There are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand readers.
After hearing the same passage, Philip and Henry came to completely different conclusions.
"Is it possible for us to hire more Chinese workers?" Henry is concerned about profits.
"Humanized management! Very interesting -" Philip was more concerned about new terms.
"We are trying to contact the Qing Dynasty and hire more Chinese workers, but this is not easy. The Chinese have a strong sense of local sentiment. Generally, they will not leave their hometown unless they have to." Sam was also helpless. He had hired Sam before.
The gold mine owners in China tried to use Chinese laborers, but they did not succeed.
In fact, it is difficult for Europeans to understand the Chinese's rural sentiment.
Since the Age of Discovery, with the pace of European colonization of the world, immigration has been a very common thing for many white people. Many white people who cannot live in Europe are willing to try their luck in various "New Worlds". Some people are very lucky, such as Cecil Rhodes, the former Prime Minister of the Cape and the owner of the De Beers Consolidated Mining Company. He came to the Cape with nothing when he came to the Cape in 1870. Just ten years later, Cecil Rhodes
Si founded the "De Beers Mining Company" from scratch. Ten years later, the Progressive Party led by Cecil Rhodes won the parliamentary election in the Cape Colony. Cecil Rhodes formed the government and became the leader.
Premier of the Cape Colony.
Even if they are unlucky, white Europeans can easily buy a family property in colonies around the world with their white skin, and then hire some local aborigines, and then live as shameless slave owners.
Life.
This is much better than living at the bottom of society in Europe.
Regrettably, there were almost no Chinese participation in the Age of Discovery. The Qing Dynasty's isolation from the country caused the Chinese to be disconnected from the entire world, and they had no chance to participate in the process of colonizing the world. In fact, the Qing Dynasty strictly restricted the population movement of the Chinese, so it is said that
, rather than ascribing the reason why the Chinese are unwilling to leave their homeland to "local sentiment", it is better to say that the Qing Dynasty's isolation from the country is the fundamental reason why the Chinese are out of touch with the world.
"I think I can explain this problem -" Luo Ke knew how serious the Qing government's restrictions on Chinese people were, so Luo Ke was not prepared to contact the upper levels of the Qing Dynasty at all, but found another way: " - I think we are on the issue of hiring Chinese workers.
, fell into a misunderstanding, which is why we must contact the Qing government. Can’t we bring workers out of the Qing through commercial operations?”
That's right, Luo Ke was not prepared to solve this problem through the Qing high-level officials at all. If he went to the Qing high-level officials, this problem would never be solved.
It is an obvious fact that the rulers of the Qing Dynasty did not want the Chinese to emigrate. They wanted the Chinese to stay in the Qing Dynasty forever, to be their slaves, to support their so-called hardcore crops, and to be enslaved by them for generations.
Therefore, this problem can never be solved through the high-level officials of the Qing Dynasty.
Roque pinned his hopes on business operations. Compared with politicians, businessmen have a keener sense of smell, a more proactive attitude in solving problems, and a more flexible way of solving problems. If some problems were brought to the court, it is estimated that the noise will never be resolved.
It cannot be solved, but if it is left to a businessman, it will be easy to solve.
For example, when it comes to solving the labor problem, businessmen have an advantage in this issue.
"No, no, no, commercial operations can only solve part of the problem. If you want to hire a large number of workers from the Qing Dynasty, you must contact the Qing government." Philip is also a politician, so Philip's way of solving problems is also a politician's thinking.
"Mr. Mayor, we don't need a large number of workers. We only need fifteen hundred or two thousand people to ensure that the gold mine operates at full capacity." Sam threw the last straw.
Yes, for the entire Johannesburg, tens of thousands, or even more than 100,000 people may be needed to solve the labor problem.
But for the Matilda Gold Mine, it does not require too many workers to operate at full capacity. Two to three thousand people are enough. This number of people is not worth mentioning compared to the hundreds of millions of people in the Qing Dynasty, and it is not worth mentioning.
The Transvaal Provisional Government needs to communicate with the Qing government. To put it bluntly, just find one or two slave traders, and this problem can be solved smoothly.
Taking into account the demonstration effect, if Chinese miners perform well in the Matilda Gold Mine, then the mine owners in Johannesburg will take the initiative to hire Chinese workers through various channels without the need for the Transvaal government to intervene, and the government can sit back and enjoy the benefits.<
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"Well, yes, let's give it a try -" Philip was not stupid, and he immediately understood the twists and turns involved.
Then try it——
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As a slave trader, Hoover was still very efficient. At the end of October, the first batch of 3,000 Chinese workers arrived in Johannesburg smoothly.
"Damn Americans——" Aiden, general manager of the Johannesburg branch of De Beers Unified Mining Company, looked angrily at the Chinese workers who lined up out of the train station.
