Returning to Johannesburg, Rock's way of thinking about people, things, and problems was completely different from before.
From the standpoint of the British government, Roark was capable, but at the same time selfish. Roark would not serve the British government wholeheartedly. Alfred Milner must have discovered this, so he warned Roark.
Gram.
In the past, Rock was confident that even if he couldn't make it in Cape Town, he would be able to make a name for himself elsewhere.
It doesn’t work now. It’s not that Rock has lost his confidence, but that there are more and more Chinese in Johannesburg. In this time and space, the reason why Chinese miners came to Johannesburg has a lot to do with Rock, and Rock must be responsible for them. p>
Therefore, Roque now has to strive for a more stable position. At least Roque cannot lose the trust of Alfred Milner.
Back at the police station, Rock first found Joe Russell.
"How is the inventory work going?" Joe Russell has been leading people to cooperate with the city government during this period to inventory the true output of the Johannesburg gold mine and prepare for the next step of taxation work.
Roque has never cared about this matter before, and even because of the Roque Gold Mine and Matilda Gold Mine, Roque deliberately delayed it to create conditions for future tax evasion.
Now Rock doesn't have to worry about these small things. Taxation will be the main revenue of the Transvaal government in the future. In any case, the Transvaal government will not relax, so there is no need to delay on this issue, and there is no need to evade taxes.
You pay as much as you want. Compared with the profits from gold mines, the tax is actually not much.
Of course, legal tax avoidance is still necessary, and that is Scarlett's main job.
"Too bad, don't expect those profiteers to cooperate -" After Joe Russell finished speaking, he realized that something was wrong. This attack was too broad. If you calculate it this way, Roark and the mayor are both profiteers, and even Joe Russell's
My uncle is also a profiteer.
Yes, Cape Town Police Chief August Russell also bought a gold mine when the Pretoria Bureau of Mines held a gold mine auction some time ago.
The gold mine is not big and inconspicuous in Johannesburg, but it is still a gold mine after all.
Therefore, what Henry said is true. In the Transvaal, officials of all sizes were prosecuted.
"Start with Locke's gold mine -" Locke must lead by example.
"Director, the output of the Rock Gold Mine has been determined." Joe Russell's answer surprised Rock. Rock had no idea that people from the city government and the police had been to the Rock Gold Mine.
"What is the output of Locke Gold Mine?" Locke was very curious. He himself didn't know the output of Locke Gold Mine.
This mine owner is really incompetent.
"5,000 ounces every month." Joe Russell doesn't have to go back and look up the records, his memory is so good.
5000 ounces is 155.5 kilograms. There are more than 30 gold mines in Johannesburg, large and small. Before the outbreak of the war, the annual gold output was about one hundred tons. Calculating this, the average gold mine is about three tons.<
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Considering that gold mines vary in size, it is normal for Locke Gold Mine to produce 155.5 kilograms of gold every month.
The key to the problem is that after two replenishments, there are nearly 5,000 workers in the Locke Gold Mine. A gold mine of this size is a large mine in Johannesburg, so 155.5 kilograms of gold is definitely not enough.
Appropriate.
"What is the output of the Matilda Gold Mine?" Rock was curious and didn't know how the output was determined.
"3000 ounces——" Joe Russell still doesn't have to go back and look up the records.
The Matilda Gold Mine has about 3,000 employees, which means that the output is based on head count, and one person per month is one ounce.
This is too casual.
"Who set this standard?" Rock asked directly.
There is no doubt that this standard must have been decided by someone. Although Rock does not know the output of the Lock Gold Mine, he knows the output of the Matilda Gold Mine.
When Arnold left the Matilda Gold Mine, the monthly output of the Matilda Gold Mine had exceeded ounces.
Just kidding, in the entire Rand mining area, there is only one gold mine with an ore grade of 150 grams per ton. The Matilda gold mine is the only one. The "pure gold" ore layer in the Lock gold mine is an accident. Normally, the ore in the Lock gold mine
The grade is only about 20 grams per ton.
Just!
This grade is actually very high compared to ordinary gold mines.
"Mr. Blake Nelson." Joe Russell is magnanimous.
Blake Nelson is the director of the internal affairs department of the Johannesburg Municipal Government, and only he has the right to "slap him on the head".
Well, to this extent, there is nothing Rock can do. After all, Rock is not poaching the corner of the British Empire alone. Everyone is digging. Rock alone cannot possibly fight against all the gold mine owners in Johannesburg.
It's better to do your own thing. Rock goes directly to De Beers Unified Mining Company.
As the largest mining company in the Cape, the Johannesburg branch of De Beers Consolidated Mining Company is located in the former city center of Johannesburg.
