Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 500 Empathy

On the opening day, Umbrella Company received 20 contracts with a total value of more than [-] pounds, and nearly [-] security personnel needed to be dispatched.

There were only a few dozen staff members who followed Xia Jiu to India, and it was not enough to send all of them out. Therefore, Xia Jiu urgently needed to hire Gurkhas as security personnel immediately, so that there was no need to transfer people from Johannesburg. Will further save costs.

"No matter how you calculate it, it is more cost-effective to use Gurkha mercenaries. We have calculated that the annual cost of hiring a Gurkha mercenary will not exceed 30 pounds. The cost will be more than 200 pounds, so I hope to go to Nepal immediately, and it is best to establish a long-term cooperative relationship." Xia Jiu also has many issues to consider now, most of the employees of Umbrella Company are Chinese, not to say The Chinese are not good enough, but the treatment of the Chinese is higher, which makes Xia Jiu also feel pain.

In fact, whether it is high or not is relative. In the past, the umbrella company used Chinese because the cost of using Chinese in Johannesburg was lower than the cost of hiring white people.

Now with the addition of Gurkha mercenaries, the cost of Chinese has also become more expensive. Xia Jiu hopes to hire more Gurkhas, which will effectively reduce the cost of the umbrella company.

"Okay, Geng Biao is in Nepal now, you can go to him—" Rock just remembered that Geng Biao has been in Nepal for more than half a month, which is not normal, under normal circumstances, Geng Biao should be Returned to Dhaka early.

What Rock didn't expect was that Geng Biao was indeed in trouble.

However, this trouble is not a trouble in the usual sense. Rama’s family did put Rama under house arrest, but the reason is not what Rock imagined. People of many ethnic groups hope that Rama's family can take their children with them when they immigrate, which is why Rama's family has been unable to make the trip.

Geng Biao came to the village of Rama with a platoon of soldiers in a murderous spirit, and what he saw was another scene. The whole village has about 500 people. It is a relatively large village in Nepal, and the population structure of the village is very different. Reasonably, the oldest villager is only about 40 years old, and most of the villagers are under 30 years old. The harsh and harsh living conditions make people here rarely live past 40 years old, so Geng Biao can understand why Rama’s The clansmen hope that Rama can take their children away.

In fact, in the current Qing Dynasty, such situations are too numerous to enumerate, and Geng Biao's own family is also in this situation.

The reason why there is no news coming back is that Rama’s village is located in the vast mountains. Communication is not developed these days, and only Kathmandu in Nepal has telegrams. That’s why Geng Biao didn’t send the news in time. return.

If it was Guan Jing, then Guan Jing might use other methods to deal with it, but for Geng Biao, there are not many options to choose from. There are nearly a hundred children in Lama's family, and everyone is in unison. In short, these children are all Rama's, and they are all eligible to immigrate to Johannesburg with Rama.

Rama was ashamed of this statement, but he didn't deny it. Geng Biao could understand this kind of feeling.

So Geng Biao took everything and asked Rama to count the list and all emigrated to Johannesburg.

This decision is obviously inappropriate, because in the next period of time, there will be more and more children in Lama, from nearly a hundred to more than 300. This situation finally made Geng Biao feel scared. At this time, Xia Jiu Finally appeared in front of Geng Biao.

Xia Jiu and Geng Biao used to be police officers of the Cape Town Police Department. They are old friends. Although they are no longer in the same system, their previous relationship is still there, so Xia Jiu laughed at Geng Biao without any scruples.

"Bottom line-hehe, cut the nonsense, you haven't seen that kind of situation, so you don't have a backache when you stand and talk, you know, during the time we were here, we ate all the cows in other villages. My own children were sent to Johannesburg, and they entertained us almost as best as they could, let us eat and drink well, do you think I can just leave?" Geng Biao is an absolutely temperamental person, and he will definitely be in a rush when he is favored by others. The kind that Quan Xiang repays, if someone treats him well, he can't wait to share his heart with him.

"Then what are you going to do? Take these hundreds of people to Johannesburg?" Xia Jiu couldn't imagine, half a child would kill me, Johannesburg does not allow child abuse, and all children must go to school when they reach the appropriate age. It's a huge fee, so immigration is not simply a matter of getting people to Johannesburg, and there will be more troubles in the future.

"I've already thought about it. If it doesn't work, I'll ask the Lord Sir for mercy. I also have a farm of more than 1000 acres in Johannesburg. It's not a problem to feed hundreds of children—" Geng Biao's thinking is relatively simple, but simply feeding is not enough The problem is, if a farm with more than 1000 acres is planted with potatoes, several times more people can be fed.

