Philip Matilda, who had served as director of the Colonial Office, probably did not realise that the situation in Cape was very different from that of any other British colony.

On the American continent, British heat can kill all the Indians and ensure the interests of the whites.

In India, the British, with the help of the Vice-King Tusi, could easily colonize India.

In Australia and New Zealand, the British did not even have to massacre the local aborigines, just because of the diseases brought by the British, which led to the extinction of the local aborigines.

The natives of South Africa are Boers, and they are all white like the British, which leads to the "white supremacy" advocated by the British, which is no longer useful in South Africa, so if the experience of other colonies is copied in South Africa, the British will lose badly.

Since Philip didn't think so, Roque didn't force it, leaving Philip's official residence, Roque went directly to Krugersdorp.

"Locke, what will Johannesburg look like in the future?" Henry was with Roque, and he didn't expect Philip to be so stubborn.

Roque smiled and didn't speak, Roque knew what the future of Johannesburg would look like, but he had no way to describe it.

The future Johannesburg, the largest city in South Africa, is the world's gold capital, but also the world's most crime capital of terror.

In the future of Johannesburg, more than half of the population will be Zulu, the unemployment rate will be as high as 40%, the vast majority of the unemployed will be unskilled and poorly educated Zulus, law and order will continue to deteriorate, robberies will be frequent, the middle class and skilled workers will flee, and foreign capital will also migrate.

When the Rand gold mine is not mined, Johannesburg can still survive, and when the gold mine is exhausted and the resources are exhausted, Johannesburg will usher in the final death.

"Don't be discouraged Locke, even if everyone doesn't support you, I believe in you." Henry thought Roque was in a low mood.

"I'm okay Henry, maybe Mr. Mayor has his concerns." When Roque went to see Philip, he was ready to hit the nail.

On the Internet in the 21st century, there are often assertions that Mandela killed South Africa, which is actually not objective, not so much that Mandela killed South Africa, but that the white people of South Africa single-handedly buried South Africa.

South Africa actually has a chance to become a white country, but because of those selfish mine owners and politicians, they are reluctant to pay the demographic dividend of the Zulu people, and forcibly bind the Zulu people and the whole country together, and when the contradictions between the Zulu and the white people cannot be reconciled, those mine owners and politicians find that without the Zulu people, the whole South African society is about to collapse, so the white people will compromise with the Zulus.

It is said that South Africa at that time was already on the brink of war, and if it were not for Mandela, who had just been released from prison, to turn the tide, South Africa would probably be destroyed in the war.

Yes, a lot of times, white politicians are so short-sighted, they don't think about long-term development at all, they only focus on immediate interests, just like Philip, if Philip thinks seriously about Roque's words, then he will find that Roque's words are very likely to come true, but Philip will not admit this fact in any case, unless-

The things that Roque described really happened.

And at that time, even Roque was powerless to return to the sky.

So, Roque had to prepare early.

The last time Roque pursued Quentin Summerfield and came to Krugsdorp, Krugsdorp was still a small town.

Now that the town had been burned down by the expeditionary force and the nearby Boers were still in the camps, Christian found a nearby garrison and bought more than 10 horses, more than 100 cows, and more than 300 sheep at a very low price.

The animals were the property of the former Boer farmers around Krugersdorp, who were confiscated after they were thrown into the concentration camps.

The backbone of Johannesburg's industry was gold mining, then animal husbandry, and in the 18th century, Merino sheep were introduced to Johannesburg, and since then, Cape wool has been sold in large quantities to England.

As for agriculture -

There is no agriculture in Johannesburg, people here are either mining gold or grazing, and agriculture is relatively hard and because the weather conditions can be very affected, there is no one in Johannesburg to farm.

"Mr. Locke, we can rebuild a small town on the site of Krugsdorp, and start rebuilding the farm around the town, and since there are already quite a few workers here, I won't move this side anymore—" Christian is also busy with work now, and it can be regarded as a dedication to come from Pretoria to Krugsdorp for this purpose.

"Okay, thank you, Christian." Roque thanked him casually and rebuilt Krugersdorp, Roque was not ready to use Zulus, nor was he ready to use Boers, he wanted the Chinese to build Krugersdorp little by little, and then they could have a sense of belonging.

In fact, there are enough manpower now, in addition to the more than 200 miners who have just been brought over by the iron hook, there are also dozens of workers who were unable to go down the mine to work because of illness some time ago.

Going down the well is heavy physical labor, and it is certainly impossible to afford it if you are not in good health, and rebuilding Krugersdorp has a lot of work within your ability, and as long as you are not lazy, you can always find a place to help.

