The so-called restrictions, in fact, are just talk, the churches that have been built cannot be demolished, if they are demolished, the impact will be greater, and Philip Matilda only hopes that Roque can limit the religious activities of the Catholic Church in Ziwei Town as much as possible.

That's fine, Roark returns to Purple Town and goes to find Frank right away.

"Hmph, the nobles are all petty families, if Your Excellency Baron really wants to restrict Catholicism, why don't you build a Protestant church in Ziwei Town?" Frank was unhappy with Philip's restrictions on Catholicism, but was grateful to Roque for telling the truth.

"Come on, there are only a few people in Ziwei Town, one church is enough, how many more do you want?" Roque does not provoke religion, Christianity alone, there are dozens of branches, if each branch builds a church in Ziwei Town, it is estimated that Ziwei Town can build a church museum.

Well, it's a good idea, and it's probably the only one in the world.

"And how are you going to restrict Catholicism, Sir Locke?" Frank didn't know the provocation alive or dead.

"No, I don't dare to restrict you, but I can restrict the inhabitants of Ziwei Town." What Roque doesn't want to provoke is Catholicism, not Frank, the priest, if it's just Frank, Roque is really not afraid.

"No, Sir Locke, it's my fault, I confess—" Frank's face changed dramatically, and then he remembered who Roque was.

Ziwei Town is Roque's private property, and the residents of Ziwei Town, except for the police officers of the Johannesburg Police Department, all work in Roque's industry, so Roque can no help Frank, but Roque can restrict the residents of Ziwei Town from participating in religious activities, and even Roque does not have to explicitly restrict it, just arrange enough work for his employees on Sundays, so that they don't have time to go to church for worship, so what use can Frank's church be without believers?

"Repentance requires a repentant attitude." Roque is serious, but verbal confession is not good, and confessions without personal pain are hooligans.

"What attitude?" Frank looked dazed, it had always been him, the priest, who went to collect donations, but he didn't expect that there would be a day when he would be apportioned.

"I heard the other day that Mr. Buck was going to build a guild hall." Roark made a condition, and then it was up to Frank to be sincere.

"Oh oh, I understand, I understand." Frank was still very on the road and immediately understood what Roque meant.

Yes, Barker's previous Liangguang Guild Hall still has limitations, most of the police in Johannesburg are from the northern Qing Dynasty, and they have no sense of belonging to Liangguang, so Roque wants to rebuild a guild hall in Ziwei Town, it doesn't matter what the name is, the purpose is to give all the Chinese in Johannesburg a common home.

The hall planned by Roque must be larger than Frank's church, so it is not enough to rely on Frank alone, and it is mainly paid by Roque.

"Sir, look at this posture, I'm afraid I won't be able to get down without two or three thousand pounds." Buck looked at the blueprints given by Roque and was fascinated, but thinking about the budget, he immediately started to have a toothache.

In the past, Buck's Liangguang Guild Hall was directly placed in his own home, the two doors facing the street were living rooms, and several guest houses in the backyard could provide a temporary foothold for homeless Chinese.

The hall designed by Roque will certainly not be so simple, the address of the hall is next to the Ziwei Town Hospital, the overall area is not much smaller than the Ziwei Town Hospital, in addition to the traditional theater, guest house, palace, Roque also prepared gardens, horse farms, shooting ranges, restaurants and other auxiliary facilities, the building of the hall is not those Rococo and Baroque in the West, but the traditional carved beams and paintings of the East, the eaves and arches, these fine work Christian's subordinates can not do, and must invite architects and painters from the Qing Kingdom, So the cost is definitely high.

"It's okay, you can spend as much as you want, if the money is not enough, you will pay from the account in the mine, the quality of the project must be strictly required, pay attention to these pavilions and pavilions, these are all for military purposes, in case of emergency, as long as the door is closed, the entire guild hall is a strong military fortress-" Luo Ke's requirements are high, it is really to the point of last resort, this guild hall is the last line of defense of the Chinese in Ziwei Town.

"Sir, is there something wrong?" Buck is vigilant.

"No, don't worry, it's just a precaution." Although Roque has endowed the guild hall with certain defensive attributes, Roque hopes that these preparations will never be used.

Even if it can never be used, there must be preparations, born in sorrow and dying in peace, Johannesburg is in a good situation now, but the future is the world's famous crime capital, the Chinese want to stabilize their foothold in Johannesburg, only defense is not enough, or to strengthen themselves, so that they can have the capital to settle down in Johannesburg.

