African Nationhood

Chapter 435: Administrative Division of Southeastern Territory

After the British King signed the draft constitution of the South China Dominion last year, the three former presidents of the Transvaal Republic, the Orange Free State and the Neway Republic signed the agreement to join the South China Dominion together with General Manager Shi Jintang.

Therefore, it is reasonable and legal for the South China Autonomous Territory to subdivide these three regions into administrative divisions.

On February 1905, 2, Chairman Shi Jintang issued an administrative order to the cabinet to subdivide the southeastern territory.

After more than a month of research and consultation, the cabinet finally submitted a report on the administrative division of the southern territory.

The administrative divisions carried out this time were the Transvaal region, the Orange region, Basutoland (now Lesotho), Swaziland, plus the area on the left side of the Limpopo River in the East African Administration.

As for the Natal and Cape offices, they will remain as they are for the time being.

The administrative divisions established in the southern region are mainly divided into eight regions, namely the Transvaal region is divided into 5 regions, the Map Port region of the East African Administration is divided into 1 region, and the Orange region is divided into 2 regions.

The region that borders the Simata Region and occupies part of the Limpopo River in the East African Administration is the Shanglin Region.

The area has sufficient water resources, rich mineral and forestry resources, and abundant wildlife resources. Mining and grazing industries can be developed in the future.

Close to the Shanglin Region is the Xialin Region, which is composed of the area to the left of the Limpopo River and the Neway Republic. This region has sufficient water and warmth conditions, favorable agricultural conditions, and has the advantages of heavy industry clusters in Map Port, industrial and agricultural development. The potential is great.

The territory is rich in forests and water resources, as well as wild animal resources. Hunting and canning industries can be developed, and a national zoo can be planned in the future.

The capital was Petersburg (now the town of Polokwane, South Africa)

To the south of the Limpopo River and opposite the Fulin area in the Julin area is the Fulin area. This area mainly has rich underground metal mineral resources. The platinum minerals in this area are very rich. In the future, it will be a platinum mine. Gold mining area.

The capital was Hutt City (today's Territory Hutt, South Africa).

This area is rich in limestone minerals and some coal and iron resources. The cement processing industry can also be developed in the future, but agriculture and animal husbandry are still the main industries.

This large region contains rich mineral resources. This large region is rich in asbestos resources. It is estimated that the asbestos storage here is the largest in the world. In addition, coal resources, diamonds and gold mines are distributed in small amounts.

The capital is Maputo (now Maputo, Mozambique).

In addition, the agricultural production conditions here are superior and there is great potential for agricultural production.

Bordering the Shanglin Region is the Shanyang Region, which includes the Waterberg Mountains and has superior natural conditions, suitable for the development of agriculture, animal husbandry, and hydropower generation.

The capital of the region is Mafeking (now the town of Mefogen, South Africa).

This large area has excellent agricultural and animal husbandry conditions and is rich in gold, coal and diamond mineral resources.

To the left of the Lower Forest Region is the Wushui Region, which includes Swaziland. Because Swaziland has many mountains and five rivers originate from this area, it is named.

The agricultural water and heating conditions in this area are suitable, and it is also an excellent area for the development of agriculture and animal husbandry.

The wild animal resources here are also very rich, and tourism and wildlife inspection industries can be developed in the future.

This will be an important base for heavy industry and mining.

In addition, there are many ancient monuments in the area, the ancient forest is full of ruins and relics, trout can be seen everywhere in the waters, and there are countless hot springs and waterfalls.

The Zhongjing Region will be a region that places equal emphasis on heavy industry, agriculture and mining.

Adjacent to the Fulin Region is the Zhongjing Region, which is dominated by the capital Hanking (Pretoria) and Landfortress City (Johannesburg).

The capital was Mba City (now Mbabane, the capital of Swaziland).

In order to supply the industrial development of the Zhongjing region, the Ministry of Urban Construction has built a hydropower station in the upper reaches of the Vaal River.

The capital of Zhongjing Region is located in Landfortress City.

Next is the Orange region, which is divided into two regions, namely North Orange Region and South Orange Region. The North Orange Region is mainly the northern region of the Orange Free State. This region has a superior agricultural and animal husbandry foundation and contains some coal, iron ore and gold resources.

The Ministry of Urban Development has chosen to build a hydropower station in the middle reaches of the Vaal River. In the future, the industrial layout will be dominated by agriculture and animal husbandry, supplemented by industry.

The regional capital of North Orange is Kronstad.

The South Orange region not only includes the southern part of the Orange Free State, but also the Basutoland region.

This area is still mainly based on agriculture and animal husbandry, and is developing hydropower resources. The Ministry of Urban Development has built hydropower stations in the upper reaches of the Orange River.

When the hydropower station is built, residents here will have priority in enjoying the convenience of water and electricity.

The capital of the South Orange region is Bloemfontein.

After reading this, Shi Jintang nodded, and then nodded to Ouyang Geng who was waiting next to him.

"Well, let's set it up like this. The most important thing right now is to carry out immigration and increase power construction."

Ouyang Geng nodded, "I'm keeping an eye on the two things you mentioned. The report sent by the Ministry of Human Resources said that their number of immigrants has been growing steadily in the past two years, and our total domestic population has It exceeded 1300 million people.”

The number reported by Ouyang Geng made Shi Jintang nodded slightly.

"Are Futong and the others doing well? It's only been more than a year, and they have maintained an immigration rate of 130 million every year. The mid-term development target population we set before can easily reach the target."

Ouyang Geng also laughed, "I think so too, but the education rate of our immigrants is still very low. Most of the immigrants who arrive can only serve as low-quality labor force. We must pay attention to this."

"Let's do it step by step. I heard that Liu Jiazhao is so anxious that he is almost scratching his head."

Ouyang Geng nodded, "I put a lot of pressure on him, and he doesn't want to lose his official position, so he will work hard next."

"So how is the power construction going?"

"I have read the report sent by the Ministry of Urban Development. Currently, the Ministry of Urban Development has planned nearly a hundred thermal power plants and more than 50 hydropower stations. But what currently limits our construction speed is the production capacity of cement and wires."

Hearing what Ouyang Geng said, Shi Jintang hummed.

"How is the settlement situation of the assistance project with the British?"

Ouyang Geng took out a piece of information from his briefcase and handed it to Shi Jintang.

“This is the construction progress of the assistance projects in various key cities in our autonomous region. The cement plants, steel plants and steel plants we require are all in the scale of 5 million tons.

The British admired our enormous appetites but also questioned our ability to function. "

Shi Jintang sighed, "Yeah, I'm a little doubtful myself. I don't know when we can truly develop into an industrialized country."

"In your words, take it step by step. Our ancestors said it well, 'You can't reach a thousand miles without taking small steps.'

So Chairman Shi, we still have a long way to go. "

Shi Jintang smiled bitterly and nodded, "Okay, I'm going to be busy with work, so you can go back and do it too."

Ouyang Geng nodded and took a box of cigars from Chairman Shi's desk. Once you are used to smoking these things, it will be difficult to quit.

Chairman Shi's cigars are the best, so Ouyang Geng will come here to take advantage when he finds an opportunity.

Shi Jintang won't be angry after knowing it, but he will hide his cigar more secretly next time. This is one of the few interactions between their old classmates.

(End of this chapter)