Everyone has a herd effect, especially people like Roque. In just over a year, Roque went from being a Chinese patrolman to one of the few nobles in the four Cape colonies, which made many people envious. For example, Joe Russell, as the deputy chief of the Johannesburg Police Department, Joe Russell is now closely following Rock. Rock bought a farm, Joe Russell also bought a farm, Rock mined gold, and Joe Russell——
Joe Russell was not so lucky. A gold mine was "accidentally" discovered on Rock's farm. There was nothing on Joe Russell's farm. Even the livestock raised by the Boers had been robbed by the army. Joe Russell had nothing.
The compatriots need to be resettled, so Joe Russell’s investment is definitely a loss.
It can’t be said that it was a loss. After confirming that there was no gold mine on the farm, Joe Russell came to find Rock.
"Sir Locke, I heard that you are buying a farm?" Joe Russell said seriously.
Rock could see through Joe Russo's intentions at a glance.
"Let me tell you directly, what do you want to do?" Rock didn't want to be polite to Joe Russell. Even if Rock didn't talk about his relationship with August Russell, Rock didn't need to be polite to Joe Russell.
"I want to sell you the farm I bought - I originally thought there was a gold mine under the farm, but I hired people from the Christian Prospecting Company to look for it for a month and couldn't find a single hair, so Sir Locke, help me -
" Joe Russo cried with a sad face, feeling that he had missed a large fortune.
"Didn't you and your uncle buy a gold mine?" Rock laughed directly.
"Who would think there are too many gold mines?" Joe Russo almost cried, because we have the same people but different fates.
As you can tell from the name, Christian Prospecting Company is the company that Rock asked Christian to set up. This company's original only mission was to help Rock find the Far West Rand gold mine. Because it knew the approximate location, Christian Prospecting Company was very
This mission was successfully completed.
One code equals one code. Although Rock asked Christian to register Christian Prospecting Company, Rock still paid a large fee to Christian Prospecting Company.
As a result, Christian discovered a business opportunity.
Don’t let too many gold prospectors come to Johannesburg to look for gold mines. The Gold Mountain Hotel is now full of agents from big local families. They don’t need to look for gold mines, but are looking for mine owners who want to transfer gold mines and buy the gold mines directly.
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So now the Pretoria Mining Bureau no longer needs to organize gold mine auctions. With the pearls and jade from the Matilda Gold Mine in front, even the abandoned gold mines in the entire Johannesburg area have been snapped up.
This has also caused the prices of gold mines and land around Johannesburg to rise sharply. Most of those who bought abandoned gold mines have lost money. Some people have indeed discovered gold mines that are still valuable for mining. Unfortunately, everyone
All eyes are focused on the lucky ones, and no one pays attention to the losers.
Therefore, countless gold diggers continue to pour into Johannesburg.
These gold diggers, as well as the agents of those big families, are all customers of Christian Prospecting Company.
"How big is your farm and how much do you want to sell it for?" Rock doesn't focus on gold mines now, but on farms.
"I bought 3,000 acres for 150 pounds, so just give me 150 pounds." Joe Russell put a smile on his face.
"Forget it, I don't want your uncle to scold me, so just pay the current price." Roark acted like an elder. With only a few hundred pounds, he could still be a favor to August Russell. Nothing could be more serious than this.
A cost-effective business.
"That's great, you are such a merciful God -" Joe Russell was overjoyed. According to the current price, the 3,000-acre farm is worth 750 pounds, which is already a generous return for an investment.
As an inspector serving as deputy director, Joe Russell only earns so much in one year's salary plus colonial allowance.
For the 3,000-acre deal, Roark doesn’t need to personally come forward now.
Rock has bought so many farms that he can now be regarded as the largest landowner around Johannesburg. As long as someone notices this, it will definitely affect Rock's image.
So Rock now wants to disperse ownership and transfer most of the farms to Buck, Hook, and Holly. Even so, it's still a bit eye-catching. Buck, Hook, and Holly each have more than 100,000 farms in their names.
acres.
In addition to Buck, Hook, and Holly, there are now more than a hundred Chinese farmers in Johannesburg. The farms under their names range from 50 acres to 500 acres. Those who own 500 acres of farms, except for the family members of the police, are those with joint loans.
If purchased by miners who guarantee each other, they can get more loans.
In Rock's plan, an ordinary farm must have at least 50 acres of land, which is about 300 acres in metric terms. Considering Rock's planned modern agriculture, 300 acres of land is more than enough to support a family, and it is enough for a family to live in
Johannesburg thrives, and they are Rock’s base.
Even at the police station, Marvin would prepare Rock's lunch, and then Zach would deliver it to Rock's office.
