Unless it's someone like James Hozia with a head in the water, Roque won't be domineering to anyone.

The so-called "domineering" is usually deep down that they think they are superior, most of such people are arrogant and arrogant, and people who are really in high positions will not be like this, their status does not need to be highlighted by belittling others, even if they are pleasant, no one will think that it is low-voiced.

Roque does not need to rely on domineering to show his status as a "subordinate", even if Roque treats people gently, it will not affect the fact that Roque is "from a baron", but it is arrogant and domineering, and it is easy to invite trouble.

Those who can serve in the colony, even if it is a small staff, must not be taken lightly, God knows if there is a big man behind the small staff.

Even if he didn't, the little clerk could easily cause trouble for Roque with his skin color, and in the final analysis, he couldn't do it, stepping on a small role like James Hozia wouldn't bring Roque any pleasure, and Henry Alsop - or someone in a high position like Harry Alsop deserved Roque to take seriously.

Also a guest, Brad sat across from Roque.

When Brad sat down, Roque still had a pleasant face: "How is it about working in Ziwei Town?" ”

Roque's current identity is indeed qualified to ask this question, and he really doesn't mean to rely on the old and sell the old, for ordinary government employees, Roque is definitely a high-ranking official.

"The town of Ziwei is nice and impressive, neat, clean, friendly and kind, as well as Cape Town and Ayersdie, which are wonderful and evocative." Brad searched his stomach and racked his brain, only hating that there were too few adjectives in his head.

"Hehehe, Dunn, go back to Mr. Tax Officer and get a discount card, which can be discounted by 50 percent." Roque is generous, which is a real benefit for people who are used to having a drink after work.

There are several different discount cards at Oak Bar, namely Gold, Silver, and the lowest regular VIP card, which corresponds to 5%, 7, and 8% off, respectively.

The 5% off card is the highest level of gold card, the card is made of gold, each card has a unique number, and the card holder will be 50% off when spending at the Oak Bar.

"Okay, Brad, don't forget to register after you get the card, it's good." Dunn reminded Brad that this was an exclusive VIP treat for Gold card holders at the Oak Bar.

Since the opening of the Oak Bar, no more than 50 gold cards have been issued, and every cardholder must go to the Oak Bar to register.

After registration, every time Oak Bar launches a new product, Gold Card holders will be invited to taste it, and if Gold Card holders can't go to Oak Bar, Oak Bar will send a professional bartender to make it.

Before the Gold Card holder's birthday, the Oak Bar will also give away the Gold Card holder's exclusive cake and wine, and you can also hold a special birthday party at the Oak Bar, where everyone who attends the party can enjoy a 50% discount.

In the 21st century, it's all a rotten old routine, but don't forget that this is the beginning of the 20th century, other companies don't even have the concept of VIP, and Oak Bar has now monopolized the bar industry in Cape by virtue of its VIP system, and the oldest Table Mountain Bar can compete with Oak Bar.

The reason why Table Mountain Bar continues to survive is because of Oak Bar's VIP membership card, which is common at Table Mountain Bar.

"Sir Locke, thank you." Brad was a little apprehensive, is this a bribe?

After all, membership cards are not for sale, so it is difficult to measure the value of membership cards.

But if you take it directly, it doesn't seem to be very good, Brad knows the truth that no merit is not punished, the more you take Roque today, the more you will give Roque in the future.

Brad wasn't sure what the future would cost to keep Roque satisfied.

"Sir Locke, try it, this is my roast lamb chop, it may not be as good as Mr. Marvin's cooking, but I use a traditional Dutch sauce." Selma clears Brad in time.

Roque's family has a master chef from the Qing Dynasty, which is well known in Johannesburg, and legend has it that the chef skills in Roque's family are better than those used by the royal family, but unfortunately few people can taste the skills of Roque's chefs.

At least the previous Brad was not qualified to be a guest at Roque's house.

"Looks good—" Roque didn't talk nonsense, eating first as respect.

It is really good, the color is golden, the fragrance is fragrant, and it tastes even more charred on the outside and tender on the inside, delicious and juicy, and Roque is full of praise.

After a hearty meal, Thelma makes the men tea, lets them chat in the hallway, and takes care of the two hungry South African mastiffs.

