"Sir Locke, Mr. Bobby Holt came to see you this morning." Sam did not realize that a crisis had just passed by the Matilda Gold Mine.
Holt!
When he heard this last name, Rock immediately thought of the funny little old man Nelson Holt.
"Where is he? Bring him to see me." Rock was very happy. The promise he made to Nelson Holt finally had a chance to be fulfilled. Of course, Rock did not forget to remind Sam.
"Sorry, Sir Locke, it was my inexperience, I thought it would be fine just by sending them away." Sam admitted his mistake to Locke on the phone.
"Sam, be more agile in your work from now on." Rock reminded vaguely that he couldn't explain this kind of thing too clearly, and he couldn't tell Sam directly. If this kind of thing happens again in the future, he would just leave him in the gold mine to mine. That's what De Beers Consolidated Mining Company does.
Soon, Bobby Holt appeared in front of Rock.
"Sir Locke, nice to meet you." Bobby Holt is a very energetic young man, with a vague shadow of Nelson on his face, which made Locke feel good at first sight.
"Please sit down, Bobby, did you graduate this year?" Rock remembered that Nelson said that Bobby went to college in Cambridge.
"Yes, Sir Locke, I just graduated from Cambridge University this year. I studied law. I had already found a job in London, but my father thought that I might get a better job with you than in London.
"Bobby Holt is very honest, which is an excellent quality, and Rock likes it very much.
It can be seen that Bobby Holt is a very cautious person. He is carrying a black satchel. When he sits down, he puts the satchel on his lap, and then folds his hands on the satchel.
This is actually a defensive move that is somewhat defensive. Rock can understand it. After all, Johannesburg is a strange place for Bobby Holt, and it is right to be defensive.
"Haha, yes, you can indeed get a better job here than in London. Tell me, what do you want to do? What kind of work do you want to do?" Rock admired the little old man Nelson.
Because of his love, Nelson probably didn’t even tell Bobby about the deal between him and Rock.
At the time of the transaction between Nelson and Roque, Roque was still a senior inspector of the Pretoria Police Department, and his identity was similar to Nelson, who was the deputy director of the Pretoria Mines Bureau.
Now Rock is already the chief of the Johannesburg Police Department, and one of the few "barons" in the Transvaal and even all four colonies. His identity has been distanced from Nelson. Therefore, Nelson will not tell Bobby that he and Roark
The transaction between Grams and Grams was a very smart move. If Bobby knew about it, the consequences would be unpredictable.
In the face of interests, no one can be trusted, including Roque.
It is an obvious fact that although Rock made a promise to Nelson, if Rock turns his back and refuses to admit his promise, what can Nelson do to Rock?
Nielsen can't do anything.
So Nelson can only place his hopes on Rock's character.
In fact, character is the most unreliable thing, because people will change. As their status increases, their identity changes, their mood, vision, and perspective on things will all change. This is the so-called "butt decision"
"Head".
Fortunately, Rock is trustworthy.
"Sir Locke, I am studying law. Of course I want to engage in legal work." Bobby Holt told the truth. Although the legal profession has a wide range of applications, Bobby Holt is still very naive now.
I have no other ideas.
"You don't need to be limited to legal-related work. You can try many jobs. If you feel uncomfortable, it's not too late to look back. Of course, if you only want to work in this field, you can also do it. There are many jobs in this field.
." Rock gives Bobby Holt more possibilities. If Bobby Holt only wants to be a lawyer, then Rock can directly open a law firm for Bobby Holt.
Of course, the money needed to open a law firm must be Nelson Holt’s share. Since it is a promise to Nelson Holt, Rock will definitely fulfill it.
For this little money, I can’t afford to break my promise and get fat.
"Thank you Sir Locke, my father said, let me listen to you and do whatever you want me to do." Bobby Holt is simply adorable.