Zach and Anna have now come to Johannesburg and live in Rock's home next to the police station.
That home is now more similar to Zach and Anna's home. Rock rarely goes back. Sometimes he lives in the gold mine, and more often he simply lives in the police station.
Rock, Li De and Martin had lunch together. During the meal, Rock would chat with Li De and Martin, and sometimes they would discover some unexpected things.
There was an accident today.
"The priest we arrested should be released soon, right?" Li De seemed careless, muttering as he cooked the rice.
Father!
Frank von Adelaide!
Rock forgot all about it!
"Not yet?" Rock originally planned to release Frank von Adelaide after the investigation team left. Now that the investigation team has left for half a month, he didn't expect that Frank von Adelaide is still in the police force.
Bureau.
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"If you don't say anything, who dares to let it go!" Martin choked and rolled his eyes, and hurriedly used the Alsid wine sent by Anton.
"This priest is quite capable. He stayed in our police station for more than a month and I heard that he has developed more than a dozen Catholic believers. If he continues to stay, I don't know what kind of trouble he will cause." Li De provided information.
Let Rock be stunned.
For priests or ministers, preaching is their bounden duty. When the colonists conquered the indigenous people, they had a sword in one hand and a Bible in the other.
What Rock never expected was that Frank von Adelaide could develop followers even in the police station. Rock really underestimated the role of religion.
"Get him out quickly -" Rock didn't hesitate. The state religion of England is Protestantism, and Frank von Adelaide is a Catholic priest. This is not causing trouble.
Li De didn't even eat, put down his bowl and ran to the cafeteria.
In the canteen, Frank von Adelaide was sitting at a dining table, surrounded by Chinese, Boer, and Zulu police officers from the Johannesburg Police Department.
"Methuselah did not give birth to Lamech until he was one hundred and eighty-seven years old. After giving birth to Lamech, Methuselah lived another seven hundred and eighty-two years, and did not go to see God until he was nine hundred and sixty-nine years old -" Frank
·Von Adelaide was foaming at the mouth as he spoke, and the surrounding policemen let out bursts of exclamations.
Irving has already said that he should have good food and drink.
Rock didn't discount it. Frank von Adelaide lived in the police dormitory, ate in the police canteen, had his clothes washed, used tableware washed, and when he had nothing to do, he could ride a horse on the school grounds inside the police station.
Walking around, living a small life is simply not too moist.
This foreign monk, he doesn’t abstain from eating meat. Frank von Adelaide spends all his time among the natives preaching, and he probably has never had a good life, so these days Frank von Adelaide is working in the police
The bureau, obviously seems to be a bit happy and unwilling to think about it. He comes to the cafeteria to eat when the time comes, and sometimes even drinks with the police officers. There is no consciousness of the prisoners at all.
Chinese people are very enthusiastic about their friends. They got to know Frank von Adelaide as soon as they went back and forth. In just one month, Frank von Adelaide developed more than ten Catholic believers in the police station. See Frank von Adelaide.
·With Adelaide's attitude, he will not leave voluntarily unless all police officers become Catholic believers.
Li De stepped forward to separate the crowd and interrupted Frank von Adelaide's preaching and charity: "Father, you can leave now."
"Go? Where?" For a moment, Frank von Adelaide considered the police station his home.
"Go where you should go. Aren't you going to find the investigation team? Go find it!" Li De also wanted to fool Frank von Adelaide.
"Haha, do you think I don't know that the investigation team went to Pretoria?" Frank von Adelaide is very well-informed.
The quick-talking guy told him this!
Li De looked at the police around him.
The police officers immediately dispersed.
"Don't worry about where the investigation team is, your imprisonment has been lifted, you can go." Li De became furious when he looked at the steak on Frank von Adelaide's plate.
The monks are all abstinent. Not only do they not eat meat and fish, they also sweep the floor for fear of killing ants and cherish moths and gauze lamps.
This guy Frank von Adelaide always picks and chooses every time he eats. When eating steak, he only eats beef fillets, when eating fish, he only eats the front half, and when eating chicken, he only eats chicken thighs. I never saw Frank von Adelaide.
Adelaide has eaten bread.
Guarding the gold mines around Johannesburg, the policemen ate in the restaurant in the police station for free. Frank von Adelaide ate with the funds of the police station, which Li De had long disliked.
"Imprisonment? What mistake did I make?" Frank von Adelaide still wanted to find fault.
"You're right, I was wrong." Li De stopped talking nonsense to Frank von Adelaide and raised his hand to wave. Two strong men came over from the door of the restaurant and lifted Frank von Adelaide up.
Go.
Haha, you’ve been eating and drinking for so long, and it’s okay if you don’t pay me. Do you still want to make a fortune before leaving?