The night in Ziwei Town is very beautiful, there are no street lights in the city in these years, but the people of Ziwei Town are very virtuous, and I don't know who was the first to hang a red lantern at the door, and then the lantern has become a special scenery in Ziwei Town.

The lanterns from the mysterious East are red, round and cute, and there is a shop in the town that sells lanterns, and a miner who runs a farm has spotted this business opportunity.

When night comes, every household lights up the lanterns, and the whole town is shrouded in a romantic and festive red, one by one round red lanterns, and the stars in the sky are intertwined, and there are knights in the distant hills with torches passing by, this is the patrol of the nearby garrison, they rarely come to Ziwei Town now, it is said that it is because of the strict restrictions of the high level of the army.

The square near the church is always the liveliest, and now it has formed a small commercial area with bars, cafes, shops, and churches.

Every night, Father Frank would hand out candy or chocolates in front of the church to attract children, and after the candy or chocolates, Frank would tell some Bible stories, and sometimes invite children and adults who were fascinated by Bible stories to enter the church to see the beautiful frescoes in the church and say a simple prayer.

Religion began to take root in the hearts of the people unconsciously, and Mayor Matilda asked Roque to restrict Frank's proselytizing, but Roque had nothing to do.

Frank has the entire Catholic Church behind him, and the support of the Governorate of German Southwest Africa, and there is certainly no shortage of funds, although Germany is not rich, but the church always has a way to get a lot of money.

Now again, Frank is handing out candy and apples today, many children are cheering around Frank, some children get the candy and apples and then disperse, and more children stay to listen to Frank's story.

"Is it possible to restrict religion in terms of taxes?" Roque tried to restrain Frank financially, and without the attraction of candy and chocolate, the church would lose more than half of its appeal to children.

The Chinese are actually very pragmatic, although some Chinese are also very devout believers, but most of the Chinese do not have a firm faith, especially for Christianity, the Chinese lack sufficient identity, so as long as Frank can't take these small favors, few people are willing to listen to Frank's Bible stories.

The crux of the matter is that the number of Chinese in Ziwei is too small now, and most of the time, it is the Boer women who listen to Frank tell Bible stories, because of the tendencies of Germany in the Boer War, Frank is very authoritative among the Boers, so the economy is not the core of all problems.

"It's hard, the money that Father Frank gets is in the form of donations, and we can't interfere with that." Brad was taken aback, he had only heard that religion levies poll taxes, but he didn't expect Roque to hit religion with his idea.

For a long time, the theocracy of Europe was above the imperial power, so the special status of religion in Europe was incomprehensible to Roque, an atheist.

This path didn't work, so I thought of another way, and the next morning, Roque went to find Douglas.

Douglas also lives in Ziwei Town, although Douglas still has a position in the Agricultural Committee, but now the war is not over, and the Agricultural Committee cannot work normally, so Douglas has always stayed in Ziwei Town and did not go to Johannesburg.

"The school has been built, the problem now is that there are no suitable teachers, I have sent a telegram to Gloucester, hoping that former colleagues will introduce some qualified teachers, there is no news yet-" Douglas also had difficulties.

Compared to mainstream society, Cape is still too remote.

The center of the world is London, Paris and New York are not on the list, and the distance between Johannesburg and London is as far as the earth to the moon.

No wonder the gentlemen from London say that the Cape is a "poor country", London has a subway and street lights, the whole Cape does not even have a car, the Boers are complacent and refuse to accept new things, and the British are so busy mining gold and diamonds that they do not care about economic construction at all.

If this continues, the future of Cape will still be the same as that of South Africa, with no hope.

"We can't wait any longer, let George and Simon take a few days, and the school needs to be up and running as soon as possible." In order for Roque to fulfill Mayor Matilda's request, the first thing to do is to keep the children busy so that they don't have time to listen to Frank's Bible stories.

"Why are you in such a hurry? We can take our time. Douglas didn't understand Roque's urgency.

George and Simon were Douglas's two students, they had no family background, and if they stayed in England, the best job would be to work as a courier or typist in the government department, earning about £50 a year.

In Johannesburg, the Committee of Agriculture offered them a salary of £200, much higher than staying in England, so George and Simon were happy to stay.

"No, no, no, we're going to move, we don't have much time." Roque didn't tell Douglas why restricting religion would cause a big mess if it got out.

Don't underestimate the power of religion.