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After the end of the Boer War, the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State were annexed by the Cape Colony, and the Boer group was gradually disappearing.

Regardless of how cruel the methods of the British expeditionary force were during the Boer War, after the Boer War, Britain did pay a lot of price in order to appease the Boers, in addition to the initial compensation of three million, Britain gave the Boers nearly 40 million pounds of loans to help the Boers rebuild their farms.

The money still played a big role, for the likes of Phoebe Lasker and Sean Nehemea, it was a drop in the bucket, but for ordinary Boers, it was a drop in the bucket.

Before the outbreak of the Boer War, although the Boers were descendants of the Dutch, they had no relationship with the Netherlands, and the country established by the Boers could not get any help from the Netherlands.

The British loan to the Boers was not given directly to a single person, but to the then governor of the Cape colony, Ade, who distributed it.

As a result, Ade used the money to help the Boers rebuild their farms, and also established a predominantly English-speaking public education system in Orange.

"The British have bad intentions, they have a policy of genocide against us during the war, and after the war they want to exterminate us Boers culturally and traditionally, the schools in Orange are taught in English, the newspapers in Orange are written in English, the government documents in Orange are written in English, the British promised that Dutch is also the official language of Orange, but where has Dutch gone now? How many newborns born after 1900 still speak Dutch? My children would, I didn't let my children go to British schools at all! Phoebe Lasker was triumphant and proud of her stubbornness.

Sean Nehemiah is exchanging glances with others, the more educated he is, the more he knows the importance of education, if Phoebe Lasker didn't find gold on his farm, then he is now an ordinary Boer, so this becomes the reason for Phoebe Lasker to resist education.

Of course, there may be a miracle that Phoebe Lasker will find a gold mine on his farm in Orange in the future, so that Phoebe Lasker can continue to be proud.

"Actually, there's nothing wrong with using the Afrikan language." Sean Nehmeah does not live in the past, and there is no point in remembering the pomp and circumstance of the past now.

Afrikaner was a new language that emerged after the end of the Boer War.

At the end of the Boer War, the Boers demanded that Dutch be the official language of southern Africa in order to maintain their cultural traditions, but this did not receive any response outside of Orange, which for various reasons was less and less used in the environment.

Thus the Afrikan language was born.

The first organization to promote the Afrikaner language was the Christian National Education Association, which was funded by donations from Southern Africa and the Netherlands, with the aim of promoting the Dutch language and maintaining the cultural independence of the Boers.

Later, an organization called the "African Language Association" appeared in Orange, which vigorously promoted the Afrikan language, and merged with the "Christian National Education Association" the year before last to establish the "Southern African Language and Literature Institute" in Bloemfontein, officially establishing the official status of the Afrikan language in Orange.

It is important to note that at this time the Afrikaner language was not officially recognized by the federal government.

In another time and space, in 1925, Afrikaner was recognized by the federal government and officially became the official language of the federal government.

"Afrikan is not the language of our Boers either, I know what you want to say, we want to unite all white people except the British in southern Africa, and work hard to fight against British assimilation, but Afrikan is a wrong choice, it is right to let those white people learn our Dutch, those guys were thieves and robbers before they came to southern Africa, we took them in, they should be grateful-" Phoebe Lasker's words were a bit excessive, and some of the people on the scene immediately changed their faces.

"Phoebe, you're drunk, let's stop here today-" Sean Nehemiah ended decisively, and if he continued, the small group that had been formed with great difficulty would probably fall apart.

"I didn't drink much, I'm telling the truth!" Phoebe Lasker shouted at the top of her voice.

The others had already stood up on their own, shaking hands as they said goodbye to each other, and no one cared about Phoebe Lasker, who had been exposed to his ugliness.

Seeing this, the bartender who was reading a book behind the bar hurriedly came over to support Phoebe Lask, who was stumbling, and took the initiative to call a taxi for Phoebe Lasker outside the door.

Horse-drawn carriages, of course, such things as automobiles are produced in evil Nyasaland, and the traditional Boers will never use them.

