African Nationhood

December 12, Pretoria, South Africa's Federal Parliament Hall.

Except for Ouyang Geng and Jan Smuts, who will lead a team to negotiate with the British in Bloemfontein, the heads of other departments of the company are here to participate in the administrative meeting.

Because the British mainland has issued a statement, everyone knows that the company will be upgraded to a dominion, and their positions and levels will be improved accordingly.

Therefore, everyone present felt very relaxed. Upgrading to the Dominion was not only a major milestone for the company, but also a major leap in their personal lives.

Especially those who joined the company earlier, everyone is filled with emotions.

"Okay, everyone, please be quiet. Next, we would like to invite our beloved Lord Marquis, Lord Shi, to give you a lecture!"

Cai Shaoji also became rude today, and Shi Jintang pointed at him.

“Since Commissioner Cai mentioned it, I will say a few words.

In 1879, I traded to Walvis Bay from the British government, established the Nanhua Company, and then established the Chinese Dominion today.

These more than 20 years have been achieved day and night by everyone's concerted efforts. I would like to express my gratitude to you all for your hard work.

But our journey has not yet reached the end, and there are still many difficulties to overcome in the future.

Therefore, today's success is not the reason for us to stand still.

I hope everyone will guard against arrogance and impetuosity and create greater glories!

I solemnly promise you here that the success you have achieved in the future will be worthy of your hard work today! "

"Papa~~~"

Everyone in the meeting applauded, and Shi Jintang waved his hand.

"Okay, let's stop talking.

Because of the war, we haven't had a serious internal affairs meeting for a long time.

This time, I will try my best to summarize the situation in the past few years. I will also talk about the Dominion matters. Director Fu, you should come first. "

Futong stood up and opened his notebook, "As of November 1902, the total population in the area controlled by the company was 11 million.

Among them, there are 937 million Chinese, 48 British, 36 Boers, 22 Germans, 33 Koreans, 30 Japanese, 20 Southeast Asian ethnic groups, 6 Italians, and Tsarist Russians. There are 3 descendants. "

In addition to the company's home hinterland, Futong's statistics also include the Transvaal, Orange, Natal and Cape.

As a result, the number of British descendants in the statistics has greatly increased, while the number of Boers is still somewhat small.

As for the Germans, they have been continuously introduced over the years and have exploded.

In addition, there are a large number of Indian immigrants in South Africa, with a total number of about 24.

The South China Army also eliminated some Asan during the process of rescuing the Boers, but the base here was too large to directly clean up Indian immigrants like black people.

Now is the critical time for the establishment of the Dominion. Let these Indian immigrants settle down for a few days.

Wait until the Dominion is established before considering deporting these Indian immigrants.

Maybe you can consider sending all these guys to Sumatra and let them manage the black slaves digging for oil and growing tropical plants there.

There was a lawyer named Gandhi in the Natal colony. He jumped up and down and actively served his British masters during this war, but he did not get the approval of his masters.

But he never tires of doing it. I can only say that this guy is a born slave. …

"After talking about the total population, let me talk about the resident certificate within the company. We have established a coordination mechanism with the Household Registration Section of the Police Headquarters. The Dominion is about to be established. Should we start to clarify the concept of Chinese and distinguish between white immigrants and Chinese immigrants? "

After listening to Futong's question, Shi Jintang shook his head.

"Now is not a good time. Chinese culture can be more obvious, but don't create racial differences.

What we have to do now is: let Chinese and white people integrate as much as possible.

When the Dominion is established, I will enact laws to encourage union between Chinese and white people.

At the same time, it is also necessary to promote the hybrid advantages of offspring born from the union of Chinese and white people from a medical perspective.

Although we Chinese are the dominant ethnic group, we should not let white people feel that they have been discriminated against. This is not conducive to the unity of the people. "

Hearing Boss Shi set the tone, everyone couldn't help but nod along. Such wise and clear-minded leaders are rare.

"Okay, Mr. Shi, I understand."

Shi Jintang looked at Tan Yaoxun, "Director Tan, please tell me."

Tan Yaoxun nodded, stood up and opened his notebook.

“Last year, the company harvested 237.8 million tons of wheat, 118.5 million tons of soybeans, 345.8 million tons of corn, 110.7 million tons of rice, 136 million bags of cotton, 138 million pounds of coffee beans, 51.8 pounds of tobacco, 3600 tons of sisal, 695 tons of sucrose, and white sugar. 188 tons.

The amount of farmland cultivated within the company's territory has increased significantly, reaching a total of 509 million hectares, and the number of pastures reached 610 million hectares.

The number of registered employees on the company's farms has reached 685 million. These prime-age laborers have greatly accelerated the company's development of agriculture and animal husbandry.

At the same time, gasoline engine machinery and automobiles assist agricultural production, greatly improving our planting capabilities.

Although the company's surge in immigration consumed a large amount of supplies, a large amount of supplies were also seized during the company's war and a large number of supplies were plundered from the occupied territories.

Therefore, the company's material reserves have increased significantly.

The company currently has 550 million tons of wheat reserves, 345 million tons of corn, 199 tons of rice, 422 million tons of soybeans, and 812 million tons of dried sweet potatoes.

4.3 tons of dried salted sardines and sturgeons, 6.6 tons of dried beef and sheep meat, 51 pieces of cotton cloth, 91.5 pounds of tobacco, 2995 tons of white sugar, and 6590 tons of sucrose. "

Most of these additional supplies were the Boers' savings over the years. Although the British Expeditionary Force destroyed a lot, more was stored.

The South China Army defeated the British Expeditionary Force, and these supplies also fell into the hands of the South China Army, plus the capture of the two colonies in Cape and Natal.

In addition, the data reported by Tan Yaoxun did not include the Transvaal and Orange, and the numbers were still added in accordance with previous statistical practices.

The increase in these figures comes mainly from strong growth in Matabeleland, which saw a significant increase in the rate of development during the war.

Tan Yaoxun continued to speak: "The number of cattle, sheep and horses in the company has changed greatly. Among them, the number of sheep was the first to break the 1007.6 million mark, 129 million, the number of cattle reached 101.5 million, and the number of horses exceeded one million, reaching million match."

Most of the number of these livestock came from seizures. The livestock of the Boers and the seizures in Natal, Cape and other places were all merged into the control of the South China Company.

The Transvaal and Orange are both very suitable for the development of agriculture and animal husbandry, so these two places will remain the focus of development in the future.

At the same time, the industries of the two places must be developed. Pretoria and Rand Fortress are rich in coal resources, and there are also large iron mines nearby. These two places will be good industrial cities.

In addition, Shi Jintang intended to set the capital of the Dominion and the future nation in Pretoria. He planned to rename the city Hanking. (End of chapter)