When Southern Africa was still in the British Commonwealth, Roque once represented Southern Africa in it. However, in recent years, Roque has become a little unfamiliar with the term Imperial Conference.
The history of the Imperial Conference can be traced back to the Colonial Conference held in 1887. It was renamed the Imperial Conference in 1907, and last year it was renamed the Commonwealth Prime Minister's Conference. The evolution of its name is a rich history of the rise and fall of the British Empire.
The early imperial conferences were actually conferences for dividing the spoils. The governor represented the colonies at the conference. At that time, the colonies did not even have the position of prime minister.
After the British Empire was reorganized into the Commonwealth, the status of the Governor-General declined significantly, and the Prime Minister gradually became the actual leader of the Commonwealth member states.
As we all know, the Governor-General is appointed by the British government, and the Prime Minister is elected by the member states through democratic procedures, so it is self-evident who can truly represent the interests of the member states.
When the British Empire was at its peak, overseas colonies were competing to pay tribute, and the royal fleet was invincible in all directions. It was the royal ministers who led the land.
Although the Commonwealth's control is declining, it still has influence over its member states. The feudal officials still generally have illusions about the empire and have not completely given up.
Now that the empire is shattered and its glory has faded, it is understandable that the member states are looking for their own way out.
Without the strength of southern Africa, the Commonwealth might still be able to survive. After all, they are all countries established by the Angsa people, and they also have the need to stay together for warmth.
Southern Africa is now more powerful than the United States and is more friendly to Canada. From the perspective of distant relations and close attacks, William King will also take the initiative to embrace Southern Africa.
"By joining the Southern African Union, Canada can at least get security, which the United Kingdom cannot give now." William King is very realistic, and his relationship with London is not good.
During King's tenure, relations between Canada and southern Africa developed rapidly, which aroused concerns among some in London, leading to King's defeat in the 1930 election by Richard Bene, who paved the way for money.
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Bennett is a very legendary man. He is known for his generosity and the way he accumulates wealth is incredible.
Bennett's classmate at New Brunswick and Dalhousie University was named Jenny Sharif. This female classmate married a rich man. Later, when Jenny died, she left all her stock inheritance worth millions.
Gave it to Bennett.
Bennett did nothing during his administration. William King made a comeback in 1935. After Bennett failed in the election, he left for England and was named Bennett's Lord Micklehan, Viscount Calgar and Hopewell, and entered the United Kingdom.
House of Lords.
Bennett was later buried in the UK after his death, becoming the only Canadian Prime Minister buried in the UK.
Against this background, one can imagine the relationship between William King and London.
Just as Rock was about to speak, Winston suddenly visited, interrupting the exchange between Rock and William King.
"I was just going to find you——" Winston was angry. He had been very anxious these days.
Unlike Roark, who has a huge family, Winston, as Prime Minister of the British Empire, is almost unknown in the United States, which is very abnormal.
Even though Britain has been miserable in recent years, it is still one of the most powerful countries in the world, and Winston is still nominally the leader of all countries in the Commonwealth.
Under such circumstances, it is very intriguing that William King, the Prime Minister of a member state of the Commonwealth, did not take the initiative to visit Winston, but instead came to see Roark.
The reason why Winston sought out William King was simple.
As a member of the Commonwealth, Canada had to fulfill its obligations during the war and export all resources it could provide to the United Kingdom.
A few years before the outbreak of the world war, Canada was quite diligent. Canada responded to the list of supplies requested by the British and did not compromise even if it was an IOU. It performed well among all the member states of the Commonwealth.
Since last year, Canada has gradually been unable to cope with its needs. Less and less supplies have been sent to the UK, and shipments have become slower and slower. Winston visited Canada earlier this year, but the situation has not improved.
"The situation in Canada is very difficult now. Our finances have been completely depleted. Even I haven't received a salary for half a year. How long will this damn war continue?" William King's attitude towards Winston
, which is completely different from the time against Rock.
When facing Rock, William King's posture was low, and his words of complaint were almost pleading, which made the listener sad and the listener in tears.
Facing Winston, William King was like Yang Bailao who was forced into a corner and couldn't wait to be splashed with blood at the next moment.
