Language is the core carrier of a country’s traditional culture. Promoting language means promoting the country’s traditional culture, universal values, and national identity. Why did the Boers insist on using Dutch in schools and courts during negotiations?
, that is, to maintain the traditional culture of the Boers and not to be assimilated by the British.
By the same token, why Ade insists on using English in schools and courts is to assimilate the Boers, eliminate them culturally, and thus permanently occupy the Transvaal and Orange.
Can a Boer without traditional culture still be a Boer?
Definitely not. Just like India, can India, which has been completely cut off from ancient India culturally, still be considered one of the four ancient civilizations?
No, even if the Indians insist that they are one of the four ancient civilizations, today's India actually has no inheritance from ancient India.
As an education expert, Joseph Chamberlain knew very well the significance of using English teaching in schools, so he discussed this issue with Tony carefully, and then looked at Rock with a much kinder look.
Rock can only be thankful that Joseph Chamberlain did not know about the Chinese elective course at Ziwei Public School.
Whether it is English that Adelaide insists on or Dutch that the Boers strive for, Chinese has nothing to do with it. Therefore, at Ziwei Public School, Chinese can only exist in the form of elective courses, not only for Chinese students, but also for British students and Boer students.
Students of American descent can also audit this course.
In order to attract more students to learn Chinese, Ziwei Public School’s Chinese classes are more in the form of art appreciation. Calligraphy and painting are the core of Chinese classes. Compared with Western oil paintings, Luo Ke actually prefers traditional Chinese paintings.
Splash-ink landscapes, but these art forms are still too profound for the current students of Ziwei Public School, so Roque needs to find some content that interests the children to enrich the classroom.
This search made Rock really sad.
There are now more than 50,000 Chinese in Johannesburg, but no one knows the exact style of Hanfu, no one knows the specific steps of Han weddings, and no one remembers what traditional Chinese architecture looks like.
The last one is better, there is a guild hall in Ziwei Town that is entirely composed of traditional Chinese buildings.
But Roque can’t organize primary school students to go to the clubhouse every day to drink tea and listen to plays!
You don't have to listen if you want to. There is no theater troupe in Johannesburg, but there is an opera house in Cape Town, which occasionally puts on operas, plays, etc.
Luo Ke didn't like opera or drama, so he asked Liang Dingxin to hire a troupe from the Qing Dynasty and send it to Johannesburg. As for the rest, take your time. His stomach is not full yet. It is too early to consider this issue. Wait until all the Chinese in Johannesburg
If we can have enough food and clothing, then people will naturally start to study these issues. What Roque needs to do is to provide them with sufficient financial support when the time comes.
After listening to a music class, Joseph Chamberlain also inspected the canteen and dormitory of Ziwei Public School.
The milk in the cafeteria is still piling up. Although the Agricultural Association has begun to purchase milk, there are still many farmers who would rather not sell it and send the milk to Ziwei Public School. When you know that most of the farmers who deliver milk are
When he was Chinese, Joseph Chamberlain was obviously thoughtful.
Not to mention the dormitory. Although the students in Ziwei Public School are still children, Ziwei Public School still implements strict military management. Bright and clean windows are a basic requirement. Although quilts are not required to be folded into tofu blocks, they cannot be careless.
They were piled together, with four people in a dormitory, and a desk under the bed, and each person had his or her own cabinet. The demand for furniture at Ziwei Public School spawned two wood processing factories.
Of course, they are not in Ziwei Town, but in Oak Town, not far from Ziwei Town.
Yes, it is the same as the name of Oak Town in Cape Town. Rock chose the name as willfully as the white people. He didn't care about the same name. There are countless people named Henry in Cape Town, and Rock knew no less than ten.
After inspecting the boys' school, Joseph Chamberlain inspected the girls' school. Relatively speaking, the campus of the girls' school was much more beautiful than the campus of the boys' school. The boys' school had a spacious playground and lawn, but in the girls' school, the playground and lawn were just as big.
They were all turned into gardens. When Joseph Chamberlain inspected them, the gardens had not yet been completed. All the workers were Boer aunts. They did manual work, which was not much different from that of men.
