Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 209 Having more children and more trees

Although generally speaking, the number of Chinese in Bigwig Town is small, but when it comes to children, Chinese have an absolute advantage. There are now more than 100 children in Bigwig Town. Except for only a dozen Boers, the rest All are Chinese.

Don't doubt, as long as there is no restriction, the stomach can be full, and there is no threat to survival. The Chinese, like other races, are really capable of giving birth.

Under normal circumstances, if a Chinese family has only two children, it means that the number of people is small and the ancestors are sorry.

Three children are barely passing, but not enough.

The five children can be regarded as good, and basically completed the task of passing on the family line.

Only when you have seven or eight children will you be able to spread your branches and leaves, and even if you die, you can still smile at Jiuquan.

Most of the children in Ziwei Town are descendants of Chinese policemen. Chinese policemen are absolutely persistent in having children. After all, before they joined the Huayong Camp, their family conditions were not good, otherwise they would not have joined Hua Yongying went to work for the British.

It can be said that before the Chinese policemen joined the Huayong Camp, all brothers and sisters died due to various reasons. They all experienced a life of displacement during the famine years, and even witnessed the tragedy of changing children.

So when they arrived in Johannesburg, the Chinese policemen completely released their instincts.

As police officers, ethnic Chinese do not have to worry about safety issues.

With a generous salary, you don't have to worry about poor food and clothing.

It's really not possible, there are hundreds of acres of farms that can be operated after leaving the police station. Being a leisurely farmer is really not too comfortable.

Therefore, the number of Chinese children in Bigwei Town will increase linearly in the next few years. In a few years, the existing schools will need to be expanded, or even not enough, and new ones will be required.

Rock is responsible for these children. Even without the mayor's request, Rock can't let the children be influenced too much by religion before they form the correct three views.

Rock was able to explain this to Douglas.

Fortunately, Roque didn't need to explain to Douglas. Douglas, a professor, sounds very intimidating. In fact, his social status is definitely not as high as that of Roque, a "baron". Therefore, the only thing Douglas can do for Roque is to implement .

Of course, the school was going to start classes, and it didn't just open, so Rock went to Philip Matilda for this.

"The school is not in a hurry. We don't care about it now. We have to wait for the final result of the Governor's Mansion." Philip said without thinking. If Roque knew that Governor Alfred Milner had joined the negotiation, Roque Didn't even know what Philip meant.

Alfred Milner, as a politician, was indeed better suited to negotiating such matters than Kitchener.

During the negotiations when Kitchener was in charge of the negotiations, there was almost no progress in the negotiations. In order to end the war as soon as possible, Kitchener repeatedly backed down from the Boer representatives who were strong outsiders and capable in the middle during the negotiations, even offering conditions such as allowing the Boers to self-govern in the future.

This is definitely not in the interests of the United Kingdom. Although the purpose of the British government's war is for gold, one of the important purposes is to conquer the country established by the Boers. Now that the expeditionary force has occupied the Transvaal and Orange, negotiations must It is based on this. If the Boers are allowed to self-govern in the future, what will the British government gain from launching the war?

Only Johannesburg gold?

That cannot be accounted to the king and the parliament.

General Kitchener's repeated concessions also seemed to give the Boers an illusion that if they persevered, they might get what they didn't get on the battlefield.

This is actually a fantasy. What you can't get on the battlefield, you can't get it on the negotiating table with a high probability.

Although the Boer guerrillas are still powerful, anyone who knows the situation knows that the Boer guerrillas are actually on the verge of collapse. Because the expeditionary force strictly guards the border, the guerrillas cannot get external support now. They are short of medicine, ammunition and food. , the number of people continued to decrease, and there was no way to replenish the new force.

In order to persist in fighting, the guerrillas even had to support their war with war, relying on the materials seized from attacks on small units of the regular army to persist in fighting.

It can be said that even if there is no negotiation, the guerrillas will collapse on their own within a year at most.

