Before Rock and the others set off, Zach, Bella, and Christian had already arrived in Pretoria.
At that time, Pretoria was still under martial law, and the news that Alfred Milner chose Pretoria as the capital had not yet spread. With great effort, Christian built a building less than a mile away from the church square.
Kilometers away, buy your next castle-style mansion at an almost free price.
"——When the expeditionary force attacked Pretoria, there was a battle here, so the exterior of the castle was partially damaged, and the internal damage was also serious. But it didn't matter. I asked Padbeck to bring more than 300 workers.
In a week at most, the castle will be completely restored, and you can move in by then——" Christian was so proud that he didn't notice at all that Roque's expression was getting more and more ugly.
It is indeed good. After being a contractor for such a long time, Christian has a good vision now. The castle in front of Roque is huge and magnificent. It can almost be regarded as the most magnificent building in Pretoria. Compared with Alfred
The Palace of Justice, where de Milner lives, is no less impressive.
However, Rock and Henry cannot afford to live in such a castle now.
Are you kidding me? A police chief or a senior inspector lives in a place more grand than the governor's official residence. This is not an honor, it is asking for trouble. The castle is now seriously damaged and it doesn't look so conspicuous, but when it is completely restored
Afterwards, what did Alfred Milner think? What did other Transvaal officials think?
"Christian, find me another place." Rock didn't want to talk nonsense and looked at Henry, their eyes full of helplessness.
Obviously, Henry is not stupid either.
"Why? You can't find a better house than this in Pretoria?" Obviously, Christian is a pig.
"I mean it doesn't need to be so nice, at least not a castle like this. Find me a normal house, like a house where a policeman lives, not a bullshit castle like this. What do you think you are? A king?"
Roque became more and more angry, and finally almost roared. A person without eyes will not have a long memory if he doesn't scold.
"Yes, yes, Mr. Locke, I'll go find him right away -" Christian was sprayed with saliva, and led Padbeck to turn around and run away.
Padbeck!
It seems to be "Ma Mouth", the thief who was caught by Sharma in the police station. Rock doesn't know how Christian got together with Padbeck, it's not important.
In fact, this scolding from Christian was a bit unjust. Christian is an excellent bitch, and his ability to do things is almost perfect. Before dark, Christian found another house that was less eye-catching, but very good-looking, and perfectly met Roark's requirements.
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"This house used to belong to a Boer farmer. Gold mines were discovered on his farm, but he had no money to mine, so he sold the gold mines and built this house with the money from selling the gold mines. Unfortunately, the house
The war broke out just after it was built, and the owner hadn't even had time to move in, so this house was still new." Christian was much more low-key this time. Although the house he chose was also made of marble, its appearance was earthy.
, the exterior walls are also uneven, full of a mottled sense of age.
Different from the low-key appearance, the interior decoration of the room is quite luxurious, with crystal chandeliers, painted ceilings, carpets, wallpapers, stair railings and door handles even decorated with gold foil.
You really deserve to have a mine at home!
"Okay, this is it. Take the time to buy daily necessities. I don't want to live in the police station." Rock was very satisfied, Henry was also very satisfied, and Phyllis was even more satisfied.
Daily necessities and other items were actually ready-made. After Rock decided, Christian whistled, and Padbeck rumbled over from the corner with several carriages, all of which were loaded with daily necessities.
"Locke, I found an opportunity to make a fortune——" Henry suddenly had a bold idea.
"What?" Rock was a little distracted. How could he be afraid of not having the chance to make a fortune while guarding the Rand Gold Mine?
"We just said that to rebuild a new Pretoria, it will definitely require a large number of construction workers. We can undertake government projects and organize construction teams to carry out the work-" Henry is also keen-eyed.
Yes, Roque almost forgot, what is the most profitable thing in Pretoria now?
Not a gold mine, but a government project to rebuild Pretoria.
This is not within the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Mines.
"Yes, yes, yes, you can go and inquire tomorrow. If there is a suitable one, we can take the next step. There are many workers, and there are not enough here. We can also transfer workers from Cape Town." Roque also knows how much money is involved in undertaking government projects.
As the saying goes, "Golden bridges and silver roads", in fact, as long as it is a government project, it will be rich.
It’s not just about building bridges and paving roads. Next, Alfred Milner will gradually improve the government departments in Pretoria. These government departments all need office space. Even if they can’t get these big projects and build a square,
Building a green belt or something like that is just fat, and the British are not stingy in this regard either.
Yes, unlike the projects Roque knew, the big projects these days are not to build squares, but to build government offices. It needs to be emphasized that most government offices these days are built with marble, and all building materials must be
Imported from foreign countries, the construction period is long, the cost is high, and the structure is also very strong. A building can be used for hundreds of years. In comparison, square greening and other things are really small projects.
Of course, if a small project adds up to a large sum, it is actually not a small project.
Pretoria in the 21st century is known as the "Garden City" and "Aster City". Many aster trees are planted on both sides of the main roads in the city. Every October, the aster trees bloom with purple flowers.
, all over the city, Pretoria will hold a week-long celebration.
Of course, that was the 21st century, and the current Pretoria has nothing to do with the "Garden City", and there are very few aster trees. These are all business opportunities, which need to be discovered by Roque and Henry.
"No, no, no, neither of us has to come forward for this kind of thing, let Christian go, he is a Boer." Henry also has many evil ideas.
Christian is a Boer, and on the surface he has nothing to do with Henry and Rock. This is indeed an excellent white glove. Rock and Henry only need to inquire about the information, and then let Christian take over the project, even if the project is not completed, and
Rock and Henry have nothing to do with each other.
Poor Christian, who was busy directing the workers to decorate the house, did not realize that Roark and Henry were plotting against him.