Just as More was delighted to have the opportunity to talk to Marcus Beaufort on an equal footing, the miners were undoubtedly anxious when they launched the strike.
Before this, there had never been a labor movement in southern Africa. The miners did not know the bottom line of the government and management, and they did not know whether their demands would be met. Only a few dozen people actually launched the strike. The vast majority of the miners were actually
Being coerced.
Under such circumstances, it would be self-deception to say how tenacious these miners were in resisting. As soon as the military armored vehicles broke open the gate of the Marcellus gold mine, the miners dispersed in a crowd, and no bloody conflict occurred at all.
Under Roque's instruction, when the British domestic newspapers poured dirty water on Roque and the federal government of Southern Africa, the South African newspapers headed by The Times also began to fight back, and the British and American mining companies were brought out in public.
Nestor Oppenheimer's personal information was published in detail by The Times, and people noticed that Ernest Oppenheimer was originally a Jew born in Germany.
In the context of the arms race, any news related to Germany will immediately cause an uproar in the UK. There is no need to emphasize how important the gold in Johannesburg is. The smuggling behavior of the British and American mining companies is simply poaching the British Empire.
What is tolerable is unbearable.
So overnight, all the newspapers in the UK that were targeting Roark and southern Africa ceased to exist, leaving only the newspapers in Orange that were still jumping up and down.
But Orange newspapers simply cannot get out of Orange, so their influence is still limited.
On August 15, amid strong opposition from the Anglo-American Mining Company, the Johannesburg Mining Alliance held a public auction. The subject matter was a total of seven gold mines, including three mines owned by the Anglo-American Mining Company. Marcellus Gold, where the riots occurred,
Mines are of course included.
After the end of the Boer War, this was the first such large-scale public auction of gold mines in the Johannesburg area. The attention it aroused can be imagined. Rock had received the news before the auction, and many American consortiums and British nobles would send people.
join.
The auction is held at the City Hall in Johannesburg City Hall.
At 10 a.m., those who have registered in advance to participate in the auction will begin to enter the venue.
There were many new faces, some of whom had never been seen before. Needless to say, these were the agents of buyers who did not want to show up.
Before half past ten, the city hall was packed to the brim. The Mining Union did not expect so many people to attend, and many chairs were temporarily added.
"With so many people participating, it is estimated that the price of gold mines will soar to an unacceptable level." Sidney Milner and Rock were sitting in a separate corner on the second floor and saw such a scene in the venue.
Many people, Sidney Milner is really worried, he has been staying in Johannesburg for the past half month, just for these gold mines.
"Don't worry, what's yours is yours." Rock didn't worry, the more people, the better.
"Of course you are not afraid." Sidney Milner is also rich now, but spending hundreds of thousands of rand at once is probably not enough.
The variables of a public auction are still a bit big. Many nobles in the UK have existed for hundreds or even thousands of years, and their accumulated wealth is unfathomable. God knows if a prodigal will pop up and just throw money at it. If that happens,
Under such circumstances, Sidney Milner could only let go.
Most of Sidney Milner's money is invisible to the public. If Sidney Milner really spends millions of dollars, it will definitely have a serious impact on Ade.
"Don't worry, are you sure it's Marcellus?" Rock had already planned it. It's not difficult to cheat in an auction.
"Marcellus will do -" Sidney Milner was still reasonable.
Among these seven gold mines, the best gold mine is obviously the Ignati Woods Gold Mine of Anglo-American Mining Company. Although on the surface, the output of Ignati Woods Gold Mine is not high, in fact anyone with a discerning eye knows that if the output is really low,
If it is high, the Ignati Woods gold mine will not be so large.
Since everyone knows that the Ignaty Woods Gold Mine has a high output, the Ignaty Woods Gold Mine will definitely attract a lot of attention, so it is a smart choice for Sidney Milner to avoid the Ignaty Woods Gold Mine.
Relatively speaking, the Marcellus Gold Mine is actually pretty good. In terms of output, there is not much difference between the Marcellus Gold Mine and the Ignati Woods Gold Mine. It’s just that the Marcellus Gold Mine has just opened
There has been a strike, and it is estimated that it will take some time to resume production, and there will be hidden dangers in the future. Therefore, the Marcellus Gold Mine has not received much attention and can be acquired at a relatively low price.
In order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, Roque also made two preparations to prevent someone from maliciously driving up the price.
At 10:45, Aiden, who was hosting the auction, appeared together with Brad Shelley, director of the Johannesburg Revenue Department.
This Brad Shelley is the Brad Shelley from Ziwei Town.
