Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 307 Sweep

Although compared with Bloemfontein, Johannesburg has improved both in terms of infrastructure and economy, but Johannesburg still has many shortcomings. Not to mention that compared with big cities like London and Paris, even Cape Town Incomparable, so Johannesburg still has a lot of room for improvement.

Adelaide used to be partial to the Boers in order to balance the development of the Transvaal and Orange under his rule. The Boers are also British now, and the peace negotiations are still led by Adelaide. Orange has heaven on one side and hell on the other, and Ade's face is not good.

It's a pity that the Boers really can't support the wall with mud, and Ade is still physically and mentally exhausted.

Ade hopes that Orange can develop the same economy as the Transvaal, and everyone can live and work in peace and contentment, so he favors and takes care of the Boers.

But if the development of the Transvaal is affected because of Orange, the loss outweighs the gain.

Rock is not in Adelaide's position, so I don't know why Adelaide is struggling.

This kind of thing is actually easy to understand. If the Transvaal and Orange are replaced by Nyasaland and Johannesburg, Rock can immediately understand why Ade is swinging left and right.

The palms and backs are full of meat.

In the past, Rock was worried about Orange, but now there is no need for it. It is just right for an old man like Philip Matilda to deal with the Boers. Rock still focuses on the security of Johannesburg and the town of Bigwig. It is Rock's scope of work.

During the outbreak of the plague, Bignonia Town was affected the least in the Transvaal and Orange. In Bigglow Town, the number of infected patients and infected patients who were sent to the isolation area was less than 50%. There were [-] people, more than half of whom were misdiagnosed. After confirming that they were not infected with the plague, they were sent back to Bigwig Town. Only [-] people were confirmed to be infected with the plague. After treatment, four more recovered. In the end, only eight died of the plague.

For a giant "small town" with a population of more than 5000 people, this result is very surprising. Don't forget that this is 1902, but the sanitation level of Bigwei Town is similar to that of 2012. It is no wonder that Ade wants to give Bigwei If all the towns in the Transvaal and Orange were the same as Bigwig Town, then Ade would not want to leave his name in history.

After the plague, the sanitation level of Ziwei Town has risen to a new level, because everyone in Ziwei Town is at risk due to the plague. If you don't do enough hygiene and affect other people, everyone will be beaten.

In addition to hygiene, there are actually a lot of various bad things. Bigwei Town is a town where Chinese and white people live together. For example, children in white families are relatively free, so the proportion of bear children is a bit more, while Chinese families have stricter management of children. As a result, white people often report that Chinese families abuse children.

Mrs. Buck was reported the most times, because Mrs. Buck had very strict requirements on her children, and the children did not do well in Big Via Public School, so hit them!

The child is mischievous at home, hit!

After learning the violin for half a year, the child still couldn't play a complete piece, but he still played it!

This kind of education seems natural to the Chinese, and Mrs. Barker often shared her experience of beating children with her neighbors, but the white people really couldn't accept it.

So Mrs. Barker was reported twice in three days.

The funny thing is, because Buck is the mayor, every time Mrs. Buck is reported, it is Buck who handles it. As a result, singles can easily turn into doubles.

Because of this incident, Buck was often seen as a joke, and even Roque knew that there was a member of Buck's family (deleted)——

I dare not write this word, I am afraid I will be scolded if I write it.

Rock doesn't care about these trivial matters, this is Buck's job, Rock is only responsible for the general direction of the development of Bigwig Town, it's not that Rock doesn't care about the residents of Bigwig Town, it's because Rock is too busy, if this kind of Things like trivial matters have to be handled by Rock, which can exhaust Rock to death.

What's more, if Roque does everything by himself, then the role of the management committee of Ziwei Town will not be reflected.

The "Management Committee" was established during the plague. In order to distinguish it from the parliament, this name was deliberately used.

The members of the "Management Committee" were not established by the votes of the residents of Bigwich Town, but a semi-official organization formed by Buck. In addition to Buck and Bobby Holt, the members also included the tax officer Brad Shelley. Sheriff Dunn, George, the vice-president of the Agricultural Society, Douglas, the future executive dean of the medical school, Sophia and Tony, the two current principals of the Big Vegetable College, Dr. Colin Bellamy, the superintendent of the Big Vegetable Hospital, and Father Frank, a Catholic, and Arthur, a Protestant priest.

After the "Management Committee" was established, it immediately played a huge role. Every Monday morning is the regular meeting time of the "Management Committee". As long as two-thirds of the people are present, the big and small affairs of Ziwei Town, The "management committee" can make a decision with one word, and its power is astonishing.

