Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 160 Pensions (Second update, please subscribe)

Guilt indeed!

To be honest, being reborn in this era, Rock was actually full of gratitude at first.

Even for the British, Rock is grateful, and only with the British, Rock has a chance to stand out.

If it was in the Qing Dynasty, maybe Rock has been forced to go to Liangshan by now.

If in America—

Impossible in the United States, the United States has now introduced the "Chinese Exclusion Act", and it is now 1900, not 1872.

Only in the United Kingdom, which has the largest colony in the world, and because of its insufficient population, has to rely on foreign population to enrich the colony, Rock has a chance to succeed.

Rock didn't want to admit it, but in 1900, it was true.

In the past few years, the British have not yet tried to use the power of the Chinese to enrich the colony.

In the next few years, after the establishment of the Federation of South Africa, the British who have immigrated to South Africa and the local Boers in South Africa will impose restrictions on the foreign population. At that time, it will not be as easy for the Chinese to immigrate as it is now.

It is still very easy to immigrate to Cape now.

In 1904, the United Kingdom and the Qing Dynasty reached an agreement to import labor from the Qing Dynasty to Johannesburg. According to the terms of the agreement, according to Western practice, Chinese laborers could bring their families to Johannesburg, and the cost of this part was borne by the mine owners.

Unfortunately, due to the deep-rooted rural complex and the difficult life of the Chinese workers after they arrived in Johannesburg, few Chinese workers brought their families to Johannesburg.

According to South African historical records, in 1904, only two women and 26 children arrived in Johannesburg with Chinese miners.

In the whole year of 1904, more than 5 Chinese laborers arrived in Johannesburg.

It is precisely because of the enlightened policy towards the Chinese that Rock is grateful to the British government.

But this kind of gratitude disappeared the moment Roque walked out of the governor's mansion.

gratitude?

nonexistent.

If the soldiers of the Royal Canadian Regiment hadn't been so arrogant, if Alfred Milner insisted on severe punishment for the perpetrators, if the military hadn't replaced the punishment for the perpetrators with a flimsy check, if--

Not much if.

In order to survive, Rock can raise his own gun to the Boers.

In order to prove himself, Rock can attack the positions of the Boer coalition forces.

In order to gain trust, Rock can even accept that the expeditionary force headquarters is dominated by Henry, and publicizes the record of killing Joubert.

Rock can not care about these things, because in the process, Rock also got what he wanted. The treatment of Chinese policemen is getting better and better. I think that I and the entire Chinese police group have gained the trust of the Cape Colonial Government and have become the "own people" of the Cape Colonial Government.

The reality taught Roque a profound lesson. No matter how much Roque did for the Cape colonial government, the Cape colonial government would not regard Roque as "one of our own."

In other words, the Cape Colonial Government will regard Roque as one of its own, but the Cape Colonial Government will not recognize the Chinese police as a group.

Then Rock's existence would be meaningless.

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"stand at attention!"

"Raise the gun!"

"Fire!"

Bah!

The sound of neat gunfire was deafening.

"stand at attention!"

"Raise the gun!"

"Fire!"

Bah!

This set of procedures has to be repeated three times. The firing salute is an important part of a military funeral. Although Lynn is a policeman, he is also eligible to enjoy the military salute.

In fact, the specifications of the funeral were already very high. In addition to Rock, the Johannesburg Police Chief, Cape Town Police Chief August Russell also attended Lynn's funeral. August Russell was a representative of the Cape Police.

In addition to Roque and August Russell, Alfred Milner and Cape Governor Walter Henry Hutchinson sent their secretaries to attend Lynn's funeral on their behalf.

Also attending the funeral was Lieutenant Colonel Bill Bradley, commander of the Wiltshire Third Regiment who had been transferred from Oak Town. He was transferred from the "City of Cowards" because he stopped the riot in the refugee camp in Oak Town in time. Also promoted to lieutenant colonel.

Lynn's cemetery is located on a hillside next to Oak Town, which overlooks the entire Oak Town. In other words, in every corner of Oak Town, you can see this hillside just by looking up.

A dozen brothers who died in the line of duty successively after Rock and the others arrived in Cape Town have been buried here, including the brothers who were attacked by guerrillas on the way to Dordrecht and were buried in the wilderness. After Rock came to Oak Town, his bones had been moved back to this cemetery one after another.

It is looked after by two police officers who were crippled in the fighting, and their salaries are paid by the Cape Town Police Service.

"Please grief--"

"I am sorry for your loss--"

"God bless you--"

After the funeral, a group of senior officials and representatives of senior officials lined up to shake hands with Lynn's family members. Roque also, as a representative of the family members, shook hands with the senior officials to express their gratitude.

When it was August Russell's turn, August Russell had a strong handshake.

Rock nodded slightly. Before returning to Johannesburg, Rock would definitely visit August Russell.

