There is a saying, when the economic crisis broke out, Stanley Baldwin's performance could not be said to be outstanding, but it definitely could not be said to be bad.
Whether it's bad or not depends on who you compare with.
Compared with Rock, who is a jerk, Stanley Baldwin is indeed a bit inferior.
But like Hoover and Raymond Poincaré, Stanley Baldwin was not bad. They also did nothing since the outbreak of the economic crisis.
Yes, the great France has changed its prime minister again. Briand resigned after Madagascar was annexed to southern Africa. Briand was replaced by Edouard Herriot, who had already served as Prime Minister of France once before.
The last time Edouard Herriot served as Prime Minister for only ten months, this time it was even worse. He was kicked out of the Prime Minister's Office after only three days, and then was replaced by Raymond Poingale.
When leaving Parliament, someone spotted Stanley Baldwin with a smile on his face, a brisk walk, and seemed to be in a good mood.
If you are forced to resign on your own initiative, can you still be in a good mood?
"Hahahaha, of course I'm in a good mood. I'm going to take a good rest and hope that the new prime minister can turn the tide -" Stanley Baldwin laughed wildly. It was already evening and Stanley Baldwin held a dinner at No. 10 Downing Street.
, he will take the initiative to resign tomorrow, and whoever he loves will take over.
The cabinet ministers looked at each other, the prime minister resigned, and the cabinet members also resigned en masse. The next person to come to power must be the Labor Party, which is another low point for the Conservative Party.
Of course, this is normal. The United Kingdom has always been governed by two parties. In the past, it was the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party, and now it is the Conservative Party and the Labor Party. No matter who the opponent is, the Conservative Party is very confident.
Don't look at the Labor Party dancing happily in the audience, think about the performance of the Labor Party when it was in power last time. The members of the Conservative cabinet were all waiting to see the joke. When the Labor Party can no longer support it, the Conservative Party will have to step in to clean up the mess.
"I'm afraid we don't have time to rest. The Labor Party has no ability to govern at all. We will still have to clean up this mess when the time comes." Austin looked relaxed. Britain is now in trouble at home and abroad, and he, as foreign minister, is also having a hard time.
"Not necessarily. The Labor Party will definitely learn a lesson this time and may form a coalition government." Health Secretary Sir John Simon is eager to try. When the Conservative Party was in power, the Labor Party and the Liberal Party frequently found differences. Now the Conservative Cabinet has resigned, whether it is
Whoever comes to power, John Simon's sword will be thirsty.
"Even if a coalition government is formed, they can't do anything without our support." Neville was unhappy. Without this incident, Neville was originally preparing to participate in the next British Prime Minister election.
It has been more than 20 years since Neville entered politics.
20 years is enough to turn a young boy with thick hair into a greasy middle-aged man with Mediterranean hair.
How many 20 years can there be in life? I think back to when Neville first met Roark, Roark was still the chief of police in Johannesburg.
Now Roque has become the Prime Minister of Southern Africa, and Neville is still the Finance Minister.
Although the Finance Minister also holds a high position of power, compared with the Prime Minister, Neville is eager to demonstrate his domestic and foreign affairs talents. It is best to bring the British Empire back to its peak state during the Queen Victoria period, so as to live up to Neville's ideals.
"Neville, we cannot be like some people who are obsessed with power. The most important thing now is to get rid of the impact of the economic crisis on the British Empire." Austin is mature and prudent. He sincerely hopes that the British Empire will last forever.
"Of course I hope so, but the only one who can lead the British Empire to glory is our Conservative Party." Neville is no longer the obedient brother.
"Yes, we will treat them how they treat us, tooth for tooth, eye for eye!" John Simon is as tough as Neville, and he and Neville also have a good relationship.
Looking at Neville and John Simon who were filled with resentment, Austin could only sigh.
The British Empire of today is no longer the British Empire of the past.
While the UK is experiencing a new round of political turmoil, everything is in order in southern Africa.
Rock was actually copying homework, but no one noticed because Rock was copying Roosevelt's New Deal, and Roosevelt had not yet come to power.
After the New Year, southern Africa started large-scale infrastructure construction and began to develop the Orange and Zambezi rivers through federal government-led investment.
In addition to these two major projects, Roque also did not forget to take advantage of the dry season to repair infrastructure in southern Africa.
After February, the rainy season ends and the dry season begins, which is a good opportunity to repair infrastructure.
Roads, railways, bridges, dams, and even urban sewers have become the focus of federal governments at all levels.
This work has actually been going on for many years. Every winter, federal governments at all levels have to maintain infrastructure. After last year’s drought, federal governments at all levels increased investment, especially in water conservancy facilities. On May 1, the federal government
An emergency allocation of 110 million rand was made to repair water conservancy facilities across the country. This time Christian was not approached, but federal governments at all levels mobilized local people to take the initiative to shoulder the responsibility. This money cannot be earned by outsiders.
