Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1423

For the definition of "happiness", everyone has their own understanding. Some people think that money is the only way to be happy, and some people like their wives and children on the bed. Different standards lead to different conclusions, but in any case, the role of money is indispensable. Wife Children need to eat and drink when they are hot on the kang. Poor and lowly couples have to worry about everything, and their basic life cannot be guaranteed, so happiness is naturally out of the question.

The "happiness" Ruf Erik refers to is a bit broad, and of course includes other requirements besides wishing to raise the wages of dock workers.

Here I want to explain that the three months of paid vacation each year include weekends. The weekend alone has more than [-] days, plus about [-] days of paid vacations, which perfectly fits the living conditions of the middle class in southern Africa.

"Eric, let's be realistic. No country in the world will agree to your request, not to mention southern Africa. The Cape State government must not only consider the interests of workers, but also the interests of enterprises and federal governments at all levels. Interests, you can fight for better benefits for workers, but you can’t threaten them with a strike, and I can tell you clearly now that the Cape State government under my leadership does not accept threats of interests under any circumstances.” Xiao Xiao Stoudemire communicated patiently. If the workers are willing to return to work, then Stoudemire can also appropriately increase the benefits of the workers.

Of course, it will not reach the level required by the workers. Stoudemire must find a balance point among the interests of all parties. Since workers and enterprises can accept it, it can also benefit the federal governments at all levels.

After all, workers' salaries are also taxed by the federal government.

"Your Excellency, Governor, if our demands cannot be met, then we will not stop the strike." Ruff Eric thought he had no fear in holding Stoudemire's seven inches.

"Hehe, are you sure?" Stoudemire sneered, Rufu Erik, a lawyer, probably didn't understand the cruelty of capitalists.

"Of course I'm sure!" Rufu Erik probably interpreted Stoudemire's sneer as seriousness.

"Three days, I will only give you three days. After three days, I want to see everything return to normal, otherwise those workers will never come to work." Mostly Stoudemire still has to compromise, because the work of engineers is irreplaceable.

There is basically no technical content in the job of dock workers. As long as they are in good health and strong enough to obey the management, they are qualified dock workers. If Rufu Eric thinks that this can make Stoudemire submit, then Rufu Eric is wrong .

"Are you sure?" Ruff Eric couldn't believe it. This is 6000 people, not sixty. If you say expulsion, all of them will be expelled?
"I'm sure, it's only three days." Stoudemire calmed down. Although the port of Cape Town is important, it is not irreplaceable. In southern Africa, let alone Port Edward and Walvis Bay, Durban and Elizabeth, and even St. Replaced the role of Cape Town.

"Then let's wait and see—goodbye, Your Excellency the Governor!" Ruff Eric was furious. He didn't get the response he wanted from Stoudemire, and Stoudemire was tougher than he imagined.

Watching the three of Rufu Eric leave, Stoudemire had no intention of keeping them.

After the three of Ruff Eric left, Dr. Starr Jameson and Bresler had a close relationship. They didn't expect Stoudemire to deal with this issue with such a decisive attitude. Such a small Stoudemire Make them very strange.

"William, pick me up Colonel Sanders—" Stoudemire called his secretary.

"Cecil, is this okay?" Dr. Starr Jameson hesitated, feeling vaguely that he had made a mistake.

"Otherwise? If you agree to their request, it will be a bottomless pit that cannot be filled." Stoudemire sneered. In fact, the colonial government had demonstrated how to treat this kind of people a long time ago.

That was when the federal government was not established. Around 1903, the Orange miners rioted, destroyed two railway stations in Bloemfontein, and detained colonial government officials who were going to negotiate.

At that time, the governor of southern Africa, Adelaide, made no concessions, and sent all the six leaders who led the strike to the train to be repatriated to the British mainland. As a result, hundreds of people were imprisoned, and a massive strike ended without a problem.

The strike took place in Orange and did not cause much disturbance in the Cape, so the Cape people did not know where the bottom line of the federal government was.

Dr. Stoudemire and Dr. Starr Jameson didn't know that after the three of Ruff Eric left, there was also a huge disagreement.

"I think we should stop in moderation, and don't underestimate the ruthlessness of the Rhodes family—" Kama, who had been silent in Stoudemire's mansion, felt very uneasy. It seemed that a huge disaster was approaching, and Kama was fidgeting.

