Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 199 Ten Thousand Sixteen

Back in Johannesburg, Rock finally felt the benefits of "from the baron".

Owen has all kinds of envy and hatred for Roque, the "baron". Henry of the Alsop family hides away when he sees Roque, that idiot Arnold has been sent back to the British mainland by Baron Philip, and little Cecil Rhodes invited Rock to his house again.

"Congratulations, Sir Locke." Cecil Rhodes Jr. raised his glass to Rock.

"Thank you Cecil, I still hope you call me Locke directly." Rock didn't take "cong baron" seriously, and he didn't even have a fief, so there was really nothing to brag about.

Relatively speaking, although Cecil Rhodes Jr. does not have a knighthood, he is the king of Rhodesia.

Regarding Roque's modesty, Cecil Rhodes Jr. smiled and said nothing, saying that all the nobles in the British Empire are counted, and one is counted as one. There are really many people who are qualified to show off in front of Cecil Rhodes Jr. No, Cecil Rhodes Jr. called Rock "sir", and he didn't have much respect in itself, but just followed the tradition.

In Johannesburg, the status of the Rhodes family is supernatural. The investigation team stayed in Johannesburg for half a month and summoned dozens of people related to the outbreak of the Second Boer War, but never summoned any member of the Rhodes family. Including Frank Rhodes, who directly led the Johannesburg rebellion before the war.

"What is the conclusion of the investigation team?" Rock is more concerned about this matter. The investigation team has left Johannesburg for Pretoria, which also means that the investigation is over, but Rock has not heard of the final conclusion.

"There is no conclusion, and no one is responsible for the outbreak of the war. If there is, then Paul Kruger is most responsible." Cecil Rhodes Jr. looked proud, and wanted to deal with the Rhodes family in Johannesburg, basically above is impossible.

Paul Kruger was President of the Transvaal Republic before the war, and after crushing the rebellion in Johannesburg, William II sent Paul Kruger a "congratulations" telegram, and there was the Transvaal The Republic's ultimatum to the Cape Colonial Government.

Looking at it this way, what Cecil Rhodes Jr. said also makes sense, and Paul Kruger is indeed responsible.

"I heard that Baron Mahanlais will stay as the vice-governor." Rock tried to exchange information with Cecil Rhodes Jr.

"Yes, so if he can find out the results of the investigation, he will be damned." Cecil Rhodes Jr. was full of confidence. This was another political exchange. If Baron Mahanlais wanted to stay, he had to get the Rhodes family. recognition.

This is where Cecil Rhodes Jr. stands.

"You've been buying farms around Johannesburg lately?" Cecil Rhodes Jr. was interested in Rock's every move.

Cecil Rhodes Jr. said that Rock and Cecil Rhodes Jr.'s father, Cecil Rhodes Jr., are the same kind of people, and there is a father like Cecil Rhodes Jr., Jr. Cecil Rhodes had to live under the aura of Cecil Rhodes, so it is conceivable that Cecil Rhodes Jr. adored his father.

Rock has risen like a rocket in the Cape for more than a year, from an insignificant Chinese patrolman to a "baron" of the British Empire. The gap between the two cannot be narrowed by many people in their entire lives, but Rock It only took more than a year to do it. From this perspective, Cecil Rhodes Jr.'s praise for Rock is not all polite.

It is said that blue comes from blue and is better than blue. For Cecil Rhodes Jr., although Cecil Rhodes' achievements are far away, Cecil Rhodes Jr. does not want to live in Cecil Rhodes all his life. In the shadow of Cecil Rhodes, but Cecil Rhodes Jr. didn't know how to surpass his father, so Rock's every move at this time, for Cecil Rhodes Jr., Just a good reference.

"Yes, I need a lot of farms, not only to accommodate the families of Chinese miners, but also for the long-term future. The gold mines will always be dug one day, and the farms will continue to grow." Rock bluntly, De Beers Both Unified Mining Company and Rock are introducing Chinese miners, and Cecil Rhodes Jr. must know about it.

As for the gold mines, in this era, only Roque can be sure. The gold in Johannesburg has been dug until the 21st century and still cannot be exhausted.

But Cecil Rhodes Jr. certainly didn't know, so that provided Roark with the perfect excuse.

"Will you consider Rhodesia's farm?" Cecil Rhodes Jr. threw out the bait.

"Rhodesia?" Rock really didn't think about it.

Rhodesia is the future Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Malawi, as well as part of the Bechuanaland Reserve, a vast area that is now under the jurisdiction of the South African Corporation.

"Yes, Rhodesia, maybe you haven't been to Rhodesia, the land there is more fertile than the land in the Transvaal, and there are also large reserves of copper mines in Northern Rhodesia, the point is, in Rhodesia , if you want to buy a farm, it's very simple, and I can give you the best price." Cecil Rhodes Jr. has confidence, and in Rhodesia, Cecil Rhodes Jr. is the king.

