African Nationhood

Chapter 97 New Bloemfontein Agreement (Part )
  It was Paul Kruger, President of the Transvaal Republic, who came in.

This old white man is a devout believer. The only book he has read in his life is the Bible, and he claims to be able to recite it backwards and forwards.

This old white man is an unbeatable monument to the Transvaal and the subsequent Union of South Africa.

His life is very legendary. At the age of 30, he became a member of the Constitutional Committee of the Boer Republic.

At the age of 37, he served as the joint commander of the Boers and led the Boers to fight against the Zulus.

Not to mention that he became the first president after the restoration of the Transvaal and led the Boers to start the second Boer War with the British.

He is probably the most severely vilified indigenous leader in the European media because he led the Boers to fight against the British.

The corresponding African-American president ruined the human rights champion of the South African Union.

Instead, he was praised by European and American media as a born saint!
  From here we can also see how well the Angsa people use the weapon of public opinion.

This also proves that the voice of world public opinion has always been in the hands of Europeans and Americans, and it did not change until Shi Jintang traveled through time.

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After Paul Kruger greeted Sir Brand, he walked over slowly.

When he saw Shi Jintang, the smile on his face flashed away.

Seeing this big shot coming straight over, Shi Jintang stood up generously and took the initiative to extend his hand to greet him.

"Hello Mr. Krueger!"

Paul Kruger did not expect Shi Jintang to take the initiative. He was stunned for a moment, then took the pipe from his mouth and extended his hand.

"Well, hello, General Manager Shi."

The old man deliberately emphasized "General Manager Shi" and stabbed Shi Jintang calmly.

On such occasions, we should address each other by title.

Shi Jintang didn't take it seriously and let go of his hand.

"Mr. Kruger, congratulations on your election as the first president of the restored Transvaal Republic."

"Well, thank you. General Manager Shi is dressed very uniquely today."

Hearing the compliment, Shi Jintang smiled and said, "This is a costume I designed myself. Do you like it? I can make one for you."

Paul Kruger waved his hand, "No, I still like to wear traditional clothes."

Shi Jintang looked at the knee-length black dress the other party was wearing and shrugged.

"Unfortunately, your tradition will soon die out and the future lies in the hands of our young people!"

Paul Kruger sighed after hearing this, "I hope I can continue to preserve some traditions before I die."

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Governor Robinson arrived last, and then the four parties entered the great chamber.

The conference hall was spacious enough, but most of the delegations from the four parties were there to make up the numbers.

Sir Sir Brand, President of the Orange Free State, who was sitting in the center, took the lead in speaking.

"Now proceeding, the boundary consultation meeting between the Orange Free State and the Transvaal Republic."

After the announcement, the members of the Orange Free State delegation stood up and went to the small conference hall next to the big conference hall together with the people from the Transvaal delegation.

Since the remaining two parties had no controversial issues, the conference hall fell silent.

Shi Jintang was bored with waiting, so he lit a cigarette and blew out smoke rings to kill time.

Sir Brand and Governor Robinson also looked at each other in silence, each smoking a pipe and a cigar.

When the members of the two delegations saw that the boss was silent, they did not dare to speak loudly for fear of provoking the boss and being scolded.

Everyone was silent and waited for more than half an hour before members of the Orange delegation came out.

There was no expression on their faces, indicating that the negotiation went smoothly. Sir Brand immediately announced, "The following is a boundary consultation meeting between the South China Company and the Transvaal Republic."

Shi Jintang nodded to Sir Brand, then stood up and walked towards the small conference room.

Entering the small conference room, there is a long conference table. People from the Transvaal Republic delegation are already sitting on the left side of the conference table.

Everyone in Nanhua Company took their seats one by one. Shi Jintang sat in the middle on the right side, and James Lister, as the leader of the delegation, sat on his left.

On the right is a young man named Zhong Yilin, an immigrant from the Qing Dynasty.

He was young and wise. He was selected as a scholar at the age of 16. He fled the famine and went to Jinmen to beg.

He fainted from hunger on the street and was collected and transported to Southwest Africa.

This young man is very good at learning languages, learning Portuguese and Dutch with ease.

He is now a teacher in the "Small Languages ​​Teaching and Research Group" of Zidi Primary School, and is currently learning knowledge about European and American countries from Ouyang Geng.

When they came to negotiate this time, the delegation transferred him from Zidi Primary School to serve as Shi Jintang's translator.

Although Nanhua Company is still in its infancy stage, it still needs to have the required level of competence.

"Hello, dear President Kruger, I am Shi Jintang, general manager of Nanhua Company."

As soon as Shi Jintang finished speaking, Zhong Yilin immediately started translating in Dutch skillfully.

"Well, welcome, General Manager Shi.

Please start our consultation below. "

After Zhong Yilin finished translating, Shi Jintang nodded in agreement.

A middle-aged white man from the Transvaal stood up and walked to the front of the conference table, took out a map and hung it on the wooden stand.

"Dear General Manager Stone, I am Donald Stone, Minister of Land Department of the Transvaal Republic.

Please look at this map, which marks the disputed areas on the border between our country and your company.

It mainly includes thirty-eight Boer farms on the north bank of the Vaal River, as well as the Rand Basin..."

This Boer white man has a lot of words and only has three substantive contents.

How to define the property rights of Boer farms in the Orange Grove area, the garrison in the Rand Basin, and the secret treaty signed by both parties last year.

Zhong Yilin's translation was very accurate, but after all, he was too young, and he was involved in important family and national affairs.

The sweat on his forehead was very obvious, and his arms on the table were shaking a little.

Shi Jintang reached out and patted the other person's shaking arm and smiled at him. Zhong Yilin smiled sheepishly and reached out to wipe the sweat from his forehead.

"Dear President Kruger, I wonder what your country's views are on the disputes between us?"

Paul Kruger took the pipe from his mouth and said, "Dear General Manager Shi, since we have a good foundation for signing a secret contract before, the good relationship between the two parties should continue to be maintained.

We can ignore the question of the Boer farms on the north bank of the Vaal.

But the garrison in the Rand Basin must be withdrawn. This is the bottom line of our negotiations. "

Hearing the other party's straightforward attitude, the smile on Shi Jintang's face disappeared and he sneered.

ps: I have anticipated that book friends will have different opinions on the chapter in the morning. These are just my initial thoughts. If you have any ideas, you can post them in the book review area or go to the Aite Puppet group.

It would be best if the brothers can directly provide the diagram, which is the most intuitive.

The future national flag, national emblem and other details can be negotiated.

The supporting actor Zhong Yilin appears, please remember to check it out.

　Please read, invest, collect and recommend.

(End of this chapter)