Just because a gold mine was attacked, all the farms and houses in more than half of Johannesburg would be burned down. No wonder Louis Botha wanted to stay away from Cape. If such attacks happened several more times, all the Boers would be destroyed.
The expeditionary force still entered the concentration camp.
Owen didn't seem to notice how big the circle was, so he said casually: "This needs statistics. I don't know the specific transaction price of the farms around the Summerfield gold mine."
Unlike gold mines, farm prices basically follow the market trend and will not experience drastic price fluctuations in a short period of time. Therefore, previous farm transaction prices are a good reference.
Then check it out, Rock is not in a hurry, he has plenty of time.
After Owen checked it out, he discovered how big the so-called "ten miles" were.
"No, it's impossible, Locke, it's impossible to sell all these farms to you. Do you know how big the farms around the Summerfield Gold Mine are? A whole 78.5 square miles." Owen screamed, really wanting to sell all these farms to Locke.
Well, why don't Rock become the mayor of Johannesburg?
"So big?" Rock didn't realize how amazing it was to turn those cold numbers in history books into concrete facts.
"Yes, it's that big." Owen didn't expect that a mere ten miles would be so big.
In fact, it was not that big. In 1900, the British Empire had a total territory of 33.67 million square kilometers, accounting for a quarter of the world's land area. Therefore, 200 square kilometers is not really that big.
But for an individual, 200 square kilometers is obviously too big, so Rock was dumbfounded.
I really didn't expect that the British were so cruel to the Boers.
"How about Locke, I'll move you to Krugersdorp. The farms around Krugersdorp are all abandoned." Owen found an alternative.
The farms around Krugersdorp are also related to Rock.
When Rock was chasing Quentin Summerfield, he traced that the farm in Krugersdorp had taken in Quentin Summerfield, so all the farms around Krugersdorp were burned down.
were thrown into concentration camps.
Although the area of the farms around Krugersdorp is also 204 square kilometers, after all, Krugersdorp is not Johannesburg, and Owen does not care how big Krugersdorp is.
"Okay!" Rock opened his big innocent eyes and pretended to be innocent. Owen must have never imagined that the Far West Rand gold mine is near Krugersdorp.
With Owen's help, the procedures were completed very quickly. The review, confirmation, registration, and certificate issuance were all completed in less than a week.
During the process, Philip also learned that Rock wanted to buy the farm, but Philip did not object. After all, no gold mines were found around Krugersdorp, so those farms were not valuable. The farms around Krugersdorp were
Selling to Rock will not only increase revenue for the Johannesburg city government, but after Rock rebuilds those farms, there will be a steady stream of taxes.
No matter how you look at it, this is a good thing.
Even if a gold mine is discovered around Krugersdorp in the future, Philip will not care. Gold mines must pay taxes anyway, so the gold mine is controlled by De Beers Unified Mining Company, or controlled by Luo
In the hands of the government, it makes no difference to the City of Johannesburg.
Yes, in this era, the government's attitude towards land is so casual. Russia sold Alaska to the United States for only 7.2 million US dollars of 1.72 million square kilometers of land, a little over 4 US dollars per square kilometer.
Luo Yi bought a 12-square-kilometer farm in the Bechuanaland Protected Area for only 280 pounds.
Don't think it's cheap. Only a fool like Luo Yi fell into the trap of the British. If it had been someone else, he wouldn't have given it away for free.
Krugersdorp is not far from Johannesburg, less than 40 kilometers away, so the farm prices in Krugersdorp are a bit more expensive, but not much more expensive. Rock bought Krugersdorp.
The total cost of the surrounding farms was less than 2,000 pounds.
The average price is less than ten pounds per square kilometer, which is much more expensive than Alaska and less expensive than Luo Yi's farm in the Bechuanaland Reserve.
Of course, Roque didn't have to pay for this money. Roque suggested deducting it from the profits of the Matilda gold mine, which made Owen very satisfied.
According to the agreement between Rock and Henry, Rock and Henry each share half of the income from the Matilda gold mine.
This dividend standard seemed very appropriate at first, but now it seems not so appropriate. After all, Henry has a large family to support, but Roque is alone, so Roque has not received any dividends from the Matilda Gold Mine until now.
, but Arnold has already withdrawn more than a thousand pounds.
Yes, I don’t know what kind of wind Arnold gave to Philip. After Arnold recovered and was discharged from the hospital, Philip did not send Arnold back to the UK. Instead, he allowed Arnold to join the management of the Matilda Gold Mine in the name of study.
Now Arnold is very honest, learning from Sam every day, and no longer dictates the management of the gold mine. His attitude towards the hook has also made a 180-degree turn, and he actually suggested to Sam to increase the salary of the security guard.
