Henry thought about it for three nights and named his daughter Paula, which means smart, calm and mature.

Roque naturally became Paula's godfather, and for this reason, Roque officially converted to Protestantism and became a Protestant under the witness of Elijah.

This can't be helped, if Roque is still oscillating between Protestantism and Catholicism, then Roque is also unjustifiable as a godfather.

In some Protestant denominations, such as the Anglican Church Church in England, the Church Father is a male guardian and protector for the baptized person when the baby is baptized.

So, it couldn't be more fitting for Roque to be Paula's godfather.

However, Roque did not have time to participate in Paula's baptism, and at the end of August, the new Transvaal 1st Cavalry Division was formed, with Roque as division commander and chief of the Johannesburg Police.

One person is both a military and police officer, and Roque's identity is quite strange.

In fact, there are many strange things in the UK, there is a "minister of no matter the ministry" in the British cabinet, this minister usually does not care about anything, there is no specific responsible department, but no matter the minister is usually a member of the cabinet, can attend cabinet meetings, participate in government decision-making, undertake cabinet meetings or special important affairs assigned by the head of government, etc., in other words, everything is in charge.

In fact, it is a high-level panacea.

Everything of the new 1st Cavalry Division was completely copied from the Northern Rhodesian Division, but the permanent training battalion was only 500 people, which was already the limit for the Transvaal, and the Transvaal could not afford to raise any more troops.

Before that, Roque's biggest rival was Hopkins.

Originally, according to Ade's intention, if a new army was to be formed, then a certain number of old troops would definitely be abolished, otherwise the Transvaal's finances would not be able to bear it.

After discussing with Ade, Roque and Ade decided that the Johannesburg Mining Union would bear the military expenses of the new 1st Cavalry Division, so that there would be no new financial burden on the Transvaal, and there would be no need to reduce the army, and there would be no impact on Hopkins, so everyone was happy.

Since it was the Johannesburg Mining Union that undertook the military expenses of the new 1st Cavalry Division, it was only natural that the new 1st Cavalry Division would be stationed in Johannesburg.

Roque directly transferred the commandos from the Johannesburg Police Department to join the new 1st Cavalry Division and reorganize it into the training battalion of the new 1st Cavalry Division.

In turn, Roque had to convince the mine owners in Johannesburg.

"After the establishment of the new 1st Cavalry Division, together with the Johannesburg Police Department, it is enough to maintain the stability of all the gold mines around Johannesburg, so the mine does not need to invest more in security, and the money saved can be used as military expenses for the new 1st Cavalry Division, and will not add additional burden to the mine." Roque and Ade had already discussed taking this opportunity to disarm the mine owner's private arm.

Around Johannesburg, there are now nearly 40 gold mines, large and small, all of which are quite large, each with thousands of miners.

Not every gold mine will treat the miners as well as the Matilda gold mine and the Rock gold mine, so the production conditions of most gold mines are very poor, mining accidents are frequent, miners often riot, the mine must invest a lot of money in security, basically a gold mine with more than 3,000 people, the mine owner has to maintain a private army of about 100 people, and the monthly cost on security will exceed 2,000 pounds.

Roque and Ade wanted to take the money, and Roque estimated that the total amount of the money should be more than fifty thousand pounds a month, and if it was all used for military expenses, then the size of the new 1st Cavalry Division could easily be expanded to 5,000 men.

Before the formation of the new 1st Cavalry Division, the local garrison in the Transvaal had only 5,000 men, so these mine owners were the real riches.

Although it now seems that the mine owners in Johannesburg did not rely on private forces to commit crimes, it is certainly not normal for so many private forces to wander outside the government in Johannesburg, whether for long-term or practical reasons, this part of the power must be withdrawn.

"Lord Nyasaland, I have no disrespect, but if the mine security is dismissed, will the army and police be able to arrive in time if there is a miners' riot in the mine? If a few miners escape, will the army and police be able to get them back in time? If the army and police can't do that, then it will be necessary for the mine to retain some of its strength, and this part of the expenditure cannot be saved. "Adam Stephen, the white-gloved of a certain local nobleman, is not afraid of Roque, as long as Johannesburg is still British territory, then Roque cannot do whatever he wants.

"Indeed, it's not appropriate to cut them all—"

"It's really hard for the police and the military to respond in a timely manner."

"My mine is 30 kilometers from Johannesburg, and if something happens, the police and the army will not be able to arrive in time-"

As soon as Adam Stephen's words fell, there was a lot of discussion in the conference room, no one wanted to give up the power in their hands, and it was also more convenient to pay for it, and the mine would definitely be more comfortable to use by raising its own security guards and thugs.

