Fortunately, when the guerrillas arrived at the concentration camp, the order in the concentration camp was pretty good.
If this were a week ago, when the expeditionary force was managing the concentration camp, the guerrillas would probably be furious.
Everyone knows the virtues of the Expeditionary Force. They deliberately put the Boers to death, so the concentration camps under the management of the Expeditionary Force are simply dirty, chaotic and poor representatives.
After the police station took over the concentration camp, Rock still habitually transformed the concentration camp. This was not only to reduce the occurrence of diseases, but also to find things for the refugees to do. As long as people are busy, they will not have random thoughts, and the same is true for the refugees in the concentration camp.
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Roque's work was still very effective. In just one week, the inside and outside of the concentration camp had a completely new look. Although the tents were still shabby and the clothes on the refugees were still ragged, the sanitary conditions in the concentration camp had been greatly improved. There was no garbage and sewage everywhere. The refugees
Their bodies were also clean. After a week of conditioning, the refugees' faces had some color, and they no longer looked as pale as vampires. This had a very good effect on stabilizing the emotions of the guerrillas. Not everyone is emotionally stable. The prisoners in Concentration Camp No. 35 are all locals from Johannesburg, and they still know a lot of each other. Several guerrillas probably learned from the refugees that their family members had been killed, so they are speaking out.
Cry.
Rock could understand their grief, but Rock did not dare to take it lightly. At this time, with the slightest external stimulus, the grieving guerrillas would collapse emotionally, so Rock signaled Li De to stay vigilant and pay special attention to those who were crying.
guerrillas.
"Sir Roque, don't worry, let me go and have a look." Louis Botta did not want to see another tragedy happen.
"Be careful Louis--" Roque didn't stop him. Louis Botta was relatively prestigious among the guerrillas, and Roque didn't want to see the tragedy happen.
With Roque's permission, Louis Botta walked among the guerrillas, hugged the crying guerrillas, and whispered something in their ears to give the guerrillas the greatest comfort.
It did work. The mood of the guerrillas gradually stabilized and they followed Louis Botta out of the concentration camp gate.
"Thank you, Louis——" Rock took the initiative to greet him.
Louis Botta smiled at Roque and just opened his mouth to speak.
A guerrilla next to Louis Botta suddenly drew his gun.
"Be careful!" Li De's eyes were splitting, and it was too late to step forward, so he could only give a warning.
Rock pulled out his gun faster——
Louis Botta's speed was not slow either. The forty-year-old man was still very strong. Almost at the same time when the guerrilla pulled out his gun, Louis Botta grabbed the guerrilla's wrist and twisted it, and the gun
It fell into the hands of Louis Botta.
"Let me go and let me kill him, they killed my family." The guerrillas who were pinned down by Louis Botta screamed.
Louis Botta was not polite, he knocked out the guerrillas in time and space with a fist, then raised the gun in his hand high: "Don't be impulsive, don't be impulsive at all-"
"Put down your guns, don't shoot!" Rock was also trying his best to restrain the commandos.
In fact, the atmosphere has become tense.
Regardless of whether they are guerrillas or commandos, their response speeds are actually not slow. As soon as Louis Botta controlled the people, the commandos and guerrillas who responded quickly already had their guns drawn. At this time, if someone gets into trouble or something,
, a fire is inevitable.
Several commandos came over and took over the out-of-control guerrillas from Louis Botta.
Louis Botta handed the pistol to the commando, came to Roque and begged: "Sir Roque, if you can-"
"I understand, Louis -" Roque knew what Louis Botta wanted to say, but he definitely couldn't let this matter go so lightly. The incident just happened suddenly, and Roque's heart was still beating very hard now. For a moment
, Rock almost went on a killing spree: "Leave it to us to deal with it. Let's wait until his mood stabilizes after a while."
This kind of behavior can be regarded as assaulting the police and attempted murder. In the past, during the martial law period, Roque could not do anything about this kind of thing. Now that the martial law has ended and the courts have begun to resume their functions, this out-of-control guerrilla will definitely be tried by the court.
