Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

As for the definition of "happiness", everyone has their own understanding. Some people think that only having money makes them happy, and some people like to have a hot bed with their wife and children. Different standards lead to different conclusions, but no matter what, the role of money is indispensable.

Wife and children have to eat and drink even when they are hot on the bed. Poor and humble couples are miserable, and their basic life cannot be guaranteed, so happiness is naturally out of the question.

The concept of "happiness" that Ruf Eric refers to is a bit broad. In addition to wanting to increase the wages of dock workers, of course it also includes other demands.

It should be explained here that three months of paid leave per year includes weekends. Weekend breaks alone are more than fifty days, plus about forty days of paid leave, which is perfectly in line with the living conditions of the middle class in southern Africa.

"Eric, be realistic. No country in the world will agree to your request, let alone in southern Africa. The Cape State government must not only consider the interests of workers, but also consider the interests of enterprises and federal governments at all levels.

You can fight for better welfare benefits for workers, but you cannot threaten them by going on strike. I can tell you clearly now that the Cape State government under my leadership will not accept threats of interests under any circumstances." Xiao

Si patiently communicated that if the workers were willing to resume work, then Si could appropriately improve the workers' welfare benefits.

Of course, it will not reach the level demanded by workers. Stoudemire needs to find a balance point among the interests of all parties. Since workers and enterprises can accept it, it can also benefit all levels of federal government.

After all, workers' salaries are also taxed by the federal government.

"Your Excellency, Governor, if our demands cannot be met, then we will not stop the strike." Ruf Eric thought he was confident that he could hold Stoudemire's seven inches.

"Haha, are you sure?" Stoudemire sneered. Ruf Eric, a lawyer, may not understand the ruthlessness of capitalists.

"Of course I'm sure!" Ruf Eric probably interpreted Stoudemire's sneer as sternness.

"Three days, I only give you three days. After three days, I want to see everything return to normal, otherwise those workers will never come to work." Stoudemire was categorical. If the engineers of Nyasaland Airlines went on strike,

Stoudemire will probably still have to compromise, because the work of engineers is irreplaceable.

The job of a dock worker basically has no technical content. As long as you are in good health and strong enough to obey management, you are a qualified dock worker. If Ruf Eric thinks that this can make Stoudemire surrender, then Ruf Eric is wrong.

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"Are you sure?" Ruf Eric couldn't believe it. These were six thousand people, not sixty. Are they all going to be expelled?

"I'm sure, there are only three days." Stoudemire said calmly. Although Cape Town port is important, it is not irreplaceable. In southern Africa, let alone Port Edward and Walvis Bay, Durban, Elizabeth, and even St. John's can be used at any time.

Taking over the role of Cape Town.

"Then let's wait and see - Goodbye, Your Excellency Governor!" Ruf Eric was angry. He didn't get the response he wanted from Stoudemire. Stoudemire was tougher than he thought.

Seeing the three of Rufus, Eric and others leaving, Stoudemire had no intention of staying.

After Ruf Eric and the other three left, Dr. Starr Jameson and Bresler both had some feelings for each other. They didn't expect that Stoudemire would deal with this problem with such a decisive attitude. Such Stoudemire

Make them strange.

"William, pick me up Colonel Sanders -" Stoudemire called his secretary.

"Cecil, is this okay?" Dr. Starr Jameson hesitated, feeling vaguely that he had made a mistake.

"Otherwise? If you agree to their request, it will be a bottomless pit that cannot be filled." Xiao Si sneered. In fact, the colonial government had set an example for treating this kind of people a long time ago.

This was before the federal government was established. Around 1903, Orange miners rioted, destroying two railway stations in Bloemfontein and detaining colonial government officials who went to negotiate.

The then Governor-General of Southern Africa, Ade, refused to give in and ordered all six leaders of the strike to be put on a train and deported to the British mainland. As a result, the number of people imprisoned reached hundreds, and a massive strike ended in vain.

This strike took place in Orange and did not cause much ripples in the Cape, so Cape people did not know where the federal government's bottom line was.

What Stoudemire and Dr. Starr Jameson didn't know was that huge differences also occurred after the three Rufus Eric left.

"I think we should stop it. Don't underestimate the ruthlessness of the Rhodes family -" Kama, who had been silent in Stoudemire's mansion, felt very uneasy. It seemed that a huge disaster was approaching, and Kama was restless.

"Calm down Kama, there are six thousand of us. Neither the Cape Town Municipal Government nor the Cape State Government can ignore the existence of this force." Ruf Eric was stunned by the previous victory.

