When Nyasaland became the Rock fiefdom, the Boer War had just ended.
Objectively speaking, Nyasaland had the lowest starting point among all the British colonies in southern Africa at that time.
Needless to say, Cape became a British colony more than a hundred years ago. With the blessing of Cape Town, Cape had the best foundation among all the colonies in southern Africa at that time.
The second best foundation is not the Transvaal, but Rhodesia, which Cecil Rhodes has worked hard for many years, followed by the Transvaal and Orange, and then Basutoland and Sweeney.
In Silan, the worst condition is probably Nyasaland, which needs people but no one, money but no money, and resources but no resources.
At that time, Roque started from scratch, with nothing but 200,000 square kilometers of empty land.
200,000 square kilometers sounds like a lot, but Nyasaland at that time was a notoriously barren land. It was a remote and remote area without even an outlet to the sea. However, Nyasaland had some value that could be exploited. Cecil
·Rhodes will not sell Nyasaland to Rock.
It was on this impoverished basis that Rock led the Nyasaland people to dredge rivers, build railways, build factories, and open up wasteland. Los Angeles, the largest city in southern Africa, was built from scratch. Perhaps except for Rock,
In addition, no one expected that the two original bullet production lines actually supported the entire Allied Powers in their war against the Central Powers during the World War.
Every time he comes to Nyasaland, Winston will be given a huge surprise.
This time Nyasaland gave Winston a particularly profound surprise.
When leaving the bar, the bar owner refused to pay when Fitch paid. Rock simply signed a check for the bar owner. The bar owner was so happy that he decided to frame the check and hang it with the photo in the future.
The amount on the check wasn't much, but based on Rock's signature, the bar owner's grandson should be able to sell it for a lot of money.
Back in Los Angeles, Winston tossed and turned and couldn't sleep at night.
"What's wrong?" Clementina noticed something unusual about Winston. Since coming to Nyasaland, Winston rarely suffered from insomnia.
Winston felt irritable, so he simply turned over and went to the balcony to smoke a cigar.
Clementina didn't speak, silently poured some wine for Winston and brought it over. She sat quietly on the chair, waiting to listen to Winston's words.
"I went to Star City with Locke today -" Winston's voice was low, with obvious vicissitudes and loneliness.
Clementine remained silent, knowing that Winston did not need her advice, only someone to talk to.
"Before I went there, I thought Star City was an ordinary town with nothing special about it. After arriving in Star City, I realized how wrong I was. In Star City, Locke copied the Tower Bridge, Buckingham Palace, and the White House of the United States.
A large oriental-style palace complex was built again. I asked Locke why, and Locke said that those buildings were all for filming movies - or in other words, those buildings were props for making movies." Winston sat there.
In the darkness, the cigar in his hand flickered and his voice was intermittent, just like Winston's mood, which was dark and obscure.
"Of course, it's not just about making movies. Locke also hopes that Star City can attract tourists and become one of Nyasaland's tourist attractions in the future." Winston smiled silently and bitterly, not in the future, but in the reality that is happening now.
"It's a good idea. I want to see everything you mentioned. I haven't been to the White House yet -" Clementina is good at guiding and knows how to guide Winston to express what is on his mind.
After leaving office, Winston had planned to go to the United States with Clementina, and they are still on the schedule.
After Roark learned of Winston's plan, he did not stop Winston from going to the United States, but reminded Winston to pay attention to the different transportation methods in the United States and Britain.
Winston in another time and space encountered a serious car accident in the United States. At that time, Winston was walking through Fifth Avenue in New York. He forgot that Britain drives on the left and the United States drives on the right, so he only paid attention to the road on the right.
, did not notice the car approaching from the left, and ended up being hit with 15 broken bones and bruises all over his body.
After being sent to the hospital, the doctor on duty will first ask the patient about his family income to determine whether he is able to pay for medical expenses.
Churchill endured huge pain and proved that he had enough ability to pay before being sent to the operating table.
"There is nothing to see. The White House is actually a shabby house. It was later burned down by Canadian troops and became a black palace. The United States painted the house white to hide its shame -" Winston, like most British people, looks down on Americans.
Mentioning the United States makes me gnash my teeth.
Winston in another time and space once invested in the U.S. stock market, but unfortunately Winston couldn't outplay the Wall Street financiers and was deceived and lost all his money.
"But that's the office of the President of the United States." Clementina didn't know the story of the White House, but she knew that the United States had surpassed the United Kingdom and became the most developed country in the world.
