African Nationhood

(Go home late, sorry!)
On February 1913, 2, Vice Prime Minister Shi Jinyong watched British Prime Minister Asquith personally sign the "Resolution on the Merger of the Cape Colony and Natal Colony into the Dominion of South China" at 10 Downing Street in London.

Once this resolution is signed, the southern part of the South China Dominion will be complete.

At the same time, Vice Premier Shi Jinyong proposed to Prime Minister Asquith: Cape Town is not allowed to deploy defensive weapons, let alone station warships, and Cape Town's defense is completely left to Nanhua.

Prime Minister Asquith thought about it again and again and agreed. After all, the situation in Europe was very tense and frictions between Britain and Germany continued.

Britain urgently needed Nanhua's support, so Prime Minister Asquith also asked Nanhua to speed up supply in subsequent aircraft manufacturing.

Vice Premier Shi Jinyong readily agreed, “We will give priority to local aircraft orders, please rest assured.”

The first batch of pilot training in Nanhua has been completed, and the UK has exclusively occupied 6000 places among the 2000 pilots.

The UK has ordered more than 6000 aircraft from Nanhua, and 3000 have been delivered so far.

It's not that the planes can't keep up, it's that the random heavy machine guns can't keep up, and the production capacity is too low.

Nowadays, the Hestal Arsenal has allocated more than half of its manpower to work on random heavy machine guns.

Prime Minister Asquith nodded, and then continued: "The Lord Admiralty would like to have a chat with you."

Shi Jinyong smiled and nodded, "Yes, I'll be waiting for you at any time."

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Shi Jinyong met with Lord Admiralty Churchill in Whitehall. This former prisoner of South China was also 38 years old.

He is no longer as tall and thin as he was when he was young. Instead, he has gained weight, and his hairline has begun to rise.

"Hello, First Lord of the Admiralty."

Churchill, who was smoking a cigarette, put the cigarette in the ashtray, then stood up and shook hands with Shi Jinyong.

"Hello Vice Premier Shi, please take a seat."

After the two parties took their seats, Churchill took out a few photos from the office bag beside him, which were of patrol-class submarines.

"Our spies in Germany sent back these photos, and they told me that this was produced in the South China Autonomous Region, but the engine inside was brand new."

Shi Jinyong nodded, "Indeed, this engine was invented by one of our German engineers. We have carefully improved this engine to greatly improve its working efficiency and seaworthiness."

"Then can we introduce your engines and new submarines?"

Shi Jinyong took out the Haocai cigarette case from his pocket and lit it himself.

He puffed out smoke and nodded, "Of course, we welcome cooperation with countries around the world."

Churchill sighed after hearing this. These Chinese are so powerful. They actually built airplanes and new engines without making any noise.

Moreover, they even secretly cooperated with the Germans, and the British Navy knew nothing about it. This had to be said to be a dereliction of duty on his part as the Minister of the Navy.

But he couldn't blame the other party. After all, Nanhua could break away from Daying at any time, and Daying couldn't do without Nanhua's support.

Just one Rand gold mine can hold seven inches of Great Britain, let alone an airplane.

Although engineers in Great Britain were imitating Nanhua's biplanes, production capacity could not be increased, and they lacked pilots even more.

This kind of biplane is not easy to fly and requires a long period of training.

Whenever Daying is disobedient, Nanhua can shame Daying at any time.

When did they, the Angsa people, learn to act based on the faces of the Chinese?

I'm afraid it started with the South African War in 1902. That battle was something that Churchill would always be pained by!
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The two parties quickly agreed on the introduction of patrol-class submarines and diesel engines from Nanhua, and then Shi Jinyong took the contract in hand and boarded the cruise ship returning to China.

In early March, he returned to Hanking and immediately devoted himself to various domestic five-year data collection work.

There will be a meeting to summarize in the middle of the year, and as Ouyang Geng's deputy, he must help his old classmates share more work.

Ouyang Geng had Shi Jinyong to share the work, and he began the administrative subdivision of the two major offices. The first is the Natal region, which will be divided into two regions, with the Tugela River in the middle and the dividing line.

The north is the homeland of the Zulu people, and there will be frost and snow on the mountains here in winter, so this area can be named "Wushuang Area".

The land in this large region is fertile and rich in natural resources. The territory is rich in coal resources. In the future, the export of agricultural products and coal resources can be developed.

The capital was Ulundi (now Ulundi, South Africa).

To the south was the Republic of Natalia established by the Boers, and there was a 350-kilometer-long Longshan Mountain Range in this region, so this region was called the "Longta Region".

This large area was once a republic established by the Boers. It has a subtropical maritime climate, with pleasant climate, luxuriant plant growth, and constant flowers and fruits all year round.

Moreover, Durban Port is planned as an export-oriented industrial park, so the development prospects of this region are promising in the future.

The capital city is Durban.

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The rest is the Cape Administrative Region, which will be divided into six regions.

To the south of the Longta Region is the "Tuoniu Region". This region has many mountainous terrains, the most notable of which is the Amatole Mountains. The name of this mountain range is an indigenous language, meaning: Drakensberg Mountains. of calf.

Therefore, naming this place Tuoniu also means fighting hard.

The natural landscape of this region is rich and colorful, with mountains of ice and snow and desolate canyons, and the coast is very convenient for surfing.

There is great potential for the development of tourism in the future, with the capital being Buffalo (now the Port of East London, South Africa).

Connected to the Tuoniu Region is the "Jixiang Region". This region has a dense network of rivers, which is conducive to the development of agriculture and industry.

And there is a river valley near the capital where animals gather, including elephants.

So it was named after "auspicious image".

The coastline of this region is also the place where the British first landed in South Africa, and there is a lighthouse and bell tower next to the port.

The capital is Port Elizabeth.

Bordering the Jixiang Region is the East India Region, which is on the Indian Ocean side of the Cape of Good Hope, hence its name.

The climate environment here is very superior, warm and humid, and moistened by the water vapor of the Indian Ocean, which is conducive to the development of planting, fishery, and tourism.

The capital was Dele City (now Drest, South Africa).

On the Atlantic side is the Western Region. This region is blessed with a unique natural climate. The Mediterranean climate is very conducive to the development of the wine brewing industry. It is the future luxury red wine industry park of Nanhua.

At the same time, the tourism industry here also has great potential, and the fishery resources are even richer.

It is suitable for the development of densely populated industries, as well as cultural and educational industries.

The capital is the city of Paarl.

Bordering the Xiyang Region is the Beimo Region. This region has a harsh natural climate and is a desert area like the Pingshan Region.

The only option is to develop the grazing industry. In the future, a railway line will be built here directly to the Saishen Iron Mine to facilitate the export of iron ore.

In addition, the lower reaches of the Orange River are rich in diamonds, and diamond mines can be discovered there in the future.

The capital was Bok Town (now Springbok, South Africa).

The area between the Beimo Region and the Orange Forest Region is also a region with relatively harsh natural conditions.

There is a large salt marsh here, which is rich in salt. The salt chemical industry can be developed in the future, so it is named Fengyan Region.

At the same time, the water conservancy of the Orange River can also provide certain irrigation to this area, and the Fengyan area can also develop a small amount of planting industry.

Moreover, there are copper resources in the area, which are of good grade and have development potential.

The planning of this region focuses on both mining and animal husbandry, and De Aar is the capital. (End of chapter)