In fact, Rock probably knew what the image of the Chinese at this time was in the minds of white people.
In 1913, the British novelist Sax Romer wrote the book "The Mystery of Dr. Fu Manchu". In the book, Fu Manchu was a tall, thin, bald man with two long eyebrows and a sinister face. He was known as the most evil character in the world. This was the impression of the Chinese in the minds of white people at this time, although in 1900, the fictional character Fu Manchu had not yet appeared.
In the propaganda of the expeditionary force headquarters, Joubert was shot dead by Henry, a former colonial officer. In this way, the military naturally took the credit, at least it seemed so.
In fact, Rock is also a former colonial officer, but the expeditionary force headquarters focused on Henry in order to highlight Henry as an Englishman.
In fact, everyone within the military knew that Joubert was shot to death by a group of Chinese policemen. Many people would probably be shocked after hearing the news. Joubert was shot to death by a former colonial officer. Many people can accept it, but he was
A group of Chinese police officers shot and killed, which many people cannot accept.
Roque's name also spread widely in this process.
The major has obviously heard of the legend of Rock, and can also connect Rock with the legendary "Lock".
But what the major didn't expect was that Roque was not only the policeman who could kill Joubert, but he was also the owner of the Oak Bar. The difference between the two identities was really huge.
"Yes, I have a vineyard here - Henry, give our Major a glass of Alsidi - try it, Major, this is the wine I brewed myself." Rock was like a normal person.
Vineyard owners work hard to promote their products.
"Elsdy, it's not bad." The major was very considerate and drank two glasses of wine in a row before reaching out to Rock: "My name is Bill Bradley. Nice to meet you, Rock."
Right, this is the normal process.
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Major." Rock was very happy. For Bill, this was just a normal social behavior, but for Rock, it meant that someone was finally willing to give Rock the respect he deserved.<
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"Tell me you killed Joubert, God, you don't know, this is so crazy-" Bill also wanted to say something to sigh, but look at the surrounding environment-
Well, the current Rock is more legendary than the legendary Rock.
A Chinese from the Qing Dynasty first served in the British colonial army, and then traveled across the ocean to work as a policeman in Cape Town. Occasionally, he went to the front line and achieved such great success as killing the commander-in-chief of the Boer coalition. If you think this is the end of the story,
Then you are obviously wrong. Rock is also a businessman, providing a rich spare time life for expeditionary force soldiers and Cape Town police. Now Bill discovers that Rock is actually a farmer——
Life can always surprise people at any time, and the world is severely rewarding those who work hard.
In fact, Bill doesn't know Roark well enough. The vineyards in Roark's hands are increasing rapidly, from the initial 150 acres to the current 650 acres. Compared to ranchers, this number is nothing, but for vineyards
As far as the Lord is concerned, this area is too big. There are nearly 4,000 acres of vineyards, including winemaking, which requires hundreds of workers. It is because there are enough manpower in the refugee camp that Roque dares to make drastic changes. Otherwise, Roque would not dare.
Buying so much and wasting it will be punished by God.
During this time, more and more Chinese police officers took their families to Cape Town. Some of them settled in Cape Town, and some of them sent their families directly to Oak Town. This was a good start, as long as these people settled down.
, feedback the situation to the Qing Dynasty, then more and more Chinese will immigrate to Cape Town.
"It's really crazy. We were ordered to go from Dordrecht to Kimberley -" Rock lit a cigar and said.
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"I'm sorry, I didn't know it would be like this." Li De lowered his head, not daring to look up at Roque, feeling very embarrassed.
Two months ago, Li De sent a telegram to his family, asking his family to immigrate to Cape Town. Along with the telegram, Li De sent ten pounds to his family.
Ten pounds is equal to 100 oceans.
For an ordinary Qing family, this was definitely a huge sum of money.
Li De is from Shandong. It is an inconspicuous small mountain village with only a hundred and ten people in total. The people in the village usually make a living by doing part-time labor for nearby landlords. The average annual income per capita is about two oceans, which is equivalent to a little more than two shillings.
, you can’t even buy a Manhattan at the Oak Bar.
Don’t be too little, this is the living conditions of the Chinese in the late Qing Dynasty.
Therefore, when Li De sent 100 yuan home, it immediately caused a sensation in Li De's hometown.
It's really sensational. People in Li De's hometown are used to working part-time at the landlord's house every year during the busy farming season. While having a good meal, they can also earn one or two foreign dollars in extra money.
This kind of job is not often available. After all, landlords do not have any surplus food. They do not hire people during the slack season. Those who are extravagant and wasteful cannot accumulate wealth and become landlords. The reason why landlords are hated is not because they have wealth.
How cruel, but because the landlord is rich and unkind, everyone has nothing to eat. You have a surplus of food at home but you don’t share it with everyone. This is being rich and unkind——
If someone had told them in the past that there was a place that hired people and paid fifty oceans a month for food, housing and housing, I'm afraid they wouldn't even believe the punctuation mark. But when Li De's family got a salary of 100 oceans
At this time, there is no reason why people don’t believe it, even real money and silver——
If you don’t believe it, forget it, just think it’s a lie——
Some people don't believe it, but naturally some people do. Those who don't believe it all regard it as a joke. Those who believe it go to Li De's house every day, not to borrow money, but to ask Li De's family for help when they go abroad to make a fortune.
You can't bring your whole family with you. At the very least, you should also bring your two stupid sons with you. I really can't afford to support a half-grown boy who will eat me to death.
This is really not an exaggeration. The labor shortage that has appeared in the 21st century was simply not possible thirty years ago. When the reform was first implemented, if people from the mainland wanted to go out to work, they would ask their grandfather to sue their grandmother. If the relationship was not good, it would not be possible at all.
Let me play with you.
So when Li De's family got on the boat, there were a total of six families, more than fifty people, who followed Li De's family to Cape Town to "beg for food."
When so many people arrived in Cape Town, Li De, who picked up the ship, was dumbfounded. Although the Cape Colonial Government would reimburse the cost of the ship tickets, how to feed the more than 50 people became a big problem. After all, those people had not even left the house.
Ordinary people who have passed the exam are not qualified to apply for the Cape Town Police Department.
After thinking about it, Li De could only come to Luo Ke. In Li De's concept, if he encounters a problem that cannot be solved, it is definitely right to come to Luo Ke.
***The author has something to say***
It’s really hard to go by these two days. I’ll wait for next week and continue to add more——