The oldest of people in the fifties is no more than 35 years old, and they can still be considered young people in the 21st century. In this era, there are already seven or eight children. Those who are more anxious can be grandparents. Therefore, the proportion of children and babies in the fifties is a bit large. There are a lot of small radish heads, and there are more than 30. No wonder Li De is worried.

Rock didn't have to worry about it. There were too many people, but for Rock it was capital. If you only asked for a meal, it was really not difficult. Before Rock was in charge of the refugee camp, the mortality rate in the refugee camp was more than 20%. When Rock took over, I don't know which link was wrong. The materials allocated by the British were still based on the standards two months ago. The difference between them was enough to support hundreds of people, and just over 50 people was really drizzling.

"Will there be no problem?" Anton was a little worried, but at the same time he still had hope.

Rock immediately understood that Anton probably also had this need. Who doesn’t have a relative or relative? Anton’s family has immigrated to Cape Town, and the Qing Dynasty must have relatives. It seems that there is no need to choose whether to stay in the Qing Dynasty or immigrate to Cape Town.

"It doesn't matter, the vineyard needs workers anyway." Rock was not worried. With Henry in the bureau, Rock had a lot of room for operation.

In fact, it’s not okay. Although the vineyards do require workers, hiring Chinese is actually not worthwhile compared to those Boers. After all, hiring those Boers only requires one pound of meat per week, while hiring these Chinese definitely requires salary. Although these Chinese will not require 50 oceans per month, the cost is definitely more than hiring those Boers.

Of course, we should not worry too much at this time. If Rock does not help and these people have no food and clothing, it will definitely affect future immigration. Maybe other Chinese policemen's enthusiasm for family immigration will cool down, which is not worth the loss.

Then all of them are left, adults go to work in the vineyards, and children have to go to school to study, but in this way, there are new problems.

"The school in the refugee camp uses Dutch and teaches English, but our children do not know Dutch or English, so they can't even understand the words. What can they learn?" Anton was very worried. He also had two children at school age, and this question was urgent.

However, Rock did not expect this problem and scratched his head a little for a while.

During the Boers colonial period during the Cape period, the common language in Cape was Dutch. When the British drove away the Boers, the common language in Cape became English and Dutch coexist. Chinese children did not know whether they were English or Dutch, so there would definitely be problems in education. Although there were translations in the refugee camps, there was no Chinese translation, so this problem was very serious, at least Rock could not solve it now.

In fact, the most suitable teacher is Rock, who knows English and has received systematic education. Being a teacher is easy to get.

But Rock couldn't be the King of Children. Rock is very busy now and has no time to teach, so he has to think of other ways.

"Or why should I call Lao Liang back?" Anton proposed a solution.

Although Liang Dingxin's English level is not good enough, Liang Dingxin is the most suitable candidate. Unfortunately, Liang Dingxin is currently in the Qing Dynasty and still has to find a way to transfer population to Cape Town, so it is also impossible to be a teacher.

"No, no, there are so many bachelors waiting in the bureau." Rock disagreed. Anton's children were going to go to school, so Anton could tear down the east wall to make up for the west wall, but Rock had to focus on the overall situation. Compared to education, it is more important to increase the population base now.

Rock made this reason, and Anton couldn't object. After all, he couldn't eat enough at home and ignored his brothers' lives.

"Then let the wives take care of themselves at home first, and we will find a way." Anton compromised. If this matter is resolved, we still have to send a telegram to Liang Dingxin. There are not enough talents in the Cape. There must be some in the Qing Dynasty. Not to mention other places, the customs has been controlled by the British Hurd for forty years, and there must be many people who know English.

Then send a telegram to Liang Dingxin. Teachers with their own translation attributes are special talents these days, so their salary must not be reduced. Rock directly offered a monthly salary of ten pounds, and I believe someone will definitely be moved.

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At the end of April, a large number of reinforcements arrived in Cape. The total number of British troops on the Cape battlefield had reached 400,000. In early May, the British troops launched a new attack. On May 12, the British troops captured Cronstad, the new capital of the Free State of Orange, and the Boer coalition retreated to Transvaal to continue to resist.

"The war is coming to an end. I think good news will come to London soon. Maybe we will go to London to meet the queen together. Are you ready?" Henry, the police superintendent Henry was very excited. The end of the war means that he will be rewarded according to his merits. Henry's military achievements such as killing the commander-in-chief of the Boer coalition, Rubel, was the minimum.

As for Rock—

Well, Rock did not have much hope. Rock was not as optimistic as Henry. The Second Boer War lasted for more than two years. On September 1, 1900, the commander-in-chief of the Expeditionary Force, Roberts, announced the British annexation of Transvaal, claiming that the war was over. However, in fact, the peace negotiations between the British and the Boers did not end until May 1902, and lasted for a total of 31 months.

"Don't be so optimistic, the Boers won't surrender easily." Rock didn't say too much, and it would be useless to say too much, and Henry wouldn't believe it.

400,000 troops gathered in Cape, and everyone believed that the war would end in a few months. After all, the total population of the Boers was only 440,000. Even if the expeditionary force was pushed flat, it could still flatten the Republic of Transvaal and the Free State of Orange.

The problem is that the hatred between the British and the Boers was too deep. In the Orange Free State, the British army adopted no difference from the Japanese fighting methods in the War of Resistance Against Japan. Kill all those who can be killed, burn all those who can be burned, and snatch all those who can be robbed. The Boers will not surrender easily. The end of the head-on battle does not mean the end of the war.

"Of course they would not surrender easily, but they had to surrender. Cape was part of the British Empire, which is an irrefutable fact." Henry was very sure that it would be okay for the Boers not to surrender, just destroy them all. The Expeditionary Force had this ability.

"How are you and Lacey?" Rock didn't want to bother with this issue. Henry didn't like to listen to it too much, and it would also affect the relationship between Rock and Henry.

"I have met General Hopkins, and General Hopkins promised that he would not force Lacey to make his own choice." Henry was very happy when talking about Lacey, and it seemed that he was making good progress.

"That's really a congratulations. I have the opportunity to treat you to dinner." Rock is now very confident. When it comes to cooking, Marvin's craftsmanship can instantly defeat all the chefs in Cape Town, including the chefs in the Governor's House.

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