After scolding, Roque will help if he can. To be honest, these are poor people. Saving one life is better than building a seven-level pagoda.
To put it mildly, if these women are settled well, they will cause less trouble to the police station in the future.
In order to avoid the crowds, the farm Scarlett bought was 20 kilometers away from Ziwei Town, which was more than 50 kilometers away from Johannesburg. It was located in a remote and desolate place. The few farms that existed were all destroyed by the expeditionary army, and the houses and cowsheds were destroyed.
It was burned down, the stored hay was also burned, not to mention the livestock, not a single wild dog was seen.
Although Scarlett doesn't want to rely on anyone, without Roark's help, this stupid woman will most likely not be able to survive the most difficult initial stage.
Rock called a construction team. First, they had to build enough farmhouses on the farm. These farmhouses were of no particular importance. They only needed shelter from wind and rain and a roof over their heads. Rock would also find someone to buy the livestock the farm needed.
After the expeditionary force withdrew, the supplies on the Johannesburg market gradually began to decrease. Food and daily necessities had to be purchased from Cape Town, and livestock had to be imported from Australia. Prices began to soar. If Rock didn't help, Scarlett's little savings would be enough.
, it won’t last long, and the women on the farm will starve to death.
In the entire Transvaal, it is estimated that there are more than 5,000 women who need Scarlett's care. This is a hot potato. Even the Governor-General dare not speak easily, but Scarlett takes over all these women without hesitation. Rock doesn't even know what to do.
What I can say is good, I can only provide the help I can.
In mid-March, Colonial Secretary Joseph Chamberlain concluded his inspection of Orange, arrived in Johannesburg, and began to inspect the resettlement of the Boers in the Transvaal.
Philippe Matilda and a group of officials greeted Joseph Chamberlain at the train station.
Joseph Chamberlain is over 60 years old this year. Although he is over sixty years old, he is in good spirits. He does not need help when walking and his thinking is still very quick. The only thing that cannot keep up with the situation is Joseph Chamberlain's glasses, which he still wears.
Those antique glasses with only one lens look funny.
Although it was funny, no one dared to laugh at Joseph Chamberlain. In 1897, Britain held a celebration for the 60th anniversary of Queen Victoria's accession to the throne. Representatives from various colonies gathered in London. Joseph Chamberlain took the opportunity to propose the establishment of an Imperial Parliament, but unfortunately no one responded.
The "Imperial Parliament" was definitely a very advanced idea in the 19th century. A similar organization, the "League of Nations", would not appear until 1920. If Joseph Chamberlain's suggestion could succeed, then there would be no League of Nations in the future. "Empire"
"Parliament" can completely replace the League of Nations and play an important role domestically and internationally.
The temporary setback did not affect Joseph Chamberlain. Next year, Joseph Chamberlain would resign as colonial minister, lead his supporters to organize the "Tariff Reform League", and launch a massive tariff reform movement.
Unfortunately, the "Customs Reform Union" was also unsuccessful and had a greater impact. It not only split the Conservative Party, but also caused the largest parliamentary split in the UK since the civil war in the 17th century.
At this time, Joseph Chamberlain was very ambitious. Early last year, Joseph Chamberlain promoted Australia to become a dominion, which brought Britain one step closer to the "Commonwealth" in Joseph Chamberlain's mind. This time Joseph Chamberlain inspected the Transvaal and Orange
, may not have promoted the idea of establishing an autonomous dominion in South Africa.
The welcome luncheon was held at the official residence of Philip Matilda. Before coming to Johannesburg to serve as mayor, Philip worked in the Department of Colonial Affairs as a subordinate of Joseph Chamberlain. Now Philip and Joseph Chamberlain reunited in Johannesburg.
The conversation was very pleasant.
As police chief, Roark also attended the welcome luncheon. Sitting next to Roark was Joseph Chamberlain's son, Neville Chamberlain.
Yes, that's the famous "appeasementist" Chamberlain.
Now Neville Chamberlain has just turned 33 years old. He has not entered the political arena because there are already enough people in the Chamberlain family who have entered the political arena. In addition to Joseph Chamberlain who served as colonial minister, there is also Neville Chamberlain's half-brother.
brother Austin Chamberlain.
