Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 712

No matter how powerful Brad is, it is impossible to cover everything in every detail, and there are always some blank areas that cannot be monitored.

After the Umbrella Company and Adan Company launched an attack on the East Indies, Roque actually made repeated orders to strengthen the monitoring of the activities of the Dutch in southern Africa, but because of the relationship between the Dutch and the Boers, this work cannot be comprehensive and thorough. , There are always some corners that monitoring cannot touch.

Only in the Transvaal, this job is relatively easy. After all, the Transvaal is the stronghold of Rock, and there are very few Boers in the territory. If the riot in the Marcellus Gold Mine is really related to the Dutch, then Brad in charge in the Transvaal must be responsible.

This is just speculation. Before the truth is found out, Rock still trusts Brad and the Johannesburg Police Department. The workers involved in the riot are handled by Johannesburg, and it is the Johannesburg Mining Union that Rock and Stoudemire are going to rectify.

This time Rock couldn't be lazy, and attended the plenary meeting of the Mining Union with Sidney Milner.

The meeting was still held at the Olympus Palace. When Roque and Sidney Milner walked into the meeting place, all other mine leaders were present, including the head of the Anglo-American Mining Company named Ernest Oppenheim. silent.

Ernest Oppenheimer is another myth of wealth in southern Africa. Ernest Oppenheimer was a Jew born in Germany. He worked for Dinkelsbiller in London at the age of 16. Dinkels Spiller is a company specializing in diamond jewelry. In 1902, just after the end of the Boer War, Ernest Oppenheimer came to Kimberley and became the director of Dinkle Spiller in Kimberley.

Two years ago, Ernest Oppenheimer cooperated with the American consortium to establish the Anglo-American Mining Company, which formally set foot in the gold mines in Johannesburg. Up to now, it has developed rapidly and has controlled three gold mines.

The current Ernest Oppenheimer is still not well-known, but Rock is familiar with this name. In another time and space, it was the Anglo-American mining company founded by Ernest Oppenheimer that annexed De Beers Unified Mining Company completed the poor boy's counterattack against the princess, and the Oppenheimer family once monopolized 90.00% of the world's diamond market share.

With the existence of Rock, the bridge staged in another time and space is unlikely to repeat itself in this time and space. Rock had to remind Stoudemire early on to pay attention to the new Anglo-American mining company, so today's meeting happened.

At the beginning of the meeting, Stoudemire did not target the Anglo-American Mining Company, but targeted the Marcellus Gold Mine where riots had just occurred.

Black, the general manager of the Marcellus Gold Mine, knew nothing about this. He even used the fact that the Marcellus Gold Mine had just suffered huge losses as an excuse, and he was unwilling to bear the aftermath costs collectively borne by the Mining Union.

"The loss of the gold mine was caused by yourself and has nothing to do with others. You should know what the Mining Union did for the Marcellus Gold Mine when I was detained with you. It was all because of Marcellus Les Gold Mine, it will have a very bad impact on the operation of all gold mines in the entire Rand mining area in the future, so you not only have to bear this part of the cost, but also pay an additional fine as compensation for other gold mines " Aiden, who presided over the meeting, seemed to be kind to Blake, but in fact he wanted to cramp, and if it wasn't for Blake, Aiden wouldn't be in danger.

"Fine?" Black still didn't understand what this operation was.

"Yes, a fine. In order to deal with the aftermath, the Mining Union raised 18 rand. If you don't bear the money, the Mining Union will auction off the Marcellus Gold Mine and use the proceeds from the auction for other mines. Compensation from the field." Aiden was murderous, and the other mine leaders watched happily, as if they didn't realize that the scene that happened to Black today may happen to them in the future.

Of course, as long as the Mining Union is not offended, the Mining Union will not attack members of the Union casually. The situation at the Marcellus Gold Mine is too bad this time, so it is necessary to make an example.

This is the consensus of almost everyone.

"No, the Mining Union has no right to do this." Black was dumbfounded, not expecting such a mere strike to cause such serious consequences.

"The Mining Union has the power. Go back and have a look at the joining letter of the Mining Union. It seems to be signed by you." Aiden smiled. Don't underestimate the various associations in southern Africa. Members of the association really have the power of life and death. .

"Then our Marcellus Gold Mine is now withdrawing from the Mining Union." Black's face was livid.

"When you joined the Mining Alliance, you lived in a hotel?" Aiden sneered, and if he boarded the Mining Alliance's thief ship, he would not even think about getting out unscathed.

"I'm going to court to sue." Black has not yet realized the background of the Mining Union.

"Go ahead, I wish you success." Aiden didn't even bother to talk to Blake. The deputy minister of the Ministry of Justice was on the scene. Without Rock's permission, the Mining Union would not attack the Marcellus Gold Mine.

