The two military observers were not here to investigate the refugee camp; they were only interested in Roque himself.
"A few days ago in Cape Town, we had an exchange with Superintendent Henry at the dinner hosted by His Excellency the Governor. According to Superintendent Henry, you are very good at dealing with guerrillas. Can you talk to us?
"The military observer named Hugo was very enthusiastic.
Guerrilla?
Roque did not remember that the French had such a need.
"Just because there is no demand, does not mean that there is no need to understand. You know, France also has huge colonies." Hugo's thirst for knowledge is quite strong, but Roque feels that Hugo's purpose should not be that simple.
"It is actually very simple to deal with the guerrillas. The current method of the Expeditionary Force Headquarters is good. It cuts off the connection between the guerrillas and ordinary Boers and punishes those Boers who provide support to the guerrillas. In this way, sooner or later the guerrillas will lose supplies.
It is unsustainable." Roque would not tell the truth and use the Expeditionary Force Headquarters' method to deal with it. This is political correctness and no one can find fault with it.
Hugo's expression was very disappointed. When he looked at another military observer named Raphael, he shook his head slightly, probably sighing that Locke did not live up to his name.
"Locke, how much do you know about Madagascar?" Raphael finally spoke.
Madagascar, the largest island in Africa and the fourth largest island in the world, covers an area of 590,000 square kilometers and is a French colony.
However, the French colonization of Madagascar was not successful. Since the 1980s, the French colonists have repeatedly tried to annex Madagascar, but were met with resistance by the Malagasy people. France has repeatedly recognized Madagascar's independence and tore up the agreement many times.
Attempts to annex Madagascar by force were made until four years ago when Madagascar became a French colony, but the Malagasy people continued to resist.
"Sorry, I don't know much about Madagascar." Roque doesn't want to go into this muddy water. Madagascar is now a French colony, but Britain has not given up its ambitions for Madagascar. Roque now works for the British, so Roque wants to
Try to avoid contact with French people.
"During my stay in Cape Town, I noticed that the Cape Town Police Department made a very wise decision to hire Chinese as police officers. Locke, do you know? France is also an open and free country. We welcome all people who yearn for democracy and freedom."
Phil was straightforward, and he went to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing.
"Sorry, Mr. Raphael, I am from Cape now." Roque knew that France is an open and free country, otherwise France would not be called "Francistan" in his previous life, but France is too open and too free.
, there is no bottom line, which makes Roque very worried. Although France now has huge colonies, Roque doesn't see much hope for France.
What's more, if there is no choice, hugging the Frenchman's thigh is also a good choice, but now it is obvious that Roque has a better choice. If he doesn't hug the British thigh, he will hug the Frenchman.
It's not like my head was kicked by a donkey.
"Locke, you should know that England is an extremely conservative and xenophobic country," Hugo said without hesitation.
"Hugo, shut up!" Raphael stopped him hastily.
"Hey, what are you talking about?" Someone has already heard it. There are many casual soldiers in the bar, and some soldiers have heard what Hugo just said.
"Sorry, he's drunk." Raphael said lightly, hoping to fool him.
"I don't think he is drunk, Lieutenant. I hope you know what you are talking about!" The soldier was very rude and did not show mercy to Hugo just because he was an officer.
"Andre, he didn't mean it." Rock stepped in to smooth things over. By coincidence, Andre was the Lancer who was knocked down by Rock.
"Locke, don't forget that you are also British." Andre gave Rock some face and said harsh words before going to find his companion with several glasses of beer.
Well, there are still too few waiters in the bar.
"I'm sorry." Raphael understood that there was nothing he could do, apologized insincerely, and left with Hugo.
Only then did Roque realize, damn the French, maybe what Hugo blurted out just now was intentional. If this thing gets out, it will definitely affect the British's trust in Roque.
Word has spread. With so many soldiers in the bar, Rock believes that someone will report everything that happened here to the Cape Colonial Government.
Having a headache, Rock decided to go back to the bureau the next day.
"What do they mean?" August Russell had a gloomy expression, resting his elbows on the table and crossing his hands in front of his nose. Rock could only see August Russell's dangerous eyes.
"I don't know, maybe they also want to hire Chinese police to work in Madagascar, or maybe they want to hire me, who knows." Rock said calmly, no matter what the purpose of Raphael and Hugo was, Rock had a clear conscience.
"What do you think?" August Russell paid more attention to Rock's ideas.
"I don't think much about it. I have already been naturalized in Cape Town. I bought a small vineyard in Oak Town and a house on Mill Street. I don't want to go to Madagascar and start over again." Roque is really not polite. Compared with Cape Town,
, Madagascar is the countryside, and Rock is tired of seeing the original ecological landscape.
"Well done Locke, you made the right choice. The second batch of Chinese police will arrive in Cape Town soon. This batch has 500 people. Be prepared." August Russell nodded to Locke
Head, pick up a document at hand.
After leaving August Russell's office, Rock was in a good mood, but 500 Chinese police officers seemed a bit too much. Cape Town did not need so many. After all, the contract between the Cape Town Police Department and the Indian police officers had not yet arrived.
Period, so it seems
Rock turned around and went to find Henry.
"Hiring this group of police officers is not for Cape Town, but to send them to Bloemfontein and Pretoria. How about it? Do you have any ideas?" Henry sat at his desk, holding a coffee cup.
Looked at Roark with interest.
Bloemfontein and Pretoria!
Yes, the Expeditionary Force Command has occupied the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State. The next step is to annex these two areas. Henry has told Rock before that police forces must also be established in these two areas.
System, there will be a large number of vacant positions, of course Rock is interested.
"Where are you going?" Rock still has to follow Henry's footsteps. Even if he is separated from Henry, Rock will not be able to serve as the regional police chief. It will be easier to follow Henry.
It was obvious that Henry was very satisfied with Rock's choice. Taking a sip of coffee, Henry set his sights on the far north: "Pretoria."
Well, this is the right choice, the Rand Gold Mine is in Pretoria.
