379 Retirement if irlevant
If you have money, you can build high-rise buildings, you can build roads and railways, but you can't buy the improvement of the overall quality of residents.
Compared with the Qing Dynasty, the living standards of the Chinese in Johannesburg are simply worlds apart, and most of them have nothing to do before they come to Johannesburg, and they can only go to the landlord's house to work for a few days to eat a full meal during the busy farming season every year, and it can be said that they can't even eat enough on weekdays.
In Johannesburg, at least the Chinese can fill their stomachs if they are willing to work hard, and they have not had such opportunities before.
Even so, some time ago, there was a scandal in Johannesburg about Chinese fraudulently receiving relief funds, in fact, it is not that those Chinese who fraudulently receive relief funds are greedy for money, they are all poor and afraid, so they try to seize every opportunity to make money.
Even if some of the money doesn't come from the limelight.
Roque knows this reason, but he can't change it, it's very difficult to change the way of thinking of adults, some people are still stingy even if they have a lot of money, and some people are poor even though they can treat their friends generously, these things are really difficult to explain in one sentence or two.
So human nature is complex.
Roque still pins his hopes on the next generation, and now the vast majority of second-generation Chinese in southern Africa are educated in schools, no matter what their family situation is, at least they wear the same clothes and eat the same meals in school, and someone will tell them what kind of behavior is right, what kind of behavior is wrong, what kind of things can be done, what things can not be done, so that they can establish a basic view of right and wrong, and they will be more suitable for the living environment of southern Africa when they grow up.
Although Henry didn't know Roque's purpose, Henry would fully cooperate with Roque's work, so the next day Henry and Roque went back to Johannesburg together, and if General Hopkins was to be moved, Henry had to come forward.
Now that Johannesburg Railway Station has been named Milner Railway Station, the square in front of the station has naturally become Milner Square.
In the center of the square is a bronze statue of Ade, about six meters high, specially commissioned by the Johannesburg City Council from Itno, and a marble pedestal about four meters high, on which is carved in English with Ade's biography.
It is estimated that this resume will be added in the future, after all, it is not yet time for Ade to close the coffin, after the autonomy of southern Africa, Ade will also open a new chapter in his life, I don't know what kind of miracle Ade and southern Africa can create at that time.
When Henry saw the bronze statue, he was fascinated, obviously not expecting that the Johannesburg city government would go to such great lengths to photograph Ade's horses.
Roque didn't care, Cecil Rhodes still has a statue in Little Rock, and the square in the center of Little Rock is also called Cecil Rhodes Square, and Roque can continue to build such a landmark in the future if he wants.
As long as there is a need.
Ziwei Hospital has also changed a lot compared with before, although the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology has been separated from Ziwei Hospital, and a special maternal and children's hospital has been established, but the scale of Ziwei Hospital is getting bigger and bigger, Ziwei Hospital used to be wooden buildings, and now those single-family wooden buildings have been replaced by three-story reinforced concrete buildings, and the whole hospital now has nearly 600 beds and nearly 300 medical staff, whether it is medical scale or medical strength, it is unparalleled in the whole southern Africa.
Even many patients in Cape Town have traveled thousands of miles to seek treatment at Ziwei Hospital, and Colin Bellamy has now completely turned to administration, taking charge of the management and operation of the entire hospital, and Colin Bellamy will only be personally responsible for it when dignitaries come to see him.
General Hopkins is Colin Bellamy's patient.
"General Hopkins' blood pressure and heartbeat are not normal, but this is a normal thing for people of his age, the main problem is still psychological problems, General Hopkins has been anxious recently, eating and sleeping are not normal, but this is a minor problem, just need to rest for a while." Colin Bellamy is also helpless, Hopkins is actually a heart disease, and he doesn't need to take medicine and injections at all, and he doesn't need to be hospitalized for treatment, but as long as Hopkins is willing, Ziwei Hospital will provide a separate ward for Hopkins, and it will also occupy valuable medical resources.
That's privilege.
After listening to Colin Bellamy's introduction, Roque just nodded and did not speak, a large part of the reason why Hopkins was in a bad mood was because of Roque, I am afraid that when Hopkins knew about Roque's arrangement, he would be cured immediately, after all, it is impossible for the future Southern African Federation to choose a patient to be the Minister of Defense.
When Henry went to look for Hopkins, Roark turned around and went home, and Phyllis was being examined at home, handled by Dr. Kay Mallory himself.