The point is that if the mine takes out this part of the expenditure and gives it to Roque to train the troops, then once the miners riot and the army and police cannot arrive in time, then the management and technicians who live in the mine will be out of luck, and they will definitely not be able to wait for the police and the army.

"We can choose a compromise, my lord, can you tell us how much money is needed each month, and then we will bear it together, so that the mine does not have to lay off all the security guards, and the police and the army do not have to be exhausted, which should be more in the interest of all of us." Aiden proposed a new solution.

In the Mining Alliance, De Beers Unified Mining Company and Matilda Gold Mine are Roque's natural allies, and the plan that Aiden is proposing now is also discussed by Roque and Aiden in advance.

Roque's plan was that he first proposed a plan A that would be absolutely unacceptable to the mine owner, and this plan would definitely be met with fierce opposition.

Then Aiden proposed a plan B with relatively less harsh conditions, and with Roque's plan as a comparison, then the mine owners would be much more acceptable.

If Aiden's plan is still not acceptable to everyone, then there is Sam, Sam will propose Plan C, which is Roque's bottom line.

"The new 1st Cavalry Division is a new army completely modeled after the Northern Rhodesia Division, and the combat effectiveness of the Northern Rhodesia Division has been fully proven in the Zulu rebellion that just occurred, so there is no need to doubt the combat effectiveness of the new 1st Cavalry Division, and at this stage, the military expenditure of the new 1st Cavalry Division is 30,000 pounds per month." Roque opened his mouth widely, and at once he wanted to take away most of the mine owner's monthly security expenses.

"Thirty thousand pounds? How many people are there in the new 1st Cavalry Division? Isn't it only five hundred? Adam Stephen immediately questioned the reasonableness of the fee.

"Five hundred, that's not counting the army, and the security guards of the De Beers Unified Mining Company are more than five hundred." Aiden answered immediately.

"Five hundred people is just the current establishment, and you also know that our Transvaal is not financially rich, so five hundred people is the limit now, but if the military expenditure is sufficient, the new First Cavalry Division must have at least 3,000 people, so as to ensure the safety of our Transvaal." Of course, Roque's ideal is not five hundred, the new 1st Cavalry Division is different from the Northern Rhodesia Division, the Northern Rhodesia Division is Xiao Si's private army, and the new 1st Cavalry Division has a formal establishment.

"Then it won't take 30,000, the cost is too high-"

Calculating the cost is almost the instinct of these mine owners, and according to the cost of raising troops at this time, 3,000 people really can't use up 30,000.

"Cut, is 30,000 a lot? Have you calculated how much our own security will cost, at least 20 pounds a month for each person—" Aiden insisted that it wasn't much.

"Our security costs are indeed a bit high, but the army and our security are different, and we can't use up so much." Adam Stephen believes that the two are not comparable.

The cost is convenient, of course, the cost of private security is higher, and the security guards in the Johannesburg mines are basically similar to the nature of mercenaries, and the price is understandably higher.

Relatively speaking, the cost of the army is not high, after all, all kinds of materials in the army are centrally procured, and the price must be much cheaper, and the security guards in the mine are basically not large, and they will not set up an arsenal for the consumption of those security guards, so the high cost is understandable.

"Gentlemen, soon, Johannesburg will set up a company dedicated to security, if you have a need, then you can contact the security company, I am sure that their prices and services will be satisfactory to you." Roque threw another bombshell, and since the Johannesburg mine had security needs, then Roque simply solved the problem at the root, which was the way to do it once and for all.

In the 21st century, Johannesburg's mercenary industry is very developed, and all the big businessmen in Johannesburg basically have to hire three or five mercenaries to ensure their safety.

The law and order situation in Johannesburg has not deteriorated to that extent, but since there is a need for mines in this area, there is something to be done.

"The company in charge of security—" Even Adam Stephen hesitated.

"Yes, the company in charge of security, this company will provide cheap but perfect security services for the mines, it costs 20 pounds a month to maintain a security guard in the mine, and it only costs 10 pounds a month to hire a security guard from this company, which is a very fair price, and it is much more cost-effective than the mine itself to recruit security guards." Roque's determination has not changed, and if this does not prevent the mine owners from abandoning the mine's armament, then Roque will really have to suspect the purpose of these mine owners to raise private armies.

Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

Reborn as a police officer in South Africa