Although Rock was complaining crazily in his heart, early the next morning, Rock still complied with Phyllis's request and set off with Nelson Holt.
"Today we are going to the Leopold Gold Mine. This gold mine is a bit far away, but it is quite large. If nothing else, this should be the most valuable gold mine in this auction." Don't look at Nelson Holt's
He is a bit old, but Nelson Holt also rides horses when working. It must be said that the white people of his generation are still very pioneering.
"How far is it-" Phyllis is also wearing a military uniform. Like Rock and the others, Phyllis also wears a cowboy hat with a brim.
Only then did Rock discover that the cowboy hats issued by the police station had drawstrings. In the past, Rock and the others would just put the hats on their heads casually, but Phyllis put down the drawstrings and wore them upright.
Aristocratic families really pay attention to these small details.
"About 13 miles -" Nelson Holt didn't even need to look at the information, the information was all in Nelson Holt's mind.
Rock had to do some conversions before he knew how far 13 miles was. The imperial system was really inconvenient. Even the United Kingdom gave up the imperial system in the 21st century, leaving only the United States still insisting on it.
Thirteen miles is about twenty kilometers, whether it is far or close, it takes less than an hour by train, but it takes a whole morning by horseback riding. I even rested once in the middle and arrived at the Leopold Gold Mine at noon.<
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Unlike the George Harry Gold Mine, the Leopold Gold Mine was still producing before the war broke out, and the output was still considerable. However, because the mine owner was a Boer, after the war broke out, the mine owner fled with his family and profited.
The Obot gold mine was confiscated by the provisional government.
Different from the gold mine in Rock's imagination, the Leoport gold mine is not in the wilderness, but in a farm. The gold mine is surrounded by farmland, and there are obvious traces of farming. Rock and his party arrived at Leoport
When we were at the Porter Gold Mine, there were several Zulu people herding cattle near the gold mine. When they saw Rock and his party, they looked obviously a little wary.
"Don't be surprised. This is a nearby farmer. There were originally farms around here. The Transvaal Republic is simply crazy and actually allows these Zulus to own farms." Rock really didn't expect that Nelson Holt would actually
Still a racist.
In fact, this is not surprising. In this era, most of the white people Rock comes into contact with are racists. In these days, "racism" has not yet become notorious, and white supremacy is politically correct.
Of course, Roque did not feel much obvious discrimination during his contact with white people. Especially after Roque came to Pretoria, no one had ever dared to show racism in front of Roque. After all, Roque is now
His identity is senior inspector.
This should also be related to the Boers. Think about it, if the Cape is going to pursue "white supremacy", then how should the Cape colonial government deal with the Boers who are also white? Give them the same rights as the British?
Then the Second Boer War would be meaningless.
"Zulu people can still own farms?" Rock is really curious.
From the history Rock learned, during the white rule, the Zulus were not allowed to own property in the Cape. Therefore, even if those Zulus saved some money through hard work, they could not buy houses or land in the Cape.
I can make a living by renting land from white farmers, but I didn’t expect that in the Transvaal, the Zulu people could actually buy farms.
In fact, it’s not surprising. Even if Roque is a policeman, he is still Chinese after all. Chinese can buy vineyards in Cape Town, why can’t Zulu people buy farms in the Transvaal?
"It's not surprising. There are too many ownerless wastelands. Instead of leaving them idle, it is better to sell them to those Zulus. At least this can still generate profits." Nelson Holt's words were full of helplessness.
There is nothing we can do about it. The number of white people in the Cape is too small. If we don’t count the expeditionary forces, the total number of white people in the Cape is less than one million. And the current territory of the Cape includes not only
South Africa in the 21st century also includes Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi adjacent to South Africa. Botswana is now called the "Bechuanaland Protectorate", while Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi are
Called "Rhodesia".
The name "Rhodesia" was named after Cecil Rhodes, the former Cape Prime Minister. The reason why Cecil Rhodes is famous in Africa is because Cecil Rhodes served as
During his tenure as Cape Prime Minister, he personally planned the annexation of Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Malawi. Later, Cecil Rhodes named the region Rhodesia after himself.
Therefore, the current total area of the Cape is not 1.22 million square kilometers, but a terrifying 3.06 million square kilometers. In such a huge territory, there are less than 1 million white people, and most of them are concentrated in Cape Town, Durban and other small numbers.
There are several big cities, so if the Transvaal wants to develop those idle lands, it has to rely on the Zulus.
"Yes, there are too many unclaimed wastelands -" Rock agreed, with many thoughts in his mind.
In fact, it is not a wasteland at all. At least, the "wasteland" of Johannesburg is not the same thing as the wasteland in Rock's concept.
In this era, many places in Africa are undeveloped primitive areas. These so-called "wastelands" include dense forests, fertile pastures, and even farms that have been abandoned due to war, which are all part of the wasteland.
In Rock's impression, the Zulu's farming technology was bad enough, but the Boers' farming technology was even worse than that of the Zulu. If the Chinese came over, these so-called "wastelands" would be destroyed in a few years.
, will become fertile farmland.
"Haha, Rock, don't care about those Boers. If you really want to make money, you should find a way to build a gold mine. What else can be easier to accumulate wealth than a gold mine." Nelson Holt still couldn't escape his thinking.
Despite the limitations of this era, this is also the common thinking of most British people these days. The British really don’t care about land, and only gold deserves their attention.
"I want to, but there is no way. The price of gold mines is too expensive and I can't afford it." Rock shook his head and smiled bitterly. Everyone wants gold mines. Rock has not yet completed primitive accumulation and does not have the strength to compete with De Beer.
Competition from large enterprises like Sri Lanka Uni-President Mining Company.
"Not necessarily -" Nelson Holt smiled a little weirdly.
Rock felt that there was a door, looked around and saw that there was no one around, and approached Nelson Holt: "What should I say?"
"Night, come to my room at night!" Nelson Holt whispered.
Rock suddenly had a very bad feeling, Nelson Holt's tone——