Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 292 The Plague

When the First World War just broke out, all participating countries believed that the war would end quickly, and their own military strength was sufficient to cope with the consumption during the war.

One year later, the countries participating in the war were surprised to find that the end of the war was nowhere in sight, and all the supplies hoarded by the participating countries before the war had been exhausted. Food, medicine, weapons, clothing, and even soldiers began to be in short supply. So the United States became the savior of Europe.

During the war, the Allies ordered more than $150 billion in supplies from the United States, and all American companies involved in the war supply made great progress. By the end of the war in 1918, the United States had produced 21000 millionaires.

Although the war benefited many people, the real winner was the arms dealer. During the war, DuPont produced 40.00% of the ammunition for the Allied Powers. The stock price soared from $20 when the war broke out to $1000.

What Rock hopes is to become a "sponsor" of the British government through the relationship of the British government when the UK needs overseas supplements.

There is no need to completely kick DuPont out of the game. As long as a part of DuPont's orders can be divided, it will be enough for Nyasaland Arsenal to eat and drink.

The same is true in other aspects. During the war, what Europe needs is not only weapons, medicines, food, and even daily necessities, which will become scarce supplies during the war. What Roque is doing in Johannesburg and Nyasaland now is to become a member of the Allied Powers. Suppliers are preparing, not just suppliers in one aspect, but suppliers in all aspects. As long as Nyasaland and Johannesburg can produce, Rock will increase investment.

Still thanks to free trade, Johannesburg and Nyasaland do not need to face technical barriers. As long as Rock is willing to pay, he can smoothly buy all advanced technologies, which will provide enough impetus for the industrial development of Johannesburg and Nyasaland.

The next day, the jury held a fourth collegiate meeting on the crimes of Austin Pence and the other three. If no final conclusion can be reached this time, the trial of Austin Pence and the other three will be handed over to the justice.

Rock had a brief exchange with Louis Botha before the start of the collegiate meeting.

"My lord, Austin Burns and the other three must be punished. I cannot exchange the collective interests of the Boers." Louis Botha would also reject Roque's conditions.

After the trial began, Roque hoped that Louis Botha and Jan Smolts would give up their hatred. For this reason, out of humanitarian considerations, Roque was willing to compensate the Boers who died in the conflict, even those who died in the conflict. The Boers injured in the attack, even if the compensation now seems to cost hundreds of thousands of pounds.

The communication was not going well. Louis Botha and Yang Smozi knew very well that if they gave up the pursuit of Austin Pence and the other three, they would lose their support among the Boers. This is Louis Botha Absolutely unacceptable to Botha and Jan Smudge.

"Louis, this is not an exchange. You should know what kind of conflicts will be caused if those Boers are allowed to enter Johannesburg. Maybe the consequences will be more serious than they are now. If you insist on punishing Austin Pence and them, then it will cause You have to think carefully about the confrontation between Johannesburg and Bloemfontein." Rock was very dissatisfied, and at the same time a little impatient. The reason why Louis Botha and Jan Smoltz were so stubborn was that the conditions were not agreed upon.

In fact, Louis Botha and Jan Smolts are not obsessed with it. They may not pursue the responsibility of Austin Pence and the other three, but the condition is that Johannesburg will provide high compensation for the Boer casualties in the conflict. The amount could be in the millions of pounds.

This condition was unacceptable to both Rock and Philip, and even Ade began to feel disgusted by the greed of the Boers.

"My lord, the people of Johannesburg and the people of Bloemfontein are both British." Louis Botha didn't seem to care about Roque's threats, and his eyes flickered at Roque.

"Don't tell me this, I'll tell you clearly now, if you don't give up the pursuit, from now on, Johannesburg will cut off any cooperation with Bloemfontein, and our previous cooperation will also be invalidated. Think carefully, Your Excellency Mayor, You may be free now, but we are very busy and don't have much time to spend here." Rock is firm, if Louis Botha is obsessed, then Rock doesn't have time to go around in circles with Louis Botha, he likes to play word games, right? ?Like intrigue, right?

