In fact, money is really not a problem for Rock. Now Rock is very wealthy. On the farm that Rock bought some time ago, he discovered another gold mine.
Rock is not interested in new gold mines, and he is not even interested in knowing the reserves of gold mines. Now Rock can understand the mood of the richest man when he said "one hundred million." For normal people, one hundred million is an astronomical figure, but for
For the richest man, it’s just a matter of building a few more buildings.
For Rock, more gold has no other benefits besides making Rock the target of public criticism.
There are now nearly 20 tons of gold piled in the basement of the Rock Gold Mine. Due to the mining alliance agreement, this gold cannot be sold and can only be piled in the basement. Why dig out more?
Is it free to expand the basement?
Therefore, after determining the approximate scope of the gold mine, Rock sealed the newly discovered gold mine for future mining.
"Whatever, the title has no meaning to me now. What if I can be made a baron? I don't want a ghost like Fawalt." Luo Ke was calm and indifferent, pretending that it was invisible.
Fawalt's cement factory has begun construction. Henry hired technicians from England and Zulu workers from Zululand. The purchased machinery and equipment had to be transported by rail from Durban to Pretoria, bypassing Cape Town.
Asia, and then send it to Favart by manpower.
This large circle increased the cost a lot, and Henry was so angry that he yelled at Paul Kruger.
It was Paul Kruger who made the decision to extend the railway from Pretoria to the east coast. If the railway had led to German South-West Africa, Henry would have been able to save a lot of money now.
In fact, there is a reason for this. The Transvaal Republic and German Southwest Africa are separated by the British-controlled Bechuanaland Protectorate. The plateau terrain in the Bechuanaland Protectorate makes it much more difficult to build railways than in plain areas. What's more, the railway between the Transvaal Republic and Lourenço Marquez was built to circumvent the British control. Therefore, if the railway passes through the Bechuanaland Protectorate, it will be a trap.<
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Despite the criticism, the progress of the cement plant is still very fast.
According to the agreement between Roark and Henry, Roark paid for the cement plant, and Henry provided the connections. The two people are now working together seamlessly. It is expected that the cement plant will be officially put into operation after the year, and will be able to catch up with Crocodile Bay by then.
The company repairs hydropower stations.
"Really, you really deserve a beating right now, do you know that?" Owen felt his hands were a little itchy, so what does it mean to be a baron?
Even though there are already two barons in the Owen family, Owen is still very envious.
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Rock and Owen were chatting happily when suddenly there was a noise in the corner of the coffee shop. Someone was laughing arrogantly. Then several Boers suddenly became impassioned. They were shouting something in Dutch with a heavy accent.
Someone was banging the table and shouting.
Roque can barely understand some Dutch now, but he can't understand what those people are saying.
Rock glanced at the manager of the cafe not far away, and the manager immediately ran over.
"What's going on?" Rock was unhappy. It's impolite to make loud noises in public.
"They are a few Boer businessmen. They fled abroad before the war broke out. They probably just came back not long ago." The cafe manager was cautious, fearing to anger Roque: "How about I ask someone to take them out?"
The cafe manager is interesting. He even knows how to use "please" at this time. He is really service-oriented.
Rock smiled and shook his head. The cafe is Joe Russo's property, and Rock doesn't want to cause trouble to Joe Russo.
In the past few days, the number of Boers in Johannesburg has increased significantly.
Rock and Owen knew that the peace agreement was about to be signed. Others could also know, especially the Boer businessmen. They were also well-informed. Even if they fled abroad before the war, they had been paying close attention to the situation. Now the situation has just begun.
As soon as there was a slight relaxation, they couldn't wait to return to Johannesburg. It is estimated that their life abroad was not very comfortable.
But I guess they don’t understand the current situation in Johannesburg, so they can still laugh. I really hope that they can continue to laugh after they understand the current situation in Johannesburg.
"In the past few days, some people have gone to the city government to inquire about the gold mines that were confiscated during the war." Irving curled his lips. Irving was also aware of this situation.
Those who are returning to Johannesburg now are all big businessmen who owned gold mines in Johannesburg before the war. Their gold mines were abandoned during the war and were naturally auctioned by the Pretoria Mining Authority. This is a confusing account. It is estimated that in the future
There are still lawsuits.
