Today's aviation technology has made great progress compared with before the world war.
Before the World War, Nyasaland's most advanced fighter jets had a combat radius of no more than 300 kilometers, and the aviation machine gun's ammunition capacity did not exceed 1,200 rounds.
Today's fighter jets have a combat radius of more than 500 kilometers and carry more than 2,000 bullets. Compared with before the World War, both aircraft performance and reliability have been greatly improved.
The more advanced aviation technology is, the more difficult it will be for airlines in European countries to catch up. Rock is considering splitting Nyasaland Airlines into multiple aviation companies to compete in the military and civilian markets respectively. This may happen in a short period of time
It will weaken the competitiveness of airlines to a certain extent, but in the long run the benefits outweigh the disadvantages.
On the 15th, Roque, Anton and other senior Nyasaland officials went to Pretoria with Kitchinna to attend Kitchinna's inauguration ceremony.
The appointment of the Governor-General is a top priority for Southern Africa. Since Southern Africa is not yet ready to secede from the British Empire, the Governor-General, as a representative of British King George V, will enjoy the highest courtesy in Southern Africa.
Before Kitchener arrived in Pretoria, Owen, who had already served as Mayor of Pretoria, prepared a new Government House for Kitchener.
The new Government House is a majestic granite building located on a hill next to Pretoria overlooking the city. In front of the Government House is a neat and beautiful garden, surrounded by asteria common in Pretoria.
There is a lush forest behind the tree, and there is an artificial lake with beautiful environment nearby.
In order to facilitate life in Kitchener, the Pretoria City Government specially built a road for the Government House and set up a no-fly zone around the Government House. The Ministry of National Defense sent a company to be stationed at the Government House all year round and was responsible for the Government House and the
Security of the surrounding area.
Kitchener stayed at the Governor's Palace on the first night he came to Pretoria. Roque specially prepared a fleet of Lord's cars for Kitchener. The body of the car was inlaid with the title of Marquis of Kitchener.
Family emblem, there are mounted policemen riding the latest motorcycles in front of the convoy to clear the way, and there are armored vehicles behind the convoy to ensure the safety of Kitchener's travel in southern Africa.
When he saw the fleet that Roque had prepared for Kitchina, Kitchina's expression was a bit complicated. The price of Lord's cars is still high. The price of each of these customized cars with inlaid badges has reached 20 yuan in Europe.
With a salary of more than 10,000 pounds, it would take Kitchener four years to buy one.
Yes, Kitchener's salary is 5,000 pounds per year, which is similar to the annual salary of British cabinet ministers, and much more than Roque's annual salary, whose current annual salary is only 2,000 pounds.
When he opened the car door, he saw that the door was surprisingly thick and had obviously been specially reinforced. Kitchina touched the glass and found that the thickness of the glass was equally astonishing.
"This is the latest bulletproof car launched by Nyasaland Automobile Company. It can withstand close range shooting from pistols. At a distance of 200 meters, Lee Enfield's rifle bullets cannot penetrate the armor of the car because a large amount of armor is used. Even if
Because we use the latest engine, the car can still only reach 30 kilometers per hour. In fact, this is not bad. It will be more comfortable if the speed is slower." Roque took the initiative to introduce to Kitchinna, and Nyasaland Automobile Company was also anxious.
What people are anxious to think about is that as more and more Lord cars are sold, Lord cars on the streets of London also have a tendency to disappear from everyone. As a result, the big aristocrats and big businessmen have a demand for higher-end cars, bulletproof cars.
It came into being.
By the way, the brand of this bulletproof car is called Nyasaland, which represents the highest industrial achievement of Nyasaland.
"How much does such a car cost?" Kitchina was curious. The Lord's car was already expensive enough, and the Nyasaland car must be even more expensive.
"150,000." The price Luo Ke said shocked Kitchener. It was indeed expensive.
But it was obvious that the price was justified. When he opened the car door, there were two spacious sofas placed opposite each other in the car. Rock took the initiative to sit on the one with his back to the front, and gave up the other sofa with a more comfortable view to Kitchener.
Kitchina is not polite, he can actually sit on the sofa and cross his legs.
Rock opened the refrigerator hidden under the coffee table and took out a bottle of ice-cold wine and poured it on Kitchina. Kitchina suddenly felt that 150,000 yuan was indeed worth the money.
"The manufacturing process of this kind of car is very complicated, especially the outer armor. It is very difficult to make. It takes a week to make one. Now there are only two Nyasaland cars in southern Africa, one for you and one for Prime Minister Milner.
." Roque himself was reluctant to use Nyasaland cars, which cost 150,000 yuan each, to support a group of armored vehicles.
"This is too extravagant -" Kitchina said he couldn't accept it. Now a destroyer only costs hundreds of thousands.
"It is indeed a luxury, but I have to admit that there is market demand. I have given one to each of the King and the President of France. Winston and Clemenceau will have to spend money to buy it if they want to take it." Roque also has a purpose in giving it away.
Yes, the king is here, so does the prince want a car? What about the duke? What about the marquis?
