African Nationhood

Chapter 15 Walvis Bay Port

It was another long-distance voyage, and Shi Jintang was almost sick on the ship.

Playing mahjong every day will get boring. His relationship with the three guards has also improved by leaps and bounds, and they are very familiar with each other.

He regretted not bringing Alice over. After all, that way he would have someone to accompany him at night, unlike now where he could only fall asleep listening to the waves every night.

Today may be another boring day. Shi Jintang sat weakly on the bedside early in the morning.

With a "bang", the cabin door was opened, and the person who came was Robin Trudeau. The excitement on his face was uncontrollable.

He is a second-generation American immigrant who has spent most of his life in the American interior.

After following Shi Jintang, I truly saw what the sea is and the depression trapped in the cabin.

There is a section of the 1600-kilometer coastline of Southwest Africa (Namibia) that is particularly steep, with reefs and huge waves.

The Portuguese called it the Skeleton Coast, which means that there is no grass and bones everywhere.

After passing the Skeleton Coast, there is a vibrant harbor - Walvis Bay!
  You can see many living creatures in the harbor. The vigorous vitality and the wild sand dunes form a strong contrast. It will inevitably make people excited at first sight.

"BOSS, I saw seabirds, a large number of seabirds, some black and some white."

Shi Jintang nodded. He must have seen pelicans. There are wild pelicans inhabiting near Walvis Bay Port.

"I know, we should be almost at our destination."

"Boss, those birds are not afraid of people, and they even jumped on the boat..."

"Oh, I see."

"BOSS, there are seals, whales..."

"Well, Tian Liang, where did you go? Get this old man away quickly!"

Not long after, Tian Liang and Qu Sangqian, the second generals of Hengha, walked in and took the strong white man out.

Before leaving, Lao Te did not forget to ask Shi Jintang, "Boss, are we really going to Hong Kong?"

After finally regaining his composure, Shi Jintang no longer stayed in bed, quickly got dressed, washed himself and left the cabin.

Standing on the towering and simple iron-clad ship, you can see the right whales rolling in the endless green water from time to time, the fur seals playing freely next to the iron-clad ship, and the faint smell of sea in the air...

These scenes were mixed together to form vivid pictures, activating passages of text in Shi Jintang's mind.

"Woooo..."

The long whistle interrupted Shi Jintang's thoughts. At this moment, he seemed to hear the cheers of the big guys at his feet. The crew and passengers all cheered.

Here we are, at Walvis Bay!

Walvis Bay is the only deep-water port in Southwest Africa. It is currently the largest port and the second largest city in Southwest Africa.

At this time, there is no place in the interior that can surpass the popularity and prosperity here.

Guard Tian Liang came forward with a smile on his face, "Boss, it's time for us to disembark."

"Well, let's go down and take a look at our territory."

Since it was a warship coming from the mainland (British), the port administrators, led by a white British man named Thomas Spahn, were already waiting at the gangplank to receive it.

When Shi Jintang got off the boat, he saw several white men in tuxedos standing by the gangplank. He immediately understood that these people should be the managers here.

After getting off the gangplank, I took a closer look and found that the middle-aged white man who was leading the group was short in stature, with a protruding belly, messy blond hair, and the beard on his mouth was obviously not well taken care of.

He had a bad impression of this guy, but he still smiled and said to the white people: "I am Henry Shi, the general manager of the newly established Nanhua Company.

According to the requirements of the British Empire's Colonial Office, Walvis Bay and the land on which it is located will fall under the jurisdiction of the South China Company when I arrive in Walvis Bay.

All personnel were automatically classified as employees of the Southwark Company, as was the certificate and Royal Charter issued by the Colonial Office in Whitehall. "

There are two documents, one is a letter of handover stamped with the seal of the Colonial Secretary in Whitehall, and the other is a royal charter issued by the Queen of England.

Royal Charter of the South China Company, which stipulates that the scope of activities is the South African region north of the British Cape, north of the Orange Republic, and west of Portuguese East Africa.

And enjoy the privileges of making contracts, organizing local governments, establishing the army and police, doing business, setting up banks and joint-stock companies, building roads, and exploiting land, forests and mineral deposits.

He took the certificate and looked at it for a long time before handing it back to Shi Jintang.

Thomas Spann sighed. He never dreamed that his boss would be such a young man with yellow skin.

He was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses, and approached the BOSS with a smile on his face.

"Hello, I am Thomas Spann, the port director of Walvis Bay and the person in charge of the entire town."

As the white man spoke, waves of disgusting alcohol and body odor erupted.

