "

After hearing this, the speech of the agriculture and animal husbandry department came to an end.

Shi Jintang looked at Sansa Bruce who was eager to try and smiled, "Come on, Grandma, the God of Wealth, tell us all how much wealth you have made."

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