A few months ago, Christian was just Roque's informant, and in Cape Town, there were many more deflated people like Christian, and in order to make a living, Christian had to take refuge in Roque, by selling his countrymen and exchanging a pound or two from Roque to make ends meet.

The reason why Roque asked Christian to find someone to help build the house was also because there was no one to use at hand, so Christian took advantage of this opportunity to gradually expand his construction team little by little, and finally had the qualifications to become the guest of honor of Mr. Mayor.

So, the opportunity is really available at any time, it depends on whether you can catch it, Roque took four informants from Robben Island, Zach has now become the housekeeper of Roque's house, Christian has become the mayor's guest, and the other two people have not heard from Roque after taking the money from Roque, it is estimated that when they abscond, they will laugh at Roque for being a fool who believes in others casually, and now it seems, who is really stupid?

Even if it's stupid, it's a fool's blessing.

When I got home in the evening, Marven had already made dinner, Pretoria is located inland, there is no seafood from Cape Town, but there are more mountain delicacies, a "white jade snail" is made by Marven with a unique flavor, and the fresh mushroom soup is drunk to the point that there is not a drop left, which is absolutely green and natural.

After dinner, Roque and Henry went to the study together, and Christian followed him, who was now barely qualified to eat at Roque's place.

"The city government wants to renovate Church Street between Church Square and the railway station, which is a big project and I have already moved Padbeck to Zululand to continue recruiting, and I estimate that at least 3,000 workers will be needed to complete it by the end of the month." Christian is in a good mood, and the more work he does, the more Christian earns.

Of course, Christian's earning also means that Roque and Henry are making more.

Although Christian is now "Mr.", the "support" and "protection" of Roque and Henry are where Christian's confidence lies.

Christian wouldn't be so stupid as to think that he would be strong enough to break away from Roque and Henry, and if that were the case, Christian wouldn't have followed Roque to Pretoria at all.

By the time he was in Cape Town, Christian already had the ability to be "independent".

If Roque leaves Cape Town, Christian chooses to take the opportunity to break away from Roque's control.

So Christian's best job in this life is probably a small package foreman.

What's more, out of Roque's control, doesn't Christian need to find other backers?

If there is no backer, Christian will be swallowed at any time.

And if you want to re-join a master, what is the difference between it and hugging Roque's thigh?

I'm afraid that only those short-sighted guys will take the opportunity to get rid of Roque's control and can't wait to enjoy the "free sky".

And such a person has no bones and slag left that deserve to be swallowed.

"Keep a low profile, and when appropriate, divide part of your project so that you can continue to grow." Roque pointed unhurriedly, the gun shot the first bird, the first rafter rotted, and the reconstruction of Pretoria was a huge project, and Christian could not swallow it all in one gulp.

"Hey, I know, Mr. Locke, the renovation of Church Street is divided into several parts, the pavement is one part, the planting of the road landscape trees is another, and the houses on both sides of the road are another, and there are four companies that have joined forces to undertake all the work." Christian is not stupid, Roque knows that in Cape Town, Christian has several construction teams under him.

"I'd love to go to Johannesburg—" lamented Henry as he lay in his chair.

Johannesburg everyone wants to go, although Pretoria and Johannesburg are located in the Rand mining area, but Johannesburg is located in the center of the mining area, is a city that completely relies on the development of the Rand gold mine, and Johannesburg, Pretoria is a chicken ribs, tasteless food, it is a pity to abandon it.

"Don't worry, there's a chance." Roque is not in a hurry, Johannesburg and Pretoria are very close, so Johannesburg has not set up a separate police department, and when Pretoria stabilizes, the focus of Roque and Henry's work will definitely be transferred to Johannesburg, and there will be opportunities at that time.

At the very least, Roque's focus is shifting to Johannesburg.

As for Henry, according to the division of labor between him and Roque, Henry was to stay in Pretoria to deal with the upper echelons.

"I've heard that for a while, the Mining Bureau is going to auction off the mining rights of gold mines." Christian is certainly also eyeing the Rand gold mine.

For Pretoria, the auction of gold mining rights is no secret.

During the Transvaal Republic, in order to encourage people to look for gold mines, the Transvaal Republic could issue a "Gold Mine Finder Ownership Certificate" to gold discoverers who enjoyed tax exemption treatment, that is, whoever discovered the gold mine was whom, and the development of gold mines could also be tax-free, which greatly promoted the development of the Rand Gold Mine.

During the Transvaal Republic, the "Gold Discoverer's Certificate of Ownership" was still transferable, and if the discoverer did not have the funds to develop the gold mine, the ownership could be transferred to someone else.

The Rand gold mines under British rule were certainly not so casual, and during the war, most of the gold mines in the mine were shut down, and the miners either joined the Boer coalition or fled the war zone.

With the end of the war, the Rand gold mines will gradually return to normal, and this time the Pretoria city government will auction off the ownerless gold mines.

Yes, after the end of the war, there were many ownerless gold mines, and the owners of the gold mines were either killed in the war, or fled the Transvaal without a trace, and those gold mines that had no owners had to be auctioned off.

"Don't think about this, even if you are eligible to participate in the auction, you can't buy it." Roque doesn't want to fight the gold mine now, and of course the gold mine Roque wants it, but not now.

The Rand Gold Mine was the trigger for the Second Boer War, so it is conceivable how many people are eyeing the Rand Gold Mine.

Needless to say, Cecil Rhodes, the former prime minister of the Cape Colony and the owner of the "De Beers Unified Mining Company", will not let go of this opportunity, although Cecil Rhodes has returned to the British mainland since escaping the Kimberley, but the "De Beers Unified Mining Company" is still an unrivaled giant in the Cape mining field.

Compared with Cecil Rhodes, the current Roque and Henry are still too weak, so this auction, Roque and Henry can only watch from the sidelines.