Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 228

The significance of the agricultural association to Chinese farmers is not just technical guidance.

Strictly speaking, the Agricultural Association should be a semi-official organization. After all, Douglas is also a member of the Johannesburg Agricultural Committee, and the Agricultural Association must also obey the leadership of the Agricultural Committee. Chinese farmers raised their voices and fought for the interests of Chinese farmers as much as possible.

In other words, after three to five years, when the Transvaal begins to be elected, the Agricultural Association will really play a role. At that time, no matter who wants to come to power, they must take the initiative to please the Chinese farmers in the Transvaal, otherwise the Chinese Farmers would not vote for him.

Very realistic interests.

Because it was still in wartime and Christmas was approaching, Johannesburg did not hold any celebrations. Roque led the police on duty all night to ensure the stability of the law and order in the Johannesburg area during Christmas.

In fact, the law and order is not a problem. There are basically no idlers in Johannesburg. The Zulus are either mining in the mines or building roads and houses in Johannesburg. They have no special feelings for Christmas.

The Boers who had an affection for Christmas were either in concentration camps or kept out of Johannesburg, even Johannesburg, and they were not in the mood for Christmas.

In the entire Johannesburg area, if you want to say that the festive atmosphere is the strongest, it should be regarded as the town of Bigwig.

Father Frank was very busy before Christmas, distributing "Christmas gifts" to the residents of Bigwig Town at the door of the church every day.

This action was fruitful. On Christmas Day, Father Frank held a mass in the Bigwig Church, attended by more than 100 Bigwig residents.

After the event, all participating residents can receive about one kilogram of candy and a box of apples from German Southwest Africa.

You don't need to investigate to know who sponsored this mass.

Rock doesn't care about Frank, as long as Frank doesn't go too far, Rock only considers it to enrich the spare time life of the residents of Bigwig Town.

It was also before Christmas, and the school uniforms customized from Cape Town a few months ago finally arrived. The school uniforms are in traditional British style, with iron-gray checkered collar small suits and Scottish-style checkered skirts, which immediately attracted the attention of the whole school. Johannesburg eyes.

On the day when the unified school uniform was changed, Mayor Philip Matilda visited the scene in person. After visiting the library, dormitory and sports field of Bigwig College, Philip Matilda was full of praise for Bigwig College and promised to help Bigwig Public School introduces higher-level teachers and does everything possible to improve the teaching staff of Bigwig Public School.

The best secondary education in the UK, without a doubt, belongs to Eton College.

Rock had wanted to hire teachers from Eton College before, but it was a pity that the teachers at Eton College didn't like the backcountry of Johannesburg, so they failed to do so.

Now that Mayor Philip is willing to help, there should be something to gain. After all, Philip is a nobleman, and Bigwig College will offer teachers much higher salaries than Eton College. Rock believes that, just like Abramovich, there will always be someone who is willing. Coming to Johannesburg.

Before more teachers came to Bigwig College, Bigwig Girls' School welcomed their principal first.

Yes, the first principal of Bigwig Girls' School was Phyllis.

Since Philip Matilda took office as the mayor of Johannesburg, Phyllis was imprisoned in the official residence by Philip Matilda and lost her personal freedom.

The brave Phyllis did not succumb to the baron's "excessive power", and fought indomitably with the baron. The fighting methods included but were not limited to cold war, hunger strike, not talking to the baron, etc.

After Rock was granted the title of "Baron", the situation improved a lot, and Phyllis began to gain some freedom. Apart from being unable to freely enter and leave the baron's mansion, Phyllis could move freely in the baron's mansion.

Before Christmas, Phyllis and Philip Matilda visited Bigwig College together. After that, Phyllis came to Roque and asked to be the principal of Biggwei Girls' School.

"In the entire Johannesburg, or the entire Transvaal, I am probably the only one who has received a complete education in a girls' secondary school, so in the Transvaal, it is impossible for anyone to know how a girls' secondary school works better than me, so I handed over the school to I am a wise choice. I can send telegrams to my former classmates and ask them to teach at Bigwig Girls’ School. I will also persuade the mayor to implement policies to support Bigwig Girls’ School. Johannesburg will soon set up an education committee , you must hope that you have a greater say in the education committee." The advantages listed by Phyllis made Rock unable to refuse.