Go play with yourself.

"Lord, what do you mean?" Louis Botha's face changed drastically. If what Roque said was true, then Bloemfontein could not bear the consequences.

"That's what you think you mean, if you insist on putting Austin Burns on trial, then you pay your own loan, not a penny from Johannesburg, and those potatoes to Bloemfontein, so to speak Well, if you insist, I'd rather bury those potatoes back into the ground than send them to Bloemfontein." Rock finally transformed into someone who would rather pour milk into the river than give it to those who really need it capitalist.

"The two can't be confused at all." Louis Botha didn't expect Rock to make such a blatant threat.

"But in my opinion it's the same thing, the findings are out, you Boers caused this conflict, if you want to hold accountable then you might as well hold James Herzog and de Witt , I heard that you held funerals for James Herzog and De Witt a few days ago, why, do you still think they are heroes? They should be treated like heroes? " Rock asked questions like a cannonball , Patience has been exhausted, and even the little favor he had for Louis Botha has disappeared without a trace.

If Luis Botha can forget about the hatred and focus all his energy on rebuilding, then Roque can still cooperate with the Boers.

Now the Boers have become a malignant tumor. They don’t do production, don’t work hard to save themselves, and wait all day for London’s allocation and Johannesburg’s rescue. Rock doesn’t know why the Boers have degenerated to such a degree, and he doesn’t want to know, since the Boers themselves Willing to fall, then let them sink in hell.

"Lord, James Herzog and de Witt are credited for peace, you must not insult them." Louis Botha looked angry, for the Boers, James Herzog and de Witt Truly a hero.

At least that's what most Boers think.

"Okay, I insulted them, I apologize, you let Austin Pence have a public trial first, right? Okay, then let Austin Pence have a public trial." Rock stopped talking nonsense, and it was time for the public trial. Of course, Rock can't interfere, and the Boers will lose their effect. The only thing that can play a role at that time——

Ha ha.

Abandoning the communication with Louis Botha, Roque went directly to Philip and proposed to Philip not to participate in the next trial.

"Why?" Philip thought Roque had given up trying.

"I'm going to prepare for Phyllis' wedding—" Roque had a very good reason, and Philip smiled immediately.

"Go, go, I'll talk to the governor." Philip urged again and again.

Rock had a friendship with Austin Burns, but Philip didn't, so Philip didn't care about Austin Burns' life or death.

Leaving the Palace of Justice, Rock went straight to Justice Duke Cowper.

"My lord, I'm sorting out the files related to Austin Burns and the others. It doesn't look too good for Austin Burns and the others. Even if they escape the death penalty, I'm afraid the disaster of prison will be inevitable." Duke Cowper said truthfully, no Dare to promise Rock innocence.

"It doesn't matter, if you go to jail, you can go to jail, as long as people don't die." Rock doesn't force it, as long as people don't die, Rock can find a way.

To put it bluntly, it was a matter of money. Rock tried to use money to buy Louis Botha and Jan Smoltz, but Louis Botha and Jan Smolzy opened their mouths, and the conditions proposed were unacceptable to Rock.

Na Roque simply used the money that was originally intended to be used to buy Louis Botha and Jan Smudge to buy the judge. Roque, except for the Boers with ulterior motives, no one could refuse Roque's kindness.

Louis Botha and Jan Smolts did have reasons not to back down. If Austin Burns and the others escaped punishment, it would mean that the survival status of the Boers could not be guaranteed from now on. After all, they were Austin Burns and the others ordered the shooting of the Boers. If such actions will not be punished, then the Boers will have no dignity in the future.