Sean Nehemeyah noticed that the bartender was reading "The Hidden Power."

This Dutch book, written in 1900 by Louis Cullepes, is set in the Dutch East Indies and tells the story of the inevitable decline of the colonial system in the East Indies.

"Great work!" Sean Nehemeyah offered to tip the bartender two shillings when he left.

"Thank you!" The bartender hurriedly thanked him, and then was a little embarrassed: "I don't really understand it, sorry, I have a lot of words I don't recognize—"

This is normal, before the federal government, there was no public education system in southern Africa, many Boers did not even go to school, and there were very few people like bartenders who could actively read the Netherlands.

"What's your name?" Sean Nehemeyah was not busy walking, leaning on the bar and chatting casually with the bartender.

"Ludwig Barker." The bartender was chatting, his hands were busy, and he poured Sean Nehemiah a glass of potato vodka.

Because of the production of potato vodka in Johannesburg, potato vodka is the cheapest alcohol in the bar after beer, but this does not affect potato vodka to become the most popular drink, after all, potato vodka tastes good.

And this is how rare it is that the bartender takes the initiative to treat him.

So Sean Nehmiah happily took it and chatted a few more words: "Bakery owner's son, good name, if you have any words you don't know, you can ask me, of course, when I'm not too busy." ”

The time of a member of the state legislature is still very valuable, so if Ludwig Barker really asks Sean Nehmeyah for words, then it is estimated that the budding friendship between them will disappear.

"You're all big guys, I'm just a bartender." Ludwig Buck was self-aware.

"Hahahaha, Buck, nice to meet you." Sean Nehemayer laughed and said goodbye to Ludwig Barker.

Watching Sean Nehemea's figure disappear into the doorway, the smile on Ludwig Barker's face gradually turned into a wry smile.

"A little uncomfortable?" Another bartender appeared silently beside Ludwig Barker.

"No, it's just a bit of a pity." Ludwig Barker poured out Sean Nehemeyer's unfinished wine, rinsed the glass with water, then dried it with a clean towel and placed it on the cup holder next to him.

"Let's take a break, I'll watch over here." The bartender who had just arrived tapped Ludwig Buck on the shoulder as a sign of comfort, and Ludwig Buck was about to immediately submit a report on everything he had just written.

Leaving the bar and returning to the upstairs lounge, Ludwig Buck sat down at his desk and began to write a report, at this time he could not see the clumsiness of the communication with Sean Nehemeyer, if Sean Nehmeier saw it, he would definitely be surprised to see it, because Ludwig Buck wrote English fluently, and it was a rare flower.

When writing about Sean Nehemea, Ludwig Barker hesitated and gave a more dangerous assessment than Phoebe Lasker.

People like Phoebe Lasker are fools, and without Sean Nehemea's planning, this small group would not have been formed at all, so Sean Nehmiah is the leader, and Phoebe Lasker is the scapegoat who was pushed to the front of the stage by Sean Nehmiah to attract firepower.

About an hour later, as night fell, the bar began to bustle and Ludwig Barker returned to the bar and got busy.

"Buck, the wine delivery man has arrived, you go and take a look." In addition to bartending, Ludwig Buck had other jobs.

The main thing that the drinker sends is potato vodka, after all, this kind of wine is cheap and has a good taste, and the key is that it has a high degree, so it is very popular in bars.

Ludwig Barker helped the wine delivery man carry the wine into the cellar and handed it to the wine delivery person with a thick stack of reports.

"Write a little more, and you'll be able to write a book—" The drinker teased.

"When I retire, I'm going to sort out my work over the years and write a book, with you as the main character." Ludwig Baker laughed.

The person who delivered the wine was immediately frightened, and the profession of an agent was a bit unsightly, so he really wanted to write a book-

It is estimated that it is still very interesting.

"Remember to give me a copy when the time comes." So the drinkers laughed, Ludwig Barker was only in his twenties, and his retirement was decades away, and hopefully there would be people who would remember their contributions.

Leaving the cellar and returning to the bar, Ludwig Buck had a professional smile on his face, reality and dreams did not conflict.