Not all of these Chinese workers belong to the De Beers Unified Mining Company. About half of the Chinese workers belong to the Matilda Gold Mine. Sam, the general manager of the Matilda Gold Mine, is also at the train station at this time. He is dealing with the tax bureau and the immigration bureau.
Official's inquiry.
Yes, the Immigration Bureau and the Taxation Bureau have to confirm the legality of these workers. De Beers Consolidated Mining Company and Matilda Gold Mine employ these workers. The Immigration Bureau has to charge fees. Then after these workers earn money, taxes will be paid.
The bureau also has to collect taxes, so Pretoria Revenue Commissioner Neil MacPherson and Immigration Commissioner Jerome Wycliffe are both on site.
Of course, Neil and Jerome were accompanied by Philip, the mayor of Johannesburg.
"Lord Matilda, is it possible to hire more workers from the Qing Dynasty?" Immigration Director Jerome has been having this problem for the past few months. Although the Chinese are also people of color, the current Pretoria
I don’t care about that much anymore. Compared with the Zulu people, the skin color of the Chinese is obviously more acceptable.
During Rock's stay in Johannesburg, violent resistance incidents occurred one after another in Pretoria, and the concentration camps and prisons were overcrowded. Four concentration camps had been set up in Pretoria, but they still could not accommodate all the Boers.
The Boers were all imprisoned in concentration camps, and the population of Pretoria was naturally shrinking. According to statistics from the city government last month, there were less than ten people left in Pretoria, including miners and freedmen.
Thousands of people, which makes all officials in Pretoria anxious.
It is really anxious. Without people, nothing can be done. No one does business, no one pays taxes, no one grazes, and no one even cleans the sanitation. The entire city of Pretoria now has a total population of not even 10,000 people.
They are all old, weak, women and children. How can this be embarrassing?
Including the Governor, all officials from Pretoria came to the Transvaal with great ambitions to do something, so they simply could not tolerate this situation continuing.
It was also driven by this kind of thinking that the Transvaal began to introduce Chinese workers on a large scale starting in 1904. Now, this happened in advance.
"We are trying, and Director Locke has provided another possibility." Philip still values Locke very much and has not been influenced by Arnold.
Just kidding, compared with his own political achievements, the incident between Arnold and Rock is really nothing.
What's more, Arnold has been in the hospital during this period and has not had time to give Rock's eye drops to Philip, so Philip's attitude towards Rock has not been affected.
In fact, if you think about it, you will understand. On one hand, there are subordinates who are excellent at work, able to work, make money, solve problems, and are loyal, and on the other hand, there is a son who is idle, idle, waiting to die, not eating enough, and not good at anything.
, a normal person would know how to choose.
Is it because of the dissatisfaction between his son and his subordinates that he drives away his capable subordinates and comforts his own son?
Stop being ridiculous, drive away your capable subordinates, who will do the work and expect your own stupid son to eat and die?
Unreliable!
Therefore, a wise leader will drive his son far away, then appease his subordinates, let them make money honestly, and then use the money to raise his son——
This is what smart people do. Those idiots who destroy the Great Wall for their stupid sons have no chance to be in high positions.
Philip was certainly not stupid, so Philip decided to send Arnold back to England after he recovered from his injury, leaving his grandson with him to take care of himself.
Anyway, now that I have mines at home, I have lost my ability to practice the tuba, so I will keep the tuba and practice the trumpet again.
"Oh, Director Locke is indeed very capable." Jerome and Locke are very familiar with each other. Locke helped find the current office location of the Immigration Bureau.
It should be noted that the current office of the Immigration Bureau is Paul Kruger's former residence located next to the Church Square in Pretoria. The new Immigration Bureau is under construction. After the construction of the Immigration Bureau is completed, Pretoria
The city government will demolish Paul Kruger's former residence.
This is definitely a loss for Pretoria, but it is very necessary for the Provisional Government. With Henry's reminder, the Provisional Government cannot leave Paul Kruger's former residence for future generations to pay tribute to. Alf
Red Milner even decided to demolish the Palace of Justice, completely destroying all traces of the Boers in Pretoria.
"Do you know each other?" Philip was curious about Roque's network.
"Of course I do. All the officials in Pretoria know Director Locke. He has helped us a lot." Jerome happily admitted, and Philip suddenly had a new understanding of Locke's network. p>
To be called an "official" by Jerome, he must at least be at the level of deputy director. Ordinary division chiefs are just small fish to Jerome.
Phillip knew that Rock's ability to become director was definitely based on more than just Henry's relationship. If Rock and Henry had a good relationship, then Henry could take care of Rock as much as a police sergeant. Just like Lina said, to the director
At this level, there is nothing Henry can do.
But Philip never expected that Roque's network of relationships would be so huge, which is worthy of Philip's attention.