No need to explain, Owen's attitude has already proved how disgusted he is with this Henry.
But Roque was very unhappy, being used as a gunman by the Matilda family——
It has always been Rock who used the Matilda family as spearmen.
"Don't you want to explain?" Rock and Owen were rude, and to put it bluntly, even if Phyllis was not considered, they both had a dirty relationship together.
"Explain what?" Irving's face looked unbeatable, and he raised his chin slightly when he spoke. However, there was not much arrogance that was offensive, but it made people feel a bit arrogant: "If you want to win this competition, this is
You will have to face it sooner or later."
"What kind of competition?" Roque is not pretending to be stupid. He really doesn't want to use his brain. When he is with his friends, he needs to relax.
No matter how others position the relationship between Roque and the Matilda family, in fact, the relationship between Roque and the Matilda family is mutual support. In the Transvaal, Roque and Baron Philip's family are outsiders.
, If you want to gain a foothold in the Transvaal, you must not undermine each other.
Just because that idiot Arnold couldn't recognize this, Irving must have known it.
"The Alsop family and my family have always had a good relationship. At least since my grandfather's generation, our two families have been very close. Lena is from the Alsop family. When Phyllis was a child, she was with Henry just now.
We have a good relationship, so the two Lords want Phyllis to marry the guy just now. That guy was pretty good when he was young, and he was a good playmate, but as he grew older, he became more and more disabled, and now he is a playboy. Phyllis can't
Even though I was willing to marry him, I didn’t want to, so I sent Phyllis to Cape Town—" Owen explained several issues in one sentence.
Lena is Arnold's wife, so the Alsop family and the Matilda family are already related by marriage, but the parents on both sides must have felt that they could go further, which is why so many nonsense happened later. p>
"So I want to thank you." Rock really wanted to thank Owen, otherwise Phyllis wouldn't come to Cape Town.
Owen understood what Rock meant, but he was not too happy. Perhaps in Owen's view, although Henry of the Alsop family was not a good match for Phyllis, Rock was not much better either.
Skin color, skin color——
This is a very serious problem.
Owen looked at Rock with regret. If Rock were white——
If Rock was a white man from a noble family, then Rock would be perfect.
Roque can understand Owen's eyes, but Roque doesn't think so. Roque is confident that in the future, Roque will definitely be able to break this shackles.
Of course, this time cannot be too long. If it takes too long, Phyllis will become anxious.
"There is a small problem -" Owen's eyes suddenly straightened, and then he looked sad: "This guy just worked in the Internal Affairs Department, now he is in trouble -"
After the British annexed the Transvaal, all government departments had just been established. It was obviously not enough to transfer government officials from the Cape to solve the manpower shortage problem, so many government officials came from the British mainland, such as Baron Philip.
The same goes for Henry of the Alsop family.
"No trouble, this guy is not the only one in the Internal Affairs Department. Doesn't he like to go to that Miners Club? Find someone to invite him to the Miners Club, and while he is away, you can handle the matter quietly." Rock ghost
There are a lot of ideas, so you can make the tiger leave the mountain. You are a Chinese person.
"Good idea!" Owen looked at Rock as if he had discovered a new world, but he immediately realized something was wrong: "That's wrong, shouldn't you be the one to operate this?"
"No matter how much it costs, I'll give you twice as much!" Rock wants to smash Owen to death with gold.
"It's not about how much money -" Owen is still resisting.
"Three times!" Rock added. If the goal cannot be achieved, it must be because the relationship is not in place.
Owen began to struggle. It is said that noble children are also short of money. Thinking about Henry and Phyllis's appearance when they saw the gold, if the gold was not edible, they would probably swallow it in one gulp.
Irving is also short of money, and very short of money. There is no gold mine in Irving's name.
"That's almost it. If you're still not satisfied, I'll go to Pretoria." Roque didn't hang himself on a tree. If Owen couldn't win the Johannesburg Internal Affairs Office, Roque would go to Pretoria to find him.
It is not difficult for Henry of Matilda's family to accomplish this due to the relationship between Roque and Henry in Pretoria.
In the final analysis, what Holly wants to marry is not an Englishman, but a Boer who is also at the bottom of society. Although the Boers are white, the British do not care about the white skin of the Boers. This "whiteness" also means that they have some disdain for people of color.
Use, within white people——
Despite the commotion during the Anglo-Boer War, continental European countries supported the Boers with real money. Except for the Netherlands, which shares the same origin, it is estimated that no country would do that.
For example, Germany——
Britain is really not the only troublemaker in Europe.
"Okay, I'll try." Irving was finally captured by the silver bullet offensive - the golden egg offensive.
That’s right!
