Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 504 Tea

Varma is located 115 kilometers east of Dhaka, with an area of ​​1200 square kilometers and a population of 75. It is an out-and-out big state.

After entering the Varma area, the road became more and more rugged, and there were many checkpoints set up by locals along the way. The convoy of the new First Cavalry Division will definitely not be inspected, but there are still many hostile eyes, and Rock has to remind Geng Biao wanted to increase his alert level. If these Indians dared to attack the convoy, they would fight back without hesitation.

When Roque gave this order, the expression of the young patriarch was still a little awkward. Along the way, Roque tapped on the side and got a lot of information. Now Roque is very sure that even if the riot in Dhaka was not caused by the Valma family The mastermind behind the scenes is also inseparable from the Valma family.

The Varma family is undoubtedly extremely opposed to the colonial rule of the British government. As early as the Mughal Empire, the Varma family was part of the Babel family and established the Mughal Empire in India.

The rule of the Mughal Empire ended in the hands of the East India Company. The first to establish a colonial stronghold in India was the Portuguese. Afterwards, the Netherlands, France, and the United Kingdom successively colonized India. After 1818, the power of the Marathas was finally destroyed. , most Indian maharajas recognized the suzerainty of the East India Company.

After the Indian National Uprising in 1857, Britain passed the "Improving India Management Act" in 1858, which abolished the East India Company, and the Minister of Indian Affairs took over all the duties of the East India Company in India; and established the Indian government headed by the Governor of India , Britain also formally ended the Mughal Dynasty, which had no meaning of existence, and exiled the emperor Shah II to Burma. After that, India entered the era of direct management by the British government.

Regarding the status quo in India, it is obvious that the Varma family does not agree with it.

The current patriarch of the Varma family has worked hard a long time ago and sent all six children to study in the UK. In the territory of the Varma family, the patriarch of the Varma family has adopted many methods to ease the conflicts between the various castes and improve the quality of the Shuduo family. The social status of Luo and Dalits, and subsidies to the poor, these methods have indeed played a certain effect. In recent years, the economy in the territory of the Varma family has continued to develop, and everyone can have a full stomach. Valma There had never been any riots in the family's territory, so Garfield Huntington suspected that the riots in Dhaka had something to do with the Varma family.

After Roque learned about these situations, he was full of curiosity about the patriarch of the Valma family. The class shackles in India are actually more serious than those in the Qing Dynasty. It takes courage to break all this. Crocker thought he could not achieve what he had achieved in southern Africa.

When he arrived in Valma Town, Rock was surprised to find that the whole Valma Town was decorated with lights and festoons. People lined the road to welcome them. Both sides of the road were all Valma residents. The convoy of a cavalry division cast hateful and curious eyes, and the patriarch of the Varma family came to greet him at the door in person.

The current patriarch of the Varma family is called Tirunal, and he is over 70 years old. This is a rare age in India. Rock keenly noticed that the patriarch of the Varma family needs two people to support him to barely stand. It seems that the patriarch of the Varma family is indeed unlikely to attend the banquet organized by Lord Belloc.

"Lord Nyasaran, good day—" Tirunal said hello to Rock with folded hands in accordance with Hindu etiquette.

"Mr. Tirunal, good afternoon—" Rock also greeted Tirunal according to the traditional Hindu etiquette.

Tirunal is a rare enlightened person in India. As early as half a century ago, Tirunal had studied in the UK and received the most advanced education in the world at that time.

Rock didn't know what Tirunal had experienced when he was studying in the UK, but it was obvious that his study abroad career in the UK did not leave a good impression on Tirunal, so Tirunal did not have a good impression of the British government. , Tirunal also sent all his sons to study in the UK, but this is obviously not because of his yearning for the UK, but the kind of "learning from foreigners to control foreigners" similar to the Qing Dynasty.

Regarding "teaching barbarian skills to control barbarians", it is not bad, but the "teachers" here should still learn selectively instead of accepting them all. The biggest problem in India is that they do not have independent thinking. It is an ancient civilization, but India has been ruled by aliens for a long time in history, and has lost its traditional culture and the ability to think independently. This is India's greatest tragedy.

Thirunal was clearly unaware of this.

In other words, Tirunal is aware of this, but has no ability to change, so the current Warma family territory has become a toddler in Handan, not only failed to learn the essence of British culture, but lost its own traditional culture. It's a pity.

