According to Rock's standards, Boers like Jeffrey were probably similar to the puppet troops during the Anti-Japanese War. There were many such Boers in the Cape. The British formed a total number of about 53,000 people in the Cape.
people's colonial troops and used them in the Boer War. Among these 53,000 people, there were not only Boers, but also many black people.
What’s interesting is that most black people are probably in the army or in the mines. Rock has not seen many black people in Cape Town. This is not consistent with Rock’s impression of South Africa. South Africa in the 21st century is all
It has almost become a black country, but now in Cape, you can’t even see the shadow of black people.
At dinner, Rock finally understood why Jeffrey said it was enough to give each of the Boer girls a piece of bread.
"Food in the refugee camps is rationed, three-quarters of a pound of cornmeal, sometimes rice or potatoes, an ounce of coffee, two ounces of sugar, half an ounce of salt, and a pound of meat per person per day per day, but those whose relatives are in the guerrillas
Women and children were given no meat, and infants and children under six years of age received a quarter of a quart of milk a day - "The Cape uses the imperial system, not the metric system, and these "ounces" and "quarts,"
Hearing this made Rock dizzy.
One pound of 4 is approximately equal to 450 grams, one ounce is approximately equal to 30 milliliters, and one quart is approximately equal to 1.13 liters. If you understand these measurement units, you will probably understand the situation in the refugee camp.
To be honest, it's much better than Rock expected. There's coffee, sugar, milk, and meat. What else do you want?
If this standard were applied to the Qing Dynasty, many people would probably be willing to live in refugee camps.
Relative to food, the environment in refugee camps is the main reason for the high mortality rate.
It is impossible for the British to prepare tall and spacious rooms for the refugees, so the refugee camps are full of small, low tents. These tents are about one meter high. Adults have to bend down when entering and leaving.
It is also impossible to move freely. Often seven or eight people live in a tent. The degree of crowding can be imagined. There is not enough drinking water in the refugee camp. In the corner of the refugee camp, there is a water pipe drawn from the Elsdy River.
The creek, the main domestic water supply in the refugee camp comes from this creek.
When he saw the creek, Rock was furious. There was a naked Boer woman's body hanging on the barbed wire above the creek. It seemed that the body had been hanging there for a long time and had already decomposed to a considerable extent.
Below the body is the creek, which means——
"Half a month ago, this woman tried to escape through the creek. After the guards shot her to death, they hung her body on the barbed wire as a warning to the Boers with evil intentions-" Jeffrey didn't think there was any problem with this. p>
It's not just Jeffrey, I'm afraid most people in this era don't think there is any problem with this. In 1893, German scientist Robert Koch clearly pointed out for the first time that bacteria can be spread through water, food, clothing, etc.
, thus leading to the occurrence of diseases.
Although Robert Koch's discovery caused a strong response in the medical community, more theoretical support is needed to attract attention at the national level, let alone the Cape Colony. I am afraid that no one will give the refugee camp a high priority.
The high death rate is linked to the corpses on the barbed wire fence.
"Take the body away immediately, find a place to burn it and bury it. From now on, the drinking water must be purified, and you are not allowed to drink raw water at will." Roque was also a new official who took office, and his first attack was on the drinking water.<
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"Mr. Inspector, purify - how to purify?" Jeffrey did not understand Roark's order.
"Boil the water. From now on, you can only drink boiled water, not raw water." Rock then remembered the white people's obsession with ice water.
Rock didn't know why white people were so obsessed with ice water. In the bar, even if Rock just wanted a glass of water, the bartender would put two ice cubes in Rock's glass. Not to mention in daily life, Rock almost
I have never seen white people boil hot water, unless they need hot water to make tea.
This is a cultural difference, just like white people don’t understand why Chinese people always drink hot water.
But it is obvious that the benefits of hot water are far greater than that of ice water. At least after the water is boiled, it can kill most of the bacteria in the water. This is also a method when there is no special water purification equipment.
Although it cannot completely solve the problem.
"Yes, sir." It seemed that Jeffrey still didn't understand, but Jeffrey didn't question it, so that was fine.
"We also need more bigger tents or sturdy houses. Winter is coming soon. Living in such a tent will kill people." Rock is more worried about the weather. It is already March and winter is coming.
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Winter in Cape Town lasts from May to August every year. It is estimated that the Chinese in Cape Town will not be able to understand the term "Spring March" in the future.
"Sir, do you mean those military tents? It's impossible for us to get military tents. Military tents must be given priority to ensure supply to the front line." Jeffrey was also helpless. If possible, Jeffrey also wanted to let these women and children live.
Better, but there's nothing Jeffrey can do.
"I'll go to the tent and figure out a solution. You go and get rid of the bodies on the barbed wire first." Rock wants to go back to Cape Town to find Henry. Henry still needs to come forward for this kind of thing.
"Military tent? No, no, no, I can't help it. Even if we go to the director, the director can't get a military tent. All military supplies are managed by the expeditionary force headquarters, and even our governor can't interfere.
"It's not that Henry doesn't help, he really can't help.
It was already evening when Rock returned to Cape Town, just in time to start dinner. Today's dinner was custard, fish, and a stewed chicken. These dishes were not made by Anna. Anna does not have this skill. Rock
The current chef of the family is Marvin from the Qing Dynasty. Marvin used to be the chef of the French Embassy in the Qing Dynasty. After the Boxer Boxing movement started, Marvin became an out-and-out devil and was on the boxer's blacklist.
, if Marvin continued to stay in the Qing Dynasty, it would be a dead end, so Marvin simply accepted the employment of the Cape Town Police Department and came to Cape.
As for why Marvin works at Rock's place, the operation is very simple. Henry hired chefs from the Qing Dynasty under the guise of providing Chinese food to the Chinese police. He only needs to prove that Marvin's cooking skills are not up to standard, and then Henry can be justified.
Fire Marvin.
"Can't intervene? Do you believe this? If the expeditionary force headquarters is really so strict, where do the military supplies on the market come from?" Rock didn't believe Henry's lies. The Cape Town market was full of all kinds of things.
All kinds of military supplies were sold by corrupt officials.
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The first update of Rain or Shine is here. By the way, this is already the second update——