Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

When the British delegation arrived in Pretoria, the coal miners from French West Africa finally arrived in Cardiff, Wales.

Coal occupies an important position in the British economy. The invention of the steam engine was originally used to pump water from mines. It can be said that it was the demand of coal mines that gave birth to the Industrial Revolution.

The UK is one of the countries with the highest coal reserves in the world, and most of its main coal-producing areas are close to the sea. Coal can be easily sent to all parts of the country through ports. With coal, there is steel, and with steel, we can make machines and warships.

, before the outbreak of the world war, Britain's coal production reached an unprecedented 292 million tons.

Coal is not only related to the economy, but also to the national destiny.

Compared with Britain, France's coal reserves are small and of low quality. After the Franco-Prussian War, France's important coal-producing area of ​​Lorraine was occupied by Germany, which accelerated France's decline.

Also before the outbreak of the World War, Germany's coal production reached 277 million tons, close to British production, while France's coal production was only a pitiful 40 million tons, completely unable to compete with Britain and Germany.

Before the coal miners' strike, there were approximately 1 million coal miners in the UK.

Wales is an important coal producing area in the UK. The anthracite produced in this area has high combustion value and low residue. It is the best fuel for naval ships of various countries. Although more and more British warships are abandoning steam engines and turning to internal combustion engines, the coal mines in Wales

There is still great value, so in the plans of the Mining Federation, Welsh coal mines are at the forefront.

When the first batch of African-American workers walked down the gangway, the Cardiff docks were crowded with silent coal miners. They looked seriously and silently, looking at the proud mine owners quietly.

"See? Even without you, the coal mine will not stop operating. Sooner or later you have to accept the fact that you are not indispensable. Be smart and end the strike as soon as possible and return to the mine to continue working. Otherwise, you will wait to starve.

Right -" A fat-bellied mine owner showed off his power, and the mine owner could not bear the huge losses caused by the strike.

The cause of this strike was that the mine owners demanded that miners' wages be reduced by 10% and working hours be extended from seven to eight hours.

Like the mines in southern Africa, the underground working environment of coal mines is very harsh. The mines in southern Africa have used machinery as much as possible, but the coal mines in the UK still maintain the original production method. The miners have almost no use when working underground.

Protection and safety cannot be guaranteed, lives are seriously threatened, and accidents occur from time to time.

Under such circumstances, the mine owners have to cut wages and increase working hours, and the workers are indeed intolerable.

"Think about your family, think about your children. If you lose your income, they will starve. Face reality, if you don't accept the current conditions, then I guarantee that you won't even have the current conditions.

You will lose your job completely——" Another mine owner was equally hoarse. The miners didn't know that there were only this group of African-American workers, but the mine owners knew it.

The miners remained silent, and many of them carried shovels, iron rods and other weapons with them. However, faced with the dark muzzles of the police, the workers did not dare to make any mistakes.

The British police really dare to shoot when workers are on strike.

And the muzzle will never be raised an inch.

"Bill, let's go. We're going to have a good drink tonight to celebrate the resumption of work in the mine." The fat man's laughter was extremely harsh, and his eyes towards the workers were full of contempt and anxiety.

On the other side of the pier, Cardiff Mayor Isley was questioning Johnston.

"Are these workers really from southern Africa?" Aisley looked worried. Coal is Cardiff's main source of income. The strike has caused immeasurable losses to Cardiff. Aisley is also eager to

The field resumes work.

"No, they are from Conakry and have nothing to do with southern Africa." Johnston looked helpless. The federal government of Southern Africa chose to be clean in this matter and left no one behind.

Any handle.

"Conakry, are the French so kind-hearted?" Eisley wondered. Don't make trouble with allies at this time. Eisley himself didn't believe it.

"Of course not, but this has nothing to do with the French government." Johnston shook his head and smiled bitterly. Even though West Africa is a French colony, the foundation of French rule in West Africa is very weak.

Conakry is the capital of French Guinea. In 1893, French Guinea became a colony of France. In 1905, Alpha Jaya led the people of Labe District in Guinea to stage an uprising against French colonial rule.

Due to the disparity in power between the two sides, the uprising was quickly suppressed, and Alpha Yaya and his son Ajibo were exiled from France.

Although the uprising was suppressed, the Guinean people's resistance to French colonial rule has never stopped. To this day, there are still resistance activities on the plateau of southeastern Guinea.

Eisley sighed, but before he could speak, there was a sudden noise on the dock.

