African Nationhood

Chapter 301 Administrative Division of Mata Administrative Office
  The number of immigrants in Nanhua Company reached a new high last year, and the total number of people in the company soared to 185 million.

Futong told Shi Jintang that by this time next year, the company's total population will definitely exceed 230 million people.

The reason why the population increased so quickly last year was mainly due to the previous population recruitment policy.

Previously, in order to curb corporate immigration, immigrants from the southern provinces of the Qing Dynasty clumped together, which was not conducive to governance, and consciously suppressed the import of immigrants from the southern provinces.

After a large number of northern people were imported in 1890, the disparity in population between the north and the south was alleviated, so the immigration department liberalized the import of immigrants from the southern provinces.

Later, he discovered that Governor Rhodes sent spies, and Shi Jintang realized that only a large population base would have a future, and without a population, everything would be in vain.

Therefore, he ordered the Immigration Bureau to actively encourage old immigrants to return to their hometowns to attract more people. The more immigrants they attracted, the more generous the rewards would be.

After the restrictions were lifted, the number of immigrants quickly increased. It is said that in the southern province of the Qing Dynasty, there was news that a village had been completely depopulated.

The local magistrate was so frightened that he thought something supernatural had happened. After a long investigation, he found out that someone was organizing large-scale immigration.

The local officials wanted to stop the inquiry, but the old immigrants from Nanhua Company showed their Nanhua Company passports, and the local officials did not dare to interfere.

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In addition, all the immigrant ships previously ordered by Nanhua Company's shipping company in Europe have been put into service, and the shipping capacity has greatly increased.

While the Lanfang Company's inbound population has surged, it is still timely to transport cruise ships from Borneo to the Chagos Islands, but not from the Chagos Islands to the East African coast.

Futong had no choice but to prepare the "Great Eastern" that was waiting to be scrapped in Mapu Port, and then drove over to transport immigrants.

Although the paddle wheel of the "Great Eastern" has low sailing efficiency, it is a serious large cruise ship after all. Although it consumes more coal, it is better than those of small cruise ships in terms of its ability to withstand wind and waves.

As the number of immigrants increased, the Aboriginal population of South China Company also experienced a significant decline.

Last year's wildfires killed nearly 85 indigenous people. Coupled with the conscious consumption by the East African Administration, the company's remaining indigenous population is now less than .

We strive to consume another 100,000 people this year, and the tax increase laws must keep up. When to provoke rebellion, we need to carefully plan.

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In the next few days, Shi Jintang took Cheng Daye from the Matabeleland Administrative Office to work on the administrative divisions of the Matabeleland Administrative Office.

The entire Matabeleland region is divided into 7 regions, namely East Bele, Bele, West Bele, East Mata, Mata, West Mata and North Zambia near the Zambezi River.

The northern part of the Sibele region is the dividing line with Lunda Administrative Office and is also the location of the Victoria Falls. This region has many forests and many animals. It is a good choice to develop tourism in the future.

The capital was chosen in Hwange (today's Hwange City, Zimbabwe). This area is where Sibele's coal mine is located, and coal mines can also be mined here in the future.

The Simata region is the temporary location of the future headquarters of Nanhua Company. The land within the territory is fertile and suitable for the development of agriculture and animal husbandry. It is connected to various areas of Nanhua Company by trains and has developed transportation. It is an ideal location for the capital.

The capital is Bulawayo (today's Bulawayo City, Zimbabwe). This city was expanded on the original basis. It is located in the corner of three mountains and is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Gwanda, a small town in the south of Bulawayo, is rich in limestone and nickel ore, and can build cement plants and mine nickel ore.

The Mata Region is rich in gold, chromium and iron ore, and its fertile soil and water are also suitable for the development of agriculture and animal husbandry. It is an important iron ore producing area and a heavy industry base. In the future, it will focus on the development of smelting and animal husbandry.

The capital is Gweru Town (today's Gweru City, Zimbabwe). Near this city are Shuangkui Iron and Steel Factory No. 1 and No. 2, as well as shoe factories and leather factories. It has accumulated a large population and has huge potential.

The Belay region is also an important agricultural area, suitable for growing tobacco, corn, soybeans, wheat, and cotton.

In addition, a reservoir will be built on the Zambezi River in the future, and a large artificial lake will be formed here, and the river water and fish catch will be very abundant.

The capital, Xiaokui Town (today's Gokui Town, Zimbabwe), is a place with luxuriant water, grass and trees. If immigrants want to move in, they must vigorously burn forests and cut down trees, and actively cultivate acres of land. Otherwise, once the rainy season comes, the grass and shrubs will overgrow again, and the tsetse flies and malaria bugs will return.

The Dongbeile region is rich in mineral resources, with large reserves of nickel, gold, and copper. The soil and water are fertile and suitable for growing tobacco, grain, cotton and other crops.

The capital, Chino Town (today's Chinoi City, Zimbabwe), has rich natural water and soil, and prosperous aquatic plants, making it suitable for the development of agriculture and animal husbandry. However, tsetse flies and malaria are very serious and need to be focused on prevention and control.

The land in this area of ​​East Mata Region is fertile and suitable for the development of agriculture and animal husbandry. At the same time, the territory is rich in mineral resources and densely covered with rivers and lakes, making it suitable for the development of freshwater fish breeding projects.

The climate in the capital, Jianye (now Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe), is particularly suitable for tobacco cultivation, and the tobacco grown is of high quality.

In addition, a large amount of chromium ore resources have been discovered below Jianye City, and the mining and tobacco growing industries will be focused on. (Because the chromium ore reserves are so large, this place is called the "Chrome City")
  The North Zambia Region (which should correspond to the Lower Zambezi River Division of the East African Administration) is close to the Zambezi River and has fertile water and soil. A large hydropower station will also be built here in the future, making it a major hydropower province.

The capital, Tete (today's Tete City, Mozambique), is surrounded by small mineral deposits. It was originally a trading point for the Portuguese in the interior. The Nanhua Company took over after the invasion.

All of these seven regions have already received immigrants, but the number is different.

The largest population is Bulawayo, which has resettled nearly 10 immigrants.

At present, the construction of railways from various places to Bulawayo is almost complete, and they will basically be completed next year, when the headquarters of Nanhua Company will be relocated.

(Puppet is a little confused about whether Bulawayo should change its name or not. Let’s listen to everyone’s opinions.

If there is a lot of support for changing the name, I will change the name, otherwise I will keep the original name.

If I want to change my name, which one is better, Jinling or Jincheng? )

The planned area of ​​Bulawayo City is 88 square kilometers, which will be divided into industrial areas, agricultural areas, residential areas, government areas and commercial areas.

Industrial areas include the leather industry, manufacturing, military factories, and thermal power plants.

Agricultural areas include food crop areas, cash crop areas, and vegetable areas.

Agricultural areas are mainly used to meet the daily needs of the urban population and to support the population in industrial areas.

The administrative area will be the seat of the government. Conference centers, guest houses, embassy areas, etc. will all be concentrated here.

Some public facilities have also been built here, such as the conference center building.

This four-story building with more than 50 rooms will be the headquarters of Nanhua Company.

Business district, mainly retail and entertainment industries.

Department stores, service agencies, teahouses, theaters and future cinemas, etc.

Residential areas are the main living areas for citizens, and also include urban affiliated institutions such as hospitals and schools.

In addition, a European-style building was planned in the southwest corner of the city, named "Meilin Palace".

The reason why it was named Meilin is mainly because the Kingdom of Matabeleland has rich soil and water, and is rich in flora and fauna. It also has the meaning of sweet rain.

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