Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 458

As the center of the world in this era, housing prices in London are very high. Ordinary people can’t afford a house in London throughout their lives. Even if they rent a house, the annual rent for a decent house is more than one hundred pounds.

Regardless of Earl Hercules being an aristocrat, there is a difference between an aristocrat and an aristocrat. The top-tier aristocrats have millions of acres of real estate, and the down-and-out nobles can only live on their ancestral property. If the ancestral property is in the city of London, it’s okay. The rent is expensive, and life can barely pass by. Like Earl Hercules, the house in the "country" is miserable. Not only can it not be rented out, but it also costs a lot of maintenance costs every year, so many people have to Relying on the sale of ancestral property to survive.

"It's really extravagant. Just for these few short months, you bought such a big money-losing property and bought a house in London's Chelsea district. You probably won't make much money by doing this business." Wen Ston was simply too angry. Although Christian didn't say how big the house he gave to Earl Hercules, Christian would not be stingy.

Rock could only be speechless. Rock made money in the Transvaal without engaging in real estate. The reason why Christian bought this manor was mainly to show friends like Winston and Neville. Otherwise, Christian I won't spend this wrong money.

In fact, the manor itself is still very good. The manors in the UK are hundreds of years old, longer than the history of white people colonizing southern Africa. There are absolutely no wooden houses here. All the houses are built of stone. , I feel that the British have brought all the stones from all over the world to the UK.

Because the manor covers a huge area, there is no need to develop upwards in order to save space. Almost all the houses are one-story, but the interior ceilings are very high. The ceiling of the main building is more than seven meters high. The overall height of the female wall and the towering tower is only ten meters away, and it looks quite magnificent.

There are sculptures on almost all the exterior walls, and the British craftsmen are also very keen to find stitches. The blank space in the middle of those huge floor-to-ceiling windows is filled by the craftsmen with sculptures. This has no function other than decoration, but the nobles, I just like this tune, and it’s understandable when I think about it. Families that have been passed down for hundreds of years, sometimes have time to toss slowly. The Eagle Castle in Nyasaland is also doing the same. Maybe in a few years, the Eagle Castle will also be similar to the castles on the local side. almost.

"Winston, I want to buy a house suitable for Viscount status and give it to Governor Milner. Please help me to see if there is any suitable one." Rock can't leave this matter to Christian, but can only ask Winston for help.

Although Christian is rich and powerful, but after all, because of his limited status, he actually has no access to the core resources in London. Rock is not afraid of spending money, but he is afraid of spending money, but things are not done well. Dehurst needs to have a foothold in London if he stays for a few months. After all, London is not Pretoria, and it would be more convenient for Winston to come forward.

"If you want to give it to Governor Milner, it's hard to find such a house, but it won't bother me. Give me three days and I'll let you know when the time comes." Winston was referring to the welcome dinner three days later, looking for a house. For Christian, things can only be spent with money, but for a local snake like Winston, it is very easy.

Don't forget that Winston is from the Marlborough family. Although Winston's generation is already an offshoot of the Marlborough family, the prestige of the Duke of Marlborough can still ensure that Winston is like a fish in water in the British political arena.

Otherwise, it is impossible for Winston to remain in Congress even though he has been removed from the Conservative Party.

After sending Winston away, Rock finally relaxed. Although Christian had already hired someone to complete the cleaning work before Rock arrived in the mainland, Bella still led a dozen maids to clean up diligently, especially the main building. La wanted to take a ladder and get up on the roof and wipe it down.

During Rock's time at Sandhurst, Zach will be responsible for Rock's security work. Rock and Phyllis have nothing to do, and Phyllis asks to go out in a carriage. Royal Military Academy Sandhurst for admission.

In fact, there is really nothing to see. At this time, the Sandhurst Royal Military Academy and the Woolwich Royal Military Academy have not yet merged. The most famous Churchill Building in the future has not yet started, and the entire school has not even been bought by Rock. The manor was huge, and only then did Rock realize that Christian might be too high-profile.

Let’s be high-profile. Anyway, in the eyes of many British people, southern Africa is a "backcountry". Assume".

"Actually, I don't want to bring so many people to Sandhurst at all. I originally wanted to rent a simple small house just for our family. The area is not big, but I will decorate it very warmly. When you go to school , I will take Gavin at home, and I will go out to buy groceries with Gavin on my back, and cook for you when I come back—" Phyllis said so innocently, as if she really knew how to cook.

