The Rock Gold Mine produced a total of 320,000 ounces of gold last year, which is equivalent to about ten tons.
Corresponding to the output, the Locke Gold Mine has about 3,000 miners, so the question arises. According to what Winston learned, the annual output of a gold mine with 3,000 miners should be far more than ten tons.
What's more, the ore grade of Lock Gold Mine far exceeds the average ore grade of Rand Gold Mine. The average ore grade of Rand Mine is about 10 grams per ton. The ore grade of Lock Gold Mine has been stable at around 20 grams per ton. Legend has it that
The Rock Gold Mine also has a rich ore zone with a grade of over 200 grams per ton, so Winston insists that the output of the Rock Gold Mine must be more than that.
Of course, this is just Winston's conjecture. It is not easy to prove. The Locke Gold Mine is Locke's private property. The mine and the surrounding land were bought by Locke. Without Locke's permission, Albert, the gold commissioner,
Archibald didn't even have access to Locke's gold mines.
So Albert Archibald is also very innocent. In order to protect your own interests, you nobles designed this social system. Now this social system has become a stumbling block to the continued progress of the British Empire, but the aristocracy has not
The courage to break the shackles.
"So, you don't know the specific output of Locke Gold Mine?" Winston now knew how difficult the problem was.
Winston experienced this feeling very deeply when he was Prime Minister. He knew there was a problem but could not solve it.
"Yes, I'm afraid only Lord Nyasaland himself knows the true output of the Rock Gold Mine." Albert Archibald admitted, but he did not think it was because of his incompetence.
Even if Winston served as the Golden Commissioner, he could not do better than Albert Archibald.
In southern Africa now, everyone is blinded.
"Actually, it's not just the Locke Gold Mine. The output of the mines under the name of the Rhodes family and even those controlled by local nobles is not open and transparent enough. This is an open secret in the Rand mining area. Relatively speaking, the Locke Gold Mine
Not bad. The output of a mine with 3,000 people can still reach about ten tons. The output of two mines in Zhongland Mining District with 3,500 miners is only 3 tons. If this output is real, then the mine is not as good as
Forget it." Albert Archibald was also helpless. Britain's influence in southern Africa was continuing to decrease. The current situation of the Rand mining area had been doomed since the establishment of the Southern African federal government.
"Those two?" Winston suddenly became murderous.
"Gloucester, Sussex." Albert Archibald said bluntly, "What can you do if I tell you my name?"
Sussex and Gloucester, if you just look at these two surnames, they are both British royal dukes.
This does not prove that these two gold mines are the property of those two dukes. These two surnames are not exclusive to those two dukes and can be used by others.
But it’s hard to say this kind of thing, what if it is——
In the Rand Mining District today, there is no longer the myth that farmers found their farms and became rich overnight.
Even if a farmer discovers a gold mine on his farm, the best result is to sell the gold mine to someone or a company at a good price. There is no chance of mining it himself. At this point, Rock
His attitude is also very firm. It doesn't matter if the price he gives is higher, but he must control the gold mine in his own hands.
In the past ten years, four new gold mines have been discovered in the Rand mining area, all of which have been acquired by Rock.
Without saying a word, Winston returned directly to Nyasaland that night to continue filming his movie and never bothered about the Rand Gold Mine.
That's right, if you're not in your position, you don't seek your own government.
Rock laughed it off after knowing it. Some things were too complicated for Winston to solve, and even Rock couldn't solve them, unless he smashed everything to pieces and started all over again.
But Rock didn't have the courage to smash everything to pieces and start all over again.
Time flies by so fast, it’s Christmas and then New Year’s Day.
1919 passed, and Roque did not miss it at all. 1920 was a new beginning for southern Africa.
On January 1, Adelaide officially resigned from office and Philippe became prime minister for a five-year term.
The first thing Philip did after becoming Prime Minister was to take back the legislative and law enforcement powers of the two capitals, Bloemfontein and Cape Town.
In other words, end the chaos of three capitals in southern Africa and centralize all power in Pretoria.
Roque was quite speechless after learning about Philip's plan. Philip's idea was good, but it was not realistic. Bloemfontein was easy to say. This capital has always been in name only. As the Boers continued to weaken, Bloemfontein's status continued to decline.
Reduced, urban construction is not as good as that of Los Angeles and Pretoria, even Johannesburg.
