Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 262 Public Trial

"Radium" products have been selling well in the West for decades. From the beginning of the twentieth century until the 70s, products with "radium" added continued to appear on the market.

In fact, this thing is really highly toxic. A normal person who uses products added with "radium" elements will completely collapse his body in at most four or five years.

The harmfulness of "radium" will not be taken seriously until after the 30s. The reason why people did not notice the harmfulness of "radium" before that is because "radium" is used as a high-grade raw material. Radium's products are usually so expensive that ordinary people can't afford them at all, so "radium" products have not caused a wider range of harm.

How ironic!

Limited to the objective situation at this time, Rock will definitely not publicize the dangers of radium, but Rock will remind everyone around him to stay away from products with "radium" added.

Thinking about it this way, it will be easier for Roque to deal with the enemy in the future. If anyone offends Roque, then Roque only needs to give the enemy some products with "radium" added, and it won't take long before Roque's enemies will End without "disease".

Back in Johannesburg, Rock resumed his leisurely work as chief of police.

Not busy, really not busy.

Rock didn't bother himself, and his work immediately became leisurely. There was a cavalry regiment patrolling the border. The cavalry regiment sent by Hopkins participated in all major battles after the Randy Smith battle. It can be regarded as a meritorious force. Their performance on the frontal battlefield may not be satisfactory, but it is still no problem to garrison the border.

Farmers on the border of Kronstad have set up many clubs. These clubs are large and small. There are more than a hundred people in the big ones, and only two to 30 people in the small ones. The patrol team of the regiment is blank, cruising in groups of three or four on the border, and if any abnormal situation is found, it will be reported to the patrol team and the police station.

The farmers are busy harvesting. The first batch of potatoes planted has entered the harvest period. The farmers did not expect such a high yield. Many farms have to hire Zulu labor for a short time. Christian Exploration Company has a new project, they hire Zulus from Zululand, then lease the Zulus to the farms, send people back to Zululand after the busy farming season, Christian makes money, the farmer does the work, and the tax office gets the tax , all are satisfied.

The miners are busy digging. After Ada took over the Locke Gold Mine, she began to streamline the Locke Gold Mine. Except for the professional miners with outstanding skills, the others had to divert to the farms and reservoirs.

After a week of thorough investigation, Ada and more than 20 miners with problematic work attitudes were terminated from their work contracts. They lost their chance to work and live in Johannesburg and were sent back to Qing Dynasty in batches.

"These miners are moths in the gold mine. I don't deny that the vast majority of miners have a good attitude. They are highly efficient, serious in their work, and disciplined. However, overall excellence cannot cover up individual shortcomings. There is a problem with their work attitude. Some of them do not obey the management and are lazy at work. Not only can they not complete the task themselves, but it will also affect other workers; The regulations are very strict, but they don’t seem to be implemented thoroughly. There are also some people with bad character, theft, and fights—in short, these people must be cleaned up. Their existence has no value for a company and will only become a company. The drag." Ada's reason shocked Rock, and Rock never knew that the situation was so serious.

In fact, it is quite normal. After all, the Chinese still pay attention to sophistication. In the case of the Rock Gold Mine, the rule of man will inevitably replace the legal system after a long time.

Now that Rock thinks about it, it's no wonder that Buck has seen Rock hesitant to speak a few times, and it probably has something to do with this situation.

"The Chinese are excellent workers, but not excellent management talents. The management of the Rock Gold Mine, except for the financial department, has not received professional training. It is surprising that the gold mine has not closed down until now. I It is planned to replace all the management with professionals. The existing management members will either go to European universities to learn modern management and professional knowledge, or make a living on their own. Gold mines are not welfare agencies or nursing homes. To be an enterprise, you must be an enterprise look." Ada's words made Rock feel ashamed, this is the state of running a business.

Since what Ada said made sense, Rock had no doubts about employing people. In order to support Ada, Rock first called Buck, Holly, and Lewis together for a meeting.

