Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 374 Personal Armed Forces

Henry thought about it for three nights, and named his daughter Paula, which is used in a person's name and means smart, calm and mature.

Rock logically became Paula's godfather. For this reason, Rock officially converted to Protestantism under the witness of Elijah and became a Protestant.

This is also helpless, if Roque is still vacillating between Protestantism and Catholicism, then Roque, the godfather, is not justified.

Godfather means that when a baby or young child is baptized, he is given the Christian name and guarantees to undertake its religious education. The male guardian and protector set by the orthodox.

Therefore, it is very appropriate for Roque to be Paula's godfather.

However, Roque did not have time to attend Paula's baptism. At the end of August, the new First Cavalry Division in the Transvaal was established. Roque served as the division commander and also served as the chief of the Johannesburg Police Station.

One person holds two positions of military and police, Roque's identity is quite strange, isn't it?

In fact, there are many strange things in the UK. In the British cabinet, there is a "minister regardless of ministry". , Undertake cabinet meetings or special important affairs assigned by the head of government, etc. In other words, it is in charge of everything.

In fact, it is a high-level panacea.

Everything in the new First Cavalry Division is completely copied from the Rhodesian Northern Division, but the permanent teaching battalion has only 500 people, which is already the limit for the Transvaal. No matter how many troops there are, the Transvaal cannot support them. rise.

Prior to this, Rock's biggest competitor was Hopkins.

Originally, according to Adelaide's intention, if a new army is to be formed, a certain number of old troops will definitely be abolished, otherwise the Transvaal's finances will not be able to bear it.

After discussing with Ade, Rock and Ade decided that the Johannesburg Mining Union would bear the military expenses of the newly formed First Cavalry Division, without adding new financial burdens to the Transvaal, and there would be no need to abolish the army. Hopkins would not Make an impact, and everyone is happy.

Since the Johannesburg Mining Union borne the military expenses of the new First Cavalry Division, the new First Cavalry Division was of course stationed in Johannesburg.

Rock directly transferred the commandos from the Johannesburg Police Station to join the new [-]st Cavalry Division, and reorganized it into a teaching battalion for the new [-]st Cavalry Division. up.

Looking back, Rock still has to convince the mine owners in Johannesburg.

"After the establishment of the new First Cavalry Division, together with the Johannesburg Police Department, it is enough to maintain the stability of all the gold mines around Johannesburg, so the mine does not need to invest more in security. It can be used as military expenses for the new First Cavalry Division, and it will not add an extra burden to the mine." Rock and Ade have already discussed to take this opportunity to disarm the mine owner.

Around Johannesburg, there are now nearly 40 large and small gold mines. These gold mines are quite large in scale, and each gold mine has thousands of miners.

Not every gold mine treats miners as well as Matilda Gold Mine and Locke Gold Mine, so the production conditions of most gold mines are very harsh, mining accidents occur frequently, miners often riot, and the mines must be guarded Basically, for a gold mine with more than 3000 people, the owner of the mine needs to maintain a private armed force of about 2000 people, and spend more than [-] pounds on security every month.

Rock and Ade wanted to bring the money. Rock estimated that the total amount of the money should be more than 5000 pounds per month. If all of it was used as military expenses, the size of the new First Cavalry Division could be easily expanded. to [-] people.

Before the establishment of the new First Cavalry Division, there were only 5000 local garrisons in Transvaal, so these mine owners are the real rich oil.

After canceling the security establishment of the mine, it also has a positive effect on maintaining the law and order in Johannesburg. Although it seems that the mine owners in Johannesburg did not rely on private armed forces to do evil, but in Johannesburg, so many private armed forces are definitely outside the government. Whether it is for long-term considerations or for practical considerations, this part of power must be withdrawn.

"Lord Nyasaran, I don't mean to be disrespectful, but if the security of the mine is disbanded, will the army and the police arrive in time if the miners riot in the mine? If individual miners escape, can the army and the police arrive?" Can't catch people back in time? If the army and the police can't do it, then the mine must retain some strength, and this part of expenditure cannot be saved." Adam Stephen, the white glove of a certain local nobleman, is not afraid of Rock, as long as Johannesburg is still British territory, Narok can't do whatever he wants.

"Indeed, it's not appropriate to cut them all—"

"It is really difficult for the police and the army to respond in a timely manner."

