Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 117 White Gloves

Before Rock and the others set off, Zach, Bella, and Christian had already arrived in Pretoria.

At that time, Pretoria was still under military control. The news that Alfred Milner chose Pretoria as the capital had not yet spread. Kilometers away, at a price that is almost free, buy the next castle-style mansion.

"——When the expeditionary army attacked Pretoria, there was a battle here, so the exterior of the castle was partially damaged, and the interior was also severely damaged, but it doesn't matter. I asked Padbeck to bring more than 300 workers. At most one week, the castle can be completely repaired, and then you can move in—" Christian was so proud that he didn't notice that Rock's expression became more and more ugly.

It is indeed good. After being a contractor for such a long time, Christian's vision is also good now. The castle in front of Rock is huge in scale and magnificent. It can almost be regarded as the most magnificent building in Pretoria. Compared with Alfredo The Palace of Justice, where de Milner lived, was no different.

However, Rock and Henry could not afford to live in such a castle, nor could they live in it.

What are you kidding, a police chief, a senior inspector, lives in a place more grand than the governor's mansion, it's not glory, it's asking for trouble, the castle is badly damaged now, it doesn't look so conspicuous, but wait until it's fully restored After that, what did Alfred Milner think?What do other officials in the Transvaal think?

"Christian, find me another place." Rock didn't want to talk nonsense, and he and Henry looked at each other, their eyes were full of helplessness.

Obviously, Henry is not stupid either.

"Why? In Pretoria, you can't find a better house than this?" Obviously, Christian is a pig.

"I mean it doesn't need to be so good, at least not such a castle, find me a normal house, like a house where the police live, instead of such a shit castle, what do you think you are? A king?" Rock became more and more angry, and finally almost roared, something that doesn't have eyes, and doesn't have a long memory if you don't scold.

"Yes, yes, Mr. Locke, I'll go find it right away—" Christian was sprayed with saliva, and led Padbek to turn around and run away.

Padbeck!

It seems to be "horse mouth", the thief who was caught by Sharma and taken into the police station. Rock doesn't know how Christian got mixed up with Padbek, it doesn't matter.

In fact, Christian's scolding was a bit wronged. Christian is an excellent dog leg, and his ability to handle affairs is almost perfect. Before dark, Christian found another house that was not so eye-catching, but very handsome, and perfectly met Roque's requirements. .

"This house used to belong to a Boer farmer. Gold mines were found on his farm, but he had no money to mine them, so he transferred the gold mines and built this house with the money from selling the gold mines. Unfortunately, the house The war broke out just after it was built, and the owner hadn’t even had time to move in, so the house is still new.” Christian was much more low-key this time, and although the house he chose was also made of marble, the exterior of the house was earthy yellow , the exterior walls are also uneven, full of mottled sense of age.

Different from the low-key appearance, the interior decoration of the room is quite luxurious, with crystal chandeliers, painted ceilings, carpets, wallpapers, stair railings and doorknobs are even decorated with gold leaf.

It really deserves to have a mine at home!

"Okay, here it is, hurry up and buy daily necessities, I don't want to live in the police station." Rock was very satisfied, Henry was also very satisfied, and Phyllis was even more satisfied.

The daily necessities are actually ready-made. After Rock decided, Christian blew a whistle, and Padbeck rumbled over from the corner with a few carriages, all of which were loaded with daily necessities.

"Locke, I found an opportunity to make a fortune—" Henry suddenly had a bold idea.

"What?" Rock was a little distracted, guarding the Rand Gold Mine, still afraid that there would be no chance to make a fortune?

"As we said just now, to rebuild a new Pretoria, it will definitely require a large number of construction workers. We can undertake government projects and then organize construction teams to carry out construction—" Henry is also keen-eyed.

That's right, Rock almost forgot, what is the most profitable thing in Pretoria now?

Not a gold mine, but a government project to rebuild Pretoria.

This is not within the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Mines.

"Yeah, you can ask tomorrow, if there is a suitable one, then follow up. There are so many workers, and there are not enough here. We can also send workers from Cape Town." Rock also knows how much oil and water it is to undertake government projects, As the saying goes, "Golden Bridge and Silver Road", in fact, as long as it is a government project, it is lucrative.

It’s not just about building bridges and paving roads. Next, Alfred Milner will gradually improve the government departments in Pretoria. These government departments all need office space, even if they can’t receive these big projects, build a square, Building a green belt is also fat, and the British are not stingy in this regard.

Yes, unlike the projects that Rock knew, the big projects these days are not building squares, but building government offices. What needs to be emphasized is that most government offices these days are built with marble, and all building materials require Imported from foreign countries, the construction period is long, the cost is high, and the structure is also very strong. A building can be used for hundreds of years. In comparison, square greening is really a small project.

Of course, if small projects add up, they are actually not small.

In the 21st century, Pretoria is known as the "Garden City" and "Birdweiss City". Many Bignonia trees are planted on both sides of the main roads in the urban area. All over the city, Pretoria is celebrating for a week.

Of course, it was the 21st century, and the current Pretoria has nothing to do with the "Garden City" at all, and there are very few Bignonia trees. These are all business opportunities, which need to be discovered by Rock and Henry.

"No, no, we don't need to come forward for this kind of thing, let Christian go, he is a Boer." Henry also has a lot of ghost ideas.

Christian is a Boer. On the surface, he has nothing to do with Henry and Rock. This is indeed an excellent white glove. Rock and Henry only need to inquire about the news, and then let Christian undertake the project, even if the project is not completed, and Roque and Henry have nothing to do with each other.

Poor Christian, who was working hard to direct the workers to decorate the house, did not realize that Rock and Henry were plotting against him.

(End of this chapter)