The discord between Bullard's office and MI in London had no bearing on the relationship between Roark and Kitchener, nor on the relationship between Southern Africa and the British Government.
This is just like two geographically adjacent countries. There may be some minor frictions in the border areas, but as long as the two governments do not deliberately provoke confrontation, then the two countries will not go to war unless one party deliberately
Intensifying conflicts will lead to a complete breakdown of the relationship.
The relationship between Southern Africa and the British government is definitely not broken. The British government hopes to continue to win over Southern Africa and make Southern Africa willing to donate blood to the British Empire. When the British Empire faces war again, Southern Africa can fight the First World War.
During this period, he devoted himself wholeheartedly to fighting for the British Empire.
What southern Africa needs is the internal market of the British Empire. The current British Empire is still a closed loop. The other time and space when the market was fully opened was only after the Second World War. Although the First World War greatly weakened the United Kingdom,
But Britain is still the most powerful country in the world.
As a part of the United Kingdom, southern Africa's goods could flow smoothly within the British Empire, which included Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the British East Indies, and India.
If Southern Africa becomes fully independent from Britain, then Southern Africa will lose all the above-mentioned markets. This consequence is something Southern Africa cannot bear.
There are so many countries in the world. Looking at it now, only the United States and Russia have the strength to become the second British Empire. The most important reason for this is that the United States and Russia themselves have huge markets. The United States now also has strong industrial strength.
It has every opportunity to replace the British Empire. However, due to the sudden rise of southern Africa during the World War, the United States did not play the same important role as it did in another time and space, and it has lost the opportunity in the competition with southern Africa.
Russia is still struggling in the quagmire, and its rise is far away.
The reason why Kitchener chose Nyasaland as his first stop in southern Africa is also because of Nyasaland’s important position in southern Africa. Without Nyasaland’s strong industrial strength, even the Trans
No matter how developed the farms in Watts and Rhodesia are, they will only become sources of raw materials for the British Empire and will never have their current status.
"So this is the reality. A complete British Empire is very important to all of us. Once the British Empire falls apart, then we will lose our current status and lose the glory of the British Empire for hundreds of years." Kitchener hopes that Rock can
Make the right choice. Of course, the "right" here is what Kitchina thinks.
"Yes, a complete British Empire is important to all of us -" Rock admitted that Kitchener was right, but there is a twist below: "-but the establishment of the Commonwealth is also the general trend. If London is willing to provide overseas
If the dominions have greater autonomy, then there is no reason why the overseas dominions must break away from the British Empire, just like our southern Africa. Now some people in the Southern African Congress suggest that southern Africa be directly independent, but more people prefer to see southern Africa or the British Empire.
Part of the empire, that's exactly what I thought."
If possible, Rock would certainly not want to lose the huge market within the British Empire.
The British Empire does not just mean the market to the overseas dominions. When the Boer War broke out, the British government mobilized troops from all over the world to participate in the war in southern Africa, wiped out all the two countries established by the Boers, and then wiped them clean.
, and this gave rise to what is now Southern Africa.
If it becomes independent from the British Empire, it will lose help from within Britain when it faces war in the future. This is dispensable for southern Africa now, but it is very important for other autonomous dominions and colonies.
Southern Africa is the dominant country in Africa, and neighboring countries do not have the strength to compete with Southern Africa, so there is almost no threat of war in Southern Africa.
Southern Africa itself is getting stronger and stronger. The population problem that previously restricted the development of Southern Africa has been greatly alleviated. Over time, the population of Southern Africa will increase rapidly. When Southern Africa has a population of 100 million like the United States, then
Southern Africa will never have to worry about the threat of war.
"If this is the case, then why can't we maintain the previous situation? If we unite, cooperate and help each other, we will never be invincible!" Kitchina is now almost 70 years old. He doesn't have much other hope. He only hopes to maintain the situation in his lifetime.
The last glory of the empire.
"Marshal, a hundred years ago, except for a few areas, almost all the land in the world was a European colony. What about now?" Roque did not explain, leaving Kitchener to think on his own.
Kitchina's idea is good, but it cannot be realized.
The general trend of the world is that if we divide for a long time, we will unite, and if we unite for a long time, we will divide. Some things are really impossible to explain.
Kitchina lowered his head and remained silent for a long time before sighing and no longer discussing this issue with Roque.
