While Yang Smuts and Angel attended the naval meeting, Arthur was attending a court ball.
Christmas is coming soon. This Christmas, King George V is going to give a public speech on the radio to send his best congratulations to his citizens and foreign audiences.
Japan’s military expansion in East Asia and Germany’s advance into the Rhineland did not affect the interest of British nobles in holding balls.
The British Empire's finances are increasingly depleted, and the annual tribute to the royal family is not less than a penny. The royal family also has its own industry and a considerable income, and palace dances are naturally necessary.
Today is the last dance before Christmas. As the biggest festival in the UK every year, Christmas attracts widespread attention. On this day, nobles will bring their families and their families to Buckingham Palace in costumes. Arthur, as the Cyprus who was personally canonized by George V,
Baron, of course he also received the invitation.
The palace ball must have been filled with all kinds of jewels and jewels. Arthur and Roya arrived at Buckingham Palace early. As expected, Arthur and Roya were warmly entertained by George V and his wife.
Given the importance of southern Africa to the British Empire now, it is difficult to overestimate the level of treatment received by Arthur and Roya.
"How is your father's health? I hope he is in good health." George V took the initiative to greet him. In southern Africa, the influence of the Rock people is everywhere.
“Thank you for your greetings, and I wish you good health.” Arthur is neither arrogant nor humble. He has received various etiquette education since he was a child and can handle it with ease.
The key is to have confidence. If you were an Indian, George V wouldn't even be qualified to take a look, let alone receive him personally.
Southern Africa is now too important to the British Empire. The Royal Navy has the ability to ensure the security of the English Channel, but it cannot maintain the balance of the European continent.
Furthermore, the "capabilities" of the Royal Navy are said by the Royal Navy themselves, and the authenticity is doubtful.
George V was not a king who had been raised in a deep palace since childhood. On the contrary, among all the British kings, George V was relatively close to the people. He did not know anything about military matters. Naturally, he was not aware of the current embarrassment of the Royal Navy.
Well aware.
It's a pity that everyone knows, but George V can't do anything about it. Constitutional monarchy sounds good, but in fact the king is also a mascot, with very little power, not even as good as the French Prime Minister.
“Thank you, I hope so too” George V smiled. His health was actually not good. A few years ago, he had a serious illness and was bedridden for half a year.
“Tell your father, don’t listen to the nonsense of those people, and treat your enemies more cruelly than your enemies!” George V probably had a lot of opinions about the British government, otherwise he wouldn’t have said this.
The most popular thing in Britain now is appeasement, which is actually inconsistent with the "continental balance policy" that the British Empire has always advocated.
The continental balancing policy must be based on its own strength. The United Kingdom will unite with the other party to suppress whoever is stronger. Only in this way can the UK's influence on the European continent be guaranteed to the greatest extent.
Appeasement is essentially inaction and placing hope on the enemy's sanity, which itself is very irrational.
Of course Neville also has his own difficulties.
The United Kingdom no longer has the ability to maintain the balance of the European continent through its own strength. To put it bluntly, it is too weak and is increasingly unable to cope with the increasingly severe situation.
Before the Second Boer War, nor before the World War, Britain would not have been so peace-loving.
After the World War, there was first the Washington Naval Conference, then the London Naval Conference, then the Imperial Conference, then the Disarmament Conference, and then the Second London Conference.
All this is to delay the arrival of the arms race. Britain does not want to fight now and cannot afford it. At this time, Britain thinks of the benefits of southern Africa.
It is a pity that Southern Africa has left the Commonwealth, so once a world war breaks out again, no one is sure whether Southern Africa will go all out as it did in the previous world war.
“Before I came to London, my father personally told me that no matter what time comes, Southern Africa will advance and retreat together with the United Kingdom!” What Arthur said was what George V wanted to hear most.
Excluding India, the population of southern Africa is twice that of the United Kingdom.
Steel production is 6 times that of the UK.
Oil production is 25 times that of the UK.
The output of agricultural products and other industrial products exceeds that of the UK by at least ten times.
Yet Southern Africa’s GDP is only twice that of the UK
This is seriously inconsistent with the data listed above.
Well, the reason is certainly not that the UK’s gross national product has been seriously inflated.
Then it can only be a different statistical method.
Reflecting on the military aspect, Southern Africa can basically build as many warships as it wants. The actual number depends on the needs of Southern Africa.
In order for Britain to build warships now, it must first see how much wealth it still has.
It’s not that we can’t build one at all, it’s just that if you dare to build one, I’ll build two.
If this mentality is reflected in the British government, it can only adopt appeasement.
