In fact, there is a way to solve this problem perfectly.

Matilda Gold Mine changed the weekly salary to a monthly salary, or an annual salary, so naturally there is no such problem.

But the premise of changing the payroll method is that the Chinese miners fully trust the Matilda gold mine.

Trust is the hardest thing to figure out, and with the lesson of being fooled at the De Beers Unified Mining Company, although the Matilda Gold Mine looks good now, it is really difficult for Chinese miners to trust the Matilda Gold Mine.

This is once bitten by a snake, ten years afraid of the well rope.

Fearing that it would finally become a reality before payday dinner, a young miner who was not familiar with the world put his money in his pants pocket in the shower, only to find that the young miner had just received his salary was gone.

It's like a bolt from the blue!

A small theft case instantly touched the hearts of all miners.

Again, don't overestimate people's moral bottom line in these years, when they can't eat, in fact, whether it's the British, or the Boers, Zulus, or Chinese, there is no moral bottom line, this is not some racial inferiority, but forced by the world of dog days, when the three meals are unsustainable, morality becomes a luxury.

Knowing etiquette and knowing etiquette, knowing honor and disgrace when food and clothing are sufficient, can't eat, where can you take care of any decency.

Understanding is understanding, and whether you can accept it or not is another matter.

People like to watch the excitement, but they don't like to be watched by others, when it is not their own business, they can hang high, and their own vital interests are related, and how many people can stay out of the matter?

This issue is closely related to the vital interests of all Chinese miners.

So the Chinese miners, who didn't even want to eat dinner, gathered downstairs in their offices, hoping that the mine management would find out where the lost money had gone as soon as possible.

Yes, the sooner the better.

The management is scratching his head very much, Sam is good at management, but not solving cases.

Iron Hook is good at combat, and he is also a stranger to solving crimes.

As a result, the case was reported layer by layer, and finally reported to Roque's side.

Roque was simple, he asked Li De for a gold coin, and asked Gao De to lead his hound, and three or five people came to the Matilda gold mine.

It seems to be relaxed, but in fact, Roque is full of anger in his heart.

It's only been a few good days, and you can't help but make trouble so soon?

Roque has never been patient with cheap skins, and he doesn't want to play any "last chance" with a false pretense, there are hounds, and it is not too easy to find a few shillings, and soon, a miner who is a little older is found out of the crowd by the hounds.

"Poor master, the old man is blinded by lard-" The shameless guy was caught crying bitterly.

There is no arguing that everyone has just received a salary of one pound plus one shilling, and he has two pounds in his pocket, which does not need to be explained at all.

"Holy shit, I'll pay you back as your own family-" The miner who lost the money was furious, and when he came up, he was about to beat the old man, and the four of them barely hugged him.

That's a powerful one!

The old man did not resist, knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, and soon blood was seen on his forehead.

"Take him away and give it to De Beers Unified Mining Company—" Roque's time is precious, and he doesn't have time to dwell on such trivial matters all day, so he simply does it all at once.

To De Beers Unified Mining Company!

That means going back to the old life, no salary, no chicken legs, a dark mine, a hopeless life-

"The poor master spares his life, the poor master spares his life, I will compensate, I will be a cow and a horse, I will never dare again-" The old man definitely didn't expect that the result would be so serious, he knelt on the ground and walked a few steps on his knees, and wanted to come up and hug Roque's thigh.

Without Roque doing anything, Gao De raised his foot and kicked the old man to the ground, and the two policemen went up to pick up the old man and left.

"The poor master spares his life, the poor master spares his life-" The old man struggled hard, and just now he was kicked by Gao De and broke his tongue, and blood was spurting out of his mouth, looking very miserable.

Everyone, including the miners and the police, was silent when they saw this scene, and their eyes on the old man were no longer hatred, but only pity.

The young man who lost the money probably didn't expect Roque to be so decisive, and watched in a daze as the old man was dragged away and drifted away, and only the old man's wail echoed in the night sky.

The old man no longer begged for mercy, but the kind of miserable howl that was not emphasized, like a lone wolf abandoned by wolves.

Today's scene must have left a deep impression on everyone.

In fact, what should be done and what should not be done, many times there is no need to be taught, everyone is an adult, whether they will make mistakes, only whether the price to pay after making a mistake is high enough, if the price is high enough, then you will not make mistakes.

"I've been here for so long, I haven't said hello to my brothers, my name is Roque, the chief of the Johannesburg Police, I will guarantee your safety, as long as you work hard and keep to yourself, I can guarantee that you can all get what you want, but the premise is that you can't be a traitor, in Johannesburg, if someone bullies you for no reason, you can call back directly, you can't call the police station to find me, I will call you the shots, but if you are a traitor, I won't give you a chance to mend your ways." Roque pursues the use of heavy codes in troubled times, and Johannesburg is still under military control, and military law is law.