"Sir, please go back to the police station and leave it to me." Li De refused to let Roark stay at the scene. The scene just now was too dangerous.
Based on Rock's current status among the Chinese in Johannesburg, if Rock has three advantages and two shortcomings, the bright future that he just saw will soon become bleak, and the Chinese in Johannesburg will become rootless people. Li De is still afraid when he thinks about it now.
No, that kind of situation must not happen.
"Let's go, let's go, let's find a place to have a drink." Aiden, who had just recovered, also wanted to leave as soon as possible. Thinking of the scene just now, Aiden was also frightened.
"Louis?" Roque asked Louis Botta for his opinion.
"Okay, let's find a place to have a drink." Louis Botha was also scared. Roque is now a baronet in the United Kingdom. If something goes wrong, will it affect the "Peace Agreement"? The angry policeman
They might kill all the guerrillas on site.
There are even refugees from concentration camps.
Ten minutes later, at the Russell Cafe next to the police station, Louis Botha was still a little uncomfortable with the environment here and looked a little restrained.
"Sorry, I forgot the last time I went to drink coffee dressed so neatly." Louis Botta laughed at himself.
"You should also have coffee to drink, the expeditionary force distributes a lot of coffee." Aiden was not angry with Louis Botha. The guerrillas attacked the regular army's transport teams everywhere in the Cape, so the supplies they seized should not be too part-time.
Much.
"You mean the kind brewed in a teacup? No, no, no, you don't know what it tastes like, it's not coffee at all." Louis Botha was a member of Parliament for the Transvaal before the war, and his standard of living must have been very high.
, the environment on the battlefield is definitely not as comfortable as a cafe.
"What are you going to do after the war is over?" Roque's emotions towards Louis Botta are a bit complicated.
For a long time, Rock considered the Boers as potential enemies, considering all the stupid behaviors they committed after they came to power.
Whether in Cape Town or Johannesburg, many of Rock's preparations were aimed at dealing with the Boers after the war.
After several contacts with Louis Botha, Rock suddenly realized that the Boers were not incapable of communication. Boers like Louis Botha were smart enough, adaptable, and had flexible solutions to problems they encountered. Looking at it this way
Later, the relationship between the Chinese and the Boers is not necessarily purely hostile. Under certain circumstances, the Chinese and the Boers can also join hands to fight against the British, at least in recent years this should be the case.
In recent years, the British have always ruled the Transvaal, so Rock should adjust his strategy appropriately to win over the Boers against the British.
After a few years, if the British continue to be in power, Rock will continue to win over the Boers to fight against the British. If the Boers come to power, Rock should also unite with the British to fight against the Boers until the Chinese have enough ability to protect themselves.
, Rock would consider getting rid of all the Boers and British.
"What else can I do? In peacetime, soldiers should be demobilized and returned to their fields. After the affairs in the Transvaal are settled, I think I will go to Orange or German Southwest Africa to buy a farm and have more children.
Have children, and then raise the children into adults——" There was yearning in Louis Botta's eyes, and Rock believed that what Louis Botta said was true.
It is hard to imagine that the 40-year-old Louis Botta has no children, but it is not incomprehensible. Governor Ade also had no children, and when he died, he did not even have anyone to inherit the title.
At that time, Ade was already a viscount.
Thinking about it, it should be soon. After the signing of the "Peace Agreement", the British government will also give a wave of rewards. This time Rock is also on the list, but I don't know if London will also seal Rock's fief in the Transvaal. Rock hoped that London would seal Rock's fiefdom in the Transvaal, even if it was in the wilderness like Henry. It would be terrible if it happened in the British mainland. Considering the situation in the British mainland, even if Rock was sealed
As a baron, the fiefdom will not be too big, and the output will not be much.
It's different in the Transvaal. In the eyes of London, the land in the Transvaal is worthless. Henry's fiefdom covers an area of more than 1,500 square kilometers. Rock doesn't need to be so big, just a thousand square kilometers. It's farther away from Johannesburg.
The closer, the better.