Joe Russell is the nephew of August Russell. He is now the deputy chief of the Johannesburg Police Department and is Rock's deputy. Presumably, August Russell should be very concerned about his nephew's performance.

Of course, before leaving Oak Town, Rock and Ida went to Lynn's house together.

Lynn's home is right next to Oak Square, and the path in front of the house has been named Lynn Road. This is also the first road named after a person in Oak Town, and Rock doesn't even have this kind of treatment.

"Head, Mrs. Capet——" Lynn's wife—the widow has already taken off her filial piety and is wearing a long white dress. According to the tradition of Lynn's hometown, when the husband is buried, the wife can remove the filial piety, but the child cannot. Filial piety, within three years, Lin En's children must wear filial piety, and the widow cannot wear gorgeous clothes, let alone remarry.

"Sisters and sisters, we are in Cape Town. The traditions of our hometown must be followed, but there is no need to stick to it. The children should go to school or go to school. If you have any questions, please go to Anton. Those who persuade people to remarry, of course, if Lin En's wife meets a lover in the future and wants to re-establish a family, Rock will also bless her.

As for whether it is three years or not, it really doesn't matter.

It is important to take care of the children, grow up healthy and healthy, and watch them start a family and start a business for the Lin family.

Only in this way can I be worthy of Lynn's spirit in heaven.

"Ms. Lin, if you need it, you can also come to me. Most of the time, I will be at the Oak Bar." Ada will also provide Lynn's wife with help within her ability.

In fact, when Rock came back this time, he hoped that Ada could go to Johannesburg with him.

But unfortunately, Ada didn't want to leave Cape Town. After Rock went to Pretoria, Ada still lived in Oak Town and did not return to Cape Town, which made Rock very puzzled.

Since love, why can't we get along day and night?

Since you don't love, why are you still affectionate?

Really, a woman's mind can't be guessed.

Compared with a little girl like Phyllis, a woman like Ada is more independent and difficult to deal with.

Of course, more charming!

Otherwise, Rock wouldn't have been in Pretoria for so long, guarding a beauty like Scarlett, but still guarding himself like a jade——

Ada has fully felt this in the past few days.

"Boss, Mrs. Capet, please don't worry, I will definitely bring up the children. When the children grow up, I will let them be policemen and serve under the boss—" Lynn's wife is very sensible, and now the child is her everything.

In fact, the pension of nearly 2000 pounds is really a lot. Even if Lynn's family has no income from now on, [-] pounds is enough for Lynn's wife to raise their three children.

Therefore, Lynn's wife is really grateful to Rock.

Yes, I am grateful, and maybe a little regretful, but in the Qing Dynasty, even if Lin En died for the country, can Lin En's family get a pension of [-] oceans?

Don't be ridiculous, even if Lin En is a big official in the frontier, it is estimated that the imperial court will not give so much pension.

In 1910, the "Regulations on Compassion and Grace Rewards" formulated by the Qing Dynasty stipulated that the pension for the first-class officials who died on the battlefield was only 2000 taels of silver.

Two thousand pounds.

It's about 7800 taels of silver, which is almost the pension of four first-rank officials.

What else is not satisfied?

Although in the usual sense, the value of life cannot be measured by money.

But in real life, in many cases, the value of life can be measured by money.

For example, after a policeman died in the line of duty, money is the best way to compensate the family members of the policeman. Although nothing can replace the meaning of family members, when the fact of death cannot be changed, money is the only way to heal the pain. substitution.

It does sound cruel, but this is reality.

So Lynn's wife really didn't hate Roque, and Lynn's wife also knew that if Roque hadn't tried his best, it would have been impossible for Lynn's wife to get so much pension.

Since Chinese policemen appeared in Cape, more than a dozen Chinese policemen have died in the line of duty. Their families have only received pensions ranging from a few hundred pounds, and this number has never exceeded a thousand.

Of course, Roque did not deliberately publicize, so in name, Lynn's wife still only received a pension of 480 pounds, and the rest of the 1500 pound check was sent to Lynn's wife in private on the night of Roque's return to Oak Town. past.

Rock is protecting Lynn's family. Don't overestimate people's moral standards these days. Lynn is gone. If other people know that Lynn's wife has received so much pension, it is hard to guarantee that there will be some people who will not live long. The eye-catching guy made a wrong idea. Rock should avoid this situation as much as possible. Although Lynn's family lives in Oak Town, it seems that they have no intention of leaving Oak Town in the future, but it is impossible to have the police to protect them 24 hours a day. Lynn's family.

Therefore, we can only act in a low-key manner.

September NO.15, Rock left Oak Town for Cape Town.

On the night of NO.15, Rock visited August Russell.

NO.16 In the morning, Rock boarded the train to Johannesburg.

Johannesburg, I'm back!

(End of this chapter)