586 I can't ask for it
Every year, RAND Bank's branches around the world send their best performers to Nyasaland for three to six months of training, and if they perform well during the training period, they will definitely be greatly promoted after returning to their original units.
The male-eyed man is from the Indian branch, and if there is no such thing, after the male-eyed man returns to India, he can at least be an assistant manager or something.
It's a bit difficult now, and if it's returned early, it's not estimated that the expulsion won't be, but that's it for the rest of my life.
Carlos didn't care about the future of the fierce man, he only had Kate's smile in his eyes, and he didn't pay attention to when Louis Botha left.
"Was that Minister Louis Botha just now?" After Louis Botha left, Kate dared to ask, in southern Africa, Louis Botha is still very well-known, and if the fierce man is a southern African, he will not make such a mistake.
"Yes, the minister is very good—" Carlos was amused like a silly boy.
"That's only in front of you, this is the commander of the Boer coalition army, will he kill people at every turn, and shoot him directly-" Kate was very curious, although working at the Rand Bank would also come into contact with many big people because of his work, but it was the first time to go to the level of Louis Botha.
"How is it possible, the minister is very kind to the people around him, a colleague made a mistake the other day, and the minister just sent him back to Orange, and today the minister just found out that you work here, and encouraged me to come to you-" Carlos sat in the name of a stupid boy.
"Oh-the minister asked you to come—" Kate said meaningfully.
"No, I wanted to come." Carlos alarm bells.
"Kate, won't you tell me about it?" The lobby manager, dressed in an elegant and dignified uniform, came over to say hello.
"Hello, my name is Carlos and I'm Kate's classmate." Carlos is much more normal with other people.
"Hello Carlos, my name is Martha, be nice to us Kate, or I'll make you look good." Martha was out of sight, and her direct expression was simply surprising: "Kate, why don't you take this gentleman to the reception room to sit down, Minister Louis Botha's young secretary, seize the opportunity——"
It's really not appropriate to just stand in the lobby and chat, so go to the reception room, or the kind of reception room that is specifically for VIP customers and has a certain degree of privacy.
"Senior Martha is one year older than us, and her fiancé is Governor Anton's secretary, and she is very good." Kate is nothing to be ashamed of, Louis Botha's secretary, who does qualify for VIP treatment at the RAND Bank.
"I'm not afraid, Minister Botha is also a governor." Carlos cheered himself up.
Kate's eyes were clearly disgusted, Orange and Nyasaland were not comparable; "Those of us who work in Little Rock have a club, and Senior Martha is the president of the club, and there is a party tomorrow, and I will take you there then."
Carlos then understood why Martha was so confident just now.
This kind of relationship between classmates is very special, graduates of the University of Nyasaland are now very sought-after, and after graduation, they will either work in the government department, or enter major enterprises to be trained as key employees, and over time, this force is very terrifying.
Those who can graduate from the University of Nyasaland are not stupid, and of course they will make better use of this relationship, so all kinds of small groups are gradually formed.
"Is it appropriate?" Carlos hesitated a little, the graduates of the University of Nyasaland, who work in the federal government, also meet regularly, and for them, the graduates actually have a greater sense of identity with this kind of gathering, after all, everyone has a similar level of background, education, and work, and is more enthusiastic than departmental gatherings.
"Of course not, at least the label on the clothes should be cut off." Kate also has the potential to be a housekeeper, and her true form was revealed after only a few minutes of meeting.
Louis Botha was indeed a good leader, and he really had nothing to say to Carlos, and before Carlos attended the party the next day, Luis Botha also took the initiative to prepare gifts for Carlos, a few bottles of champagne from France.
The price of these champagnes is not cheap, the wine merchants of the Champagne region of France have organized associations to protect the name "Champagne" since 1882, and France announced five years ago that only sparkling wine produced in the Champagne region of France can use the name "Champagne", and the scope of the Champagne region has been determined in a legal form, so as to protect the reputation of "Champagne" to the greatest extent.
Champagne in Nyasaland is imported from France, or champagne all over the world, except for counterfeit and shoddy champagnes, are imported from France, and the price is quite expensive, and in southern Africa, it can be openly supplied in places like Rhodesia hotels.
These champagnes were taken from the hotel, of course, without Louis Botha's money, otherwise Louis Botha would not have been willing to pay for it.
The meeting place is a small bar next to Sunset Boulevard, these recent college graduates are actually very energetic, they have not yet stepped into leadership positions, but the location is very important, very generous to charter the tavern directly.
