After the "Lynn" incident, all the officers and soldiers who clashed with the Chinese police that day were deported back to Canada.
Repatriate!
It means that they will lose their honor as soldiers.
Never underestimate "honor". Honor is very important to soldiers who uphold the "chivalry spirit".
For the sake of chivalry, they can line up and charge at the enemy's heavy machine gun position even though they know they will die; for the sake of honor, officers with noble backgrounds often stand in front of the charging array with sabers in hand; for the sake of honor, two people who do not know each other, even
You can initiate a duel at any time.
In addition to honor, they may also be subject to subsequent trials.
Although the result of the trial is not necessarily fair, it will affect the honor. Accepting the result of the trial has reminded all the garrison that Chinese people - at least Chinese police officers, unlike other people of color, cannot
If you treat Chinese people casually like other people of color, you will pay a price.
This has fundamentally improved the attitude of the local garrison in Johannesburg towards the Chinese police.
Even the Chinese farmers around Ziwei Town have a lot more confidence when facing the army, because they know that if they encounter injustice, someone will uphold justice for them.
Although this "justice" may seem unfair, it is already a huge improvement compared to the past. Before the "Lynn" incident broke out, white people who beat people of color to death would at most be compensated and would certainly not be sent to jail.
There is a fundamental difference between going to court.
If you don't go to court, it means it's not a crime. If you go to court, no matter what the result is, this kind of behavior will definitely violate the law.
Therefore, many times, liquidation must be carried out in court. Even if the final result is death, the person must be convicted first and then executed, so that a person can be completely nailed to the pillar of shame.
Therefore, in the current Johannesburg area, there are not many Boers who are willing to form families with Chinese.
Compared with the Chinese whose survival has been guaranteed to a certain extent, the survival of the Boers has no guarantee at all. Think about it, if the expeditionary force were to attack again by the guerrillas, then the Boers within ten miles of the place where the attack took place would be thrown into concentration camps.
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Is this reasonable?
Everyone knows it is unreasonable.
But everyone acquiesced, even the Boers.
Because they know very well that if they resist, the punishment waiting for them will be even more cruel.
Throughout July, a total of 175 Chinese and Boer couples registered their marriages at the Johannesburg City Hall. You must know that throughout July, there were less than 200 newlywed couples registered in Johannesburg, so this situation finally caused concern for the newly-promoted deputy director of the Home Affairs Department.
Attention of the Commissioner Henry Alsop.
"This is outrageous. According to regulations, people of color cannot form families with white people." On August 1, at the regular meeting of the city government at the beginning of the month, Henry Alsop directly launched an attack.
Cecil Rhodes Jr.'s intelligence was very accurate. Harry Alsop did indeed stay in Pretoria and serve as Lieutenant-Governor of the Transvaal.
Although the Lieutenant Governor has a higher rank, he actually does not have much real power. However, he can still promote his son to an official position. Philip Matilda cannot stop this. This is one of the privileges of the nobility.
If Philippe Matilda objects, it means opposing the entire aristocracy.
"When was the regulation? How come I haven't heard of it." As the chief of police, Roque is of course qualified to participate in regular meetings of the city government, and as a "baron", Roque's position in the venue is still very prominent.
Second only to Lord Philip.
It should be noted that in the entire Johannesburg, there are only two nobles, Lord Philip and Roque. The rest, regardless of whether they are director or director, are all ordinary people without even the title of "Sir".
"In this regard, the Transvaal follows the previous regulations of Cape Town. In the Cape, it is illegal for a colored person to form a family with a white person, so in the Transvaal, it is also illegal." Alsop
Henry at home has now learned his lesson and no longer confronts Rock. Instead, he takes care of business and does not give Rock an excuse to have a fit.
This rule is true. Although it is obvious racial discrimination, in this era, it is a matter of course. As long as they are white people and people of color, whether they are white men, women of color, white women, or men of color, they are not allowed to do so.
Make a family.