There are also those big businessmen who are famous for their luxury. They have a higher demand for high-end consumer goods such as Nyasaland cars. Who doesn't want to have the same enjoyment as a king.
"Hehehehe, Locke, you shouldn't be the Minister of Defense -" Kitchina also understood the reason why the king personally brought the goods. It was like any new product from Itno, he always had to give it to Phyllis and Ada.
Similarly, as long as the clothes or accessories worn by Phyllis and Ada will always arouse the pursuit of the ladies of southern Africa.
Rock laughed. Nyasaland Automobiles has not been launched for a long time, but orders have been queued up to the end of this year. Calculated at a rate of four vehicles per month, Nyasaland Automobiles has received 40 orders with a total value of
6 million rand and a profit of more than 3 million rand.
This pricing is already very conscientious in the luxury jewelry industry. Itno's profit is usually around 1,500%, sometimes even higher.
Itno's most profitable products are all products related to diamonds. Now Itno has begun to use the famous saying "A diamond is forever, a diamond will last forever". With this sentence, the cost is not even as high as the same weight of gold.
Diamonds can be sold for hundreds of times the price of gold, and the profits can be imagined.
The motorcade drove all the way and arrived at the Governor's Mansion, which was of course all kinds of splendid. There are 185 rooms in the Governor's Mansion. The steps in front of the main building are divided into three parts with a total of 108 steps. Kitchener did not understand the special meaning of the number 108.
, but this did not prevent Kitchina from feeling the majesty of the entire building, especially the 20 white marble columns that were ten meters high in front of the main building. I don’t know how much effort Owen spent to collect so many.
Top quality stone.
"Locke, this is too much. Even Buckingham Palace is not so luxurious. How can you sleep here?" Kitchener smiled bitterly. The federal government did go a bit too far and built this governor-general according to the emperor's specifications.
Mansion.
"I think it's pretty good. You are the Governor of Southern Africa, so it's understandable no matter how high your standards are." Roque really wasn't being sarcastic. Southern Africa today is no longer what it was 20 years ago.
To put it bluntly, Kitchina feels like a luxury item, which is not uncommon in southern Africa.
Stoudemire's manor in Rhodesia covers an area of 15 square kilometers, and there is an entire mountain in the manor for Stoudemire to hunt and play.
Henry's home on the outskirts of Pretoria covers an area of 550 acres, including an artificial lake and a racecourse. Because Henry's son likes airplanes, it is said that Henry is building an airport on his estate.
Needless to say, Rock, Eagle Castle is unique in Luo City and has supreme authority.
In addition to Eagle Castle, Roque has assets all over southern Africa, and his estate in Pretoria is no less large than Henry's estate.
Roque himself is now the largest landowner in southern Africa.
"This is too luxurious. I still stay at the Rhodesia Hotel." Kitchener couldn't accept it. Although Southern Africa is as high as the sky and the emperor is far away, don't think that Southern Africa is a lawless land. Rock is not afraid of the British government.
, we cannot ignore the effects of Kitchin sodium.
"Don't worry, Marshal. Don't worry, this is the property of the federal government, and it's not a gift to you personally." Roque really didn't think it was too much. If Kitchina couldn't stand it, Roque would simply buy it himself and give it to Ada.
, anyway, Ada is so stupid and bold that she will definitely not care.
After several rejections, Kitchina finally accepted the federal government's good intentions "with no choice but to do so."
Then Kitchina immediately realized the benefits of climbing high and looking far.
Pretoria is indeed beautiful at night. When Kitchener led the British Expeditionary Force to capture Pretoria in 1901, Pretoria was devastated and almost turned into ruins.
After Ade came to Pretoria, Pretoria's municipal construction began to get on track.
After the establishment of the federal government, the construction of Pretoria, one of the three capitals of Southern Africa, officially entered the fast lane. The tallest building in Nyasaland, the Los Angeles Building, reached 245 meters in height.
Well, the tallest building in Pretoria now is the 210-meter-high Rhodesia Hotel. It is located in the center of Pretoria, surrounded by several high-rise buildings, and surrounded by the most prosperous buildings in Pretoria.
's business district.
Sitting on the open balcony of the Government House, you can clearly see the brightly lit Rhodesia Hotel. The air quality in southern Africa is indeed good. If you were in London, you would probably not be able to see anything, but in Preto
Leah, the colorful city and the vast and bright Milky Way complement each other, and the silver moon in the sky is like a fairy tale, full of dreams.
Feeling the gentle breeze around him, breathing the refreshing fresh air, taking a sip of mellow and rich wine, and leisurely leaning on the cool and pleasant backrest of the rocking chair, Kitchener instantly fell in love with the city of Pretoria.
The city here does not have the rush of footsteps in Los Angeles, the fog and smoke in London, nor the starvation and death everywhere in the European continent. It is truly a paradise.
ps: Sorry, I had something to do in the morning. I came back in a hurry to code a chapter. I only had two bites of the meal and I have to go out soon——