In fact, it’s not even a city. In the past, Johannesburg didn’t even have a single government agency. It was just a large, disorderly shantytown.
Aiden will definitely not work in a shed. In fact, the Johannesburg branch of De Beers Consolidated Mining Company is in a white marble building. The entire building is magnificent and large in scale. Compared with Alfred Milner
The Palace of Justice where he lives is no less impressive. Cecil Rhodes Jr. gave this building a very grand name: Olympus.
In Greek mythology, Olympus is the mountain of the gods, and the original meaning of "Olympus" comes from the meaning of "the place of light".
In Greek mythology, Olympus' status is equivalent to heaven, where gods, demigods and their servants live.
When Rock arrived at Olympus, Aiden was already waiting at the gate of Olympus.
"Director Locke, welcome to your presence. In fact, you don't have to come in person. You only need to make a phone call. Aiden is willing to help you at any time." Aiden is very good at talking. It is not easy for anyone to be the general manager.<
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"Stop being hypocritical, Aiden, if I don't come to you, you will never come to me." Roque was familiar with the road, and his casual tone immediately brought the two people closer.
"I don't dare to go to you, the cost of meeting you is too high." Aiden immediately reciprocated the favor, complaining a little, which not only shortened the distance between the two, but also showed his respect for Rock.<
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It is true that the cost is high. The first time Aiden went to find Rock was because of that idiot Hoover, and Aiden ended up spending thousands of pounds.
The second time Aiden met Rock, Rock went to Aiden to beg for help, but Aiden spent thousands more.
This cost is indeed too high, even De Beers Unified Mining Company cannot afford it.
It's a pity that Aiden will definitely be disappointed. Rock always goes to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, so this time he came to Aiden, but nothing good happened.
Sitting down in Aiden's living room, Rock couldn't help but sigh that the life of a capitalist is indeed decadent.
If this is an ordinary enterprise decoration, where gold is used, gold foil will be used at most, and gold powder may be more likely to be used.
For the interior decoration of Olympus, when gold can be used, all is pure gold, and at least a quarter-inch thick gold plate.
The inch is the shortest unit of length in the imperial system. In the beginning, one inch was the width of an average person's thumb at the bottom of a fingernail.
This standard is a bit ridiculous, because people’s thumb widths are different, so this length is controversial.
So in the 14th century, King Edward II of England at that time promulgated the "standard legal inch". This so-called "standard" was: the length of the three largest wheat grains selected from the middle of the barley ears and arranged in a row was one inch. It sounds even more ridiculous. How big is a barley ear?
Does the largest wheat kernel mean the longest, the thickest, or the heaviest?
Well, the British are just so weird, and their jokes are all weird.
In short, De Beers Unified Mining Company is really rich. Compared with De Beers Unified Mining Company, Rock is poor.
"Aiden, we may have to suspend hiring Chinese workers from the Qing Dynasty for a while." Luo Ke didn't talk nonsense.
"Why?" Aiden immediately looked like a lion with its feathers exploded, looking at Rock with a gaze as sharp as an eagle.
That's right, this is Aiden's true face. A good old guy who is cheerful all day long cannot control a big company.
"I went to see the Governor yesterday. This is what the Governor wanted." Rock didn't care about Aiden's eyes. If you have the ability, go find the Governor——
"Why would the Governor care about such a thing?" Aiden also pretended to be confused.
"Want to know the answer? Ask the Governor." Rock pushed it cleanly.
"Locke, don't be like this, think of a way. Without workers, there will be no gold. Without workers, there will be no taxes. Without workers, we will all have to drink the northwest wind -" Aiden immediately began to complain.
Well, Aiden’s original words are not like this, the general meaning is this——
Fortunately, I didn’t eat dirt.
"I can't help it. Your De Beers Consolidated Mining Company needs workers, and I need workers even more. I just bought a farm in Falk -" Rock followed Aiden in scolding the Governor, but the Governor couldn't hear it anyway.<
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Aiden must have restrained himself in front of Rock, and did not dare to scold him along with Rock, but his expression was ugly.
For capitalists, the color of workers’ skin really doesn’t matter.
When the Union of South Africa was established, all Chinese miners had left Johannesburg, so the mine owners in Johannesburg hired a large number of Zulu people to mine.
This situation lasted until the 1980s. At that time, the relationship between white people and Zulu people was already incompatible, and the country was on the verge of civil war. Insightful people in the white government proposed to establish a separate country for the Zulu people, integrating white people and Zulu people.
The Zulus are divided and do not interfere with each other.
However, this proposal was completely rejected by the capitalists in South Africa at that time.
If a country is established that does not include the Zulu people, then who will dig in the mines?
Do we need to hire white people who have never been in a mine but whose salary is more than ten times that of Zulus?