"Continue until our enemy completely surrenders. Until then, we all must persist!" Winston's attitude never wavered.
This also has to do with stance.
Canada can change its policy, but Britain has no room for compromise.
With the help of southern Africa and the United States, Germany and Russia, which are naturally short-legged, cannot cross the Atlantic Ocean and threaten North America. Canada's security is guaranteed.
If Britain loses its influence on the European continent, its status will be inferior to that of Japan in East Asia.
The Japanese can at least bend and stretch, and their kneeling posture is extremely standard and very skillful.
When Britain colonized the world, it committed countless blood debts. Once it is completely laid to rest, it will wait for the revenge of the relevant countries.
"This is your insistence. Don't impose your interests on Canadians." William King had a strong resistance to Winston. No matter how strong the reason was repeated for six years, it was enough for people to listen.
Out of the cocoon.
"Do you know what you are talking about?" Winston's face became extremely ugly.
"Calm down, gentlemen, the situation is not so bad that we can't hold on -" Roque was forced to come out to smooth things over, and his words were really a bit Versailles.
For Southern Africa, of course it is not to the point where it cannot continue. It does not matter if we fight for another six years. It is nothing more than oil and artillery shells. Southern Africa has plenty of them.
For the United Kingdom and Canada, it has really reached the end of the road. William King is now about to overturn the table, and Winston has only his last breath to hold on. Both companies are on the verge of a critical point.
"Of course you can say that -" Winston was not angry, standing and talking did not hurt his back.
William King endured it.
Winston can be sarcastic to his face, but the relationship between William King and Rock has not yet reached this level.
To put it bluntly, when adults are talking, children should not interrupt.
"Russia has invaded the city of Berlin. The war will be over in a short time and will not last too long." Rock reassured Winston and William King.
"After defeating Germany and Japan, what will happen to Russia?" Winston was obviously more worried than Rock.
Japan--
Also, the Russians have already invaded Berlin, and the East Asian Allies really need to work harder.
When the Commonwealth fell into civil strife, Changi Naval Base became more heavily guarded than before.
As the most important homeport of the Indian Ocean Navy in southern Africa and the seat of the East Asia Allied Forces Command, the security level of Changi Naval Base has always been very high. The guard post on the main road of the base is three kilometers away from the base gate. From the guard post to the base gate
There are four checkpoints, and no mosquitoes can enter.
In the past, the guard post had about a squad of guards, and there must have been machine guns on the railings. Anyone who broke into the guard line without permission, the guards could shoot without warning. This is the consensus of everyone.
The entire base, including the garrisoned officers, soldiers and their families, has more than 200,000 people. It consumes astronomical amounts of supplies every day. The Southern African Navy has very high logistics supply requirements. All fruits must be fresh. The company that distributes fruits to the base is a South African company.
This company needs no introduction, its background is absolutely fine.
From the first day the base was established, Pullman, who is from East India, has been responsible for delivering fresh fruits to the base. These fruits are purchased from East India, loaded on ships at the Port of Medan, sent to the Lion City overnight, and then loaded onto trucks.
, rush to deliver it to the base before dawn the next day to ensure that the fruit is absolutely fresh.
Pullman is already familiar with the process of entering the base, but today's naval base has obviously raised its alert level. Not only has an additional guard post been added, but there are also two camouflage-painted Alligator armored vehicles parked next to it.
Just by looking at the paint, you can tell that these alligators are from the Marine Corps, not the base protection force.
"What happened?" Pullman asked like a familiar second lieutenant while showing his pass.
The ensign glared at Pullman, who suddenly understood.
The base has base rules. Don’t look at things you shouldn’t see, and don’t ask about things you shouldn’t ask.
"Everyone get out of the car -" the second lieutenant said meticulously. There were soldiers next to him using flashlights to inspect the bottom of the car inch by inch. There were also soldiers leading military dogs around the truck to smell it. Farther away, in the machine gun post made of sandbags, all the shooters were there.
God is on alert, even the armored vehicles have been activated and entered combat mode.