In that case, Rock has the same trouble.
Now only the businessmen are coming back. After the peace agreement is signed, a large number of Boer farmers who fled the war will also return to Johannesburg. When they find that their farms have changed owners, we don’t know what the Boer farmers will do.<
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"What does it have to do with the city government? The gold mine was auctioned by the Pretoria Mining Bureau. If they want to find it, let them go to the Pretoria Mining Bureau." Roque dismissed it, guessing that these Boers
I still imagine that after the peace agreement is signed, the Boers will restore their status in Johannesburg.
Dream on!
Johannesburg is now ruled by the British, the Chinese, and even the Zulu miners, but not the Boers.
In Johannesburg, there is no room for the Boers to survive.
"Haha, someone went to De Beers Unified Mining Company, but was caught by the security guards of De Beers Unified Mining Company. Didn't anyone report the case?" Owen smiled happily. If someone really wanted to report the case, it would be Rock.
trouble.
"There is really no such thing." Rock told the truth. It seems that the security guards of De Beers Unified Mining Company are very agile.
This is for sure. The security guards of De Beers Unified Mining Company are actually Rhodesian police. Roque just cooperated with the Rhodesian police some time ago.
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In Roque's opinion, the performance of the Rhodesian police was pretty good.
The two were chatting when a scream suddenly came from the corner, followed by a burst of evil laughter.
The cafe manager walked over with a livid face.
Rock sighed, trouble did come.
It's a very vulgar scene. A few Boer businessmen were drinking too much. When the waitress in the cafe came to deliver the drinks, a guy with a weak hand touched the waitress's butt.
Don't ask why you can drink alcohol in cafes. In the 1970s, people could still smoke while flying. In 1901, it was not unusual at all for cafes to sell alcohol.
People in Johannesburg now know that Russell Cafe is the property of Joe Russell, the deputy chief of police, so no one dares to cause trouble in Russell Cafe.
These Boer merchants who had just returned to Johannesburg didn't know, so they were in trouble.
There are also K2s in the cafe. When the cafe manager passed by, several strong K2s followed him with their arms wide open.
Then several Boer businessmen who were desperate were picked up. One drunk guy tried to take action, but was punched by a K2 with a green dragon on his left and a white tiger on his right. The world became pure. p>
It was not clear either. When a K2 carried a Boer businessman passing by Rock's table, the Boer businessman saw Rock's uniform and grabbed Rock's table.
"Police officer, help, they are beating people -" the Boer businessman was wailing, very miserable.
"Nima, let go, I told you to let me go -" K2 was also wailing, very frightened.
The businessman's hand grabbed the table a little too hard, and K2 couldn't break it off even though he tried hard, so he smashed it down hard with his fist.
Click——
With an ear-piercing sound, the businessman's arm immediately bent into a weird angle.
The businessman stopped howling this time. He looked at his arms and was horrified. He made a sound in his mouth and lost the ability to speak.
"Sorry, Sir Locke, I'm very sorry -" the cafe manager apologized hurriedly and wiped the table hurriedly.
"Send it to the hospital and give it a good treatment. You guys should be more gentle next time." Rock was not angry. This K2 is pretty good, so he went back to the Oak Bar.
"Okay, Sir Locke, we will send him to Ziwei Town Hospital right away." The manager of the cafe is very discerning and keeps his wealth to others. Locke and Joe Russell are the police chief and the deputy police chief.
We must take care of each other's business.
After the small episode, the cafe became quiet again, Rock and Owen lost interest, and everyone went back to their homes.
Back at the police station, several Boers were taking notes in the lobby on the first floor.
"——We were illegally imprisoned. After being imprisoned for a night, we were thrown onto a train bound for Lourenço Marquez. That train was transporting cattle. I was almost trampled to death by the cattle——" A man with a bruised nose and a swollen face
The Boers were indignant.
“Let’s get to the point——” The British back-officer in charge of the transcripts was very unhappy.
"Matilda Gold Mine, Matilda Gold Mine illegally imprisoned us -" the Boer businessman finally got to the point.