It is difficult to disqualify Cape Town as the capital. Although the number of Chinese people in southern Africa is generally dominant, in Cape Town specifically, there are still more white people and fewer Chinese people. Where does Cape Town's historical status lie? South Africa
The oldest city in Africa, it has been the center of British rule in southern Africa for more than a hundred years. Today, more than 60% of the residents in Cape Town are of British origin, and more than 10% of the remaining residents are of British descent.
Thirty is a Boer.
Amazingly, when the federal government was established, the Boers and the British were at odds with each other, and Ade relied on the support of the Chinese to become prime minister.
Now the overall number of Chinese exceeds that of whites, which objectively promotes the integration of Boers and British people.
It is not that the Boers and the British joined forces to fight against the Chinese, and the contradictions among the people were not so acute.
"Wait a minute, you have just become prime minister, and you are so impatient to take back the rights of Bloemfontein and Cape Town. What does this make the MPs from Orange and Cape think?" Roque disapproved.
The number of MPs in southern Africa is determined by population. In this general election, the number of MPs from Orange and Cape has decreased again. This has made Orange and Cape states very dissatisfied. If
If Bloemfontein and Cape Town are to be abolished as capitals, then Orange and Cape Town may rebel.
"What does a country with three capitals look like? When the federal government was established, there was no choice, so we had to make compromises. Now the federal government has everything under control. If the MPs from Orange and Cape disagree, that's fine.
Let’s use this opportunity to straighten things out.” Philip was a bit distraught when he just became prime minister, and he didn’t want to think about why Adelaide didn’t start to solve this problem when he was in office.
Adelaide must be aware of the disadvantages of the three capitals, but with Adelaide's reputation in southern Africa, he does not dare to solve this problem. Philip is indeed acting too hastily now.
Roque can understand Philip's feelings when he takes office, but he can't burn the house down as soon as he takes office. Roque would rather solve this problem slowly and not cause turmoil in southern Africa because of this problem.
disturbed.
"It is indeed time to solve this problem, and there are indeed some problems in Congress -" Irving was equally radical. He was still a little bit resentful about Buck being the speaker. Both the old and the young were a bit radical.
"I agree with Locke's opinion." Henry and Locke agreed. After Philip became Prime Minister, Henry still served as Minister of Justice, and his position was as unshakable as Locke's.
Philip's expression was serious. Owen's approval was of little value. Roque and Henry both expressed objections, so Philip had to think carefully.
The party broke up unhappy, and Roque and Henry were worried when they left the Palace of Justice. Neither of them expected that Philip would become so radical after becoming prime minister.
"I should not have let him become prime minister if I had known earlier. I suddenly have a very bad feeling. Five years -" Henry was not polite, complaining like his own old man.
Roque thought that Philip's five-year term had just begun, and he felt a little sad. In fact, southern Africa does not need a very capable prime minister, nor does it need much action to adjust southern Africa. The current development of southern Africa
It has entered the fast lane. As the helmsman, the Prime Minister only needs to control the direction and not deviate.
"It's like you have the ability to decide who will be prime minister." Roque still respected Philip more than Henry.
"It's true that I don't have this ability, but if you are included, then maybe." Henry is self-aware. Although Fawalt Steel is also powerful, compared with the many companies under Roque's name, Henry is also self-aware.
Sigh.
Roque shook his head and refused to accept this. At this time, he felt a little regretful. If he had known this, he really shouldn't have let Philip become prime minister.
Looking back, Roark did not forget to remind Buck to be careful about congressmen taking the opportunity to cause trouble.
Although Buck is a senior member of Congress, his control over Congress is certainly not as good as that of Philip, who has been the Speaker of Congress since the establishment of the federal government of Southern Africa.
Over the years since the establishment of the federal government, Congress has always been Philip's private domain and has great influence on Congress. Based on Roque's understanding of Philip, even if Philip wanted to take back the rights of Bloemfontein and Cape Town, he would probably do it through Congress.
If the rights are successfully recovered, then it will be Philip’s leadership that has merit.
If the Orange and Cape react violently, then Buck will be the scapegoat.
Don't think that if Philip marries his daughter to Roque, he will look at all Chinese people differently. For Philip, even his family is just a tool when necessary.
This is the ruthlessness a qualified politician should have.
There is no such thing as emotion for politicians.
Buck was not surprised by Philip's decision.
During his tenure as Speaker of Parliament, Philip showed his coveting for the position of Prime Minister many times, which fully shows that Philip is a bit utilitarian.
Since you are utilitarian, you will pay more attention to power, and it is normal to take back the power of Bloemfontein and Cape Town.
What worries Buck is whether the power of Congress will be affected if Philip becomes prime minister.
