To be precise, Erich von Falkenhayn became famous in the future, an era that was not known to many people yet.
From 1896 to 1903, Erich von Falkenhayn served in the Qing Dynasty, during which time he participated in the Eight-Power Allied Forces' war of aggression against China.
In 1903, Erich von Falkenhayn returned to Germany and served in the German General Staff. As the situation in Tanganyika spiraled out of control, the German General Staff urgently needed an experienced person to stabilize the situation in Tanganyika.
, so Erich von Falkenhayn, who had rich overseas work experience, was selected by the German General Staff to serve as the commander-in-chief of the German Army in Tanganyika.
Now Erich von Falkenhayn has not arrived in Tanganyika, so the commander-in-chief of the German army in Tanganyika is temporarily held by Governor Leutwein. However, Leutwein is not good at military affairs.
Therefore, the Tanganyika German Army has been inactive during this period, and it is estimated that they will not launch a new offensive against the Gloryburg rebels until Erich von Falkenhayn takes office.
Perhaps only Rock in the world knows that Erich von Falkenhayn was actually one of the initiators of World War I. During World War I, Erich von Falkenhayn served as the Chief of Staff of the German Army. In 1916
At the beginning of the year, Falkenhayn forcibly launched the Battle of Verdun, hoping to cause a casualty ratio of 2:1 and force France to exhaust its strength.
However, after paying the price of 250,000 deaths, this strategic goal failed to be realized, Falkenhayn was dismissed, and Hindenburg succeeded as Chief of the General Staff.
Erich von Falkenhayn was also known as the "Butcher of Verdun" because of the Battle of Verdun.
From this nickname, we can see Erich von Falkenhayn's fighting style. In terms of ruthlessness, Erich von Falkenhayn was even more ruthless than von Trotta.
Although Erich von Falkenhayn has a great background, Rock is not too worried. A clever woman cannot make a meal without rice. In the current situation in Tanganyika, even William II's personal expedition is probably not possible.
Although the rebellion in Tanganyika was quelled in a short period of time, Erich von Falkenhayn's performance in World War I was not outstanding and was not commensurate with his status as Chief of General Staff. If Rock had not
To end the aid to the Tanganyika rebels, Erich von Falkenhayn probably had no other solution.
So when Rock faced Neville Chamberlain and Austin Chamberlain, he was particularly confident.
If it were the former Nyasaland, Rock might still be able to sell Neville Chamberlain and Austin Chamberlain a bit of face. Now Nyasaland has been integrated into the Southern African Autonomous Region and is no longer a territory directly under the British government.
, Roark does not need to pay too much attention to the views of these political families in the UK on Nyasaland.
"Locke, I can convey your conditions to Tanganyika through certain channels, but I can't guarantee that the Germans will accept it." Neville Chamberlain was still very immature politically, and Austin Chamberlain's face was already ugly.
"It's okay Neville, whether the Germans accept it or not, I thank you for your efforts. Speaking of which, we haven't seen each other for a long time. The last time we met was in London. Come on, we must have a drink today." Luo
Ke didn't care much about Austin Chamberlain, but Neville Chamberlain once helped Rock, and Rock always remembered it.
It was precisely because of the great help of Neville Chamberlain and Winston that Rock's fiefdom was Nyasaland.
Neville Chamberlain helped a lot with the implementation of the democratic representative system in the Transvaal and the self-government of southern Africa this time. If you receive a drop of kindness from others, you must repay it with a spring. Rock is not an ungrateful person.
Neville Chamberlain is still grateful.
During the dinner, Austin Chamberlain was still able to take the initiative to adjust his mood, and the atmosphere of the banquet was quite good.
Rock found the company of Stoudemire and Henry, who, along with Neville Chamberlain, also happened to be the four shareholders of the Farwalt Steel Works.
The annual profit of Fawalt Steel Works is more than one million pounds. This amount of money is not too much for Rock, Stoudemire, and Henry, but it is very important for the Chamberlain family who is stuck in the trough.
Austin Chamberlain was involved in politics. With his own salary, he could not support Austin Chamberlain's expenses. He had to rely on family subsidies to maintain his life in London.
Neville Chamberlain's business ability is just that. Without the help of Joseph Chamberlain and Austin Chamberlain, Neville Chamberlain may not even be able to support himself. Fawalt Steel Works is Neville Chamberlain's most successful
The annual return on investment makes Neville Chamberlain very satisfied.
Speaking of which, Henry was also very busy during this time. As the Minister of Justice of the federal government, Henry had been staying in Cape Town some time ago, so after meeting Roque, he poured out his bitterness towards Roque and envied him very much.
life.
