The reason why Johannesburg's gold mines like to use African miners so much is because they are cheap.

The daily wage is one penny, and the monthly salary is just over two shillings.

In fact, Moore's statement is inaccurate, one penny, that is the minimum wage of a miner, an adult miner, can earn at least two pence a day, this is the normal salary level of a miner in Johannesburg.

And if you are a Chinese miner, or a Boer miner, then the salary is at least three to five pounds a month, and the salary is at least ten times that of an African miner.

It should be noted here that in Southern Africa, salaries are now calculated in the rand, and only the mines that employ the most Africans are still used in pounds sterling.

This is because one rand is equal to a hundredth, and one pound is equal to 240 pence, so—

"Your request is too much, you work for the mine, the mine pays you a salary, you have to take care of your three meals a day, provide your accommodation, protect your safety, and treat you when you are sick, don't you calculate these expenses?" Xiao Si's attitude was even more intense.

"We do have three meals a day, but what we eat is not as good as the pet dogs fed by the manager, we have to live at least ten people in a tent, there are no beds, no bedding, the tent will leak when it rains, and we can only hold on when we are sick, there are indeed doctors in the mine, but we have to pay for medical treatment, and the salary paid to us by the mine is not enough for us to pay for medical expenses." Moore argued that the issue of doctors was the result of repeated orders from the Johannesburg city government, and the mine was barely staffed.

Of course, in this case, the doctor's ability cannot be demanded, if the management is really sick, most of them will still go to Ziwei Hospital for treatment, and those miners, they can't even leave the mine.

In Johannesburg, Africans do not have the right to move freely.

The Federal Government of Southern Africa just does not recognize Africans in Southern Africa, and when they do not exist, all kinds of statistics have nothing to do with them.

The Transvaal goes one step further, Africans can't even enter the Transvaal at will, and if the police find Africans in the Transvaal, they will be investigated, and if they don't have a valid reason, they will still be in jail, and soon they will be in the iron ore mines of Favart, or the gold mines of Johannesburg.

"So what do you want? If you think it's unfair, you can quit and leave, and no one will force you to accept it. "Xiao Si is really angry, it's not that Xiao Si is rich and unkind, Xiao Si really thinks so, and thinks it's very reasonable.

Don't ask the capitalists of these days to be too conscious, think about how the plantation owners of the Congo Free State treated the plantation slaves, compared to the plantation owners, the mine owners in Johannesburg are simply philanthropists, at least the mine owners will not cut off the miners' hands at will.

"The question is, where do we go when we leave? We are not Johannesburgers, we cannot live in Johannesburg, and we do not even have the right to build houses in the suburbs of Johannesburg. Moore was also emotional.

It is indeed true that the City of Johannesburg strictly prohibits citizens from building illegal buildings in the city, and Africans are not even citizens, let alone have this right.

The "strict prohibition" here does not mean that you can't build any house, but that you must apply in advance to build a house, even if it is a kennel, it cannot affect the residents of the surrounding cities, let alone the appearance of the city.

"Is that what you call building a house? Just get a few sticks and put them on and cover them with some thatch, it's a scar on the city. Xiao Si sneered, when Roque didn't rebuild Johannesburg in the first place, Johannesburg was full of slums, and no one realized that there was anything wrong with that.

After Roque rebuilt Johannesburg, the slum disappeared from Johannesburg and was replaced by well-planned commercial and residential areas, and over the years, the Johannesburg City Council has never stopped building the city, making Johannesburg a garden city that is rare in the world.

At this time, if someone wants to build a shack at random, it will be strongly opposed by everyone in the whole city.

"We don't want to, we're also Southern Africans, and we should have to enjoy all that Southern Africa has to offer, and this was once our home." Moore roared in pain, he was right, Africa was originally the Africa of Africans, and the whites of southern Africa were invaders.

But this question is obviously not seen that way, or rather, it cannot be said so bluntly.

After Moore finished speaking, Xiao Si and Sidney Milner exchanged meaningful glances, and then looked at Mohr with a little cold gaze.

"This issue is beyond the scope of our discussion, Mr. More, please go ahead and say what you ask." Marcus Beaufort is in control, and if he continues to talk about it, it will become an indictment of the aborigines against the colonizers, and tomorrow's newspapers will be lively.