Austin Chamberlain's current position is Postmaster General.
Neville Chamberlain is now a businessman who owns two metalworking companies.
The conversation between Rock and Neville Chamberlain began with metal working.
"I found an iron mine in the middle reaches of the Limpopo River and a copper mine in Nyasaland. Unfortunately, I don't have the equipment and technicians, so I can't mine it." Roque expressed regret. The actual situation is certainly not the same.
so.
The actual situation is that Rock does not have equipment and technical personnel, but as long as Rock needs it, Rock can buy equipment and hire enough technicians at any time. Therefore, it is not that Rock cannot mine, but that he does not want to mine.
Digging for gold is no more fun than digging for iron!
"Africa is indeed rich in resources!" Neville Chamberlain sighed repeatedly, but he didn't take the bait yet.
Rock was not in a hurry, the bait had been released anyway, and as long as Neville Chamberlain was unwilling to be left alone, he would definitely take the bait.
The family model of the Chamberlain family is similar to that of most aristocratic families nowadays.
A normal aristocratic family should have some people entering politics to speak out for the family, and some people going into business to gather wealth for the family. The two complement each other and are indispensable. The lack of any one aspect will cause irreparable defects.
The family model of the Chamberlain family is that Joseph and Austen accumulated prestige for the family in politics, while Neville amassed wealth through business.
This model is indeed good, but Neville Chamberlain must not be reconciled. A mere businessman cannot be on the stage. Everyone yearns for a broader stage.
"Yes, there are rich resources here, but there are also many difficulties. The biggest problem is that there are not enough manpower here, so if we want to develop the economy, we have to rely on the Zulus. But if there are too many Zulus, it will cause serious problems."
social problems, so we have been trying to balance the relationship between economy and development." Roque did not avoid the problem. There are mines underground, and they must be dug out.
"Zulu, what's the problem?" Neville was curious.
"Mr. Chamberlain, you should know that I am Chinese. There is a proverb in the Chinese world: People who are not of my race will have different hearts! Therefore, the Zulu people now seem harmless to humans and animals, but when the Zulu population base reaches a certain level,
If that's the case, then they will become trouble." Rock said this without any scruples now, because Rock is also an Englishman now, just like Neville.
"Call me Arthur, Sir Locke. The real Mr. Chamberlain is on the throne." Neville's words were full of envy. The real Mr. Chamberlain did not have a title yet, but Locke was already a baronet.
There is no way around it. In the UK, it is very difficult for civil servants to be knighted. Almost every one of the twenty dukes in the UK has made irreplaceable contributions to the empire. Roque, a baron, was also born and died in exchange for it.
The last time he was knighted, only Ade was knighted among the four Cape regions. Strictly speaking, Ade was not a purely civil official.
"No, no, no, Arthur, economics and politics are equally important, even more important than politics." Rock followed suit. In terms of status, Rock and Joseph Neville were actually on the same level.
"Sir Locke, what is the scale of your iron ore and copper mines?" Arthur still took the bait, or in other words, Locke's words "Those who are not of my kind must have different minds" played a big role.
"The scale is very large. Although the specific reserves have not yet been determined, they cover a large area. The area of the mining area is more than ten square kilometers. The key is that the conditions are very good. Both mines are open-pit mines, and the mining costs are very low.
"Rock didn't lie. These two mines are indeed high-quality ores and have not been fully mined until the 21st century.
For the people of the Chamberlain family, minerals with little mining value cannot impress them. After all, Joseph Chamberlain serves as the Colonial Secretary, and all the colonies in the British Empire are within the scope of Joseph Chamberlain's work. Otherwise, Neville
· Chamberlain will not run a metal processing business smoothly.
In fact, Neville Chamberlain did not have much talent in business. In 1890, the Chamberlain family's financial situation was in recession, so Neville and his brother Austin went to Andros Island in South America to run a pineapple hemp plantation, but they did not succeed. In 1896,
After the plantation closed down, Neville returned to England and worked as a manager in several factories in Birmingham, operating in the metal manufacturing industry. Only then did he gradually gain fame and become a successful professional manager.
Most people may marvel at Neville's talent in metal manufacturing after seeing this experience.