"Why do you want to be the principal?" Roque asked with a smile, not thinking about whether to agree to Phyllis at all.

"As long as it allows me to leave the baron's mansion, I can go to the church and become a nun." Phyllis hated it deeply.

Rock will be disgraced immediately and become a nun?

To keep company with that old man Frank?

dream!

"You want to lock me up in the mansion too?" Phyllis asked back.

This question is really difficult to answer, mainly because the time is not clear, so——

"Of course not, I'm glad you finally found a job you're willing to work for." Rock wouldn't make such a mistake.

Then take office. After Christmas, Phyllis couldn't wait to take the big man and two maids to Bigwig Town.

Yes, the nobles of this era are so extravagant. Two maids are not too many. The baron’s family employs a total of eleven servants, including porters, coachmen, gardeners, cooks, maids, etc., and a professional butler is in charge of them. .

"Are you satisfied now?" Owen, who accompanied Phyllis to Bigwig Town, saw that Roque's nose was not a nose, and his eyes were not eyes.

"What does it have to do with me?" Rock pretended to be stupid, and the smile on the corner of his mouth couldn't be concealed no matter what.

Owen looked at Phyllis, who was cheerful and happy on the horse, and was heartbroken.

"Lock, where will I live after arriving in Bigwig Town?" If possible, Phyllis never wanted to go back to the baron's mansion.

"Phyllis, don't even think about it, you have to go home every night." Owen didn't give anyone a chance.

"Don't worry, I'll send the police to accompany me for protection." Roque took care of everything and sent a few policemen who lived in Johannesburg to work in Bigwig Town. They protected Phyllis on the way to and from get off work, without delaying anything. .

"As the principal, I should live in the school." Phyllis finally realized that there was no reason to talk to Owen.

Owen grumbled angrily and didn't answer. Living in the school certainly wouldn't work. Who would be able to control Phyllis then?

It was not trustworthy to count on the two maids.

The big guy is Phyllis' accomplice.

The accomplice was full of energy when he first left Johannesburg, and now he is playing dead in the carriage. Johannesburg is about 40 kilometers away from Bigwig, which is a bit far for a dog.

Looking at Ziwei Town from a distance, it looks like a string of pearls scattered among the hills on the river bank.

At the end of December, the bignonia flowers had not yet fallen. When the biggonia flowers were in full bloom a month ago, the whole town was covered in a sea of ​​purple flowers. Now the bignonia flowers have begun to wither, but I can still imagine what the scenery was like a month ago breathtaking.

After a year of hard work, Bigwig Town is now quite large. The entire town covers an area of ​​about 3 square kilometers. About square kilometers, the garden of the hospital is also open to residents of the whole town. The garden has not been fully completed yet, and it will take more than a year to complete it.

Bigwig Public School is located at the easternmost end of Bigwig Town. Rock originally envisioned an open campus, but now he has to close the whole campus with iron fences, especially the girls' school. Outside the iron fence, there are policemen with police dogs on duty. After Philip Matilda inspected Bigwig College, he also planned to make Bigwig College a business card in the Johannesburg area.

So Roque is now blatantly doing self-serving public affairs.

"The girls' school now has more than 600 students. Their age span is a bit wide. The older ones are over ten years old, and the younger ones are less than six years old. Because of their education level, they are all in the first grade now. According to Due to the distance, the girls’ school students are divided into two types: boarding and day students. Students who live in Bigwei Town can go to school. Students who live in nearby farms must live on campus and can only go home once a week. Now the students who live on campus live in There are about 450 people, considering the rapid increase in the number of residents around Big Via Town, the number of students may increase in the future." Rock introduced the Big Via Girls School to Phyllis.

Phyllis's eyes were shining, like a little girl finally got a big dream toy.

Of course, Phyllis is definitely not so naive, so Phyllis is very energetic now: "No need to introduce, I hope I will understand everything personally, Locke, you and Owen can go, don't hinder my work."

