Chapter 25: Diamonds are forever, and one lasts forever
"Make a mistake? No, that's right. The rebels must be arrested, and the smugglers must also be arrested. Moreover, arresting the smugglers and combating smuggling are our main tasks." Henry was not satisfied with Rock's report. The rebels
Everyone is poor. Rich people will not take risks. Catching smugglers is the only way to get rich. The smugglers in Cape Town are either smuggling gold or diamonds, no matter which one is very valuable.
"And there's something wrong with your statistics. They didn't smuggle fifty kilograms of gold, but twenty-five kilograms." Henry still had a lot of dissatisfaction, and Rock still didn't understand the greed of the British enough.
Rock was instantly petrified. Although Rock knew that Henry might be greedy for some of the gold, Rock didn't expect Henry's appetite to be so big.
In fact, Rock's appetite is not small. The total gold seized at the scene was 60 kilograms. Rock only reported fifty, thinking that he was black enough. Unexpectedly, Henry's appetite was even greater, and he was even blacker than a black man.
"Yes, our people miscalculated. It is indeed twenty-five kilograms. Please forgive their ignorance. They have not learned measurement." Rock corrected his mistakes when he knew they were wrong. The greedier Henry is, the better. With a boss like this, Rock can
Make a fortune.
Sure enough, Henry did not forget Roque's contribution, and only took away 20 kilograms of gold, leaving five kilograms for Roque.
Rock can understand that Henry also has a lot of work to do, such as Austin Burns's share, which must be filial to him. It is good to be able to leave five kilograms for Rock.
Back at the dormitory, Anton and the others gathered in Roque's dormitory. Looking at the ten shining gold ingots, their mouths went dry and they turned a blind eye to the champagne they used to drool over.
Yes, after being promoted to deputy captain of the commando team, Rock already had his own single dormitory, and it was also a suite. It should have belonged to a colonial officer in the past.
The suite is fully furnished and there is no need for Rock to buy it separately. Rock is not stingy either and has prepared a lot of champagne, cigars and so on in the living room.
"What's wrong? What are you doing sitting here?" Roque was quite curious and had not yet understood what the gold meant to Anton and the others.
"Boss, what did the captain say?" Luo Yi was the most anxious, looking at Roque with a look that was so angry.
"What else can I say? The captain said that what we seized was not fifty kilograms, but twenty-five kilograms, so now we have five more kilograms." Locke casually threw five gold ingots on the coffee table, making a jingling sound.
, to the ears of Anton and Luo Yi, this is the most beautiful sound.
"Fuck, the foreign devils are so dishonest. We'll work our butts off, but in the end it's them who take the big prize." Luo Yi cursed angrily, and Anton immediately slapped Luo Yi on the forehead.
"Be content, it's not Locke. We don't have these now." Anton is not greedy. Fifteen kilograms of gold is more than two thousand pounds. What else do you want: "Old rules, Mr. Luo takes 30% - no, 50%, and the rest
Let’s divide it up again.”
With Roque's promotion, the proportion of the share is also rising. 7.5 kilograms of gold are worth 1,038 pounds. There are 16 commandos in total. Each person can get close to 65 pounds. Even a Chinese policeman who has been naturalized in Cape Town needs a full
It takes one year to earn so much.
"Brothers who haven't naturalized yet, naturalize as soon as possible. You see, there are still good days waiting for us. The house I bought the day before yesterday only cost 100 pounds. If we were in Qing Dynasty, we would not be able to live in it in our dreams."
In a house like that." Rock didn't object to such a distribution plan. When he bought the house, he borrowed a lot of money from his brothers, and now he just wants to pay it back.
"I'll go to the immigration office later."
"Master Luo is mighty!"
"You have to pay, you have to pay, it's five pounds a month. Here in Cape Town, you can't use up even one pound for an acre of land."
The "mu" here is an acre, and one acre is equivalent to six acres in the Qing Dynasty. Even if one acre costs one pound, without considering gray income, after naturalization in Cape Town, one's monthly salary can buy nearly thirty
acres of land, if this rate continues, within a few years, all Chinese police officers will be farmers.
What's more, for the police, gray income is much higher than normal income. In one operation today, everyone can get 65 pounds. Such operations are enough to be carried out two or three times a year. The smugglers in Cape Town simply don't want to be too much.
Compared to the hundreds of tons of gold mined in the entire South Africa region every year, only a handful of smugglers have been caught by the police.
After dividing the food, Rock went to the temporary resting place. From a distance, he saw someone wandering around the temporary resting place. It was Zach who couldn't speak.
"Is there any news?" Rock was a little surprised. Compared to the other three informants, Zach couldn't even say anything. It was said that the chance of getting the news was smaller, but it was Zach who came to Rock first, which made Rock
Ke was surprised.
Zach nodded repeatedly and followed Rock into the temporary resting place. Zach took out a pencil and a note from his pocket, and wrote respectfully on the note: "Someone asked me to inquire about the police patrol route.
Sam Francis of Titus Mining."
That's right. Whether the other people can be trusted by the Boers is still a question, but Zach does not have this hidden danger. After all, in everyone's opinion, Zach has a deep hatred for the British and it is impossible to cooperate with the British.
"Who is Sam Francis? What does he do? Who started Titus Mining Company?" Rock asked a series of questions. Fortunately, although Zach couldn't speak, his hearing was fine.
"Sam Francis is a Frenchman. He is an employee of Titus Mining Company. As for Titus Mining Company, his owner seems to be Cecil Rhodes." Zach seemed to be educated, writing
The words were still written in cursive script, which made Rock even more curious.
In fact, there is nothing to be curious about. The West has already had a complete education system. The University of Bologna, the oldest university in Europe, was founded in 1088, the University of Oxford was founded in 1167, and the University of Good Hope, the earliest institution of higher learning in Cape Town, was founded in 1873.
So it is normal for Zach to have received modern education. Many white people in Cape Town have received modern education, even those Boers.
As for Cecil Rhodes, this man is a legend in the Cape. He was the former Prime Minister of the Cape Colony. During his reign, he actively expanded externally, captured the areas between the Zambia River and the Limpopo River and the area north of the Zambia River, and used his own
The area was named "Rhodesia", and the Second Boer War was started by Cecil Rhodes.
In addition to politics, Cecil Rhodes also made great achievements in business. His company monopolized the diamond mining in Kimberley. The owner of the advertising slogan "A diamond is forever, a diamond is forever" is Cecil.
·Rhodes.
Involving Cecil Rhodes, this was beyond the scope of Rock's handling. Rock fulfilled his promise, gave Zach a pound, and hurried back to the police station to report to Henry.
