Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 190

Alfred Milner was a competent colonial official, able and stubborn, pragmatic and efficient.

When the Boers were arrogant and ignorant, Alfred Milner used war to maintain the supremacy of the British Empire.

After the war, Alfred Milner led the negotiations with the Boers, and signed the "Verinisin Peace Treaty" with the representatives of the Boers, ending the war he started alone.

After that, Alfred Milner also played a key role in the economic recovery after the war. He encouraged economic development, especially the vigorous mining of gold mines, hoping to attract British residents to permanently settle in the Transvaal. In terms of population, he formed an advantage over the Boers; at the same time, he also carried out educational reforms, teaching all classes in English, trying to eliminate the Boers culturally.

Milner's plan did not go smoothly. Although the Boers were resettled, they strongly opposed educational reforms. During the long depression after the war, British residents left and new arrivals were few and far between.

At that time, reality will naturally force Alfred Milner to make a choice.

So Rock is really not in a hurry now. Britain's fatal flaw is a serious shortage of human resources, and there are too many overseas colonies. If Alfred Milner wants to develop the Transvaal, he will have to rely on foreign population. Fred Milner would find that the Chinese were the best suited for the Transvaal.

Back at the police station, Rock called Buck and Sam.

"From now on, publicize the benefits of buying farms among miners. Buck, your Guangdong-Guangdong Guild Hall will expand its scale and prepare to lend money to miners who want to buy farms but don't have enough funds." Rock wants to speed up the pace. After the peace talks are signed , the Boers will return to the Transvaal on a large scale, and Rock wants to increase the number of homeowners and farmers as much as possible before the Boers return.

Buck and Sam are already used to Rock's way of doing things, so they don't ask why, just go back and implement it resolutely.

"Director Henry's side—" Sam was still a little worried.

After the Rock Gold Mine started mining, Rock no longer got involved in the management of the Matilda Gold Mine.

Sam will still send the accounts of the Matilda Gold Mine to Rock for review every week, but Rock has less and less to express his opinions, and Rock will also ask Sam to report to Henry on some routine issues.

Sam is very clear that Rock is trying to avoid suspicion. For the sake of the Matilda gold mine, Rock almost forced Arnold away. If Rock shows arbitrariness now, let alone Henry, Mr. Mayor will definitely treat Rock Opinion.

"Don't worry, I'll explain it to Henry—and you should pay attention to another issue. Regarding taxation, you must never evade taxes. Even if you avoid taxes, you must do it legally and reasonably. Don't let people catch you, Sam, especially you. Over there, don't make trouble for the Baron." Roque reminded again that the Interior Office had already saved enough face for the Rock Gold Mine and the Matilda Gold Mine when confirming the output, and it would be too much for tax evasion. I don't know good or bad.

For the Locke Gold Mine, Rock is not very worried. After all, the output of the Locke Gold Mine is only so small, and there is not much tax paid in full.

Instead, it was the Matilda Gold Mine that worried Rock even more.

Although Sam is a smarter person, he shouldn't cause trouble for the mayor at this juncture.

But in the face of the temptation of gold, few people can control themselves. Mr. Mayor and Henry are also human beings, not to mention Arnold's kind of crap. If there is a tax evasion scandal at the Matilda Gold Mine one day, Luo Ke was not surprised at all.

If this was easy to say in the past, even if the Matilda Gold Mine evaded taxes, the tax department in Johannesburg would turn a blind eye and close its eyes.

Now that even the Governor's Office is paying attention to this issue, Roque believes that Alfred Milner will definitely keep an eye on the gold mines in Johannesburg during this time, and as long as someone delivers them to his door, Alfred Milner will definitely kill them Monkey look.

"Yes, I know." Sam still knows the importance. During the period of the Transvaal Republic, the mine owners in Johannesburg could blatantly evade taxes. The Transvaal Republic was limited by its ability and had no way at all.

The British are different from the Boers. The British government spent hundreds of millions of pounds and hundreds of thousands of regular troops just for the gold mines in Johannesburg. If anyone dares to evade taxes, the Governor's Office will definitely kill them.

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After arriving in Johannesburg, Holly and Connie settled down in the Rock Gold Mine.

Rock did what he said, and asked Holly to follow Buck to learn how to manage the gold mine, while Connie lived in the gold mine and raised her baby comfortably.

Only then did Hawley know what his annual salary was.

The annual salary of 700 pounds, in this era of Britain, is a well-paid family.

