The entire Transvaal is about 284,000 square kilometers. When converted into acres, it is about 70 million acres. As for Johannesburg, the specific area is not clearly demarcated. Only the farms around Johannesburg are counted, which is about 1.8 million acres.
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This is a farm that has been developed. More remote areas have not yet been developed and are not included in the calculation.
New immigrants to Johannesburg who want to "enclose their land" will do so in remote areas, not in the suburbs. The farms in the suburbs are all owned by Rock and other Chinese farmers.
1.8 million acres of farm sounds like a lot, but if the compensation is based on the ratio of one shilling per acre, it will only be 90,000 pounds. This is too small compared with the total of 5 million pounds. Considering the scale of Johannesburg
For example, at least one-fifth of the 5 million should be left behind in order to be worthy of Johannesburg's status.
"Ninety thousand pounds is too little. We should develop all the farms around Johannesburg and keep the funds in Johannesburg as much as possible." Rock expressed everyone's sentiments.
"That's right, we can't make Cape cheaper!" Marcus Beaufort immediately agreed. Although it was inappropriate to say this, no one objected at this moment.
"Given the size of our economy, at least one-third of the funds must be kept in Johannesburg." The Finance Bureau had a big appetite for Louis Barnard, and he wished he could keep all the money in Johannesburg.
"If all the farms around Johannesburg are developed, then our total farm area can reach more than 12 million acres." Black has detailed information. During the military control period some time ago, people from the Internal Affairs Office traveled all over Johannesburg and finally gathered the first information.
First-hand information.
"The problem is that we don't have enough manpower to develop these farms," Immigration Director Ulysses Noel worried. Johannesburg's population has been stagnant, and he, the director, is under great pressure.
This problem is indeed very serious. The number of farms around Johannesburg is not decided by the Johannesburg city government. Cape Town and Pretoria will definitely verify it. It is a matter of personal interest and no one will be careless. Everyone in Johannesburg knows it.
Cape Town and Pretoria certainly know this too.
Ulysses' words were like a bucket of cold water poured on the heads of the highly emotional directors.
Everyone was scratching their heads, but no one could do anything about it. Without people, it would be impossible to bring it to life.
"It doesn't matter. We have determined the scope of the farm first. We can develop it slowly in the future. If the degree of development is insufficient, doesn't it just mean that we have no money?" Luo Keyouyou said. He is now the largest landowner in the Johannesburg area and has absolute control over this issue.
Have a say.
Enclose land first, develop later
It doesn't seem impossible.
The key is, if this is really done, then the opportunity will come. If Rock can buy the farm, other directors and directors will definitely be able to buy it too. Sir Rock, this is for the benefit of everyone.
"I think it works!"
"It should be like this."
The bureau chiefs and directors were talking a lot, and everyone had a little girl in their hearts.
"No matter what, let's keep the money first. Our tax bureau is still renting a hotel for its office. Johannesburg needs a new tax bureau." Beaufort is not rough in words. If you have money, you can spend it however you want. If you don't have money, it doesn't matter.
Can't even do it.
In a city that has been completely demolished and rebuilt, there are many places to spend money. There are more than a dozen municipal departments in the Johannesburg city government. So far, only the police station has an independent office. This still takes advantage of the earlier construction of the police station. Other municipal departments
All departments work in the hotel.
Philip also wanted to build a brand new office space for each municipal department. Unfortunately, there were a lot of open spaces in the city of Johannesburg, but the city government had no money, so the directors had strong objections.
"The Finance Bureau needs an independent office." Barnard is the God of Wealth. Even the Finance Bureau has to stay in the hotel, not to mention the Tax Bureau.
"The Immigration Bureau also needs it. When new immigrants arrive in Johannesburg, they see how poor the Immigration Bureau is and can't even keep them." Noel also has legitimate reasons. No one wants to stay in a hotel.
"That's enough!" Philip was so angry that his brain ached. The bureau chiefs started calculating, even stingier than the aunt at the vegetable market: "Open all the land around Johannesburg that can be developed into farms. How much can be sold within three days?"
No matter how much you go out, the compensation for this part of the farm will be halved, and the excess money will be used to build the office of the municipal agency. The minister may arrive in Johannesburg in three days, so it must be completed within three days."