While serving as the tax collector in Ziwei Town, Brad Shelley did an outstanding job and exceeded the task every year. After Marcus Beaufort succeeded Philip as the mayor of Johannesburg, Brad Shelley became the mayor of Johannesburg.
Director of the Inland Revenue Department.
Part of the proceeds from this auction will be handed over to the Johannesburg Municipal Government. Brad Shelley appeared at the auction and supervised the entire auction process on behalf of the Johannesburg Municipal Government.
"Please be quiet, gentlemen, we will start right away -" Aiden was not a qualified auctioneer. He did not even introduce the specific situation of several gold mines and immediately entered the process.
In fact, this is fine. People who came to the auction have already understood the situation in advance. In order to qualify for entry, each of them paid a deposit of five thousand rand. If you buy a gold mine but regret it, this deposit is not necessary.
Retired: "The auction of the Ignati Woods gold mine is now starting. I believe you all know the specific situation. The base price is fifty thousand rand, and the price will be increased by one thousand rand each time. Let's start now-"
No one spoke.
No one raised a sign.
"No one has made an offer? Fifty thousand rand! For the first time -" Aiden didn't waste any words.
"One hundred thousand!"
Immediately, someone raised a sign, and it doubled just after it started.
Many people know the guy holding the sign, he is the deputy general manager of De Beers Unified Mining Company.
A few people who wanted to raise placards stopped immediately.
In Johannesburg, no one dares to grab the gold mine that De Beers Consolidated Mining Company wants.
Roque and Sidney Milner both looked at Stoudemire in the opposite corner on the second floor. Stoudemire raised his glass to Roque and Sidney Milner from a distance.
"De Beers Unified Mining Company has too many gold mines. This is not good, very bad." Sidney Milner frowned, obviously unwilling to see the power of De Beers Unified Mining Company expand again.
In fact, the problems of De Beers Unified Mining Company are far less serious than those of the South African company.
In southern Africa, South African companies are a legacy of history, and the entire Rhodesia is the sphere of influence of South African companies.
Although Rhodesia is now part of Southern Africa, South African companies are still very powerful in Rhodesia, even overtaking the Rhodesian state government. Ade is aware of this problem, but he cannot solve it for a while.
On this issue, Roque also played a very bad role. The situation in Nyasaland is similar to that of Rhodesia, and even more serious. South African companies only have operating rights in Rhodesia, while Nyasaland has Roque.
personal property, and Roque’s relationship with Stoudemire is now so close, so Adelaide does not dare to attack the South African company.
"It's better than being controlled by Americans -" Rock still spoke for Stoudemire. Although Stoudemire was often too selfish, he was still much better than the profit-seeking Americans.
"First time in a hundred thousand!" Aiden picked up the auction gavel.
"One hundred and one thousand!" Suddenly someone raised the price.
All the eyes in the audience were immediately attracted.
He is a young man wearing a cowboy hat and a Henley shirt. This look is very eye-catching among the crowd of suits and ties.
"One hundred and one thousand, is this price increase allowed?" Cowboy Hat noticed the stares from around him and repeated in American English.
Everyone suddenly realized.
The Ignati Woods Gold Mine was previously the property of the Anglo-American Mining Company, and the Anglo-American Mining Company had an American consortium background, so it is normal for cowboy hats to appear here.
"Bang bang bang -" Aiden stopped talking and called the security guard with a hammer: "How did such a disheveled person get in? Get him out!"
There was an uproar at the scene. Although everyone knew that Aiden was from De Beers Unified Mining Company, as the rotating chairman of the Johannesburg Mining Alliance, Aiden's tendency was too obvious.
Even Sidney Milner laughed: "Cecil's eating looks are really ugly!"
Rock also laughed and turned to look at Xiao Si. Xiao Si was still very proud and seemed not to realize there was anything wrong with this.
"I paid the deposit. I'm your guest. You can't treat me like this." The cowboy hat didn't expect that the British, who always pride themselves on being gentlemen, would be so simple and rude.
"Sir, you have violated our rules, please leave immediately -" The big and rough security guard did not give the cowboy hat a chance to correct himself.
"I——" As soon as the cowboy hat started, he was immediately taken away by two security guards.
When the venue returned to calm, Aiden's expression remained calm: "Now the auction will continue, the first time for one hundred thousand."
There was silence in the venue. Some people had angry expressions on their faces, while many others had a matter-of-fact look on their faces.
Britain is a very hierarchical society, which the nouveau riche in the United States cannot understand.
The reality is so cruel. When Americans have no money, the British laugh at Americans as hooligans, thieves, and robbers.
Americans are finally rich, and the British laugh at Americans as nouveau riche, country bumpkins, and rednecks.
When the United States rules the world, I believe the British will still laugh at the Americans.