If he hadn't heard the words "Matilda", Rock would have gone straight upstairs. Now that he was not in a hurry, Rock stopped at the top of the stairs.
When the British clerk in charge of taking notes heard the words "Matilda", he closed the record book with a cold face.
"They robbed my gold mine and illegally imprisoned them. Go and arrest them, arrest them all -" the Boer businessman has not yet understood the situation.
"Do you think it's still the time of the Transvaal Republic?" A British civil servant named Gary couldn't laugh or cry.
Catch?
How to catch?
The boss of the Matilda Gold Mine is the boss of the boss of the Johannesburg Police Department.
In fact, what Gary wants to say is: If you don’t want to live, go out and find a crooked-neck tree, and don’t hurt others!
The Boer businessman obviously didn't know who the owner of the Matilda Gold Mine was, nor did he know the surname of the mayor of Johannesburg, so he looked a little confused for a moment.
Gary didn't waste any time, picked up the phone on the table and called the duty room: "Lala, we need some strong men in the hall."
Lala is a Zulu-born police chief, and his team is responsible for all kinds of dirty work.
The Boer businessman's expression changed. He probably wanted Gary to call someone to follow him to the Matilda Gold Mine, but Gary's expression didn't look like it.
Soon, Lara and several of her men ran over, picked up the unlucky Boer businessman and left.
If you want to talk about this kind of thing, Lala's men have experience, and they didn't forget to gag their mouths when they picked people up.
A small disturbance quickly disappeared. Rock didn't care about the fate of the unlucky businessman. He probably wouldn't have a chance to see him again in the future. When he returned to the office, Rock called Joe Russo over.
"There have been a lot more Boers in Johannesburg recently?" Rock didn't know much about the actual situation. As the police chief, he was busy with work, and the specific work of the police station was handled by Joe Russell.
"Yes, before the war ended, those sons of bitches came back to look for bargains. Some of them lived in Johannesburg before the war, and some of them had nothing to do with Johannesburg. They just wanted to take this opportunity to see if they could buy gold at the bottom.
From the mining farm." Joe Russell sneered. These bargain-hunting Boers are smart, and there are people who can do it faster than them.
If before the outbreak of the war, the Boers still had a sense of presence in the mining field, then now, the British have monopolized the gold mines in Johannesburg, and the Boers no longer have a chance.
In fact, it was not the British government that made the biggest profit during the war, but the inconspicuous De Beers Consolidated Mining Company. Before the war broke out, De Beers Consolidated Mining Company acquired a wave of gold mines. After the war,
At least a third of the gold mines in the Johannesburg area already belong to De Beers Consolidated Mining Company.
In the gold mine auction held by the Pretoria Bureau of Mines last year, nobles from the British mainland also joined the fight for the gold mine. Now, the gold mines in Johannesburg have been carved up, except for De Beers Unified Mining Company and the British
The local nobles, as well as local officials such as Rock, Henry, and Joe Russell, were waiting to take advantage. No matter how they turned, the Boers couldn't turn.
"We cannot continue like this. Notices are posted at all intersections in Johannesburg. All Boers entering Johannesburg must register at the Johannesburg Police Station within three days and receive a temporary identity certificate. In the future, if they do not have a temporary identity card in Johannesburg,
If you prove it, then they will all be treated as war spies." Roque cannot let this situation go unchecked. Once these Boers find out that they will get nothing, they may be unwilling to cause riots. Roque must take precautions before they happen.
"Well, I'm afraid those Boers won't be obedient." Joe Russell looked embarrassed.
As for identity certificates, the Cape Colonial Government also did it before, but they were all issued to people of color.
The Boers are white people. In the past, whether in the Transvaal or the Cape, white people did not need identification documents.
"They won't be obedient, then you have to find a way to make them obedient." Roque will never compromise. Now is a good opportunity to break the halo of white people. If you miss this opportunity, it will be even more difficult to formulate similar regulations for white people in the future.
It's possible.
Yes, Rock can't improve the social status of the Chinese yet, but Rock can suppress the social status of some white people to the same level as the Chinese. In this way, if he wants to improve the social status of the Chinese in the future, he will have much more room for maneuver.