To be honest, when he was reborn in this era, Rock was actually full of gratitude at first.
Even to the British, Rock was grateful, and only with the British could Rock have a chance to stand out.
If it were in the Qing Dynasty, perhaps Luo Ke would have been forced to go to Liangshan by now.
If it is in the United States——
It can't be in the United States. The United States has now introduced the "Chinese Exclusion Act". It is now 1900, not 1872.
Only in the United Kingdom, which has the largest colony in the world and has to rely on foreign populations to replenish its colonies due to insufficient domestic population, does Rock have a chance to stand out.
Although Rock doesn't want to admit it, this was indeed the case in 1900.
A few years ago, the British had not yet begun to try to enrich their colonies with the help of the Chinese.
In the next few years, after the Union of South Africa is established, the British who have immigrated to South Africa and the local Boers in South Africa will impose restrictions on the foreign population. By then, it will not be as easy for the Chinese to immigrate as it is now.
It is still very easy to immigrate to Cape now.
In 1904, Britain and the Qing Dynasty reached an agreement to import labor from the Qing Dynasty to Johannesburg. In the terms of the agreement, in accordance with Western practice, Chinese workers could bring their families to Johannesburg, and all the costs were borne by the mine owners.
Unfortunately, due to the deep-rooted local sentiment and the difficult life of Chinese workers after arriving in Johannesburg, few Chinese workers brought their families to Johannesburg.
According to South African historical archives, only two women and 26 children arrived in Johannesburg with Chinese miners in 1904.
In 1904, more than 50,000 Chinese workers arrived in Johannesburg.
It is precisely because of its enlightened policy towards the Chinese that Rock is grateful to the British government.
But this gratitude disappeared the moment Roque walked out of the Governor's Mansion.
Gratitude?
Does not exist.
If those soldiers of the Royal Canadian Regiment were not so arrogant, if Alfred Milner insisted on severely punishing the perpetrators, if the military did not replace the punishment of the perpetrators with a light check, if——
There aren’t too many ifs.
In order to survive, Rock can raise his gun to the Boers.
In order to prove himself, Rock can launch an attack on the Boer coalition's position.
In order to gain trust, Rock could even accept that the expeditionary force headquarters would be dominated by Henry and publicize the achievement of killing Joubert.
Rock doesn't have to care about these things, because in the process, Rock also got what he wanted. The treatment of Chinese policemen is getting better and better, and Rock's police rank is also rising steadily. There was a time when Rock
He believes that he and the entire Chinese police group have gained the trust of the Cape Colonial Government and have become its "own people".
Reality taught Rock a profound lesson. No matter how much Rock did for the Cape Colonial Government, the Cape Colonial Government would not regard Rock as one of its own.
In other words, the Cape Colonial Government will regard Roque as one of its own, but the Cape Colonial Government will not recognize the Chinese police as a group.
Then Rock's existence has no meaning.
——
"Stand at attention!"
"Raise the gun!"
"Fire!"
Boom!
The sound of gunshots was deafening.
"Stand at attention!"
"Raise the gun!"
"Fire!"
Boom!
This set of procedures must be repeated three times. The gun salute is an important part of military funerals. Although Lin En is a police officer, he is also eligible for military salutes.
In fact, the funeral was of high standard. In addition to Roark, the Johannesburg police chief, Cape Town police chief August Russell also attended Lynn's funeral. August Russell was considered a representative of the Cape police. In addition to Roark and August Russell, Alfred Milner and Cape Governor Walter Henry Hutchinson all sent their secretaries to represent themselves at Lynn's funeral.
Also attending the funeral was Lieutenant Colonel Bill Bradley, commander of the 3rd Wiltshire Regiment, who had been transferred out of Oak Town. He was transferred out of the "City of Cowards" because of his timely efforts to prevent the riots in the Oak Town refugee camp. His military rank was
Also promoted to lieutenant colonel.
Lynn's cemetery is located on a hillside next to Oak Town. It overlooks the entire Oak Town. In other words, from every corner of Oak Town, you can see this hillside as long as you raise your head.
More than a dozen brothers who died in the line of duty after Rock and his colleagues arrived in Cape Town have been buried here, including the brothers who were attacked by guerrillas on the way to Dordrecht and were buried in the wilderness.
After Rock came to Oak Town, the bones have been gradually moved back to this cemetery.
There are two police officers who were disabled due to injuries in the battle and are responsible for taking care of it. Their salaries are paid by the Cape Town Police Department.
"Please have your condolences——"
"My condolences -"
"God bless you——"
After the funeral, a group of senior officials and their representatives lined up to shake hands with Lynn's family. Roque also shook hands with the senior officials as a representative of the family and expressed his thanks.
When it was August Russell's turn, August Russell shook hands very vigorously.
Rock nodded slightly. Before returning to Johannesburg, Rock must visit August Russell.
