Although compared to Bloemfontein, Johannesburg has reached a higher level in both infrastructure and economy, Johannesburg still has many shortcomings. Not to mention compared with big cities like London and Paris, even Cape Town
It can’t compare to any of them, so Johannesburg still has a lot of room for improvement.
In the past, Adelaide was partial to the Boers for the sake of the balanced development of the Transvaal and Orange under his rule. The Boers are now British, and the peace negotiations are still led by Adelaide, so if the Transvaal and Orange
Orange has heaven on one side and hell on the other, and Ade is not good-looking either.
It is a pity that the Boers are really unable to hold up the wall, and Ade is still mentally and physically exhausted.
Ade hoped that Orange could develop economically like the Transvaal and that everyone could live and work in peace and contentment, so he favored and cared for the Boers.
But if the development of the Transvaal is affected because of Orange, then the gains outweigh the losses.
Roque is not in Ade's position, so I don't know why Ade is struggling.
This kind of thing is actually easy to understand. If Transvaal and Orange are replaced by Nyasaland and Johannesburg, Rock can immediately understand why Adelaide is swinging between two sides.
The palms and backs of my hands are all flesh.
Rock used to worry about Orange, but now there is no need for it. An old man like Philip Matilda can just deal with the Boers. Rock still focuses on the security of Johannesburg and the town of Ziwei.
This is Rock's scope of work.
During this plague outbreak, the town of Ziwei was perhaps the least affected in both the Transvaal and Orange. In the entire town of Ziwei, there were not yet many infected and intentionally infected patients who were sent to the quarantine area.
Of the fifty people, most of whom were misdiagnosed, they were sent back to Ziwei Town after being confirmed not to be infected with the plague. Only twelve people were confirmed to be infected with the plague. After treatment, four more people recovered, and in the end, only eight people died due to the plague.
For a giant "small town" with a population of more than 5,000 people, this result is extremely surprising. Don't forget that this was 1902, but the health level of Ziwei Town was similar to that of 2012. It is no wonder that Ade wants to give Ziwei
Wei Town has various subsidies. If all the towns in the Transvaal and Orange were like Zi Wei Town, then Ade would not be able to leave its name in history.
After the plague, the sanitation level of Ziwei Town has reached a new level. Because of the plague, everyone in Ziwei Town is in danger. In the past, everyone just swept the snow in front of the door and took care of themselves. Now in Ziwei Town, if someone is because of
If you don't do a good job in hygiene and affect other people, everyone will really yell at you.
In addition to sanitation, there are actually a lot of troubles. Ziwei Town is a town where Chinese and white people live together. The cultural conflict between the East and the West is still huge. It is reflected on individuals, that is, in various aspects of life.
There is a kind of contradiction. For example, children in white families have more freedom, so there are a lot of naughty children, while Chinese families have stricter management of their children. As a result, white people often report that Chinese families abuse their children.
Mrs. Barker has been reported the most often because Mrs. Barker has very strict requirements for her children. If her children do not do well in Ziwei Public School, they will be beaten!
If your child is naughty at home, hit him!
After learning the violin for half a year, my child still couldn't play a complete piece of music, and ended up getting beaten!
This kind of education method seems to be a natural thing for the Chinese. Mrs. Buck often exchanges her experiences of spanking children with her neighbors, but the white people really cannot accept it.
So Mrs. Barker was reported every day.
The funny thing is, because Buck is the mayor, every time Mrs. Buck is reported, Buck handles it. As a result, singles can easily turn into doubles.
Because of this incident, Buck was often laughed at. Even Rock knew that the Buck family had a seat (deleted)
I don’t dare to write this word, because I’m afraid I’ll get scolded if I do.
Rock doesn't care about these trivial things. This is Buck's job. Rock is only responsible for the general direction of the development of Ziwei Town. It's not that Rock doesn't care about the residents of Ziwei Town. Rock is really too busy. If this kind of thing
Rock has to deal with trivial matters, which can tire Rock to death.
What's more, if Luo Ke does everything personally, the role of the Ziwei Town Management Committee will not be reflected.
The "Management Committee" was established during the plague. In order to distinguish it from the Parliament, this name was specially used.
The members of the "Management Committee" were not voted by the residents of Ziwei Town, but a semi-official organization formed by Buck. In addition to Buck and Bobby Holt, the members also included tax collector Brad Shelley.
Sheriff Dunn, Vice-President George of the Agricultural Society, Douglas, the future administrator of the medical school, Sophia and Tony, the two current principals of Ziwei School, Dr. Colin Bellamy, director of Ziwei Hospital, and
The Catholic Father Frank, and the Protestant Pastor Arthur.
