African Nationhood

Chapter 568 State Council-Traffic and Finance Marshals
Ouyang Geng looked at James Lister and said, "The Ministry of Transport will tell you."

James Lister stood up and nodded to Chairman Shi and Prime Minister Ouyang Geng, then waited for the department's civil servants to hang up a Southern African railway route map, which had red, green and blue annotations.

“This is the railway construction map of our Ministry of Transport. The green ones on it are those that have been built or are being built.

The red ones above are planned and we plan to build them. "

"After the last State Council meeting, our railway mileage base has become 1.78 kilometers. Most of the railway projects in the southern territory have been completed, but there are still some places where railway lines need to be built.

An inland line connecting Wanghai Port (now Richards Bay, South Africa) - Mba City (now Mbabane, Swaziland) - Mapu (now Maputo, Mozambique), this line has a total of 670 kilometers built.

The regional line connecting Nampula, the capital of the Rhodesia Company (today's Nampula City, Mozambique) to the Port of Nacala (today's Port of Nacala, Mozambique) is approximately 190 kilometers long.

The regional line connecting Fort William (now the town of Valenko da Gama in Mozambique) to Liyang (now Lilongwe, Malawi) is about 200 kilometers long.

The regional line connecting Liyang (now Lilongwe, Malawi) to Bulan City (now Blantyre, Malawi) is about 320 kilometers long.

In addition to the above routes, we mainly focused on the island of Madagascar, planning and building a route from Tafo City (today’s capital Antananarivo on the Madagascar Island) to Magga Port (today’s Mahajanga Port on the Madagascar Island). The line is approximately 420 kilometers long.

“After taking over the West Africa Administration, we immediately started building railways in the West Africa Administration area.

Planned and built a regional route from Philanthropy to Tula Port (today's Toliara Port on Falkland Island), with a length of about 485 kilometers.

In addition, we plan to build two more short-distance lines and a long-distance line in the southern part of the country.

Railway people during this period are really risking their lives.

(Green lines that have been repaired or are being repaired, red planned lines)

The natural and geographical conditions of the Falklands are very harsh, and the indigenous people there are difficult to control. During this period, there were many outbreaks of malaria and yellow fever. Fortunately, our medical conditions are high enough to allow the work of building railways. There were no major casualties. "

We planned and built a line from Meibu Town (now Tsumebu, Namibia) to the Port of Namibe on the coast of West Africa. This line is about 890 kilometers long.

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Due to the short time taken over, the above three lines have not yet been fully completed, and it will take another 2 to 3 years. "

In addition, we have also planned and built a railway line from the Namibe region to Huambo on the Biye Plateau. This section line is about 400 kilometers long.

Liszt nodded, "We will abide by your instructions, Chairman."

After Liszt finished speaking, he continued, "After talking about what has been built or is being built, the rest is the railway lines we plan to build.

It’s enough for everyone to understand. I will continue to talk about our situation in highway construction. "

Plan and build a regional route from Tafo City to Filan City (today's Fianarantsoa City, Falklands), with a length of approximately 340 kilometers.

Our Ministry of Transport plans to build a railway line around the two great lakes. This entire railway line is very long and may not be completed within the next five-year plan period. This is the future plan.

In addition, we also plan to build a railway from Huambo to Malanje. This railway line is about 545 kilometers long.

The families of those who died in the line of duty should also do a good job in providing compensation and comfort. "

Shi Jintang nodded, "Well, the work of the Ministry of Transport is indeed worthy of recognition. Every time a section of railway is built, a commendation meeting needs to be held.

Planned and built a regional line from Anna City (today's Antsiranana City on the Falkland Islands) to Tuma Port (today's Tamatave Port on the Falklands Islands), with a length of about 700 kilometers.

"As for road transportation, most of the local areas are complete. We have built about 2 kilometers of first-class roads and 3089 kilometers of second-class roads in the Falklands in the past few years.

What Liszt said was true. The natural conditions on Falklands were indeed harsh, and in addition to laying railroad ties, building railways also required building railway bridges over water, making the project extremely difficult.

Most of the roads built by the West African Administration are in the bandit areas that we have wiped out, with 1.9 kilometers of first-class roads and 2210 kilometers of second-class roads.

Most of the construction of third-class highways was concentrated in the East African Agency and the Rhodesia Company along the coast. Some were also built in the Natal region and some areas in the Indian Ocean, with a total length of no more than 1000 kilometers.

It is very difficult to transport asphalt inland. Our problem of lack of heavy transport vehicles has not been solved. We hope that the Ministry of Industry and Commerce can pay attention to the demands of our Ministry of Transport. "

Wang Zhongyi nodded immediately, "Okay, Minister List, we will make heavy-duty trucks a priority research and development target in the next stage. Please wait for our good news."

