To put it bluntly, it's a matter of language habits. Everyone in the world except India knows that nodding yes and shaking no. But Indians are different. They nod to refuse and shake their heads to agree.
Moreover, Indians shake their heads and nods not in the general sense, but at a certain weird angle, which conveys a completely different message.
When Ji Yishu went to buy ingredients, he had a conflict with the store owner due to poor communication. After the police with turbans arrived, no matter how Ji Yishu explained, the turban police did not believe that Ji Yishu was the newly formed First Cavalry Division.
The chef was taken away by the police after writing a book.
After Luo Ke learned the news, he immediately ordered Guan Jing to go to the police station to ask for the person.
What Luo Ke didn't expect was that after Guan Jing went to the police station near the market, he failed to find Ji Yishu as he expected. The police station claimed that Ji Yishu was not in the police station at all.
"The situation in Calcutta is a bit complicated. Police stations in different areas have cross-border law enforcement activities. People may also be taken away by other police stations. Don't be anxious and look for it slowly." Lord Belloc did not understand Roark's anxious mood.
The newly formed 1st Cavalry Division has just arrived in Calcutta, but it actually lost its chef. This is not a good sign.
"Go to the market, find the shop owner who called the police, and ask where he is?" Luo Ke didn't go around in circles and went directly to the person involved.
This decision was the right one. Guan Jing finally found Ji Yishu at the store owner's relative's house.
Ji Yishu was also careless. He went directly to the market without a guard and used pounds when buying things. As a result, he was regarded as a liar by the store owner. The policeman who called out the police was a relative of the store owner. After Ji Yishu was taken away,
Instead of taking it to the police station, he took it to his home and tried to blackmail Ji Yishu.
When Guan Jing found Ji Yishu, one of his legs had been broken, and he only had one breath left.
This time there was no need for Roark to ask. The Calcutta Police Department was very efficient and arrested people as quickly as possible and ransacked their homes. The compensation given to Ji Yishu and the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division was five cows.
"My man has a broken leg and only one breath left. After he is sent back to Johannesburg, he will have to recuperate for more than half a year, and he may still have sequelae. Is all this worth only five cows?" Rock suppressed his anger and talked to the Calcutta Police Department.
Commissioner Garfield Huntington negotiated.
"Sir, this is Calcutta. Five cows is already the limit, and cows have a very high status in India. Even if you want to buy them for food, you can't say it directly. You have to say that you want to buy them back for use. This way there will be no problems."
Garfield Huntington is British, and he probably doesn't know how Rock protects the interests of the Chinese.
"Okay then, how did the parties involved deal with it?" It doesn't matter whether compensation is paid or not. Roque doesn't care about this either. The parties involved must be held accountable.
"The police officer involved has been suspended pending further processing, but as you know, Lord, the situation in Calcutta is relatively tense now. We are unlikely to deal with it publicly, nor will it be dealt with too seriously." Garfield Huntington told the truth about this result.
It will definitely not satisfy Rock, but there is nothing Garfield Huntington can do about it.
In fact, the situation in Calcutta is not that serious. As Rock learns more about India, he finds that Indians really do not deserve sympathy.
In 1857, a national uprising broke out in India against the colonial rule of the British East India Company and for independent status. The scale of this uprising was not all of India, but only a few northern states. Most of the princes and nobles in India sided with the British.
The government's position was to provide as much help as possible to the British government, which ultimately led to the failure of the uprising.
Therefore, there is absolutely a reason for Britain to deliberately win over those pro-British princes and nobles.
The same goes for the riots this time. After the failure of the last national uprising, the British ended the East India Company's rule over India and returned the rule to the government. After that, the British implemented direct rule over India, with countless troops stationed in India.
As many as ten thousand people, plus troops composed of Indians and Gurkhas, are enough to suppress sporadic riots in India.
The center of the riot is in Dhaka, where Rock is going. There are now thousands of troops stationed there, and the pressure on public security is actually not great, so Calcutta can still dance and dance every night.
Since Garfield Huntington doesn't have many options, Rock won't force it, but Rock hopes to get Garfield Huntington's cooperation.
"How to cooperate?" Garfield Huntington was curious about how Rock would deal with it.
"Help me arrange for a few people to live in the same cell as the person involved." Roque is also a former policeman. It is not easy to get around the law.
"My Lord, without legal trial, private revenge cannot serve as a warning." Garfield Huntington agreed to help, but did not think this would solve the problem.
