The British government's attitude on the issue of the Los Angeles Stock Exchange is extremely ambivalent.
During the World War, the London financial market was severely damaged. It has not yet recovered from the trauma, and capital has not found suitable investment channels.
As far as the British government is concerned, it is definitely not willing to see the establishment of a stock exchange in Los Angeles, but British capital is happy to see it happen. Capital is all profit-seeking. Roque has a lot of high-quality assets under his name, and there is no lack of funds at all.
It has never been listed on the London Stock Exchange. Now, in order to prosper the financial market in southern Africa, companies under Roque's name are gradually going public. British capital that is outside the financial market is swarming in like sharks smelling the smell of blood.
As a result, this situation directly affects the British government's attitude towards the Los Angeles Stock Exchange.
Unlike the ever-changing Los Angeles, Cape Town in 1918 did not change much compared to twenty years ago. As more and more young people left Cape Town for the three central states, Cape Town became like a
A dying old man is being forgotten by southern Africans.
Rock still has a certain affection for Cape Town. After all, Cape Town is the starting point of Rock's career. Rock's house on Mill Street is still preserved. Oak Town is still the largest Chinese gathering area in Cape State. These
In recent years, many Cape farmers have had to sell their farms and leave southern Africa due to poor management, and there are more and more Chinese farmers in Cape.
Rock firmly implemented the concept of surrounding the city with the countryside, buying these farms in the form of a company, and then selling them to new immigrants who came to southern Africa. The farms run by white people in Cape State often amounted to thousands of acres, but in the hands of the Chinese, they became
A small farm of one or two hundred acres.
It's a bit small, but as long as you manage it carefully, you can support a family. In remote areas of Cape State, Chinese-run farms account for more than half of the total farms.
In Winterton, which is only thirty kilometers away from Ladysmith, Sheriff Gilbert has been in a bad mood recently.
During the Second Boer War, there was a fierce battle between the Boer Alliance and the British Expeditionary Force in Ladysmith. The Boer Alliance once surrounded the troops led by Lieutenant General George White in Ladysmith for five months.
The Boer War brought great destruction to the area around Ladysmith. After the war, there were ten houses and nine empty houses around Ladysmith, and ruins were everywhere.
It was not until 1910 that some Boers returned to Ladysmith, and with the arrival of some new Chinese immigrants, Ladysmith and the surrounding areas gradually regained their vitality.
Winterton is a small town with a population of less than a thousand people. More than half of the residents are Chinese. Of the remaining half, about one-third are Gurkhas, one-third are Boers, and the remaining three
One-quarter are white immigrants from Europe.
Like most small towns in southern Africa, Winterton is built along a river. A seasonal river called Tugela passes through the middle of the town. Most Chinese and Gurkhas live on the left side of the Tugela River. Boers
and white people from Europe live on the right bank of the Tugla River.
Southern Africa has distinct rainy and dry seasons every year. October to March of the following year is the summer in Southern Africa, and it is also the rainy season in Southern Africa.
During the rainy season, the Tugla River overflows, often causing seasonal floods. During the dry season, it dries up completely and the river stops flowing. This period is the best time to strengthen the river embankments and clean up the river channels.
It was the same this year. During the dry season, the Chinese and Gurkhas living on the left bank of the Tugla River used the gravel and cement from the river bottom to build a strong river embankment. They also planted a lot of golden sandalwood on the river embankment. The entire left bank
They are all protected by river embankments and did not suffer much damage during the rainy season.
The white people living on the right bank of the Tugela River were unlucky. This year there was a lot of rain. It rained for half a month just after the rainy season started. The right bank of the Tugela River was covered in ocean and suffered heavy losses.
They both live in Winterton, but the situation is completely different across the river. When the rainy season comes, the Chinese and Gurkhas on the left bank of the Tugla River are hardly affected, but the white people on the right bank suffer heavy losses. This makes many white people very
Dissatisfied, instead of reflecting, they asked the Chinese and Gor people on the right bank to move out of their houses and let them live in them.
The Chinese and Gurkhas on the right bank did not accept this request, so conflicts occurred frequently. Starting in October, three small-scale conflicts broke out in Winterton in just one month, with both Chinese and white people suffering injuries.
"Who can you blame? It's not like I didn't remind you during the dry season, but you were indifferent. At that time, you seemed to laugh at those who used the dry season to repair the rivers. Now you can actually make such unreasonable demands. If it were you,
Is that acceptable to you?" Gilbert also lives on the left bank of the Tugela River, and during the dry season, Gilbert also participated in the renovation of the river channel.
