Rock didn’t care about Yamaguchi Muxiang. It was a great honor to take time out to meet with him.
Ada called Roark and said that Arthur had learned to speak.
Rock immediately ran over to watch and found that Arthur could only call "Mom". No matter how Rock tried to induce him, Arthur just wouldn't call "Dad".
This made Rock feel very guilty. In Rock's view, Arthur refused to call him dad because Rock didn't give him a complete family.
"How is it possible? Such a child has no concept of family at all. The reason why he calls me mom is because I teach him every day. I want him to call him dad and just chat with him more." Ada is still thinking logically. Roque is a new father.
I really have no experience.
"Okay, I will make more time." Roque corrected his mistakes when he knew they were wrong. There will always be time if you squeeze in.
"Did the Japanese come to find you?" Ada actually knew Yamaguchi Muxiang. It seems that there are really very few Japanese in Johannesburg.
In South Africa in another time and space, the number of Japanese was still very large. In 1994, the South African government gave the Japanese "honorary white" status, which the Japanese dreamed of. After the Meiji Restoration, Japan worked hard to leave Asia and join Europe, so in
Asia and Japan are equal to Asian traitors.
There are almost no Japanese in Johannesburg at this time and space, and the mine owners in Johannesburg have never thought of hiring laborers from Japan. Compared with the Chinese, the Japanese are too small. In the eyes of white people, they are just like Pygmies.
Rice people are almost the same.
The Pygmies are a tribe living in central Africa. Their average height is about 1.2 to 1.4 meters, which is indeed similar to the height of the Japanese today.
"He wants to buy medicines and weapons." Rock didn't hide it. Since Ada asked about Yamaguchi Muxiang, Ada must have been in contact with Yamaguchi Muxiang.
"What a coincidence, he wanted to borrow money from the Rand Bank in the name of the Japanese government." Ada laughed. The Japanese were also very smart in their calculations. They borrowed money from the Rand Bank and then purchased weapons from Nyasaland.
, Emotional Japanese people don’t even think about it, they want to play with empty gloves in Johannesburg.
"How to calculate the interest?" Roque has no objection to Ada lending money to the Japanese, as long as the interest rate is higher.
"Business secrets!" Ada said proudly, and it looked like the knife was a bit cruel.
Luo Ke smiled and did not ask further questions, and was not worried that the Japanese government would default on its debt. This is not 1941. Japan is still very honest in front of the British Empire, including the ongoing Russo-Japanese War. Without the support of the British government, Japan would not dare to follow
Russia goes to war.
"I heard that the Japanese went to Owen and wanted to issue bonds in Johannesburg." Mrs. Capet was very well-informed. If the Japanese want to issue bonds, they must ask the Rand Bank for help. The bank will often buy national bonds.
This is a very important investment business.
"The Japanese government has no money? That shouldn't be the case -" Roque almost laughed. Japan's compensation was a bit too much this time, and the money blackmailed from the Qing Dynasty has probably been spent.
Historically, although Japan won the Russo-Japanese War, it was burdened with heavy foreign debt because of the Russo-Japanese War. It was not until World War I that Japan turned over and turned from a debtor country into a creditor country. p>
This time and space is not certain. Southern Africa is also developing very rapidly now. In another ten years, if Southern Africa can complete industrialization and when the world war breaks out, if Europe needs to purchase supplies, its first choice will definitely be the United States, and its second choice will be the United States.
The choice would be southern Africa. It would be difficult for Japan to stand up.
Through the Sino-Japanese War of 1895 and the Eight-Power Allied Forces' invasion of China in 1900, Japan received a total of nearly 300 million taels of silver compensation from the Qing Dynasty. The 230 million from the Sino-Japanese War was used by Japan to accelerate domestic industrialization.
, the 60 million taels used by the Eight-Power Allied Forces to invade China were definitely not enough to pay for the Russo-Japanese War.
When the cannon goes off, there is ten thousand taels of gold. Although the Russo-Japanese War has been going on for eight months, the end is far away. The Russo-Japanese War in another time and space lasted until September 1905. It is not known how long the Russo-Japanese War in this time and space will last.
Therefore, the Japanese government will continue to borrow heavily, and the hole it dug itself will have to be filled with tears.
Rock definitely hopes that the war will last as long as possible, preferably until Japan and Russia are exhausted. Although Rock does not graduate from the history department, Rock also knows that Japan and Russia were the Qing Dynasties in modern history.
The two main sufferers, these disasters were eventually transferred to the Chinese by the Qing government, so Roque really hated them.
"It's better to have no money -" Ada sneered.
Customers are God. Ordinarily Ada should not treat her customers with this attitude. However, Ada has no good opinion of the Japanese government. Japan is a joke internationally. Everyone knows that the Meiji government relies on countless Japanese women to sell their prostitutes.
Having acquired the capital of the Meiji Restoration, does this kind of country want to gain respect internationally?
What a dream!
Rock and Ada were chatting happily, and they didn't notice that Arthur stood up unsteadily while holding on to the sofa. By the time Rock and Ada noticed, Arthur had already walked several steps holding on to the sofa.
