African Nationhood

January 1902, 1, Jinling Convention Center Building.

Except for Ouyang Geng, who is in Europe, all the department heads of Nanhua Company have arrived.

Also present at the meeting were East African Garrison Division Commander Ding He, Julin Garrison Division Commander Ye Shilong, Jinling Garrison Commander Yan Han, and Matabeleland Garrison Division Master Deputy Yang Kuan.

The Lunda garrison division and the Namib garrison division needed to stay behind, so they did not come for the meeting this time.

“I won’t say much at this meeting, I just made a formal announcement that Nanhua Company will enter a state of war readiness from now on.

All departments must act in strict accordance with the "Wartime Management Regulations" and at the same time shrink their defense lines and focus on backbone cities.

All the freedmen in the coastal areas of the Namib region have been reduced to resettlement in key inland cities. These people's food, clothing, housing and transportation must be arranged so that they do not end up in a mess. "

The heads of government departments present responded in unison: "Yes!"

"Yang Kuan took my place in the company's military headquarters and was responsible for commanding and mobilizing the militia.

What you have to do now is to cooperate with the Transportation Department to control the transportation lines in various parts of the company's territory, and drive all white British people away from their jobs.

In addition, you must cooperate with the commercial department to seize the four metal refining and chemical companies within the company's territory.

After receiving it, put it into the company's management and don't give the British another chance to get involved. "

Yang Kuan, James Lister, and Shi Jinyong stood up and answered in unison: "Yes!"

"Tang Kui's police organization must pay attention to guarding against sabotage by the enemy, and also pay attention to detecting espionage, and strengthen control over its police force to prevent bullying of civilians or white immigrants."

Tang Kui stood up and said, "Yes!"

Yan Han, your Jinling garrison is mainly responsible for defending Jinling and the surrounding areas. The company's wealth is in your defense, and you must take responsibility. "

Yan Han stood up and said, "Yes!"

"During my absence in Jinling, the three of you, Yang Kuan, Tang Kui and Yan Han, formed the Jinling Garrison Military Committee, with Yang Kuan as the leader.

If you can't make up your mind and don't have time to ask me for advice, the majority vote will be based on a show of hands. "

Yang Kuan, Tang Kui and Yan Han stood up again and answered in unison: "Yes!"

“Now that we’ve finished talking about Jinling, let’s talk about entering the Boer country.

The East African Garrison Division and the Orange Grove Garrison Division are the first troops to enter. You must pay attention to controlling your soldiers. Don't take the lead in attacking the British. Wait for them to fire the first shot. Do you understand?

In addition, you need to test the bottom line of the British first. If they explode at the first moment, then we won't be polite and just beat their motherfuckers!

If they exercise restraint, although this is unlikely, but in the unlikely event, you continue to test.

As long as we blow them up, the responsibility is not on us, remember? "

Ding He and Ye Shilong replied in unison: "Yes!"

"Okay, that's it for today's meeting. When you go back, you army officers will prepare for pre-war mobilization and officially march on February 2th.

Once a fight breaks out, there is no possibility of reconciliation. Only when the British are frightened will they come to us to beg for mercy. "

Several army chiefs nodded in unison, "Yes!"

……

Shuangkui Town (now Kuikwe City, Zimbabwe), with the construction of steel mills, the city's area expanded several times.

In addition, with the development of electric power, a thermal power plant was built on the outskirts of Shuangkui Town.

With this power plant, the entire town can light up every night.

With electric lighting, life at night has become more enriched.

Although the company has implemented a curfew, the entertainment venues in Shuangkui Town are always open at night.

Because Nanhua Company invented the electric horn, music from gramophones could also be amplified, and evening dance halls became a trend in urban life.

Tom Buffett is forty years old this year. He was a civil servant in the British Colonial Department. His life in London was too boring, so he voluntarily applied for an overseas assignment.

Unexpectedly, he was sent to Southwest Africa. He has been here for three years now. He took over from his previous colleague and began to take charge of this locally invested steel plant.

The Chinese here are honest and serious, and are much smarter and more capable than black people.

But these people can only serve as followers of white managers. This factory is controlled by the British.

The music in the ballroom today is very good. It is "Beautiful Woman" written and composed by General Manager Shi. This piece is cheerful and exciting, and it is very suitable for dancing a waltz with a dance partner.

He stared at the women under the dim light with great interest. The men who came here to play were all here to hunt for women.

And many women here are available to accompany customers to have fun.

They made a living from it, and these white women were employed by dance hall owners.

It's a pity that the colonial company regulations here do not allow Chinese women to be employed, otherwise it would be a good experience to play with those yellow-skinned women.

After searching for a while, I finally selected a woman with long chestnut hair.

Just as he was about to walk over with the wine glass in hand, the lights in the ballroom suddenly became brighter.

Tom Buffett narrowed his eyes subconsciously, and after a while of adapting, he saw clearly that there were many men in black clothes and wattle hats standing at the door of the ballroom.

Are you a policeman dressed like this?

He was still wondering what these people were doing here, when he suddenly noticed that they were walking towards him.

He was curious about the purpose of these people looking for him, so he picked up the wine glass and took a sip of the wine.

"Are you Tom Buffett?"

Hearing a Chinese call him by his first name, the middle-aged white man was a little unhappy, "It's me, who are you, why are you calling me by my first name? Don't you know that when you call a white man like me, you need to add the title "Mr." to show respect? "

The man in the wattle hat chuckled: "I'm sorry, sir, Mr. Tang Meng, I want to take you back."

Tom Buffett became even more angry, "Who are you and why do you want to arrest me?"

Tang Meng smiled contemptuously: "There is so much nonsense, take it away!"

Before Tom Buffett could figure out what was going on, he was blindfolded, his hands tied behind his back, and escorted to a carriage, driving towards an unknown place.

……

At the Meibu Town Railway Station, the white-haired Bill Franklin is checking the train timetable. Because the output of the copper smelting plant in Meibu Town has steadily increased and the demand from the outside world is great, the transportation task of the Meibu Town Railway Station is very heavy. Onerous.

"boom"

Bill Franklin subconsciously looked at the door and found that standing at the door was his student who was also his entourage.

"Ning, what are you doing in here? I don't know why I'm busy right now. If you have something to say, hurry up and go out if you have nothing to do!"

Ning Tai'an grinned and said, "Mr. Franklin, you are leaving and you can no longer work here."

Bill Franklin's face was full of disbelief, "Ning, what's wrong with you? Do you have a fever?"

A Chinese man wearing a wattle hat walked out from behind Ning Tai'an. He looked at the old white man and said calmly, "He doesn't have a fever. We have been authorized by the company to ask you to leave here. We have taken over this place."

Bill Franklin became even more confused, "What on earth is going on?"

"Please leave, this is the company's order."

Bill Franklin was confused. He couldn't figure out what was going on.

On this peaceful night, countless white people looked confused. They were either politely removed or arrested. Anyway, they all left their familiar jobs.

That night, Nanhua Company finally became a political system completely controlled by the Chinese. (End of chapter)