"We are not seizing their house, we just hope that we can live in it for a while. We also live in Winterton. Shouldn't we help each other? They shouldn't just die without saving them." Khalifa, who lives on the right bank.
Kes spoke plausibly.
Halifax is a Boer. He originally had a large farm, but it closed down due to poor management. The farm was acquired by the Cape Company and sold to Chinese people who later moved to Winterton. Halifax usually
Li relied on doing casual labor on Chinese farms to make ends meet.
"Cut the nonsense, you lazy guy, don't think that I don't know what you are up to - and you, don't think about relying on others when you encounter difficulties, you should reflect on what you are doing when others are working hard.
." Gilbert knew very well what Halifax was like. He was a scoundrel and not worthy of pity at all.
Under the disaster, the darkest side of people's hearts was exposed. Many people living on the Right Bank had the same idea as Halifax.
"Even if the river channel needs to be repaired, it will have to wait until next year's dry season. What will we do during this period?" Halifax still insisted on reasoning. This is not the first time such a thing has happened.
"Yes, we want to live!"
"We are all from Winterton, can't you help us?"
"It's all these damn outsiders who have taken away the life that should have been ours!"
The people who followed Halifax to cause trouble suddenly started making noise. There were probably dozens of them, all of them young and middle-aged.
"Dream! We will never give up our homeland."
"You should be responsible for your actions. This is the consequence of your laziness!"
"You said the same thing last year -"
The Chinese and Gurkhas do not show weakness. Southern Africa is no longer the southern Africa it used to be.
"Shut up!" The mayor of Winterton Town is named Winter. This is also a habit in southern Africa. Many towns are named after the first settlers: "Everyone should pay for their own mistakes.
It is your own mistakes that have put you in today's difficult situation. You can live in the school temporarily, but you must not infringe on other people's property. This is Winterton's rule. Those who do not follow the rules are best to leave.
"
The mayor also lives on the left bank of the Tugela River and just moved here at the beginning of the year.
While Southern Africa is introducing a large number of new immigrants, it is also forcing those who are not suitable to stay in Southern Africa to leave. Almost every month, people leave Southern Africa for Australia or Canada. Of course, there are also people who are unwilling to leave, such as Khalifa
Chris, this kind of people will be the same even if they go to Australia and Canada.
By the way, after Halifax sold the farm, his wife had left Winterton with their children and disappeared.
This era is like this, sometimes leaving means saying goodbye forever.
"What shall we eat at school?"
“What will happen to our home?”
"The school can't accommodate so many of us——"
Halifax is still dissatisfied with the mayor's arrangements. There is an elementary school in Winterton, but it is not large, with only a dozen classrooms. It can actually be accommodated if it is crowded.
"The school is not your home. You have to save your home by yourself. Don't always place your hopes on others." Gilbert's attitude is firm. The Chinese and Gurkhas are really not willing to save lives, and are still willing to provide basic food.
Yes, it's a pity that people's hearts are not enough.
"We can't save it now, even if we want to repair the river channel now, it's too late." Halifax did not give up.
"Then who can you blame?" Gilbert said sharply.
Halifax and the others finally said nothing to each other. Gilbert was right, they had no right to blame others.
With the mediation of Gilbert and Winter, the white people in Winterton finally crossed the river and settled in the schools on the left bank.
The Chinese and Gurkhas sent food and clean water. Although Halifax was hateful, those women and children were not responsible.
The situation in school is actually not good either. There are no warm and dry beds, so we have to lie on the floor.
The number of rooms is not enough, and two or three families are crowded into one classroom. The adults are irritable and the children are crying. Some people have learned from the experience and decided to repair the river after the rainy season. Some people are unwilling to be lonely and still have ulterior motives.
"The mayor and Gilbert are in the same group as the Chinese. They stand entirely on the side of the Chinese and do not consider our interests. We must use the knife in our hands to take back everything that belongs to us." Halifax
He is a standard white man with a deep-rooted gangster mentality. This kind of person will not know how to be grateful even if he goes to church every day.
"But they have too many people and we have few people, so we can't defeat-"
"If it gets too big, we'll be in trouble too."
"Hold on, we will have to repair the river when the rainy season passes."
There are also sensible people among white people.
"Even if the river is repaired, it will be a few months later. What should we do now?" Halifax looked gloomy. The clothes he was wearing were just sent by Gilbert. Although they were a bit old, they were well washed.