When Arnold woke up, Arnold found that he was already lying on the hospital bed, and only Arnold's wife was taking care of him in the ward.
"Where is my father?" Arnold felt that his father should know what kind of treatment he encountered in the Matilda Gold Mine.
"Father is visiting the mine." Arnold's wife is also from a noble family. Of course, like the Matilda family, she is not a top noble and is about to decline.
Of course, the Matilda family is no longer the same as before.
The former Matilda family is indeed about to decline. This is the case with the nobility. Although the title can be hereditary, if there is no income commensurate with the status, it will not take long for the family to begin to decline, because among the nobility, the same
There is a chain of contempt, the top nobles look down on the lower nobles, the wealthy nobles look down on the remote nobles, the nobles whose families are on the rise look down on the nobles who are in decline, and so on.
In the past, the Matilda family belonged to the lowest level of the nobility, with a remote fiefdom and no extra income. If the situation does not start to improve, it will not be long before the Matilda family is no different from an ordinary family.
Except for that noble title.
Probably since Henry was appointed inspector, the situation began to improve.
Henry had a prosperous official career and was quickly promoted from inspector to superintendent, then deputy police chief, and police chief. Not only did he kill Joubert, he also bought a gold mine in Johannesburg.
It was this gold mine that prompted Henry's family to come to Johannesburg from London. Money and wealth were equally important to the nobles.
That's why Arnold is so impatient.
"Has that damn guy been here?" Arnold felt that Rock should be responsible for his injury.
Arnold's wife didn't understand who Arnold was talking about, and looked at Arnold questioningly.
Well, the tacit understanding between the couple is not very good.
"That's the damn police chief." Arnold didn't want to say Roark's name.
"How could you say that?" Arnold's wife couldn't understand why Arnold would use such an unpleasant word to refer to Rock.
For nobles, this is actually very rude behavior.
"Lina, were you bribed by that damn guy too?" Arnold was very angry, and his chest began to hurt again.
In other words, the sun’s hooves are much bigger than Arnold’s fist——
"Don't be angry, you have already broken two sternums." Lina comforted softly.
Of course it’s also a reminder.
"Damn it, damn it, damn it -" Arnold then realized that the bandage on his chest was like wearing a breastplate.
Lina shook her head and sighed, Arnold was really too impulsive this time.
Although Lena can understand Arnold's desire for wealth, Lena does not agree with Arnold's approach.
In Lina's understanding, yes, nobles also need to pursue wealth, but the way nobles obtain wealth should be elegant and noble, rather than being eager to eat.
Arnold's performance was a bit too hungry. After all, Arnold had just arrived in Johannesburg and did not know enough about the situation in Johannesburg. Although the Matilda Gold Mine nominally belonged to the Matilda family, in fact, Matilda Gold Mine
The mine is Henry's property, not Arnold's. This seems to be the same thing, but it is actually two different things.
As the eldest son of the Matilda family, Arnold can inherit the family business of the Matilda family in the future. As far as the situation of the Matilda family is concerned, although it cannot be said to be rich and powerful, it can still guarantee food and clothing.<
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As the third heir to the Matilda family, Henry actually needs to work like Owen. After all, the Matilda family is not a top noble, and the family industry does not have much output. Even Arnold is not qualified.
With nothing left to gain, Henry had to fend for himself.
So Arnold can stay comfortably in London, waiting to inherit all the honor and wealth belonging to the Matilda family, but Henry has to stay away from Cape Town, starting from joining the colonial army and climbing up the ladder little by little.
Although it was a bit regretful, as Arnold's wife, Lina still felt sorry for her husband: "It was Director Locke who sent you to the hospital, and Director Locke also invited the best doctors from the Transvaal from Pretoria.
Doctor, Henry is also in Johannesburg now. He and Director Locke are accompanying their father to inspect the mine."
"What did Henry say?" Arnold gritted his teeth and would not forgive Rock just because he found him the best doctor in the Transvaal.
"What do you mean?" Lina was puzzled.
"That damn bastard beat me like this, shouldn't he pay the price?" Arnold was furious. Although he couldn't move his body, his fists made a clanging sound on the hospital bed.
"Director Locke didn't beat you, you hit Director Locke's horse with a whip, and then Director Locke's horse kicked you." Lina felt her face was burning. Lina felt embarrassed just to state this kind of thing,
I really don’t know where Arnold got the confidence to speak so openly.
"He's lying -" In fact, Arnold felt embarrassed when he thought about it, so he refused to admit it.
