Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

White people choose names very randomly. There are East London and Port Elizabeth in the Cape. New York and New Orleans in the United States. There are countless place names in the Cape called Victoria. Rock named the new port "Edward".

It's normal. If Rock really named the new port "Zhenhai" or "Weihai", Rock himself would feel awkward, not to mention the British.

Port Edward is located near the future Hinde. It actually does not have the conditions to become a port. Not to mention natural harbors like Durban and Cape Town, even compared with ports like Beira and Lourenço Marquez.

In comparison, natural conditions are also much inferior.

But Rock is not worried. As long as he gives the task to Christian, Christian will naturally be able to complete it.

As for the price Christian will pay in the process of building Port Edward, this is not within the scope of Rock's consideration. Living in this era, Rock's thinking and behavior are gradually moving closer to this era. The 21st century

Certain ways of thinking were inappropriate at the beginning of the 20th century. Half a step ahead was a genius, and one step ahead was a madman. Rock didn't want to be seen as a madman.

So Rock can only live with the light, otherwise Rock will be regarded as an alien, not only by the British, but also by Africans, who will regard Rock as a fool.

Rock was definitely not stupid, so Rock asked Scarlett to make a budget and then handed the project over to Christian.

"I solemnly warn you, Chris, if there is a problem with the quality of the project in Port Edward, you will know the consequences." Rock still warned Christian that if there are problems with the quality of the project in Johannesburg, it is excusable, then if there is a problem with the quality of the project in Port Edward

, Rock will never let Christian go so easily.

"Don't worry, Lord. I have already contacted Zhazha. Zhazha will provide me with enough labor. My people are only responsible for supervising the work. I guarantee that there will be no problems in Port Edward. If there is a problem, I will save all my wife and children."

Get rid of it, and then I will hang myself on the dock of Port Edward." Christian really spent a lot of money, and even Owen was shocked by Christian's determination.

"Zhazha is willing to let the Yao people work on the construction site?" Owen found it hard to believe that Zhazha could be so cruel to his people.

Although neither Rock nor Christian said anything, Owen must know the situation on the construction site. Rumors have already emerged in Johannesburg that there is a Zulu buried under every rail on the railway from Rhodesia to Nyasaland.

According to the news Irving received, the actual situation is even worse than this. The railway from Rhodesia to Nyasaland needs to build many railway bridges along the way. There are no construction machinery in this era. The construction of mountains and bridges depends entirely on manpower, so the construction site

You can imagine how bad the situation is.

"Of course Zhazha will not let people from the Yao tribe work on the construction site. It is no different from sending people to death. However, the Yao people are not the only ones in Zhazha's territory. Zhazha has also set up a slave-catching team to arrest people and send them to the construction site to be sold.

"Money, I just need to prepare cash, and leave the rest to Zhazha." Christian is not stupid, anything that can be solved with money is not a problem, Zhazha needs a lot of money to rebuild the Mweni Matapa Kingdom.

, Christian is also helping Zhazha solve the problem.

After hearing Christian's explanation, both Rock and Owen were silent. Sure enough, no one is innocent these days. Africans who have gained power will deal with Africans more harshly than white people.

When white people colonized Africa, they had to pay more or less attention to sustainable development.

Africans do not have this concern. Whether now or in the future, in African countries, after Africans come to power, they often behave more brutally than white people.

"There's no way, this is reality." Rock spread his hands to Owen.

Owen curled his lips to express understanding, but he didn't seem to accept it.

"I don't care what you do, just move as fast as possible. Fortunately, there are enough steel bars and cement now, so it shouldn't be troublesome to build the port." Roque is still prepared. Most of the cement produced by Fawalt is

It was bought by Rock and put into production from the cement factory. Rock did not take away a penny from the cement factory, but instead paid 100,000 pounds for the purchase of cement.

What can't be helped is that although Roque is also a shareholder of the Fawalt Cement Factory, Roque still has to pay for the cement, so Roque simply converts the profit into the payment payable for the purchase of cement.

Henry is still very interesting. The price given to Rock is very cheap, more than half cheaper than the external sales price. Even so, the dividends Rock deserves are still not enough to pay for the purchase of cement. It has only been less than a year.

The money Carrie paid to the cement factory has exceeded 100,000 pounds.

The same goes for steel bars. The steel plant in Johannesburg has not yet been put into production. Rock can only buy steel from Europe. The expenditure for this part is more than 10,000 pounds per month, but Rock can still afford this amount of money now.

Ten thousand pounds is only 72 kilograms of gold. Now when Rock buys supplies, he pays directly with gold.

