Stick, that's definitely impossible.
The British were much richer than the Japanese. The Japanese hired Koreans as police officers, but they didn't even have the money to buy batons for them, so they could only give each of them a wooden stick. The British were quite generous in this regard. Rock and his men had all the necessary police equipment, and the logistics supply was cost-effective, which was not inferior to the local regular army.
What's more, the Chinese police have a "pig teammate", that is, those "big turbans" who are more numerous. They are more likely to become the target of hatred by the Boers. From this perspective, it seems that the Indian police are the "god teammates" of the Chinese police.
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The statistical results were surprising. Rock had indeed underestimated the quality of the refugees. There were not only doctors and brewers in the refugee camp, but also teachers, accountants, translators, bank clerks, stage actors, painters, and so on.
After reading Jeffrey's statistical results, although Rock didn't know what the current educational level of the British was, he believed that the overall quality of the refugees was definitely higher than that of the citizens of most countries at that time.
"This Kate, this Eve, and Scarlett, I want these people--" Ada had good vision and picked all the accountants in the refugee camp.
"Leave at least one for me." Rock was anxious. Ada needed an accountant, and so did .
"Then I'll leave Kate to you. She's the youngest..." Ada leaned against the bar, giggling with her hands covering her mouth, looking very seductive.
What a witch!
"No, I want Scarlett. She is the oldest and should have the most experience." Rock doesn't want a young girl. Kate is only 19 years old. What can she do?
It should be said that for the profession of accountant, the older you are, the more experience you have. What Rock needs is experience, not a vase.
In fact, Scarlett is not very old, only 23 years old. In the 21st century, she would have just graduated from college. However, the 23-year-old Scarlett now already has 11 years of work experience and started working at the age of 12!
This is normal. Rock doesn't know the dire straits that white people are living in these days. It is normal to start working at the age of 12. Some sweatshops even have child laborers under the age of ten. Those child laborers are engaged in the same high-intensity work as adults, and generally do not live to adulthood.
"Maybe you can run a school. You can get these teachers, translators, and painters to work as teachers in the school. And if you can provide education for the children of those grape workers, I believe they will work harder." Ada has so many ideas. No wonder a widow is doing so well in Cape Town.
"Okay, you decide." Rock delegated power. It could be seen that Ada didn't like Cape Town. In Oak Town, Ada was really like a fish in water.
A day later, Rock hired 120 Boer women to work in his vineyard. These women all had children, and they and their children still lived in the refugee camp. During the day, they left the refugee camp and worked in Rock's vineyard, and returned to the refugee camp at night to reunite with their children.
These 120 Boer women and their children first lived in the military tents "donated" by Ada. These military tents were very spacious and had several windows. During the day, they lifted the curtains outside the windows for ventilation and light, and at night they lowered the curtains to keep warm.
A military tent can accommodate four refugee families. Aida also sent a camp bed along with the tent. Although the bed is relatively small, it is a world of difference compared to the previous dugouts.
In the past, there were no beds in refugee camps, so refugees slept on the ground. This was possible in the summer, but definitely not in the winter.
Another week passed, and the school in the refugee camp officially opened. The classrooms were also military tents. The courses only included simple English, mathematics, physical education, music, and art. All children of school age could study. When the sound of reading aloud rang out, everyone passing by the classroom couldn't help but slow down their pace. The women's eyes finally lit up with vitality. Their lives had originally been colorless, but now, although the future is still bleak, at least they see hope.
With Ada's help, Rock's work became much easier. Every afternoon, Rock's favorite thing was to sit on the second-floor balcony of the Oak Bar with Ada, looking at the endless vineyards and the Oak Town that was changing little by little. Rock was very satisfied.
Leisurely time is always rare. In early April, a British troop of about 50 people arrived at Oak Town. They were unarmed, dejected, undisciplined, and their uniforms were crooked, like a group of defeated deserters.
Rock almost forgot that this is the "City of Cowards". Needless to say, this is another group of cowards who were thrown here to reflect on themselves. There are many such cowards. They all live in the military barracks next to Simonsburg and rarely appear in Oak Town.
The so-called "cowards" are only relative to the Boer coalition forces on the battlefield. Away from the battlefield, these "cowards" are very arrogant. Two Zulus carrying construction materials did not notice them and just passed by them, so they were surrounded and knocked to the ground. Kaka and Yaya, who were in charge of supervising, did not dare to stop them. They just watched from a distance and dared not even show their faces.
"Look, these are the regular troops of the British Empire. They are all deserters from the battlefield and were sent here to reflect on their actions. But when facing civilians, they performed quite well." Ada said sarcastically. No wonder 250,000 regular troops could not defeat a mere tens of thousands of Boers.
No, now the Cape's regular army has exceeded 300,000 people, and the British government is still increasing its troops. It seems that even if it has to pile up people, the British government will pile the Boers to death.
"The Boers are actually quite powerful. Their performance on the battlefield is no worse than that of the regular army." Rock has fought against both the guerrillas and the regular army of the Boer coalition, so he is definitely qualified to make an evaluation.
Beating up people who dare not resist does not actually bring much pleasure. Those "cowards" soon lost interest in the two Zulus who were lying on the ground with their heads in their hands and dared not resist. They discovered the Oak Bar at this time, and it was like discovering a new world. Although it was not yet opening time for the bar, they still gathered at the door of the bar and clamored, demanding that the bar open now.
"Go, go, open the shop for business. These soldiers won't give up unless you agree to their demands." Ada has seen a lot of this kind of thing, so she started doing business.
Fortunately, Ada had transferred experienced bartenders from the Table Mountain Bar and hired several bar girls from the refugee camp, so she had no problem dealing with these soldiers.
However, Rock and Ada still underestimated the bastard nature of these soldiers.