After the Boer War, the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State were annexed by the Cape Colony, and the Boer group was gradually disappearing.
Never mind how cruel the British Expeditionary Force's methods were during the Boer War. After the Boer War, Britain did pay a lot of money to appease the Boers. In addition to the initial compensation of three million, the British successively gave the Boers nearly
A loan of 40 million pounds was used to help the Boers rebuild their farms.
This money still plays a big role. For people like Phoebe Lasker and Sean Nehemiah, this money is a drop in the bucket, but for ordinary Boers, this money is a timely help.
Before the outbreak of the Boer War, although the Boers were descendants of the Dutch, they had no relationship with the Netherlands. The country established by the Boers could not get any help from the Netherlands. Even during the Boer War, the countries established by the Boers were generally under international influence.
Public opinion was sympathetic, and Paul Kruger had received many promises while he was in Europe, but in the end, the thunder was loud but the rain was small. Before Paul Kruger could return to southern Africa, the Boer War had ended. Those promises
They all become bubbles and disappear with the wind.
The British loan to the Boers was not given directly to a certain person, but to the then Governor of the Cape Colony, Ade, who distributed it.
As a result, while Adé used the money to help the Boers rebuild their farms, he also established an English-based public education system in Orange.
"The British had ulterior motives. They implemented a policy of genocide against us during the war, and after the war they also wanted to eliminate us Boers from our culture and traditions. English is used for teaching in Orange schools, and English newspapers are used in Orange newspapers.
The government documents of Orange are all written in English. The British promised that Dutch would also be the official language of Orange, but where is Dutch now? How many newborns born after 1900 can still speak Dutch? I
"My children will be able to do it, and I didn't let my children go to British schools at all!" Phoebe Lasker was very proud of her stubbornness.
Sean Nehemiah was exchanging glances with others. The more educated you are, the more you know the importance of education. If Phoebe Lasker hadn't discovered gold mines on his farm, he would be a gold mine now.
Ordinary Boers, so this became Phoebe Lasker's reason for boycotting education.
Of course, there may be a miracle, and maybe Phoebe Lasker will find a gold mine on his farm in Orange in the future. In that case, Phoebe Lasker can continue to be proud.
"Actually, there is nothing wrong with using Afrikaans." Sean Nehemiah does not live in the past, and there is no point in remembering the grand occasions of the past now.
Afrikaans is a new language that emerged after the Boer War.
At the end of the Boer War, in order to maintain their cultural traditions, the Boers requested Dutch as the official language of southern Africa. As a result, this did not receive any response outside Orange. Even Orange also used Dutch for various reasons.
There are fewer and fewer environments for speaking.
So Afrikaans came into being.
The first person to advocate the promotion of Afrikaans was an organization called the "Christian National Educational Association". This organization was funded by donations from southern Africa and the Netherlands. Its purpose was to promote the Dutch language and maintain the cultural independence of the Boers.
Later, another organization called the "African Language Association" appeared in Orange. This organization vigorously promoted the Afrikaner language. It merged with the "Christian National Education Association" the year before last and established the "Southern African Language Association" in Bloemfontein.
School of Languages and Arts", officially establishing the official status of Afrikaans in Orange.
It should be noted that at this time Afrikaner was not officially recognized by the federal government.
In another time and space, in 1925, Afrikaans was recognized by the federal government and officially became the official language of the federal government.
"Afrikaans is not the language of our Boers. I know what you want to say. We must unite all white people in southern Africa except British people to fight against British assimilation, but Afrikaans is a mistake.
The choice is to let those white people learn our Dutch language. Those guys were thieves, robbers and homeless people before they came to southern Africa. We took them in, and they should be grateful-" Phoebe Lasker said this a bit too much.
, some people at the scene immediately changed their expressions.
"Phoebe, you're drunk, let's stop here today -" Sean Nehemiah ended decisively. If he continued, this small group that was finally formed would probably fall apart.
"I didn't drink too much, I told the truth!" Phoebe Lasker shouted at the top of her lungs.
But the others had already stood up and shook hands when saying goodbye to each other. No one cared about Phoebe Lasker, who had already revealed his ugly appearance.
Seeing this, the bartender who was reading a book behind the bar hurriedly came over to help the staggering Phoebe Lasker, and took the initiative to go outside and call a cab for Phoebe Lasker.
