The Johannesburg Police Department has once again performed a miracle, in this era of no video materials, no Internet, it is difficult to imagine how difficult it is to find three Italians in the vast sea of people, and it is possible that only the Johannesburg Police Department in the world has this ability.

"Yes, of course there is an element of luck in this, but luck is also part of the strength, but fortunately we finally did it, the three Italians were going to leave Cape Town on the passenger ship last night and return to Italy, they wanted to go to the bar for a drink before leaving, but they happened to meet the police officer who was looking for them, and after being taken back to the police station, they confessed last night that it was indeed they who murdered William Temple, and they had been hired by a Frenchman a month earlier, who called himself 'Cliver Brown'. But we suspect that the name is fake, and even his nationality may be fake, and if we are to continue the investigation, then we need to travel to Europe, and there is no guarantee that there will be results. After Roque got the telegram, he went to report to Philip as soon as possible, and although the result was not so perfect, Roque had done it to the extreme.

"It's enough to investigate to this point, and if anyone is still dissatisfied, let him investigate." Philip will not ask for trouble, this is a transnational case, and there are no extradition regulations in this era, let alone Interpol, to continue the investigation, the coordination between the two countries of Britain and France alone can be exhausting.

Even in the 21st century, transnational cases are difficult to solve, let alone in 1903, and the investigation has been carried out to such an extent that it is enough to give an account to Ade.

"The Cape Town Police Service has played a huge role in the investigation of this case, and I have sent a telegram to the Cape Town Police Service to reward the person directly involved in the case, and it is necessary for us to strengthen our ties with the Cape Town Police Service in the future, so that we can better work with each other." Of course, Luo Ke didn't forget Luo Yi and them, and there were rewards for reporting commendations, Luo Ke couldn't give Luo Yi and them a promotion, so he could only compensate Luo Yi and them in this way.

"Okay, you can do it, come with me to Pretoria later, and you will have to report to the governor in person." Philip is also going to make a big splash at this time, and now that the rumours spread about William Temple's murder and the Johannesburg City Council, Philip will not miss this opportunity to finally prove the innocence of the city and the police department.

"Yes—" Roque really didn't want to go to Pretoria, but he didn't have a choice right now.

An hour later, Roque and Philip boarded the train to Pretoria.

The train leaves Johannesburg, and the farms along the way have already entered the harvest season, and many people are busy in the fields.

The attitude of Chinese farmers towards land is very different from that of white farmers, and there is basically no idle land on the farms of Chinese farmers, and the budget-conscious Chinese farmers will make use of every bit of land, even the land in front of the house and behind the house, and plant something when they see a needle.

The white farmer is different, the white man is more clear about the use of the land, the farmland is the farmland, the pasture is the pasture, the trees next to the house do not need to be replaced with fruit trees, and part of the grassland must also be retained, so it seems that the white man's farm is more primitive.

In the short term, there is no difference between the two, but they will be ridiculed by white farmers because they seem to be busier than white farmers, have no time to rest, and do not know how to enjoy life.

But after three or five years, the difference between the two will slowly begin to appear, and under the premise of the same area, because of the different efficiency of land use, the income of Chinese farmers will be higher, and the standard of living will be higher, and I wonder if the white farmers will regret it.

"Potatoes are a good thing, one-tenth of an acre of potatoes is enough for a family to eat for a whole year, but almost all Chinese farmers will grow two to three acres of potatoes, it doesn't matter if people can't eat them, they can be used to feed livestock and poultry, and livestock and poultry will provide more non-staple food, which will further reduce people's consumption of potatoes, this is a virtuous circle, at most a year or two, the farm can be on the right track, and then agricultural products will be another pillar industry in Johannesburg." Roque is still very proud, who would have thought a few years ago that Johannesburg, famous for its gold, would have such great potential in agriculture.

Of course, it has to do with people, and if most of the farmers in Johannesburg were Boers or British, then the farms would still remain half-dead, and although the farmers would not starve, they would not want to get rich.

Now this situation is equivalent to Chinese farmers turning farms into "gold mines", which is indeed very gratifying.

Philip didn't speak, but his obvious expression was also proud, Johannesburg is getting better and better, and Philip has contributed a lot as a political official.

In someone's words, whether an official is qualified or not depends on his peers.

