Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 112 Four Books and Five Classics

550 Chinese police officers, the oldest not exceeding 25 years old and the youngest not less than 20 years old, before they arrived in Cape Town, they also received at least three months of basic training in Qing Dynasty, which included basic formations, language , Shooting, fighting, assassination, riding, etc., if it weren't for the war that just broke out in the Qing Dynasty, the Cape Town Police Department would not be able to bring them to Cape so easily.

After all, for the Huayongs, the Qing Dynasty is their home country, and the United Kingdom is the main force of the Eight-Power Allied Forces to invade China. Before they are sure about the Huayongs' attitude towards the Qing Dynasty, the British dare not easily use Huayong to fight against the Qing Dynasty .

Relatively speaking, there is no problem in sending Huayongs to Cape Town as policemen. Roque and the Chinese policemen who arrived in Cape Town earlier have proved with their own abilities that Chinese policemen are worthy of trust. Compared with those Indian policemen In general, the Chinese policemen are excellent, even compared with the British policemen.

Well, there is a lot of subjectivity involved in this judgment. In fact, the performance of the Chinese police is far better than the British police in Cape Town, but it is not easy for the British to accept this.

All in all, in the Cape Town Police Department, as the status of Chinese police officers becomes more and more important, the Cape Town Police Department will hire more Chinese police officers in the future.

In the police dormitory, Rock received a warm welcome from the new police officers. Unlike the previous batch of ordinary Huayong newcomers, six of this batch of policemen had previously served as corporals in the Huayong camp. After Cape Town, the six corporals started all over again, but because of Rock's existence, it would be easier for them to get promoted.

When leaving the police dormitory, Roque took away a former Huayong camp translator named Feng Fu. Feng Fu used to work in the customs of the Qing Dynasty and could speak English and simple French. Roque wanted to bring Feng Fu back to Oak Town to give Chinese children in Oak Town became teachers.

Speaking of it, the IQ of the Chinese is indeed very high. There are more and more Chinese children in Oak Town. According to Anton and Li De, half-old children can already start working, but Rock disagrees. It seems that no matter what jobs those Chinese children will be engaged in in the future, they must learn as much knowledge as possible. At least they must pass the language test and be able to communicate directly with Boers and British people. This is more conducive to the integration of Chinese into Cape Town.

Suffering from the lack of Chinese teachers in Oak Town, Roque had to arrange for those children to study with the teachers in the refugee camp. Roque did not expect the children to learn much knowledge, and to be familiar with those red-eyed and green-eyed children within a period of time. White children, don't feel inferior, don't shrink back, as long as they can socialize on an equal footing.

The reality is better than Roque imagined. For a period of time, Chinese children have not only become familiar with their white teachers and classmates, but also their English and Dutch proficiency has improved by leaps and bounds. Now they can chat with their classmates. The communication, although the communication is not smooth enough, is a world of difference compared to before, and many children are even teaching their parents English and Dutch after school, which is an amazing start.

"I have prepared classrooms and dormitories for you. Don't feel pressured. Do your best to teach the children English, but don't forget Chinese. At least let them know how to read and write. The four books and five classics, and the relevant teaching aids are all ready, you can stay at ease, I will pay you a monthly salary of ten pounds, and you can also bring your family to Cape Town." On the way back to Oak Town, Luo Ke told Feng Fu carefully.

"Master Luo, do you want to teach writing?" Hearing that there was a salary of ten pounds, Feng Fu was both happy and worried, and still didn't quite understand Rock's positioning for the children.

Writing!

Rock thought for a long time before he understood what Feng Fu was talking about.

"No, no, no, if you don't learn Chinese, these children will not return to the Qing Dynasty to take the imperial examination. Your main task is to teach the children English so that they can communicate with foreigners without barriers. You don't need to worry about the rest." Rock will not Let the children learn stereotyped essays, and my Daqing is about to die. Taking the imperial examination at this time is almost the same as joining KMT in 49.

Regarding the Four Books and Five Classics, no matter what, they are all part of Chinese traditional culture. If possible, Rock hopes that these overseas Chinese should learn as much as possible about the Four Books and Five Classics, and at least read one of them. Whether it is "The Analects of Confucius" or "Spring and Autumn", one must be familiar with the allusions and passages in it, so as to be worthy of one's Chinese identity.

Back in Oak Town, Feng Fu realized how much Rock had invested for these children.

Just next to the church, in the prime location of Oak Square, a two-story wooden building with a rather large area rose from the ground.

The first floor of the wooden building is a spacious and bright classroom. The classroom covers an area of ​​nearly [-] square meters. All the windows are made of glass and curtains, and there is a layer of screens outside the windows. The corners are still oval, so students don't have to worry about getting hurt in the classroom. There is also a chair and a coffee table in the corner of the small podium, which can be used for Feng Fu to rest between classes.

The second floor of the wooden building is a library that also functions as a reading room. There are several rows of long tables and chairs in the center of the library. The area is enough for three to 40 people to use at the same time. It is not full yet, there are only a few hundred books, and some green plants and decorative ornaments are randomly placed in the remaining space.

Feng Fu stepped forward and pulled out a copy, which was the classic British picture book "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star".

"There are very few books now. It is very difficult to buy Chinese books here in Cape Town, but I have asked someone to go back to Qing Dynasty to buy them. I believe that one day, the bookshelves here will always be filled." Rock is confident, Take your time, Rock still has time.

"Lord Luo, don't worry, Mr. Feng will do his best to live up to Master Luo's high expectations." Feng Fu didn't know why, but suddenly had the urge to bring his family to Oak Town.

Oak Town now is really beautiful.

There was a light snowfall a few days ago, and the snow on the ground has not yet melted, and the sky and the earth are completely white. Standing in front of the window, there is a faint fragrance of wine, and there are children's laughter and reading in the distance A policeman wearing a standard woolen coat passed by the window on a horse, and several wild rabbits were still dripping blood hanging from the saddle. Two patrolmen came over and greeted the knight warmly. The knight who had just returned from hunting invited the two patrolmen to have a drink at home in the evening, and invited them to taste the freshly brewed ice wine and fresh wild rabbits——

After a few words, two hounds sneaked up and licked the blood that had just dripped on the ground, causing the knight and the patrolman to laugh and curse.

This is life.

(End of this chapter)