"How much is an acre?" Of course Rock was moved. Before 1980, Rhodesia was a rich agricultural country. The largest city in Rhodesia was called Salisbury, which was the name of the former British Prime Minister. Naming, the future Salisbury will be Harare, which was changed after the local Shuna came to power.

Before 1980, like South Africa, Rhodesia was also a white country. Although there were blacks in Rhodesia, the blacks had no political rights and were only vassals of the country. By virtue of the oppression of the locals, Rhodesia became a paradise for whites. , all of which ceased to exist after 1980. Zimbabwe’s economy collapsed in the 21st century, and even the once-proud agriculture needed foreign aid. Salisbury, the former “Garden City”, was also rated as the world’s most uninhabitable city.

"Don't be so stingy, one acre and two acres are not qualified to be discussed at this dining table." Cecil Rhodes Jr. didn't like Rock's pettiness, and who was poor in terms of "acres"?

Can't afford to lose this man!

"Okay, how much is a square mile?" Rock is patient. For Rock, it is best to use "ten thousand square miles" as the unit.

"How much did you buy in Johannesburg?" Cecil Rhodes Jr. needed a reference price.

"About 160 pounds." Rock told the truth that it was easy for Cecil Rhodes Jr. to obtain this information, and there was no need to lower the price.

Although the guerrillas are still fighting, and although the peace negotiations have not yet reached a result, after Alfred Milner participated in the negotiations, the dawn of the peace talks has appeared, so the prices of farms around Johannesburg are rising rapidly, and Rock First Compared with the previous purchase of the farm, the current price has doubled six times.

Rock’s first purchase of a farm cost almost 78.5 pounds for 2000 square miles, an average of a little more than 25 pounds per square mile. Now Rock’s purchase of a farm of the same area costs about 160 pounds. To be exact, the price has doubled by 6.4 times.

"I'll give you a [-]% discount!" Little Cecil Rhodes was rich and powerful.

"[-]% off? It's all backcountry, and you have the nerve to ask for [-]% off?" Rock laughed dumbly. The price of the farms around Johannesburg has risen because the farms around Johannesburg may find gold mines. Why is the land in Rhodesia sold so much? expensive?

"Hahahaha, it's a discount, if you want to buy it." Cecil Rhodes Jr. was also joking. The total area of ​​Rhodesia is 125 million square kilometers, and the current population is about 5 if only whites are counted. The price of land is unbelievably low.

In other words, Luo Yi bought a 12-square-kilometer farm under the protection of Bechuanaland. Although it only cost 280 pounds, Luo Yi still shouted that he was cheated. Converted into miles, 12 square kilometers is 4.6 square miles, but Luo Yi spent 280 pounds. The average price per square mile is more than 60 pounds, which is much more expensive than the farm prices around Johannesburg.

Before the price increase, of course.

The "backcountry" here refers to those lands without underground mineral deposits, and does not mean "backcountry" in the true sense.

It is said that in the whole of Africa, except for the desert, there is no real "backcountry". If it is handed over to the Chinese, it will not take many years, and Jiangnan outside the Great Wall will be everywhere.

"Okay, first give me [-] square miles." Rock had a big appetite.

"Ten thousand, are you sure?" Cecil Rhodes Jr. was taken aback.

The total area of ​​Rhodesia is 125 million square kilometers, which is less than 50 square miles when converted into the British system. According to the price offered by Cecil Rhodes Jr., 16 square miles would cost 16 pounds. In this era, except for the top nobles, Basically no one can come up with [-] pounds at once.

"Can I owe you first?" If Rock sold all the gold in the basement of the Rock Gold Mine, it would be easy to scrape together 16 pounds, but Rock didn't dare to sell it——

Selling too much gold to the market at one time will cause the price of gold to drop sharply, and Rock will become the public enemy of all mine owners in Johannesburg. This kind of loss-making business must not be done.

"Ha, no credit at all!" Cecil Rhodes Jr. refused straight away. What a joke, if credit was available, the vacant land in Rhodesia would probably have been rounded up long ago.

"Okay, then a thousand square miles?" Rock decided to settle for the next best thing. It's really impossible to get 16 at one time, and it's still possible to get [-] together.

"Really want to buy it?" Little Cecil Rhodes didn't expect Rock to really buy it.

"It's a real buy!" Rock will definitely not let go of such an opportunity.

"Okay! Sell it!" Cecil Rhodes Jr. made a decision. As the first heir of the Rhodes family, Cecil Rhodes Jr. does not lack the sixteen thousand pounds. Cecil Rhodes Jr. The purpose of Rhodes is to observe and see what tricks Rock can come up with.

In Johannesburg, there are actually quite a few people who have the same purpose as Cecil Rhodes Jr. Otherwise, the prices of farms around Johannesburg would not have risen so fast.

　It seems that today's day is very special, so add one more to find a sense of existence, although this day has nothing to do with me——

　　

　

(End of this chapter)