“Allowing Southern Africa to secede from the Commonwealth is the worst decision I have ever made in my life.” George V lamented. If Southern Africa was still in the Commonwealth, why would the British Empire have to make such concessions?
“But this is also the reason why we southern Africans are always grateful to you.” Arthur could speak, and George V immediately smiled.
That's right, there is no such thing as a feast that lasts forever. We can still be friends even after we break up, rising to the national level.
Winston once said: There are no eternal friends and no eternal enemies, only eternal interests.
After chatting for a while, George V looked tired. When the maid came with medicine, George V did not take it.
Since recovering from an illness a few years ago, George V's health has been deteriorating.
George V was a stubborn man. He did not listen to the doctor's advice and did not take the medicine according to the doctor's instructions. He was very weak and pitifully thin.
Arthur took the initiative to resign.
George V said nothing and waved slightly.
Back at the ball hall, Arthur was in a bad mood.
Roya was also in a bad mood, even though this was her first time at Buckingham Palace.
Luo Ya has no opinion about Buckingham Palace. The key point is that the situation facing Britain is already so serious, and the British aristocrats are still in the mood to hold a dance. This makes Luo Ya feel like a businesswoman who hates the country's subjugation and still sings "Flowers in the Back Garden" across the river.
Feel.
However, this is also a common problem among royal families in various countries. The Japanese have invaded the land of Longxing, and my father even used military funds to build a garden for his birthday. If anyone makes her unhappy today, she will make people unhappy for the rest of their lives.
“After everything is over here, you and the children can go back to Nyasaland.” Arthur was also worried about the situation in Europe, but it seemed a little early to leave now.
"Send the children back, I want to be with you." Luo Ya had a right idea and a broad agreement between life and death, so she told Zicheng that she would hold his hand and grow old together with him.
"Where are you thinking? The children are about to go to school. The teaching quality in Los Angeles is relatively high." Arthur's reason is a bit lame. His and Luo Ya's children can receive the best education in the world even in Cyprus.
education.
Even if the teaching quality of public schools in Cyprus is not good, shouldn’t Stoudemire still be able to hire a tutor for his eldest grandson?
Of course, if Arthur and Roya send the children back to their homeland, Xiao Si will probably be happier.
Roya said nothing and looked at Arthur quietly.
Arthur knew he was in the wrong and just when he didn't know what to say, Winston came over and took the initiative to greet Arthur and Roya. Roya immediately hugged Arthur with a bright smile.
“Come with me Arthur, I’ll introduce you to some important people.” Winston has always regarded himself as Arthur’s elder, and it is his duty to support his juniors.
“Thank you, Uncle Winston,” Arthur smiled. Winston was the Englishman Arthur was most familiar with.
There were many guests attending the palace ball, including British aristocrats, members of aristocrats from the European continent, and even some people who had been destroyed by some countries but still lived in exile in the UK under the banner of royal family members, and there were not a few of them.
"Don't pay attention to these guys. They are all worthless trash. Some of them have nothing but a noble title, and their basic life cannot be guaranteed." Winston also hated these people deeply, but the relationship between royal families in Europe is complicated.
The descendants left by Britain's European grandmother are everywhere, and many of them are related to the current British King George V. It's hard to ignore them.
“Can’t they just find a job?” Luo Ya was extremely curious. It seemed unbelievable to Luo Ya that she relied on cheating and cheating to survive.
In fact, if these people want to find a job, it is quite easy. After all, many people in the UK still yearn for the aristocracy, and it would be good to hire one to support their appearance.
"Oh, if only they had a little bit of ambition, they wouldn't be in this situation today." Winston was ruthless, and there must be something hateful about the poor people.
Arthur doesn't care, this is London anyway, these waste seedlings are just tossing around, and it has nothing to do with southern Africa.
However, Arthur underestimated the despicability of human nature. Just because he didn't provoke other people didn't mean that others would let him go.
Just when Winston led Arthur and Roya into the ball hall, someone immediately came to make trouble.
"Is the baron also qualified to participate in the court ball? He is still an unidentified baron. I have a question. Southern Africa has already left the Commonwealth, so why aren't the titles of the southern Africans taken back? Their fiefdoms should also be taken back, right?
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A guy next to him, who was thin and no longer human-shaped, sneered at Arthur.
Before Winston could react, Roya picked up a glass of wine from the plate held by the waiter next to her and threw it directly on the guy's face.
“Hahahaha, Luo Ya, that’s great. If your father were here, he would blow this guy’s head off!” Winston laughed. You dare to bully a member of the Locke family, and you don’t even think about yourself.
ps: Actually, I don’t have much to say. It’s mainly the third update. If I don’t use PS, I always feel like something is missing.