Winston was silent again. The British Empire in his impression was weakening. Winston was heartbroken, but there was nothing he could do.
"Now Southern Africa is also surpassing the United Kingdom. I only realized this problem when I was in Star City. Locke has the courage to copy the whole world in Star City, but the members of Congress in London are busy scheming. No one pays attention to the fact that the people of this country are wailing in hunger.
, and farmers in southern Africa are busy increasing their income, pickling endless eggs, and turning fruits into wine. I read a report at the Nyasaland State Government the day before yesterday. Farms in Nyasaland
, the average annual income is about 1,000 rand. Just because the farm population is relatively large, it seems that the average income per person is not much." Winston can still find deeper details, and the average income is indeed very confusing.
This is just like the GDP statistics of another time and space. When India calculates GDP, it wants to include cow dung, and the rent of owner-occupied houses in the United States must also be included in GDP. However, in the community where Rock lived before, there was never a noodle shop at the door.
Provide invoice.
Not providing invoices means no data.
"Even if there are ten members of the farmer's family, the average annual income per person will be R100 -" Clementina was also shocked by this data.
In the UK, an annual income of 100 pounds is the threshold for the middle class. The exchange rate between the pound and the rand is now about the same. If you calculate it this way, everyone in southern Africa is a middle class!
Middle class per capita?
Clementina didn't know if this data was accurate. The per capita middle class in the UK was certainly not that high.
"So you should know why I'm losing sleep. It's hard to say whether a country as powerful as southern Africa is a blessing or a curse for the British Empire -" Winston was far away and still worried about his king.
The problem is that when Winston was at the top of the temple, he never thought about these problems.
"I think you are overly worried. The Marquis of Nyasaland has not shown any behavior that is detrimental to the British Empire. Earl Harewood and Earl Matilda will not allow him to do that. There are many people in southern Africa who are loyal to His Majesty.
"Subjects, Nyasaland later realized that even if he had great power, he would not dare to risk the disapproval of the world." Clementina was not ignorant. It was said that when Clementina married Winston, although her family was
Although she is poor, Clementina is also from a noble family, so she still has the necessary background.
"You don't understand -" Winston obviously had different opinions on this issue, waving his chubby hands to emphasize: "-You don't understand at all, Earl Harewood has chosen Locke as his successor, no matter what Locke does
, as long as it is beneficial to southern Africa, Earl Harewood will support it unconditionally; as for Earl Matilda, don't forget that he is Locke's father-in-law. They will both prosper and lose. Do you think he will have the power to support Locke?
"
Winston paused, took a deep breath, and finally had to admit: "——Even if Locke is not disloyal now, who can guarantee that Locke and Locke's children will still be loyal to the king in the future."
This is so far-fetched!
"Dear——" Clementina's voice was gentle, and she leaned over and gently held Winston's hand across the coffee table: "——At that time, what does it have to do with us——"
Winston was stunned for a moment, and suddenly he stopped laughing. In the darkness, you could feel Winston shaking his head gently: "Yeah, what does it have to do with us then."
That's right. Major events in the world come and go, empires rise and fall. When the British Empire was at its peak, sea coachmen and the Invincible Fleet were already a thing of the past. No one can guarantee that the British Empire will always be strong. Even Napoleon couldn't save France.
Empire, Winston is just one of the countless capable ministers and generals in the history of the British Empire for thousands of years.
The moon was bright in the sky and the night breeze was cool. Clementina yawned, stretched and stood up from the chair: "Go to sleep. I have to send Diana to school tomorrow. You may not know that Diana likes performing very much."
, has joined the drama club of their school, and I heard that a stage play is being rehearsed. Congress does not need you to work day and night for the British Empire, but your daughter really hopes to get your attention."
"What's so good about a stage play? I'll take Diana to Star City another day and let her see how her father makes movies." Winston muttered, feeling guilty still welling up in his heart.
Yes, it has been many years since Winston dedicated himself to the British Empire but ignored the feelings of his family.
It's time to spend more time with his family. Winston decided to send his daughter to school in person tomorrow, so that when her daughter grows up, she will have more warm memories of her father, not just the aloof "greatest man."
British people".
Of course, Winston certainly doesn't know how attractive the movie is to his eldest daughter, and how much harm it will cause to her.
ps: The comments on the previous chapter hurt my heart, please just be human -
