70 Pretending to serve the public good for personal gain
The significance of the Agricultural Association to Chinese farmers is not just technical guidance.
Strictly speaking, the Agricultural Association should be a semi-official organization. After all, Douglas is also a member of the Johannesburg Agricultural Committee. The Agricultural Association must also obey the leadership of the Agricultural Committee. In this way, the Agricultural Association becomes the representative of Chinese farmers and will replace
Chinese farmers have made their voices heard and tried their best to fight for the interests of Chinese farmers.
In other words, in three to five years, when the Transvaal starts democratic elections, the Agricultural Association will really play its role. Whoever wants to come to power must take the initiative to please the Chinese farmers in the Transvaal, otherwise the Chinese
Farmers will not vote for him.
A very realistic interest relationship.
Because it was still in the war period, no celebrations were held in Johannesburg when Christmas came. Rock led the police on duty all night to ensure the stability of public security in the Johannesburg area during the Christmas period.
In fact, public security is still no problem. There are basically no idle people in Johannesburg now. The Zulu people are either digging in the mines or building roads and houses in Johannesburg. They do not have any special feelings about Christmas.
The Boers who are sentimental about Christmas are either in concentration camps or blocked outside Johannesburg. Even Johannesburg cannot enter, and they have no intention of celebrating Christmas.
In the entire Johannesburg area, Ziwei Town has the strongest festive atmosphere.
Father Frank is very busy before Christmas. He distributes "Christmas gifts" to the residents of Ziwei Town at the door of the church every day.
This action was very effective. On Christmas Day, Father Frank held a mass at Ziwei Town Church, which was attended by more than 100 Ziwei Town residents.
After the event, all residents who participated in the event can receive about one kilogram of candy and a box of apples from German Southwest Africa.
You don’t even need to investigate to know who sponsored this mass event.
Rock doesn't care about Frank. As long as Frank doesn't go too far, Rock will only enrich the spare time life of the residents of Ziwei Town.
It was also before Christmas, and the school uniforms customized from Cape Town a few months ago were finally in place. The school uniforms were in traditional British style, with an iron gray checkered lapel suit and a checkered skirt with Scottish characteristics, which immediately attracted the attention of the whole world.
The gaze of Johannesburg.
On the day when the uniforms were changed, Mayor Philip Matilda came to the scene in person. After visiting the library, dormitories, and sports fields of Ziwei Public School, Philip Matilda was full of praise for Ziwei Public School and promised to help.
Ziwei Public School introduces higher-level teachers and does everything possible to improve the teaching staff of Ziwei Public School.
The best secondary education in the UK undoubtedly belongs to Eton College.
Rock had wanted to hire teachers from Eton College before, but unfortunately the teachers at Eton College looked down upon Johannesburg, a remote and remote country, so he was unable to do so.
Now that Mayor Philip is willing to help, he should be able to gain something. After all, Philip is a noble, and Ziwei School will offer teachers a salary that is much higher than that of Eton College. Roque believes that, just like Abu, there will always be someone willing
Coming to Johannesburg.
Before more teachers came to Ziwei Public School, Ziwei Girls' School first welcomed their principal.
Yes, the first principal of Ziwei Girls’ School was Phyllis.
Since Philip Matilda took office as mayor of Johannesburg, Phyllis has been locked up in the official residence by Philip Matilda and has lost her personal freedom.
The brave Phyllis did not succumb to the baron's "power" and fought unrelentingly with the baron. The means of struggle included but were not limited to the cold war, hunger strike, not talking to the baron, etc.
After Roark was granted the title of "Baron", the situation was greatly improved, and Phyllis began to gain some freedom. In addition to not being able to enter and leave the baron's residence freely, Phyllis could move freely within the baron's residence.
Before Christmas, Phyllis and Philip Matilda visited Ziwei School together. After that, Phyllis came to Roark and asked to be the principal of Ziwei Girls' School.
"In the whole of Johannesburg, or the entire Transvaal, I am probably the only one who has received a complete education in a girls' secondary school. Therefore, there is no one in the Transvaal who knows better than me how a girls' secondary school operates, so I leave the school to
I am a wise choice. I can send a telegram to my former classmates and ask them to teach at Ziwei Girls' School. I will also persuade the mayor to implement policy support for Ziwei Girls' School. An education committee will be established in Johannesburg soon.