There are gold mines all around Johannesburg, and there are still many gold mines that have not been discovered. With a thousand square kilometers, even if you are lucky, you can hit one or two——
"Have you never thought about making a comeback?" Roque still inquired about Louis Botta's intentions.
"Hahaha——" Louis Botta smiled and said nothing. This issue is a deep matter for Roque and Louis Botta now.
Rock, don't be anxious, don't listen to what Louis Botta says now. He is a very responsible man. When Paul Kruger goes retrograde, Louis Botta will argue with reason and the expeditionary force invades the Transz.
When the war broke out, Louis Botha would also resolutely resist. If the Boers need someone to protect their interests in the future, Louis Botha would also stand up without hesitation.
Relatively speaking, Ayden didn't know Louis Botta well enough, so after Louis Botta finished speaking, Ayden looked disdainful.
Of course, from an angle that Louis Botha can't see.
In the next few days, Louis Botha stayed in Johannesburg to assist the police station in maintaining order in the refugee camp.
Most of the guerrillas who successfully reunited with their families chose to leave for Orange. For every Boer who left Johannesburg, the Johannesburg city government would compensate them with an additional 10 pounds for travel expenses. After they arrived in Orange, they would receive the Orange government
Promised Farm.
There are also some people who choose to go to German Southwest Africa. They don't care about compensation and farms.
Rock can understand the decisions of these people. During the war, Rock was not the only one to make a fortune. Many guerrillas also had small savings. For example, Cliff was arrested in Johannesburg a while ago. The gold jewelry he carried with him was worth
More than 500 pounds, if Cliff did not come to Johannesburg, but took this money to go to German Southwest Africa, then Cliff could easily buy a farm with an area of more than 2,000 acres in German Southwest Africa.
Relatively speaking, farms in German Southwest Africa are much cheaper than farms in Johannesburg.
Rock didn't care where the Boers went, as long as they didn't stay in Johannesburg.
As time goes by, more and more Boers leave Johannesburg, but there are still thousands of Boers who stay in Johannesburg and refuse to leave. Some of them are still waiting for their families, and some are because of the war and
The British had some degree of contact and had to choose to stay in Johannesburg.
"During the entire war, at least thousands of Boers had affairs with soldiers of the Expeditionary Force. Now that the Expeditionary Force has withdrawn from the Transvaal, these women and their unborn children are left in Johannesburg. This group of people is estimated to number in the thousands.
So many, we can't force them to leave Johannesburg, the Boers will not accept them, and because of the father of those children, I think it is necessary for us to give them some help to let them settle in Johannesburg." Blake Nelson, Director of Home Affairs, said in the speech
It was proposed at the mayor's meeting that these Boers should be kept.
"Those posthumous children have nothing to do with the expeditionary force. We should not keep them. The "Peace Agreement" stipulates that they should go to Orange." Marcus Beaufort still had a tough attitude.
On this issue, no one else, including Roque, expressed any opinion.
Philip looked directly at Roque, who couldn't even pretend to be stupid this time.
"It's not impossible to leave them in Johannesburg. Now that they leave the refugee camp, many of them may not end well. Yesterday in the refugee camp, a guerrilla found out that his wife was pregnant and actually shot her.
Beat to death——" Rock's words caused a murmur of laughter. The people attending the meeting were all British. They were very disgusted with the Boers. They must be happy to hear such things.
Rock was not disturbed and continued unhurriedly: "There are now more than three thousand pregnant Boer women in the refugee camp. They have been separated from their husbands for more than a year. Some of their husbands have died in the war. This part will not be discussed.
, mainly those Boer women whose husbands are still alive. When the refugee camps were opened some time ago, some people asked the police for help, hoping to obtain police protection. Now it seems that this problem has become urgent."
What Rock said is true. This situation is normal in any occupied area. It is also a tragedy caused by the war and was caused by the expeditionary force.
Now that the expeditionary force has withdrawn, officials in Johannesburg have to wipe their butts. If they don't, the expeditionary force will not be responsible if violence occurs due to these things.
(Sorry, some plots cannot be written in too much detail. Please forgive me, brothers——)