"My mine is 30 kilometers away from Johannesburg. If something goes wrong, it is impossible for the police and army to arrive in time—"

As soon as Adam Stephen's words fell, the conference room was full of discussions. No one wanted to give up their rights. It was also easier to use the mine to support security guards and thugs by themselves.

The point is, if the mine gives this part of the expenditure to Roque to train the troops, then once the miners riot and the army and police cannot arrive in time, then the management and technical personnel living in the mine will be out of luck. Certainly not the police and army.

"We can choose a compromise plan. My lord, can you tell me how much money is needed every month, and then we will bear it together, so that the mine does not have to abolish all the security guards, and the police and the army do not have to be exhausted. This method should be more It’s in all of our interests.” Aiden offered a new solution.

In the Mining Alliance, the De Beers Unified Mining Company and the Matilda Gold Mine are Rock's natural allies. The plan proposed by Aiden is also discussed in advance by Rock and Aiden.

Rock's plan is that he first propose a plan A that is absolutely unacceptable to the mine owner. This plan will definitely meet with fierce opposition.

Then Aiden proposed a plan B with relatively less harsh conditions. Compared with Rock's plan, the mine owners would be more likely to accept it.

If Aiden's plan still cannot be accepted by everyone, then there is Sam, who will propose plan C, which is Rock's bottom line.

"The new [-]st Cavalry Division is a new army completely modeled on the Rhodesian Northern Division. The combat effectiveness of the Rhodesian Northern Division has been fully proved in the Zulu Rebellion that just happened, so the new [-]st Cavalry Division At this stage, the monthly military expenditure of the new First Cavalry Division is [-] pounds." Rock Lion opened his mouth, wanting to take away most of the monthly security expenses of the mine owner. expenditure.

"Thirty thousand pounds? How many people are there in the new First Cavalry Division? Isn't there only 500 people?" Adam Stephen immediately questioned the rationality of this fee.

"500 people are not considered an army. De Beers Consolidated Mining Company has more than [-] security guards." Aiden answered immediately.

"500 is just the current establishment. As you all know, our finances in the Transvaal are not rich, so 500 is the limit now. However, if the military expenditure is sufficient, the new First Cavalry Division must have at least 3000. That way Only in this way can we guarantee the safety of our Transvaal.” Rock’s ideal is of course not five hundred. The new First Cavalry Division is different from the Rhodesian Northern Division. A cavalry division has a formal establishment.

"Then it won't cost [-] yuan, the cost is too high—"

Calculating the cost is almost the instinct of these mine owners. According to the cost of raising troops at this time, 3000 people really cannot use up [-].

"Cut, is 20 a lot? Have you calculated how much our own security will cost? Each person needs at least [-] pounds a month—" Aiden proved that the cost is not much.

"Our security costs are indeed a bit high, but the army is different from our security, and we simply can't use up so much." Adam Stephen believes that there is no comparison between the two.

The cost is convenient. Of course, the cost of private security is higher. The security in the Johannesburg mine is basically similar in nature to mercenaries, and the higher price is understandable.

Relatively speaking, the cost of the army is not high. After all, all kinds of materials in the army are purchased in a centralized manner, and the price must be much cheaper. The security guards in the mine are basically small in scale, and they will not set up an arsenal for the consumption of those security guards. , so the high cost is also understandable.

"Gentlemen, soon, a security company will be established in Johannesburg. If you have any needs, you can contact the security company. I believe their prices and services will satisfy you." Rock threw another Bombshell, since the mines in Johannesburg have security needs, then Rock simply solves the problem from the root cause, this is the way to do it once and for all.

In the 21st century, the mercenary industry in Johannesburg is very developed. All big businessmen in Johannesburg basically have to hire three or five mercenaries to ensure their own safety.

Now the security situation in Johannesburg has not deteriorated to that extent, but since the mines have needs in this area, there is something to do here.

"The company responsible for the security work—" Even Adam Stephen hesitated now.

"Yes, the company responsible for the security work. This company will provide cheap but perfect security services for the mine. It costs 20 pounds a month to keep a security guard in the mine. Hire a security guard from this company. It only costs ten pounds, which is a very fair price, and it is much more cost-effective than recruiting security guards by the mine itself." Rock's determination has not changed, if this does not make the mine owners give up the mine's armed forces, then Rock will really One must doubt the purpose of these mine owners in raising private armed forces.

(End of this chapter)