Bechuanaland, New Chang'an, Governor Lin Huaishan is preparing for a big project.
New Chang'an is located at the confluence of the Fal River and the Orange River. It has a dense water network and convenient transportation. The main population is new immigrants from East Asia. Therefore, Lin Huaishan became one of the six Chinese governors in southern Africa.
"We have abundant water resources, but they are not used effectively. Every year in the rainy season, the river overflows and changes its course frequently. Farms on both sides of the bank suffer huge losses. In the dry season, the river dries up. Not to mention irrigation on the farm, even drinking water for the livestock cannot be guaranteed. This situation
It must be effectively resolved, otherwise we will not be able to explain to the people and the federal government." Lin Huaishan is determined to tame the Orange River.
There are historical reasons for Bechuanaland's poor infrastructure.
Here I would like to introduce that when the federal government was established, the Bechuanaland Protected Area with a total area of 580,000 square kilometers had a total population of only a pitiful 120,000 people.
Do you still remember the farm Luo Yi bought? It was in Bechuanaland.
A Bechuanaland protectorate with 120,000 people, not to mention infrastructure, the colonial government could not collect taxes and had no money to invest. Individual power was too small to fight against natural disasters. This situation continued until a large number of immigrants entered Bechuanaland.
Specialization was gradually improved.
This was already after 1908.
After 1908, new immigrants, mainly Chinese, gradually came to Bechuanaland, and the population of Bechuanaland gradually increased. Before Bechuanaland was split, the population of Bechuanaland had reached about 2.5 million. In southern Africa, the population of Bechuanaland had reached about 2.5 million.
Among the nine states at that time, it was in the middle of the pack.
After the split, Bechuanaland has a population of 1.6 million and an area of 330,000 square kilometers. The farms in the territory are mainly animal husbandry. This year, Bechuanaland has introduced high-quality Nyasaland cattle to develop mineral resources in the territory and attract investment from agricultural companies.
In other ways, the economy is growing year by year, and with this federal emergency allocation, the Bechuanaland State government is finally able to start managing the Orange River.
"How much money can the federal government give us? Managing the Orange River is a big project -" Interior Minister Senior was worried. Bechuanaland has been in good shape in the past few years, and the state government has finally made some surplus. Listen to Mr. Governor
I mean, it’s probably not enough to spend all of it.
It doesn't matter if it's not enough. In addition to federal government funding, Bechuanaland can also borrow money from banks. Banks are happy to invest in such infrastructure.
"Probably only about 10 million -" Finance Minister Tao Feng smiled bitterly. 110 million sounds like a lot, but it is not much for more than 20 states.
This is on the premise that several states with relatively developed economies, such as Nyasaland, Rhodesia, Transvaal, and Walvis Bay, received only a small allocation for Edward, otherwise Bechuanaland would receive even less.
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There is no way to help it. Although the overall economy of southern Africa is relatively developed, the internal gap is actually huge. Let alone the three northern states. Walvis Bay and Edwards are the most important ports on the Atlantic coast, and the other is the most important port on the Indian Ocean coast.
The ports and economies are quite developed. This emergency allocation from the federal government was mainly given to the economically underdeveloped states. Roque has never done anything in this regard.
To put it bluntly, if divided equally, it would only cost about 5 million per state. With the economic level of Nyasaland, 5 million would probably be enough to build two airports.
But for Bechuanaland, the gap between 10 million and 500 is still relatively large.
Concentrating efforts to do big things is also a characteristic of southern Africa.
"To manage the Orange River, 10 million is not enough." Senior knew that investments of this level would cost at least hundreds of millions, and 10 million was really a drop in the bucket.
To manage the Orange River, 10 million is indeed not enough. The officials participating in the meeting were also discussing, and their faces were not very good. Some people hoped to obtain more funding from the federal government, some hoped to enter private investment, and some even proposed to issue bonds. Banks
The underwritten kind.
Speaking of bond issuance, the federal government’s allocation of 110 million this time was obtained through the issuance of bonds.
Federal governments in southern Africa rarely issue bonds; the last time they issued bonds was during the world wars.
Based on the strength of Southern Africa, the bonds issued by the federal government were very popular. The Rand Bank and the Imperial Bank reimbursed the bonds, and the bonds were sold out just three days after the sale began.
"Don't worry about whether there is enough money. This time we are not hiring construction companies, but trying to mobilize the public to participate. Of these ten million, I plan to use half of them to purchase construction machinery, and the other half to provide financial subsidies for participants. The funds
We will raise the remaining part ourselves. In short, we must know that managing the Orange River is related to all of our lives and is closely related to our interests. No one can stay out of it." Lin Huaishan made up his mind that managing the Orange River is a big project.
, if it doesn't work in one year, then two years, there will always be a day when the Orange River can be tamed.