Rock didn't speak at this moment, and exchanged tacit glances with Beaufort and the others. Rock would not interfere in the subsequent "land enclosure movement". He had already purchased enough farms some time ago.
Moreover, according to the mayor, compensation for existing farms will not be reduced, which means that Chinese farmers around Johannesburg can receive full compensation.
After the meeting, Rock quickly returned to Ziwei Town and called Buck, Hook, and Holly over.
"How many farms do we still have in our hands now?" Rock himself doesn't know how much land he has in his hands now. During the morning meeting, he heard Blake Nelson say that there are 1.8 million acres of farms around Johannesburg. Rock felt that at least there are
One third should be in Chinese hands.
Perhaps more than that, the farms under the names of Rock, Hook, and Buck alone total more than 300,000 acres.
"I still have about 150,000 here." The reason why Holly has so much in his name is because Rock needs a demonstration effect.
There are also many farms with "120,000" iron hooks.
"Two hundred and seventy thousand" actually has the largest number of farms under Buck's name, which far exceeds the number of farms that Rock placed under Buck's name.
"I bought the farm around the Crocodile Bay Reservoir. The land there is very cheap now and no one wants it. When the reservoir is built, the wasteland there will definitely be fertile farmland, so it is right to buy it first." Buck
If you strike first and gain the upper hand, you can never build a reservoir in Luoke, and others will reap all the benefits.
"How many farms have been sold in the mine?" Rock wants to find out the financial situation. Although Nyasaland has good prospects, Johannesburg is the basic market.
"About 155,000 acres, it may actually be a bit more than that." Buck has a specific number, but it's not precise.
In the era before precise measurements by remote sensing satellites, determining land area was a very general matter. No one could accurately measure every square meter, so that was pretty much it.
Rock Gold Mine will definitely not be too fussy about selling farms to miners. Generally, because miners can get loans, the land they purchase is about 300 acres. 300 acres is equivalent to almost 1821 acres. It is normal to pay 1825 or 1830.
It is normal for mines to give a little more, or even more than ten acres.
155,000 acres, with an average of 300 acres per farm, which is actually just over 500 farms. The total number of Chinese workers in Johannesburg now exceeds 30,000. This ratio is still too low.
"Let me go back and tell you that there may be subsidies for the farm in the next few days. If you plan to settle in Johannesburg in the future, you should start quickly. After passing this village, there will be no such store." Rock himself still has more than 200,000 yuan to his name.
As for the acres, if they are not sold, should Roark plant them himself?
impossible.
The 200,000 square kilometers of Nyasaland are still waiting for Roque to develop. That means Nyasaland is not a war zone, otherwise Roque would have to try his best to obtain compensation for Nyasaland.
"What subsidy?" Buck didn't know the news yet.
Rock introduced the situation, Buck, Hook, and Holly exchanged tacit glances with each other, with Xiao Jiujiu in their hearts.
It is obvious that farmers have a much brighter future than miners. Only a few dozen people from Tie Gou’s security team have purchased the farm, and most of them are still in a wait-and-see state. Tie Gou decided to have a meeting when he went back in the evening.
, announce this news and try to let the brothers settle down as soon as possible.
The same goes for Buck and Holly. Other gold mines in the Johannesburg area do not allow people of color to work in technical positions. Locke Gold Mine does not have this restriction. The team leader technicians in other gold mines are either British, Boer, German or French.
People, or other people, the Chinese people in the Rock Gold Mine, these Chinese people's salaries are not low, and after two or three years of saving, they can basically afford a farm.
Many managers have not purchased a farm because they don’t want a loan. This situation is definitely unacceptable. If you are an ordinary miner, it doesn’t matter whether you buy it or not. There will be no force in the mine, not for managers. For managers,
, buying a farm is, in a sense, a "voucher of title". Only when you buy a farm will you stay in Johannesburg and work with Rock. If you don't buy the farm, you will not listen to Rock. If you don't kill someone like this, will you still be alive?
New Year?
After the meeting, Buck returned to Locke Gold Mine, Holly went to Crocodile Bay Reservoir, and Hook went to find Dunn nearby.