The person in charge of introducing the girls' school was Phyllis. Phyllis was much smarter than Tony. Seeing that Joseph Chamberlain was very satisfied with the girls' school, she immediately took the opportunity to make a request: "The main problem we are facing now is funding.
We want to enroll all the girls in the Transvaal into the Ziwei Girls' School so that they can receive a complete and high-level British education. However, it is a pity that the teachers from the local girls' schools are not willing to come to Johannesburg. We
The funds for the school depend entirely on donations from parents, but Johannesburg has just been rebuilt, and parents don’t have much power to help the school. Therefore, if we want to order clothes, we can only order them from Cape Town, instead of choosing ones with better quality and brighter colors.
"local clothing"
Rock sounded like such complaints were more akin to hypocrisy.
But Joseph Chamberlain just did this, so Joseph Chamberlain promised on the spot that he would provide special financial support to Ziwei Public School.
This is really an unexpected bonus.
Speaking of clothing for Ziwei School, Rock has now put the construction of a wool textile factory on the agenda. According to Rock's plan, the textile industry will be Johannesburg's third largest economic pillar in addition to mining and agriculture.
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The farms around Johannesburg raise Merino sheep. After more than a year of breeding, the first batch of sheep are ready for shearing. The Agricultural Association has also begun to purchase wool, but the wool cannot be processed locally in Johannesburg.
Therefore, the wool purchased by the Agricultural Association must be sold to the UK.
There is no port in Johannesburg. If you want to buy wool to the UK, you have to send the wool to Cape Town first, and then send it all the way from Cape Town to the UK mainland. In this way, the price is not competitive due to transportation costs.
Therefore, the agricultural association has no profit at all.
If the wool can be initially processed in Johannesburg and woven into wool for sale in the UK, then the competitiveness will be greatly increased and the agricultural association will be profitable.
If the wool is reprocessed, dyed in beautiful colors, or directly made into garments, the profits will be further increased.
Therefore, it is urgent to establish a wool processing factory first, and other things can be done slowly later. At the very least, we can ensure that the farmers' wool can be sold, and the agricultural association does not lose money.
Although Rock doesn't care about losing money, in business, in the long run, there is no need for organizations or institutions that cannot reflect value.
Thanks to the Boers who could be seen everywhere in Ziwei Town, Joseph Chamberlain could see the Boers wherever he went. He had a simple working meal at the Ziwei Town Government at noon, and tasted Ayers at the Oak Bar in the afternoon.
By the way, Joseph Chamberlain was in a good mood all day long.
In the evening, Joseph Chamberlain did not return to Johannesburg, but stayed in the guild hall in Ziwei Town. Rock finally had the opportunity to communicate with Joseph Chamberlain alone.
As night falls and the lanterns begin to light up, every household in Ziwei Town lights up red lanterns. Now red lanterns are not just a Chinese tradition. The British and Boers in Ziwei Town also hang red lanterns at their doorsteps. They don’t think so.
This is cultural invasion, because lanterns have real benefits. They not only decorate the happy atmosphere of Ziwei Town, but also serve as lighting. Why not do this?
At the door of the church, Frank was handing out candies and chocolates as usual. What was different from the past was that Frank actually organized a choir to sing hymns on the steps outside the church, attracting more residents to watch.
The Protestant Church has finally noticed Ziwei Town, and a new church is under construction. Soon, the children in Ziwei Town will harvest more candies, and the two churches will compete more "generously" for believers.
On the highest star-catching building of the guild hall, Joseph Chamberlain looked at the dreamlike Ziwei Town shrouded in red lanterns and felt relaxed and happy.
"When I was in Orange, what I saw every day was famine and fear. The prospects for the Boers there were not good. The compensation given to them could not allow them to rebuild their farms. There was a severe drought, soaring prices, no schools, and no churches.
, before I had to carry myself at home and come to the Transvaal when I was sick, I was worried that the situation in Johannesburg would be worse than that in Orange. After all, this was the hardest hit area by the war and the damage was more serious than Orange. I have to say, Purple
Wei Town gave me a huge surprise. Even compared with the towns in the UK, it is not far behind. It is even younger and more energetic. I have been to many overseas territories, and Ziwei Town is the best." Joseph.