, you must hope to have a greater say in the education committee." The advantages listed by Phyllis made Rock unable to refuse.
"Why do you want to be the principal?" Rock asked with a smile, without even considering whether to agree to Phyllis's question.
"As long as I can leave the baron's mansion and go to the church to become a nun." Phyllis hated it deeply.
Roque is about to turn into a nun?
Go keep company with that old man Frank?
Dream!
"You also want to imprison me in the official residence?" Phyllis asked.
This question is really difficult to answer, mainly because the time is not clear, so——
"Of course not, I'm glad you finally found a job that you're willing to work hard for." Roark would not make such a mistake.
Then he took office. After Christmas, Phyllis couldn't wait to take Big Guy and two maids to Ziwei Town.
Yes, the nobles of this era were so luxurious. Two maids were not too many. The baron's family hired a total of eleven servants, including porters, coachmen, gardeners, cooks, maids, etc. There was a professional butler who was responsible for managing them.
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"Are you satisfied now?" Owen, who accompanied Phyllis to Ziwei Town, noticed that Roark's nose was not a nose and his eyes were not eyes.
"What does it have to do with me?" Rock pretended to be stupid, and the smile on his lips could not be concealed no matter how hard he tried.
Owen looked at Phyllis who was happily riding on the horse and felt heartbroken.
"Locke, where will I stay after arriving in Ziwei Town?" If possible, Phyllis would never want to return to the Baron's mansion.
"Phyllis, don't even think about it, you have to go home every night." Owen didn't give anyone any chance.
"Don't worry, I will send police to accompany you for protection." Rock took care of everything and sent several police officers living in Johannesburg to work in Ziwei Town. They protected Phyllis while commuting to and from get off work, and nothing was delayed. .
"As the principal, I should live on campus." Phyllis finally realized that there was no reason to talk to Owen.
Owen grunted and refused to answer. It would definitely not be possible to live on campus. Who would be able to control Phyllis then?
I hope those two maids are unreliable.
The big guy is Phyllis's accomplice.
The accomplice was full of energy when he first left Johannesburg, and now he is pretending to be dead in the carriage. Johannesburg is almost 40 kilometers away from Ziwei Town, which is a bit far for a dog.
Looking at Ziwei Town from a distance, it looks like a string of pearls scattered among the riverbank hills.
At the end of December, the bigster flowers have not yet fallen out. When the bigster flowers were in full bloom a month ago, the whole town was enveloped in a sea of purple flowers. Now the bigster flowers have begun to wither, but you can still imagine what the scene was like a month ago.
touching.
After a year of hard work, Ziwei Town is now quite large. The entire town covers an area of about 3 square kilometers. The reason why it is so large is because of the huge area of Ziwei Hospital and Ziwei Public School. The hospital covers an area of just one square kilometer.
Covering an area of about square kilometers, the hospital's garden is also open to residents of the entire town. The garden has not yet been fully completed, and it will take more than a year to be completely completed.
Ziwei Public School is located at the eastern end of Ziwei Town. Rock originally envisioned an open campus, but now the entire campus has to be enclosed with iron fences, especially the girls' school. There are police officers with police dogs on duty outside the iron fence.
After Philip Matilda inspected Ziwei School, he also planned to make Ziwei School a business card in the Johannesburg area.
So Rock is now blatantly pretending to be a public servant for personal gain.
"There are now more than 600 students in the girls' school. Their age span is a bit wide. The older ones are over ten years old and the younger ones are less than six years old. Because of their education level, they are all in first grade now. According to
Depending on the distance, students in girls' schools are divided into boarding and day schools. Students who live in Ziwei Town can go to school while students who live on surrounding farms must live on campus and can only go home once a week. Currently, students who live on campus are in
There are about 450 people. Considering that the number of residents around Ziwei Town is increasing rapidly, the number of students may increase in the future." Rock introduced Ziwei Girls' School to Felice.
Phyllis's eyes were shining, like a little girl who finally got the big toy she had dreamed of.