Rock couldn't help but laugh, Owen was rolling his eyes, what is "obstructing work"?

Don't think I don't know what you're thinking!

"Lock, have you considered accepting students from Johannesburg?" Owen also has children, so he also has needs in this regard.

Rock will definitely not ignore Johannesburg, so he has already made a record: "Of course, if parents in Johannesburg want to send their children to Bigvestia Public School, Bigvestia Public School will certainly welcome them, because Johannesburg is far away from Bigvestia Town, so Every weekend, the school will send a carriage to send the students who live in Johannesburg back to Johannesburg, don’t worry about safety, the police station will send police to accompany them for protection.”

Compared with Bigwig Town, Johannesburg has a greater need in this area. After all, there are no serious schools in Johannesburg to provide education for children of the right age, and Mayor Philip Matilda, like Mayor Philip Matilda, brought his family Officials working in Johannesburg can only keep their children at home and receive education from their mothers or tutors.

Mayor Philip Matilda can afford tutors, but most low-level officials cannot afford tutors. Therefore, the demand in Johannesburg is stronger than that of the residents of Bigwig.

In fact, after Philip Matilda inspected Bigwig, dozens of officials have sent their children to Bigwig, and this weekend, Bigwig will use a horse-drawn carriage to transport students from Johannesburg to the school. Students are sent back to Johannesburg.

"Is it free?" Owen was curious about the school-running model of Bigwig Public School.

"Yes, at this stage, Bigwig Public School is completely free. In fact, the school's operating costs are really not high. A student at Bigwig Public School will definitely not spend more than five pounds a year. The cost of running the school includes a lot of money. Most of it is teachers' salaries. Bigwig Public School accepts social donations. Currently, the largest amount of donations comes from De Beers Consolidated Mining Company and the Johannesburg Mining Union. The Johannesburg officials who sent their children to Bigwig Public School last week also voluntarily Donations have been made, and the average amount of donations per person is around 20 pounds, which is voluntary and not forced." Rock emphasized that it doesn't matter whether it is voluntary or not, it really doesn't matter.

"The free model is conducive to the expansion of the school, but it cannot last for a long time. Tuition fees still have to be charged. When Phyllis was in Brighton Rodin Girls' School, the annual fee was more than [-] pounds. Henry and I were in Eton College. The cost is more expensive.” Owen does not advocate free education, and Western education has always been an elite model, which is different from the compulsory education in Rock’s concept.

Compulsory education and the elite model have their own advantages and disadvantages. If possible, Roque also hopes to implement elite education, but the conditions are not allowed. In the current Johannesburg, Roque wants to use this compulsory method to allow the second generation of Chinese to integrate into the country as soon as possible. johannesburg.

Therefore, Rock has a clear understanding of the reality: "Currently implementing elite education is not feasible. There are only so few people in Johannesburg, and the family assets of farmers are basically negative. If elite education is to be implemented, there may be only ten people in the school. A few students, such a school is meaningless, to implement elite education, we have to wait a few more years, and when those farmers have thirty or fifty cows at home, it will not be too late to charge fees."

Rock said it nicely, but Owen immediately understood Rock's intention, so Owen said meaningfully after hearing it: "Oh——"

Rock is also deliberate against the Boers.

At this stage, the Boers have not returned to Johannesburg, so Rock implements free education.

After the peace agreement is signed, the Boers will start to return to Johannesburg. At that time, Roque will raise the threshold and greatly increase the admission fee. However, the Boers will be limited by their economic ability, and they will also have no way to send their children to the Big Vegetable School. .

In the final analysis, Rock intends to use this method to restrict the education of the children of the Boer family. Then, ten or twenty years later, the future of Johannesburg will still be in the hands of the British and Chinese.

Although the presence of Chinese here is a bit discordant, it seems to Owen that it is not unacceptable. After all, judging by Phyllis' posture, it seems that she will be entangled with Roque for the rest of her life.

　Alas, the world is difficult, friends who raise books can still read as much as they can, and God knows when they will be harmonious——

　　

　

(End of this chapter)