"It's better to be isolated and helpless. Only to be isolated and helpless can show the value of providing help in times of need." Roque likes to do this kind of thing the most. Even though the Ottoman Empire is on the verge of death, if you do a favor at this time, there will be many benefits in the future.
"Be careful not to overdo it, you are probably the only one in the world who thinks so." Stoudemire, who has returned to Nyasaland, is a little bit sour. Unlike Roque who causes trouble everywhere, Stoudemire doesn't have much motivation now, and neither the Portuguese nor the Portuguese are too lazy to fight.
territory, let alone thousands of miles away in North Africa.
Portuguese East Africa established by the Portuguese has now been completely disintegrated, with most of it merged into southern Africa, and the northern part is now ruled by Mozambique.
To the west of Rhodesia, there is also Portuguese West Africa established by the Portuguese. Although Portuguese West Africa is already a Portuguese colony on the map, the Portuguese will have to wait until 1922 to completely occupy Portuguese West Africa, so if Stoudemire has
Roque's ambition might even be able to tear off a piece of flesh in Portuguese West Africa.
The crux of the problem is here. Stoudemire is not as ambitious as Cecil Rhodes and Rock. It was precisely because of this that Cecil Rhodes handed over Nyasaland.
Roark, allowing Roark to resist pressure from Tanganyika and German South-West Africa, as well as from the British government.
The reason why Roque is attacking everywhere now is to expand a larger living space for the Chinese.
Stoudemire has no desires or desires in this regard. The problem of the British is completely opposite to that of the Chinese. The Chinese have too many people and too little territory, while the British have too few people and too much territory. So Stoudemire is just a friendly reminder.
"Why not? The Ottoman Empire is over, and the peninsula will definitely belong to our Commonwealth in the future. Do you want to leave the peninsula to those Persians?" Rock knew how much wealth was hidden under the desert of the peninsula, and he would not let it go no matter what.
"Those deserts? If you want sand, you might as well go and compete with the Italians in North Africa." Stoudemire laughed.
Speaking of Tripoli and Cyrenaica, they are the future Libya. Needless to say, there is something under the Libyan desert. Back then, Cardano was able to hold on to the existence of the five permanent members, relying on Libyan oil.
How good is Libyan oil?
Legend has it that it can be used directly after extraction, without the need for a refinery, and the quality is better than the oil in the peninsula.
So if possible, Rock would really like to visit Tripoli and Cyrenaica.
I can only think about it. Now Italy and the Ottoman Empire are fighting for Tripoli and Cyrenaica. There is also Britain and France watching covetously. If Roque intervenes at this time, he will be held down by a group of people and beaten. He cannot afford to offend him.
, can’t afford to offend.
So Rock can only laugh and say nothing. Stoudemire and Rock worked well together in southern Africa. Whatever Rock does, Stoudemire does. He has made a lot of money with Rock over the years. Cecil Rhodes
Although Stoudemire passed away, the South African company was not damaged, but grew stronger. However, overseas, Stoudemire could not keep up with Rock's pace, and Adan Company did not have Stoudemire's shares.
"Have you read the telegram from London?" Stoudemire came to Roark mainly to find out.
Ernest Oppenheimer was still very energetic, and he actually found someone in London who was willing to stand up for him. The British Colonial Office sent a telegram to Pretoria yesterday, asking the federal government to take action against the Johannesburg Mining Union.
to explain the behavior and ask the federal government to thoroughly investigate whether there are any irregularities in the handling process of the Johannesburg Mining Alliance.
"Look, don't worry, I don't think the Prime Minister will ask at all." Roque is not afraid. The money from the gold mine auction has been distributed, and the benefits that should be given to the federal government have been given. As a beneficiary, the federal government must now also bear the responsibility.
responsibility.
"Do you think it's a good idea for us to counter-sue Ernest Oppenheimer for smuggling?" Stoudemire is good at biting back. Ernest Oppenheimer didn't even wipe his own butt, yet he still had the nerve to complain.
,amazing.
"No, this lid has been lifted, and everyone will not have a good life." Rock is sensible. The little gold smuggled by the Anglo-American Mining Company is only so much. Rock Gold Mine and the gold mine under Xiao Si's name smuggled more gold. It's just that
It's just that the British government doesn't know about it. If everyone really wants to break up, Rock and Stoudemire will also be in trouble.
Ernest Oppenheimer also dared to go to London because of this.
"I'll send people to London to kill him!" Stoudemire can be ruthless when he needs to be ruthless. He must remove the root of the weed.
"No need -" Rock said lightly. In fact, London was not far away for Rock. With Winston and Neville here, it would not be difficult for Rock to kill anyone.
Winston's current position is Home Secretary. Although Neville has just been elected as a member of the Birmingham City Council, he immediately served as chairman of the Birmingham Municipal Planning Committee. It is so easy for these second-generation officials in the UK to climb up. Roark is
Southern Africa has been struggling for ten years, but it is still not as good as others who have a good father.