Lewis is also Chinese, the unlucky guy who once lost money in the Matilda Gold Mine. After Rock found out the thief, Lewis wanted to teach the thief a lesson, and four people controlled him.

After coming to the Rock Gold Mine, Lewis joined the Gold Mine Security Team and soon made his mark. After Iron Hook went to Nyasaland, Lewis became the new security captain of the Rock Gold Mine.

"Is what Ada said true?" Rock wanted to verify first, and see what the three said.

Buck, Holly, and Lewis looked at each other with ashamed expressions on their faces.

"My lord, what Mrs. Capet said does exist—" Buck is the general manager of the gold mine, and he is duty-bound on this issue.

"Why don't you deal with it as soon as possible?" Rock didn't want to pursue responsibility. When this matter is investigated, Rock is also responsible. Who made him like being the shopkeeper so much.

For such things, Rock's consistent attitude is zero tolerance.

There are also many kinds of mistakes, such as theft, gambling, and provoking trouble. These are active crimes. As long as someone makes mistakes in this area, Rock will never be lenient in dealing with them.

Some mistakes are passive mistakes, such as fighting, which is inevitable now that Roque is deliberately cultivating the martial spirit of Chinese people. If someone makes mistakes in this area, Roque can still accommodate them.

"It has been dealt with many times, and some of us feel that this is a trivial matter, and there is no need to report everything, so—" Buck is also helpless, there are all kinds of birds in the big forest, and there must be scum among the Chinese, Locke Gold Mine Many of the workers have already bought farms, and many have joined the security team. Now there are about 3000 ordinary miners left, and it is normal for a few black sheep to emerge.

Considering that the Chinese in this era have not received systematic education, the proportion of scum among the Chinese is higher. Looking at the descriptions of the Chinese in all literary works around the world during this period, they are full of the same plots as those in Lu Xun’s essays. Not all slander and ugliness.

The situation in Johannesburg is quite special. Roque knew what the Chinese were like during this period, so Roque gave up the process of educating the Chinese, but directly told the Chinese what they could and couldn’t do, and regulated the Chinese in the simplest and rude way. Behavior.

The effect is actually quite good. One of the biggest advantages of the Chinese is to obey the management. Once the Chinese realize the benefits of following the rules, many Chinese will take the initiative to maintain the rules. Anyone who tries to break the rules will be unanimously targeted by the Chinese.

To put it bluntly, this kind of situation is caused by "poor". The ancestors said that "the warehouse knows the etiquette". The "repair" of self-cultivation vividly explains how "self-cultivation" came about. If you can't fill your stomach, you don't have the mood to "repair" at all, and you don't have the qualifications to "repair".

They are also Chinese in this period, who are numb, lazy, greedy, and even shameless in literary works.

But in Johannesburg, the Chinese whose life has gradually stabilized are praised by the white people, and the Chinese who have hope in life will take the initiative to maintain the reputation of the Chinese. Those who have already bought farms and become a new generation of farmers and continue to stay in the Locke Gold Mine have a particularly serious problem.

"Well, from now on, Buck, your main job is in Bigwig Town, Hawley, your main job is in the Agricultural Association, Lewis, you are also in charge of the security of the gold mine, and those Chinese workers who have terminated their labor contracts must do so as quickly as possible. Send back to the Qing Dynasty as soon as possible.” Rock supports Ada’s cleanup of the Rock Gold Mine. As for going to Europe to study, Buck himself is a university graduate. Hawley and Lewis can speak English but not write. It’s useless to go there. I don't know how many years it will take to return from my studies.

Rock pins his hopes on the next generation of Chinese. If possible, Rock hopes that all second-generation Chinese in the Transvaal can receive systematic modern education. The importance of education does not need to be emphasized. Cecil Luo After Des earned his first pot of gold in Kimberley, in the next eight years, in addition to engaging in economic speculation, Cecil Rhodes also spent nearly half of his time back to England to study economics and philosophy at Oxford University. Only then have the future South African companies.