Take the British Ministry of Finance in London as an example. The annual salary of 700 pounds is similar to that of the deputy director of the Ministry of Finance, which is higher than that of all the directors. Philip Matilda, as a baron, is the director of the Colonial Affairs Department. The annual salary is only £1200.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the total population of the UK was about 3750 million, and only about 15 people could get an annual salary of 700 pounds, so Hawley is now a middle class with a higher income, even if you count Connie and Little Annie, the Hawley family The average income is also properly middle class.

The "15" here refers to the British mainland. In the Transvaal, there are even fewer people who can get an annual salary of 700 pounds. Rock's annual salary as a police chief is only about 700 pounds.

In addition to salary and position, the farm and hired labor promised by Rock have also been in place. Christian sent 20 Zulus to Holly as hired labor on the farm, and sent two Boer women to Holly to serve as Holly's family members. servant.

Hawley felt flattered, never thought that he, a Chinese, would have a day of dominating white people.

Connie quickly entered the role. As a white person, she has no psychological barriers to hiring servants.

"The head helped us buy a 500-acre farm, not far from the gold mine. In case something happens on the farm, the security guards in the mine will arrive within 5 minutes at most when the gun is fired, and the house will be built immediately, with foundations and walls. They are all made of marble. After the house is built, you and Annie will move to the farm and buy ten cows and fifty sheep for us. The milk you and Annie drink these days is sent from the farm —” Holly would be at home with Connie whenever she had time.

Holly and Connie live in the dormitory on the second floor of the office building. Every dormitory here has a spacious balcony. Connie lives here, at least in terms of safety.

"How much did it cost in total?" Connie's English was also stuttering.

It's amazing, one Chinese, one Dutch, two people form a family in the Transvaal, but they can only communicate in English.

This is the generation of Holly and Connie. After establishing a relationship with Connie, Holly will teach little Annie to learn Chinese whenever he has time. Little Annie’s Chinese level is already good. Use Chinese to communicate.

"I don't know, I didn't say anything, and I didn't ask." Holly wouldn't ask how much it was, the money can be repaid, and the love will never be cleared in this life.

"Thank God for having a good boss—" Connie put her hands together—

No, it’s not the Buddhist clasped hands, but fingers crossed on the chest of both hands, clasped together, more like clasped hands.

"God is not going to give me a job and help us set up a farm." Hawley is not a Christian.

"God made you meet your boss." Connie was a fanatic.

"Whatever you say is right." Holly didn't dwell on this issue, the world was big, and the child in Connie's belly was the biggest.

"How's the farm doing?" Connie couldn't help now, she cared when she should.

"Mr. Douglas is on the farm, don't worry." Hawley didn't care about the income from the farm, or in other words, Hawley hasn't realized the value of the farm yet.

Douglas is a professor at the Royal Agricultural College in Gloucester, which was founded in 1845. The royal family owns shares in the college, so it is called the "Royal Agricultural College".

In order to invite Douglas to Johannesburg, Roque offered an annual salary of 400 pounds, plus a position in the Johannesburg Agricultural Council.

Regardless of the position, the annual salary of 400 pounds is twice as high as Douglas's salary at the Royal Agricultural College, so Douglas immediately gave up his job at the Royal Agricultural College and brought his two students to Johannesburg.

So now Douglas is not only an agricultural expert, but also an official in the Transvaal.

Isn't it familiar?

Yes, same as Nelson Holt.

With the guidance of Douglas, Hawley's farm progressed very quickly. Rock bought working horses, farm tools, seeds, and—chemical fertilizers for Hawley's farm!

Unexpectedly, in 1901, there were already synthetic fertilizers in the world.

Although the only chemical fertilizers in this era are urea and phosphate fertilizers, and they are not common compound fertilizers in the 21st century, chemical fertilizers are definitely a huge improvement in agriculture. The same wheat, without chemical fertilizers, can only produce two to three hundred catties per mu. Still under the premise of intensive cultivation.

With chemical fertilizers, the yield of wheat per mu can easily reach seven to eight hundred catties, which means that the same land area can easily feed twice the population after using chemical fertilizers.

Entering the 20th century, the population began to grow explosively, thanks to fertilizers.

With enough land, enough horses and fertilizers, and advanced technology, the future of the Transvaal will have more possibilities.

"When the child is born, I will live on the farm. You have to work hard for the boss, and I will pray for you and the boss." Although Connie didn't know why Rock paid so much attention to the farm, as long as Rock paid attention .

"You still need to say—" Holly laughed. Connie didn't need to remind her of this. After Connie gave birth to the child, Holly would be considered to have a child. If he was worthy of his ancestors, he would have no regrets in this life.

Hawley will spend his whole life repaying the debt owed to Rock.

(End of this chapter)