Joe Russell is the nephew of August Russell. He currently serves as the deputy chief of the Johannesburg Police Department and is Rock's deputy. Presumably, August Russell should be very concerned about his nephew's performance.
Of course, before leaving Oak Town, Rock and Ada went to Lynn's house again.
Lynn's home is next to Oak Square, and the path in front of his house has been named Lynn Road. This is also the first road in Oak Town to be named after a person. Even Roark does not have this treatment.
"Head, Mrs. Capet——" Linn's wife, the widow, has taken off her mourning clothes and is wearing a long white dress. According to the tradition of Linn's hometown, the wife can be exempted from mourning after her husband is buried, but the children cannot be eliminated.
Xiao, within three years, Lin En's children must wear Xiao, and the widow cannot wear bright clothes, let alone remarry.
"Brothers and sisters, we are in Cape. We must abide by the traditions of our hometown, but there is no need to be rigid. The children should go to school. If you have any questions, go to Anton. If not, just send me a telegram -" Rock is not here
Those who advise people to remarry, of course, if Lin En’s wife meets her sweetheart in the future and wants to re-establish a family, Roque will also give her blessing.
As for whether it's three years or not, that really doesn't matter.
It’s important to take good care of your children and grow them up healthily, watch them get married and start a business, and contribute to the success of the Lin family.
Only in this way can we be worthy of Lin En’s spirit in heaven.
"Ms. Lin, if you need anything, you can come to me. Most of the time, I will be at the Oak Bar." Ada will also provide Lin En's wife with the help she can.
In fact, when Rock came back this time, he hoped that Ada could go to Johannesburg with him.
But unfortunately, Ada did not want to leave Cape Town. After Roque went to Pretoria, Ada still lived in Oak Town and did not return to Cape Town. This made Roque very puzzled.
Since we love each other, why can’t we get along day and night?
If you don’t love, why do you still have affection?
It’s true, you can’t guess a woman’s thoughts.
Compared with little girls like Phyllis, women like Ada are more independent and harder to handle.
Of course, it’s also more charming!
Otherwise, Roark would not have been in Pretoria for so long, guarding a beauty like Scarlett, but still keeping his body as pure as a jade——
Ada has fully felt this in the past few days.
"Boss, Mrs. Capet, please rest assured, I will definitely bring up the children. When the children grow up, I will still let them become policemen and serve under the boss -" Lin En's wife is very sensible, and now the child is
Everything about her.
In fact, the pension of nearly two thousand pounds is really a lot. Even if Linn's family has no income from now on, 2,000 pounds is enough for Linn's wife to raise their three children.
Therefore, Lynn's wife is really grateful to Rock.
Yes, I am grateful, and maybe a little regretful, but if in the Qing Dynasty, even if Lin En sacrificed his life for the country, would Lin En's family receive a pension of 20,000 oceans?
Don't be ridiculous, even if Lin En were a feudal official, the court probably wouldn't give him such a large pension.
In 1910, the Qing Dynasty formulated the "Regulations on Rewards for Compassion and Reward" which stipulated that the pension for a high-ranking official who died on the battlefield was only 2,000 taels of silver.
Two thousand pounds.
It’s about 7,800 taels of silver, almost the pension of four first-class officials.
What else are you not satisfied with?
Although generally speaking, the value of life cannot be measured by money.
But in real life, in many cases, the value of life can be measured by money.
For example, after a policeman dies in the line of duty, money is the best way to compensate the policeman's family. Although nothing can replace the meaning of his family, when the fact of death cannot be changed, money is the only way to heal the pain.
Substitute.
It does sound a bit cruel, but this is the reality.
So Lin En's wife really doesn't hate Roark, and Lin En's wife also knows that if Roark hadn't fought hard, it would have been impossible for Lin En's wife to get so much pension.
Since the appearance of Chinese police in Cape Town, more than a dozen Chinese police officers have died in the line of duty. Their families have only received pensions ranging from a few hundred pounds, and this number has never exceeded a thousand pounds.
Of course, Rock did not deliberately publicize it, so in name, Lynn's wife still only received a pension of 480 pounds. The remaining 1,500 pounds in checks were sent to Lynn's wife in private on the night when Rock returned to Oak Town.
Past.
Rock is protecting Lin En's family. Don't overestimate people's moral standards these days. Lin En is no longer here. If other people know that Lin En's wife has received so much pension, there is no guarantee that there will be some people who are not long-term.
The eagle-eyed guy made a mistake, and Rock should try his best to avoid this situation from happening. Although Linn's family lives in Oak Town and seems to have no intention of leaving Oak Town in the future, it is impossible to have close police protection 24 hours a day.
Lynn's family.
Therefore, we can only act in a low-key manner.
On September 15th, Rock left Oak Town for Cape Town.
On the night of the 15th, Rock went to visit August Russell.
On the morning of the 16th, Rock boarded the train to Johannesburg.
