No matter how powerful Brad is, he can't be everything, and there are always some gaps that can't be monitored.

After the Umbrella Company and the Adan Company launched an attack on the East Indies, Roque had actually repeatedly ordered to strengthen the monitoring of the activities of the Dutch in southern Africa, but because of the relationship between the Dutch and the Boers, this work could not be comprehensive and thorough, and there were always some corners that could not be reached by surveillance.

Only in the Transvaal, this work is relatively easy, after all, the Transvaal is the base camp of Roque, there are very few Boers in the territory, and if the riots in the Marcellus gold mines are really related to the Dutch, then the head of Brad in the Transvaal must be responsible.

This is only speculation, until the truth is ascertained, Roque still trusts Brad and the Johannesburg Police Department, the workers involved in the riot are handled by Johannesburg, and Roque and Smalls are going to set out to put the Johannesburg Mining Union in order.

This time Roque couldn't afford to be lazy and joined Sidney Milner at the mining union's plenary meeting.

The meeting was still held at the Olympos Palace, and by the time Roque and Sidney Milner walked in, all the other mine directors had already arrived, including Ernest Oppenheimer, the head of the Anglo-American Mining Company.

Ernest Oppenheimer is also a wealth myth in southern Africa, Ernest Oppenheimer is a German-born Jew, at the age of sixteen he worked for the Dinkelsspierer Company in London, Dinkelsspühler is a company specializing in diamond jewelry, in 1902, just after the end of the Boer War, Ernest Oppenheimer came to the Kimberley and became the head of the Dinkelsspühler Company in Kimberley.

Two years ago, Ernest Oppenheimer cooperated with an American consortium to establish Anglo American Mining Company, which officially set foot in the gold mines of Johannesburg, and has now grown rapidly, controlling three gold mines.

Now Ernest Oppenheimer is still not famous, but Roque is very familiar with this name, another time and space, it was the Anglo-American mining company founded by Ernest Oppenheimer that annexed the De Beers Unified Mining Company, completing the poor boy's counterattack on the princess, and the Oppenheimer family once monopolized 90% of the market share of the world's diamond industry.

With the existence of Roque, the bridge staged in another time and space is unlikely to be repeated in this time and space, and Roque has to remind Xiao Si early on to pay attention to the nascent Anglo-American mining company, so there is today's meeting.

At the beginning of the meeting, Xiao Si did not target Anglo-American Mining Company, but targeted the Marcellus gold mine, which had just rioted.

Blake, the general manager of Marcellus Gold Mine, was ignorant of this, and he was even unwilling to bear the costs of the aftermath that the mining consortium had collectively borne on the grounds that Marcellus Gold Mine had just suffered huge losses.

"The loss of the gold mine is caused by yourself, and it has nothing to do with other people, you should know what the Mining Alliance did for the Marcellus Gold Mine when I accompanied you to be seized, all of this was caused by the Marcellus Gold Mine, and it will have a very bad impact on the operation of all gold mines in the entire Rand Mining Area in the future, so you not only have to bear this part of the cost, but also pay an additional fine as compensation for other gold mines." Aiden, who presided over the meeting, seemed to be kind to Blake, but in fact he wanted to cramp and peel his skin, if it weren't for Blake, Aiden would not be in danger.

"Fines?" Blake didn't understand what it was like yet.

"Yes, the fine, the Mining Alliance raised 180,000 rand in order to clean up the aftermath, and if you don't bear the money, then the Mining Alliance will auction off the Marcellus Gold Mine and use the proceeds of the auction to compensate the other mines." Aiden is murderous, and the other mine leaders are happy to watch the excitement, and they don't seem to realize that what happened to Blake today may happen to them in the future.

Of course, as long as the mining alliance is not offended, the mining alliance will not attack the members of the alliance casually, and the situation at the Marcellus gold mine this time is too bad, so it is necessary to make an example of it.

This is the consensus of almost everyone.

"No, the Mining Alliance has no right to do that." Blake was dumbfounded, he didn't expect a mere strike to trigger such serious consequences.

"The mining alliance has power, go back and take a look at the joining letter of the mining alliance, it seems to be your signature." Aiden smiled, don't underestimate the various associations in southern Africa, they really have the power of life and death for the members of the association.

"Then we at Marcellus Gold Mine are now out of the mining alliance." Blake's face turned pale.

"Are you going to join the Mining Alliance or stay in a hotel?" Aiden sneered, got on the thief ship of the Mining Alliance, and didn't want to get out of the way.

"I'm going to the court to sue." Blake was not yet aware of the backstage of the Mining Alliance.