After the "Management Committee" was established, it immediately played a huge role. Every Monday morning is the regular meeting time of the "Management Committee". As long as two-thirds of the people are present, all matters in Ziwei Town can be solved.
The "Management Committee" can make decisions with just a word, and its power is astonishing.
"The management committee is still very effective. Some time ago, the city government asked to increase taxes on Ziwei Town, but it was directly rejected by the management committee. Director Beaufort also wanted to order Brad, but Professor Douglas went directly to Matilda
Lord, put this matter down." Buck was very proud. In Buck's view, the "Management Committee" is definitely a great initiative and is more conducive to safeguarding the interests of Ziwei Town.
Rock regretted it endlessly. Some time ago, Rock was busy dealing with the plague and neglected the management of Ziwei Town. Unexpectedly, something like this went wrong.
"Isn't it good?" Buck finally noticed something was wrong with Rock's expression.
"It looks good now, but over time there will be many problems. For example, if one thing is very beneficial to the long-term development of Ziwei Town, it will have a negative effect in the short term. As a result, the management committee will have huge differences. When the time comes,
What should we do?" Roque knows the shortcomings of democratic resolutions, so he has always been opposed to similar institutions. The management method of the "Management Committee" may seem fair and effective in the short term, but over time it will turn into a fight against each other.
The burden of kicking a ball.
"The minority obeys the majority. When the Management Committee makes a resolution, as long as two-thirds of the people agree, it must be implemented. Moreover, the Management Committee is not elected, so it will avoid that situation to the greatest extent."
Buck thought about it before making his decision, which made Rock somewhat relieved.
Rock's biggest problem now is that he doesn't have enough talent on hand.
Johannesburg needs to develop, Nyasaland needs to develop as well, and the land just "leased" needs to be stable. Rock is also planning to open up the Congo Free State in the future, and now there are more mercenaries from Madagascar. There are so many clues.
It’s so complicated that Rock can’t do all the work on his own, so Rock can only slowly select people from around him to train.
At present, it seems that Buck may become Rock's biggest helper, so Rock still places great hopes on Buck. Don't be afraid of making mistakes. Experience is to be accumulated from mistakes. What is afraid of is not being able to learn from mistakes.
As for going further and further down the wrong path, then it will be difficult to return.
"If you think it's appropriate, then go ahead and do it." So Rock let Buck try. Even if the establishment of the "Management Committee" was a mistake, Rock hoped that this mistake would be worthwhile.
"It should be fine. I left a backdoor. If two-thirds of the residents of Ziwei Town think that the management committee cannot protect their interests, then the management committee will be dissolved." Buck is also very clever now, and he has a right in his hand.
The management committee’s trump card.
Although whites and Chinese live together in Ziwei Town, the number of Chinese is definitely more than two-thirds. If necessary, Buck can dissolve the management committee by voting and restore Ziwei Town to the model before the establishment of the management committee.
Regarding Buck's confidence, Rock just smiled and said nothing. Whether the model of the Management Committee is good or not, it is useless to say anything now, and it will be tested by time.
At the end of November, the mercenaries sent by Rock to Madagascar finally encountered their first challenge.
Although Madagascar has become a French colony, the Malagasy hatred of the French has not disappeared, so the relationship between the French and the Malagasy is very tense.
The reason why Jean Casimir Perrier came to Roque was because he was desperate. Casimir Perrier's company had obtained the mining rights in northern Madagascar, but because of the resistance of the Malagasy people to the French, Casimir Perrier
The Perrier Company couldn't even "hire" workers, so Perrier had no choice but to ask Roque for help.
Of course, the "employment" here is definitely not the kind of employment relationship under normal circumstances. Madagascar does not have as rich mineral reserves as Johannesburg. If Casimir Perrier Company follows the operating method of the Johannesburg gold mine, in this era
It is simply impossible to survive, so the existence of mercenaries is very necessary. They not only need to bring enough miners to Casimir Perrier Company, but also prevent miners from escaping and defend against possible attacks on the mines by the Malagasy people.
Rock still underestimated the situation in Madagascar. The first batch of mercenaries who followed the chief to Madagascar was only sixty people. Although these sixty people were all experienced Zulu scouts, they were not enough to complete the task.
The Malagasy people have a tough character and strong fighting ability. Otherwise, they would not have been able to withstand the French colonial invasion for decades. The mercenaries sent to Madagascar by Roque were used to deal with the aboriginal people on the coast of Madagascar, but they still managed to survive.
The aboriginal people in the central mountainous area are in trouble.
Austin Burns, who had changed his name to Robert, discovered this problem after he came to Madagascar.
So Rock sent another 200 mercenaries to Madagascar, which was enough to satisfy Austin Burns' request.
At the end of November, at the request of Casimir Perrier's company, mercenaries began to raid all the villages around the mine.