"You're extorting—" Black snarled wildly.

Aiden nodded to the guard at the door, and two strong men in black immediately carried Blake away.

The roar of laughter in the conference room was a little quieter now. Although Black was to blame, the others couldn't help but feel cold.

"Okay, let's forget about those unpleasant things, now let's proceed to the next item." Aiden knocked the gavel slowly, and it feels good to eradicate opponents in the name of the collective, no wonder the French love democracy so much.

"When will the auction start?" Some politically insensitive mine owners couldn't wait, and immediately attracted the attention of others.

"To be determined——" Aiden's eyes were meaningful. The Mining Alliance really needs to be rectified. There are everyone.

Rock and Sidney Milner looked at each other and smiled, and Stoudemire hurried over at this time.

"Sorry, I got up late—" Stoudemire showed no apology on his face.

Rock and Sidney Milner were speechless. They could oversleep at this time, and their hearts were indeed a little big.

"You missed the most exciting part." Sidney Milner was in a good mood. The Marcellus gold mine he had just dealt with was at least half of Sidney Milner's.

Or it may be a whole, it depends on the next meeting process.

"In the first half of this year alone, the Johannesburg Police Department detected 70 gold smuggling cases, with a total weight of more than five tons and a total value of more than [-] rand. Mr. Ernest Oppenheimer, do you have any questions?" Anything to add?" Aiden closed the information in his hand and asked Ernest Oppenheimer directly.

"No." Ernest Oppenheimer looked calm, as if this matter had nothing to do with him.

"Well, I don't want to emphasize what Johannesburg's gold means to London and the Commonwealth. Southern Africa is the southern Africa of the British Empire and no one else's. Johannesburg's gold is also first and foremost for the British Empire, Ernest Or Mr. Benheimer, do you have any objection to this?" Aiden pressed harder and harder.

"No." Ernest Oppenheimer said succinctly.

"Okay then, now I'm announcing the Mining Union's decision on the gold mine involved, Chesterton Gold Mine, a fine of [-] rand—" Aiden was not in a hurry.

"Wait, why?" The person in charge of the Chesterton Gold Mine immediately objected, and there was a lot of discussion in the venue. The mine owners finally felt that everyone was in danger.

"On January 15 this year, the 3500 ounces of gold seized by the Johannesburg Police Department in Rihe Tember came from your Chesterton Gold Mine! Don't say that the gold has nothing to do with the Chesterton Gold Mine, Taylor, let me give you Do you accept this fine if you have a chance?" Aiden was tough, half-raised the gavel in his hand, ready to knock it down at any time.

Taylor, whose body was overweight, whose waist circumference was estimated to be about the same as his height, glared at Aiden.

It's rare that such a fat person can still be seen.

Aiden was neither in a hurry nor backed down, and looked at Taylor coldly.

After half a minute, Taylor calmed down.

"Okay, I accept."

Just after Taylor said this with difficulty, the conference room was dead silent.

Rock could even hear Sidney Milner take a deep breath of relief.

"Very good, next is the Ignati Woods Gold Mine, which will be fined 11 rand." Aiden said clearly, Ignati Woods is one of the three gold mines operated by the Anglo-American Mining Company.

The atmosphere in the conference room immediately became tense again. 11 rand was not a small amount. The exchange rate between rand and pound was one to one. For a smaller gold mine, the half-year profit was estimated to be just that little.

Unfortunately, the Ignati Woods gold mine is such a relatively small gold mine.

As a company that has only been established for two years, the big gold mine is definitely out of reach, and it is the turn of Anglo-American Mining Company to acquire the small gold mine that Rock, Stoudemire, and Henry despised.

Is it great to have an American consortium background?

Don’t forget that it’s 1910, the UK is the world leader, and the name of the Anglo-American Mining Company has “Anglo-American”, but it doesn’t mean that the British government and the US government will endorse this company, it’s just that there are British capital and the US It's just capital.

"Mr. Aiden, this fine is too much, and the Ignati Woods Gold Mine cannot afford it." Ernest Oppenheimer finally couldn't bear it. It only cost less than 11 rand, and now the fine is [-] in one breath. This is the rhythm that made Ernest Oppenheimer bankrupt.

"Mr. Ernest Oppenheimer, I want to remind you that if you refuse to pay this fine, the Mining Union will auction off the Ignati Woods gold mine." Aiden is not polite, Ignati Woods The gold mine is the gold mine that Stoudemire said "four to five thousand workers work in shifts, and the annual gold mining is only one or two tons".

There is really no need to mine such a gold mine.

(End of this chapter)