Britain's economic downturn in recent years is not only due to the economic crisis, but also an important reason is the impact of the world war.
Although the losses in Britain during the World War were not as serious as those in France, after all, a total of 1.1 million people died, especially the aristocracy, which was known as the backbone of Britain. Not one of the direct heirs of the aristocracy was left, and almost an entire generation died.
After the Paris Peace Conference, smart people all knew that the "Contract of Versailles" was just a 20-year armistice agreement, so those who could afford it fled the United Kingdom one after another, some went to the United States, and more people went to southern Africa. Even if they had to start all over again, they had to escape the Old Continent.
of vortex.
So in recent years, George V appeared in public places, most of the time in military uniform, with the purpose of reshaping the British martial spirit and enhancing the British confidence.
The cruise ship slowly docked, and King George V and Queen Mary walked down the gangway side by side, followed by Prince Edward and Prince Albert. From now on, both of them will be regarded as the past. Prince Edward will be the future Edward VIII. He who does not love the country but loves the beauty
The Duke of Windsor and Prince Albert were George VI, and the future Queen Elizabeth was his eldest daughter.
Prince Edward is now 32 years old and Prince Albert is 31. It is actually quite sad to be born into the royal family. Neither of them has a life of their own. They are veritable mascots.
Roque and Kitchener met at the gangway, and other Dominion and Southern African officials lined up behind them.
George V took the initiative to shake hands with Kitchener. When it was Roque's turn, George V was very enthusiastic. While shaking hands with Roque, he also took the initiative to chat with Roque.
"Locke, long time no see. I want to ask you about how to take care of yourself. God, you are already forty-five years old and you look like a twenty-year-old boy." George V was suitably surprised. Forty-five years old
For a country like Southern Africa, it is indeed a bit young.
"Your Majesty, you have always been our role model. You don't need to ask anyone for advice." Roque smiled. Speaking of which, George V was also in his sixties and was in good health.
“Perhaps, but Stanley should learn from you how to govern a country.” George V blew himself up, showing his dissatisfaction with Stanley Baldwin.
These words are very disrespectful to Stanley Baldwin, the British Prime Minister.
In fact, Stanley Baldwin cannot be blamed. Britain has been in decline in recent years, and domestic party politics and conflicts have become more and more serious. If Roque was replaced as the British Prime Minister, Roque would be unable to do anything.
"Your Excellency the Prime Minister has already done a good job. If it were anyone else, he might not be able to do better than Your Excellency the Prime Minister." Rock still said something fair for Stanley Baldwin. If it were replaced by Ramsay Macdonald, he would be better.
Unbearable.
George V looked up to the sky and sighed, looking over Roark's head towards the distant sky with a melancholy look on his face.
Roque really wanted to remind George V: Your Majesty, now is not the time to be sad, with so many people watching.
Fortunately, there is still Kitchina.
“Your Majesty, please allow me to introduce to you” Any place where Kitchener is present will never be indifferent.
It was not only cabinet members from southern Africa who came to the pier to greet George V, but also officials from various dominions who also participated in the Commonwealth Games. Australian Governor-General John Lawrence Bald and Prime Minister Stanley Bruce were both present. John Lawrence
Balder is the first Baron Stonehaven, a senior diplomat, and has served as the British Home Secretary. He was just appointed Governor-General of Australia last year.
Stanley Bruce was the first Australian to be granted a hereditary peerage. He graduated from Cambridge University, participated in the World War, was injured while fighting in France, and received the Medal of Honor.
The Governor-General of Canada, Julian Bean, was also present. William King did not come to southern Africa, but sent his deputy. Recently, William King was involved in lawsuits and had to voluntarily resign as Prime Minister to replace William King as the Prime Minister of Canada.
Arthur Mean of the Conservative Party of Canada.
Arthur Mean's support in Canada is not high, far less than that of William King, especially among Quebecers.
In 1917, during the World War, Canada passed the Military Service Act and adopted a conscription system to recruit soldiers. At that time, the French Canadians living in Quebec and Canada's ethnic minorities opposed conscription, so they were dismissed by Arthur, then Canada's Minister of the Interior.
Meen is called a "backward nation".
During this period, Arthur Mean also pushed Parliament to pass the Wartime Elections Act, which deprived Germans and Austrians who joined Canada after 1902 of their right to vote.
Canada, like the United States and southern Africa, is also a country composed of immigrants. Through the above-mentioned incidents, Arthur Mean simultaneously offended the French, Germans, Austrians, and Canadian Aboriginals in Canada.
Arthur Mean’s shortcomings didn’t stop there. Arthur Mean had known William King as early as college, but the relationship between the two was not good and they were seriously at odds.