Rock doesn't care how important the dignity of the Boers is. Austin Burns, they stopped the Boers from entering Johannesburg and made a great contribution to Johannesburg. Rock can't ignore this. All Johannesburgers should pay respect to Austin Burns and them So grateful, so—

Louis Botha and Jan Smudge wanted Austin Burns and the others to die, but Rock wanted Austin Burns and the others to live.

"Then there is no problem. If you just serve your sentence, there are many options. The prison in Pretoria has been built. I suggest that you can find a better cell for them." Duke Cowper said It was a happy time. Rock's generosity is well known in the Transvaal. Duke Cowper helped Rock, and Rock would naturally reciprocate.

This time, Roque finally understands why the prison conditions in Europe are so good. The prison and the police station in Pretoria have not yet separated. Henry's people are in charge of guarding the prison. Roque can't get Austin Burns and the others Get out of prison, but it is still possible to make them more comfortable in prison.

It's not impossible to get people out of prison. There are many legal loopholes in this era. Dr. Jameson, who should have been in prison, is preparing to run for prime minister in Cape Town. It's easy for them to get out of prison, just find an excuse.

Not surprisingly, the fourth collegial meeting did not reach any consensus in the end. Next, the case will be transferred to the judge for trial.

As for the public trial that Louis Botha and Jan Smuggs hoped for, Ade did not approve it, and the trial of the justices will also be closed.

Ade is not stupid, the best way to deal with this matter now is to cool it down, don't continue to hype the heat, let people slowly forget about it.

The public trial will not do any good to the government. On the contrary, it will expose the contradiction between Transvaal and Orange. At that time, the whole world will pay attention to this small trial. No matter what the result of the public trial is, the British Empire will become the whole world The laughing stock of the world.

Rock originally wanted to stay in Pretoria for a few days, but on the night when the collegial agreement failed, Rock received bad news that someone in Johannesburg died of illness, and the cause of death was probably the plague.

plague!

For Rock, the plague seems to be dispensable, because the plague has been basically eliminated in the 21st century, so Rock has no impression.

But for people in 1902, the plague was equivalent to a death notice. Another name for the plague was the Black Death. When you hear this name, you should understand the destructive power of the plague.

Europe was the hardest-hit area of ​​the plague. In the middle of the 14th century, the plague spread across the European continent. Within three years, nearly 3 million people in Europe lost their lives due to the plague.

Over the next three years, the plague went on to ravage the continent, and in Russia it killed nearly one-third to one-half of the population.

If you count the plague outbreaks in the next 300 years, nearly half of the people in Europe died of the plague, and nearly 3 million people in the world lost their lives.

In 1348, the German chronicler Lübeck recorded the deaths of 90000 people, and the highest number of deaths in one day was as high as 1500.

Therefore, the death of someone in Johannesburg due to the plague immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"Lock, are you sure?" Ade immediately confirmed the authenticity of the plague after receiving the report.

"It's very certain. There is a hospital and a biological laboratory in Bigwig Town. Professor Abu in the laboratory personally tested the deceased and confirmed that the cause of death was the plague." Rock was also in a heavy heart, wondering if Johannesburg could survive this test.

In terms of sanitary conditions, Johannesburg does not know how much better it is than Pretoria, so since some people in Johannesburg died of the plague, Pretoria must not be spared.

Based on this calculation, the epidemic in Orange should be more serious, but it is only because Orange lacks enough medical personnel that it is not confirmed that it is a plague outbreak.

"From now on, stop all work, all officials must return to the jurisdiction immediately, the jurisdiction must be thoroughly screened, hurry up, move, if there is a large-scale outbreak of plague, then the Transvaal and Orange It's over!" Ade was hoarse, and the fear of the plague had penetrated into his bones.

Then return to the jurisdiction, Rock and Philip, Louis Botha, and Yang Smother took the same train to leave Pretoria.

On the train, Louis Botha proposed to Rock, hoping to get medical assistance from Johannesburg.

Rock, of course, refused without hesitation.

Now that I think about it, do I need someone to ask for it?

late!

(End of this chapter)