Adelaide never married, and Sidney Milner was Adelaide's only nephew.
This is the prerequisite for the good relationship between Rock and Sidney Milner, but it is not the reason for the good relationship between Rock and Sidney Milner.
If it were just because of the relationship between Sidney Milner and Adelaide, then Rock would at most make money with Sidney Milner, and his relationship with Sidney Milner would not rise to the level of friends at all.
As investment in Australia is put on the agenda, the importance of the Addane Islands has become increasingly prominent.
The Adan Islands are two thousand kilometers away from the nearest mainland. When Rock originally bought the Adan Islands, because the shipping technology was not developed at that time, the Adan Islands became an isolated island in the center of the Indian Ocean. No one cared about it. There were only a few islands on the island.
Descendants of Africans and Indians plant coconut trees and make copra, which has become the only economic value of the Adan Islands.
This also allowed Roark to acquire the entire Adan Islands for only one thousand pounds.
Unknowingly, nine years have passed since Rock sold the Adane Islands.
In the past nine years, due to the continuous advancement of shipping technology, ships traveling between southern Africa and East India no longer need to be replenished from the Indian Ocean coast, but directly pass through the Indian Ocean, only needing to stop once at the Adane Islands.
Arrive directly at your destination.
The current Adane Islands, or to be precise, the current Zhenghe Island, has become the most important and largest supply base in the Indian Ocean. Not only ships from southern Africa and East India dock at Zhenghe Island, but also Australian ships heading to the United Kingdom.
It is necessary to detour through Ceylon to resupply, but to resupply directly at the Addane Islands and then head directly to the Suez Canal.
This was the case when the Anzac Corps went to Europe during the World War. At that time, the Anzac Corps set out from the Australian mainland. After replenishing at the Adani Islands, they directly arrived at Socotra Island at the exit of the Red Sea. Compared with previous voyages, the voyage was shortened.
Nearly two thousand kilometers.
Now the British government has finally realized the importance of the Addane Islands.
During the World War, in order to fight against Germany, Britain did not raise this issue with the Adan Company.
With the end of the world war, some people in Britain finally began to take action.
However, it is not easy to take back the Adan Islands from the Adan Company. Although Roque only paid a thousand pounds at the time, it was an agreement signed in black and white, and it was the kind that the British government would recognize. Now it has to tear up the agreement directly.
The British government can't help but look down on it.
If the Adang Islands were controlled by other forces, it might be easier, but if they were controlled by the Adang Company, the British government would have to be careful. After all, the Adang Company was backed by Rock and Southern Africa.
"One thousand pounds, Adan Company only spent one thousand pounds to buy the Chagos Islands. There are more than 2,000 islands. The largest island is 27 square kilometers, and the central lagoon covers an area of more than 150 square kilometers. It is
The best natural harbor in the entire Indian Ocean. As long as you control the Adan Islands, you control the entire Indian Ocean. Who made this decision in the first place should be brought to court!" John Jellicoe, the Lord of the Admiralty, recently said this
Time, it breaks my heart to think of the Adan Islands.
The Adan Islands were renamed after the Adan Company bought them. Within the British government, the name of the Adan Islands is still the Chagos Islands. Although John Jellicoe has a good relationship with Rock, there are interests and personal relationships involved.
It's so fragile.
After the end of the world war, John Jellicoe served as the British Minister of Admiralty.
When he first took office, John Jellicoe was ambitious and wanted to restore the former glory of the Royal Navy around the world.
At the same time, after southern Africa, Australia and even India began to demand greater autonomy, the British government indeed needed to strengthen its control over the Indian Ocean periphery.
At this time, the status of the Addane Islands became increasingly prominent.
The British Empire had numerous colonies around the Indian Ocean, and the Adane Islands were in the center of the Indian Ocean. In the past, the Adane Islands could not be used due to poor shipping technology. Now, shipping technology has risen to an unprecedented level, but the Adane Islands are occupied by a private company.
This fact made John Jericho extremely sad.
"The sale of the Chagos Islands to Locke was a decision made by the then Minister of Colonial Affairs and the Governor of Mauritius." Only now did Winston realize the importance of the Addane Islands. Speaking of the original sale of the Addane Islands to Locke, Winston
Ston also played a big role in it.
However, Winston was not worried about this issue. If he really wanted to be held accountable, then the Prime Minister at the time would not be able to escape, and Winston would not even be considered a minor liability.
When Rock purchased the Addane Islands, the Secretary of State for the Colonies seems to have been Austin Chamberlain, now Lord Privy Seal.
Hearing Winston say this, John Jellicoe's breathing paused obviously.
