63 ID card(2/2)
The Boer businessman's expression changed. He probably wanted Gary to call someone to follow him to the Matilda Gold Mine, but Gary's expression didn't look like it.
Soon, Lara and several of her men ran over, picked up the unlucky Boer businessman and left.
If you want to talk about this kind of thing, Lala's men have experience, and they didn't forget to gag their mouths when they picked people up.
A small disturbance quickly disappeared. Rock didn't care about the fate of the unlucky businessman. He probably wouldn't have a chance to see him again in the future. When he returned to the office, Rock called Joe Russo over.
"There have been a lot more Boers in Johannesburg recently?" Rock didn't know much about the actual situation. As the police chief, he was busy with work, and the specific work of the police station was handled by Joe Russell.
"Yes, before the war ended, those sons of bitches came back to look for bargains. Some of them lived in Johannesburg before the war, and some of them had nothing to do with Johannesburg. They just wanted to take this opportunity to see if they could buy gold at the bottom.
From the mining farm." Joe Russell sneered. These bargain-hunting Boers are smart, and there are people who can do it faster than them.
If before the outbreak of the war, the Boers still had a sense of presence in the mining field, then now, the British have monopolized the gold mines in Johannesburg, and the Boers no longer have a chance.
In fact, it was not the British government that made the biggest profit during the war, but the inconspicuous De Beers Consolidated Mining Company. Before the war broke out, De Beers Consolidated Mining Company acquired a wave of gold mines. After the war,
At least a third of the gold mines in the Johannesburg area already belong to De Beers Consolidated Mining Company.
In the gold mine auction held by the Pretoria Bureau of Mines last year, nobles from the British mainland also joined the fight for the gold mine. Now, the gold mines in Johannesburg have been carved up, except for De Beers Unified Mining Company and the British
The local nobles, as well as local officials such as Rock, Henry, and Joe Russell, were waiting to take advantage. No matter how they turned, the Boers couldn't turn.
"We cannot continue like this. Notices are posted at all intersections in Johannesburg. All Boers entering Johannesburg must register at the Johannesburg Police Station within three days and receive a temporary identity certificate. In the future, if they do not have a temporary identity card in Johannesburg,
If you prove it, then they will all be treated as war spies." Roque cannot let this situation go unchecked. Once these Boers find out that they will get nothing, they may be unwilling to cause riots. Roque must take precautions before they happen.
"Well, I'm afraid those Boers won't be obedient." Joe Russell looked embarrassed.
As for identity certificates, the Cape Colonial Government also did it before, but they were all issued to people of color.
The Boers are white people. In the past, whether in the Transvaal or the Cape, white people did not need identification documents.
"They won't be obedient, then you have to find a way to make them obedient." Roque will never compromise. Now is a good opportunity to break the halo of white people. If you miss this opportunity, it will be even more difficult to formulate similar regulations for white people in the future.
It's possible.
Yes, Rock can't improve the social status of the Chinese yet, but Rock can suppress the social status of some white people to the same level as the Chinese. In this way, if he wants to improve the social status of the Chinese in the future, he will have much more room for maneuver.
Chapter completed!