"Locke, don't put all your thoughts on Nyasaland. Johannesburg is our foundation." Owen is dissatisfied with Rock's large investment in Nyasaland. No matter how well Nyasaland is built, it will not work with Owen.

any relationship.

"I have not forgotten Johannesburg. The road will be built as soon as the rainy season ends. Now it is from Johannesburg to Ziwei Town. After this section is completed, the next step is from Johannesburg to Pretoria. This should be a municipal project. You can't

Help me apply for some grants or something?" Rock is also dissatisfied. Currently, Rock's base is in Johannesburg. In the long run, Nyasaland will be Rock's base.

"The city government has no money. The last loan was used for disaster relief and fighting the plague. Now the city government has no money." Irving knows the financial situation of the city government. Although the loan has not been spent, there is not much left, so he allocates funds.

Don't think about it, but if Roque needs a loan, Irving can help.

Rock doesn't need a loan. If Rock needs a loan, just go to Rand Bank directly. Rock won't give the money to the Imperial Bank.

After driving Christian away, Roark left Johannesburg for Pretoria. Austin Burns' case was about to go to trial. Roark was going to find Henry to inquire about the latest developments in the case.

"Locke, it's very troublesome. William II sent a special envoy here to observe the trial of Austin Burns. It's difficult for us to operate now." Henry frowned. Although Henry didn't care much about Austin Burns, he didn't handle it well. Henry still felt guilty about what Ke had asked him to do.

When he was in the Cape Town Police Department, Henry was also a subordinate of Austin Burns, but Henry did not have much affection for Austin Burns. Austin Burns prevented the Boers from going to Johannesburg, and Henry was not a direct beneficiary, so Henry was not a direct beneficiary. Cares a lot about Austin Burns.

"F***" Roque cursed secretly, but did not dare to curse aloud. After all, William II and Edward VII were relatives. If he cursed out loud, it would be equivalent to scolding Edward VII as well.

This is treasonous.

"What did Duke Cowper say?" Rock pinned his hopes on the justice.

"Duke Cowper didn't dare to do anything. Last week, I sent Duke Cowper ten thousand pounds. But the day before yesterday, Duke Cowper sent someone to return the money, and no one else did. Dare to charge money, I haven't even figured out the jury situation yet." Henry shook his head helplessly, with William II's envoy here, this money is really hot.

"Is it possible to think of other ways?" Rock found another way. If it doesn't work in court, then Rock will have to think of other ways.

"What's the solution? Prison robbery? Don't be ridiculous, the prison is guarded by the police station." Henry didn't want to get burned, so robbery was not an option, but in that case, the Pretoria Police Department would have to bear the responsibility.

"No, no, no, it's not about jailbreaking. I mean, think of other ways." Rock would not use such an unskilled method as jailbreaking. Besides jailbreaking, Rock had other ways to get people out.

"You mean" Henry said thoughtfully.

"Think of a way." Roque's eyes flickered, and the two police chiefs discussed together. There was still a lot of room for maneuver.

The next day, the case regarding Austin Burns and three others was officially opened in a Pretoria court.

Governor-General Ade and the special envoy of Kaiser Wilhelm II, German Governor-General of South-West Africa Leutwein, came to the scene in person. There was a fierce debate in the court. The lawyers of Austin Burns and other three people challenged Austin Burns and other three people. Plea of ​​not guilty.

What’s funny is that the prosecutor is actually the Bloemfontein Municipal Government. The reason they prosecuted Austin Pence and three other people is that Austin Pence and three other people blatantly ordered the military to attack without authorization. and the police opened fire on the Boers who were moving towards Johannesburg, causing heavy casualties.

For this reason, the Bloemfontein Municipal Government prosecuted Austin Burns and three other people for murder, attempted murder, dereliction of duty, and more than 1,650 crimes.

The situation that Rock expected to read for several days just for the indictment did not happen. The Bloemfontein City Government submitted a 150-page document to the court, which listed three people including Austin Burns. For the crime, the Bloemfontein City Government requested that Austin Burns and three others be sentenced to death, and that the Transvaal Government and the Johannesburg City Government pay compensation to the Boers.

The focus of the debate mainly focused on compensation, and did not care much about the life and death of Austin Pence and the others.

Austin Pence and the other three were indeed in a very embarrassed state. They had been in prison for more than a month. They were all very thin and looked unkempt. During the trial, Austin Pence and the other three even had their heads cut off.

They didn't even look up, they seemed to have accepted their fate.

The justice was very efficient. It only took one day to complete the trial. Austin Burns and three other people were then sentenced to death and executed immediately.