After all, Arnold came from a noble family and received an elite education since childhood. Arnold changed his mind and Rock couldn't find any reason to object.
In fact, when it comes to reforming bullshit, Rock prefers to believe that dogs can't change that. Arnold doesn't want to be thrown back to England, so he has to behave himself. One day in the future, Arnold will definitely return to his old ways.
If you think about it, you can understand that Baron is the lowest-ranking title in the UK. In the UK, there are countless barons like the Matilda family, so Arnold has to keep his tail between his legs in the UK.
It was different in Johannesburg. Philip was probably the only baron in the entire Transvaal, and he was also the mayor of Johannesburg. Therefore, Arnold was not very comfortable in Johannesburg. Should he stay in Johannesburg and become the prince, or should he return to England and live a life with his tail between his legs?
This seems to be a question that requires no choice.
Roque can accept Philip leaving Arnold in Johannesburg. After all, Arnold is Philip's biological son and the first heir to the Matilda family.
What Rock couldn't accept was Arnold, so Rock wanted to find a way out for the miners in the Matilda gold mine. If Arnold caused trouble in the future, Rock would place the Chinese workers in the gold mine on the farm.
Here, as for the Matilda Gold Mine, Arnold can do whatever he wants. The Far West Rand Gold Mine is still waiting for Rock to discover it. If Rock takes the initiative to give up the dividends from the Matilda Gold Mine, Philip will probably be embarrassed by then.
Participated in the development of the Far West Rand gold mine.
Although Roark does not receive dividends from the Matilda Gold Mine, Scarlett reports to Roark every week on the profitability of the Matilda Gold Mine.
"This week's production has increased by 15% compared to last week, but the price of gold has fluctuated recently, so Mr. Sam did not sell the gold mined this week, but the gold has been sent to Cape Town and stored at the Imperial Bank
"In the vault" Scarlett is as sloppy as ever
No, she is more sloppy than before. At least when Scarlett came to see Roark, she knew how to comb her hair. Now Scarlett has completely let herself go, her hair is disheveled like a male lion.
"What happened recently?" Rock's sixth sense is also very keen.
"No." Scarlett hesitated for a moment, then finally lowered her head.
"Really?" Rock asked.
Scarlett stopped talking this time and stared at the police badge on Roark's desk, as if there were flowers on the badge.
There are really no flowers, but there is a crown.
"Arnold?" Rock's first suspect was Arnold.
Regardless of whether it is according to Western standards or Eastern standards, Scarlett can be called a beauty. Rock is not a cloud except for Wu Shan. He can guard Scarlett and be unshakable. A dandy like Arnold.
, I guess most of them can’t bear it anymore.
Scarlett still didn't speak.
Rock has already made up his mind: "You won't go to work in the Matilda Gold Mine tomorrow."
Scarlett was stunned for a moment, looking a little cute, then shook her head again.
Working for Rock is Scarlett's only existence value. Although Rock has now removed Scarlett's name from the list of refugee camps, in this troubled world, how can Scarlett not work for Rock?
Where to go?
This is the tragedy of beautiful women. In peaceful times, beautiful women are the center of attention, and they can get twice the result with half the effort no matter what they do.
During the war years, being beautiful was also a sin, and it was still a "heinous" crime.
"I bought the farm around Krugersdorp. The farm area is a bit large. New Chinese workers will arrive in Johannesburg next month. By then, those Chinese workers will go to Krugersdorp to farm. Tomorrow
I will call Christian over, and you and Christian will make a budget on how much it will cost to build a farm in Krugersdorp." Rock took the initiative to find things for Scarlett to do so that Scarlett would not have to think too much.
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"Farm?!" Scarlett couldn't understand either. They wanted to farm the land even though they had good gold mines. Are all Chinese people so weird?
Don't be curious!
Curiosity can kill the cat.
"Yes, a farm. It's a very large farm. You may need more than one farm. To rebuild the farm, you also need to buy some cattle, tools, seeds and other things. You and Christian will take care of it." Rock delegated his authority and said first.
If you have a farm, you will naturally discover gold mines. There is nothing wrong with this logic.
Scarlett was probably heartbroken, but Scarlett would not question Rock's decision, so Scarlett had to lower her head and take notes.
Looking back, Rock handed Sam to the police station again.
"Is the gold mine still normal during this period?" Roque wanted to strike from the side, unable to show his true purpose.
According to the agreement between Rock and Henry, the gold mine is owned by Henry and Rock is responsible for operating it. Therefore, although Sam's salary is paid by Rock, Sam is not Rock's confidant yet. We should pay attention to strategy.