In the immediate aftermath of the Boer War, the situation in the Transvaal and Orange was similar, and even because the Transvaal was the main theater of operations, the damage and impact were even greater.

Looking at the Transvaal and Orange now, Johannesburg's reconstruction work is the best, although it is related to the gold mines in Johannesburg, but I am afraid no one would have thought that the farms that have nothing to do with the gold mines can develop so well.

Especially compared to the idiots in Orange.

After the end of the plague, Orange finally began to rebuild, and now Johannesburg has the ability to provide some of the materials needed for Orange's reconstruction, and Orange can also learn from the success of Johannesburg, which is actually easier to rebuild than Johannesburg was originally rebuilt.

However, it seems that the reconstruction of Orange does not seem to show special vitality, and it is estimated that the reconstruction of Orange may not be completed within two years, and Johannesburg will definitely be a different scene by then.

"Can of Rhodesia, did you help with it?" Philip finally remembered this problem, and said that the fertilizer and water did not flow into the fields of outsiders, and Roque was suspected of eating inside and out.

"A little bit, I only mentioned it once in casual conversation with Cecil, and I didn't expect Cecil to make such a big fuss—" Roque was still a little embarrassed, compared to Rhodesia, Johannesburg has more potential for non-staple food processing.

Don't look at Rhodesia's main industry is agriculture, but at the moment, Johannesburg shows no less potential in agriculture than Rhodesia.

This is thanks to the 100,000 Chinese in Johannesburg, and when Ade agreed to Roque to bring in Chinese workers, he certainly didn't expect the current situation.

It is not without hidden dangers, 100,000 Chinese Americans, by the time the democratic representative system is implemented, it is enough to influence the political situation in Johannesburg and even the entire Transvaal, from this point of view, Roque has indeed fulfilled his original promise.

But if Roque has always maintained the same position as the British, if Roque and the British government are separated from Germany, then once the Transvaal implements a democratic representative system, then it will be the end of the British.

Of course, Philip will never take the initiative to raise this issue, even Ade will not say, from the position of Philip and Ade, as long as Roque is given benefits, then Roque has no benefit from changing the court at all, as far as the current Transvaal is concerned, even if the Boers come to power, will it be better to treat Roque and the Chinese?

Not necessarily.

Even if Roque himself were to rule, the prospects for the Transvaal would be clouded.

When he got off the train, Henry was already waiting on the platform to pick him up, and Roque sent a telegram to Henry before he left.

Sitting in the carriage, Henry couldn't wait: "Tell me quickly, how did you do it?" ”

Henry was so curious that he asked himself, if such a case had happened in Pretoria, then Henry seemed helpless, even if he knew that the three Italians had fled to Cape Town—

No, if it had happened in Pretoria, most of the time Pretoria would not have noticed the three Italians at all.

"Don't you have a car? Why do you have to take a carriage? "Roque doesn't talk about the case, when Henry got married, Xiao Si gave Henry the only car in the whole of southern Africa as a wedding gift, but Henry didn't seem to be interested in cars, and Roque hadn't seen Henry ride in a car a few times for so long.

"If you don't want to sit, just give me the car, I'll let Bobby Holt disassemble the car and study it, maybe we can make our own cars in the future-" Roque is not joking, the complexity of cars is about the same as motorcycles now, Bobby Holt's workshop has now become a factory, and will mass-produce motorcycles, Nyasaland also mass-produces tractors, and it seems normal to produce cars in Pretoria.

"If you want to drive away, it's not as comfortable as a horse-drawn carriage in a car, it's not fast, and something can go wrong at any time, I don't dare to take a car on the street, if you throw me on the road, it's too embarrassing." Henry was dumbfounded, as if he had encountered such a thing.

"Okay, I'll have someone come over and get the car away." Roque is welcome, it's just a car, it's really not worth much, the horse that Roque gave to Henry when he got married can buy ten cars that Xiao Si gave to Henry.

Of course, this kind of thing is not measurable by value, love is priceless, Xiao Si and Henry are not people who are short of money, and it doesn't matter what they give when they get married.

Anyway, Roque and Phyllis are also getting married, and the last time because of the conflict between Nyasaland and the Congo Free State, Roque postponed the wedding date until June.

This time, Roque had no reason to postpone.

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