"Calm down, Karma, we have 6000 people. Neither the Cape Town City Government nor the Cape State Government can ignore the existence of this force." Ruff Eric was dazzled by the previous victory , the six thousand dock workers are his last resort.

The physical fitness of the dock workers is relatively good. Now Ruf Erik is relatively restrained and has not organized workers to take to the streets to parade or use other violent means.

If Stoudemire does not agree to Ruff Eric's request, then Ruff Eric is going to organize the dock workers to use some unconventional means to force Stoudemire to submit. Ruff Eric is very experienced in this regard.

"Mr. Cecil Rhodes, after all, is different from other people." Smith also had doubts. Stoudemire was not a good person, and his reputation in southern Africa was not good, and his level of ferocity was second only to Rock.

You may not believe it, but Rock's reputation is so fierce that he can stop children from crying at night in southern Africa.

From the earliest Yao people's rebellion to Freiburg not long ago, everyone knows Roque's vicious reputation. Treating friends and subordinates, Roque is as warm as spring. Treating enemies, Roque is like The autumn wind is as ruthless as it sweeps fallen leaves.

The same is true for Stoudemire. As a member of the Rhodes family, Stoudemire has a violent gene in his blood. The old Cecil Rhodes relied on violence to create the current Rhodesia. On the one hand, it can be said that the blue is better than the blue, and even worse, and the Cape people also know it very well.

"It's nothing different. We will organize dock workers to take to the streets tomorrow. In addition to putting enough pressure on the state government and the city government, we also need to show our strength, otherwise no one will look at us squarely." Ruff Ery Ke wants to take the risk, but there is no other way.

That night, the Dock Workers Union organized workers to prepare to participate in the parade the next day.

What Ruf Eric did not expect was that the Cape Town military police collectively dispatched that night to impose a curfew on the area around the pier. They were arrested, and many workers were also warned by the military and police. If they dare to continue the strike and cause the gaffe to continue to escalate, then all workers must bear any consequences arising from it.

So the next day, Ruff Eric was surprised to find that at eight o'clock in the morning, less than a thousand people came to the scheduled meeting place, most of them were African-American workers, which surprised Ruff Eric inexplicably .

"Why is this happening? Don't they know that we are fighting for their rights?" Ruff Eric was very angry, the scale of less than 6000 people was a huge difference from the expected scale of [-] to [-].

Moreover, most of the workers who participated in the rally were Africans, which gave Ruff Eric a bad feeling.

The governments at all levels of the Southern African Federation have shown restraint in dealing with white workers and Chinese workers, but they have never shown mercy to African workers.

"Eric, last night someone notified the Chinese workers one by one that they were not allowed to participate in the rally organized by us. This is an order from the Marquis of Nyasaland." Smith panicked, and Rock's prestige among the Chinese was unmatched. When Roque spoke, the Workers' Union paled in comparison.

"The same is true for white workers. Mr. Rhodes' prestige is also unmatched. No one is willing to disobey Mr. Rhodes' orders." Impassable mountain.

Before Ruff Eric had time to speak, there was a sudden commotion on the street next to the pier.

Someone smashed the window of a store on the side of the street, and then someone rushed into the store and started looting.

Seeing people walking out of the store with big bags and small bags, some African-American workers couldn't bear it and joined them immediately.

"What the hell is going on?" Ruff Eric was shocked. In previous rallies, a similar situation had never happened. The Workers' Union also wanted to win the support of the citizens, so that it could better achieve its goal.

"Sir, it's not our people. Someone deliberately smashed the windows of the store to create chaos. They did it on purpose—" a worker from the Workers' Union rushed to report.

"Tell those Africans that they are not allowed to participate in the robbery. We are not robbers. We must express our demands through formal channels—" Ruff Eric was anxious to get angry. He had a faint feeling that the situation was getting out of control, but he was helpless.

At this time, there was a sudden sound of horseshoes at the end of the street, and hundreds of mounted policemen were approaching the crime scene in a neat line. The gun fell.

Bah!
The gunshots were shrill and sharp, and the scene immediately fell into chaos.

"How dare they, how dare they do this—" Ruff Eric lost his mind. He really didn't expect that the mounted police were so merciless.

Hehe, what is this? Think about the veterans' rally in Washington a few months ago. MacArthur directed the US military and police to use armored vehicles and tanks.

Compared with the Americans, the military and police in southern Africa are restrained enough.

(End of this chapter)