African Nationhood

Chapter 78 New District Planning
  Before cleaning up the indigenous tribes, the logistics militia made statistics.

A total of more than 1 cow and sheep skins were obtained, of which cow hides accounted for the majority.

and 1000 ivory tusks, and several hundred ounces of gold.

There are more than 2 live cattle and sheep, with cattle accounting for the majority.

Faced with these gains, Shi Jintang felt that these gains were quite good, at least he did not lose money.

But after cleaning up the Batswana tribe, Shi Jintang felt that his imagination was too poor!
  This tribe stores more than 3 cow and sheep skins, of which cowhide accounts for more than half.

The number of ivory tusks reached a record-breaking number of more than 4000.

There are also more than 3000 ounces of gold accumulated and more than 200 carats of diamonds.

Shi Jintang smiled brightly when he saw this list and couldn't help but sigh: "The golden belt that kills people and sets them on fire!"

As for the live cattle and sheep, it is even more exciting to see them. There are more than 5 of them, of which cattle account for 6%.

In addition, tens of thousands of cattle and sheep were killed in the bombing. For a long time in the future, the advance camp's military rations would be these dead cattle and sheep, and they would be kept until they vomited.

But if these fresh meats cannot be processed in time, they will soon go bad.

In addition, the indigenous people who died on site also need to be dealt with, otherwise it will easily cause a plague.

These matters are all urgent, but cleaning up the South Bechuana area is Nanhua Company's top priority at the moment, and everything else has to give way.

Therefore, Shi Jintang ordered the militia team to deal with the aftermath. In addition to urgently dealing with the killed cattle and sheep, they also had to allocate manpower to bury the dead bodies.

Of course, they can order the captured Batswana people to do these tasks, and then wait patiently for the follow-up troops to come to respond.

And he continued to advance forward with the second battalion troops who had taken a short rest. Only by occupying this fertile land could his Southwest Africa truly make a leap.

This trip is a last resort, but the window period is rare.

The next time he wants to have such an opportunity, it will be more than ten years later, so he can't wait, let alone wait.

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The follow-up progress was smoother, and it was already half a month later when the second and third battalions successfully joined forces.

The third battalion suffered greater losses in this battle, with more than 150 casualties, including 97 deaths.

This is also understandable. They do not have the "Flying Dragon Cannon" as an auxiliary, and grenades can only attack at close range.

It is also easy to encounter wild animals on the way. The western area of ​​South Bechuanaland is the main activity area for lions and cheetahs.

Later South Africa established a wildlife national park in this area.

Summarizing the results of the war, it was found that there were more than 5 adult natives and more than 2 children among the captives. These prisoners could be exchanged for 3 to 4 Chinese.

There are nearly 11 live cattle and sheep, of which live cattle account for more than 38%, worth about pounds.

There are more than 7 cow and sheep skins, with cowhide accounting for the majority, worth about 5 pounds.

There are more than 7000 ivory tusks, worth about 5 pounds.

The gold totals more than 4800 ounces, worth approximately £20.4.

After this battle, the paper income has reached 68 pounds. As for the 12 square kilometers of land, it is impossible to estimate its value.

These incomes are indeed very profitable compared to what Southwest Africa pays.

After gathering the troops on both sides, Shi Jintang asked Tian Liang to lead the troops back to Rand Fortress City to garrison, and to replenish the missing personnel as soon as possible, and to provide pensions for the wounded and wounded soldiers.

Tian Liang took the order and returned, while his advance second battalion began to study setting up defense points on the Orange River, striving to digest the newly occupied areas as soon as possible.

Shi Jintang also sent an order to Qu Sangqian, who was staying at Walvis Bay Port, and ordered him to form the fourth advance battalion.

This force, with a strength of 500, will be stationed in the Port of Golden Hook (Port of Lüderitz, Natalia) in the future and will be responsible for overseeing the production of diamond mines. This force is also responsible for managing the residential settlements along the way from Hot Springs (Windhoek, Nagoya) to the South Bena area.

The location of the Second Advance Battalion was changed to the newly occupied South Bechuanaland area, and the capital was tentatively designated as the original site of the Batswana tribe.

Shi Jintang renamed this place "Xinju" Town (now Kuruman City, Northern Cape Province, South Africa).

Now that the indigenous people in this land have been cleared away, the large area left behind must be expanded and planted.

Shi Jintang thought about it for several nights and completed all the plans for the newly occupied area and the southern region of Southwest Africa.

The South Bechuanaland area was renamed the Orange Grove area, taking the meaning of the Orange (Orange means orange in Dutch) and Limpopo rivers.

This area will be divided into three major areas, namely the Shapu area near the deserts of southwest Africa.

There is a waterfall landscape in the middle of the Orange River, and the capital is Liancheng (now Lizpotz, South Africa).

The middle plateau is rich in water and grass, so it is named Liyuan District, and its capital is Xinju Town (now Kuruman City, South Africa).

As well as the Foocaurus district on the north side of the Limpopo River, near the Transvaal border, with its capital being Harbin (today's Gaborone, the capital of Botswana).

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As for the southern region of Southwest Africa, it is mostly mountainous and desert, so it is also divided into three regions.

Bordering the Binhai District and the Central Plains District, there are many deserts in the territory and the Dushan District with its unique plateau grassland. Its capital is a mountain city (today's Kalcoran, Nagoya).

Next is the Three Peaks area, which is mainly desert and has three high mountains and many quiver trees. Its capital is Quiver Tree City (today's Kidmanshoop in the Kingdom of Namibia).

It is located in Pingshan District, close to Cape Colony and South Bechuanaland, and its capital is Golden Gou Port City (today's Port of Lüderitz, Nagoya).

As a result, the zoning of the occupied land has been completed, but the district chiefs of the major regions will not be elected for the time being because these major regions are very desolate.

Shi Jintang's idea was to spread the immigrants who had already cultivated wasteland in the Rand Basin into the Orange Grove area. The structure of these three major areas was left empty at first, and the small divisions were enriched.

There are nearly a thousand immigrants at Rand Farm, which is spread over an area of ​​12 square kilometers, so it can be considered a vast area but sparsely populated.

These immigrants who enter first can serve as the vanguard of immigrant settlements, allowing them to act as leaders and guides for subsequent immigrants.

The purpose of this is not only to enrich the population of the Orange Grove area, but also to put an end to the wrangling after the Rand Gold Mine explodes.

Solve it once and for all to avoid future troubles.

Of course, there will still be compensation for these immigrants. The old tenants will be given 2 acres more land, and the new tenants will be given 1 acre of land as compensation.

All the remaining cultivated land on Rand Farm was integrated into the military camp, and the new immigrants were placed as workers. The advanced third battalion was stationed in Rand Fortress City.

In this way, the second and third advance battalions can support each other and at the same time be better prepared for unknown dangers.

After making these arrangements, Shi Jintang began to pay attention to the war progress between the Boers and the British.

According to the current time in early April, the two sides should have started preliminary contacts to express their willingness for peace.

Shi Jintang did not intend to disturb them. The next thing he should do was to call the British Colonial Office in Whitehall.

Written notification: Nanhua Company has occupied all the large areas north of the Orange River and south of the Molopo River.

And named this area the Orange Grove area.

At the same time, the administrative division map of Southwest Africa and the Orange Grove region will be submitted.

Although these were all routine matters, when the Cape Colony lost the Transvaal, the South China Company suddenly expanded its territory.

Comparing the two, it can be seen that General Manager Shi still has two skills.

ps: The administrative divisions of the new regions will be updated in the easter egg chapter when I draw them next time.

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