Dunn's side was the happiest. After Tie Gou finished explaining the situation, Dunn, the police, and security guards worked together to guarantee each other's loans from the Rock Gold Mine, and quickly divided up the 120,000 acres of farm under Tie Gou's name.
Tie Gou himself bought 8,000 acres, and Dunn bought 5,000 acres. The two security captains who led the patrol did not catch up. When they came back and learned the news, they were furious and forced Tie Gou to go to Roark to apply.
He also divided up more than 40,000 acres of land under Roque's name.
In fact, it is really easy to sell hundreds of thousands of acres of farms. It is really easy to digest hundreds of thousands of acres of farms. There are more than 1,000 police and security guards in the Rock Gold Mine, and each person can digest 300,000 acres of 300 acres.
The farm under Buck's name was easy to digest. Buck returned to Locke Gold Mine to hold a meeting of team leaders and technicians. After announcing the news, Buck said on the spot that he would purchase 10,000 acres. Before other team leaders could respond, Scarlett asked the financial officer
As a director, he borrowed fifteen thousand pounds from Locke Gold Mine and directly purchased fifteen thousand acres.
What are you still hesitating about?
Buck's area has a total of 270,000 acres. In just two or three sentences, more than 20,000 acres have been lost. Most of the team leaders and technicians were simply looting, and only three or five people did not move.
Buck didn't talk nonsense. He would let these people go later. This is not a question of good investment vision. Not responding to the call from the mine and not cooperating with Buck's work is a question of attitude.
Rebellion?
Team leaders and technicians at Locke Gold Mine have much higher incomes than ordinary miners. In fact, being able to be team leaders and technicians does not depend on how excellent their management is or how good their technology is. There are many people with excellent management and skills outside.
There were so many Boers looking for work, but not a single one was wanted in the Lock gold mine.
In the final analysis, it is promotion at the mine, which has little to do with personal ability. After leaving the gate of Rock Gold Mine, these team leaders and technicians thought that there are no working doors in other gold mines. Because of Rock, the mine owners in Johannesburg now dare not abuse Chinese workers.
, but no one cares about the abuse of the Zulus and Boers, so except for the Lock Gold Mine and the Matilda Gold Mine, basically no one is willing to use Chinese workers. These team leaders and technicians left the Lock Gold Mine and dug
No one wants them in the mines.
Relatively speaking, Holly is in the biggest trouble.
The Chinese workers at Crocodile Bay Company have just arrived in Johannesburg. Some Chinese workers have not even received their salaries. According to the regulations of the Rock Gold Mine, they cannot get loans, so even if they want to buy a farm, they are unable to do so.
After Roark learned about this situation, he directly gave the farm under Holly's name to Buck and Hook. As a result, all the farms were sold out within one day.
After compiling all the information, Rock was surprised to find that the person who purchased the most farms was actually Scarlett, who now has about 20,000 acres of farms under her name.
"Why buy so many farms?" Rock called Scarlett over and asked Scarlett about her purpose.
Scarlett lowered her head and picked the pencil in her hand without any reaction.
"I'm asking you a question!" Rock was furious. Rock never did this to others, but as long as he saw Scarlett, Rock couldn't help but get angry.
Scarlett was startled, her hand trembled and the pencil dropped to the ground.
Scarlett bent down to pick up the pencil, but accidentally knocked over the quill and ink bottle on the table.
Rock felt like the veins on his forehead were throbbing.
Scarlett sat back after being appointed, without picking up pencils or clearing the table. She lowered her eyelids and muttered: "I want to bring all the women who were bullied by the expeditionary force to the farm. They can't go home now. If they go home,
, their husbands and families will kill them.”
It seems to be a good thing, but why is Rock not happy at all?
"Well" Rock didn't want to interfere, he couldn't just watch those women die.
Although the Johannesburg city government will provide some help to those women, those women who stay in Johannesburg will eventually have to endure the strange eyes of others. After their children are born, they will also be subject to ubiquitous discrimination.
It's best to stay on the farm, if you wish. The farm environment is basically isolated from the rest of the world. No one knows their stories, so naturally there will be no discrimination.
"Huh what?" Scarlett was so cute that she didn't understand what Rock meant at all.
"Yeah, I mean clean the table and get out!" Rock couldn't help but get angry. It was obviously a good thing, but Scarlett made a mess.
