Chapter 840 The end of the world is at this moment
South Africa, Cape Colony.
Suddenly a large number of German immigrants came here, especially many of them carrying weapons, which made the locals feel a little nervous.
Fortunately, there were British troops following them, so they did not cause panic in the Cape Colony.
Soon people learned that the British Empire sold the northern Orange and Transvaal to the German Confederation, and these German immigrants were supposed to come to receive the land.
This brought a long sigh of relief to the locals, because there were many sinister presences among the German immigrants.
In fact, the one who was happiest about this news was John Norton's family. Old Norton's son, Joshua Norton, was at odds with him and went to England and the United States to do business in his early years.
As a result, due to some changes in history, Joshua Norton, who was supposed to achieve great success, lost everything in the British and American real estate markets.
At this time, the latter had no choice but to return home and inherit the family property, but John Norton succeeded in getting himself into a lot of debt through these years of hard work.
While father and son were complaining to each other, news came that Britain had sold Orange and Transvaal to the German Confederation.
This didn't matter to most colonists, but it was great news for the Norton family, who had already purchased a large amount of land.
Because northward expansion is blocked and land supply is reduced, land prices are bound to rise. At this time, Joshua Norton was full of confidence. He also heard about another thing at this time, that is, a large gold mine was discovered in California.
Old Norton was very angry because he felt that his son should stay as a landowner and pass on their family's land.
Old Norton: "Damn it! If you can be a rent collector, you have to be a digger!"
Joshua Norton immediately retorted: "Who said I was going to be a miner?"
Old Norton: "Damn it! Don't you want to dig for gold in North America?"
"I'm going to North America to dig for gold, that's right."
After hearing this, Old Norton wanted to whip his son with his cane, but his wife stopped him.
"Then you said you're not going to dig some dirt?"
"no!"
"I beat you to death!"
Old Norton was so angry that he raised his crutch again, but was stopped by his wife again.
"Honey, calm down."
Mrs. Norton spanked her eldest son again.
"You kid, finish your sentence in one sitting."
"Do you know? Since ancient times, few gold diggers have been able to make money and die well."
"Then you still go!"
Old Norton roared, and Joshua Norton looked up at the sky.
In desperation, Mrs. Norton could only urge her son to finish what he said.
"I'm not going to be a gold digger, I'm going to sell pots and pans, shovels, hammers and picks."
Before Joshua Norton finished speaking, Old Norton roared again: "You worthless thing! They are digging for gold! Are you going to sell groceries?!"
"Hmph! I will definitely make money!"
"If you dare, don't come back!"
"I won't come back if I don't do well!"
So, His Majesty Norton decided to set off for his loyal San Francisco.
Joshua Norton I, Emperor of the United States of America and Regent of Mexico, one of the hard-core ruthless men described by Little John
On the other hand, Andres Pretorius was not very happy either. Although he used the name of the German Confederation to scare away the British, he really managed to scare the Germans away.
In fact, the German colonists far exceeded the so-called Boers in both quantity and quality.
In fact, there are not many people of Dutch descent who think that they are Boers. There are only a few high-level officials who want to distinguish themselves from the British.
Now the arrival of a large number of Germans, especially the arrival of a large number of nationalists, makes the locals feel that they are Germans.
Franz had previously overestimated the nationalism of the Boers. In fact, their national consciousness had not yet awakened during this period, and the concept of the Boers was entirely forced by the British.
At this time, the German Confederation came forward to solve the British troubles and bought the land. Especially since everyone spoke the same language, they naturally believed that they should be Germans.
As for the voices of Andres Pretorius and other leaders, they were drowned out by the church and nationalists in a very short time.
Human beings are all eager to be strong. When it comes to knowledge, a group of doctors of theology and college students are no better than a few who have never gone to school.
In terms of force, the newly arrived German immigrants included a large number of professional soldiers, anti-government armed members, and gang members.
It only took them a very short time to beat the local indigenous people into chaos.
The original Boer leaders could only begin to promote the threat theory of the Germans, but the fact was that the Boers actually occupied only a small part of Orange and the Transvaal.
The German Confederate immigrants began to stay in the local people's territory, but soon defeated the nearby indigenous people and opened up new pastures.
However, German immigrants still preferred farming to herding.
They brought improved seeds and new farming methods. Crops grew on land that was originally considered uncultivated by the Boers. Coupled with the advocacy of the magicians, this made the locals feel that it was God's blessing.
Afterwards, immigrants from the German Confederation were continuously sent, and the total number soon approached the original number of Boers.
At this time, some Boer leaders found that their resistance did not make much sense, because they could completely integrate into the society of the German Confederation.
Moreover, immigrants from the German Confederacy brought many good things, including schools, hospitals, churches, advanced weapons and ideas, and laws.
December 25, 1847.
The Austrian Imperial Government announced that it recognized Charles II, the head of the Bourbon-Parma family, as Grand Duke of Parma.
This news excited Britain, France and Prussia. For them, this was undoubtedly a huge diplomatic victory. It was also the first official concession by the Austrian Empire in recent years.
Louis Philippe was ambitious and prepared to plant the Bourbon flag in Venice. The cabinet members are considering whether France can still defeat Austria at this time.
The growing deficit and shrinking income make them less confident. Marshal Soult is counting the time for his retirement. He will retire honorably in six months.
John Russell was very happy that the two major powers in Europe were one step closer to leaving the war. Palmerston was also very happy, but he was not so optimistic. He always felt that something would happen, because this time the Austrians compromised so easy.
In fact, it was not that Metternich wanted to compromise, but the whole of Europe wanted France and Austria to fight, but Louis Philippe did not know how to restrain himself. He was also helpless.
Prussia is actually somewhat unable to protect itself, because the separatist forces in the Rhine region are getting stronger and stronger, and the entire Prussia is about to be torn apart.
However, William IV was still very happy to be able to weaken Austria and France at the same time.
As for Russia, the messenger is still on the way.
The Confederate immigrants in South Africa had no Christmas tree, so they decorated a baobab tree.
Franz spent this unstable Christmas with his family
According to the family's design, after Christmas he will go to Tyrol to learn how to manage the country and city as deputy king.