Of course, as long as they don't get married, no one can care about them being together in private, such as this is the case with Roque and Ada.
"The Transvaal is still under military control. We can't even perform full government functions now. What's the point of saying this now?" Rock put the responsibility on military control. Strictly speaking, the Johannesburg city government now has no administrative power. Naturally,
There is no relevant policy.
"It is precisely because we are in a period of martial law that we have to take it seriously!" Henry Alsop insisted.
Obviously, Rock and Alsop are at odds with each other.
Because it is a regular meeting, all the heads of the various departments of the Johannesburg city government have to attend the meeting, so there are many big bosses in the conference room.
However, the big guys in the conference room just watched the quarrel between Rock and Henry Alsop happily, and no one would take the initiative to start a fight.
Roque is now a baronet, and Henry Alsop has a baron father. In this conference room, no one except Philip Matilda can offend Roque and Alsop, so everyone has different opinions.
Unanimity: It’s none of my business anyway, whatever!
"So, is this the attitude you take seriously?" Rock is not polite. Even if Henry Alsop's father is here, Rock now has the ability to argue with reason.
"Sir Locke, I am not targeting anyone, I am targeting the job." Henry Alsop's righteous face.
"So what do you want to do? Destroy these legal couples that actually exist? Do you know how many people there are in Johannesburg now? Apart from the miners, the permanent population of Johannesburg is now less than five thousand, so if you want to work seriously,
"So please think about how to attract more people to settle in Johannesburg, instead of focusing on those who have already settled in Johannesburg." Rock really hates this kind of person.
Just nitpicking, this is the real hindrance.
The problem is that under normal circumstances, this kind of people are actually the most common. They are only good at discovering problems and never take the initiative to solve them.
When others are trying to solve problems, they will make sarcastic remarks, seize the moral high ground, and act like they are superiors to the world. It is like they are sober when everyone else is drunk. In the 21st century, such people are called "public intellectuals"
,In this era, this kind of person is called a "shit stirrer".
"Johannesburg needs population replenishment, but it does not need these illegal populations." Henry Alsop was still not in a hurry, he just deliberately angered Rock.
"What population is illegal?" Rock still caught Henry Alsop's loophole.
"Illegal - well, these people of color who form families with white people are illegal." Henry Alsop also wanted to play around.
"You have no say whether it is illegal or not. In fact, these people who formed families with the Boers are all legal citizens of Johannesburg. Now you say it is illegal. If you are allowed to do this, then there will not even be a legal civilian in Johannesburg.
When the time comes, Johannesburg will have no population, no future, and no development potential. You can just pat your butt and return to London as if nothing happened. What will happen to Johannesburg?" Roark will also be able to play by the sidelines, and Roark's identity is here, so he is qualified to rely on his old age.
Roque said this very rudely, and there was laughter that was deliberately suppressed in the conference room.
Everyone knows that the reason why Henry Alsop can serve as Deputy Director of the Home Office is because his father is a deputy governor. This matter is usually tacitly understood by everyone, and it gives Henry Alsop the wrong impression.
He got this position based on his own ability.
Rock now took off Henry Alsop's fig leaf, and Henry Alsop's face immediately turned red, as if in this conference room where everyone was well-dressed, only Henry Alsop was naked. "That's enough, gentlemen -" Philip Matilda spoke, and the atmosphere in the conference room suddenly became serious: "What is the current population of Johannesburg?"
"Before the war, the population of Johannesburg once exceeded 100,000. Now, as Sir Locke said, it is less than 5,000 -" Blake Nelson, the director of the Home Office who had been silent, answered.
The relationship between Blake Nelson and Rock is still good. It was Blake Nelson who made the final decision to determine the output of Rock Gold Mine at 5,000 ounces. Afterwards, Rock gave Blake Nelson some souvenirs.
"Then the situation is indeed very serious." Philippe Matilda thought thoughtfully.
"It's really serious!"
"The population must increase!"