Rock is very satisfied with the result.
In fact, even if there is no official recognition, Rock can still give Holly and Connie enough protection, but that is not what Rock wants. Official recognition is not just an insignificant marriage registration, but more importantly, a marriage registration like this
, as long as there is one case, it means that Chinese people of color can form families with white people, which will effectively improve the social status of Chinese people in the Transvaal.
Generally speaking, law is divided into civil law system and common law system. An important principle of common law system is "following precedent".
This "following precedent" means that the legal rules in a certain judgment not only apply to the case, but also often serve as a precedent and apply to future cases under the jurisdiction of the court or lower courts, as long as the basic facts of the case are the same or similar.
It must be handled according to the rules set by precedents.
Therefore, as long as one marriage between a Chinese and a Boer is recognized by the Johannesburg City Government, there will be no official obstacles to the formation of a family between a Chinese and a Boer.
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Although the Boers are the targets of the dictatorship, they are white after all. If the Chinese can form a family with the Boers, can the Chinese form a family with the British, who are also white?
This issue is too sensitive, take your time, Rock still has time.
It was indeed sensitive. The next day, Owen took the initiative to call Roark and asked Roark to have coffee.
"I haven't met your wife and your son yet. My concubine, it's not a small thing to show respect." Luo Ke gave gifts as soon as he came up.
Owen is already married. His wife also comes from a noble family and has a son and a daughter. However, Owen's wife and children are in London and did not come to Johannesburg with Owen.
"Thank you——" Owen didn't open the gift box, that was impolite behavior.
Moreover, the gift from Roque must be of great value, and it is not appropriate to open it in a place like a coffee shop.
"This is for Phyllis——" Rock also has special requests.
The gift given to Phyllis was not wrapped in a cardboard box, and it was not too expensive. It was a large wooden sculpture. Owen looked at it and had no nerve to refuse.
The handler has short hands!
"It's not easy to handle. There is no precedent for this matter. I asked Spike, an entry clerk from the Internal Affairs Office, but Spike didn't dare to make the decision on his own." Owen went straight to the point.
Having already received so many benefits, there is no need to be secretive anymore. In fact, if Rock wants to give Phyllis anything, he doesn’t need to ask Owen at all. Rock has plenty of ways.
But Roque didn't hide anything, he just forwarded it through Irving openly, which made Irving have a good impression of Roque.
Magnanimous people are always welcome.
"No, don't bring this kind of matter to the parliament for discussion -" Rock said seriously, and Owen almost laughed out loud. Johannesburg has not even built a city government, so what kind of parliament does it have?
"How much money can it take for Spike to have the courage?" Rock is too lazy to think of other solutions to problems that can be solved with money.
"How much can you offer?" Owen was very interested.
"What's Spike's salary?" Rock didn't ask rashly.
"About 150 pounds per year." This figure includes colonial subsidies. Under normal circumstances, the annual salary of a mid-level employee in the local government is only about 100 pounds.
"Give him 1,500 pounds." Roque was generous and offered him ten years' salary.
"Hiss—so many?" Owen was surprised.
It's enough. Ten years of salary, even if it is given to Irving, is enough for Irving to take risks and do anything.
In fact, when Spike registers Holly and Connie, the biggest risk is to lose his job, and he will not be sued in court. After all, this is not a crime, at most it is a dereliction of duty.
Information is not smooth these days. If Spike loses his job in Johannesburg, he can still rejoin his job in other colonies. Even if Spike requests it, Rock can let Spike rejoin his job in Pretoria.
With Rock's help, maybe the level will be even higher——
"If it's not enough, I'll add more!" Luo Ke is wealthy.
"That's enough! If Spike still doesn't dare, I can find someone else. Spike is not the only entry clerk in the Internal Affairs Office." Owen smiled happily, but Rock promised that no matter how much it costs,
Rock will give Irving three times.
Three times £1,500——
4,500 pounds!
With Rock's character, he might even help Owen.
When he got home in the evening, Owen handed the wood carving to Phyllis.
"Locke——" Owen didn't make a sound, he just mouthed.
Phyllis understood instantly, hugged Owen, kissed Owen vigorously on the face, snatched the wooden sculpture away, and jumped back to her room.
Owen shook his head speechlessly.
I can’t keep this girl.
Because there was something on his mind, Owen did not check the wood carving carefully. Phyllis would not be so careless.
After returning to the room, Phyllis first ravaged the big guy's innocent fat face, and then threw herself on the bed happily.
After picking up the wood carving and looking at it happily for a while, Phyllis twisted the belly of the "big guy" open with a little force.
Sure enough, there is a hidden secret.
There is still a tacit understanding between the two.