Before Roque and the others departed, Zach and Bella and Christian had already arrived in Pretoria.

At that time, Pretoria was still under military control, and the news that Alfred Milner had chosen Pretoria as the capital had not yet spread, and Christian made great efforts to buy the next castle-style mansion at a price that was almost free less than a kilometer from Church Square.

"-When the expeditionary force attacked Pretoria, there was a battle here, so the castle was partially damaged on the outside and the inside was more badly damaged, but it doesn't matter, I asked Padbeck to bring over more than 300 workers, and in a week at most, the castle will be completely restored, and then it will be ready to move in-" Christian was smug, not noticing that Roque's expression was getting more and more ugly.

It is indeed good, after being a contractor for such a long time, Christian's vision is not bad now, the castle in front of Roque is huge and magnificent, it can almost be regarded as the most magnificent building in Pretoria, and it is not much better than the Palace of Justice where Alfred Milner lives.

However, such a castle, the current Roque and Henry cannot afford to live in it, and they cannot live in it.

What are you kidding, a police chief, a senior inspector, living in a more imposing place than the governor's official residence, this is not an honor, this is asking for trouble, now the castle is badly damaged, it does not look so conspicuous, but when it is completely restored, what does Alfred Milner think? What did the other Transvaal officials think?

"Christian, find me another place." Roque didn't want to talk nonsense, and glanced at Henry, their eyes full of helplessness.

Obviously, Henry wasn't stupid either.

"Why? Can't find a better house in Pretoria? "Obviously, Christian is a pig's head.

"I mean it doesn't need to be so good, at least not a castle like this, find me a normal house, like a house where the police live, not a bullshit castle like this, what are you when you are? A king? Roque grew angrier and angrier, and finally almost roared, something that didn't have long eyes, no scolding, no long memory.

"Yes, yes, Mr. Locke, I'll look for it at once—" Christian was sprayed with spat and led Padbeck to turn and run.

Padbeck!

It seems to be "Horse's Mouth", the thief who was caught in the police station by Sharma, and Roque doesn't know how Christian got mixed up with Padbeck, it doesn't matter.

In fact, Christian was a little wronged by this scolding, Christian is an excellent dogleg, his ability to do things is almost perfect, before dark, Christian found a less eye-catching, but very inward, perfect in line with Roque's requirements of the residence.

"This house used to belong to a Boer farmer, and he found gold on his farm, but he didn't have the money to mine it, so he sold the gold mine and used the money from the sale of the gold mine to build this house, but unfortunately, the war broke out just after the house was built, and the owner didn't even have time to move in, so the house is still new." Christian is much more low-key this time, although the house he chose is also made of marble, but the appearance of the house is earthy yellow, and the exterior walls are uneven, full of mottled sense of age.

In contrast to the understated exterior, the interior of the room is luxuriously decorated, with crystal chandeliers, painted ceilings, carpets, wallpaper, stair handrails and doorknobs and even gold leaf decorations.

It's really worthy of having a mine at home!

"Okay, that's it, hurry up and buy daily necessities, I don't want to live in a police station." Roque was satisfied, Henry was satisfied, and Phyllis was even more satisfied.

Grocery was actually ready-made, and after Roque decided, Christian whistled, and Padbeck roared from the corner with several wagons, all loaded with household items.

"Locke, I've found an opportunity to make a fortune—" Henry suddenly had a bold idea.

"What?" Roque is a little distracted, guarding the Rand Gold Mine, can he still be afraid that there is no chance to make a fortune?

"As we said earlier, to rebuild a new Pretoria, it will definitely require a large number of construction workers, and we can undertake government projects and organize construction teams to carry out construction-" Henry was also sharp-eyed.

Yes, Roque almost forgot, what is the most profitable thing in Pretoria right now?

Not a gold mine, but a government project to rebuild Pretoria.

This is not within the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Mines.

"Mmmmmm, tomorrow you go and ask, if there is a suitable one, then next, there are many workers, there are not enough here, we can also transfer workers from Cape Town." Luo Ke also knows how much oil and water there is to undertake government projects, as the saying goes, "Jinqiao Silver Road", in fact, as long as it is a government project, it is rich in oil and water.

It's not just about building bridges and paving roads, and then Alfred Milner will gradually improve the government departments in Pretoria, which all need office space, even if they can't receive these big projects, building a square, building a green belt or something, the British are also not stingy in this regard.

Yes, unlike the project in Roque's understanding, the big project in this year is not to build a square, but to build a government office department, it should be emphasized that the government office department in this year is mostly marble buildings, all the building materials to be imported from foreign countries, the construction cycle is long, the cost is large, and the structure is also very strong, a building can be used for hundreds of years, in comparison, the square greening or something is really a small project.

Of course, if a small project adds up, it is actually not small.

In the 21st century, Pretoria is known as the "Garden City" and "Purple City", and many purple trees are planted on both sides of the main roads of the city, and every October, the purple trees will bloom purple flowers all over the city, and Pretoria will hold a week-long celebration.

Of course, it was the 21st century, and the current Pretoria had nothing to do with the "Garden City", and there were even fewer purple trees, which were all business opportunities that needed to be discovered by Roque and Henry.

"No, no, no, we don't have to come forward for this kind of thing, let Christian go, he's a Boer." Henry also had a lot of ghost ideas.

Christian is a Boer, and on the surface he has nothing to do with Henry and Roque, this is indeed an excellent white glove, Roque and Henry only need to inquire about the news, and then let Christian undertake the project, even if the project is not done well, it has nothing to do with Roque and Henry.

Poor Christian, who was working hard to direct the workers to furnish the house, did not realize that Roque and Henry were calculating him.