"You shouldn't be too demanding at this time——"
Everyone who is qualified to attend the municipal meeting is a veteran. Everyone understands what Philippe Matilda is saying, and all the veterans immediately echo it.
"Can Boers also be considered members of civilized society?"
Among the many voices, there is a discordant voice that is particularly loud.
The speaker was Revenue Commissioner Marcus Beaufort.
Marcus Beaufort is a standard descendant of Cape English. 100 years ago, Marcus Beaufort's ancestors were the first Cape colonists and participated in the war with the Boers to compete for Cape Town. p>
After the war, the British occupied Cape Town, and the Boers had no choice but to move north.
In the following nearly a hundred years, wars continued between the British and the Boers who colonized the Cape. Marcus Beaufort's younger brother and one of Marcus Beaufort's sons both participated in the First Anglo-Boer War. As a result,
Marcus Beaufort's brother and son both died on the battlefield, so Marcus Beaufort was a firm hardliner and advocated the complete erasure of the Boers from the Cape.
Because of Rock's tough attitude towards the Boers and Rock's victory over the Boer guerrillas, he was introduced as a confidant by Marcus Beaufort, so James Hosea reported to Marcus Beaufort some time ago
Only when the real situation in Ziwei Town was revealed, Marcus Beaufort’s reaction would be so intense.
"It's just a group of farmers, and they deserve it!"
"The Boers should be excluded from civilized society."
"The Boolean group should disappear."
Marcus Beaufort is definitely a veteran in Johannesburg, and there will be someone to maintain the formation immediately.
"Then let's do it. What we urgently need now is to increase the population, not to limit population growth. As for qualifications, this is something that can only be considered when the population base reaches a certain level." Philippe Matilda made the final decision.
Nail.
No matter what Philip Matilda thinks in his heart, this is the reality in Johannesburg now. Without people, there will be no tax revenue, there will be no stability in Johannesburg, and there will not even be a bright future. As is the current situation in Johannesburg, when the Boers return after the war
After Johannesburg, the Boers will have an absolute advantage in Johannesburg. What will the city government do then?
Increase immigration from the UK?
What the Cape Colonial Government couldn't do, the Johannesburg City Government couldn't do either.
"I'm afraid that by then, this situation cannot be changed." Henry Alsop still wanted to fight for it.
Philip Matilda said nothing, only looked at Henry Alsop with cold eyes.
Henry Alsop finally realized that he should not question Philip Matilda's decision no matter what, and immediately turned pale.
Philip knew about the investigation of Roark by Henry Alsop and his son some time ago.
Fortunately, Roque was impeccable at the time and did not give any excuse to Harry and his son. Otherwise, if Harry and his son used the topic to attack, Philip Matilda might be implicated.
No, it’s not maybe, but definitely.
Even though Harry Alsop is now the Deputy Governor, in the Transvaal, Johannesburg is the undisputed economic center, so Harry Alsop, the Deputy Governor, is definitely not as powerful as Philip Marx in terms of power.
Tilda is the mayor, so——
No one can guarantee that Harry Alsop will not stab Philip Matilda.
Therefore, although Philip Matilda did not come forward from the beginning to the end of the whole incident, Philip Matilda definitely knew what role Henry Alsop played in that incident.
This makes it difficult for Philip Matilda to look good on Henry Alsop.
After the meeting, Rock invited Marcus Beaufort and Blake Nelson to sit at the Russell Cafe.
Marcus Beaufort and Blake Nelson readily accepted Rock's invitation, and others were coming to join in the fun.
Then just have a dinner party, the kind that all officials in Johannesburg can attend.
As the deputy chief of the police, Joe Russell is of course very popular. Within half a day, he collected all the supplies needed for the dinner.
Most of them are solved locally in Johannesburg. If they are not available in Johannesburg, they will be purchased from Pretoria. If they are not available in Pretoria——
Forget it, anyway, the purpose of people coming to the dinner is not to eat.