"Now I understand why you have a bunch of deputy positions. During this time, you are meeting every day in Cape Town. In name, there are only four regions in southern Africa, but with the addition of Rhodesia, Nyasaland, and Basutoland
, Swaziland, and the Bechuanaland Protected Area actually have more than a dozen different sets of laws, and the judicial standards are different in each place. I heard that the same is true in Bloemfontein, and there are constant quarrels in meetings every day.
Now even the draft of the Constitution has not been completed, so our Ministry of Justice has no way to rely on it, and has to use the previous laws to make up the numbers-" Henry was very angry, and after cursing the judiciary and the legislation, if Philip hadn't been in charge
Henry, the Speaker of the Federal Parliament, is expected to resign now.
After the establishment of the federal government, the Transvaal Liberal Party unsurprisingly became the largest party in the federal government. Philip therefore became the speaker of the federal government parliament, and together with Ade, established the administrative center of the federal government in Pretoria.
Now that the federal government is still in its infancy, there are many situations where one person like Roque wears multiple hats. While Philip serves as Speaker of Parliament, he also serves as Prime Minister of the Transvaal——
Now he is no longer called Prime Minister, but now called Transvaal Governor.
The official name of Nyasaland was also changed to Nyasaland State, and the governor was Anton.
Rock did not respond to Henry's complaints and smiled at each other. They were both smart people. The governor of Rhodesia was the former general manager of a South African company, and Stoudemire did not hold any position in the state government.
However, this will not affect Stoudemire's status in Rhodesia. Just like Roque in Nyasaland, everyone knows that Rhodesia is Stoudemire's territory, so Ade does not ask the governor of Rhodesia at all.
The candidate will be whoever Stoudemire says.
"Southern African autonomy, isn't it the goal you have always pursued?" Austin Chamberlain seemed happy to see such a scene.
"Yes, we have always wanted southern Africa to be autonomous, just because there are too many self-righteous guys in London." Henry's words were sharp. Austin Chamberlain once also belonged to the self-righteous ranks.
"Come on, let's talk about something pleasant, Locke, can you now open the agency rights for Nyasaland products?" Neville Chamberlain was only thinking about making money.
When there was no autonomy in southern Africa, Rock had been restricting the export of Nyasaland products in order not to attract attention. He would rather sell cars all the way to India than sell them on a large scale in the UK.
Now that southern Africa has become autonomous, even if the British government discovers the industrial potential of Nyasaland, it is impossible to nationalize Nyasaland. Neville Chamberlain made this request at the right time, even if Neville Chamberlain did not mention it
, Rock will also find a way to sell Nyasaland’s products to Europe.
No matter how much Roque looks down on Europe, he must admit that Europe is indeed the center of the world now.
By virtue of hundreds of years of colonization of the world, European countries have accumulated a large amount of wealth. It can be said that everyone is rich and fat. Instead of waiting for the world war to completely destroy Europe and make all the money go to the Americans, why not wait for Mr. Roque?
Let's make a fortune and wait until there is a world war. Anyway, Roque can't just watch the United States empty out Europe.
"Okay, what do you want to represent? Open an order for me and I'll give you the best price." Neville Chamberlain still had this bit of face in front of Rock.
"Medicine, vodka, furs, cars, trucks, general machine guns, rapid-fire cannons, cloth, cans, grain--and so on, I want everything related to the war." Neville Chamberlain had a good appetite.
The arms race is not just about dreadnoughts, it is an all-round and three-dimensional competition, covering everything related to military affairs.
Therefore, the prices of all war-related materials in Europe are rising rapidly, but there is almost no change in Nyasaland.
There are indeed many enviable products in Nyasaland, such as penicillin and white pills that were proven during the Russo-Japanese War, as well as military vehicles that have been commonly equipped in the southern African army, and Nyasaland
Various weapons produced by the arsenal.
Others don't know, but Neville Chamberlain knows very well that with the influence of the Chamberlain family in British politics, Chamberlain can indeed get orders.
In fact, as early as the Russo-Japanese War, the products of Nyasaland Arsenal were well received by both warring parties. At that time, Nyasaland was doing business with both warring parties at the same time. During the entire war, nearly 10 million pounds of weapons and other military supplies were sold.
Sold to the Russians and Japanese, Rand Bank is now still a Russian and Japanese creditor, earning millions of pounds every year in interest alone.
Banks during this period were actually similar to loan sharks. The loans Japan and Russia received from the Rand Bank had annual interest rates as high as 30%, or 10 million pounds, which worked out to 3 million pounds in interest per year.
And if you don't repay it when it's due, compound interest will be calculated. This is the real donkey rolling.
