Objectively speaking, Mr. Baron, who has just arrived, has a network of connections in the Transvaal that is definitely not as strong as Rock's.
The relationship network is something that cannot be seen or touched. It can only show its effect when doing things.
After Alfred Milner took office as Governor-General, the Government-General issued only two commendations.
These two commendation orders are related to the Johannesburg Police Department. One was given to the Johannesburg Police Department and the other was given to the Chief of Johannesburg Police, Roque.
If this sentence is expressed in another way, that is to say, of all the government agencies in the entire Transvaal, only the performance of the Johannesburg Police Department was affirmed by the Governor-General's Office, and the performance of all other government agencies was unqualified.
To put it another way, in the current Transvaal, Rock is extremely red.
Therefore, directors like Jerome and Neil are very willing to deal with Rock.
At worst, they won't offend Roque.
Phillip had just discovered this, so Phillip was actually a little lucky now that he didn't put Rock's shoes on because of Arnold.
The red guy is warning Aiden.
"Mr. Eden, I hope that these Chinese workers will not receive special treatment when they work at De Beers Unified Mining Company. I know that these Chinese workers signed a contract with you before leaving the Qing Dynasty. Therefore, if these Chinese workers are treated in Johannesburg,
If there is abuse, then our police department may have to intervene." Roark could not stop Hoover from selling the Chinese workers to De Beers Consolidated Mining Company, but Roark would try his best to protect the interests of the Chinese workers.
Regarding this point, Rock really had no choice. Although Hoover had a painful foot in Rock's hands, it would only allow Hoover and Rock to cooperate, and would not turn Hoover into Rock's slave.
In the final analysis, the confession signed and fingerprinted by Hoover can only be of greatest use after Hoover becomes president.
Now Hoover is just the general manager of the Qing mine. That confession is actually not a big threat to Hoover. If Rock uses that confession to threaten Hoover, at most, because Hoover secretly sold Chinese workers to Johannesburg, the Qing government
A certain amount of pressure will be put on Hoover. Hoover may give up his job in the Qing Dynasty and return to the United States to find a job honestly. Even his job search will not be affected at all.
But in that case, Rock would also lose a stable channel for hiring Chinese workers, which was not worth the loss.
Who makes Liang Dingxin fail to live up to expectations? Luo Ke can't help it.
"Director Locke, I'll go see you for tea tonight." Aiden repeated his old trick, blinking his innocent little eyes, deep in his eyes was a deep contempt for Locke.
Aiden probably thought that Rock was asking for a bribe.
"Aiden, everything else can be accommodated, but not this matter. You know, they are all my compatriots, and maybe there are my relatives among them, so in this matter, I'm sorry." Rock said sincerely.
, if Aiden still can't understand, then there's nothing Rock can do.
"Really?" Aiden's face began to look ugly.
"That's not possible!" Rock said firmly.
Aiden looked at Rock with cold eyes.
Rock looked at Aiden with firm eyes.
"Haha, it's easy to say. In fact, I also want to learn about the humane management of the Matilda Gold Mine." Aiden forced out an ugly smile, and finally chose to give in.
The county magistrate is not as good as the current one. In Johannesburg, De Beers Unified Mining Company must also give face to the police chief. Otherwise, let alone whether De Beers Unified Mining Company can kill Rock, if the Johannesburg Police Department seeks out De Beers Unified Mining Company
For trouble, Aiden is the scapegoat.
"Listen to me Aiden, if you implement humane management, you will lose nothing and you will gain more." Rock was very satisfied with Aiden's choice.
Compared with the British, the management level of the Boers is really hard to describe. In the old Johannesburg, the status of miners was similar to that of slaves. Mine owners tried every means to squeeze the miners, and of course the miners would try every means to resist, even if it was not directly
Resistance and hard work can still be done.
The biggest benefit of humanized management is to stimulate employees' work enthusiasm. Matilda Gold Mine creatively adopts the "piece-rate system", which stimulates the work enthusiasm of Chinese workers to the greatest extent, so the profits of the gold mine will continue to rise.
Johannesburg is said to be very big. The total area of the Rand Gold Mine is more than 20,000 square kilometers. Except for Rock, it is much larger than the current concept of gold mines by everyone.
Johannesburg is small. There are only more than thirty gold mines in total now, so the mines are very well-informed. The management method of the Matilda Gold Mine has become a relationship between the mine owners and managers.
A frequently discussed topic.
"I know, everyone wants to make money and have a good reputation at the same time." Aiden also admitted that what Rock said was reasonable.
For ordinary people, making money is very important, but when the money is earned to a certain level, the importance decreases. For example, for Cecil Rhodes, money is not so important to him now, as long as he has money.
