346 Alone in the Tiger's Den
There are countless ways to solve problems, and sending troops directly to arrest people is probably the most stupid.
If the Bala family and the Val family were really related to the riots in East Bengal, then Lord Belloc invited the patriarchs of the two families to Dhaka for a banquet, then it is estimated that they really did not dare to come.
This also shows a lot of problems, if they really don't come, then it's not too late to send troops to arrest people.
If they come better, then they can detain people first and then investigate slowly, and with hostages in hand, Dhaka can be invincible.
There was no reason why Lord Belloc should not take such a suggestion, and after the meeting was dismissed, the twelve wounded were sent to the temporary hospital of the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division for treatment—
It's not twelve, two more died last night because of blood loss, and now there are ten left.
Of the remaining 10 injured, nine are limb injuries that have been treated by doctors in Dhaka, and although the treatment is not good, as long as the wound infection does not occur, the chances of recovery are relatively high.
The most serious one was a penetrating wound in the chest, which was already unconscious when it was sent to the new First Cavalry Division, and it was possible that the wound could die at any time.
"Do your best to obey the destiny of heaven, we will do our best to help, whether we can survive depends on God's will." Roque genuinely likes the excuse now, and it's no wonder that many people talk about God.
During the Russo-Japanese War, Johannesburg Medical School sent medical teams to the Far East, and Colin Bellamy is summarizing those cases in the hope that they can help him in his future teaching work.
Jack Webster has also been to the Far East, during his time in the Far East, Jack Webster participated in up to seven surgeries in one day, because of lack of experience, the medical methods are relatively simple, most of the time the operations are failures, relatively speaking, the medical equipment and drugs in the temporary hospital are still relatively perfect, it should be said that the grasp is relatively large.
It can be seen that Jack Webster also accepted Roque's statement, so Jack Webster immediately organized the operation, and all six doctors from the temporary hospital participated, which was also a rare opportunity.
The operation took four hours, and after the operation, a doctor suggested that penicillin, which had just been developed, should be used on the injured person, but Jack Webster refused.
With Roque's help, Johannesburg's medical career did not know how many detours were missing, and the role of the "prophet" was this, although Roque did not know the specific extraction process of penicillin, but Roque at least knew that a mold was found on a melon that could be used to extract penicillin in large quantities, and the corresponding culture liquid was prepared with corn flour.
It's like cooking, Roque doesn't know how to make back-to-the-pot meat, but he knows that back-to-the-pot meat needs to use bean paste, and then tells the chef to try it slowly, and if you do it a few more times, you can always make qualified back-to-the-pot meat.
Although penicillin has been successfully developed, it cannot be produced on a large scale, so the price of penicillin is very high now, it is real liquid gold, and Jack Webster certainly does not agree to use penicillin on ordinary Indians, unless Lord Belloc agrees to pay for it.
Roque didn't know about it at all, so even if Roque wanted to promote humanitarianism, he couldn't do it.
After Lord Belloc's invitation was sent to the Barra family and the Valmo family respectively, the patriarch of the Bala family gladly went to the appointment, but the patriarch of the Valmo family only sent his own son because he was unwell.
Not the eldest son yet.
"Locke, I want you to personally go to the territory of the Val Mo family to see if the patriarch of the Val family is really unwell." Lord Belloc does not give up and hopes that Roque will take responsibility.
It's funny to say, in the whole of Dhaka, I am afraid that the only person who can make Lord Belloc really trust is Roque, an "outsider".
The other officials in Dhaka are too deeply involved in various forces in East Bengal, so it is difficult to gain the true trust of Lord Belok.
On the contrary, Roque, an "outsider", is the real baron of the Empire, and it is only natural that he will serve the Empire.
What's more, whether it is Garfield Huntington or Mars Howard, there is a certain problem with their abilities, and Lord Belloc can't trust their judgment.
Of course, in fact, it is not appropriate to let Roque go, in case the Vaal family is really hiding misdeeds, then Roque's trip is very dangerous.
So Lord Belloc was also very embarrassed: "You can refuse, but I want you to take the initiative, this is an eventful time, and we must overcome the difficulties together." ”
"It's okay Lord, I'll go back and prepare, and I'll be over tomorrow." Roque showed understatement, as if he was not exploring the tiger's den in Longtan, but going to a banquet.