The miners had not yet recovered from the shock, and no one dared to respond to Roque's words.

Roque didn't need a response from the miners, he turned around and got on the horse and left, the number of Chinese miners is still small now, and the number of Chinese miners will be more and more in the future, and Roque has no time to wait for them to grow.

In other words, out of a thousand miners, it's normal for one thirty or fifty miners to be unsuccessful, and Roque's attitude towards this part of the population is to abandon them directly, rather than giving them a chance to reform themselves, is it fun to catch seven or seven verticals?

Luo Ke is not Zhuge Liang, if there is a person like Meng Huo among the Chinese miners, Luo Ke will directly cut down the sacrificial flag for the first time, so that there may be one less good talk in history, but it will not leave a bad example.

Zhuge Liang is also a talent, he can capture Meng Shu seven times and seven verticals, but he doesn't give Ma Jian a chance, but what he leaves behind is all beautiful talk, where is the beauty?

This night, many miners will lose sleep, whether they want to or not, they will have to learn to adapt to Roque's way of working.

——

Back at the Golden Mountain Hotel, Roque returned the gold coins he had just borrowed from Li De to Li De.

"What if the police dog can't find the lost money just now?" Li De was quite curious.

Luo Ke smiled and didn't answer, and casually glanced at the gold coin in Li De's hand.

Li De understood in seconds that if the police dog couldn't find the suspect just now, then Luo Ke would casually stuff the gold coins borrowed from Li De into a certain corner, and the case could be closed.

Although the effect will certainly not be so good, it will not damage Roque's prestige.

Back in the office, Roque called Henry.

The same dial-style telephone as Alfred Milner.

"The gold mine has been operating normally for a week, and the profit is 5,000 pounds, is it divided now, or is it on the books?" Roque doesn't call the shots, £5,000 is not a lot of money for Roque right now, and Roque hopes Henry thinks the same way.

"You decide, I don't need money right now anyway." Henry didn't disappoint Roque, but he was very demanding: "Why is it so much?" We all have gold mines, shouldn't we become the richest man in the world in a month or two? ”

Henry was in a very good mood, and he laughed before he finished speaking, probably because he didn't feel reliable.

"The gold mine has just begun to resume operation, the miners' bodies have not fully recovered, and there is still room for improvement in production - "Roque is not in a hurry, the Matilda gold mine is a rich mine, and now the production is restricted by the number of workers, under normal circumstances, a rich mine of this size in the Matilda gold mine must have at least 2,500 workers, and now, it is still early to reach the limit of the Matilda gold mine."

"Leave the gold mine alone, calculate the time, my father is almost there, I'm going to pick him up in Cape Town with Phyllis, will you go?" Henry asked casually, but the meaning was a little deep.

"I'm going—not well—" Roque hesitated a little, it was only natural for Henry and Phyllis to pick up the ship, what was Roque going to do?

"Whatever you want, but I have to warn you that my father is likely to go to Johannesburg." Henry makes a reason for Roque.

"Coming to Johannesburg to be the Governor?" Roque surprise.

With the relationship between Roque and Henry, if Henry's father came to Johannesburg to be the governor, then Roque could really go sideways in Johannesburg.

"There's only one governor in the Transvaal and Orange—" Henry snorted, and seemed depressed, "Probably the mayor!" ”

Mayor!

Not bad either.

"Okay, remember to let me know when you're going to Cape Town." Roque was full of promises, and at this time he must have brushed a wave of presence in front of Henry's father.

"It's probably just a few days, you come to Pretoria tomorrow." Henry is also not sure, although there is wireless telegraphy now, it is not yet popular, and Henry's father is on the ship, so he can no longer communicate with the outside world.

"Okay." Roark also wants to go back to Pretoria, where Zach and Anna are still there.

Plans never keep up with the change, and in the middle of the night, Roque is suddenly awakened by a knock on the door.

"Director, Yaya's men have discovered a guerrilla force—" Li De's voice was full of excitement.

Roque was in good spirits right away, and whether this team was Quentin Summerfield or not, it was a sign of feats.

"Last night, Yaya's scouts spotted more than thirty cavalrymen entering the Blomfield farm near Hallfontein, and the scouts couldn't confirm whether it was a guerrilla led by Quentin Summerfield, but those cavalrymen were Boers and were carrying weapons, so there was no doubt that they were guerrillas—" Reed reported as he helped Roque with his equipment.

"Are the commandos ready?" Roque is going to lead the team.

"Ready." Li De is fully armed.

Then let's go, him!