The problem is that the continuous increase in military spending has overwhelmed the British government, so although the situation of the guerrillas is difficult, the situation of the British government is equally embarrassing. It is now everyone's consensus to end the war as soon as possible.

After Alfred Milner joined the negotiations, the negotiation process accelerated abruptly. Three months ago, the Boers were still striving for national independence. Now the Boers have given up this idea and are fighting for better conditions instead.

For example, Dutch is determined to be the official language, at least one of the official languages; and the specific time for Boer autonomy should be given.

Alfred Milner never backed down on this issue, even reversing Kitchener's previous promise to use Dutch in schools and courts.

So now that the school is in class, what Rock and Philip said doesn't count. Everything has to wait for the outcome of the negotiation.

The purpose of Alfred Milner's Boer War was not only to overthrow and eliminate the republic established by the two Boers, but also to completely eliminate the Boers culturally and even physically, so language is very important. Alfred Milner will not back down easily without principle like Kitchener did.

"Can we use English teaching first, and we will adjust when the negotiation results come out." Roque was very helpless. Philip is the kind of very traditional official who never takes the initiative. In order not to make mistakes or even do things, he does this Of course you don’t make mistakes, but don’t expect to achieve too much.

As far as the current Johannesburg is concerned, there is no need to follow the rules. Relatively speaking, Rock prefers officials who are brave enough to pioneer like Alfred Milner.

"Sir Locke, this matter must be cautious. The situation in Johannesburg is very complicated, and we cannot take risks." Philip was really "mature and prudent".

This makes Rock very depressed. Philip hopes that Rock can restrict Frank, but Philip does not provide Rock with any support.

Should someone be sent to lock Frank up?

The consequences of being locked up seem to be more dangerous. Considering that Frank has been in the police station for more than a month, there are more than a dozen Catholics in the police station. Maybe they will be brainwashed by Frank.

Back at the mine, Buck was not there, and went to Johannesburg early in the morning to attend a regular meeting of the Mining Union.

When Cecil Rhodes Jr. was in Johannesburg, he turned his hands into clouds and turned his hands into rain. He not only fooled the investigation team, but also established the Johannesburg Mining Union.

Rock originally felt that as an official, it would be inconvenient for him to join the Mining Alliance, so he did not agree to Aiden's request last time.

Unexpectedly, Cecil Rhodes Jr. established the Mining Alliance, and the Matilda Gold Mine actually became one of the initiators of the Johannesburg Mining Alliance.

Then Roque didn't hesitate. Since Lord Philip was supporting him, Sir Roque had nothing to fear. Therefore, Roque Gold Mine is now a member of the Johannesburg Mining Union.

The first thing after the establishment of the Mining Union is to control the gold production of all gold mines in Johannesburg.

To put it simply, in order to stabilize the gold price in the market, the Johannesburg Mining Union decided to refer to the output of the previous year and determine the output of all gold mines in the Johannesburg area in 1901 as 120 tons.

This also means that even if the gold mines in Johannesburg mined more than 1901 tons of gold in 120, they cannot put more than 120 tons of gold on the market.

Now that the total output has been determined, there is a quota issue. There are more than 30 gold mines in Johannesburg. The Matilda Gold Mine with 120 ounces of gold can only get a quota of more than one ton.

Therefore, the result of the discussion by the Mining Alliance was that De Beers Unified Mining Company took the bulk of the quota, and other mines divided up the rest. The Matilda Gold Mine, like the Locke Gold Mine, both got a 5-ton quota.

5 tons of gold, worth about 68.3 pounds, is enough. If it is not enough, Roque can buy a share, or even use gold to trade directly. There are several gold mines in Johannesburg who are happy to conduct transactions in this area.

Yes, there are several gold mines in Johannesburg that cannot be entered.

It is estimated that these gold mines are all top aristocrats, maybe even members of the royal family, so these gold mines dig gold only for "collection" and do not sell it at all. It is useless for them to ask for quotas, they just keep it for "trading" .

Hawley is counting the gold dug up today in the fresh storage in the basement.

Although Rock used gold to pay when he needed large sums of money, there were still nearly 15 tons of gold piled up in the basement of the Rock Gold Mine.