"Thanks, Locke, be careful." Lord Belloc hugged Roque vigorously to express his apologies, the British are actually very social distancing, and the average friend rarely expresses his emotions with such a warm gesture.
There is no need for Lord Belloc to remind him, Roque will also be more careful, this is to go to the house of the king of India to be a guest, not to the governor's palace for a banquet, Roque has a lot of issues to consider, safety must be the first place, food hygiene, living habits, etc., some threats are visible, some threats are invisible, and Roque can only try to prevent them, it is impossible to cover everything.
In front of Lord Minto and Lord Belloc, Roque had to keep a low profile, and he didn't have to worry about this problem when he went to Val.
So when Roque set off, he directly brought a company over, and the soldiers all went by armored vehicles and trucks, even if there was really a problem with the Val family, Roque believed that one company would be enough to wipe out the Val family.
When he traveled to Vaal, Roque communicated with the young patriarch of Val in the tiger's carriage.
"You also went to school in London? What a coincidence, I just graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst last year, how does London make you feel? Roque took the initiative to chat with the young patriarch.
"It's not very good—" On the surface, the young patriarch was almost indistinguishable from the white man, probably preoccupied, so he was a little taciturn.
Polarization was severe in India, and the high-caste Brahmins, Kshatriyas, and Vaishyas were in fact standard Aryans, the purest kind of people that the mustache called them.
The vast majority of the Shudras were conquered indigenous peoples, non-Aryans, and were made up of high-ranking servants and artisans who served meals and cooks, and were the most populous castes engaged in occupations that were considered lowly in India.
Outwardly, the Aryans are actually white, and they do not intermarry with native Indians, so their appearance has not changed much over the years.
As for the Shudras and Dalits, especially the Dalits known as the "untouchables", the vast majority of them are dark-skinned, and on the surface they look like those lighter-skinned Africans.
"It's not very good, London's rejection of Orientals is still very serious, and I was humiliated in front of people at Sandhurst." Roque was reminded of some bad memories.
It was obvious that the young patriarch had resonance with this topic, and seeing that Luo Ke no longer said it, he couldn't help but ask: "And then?" ”
"And then—and then of course I made them understand that there is a price to be paid for doing something wrong—" This is what Roque wants, not afraid of not talking, afraid of not being interested: "-Many Englishmen are also arrogant, they may never leave England for the rest of their lives, and their knowledge of the world depends on newspaper descriptions, or paraphrases from others, and since you went to school in London, you should know how unreliable the London newspapers are." ”
"I used to be a journalist in London, and their editors are really harsh—" the young patriarch gradually opened up the conversation.
"The newspaper?" Luo Ke asked, Luo Ke and the young patriarch are also very topical in this regard.
"The Daily Mail—" The young patriarch's answer did not disappoint Roque.
"Well, I'm sorry, but I don't need to apologize, when you went to school in London, I didn't buy the Daily Mail, it seems that your evaluation of the Daily Mail is accurate, their editors are really not competent, so they are not doing well, and the boss lost money, so he can only sell the newspaper." Roque laughed, this can be regarded as revenge for the young patriarch.
Sure enough, the young patriarch's eyes were full of surprise when he looked at Luo Ke again: "You actually bought the Daily Mail?" How did you do that? ”
"I went to the owner of the Daily Mail and told him that he ran the Daily Mail and was losing a hundred pounds a day, so why not take a thousand pounds on holiday? Then the boss of the Daily Mail took it. Roque understated, and there is no need to go into such detail when it comes to the process.
"That's what I said, but—" The young patriarch felt that Roque's explanation was a bit unreliable, but he didn't know what was wrong.
Or too little social experience.
"There is nothing to do, London is actually the same as India, a paradise for the rich, a hell for the poor, and in this sense, it is the same for any country in the world." Roque knew how to arouse the interest of the young patriarch, what ideals, the world, the distance and poetry could resonate the most.
"Yes, India is also a paradise for the rich and a hell for the poor, that's too true, in our Vaal-" The young patriarch was almost fooled, but he still stopped in time.
Roque has a little regret, but he is not discouraged, the road to Val is still far away, and the road traffic conditions are very poor, the car stumbles, and he can't get up fast if he wants to, and he has to be patient when dealing with "children".
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