If it weren't for the arrangement by the British, there is a high probability that a Chinese policeman would not be able to become roommates with an Indian policeman.
If you don’t have contact with Indians, you won’t know how bad their living habits are. They are habitually lazy, can lie down and never sit down, and are extremely untrustworthy. The Chinese cannot trust their promises at the wine table, and the Indians are no matter what.
The promises given under any circumstances cannot be trusted. The lack of hygiene is ridiculous. Even if the hands for eating and washing the butt are separated, putting these two things together sounds very unhygienic. At the same time, Indians
They also lied, and they always had all kinds of weird reasons. For example, when Rock was hospitalized, Kunal also wanted to rest, and Kunal probably felt that this request was reasonable.
Among the police equipment used by Rock and others, there is a rattan woven with Indonesian rattan. This rattan was originally used by the British to teach Indians. As the sovereign state of India, the British had a long history of dealing with Indians.
During the experience, I finally realized that education has no effect on Indians, so the British used canes to communicate with Indians. If they make mistakes, they will be beaten! If they are disobedient, they will be beaten! If they don’t like it, they will be beaten!
Anton has not yet figured out how to deal with Indians, but Rock is no stranger to it. You cannot be polite to Indians. Chinese people are always kind to others in their daily lives. If it were others, they would most likely retaliate. India
People will take this kind of politeness as a matter of course, just like raising a pet. If the owner does not punish the pet appropriately when it makes a mistake, sooner or later the pet will think that he is the owner.
Sitting in the spacious and bright room, Rock finally felt a sense of peace in his heart. He was warm and full of lust - no, he had to prepare for a rainy day. Rock searched all over his body and only found five pounds and fifteen shillings. This was Rock.
Gram's entire property.
Thanks to the strong currency value of the pound, one pound is about 3.9 taels of silver, and 5.75 pounds is about 22.6 taels of silver. This is a lot of money for the poor, but for Rock, it is just better than nothing, and he wants to look like a person.
, relying on this little money is not enough, Rock also has to find ways to increase revenue and reduce expenditure.
Speaking of increasing revenue and reducing expenditure, after seeing how rich the food in the canteen was, Rock suddenly realized that there seemed to be no need to invite everyone to a dinner. The food in the canteen was rich enough. Even if Rock went to buy it, it would only be of this level. In this case,
Then I'll treat you all to a drink.
Just do what you say. Luo Ke went out and asked Li De to go to the market together. There were dozens of people, and each cup cost dozens of kilograms. Luo Ke didn't want to carry it back alone.
In 1900, the British Empire was at its peak. In order to conquer the Boers, the British paid a total of 220 million pounds. As the center of the Cape Colony, Cape Town should not be too rich in supplies. This can be seen from the working meals provided in the canteen.
A spot.
Prices at this time were also quite low, with a pound of fresh wheat beer costing only six pence, black tea from India costing 24 pence a pound, a bottle of Madame Veuve Clicquot champagne costing fifteen shillings, and a box of twenty Havana cigars costing only
One pound.
Champagne and cigars are definitely high consumption for Rock these days. Rock is not interested in black tea from India, so Rock only bought beer, which weighed 50 kilograms and cost 1.5 pounds.
"It's too expensive. Such a beer actually costs six or seven taels of silver. It's almost the same if you grab it tomorrow." Although it wasn't Li De who spent the money, Li De still felt his flesh aching for Luo Ke.
"Haha, you all have to support your family. I can feed the whole family without being hungry, so why do I need money?" In fact, Roque feels sad, but for Roque, making money is not a very difficult thing. Just rely on Roque.
With his fluent English, it is not very difficult to find a foreign company to make a living, but what kind of foreign company can be more powerful than the British Empire? If you want to get ahead under the British, you can't do it without spending some money.
The more than 30 Chinese police officers in the Cape Town Police Department are Rock's capital.
"I have saved five pounds. With ten more, I can bring my mother to Cape Town. Then I can buy dozens of acres of good land and let my mother live a good life for a few days." Li De
His thoughts were different from Rock's. When he came to Cape Town, Li De realized that the world was actually so big. For most British people, the Cape Colony was a remote and remote place, but for the Chinese, Cape Colony was a paradise.
Cape Town is located at the southernmost tip of the African continent. Before the opening of the Suez Canal, all ships traveling between Europe and Asia had to pass through Cape Town for rest and replenishment. Therefore, it formed the largest port in Africa, and trade taxation was the economic pillar of Cape Town.
The main population of Cape Town is Boer. In order to reduce the proportion of the local Boer population, the British have formulated many preferential conditions to attract immigrants. However, unfortunately, most British people have no interest in the Cape Colony, so the British do not reject any outsiders.
Immigrants, including Chinese, could purchase land from the colonial government at low prices as long as they were willing to immigrate to the Cape.
"Do it well, there will be opportunities." Roque is not against immigration. It is now 1900, and wars between the Qing Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty have continued for decades. Relatively speaking, Cape is a paradise, even if
Neither World War I nor World War II affected Cape. If Roque had family members in the Qing Dynasty, then Roque would bring his family to Cape as soon as possible.
Of course, immigration is not a simple matter. Both Luo Ke and Li De are from the north of the Qing Dynasty. The distance from Tianjin to Cape Town is more than 17,000 kilometers. The ferry ticket is the main cost of immigration, and Luo Ke and other Chinese policemen
With a monthly salary of only one pound, it was not easy to save enough money for the ferry ticket.
"It would be great if we were British. I heard that the British police can get ten pounds a month. I don't know how they can spend so much money." Li De looked envious. Ten pounds a month.
Salary is out of reach for Li De.
"Haha, don't think that the British can get so much. This is the Cape, a British colony, thousands of miles away from the British mainland. The British police here are subsidized, and the British police can't get it every month.
If you get ten pounds, five or six will be enough." Rock doesn't believe that the British are so wealthy. The average income in the UK these days is only 32 pounds. Anyone who earns more than 100 pounds a year is considered a middle class. No matter how powerful the British government is
, and it is impossible for all British people to live a middle-class life.
The United States in the 21st century cannot do it either.
When they returned to the dormitory, Kunal hadn't come back yet. Rock didn't care. He would be back sooner or later. Just as he was about to go out to find Anton to call someone, there was a sudden shouting and cursing from the dormitory next to him.
This scene is also very common. This is a gathering of Chinese policemen gambling, and someone must be desperate to lose again.