The output determined by the Johannesburg City Hall for the Rock Gold Mine is 5000 ounces per month, which is about 155 kilograms, which greatly underestimates the output of the Rock Gold Mine. Nearly three tons of gold can be dug out every month.

The basement of the gold mine is located 15 meters underground. There are armed guards guarding the entrance 24 hours a day. The gate of the basement weighs 10 tons. Even with explosives, the gate cannot be blasted.

There is no TNT these days, and the power of black powder is not enough, and if the amount of gunpowder is increased, the gate may not be blown open, but the entire passage will be blown down first.

When Rock came to the basement, the iron hook was there.

Seeing Rock, Tie Hook hesitated to speak.

"What's the matter?" Rock asked casually.

"Hey, sir, a brother from the security team asked me to ask you, isn't it possible to buy a farm now, can our brothers from the security team buy it?" Tie Hook was a little worried.

Up and down the Rock Gold Mine, everyone knows how much Rock attaches importance to the security team, and there is a steady stream of gold support. Rock equips the security team with the best horses, the best weapons, and the most complete logistics. Compared with the salary of 1.5 times of miners, there is no need to go down to mine every day, no need to face guerrilla attacks, no need to supervise miners against conscience, it can be said that Roque has almost done everything he can do.

Under such circumstances, there are security guards who want to buy the farm, which in Tie Hook's view, is tantamount to treachery.

However, as the captain of the security team, Tie Hook has to work hard for the welfare of the brothers. Everyone can see the future of the farm. The security team members are willing to buy the farm, and Tie Hook is inconvenient to stop him.

"Okay, you can buy it if you want, but let's say it first, you can't leave the farm unattended after you buy it, whether it's taking over your family or hiring Zulu people to farm it, it's not allowed to be idle anyway." Rock definitely doesn't care, the security team They are also of Chinese descent. Selling the farm to miners is selling it, and selling it to security guards is also selling it.

Compared with the miners, the security team members have undergone strict military training and are better able to protect their property.

"Okay, I'll tell my brothers right away." Tie Hook couldn't wait, probably not only the security team members had this idea, but also the security captain.

15 tons of gold piled together is really shocking. The Locke Gold Mine has smelting equipment. The gold sand mined is refined and melted into ten kilograms of gold ingots. 15 tons is 1500 gold ingots. Build a wall.

Holly is busy in the basement. On the shelf against the wall are gold ornaments used by Rock to build relationships. Now there is a workshop in the Rock Gold Mine. Two skilled goldsmiths lead more than a dozen apprentices day and night. Stop processing all kinds of gold jewelry. In Johannesburg, there is basically no market for gold jewelry. People here are not short of gold, but in Cape Town, the sales of gold jewelry are very good. Selling gold jewelry is more profitable than simply selling gold. more than double that.

This is industrial added value.

"Are Charles and Connie okay?" Rock was very concerned about the first real second-generation Chinese in Bigwig Town.

"It's very good. The little guy can eat and sleep. He cries very loudly. On the 20th day, Connie took Charles to check his body. He weighed more than [-] pounds. The doctor said that he was a bit over-nourished." Holly heard When I got the news, I felt a little confused.

I have only heard of people starving to death. What is overnutrition?

20 pounds is about 18 catties. For a three-month-old child, 18 catties is indeed a bit fat.

However, this also shows that the living standards of the Chinese in the Rock Gold Mine are good now. As long as there is sufficient nutrition, the physical condition of the children will be very good in the future. Who would dare to say that the Chinese in Cape Town are "sick men of East Asia" in the future?

"Then you have to be careful, what about Connie?" Rock still reminded Holly that raising children should not be blindly fattening.

"Connie, Connie is pregnant again—" Holly was both proud and embarrassed.

"Hahahaha, good, very good." Rock is very happy. When it comes to having a child, you have to hurry up. One child is raised, and two children are also raised. Have a few more children and take care of each other when they grow up. .

How good!

(End of this chapter)