"Hahahaha, Bobby, you have a very smart father, come with me and let me see what kind of work you can do." Rock laughed. The more Nelson Holt trusted Rock, the more he trusted Rock.
The more you will not betray this trust.
In fact, without realizing it, Rock now has many properties under his name, including Rock Gold Mine, Ziwei Town Hospital, Oak Bar, Crocodile Bay Company, and the clubhouse under construction, all of which make Bobby Hall
Very pleasantly surprised.
In fact, Nelson Holt asked Bobby Holt to give up his job opportunity in London and return to Johannesburg, but Bobby Holt resisted in his heart.
London is the center of the world. Compared with London, Johannesburg is simply insignificant. In Bobby Holt's concept, Johannesburg only has upstart mine owners, rude miners, and him, a graduate of Cambridge University.
Graduates are misfits.
After coming to Johannesburg, Bobby Holt had a new understanding of Johannesburg.
This is a young city, and the whole city is full of construction sites. It can be seen that this city has an ambitious mayor, and he will definitely do something big in Johannesburg.
Compared with London, Johannesburg is indeed very young.
But being young is not insignificant, just like Bobby Holt, a Cambridge University graduate who has just stepped out of school. Being young means being energetic, means more opportunities, and means infinite possibilities. These are all things that London has to offer.
This is an advantage that this city, where everything has solidified and is slowly aging, does not have.
Coming to Ziwei Town, everything here once again refreshed Bobby Holt's understanding of Johannesburg.
When he was in the UK, Bobby Holt used his spare time to visit many small British towns.
Bobby Holt likes the tranquility and tranquility of British country towns very much. Those buildings that are hundreds of years old are silently telling Bobby Holt the historical details. Bobby Holt once
It is determined that after he graduates, even if he works in the city, Bobby Holt will live in a country town.
In Ziwei Town, Bobby Holt finally realized that it turns out that there are more than just British country towns that are charming in the world. Country towns also have another way of existence.
Compared with the quiet and peaceful British towns, Ziwei Town is much noisier.
British country towns are indeed peaceful and peaceful, and it would be useless if they were not peaceful. Many young people in small towns are working hard in big cities, and only the elderly in their old age are left in the towns.
Not to mention the elderly, even the cats and dogs on the street are lazy. They can't cheer up when they see strangers, and they are immersed in their own world.
Ziwei Town is different. There are almost no old people lazily sunbathing on the street here. Bobby Holt did see many old people tidying up the lawn or sweeping and drying. In Rock's words, these old people
Even if you are old, you will do some work within your ability and do not want to be a burden to your children.
This is very different from what Bobby Holt saw in the UK.
Most young people in the UK will take the initiative to leave home when they reach adulthood. They no longer want to be bound by their families, do not live with their families, and will not go home often. Therefore, the elderly in the UK are very lonely.
Ziwei Town is different. Loneliness and loneliness are rarely seen on the faces of the elderly in Ziwei Town. When they sit in front of the porch, the expressions on their faces are mostly satisfaction and relief.
The most common thing you see on the street are children running rampant. Sometimes there are South African Mastiffs wagging their tails behind the children. Whenever children lead the South African Mastiffs through the street, they will always be laughed at and scolded by the adults. At this time,
Children don't talk back, only the ignorant South African Mastiff will yell in a daze.
The buildings in Ziwei Town are very new, and like the Ziwei trees with spring branches on the street, they are obviously just built. There are several nearby farmers selling fruit at the entrance of the town. Bobby Holt doesn't recognize it.
After telling the name of the fruit, the police sergeant whom I had just met went over and handed the fruit farmer two pennies, took two random fruits, washed them in a bucket next to him, and handed them to Bobby Holt when he came back.
Very sweet!
"Ziwei Town just held a mayor election not long ago. The new mayor is also the general manager of Locke Gold Mine, so he is away from the town most of the time. If you are willing, you can come here and be the assistant to the mayor for a period of time."
