Chapter 1179 John III
There are more tragedies caused by Britain during the process of colonizing the world.
Not to mention the distance, in 1893, in a battle between the British troops and the local Matabilis - Surus in Rhodesia, in a battle, a British unit of more than 50 people repelled dozens of charges from more than 5,000 Matabilis warriors and killed more than 3,000 people with just four Maxim heavy machine guns.
According to the logic of the British Admiralty, the Southern African Federal Government can also file a lawsuit against the British government, accusing the British government of systematic massacre of southern Africans during the conquest of Southern Africa.
If the Southern African Federal Government does this, the worst situation will be about to occur, and the British Empire will face countless lawsuits. Those victims of the British Empire's conquest of the whole world will file lawsuits against the British Empire. The chain reaction caused by this will destroy the ruling foundation of the entire British Empire.
Rock didn't know how Winston communicated with John Jeliko, and the Admiralty did not eventually file a charge against Adan in the London District Court, and the matter was left unresolved.
However, the impact of the lawsuit did not stop. On April 1, on the traditional Western April Fool's Day, four British overseas dominants, including Southern Africa, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, formally filed a request to the British government to establish a Commonwealth on the basis of the British Empire and give overseas dominants more autonomy.
The joint actions of the four major overseas dominions put the British government in a state of full passivity, so Winston had to return to London urgently. Kitchennam also went to the House of Justice many times to negotiate with Ade, hoping that Southern Africa could set an example and give the British government enough time to prepare for the establishment of the Commonwealth.
In fact, there is nothing to prepare for. I am afraid the British government also knows that the establishment of the Commonwealth is imperative. The British government now needs more time to seek more benefits for the British mainland in the future in the Commonwealth.
The joint force of the four overseas dominions has nothing to do with Rock. The Australian company has started investment in Australia. Donn, who has just returned to southern Africa from Port Elizabeth, was selected by Rock. He served as the general manager of the Australian company and went to Pass, the largest city on the west coast of Australia.
The Australian company is headquartered in Pass, which is a city like Johannesburg, and is also popular because of gold.
In 1885, gold was discovered in Kalgoury, the upper reaches of the Swan River, attracting a large number of new immigrants. With the construction of railways and the development of agricultural technology, Perth gradually became the largest city on Australia's west coast.
Before Donn set out for Australia, Rock called Donn to Eagle Fort to give him an in-person instruction.
"The most important task of an Australian company is to develop farms and mineral resources in Western Australia, but this work is not in a hurry, especially mineral resources. I will ask Christian to cooperate with you in exploring mineral resources in Australia, but don't develop them after finding a mine, mainly to establish a farm." Rock determined the business goals of the Australian company. The total population of Australia is only 5.5 million now, so as long as the Australian company continues to immigrate to Western Australia, it is hard to say who Australia is in a hundred years.
Long live the minority obeys the majority!
"So I'm going to Australia to be a shepherd-" Don't laughed at himself. He really didn't mean to complain about Rock.
The speaker has no intentions and the listener has intentions. Rock also knows that Don has had a hard time in Port Elizabeth over the years: "Persevere for another two years, and I will send someone to replace you in two years."
Although Port Elizabeth's economic situation is good, in fact, in the era when there is no air conditioning, the summer in Port Elizabeth is quite difficult, and the temperature is as high as fifty degrees. God knows how Tang En and the others survived it.
Under such a difficult environment, Don Elizabeth stayed in Port Elizabeth for ten years. It was not until the end of the World War that Port Elizabeth's sphere of influence expanded to the Mediterranean. The security was completely guaranteed, and Don Elizabeth returned to southern Africa from Port Elizabeth.
Unfortunately, a few days after Ansheng's day, Rock asked Donn to go to Australia again, which was indeed inhumane.
"It's okay, Lord, this time my main purpose is to send my son back to school. It doesn't matter where I work. I know the situation of Pas. Don't worry, Lord, I promise that in ten years, the entire Western Australia will become Western Australia in our southern Africa - at least Western Australia for us Chinese." Tang En's last sentence was powerful. The staff in Eagle Fort are all Chinese who have passed the assessment, so there is no need to worry about the leakage of certain information.
"Very good, I look forward to your good news." Rock expressed satisfaction with Tang En's attitude. It was precisely because of the active and enterprising efforts of countless Chinese people that the Chinese's status in southern Africa has been rising steadily. At least in southern Africa, they have various rights and social status like white people.
In addition to acquiring the land around Pas, Rock also had a special request for Donn, hoping that Donn could buy the Kokos Islands from the Singapore Colonial Government.