"Winston and Neville are also having a hard time. Our Prime Minister wants to limit the power of the House of Lords. Once this bill is passed, the House of Lords will lose its veto power. I don't know what the Prime Minister is thinking. He throws it to the members of the House of Lords.
How is it possible for them to tie their own hands and feet with a rope?" Stoudemire was carefree. In fact, this proposal had nothing to do with Stoudemire or Rock.
The British House of Lords is composed of nobles and has the right to veto in parliamentary votes. With this right, the nobles have always enjoyed a special status in the United Kingdom.
That right is now under threat, as Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith recently called for the veto to be removed from the House of Lords.
Rock didn't know what Herbert Henry Asquith was thinking. In his previous life, Rock heard a joke that Turkey proposed at the United Nations to remove the one-vote veto power of the five permanent members of the Security Council. As a result, the proposal was rejected.
The five permanent members of the Security Council vetoed it with one vote.
Türkiye is a country established after the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire.
However, to everyone's surprise, Herbert Henry Asquith's proposal actually succeeded. Probably next year, Parliament will pass this resolution, which will also mark the gradual withdrawal of the nobility from the center of British power.
"Why is it impossible? Haven't you always been against the aristocratic system? Only by canceling the privileges of the aristocracy can you become a nobility." Roque means a lot. Every year there are rumors that Stoudemire will be knighted, but every year it fails.
Stoudemire was very much looking forward to it at the beginning, but every time his hopes were disappointed, Stoudemire has stopped paying attention to this convenient news in the past two years, and Rock rarely mentioned it in front of Stoudemire.
In the final analysis, the British government is still afraid of the South African Company. In the case of the South African Company, if Stoudemire has a title again, then Rhodesia will become Stoudemire's private property, which will be more difficult to control than Rock, who owns Nyasaland.
, after all, Rock is Chinese, and his influence outside of southern Africa is limited after all. If Stoudemire, a white man, gets a title, it will be like a carp leaping over the dragon's gate.
That's why Rock said that only after the privileges of the nobility are cancelled, can Xiaosi have the possibility of holding a title.
By then, the nobility has become a tool to win over people's hearts. Whether or not Xiaosi is knighted will not affect Britain's control of southern Africa.
"Hahahaha, I don't want it even if you give it to me now!" Xiao Si said fiercely, obviously he didn't mean what he said.
"Go ahead and take over Portuguese West Africa. I'll definitely give you a big title." Roque incited. Around southern Africa, only Portuguese West Africa and the Congo Free State were left to make plans. Tanganyika and Germany
It is impossible for it to belong to Southwest Africa.
"Hahahaha, it's your job to open up territory for the British Empire." Xiao Si was not fooled, as he looked like Huang Shiren oppressing Yang Bailao.
Yang Bailao didn't realize it, and he was absent-minded when chatting with Xiao Si. He was still working on his work.
The outbreak of the Italian-Turkish war sounded the alarm for Roque. The Italian-Turkish war has been brought forward. God knows whether the world war will be brought forward, so Roque must prepare early and expand his military preparations now. In order to cope with possible reinforcements from Europe in the future,
Southern Africa will add two new integrated divisions composed of Africans, with a total strength of 30,000 troops. In the future, if London requires Southern Africa to send troops to support, Roque plans to use these two divisions to deal with it.
Although these two divisions are definitely cannon fodder, Rock still wants to make the cannon fodder more valuable, so the weapons must be equipped, and the training Rock will not discount. The officers are still from the current four regular divisions.
They will be transferred and some outstanding graduates from the Nyasaland Army Academy will be added.
"We want to arm Africans, are you sure?" Stoudemire knew about Rock's plan. The Southern African Army was a major customer of the South African company. Except for weapons, everything was provided by Stoudemire's South African company.
White people during this period were generally skeptical about the discipline of Africans. All countries in the world, including the United States, probably used Africans as regular troops. However, Africans in the United States also formed independent armies during this period, and only officers were
White people serve.
During the Boer War, the British Expeditionary Force began to try to recruit some Africans to become scouts, but they did not equip these Africans with weapons. After the war, many African-American scouts who served the British Expeditionary Force during the war were hired by the Johannesburg Police Department. Now
There are many African-American mercenaries in the umbrella company.
In fact, the performance of Africans in the army is very good. They fight bravely, are not afraid of sacrifice, and can live in the wild for a long time with only a few supplies.
However, Africans have serious flaws in their discipline, and their attitudes are not correct enough. They always like to complete tasks in their own way.
The more serious problem is that white people are colonizers in Africa. Over hundreds of years, there has been countless hatred between white people and Africans. No one can guarantee that once Africans are armed, white people will become Africans.
It was because of this that Stoudemire questioned Rock's decision.
"It doesn't matter. Even if he is a fool, I can train him to be a qualified soldier." Rock is not worried. Don't worry about the so-called discipline and attitude. They are just cannon fodder. Even the most advanced cannon fodder is still cannon fodder.
