Where the emperor is far away, there are not as many scruples as in the UK. As long as you have money, you can enjoy emperor-like treatment in southern Africa. The federal governments of Southern Africa at all levels encourage consumption, especially for big players like Roque and Stoudemire.
Rich people, money must flow to generate more value, otherwise it is just a row of numbers in a bank account.
In fact, money stored in bank accounts is also liquid. Individuals do not invest externally, but banks will invest externally, as long as they do not convert it into gold and hide it in the cellar of their home.
After sending Kitchener to the Governor's Palace, Roque did not return to his home, but went to Philip's manor.
Philip was still awake and was obviously waiting for Roark. When he saw Roark coming back, Philip asked someone to bring some food over, but it turned out that the person who delivered the food was Phyllis.
Phyllis, Gavin, and Alvin will also attend the inauguration ceremony in Kitchener tomorrow. Rock and Phyllis will return to Nyasaland after attending the inauguration ceremony.
"Is the Governor still satisfied with his Government House?" Philip asked casually while Roque was eating. Kitchener represents the British King in Southern Africa, and no one in Southern Africa dares to take it lightly.
"Of course, I couldn't be more satisfied -" Rock ate two snacks and drank a glass of milk. It was better not to eat too much at night.
Kitchina, like Ade, remained unmarried for life and devoted all his energy to the colonial development of the empire.
Coincidentally, the two founders of Southern Africa, Kitchina and Ade, are now the Governor-General of Southern Africa and the other is the Prime Minister of Southern Africa. This fully proves the importance that the British government attaches to Southern Africa.
"Did the Governor tell you anything in Nyasaland?" Philip was still concerned about Kitchener's attitude towards Southern Africa. Now the relationship between London and Southern Africa has entered a new stage, and everyone is trying to adapt.
"Everything is normal. The Governor wants to maintain the relationship between southern Africa and the mainland before the world war, but that is obviously impossible. The Governor has stopped mentioning this topic in the past two days, but I guess he has not given up his efforts. It will not be easy for him to give up."
Roque is prepared to face difficulties. A determined person like Kitchina can be described as stubborn.
Since 1874, Kitchina has been serving the empire as a colonial soldier. Now that Kitchina is nearly seventy years old, Kitchina has dedicated his entire life to the empire, so don’t let Kitchina give up easily.
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"The Governor-General has to face reality, and so does the King." Relatively speaking, Philip's loyalty to the British Empire was quite limited.
If you think about it, you can understand that Kitchinna is a lonely man, and the empire is his only sustenance.
Philip has many family members. Roque, Henry, and Owen are all in southern Africa now. Philip naturally focuses on southern Africa, and his loyalty to the king gradually changed to his loyalty to southern Africa.
"What's the situation like over there in Louis?" Roque has been staying with Kitchener these days and doesn't pay enough attention to the progress of the Paris Peace Conference.
"There is no progress, it is impossible to reach an agreement before the summer, and the efficiency of Paris is really too low -" Philip was very disappointed. Now Philip was used to the efficiency of southern Africa. In contrast, the Paris Peace Conference was indeed complicated and lengthy.
In fact, we cannot blame the Paris Peace Conference for being ineffective. In fact, the interests involved in the Paris Peace Conference were too wide. The officials who participated in the Paris Peace Conference all wanted to strive for more interests for their own countries. Britain and France still had irreconcilable interests.
You can imagine how difficult it is to reach consensus on the demands.
Roque can only be thankful that he has left Paris. If Roque represented southern Africa at the Paris Peace Conference, it would drive Roque crazy.
Early the next morning, Rock went to pick up Kitchener in advance, and Phyllis and Philip took the children directly to the Palace of Justice, where Kitchener's inauguration ceremony was also held.
Like Roark, Kitchener also got up early, but today Kitchener did not wear a formal dress, but his marshal's uniform, still in the style of the Boer War.
The British Army has long ago phased out the uniform styles from the Boer War. During the Boer War, Britain still wore traditional lobster soldiers. It was precisely because the colors of the lobster soldiers' clothing were too bright that the British Expeditionary Force was in trouble during the battle with the Boer sharpshooters.
The heavy losses forced Britain to carry out clothing reform.
Like Kitchener, Roark is also wearing a military uniform, but unlike the nostalgic Kitchener, Roark is wearing the latest marshal uniform of the British army, with the Order of the Garter and the Victoria Cross lined up on his chest.
Medal, the French Legion of Honor, and the Medal of Honor awarded to Roque in southern Africa after the end of the world war.
In southern Africa, the Medal of Honor is the highest level. After the end of the World War, only nine people, including Roque, received the Medal of Honor in recognition of Roque's contribution in the World War.
