African Nationhood

As the train came to a stop, the young Boer conductor stepped off the pedal and found that the platform was full of soldiers, and the tall, mature faces on the edge of the platform were very familiar.

He suddenly remembered that this man was his benefactor, Lord Shi. The young Boer train conductor immediately suppressed the trembling of his body and shouted excitedly in the Chinese he had just learned: "Hello, Mr. Shi!"

Shi Jintang nodded to the young man, "Hello, young man!"

Train conductor Bull received a response from Lord Shi, and he became even more excited, "Thank you, Mr. Shi, for helping me avenge myself and punish the hateful British."

Shi Jintang smiled and nodded, "The war is over. You and I should both look forward. Hatred is not everything in life. Your relatives also hope that you can live well, do you understand?"

Train conductor Buell nodded vigorously, "Yes, Mr. Shi, I will bear in mind what you said."

Shi Jintang stepped forward and patted the young Boer on the shoulder, "Be strong and remember that you are a man. In Chinese, it is often said that a man who can withstand various shocks without falling is a real man, so you must learn to be one A real man!”

"Well, I remembered it!"

As the Bull conductor nodded, there was warm applause.

It turned out that the passengers in the car also discovered Boss Shi. They couldn't get out of the car and had to stick their heads out of the car window to listen to Boss Shi's lecture.

Shi Jintang waved to the people exposed through the car windows, "Tuck your heads back, be careful of accidents.

This is a train station. I am nothing special. Just like you all, I have one nose and two eyes, so stop looking and get off the train and go home. "

Boss Shi's words made everyone present laugh, and they got out of the car and left obediently.

……

Rong Hong didn't come alone, there was also his clan brother Rong Xingqiao, they came together.

Rong Xingqiao was a famous rebel master in the late Qing Dynasty. He devoted himself to rebellion against the Qing Dynasty early on.

He has deep connections with many revolutionaries who are interested in rebellion, and he is also a staunch supporter of Sun Dapao.

……

Nanhua Company had special privileges in the Qing Dynasty, so the journey went smoothly for the two brothers, and Rong Hong did not suffer much.

Shi Jintang went up to him and shook hands with the strong and energetic teacher, "Thank you for your hard work, Teacher Rong."

Rong Hong looked at the many familiar faces behind Shi Jintang, and he felt much better.

"Wen Yuan, you are really amazing. Not only have you made such a great career, but you have also led so many classmates.

Speaking of which, I, as a teacher, am ashamed! "

Shi Jintang smiled and shook his head, "I have been walking on thin ice for the past twenty years, but I finally achieved something today.

But there is still a long way to go, and we all still need to work hard. "

Boss Shi said this, and the students behind him also nodded, "Yes, Brother Wen Yuan is right!"

Shi Jintang stepped aside, and Cai Shaoji, Rong Kui, Cheng Daye, Zhou Chuanjian and others came forward to shake hands with the teacher and exchange greetings.

After being busy for a while, Rong Hong pulled over his clan brother Rong Xingqiao, who was much younger than him, and said, "This is my clan brother Rong Xingqiao. Da Jing, come and see General Manager Shi."

Rong Xingqiao has a gloomy face and is not tall. Although he is younger than Boss Shi, he already has gray hair on his temples.

He cupped his hands at Shi Jintang and smiled: "Xingqiao has met General Manager Shi."

Shi Jintang held his hand and said with a smile: "You're welcome. We are all friends here. Teacher Rong and Brother Xingqiao will come with me to the Guest House to rest."

Shi Jintang and Cai Shaoji helped Rong Hong get into the Crown Car, while everyone else drove towards the Guest House in their own cars.

……

As he got into the car, Rong Hong couldn't help but sigh: "Wenyuan, your development over the years is truly miraculous. Li Zhongtang once said that you were a unicorn when he was still alive.

As expected, he was right. If you seize the right opportunity, you will turn into a dragon when the storm comes. Your future achievements will be limitless! "

Cai Shaoji on the side was naturally filled with emotion. When Ouyang Geng persuaded everyone to vote for Shi Wenyuan, although Shi Wenyuan occupied a huge territory at that time, there were few poor people in the country and not even a few livestock.