Pullman shut up completely. It was obvious that something big had happened. This kind of thing had never happened before.
Pullman still remembered that the last time the alert level was raised was last year. It was a long time before Pullman read the newspaper and learned that there were jet fighters participating in the war in the Far East.
Going back in time, the last time it seemed to be a precision guided bomb.
Pullman suddenly became excited when he thought of this. He was looking forward to the news in the next few days. He didn't know what news would break out then.
Following the second lieutenant's order, all personnel accompanying the vehicle got off the vehicle and lined up in front of the guard post.
These drivers and vehicle attendants are all formal employees of the South African company. They all went through detailed background checks before accepting the job, and only got the job after repeated confirmations.
Pullman got this job because his family was of Chinese descent, he had two younger brothers serving in the East India Servant Army, and his parents were both East India government employees.
Everyone knows the importance of it, so no one is whispering or anything like that, just wait and be done.
After the tedious inspection, the second lieutenant did not let the vehicle attendants wait for the vehicle as usual. Instead, he called a group of soldiers to board the vehicle, without giving outsiders a chance to enter the base.
Pullman was surprised, this was something he had never experienced before.
Seeing trucks filled with fruit entering the base one after another, Pullman couldn't help but look for the second lieutenant again.
"Should we wait here, or go back?" Pullman was uneasy. If the second lieutenant nodded now, Pullman would rather walk twenty kilometers back to the Lion City.
"Just wait, you have to drive back later." The second lieutenant finally had a better attitude and threw a pack of cigarettes to Pullman.
Pullman hurriedly answered the call and told the drivers to stay away from the guard post and not to affect the work of the guards.
"What happened?" After leaving the guard post, the drivers finally relaxed a little.
It was too scary to stand in that place just now. Pullman could feel the strong murderous aura, which is no exaggeration at all.
"It must be a big deal. In the past, the machine guns were not loaded, and the machine gunners were just pretending. Didn't you see today, the machine gunners' eyes are so bright?" A driver who claimed to be well-informed also had no knowledge.
Get through this battle.
"Is this necessary? This is Changi. Who dares to act wild here?" Some people disagree, while others dare to disturb Tai Sui!
The First World War on the Malay Peninsula completely demonstrated the prestige of the Southern African Expeditionary Force. In Southeast Asia, the British and Americans combined are not as effective as the Southern Africans.
The United Kingdom and the United States are both old colonial countries, and their colonial history in Southeast Asia is much longer than that of southern Africa. Before the arrival of southern Africans, the British and Americans were the kings of Southeast Asia, and everyone had to look at the faces of white people.
Speaking of this matter, when Japan launched the Pacific War, it beat the crap out of the British and Americans in the Malay Peninsula and the Philippines. Many Southeast Asians were once deceived by the Japanese and really thought that the Japanese were as they advertised.
Come to save the local people in Southeast Asia and build a ***** circle.
Everyone knows what happened later. The Japanese, who beat the whites to pieces, were beaten like butchered pigs by the southern Africans, all the way from the Malay Peninsula to the Japanese mainland. The Japanese who showed off their power before are now in the Lion City and East Indies.
Working.
The work is also different.
Drivers driving for South African companies are working, and mining in the most dangerous mines is also working, but the nature is completely different.
"Hush, there's a lot of fun here -" Pullman's sharp eyes saw a group of off-road vehicles with American flags on their fronts and US military emblems spray-painted on their doors speeding towards them in the distance.
It was really fun to watch, and the drivers suddenly became excited.
As expected, the U.S. military's off-road vehicle was also stopped by the guard post. An American general got out of the vehicle and after identifying himself, he still was not allowed to pass.
"What the hell is going on with you, don't you recognize me?" The general's voice was loud and could be heard far at night, so the drivers could hear him clearly.
"Sorry, no one is allowed to enter during an emergency!" The second lieutenant's voice was loud. If you don't let in, you won't let in. There is no room for accommodation.
The drivers were too far away from the guard post to see clearly that it was MacArthur who got off the off-road vehicle.
The second lieutenant must know how powerful a five-star general is. He has a lot of retinues, and anyone he picks out from around him is a colonel.
