Chapter 6: Dark Cool
The Indian policemen hired by the British were all Sikhs, mainly from the Punjab region of India.
Sikhism is a religion in India, turbans, hoops, daggers and shorts are the main characteristics of Sikhs, and India's caste system and secular customs, Sikhism advocates equality and precepts are more in line with British values, so the British recruit police from Sikhism, widely used in colonial management around the world, such as the red-headed Ah San in Li De's mouth is the Indian policeman hired by the British Concession in the Qing Dynasty.
The same is true of Cape Town, Britain in 1900, with a total population of only 37.5 million people, compared to the colonies all over the world, Britain simply did not have enough manpower to manage, just like a greedy snake that had to rely on foreign population to assist in management, and the obedient Indians were obviously the best choice for the British.
Of course, compared to the Indians, in fact, the British have a better choice, after all, there are only 280 million people in India, while there are 470 million Chinese in the Qing Kingdom, so in terms of population proportion, the Chinese obviously have more potential, from the Huayong battalion to the police, it is a series of attempts by the British.
Relatively speaking, Roque does not think that the British trust the Indians much, hiring Indian police is just a way for the British to have no choice, if Roque and these Chinese police can show greater value, Roque believes that the British can gain more trust than the Indians.
"I know that what Kunal did was not honorable, but you did not have the right to beat Kunal, it is forbidden to fight among colleagues, it is absolutely forbidden, so you have to pay for your presumptuousness." Sharma didn't help Kunal, but simply wanted to teach Roque a lesson, and the Indians were equally despised for Kunal's escape, and no one wanted their partner to run away alone in danger.
Of course, this does not mean that Sharma approves of Roque's behavior, just like Sharma said, even if Kunale's behavior is despicable, it should not be punished by Roque, in other words, as a Chinese, Roque can't do anything to Indians, this is the key to Sharma's lesson to Roque.
Dog beating depends on the owner, Indians have always regarded themselves as the first loyal dog of the British, even if they fight, they can only be beaten by the British, this, Roque is simply powerless to complain.
"Sergeant Sharma, that's not a beating, it's a special way of greeting me and Kunal, who was so happy to see that I was safe and sound, so he fainted with excitement." Roque put it another way, after all, Sharma's level is higher than Roque's, and the face that should be given is still to be given, if Sharma is smart, then he will not be entangled, otherwise things will be big, and the face of all Indian police officers will not look good.
Probably Sharma didn't expect Roque to be so difficult, so Sharma looked at Roque very intently for a while, and then nodded with a gloomy face: "Okay, I'll keep an eye on you, you'd better not make a mistake, otherwise you will go back where you came from, and those compatriots of yours, by the way, your braids are really ugly." ”
Where does this begin?
Roque almost laughed out loud, you are a Sikh, laughing at the ugly braids of the Chinese, but you don't look at what you are wrapped in your turban, Sikhs generally have long hair, so you have to wrap your headscarf every day, the more grand the costume, the more turban you have on your head, the more spectacular the scale it looks like, from a distance it looks like a person with an altar on his head, no matter how ugly it is, it can be more ugly than you?
Of course, whether it is ugly or not here is also different from person to person, and the habits are different, Roque looks at Sharma's headscarf ugly, Sharma doesn't think it, but Sharma thinks that Chinese braids are ugly, and even Roque himself thinks so.
But fortunately, now Roque does not have this problem, because he has to undergo treatment, Roque's hair has been shaved in the hospital, which saves Roque the trouble.
Leaving a cruel word, Sharma led a dozen of his subordinates to turn around and leave, which made Roque cry and laugh, such a big battle, he thought he was going to have a big fight, but it turned out to be a cruel word, why bother!
"Nima scared me into sweating, and I couldn't help but do it just now." Anton looked at the backs of Sharma and the others and let out a sigh of relief, and turned his head to look at Roque in surprise: "How can you speak foreign language?" ”
"Wouldn't you? We've all been learning for so long. Roque casually made a reason.
"It's true, but-" Anton can't say weird, learning is learning, Anton and Roque have learned English in the Huayong camp before, but it is obvious that Roque's English fluency has exceeded Anton's understanding, which makes Anton puzzled, in other words, it is about the same nine years, He Ruxiu?
"Anton, we probably won't be able to go back to Qingguo in the future, so let's learn English hard." Roque doesn't want to explain too much, in order to gain the trust of the British, you must first solve the language problem, otherwise you can't understand the words, why should the British trust you.
Chatting all the way back to the dormitory, Kunal was dragging a big bag out of the door with difficulty, it seemed that Roque's words were indeed executed by Kunale, Roque watched coldly, and did not mean to help, but Anton was surprised.
"This-" Anton's partner is also Indian, of course he knows the virtues of Indians, cleaning is absolutely impossible, under normal circumstances, as long as it is a Chinese and Indian partner, this kind of thing is responsible for the Chinese, the Indians are deliberately disgusting, no matter how bad the environment is, they can be willing, if the Chinese can see it, then the Chinese can also be at ease, but if they can't look past it-
"There's nothing strange about it, it's too messy in the room, Kunale takes the initiative to clean up, I've just been discharged from the hospital, and I'm very weak and not suitable for manual labor." Roque did not feel uncomfortable in the slightest, and he had to have a clear attitude towards Indians, otherwise Indians would easily kick their noses in the face.
Of course, Anton definitely doesn't think so, the body of the bullshit is weak, the bullshit is not suitable for manual labor, the meal that Anton and Roque ate together just now, Anton watched Roque eat about a pound of beef, a plate of salad, a large piece of bread and a cup of coffee, so he can eat it and his body is weak, so when he is strong, do he have to eat a cow?
It must be said that when the Indians faced the crisis, the awareness of hygiene was still very good, the room was cleaned by Kunal, the windows were bright and clean, the air was fresh, the garbage on the table and the dirty clothes on Roque's bed were gone, the floor was obviously swept and mopped, and there was nothing wrong with Roque's standards.
"Very well, Kunal, you'd better clean up, go take a shower now, change into clean clothes, and keep it up, and you'll thank me for good hygiene in the future." In Anton's opinion, Roque's face is very hateful now, but somehow, Anton has a dark feeling in his heart.