"Old Geng, it's amazing. If you really get people to Johannesburg, these children will be your most loyal servants when they grow up—" Xia Jiu's thinking is still a bit old-fashioned, and Geng Biao's thinking is different.

In fact, what Xia Jiu said is correct. People in this era have relatively simple feelings. After all, there are not so many temptations, and there are not many choices. The reason why Rock immigrated from the Qing Dynasty on a large scale is also out of this consideration Well, if Roque traveled back to 1899 instead of 1999, then Roque would not do this at all. Compared with people in 1999, people in 1899 have too many minds.

"What nonsense, we are all the servants of Sir Sir, there are not so many twists and turns. I have seen these children. It is best for boys to become soldiers when they grow up. Girls are more popular when they grow up. It doesn't matter what happens. Worrying about marrying, there are only a few hundred people, and it is very simple to simply support, the second wife has thousands of orphans on the farm, isn't it still very good--" Geng Biao is careless, that is, Ada can't hear, otherwise Ada Probably crazy.

Not necessarily, maybe Ada would be very happy.

"Second Wife" definitely refers to Ida. Although the relationship between Roque and Ida has not been clarified, everyone in Johannesburg knows that Arthur is Roque's son.

As for the "Second Wife"'s farm, it was the farm that Scarlett bought to house those Boer women.

Now this farm is under Ada's name. The farm has a total area of ​​more than 2 acres, which can be counted in the whole of Johannesburg. Scarlett can't manage it, so the farm is a mess. In Ada's hands, the farm is now on the right track. Now Less than one-tenth of the farm's land has just been developed, and it is already self-sufficient. Over time, the farm's profitability is just around the corner.

As the situation gradually stabilized, many homeless women who had just ended the war left the farm one after another, and their children stayed on the farm. Therefore, there are now more than 3000 orphans on Ada's farm.

In fact, almost half of these children are of British descent. With the withdrawal of the expeditionary force, their father has nowhere to be found, but the Transvaal Governor's Office and the Johannesburg City Government cannot shirk it. The subsidy is more than [-] pounds. Even if the farm does not produce any output, the money is enough to support these children.

"Then you'd better report to Sir. The children on the second wife's farm have no parents. You children have parents. What if the children grow up and their parents come to you? Be careful of the bamboo basket." It's nothing to fetch water." Xia Jiu weighed people's hearts, always starting from the worst angle, and it's not impossible.

"That's what I'm worried about now, so I dare not tell the Sir—" Geng Biao frowned, now these children are hot potatoes, they are not willing to throw them away, and there will be hidden dangers if they are taken away, that's why Geng Biao didn't dare to take them away for so long Back to Dhaka.

"Sir, dinner is ready—" Lama appeared at the door of the room with a low eyebrow at this time, stuttering Chinese, but still able to speak clearly.

"What's for dinner tonight?" Geng Biao immediately put those troubles behind him.

"Today my father came back from the city for some wine, and the rabbits and pheasants he just caught from the mountains are very fresh—" Lama obviously had no confidence in front of Geng Biao, and he also knew that he was giving Geng Biao Here comes big trouble.

"Let's go, let's have a taste together. Otherwise, a large group of people will come to invite you later. They are considered intentional. The poor ones don't even have shoes, but they change their tricks every day to exchange wine for me. If I give them money, they will return it." No, the words are too serious, and a group of elders will start crying, I really can't stand it." Geng Biao is also helpless, this is the case with people who are soft but not hard, as long as they grasp their weaknesses, they are easy to deal with.

"One glass of wine will buy you—" Xia Jiu looked down on the benevolence of a woman like Geng Biao.

She didn't expect to be slapped in the face next, and Xia Jiu didn't know until the banquet that Lama's family really worked hard to entertain Geng Biao and Xia Jiu.

In fact, the best house in the village is a thatched thatched house that has just been built. All the materials of this thatched house are obtained locally. The walls are made of mud embryos made of clay. Although they have not been fired, But because the clay is mixed with straw, the stability is quite good.

Geng Biao and Xia Jiu must be seated at the head, followed by Geng Biao and Xia Jiu's subordinates. Lama and his people have no seats. They are carrying pots and are ready to pour tea for Geng Biao and Xia Jiu at any time.

"This is not acceptable, this is not appropriate." Xia Jiu was not used to it, and had never felt this kind of treatment.

"Don't disappoint others' good intentions—" Geng Biao didn't just watch the fun, he really felt sorry for him.

(End of this chapter)