Chapter 51: Setting an Example
In fact, regarding arrogance, it is not a problem just for Winston. Just as Rock envies Henry for having a powerful motherland, the British have enough reasons to be arrogant because they have the most powerful motherland in the world. Before the Opium War, Qing officials were still very arrogant, but now they have become a laughing stock of the world.
Winston is undoubtedly a smart man. He was born into a noble family that was gradually declining. His father had no right to inherit the title, and Winston could only work hard on his own. So Winston understood a long time ago that if an opportunity arises, he must seize it.
Winston did so. He was a pure pragmatist. After the outbreak of the Second Boer War, it was Sir Hemsworth, the owner of the Daily Mail and the Daily Mirror, who first invited Winston to work for them. However, Winston turned around and told the editor of the Morning Post, Boswick, the news. As a result, Winston received a high salary of 250 pounds per month offered by the Morning Post.
Sir Hemsworth didn't offer Winston that much.
Putting aside Winston's military talents, as a war correspondent, Winston's observation skills are still very good. Although Winston has a bad impression of the Qing Dynasty, Winston also knows that not all Chinese are bad. Obviously, Rock does not fit Winston's impression of the Chinese in the Qing Dynasty.
The people of the Qing Dynasty could not say such philosophical words.
"Locke, did you grow up in England?" Winston imagined Rocke's background in his mind.
"Not really. I grew up in Qing Dynasty, served in the Chinese Battalion, and now work as a policeman in Cape Town. How about it? It's quite an experience, right?" Rock didn't know whether there were Chinese people in Britain these days.
I think there should be some. There were Chinese in the Cape and in Britain, but they didn't achieve anything and their names were not left in history.
"It's okay, but certainly not as rich as mine. I've been to Cuba and India as a war correspondent. This is the first time I picked up a gun, but I was captured by the damn Boers." Winston now is not the fat old man who makes the V sign everywhere. He will be depressed when he should be depressed, and sad when he should be sad.
"Don't be like this, Winston, you've performed well enough. Believe me, you will become a legend because of your outstanding performance." Rock was not giving away the secret. Winston would become famous after returning to Britain, and then be successfully elected as a member of parliament. He would enter parliament to start his political career. As a 26-year-old member of parliament, he was a legend enough.
By then, no one would laugh at him for being a premature baby, but would call him "the great eager young man," a title that had once belonged to his father.
Well, Winston's father was only 24 when he became a member of parliament.
"I hope so. I will write down everything I have experienced and tell people how hateful those damn Boers are. Of course, some of the space will belong to you, Henry." Winston's last words were to Henry. Although Rock sent Winston back, it was obviously not enough.
"Wow, so I'm going to be in the newspaper?" Henry's performance met Winston's expectations.
"Yes, you are going to become a celebrity. Be prepared. The War Department may invite you back with a good position." Winston has strong self-confidence in the field he is familiar with. This is a quality shared by all big men.
"Don't forget Rock. We are good partners and we should be in the newspaper together." Fortunately, Henry did not forget Rock.
"No, just write Henry. The influence of two people is definitely not as great as that of one person." Rock didn't want to be in the newspaper. Although that would also bring benefits to Rock, the influence created by two people appearing in the newspaper together would definitely not be as great as that of one person alone.
This is why we need to “set an example”.
"That's right, but don't worry, Locke. Your Chinese background is also very special and there will be people interested in you. For those readers, you have more potential news points than Henry." Winston is an expert in journalism and certainly knows how to attract attention.
Don't think that only Chinese people can "teach the kingly way", the British can do it too. The news point about Rock is that he came from the mysterious and backward Qing Dynasty, but he made great achievements under the British. This fully demonstrates that the British colonization of the world is the kingly way. Even the "backward and ignorant" Chinese can become part of the civilized world after accepting the transformation of the British.
"Really? Can I be in the newspaper too?" Rock suppressed his inner discomfort and behaved in line with Winston's expectations.
"Okay, I will focus on describing how you prevented an impending serious violent attack." Winston's confidence is now comparable to Shakespeare, of course, this is relative to Henry and Rock.
Well, never mind whether that was true or not, that was what Winston thought.
The drinking session lasted until the afternoon, and Winston was taken back to his hotel room, while Henry and Rock went to Mill Street together.
"That's a famous haunted house. If you live there at night, wouldn't you worry about the ghosts and spirits?" Henry was curious about Rock's house.
"A little bit, that's why I'm still living in the dormitory now - well, I hired a Boer family, let's see first." Rock found a suitable reason for the existence of Zack's family. If there really are ghosts, then they will not let Zack's family go.
"Smart idea!" Henry confirmed once again that Rock was indeed a smart man.
Well, thinking about it this way, people who deal with smart people should also be smart people.
Henry immediately felt that his IQ had gone up a level.
In the general impression of people, when talking about haunted houses, people associate them with dilapidated houses, eerie atmospheres, and ghosts that are everywhere.
Rock's house did not give Henry that feeling.
As soon as he got off the carriage, Henry was stunned by the impression of a "haunted house".
Neat lawns, beautiful fountains, graceful statues, neat servants, big dogs wagging their tails, and houses made of white marble—
Is this a haunted house?
The manor where the governor lives is probably of this level.
"Thank you, Zack." Rock greeted Zack at the fence gate, touched the big guy's head casually, and stepped onto the path made of irregular bluestone slabs.
"It looks great. Locke, are you sure you only spent 100 pounds to buy this house?" Henry felt that he had missed a lot of money. Before Rock bought this house, Henry had also heard of this "haunted house", but Henry had never been there and had no interest in understanding the "haunted house".
Now it seems that Rock's £100 was well spent!