Shi Jintang felt a surge of disgust in his heart. He covered his nose and pointed at the other person and said, "Mr. Spann, please stay away from me. How long has it been since you took a shower? Don't you know that all white people have body odor?"
  There are so many things going on in Walvis Bay that you don’t even have time to take a shower? "

After a series of questions, Thomas Spann's expression immediately changed, and his originally pale and fat face began to become rapidly congested with blood.

And he also heard the snickering of several colleagues behind him.

This yellow-skinned monkey is so rude!

The arrogant white man shouted emotionally to Shi Jintang: "As a decent gentleman, he should have the cultivation that matches him.

You are so arrogant and rude, it can be seen that you did not receive a complete family education when you were a child. ” ˆ ˆ ˆ After saying this, he did not forget to wave his hands vigorously to increase his momentum.

Shi Jintang originally wanted to endure it, but this reckless guy dared to scold him for his lack of tutoring. Who could endure it?

"Mr. Spann, as a colonial official, should I respect my superiors?

The Colonial Office had already issued a notice when I set off from the mainland. As the person in charge of Walvis Bay Port, should you calculate the date and prepare for the reception?

And what did you do?
  Not only was his body smelling disgusting, but he had just woken up from a hangover.

With so many colonies under the Colonial Office, that official neglected his duties like you?

In view of the fact that you disrespected your superiors and neglected your duties, as the top person in charge of Walvis Bay Port, I will now remove you from your post and let you go back and reflect. "

When he heard that the other party was going to remove him from his post, Thomas Spann couldn't bear it anymore.

He roared angrily: "Fake, you dare to remove me from my position, you yellow-skinned monkey, who gave you the right, I want to sue you!"

Such an arrogant and arrogant guy must never stay on his own territory.

Shi Jintang sneered directly: "I am an honorary white man appointed by Her Majesty Queen Victoria, the head of the Nanhua Company in Southern Africa.

Possess all the powers of the colonies under his command, including dispatching deposed personnel and executing criminals..."

Hearing this, Thomas Spann's feet softened and he almost couldn't stand.

He just realized that he was already a soldier of the other party. Although he didn't want to admit this cold reality, he was powerless.

Being dismissed from his post would leave a stain on his file, and he would have no choice but to return to his homeland in despair.

He was unwilling to be humiliated and punished by a yellow-skinned monkey.

Yes, I will resign first so that it will not be recorded in the file.

If you leave here and don't go back to the mainland, you can live well in the Cape Colony.

"I don't want to serve such an arrogant and rude officer as you, so it's not you who should remove me from my post.

I want to resign, immediately! "

Seeing the white man's arrogance and arrogance, Shi Jintang felt even more amused, "You look like a clown, an incompetent and furious clown!"

"presumptuous!
  You will pay for your arrogance!

After I returned to the mainland, I complained to the Colonial Office and the Cabinet! "

“It’s your right to complain, but you need to go through my review before resigning.

You can resign only if I agree. If you have any misconduct during your tenure, I will punish you in accordance with local laws! "

When Thomas Spann heard this, he became panicked for no reason. He couldn't hold on anymore and collapsed to the ground.

Shi Jintang's words really hit his weak spot.

None of the expatriate officials in this era were clean, so if the colonial governor wanted to punish someone, he had to catch them immediately.

But those who can serve as colonial governors are those who understand within the system.

Everyone is really nice, so as long as it doesn't go too far, I will turn a blind eye.

Thomas had just woken up from a hangover, and his unclear mind was disturbed by Shi Jintang's few words. In addition, he already despised anyone who was not white-skinned.

This time it hit a brick wall!
  "Henry, no, Mr. Shi, I was wrong, please forgive me!"

Shi Jintang will naturally ignore this guy. If he doesn't show off his authority when he gets to his own territory, then why are he still messing around?

"Lock him up and wait until the accounts are checked. If we find out, we will punish him directly."

"Yes, boss."

Robin Trudeau walked towards Thomas Spann with a smile, grabbed the British guy who was lying on the ground and lifted him up.

"Let's go, dear white man. I'll take you to the prison to check in."

"No, no, you can't treat the British like this. I am a white British man and the owner of this place. You can't treat the British like this..."

Under the pressure of Shi Jintang, a young white man in the crowd walked up to Robin very smartly and said, "Please come with me, I am the warden of the city."

Robin dragged Thomas away, and the remaining white people came to Shijintang to greet them with smiles.

"Hello Mr. Shi, I am James Lister, Thomas' deputy..."

The white man who spoke was probably less than thirty years old this year. He was well-dressed and clean-looking. What was even more rare was that this guy didn't smell bad.

"Well, James, you will temporarily act as the person in charge of the port. As for the person in charge of the town, I will also serve as the person in charge of the town. After all, I have just arrived and I need to get familiar with this place quickly."

James Lister opened his mouth, but he was very sensible and didn't say much.

"As you command, Mr. Shi."

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