In just twenty years, it became a powerful land hegemon with tens of thousands of troops. Even the powerful British Empire bowed to the South China Army. It is incredible and magical every time you think about it. "Haha, I am also following the trend. My territory seems strong, but its foundation is shallow and as dangerous as duckweed.

Therefore, I hope that you, teacher, can stay and help me as a student this time. "

It is false that Rong Hong was not moved by Shi Jintang's invitation, but all his thoughts were focused on saving the country.

"It is a great honor for an old man like me to win your favor, Wenyuan.

It's just that I have pledged myself to save the country, so I hope that you can give the teacher some face for the sake of our former master-disciple relationship and support us with some weapons and equipment, so that those young people who are determined to save the country can compete with the Qing court eagles and dogs on an equal footing. "

This old gentleman is still determined in his seventies. Although Shi Jintang admired him, he no longer mentioned the matter of wooing him. He smiled and said: "This is easy to talk about. Let's go to the guest house first and greet you, and then let Shutang discuss it with you in detail." This issue."

Rong Hong was overjoyed when he heard that Shi Jintang agreed to his request. With this powerful student sponsor, his cause of saving the country will surely go smoothly.

In the next few days, Rong Hong had banquets and discussions with his former students at the Guest House, from which he obtained a lot of information about Nanhua Company.

The more information I get, the more likely I am to receive a lot of assistance from Nanhua Company.

Therefore, his younger brother Rong Xingqiao kept encouraging Rong Hong to speak up and ask for as much help as possible.

Cai Shaoji respected Teacher Rong, but he was now serving as a minister under Boss Shi, and he had already received instructions from Boss Shi.

Therefore, no matter how hard Rong Hong talked, he only promised to give Rong Hong 5000 Lee-Enfield rifles and 5 rounds of matching bullets, no more.

It is said that this much arms is enough for them to go back and launch a revolutionary rebellion.

But Rong Xingqiao also wanted to get some grenades and submachine guns from Nanhua Company. It would be better to get some shell guns. Those things are easy to use. Their colleagues all like this kind of pistol that can be loaded with more weapons and can shoot farther.

Cai Shaoji was very angry with this shameless guy, so he wanted to block his mouth.

So he directly told the other party that if he wanted more arms, he would help us transport immigrants, especially female immigrants, and he would give arms to the immigrants as soon as they arrived.

After hearing this, Rong Xingqiao immediately agreed.

It's not easy to do other things, but immigration is still very easy.

The Rong family has extensive connections in their hometown in Guangdong Province, so organizing immigrants is a trivial matter.

A month later, nearly a thousand villagers organized by Rong arrived at Mapu Port.

Cai Shaoji's impression of Rong Xingqiao was greatly improved, and he informed the other party that the arms control was sufficient.

A female immigrant exchanges for a rifle, and a male immigrant exchanges for 300 rounds of ammunition for the rifle.

At this point, the trade relationship between the two parties was officially reached. Through the relationship between Rong Xingqiao, the relationship between Nanhua Company and Sun Dapao became more and more stable.

……

On January 1903, 1, King Edward VII of England issued an edict to confer the title of Marquis of China on Henry Stone, Baron Walvis, in recognition of his contribution to helping the war situation during the South African War and contributing many new weapons.

Since the Marquis of China was stationed on the border, it was inconvenient to go to London to receive the title.

Therefore, the Duke of Albany (Prince Leopold) was specially ordered to go to South Africa for the canonization in person on behalf of His Majesty the King.

……

Before the Spring Festival in 1903, Ouyang Geng reached negotiations with the British delegation, and the organizational structure of the Chinese Dominion was officially adopted.

The next step is to wait for the Judicial Committee to draft the "Draft Constitution of the Chinese Autonomous Territory of Southern Africa."

After this draft constitution is signed and approved by the British King, the South China Autonomous Territory will be recognized in a legal sense and obtain the legal basis for independence and autonomy.

However, the South China Company could not delay the change of government system because the King of England did not sign the bill.

Externally it still calls itself Nanhua Company, but internally it directly begins to change its political system.

Various internal institutions were also established one after another, but the word "行" was added to the prefix of each institution to distinguish them. (End of chapter)