To run a gold mine, workers are not enough. You also need some logistics personnel, managers, technicians, etc. Compared with setting up a farm, a gold mine has a higher technical content.
The requirements are also higher.
"In addition to building the camp, you also need to help me find two doctors and two chefs, and hire a few managers with experience in gold mines. They don't have to be British, Boers can also be used." Rock also said
As for the requirements, there are many Chinese workers in Langley Gold Mine, but Chinese workers cannot hold management positions, or even technical personnel, so Rock still needs to hire some professionals to ensure the normal operation of the gold mine.
Regarding this point, there were relevant regulations as early as the Transvaal Republic.
The Transvaal Republic is a country established by the Boers, so when formulating policies, priority will be given to protecting the rights of the Boers.
The Transvaal Republic stipulates that any enterprise in the Transvaal Republic must employ a certain proportion of Boers, otherwise it will have to pay high taxes.
Does it look familiar?
Yes, after the Zulu people came to power in the future, they also issued relevant regulations. At that time, all government agencies and enterprises in South Africa had to employ a certain proportion of Zulu people.
History is so miraculously similar, thirty years in the east of Hedong, thirty years in the west of Hexi.
Don’t think that the Boers are any better than the Zulus. Before the discovery of gold mines in Johannesburg, the economic backbone of the Transvaal Republic was agriculture and animal husbandry. At that time, almost all Boers in the Transvaal Republic were farmers.
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The key is that they do not work, but hire Zulus to herd their cattle. The Boer farmers do not even need to pay wages. The Zulus work for the Boers and can obtain the use rights of a small amount of land. Many Zulus make a living by this.
After the gold mine was discovered in Johannesburg, many mines were forced to hire many Boer employees due to policy.
These Boer employees are actually farmers. They know nothing and don't like to learn, but with the help of policies, they can work in technical positions.
Many mines have to keep these Boers, even if they do nothing, as long as they don't cause trouble.
At the same time, the Chinese and Zulu people, even though they had outstanding skills and worked hard, were restricted by policies and could not hold technical positions. Therefore, if Rock wanted to ensure the normal operation of the gold mine, workers alone were not enough. Some skills were also needed.
It’s the personnel that matters.
"That's no problem. After the war broke out, many technicians fled Johannesburg. Now that the war is over, they are returning one after another. It's easy to hire people." Christian promised that in the human resources market, Christian has more energy than Roque.
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Back at the Golden Mountain Hotel, Buck and Martin are waiting for Rock.
Hoover's efficiency was quite high. I don't know how he negotiated with Aiden. In just two days, Hoover took all the Chinese miners out of the Langley Gold Mine.
Now some of the miners are housed in the Liangguang Hall, some are housed in hotels near the Liangguang Hall, and some are housed on Buck's farm.
"There are 825 workers in total. Their condition is very poor. Most of them are severely malnourished. Many of them are suffering from diseases. Even if their diseases are cured, they will no longer be able to do heavy manual labor." Buck's face looked ugly.
Damn De Beers Consolidated Mining Company!
Rock had already been mentally prepared for the health condition of the miners.
But when it came time to face it, Rock still couldn't accept it. The ruthless De Beers Unified Mining Company was really cruel. Some Chinese workers had just arrived in Johannesburg for more than half a year, and they were overwhelmed by the harsh environment and heavy work.
They are plagued by illness, and if Roque doesn't get them out, they will most likely not be able to wait until the day the contract ends.
"A doctor will be here in a few days. He will treat his illness and recuperate his body first, and then wait until the gold mine resumes work." Luo Ke hopes that the Chinese workers can stay, but he will not overdo it. The specific choice depends on the workers themselves.
In fact, the vast majority of Chinese workers are hard-working, but it is undeniable that there are all kinds of birds in the forest. When there were dozens of Chinese policemen in Cape Town, people like Luo Yi would still appear. There are nearly a thousand people here. The situation
It's more complicated.
Of course, human nature is changeable. Luo Yi gambled excessively, cheated even his own people, but with the right guidance, bad things can turn into good things.
The current Luo Yi is very good. Although Luo Ke is not in Cape Town, Luo Yi still delivers Luo Yi to Luo Ke's home in Cape Town according to the day. It is already very good to be able to do this.
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For these miners, Rock will provide as much help as possible, but the future of the miners is still in their own hands.
For example, those Chinese workers who are unable to do heavy physical work due to illness can still do some work within their capabilities as long as they do not complain about others, still have income, and will still have the opportunity to bring their families to Johannesburg for reunion in the future. This is different from returning to Qing Dynasty sadly.
There is a world of difference between state-owned and state-owned.
The current situation in the Qing Dynasty means that strong young people cannot protect themselves. If those in poor health return to the Qing Dynasty, the consequences can be imagined.
"I talked to the miners yesterday. The vast majority of them were unwilling to stay in Johannesburg. Many of them even had strong resistance to me. They probably thought that I was with De Beers Unified Mining Company.
There is no difference between the guys. It is probably very difficult to get them to work willingly." Zach is not optimistic. These Chinese workers were inhumanely abused at De Beers Unified Mining Company. It is estimated that they now wish they could fly back to the Qing Dynasty with wings and want to change.
Their ideas are not easy.
"Zach, there is no need to talk too much to them, because they have been completely disappointed with Johannesburg due to previous encounters, so they won't listen to anything you tell them now." Rock has experience in this situation, and he has worked in Oak Tree
Town, this is how Rock treated the Boers: "What you have to do now is to help them recuperate as much as possible, and then let them resume work. As for whether they are willing, you don't have to worry about it. Wait until they get their salary.
Of course they will be willing."
Many times, people who are easy to talk to are easily bullied, and this is the same among Chinese people. Otherwise, there would be no such saying as "A good person is bullied, and a good horse is ridden."
Rock is definitely not a good person. After he solved the rioting Boer prisoners of war, Rock has already been nicknamed "The Tyrant" among the Boer women.
Roque was not prepared to reason with those Chinese workers.
For those Chinese workers, Luo Ke’s words were orders. Those Chinese workers had to carry them out even if they understood them.
Regardless of whether those Chinese workers are willing or not, they have to work for Rock. When they move into a clean and tidy camp, enjoy three sumptuous meals a day, and receive sufficient salary at the end of the month, even if Rock lets them leave, they will
Won't leave.
To put it bluntly, money still attracts people's hearts. No matter how nice it sounds, it is not as real as real money.
