The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst was established in 1802 to train junior army officers and staff. Rock was already a senior officer, which actually did not meet the positioning of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, so Rock just went to
A gold, and then come back and continue to be his general.
Under normal circumstances, the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst has a total of 28 weeks of courses, divided into two semesters. Rock does not have to be so troublesome. The short-term training course is for colonial officers, with a total of only 12 weeks, but it will not be until July.
School only started in March, so Rock will definitely not be able to see Ade off in time.
It doesn't matter, Rock should go to the British mainland before Adelaide, so he can play the front line for Adelaide.
Knowing that Roark was going to London, Phyllis was not sad at all and happily followed Roark home.
Rock's study does not require living on campus, so Phyllis made up her mind to go to London with Rock, and Gavin also wanted to go together. This made Rock quite worried. The smog in London was no joke.
A lot of people die when winter comes, thousands and thousands of people die every year. Rock is worried that Gavin will not be able to adapt to life in London.
Phyllis is not worried. The smog in London is the worst in winter. The smog in summer is not serious. Rock's training class will end before winter comes. Before the smog rages, Rock will have sex with Phyllis.
Let's go back to Johannesburg together and it won't be affected.
Well, Roark didn’t insist this time. It was rare that Phyllis was so happy to go together. In fact, even in winter, the people who were most affected by the smog were the common people, and the dignitaries were rarely affected, because they all went there at that time.
Villa in the countryside.
Rock's study was on a substitute basis, and there were no changes to the newly formed First Cavalry Division. Because of Rock's status as a general, Rock could lead a guard to London, so after all, there were many people who followed Rock to London.
Zach, Anna, and Bella will definitely go with them, and ten or twenty servants from the Baron Mansion will also go with them. Plus a platoon of guards, the total number will be about seven or eighty people.
After Christian found out, he would also go to London. His main job was to spend money. Rock had no property in London. He would be staying in London for several months this time. He couldn't stay in a hotel all the time, so Christian had to go to London in advance.
Making preparations to buy a house is a must.
Rock has other plans. Ad doesn't have any real estate in London. This time when he returns to London, Ad will probably have to live there permanently. The house prices in London are relatively expensive. Ad doesn't think he can afford a good house, so Rock wants to give it to Ad.
De has a house that is worthy of Ad's status, which can be regarded as giving his best effort.
Adelaide is a Viscount. If his house is too small and shabby, he will be ridiculed. Therefore, a big house is essential, as well as a manor in the countryside. Adelaide cannot be allowed to stay in London to fight against the smog in the winter. Then
That's too cruel.
On June 1st, Rock boarded the ship from Cape Town. On June 15th, Rock arrived in London and began his military school life.
It hasn't started yet, military school life has to wait until July, so Rock still has time to appreciate the scenery of London.
In fact, there is nothing to appreciate. The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst is not in London, but in Sandhurst, more than 40 kilometers west of London. This makes Rock feel relieved. At least Phyllis and
Gavin doesn't need to be harmed by the smog.
What Rock didn't expect was that in addition to Christian, who had arrived in London early, there were also Winston and Neville Chamberlain on the dock.
Rock and Winston had not seen each other for more than five years, and they had just separated from Neville Chamberlain. However, during this period, Rock and Winston had been exchanging telegrams, so they were not strangers to each other.
What surprised Rock was that after just five years of not seeing each other, Winston had changed so much that Rock couldn't even recognize him.
In 1899, Winston was still a high-spirited young man. At that time, Winston's body had not yet gained weight, and his hair was quite luxuriant. Even from Rock's perspective, Winston at that time could be called a man.
It's a handsome guy.
In 1905, Winston's body was severely put on. The fat on his face and bags under his eyes were obvious. He had severe hair loss and was tending to develop towards the Mediterranean. It is difficult to imagine what Winston had gone through in the past few years. He looked like
He has aged more than ten years.
"Locke, long time no see." Winston was still enthusiastic about Locke.
"Ha, Mr. Reporter, I'm so happy to see you." Rock knew that Winston was in a bad situation, but it was a pity that Rock couldn't help.
After returning to the UK, Winston became famous due to his experience in Johannesburg and was successfully elected as a member of Parliament as a Conservative Party member. Winston was only 26 years old at the time and was very high-spirited.
However, as a Conservative MP, Winston could not keep up with the Conservative Party. During his tenure as a MP, Winston repeatedly criticized many policies of the Conservative government, criticized the government's mistakes in the Anglo-Boer War, and insisted on opposing the government.
military expansion plan.