Of course it is a carriage. Cars are produced by the evil Nyasaland and will never be used by the traditional Boers.
Sean Nehemiah noticed that the book the bartender was reading was The Hidden Power.
This is a Dutch novel, completed by Louis Kulepais in 1900. The story is set in the Dutch East Indies and tells the story of the inevitable decline of the colonial system in East Indies.
"Great work!" Sean Nehemiah gave the bartender a two-shilling tip as he left.
"Thank you!" The bartender thanked him hurriedly, and then said a little embarrassedly: "I actually can't understand it very well. Sorry, I don't know a lot of words -"
This is a normal situation. Before the establishment of the federal government, there was no public education system in southern Africa. Many Boers did not even go to school. People like bartenders who could take the initiative to read Dutch were very few in this era.
"What's your name?" Sean Nehemiah was not busy walking, leaning on the bar and chatting casually with the bartender.
"Ludwig Barker." The bartender was chatting, his hands were busy, and he poured a glass of potato vodka for Sean Nehemiah.
Due to the production of potato vodka in Johannesburg, potato vodka is considered the cheapest alcohol in the bar besides beer. However, this does not affect potato vodka from becoming the most popular alcohol. After all, potato vodka tastes pretty good.
Moreover, the bartender took the initiative to treat the guests, which is rare.
So Sean Nehemiah happily took over and chatted a few more words: "The bakery owner's son, what a good name. If you have any words you don't know, you can ask me, of course when I'm not too busy."
The time of state legislators is still very valuable, so if Ludwig Barker really asked Sean Nehemiah for words, then the budding friendship between them would probably disappear.
"You are all big shots, I'm just a bartender." Ludwig Backer was self-aware.
"Hahahaha, Buck, nice to meet you." Sean Nehemiah laughed and bid farewell to Ludwig Buck.
Watching Sean Nehemiah's figure disappear from the door, the smile on Ludwig Barker's face gradually turned into a bitter smile.
"A little uncomfortable?" Another bartender appeared next to Ludwig Barker silently.
"No, I'm just a little sorry." Ludwig Buck poured away the wine that Sean Nehemiah had not finished, rinsed the cup with water, then wiped the cup dry with a clean towel and put it away.
On the cup holder next to you.
"Let's take a rest, I'll watch over here." The newly arrived bartender patted Ludwig Barker on the shoulder to express comfort. Ludwig Barker wanted to write down everything just now and make a report.
submit.
After leaving the bar and returning to the lounge upstairs, Ludwig Barker sat down at the desk and began to write a report. At this time, he could no longer see the clumsiness in communicating with Sean Nehemiah just now. If Sean Nehemiah
Hermea would definitely be surprised when he saw it, because Ludwig Barker wrote in English very fluently and in a rare cursive style.
When writing about his evaluation of Sean Nehemiah, Ludwig Buck hesitated and gave a more dangerous evaluation than Phoebe Lasker.
People like Phoebe Lasker are idiots. Without Sean Nehemiah's planning, this small group would not have been formed at all, so Sean Nehemiah is the leader, and Phoebe Lasker is the one who was
Sean Nehemiah thrust the scapegoat into the spotlight.
About an hour later, as night fell and the bar gradually became lively, Ludwig Back returned to the bar and started busy.
"Buck, the bartender is here, go take a look." In addition to bartending, Ludwig Buck also has other jobs.
The main thing the wine delivery person brought was potato vodka. After all, this kind of wine is cheap and tastes good. The key is that it has a high alcohol content, so it is very popular in bars.
Ludwig Back helped the wine carrier deliver the wine into the cellar, and then handed a thick stack of reports to the wine carrier.
"Write a little more, and you can write a book -" the wine delivery man joked.
"After I retire, I plan to sort out my work over the years and write a book, with you as the protagonist." Ludwig Back laughed.
The person who delivered the wine immediately had a horrified look on his face. The profession of an agent is a bit shameful. I really want to write a book about it——
It's probably quite interesting.
"Remember to give me a copy when the time comes." So the wine delivery man also laughed. Ludwig Barker was only in his twenties, and his retirement will be decades later. I hope someone will remember them by then.
the contributions of these people.
After leaving the cellar and returning to the bar, Ludwig Back had a professional smile on his face. Reality and dreams are not in conflict.