"The child is normal, don't worry too much, maintain a good mood, it will be more conducive to the development of the fetus, during this time it is still necessary to eat less and more meals, eat as many fruits and vegetables as possible, but also can not avoid the intake of fat and protein, the fetus also needs adequate nutrition, in order to develop healthier." Kay Mallory is Roque's family doctor, and he is very familiar with Phyllis, and after Roque arrives home, Dr. Kay Mallory takes the initiative to leave.
Although Kay Mallory works at Ziwei Hospital, Kay Mallory clearly doesn't like Roque.
This is mainly because of Ada, although the "feminist movement" has not yet emerged, but Dr. Kay Mallory is a standard feminist, and she has a lot of complaints about Roque's irresponsible behavior, so she rarely takes the initiative to communicate with Roque.
Roque doesn't care about Kay Mallory's attitude, as long as Kay Mallory works seriously and responsibly, Roque can't make everyone like him and do his job.
Back at home in Purple Town, Phyllis is still a little unaccustomed to it, compared to Purple Town, Nyasaland is Roque's territory, that is, the new 1st Cavalry Division is stationed in Transvaal, otherwise Phyllis would really prefer to live in Nyasaland permanently.
"How's the Hopkins stalemate going?" Phyllis asked casually, mainly because of Henry.
"Basically, it's no big deal, the new 1st Cavalry Division has taken a lot of people's jobs, so General Hopkins is probably a little unhappy." Roque doesn't have to be polite in front of Phyllis, but he still has to be reserved in front of Henry.
"They all deserve it, and if they can't keep their jobs, they should find a way to change their jobs, instead of blaming those who broke their jobs." Phyllis is also sometimes sharp-tongued, which probably has a lot to do with pregnancy, after all, the mood of pregnant women is fickle.
In fact, there are a lot of such people, and even most of them are like this, this kind of person Phyllis has also seen a lot, and the previous Matilda family was basically like this, if it wasn't for Henry opening up the situation in southern Africa, then the Matilda family is still the broken family that trapped Matilda, and this is the case with many nobles that Phyllis knows.
"It's good if there are more people like this—let's go, I'll go out for a walk with you—" Roque wanted to urge Phyllis to exercise, and during this time, Phyllis finally felt a little fleshy compared to before, but not fat, which has always been a concern for Phyllis.
"Where is Ada now?" Phyllis deliberately lifted Ada, then squinted at Roque's reaction.
"Watch out for the steps—" Roque didn't answer, it was wrong to say anything at this point.
Henry also said that everything was wrong, Hopkins was more stubborn than Roque imagined, Roque thought that if he extended an olive branch, Hopkins would return the favor, but he didn't expect Hopkins to accept it at all, and rejected Henry's suggestion on the spot.
"I don't want to be the secretary of defense, I'm about to retire now, the future of southern Africa is yours, we old guys should give you a place-" You can hear that Hopkins still has a grudge.
"Daddy—" Lacey immediately reminded Hopkins.
Hopkins rolled his eyes widely, then became angry like a child: "What does Locke think he is?" What he says is what it is? He is not the future Prime Minister of the Federation of Southern Africa, and if he needs to arrange my work, I will wait until he has that power. ”
"Well, if you really want to retire, I'll buy you a farm in Pretoria, and I'll build you a house, hire two servants, and buy you a horse, and a dog, and when you have nothing to do, I'll ride a horse and walk the dog." Lacey knows Hopkins very well, and it sounds like it's all about Hopkins, but Hopkins sounds awkward.
"I don't live in Pretoria, you may have forgotten, your home is in Cape Town, I don't need you to buy me a farm, I have the money to buy it myself, and I don't need you to buy me a horse and a dog, just send Paula to me." Hopkins himself has money, and the generals for so many years have not been in vain.
This request might as well ask for money directly, and Lacey immediately refused: "Paula can't do it, Paula will only stay in the Transvaal, Paula will be able to go to school in two years, I am going to let Paula go to Ziwei Public School, which is the best school in the whole of Africa." ”
"Why don't you go to the best schools in the world, there are so many good schools in the country, Paula should be educated in her home country in order to be a real lady-" As long as everything related to Roque, Hopkins didn't like it.
"Paula is my daughter, and only I have the power to decide Paula's life." Lacey won't budge, and although Hopkins likes Paula, Lacey will certainly not budge on key issues.
"Mr. Alfred Milner has decided to return to Southern Africa to compete for the future Prime Minister of the Federation of Southern Africa, and he is coming back with Roque-" Henry directly explained why Roque had the confidence, unless Hopkins really wanted to retire, or Hopkins might have to accept Roque's arrangement.
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