176 Harsh
Roque has such and such scruples, Xiao Si does not, the power of the South African company in Rhodesia is too great, Rhodesia is now like a country within a country, no wonder the British government wants to take it back.
With Roque here, it is unlikely that the British government will take back Rhodesia, so Roque hopes that these experts and professors will go to Rhodesia temporarily, so that Roque can borrow chickens and lay eggs, and he doesn't have to worry about any risks, which is really much more cost-effective than Roque himself.
Of course, when the time is right, Roque will also set up a higher education institution in Nyasaland, and don't forget the university town near Lake Malombe, which Roque has already prepared.
Xiao Si was still fast, and appeared in Johannesburg that night.
"There are 45 people in total, all of them are experts and professors that I worked so hard to dig up, and now they are all cheap for you." Roque's reluctance made Xiao Si very happy, but Xiao Si was afraid that he didn't know that the reason why Roque gave people to Xiao Si was actually uneasy and kind.
When it comes to talent needs, Roque and Douglas still have differences.
In Douglas's words, given Johannesburg's geographical location, as well as the objective situation, it would be good if someone was willing to come, and Johannesburg was not qualified to pick and choose right now.
For Roque, talents in engineering, science, and business are what Johannesburg urgently needs, and those theology, English writing, religion, art and humanities are not needed, but for the current situation in Johannesburg, it is not very suitable, Roque now needs a large number of practical talents, and only after the economic foundation reaches a certain level, Johannesburg will need these "not very important" senior talents.
The 45 people who gave Xiao Si belong to this situation, and the real engineering, science, and business talents have been sent to Nyasaland in advance by Roque, and the university on the shore of Malombe Lake is the hope for the future of Nyasaland.
Xiao Si definitely didn't know about these situations, so Xiao Si was very happy now, and he came up and gave Roque a big hug.
"Thank you very much, Roque, and as a token of my gratitude, how much money is your medical school lacking right now? I've got it! "Xiao Si's generosity really makes Roque ashamed.
"No, the medical school has a financial allocation, plus the self-raised part, and now the cost is enough." Roque really can't bear to pit Xiao Si again.
In fact, when the medical school project was established, Xiao Si had already paid for it.
The reason is very simple, the medical school trains doctors, not only the Transvaal and Nyasaland, Rhodesia also has a huge demand for doctors, so Xiao Si must also pay for it, otherwise after the medical school is completed, Xiao Si will lose the right to speak on the issue of the flow of graduates.
"You don't want to give you money?" Xiao Si was immediately suspicious.
Roque is simply angry, he can't be a good person these days, he has to rush to make people pit, and he feels that Roque doesn't want money to pay back.
So Roque immediately realized his mistake and corrected it: "You also want to build a school, these experts and professors have come all the way from Europe to Rhodesia, and they can't always be treated badly-"
Roque's words are also murderous, don't treat the experts and professors badly, let alone treat Roque as a guide, don't forget the well diggers.
Xiao Si was not stupid, he looked at Roque silently, and then laughed: "Although I don't know what the hell you're doing, there must be a problem." ”
It's really not like that, Roque didn't bother with Xiao Si, and simply took Xiao Si to find someone.
It must be said that these experts and professors are actually very high-level, and they all come from European institutions of higher learning, especially from Germany and France.
Germany's current problem is that the standard of living at home is relatively low, and although the German government is also improving the treatment of these high-level talents, the treatment given by the German government is still dwarfed by the conditions offered by Roque.
The problem in France is that the political situation is unstable, since the Franco-Prussian War, France has begun to enter a period of turmoil, and the whole of France is reflecting on why the former "first army in the world" cannot even defeat a newly established country.
There is no answer to this question in a short period of time, and the political situation in France will continue to be turbulent, but fortunately France still has a large colony, so France can recover in a short time after the Franco-Prussian War, and when the French colonies also start to rebel, France will quickly weaken.
The professors all live in the eastern part of Ziwei Town, which is now considered a noble residential area in Ziwei Town, where teachers from Ziwei Public School, doctors from Ziwei Hospital, researchers from biological laboratories, and professors from the future medical school all live here.
Although the rainy season has passed, it does not mean that it does not rain in the dry season, but the relative rainfall is less, last year's rainy season effectively alleviated the drought of the previous two years, and this year's rainfall is finally normal, which is a good sign, and it is estimated that the farms in Johannesburg will usher in a bumper harvest this year.