“Get these bastards out of Britain—”

"Throw them into the sea—"

"Don't try to take away our jobs—"

The workers finally felt threatened, and if they didn't break out in silence, they would perish in silence.

"Back off, back off, don't cross the white line, otherwise you'll be shot——"

The police who maintain order are facing a formidable enemy. They also sympathize with the coal miners, but they have to do this.

Cardiff is the coal center of the UK, with hundreds of thousands of people working in the mines.

The policemen who maintained order were also Mrs. Ga, who didn't have close relatives? Many people's relatives were working in the coal mines, and maybe they were among the workers present.

"If you want to keep your jobs, then go back to the coal mine, otherwise you will all die and starve to death -" The fat man continued to add fuel to the fire, regardless of the workers' increasing agitation.

"Accept the current conditions as soon as possible, so that your children can still have enough to eat, otherwise they will go to the garbage dump to fight with wild dogs for food -" The thin man was equally arrogant. Unlike southern Africa, there are indeed stray dogs in Cardiff.

of.

The most common dog breed in southern Africa is the South African Mastiff. This dog is an excellent family guard dog with a strong sense of territory. It is usually used to guard farms and even dares to fight lions.

South African mastiffs that dare to fight lions will become ferocious wild dogs within a few years once they are left in the wild, posing a huge threat to humans. Therefore, all stray dogs found in southern Africa must be sent to shelters. If this continues for a period of time,

If no one adopts her, she will be euthanized.

The UK is much worse in this regard. Even human survival cannot be guaranteed. Stray dogs cannot be controlled at all. The same is true in other countries. In the suburbs of Paris and London, groups of stray dogs can often be seen, and vicious dogs can cause serious injuries.

Incidents happen from time to time.

"Get these Africans away quickly, otherwise we will all be in trouble." Isley was very worried. British coal miners were very tough. During the World War, many coal miners joined the army and fought bloody battles to defend the British Empire. After the war,

They returned to work in the coal mines. They were originally dissatisfied with the British government's disregard for the interests of veterans. Now a spark can detonate the entire dock.

"Go quickly, go quickly, don't stay on the dock -" Johnston also realized that the situation was not good. The coal mines union introduced African workers in order to make local coal miners feel the crisis, and then encourage the workers to end the strike and return to work.

, not here to start a war.

"We can't leave now, the coal miners have surrounded the entire dock -" Johnston's assistant looked horrified. More and more coal miners knew the news and headed to the dock. Now there were at least tens of thousands of people gathered on the dock.

If someone takes the opportunity to instigate the situation at this time, the consequences will be disastrous.

"Then let them get back on the ship. They can't stay on the dock anyway-" Johnston was sweating profusely. This situation was beyond Johnston's control.

By this time, some workers had already broken through the blockade set up by the police.

The police did not shoot. Killing often does not solve the problem, not to mention that their relatives may be at the scene.

The fat and thin duo, who had been arrogant just now, also felt the danger. They reacted very quickly and ran to the boat as soon as they realized that the situation was out of control.

Compared with the dangerous dock, the boat is undoubtedly safe.

And based on their performance just now, once the workers break through the police blockade, they will undoubtedly be torn into pieces by the workers.

At this time, there was great chaos on the dock. The African workers on the ship were getting off the ship, and the workers on the dock were trying to get back on the ship. The narrow gangway was crowded and accidents might happen at any time.

"Go away, go away, you pigs, let me go up first -" The fat man looked like he was crazy, pushing away the workers in front of him and squeezing towards the gangway.

"Hurry up Todd, or we'll all die -" Bill screamed in horror. He was so arrogant just now, but now he's so embarrassed.

The workers on the gangway were at a loss. The staff on the ship still didn't know what was happening and were urging the workers to get off the ship.

The staff at the dock had realized something was wrong and were driving the workers back to the ship.

All factors focused on the fragile gangway. The gangway suddenly broke as expected, and Bill and Todd fell into the water along with a dozen African-American workers at the same time.

Todd's water skills were not very good, or he couldn't swim at all. After falling into the water, he sank almost vertically and disappeared after a few bubbles.

Bill is in good health and can still struggle in the water a few times.

Unfortunately, at this time, Bill did not forget to drag an African-American worker next to him and tried to step on the worker to climb ashore.

The African-American worker caught by Bill also couldn't swim and was struggling in the water.

Drowning people, except those who want to die, will hold on to whatever they grab.

So Bill was held tightly by the African-American worker who was struggling desperately.

"Let go, you bastard—" Bill had just finished saying half a sentence before he was carried by the workers and sank to the bottom of the water.