"Locke, do you think they can become homesteaders?" Henry was skeptical of the miners' abilities.

"Why not? Even those workers who can't go down the mine because of illness can herd sheep, milk milk or something, as long as they are willing to support themselves and have no problem supporting themselves. "Roque is not worried, these days, people who are easy to work will not go abroad to work, give these workers a period of time, they can all settle down in Johannesburg.

"Mr. Locke, we need to buy some tents and have enough food—" Buck was the curator of the Liangguang Guild Hall, and he was busy running around at the moment.

"No, Christian will send it later." Now that Roque had brought these miners out of the Matilda gold mines, he certainly wouldn't starve them.

"Locke, I think there's something wrong with this model, you have such a big package, they can never be independent." Henry still doubts, now there are only a few hundred people, and Roque can still afford it, but what about the future?

"Oh, Henry, you may not believe it, Christian's engineer has found a gold mine not far from here—" Roque really had a hard time.

"Gold mines?" Henry was dumbfounded, to say that the discovery of gold in Johannesburg is really not unusual, but in Krugersdorp -

Could it be such a coincidence?

"Yes, I don't know how big it is yet, but it's enough to support the rebuilding of the farms around here." Roque didn't say how big the Far West Rand gold mine was, and Henry didn't believe it.

Let's put it this way, the proven gold reserves around Johannesburg, the Far West Rand gold mines, are larger than all the existing gold reserves combined.

Christian's engineering team is building a subsidiary camp for the gold mine, Roque has asked Nelson Holt to buy mining equipment, and Roque has also obtained the "Gold Mine Discoverer Ownership Certificate", and now everything is ready, only the east wind is owed.

"So, these workers are still going to mine when they come here?" Henry seemed to understand why Roque insisted on taking the workers away.

"Yes, I'm going to use the farms around here as a salary to pay these miners." Roque was triumphant.

"How much did it cost you to buy these farms?" Henry was curious.

"About ten acres a shilling." Roque almost looked up to the sky and smiled.

"What about these miners?" Henry's expression was ugly.

"Hahahaha, an acre, a pound!" Roque finally couldn't bear it anymore, this business is really-

Earn over!

"Damn, you bastard!" At the very least, Henry was jealous.

"Henry, you don't understand the Chinese attachment to the land, as long as they own the land, they will defend it with their lives, whether it is the Boers or the Zulus, as long as they want to take the land from the Chinese, the Chinese will fight to the death." Roque still didn't say a word, if the British wanted to take the land from the Chinese, the Chinese would also fight to the death.

"Are you warning me?" Henry was also a smart man, and immediately heard Roque's off-strings.

"Why do you think so?" Roque's face was incredible, as if he had been greatly wronged: "The two of us have made an agreement, the gold mine is yours, and the farm is mine, isn't that good?" ”

"Did we tell you?" Henry really couldn't remember.

"Then either the gold mine is mine, and the farm is yours." Roque immediately turned his face.

"No, no, no, that's good, the gold mine is mine, and the farm is yours—" Henry immediately changed his tune, joking, there is a gold mine, who wants a farm.

But Henry immediately remembered that there seemed to be a gold mine found in the vicinity as well—

Forget it, it is estimated that it is not much, 150 grams of gold per ton is not much, there is Matilda gold mine, Henry is already satisfied.

"Actually, if you want, let Sam come over and be the general manager for me, and then replace the Chinese workers with Zulu workers, and leave the Matilda gold mine to Arnold and let him toss around." Roque is very generous now, and with the Far West Rand gold mine in hand, Roque will not care about the small Matilda gold mine.

"Throw it to Arnold, hehe, believe it or not, if you really want Arnold to manage it, we don't want to get a penny." Henry is not stupid, it was not easy to drive Arnold away, and then invite Arnold back?

Sick!

Henry's very casual "we" still moved Roque, and the wealth was moving, and at this time I could still think of Roque, and Henry's friend was not staggered.

Roque doesn't force it, even if he doesn't give it, Christian is helping Roque find a new professional manager, before the gold mine is on the right track, it doesn't matter if the output is low, anyway, Roque doesn't expect the gold mine to make money, for Roque, the gold mine is a cover, which can give Roque a reason to install a Chinese disguise, anyway, gold won't run long legs underground, sooner or later it will be Roque's.

In early November, another group of Chinese workers arrived, half of whom also belonged to Roque, who sent them all to Krugersdorp, and the mine officially began.