Of course, Phyllis is definitely not so naive, so Phyllis is very energetic now: "No introduction is needed, I hope I will come and understand everything personally. Locke, you and Owen can go, don't hinder my work."
Rock laughed dumbly, and Owen rolled his eyes. What does "impeding work" mean?
Don’t think I don’t know what you’re thinking!
"Locke, have you considered accepting students from Johannesburg?" Owen also has children, so he also has needs in this regard.
Rock will definitely not ignore Johannesburg, so he has already made a record: "Of course, if parents in Johannesburg want to send their children to Ziwei Public School, Ziwei Public School will certainly welcome it, because Johannesburg is relatively far from Ziwei Town, so
Every weekend, the school will send carriages to bring students who live in Johannesburg back to Johannesburg. There is no need to worry about safety issues. The police station will send police officers to accompany them for protection."
Compared with Ziwei Town, Johannesburg has a greater need in this regard. After all, there are no serious schools in Johannesburg to provide education for children of appropriate age. However, Mayor Philip Matilda, who brings his family to
Officials working in Johannesburg can only leave their children at home to receive education from their mothers or tutors.
Mayor Philip Matilda can afford a tutor, but most low-level officials cannot afford a tutor. Therefore, Johannesburg's demand in this area is greater than that of the residents of Ziwei Town.
In fact, just after Philip Matilda inspected Ziwei Public School, dozens of officials had already sent their children to Ziwei Public School. This weekend, Ziwei Public School will use horse-drawn carriages to send students from Johannesburg to Ziwei Public School.
Students are sent back to Johannesburg.
"Is it free?" Owen was curious about Ziwei Public School's schooling model.
"Yes, Ziwei Public School is completely free at this stage. In fact, the running costs of the school are really not high. The expenses incurred by a student at Ziwei Public School in a year will definitely not exceed five pounds. The cost of running the school includes a lot.
Most of it is teachers' salaries. Ziwei Public School accepts social donations. The largest donation currently comes from De Beers Unified Mining Company and the Johannesburg Mining Union. Johannesburg officials who sent their children to Ziwei Public School last week also volunteered.
Donations have been made, and the average donation amount per person is about 20 pounds. It is voluntary and not forced." Rock emphasized that it doesn't matter whether it is voluntary or not, it really doesn't matter.
"The free model is conducive to school expansion, but it cannot be sustained in the long term. Tuition fees still have to be charged. When Phyllis was at Brighton Roding Girls' School, the annual fee was more than one hundred pounds. Henry and I were at Eton College.
The cost is more expensive." Owen does not advocate free education. Western education has always been an elite model, which is different from compulsory education in Rock's concept.
Both compulsory education and the elite model have their own advantages and disadvantages. If possible, Roque would also like to implement elite education, but conditions do not allow it. In the current Johannesburg, Roque wants to use this coercive method to allow the second generation of Chinese to integrate as soon as possible.
Johannesburg.
Therefore, Rock has a clear understanding of reality: "It is not feasible to implement elite education at present. There are only so many people in Johannesburg, and the family assets of farmers are basically negative. If elite education is to be implemented, then maybe there will be only ten people in the school."
There is no point in such a school for a few students. To implement elite education, we have to wait a few more years. When those farmers have thirty or fifty cows at home, it will not be too late to charge fees."
Rock said it nicely, but Owen immediately understood Rock's intention, so Owen said meaningfully after hearing it: "Oh——"
Rock's attack on the Boers can be regarded as deliberate.
At this stage, the Boers have not returned to Johannesburg, so Rock has implemented free education.
After the peace agreement is signed, the Boers begin to return to Johannesburg. At that time, Rock will raise the threshold and significantly increase the admission fees. At that time, the Boers will be limited by their financial ability and will not be able to send their children to Ziwei Public School.
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In the final analysis, if Rock wants to use this method to restrict the education of children from Boer families, then more than ten or twenty years later, the future of Johannesburg will still be in the hands of British and Chinese people.
Although the appearance of Chinese Americans here is a bit discordant, from Owen's point of view, it does not seem unacceptable. After all, judging from Phyllis's posture, it seems that she will be entangled with Roark for the rest of her life.