Roque and Kitchener took the same car to the Palace of Justice. Today was a big day. All roads from the Government House to the Palace of Justice were closed. All security agencies in Pretoria were mobilized. The garrison also assisted the police.
Departments were on duty at various intersections, and there were people holding flowers on both sides of the road to welcome people.
Kitchina seemed to be in a good mood, not as worried as when he was in Nyasaland. Rock finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Did you sleep well last night?" Roque was at a loss for words.
"It's very good. The air in southern Africa is simply great. I would catch a cold every winter when I was in London, so I spent most of my time in the colonies and overseas territories." Kitchina smiled, and when Kitchina talked about smiling
, Rock was shocked. The American influenza pandemic has basically ended in southern Africa, but it has not yet ended in Europe.
"Winter in London is indeed -" Rock also had lingering fears about winter in London. The six months he spent studying at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst left a deep impression on Rock.
"Twenty years have passed in the blink of an eye, and Southern Africa today is really unbelievable." Kitchener couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the rows of buildings on both sides of the street and the welcoming crowds on the sidewalks.
Almost everyone who has just arrived in Southern Africa will be deeply impressed by the urban construction in Southern Africa.
Pretoria is also a city rebuilt on the ruins. At the beginning of the city's reconstruction, Roque was deeply involved. Therefore, Pretoria is now a modern city that fully meets the standards like Johannesburg and Los Angeles.
definition.
"You have created all of this with your own hands. Without your victory, there would be no southern Africa today." Roque expressed his heartfelt gratitude to Kitchina. Kitchina is indeed worthy of the respect of all southern Africans.
Of course, "all" here does not include the Boers who were unwilling to accept the defeat.
When the motorcade arrived in front of the Palace of Justice, Roque got off the bus first, and then prepared to help Kitchina down.
Kitchina refused Roque's support. Although he was almost seventy years old, he was not yet in need of support.
Those who can welcome Kitina in front of the Palace of Justice have been strictly vetted by the Pretoria security department. In addition to family members of government employees, they are also primary school students from various primary school organizations.
Compared with adults, the thinking of primary school students is simpler and easier to control. This may not sound good, but in fact it is like this. When Kitchener comes to Pretoria, it cannot be deserted, so it is necessary to create an atmosphere.
It is necessary to make full use of the favorable conditions.
When Kitchener got off the bus, two primary school students arranged by the Pretoria City Government presented flowers to Kitchener. The children who presented the flowers were also carefully selected. One was Owen's youngest son and the other was Home Affairs Minister Bob Jarl.
Si's granddaughter.
"Thank you -" Although Kitchinna has never been married, he is kind and kind to children. After accepting the flowers from the two children, he even took the two children for an intimate photo.
A large group of photographers immediately rushed over to record this precious scene with their own lenses.
The two children, one on the left and one on the right, surrounded Kitchina and smiled at the camera.
At this moment, in the crowd behind the reporter, someone suddenly held up a white slogan with the words "Colonists Get Out of Southern Africa" written in red paint.
The smile on Kitchina's face immediately froze, and Rock's face turned pale outside the camera.
Before Roque could give the order, the agents and secret police scattered in the crowd immediately swarmed up and pushed the person holding the sign to the ground.
Adelaide and Philip who were waiting for Kitchener at the gate of the Palace of Justice also discovered this scene.
While Ade turned back to call Sidney Milner, Philip raised his hand and called Henry over. Both of them looked ugly.
I really didn’t expect that despite all the layers of security, someone would bring such a slogan to the gate of the Palace of Justice. This is everyone’s dereliction of duty.
Of course, the one who bears the greatest responsibility is Henry.
Apart from the officials facing reporters, not many people knew what was going on.
After the group photo was taken, Kitchener, Ade, and Philip walked into the Palace of Justice, and Rock raised his hand to call Fitch over.
"Control the cameras of these reporters. All photos must be inspected before the cameras can be returned. No photos are allowed to be leaked." Roque doesn't care about the person holding the sign. The police station and intelligence agencies will give them
He deserves the punishment, and Roque is worried that if this scene gets out, it will have a negative impact on Kitchener and the federal government of Southern Africa.
As soon as Fitch took the order and left, Henry came over quickly.
"what happened?"
"What's going on?" The first words they said after meeting each other were to ask each other what was going on.
"You are the Minister of Justice, and you are asking me what's going on?" Roque said fiercely. Henry was clearly shirking responsibility.
"You are the Minister of Defense, and all intelligence agencies are subordinate departments of the Ministry of Defense. Of course I have to ask you." Henry said confidently, and this reason seemed to be justified.
"It is impossible for intelligence agencies to monitor everyone." Rock is not shirking responsibility. If everyone wants to be monitored, then expanding Brad's size tenfold is not enough.