"Go ahead, I wish you success." Aiden didn't bother to talk to Black, the deputy secretary of justice was on the spot, and the mining alliance would not have attacked the Marcellus gold mine without Roque's permission.

"You're blackmail—" Blake roared frantically.

Aiden nodded to the guard at the door, and immediately two strong men in black carried Blake away.

The laughter in the conference room was a little quieter, and although Blake was to blame, the others couldn't help but feel cold.

"Alright, let's forget about those unpleasant things, and now let's move on to the next one." It feels good that Aiden hits the gavel unhurriedly and uses the name of the collective to eradicate his opponents, no wonder the French love democracy so much.

"When does the auction start?" There are politically insensitive mine owners who can't wait, and they immediately attract the attention of others.

"TBD—" Aiden's eyes were meaningful, the Mining Alliance was indeed time to clean up, and there were all of them.

Roque and Sidney Milner looked at each other and smiled, and Xiao Si hurried to arrive.

"Sorry, I'm late—" Xiao Si looked unapologetic.

Roque and Sidney Milner were simply speechless, they could oversleep at this time, and their hearts were indeed a bit big.

"You're missing out on the best part." Sidney Milner is in a good mood, the Marcellus gold mine he just dealt with is at least half that of Sidney Milner.

Or maybe it's a whole thing, depending on the course of the next meeting.

"In the first half of this year alone, the Johannesburg Police Department has detected eleven gold smugglings, with a total weight of more than five tons and a total value of more than R700,000. Aiden closed the information in his hand and asked Ernest Oppenheimer directly.

"Nope." Ernest Oppenheimer's expression was calm, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.

"Very well, I don't want to emphasize the significance of Johannesburg's gold to London and the federal government, southern Africa is the southern Africa of the British Empire, not anyone else, and the gold of Johannesburg must also serve the British Empire first and foremost, Mr. Ernest Oppenheimer, do you have any objection to this?" Aiden pressed in.

"Nope." Ernest Oppenheimer was succinct.

"Alright then, now I announce the decision of the Mining Alliance on the gold mine involved, the Chesterton Gold Mine, and a fine of fifteen thousand rand—" Aiden was not in a hurry.

"Wait, why?" The head of the Chesterton gold mine immediately objected, and there was a lot of discussion in the room, and the mine owners finally felt that everyone was in danger.

"On January 15 this year, the 3,500 ounces of gold seized by the Johannesburg Police Department in Rie and Tenberg came from your Chesterton gold mine! Don't say that the gold has nothing to do with the Chesterton gold mine, Taylor, I'll give you another chance, will you accept this fine? Aiden was tough, the gavel in his hand half-raised, ready to knock it down.

Taylor, who was seriously fat and had a waist circumference estimated to be about the same height as his height, glared at Aiden, holding the table with both hands and panting, his hands were full of green muscles.

It's really rare to be so fat and can still be seen.

Aiden was not in a hurry or flinching, and looked at Taylor coldly.

It took a full half minute for Taylor to calm down.

"Okay, I accept."

Just as Taylor struggled to say this, the conference room fell silent.

Roque could even hear Sidney Milner breathe deeply, relieved.

"Very well, next is the Ignati Woods gold mine, a fine of 110,000 rand." Aiden is one of three gold mines operated by Anglo-American Mining Company.

The atmosphere in the conference room immediately became tense again, 110,000 rand is not a small amount, the exchange ratio of rand and pound sterling is one to one, and the profit of a smaller gold mine is estimated to be like this for half a year.

Sadly, the Ignati Woods Gold Mine is one of those relatively small gold mines.

As a company that has only been established for two years, the big gold mine must be untouchable, and it is the turn of Anglo-American Mining Company to buy the small gold mine that Roque, Xiao Si and Henry don't look down on.

Isn't it remarkable to have an American consortium background?

Don't forget that it is 1910, Britain is the boss of the world, and the name of the Anglo-American mining company has "Anglo-American", but it does not mean that the British government and the US government will endorse this company, but there is British capital and American capital.

"Mr. Aiden, this fine is too much for Ignati Woods Gold Mine to afford." Ernest Oppenheimer finally couldn't bear it, and the Anglo-American mining company bought the Ignati Woods gold mine for less than 100,000 rand, and now he has to pay a fine of 110,000 in one go, which is the rhythm that made Ernest Oppenheimer bankrupt.

"Mr. Ernest Oppenheimer, I would like to remind you that if you refuse to pay this fine, then the Mining Union will auction off the Ignati Woods gold mine." Aiden is welcome, Ignati Woods gold mine is the same gold mine that Xiao Si said "four or five thousand workers work in shifts, and only one or two tons of gold are mined every year".

There is really no need to mine such a gold mine.

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