Therefore, Roque is conducting military training for Chinese miners in batches, not only in terms of technical and tactical training, while strengthening the body, but more importantly, it is necessary to have the soul of the savage Chinese, no matter what it is, when it is time to fight, we must dare to fight, and we cannot go against the grain, which is what Roque values more.

Roque's title of "Cong Baron" brought more than just a change in title, and within three days, the news that Roque was going to build a Chinese guild in Ziwei Town spread throughout most of Johannesburg.

Ordinary people didn't even know where Ziwei Town was, so they were naturally indifferent to the news.

But in the eyes of those who have a heart, they quickly take action.

"Sir Locke, congratulations on joining the ranks of the nobility, Mr. Cecil Rhodes Jr. knows that you are going to build a guild hall, and he is now in Salisbury, and cannot return to Johannesburg, so let me send you a piece of my heart from Mr. Cecil Rhodes Jr." Aiden became more and more humble in front of Roque, as the regional manager of De Beers Unified Mining Company, Aiden used to have a little bit of a psychological advantage in front of Roque, but now the psychological advantage brought by that little skin color is gone.

"Thank you Aiden, please take me to convey my thanks to Mr. Cecil Rhodes Jr." Roque didn't open the envelope, which contained a check, and the amount would certainly not be less.

"Is there any news from the Governor's Palace, can Chinese workers enter Johannesburg now?" Aiden can't wait, the last two batches of Chinese laborers, have been sent to the Kimberley, Kimberley's diamond production has been rising, Johannesburg's gold production has stagnated, so Aiden is now very anxious.

"Not yet—" Roque was also helpless, this kind of thing, unless Alfred Milner took the initiative to change his attitude, Roque could not go to Alfred Milner to fight for it.

"Think of a way, Sir Locke, we discovered a new gold mine last month, and we can't work until now because there are no miners." Aiden was anxious, as the general manager, the output of the gold mine was closely related to his salary, and if it was replaced by Roque, Roque would also be anxious.

"What can I do, should I go to the Governor?" Roque is not in a hurry.

Roque had no intention of expanding the production of the Rock Gold Mine, preferring to leave the workers on duty idle rather than let them go down the mine.

Many of the workers were idle, and gradually shifted their interest to the farms around the gold mines.

The miners, who had already purchased land and turned into farmers, were good examples.

In fact, these gold mines were farmers before they went abroad, and farmers were very sensitive to everything related to land.

Johannesburg has a unique advantage, even if you don't consider the underground gold mines, the fertility of the land is enough to make the Chinese crazy, compared with the land around Johannesburg, the land of the Qing Kingdom has been overwhelmed because of thousands of years of cultivation, the land is barren and the people are poor, in order to improve the harvest, the Chinese have been accustomed to intensive farming, as much as possible to increase every penny of production, which is also the reason why the Chinese farming technology is full.

In Johannesburg, there is little room for intensive farming.

In the past, Roque thought that the agricultural technology of the Boers and Zulus was not good, so the production continued to be sluggish.

It wasn't until he got to know Johannesburg's farms that Roque really understood why the Boers and Zulus were so extensive in their farming techniques.

It's too busy!

In the Qing Dynasty, under normal circumstances, it is already very good for a free person to be able to own ten acres and eight acres of land, and such a little land, to feed a large family, is indeed intensively cultivated.

In Johannesburg, the land here is all measured in acres, and the smallest farm prepared by Roque for Chinese miners is 50 acres, which is equivalent to about 300 acres.

For example, for example, weeding, 300 acres of grass, in the era of no herbicide, how long does it take to hoe once?

If you follow the farming method of the Qing Kingdom, even if you tire people to death, you can't finish the work.

As a result, Chinese farmers around Johannesburg have had to adopt extensive farming methods.

To put it simply, it is to put seeds in the ground, and then how much grain can be harvested depends on the character-

Or rather, depending on God's mood.

Under the premise of extensive farming, the farmer's work is actually very leisurely, unless it is the busy farming season, when the farmer is slack, three or five farmers often meet together to drink tea, hunt, and even fight cocks and dogs, in the eyes of those miners who have not yet bought the farm, this is simply the life of the gods.

In May, the number of miners who took out loans to buy farms increased suddenly, and in just half a month, nearly 300 miners took out loans to the mines to buy farms, most of them were mutual guarantees, collective loans, and this way could borrow hundreds of pounds from the mines at once, so that they could buy hundreds of acres of farms around Ziwei Town.

The war is not over yet, and the role of these farmers is not yet visible, but their power is taking root, and one day they will burst out with an energy that will stun everyone, and then it will be enough to influence the political situation in Johannesburg and the Transvaal.