"God, Arthur, you are great!" Ada is happier than she is if she earns 100 million pounds.
Rock was so surprised that he couldn't speak. Even though Arthur had just learned to stand, Rock felt like a grown-up child in our family. It was a huge relief.
"Have you seen Locke? Arthur can walk!" Ada now wants to share her happiness with people all over the world.
Children can indeed surprise people at any time.
"Of course, I saw-" Rock felt his throat was a little tight.
"Come here, Arthur, come to mom -" Ada was so happy that she couldn't sit still on the sofa, kneeling on the carpet and stretching out her hands to Arthur.
Rock didn't know whether the ten-month-old child could understand the words, but when he saw Ada stretching out his hands, Arthur subconsciously walked towards Ada.
He was still laughing loudly.
Then I mixed garlic under my feet and squatted on my butt in a gorgeous way.
Unscrupulous parents don’t know how to help their children. The two of them happily rolled into a ball on the carpet.
So Arthur didn't feel that wrestling was very embarrassing or dangerous. Perhaps sitting on the ground was more suitable for Arthur. Arthur immediately forgot that he had just learned to walk and crawled towards Ada using his hands and feet. p>
Ada, who had been so happy just now and wanted to tell the whole world, immediately looked disgusted and used her feet to push Arthur who was crawling over to prevent him from getting close.
With a point of support, Arthur supported Ada's feet to stand up, and this time Ada finally stretched out her hands again.
"You are really the little angel God gave me!" Ada hugged Arthur and started kissing him.
Arthur was probably used to his mother's capriciousness. The little guy who had just learned to walk was eager to explore the world. Seeing that he couldn't break free from Ada's arms, he lowered his head and took a bite on Ada's hand.
"Oh!" Ada exclaimed. When she raised her hand, she saw teeth marks on her hand: "Have you secretly grown teeth? Let me see -"
Well, shouldn’t teething be discovered as soon as possible?
Rock saw that Ada had completely recovered and was in better shape than before, and he immediately understood his son's situation.
Arthur is so pitiful, he probably hasn't had breast milk for a few days since he was born.
However, this does not affect Arthur's healthy growth. Ada has a lot of maids and wet nurses, so Arthur's nutrition is still guaranteed.
Ada's treatment of Arthur was definitely extensive. At this moment, she opened Arthur's mouth with her hands to show her curiosity. Arthur was very reluctant and finally started to cry loudly.
The unscrupulous mother did not pity her son, but happily showed it to Rock.
It’s true that he has teeth, or two, and they just popped up.
So in order to celebrate that Arthur could call mother, walk, and grow teeth, Rock stayed with Ada all day.
When he saw Phyllis again, Rock felt like a "heartless man".
As a result, Phyllis didn't even ask Roark where he had been all day, and was focused on the textile factory. She didn't know where Phyllis heard that Japan's textile industry was developing very well, so Phyllis
I hope Rock can hire some female textile workers from Japan to come to Johannesburg.
"It's nonsense. If you need female textile workers, you really don't have to go to Japan. Spinning and weaving is simply instinctive for Chinese women -" Roque also realized this problem. There are so many outstanding female workers in Suzhou and Hangzhou, so it is indeed possible.
Immigrants come here.
"You mean Chinese housewives can spin and weave, but I can't, so I'm not qualified?" Phyllis immediately changed her face.
The temper of a pregnant woman is indeed unpredictable. Just now she was smiling like a flower to welcome Roark home, but now she immediately turns her back.
"Of course not. Your mission is to be beautiful and beautiful, and my mission is to make money to support the family -" Roque responded so quickly, but it's a pity that this sentence doesn't rhyme well in English.
Phyllis immediately changed her face again, hugged Roark's neck and kissed Roark loudly on the face.
Ada and Arthur just had a kiss a few hours ago. To be honest, if this kind of thing happened to anyone else, Rock would definitely call him a scumbag.
But put it on yourself——
Mmm, it smells so good.
"I'm serious. You don't have to go to Japan to hire female workers. Hire them from the Suzhou and Hangzhou areas of the Qing Dynasty. The silks you use are all produced in the Suzhou and Hangzhou areas of the Qing Dynasty. Japan's textile industry can only produce high-end goods, real high-quality products.
You still have to buy it from the Qing Dynasty." Luo Ke explained seriously, it is still very reliable when it is not scumbag.
"Then you go and hire someone. I found that the Qing Dynasty is really a great treasure. There are always surprises." Phyllis is still very easy to coax.
"It's not that the Qing Dynasty has surprises, it's the Chinese who can create surprises for you at any time." Roque corrected Felice. Those "surprises" from the Qing Dynasty actually had little to do with the Qing Dynasty. If it weren't for the Qing Dynasty, the Chinese would have given the world
There will be more surprises.
When Luo Ke sent a telegram to Liang Dingxin, he thought it would not be easy to hire senior female workers from the Qing Dynasty.
As a result, the impact of industrialization on traditional handicrafts was beyond Rock's imagination. It was really not easy to hire female workers at this time.