One thing must be confirmed. The Indian police are competitors, but not enemies, of the Chinese police. Therefore, some methods are not appropriate to use on the Indian police. After all, if Rock wants to get ahead under the British, he cannot do without it. Without the cooperation of the Indian police, there are more than thirty Chinese in Cape Town. Even if they are all Roque's subordinates, how much can Roque accomplish?
"Why? Why is this happening?" Dirang had too many questions. Why did he suddenly disappear when he saw the gold coins placed under the bowl by Luo Yi? Why did Luo Ke return the money Dirang had lost to him? Why? These Chinese policemen in front of me who used to look annoying are now so cute
It's really cute. When Roque returned the money to Didang, in Didang's eyes, Roque was cuter than an angel. This was a pound. The pound had already reached the hands of the Chinese who are famous for being stingy, and it was so easily lost to Roque. When it came back, Dirang's heart was instantly filled with a sense of happiness that had been lost and found.
"Come on, Luo Yi, we have to work." Roque patted Dirang on the shoulder and greeted Luo Yi, who looked as disappointed as a concubine.
Although Luo Yi, who was born in the market, could understand why Roque returned the money to Dirang, Luo Yi was still unhappy. This was Luo Yi's first business. If Roque didn't return the money, Luo Yi could at least share it. To a shilling, this was very important to Luo Yi, who only had a monthly salary of 24 shillings.
Fortunately, Luo Yi quickly came out of his disappointment. Although the first business failed, Luo Yi had already seen the huge prospects of this scam. In the past, Luo Yi only dared to gamble with Chinese policemen, and those Chinese policemen did not. How much is the salary? If you are accidentally caught when you are making money, you will be beaten. Now it is better. With the support of Luo Ke and the protection of so many companions, Luo Yi can defraud those foreign devils of their money openly. Thinking of those lavish people, As an ocean-going sailor, Luo Yi felt like there was a fire burning in his heart.
For a port city, the dock is always the most lively place. When night falls, the lights of the whole city are dim. Only the dock is extremely noisy. The shops here are open 24 hours a day and night. Not only sailors, but also businessmen come to have fun. As businessmen and residents of Cape Town, Rock and others are very familiar with everything about the dock. After all, the dock is the main working area of patrol policemen like Rock.
According to the prior arrangement, Luo Yi and Li De found a corner and started to play. Roque and Anton found an open-air bar nearby to observe. There were six uniformed policemen in the bar. They looked like For example, I just came to have a drink after work. In fact, I was waiting for the signal from Roque and Anton. As soon as Roque and Anton found someone making trouble, the police would come out immediately.
There were not many entertainment facilities in the city in 1899. Bars and red light districts were always the liveliest places in the city. The docks were full of idlers hooking up and wanting to have fun. Luo Yi and Li De were soon surrounded by the crowd. live.
"I have decided to leave my hand, and I am willing to admit defeat." Luo Ke and Anton were not far away from Luo Yi. They could clearly hear Luo Yi's loud voice. It took Luo Yi one minute to learn these two sentences in English. If Luo Yi had As long as he can maintain this enthusiasm, it won't be long before Luo Yi's English level will improve by leaps and bounds.
"I always feel that this will bring us trouble." Anton's character is a bit hesitant. He has already started betting and setting up a game, but Anton is still nagging.
"There will always be troubles. All we have to do is accumulate more capital so that we have more room to deal with troubles when they come." Roque will not look forward or backward. Hesitation will only miss opportunities and will not bring any benefits.
reward.
"Yes, we need to accumulate capital. We signed a five-year contract. The children and wife are still waiting for me to come home and buy a house and land." Anton has already started a family and started his own business. Of course, he is not as free and easy as Roque when he has worries.
"If you can, you should try your best to bring your wife and children to Cape Town. You don't know about your hometown. I see that the Qing Dynasty will be over sooner or later. Next, our Qing Dynasty will be in raging war. Even if you buy a house
Even if you buy land, you may not be able to keep it, not to mention how much does the land in our hometown cost per acre? How much does the land in the Cape cost per acre? If you have the money to buy a house and land back home, you can even buy a farm in the Cape.
, the British don’t collect taxes very much, and the food they produce is their own, why do they have to go back?” Rock will definitely not return to the Qing Dynasty. The next few decades will be hell for the Chinese, and Rock doesn’t want to go through that
All in all, it would be great to stay in Cape Town and live a comfortable life. If the sky falls, the British will hold you up.
"Stay in Cape Town? No, no, no. The ancestral tablets are all in my hometown. We can't let our ancestors lose their incense." Anton's thinking is a bit old-fashioned, which is a good thing in Roque's opinion, but it won't work here.
"How is it possible that the incense has been cut off? There are no brothers or sisters in my hometown? Is it okay if I don't hire people to burn incense and visit graves during festivals? For three to five taels of silver a year, a lot of people are willing to be filial sons and grandsons." Roque didn't care about this problem.
When Chinese people pay homage to their ancestors, they burn paper money as tribute, while foreigners usually bring bouquets of flowers when visiting their graves. It seems that the ancestors of foreigners are really poor.
"How can this be done? You have to be sincere when worshiping your ancestors. If you hire someone to go to the grave, do you know if he goes to the grave?" Anton's worry is reasonable. There are no video phones or anything these days, so hiring someone is really unreliable.
"If you are really worried, please bring over the ancestral tablet. I'm afraid that if the ancestors know that our unscrupulous descendants are working for foreigners, they won't even let us offer incense." Luo Ke shut up Anton directly with one sentence, yes.
, in fact, it is all hypocrisy. There are thousands of people in the Huayong camp, and everyone has a story behind them. No one wants to be a second devil no matter how hard it is. They have already reached this point, and they are still hypocritical and refuse to recognize the reality. They deserve to go back to the Qing Dynasty.
Be cannon fodder.
Roque didn't expect to convince Anton to immigrate with just a few words. He still had to make his own decision on this matter. Roque had many ways to influence Anton. In a few days, Roque was going to go to the Immigration Bureau for naturalization. Then Roque had the idea of buying a house in Cape Town.
There are too many qualifications to buy land. If Rock buys a farm of more than a thousand acres in the Cape, Rock doesn't believe that Anton and the others won't be interested.
Just kidding, survival is not guaranteed, and the ancestral tablets are no longer so important. What is the best way to honor your ancestors?
It’s not just a little paper money burned during the New Year, it’s about spreading branches and leaves to make the family more prosperous, so that the spirit of the ancestors in heaven can smile and close their eyes. Otherwise, it’s meaningless to burn more paper money. One person is definitely not as good as a dozen or dozens of people to honor their ancestors.