, even if Cecil Rhodes became the richest man in the world, he would not be Prime Minister of the Cape Colony.
The former Rand Gold Mine was located in the Transvaal, so no matter how much the De Beers Consolidated Mining Company exploited the miners, it would not affect Cecil Rhodes' election in the Cape.
It is different now. The Transvaal is already a British "territory". Even if Cecil Rhodes wants to exploit the miners as before, he must consider the impact.
"That's alright. You should know that in the future, these miners will have the right to vote after working for a certain period of time." Rock reminded Aiden again that treating miners well is not optional. If De Beers unifies
If the mining companies treat these miners well, then maybe Cecil Rhodes can make a comeback in the future.
Of course, only Rock knew that Cecil Rhodes had no chance to make a comeback. In more than a year, Cecil Rhodes would die of heart disease in South Africa. He made his fortune in this land and eventually
Buried on this land.
Aiden must not know that Cecil Rhodes only has more than a year left to live, so after Rock finished speaking, Aiden's expression finally became serious.
"Yes, they have the right to vote," Aiden muttered.
The previous Transvaal stipulated that in order to obtain citizenship in the Transvaal, foreigners had to work in the Transvaal for at least 14 years.
This clause was actually aimed at the British, because the Transvaal Republic had been guarding against British infiltration.
The British will definitely not be so stingy. In this world, the UK currently does not need to defend itself against any country, so it is very easy to naturalize in the British colonies. It only requires a simple registration at the Immigration Bureau.
But the British are also cautious about citizenship. For example, the British government stipulates that if you want to obtain citizenship in a British colony, you must have a complete tax record for more than five years. Those who only make money and do not pay taxes, or
Those who did nothing and did not contribute to the colonial government could not obtain citizenship rights at all.
Policemen such as Roque actually have tax records. Therefore, although Roque and the others have been naturalized in Cape Town, because their tax records are less than 10 years old, Roque and the others do not have the right to vote.
In the same way, miners in Johannesburg also have to pay taxes. As long as they pay taxes for five years, they will have the right to vote, and their votes will be particularly noticeable by then.
Of course, without Rock's intervention, all of this would be in vain, because few miners can work in the mines for more than five years.
In the original history, the contracts signed by the Chinese workers were for a period of three years. Due to the mistreatment of the mine owners, after the three-year contract was completed, most of the Chinese workers returned to the Qing Dynasty. There were at most more than 60,000 Chinese workers in Johannesburg, but in the end only 305 remained.
In Johannesburg, it can be seen how disappointed the Chinese workers were in Johannesburg at that time.
Rock will certainly not allow this to happen again.
On the night when the first batch of Chinese workers arrived in Johannesburg, Rock went to see Neil MacPherson, the tax commissioner.
"Director MacPherson, good evening." Rock is now qualified to be on an equal footing with Neal MacPherson.
"Good evening, Director Locke." Neil greeted Locke with a smile.
You must be greeted with a smile. Rock didn't come to Neil empty-handed. The specialty of Johannesburg is gold, so Rock brought Neil a golden rhinoceros.
Yes, it was the golden rhinoceros that Aiden gave to Rock, and the other one that Rock gave to Immigration Director Jerome.
"How have you been lately?" Rock greeted warmly.
"Forget it, the Boers were thrown into concentration camps. What do you think of me?" Neil had nothing to hide, because those Boers were thrown into concentration camps by the police.
"This is easy to handle. Many miners have arrived in Johannesburg today, and there will be more and more in the future. In the future, you will be able to collect taxes until you are weak." Rock came to Neil for this purpose.
"Hahahaha, if that day comes, I will definitely ask the Governor to give you a medal." Neil is very generous, and the medal does not cost Neil anyway.
On the matter of immigration, Rock and Neil actually have extensive common interests. After all, Rock and Neil are both government employees, and those mine owners and capitalists are the objects of Neil's attention.
"Director Locke, gold mines are almost the only source of tax revenue now, so Director Locke, I hope you can notify me in time if there is anything worthy of attention." Neil also made a request to Locke.
"Of course, if it deserves attention, I will definitely do it." Luo Ke is serious and cooperating with the work of other government departments is also part of the work of the police station.
It is said that the United States, that is, the US tax bureau, is powerful. In fact, the British tax bureau is not bad either. In the UK, the penalties for tax evasion are also very severe. These gold mine owners in Johannesburg are now the Transvaal tax bureau.
Focus on the subjects. During the Transvaal period, they had made it a habit to evade taxes. Now, it is time to correct this mistake.