The Cocos Islands, also known as the Keeling Islands, are Singapore's overseas territory in the Indian Ocean, with an area of 14.2 square kilometers and consisting of 27 coral islands.
The Cocos Islands are 800 kilometers away from Singapore, 2768 kilometers away from Pass, and 2700 kilometers away from Adan Islands. Although shipping technology has made significant progress compared to before, it still takes one supply on the way from Adan Islands to Pass. If the Cocos Islands can be bought from the Singapore colonial government, then Adan Company can set up a new supply base in the Cocos Islands.
No, it was not from the Singapore colonial government. In 1886, the British government assigned the Cocos Islands into the Straits Colony of Singapore, and gave the Cocos Islands to the Clunys Ross family on the island, becoming the permanent property of the Lukenis Ross family.
So Donn was going to find the Cluny Ross family, not the Straits colony.
Compared with the colonial government, the Cluny Ross family was significantly better dealing with. In 1827, John Cluny Ross and his family came to the Cocos Islands to settle down, improving the natural coconut groves on the Cocos Islands, and hiring Malayans to harvest coconuts to make dried coconuts, which are also the main income of the Cocos Islands.
Buying coconut dry can't make much money. The Cocos Islands are only a dozen square kilometers in total, and only the main island and the West Island live in. The rest are coral reefs without fresh water that cannot be inhabited at all.
In another time and space, in the mid-1850s, the number of islanders in the Cocos Islands increased and the island was crowded. Many people in the Cocos Islands moved to Australia, and their main immigration destination was Western Australia.
Rock now needs to advance this process, move the Rose family on the island to Western Australia and then move the Malays back to Malay, so that the Adam Company can get a perfect Cocos Islands.
Because of the just-passed lawsuit, Rock reminded Donn to pay attention to the reaction of the Straits Colony. It is best to reach an agreement with the Ross family before attracting the attention of the Straits Colony. Even if the Ross family cannot transfer the entire Cocos Islands to Adan Company, at least they must strive to build a supply base and a simple airport in the Cocos Islands to facilitate future flights between southern Africa and Australia.
The Cocos Islands are another time and space where the transfer station between Pass and Johannesburg.
"Don't worry, Lord, I will let the Cluny Rose family willingly sell the Cocos Islands to Adan Company." Don't know how many times such "willful" Don't know how many times have been promoted in recent years, otherwise Port Elizabeth would not have the current scale.
"Be careful, we just had a fight with the Adan Islands and the Admiralty. Don't give the Admiralty an excuse for an attack." Rock reminded Don that the Indian Ocean is not Port Elizabeth, so be careful.
"Yeah, yeah, I understand. The Cluny Ross family doesn't agree, so just give them more money. For more than ten square kilometers, they can offer a price, how much can they open-" Tang En didn't take it seriously. Adan's company never bullies others with its power and has always convinced people with reason.
However, Donn still underestimated the greed of the Cluny Ross family. After the Australian company and the Cluny Ross family initially contacted, the Cluny Ross family offered a price of 142,000 pounds, about 10,000 pounds per square kilometer.
This price almost puts Donele's outer Cholinen, the Cocos Islands do not have the important strategic value as the Adand Islands. That is, Australian companies need a transit station, so Rock, who is used to keeping all nodes firmly in their hands, will intend to buy the Cocos Islands, otherwise the Cocos Islands will be ignored.
For the Royal Navy, the Cocos Islands are also useless. The Cocos Islands are 800 kilometers north of the Cocos Islands, which is the Strait of Malacca. As long as the Royal Navy ensures control of the Strait of Malacca, it can basically ignore the existence of the Cocos Islands.
On April 15, Donn passed the Cocos Islands on his way to Pass and specially landed on the island for an interview with John III, the patriarch of the Clunys Ross family.
This "Three Lives" does not have a special meaning. Many people in European countries will use the names of their fathers or grandfathers, so they will add "second generation" or "three generations" to distinguish them. For example, Xiao Si, his name should be strictly speaking, Cecil Rhodes II.
For white people, this is commonplace.
For Tang En, this situation is incredible.
However, over the years, Tang En has been so hard that Mount Tai has collapsed before and has remained unchanged. When facing John III, Tang En was still chatting and laughing.
"If the Cocos Islands were on the outskirts of London, the price of 142,000 pounds was reasonable, but the Cocos Islands were in the Indian Ocean, such a price would be too insincere." Don still hopes to solve this problem through normal means.
"No, no, no, Don, the price of the Cocos Islands can be referred to the Chagos Islands. You can't take the Cocos Islands from the Clunys Ross family with a little money." John III smiled like a rat, both greedy and vulgar.
Chapter completed!