Liszt nodded, "Okay, my speech is over."

Ouyang Geng nodded, "Well, the achievements of the Ministry of Transportation are very good. Let's ask Minister Bruce to talk about it."

Sansa Bruce nodded and began to speak.

“Let me start by saying that in addition to these, there are also commercial tax revenues from various enterprises in the country.

The total fiscal revenue of the finance department last year was 401.08 billion yuan, including 174 billion yuan in domestic corporate taxes, 213 billion yuan in dividends from overseas companies, and 14.08 billion yuan in indigenous taxes. The income of overseas companies mainly comes from dividends from the oil fields, the automobile industry, and the Herstal Arsenal.

The sales of lottery tickets and treasury bonds are both growing steadily and steadily. As the national economy improves, the sales of these two items will get better and better.

Our fiscal expenditure last year was 398.66 billion yuan, with a fiscal surplus of 0.6%. Compared with the British cabinet's 3.3% and the 7.1% of other British colonies, our gap is very obvious.

However, our financial situation is obviously better than that of France and Tsarist Russia. Both countries have fiscal surpluses, with large negative numbers.

After being beaten by South China and losing so many colonies, France had a very difficult life in the past few years.

In Tsarist Russia, the tsar was in trouble because of the repeated uprisings in the country.

Ouyang Geng thought Sansa Bruce had finished speaking. He looked at Minister Herzog, but unexpectedly the female minister spoke again.

“While our fiscal position is generally positive, these rapid economic developments are coming from significant investment in our hub.

We should realize that the investment-driven dividend period is short-lived, and there will also be an obvious economic slowdown period due to the rupture of investment funds.

It is hoped that Chairman Shi and Premier Ouyang will pay attention to this issue and carefully decide on the work plan for the next stage. "

Shi Jintang nodded, "Well, we will pay attention to this issue. Our economic policy will not make major adjustments in the short term. Moreover, our country is full of waste and has a long period of dividends. We are really in the transition period. Let’s make plans again.”

Sansa Bruce also recognized Chairman Stone's judgment. After all, Nanhua still had a lot to do. The reason why she raised it at the state council meeting was to prevent everyone present from being too optimistic.

"Okay, I'm done with my speech."

Ouyang Geng nodded and looked at Minister Herzog of the Ministry of Justice again, "Minister Herzog, please tell me."

The Boer minister, as usual, nodded to the two heads of government and began to speak.

“Things have been relatively easy for our two departments, the Ministry of Justice and the Police, over the past five years.

Our legal education and the improvement of the quality of our citizens have made the work of our judicial and police departments easier.

The establishment of the whistle-blowing hotline and the whistle-blowing hotline have allowed us to avoid many detours in handling cases, but there are also some false accusations and malicious clues.

This is a problem that we must focus on solving in the next step of our work. We must strengthen the punishment of false reports and false police reports, and we must also increase publicity.

In the past few years, our legal department has handled only 1809 malignant criminal cases, 6289 ordinary criminal cases, and 65250 civil cases.

Although the number of civil cases is on the rise, most civil disputes do not involve criminal elements and are easy to mediate.

In terms of case handling satisfaction, 90%.

The police department handled a total of 251 cases, 9.95% of which were civil disputes, and there were fewer vicious and large-scale criminal cases.

The crime rate of serious and serious crimes is far lower than 5 per 10,000 people, and people's awareness of obeying the law is gradually increasing. "

Shi Jintang didn't feel much after hearing these data. This stage of Nanhua's national power was a period of rapid growth, and all kinds of minor incidents were suppressed or covered up by the continuous explosion of dividends.

Once the growth of national strength stagnates or falls into a period of slow growth, the domestic crime rate will inevitably increase sharply.

"Okay, everyone has worked hard in the past few years. This meeting is not only a summary of past achievements, but also a key starting point for the future.

I hope everyone can continue to work hard and move forward firmly! "

After listening to Chairman Shi's instructions, many senior officials stood up and shouted loudly: "Yes, I will obey Chairman's instructions!"

After Shi Jintang finished speaking, he looked at Ouyang Geng again.

"Prime Minister Ouyang, please announce the work goals for the next stage."

Ouyang Geng picked up the folder in front of him and smiled, "Except for the Human Resources Department, all departments should continue to move forward according to the goals set at the last state council meeting.

As for population, I want the total native population to reach 1918 million in 4800. Minister Fu, you have to work hard. "

The look on Futong's face changed slightly when he heard this, but he still gritted his teeth and accepted, "Okay, Prime Minister, I will work hard and try my best to fulfill your expectations."

Shi Jintang also smiled at Fu Tong and said, "Minister Fu, you have a heavy burden, don't let me down!"

Futong nodded directly this time, "Yes!"

(End of this chapter)