African Nationhood

On October 1902, 10, Buckingham Palace issued a statement in view of the fact that Henry Stone, Baron Walvis, general manager of the South China Company, was loyal to the country and promptly stopped the wrongdoings of the expeditionary force during the South African War.

The King of England has decided to grant Lord Stone the title of Marquess, and His Majesty King Edward of England will confer a title on Baron Stone on January 1 next year.

On November 11, the London Cabinet issued an announcement: In view of the complex situation in southern Africa and the need for all ethnic groups to unite and work together, the Cabinet decided to petition His Majesty the King to revoke the South China Company's charter.

The South China Autonomous Territory will be established, and the Dominion will have all national rights except diplomatic rights and the right to declare war.

The mainland will send an advisory group to be responsible for guiding various matters when establishing the Dominion.

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On November 11, the British War Department issued a statement: The new weapon patents previously displayed by Nanhua Company on the South African battlefield were all owned by the New Weapons Research Institute of the British War Department.

The British War Office will discuss the authorization of new weapons with friendly countries.

This "friendly country" directly blocked Germany, France and Tsarist Russia.

If you want to get a new weapons patent, you have to listen to the British gentlemen. If you don't listen, you are not a friendly country.

The United States, with a try mentality, went to negotiate with the British Army Department on the authorization of new weapons.

The negotiation was actually successful, but the licensing fee needs to be negotiated again.

For the new weapons licensing fees, the ratio negotiated between Nanhua Company and the British War Department was 6:4.

In order to make more money, the British Army Ministry requires high licensing fees, and it also aims to raise the threshold for licensing new weapons.

After the British Ministry of War received the design drawings of various new weapons, it immediately summoned the heads of its various arsenals and assigned tasks to organize production as soon as possible.

Excluded countries such as Germany, France, and Russia arranged for specialized military engineers to conduct counterfeiting research meetings based on the photos and language descriptions of previous battlefield observation groups.

I hope to succeed in tackling this problem as soon as possible and avoid being pulled too far away by the UK.

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Because the United Kingdom issued successive announcements, Ouyang Geng's mission of confusing the enemy in Europe was successfully completed.

The German Foreign Ministry politely sent him away from Germany, and his next stop was the Netherlands.

When entering the Netherlands, Ouyang Geng received a warm reception. He expressed his intention to meet Mr. Paul Kruger.

The Dutch made arrangements directly for him. On November 11, he met the former Transvaal president who had taken refuge in a royal manor outside Amsterdam.

"Hello Mr. Kruger, I am Ouyang Geng, the cultural specialist of Nanhua Company."

Paul Kruger's spirit was a little sluggish, and his aging became more and more obvious.

"Please sit down. If your General Manager Shi hadn't sent troops with the concept of justice, my motherland and people would have been wiped out by the shameless British. I hope you can express my gratitude to General Manager Shi on my behalf."

Ouyang Geng nodded: "Okay, I will, but I hope you can go back to Pretoria and return to your people.

The Dominion is about to be established, and we, General Manager Shi, hope that you can serve as the speaker of the upcoming Dominion Assembly. "

Hearing what Ouyang Geng said, the old Paul Kruger couldn't believe it, "What, he really said that?"

Ouyang Geng smiled and nodded, "Of course it's true. I came here with the authorization of General Manager Shi. He hopes that you can go back and govern the country with him."

Paul Kruger's hands were shaking with excitement. He thought that he had lost power and no one would care about him anymore, but he didn't expect that General Manager Shi would still remember him.

"Okay, okay, I'll let them pack their bags right away and let's go back together."

Ouyang Geng smiled and said, "In addition to inviting you, I also want to go to France to meet Mr. Matius Stein. General Manager Shi also asked me to invite him back to China."

Hearing what Ouyang Geng said, Paul Kruger couldn't believe it, "General Manager Shi also arranged a position for him?"

"Yes, General Manager Shi would like to ask Mr. Stein to be your deputy, deputy speaker."

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Shi Jintang was not interested in the European and American parliamentary system, but in order to deal with the British, he decided to set up a set of national institutions that could grasp power based on the experience of later generations. Parliament is the highest authority, but it only has legislative and supervisory powers. At the same time, the number of members of Parliament will exceed 500. An organization with so many people can't accomplish much by making noise.

The real governing body is the State Council, with Mr. Shi as its chairman.

The members of the State Council are the heads of various departments, so that the power of the entire Dominion is still in his hands alone.

In addition, the military affairs of the Dominion passed the establishment of a National Defense Committee, and all was in the hands of Boss Shi alone.

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To satisfy the British, he needed to add people from outside his inner circle.

Paul Kruger and Matheus Stein are both good mascot candidates.

Paul Kruger is in poor health. According to historical progress, he will die in two years.

At that time, just straighten the deputy Mattius Stein and continue to be the mascot.

That's why Ouyang Geng stayed in Europe and invited two former Boer presidents.

Ouyang Geng's visit to France went very smoothly. When Matius Stein heard that he could return to his motherland and hold an important position, he immediately agreed to Ouyang Geng's request to go back together.

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On December 12, the three of them took the "Hot Springs City" cruise ship back to Durban Port and were warmly welcomed by Boss Shi.

Paul Kruger and Matius Stein saw Boer faces greeting them at the port.

Paul Kruger was so excited that tears filled his eyes and he thanked Boss Shi repeatedly.

Boss Shi laughed and held a former president by the hand as he returned to the Government House in Durban Port.

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The Governor sent by the British was driven to live in a manor outside the city, and the Governor's Palace became the residence of Winston Brown, the Natal Commissioner.

Boss Shi came to visit, and Commissioner Brown immediately showed his subordinate's consciousness and actively went about arranging various affairs personally.

The drinking dinner was very lively, during which Commissioner Brown also asked a group of white children to perform a chorus program "On the Field of Hope" for several dignitaries.

Although they did not understand the Chinese content, the two former presidents still felt the joy and high spirit contained in this song.

After the banquet dispersed, Shi Jintang sent the two former presidents to rest.

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When Boss Shi returned, Ouyang Geng came directly to greet him.

"Take one."

Ouyang Geng handed over the Haocai cigarette. Shi Jintang was happy today, so he took the cigarette and put it in his mouth. Ouyang Geng stepped forward and lit it for him.

"Tell me about the results of your trip."

Ouyang Geng also lit a cigarette and took a long puff.

“The French are too impatient, and the more impatient they are, the easier they are to be targeted.

On the contrary, the Germans are calm and collected, while the Russians are very rude. In my opinion, the Germans have the momentum to replace the British. "

Hearing what Ouyang Geng said, Shi Jintang nodded, "I don't care about it in advance, it won't matter to us whoever wins.

Next, the local guidance group will arrive. Although you have just come back, you have to treat them well and receive them well.

Regarding the power structure of the Dominion, I have already designed it and will give it to you later. After you read it, you can negotiate with them accordingly. "

Ouyang Geng nodded immediately, "Yeah.

By the way, what position are you going to give me in the Dominion? "(End of chapter)