Pretoria is the future Tshwane, the administrative capital of South Africa and the former capital of the Transvaal Republic. It houses the Cape's only higher education institution, the University of Good Hope, which is the future University of South Africa.
Pretoria is rich in gold and diamonds. The Rand Gold Mine is the gold mine with the largest reserves in the world. Its annual mining volume accounts for more than half of the world's gold mining volume. Premiere has the largest diamond mine in the Cape. Diamond mining
The volume accounts for half of the Cape, rivaling that of Kimberley.
As the first settlement of the Boers after they moved north, Pretoria is a completely European city. This city was founded by the Boers. Thanks to the discovery of the Rand gold mine, the Boers at that time were very wealthy.
, no expense was spared in building Pretoria, and now, all this is cheaper for the British.
Church Square is the city center of Pretoria. The Palace of Justice on the north side of Church Square is the official residence of Alfred Milner. This is an Italian-style marble building and will be the Supreme Court of Gauteng Province in the future.
It was here that Della was tried.
Opposite the Palace of Justice is the former Parliament Building of the Transvaal Republic, which is now the office of Alfred Milner. Next to the Parliament Building is the home of Paul Kruger, the first president of the Transvaal Republic.
, of course, now empty of people. After the expeditionary force captured Pretoria, Paul Kruger fled to Lourenço Marquez, the capital of Portuguese Mozambique, to form a provisional government and continue to fight against the expeditionary force.
"Locke, what do you think, let's live in Paul Kruger's house?" Henry had a bad taste. Of course, this is because Paul Kruger's house is one of the few well-preserved buildings around the church square.
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Although Pretoria is the largest city in the Transvaal Republic, it has just experienced the baptism of war. When the expeditionary force captured Pretoria, they fought with the Pretoria garrison in the urban area.
A brutal offensive and defensive battle resulted in the destruction of most of the buildings in the city of Pretoria, and the few remaining intact buildings were looted by the expeditionary force soldiers. Therefore, Pretoria still has a long road ahead.
Reconstruction work.
However, this is not a problem that Roark and Henry have to consider. This is Alfred Milner's trouble. Roark and Henry are only responsible for the security of Pretoria.
In fact, the security issue is not too troublesome. In the entire Pretoria, there are no more than 20,000 people left after the war, and most of them are women and children. Roque has rich experience in this area.
"Don't be stupid. This kind of celebrity's former residence cannot be preserved. I suggest you propose to the Governor to demolish all the buildings left by the Boers in Pretoria and rename these streets. This will maximize the benefits.
To the extent possible, the traces of the Boers will be wiped out and they will not be given the chance to make a comeback." Roark took the initiative and demolished these buildings, which is tantamount to rebuilding a new Pretoria. This will definitely increase the cost of reconstruction significantly, but it is completed
After reconstruction, the new Pretoria had no relationship with the previous Boers, so that it could maintain long-term peace and stability.
To be honest, the Chinese have much more experience than the British in this regard. Historically, Alfred Milner preserved these ancient buildings. As a result, after the establishment of the Union of South Africa, the Boers came back, and Paul Kruger's home became
Memorial Hall, there is also a street named after Paul Kruger in the city, and an Ancestor Development Monument commemorating the Boers' northward migration was also built on a nearby mountain. Within a few years, Pretoria became a Boer again.
’s world.
In fact, it didn't matter to Rock whether Pretoria was controlled by the British or the Boers.
Rock was worried that this kind of compromise would become a habit, just as the British would compromise with the Boers in the future, and the white South Africans would also compromise with the blacks in the future, and that would be the beginning of disaster.
If there are not many Chinese in Cape, then no matter how the whites and blacks fight, it has nothing to do with Rock.
Not now, Rock is in Cape. Because of Rock's existence, more and more Chinese are immigrating to Cape. Rock has to be responsible to these people who trust him. Even if South Africa changes, Rock will probably be gone.
But for the sake of his own descendants, Rock couldn't let this happen.
"Yes, is it necessary? Do you know how much it will cost?" Henry knew that Roque rebuilt Oak Town, but Pretoria is not Oak Town. Henry could not imagine rebuilding a town as big as Pretoria.
Cities need so much money.
"I don't know, but with the endless supply of gold from the Rand Gold Mine, the money is affordable and worth it!" Rock's heart was as strong as iron. This was indeed unfair to the Boers, but Rock still did not hesitate.
, If you don’t do it for yourself, you will be punished by heaven and earth!
"I, I have to think about it." Henry didn't dare to make a decision immediately, his mouth was dry and he stammered.
"I think Locke is right." Phyllis also had worries in her eyes. She didn't know when the "Brother Locke" in Phyllis's mouth had become "Locke".
"Shut up!" Henry didn't give Phyllis a chance to interrupt.
Church Square is the city center of Pretoria. The governor's official residence and government offices are here, so it is a key protection target. Roque and Henry left enough police force to maintain law and order before heading to Pretoria.
Police station.
The police station is actually next to the church square. It covers a large area and the buildings are quite well preserved. After walking into the police station, Rock and Henry discovered that all the buildings in the police station were actually made of marble.
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The Boers are really wealthy.
In fact, what Rock and Henry didn't know was that the police of the Transvaal Republic were not the same as the police of Cape Town. The Transvaal Republic did not have a standing army, so the police force of the Transvaal Republic was
The most elite force of the Transvaal Republic. The Transvaal Republic really spared no effort in building its police force.
Of course, this is all cheaper now for Rock and Henry.
"It's not bad to live in a police station." Henry doesn't have high requirements for a place to live. Just think about Henry's original home on Government Street.
"Don't be stupid, Christian has prepared a place for us, come with me." Roque will not live in the police station.
In fact, when Rock and the others got off the train, Zach was waiting at the train station. Now Zach was at the door of the police station. After seeing Rock, Zach smiled brightly.
Well, with that kind of smile that shows eight teeth, as long as Zach doesn't open his mouth, no one will notice that Zach has no tongue.