"We also want a better working and living environment, our working environment is too bad, the mine is cold and damp, the workers lack protection, and there are often mining disasters, I think this is also what you don't want to see, after all, the miners are your property - and our living environment, the rainy season is coming again, we are still living in tents without even beds, our requirements are not high, there is a place that can block the wind and rain, you don't have to sleep directly on the ground, after all, we are sick and your loss-" Moore's requirements are indeed not high, in fact, there are many gold mines in Johannesburg that do a good job at this point, such as the Rock gold mine.

Sometimes Roque is indeed very helpless, everyone knows that the gold mine is profitable, improving the living standards of workers, in fact, it will not increase the cost of expenditure, and many costs are one-time, such as building a house, on the surface, the cost of building a house is indeed higher than that of a tent, but a house can be used for many years, and a tent can only be used for one or two years, so it is actually more cost-effective to build a house.

Another benefit that cannot be seen is the improvement of living standards, which motivates the enthusiasm of workers, but this is of little significance to African workers, most African workers, they don't seem to care about how much money they make, so no matter how well they are fed and lived, they will always look lazy and lazy.

"We also want to get paid holidays like skilled workers, and we also want our families to receive pensions in the event of a mining disaster, these demands are not excessive, we dig up gold, and we only need to take out a small part of it, and we will be satisfied." More is right, but there is a big problem with the process.

The key is that the people's hearts are not enough, and now they only ask for a little bit of insignificant parts, so in the future, as time goes by, when the current concessions of the management have become a habit, will they continue to ask for more?

No one can guarantee it.

Roque didn't dare either.

"Your demands will be considered at our discretion, and now that we are in the second part, you are willing to come to negotiate today, which is good, we have made a good start to settle this matter peacefully, and now we need you to show more sincerity, first of all, you want to release Mr. Aiden Owen and Mr. Black-" Marcus Beaufort tried to get people first.

"No, we will never release Mr. Aiden Owen and Mr. Black until we accede to our demands." Moore is very decisive this time, Aiden Owen and Blake are Moore's biggest hole cards now: "And you have to ensure our safety, and you can't retaliate against us afterwards." ”

"Mr. Moore, promises can be reversed." Marcus Beaufort is patient, all negotiations are actually a cover, and Marcus Beaufort is trying to buy more time.

While the negotiations were underway, Lulu arrived at the closed door of the Marcellus gold mine with a doctor in a white coat.

"What are you doing here?" The miners guarding the gate were vigilant.

"The doctor is here to check on the bodies of Mr. Aiden Owen and Mr. Black to make sure they are in good health." Lulu was impatient, slightly raising his face and still looking domineering.

"No, as long as you don't agree to our request, I won't let you in." The miners' eyes were attracted by the doctor, and it was really rare that she was still a woman.

"The negotiations are over, and the Lord has agreed to your request, otherwise why do you think Moore agreed to us coming?" Lulu's expression and voice were unwilling.

"Agreed?"

"Yes, agreed."

There was a loud cheer inside the door, and I don't know which one of the stunned people threw the machete in his hand into the sky, which immediately attracted another curse.

In short, it's a lot of fun.

"Then why didn't Mor come back?" Finally, there are still people who are vigilant.

"After the negotiations, you have to have a meal, No, the one who brought you food is also here." Rurununu gestured, and sure enough, in the distance, several mercenaries in uniform, but without weapons, drove over with several large carts, the barrels of which were filled with potato stew and beef, and several barrels were wine barrels.

"No, none of you are allowed to come in until Moore is back." The gatekeeper was still holding on, but even through a door, the sound of swallowing could be heard clearly.

"Let them bring things in first." There are already people who can't wait.

"No, Moore said when he left that no one should be allowed to come in unless he returned."

"Are you stupid? The negotiations are over, Moore is enjoying a meal at the city hall, and we're still hungry. ”

"We're going to wait for Mohr—"

The insistence was already faint.

"Forget it, it's just a pity that these vodkas are sent to the armored car, they must be very welcome-" One of the mercenaries gestured to leave.

The door opened immediately.