Roque did not talk to Kitchina. Instead, he took Kitchina around Los Angeles to see what kind of life the southern Africans were living. He also allowed Kitchina to communicate with the southern Africans and learn about the south.
What on earth are Africans thinking?
What else can I think about? I want to live a better life. Kitchener is actually in the wrong place. If he chooses to go to Johannesburg and talk to the people of the Johannesburg Mining Alliance, he will have a better understanding of why southern Africa needs greater independence.
right.
Most of the gold now produced in Johannesburg still has to be sent to the UK to ensure that the pound maintains its status as a global currency.
What the British took away from southern Africa was gold, but what they returned to southern Africa were pounds made of paper. During the World War, in order to ensure the stability of the pound, the British canceled the fixed exchange ratio between the pound and gold, causing the currency value of the pound to continue to fluctuate.
decline.
After the World War, the United Kingdom was trying to re-fix the exchange ratio between gold and pounds. At this time, the British government discovered that the pound was gradually losing its global currency status. What was challenging the pound was the U.S. dollar and the southern African currency.
of rand.
It was difficult for Rock and Kitchin to explain the relationship between gold and currency, so Rock took Kitchin to see the parts that Kitchin could understand.
The first stop that Rock took Kitchener to was the farm on the outskirts of Los Angeles.
The farms in Nyasaland are not the same as those in other states in southern Africa. In other states in southern Africa, the farms are privately owned and are the private property of the farmers.
This is not the case with the farms in Nyasaland. Nyasaland is the fiefdom of Roke, so strictly speaking, the land in Nyasaland belongs to Roke, not the farmers. This is the relationship between Nyasaland and
The biggest difference is other states.
Private land ownership sounds great, but for the government, the consequences of private land ownership are serious.
The simplest reason is that there are still many railways in southern Africa that are monorails, which are inconvenient to use and have great limitations.
Southern Africa is trying to build all railways in the territory into double-track railways, so that the railways can play a greater role and be more conducive to exchanges between regions.
At this time, a problem arose. Land acquisition was required to build the railway. If the land was privately owned, the government would have to pay a higher price for land acquisition. Nyasaland had the smoothest land acquisition among all states in southern Africa.
Of course, the land acquisition by the Nyasaland State Government will not be free of charge, and it will also provide regular economic subsidies to the farmers. This eliminates the possibility of the farmers talking too much. We cannot expect everyone to be very enlightened.
Although the farm is not privately owned, the farmers in Nyasaland are still very serious about the management of the farm. Generally speaking, the operating conditions of the farms in Nyasaland are good, especially in big cities such as Los Angeles and Port Edward.
The farms around the city are now quite large and developing well.
When Kitchina visited the farm, Rock acted as Kitchinna's translator. Most of the farmers in Nyasaland are Chinese, and many of them have not learned to speak English until now.
"Why not let them learn English?" Kitchina was not very satisfied with the situation.
"Many of them are too old and have lost the ability to learn a new language, but we are very serious about the education of their next generation. In any case, it is not a bad thing to learn another language." Roque explained in detail, Southern
Public education in Africa has been quite developed, but it has not yet developed to the extent that everyone can receive education.
Kitchina nodded, and walked into a farm on the outskirts of Los Angeles with Rock. This farm was chosen by Kitchina himself, and there was no possibility of Rock preparing it in advance.
The farm is not large in size, about one or two hundred acres. The farmer's house is built on the side of the road. The farm number and the name of the householder are written in white paint on a black sign hanging on the white fence. Rock and
As Kitchener approached the fence, five or six hounds ran out from the farm and barked at Rock and Kitchener.
"It seems we are not popular -" Kitchener smiled. He also liked loyal animals like hounds.
Rock laughed loudly. Only then did the farm owner notice Rock and Kitchina, and quickly called the hounds to the corridor and tied them up.
Luo Ke and Kitchener paid a private visit without playing incognito. There was a large group of more than a dozen cars, and the momentum was still quite large. The farm owner's surname was Zhang. After seeing Luo Ke clearly, the farm owner was frightened and immediately opened the fence gate to invite Luo Ke in.
"Can we go in?" Kitchener was still pretending. There is a saying in Britain: "My shabby house, the wind can enter, the rain can enter, but the king cannot enter."
In fact, it is all nonsense. If the king is so reasonable, then he is not a king.