There are already hundreds of workers working on the medical school's construction site, and because of the presence of overseers, the speed of construction is no less than that of a construction team of Chinese workers.
Although there is Christian's guarantee, in order to ensure the quality of the project, Roque still hired a third party to supervise the quality of the project, which effectively ensures the quality of the medical school building.
The professors' life in Ziwei is very comfortable, the environment of Ziwei is outstanding in the whole of southern Africa, and even in Europe, Ziwei provides a house for each professor, and assigns servants to serve them, these servants are not Africans, but Boers who volunteer to be servants, in Roque's opinion, the job of a servant may be a bit derogatory, but at the beginning of the twentieth century, it is just a job.
Roque and Smalls went directly to Douglas's house to find someone, and when they were fine, the professors liked to party at Douglas's house.
From afar, you can see Douglas's house brightly lit, and a little closer is even more crowded, fortunately the nearby residences are relatively far away, otherwise, it is estimated that Douglas will be complained.
The arrival of Roque and Xiao Si was not warmly welcomed by the professors, which is understandable, after all, one of Roque and Xiao Si is an official, and the other is a combination of government and business, both of which are often not very popular.
"I'm sorry, they're like this, it's not that they're deliberately snubbing, it's that they're not good at interpersonal communication." The crowd dispersed, and Douglas offered to apologize to Roque and Smalls.
"It's we who should apologize, we came too presumptuously and disturbed your Yaxing." Roque and Douglas are already familiar with each other, and Douglas's apology is mainly because of Xiao Si.
"Professor, are you interested in going to Rhodesia with me, you will be the chairman of the Board of Education after you go." Xiao Si was also arrogant, and began to poach people in front of Roque.
"No, I'm also the president of the Board of Education in the Transvaal." Douglas pushed back quietly.
The pursuit of freedom in Britain during this period was also overkill, not only at the national level, but also at the local level, and specifically in the local government, as well as various "committees" holding power.
The same is true of the Transvaal and Rhodesia, where various committees have been perfected, such as Douglas, who holds positions on all three committees at the same time.
Roque can only rejoice, because the police industry is special, so there is no committee in the police world, otherwise Roque is estimated to be crazy.
Roque certainly didn't want to have a committee over his head pointing fingers.
"That's really good-" Xiao Si couldn't dig people, and he wasn't too embarrassed, and he was more like a joke.
Roque just laughed and said nothing.
"The progress of the medical school is not bad, it can be completed within the year, in fact, the relevant work has already begun, several professors have gone to work in Ziwei Hospital, according to their feedback, those nurses are very interested in medicine and study very hard." Douglas pulled the conversation away from the subject.
In fact, before the end of the rainy season, the relevant preparations for the medical school have already begun, so after the start of construction, the construction speed is indeed fast.
That is to say, Roque's requirements for the medical school are relatively high, no temporary buildings are used, and all the requirements are permanent buildings, so the medical school will be completed within the year, if Roque relaxes some requirements, then as long as the materials are sufficient, within a month or two, those construction workers can build enough "building blocks".
As for the nurses in Ziwei Hospital, in fact, the current situation is a bit helpless, because of the enthusiasm of the Chinese police, those nurses will not be able to focus on their work within three or five years, the last wave of baby boom has just ended, and those nurses who have just given birth to children, many of them are pregnant again, so Roque is also painful and happy now, on the one hand, the population of Ziwei Town is increasing rapidly, on the other hand, this situation has also seriously affected the work of Ziwei Hospital.
Therefore, most of the doctors and nurses in Ziwei Hospital are men, although men are sometimes not as careful as women in nursing, but male nurses also have advantages that female nurses do not have, especially in the current situation, it may be for a long time, and the male nurses in Ziwei Hospital are the mainstream.
"Give Cecil the list that he put together the other day, and in a few days, they will go to Rhodesia with Cecil." Roque doesn't want to say too much in this regard, there are some things, it's better not to let Xiao Si know, otherwise, Xiao Si will be even more sad in his heart.
"To Rhodesia?" Douglas was a little surprised, Roque had never said anything about it before.
"Yes, go to Rhodesia, Rhodesia will soon establish a comprehensive university." Roque was actually a little angry, the British government was too harsh on Johannesburg, if Johannesburg could establish a comprehensive university, why should Roque give up the opportunity to Rhodesia.