Rock doesn't expect too much, don't care if Phyllis can cook or not, it's good to have this attitude.

"You won't laugh at me for being naive, will you?" Maybe it's because the space in the carriage is a bit small, but Phyllis is full of affection at the moment.

"Of course not, thank God I met you—" What else could Rock say.

"You know I'm better than the banker. I know you knew the banker earlier, but the banker didn't want to marry you at that time. That only shows that your relationship is not deep enough. I'm different. I think When I arrived at the house on Mill Street, I decided to marry you." Phyllis was very grateful to herself for being decisive at the beginning, otherwise this potential stock would be cheaper for others.

Rock didn't know about this problem yet, so he could only sigh with emotion about the role of the house in marriage.

In fact, Ada didn't get together with Rock at the beginning, the reason was really not because Ada didn't like Rock, if she really looked down on, Rock wouldn't be Ada's guest of honor.

When Ada and Rock were together, she was already the most famous rose in Cape. At that time, Rock had not made a fortune. If Ada and Rock were together, Rock would become the "public enemy" of all men in Cape. It is estimated that There is no Rock now.

When Roque made a fortune, Phyllis made a cross again. With the relationship between Roque and Henry, the relationship with Roque became closer and closer.

At this time, even if Ada wanted to be with Rock, she couldn't get rid of her face. Fortunately, Ada had Arthur, so she had a relationship sustenance, otherwise Ada's life in the future would probably be very hard.

What Rock and Phyllis didn't expect was that the little Sandhurst actually had an Eternal store.

Eternal in this era is absolutely unique. When Pierre Cardin and Givenchy were still small handmade workshops, Eternal has already begun to expand rapidly in Europe by virtue of its strong capital and advanced concepts.

Itano in Sandhurst was still under renovation, and Rock noticed that Xia Jiu was actually in charge of on-site supervision, so Rock knew that itno was an umbrella intelligence station.

Rock didn't interfere with Xia Jiu's work. At this time, Phyllis found a matcha shop on the corner of the street, and happily took Rock to taste it.

After staying in southern Africa for so many years, Phyllis misses the most of the local area, which is the original local afternoon tea.

When she was in Johannesburg, Phyllis said many times that if she had the opportunity, she would like to taste the local afternoon tea with Rock and share her happiness with Rock.

The matcha shop is a place for afternoon tea. The time is just right, and there are quite a lot of customers. The tables in the corridor are full of customers. The British really have a soft spot for afternoon tea.

What Rock and Phyllis didn't expect was that when the shopkeeper saw Rock's black hair and yellow skin, his face immediately changed: "Indians, Japanese—sorry, we don't do your business!"

Really, it has been so many years, it seems that Rock has never faced racial discrimination so directly since he became the sheriff.

What's more, it's unreasonable discrimination. Rock really wanted to shout out: I'm neither Indian nor Japanese, I'm an upright Qing countryman!

Forget it, South Africans are better.

"You are so rude, you should apologize to us immediately!" Phyllis was a little bit of a scumbag at this time. Although she looked very angry, her good upbringing and exquisite makeup really couldn't raise her aura.

"Sorry, dear lady, I don't mean to target you, but we can't entertain this gentleman, it will affect the appetite of our guests." The clothes are fairly neat, but the shopkeeper with yellow teeth has an arrogant attitude, and the guests in the corridor are not ashamed. Those who came out to speak out, laughed loudly when they heard what the shopkeeper said.

Phyllis was so angry that her hands were shaking, her face was flushed and she couldn't speak.

Rock patted Phyllis on the shoulder lightly, pulled Phyllis behind him, and blocked Phyllis in front of her.

"Now you still have a chance to repent and apologize to me. I can forgive you for offending me." Rock was not kidding. The reason why nobles are nobles is because of the ubiquitous privileges. The civilians are insulted like this, and Roque has the right to take revenge in any way.

"Impossible, you will never get an apology from me!" The shopkeeper yelled, waving his hands, only then did he realize that a dozen strong young men with gloomy faces jumped out of several carriages in front and behind, and they were all using He looked at the shopkeeper with eyes that were so calm that they were almost cruel.

If the shopkeeper has come into contact with those guys who kill people without blinking, then the shopkeeper should know that this kind of look is usually used to look at the dead.

Those guests in the corridor who were still watching the excitement just now have been silent now, everyone knows that it is wise to protect oneself.

(End of this chapter)