Just because a gold mine was attacked, and most of the farms and houses in Johannesburg were to be burned, it is no wonder that Louis Botha would have fled the Cape, and if such an attack had happened a few more times, all the Boers would have been left in concentration camps by the expeditionary force.

Owen didn't seem to notice how big the circle was, so he said casually: "This needs to be counted, and I don't know the exact transaction price of the farms around the Summerfield gold mine." ”

Unlike gold mines, the price of farms is basically on the market, and there will be no violent price fluctuations in a short period of time, so the previous farm transaction prices have a good reference.

Then check, Roque is not in a hurry, there is time.

After Owen looked it up, he found out how big the so-called "Ten Mile" really was.

"No, it can't be, Locke, it's impossible to sell you all of these farms, do you know how big the farms around the Summerfield gold mine are? A full 78.5 square mile—" Owen screamed, if he was going to sell all these farms to Roque, then Roque would have to become mayor of Johannesburg.

"So big?" Roque also didn't realize how amazing those cold numbers in the history books were when they were translated into concrete facts.

"yes, that's it." Owen didn't expect that a mere ten miles would be so big.

In fact, it is not very big, the British Empire in 1900 had a total territory of 33.67 million square kilometers, accounting for a quarter of the world's land area, so 200 square kilometers is really not big.

But for an individual, 200 square kilometers is obviously too big, so Roque was also dumbfounded.

I really didn't expect the British to be so cruel to the Boers.

"Or, Locke, I'll give you a transfer to Krugersdorp, and the farms around Krugersdorp are all abandoned." Owen found an alternative.

If you want to talk about the farms around Krugsdorp, it is also related to Roque.

When Roque was chasing Quentin Summerfield, he tracked down Quentin Summerfield on Krugsdorp's farm, and all the farms around Krugersdorp were burned down and the farmer was thrown into a concentration camp.

Although the area of the farm around Krugersdorp is also 204 square kilometers, after all, Krugersdorp is not Johannesburg, and Owen will not care how big Krugersdorp is.

"Yes!" Roque pretended to be innocent with his big innocent eyes, and Owen certainly couldn't have imagined that the Far West Land gold mine was near Krugersdorp.

With Owen's help, the procedures were completed very quickly, reviewing, confirming, registering, and issuing certificates, and all the procedures were completed, and it didn't even take a week.

In the process, Philip also knew that Roque was going to buy farms, but Philip did not object, after all, there were no gold mines found around Krugersdorp, so those farms were not worth much, and selling the farms around Krugersdorp to Roque could not only increase revenue for the Johannesburg City Council, but also that after Roque rebuilt those farms, there would be a steady stream of taxes.

Regardless, it's a good thing.

Even in the future, even if gold mines are found around Krugersdorp, Philip will not care, anyway, the gold mines must be taxed, so it makes no difference whether the gold mines are controlled by the De Beers Unified Mining Company or in the hands of Roque, for the Johannesburg City Government.

Yes, in this era, the government's attitude towards land is so casual, Russia sold Alaska to the United States, 1.72 million square kilometers of land, and only sold 7.2 million US dollars, a square kilometer is only a little more than 4 US dollars.

Luo Yi bought a 12-square-kilometre farm in the Bechuana Reserve and spent £280.

Don't be too cheap, it's just Luo Yi, a second fool, that will fall for the British, and if you change it to someone else, you don't want to give it away for nothing.

Krugsdorp is not far from Johannesburg, less than 40 kilometres, so Krugsdorp's farms are a little more expensive, but not much, and Roque bought the farms around Krugsdorp for less than £2,000 in total.

With an average of less than ten pounds per square kilometre, it is much more expensive than Alaska and not as expensive as Royi's farm in the Bechuana Reserve.

Of course, this money did not have to be paid by Roque, who suggested that it be deducted from the profits of the Matilda gold mine, much to Owen's satisfaction.

According to the agreement between Roque and Henry, the income from the Matilda gold mine was half of that of Roque and Henry.

This standard of sharing seemed suitable at the beginning, but now it does not seem so appropriate, after all, Henry has a large family to support, and Roque is alone, so Roque has not received dividends from the Matilda gold mine so far, but Arnold has withdrawn more than 1,000 pounds.

Yes, it is not known what kind of wind Arnold blew on Philip, after Arnold was discharged from the hospital, Philip did not send Arnold back to England, but let Arnold work in the management of the Matilda gold mine in the name of study.

Now Arnold is very honest, learning from Sam every day, no longer pointing fingers at the management of the gold mine, and his attitude towards the iron hook has also taken a 180-degree turn, and he even suggested to Sam to increase the salary of the security guard.