However, this cannot make John Jellicoe give up. The geographical location of the Addane Islands is too important. It can be said that whoever owns the Addane Islands owns the Indian Ocean.
"If we have to take back the Chagos Islands, then we might as well think of other ways -" Lord Buckmaster, the Dominion Minister, found another way.
The Dominion Department was a department established in 1907 and was previously a department under the Colonial Office.
After the end of the World War, the overseas dominions demanded higher autonomy, and the British government raised the level of the Department of Dominions, giving it the same status as the Colonial Department of the Indian Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Southern Africa is now theoretically under the jurisdiction of the Dominion Department, but everyone knows that this "theoretically" cannot be realized at all, so Lord Buckmaster, the Minister of the Dominion Department, feels very aggrieved.
"What can be done?" John Jellicoe did not let go of any possibility.
"I remember that there were residents in the Chagos Islands, right? Where are those residents now?" Since it is no longer possible to take back the Adane Islands at the political level, Lord Buckmaster simply starts from the civil level.
Winston and John Jellicoe stared at each other. This was a question that no one could answer. The British government had not even paid attention to the Chagos Islands before, let alone the residents of the Chagos Islands.
"Don't know?" Lord Buckmaster felt incredible. These imperial ministers seemed to be not very qualified. After the Chagos Islands became a British colony, theoretically the residents of the Chagos Islands were also British.
"Honestly, if John hadn't mentioned the Chagos Islands today, I wouldn't even know where the Chagos Islands are -" Winston admitted honestly that this was not a shame. The overseas colonies of the British Empire were too big. Winston
It is impossible to cover everything.
"Aren't the residents of the Chagos Islands in the Chagos Islands?" John Jellicoe still didn't understand Rock well enough.
"I can guarantee that if you go to the Chagos Islands now, you won't be able to find a single original resident." Winston knew Roque. Roque never leaves any excuses in his actions. Look at how Roque treats the Africans in southern Africa.
Yes, you will know how Rock will treat the indigenous people of the Chagos Islands.
"You have to try hard, otherwise how do you know you can't find one?" John Jellicoe did not give up. The Royal Navy needed a base in the Indian Ocean, and Zhenghe Island was the most suitable natural harbor.
Then go find it. When it comes to finding people, the British government is still very capable. The Royal Navy has tentacles everywhere, and the Military Intelligence Agency is growing amid setbacks. Unless Adan Company throws all the indigenous people on the Chagos Islands into the Indian Ocean.
, otherwise there will always be traces to follow.
Technology is really a good thing. It used to take at least several months for London's orders to be spread throughout the colonies. Now with wireless telegraphy, London's decisions can be spread all over the world within a day.
However, there are some problems with the British telecommunications department. The Southern African Federal Government has also received a notification from London, requesting the Southern African Federal Government to help find the former indigenous people of the Chagos Islands.
Rock knew the situation immediately.
In fact, even without this mistake, Roque already knew this information, and he already knew this information before the federal government received the telegram from the British government.
Brad's office is awesome.
After knowing this situation, Rock called Li De over directly.
Li De is no longer the general manager of Adan Company. After returning to Nyasaland, he served as the general manager of Haut-Katanga United Mining Co., Ltd.
The former general manager of Haut-Katanga United Mining Co., Ltd. went to Port Edward to become mayor.
Nyasaland is Rock's fiefdom, and there is no need to notify the federal government about these appointments. Li De and Anton are, in principle, Rock's retainers.
Retainer!
Don't think that this kind of group that sounds like it only existed in the Middle Ages didn't exist in the twentieth century. When Winston resigned from the post of Lord of the Admiralty, his only post was the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, which was actually Lancaster.
The Duke's retainer.
"The indigenous people of the Adan Islands——" Li De looked confused when he learned the news. It was already nine years ago and no one could remember it.
Unless the impression is particularly profound.
"——I seem to remember that at that time, several British officials returned to the UK, and then we sent the indigenous people away. I can't remember the specific time to Mauritius or Ceylon, but it seems that there was something wrong with the ship on the way.
I don't know the specific situation, so I need to check with the person in charge at the time." It's amazing that Li De can really remember what happened nine years ago.
Rock nodded to express his understanding. The Indian Ocean roared unbridled, and the huge waves kept coming one after another, as if they were going to swallow everything up. It was normal for ships to have accidents in the Indian Ocean. After all, it was a ship built nine years ago, so it was understandable.
"Then check it out. After all, we have to cooperate with London's work." Roque is a loyal minister and never shirks his responsibility on these issues.
"Okay, I'll do it right away -" Li De's expression was calm. Over the years in Port Elizabeth, Li De has matured rapidly and become Roque's right-hand man.