Rock sincerely invites you. Buck also graduated from a university in London, and he probably has a lot in common with Bobby Holt.
Although in terms of strength, the University College London where Buck graduated is definitely not as good as the Cambridge where Bobby Holt graduated, but considering the popularity of university education these days, there are really very few real university graduates in Johannesburg, that is, Luo
Ke uses the temptation of high salary. It seems that the number of people with higher education in Ziwei Town is a bit scary. Leaving aside Ziwei Town, I am afraid that there are not many people with higher education in Johannesburg and Pretoria combined. p>
"Okay, I'm willing to try." Bobby Holt felt that he had fallen in love with Ziwei Town.
Rock was a little surprised, he didn't expect Bobby Holt to take the bait so quickly.
If Bobby Holt doesn't want to be the assistant to the mayor, Rock will next take Bobby Holt to Ziwei Town Hospital, then Rock Gold Mine, the Guild Hall, Crocodile Bay Company, and even Christian's building
Company, there will always be someone Bobby Holt likes.
Knowing that Rock had arrived in Ziwei Town, Buck rushed over quickly.
"Sorry Sir, I was in the mine just now -" Buck greeted in Chinese, then saw Bobby Holt, and then apologized hurriedly.
When no white people are present, Buck and Rock will communicate in Chinese.
But if there are white people present, using Chinese to communicate would be disrespectful to other people. Buck still pays attention to this.
"Let me introduce, Mayor Buck. This is Bobby Holt from Pretoria. Don't look at his young age. He is a top student at Cambridge University. He studied law just like you. What's next?
, Bobby Holt will stay in Ziwei Town and serve as your assistant." Rock introduced him proactively.
"Haha, that's great, Bobby, my name is Buck, welcome to you." Buck was very enthusiastic.
"Mr. Buck, are you also a Cambridge graduate?" Bobby Holt missed the point as soon as he opened his mouth. How can you greet someone like this? Isn't this a slap in the face?
"No, University College London." Buck said calmly. There is nothing embarrassing to admit. There are no university rankings these days, so University College London is not much worse than Cambridge.
"Oh oh oh, the management department of University College London is very good——" Bobby Holt made a mistake again.
"I'm studying law." Buck said seriously, looking at Bobby Holt as if he saw himself who had just graduated.
"I-I'm sorry." Bobby Holt finally realized his mistake.
"Hahahaha, okay, you are all better than me. I graduated from Huayong Camp." Luo Ke smiled and said to Xini.
Although Bobby Holt didn't know what Camp Huayong was, he finally resisted asking.
It's still helpful.
The mayor's office is next to the hospital, opposite the church and the police station. In this huge house, before Bobby Holt came, there were only Buck, two clerks, and a cleaner.
"Bobby, add a desk to my office, and we will work in the same office from now on." Buck wants to travel to both ends of the gold mining town and cannot stay in the town all the time, so there is no need to juggle two offices.<
/p>
"Oh, okay." Bobby Holt nodded repeatedly.
This is a very simply decorated office, with velvet wallpaper on the walls and no carpet on the floor. There is a desk in the room and a filing cabinet in the corner, with the filing cabinet door ajar.
Bobby Holt's eyesight was pretty good. He saw at a glance that there was a wine bottle in the filing cabinet——
Unfortunately, before Bobby Holt could read the label on the bottle, the filing cabinet was closed by Buck.
"Our most important job is to register the population of Ziwei Town——" Buck's eyes were not good.
Bobby Holt was very smart this time and expressed with firm eyes that he didn't see anything.
"——Remember one principle, Ziwei Town will not accept any Zulu people." Buck raised a finger to Bobby Holt to emphasize.
"Okay." Bobby Holt had no questions.
This principle seems to be suspected of racial discrimination.
But in this era, it is normal not to accept the Zulus. There is even no such thing as racial discrimination in this era, because in the concept of white people, the Zulus, including all people of color, are slaves of the white people.