There are more than fifty people, the oldest is no more than 35 years old. They can still be considered young people in the 21st century. In this era, everyone already has seven or eight children. Those who are more anxious can become grandparents. Therefore, those over fifty
There were a lot of children and babies in the number, and there were a lot of little carrot heads, more than thirty in total. No wonder Li De was worried.
Rock is not worried. Having too many people is a burden for Li De, but it is capital for Rock. If you only ask for food, it is really not difficult. Before Rock took charge of the refugee camp, the mortality rate in the refugee camp was
More than 20%. When Rock took over, he didn't know which link had the problem. The supplies allocated by the British were still based on the standards two months ago. The difference between them was enough to feed hundreds of people.
, there were only over fifty people, it was really drizzle.
"Will there be no problems?" Anton was a little worried, but at the same time there was still hope in his eyes.
Roque immediately understood that Anton probably also had this need. Who has not had three relatives and four close friends? Anton’s family has immigrated to Cape Town, and there must be relatives in the Qing Dynasty. Should he stay in the Qing Dynasty or immigrate to the Qing Dynasty?
Cape Town, there seems to be no need to choose.
"It doesn't matter, the vineyards need workers anyway." Rock is not worried. With Henry in charge, Rock has a lot of room to operate.
In fact, it doesn't matter. Although the vineyards do need workers, compared with those Boers, hiring Chinese is not cost-effective. After all, hiring those Boers only requires one pound of meat per week, while hiring these Chinese definitely requires
In terms of salary, although these Chinese will not ask for 50 yuan a month, the cost will definitely be more than hiring those Boers.
Of course, we can't care too much at this time. If Roque doesn't help, these people will not have enough food and clothing, which will definitely affect future immigration. Maybe other Chinese police officers will be less enthusiastic about their family members' immigration. This is not worth the loss.
Then leave them all, the adults will go to work in the vineyards, and the children will go to school to study. But then there will be new problems.
"The schools in the refugee camps teach in Dutch and teach in English, but our children don't know either Dutch or English, so they can't even understand the words. What can they learn?" Anton wondered.
Worried, he also has two children of school age, so this issue is very urgent.
Rock didn't expect this problem, and was scratching his head for a while.
When the Boers colonized the Cape, the lingua franca of the Cape was Dutch. The British drove away the Boers, and the lingua franca of the Cape became English and Dutch. Chinese children did not know English or Dutch, so
There will definitely be problems in education. Although there are translators in the refugee camps, there are no Chinese translators, so this problem is very serious. At least Roque cannot solve it now.
In fact, the person who is most suitable to be a teacher is Luo Ke. He understands English and has received a systematic education. Being a teacher is easy for him.
But it is impossible for Rock to be the king of children. Rock is very busy now and has no time to teach, so he has to think of other ways.
"How about calling Lao Liang back?" Anton proposed a solution.
Although Liang Dingxin's English level is not good enough, Liang Dingxin is the most suitable candidate. Unfortunately, Liang Dingxin is currently in the Qing Dynasty and has to find a way to transport people to Cape Town. It is also impossible for him to become a teacher.
"No, no, there are so many bachelors waiting in the bureau." Roque disagreed. Anton's children have to go to school, so Anton can demolish one wall to make up for the other, but Roque has to focus on the overall situation. Compared with education, now
Increasing the population base is more important.
When Roque stated this reason, it was not easy for Anton to object. After all, he could not feed his family without caring about the life and death of his brothers.
"Then let the ladies take care of themselves at home first, and we can think of a solution ourselves." Anton compromised. To solve this matter, he still had to send a telegram to Liang Dingxin. There are not enough talents in Cape Town. There must be some in the Qing Dynasty, not to mention other places.
, the customs has been controlled by the Englishman Hurd for forty years, and there must be many people who understand English.
Then send a telegram to Liang Dingxin. Teachers with translation attributes these days are special talents, and their salary cannot be reduced. Roque directly offered a monthly salary of ten pounds. I believe someone will be tempted.
At the end of April, a large number of reinforcements arrived at the Cape. The total number of British troops on the Cape battlefield had reached 400,000. In early May, the British army launched another offensive. On May 12, the British army captured the new territory of the Orange Free State.
In the capital, Kronstad, the Boer coalition returned to the Transvaal and continued to resist.
"The war is almost over. I think good news will come from London soon. Maybe we will go to London together to meet the Queen. Are you ready?" Superintendent Henry was very excited. The end of the war means that
In terms of rewards for merit, for Henry to have such merit as killing Joubert, the commander-in-chief of the Boer coalition, a baron is the minimum.
As for Rock
Well, Rock didn't hold out much hope. Rock was not as optimistic as Henry. The Second Boer War lasted for more than two years. Historically, on September 1, 1900, Commander-in-Chief Roberts of the Expeditionary Force announced the annexation of Britain.
The Transvaal declared that the war was over, but in fact the peace negotiations between the British and the Boers did not end until May 1902, lasting a total of 31 months.
"Don't be so optimistic. The Boers will not give in easily." Rock didn't say too much. It would be useless to say too much. Henry wouldn't believe it.
400,000 troops gathered in the Cape. Everyone believed that the war would end within a few months. After all, the total population of the Boers was only 440,000. Even if the expeditionary force was evenly pushed, it could still defeat the Transvaal Republic and Austria.
The Lanzhi Free State was bulldozed.
The problem is that the hatred between the British and the Boers is too deep. In the Orange Free State, the method used by the British army is no different from the method used by the Japanese army in the Anti-Japanese War. They killed everyone who could.
Burn everything and rob everything. The Boers will not give in easily. The end of the frontal battle does not mean the end of the war.
"Of course they will not surrender easily, but they have to surrender. The Cape is part of the British Empire. This is an irrefutable fact." Henry was very sure that it didn't matter if the Boers did not surrender, just wipe them all out, and the expedition
The military has this ability.
"How are you and Lacey?" Rock didn't want to get entangled in this issue. If he talked too much, Henry wouldn't like to hear it, and it would also affect the relationship between Rock and Henry.
"I have met with General Hopkins. General Hopkins promised that he would not force Lacey and let Lacey make her own choice." Henry was very happy when he mentioned Lacey, and it seemed that the progress was going well.
"Congratulations to you, I have the opportunity to treat you to dinner." Roque is now very confident. When it comes to cooking, Marvin's cooking skills can beat all the cooks in Cape Town, including the cooks at the Governor's Mansion.
