African Nationhood

"Woo~~"

Amidst the majestic and desolate whistle, the battleship "King of Shu" and the troop transport cruise ship "Durban" slowly left Walvis Bay Port.

Zhang Xianghe, who was tall and thin, stood on the bow of the "Shu King" and waved goodbye to his family members who were seeing him off.

He is one of the second batch of young children studying in the United States. Because he is the youngest, he is deeply loved by other students.

When everyone gathered and decided to come to Nanhua to work hard, Zhang Xianghe was also the youngest participant.

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Prime Minister Ouyang Geng of the Cabinet reported to Chairman Shi Jintang of the National Committee and decided to establish the West Africa Administrative Office on the basis of the Portuguese West African colonies.

The responsibility of the Commissioner of the West African Administrative Office is very important, because the area of ​​this colony is 100 million square kilometers (the Lunda Administrative Office in South China cut off a large piece of Portuguese West Africa, causing its area to shrink).

The area is about the same as the Lunda Administrative Office. Compared with the harsh inland environment of the Lunda Administrative Office, the West African Administrative Office has more favorable resource advantages because of its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean.

Moreover, the West African Administration has a long coastline, many excellent ports, and many places worthy of development. It is necessary to choose an official with a good vision and structure to take charge.

Zhang Xianghe has been following Ouyang Geng as his assistant since he arrived in Nanhua. Even after Ouyang Geng was promoted to Prime Minister, he took this junior brother over to serve as his office director. He was a direct descendant of Ouyang Geng.

When selecting the commissioner of the West African Administrative Office, Secretary-General Cai Shaoji felt that Zhang Xianghe's abilities and qualifications were very good, so he talked to him.

Zhang Xianghe was excited when he heard that he had to go out on his own, but he was also a little afraid that his level was too low and he would not be able to support such a big business.

Cai Shaoji found Ouyang Geng and asked him to come forward to do work for Junior Brother Xiao Zhang.

Ouyang Geng didn't say much and told his junior brother to seize the opportunity. The West African Administrative Office is a good opportunity.

As for administrative matters, you only need to grasp eight words: "Adhere to the rules and follow the steps."

It has been more than thirty years since Nanhua started in Southwest Africa, and the basic system has been formed.

The most important thing for an official is to closely follow the instructions of the central government and implement policies in accordance with the established policies.

The main problem of the West African Administrative Office is the indigenous people. As long as this matter is done well, the position of the Commissioner of the West African Administrative Office will basically be secure.

As for the separation of military and political affairs in South China, the military was responsible for large-scale liquidation of indigenous people, and their administrative officials were mainly responsible for logistics management.

And we just don't forget to eliminate the indigenous people in civil affairs measures.

As long as this general direction is good, the performance evaluation will naturally not be bad.

In addition, for local development, Chinese immigrants need to be filled in. As for the Portuguese white people, they only need to adhere to the established policies of the cabinet and not relax, and no one can find fault.

After Zhang Xianghe listened, he immediately understood.

He bowed to his senior brother Ouyang Geng, then handed over work to the staff of the Prime Minister's Office, and happily prepared to go to work.

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Commissioner Zhang Xianghe was also on board the boat with Minister Jan Smuts of the Ministry of Land and Resources.

The Boer minister saw the dense crowd in Walvis Bay. Although he had a smile on his face, he felt deeply in his heart.

The Boers fought against the British for hundreds of years, but the land they finally occupied fell into Nanhua's pocket.

Now it seems that Chairman Shi Jintang is the most invisible and dangerous person.

Hiding in the shadows and silently, he expanded the country to an extent that the Boers could not even imagine.

He is like a sinister and cold poisonous snake that hides in the dark and kills people quietly.

He is rich in the greed, evil and cunning of European colonists. Especially when it came to dealing with the indigenous people, he was more radical than any European colonizer, especially Americans.

Is it because he studied in the United States as a child and was bullied by black people, so he particularly hates black people?

However, Chairman Shi strictly prohibited his subordinates from humiliating and molesting the black natives. Such subordinates would either be dismissed from their posts and sent to a labor camp or be driven out of the territory.

I really don't understand why he is so paranoid.

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Not only his other white officials are also curious about South China's policy towards the indigenous people, but they have joined this political system and become members of South China. Although they are confused, they still implement South China's policies.

After all, this political system helped them realize the dream of a powerful country they had never had before, greater powers and indescribable national pride.

This is something the Boers have never experienced. In the past, they were constantly bullied and ignored by the British.

Now they have become an important part of South China. No one from any country will despise or ignore them anymore. They have also become the image of a regional power.

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The sailing along the way was easy most of the time, except for the Skeleton Coast, which was a bit rough.

After all, the straight-line distance between Walvis Bay Port and Luanda is not far. Five days later, two large ships sailed to Bengo Bay and entered the Port of Luanda.

The Luanda Port in front of you is a natural port. The port area is wide and the water depth is 30 meters. It can berth giant ships of tens of thousands of tons.

However, most of the people moored in this deep-water port are small merchant ships, and there are no large ships at all.

Therefore, when the indigenous fishermen and hard workers in the harbor saw Nan Hua's giant ship arriving, not only were they not afraid, but they were full of curiosity about this 10,000-ton battleship and large cruise ship.

As the whistle blew, port personnel guided the giant ship to dock. When the "King of Shu" stopped, groups of naval soldiers took the lead in disembarking from the gangway and arrived at the pier to stand in line.

Soon the Portuguese went to the Governor's Palace to report the situation, and half an hour later a Land Rover sped over.

A middle-aged white man stepped out of the car. He was of medium height, with fleshy cheeks and a not too thick beard.

This person is João de Almeida, the interim governor of Portuguese West Africa. He was once a senior official in Uige Province. After the republican revolution occurred in Portugal, the governor of Portuguese West Africa fled back to the country.

He, a senior official in Uige Province, was designated as acting governor by the Republican government. Within a few months, his "agency" as acting governor was not removed, but he was directly removed from office.

Although Governor Almeida was depressed, there was nothing he could do about it. He was a civil servant in a weak country.

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The soldiers on guard at the port came up to report.

Zhang Xianghe, Yang Smuts, and Ou Haiwa, the captain of the "King of Shu", stepped off the giant battleship one after another.

When we got down to the port, Zhang Xianghe took the initiative to step forward, shook hands with the Portuguese Governor, and exchanged greetings. The two informed each other of their names.

"Governor Almeida, on behalf of the cabinet of the South China Dominion, I am here to take over the Portuguese West African colonies."

A sad look appeared on the Portuguese Governor's face, but he still smiled.

"Commissioner Zhang, welcome to your arrival. On behalf of the Portuguese government, I am ordered to hand over the Portuguese West African colonies to you."

The two shook hands again, and then watched the Portuguese flag at the port being lowered, and then the navy soldiers walked forward in unison, raising the golden dragon and lion flag of South China with solemn expressions.

The two-headed lion with the body of a dragon entrenched on the pillars of the Chinese watch shows its ferocity and high-spiritedness when blown by the Atlantic sea breeze.

Every Nanhua person present felt proud. At this moment, the land under their feet truly belonged to Nanhua. (End of chapter)