After all, Arnold was born in an aristocratic family and received an elite education since he was a child, and Arnold changed his mind, and Roque couldn't find a reason to oppose it.

In fact, Roque prefers to believe that the dog can't change that, Arnold doesn't want to be thrown back to England, so he has to be well-behaved, and one day in the future, Arnold will definitely relapse.

If you think about it, you can understand that the baron is the lowest-ranking title in England, and in the United Kingdom, there are many barons like the Matilda family, so Arnold has to be a man with his tail between his legs in the United Kingdom.

It's different in Johannesburg, Philip may be the only baron in the entire Transvaal and the mayor of Johannesburg, so Arnold is not too comfortable in Johannesburg, whether to stay in Johannesburg as the crown prince, or return to England to be a man with his tail between his legs, this seems to be a question that does not need to be chosen.

Roque could accept Philip leaving Arnold in Johannesburg, after all, Arnold is Philip's own son and the first in line to the throne of the Matilda family.

What Roque can't accept is Arnold, so Roque wants to find a way back for the miners of the Matilda gold mine, if Arnold makes any trouble in the future, then Roque will place the Chinese workers in the gold mine on the farm, as for the Matilda gold mine, let Arnold toss, the Far West Land gold mine is still waiting for Roque to find out, if Roque takes the initiative to give up the dividends of the Matilda gold mine, it is estimated that Philip will not have the face to participate in the development of the Far West Rand gold mine at that time.

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Although Roque does not receive dividends from the Matilda Gold Mine, every week, Scarlett reports to Roque on the profitability of the Matilda Gold Mine.

"This week's production is fifteen percent higher than last week, but the price of gold has fluctuated lately, so Mr. Sam didn't sell the gold mined this week, but the gold has been sent to Cape Town and stored in the vaults of the Imperial Bank—" Scarlett was as sloppy as ever -

No, it's more sloppy than before, at least when Scarlett came to see Roque before, she still knew how to comb her hair, and now Scarlett has completely let go of herself, and her hair is like a male lion.

"What's going on lately?" Roque's sixth sense is also very sharp.

"—no." Scarlett hesitated, but finally lowered her head.

"Really?" Roque asked.

This time Scarlett stopped talking, staring at the badge on Roque's desk, as if there were flowers on it.

There are really no flowers, but there is one crown.

"Arnold?" Roque's first suspicion was Arnold.

Whether it is according to the standards of Westerners or according to the standards of Orientals, Scarlett can be called a beauty, Roque is not a cloud except for Wushan, and Scarlett can not move the eight winds, Arnold's kind of gentleman, it is estimated that most of them are unbearable.

Scarlett still didn't speak.

Roque has already decided: "Tomorrow you will not go to work at the Matilda gold mine." ”

Scarlett froze, looking a little cute, and then shook her head.

Working for Roque is Scarlett's only existential value, although Roque has now removed Scarlett's name from the list of refugee camps, but in this troubled era, where can Scarlett go if she doesn't work for Roque?

This is the sorrow of a beautiful woman, in peacetime, a beautiful woman is the focus of people's attention, no matter what she does, she will get twice the result with half the effort.

During the war years, it was also a sin to be beautiful, and it was still a "heinous" kind of crime.

"I bought the farm around Krugersdorp, the area of the farm is a bit large, there will be new Chinese workers arriving in Johannesburg next month, and then those Chinese workers will go to Krugersdorp to farm, tomorrow I will call Christian over, you and Christian make a budget, if you want to build a farm in Krugersdorp, how much will it cost." Roque took the initiative to find something to do for Scarlett, so that Scarlett would not be cranky.

"Farm?!" Scarlett can't understand either, don't want a good gold mine, but go farming, are the Chinese so strange?

Don't be curious!

Curiosity kills cats.

"Yes, farms, very large farms, farms may need more than one, to rebuild the farm, you also need to buy some farming cattle and tools, seeds and stuff like that, you and Christian look at it." Roque delegated power, first had a farm, and then it would be logical to discover gold mines, this logic is fine.

Scarlett estimated that her heart was also broken, but Scarlett would not question Roque's decision, so Scarlett had to bow her head and take notes.

Turning back, Roque handed Sam over to the police station again.

"Is it normal for the gold mine to be in this time?" Roque had to tap sideways, unable to show his true purpose.

According to the agreement between Roque and Henry, the gold mine is owned by Henry, and Roque is responsible for the operation, so although Sam's salary is paid by Roque, Sam is not Roque's henchman now, and he should pay attention to strategy, or pay attention to strategy.