After William King resigned, Governor Julian Byng appointed Arthur Mean to form the government. According to regulations, Arthur Mean should resign from his position in Parliament.
However, Arthur Mean did not fully follow Julian Bean's instructions, and was accused by William King, who returned to Parliament after resigning as prime minister.
Arthur Means then called for the dissolution of Parliament.
This request was rejected by Parliament.
At this time in Canada, the largest party in the Parliament was still the Liberal Party led by William King.
Like Kitchener, Julian Bean also wore a British marshal's uniform, which made George V very happy. Looking at the three generations of old, middle and young warriors around him, George V felt as if he had returned to the heyday of the British Empire.
“Old” refers to Kitchener and Julian Bean. Julian Bean was born in 1962 and is now in his sixties, three years older than George V.
Roark is now an out-and-out backbone, and Patton and Angel are also in the team welcoming George V. Both of them are now lieutenant generals, and World War II will be their stage.
George V did not stay at the dock for too long. After the grand but brief welcome ceremony, George V and Queen Mary boarded the car and headed to the train station, preparing to take the train to Pretoria.
Although airplanes are a more advanced mode of transportation, Rock does not dare to take risks. It is better to take the train because the train is safer than the airplane.
George V really valued Roque very much. The two princes were riding in other cars, but George V called Roque into the car.
In a closed situation, George V was more relaxed. He admired the street view of Walvis Bay through the window and marveled at it.
The street scene in Walvis Bay is indeed very beautiful. Unlike Pretoria, which is full of aster trees, the unique tree species in Walvis Bay is called the quiver tree. Although this tree is tall, it is actually a kind of aloe vera. The leaves
It is full of water. The local indigenous people often cut off the branches of the quiver tree, hollow out the sponge tissue, and use the branches to make quivers, so it is called the quiver tree.
There is also a more precious plant in Walvis Bay called Millennium Orchid. This plant is a "living fossil" left over from ancient times. It is extremely precious and has become the state flower of Dias State.
As the capital of Dias State, the greening of Walvis Bay is quite good. Although there is less rain in Walvis Bay and the cost of greening is relatively high, it cannot support the fact that Walvis Bay is rich. As the most important port in southern Africa on the Atlantic coast,
The port and Walvis Bay have enough funds to maintain the greening of the entire city.
"After Dias State joined Southern Africa, Southern Africa began to manage the desert areas in the southern part of Dias State. Now it has achieved initial results. The area of the forest is getting larger and larger, and the pastures are gradually recovering. In a few years,
, Dias State may become an oasis in southern Africa." Roque is basically satisfied with the Dias State government. The African desert in southern Dias State is different from the Sahara in northern Africa. It is not a complete desert, but
Desertification is serious, but there is still hope.
This is mainly due to the uncontrolled grazing of local people, who only take advantage of the land without managing it, which eventually leads to increasingly serious desertification of the soil. As the sand moves in and people retreat, good pastures turn into deserts.
“It seems that Dias is just a mandated territory in Southern Africa.” George V was very unfamiliar with Southern Africa. It was said that the Southern African federal government was not so big when it was established, otherwise London would not have given up on Southern Africa.
"Yes, but this does not affect the development of Dias State in Southern Africa." Roque doesn't care whether it is a mandated territory or not. There is no reason to spit out the meat in his mouth. The federal government of Southern Africa believes that Dias State is already a southern state.
An integral part of Africa, who dares to question this fact, the Southern African Defense Force will use tanks and artillery to teach them how to behave.
“Southern Africa has indeed developed very well in recent years. How did you do it?” George V looked out the window greedily, reluctant to look back.
It is really
How to put it this way, if we only look at the greening of the streets and the construction of the city, London is not as good as Walvis Bay.
It was not just the greenery and urban architecture that surprised George V. The wide streets and smooth roads of Walvis Bay also left a deep impression on George V.
Relatively speaking, those ancient buildings in London that have existed for hundreds of years do have historical heritage, but from another perspective, economic development has stagnated.
Many streets in London are still stone pavements laid a hundred years ago. The municipal government cannot afford to renovate them or even repair them. The streets are even narrower and pitiful, and they are also winding, just like the winter sky in London. Looking at it,
It makes people feel uncomfortable.
“Hard work means hard work!” Rock would not say that southern Africa was vast and rich in natural resources, which would make George V even more uncomfortable.
"When the federal government of Southern Africa was established, it was almost impoverished and didn't even have a decent city. Now Southern Africa is developing well. This is not the credit of any one person, but the credit of all southern Africans." Roque is really not being modest.
, relying only on Rock's efforts alone, Southern Africa would not be as exhausted as it is now.
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