African Nationhood

Chapter 450 Immigration surges again

The first half of 1906 was not a peaceful one anywhere in the world.

In February 1906, a religious incident occurred in the capital of Gan Province of the Qing Dynasty. Tens of thousands of people clashed with British and French missionaries.

In order to avoid the British and French troops being held accountable, the Qing Dynasty had no choice but to spend money to avoid disasters, compensate the British and French, and export the troublemaking people abroad.

As a result, the Ministry of Human Resources of South China accepted more than 5 immigrants.

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In March, Chairman Shi announced to the nation that the South China Defense Force had completely put down the Zulu rebellion.

A total of 28 Zulu rebels were wiped out in this campaign, and all the rebel leaders Gangya, Sepipon, Wutias, and Mao Tutu were hanged.

British Lieutenant Governor Alan Gallagher announced that because the Zulu rebels were very stubborn and refused to surrender, a large number of people in the city starved to death and a vicious plague broke out in the city.

In order to avoid the spread of the plague and trigger public health incidents.

After some operation, Yuan Shikai was very grateful for this and decided to accept the rescue of Nanhua Kingdom.

Countless victims died of illness and starvation. The immigration officials responsible for the transfer of immigrants all scorned the Qing Dynasty's organizational capabilities.

The supplies that had been transported to Lanfang and the Sulu Sultanate in response to the South African War came in handy.

The South China Defense Force did not accept the surrender of any Zulu, and all those who surrendered or escaped from the city were shot to death.

However, disaster relief matters can only be handled by his Yuan clan. Chen Qiansheng said that as long as immigration can be guaranteed, he can agree to Yuan Shikai's request.

(After the disinfecting is completed, the city of Ulundi will be completely abandoned, and a new city will be built in a new location in the future.

He went directly to the Beiyang Minister Yuan Shikai and expressed South China's willingness to help rescue the victims and immigrate accordingly.

Ulundi became a city of hell. In the end, the South China Defense Force could not bear to get close to the city and could only rely on artillery to blow the city into ruins. )

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In April 1906, a major earthquake occurred in San Francisco, USA. More than 4 people were displaced. The local Chinese who lost their homes were sent to the South China Sea by the court, thus accepting thousands of Chinese immigrants.

The colonial government of Natal decided to close all the borders of the Zulu Kingdom and carry out a thorough eradication work.

At the end of April 1906, floods occurred in the Yangtze River Basin of the Qing Dynasty.

Chen Qiansheng, the consul of Nanhua, discovered that most of the disaster relief materials provided by Nanhua were resold or hoarded by Yuan officials for profit, and less than one out of ten was distributed to the victims.

The cruise ship first departed from Jolo Port in the Sultanate of Sulu and was destined for the Qing Dynasty's Modu Port. After arriving at the place, Yuan Shikai's people took over and organized land and water transportation to the disaster-stricken areas.

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The number of people affected by the disaster in eight prefectures and one state in Jiangsu and Anhui provinces reached tens of millions, stretching for 4000 miles.

The main reason for doing this was that nearly a million Zulus died in that city, and for more than half a year, there was no material supply there.

The transfer of immigrants this time is more difficult than the last cold disaster, because the victims suffered from floods, and as the weather became hotter, diseases began to spread in the disaster area.

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At the same time, the Qing Dynasty ordered local governments to organize the affected people to march to the port of Modu to minimize the casualties caused by the local disaster.

After hearing the news, Chen Qiansheng, the consul of South China, first urgently contacted Prime Minister Ouyang Geng and determined to seize the opportunity to immigrate.

Chen Qiansheng went to Yuan Shikai to argue, but Yuan Shikai stopped pretending and just told Chen Qiansheng to accept the immigrants honestly. The issue of disaster relief supplies was an internal affair of the Qing Dynasty.

Chen Qiansheng sighed helplessly and contacted the country to transport medical supplies to the port of Modou as soon as possible.

... After the disaster-stricken people in the Qing Dynasty learned that someone was rescued from the Demon City, they marched towards the Demon City desperately with the help of the elderly and the young.