When Carlos and Kate walked into the bar, there were already a lot of people chatting in the bar, these elites from all walks of life were still well-dressed even when they were relaxing, although they were in the bar, but few people were drinking, most of them were juice and green tea in front of them, and only two or three people were beer in front of them.
So when the champagne is served, there are people who immediately look embarrassed.
"The old rule, drink a little if you can drink, and replace tea with tea if you can't drink, the first cup I propose, I salute Carlos, who came from afar, but later you will have to explain what your relationship with Kate is-" The person who presides over the club is Martha's fiancé Vincent, so he will adjust the atmosphere and deserve to be mixed up.
The atmosphere that was originally a little awkward immediately became warm, and those who were qualified to participate in the party were not stupid, they all knew how to deal with this situation, and there was no cold scene.
The so-called cold field will only appear when the identity gap is huge and there is no topic to be found, Carlos is also a graduate of the University of Nyasaland, although Carlos is working next to Louis Botha, which makes Carlos's identity a little embarrassing, but this will not affect the feelings between classmates, not to mention Kate, the lubricant.
Kate: They can bring their families to this club activity
So everyone's emotions are full in an instant, and champagne is really a good thing.
"Thank you." Carlos is grateful that these teases are actually assists.
Kate didn't speak, and thoughtfully prepared milk for Carlos, a friendly reminder, this thing has a really good hangover effect, especially yogurt.
"Carlos, what kind of person is Minister Botha?"
"Carlos, how is it feeling at the Ministry of Agriculture?"
"Carlos, is Orange really so repulsive to the Chinese?"
Everyone is very curious about Carlos, a newcomer, and Orange is indeed very unfamiliar to the Chinese, and for some reason, the Chinese are even a little hostile to Orange.
"Minister Botha is actually a very nice person and takes good care of me, of course some unpleasant people or things are difficult to avoid, we have to understand that it is a group of frustrated people who have been excluded from the mainstream society of Southern Africa." Carlos's evaluation of Orange is quite pertinent, racial discrimination can be everywhere, and it is also racial discrimination if the hearts of non-people are different.
"Every year, the least number of graduates from the University of Nyasaland go to work in Orange, and those Boers reject not only us Chinese, but also the British—" Some of you here are aware of the situation.
"There is a problem with your position, what does it mean that even the British are rejected? Do Chinese deserve to be ostracized? Someone immediately retorted.
"Don't find fault, I just want to say that the Boers exclude everyone but the Boers, and they mean nothing else."
This kind of club actually has a small circle, and during free time, there are obviously more topics between Carlos and Vincent.
"The situation in Orange is very bad, the fiscal situation is very serious, the deficit is increasing every month, the minister really wants to change, but the minister's efforts alone can't do it, many officials in Orange are messing around, selfish and corrupt, if we in Nyasaland have to go to jail." Although Carlos worked next to Louis Botha, he still considered himself a Nyasaland from the bottom of his heart.
"Then let's start with the rectification of the bureaucracy, our lord set up Brad a long time ago, and the commissioner of Port Edward Customs was taken down last month, I heard that the problem is very serious-" Vincent exchanged experiences, although the rule of officials in Nyasaland is problematic, but it is already outstanding in this era.
Comparatively speaking, the situation in Orange is not serious, and the situation in the ten states of southern Africa, the Cape and Natal is even more serious.
This is not to say that Orange's officials are fine, but Orange's economy is not good, and even if officials have problems, the problem will not be very serious, half of a million rand is wasted to half of 500,000, and 10 million rand is wasted to 10 million.
"How many members does Brad have?" Carlos is also very curious about Brad, Vincent is Anton's secretary, and in Carlos's opinion, he should definitely know about Brad's situation.
"Don't ask this kind of question that shouldn't be asked, Brad's company is indeed affiliated with the state government, but the state government has no jurisdiction over Brad's office, and Brad's office does not need the state government to pay salaries, so I don't know the situation, and even if I know, I can't tell you, what if you are a member of Brad?" Vincent is half-joking, half-serious, and the reason why Brad is mysterious is because Brad members are everywhere.
"I think, it's a pity that people don't want me-" Carlos regretted very much, how could the minister's secretary be stimulated by agents of the hidden front, Brad's office is the unit that Nyasaland graduates most want to go to, but unfortunately none of them have succeeded so far.
"If you work hard, you don't necessarily have no opportunities." Vincent smiled a little weirdly.
Carlos seemed to have discovered something.