Rock doesn't want to warn others at all. The book will definitely be sent back to Johannesburg. In the future, when the chef of the newly-organized First Cavalry Division goes out for shopping, Rock will definitely send guards to follow him. Will anyone dare to deliberately make things difficult for him?
Roque still doesn’t believe it.
Arranging for several people to go to jail was not easy for Garfield Huntington. Geng Biao personally took action and took four people to the police station.
Rock didn't ask Geng Biao how he did it, but the next day news came out from the police station that a large-scale fight broke out among the prisoners in the prison last night, and four people had their limbs broken. The scene was simply horrific.
Ji Yishu's leg was broken. Doctors from the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division will provide timely treatment to Ji Yishu. After returning to Johannesburg, Ji Yishu will also receive follow-up treatment from Ziwei Hospital.
Guys with amputated arms and legs in prison are more unlucky. In a situation like this in India, it is basically impossible to get effective treatment. The fate of those people will definitely be tragic.
Roque didn't care about the fate of those people, they deserved it. On Christmas Day, a Tuwang from Dhaka came to visit Roque. The gift he brought was a Buddha statue made of gold. Probably the Tuwang hoped that Roque could study it.
Next, what is the difference between gold in India and gold in Johannesburg?
The newly formed 1st Cavalry Division will definitely go to Dhaka, so it is normal for someone to give Rock a gift. Marcos Lloyd had reminded Rock before that the few earth kings he met at the banquet will probably come next.
I will visit Rock these days.
What makes Rock a little surprised is that so far, only this earth king named Visakam has come to visit. It seems that the other earth kings do not trust Rock.
Roque did not refuse Visakam's gift. This is the rule these days. Roque himself even gave Ade a gift. There is no need to pretend to be honest when he arrives in India.
Of course, Rock doesn't have the mood to take advantage of others. It's just a small golden Buddha. What Rock lacks most is gold. If Visakhaim's request is too excessive, Rock will not agree. p>
It turns out that Visakam's purpose in finding Rock was actually to purchase grain from Johannesburg on a long-term basis.
"The situation in East Bengal is very complicated. There are many mountains and hills in the territory. We never have enough food to eat. Many people starve to death every year. There are still many people starving in East Bengal. I heard that there is a lot of food in Johannesburg and the price is very cheap.
, so——" Visakhamu's English is better than that of most Indians. Although English is the official language of India, the pronunciation of English by Indians is also difficult to describe. That is, like Gandhi, who once went to England to study
People are better at speaking.
But the benefits are limited.
Thinking of this, Rock suddenly realized a problem, but without Rock asking, Wisakam explained directly: "I knew about Southern Africa when I was studying in the UK. There was a time when I almost wanted to go to work in Southern Africa.
But then I chose to return to India. Lord Nyasaland, I need your help. I know that there is a surplus of food production in Johannesburg and a serious shortage of food production in East Bengal. If we can establish a long-term cooperative relationship, this will be solved.
We have two problems."
Wisakam is right. Johannesburg's grain production is indeed surplus. Roque also hopes to open up foreign trade channels. India is obviously a good choice.
So Rock agreed happily, and hoped that Visakam would go to Johannesburg at the appropriate time, and Rock would have a good chat with Visakam at that time.
It is not appropriate now. Rock and Visacam have only established a preliminary relationship at best. Doing business still requires real money, especially long-term large-scale purchases. This requires Visacam to further communicate with the Johannesburg Agricultural Association.<
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After sending Visakham away, Rock asked people to find information about Assam.
Only then did Rock discover that Assam was not yet called Assam, and he didn’t know when the name would appear. Assam during this period was part of East Bengal. After India’s independence, Bengal did not join India.
Federation, but decided to become an independent country, while East Bengal remained within the Indian Federation. Bangladesh is located exactly between India and East Bengal.
The level of nail burying in the UK is indeed high.
The word "Assam" is another name for the Dai people, so the Assamese people are probably a branch of the Dai people. East Bengal is the most complicated region in India. It is mountainous and hilly, with many ethnic groups, and there are many tribes.
The confrontation was serious, and unspeakable serious violent incidents occurred frequently even into the 21st century.
Rock also had a headache when he saw the introduction to East Bengal. In such a small place, there are dozens of ethnic groups and hundreds of languages. Not only because of the partition of Bangladesh, there is serious resistance to the British government. There are also conflicts among the various tribes within the territory.
Conflicts are also very frequent. According to Rock's standards, anti-human behavior almost always occurs.
Rock suddenly felt that the two companies of troops might not be enough.