Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 711 Exaggeration

When the armored vehicle broke through the gate and rushed into the Marcellus gold mine, Moore was immersed in the negotiating rhetoric and could not extricate himself.

In the past, Moore would not even have the qualifications to enter the Johannesburg city government, not to mention negotiating with the First Secretary of the Federation, the mayor, and the president of the Mining Union.

In the 1908 census, there were no Africans in the Transvaal.

This is not to say that there is a permanent African population in the Transvaal, but the state government turns a blind eye to it, but that there is really no permanent African population in the Transvaal. The miners or farm workers in the Transvaal are all Employed workers, their origins are basically in Natal, but they only work in the Transvaal, their families are all in Natal, and they only work in the Transvaal, and they don’t even have the right to leave the mine or the farm. No.

The farm is better. After all, most of the Chinese farmers are not used to the role of colonists. They treat African workers kindly, and their salaries are good.

Mines are not good. Many miners come to work in mines before they are adults. The type of work is no different from that of adults. Sometimes because they cannot complete the workload, their salaries will be deducted at will. Some miners only work in mines because of long-term malnutrition After working for two or three years, he contracted a serious occupational disease, and then he would be kicked out of the mine.

The same is true for Moore. Five years ago, Moore, who was not yet an adult, accepted the employment of the Marcellus Gold Mine and left his hometown to Johannesburg. During these five years, Moore worked hard and did not take a day off. However, Moore He found that no matter how hard he worked, no matter how much gold he dug up, the gold had nothing to do with him.

This conclusion made Moore very frustrated. Moore knew the ratio of gold to the British pound, and the benefits of the Marcellus gold mine were still very good, but Moore could not enjoy the benefits of the gold mine.

"We work hard and work more than twelve hours a day. We can only eat two meals, and each meal is only potatoes. Our requirements are not high. We eat better, live better, and the working environment is not so bad. We will work harder. The white and Chinese technicians in the mine, their work is so easy, they don’t have to go down the mine, they sit in a spacious and bright office, they only need to work two or three hours a day, but the salary is ours. It's more than ten times, it's not fair!" Moore felt that he was in blood and tears, but it was obviously not the case in the ears of Stoudemire and Marcus Beaufort.

"Moore, you have to understand that the reason why your salary is low and the reason why skilled workers get high salaries is absolutely related to your ability. Those technicians with easy jobs in your mouth have all received ten years of training. Higher education, when you have no free time in the streets and alleys, they are studying hard; Study hard, and now that you are working, you start to complain that your salaries are different, have you ever wondered why?" Marcus Beaufort is more patient and calm.

"We also want to learn? Have you given us a chance?" Moore seemed confident.

"Yes, let alone not. After the establishment of the federal government, all states have equal educational opportunities. Natal also has a public education system. As long as you are willing to enter the school, it is also free of charge, but so far, The enrollment rate of school-age children in Natal is the lowest. Do you know what is the enrollment rate of school-age children in the Transvaal? 90.00% 90.00! What about Natal? It is less than [-]%, that is the percentage Nine out of ten out of [-]% are white, the federal government gave you a chance, but you didn’t accept it! Now it’s unfair, so who caused this unfairness?” Marcus Beaufort shouted Seriously, a lot of data was thrown out, and Moore was immediately speechless.

Regarding this enrollment rate, Marcus Beaufort actually changed the concept secretly.

In the Transvaal, each region has an education commissioner. The task of the education commissioner is to publicize the importance of compulsory education. These education commissioners go to the farms in the area every year. Even if the farm is remote, the education commissioner must ensure that Farmers understand the concept of compulsory education and make sure that every school-age child attends the nearest school, otherwise both the education commissioner and the parents who keep their children out of school will be held accountable.

Natal certainly does not have this statement. In fact, Marcus Beaufort’s data is not accurate. To be precise, the proportion of tree-age children in Natal should be 90.00%. Nine are white, and the remaining one percent Indians or Chinese, none of the Africans.

Don't forget that Southern Africa doesn't recognize Africans at all, so it is simply impossible to include Africans in the public education system.

Moore obviously didn't know these things, so when Marcus Beaufort threw out these data, Moore was speechless.

