Entering the 100-day countdown, some changes have quietly occurred in southern Africa, and preparations have begun for the transfer of power in 100 days.
First of all, Ada finally resigned as president of Rand Bank. Ada was replaced by Scarlett, who had served as Roark's secretary. Scarlett had been working at Rand Bank these years. She did not remarry. Like Ada, she became a
Representation of independent women in southern Africa.
Cape State held an early gubernatorial election, and the person who succeeded Stoudemire as Cape governor was Robert Nancy, the vice president of the Progressive Party. He has a strong Cape background and previously served as the vice president of a South African company.
Orange State also held a gubernatorial election, and Yang Smuts was successfully re-elected. He rejected Roque's invitation and did not want to join the new cabinet, hoping to continue serving Orange State.
In other words, we will continue to fight for the interests of the Boers.
Roque is indispensable for this. Yang Smozi has the ability, but he is not indispensable. Roque's cabinet is full of talents. Even if Yang Smozi joins, it will not be Yang Smozi's turn.
Important positions.
On Roque's side, the most important Finance Minister is definitely Ada. The Minister of Defense will be Martin. Stoudemire has agreed to serve as the Minister of Justice. Roque of the Interior Department intends to appoint Anton, but Anton is also hesitant. He and Yang
Like Smith, he did not want to leave Nyasaland.
As for other areas of culture, education, health, industry, agriculture, commerce, transportation, post and telecommunications, and resource construction, Roque also has suitable candidates. Generally speaking, after the candidates for Roque's cabinet are elected, they may become the youngest in average age among the major countries in the world.
If nothing happens, it should not be a problem for this cabinet to last for 20 years.
Although the power has not yet been transferred, the documents that Philip needs to approve in the Palace of Justice will also be sent to Roque for understanding. This is to ensure the smooth operation of the power transfer and allow Roque to enter the state as quickly as possible after taking over as Prime Minister.
As a result, Rock's workload increased greatly, and he didn't even have time to go fishing with Kitchina, which made Kitchina very dissatisfied.
"Boy, when you become Prime Minister, do you forget us old guys? Don't forget that I am still the Governor-General of Southern Africa. You, the Prime Minister, have to report to me, the Governor-General, every day." Kitchina sarcastically reported that what he reported every day was purely because of Kitchinna's reliance on his old age.
, even if Rock ignores Kitchina, it will not affect Rock's move into the Palace of Justice.
"Marshal, I'm going to set up a club for retired prime ministers. Do you want to join?" Roque is not that ungrateful. After Philip retired, plus Kitchina and Ade, we have gathered three people, and they have nothing to do together to fight Landlord.
excellent.
"What do you mean?" Kitchina was really panicking and was very interested in Roque's suggestion.
"It is a special organization that only belongs to you and Lord Harewood and Lord Matilda. It supervises the operation of the federal government and provides reference for federal government policies. If you have nothing to do, you can go around the country. You don't want to travel around the world.
Question——" Roque's design for the three old men was very good, but it's a pity that Kitchener didn't appreciate it.
"That is to say, three free consultants, traveling around the world - do you want to kick us away?" Kitchina's nose is not a nose or eyes, but he is just looking for trouble anyway.
Rock didn't speak, focusing on stroking Brownie lying on his lap.
Brownie is a cat that Kitchener picked up when he was fishing again. Kitchener named it "Brownie", which means the elf in Scottish legend.
Maybe it's because Rock comes to the Governor's Mansion too many times. Brownie is obviously closer to Rock than to Kitchina. Whenever Rock is in the Governor's Mansion, Brownie always tries to lie on Rock's lap, completely ignoring him.
I already weigh more than ten kilograms.
For a cat, ten kilograms of weight is really too fat. This is also due to the good food in the Governor's Mansion. Kitchener brought Brownie back to the Governor's Mansion. He originally wanted Brownie to become the hunter of the Governor's Mansion.
Rat Officer, it's a pity that the fish in the fish pond of the Governor's Mansion are easier to catch than rats. Even if the rats pass by Brownie, Brownie always turns a blind eye.
"Why don't you let him lose weight? Being so fat is not good for his body -" Rock didn't answer the question. Some words should not be said too clearly, otherwise it would be very hurtful.
Asking is to use the remaining heat.
"Aren't all cats this fat?" Kitchina was successfully misled by Rock. Kitchina, who was born in the cavalry, had raised horses all his life and had no normal concept of the size of cats.
"Brownie is really too fat. He needs to exercise more and go on a diet to lose weight, otherwise his lifespan will be affected." God testifies that Rock really has no other meaning.
It just means that the speaker has no intention but the listener has the intention.