·Chamberlain praised Ziwei Town.
Rock didn't speak in a hurry and couldn't figure out what kind of medicine was sold in Joseph Chamberlain's gourd.
"Before coming to Johannesburg, I heard a lot of bad rumors about you. I once thought that Johannesburg has been occupied by yellow people. Those Qing people and Indians have occupied our country like locusts. This is absolutely intolerable.
"Yes, Johannesburg is very important. It can only be white here, not any other color." Joseph Chamberlain's words gradually became sharper. While speaking, he used the light to observe Rock's expression.
Of course, Rock's expression was impeccable. No matter what Joseph Chamberlain said, even if the words were more rude, Rock would not be angered.
After many years of foreign trade career, Rock has already developed the ability to do what he wants. A warm face and a cold butt are inevitable experiences for every adult. Joseph Chamberlain's temptation can only be regarded as a beginner for Rock.
Rock could turn a deaf ear to even the highest level of cynicism and even worse remarks.
It cannot be said that he turned a deaf ear. As long as Roque passed this level, Joseph Chamberlain would definitely regret today's rudeness in the future.
"You are now a baron of the empire. The interests of the empire are closely related to you. From the standpoint of the empire, how should you deal with Nyasaland?" Joseph Chamberlain saw clearly. Sure enough, Nyasaland is the one who is the most important person.
In the core, Ziwei Town is just drizzle.
"In order to conquer the Boers, the empire mobilized 440,000 troops, which took 27 months and cost 200 million pounds. Now it seems not enough. Although it seems now that the cost is huge, we have achieved our goal. On the surface, the results are not bad.
, but I think that in order to conquer the Boers, paying such a high price is not worth the gain. Your Excellency the Prime Minister proposed the Two-C Plan after the Berlin Conference. Now this plan has not been completed. The consumption of the war is increasing, and the scale is getting larger and larger.
, this time we won, so next time, are we still determined to launch a war of this scale again?" Rock didn't wait for Joseph Chamberlain's reply, and asked himself: "Impossible, the empire can no longer withstand another war.
A war of this magnitude.”
Joseph Chamberlain certainly did not expect that when he asked Roque about his attitude towards Nyasaland, Roque would mention the "Two C Plan" to him.
The "Two C Plan" was first proposed by Cecil Rhodes in 1877. After the Berlin Conference, Prime Minister the Marquess of Salisbury confirmed the "Two C Plan" as Britain's official plan for hegemony in Africa.
"Two C Plan" means "from Cape to Cairo". Because the first letters of Cape and Cairo are both "c", it is called "Two C Plan".
The core of the "Two C Plan" is to connect the British colonies in Egypt, East Africa, and South Africa.
Now this plan is almost successful, and only German Tanganyika (Tanzania) remains between Nyasaland and the British East African Protectorate (Kenya).
and the Congo Free State in the other direction.
"Then how can we complete the 'Two-C Plan'? The Germans or Belgians are not Boers. The Germans have shown great strength in the Franco-Prussian War. To conquer Tanganyika and complete the Two-C Plan, we must risk
Considering the risk of war with the Germans, I don’t know how determined the empire is in this regard, but if we go to war with Germany, we must be prepared to mobilize more troops and spend more military expenditures, although I believe that the empire will definitely be able to achieve
Final victory, but we'd better be prepared for a protracted war." Rock focused all his firepower on Germany and considered the issue completely from the British standpoint. He was as confident as most young British nobles and hoped to win on the battlefield.
Establish meritorious deeds.
Of course, Rock had more sense than most young British aristocrats. Whether Britain could go to war with Germany for the "Two-C Plan" can be known by looking at Joseph Chamberlain's expression.
Joseph Chamberlain's expression was bitter. As the colonial secretary of the empire, Joseph Chamberlain knew very well that Britain had no determination to go to war with Germany.
Before the Boer War, Britain had the confidence and determination to defeat any country in the world.
After the Boer War, Britain was still confident of defeating any country in the world, but it no longer had the determination.
In modern warfare, even Britain's strength is overwhelmed.