"The management committee is still very effective. Some time ago, the city government asked to increase taxes on Bigwig Town, but the management committee directly rejected it. Director Beaufort wanted to order Brad, but Professor Douglas went directly to Matilda. Lord, suppress this matter." Buck is very proud, in Buck's view, the "Management Committee" is definitely a great initiative, and it is more conducive to safeguarding the interests of Ziwei Town.

Rock was full of regrets. Some time ago, Rock was busy dealing with the plague and neglected the management of Bigwig Town. He didn't expect such a mistake.

"Isn't it good?" Buck finally realized that there was something wrong with Rock's expression.

"It looks good now, but there will be many problems after a long time. For example, one thing, if it is beneficial to the long-term development of Bigwei Town, but it will have a negative effect in the short term. As a result, the management committee will have huge differences. When the time comes What should I do?" Rock knows the disadvantages of democratic resolutions, so he has always opposed similar institutions. The management method of "management committee" seems fair and effective in the short term, but it will become bickering over time. The burden of kicking the ball.

"The minority obeys the majority. When the management committee makes a resolution, as long as two-thirds of the people agree, it must be implemented. Moreover, the management committee is not elected, so we will avoid that situation to the greatest extent." Buck thought about it before making a decision, which made Rock somewhat relieved.

Rock's biggest trouble now is that he doesn't have enough talents.

Johannesburg needs to develop, Nyasaland also needs to develop, and the "leased" land just now needs to be stabilized. Rock is planning to develop the Congo Free State in the future, and now there are more mercenaries from Madagascar.

Intricate and complicated, Roque is really incapable of doing it all by himself, so Roque can only slowly pick people from around him to train.

At present, it seems that Buck may become Rock's biggest helper, so Rock still pins great hopes on Buck. He is not afraid of making mistakes. As for going further and further down the wrong path, by then it will be hard to return.

"If you think it's appropriate, then let it go." So Rock let Buck try. Even if the establishment of the "Management Committee" was a mistake, Rock hoped that this mistake would be worthwhile.

"It should be fine. I have a back door. If two-thirds of the residents of Bigwig Town think that the management committee cannot protect their interests, then the management committee will be disbanded." The trump card of the management committee.

Although White and Chinese live together in Bigwig Town, the number of Chinese must be more than two-thirds. When necessary, Buck can vote to dissolve the management committee and restore Bigwig Town to the model before the management committee was established.

Regarding Buck's confidence, Rock just smiled and said nothing. Whether the management committee model is good or not, it is useless to say anything now, and it will be tested by time.

At the end of November, the mercenaries sent by Rock to Madagascar finally encountered their first challenge.

Although Madagascar has been reduced to a French colony, the hatred of the Malagasy towards the French has not disappeared, so the relationship between the French and the Malagasy is very tense.

The reason why Jean Casimir Perrier came to Roque was because he had nowhere to go. Casimir Perrier Company obtained the mining rights in northern Madagascar, but because of the resistance of the Madagascars to the French, Casimir Perrier Perier's company can't even "hire" workers, so Perrier can only ask Rock for help.

Of course, the "employment" here is definitely not the kind of employment relationship under normal circumstances. Madagascar does not have as rich mineral reserves as Johannesburg. It is impossible to survive at all, so the existence of mercenaries is very necessary. They must not only bring enough miners to Casimir Perrier, but also prevent the miners from escaping and defend against the possible impact of the Madagascar on the mine.

Rock still underestimated the situation in Madagascar. The first batch of mercenaries who followed the chief to Madagascar were only 60 people. Although these 60 people were all experienced Zulu scouts, they were not enough to complete this task.

The Malagasy people have a tough personality and strong combat effectiveness. Otherwise, it would be impossible to resist the French colonial invasion for decades. The mercenaries sent by Roque to Madagascar are used to deal with the aborigines along the coast of Madagascar. The aborigines in the central mountainous area are enough.

Austin Burns, who had changed his name to Robert, discovered this problem when he came to Madagascar.

So Rock sent another 200 mercenaries to Madagascar, which was considered to meet Austin Burns' request.

At the end of November, according to the requirements of Casimir Perrier Company, the mercenaries will start to sweep all the villages around the mine.

　I'm really sorry, I ran outside all day today, and I didn't get home until [-] o'clock. I hurriedly typed out a chapter, and I didn't ask for tickets. I was afraid of being scolded——

　　

　

(End of this chapter)