"Are you talking about me?" Kitchin was sensitive.
"Get up! Fat cat! Go catch the mouse -" Rock grabbed Brownie's big head and rubbed Brownie awake.
Brownie didn't resist, and turned over on Rock's lap, exposing his belly generously, and licked his tongue on Rock's hand perfunctorily.
"If Prime Minister Baldwin tries to put pressure on Southern Africa and transfer the pressure from the British government to Southern Africa, what do you want me to do then?" Roque actually didn't want to ask this question. This question was difficult for Kitchener.
choose.
Sure enough, after Rock finished asking, Kitchina fell into a long silence.
"If a world war breaks out again, will southern Africa fight side by side with the British Empire like it did in the last world war?" Kitchina also gave a different answer.
"Of course!" Rock didn't hesitate, but this answer was not the only one.
If a world war breaks out again and the trend is exactly the same as in another time and space, then southern Africa will definitely join the Allies and complete the magnificent transformation from a British Overseas Dominion to replacing the United Kingdom.
However, the problem is that the situation in this time and space is completely different from that of another time and space. Southern Africa in another time and space had almost no sense of existence during World War II. However, Southern Africa in this time and space has become a global superpower comparable to the United States.
So Rock is not sure now whether Mustache dares to brazenly launch World War II like another time and space.
Mustache is crazy, but not stupid. He will definitely not start a war that has no hope of winning.
But it’s not necessarily true. Some people cannot be measured by common sense, and mustaches are a typical example of them.
In another time and space, there were only a few people who believed that Mustache would dare to start a world war. After negotiating with Mustache, Neville returned to England and said, "I have brought peace to our generation." Even with Mustache's ambition
It was already difficult to contain. Britain and France also hoped to divert the trouble northward and let Mustache attack the European steamroller. Even after Mustache and Big Beard signed the "Soviet-German Non-Aggression Pact", Britain and France still harbored illusions about Mustache.
However, this still cannot explain why the Germans ignored the great power of the United States.
It was not until Rock met Hermann Goering that Rock was certain of the role the United States played in Mustache's ambitions.
You can understand it if you think about it. Before Germany launched World War II, the United States had tens of billions of dollars in investment in Germany, and Germany signed the "Soviet-German Non-Aggression Pact" with the Soviet Union. The two most powerful countries at the time were both
The beard is done, leaving only the British Empire, which is strong on the outside and incompetent on the outside, and France, whose backbone was broken in World War I. If Roque is replaced with a mustache, Roque's ambition will also expand.
"Then do what you think - you are the Prime Minister of Southern Africa - not the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom -" Kitchener's eyes were filled with pain. He now had to admit that the status of Southern Africa and the British Empire was being reversed.
In other words, the reversal has been completed.
This result is not what Kitchin wants to see, but Kitchin now has to face reality.
Rock smiled, this answer was also what Rock wanted.
Back at the Ministry of National Defense, more and more people came to visit Roque every day. Members of Congress from different factions all hoped to meet Roque and learn more about him.
The governors of various states have come to Pretoria a lot recently. Roque has stated on different occasions that he will adjust the administrative divisions of Southern Africa after becoming prime minister. Some states with larger areas may
It will be split into multiple smaller states, which will be more conducive to the concentration of power of the federal government.
This decision has made many people uneasy. There are big problems with the administrative divisions of southern Africa. Rhodesia and Victoria, which are relatively large, have a total area of more than 1 million square kilometers. Basutoland and Swaziland, which are smaller,
The total area is only tens of thousands of square kilometers, not even as large as a larger county.
This situation will definitely change. According to the provisions of the League of Nations, the area of a large country is between 500,000 and 1 million square kilometers, and the area of a super-large country is between 1 and 5 million square kilometers. If calculated in this way, Rhodesia and
Victoria can be regarded as a super-large country, and the four states of Nyasaland, Cape, Dias, and Bechuanaland are large countries. This situation is definitely not possible. Under normal circumstances, 200,000 to 300,000 square kilometers
Rock can still accept it.
This calculation is very impressive. Southern Africa currently covers 6 million square kilometers. According to Roque's idea, it must be split into at least 20 states to ensure that the federal government's decrees can flow smoothly.
Some people have serious concerns about this decision, while others are secretly gearing up.
Apart from anything else, if the current 11 states in Southern Africa are split into 20, it means that nine more state governments, nine more state parliaments, and nine sets of related functional departments will be created out of thin air.
As a result, many people who were interested in politics but could not gain enough support in their respective states due to lack of influence were able to get ahead in an instant.
For these people, the most important thing now is to get Roark's support so that they can take the lead when the opportunity comes.
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