Mrs. Simpson was a romantic woman. When she was with Prince Edward, she had an ambiguous relationship with the German Ambassador Ribbentrop. It was rumored that Mussolini’s son-in-law had an affair with Mrs. Simpson. It’s no wonder that even the British government couldn’t accept it.
Prince Edward and Mrs Simpson together.
Her romantic nature is not the key. Mrs. Simpson's biggest problem is that she has no position and leaked important British intelligence to the Germans without hesitation. This led to the British government not daring to let Prince Edward have access to important intelligence.
Oh, Prince Edward was already Edward VII at that time.
Think about it, a country’s important information is blocked even by the king, so what the hell is there to do?
Even if Rock exposes Mrs. Simpson's true identity now, it will be useless. No one will believe her at all. Even Kitchener thinks that Prince Edward is just a fling and a casual marriage, which is normal among European aristocrats.
Arriving in southern Africa at the same time as George V was the Governor-General of India, Edward Frederick Lindley Wood Owen.
This man’s name is really long.
Owen's father is the Viscount of Halifax. Owen graduated from Oxford University, specializing in history. He also participated in the World War. After the war, he served as Undersecretary of the Colonial Affairs Department and Minister of Agriculture. Last year, Owen was made a baronet. He served as the Governor-General of India since the beginning of this year.
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During the World War, Rock was the Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force. From this perspective, Owen was still Rock's subordinate, so when he met Rock, Owen still called Rock "Marshal" in accordance with military custom.
"The Indians are lazy, dirty, lying, overestimated, and despicable, especially the Porbandars who are often half-naked. Their attempts to confront the British Empire with non-violent non-cooperation are destined to be in vain. If
If wooden sticks and whips cannot make the Indians obey, then use machine guns and bayonets. There is always a way to make the Indians submit." Owen's attitude towards the Indians was ruthless, and he treated the Indians' resistance in an almost cruel way.
However, Owen underestimated the determination of the Indians and asked the Indians to use violence to resist British rule. The Indians probably did not have the courage. Non-violent non-cooperation was still feasible for the Indians. Anyway, even if they died, they would be Brahmins in the next life.
In fact, Indians do not have high demands. They only hope to obtain the same autonomous status as other autonomous territories and to obey the leadership of the British Empire.
Even this request was ignored by the British government.
India’s human resources are too important to the UK. If India is lost, the UK will lose more than 80% of its population, which is unacceptable to the UK under any circumstances.
"Now we need the support of southern Africa. We cannot be tough when dealing with the Indians. We need to divide and win over, so we need food from southern Africa and all industrial products." Owen looked at Rock's reaction, and then cautiously said: "Although India
The government has no money, but we can pay in other ways, such as labor."
It’s true, the Anglo-Saxons used to trade black slaves, but now they trade Indians. This is also considered a traditional skill.
“Your Excellency the Governor,” Roque said carefully.
“Marshal, just call me Owen. I often miss the days of the World War. What I regret most is that I could not completely destroy Germany.” Owen still has great respect for Rock, but it is different for someone who specializes in history.
"Okay Owen, I miss those days too, but now the Germans are miserable enough. We have to carry out His Majesty's will." Rock sometimes had to admit that Britain's continental balancing policy was still very useful, otherwise Europe
The mainland will not be in chaos as it is now.
France and Germany once had the opportunity to unify Europe, but unfortunately they were resolved one by one by the United Kingdom.
If Europe is unified, it will be a disaster for the UK.
"There is no problem with food, and there is no problem with industrial products. Come to my office tomorrow and we will have a detailed chat." Rock agreed with Owen's request. Southern Africa indeed needs India's human resources.
After the Commonwealth Games, Southern Africa will start another round of large-scale infrastructure construction. This time it is not basic transportation, but large-scale water conservancy facilities such as reservoirs and hydropower stations.
Indians are actually very useful. We just need to strengthen supervision and Indians can endure hardships and stand hard work. Otherwise, as Owen said, if wooden sticks and whips don't work, just replace them with machine guns and bayonets.
The next morning, when he came to the office, Rock got some surprising news.
Just yesterday, the British Parliament decided to grant the title of "honorary white man" to the Chinese in southern Africa.
This news did not make Roqueto happy, but made him feel humiliated.
"Honorary white people" are not the first in southern Africa. After the American Civil War, black people in the United States became free people, and a black girl named Sarah was assigned 159.14 acres (64 hectares) of land.
This is not a good thing for Sarah, because the land is a full 97 kilometers away from Sarah's home, and the soil is poor and cannot be cultivated, and she has to pay an annual property tax of $30.