Yes, this is the logic of people like Arnold.
"Director Locke didn't lie, it was you who lied. Not only did you whip Director Locke, but you also prepared to whip Owen. Owen left, but he didn't go far. He still cared about you." Lina felt a little bit.
Despair, if it weren’t for having children——
Well, in fact, even if Lena and Arnold don't have children, even if Lena is disappointed with this marriage, and even if Arnold is more of a jerk, Lena can't do anything.
In most cases, marriages between nobles have little to do with feelings, but a marriage of interests between two families.
Therefore, many aristocratic couples, even if they are extremely disappointed in their marriage, will not choose to divorce, but will each play their own way.
Therefore, there are a lot of shabby things among the aristocracy.
That’s why Phyllis ran away from her marriage to Cape.
In fact, nothing can be done. If Arnold behaves too badly, Lena can actually return to London, out of sight, out of mind.
"Damn, why are you all speaking for that damn guy? That damn guy is just a damn yellow man. He is not qualified to stay in Johannesburg, let alone be the chief of police in Johannesburg -" Arnold completely lost control of his emotions. He felt
Even his wife betrayed him.
"Can you please keep your voice down - there are guards sent by that damn guy you mentioned outside the door -" Lina felt that one head was as big as two.
"Guard? That's the damn guy sent to monitor us -" If the doctor comes to check, Arnold will definitely have persecution delusions now.
"Then let the guards withdraw?" Lina felt like her heart was dying.
"How is that possible!" Arnold denied flatly.
People who are deliberately looking for trouble are the hardest to serve. If you send guards and say they are for surveillance, if you don’t send guards, you don’t pay enough attention. Che Zulu can say whatever he wants. No matter what he does, he is justified.
"Then what do you think we should do?" Lina no longer wanted to speak.
"How do I know? I'm a patient!" The patient said it all.
The logic of this kind of person is that I am justified when I am sick, I am justified when I am poor, I am justified when I am old, and my children are young, so I am still justified——
Yes, yes, you have it, you have it. The earth is your home, and all mankind is your ancestor. You should be used to do anything. The reason why you didn’t become the captain of the ball is because God gave you the wrong birth, so you
You should go to God and ask God to reincarnate you——
——
No one is accompanying the mayor of Johannesburg and the police chief of Pretoria on an inspection of the Matilda gold mine.
"——The gold mine is operating well. Our profit in the first week was only 5,000 pounds. In the second week, it doubled to pounds. This week, the gold mine's profits should be stable above pounds. The reason why the profits are rising steadily.
, I think this is because we have implemented humane management of miners-" Sam was very artistic in his introduction.
Speaking is really a science. If Sam had just introduced humanized management when he came up, then maybe Philip and Henry would have doubts.
Now when Sam talks about profits first, he will leave a preconceived impression on Philip and Henry. It is understandable that the profits are so good and the management expenses are higher.
"What does humanized management mean?" Roque is responsible for praising it.
Humanized management was definitely an innovative concept in 1900. Colonization, exploitation, plunder, and violence were the mainstream these days. Philip and Henry probably had never heard of the term "humanized management" before.
The problem is that Philip and Henry are leaders, and leaders are omnipotent prophets, so even if Philip and Henry are unfamiliar with "humanized management", they cannot give Philip and Henry a chance to ask this question, otherwise they are not considerate enough.
Leadership.
"Humanized management is a management model that pays full attention to human factors in the entire enterprise management process and takes full advantage of people's potential as its own responsibility -" Sam is worthy of being a top student at the University of St. Andrews. As this term explains, it is similar to the omnipotent degree.
Mother is exactly the same.
"To put it simply, humanized management is to use good treatment to stimulate the work enthusiasm of miners. Compared with the Boers and Zulu employed in other gold mines, our gold mines employ Chinese workers, and their families are thousands of miles away.
In addition, there are no family ties in Johannesburg, so work is their only task. In fact, after we improved the treatment of miners, the management costs did not increase much compared with other gold mines, because we reduced the security and supervision aspects.
In other gold mines, even if they use a large number of security guards and supervisors, workers' labor enthusiasm is still not high, but in our gold mine, workers will work hard without the supervision of supervisors, because they work more, and they will
They will earn more, and they never ask for leave or miss work. We actually have a clinic prepared, but under normal circumstances, our miners will not ask for leave to see a doctor. Even if they feel a little uncomfortable, they will choose to continue working.
——" Sam couldn't stop talking about Chinese workers.
Sam has worked in the mines for a long time, but he has never managed such outstanding workers.