Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 153 Temporary Workers

In 1900, the concept of social welfare did not exist in the world, even white people did not have social welfare, let alone Zulu people.

So, most of those Zulu scouts are now in Johannesburg, and they hope to have a job to make a living after leaving the army. As for the job content, they have no choice at all.

This is definitely a good thing to alleviate the labor shortage in Johannesburg, but it is definitely not a good thing for the Johannesburg Police Department. If those Zulu scouts can find jobs quickly, it’s okay. If they can’t find jobs in a short time, then It will cause serious social security risks.

It really depends on what the Zulus think, if they keep their feet on the ground and accept reality, it will be easy to get a job in Johannesburg.

Be afraid, those retired scouts are used to reckless behavior on the battlefield, and do not accept the fate of going down to dig mines. Although the British don't pay attention to those scouts, they have also learned a lot of professional skills in the army. What if they put those skills to work?

Well, Rock can only hope that the Zulu people are not smart these days, otherwise, the law and order situation in Johannesburg will be even more severe in the future.

In fact, the law and order situation in Johannesburg is already very serious. Just half a month ago, the patrol team of the Welch Fusiliers Regiment was attacked by Boers while patrolling in Johannesburg.

Norman Theresa was ruthless and threw all the Boers within four blocks of the attack into concentration camps. All the Boer buildings in this area were also burned down. The sterling silver tableware Martin bought, maybe from this area.

Although he knew the harm of black people, Roque couldn't solve this problem. This was not within the scope of Roque's work.

Rock can only select from the retired scouts as much as possible to add to the detective team and enrich the strength of the detective team.

In fact, the Zulus of this era are still very reliable. In the Second Boer War, the British did not even spend a penny to hire the Zulus to fight for the British Empire. They only promised to send the livestock in the Boer farm to Zulu Lu people, and then after the war to improve the social status of the Zulu people, it attracted tens of thousands of Zulu people to fight for the British Empire.

What makes the Zulus feel uncomfortable is that the British did not fulfill their promises. The social status of the Zulus has not been improved, nor have they been given the livestock on the Bull farm. Those Zulus who died or were disabled in the war People don't even have pensions. In the eyes of the British, Zulu people are like chamber pots. After they are used up, they are still in the corner of the yard.

Relatively speaking, Roque is pretty good, at least Roque will pay those retired scouts a certain salary.

Although the salary paid to the Zulu police is certainly not as high as that paid to the Chinese police and the Boer police, this has already surprised the Zulu people.

On the 3rd, there was no news of the guerrillas, but another conflict broke out between the police station and the Welch Fusiliers.

Two Boer policemen who were on duty at the construction site of the police station were insulted by the patrol team of the Welch Fusiliers. Beaten by a patrol of Welch's Fusiliers.

One policeman suffered minor injuries and one policeman suffered a broken rib and needed to be returned to Pretoria for treatment.

If it's just scolding, then forget it, it's a bit too much to do it, and being broken ribs is even more unbearable. After Rock knew it, he immediately went to Norman Teresa to seek justice for his subordinates.

"Sorry, our leader is not here." Norman Teresa's subordinates were still arrogant, looking at Rock full of provocation and disdain.

Not bad, at least this time he walked away without turning around.

But there was no intention of reporting or calling.

That is to say, before Rock came, someone had told the guards what to say.

"Okay, when your leader comes back, tell him I've been here." Rock didn't talk nonsense, and he didn't plan to go to Pretoria to file a complaint.

Report this kind of thing, it's actually not good.

To put it bluntly, if Rock goes to Alfred Milner when he encounters some trouble, even if Alfred Milner will give Rock full support, he will probably leave Rock with dissatisfaction. good impression.

If you think about it, you can understand that if you go to the governor to make decisions when you encounter something, what is the meaning of Rock's existence?

If you can't even solve this little trouble, how can you gain greater trust from your superiors?

Therefore, if Rock wants to take the initiative to solve this trouble, it is definitely not Rock's style to swallow his anger.

Back at the police station, Rock called Martin, Li De, and Yaya all over.

"Boss, it's very simple to find trouble with the Welch Fusiliers, let's find someone to touch porcelain—" Hearing Rock's request, Martin immediately had an idea.

Martin, with Roque backing him, Martin has completely released his nature.

"How to operate?" Compared with Martin, Li De is definitely a good boy.

"It's too simple. The Welch Fusiliers beat our people. They will definitely guard against our revenge these days. If they don't come to us, let's go to them. Even if Johannesburg is under military control, our police It is only natural to patrol the streets—in fact, it is very simple to find trouble with the Welch Fusiliers, just let our people hang around in front of the patrols of the Welch Fusiliers, I don’t believe it Those soldiers can bear it, if they want to fight again, who will we brothers be afraid of if they really fight?" Martin was full of confidence.

In fact, the key lies in the question of whether you dare to fight back.

The two policemen who were beaten were both Boers. They must have been restrained when facing the regular army composed of pure British. The police are not as good as the regular army. The Boers are psychologically weak in front of the British. There are only two people, and the opponent is a whole patrol team. Adding up several aspects, the disadvantages are simply magnified infinitely.

Martin's confidence lies in the fact that if he really wants to fight freely, the commando team is really not afraid of anyone.

In fact, as early as the Huayong Camp period, the Huayongs had received rigorous training. After coming to Cape, Rock’s training for the commandos has not been relaxed for a day. , the Chinese police officers of the Johannesburg Police Department should go home early to pick up their children.

"Martin, come up with a plan, Yaya, your detective team is in charge of implementing it—" Rock made a decision, no, "temporary workers" are really useful, and they are now in use.

(End of this chapter)