Officials along the way have received strict orders not to block the migration of victims.

Along the way, the government also tried its best to help the victims to cross the border quickly to avoid being stranded in their territory and causing further trouble.

Nanhua Kingdom actively mobilized supplies, but with the arrival of the flood of victims, the port of Shanghai was overcrowded. Shanghai County of Shanghai City frequently urged Nanhua Kingdom to transport the victims as soon as possible to prevent the victims from disrupting local security.

Chen Qiansheng immediately contacted merchant ships from various countries and asked these foreign merchant ships to help Nanhua transport immigrants.

The Immigration Bureau has developed a detailed transfer plan.

All immigrants in the early stage cannot be transferred to Borneo, because typhoons in the South China Sea begin to increase gradually in April and May. The immigrants in the early stage are mainly transferred to Sakhalin Island. After the typhoons in the South China Sea basically decrease in June and July, they will seize the time to transfer. To Borneo.

A large number of immigrants can be transferred to Nanhua mainland in August and September, otherwise there will be delays.

With the addition of a large number of European merchant ships, coupled with Nanhua's own shipping, 2.4 million immigrants were transported in four months.

However, the number of immigrants at the Shanghai Port continues to increase, which puts great pressure on people's livelihood in Shanghai County.

At the end of September, the typhoon in the South China Sea stopped.

Another flood occurred in Zhejiang Province in the Qing Dynasty. The victims were vandalized, smashed, and looted. The local government successfully suppressed the incident. They also contacted the South China Kingdom and wanted to transport tens of thousands of criminals out of the country and needed supplies to provide relief to the victims.

Cabinet Ouyang Geng ordered Chen Qiansheng to rent Chongming Sandbank from the Qing Dynasty to gather immigrants. As for the leasing funds, it was easy to discuss.

Shanghai County submitted letters every day, and Yuan Shikai tried his best to help coordinate the local government for the money and food provided by Nanhua, and finally rented Chongming Sandbank.

Nearly 300,000 disaster victims have been resettled there, and material supply has become a big problem.

The transfer of materials in Nanhua is also being stepped up. Fortunately, there is a large amount of supplies stored locally, otherwise the transfer of immigrants will be disrupted.

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With the arrival of immigrants, more and more Chinese people live in Natal, and the indigenous settlements in the Zulu Kingdom are also filled by Chinese immigrants.

Futong looked at the immigration report with a smile on his face.

Because of this year's floods in Qing Dynasty, the five-year population target of 1700 million set by the cabinet was achieved early.

As of the end of October, the local population of Nanhua had reached 10 million. When he, the Minister of Human Resources, faced Prime Minister Ouyang Geng, he felt guilty.

The next step is to carefully plan how to arrange the number of immigrants and naturalization in each region.

The total number of immigrants on Sakhalin, plus the original residents of Tsarist Russia, reached 38.9.

With so many immigrants on Sakhalin Island, people's livelihood affairs are somewhat beyond their capabilities.

They are in urgent need of a large amount of livelihood supplies, but the sea there has frozen, and it is impossible to import supplies from the outside world. They can only rely on their own efforts.

The cabinet's instructions to the Sakhalin Administrative Office are to make full use of the convenience conditions for the entry of large numbers of immigrants, carry out production self-rescue activities as soon as possible, and not blindly rely on the local transportation of resources.

After receiving the order, Sun Guangming, the commissioner of the Sakhalin Administrative Office, immediately responded to the cabinet. They abide by the cabinet's instructions and will never sit still and wait for death.

Strive for self-sufficiency, feed the immigrants coming to the island, and not worry the cabinet.

Ouyang Geng breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the call back. Sun Guangming's classmate studying in the United States would not disappoint him.

Coupled with Chen Qiansheng, Nanhua's consul in the Qing Dynasty, students studying in the United States have occupied many high positions in Nanhua. These students studying in the United States have become the leading political force in Nanhua.

(End of this chapter)