Yes, Neville did study metallurgy at University, but Neville's success had little to do with his studies. The real focus is: in 1895, the year before Neville returned to China, the Marquess of Salisbury,
That is to say, when the current Prime Minister came to power for the third time, he formally invited Joseph Chamberlain to join the cabinet, so Joseph Chamberlain became the Colonial Secretary, so
"A few dozen square kilometers, that's really valuable for mining." Neville still had some sense of integrity and didn't take the initiative to join in. He was still waiting for Rock to come up with conditions.
"Yes, Henry, Cecil and I have reached an agreement to set up a company to develop the mineral resources of the Transvaal and Rhodesia. Now we only lack one channel, a channel to sell products externally." Rock offered.
, do not let Neville get involved in production, since Neville is not good at this aspect of work anyway.
"Who are Henry and Cecil?" Neville didn't know the situation in the Transvaal.
"Henry is Lord Fawalt, and Cecil is the Cecil of the South Africa Company." Rock didn't hide it. There were two people here. In fact, Rock didn't need Neville at all.
You have to use it even if you don't need it. The purpose of Rock's business now is not just to make money. It is Rock's real purpose to pull more people onto his chariot and establish an indivisible community of interests.
In fact, in addition to Neville, Rock also planned to bring Winston into the company. In this way, Rock would not have to worry about pressure from London until World War II.
For their own benefit, Winston and Neville will naturally share the pressure from London for Rock.
Don't think that politicians these days are so principled. People like Winston and Neville are also short of money.
It is difficult for a rich man to be a man without money!
Neville looked solemn after hearing these two names, and had a deeper understanding of Roque's connections.
After the luncheon, Rock invited Neville to have afternoon tea at the Police Club.
The Police Club will entertain no guests this afternoon except Roark and Neville.
This gave Neville a deeper understanding of rights.
No matter how much money a businessman makes, can he book a police club at will?
Don't be ridiculous, just look at the name and you will know that the boss who dares to use such a name will not be a businessman at all.
"The afternoon tea at the Police Club is the best in Johannesburg. Not only is it rich in variety, but there are also performances to enjoy." Rock, dressed in casual clothes, was accompanied by Henry and Stoudemire who had just arrived in Johannesburg. There was a band on the lawn next to the terrace.
Two Indian women are belly dancing on the stage.
"Sorry, there was a serious violent case in Pretoria last night. I was really busy all night." Henry looked haggard. As soon as he sat down, he started stuffing, stuffing, stuffing without any image.
"I just came back from the construction site. It's so troublesome to build the railway. Why do we have to build a bridge? Can't we just use a boat to send the train across?" Xiaosi also looked haggard, and he didn't even have time to change his clothes.
The railway has now crossed Favart and continues to extend to Rhodesia. After Cecil Rhodes passed away, Stoudemire seemed to be a new person. He worked personally and conscientiously, and was on the construction site every day.
"Be content. There is a serious drought this year and there is not much water in the river. If the bridge is repaired early, we can use the train one day earlier." Rock has no self-consciousness to work proactively, and there are no serious violent cases in Johannesburg. Now Rock and Henry
The jobs have been reversed, with Rock in charge of the superstructure and Henry in charge of the specific work.
The distance from Fawalt to Salisbury is more than 800 kilometers. The importance of the railway is self-evident. Instead of selling the Zulu people in Nyasaland to the Portuguese, Stoudemire dragged them all to build the railway.
Men, women, old and young joined the battle, which is why Rock did not go to the construction site. God knows how many Zulus this railway will swallow up. It is said that more than a hundred Zulus have died after half a month of construction.
The effect of such a rush to work regardless of life and death is of course very good. The Zulu people these days are really not lazy. The punishment for lazy guys is not fines or whippings, but direct shooting. Therefore, the railway is running at ten kilometers per day.
The speed extends towards Salisbury.
Isn’t it pretty fast?
In fact, it is not that fast. In 1867, almost 35 years ago, when Chinese workers were laying the American Pacific Railway, they set a world record of laying 10 miles and 200 feet of track (approximately 16.41 kilometers) in 12 hours.
Stoudemire's goal is to break this record and create a miracle for Rhodesia...
