African Nationhood

On April 4, Chancellor Chamberlain arrived in Cape Town. He immediately called the South China Company and requested a meeting.

But he never mentioned asking the British troops from various places to surrender. Seeing the British looking down on him, Boss Shi had nothing to be polite about.

He directly ignored Chamberlain's request for negotiations and instructed his soldiers to quickly recapture two important cities in the Boer country along the railway line.

At the same time, the two brigades of the Lunda garrison division, which had been on standby in New Orange Town (now Kuruman Town, South Africa), were ordered to quickly dispatch troops.

Following the railway line, it penetrated directly into the town of Kimberley, took advantage of the situation to regain Bloemfontein, and sent troops to De Aar, making a posture of attacking the Cape Colony at any time.

Boer guerrillas, led by Jan Smuts and James Herzog, frequently attacked towns near Cape Town.

The two Boer leaders, Lucas Meyer and Louis Botha, led their troops to storm Ladysmith, who was guarded by Major General Hamilton.

Major General Hamilton had no chance of winning against the South China Army, but he still had two tools to deal with the Boers. The Boers could not attack for a long time, and the offensive and defensive battle in Ladysmith reached a stalemate.

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On May 5, the Nanhua Company announced the liberation of two Boer countries and rescued a total of 10 Boer civilians imprisoned in concentration camps.

A total of 27927 Boer civilians died in the British concentration camps, including 1676 elderly people, 4177 women, and 22074 children.

South China Company exposed more gruesome photos through European media and expressed that it welcomes righteous people from all over the world to come to South Africa to confirm the numerous evil deeds committed by the British Expeditionary Force.

As soon as this news broke, Britain's international image was greatly damaged, and media from various countries frantically belittled the British government.

Popular demonstrations broke out in many places in the UK, condemning the London cabinet for its low moral standards and condoning the heinous atrocities committed by the expeditionary force.

Liberal MPs frantically attacked the Conservative government and called on the public to ask the king to order the dissolution of the cabinet and re-election of the House of Commons.

King Edward VII of England had to interrupt his sweet date with his sympathizer, summoned Prime Minister Balfour again at Buckingham Palace and asked him why the South China Company had not been settled yet?

Prime Minister Balfour looked pale, filled with anger, but had nothing to say.

Returning to Whitehall, he called Chamberlain to ask what he had been doing during this time.

Minister Chamberlain once again reiterated General Manager Shi's request and told the other party: The Chinese are determined not to make their cabinet look good.

If we fight to the end, the face of the British Empire will be lost.

Let's stop now before the situation gets out of control.

After much thought, Prime Minister Balfour had no choice but to issue surrender orders to British troops everywhere, asking them to obey the arrangements of the South China Company and not to violate them.

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After receiving notifications from various places, Shi Jintang asked his men to stop the attack. The two sides agreed to hold talks in a small town called Colesberg (today's South African town) not far from the border between the Cape Colony and the Orange Free State.

This town, founded in 1830, became important because it held important talks on the situation in South Africa.

When they met again, both of them had changed a lot. Shi Jintang's face had become more mature, while Minister Chamberlain had become more haggard because of the war in South Africa.

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There were many followers on both sides, and Shi Jintang directly brought the security group to protect his safety.

In addition to the guard regiment, there are also diplomatic personnel led by Cai Shaoji, who are responsible for recording and organizing written materials.

Chancellor Chamberlain did not have many escorts. Instead, Whitehall's civil servants made up the majority.

The first item of negotiation between the two parties was about the two Boer countries. Minister Chamberlain asked the South China Company to hand over the two Boer countries to the control of the British Empire Cabinet.

The British Empire agreed to the independence of Nanhua Company and gave Nanhua Company a redemption fee of 1000 million pounds.

Hearing Minister Chamberlain's whimsical thoughts, Shi Jintang laughed directly. "Hahaha~~

It's so funny. Minister Chamberlain, do you really think that what you can't get on the battlefield can be obtained at the negotiation table? "

Hearing what Shi Jintang said, Minister Chamberlain was filled with bitterness.

But he still pretended to have a nonchalant expression on his face, "Don't you always want independence? Now that the cabinet has granted you independence, are you still not satisfied?"

"Independence, I am very independent now. If you don't agree, you can continue to attack me. At worst, we will fight to the end.

My Nanhua Company has slowly grown from nothing to what it is today. I am used to living a hard life, and even if I destroy the site and cripple it, nothing will change.

But you British can't do that. You are used to living a good life.

You dare not continue to fight with me because Britain cannot afford it.

If you consume the funds of the national treasury in wars with no future, the British Empire will soon become weak, and those countries that have always coveted the status of the British Empire will be unable to restrain themselves from launching attacks on the British Empire.

What should the British Empire do?

When you, the British, are crushed by the French, Russians or Germans, you will definitely feel humiliated and resentful.

Do you know why the people of the Qing Dynasty flattered you and called you "foreign masters" when they saw you white people?

Because after calling him like this, you white people may inflict less insults and torture on him.

Can you British accept such humiliating treatment? "

Minister Chamberlain was very unhappy when he heard Shi Jintang questioning him. This was disrespect and contempt for him.

But what can he do?

The means of war have been tried and it doesn't work at all. These humiliations are what one must accept.

Seeing that the anger on Minister Chamberlain's face was about to solidify, Shi Jintang laughed and continued to tease the colonial minister.

"I just said a few words and you can't stand it?

The Germans, the French or the Russians, they will really do it.

When they trample the British Empire to the ground, the British Empire will never be able to stand up again.

Because the new world hegemon will be particularly wary of the old world hegemon.

Once the old overlord shows the slightest resistance, the new overlord will use the old overlord as an example to scare other countries and beat them hard.

Until the old overlord completely fell down and could no longer stand up. "

After hearing Shi Jintang's thorough analysis, Minister Chamberlain had to admit that Shi Jintang was right.

"Then what do you want to do, and what is the purpose of your coming to negotiate this time?"

“My request and purpose are the same and very simple:

The two Boer states were merged into the South China Company, and the South China Company established an independent dominion.

Except for the power of diplomacy and the right to declare war, the British Empire was not allowed to interfere with any actions of the South China Company.

In view of the huge losses caused by the British Imperial Army in the territory of the South China Company and the Boer country, the British government must compensate the losses of the South China Company and the two Boer governments, totaling 5000 million pounds.

These compensations can be paid in installments or in kind.

In addition, I will hold a public trial and sentence the principal general of the British Expeditionary Force, Lieutenant General Kitchener, to death. The other accomplices will be imprisoned for different years.

The last one is to ask His Majesty King Edward VII to make me a Duke. "

After hearing Shi Jintang's request, Minister Chamberlain was immediately shocked and blurted out, "Impossible, absolutely impossible!" (End of Chapter)