"The profit of the mine is distributed according to the contribution ratio. The owner of the mine invests a lot. They have to buy land, buy equipment, and pay taxes. The average investment of each mine is [-] rand, so they should To get more profits, your contribution is directly proportional to your harvest, it is impossible for you to work in the mine, and you have to take most of the profits of the mine.” Marcus Beaufort refused to give in, and also There will be no concessions. In Johannesburg, the strength of the mining union is beyond imagination. If Marcus Beaufort dares to stand on the side of the miners, then Marcus Beaufort will be impeached by the parliament immediately.

"There must always be a bottom line. We didn't ask for most of the profits. If the profit of the mine is [-] rand, we only need [-] rand. Isn't that too much?" Moore really didn't understand, very The ratio of one to one is not too much, and the owner of the mine costs more than one thousand rand per car.

In this way, problems arise. What the mine owners are worried about is not one thousand or two thousand, but the proportion will continue to increase with the expansion of ambition. Now it is one thousand, and it may be five thousand or six thousand in the future. Even seven thousand or eight thousand. At that time, what should the mine owner do?

Compromise also has a bottom line.

"It's not how much you want, but how much the mine wants to give you. This must first be clear. If you don't accept it, you can resign and leave. No one asks you to accept it. But if you incite other people to riot, it will affect the The normal operation of the mine, then you have to pay the price.” Stoudemire will never compromise on this issue, and here at Stoudemire, the miners are not even qualified to make demands.

"We are not riots, we are fighting for legitimate rights through strikes." Moore emphasized that riots and strikes are two different things, and this boundary must be clarified.

"Then you can imprison the secretary-general and general manager who took the initiative to ask you to solve this problem?" Xiao Si pressed every step of the way.

"We are not imprisoned——" Moore was in a dilemma. There was no way to distinguish this issue. If Aiden and Blake were not detained, the military and police would have resorted to violence.

But the seizure is tantamount to giving the military and police a reason to take further violent measures, so Moore really has no way to justify it.

At this moment, Gothe came to report to Rock.

When reporting, he deliberately covered his mouth with his hands.

Stoudemire, Sidney Milner, and Marcus Beaufort all focused on Rock.

"Moore, do you agree to let you go back to work now, just pretend that this has never happened." Rock still gave Moore a way out.

From the standpoint of a capitalist, Rock should be consistent with Stoudemire.

But after all, Rock was born under the red flag and grew up in the spring breeze. There is no problem with right and wrong. Rock is clear about the virtues of the mine owners in Johannesburg. Rock also hopes that the government in Johannesburg will be peaceful and everything will develop smoothly. But the reality is like this, and Rock can't help it.

The only thing Rock can do is to guarantee that this kind of thing will never happen in the Rock Gold Mine.

Roque didn't have enough clout even for the Matilda Goldfields.

"Lord, thank you for taking the time to pay attention to us little people, but I'm sorry, if it's still the same situation as before, we will die." Moore didn't retreat.

Rock stopped talking, nodded to Stoudemire, then got up and left.

Gothe followed closely behind Rock, with his hands on the holster around his waist, his eyes fixed on the bewildered Moore.

As soon as the door closed, there were stern reprimands from the military and police, as well as hoarse screams from behind.

Rock turned a deaf ear and went straight out to get in the car and return to Ziwei City.

The car windows along the way are still quiet and peaceful. The strike at the Marcellus gold mine has not affected the lives of ordinary people at all. Many people don't even know that there is a place called Marcellus.

Rock saw pedestrians walking in the park on the side of the road, saw children chasing and playing on the sidewalks on both sides of the street, saw salesmen at the door of the store trying their best to attract customers, and saw mounted policemen on horseback doing their duty .

After the car drove out of Johannesburg, Rock managed to calm down: "How is the situation?"

"The First Cavalry Division has taken control of the situation. Aiden Owen and Black are fine. Everything in the mine is normal and can resume work at any time." Gothe said concisely and did not go into too much detail.

Rock nodded and didn't ask for specific details, but he still had a request: "Find out what's going on, I want to know whether this matter has anything to do with the Dutch, and the Boers of Orange played a role in this matter." What role."

Some details can't be asked, if you ask, it will hurt nature and reason.

Gothe nodded again and again: "The specific situation is not clear now. We have tried our best to control it, but it still has influence. The newspapers in Orange have been hyping up a lot recently. Those newspapers even linked the mines in Johannesburg to the concentration camps during the Boer War. Wake up, we tried to communicate with the Bloemfontein Police Department, but it didn't work."

The mines in Johannesburg are still different from the concentration camps during the Boer War.

I have to say that the imagination of those reporters is really exaggerated.

(End of this chapter)