Mind, the six thousand dock workers are his last resort.

The physical fitness of the dock workers is relatively good. Now Ruf Eric is relatively restrained and has not organized workers to march in the streets or use other violent methods.

If Stoudemire does not agree to Ruf Eric's request, then Ruf Eric will organize the dock workers to use some unconventional means to force Stoudemire to submit. Ruf Eric is very experienced in this regard.

"Mr. Cecil Rhodes, after all, is different from others." Smith also had doubts. Stoudemire was not a good person, and his reputation in southern Africa was not good. His cruelty was second only to Rock.

You may not believe it, but Roque has such a strong reputation that he can even stop children from crying at night in southern Africa.

From the earliest rebellion of the Yao people to Freiburg not long ago, everyone knew about Roque's evil reputation. He treated his friends and subordinates as warm as spring, and treated his enemies as warm as spring.

The autumn wind is as ruthless as sweeping away fallen leaves.

The same goes for Stoudemire. As a member of the Rhodes family, Stoudemire has the gene of violence flowing in his blood. It was through violence that the old Cecil Rhodes built the current Rhodesia. Stoudemire is here.

It can be said that the green is better than the blue, even worse than the blue, and the people of Cape Town also know it very well.

"Nothing is different. We will organize dock workers to take to the streets tomorrow. In addition to putting enough pressure on the state and municipal governments, we also have to show our strength, otherwise no one will take us seriously." Rufu Eli

If you want to take risks, there is no other way.

That night, the Longshoremen's Union organized workers to prepare for the next day's demonstration.

What Ruf Eric didn't expect was that that night, the Cape Town military police went out collectively to impose a curfew on the area around the dock. Many union employees who tried to connect with the workers under the cover of night were directly arrested by the Cape Town military police.

Many workers were arrested and warned by the military and police that if they dare to continue the strike and the disorder continues to escalate, all workers will bear any consequences.

So Ruf Eric was surprised to find that at 8 o'clock in the morning, less than a thousand people came to the scheduled location of the rally the next day, and most of them were African-American workers. This surprised Ruf Eric.

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"Why is this happening? Don't they know that we are fighting for their rights?" Rufus Eric was very angry. The size of the crowd was less than a thousand people, and there was a huge difference in the size of the five or six thousand people expected.

Moreover, most of the workers participating in the rally were Africans, which gave Rufus Eric a very bad feeling.

Federal governments at all levels in Southern Africa are relatively restrained in their treatment of white workers and Chinese workers, but they have never been merciless in their treatment of African workers.

"Eric, last night someone notified the Chinese workers one by one that they were not allowed to participate in the rally organized by us. This was an order issued by the Marquis of Nyasaland." Smith panicked. Rock's prestige among the Chinese was unmatched.

When Roque spoke, the Workers' Union was dwarfed.

"The same goes for white workers. Mr. Rhodes's prestige is also unmatched. No one is willing to disobey Mr. Rhodes's orders." Kama looked frustrated. For the Workers' Federation, Rock and Stoudemire were two different people.

An insurmountable mountain.

Before Ruf Eric had time to speak, there was a sudden commotion on the street next to the dock.

Someone took advantage of the chaos and smashed the window of a store on the street, and then someone rushed into the store and started looting.

Seeing people walking out of the store carrying large and small bags, African-American workers couldn't help but join them.

"What the hell is going on?" Ruf Eric was shocked. A similar situation had never happened in previous rallies. The workers' federation also wanted to win the support of the citizens, so that it could better achieve its goal.

"Sir, they are not our people. Someone deliberately broke the shop window to cause chaos. They did it on purpose-" A worker from the Workers' Federation hurriedly came to report.

"Tell those Africans that they are not allowed to participate in robberies. We are not robbers. We have to express our demands through formal channels-" Ruf Eric got angry in a hurry. He vaguely felt that the situation was getting out of control, but he was helpless.

At this time, the sound of horse hooves suddenly came from the end of the street. Hundreds of mounted policemen were approaching the crime scene in neat lines. An African-American worker holding a bag of groceries was unable to dodge and was hit by a mounted policeman.

The gun fell.

Boom!

The gunshots were loud and sharp, and the scene immediately fell into chaos.

"How dare they, how dare they do this-" Ruf Eric was stunned. He really didn't expect that the mounted police would be so ruthless.

Haha, what is this? Just think about the veterans rally that took place in Washington a few months ago. MacArthur directed the US military and police to use armored vehicles and tanks.

Compared with Americans, the military and police in southern Africa are restrained enough.

(End of chapter)