After successfully blocking the government's military expansion proposal from being passed by the House of Commons, Winston went on the opposite side of the government on trade issues. He publicly expressed his opposition to Conservative leader Joseph Chamberlain's trade barrier policy and insisted on safeguarding the principle of free trade. This made Winston
Stone broke completely with the Conservative Party.
Last year, Winston began calling himself an "independent Conservative."
In January this year, Winston was disqualified from the Conservative Party.
A month ago, Winston sat in the opposition seats.
"Welcome to the center of the world!" Neville was also enthusiastic towards Rock, but very cold towards Winston, with no eye contact between the two.
Joseph Chamberlain was Neville Chamberlain's father. Winston frequently opposed Joseph Chamberlain in Congress. Neville would definitely not look good on Winston.
"Thank you Neville, how are you doing, Mr. Minister?" Roque also knew Joseph Chamberlain. Although he had not had much contact with him, Roque still asked politely.
"Thank you, everything is fine." Neville thanked him politely.
There were a lot of people following Roark to the mainland. The guards were not wearing military uniforms. They were all in black suits. After dozens of big men landed on the shore, they began to busy unloading the goods. Phyllis was afraid that she would not be used to the things here.
The kitchen utensils were all shipped from Johannesburg, and together with daily necessities and clothes, there were nearly a hundred boxes in total, which were packed into six carriages.
The carriages were all prepared by Christian in advance. Except for the four long-term rental carriages, the other carriages were all short-term rentals. These carriages were not cheap. The annual rent for a carriage cost almost one hundred pounds. Britain in this era
, the annual income of a middle-class family is just this much.
In order to welcome Roark, Winston prepared a welcome dinner for Roark, but it was only three days later. Roark had been drifting at sea for half a month and needed to rest for a few days.
Neville will definitely not attend Winston's dinner, and take the initiative to leave after exchanging pleasantries with Rock. Rock will be staying at Sandhurst in the past few months, and Neville will have plenty of time to communicate with Rock.
What Rock didn't expect was that Winston also graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, and unlike "transfer students" like Rock, Winston was an official student of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
, received a complete year and a half of education, so counting, Winston is actually Rock's senior.
So Winston offered to send Rock to Sandhurst.
Sandhurst is a small town, with an area about the same as Ziwei Town. However, the urban construction is also different from Ziwei Town. There is basically no planning for urban construction in this era. Not to mention that Roque is disappointed.
Phyllis was very disappointed.
"How could this happen? The mainland in my impression is not like this." The disappointment in Phyllis's eyes was clear. Her memory of the British mainland was still a few years ago, and it is probably blurred now.
Whether in Nyasaland or Johannesburg, almost all towns are newly built, so the buildings are very new.
Compared with Johannesburg, the only thing that impressed Rock about Sandhurst was the ancient trees that could be seen everywhere. Many of the trees were estimated to be over a hundred years old. The entire town was shrouded in the shade of trees that blocked out the sky and the sun.
This makes Rock envious.
In fact, Johannesburg and Ziwei Town are not bad either. Because of Rock's insistence, Johannesburg and Ziwei Town are now full of bigster trees. November is the flowering period of the bigster trees every year. By then, Johannesburg and Ziwei Town will be in full bloom.
It has become a sea of bigster flowers, which has a different charm compared to Sandhurst.
"Compared with Johannesburg, Sandhurst may indeed be a bit shabby, but this just represents the heritage of Sandhurst, which cannot be compared with the rebuilt city like Johannesburg." Winston is still very proud.
, seems to be more conservative than conservative.
"This is nothing to be proud of. Maybe Sandhurst was like this a hundred years ago. This means that Sandhurst has made no progress in the past hundred years." Rock despised Winston's complacency. Since the British
After becoming the "Empire on which the Sun Never Sets," Britain began to become a stumbling block to world progress. Just like the current British royal family, it could only passively respond to the changes of the times.
"Locke, your attitude is wrong. For the current British Empire, it is already very good to maintain the status quo." Winston really does not want to make progress. Britain is already the world's leader and cannot make any progress.
The house Christian bought for Rock was not in the town of Sandhurst, but in a manor outside the town of Sandhurst. Although Sandhurst is only more than 40 kilometers away from London, it feels like it has already
It's a rural area, at most the urban-rural fringe, without any urban flavor, which makes Rock very satisfied.
"This place used to belong to Earl Hercules. The manor covers an area of 650 acres and has a total of 150 rooms. There are gardens, horse farms, swimming pools, sunrooms and other leisure facilities in the manor. Earl Hercules originally didn't want to sell, so I used a financial
The house in the city was replaced before Earl Hercules agreed to transfer it." Christian spent a lot of thought on this manor.
The manor may not be considered before, but the house in the City of London is very valuable. No wonder Winston couldn't help but scold the rich.
