Chapter 766: Being an official for thousands of miles just for money (fourth update, please subscribe)
Kilimanjaro Snow Mountain.
Although it is located in Tanganyika, officials of the Kenyan colony often like to take vacations in resorts near the snowy mountains - in fact, most of the time, these officials are on vacation.
In fact, for colonial officials, they are on vacation most of the time - hunting and banquets. This is the normal life of colonial officials. As for government affairs... Let’s explore how to make the tribal indigenous people Do you want a modern education?
That is a matter for the priest and has nothing to do with the officials. What is the job of a colonial official? Of course, they just enjoy life. Their existence is to use this way to show the British Empire's rule over this land.
So the officials were often hunting, while the women were gossiping at banquets.
For this reason, Han Yaozong’s first stop after coming to Kenya was the Kilimanjaro Snow Mountain. Of course he came here not to admire this snow mountain on the equator, but to persuade Philip Sir Ewan Mitchell, the Governor of Kenya, sold the land to them.
“The most critical thing is not the governor and other colonial officials.”
On the way to the resort, Zhang Shengli said to Han Yaozong.
“What was popular in the colonies was lady politics.”
"Wife politics?"
"Yes, in the colonies, while the officials were hunting, the ladies would hold reading groups and drink afternoon tea together, so in many cases, the ladies were the mouthpieces of the officials. If you want to do something, as long as you can convince your wife, it will basically be done."
Zhang Shengli deliberately lowered his voice and said.
“Of course, there is another advantage, that is, if the ladies receive the benefits, their husbands can pretend not to know about it. This is also a way to protect themselves. After all, gentlemen will not ask about these things. ”
Although on the surface, the British colonial officials regarded themselves as gentlemen.
But in fact, they are all just sanctimonious hypocrites. For more than a hundred years, why did the British rush to the colonies, even at the expense of their lives? Countless British officials were buried in India and Africa. Why did they take such a big risk?
Is it really sacrificing personal interests for the British Empire?
Is it contribution and sacrifice for the British Empire?
That’s nonsense!
When it comes to contribution and sacrifice, for the gentlemen of the British Empire, it is always about asking others first!
The reason why they came to the colony one after another was, to put it bluntly, just for money!
Being an official for thousands of miles is just for money.
This sentence is true everywhere. And this sentence is absolutely the last word in the colonies. After all, they traveled thousands of miles to come here just for the money.
Han Yaozong said after hearing this.
"Then let's let the governor's wife stand on our side. We must make it clear to her that their future lives will be determined by the choices they make here now."
"As long as they are willing to collect money, things will be easy to handle!"
As soon as Han Yaozong finished speaking, Zhang Shengli said.
"Don't worry, for these colonial officials now, they will never miss the opportunity to make a fortune. After all, this is their last chance. They are officials only for money! They know very well that some Once an opportunity is missed, it is lost!”
In fact, who has been the strongest voice against colonial independence?
Of course it is my British colonial civil servant.
Of course it’s not because they love the British Empire, but because they haven’t made enough!
Why Mountbatten was widely criticized in the UK after he dealt with British India quickly was because he touched the cake of many people.
Especially those colonial officials, whose interests suffered the most, suffered a strong backlash.
For this reason, even if the Labor Party was interested in colonial independence, after the independence of British India, faced with the backlash from colonial officials and their circle of friends, the Labor Party headed by Attlee could only postpone other colonies. independent process.
Of course, with the independence of British India, all colonial officials knew very well that it was only a matter of time before the colonies of the British Empire collapsed.
"They who are familiar with British politics know very well that even though Fatty Qiu is trying his best to maintain the colonies of the British Empire, that Scissorhands cannot stay in the throne of Downing Street Prime Minister forever. If the Labor Party failed this time, they will still be there next time. Will come back, and by then, the collapse of the colonial empire is only a matter of time, now..." Zhang Shengli took a deep breath, looked at Han Yaozong and said.
“We need to let them understand that we must make a fortune now.”
Han Yaozong agreed and said to Zhang Shengli.
"How to get the wife to side with us mainly depends on you. You have had contact with her, so it is more appropriate to start the persuasion work."
Zhang Shengli thought for a moment and realized that the best candidate was indeed himself. After all, he had been dealing with those ladies for the past few years.
“I need 100,000 pounds!”
Zhang Shengli then explained.
“This 100,000 pounds is not just for the governor’s wife, but also for several other wives. If they are purchasing large areas of land, they will also need the help of some colonial officials,”
“ No problem.”
"If possible, I also need the company to prepare a high-end apartment in London!"
The way to convince the governor is very simple-it is nothing more than to do what he likes. This has always been a very effective approach. And Zhang Shengli is still very good at catering to his interests.
“There is no problem.”
Han Yaozong said.
“As long as they agree to sell the land to our company, these conditions are acceptable,”
Being an official for thousands of miles is just for money!
Make money, make money, make money, make money like crazy!
This is the basic style of British colonial officials in the colonies. In their eyes, the reason why they took the risk to come to the colonies was not only for the interests of the British Empire, but also for their own interests.
Of course, these British colonial officials in Africa had no chance in the past - because this is not India, it is full of poor indigenous people, there are no people who pay taxes and consumption, and there are not even merchants.
In this case, there will naturally be no chance to make money!
But now, with the arrival of Jiaye Company, these people suddenly realize that the opportunity has come!
What indigenous people's tribal lands.
Is this important?
For them, only one word "money" is more important. As long as Jiaye Company is willing to pay, they are even willing to sell everything.
The interests of the colonial natives...who cares.
A few hours later, Zhang Shengli, dressed in formal attire, walked into the salon held by Mrs. Mitchell. As soon as he saw the governor's wife, Zhang Shengli smiled.
"Madam, we meet again."
"Mr. Zhang,"
The arrival of Zhang Shengli not only brought a bright smile to Mitcheleff's face, but also other Most of the ladies are like this too, said the Andorra lady on the side.
“Welcome to your arrival, I always feel very happy every time I see you.”
Can it be unpleasant?
This Mr. Zhang always brings them some gifts. Those gifts are of average value, but they are all what they need.
And today, what kind of gift did he bring?
For a while, the ladies couldn’t help but look forward to it...
(End of this chapter)