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Ada's work was indeed swift and resolute. After getting Rock's consent, Ada immediately took over the Rock Gold Mine with a new management team.

There was no disturbance in the process of taking over. The miners whose contracts had been terminated seemed not to realize that they had lost their jobs, and were sent directly to the Johannesburg Railway Station by the police and security.

They will take the train to Durban first, and then take a ship from Durban back to Qing.

The current Qing Dynasty is in dire straits. When they return to the Qing Dynasty, their fate is hard to predict. After all, in the Qing Dynasty, they also worked for foreign devils.

Rock doesn't care about these unlucky people, Albert Simpson's injury has basically stabilized, and recovery is impossible. Even if he recovers, Albert Simpson's face will not be visible to others. In order to waste precious medical resources on Albert Simpson, Roark contacts Austin Burns for a public trial of Albert Simpson in Bloemfontein.

Why Bloemfontein?

Because Rock wanted to teach the Boers of Orange a profound lesson, letting them know what would happen if they broke the law and discipline in the Transvaal.

Trying Albert Simpson alone probably won't be able to teach the Boers a profound lesson, so Roque contacted Austin Burns to arrest more criminals and have a public trial at that time, so as to form a scale, and some There are enough cases for the Boers to learn a lesson, otherwise they will be sentenced to death after the interrogation. It is estimated that the Boers are not afraid.

"Our Johannesburg prisoners are also sent to Orange for trial?" Joe Russell didn't quite understand why Rock made such a big fuss.

"Of course, if the place of trial is in Johannesburg, what effect will it have? We just want to let the Boers know the consequences of breaking the law, so that they don't dare to touch the bottom line of the law." Rock was murderous. If you want to kill chickens and scare monkeys, you have to kill a few more.

"Then shall we notify Your Excellency the Chief Justice?" Joe Russell already knew the trial principles determined by Roque: strictness, severity, and speed. In short, a group of people must be killed to serve as a warning.

"That's for sure, otherwise how can we reflect the majesty of the law!" Roque didn't overstep his authority, and Ade was right. Roque was just a policeman, and he only did what a policeman should do.

After the establishment of a constitutional monarchy in the United Kingdom, a system of separation of powers was formed in which the executive power was vested in the cabinet, the legislative power was vested in the House of Lords and the House of Commons, and the judicial power was vested in the courts.

As a British colony, the Transvaal still uses the British separation of powers.

It’s just that in the Transvaal, everything is not on the right track yet. The Governor’s Mansion and the courts have now been established, and the House of Representatives—that is, the Parliament is still missing. It is estimated that if you want to establish a parliament, you will have to wait until the democratic representative system is established. possible.

Since there is no parliament, there is naturally no legislature. The laws now used in the Transvaal are the laws used by the Cape Colony. Regarding the Boers, the Cape Colony had extremely strict regulations, and some parts even made the Boers Treated equally with the Zulus, this once aroused strong dissatisfaction among the Boers in the Cape.

When the parliaments of Transvaal and Orange are established, they will definitely formulate their own laws in Transvaal and Orange. At that time, the part about the Boers will definitely be revised, but before that, Rock can still use the open The laws of the Prussian colony hit the Boers hard.

"Well, the main problem now is that we don't have enough criminals. There are less than ten prisoners in the police station who have not been tried. There are some in the prison. We have to pull those people out and try again Is it?" Joe Russell was still very clever,

"Don't worry, contact Bloemfontein. We don't have many criminals here, but they don't have to." Rock is not worried about not enough criminals. In the 21st century, European and American prisons are full of people. Times will only be more.

As for why there are no criminals in Johannesburg, it has something to do with the general environment in Johannesburg. Everyone is busy making money, and no one has trouble with money.

(End of this chapter)