Sarah's family could not afford to pay property taxes, so they applied to sell their land, but the application was rejected by the local court.
In order to pay property taxes, Sarah's father leased the land to Standard Oil Company. As a result, Standard Oil discovered oil on the land, and Sarah became rich overnight.
Sarah was only 11 years old at the time, so the little girl became the richest black person in the world. She received marriage proposals from all over the world every day, including many white people.
This situation made the Oklahoma State Assembly very uneasy. How could black people have such huge wealth in the United States dominated by white people? So the Oklahoma State Assembly passed a law declaring Sarah to be white and allowing Sarah to enjoy the railway.
First class and other white privileges.
The situation in Southern Africa is similar to that of the United States, both of which are countries of immigrants.
The difference is that the United States is dominated by white people, but southern Africa is dominated by Chinese.
However, the Chinese people in Southern Africa have more and more wealth, especially the Chinese people of Rock's standard, so the Chinese people in Southern Africa also need to become white, so as to conform to the mainstream consciousness of white people.
In another time and space, the Japanese in southern Africa were once declared "honorary whites."
For the "honorary white people", the Japanese, who have long been looking forward to leaving Asia and joining Europe, should be ecstatic.
But for Rock, the news was as uncomfortable as eating a fly, like it was stuck in the throat.
“Congratulations to Locke, you are now a real British person and truly accepted by Britain.” Kitchener was not aware of Locke’s resistance and was really happy for Locke.
"That is to say, although I was the Marquis of Nyasaland before, even though I was the Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force during the World War, and even though Southern Africa made outstanding contributions to the British Empire, I was still not accepted by the British." Rock's expression
Indifference, the virtue of the British Empire, Rock had long known, but when all this really happened, Rock still felt incredible.
The British way of thinking is indeed something Rock cannot understand.
In today's southern Africa, anyone with a little bit of sanity should know what southern Africa means to the British Empire.
British MPs are not idiots. On the contrary, they are very smart. They have received elite education since childhood. Many of them have traveled around the world at a young age. They are the British elite.
The British Parliament should know that this decision will dissatisfy Roque and all Chinese people in southern Africa.
But the British Parliament still does this, which is very puzzling.
Kitchina also didn’t expect that Roque’s reaction would be so indifferent.
“Locke, you have to understand that it takes a process to change the deep-rooted impressions in people’s minds.” Kitchener’s explanation was very unconvincing.
“Marshal, do you understand me as giving in?” Rock asked rhetorically.
Kitchinna didn’t speak, his expression was heavy and worried.
“In that case, why do I have to make concessions? Does it have to be the Chinese people in Southern Africa who make concessions?” Roque really didn’t follow the plan. This decision of the British Parliament is a complete humiliation to the Chinese people in Southern Africa. Roque will never accept it.
There is no need for Rock to ignore it, even if it is a slight concession, the British Parliament will continue to make further progress. This is the greed in the bones of the Anglo-Saxons.
You cannot be polite to the British. If you are polite to the British, the British will think you are weak and can be bullied. This is British logic.
"Locke, Southern Africa is the southern Africa of the British Empire. The Chinese came to Southern Africa from the Far East and have the happy life they have now. You should know how to be grateful." Kitchener was keenly aware that Locke's emotions were on the verge of losing control.
, but Kitchener chose the wrong way.
This is normal. Kitchener has never been a good communicator. His favor for Roark is based on Roark's loyalty to the British Empire.
“According to the British way of thinking, if I am grateful, I am also grateful for God’s blessings. What does it have to do with the British Empire?” Roark is not going to fall out with Kitchener, but on this issue, Roark must clarify his bottom line.
The so-called bottom line is something that cannot be touched.
"Locke, your current thinking is very dangerous, very dangerous." Kitchener stood up irritably, his expression obviously very disappointed.
"It's not that my ideas are dangerous, but the ideas of the London Assembly are dangerous. What do they want to do? Turn southern Africa into a colony of the British Empire again?" Rock went online. Anyway, there was no one else in the office. Rock
The conversation with Kitchina will definitely not be leaked.
"It's not what you think." Kitchina waved his hands impatiently, but he didn't know how to explain it.
"Southern Africa is part of the Commonwealth, but that must be based on the British Empire's respect for southern Africa. Respect is the premise of everything. If the London Parliament cannot give southern Africans the respect they deserve, then southern Africa will not respect the British Empire."
Empire." Rock directly threatened the United States, which was also a British colony.