The Varna family lived in a huge manor. It can be said that the entire Valma Town was built around the manor where the Varna family lived.

There are more than [-] residents in the whole Valma Town, and almost all of them serve the Valma Family and are employees of the Valma Family. Soldiers of the Cavalry Division quickly took over the defense of the Varma Manor.

That is, when Rock and Tirunal were exchanging greetings, Geng Biao commanded the soldiers of Company A of the Second Battalion to quickly take over the defense.

Limited to the situation of Valma Manor, armored vehicles cannot drive into the manor, so the armored vehicles can only be distributed around the Valma Manor. The officers and soldiers of Company A quickly set up a cordon around the Valma Manor. The bunkers and watchtowers around the manor also was taken over.

During the process of taking over, there were still guards from the Valma Manor who protested, but they were all suppressed by Company A. Geng Biao didn’t care about the mood of the guards of the Valma Family. A British army still has the dominance it should have.

Regardless of these trivial matters, Rock put all his attention on Tirunal.

Although Tirunal is already old, after a few words between Rock and Tirunal, he found that Tirunal's thinking is still quite quick, and he has no so-called dementia symptoms. He communicated with Rock in English , or the standard London accent, which made Rock very curious.

"I also studied in the UK. At that time, the Manchester Mechanical College was just established. I studied chemistry with Mr. John Dalton. I was the only oriental person in the whole school-although the life of the Manchester Mechanical College left me a lot. Good memories, but I have to say that the attitude of the British towards us orientals is really unfriendly, so when I knew Lord Nyasaran that you are Chinese, I was full of curiosity about you, but unfortunately my physical condition It’s not allowed, so I couldn’t go to Dhaka, but fortunately you are here now, otherwise it would be a regret in my life.” Thirunal said this with courtesy, no one can believe it, Tiruna Er is too old to even attend a party.

At this time, Roque will definitely not question it face to face, and the answer is very decent: "Mr. Tirunal, getting to know you should be my biggest gain in India, and I regret that I didn't get to know you as soon as possible. Southern Africa is the same as India. , are part of the British Empire, I believe we will have a common language, of course, we need to discover it together.”

There is still a distance from the gate of Valma Manor to the main building of Valma Manor. Tirunal took Rock's hand and walked forward together. Rock naturally supported Tirunal. hit it off.

Rock noticed sensitively that the young patriarch was called away by an older Indian as soon as he arrived home, probably the young patriarch's elder brother.

People in the Varma family are easy to recognize. Their clothes are all embroidered with the family crest of the Varma family. Unless they are direct members of the Varma family, they do not have this qualification. In India, which has a clear hierarchy, this is still implemented well. .

The name of the young patriarch is Mulam, and behind Rock and Tirunal are the two sons of Tirunal, one named Saidu and the other named Pradam. Both of them are over 40 years old. Years old, except for saying hello to Roque at the beginning, he has not said a word until now, and it seems very difficult to deal with.

Having received education in the UK, it seems that the impact on Tirunar is indeed great. The main building of Varma Manor is a standard Western-style building with marble, granite, tall round arched floor-to-ceiling windows, and the outer wall Sculptures can be seen everywhere, and dozens of steps up to four or five meters high at the door, everywhere show the wealth and social status of the Tubang princes.

Of course, Rock has become accustomed to it, and there is no surprise. India is indeed backward, but the living standards of Indian princes and nobles are no worse than those of British nobles. During this period of time in India, Rock did not feel that the British in India It is like living in hell. On the contrary, because a large number of Indians can be driven into slavery, the British in India live very comfortably, and there are many whites who have settled in Calcutta.

Of course, the furnishings in the living room are also beautiful. Rock noticed that many things in the living room were produced in the Qing Dynasty, such as two vases taller than a person in the corner of the living room, and the tea served for Rock by the servant.

In fact, India also produces tea, which is a technology stolen by the British, but the tea produced in India tastes very ordinary, so the British have to add sugar and milk when drinking tea, and the result is a nondescript English afternoon tea, which is also called The British are regarded as the quintessence of traditional Chinese, which is really indescribable in the eyes of Rock, a pure Chinese.

The tea in Tirunal's house is not bad, it should be produced in the Qing Dynasty, but Rock is not proficient in tea ceremony, so he and Tirunal have little in common on this topic.

Fortunately, Roque's purpose is not tea.

(End of this chapter)