While Rock and Philip were plotting against Curzon, Curzon's behavior in the presidential suite of the Rhodesian Hotel also aroused the dissatisfaction of the accompanying officials.
"Your Excellency, Governor-General, it is not realistic to cooperate with the United States, at least not now. The Southern African consortium has a lot of investments in Australia, and we must take into account the interests of the Southern African consortium." Australian Foreign Minister Andrew Robert was worried, Curzon and Kitchin
Na's personal relationship has seriously affected relations between Australia and southern Africa.
This is not good news for Australia.
"Don't worry, we are just using the advantages of the Americans to promote Australia's development and thereby improve Australia's status within the Commonwealth." Curzon was ambitious. He announced immediately after taking office that he would build Australia into the second southern Africa.
, this seems difficult to achieve now.
"American money is not so easy to get -" Andrew Robert sighed quietly. The financial groups in southern Africa are greedy and evil, and the American financial groups are not much better.
Curzon wanted to introduce American capital, but in the end it was the American consortium that introduced it. The U.S. government was powerless in this regard and could only provide positive guidance at most.
Southern Africa is different. In the past two years, the federal government of Southern Africa has begun to consciously invest in basic livelihood facilities and attempt to use state power to intervene in economic operations.
Not long ago, the Federal Government of Southern Africa issued a R100 million bond to upgrade the railways in the Kingdom of Mozambique. After the upgrade is completed, the railways in Mozambique will be connected to the Southern African railway network. The Federal Government of Southern Africa also
Will own part of Mozambique Railways.
This means that the federal government of Southern Africa will continue to benefit from this project in the future. It doesn’t seem like much now, but if you add up, the federal government will become stronger and stronger.
"At least the Americans won't buy the farm and then leave it there without development." Curzon hated the Southern African consortium deeply.
After Viscount Glaston took office, Southern African consortiums purchased assets aggressively in Australia, which largely alleviated the Australian government's financial crisis.
However, unlike Viscount Glaston's imagination, the land purchased by the Southern African consortium was not directly developed, which also affected the Australian government's continued income.
This is the situation Curzon is facing now. Without the introduction of American capital, Australia will not be fully developed.
The introduction of American capital will affect Australia's prospects.
Should I die now or in a few years?
This is a philosophical question.
"We are negotiating with Australian companies, and Australian companies are already considering increasing investment in Australia." Andrew Robert said sincerely that meals must be eaten one bite at a time and things must be done bit by bit.
"Negotiation? How does an Australian company have the qualifications to negotiate with the government?" Curzon was not sure about the background of the Australian company.
"Your Majesty the Governor, behind the Australian company are the Southern African consortium and some local nobles. This company is really qualified to negotiate with the government." Andrew Robert was tired. It was Australia's misfortune to have such a governor.
Curzon frowned, he really didn't understand this situation.
If the Australian company was only backed by a southern African consortium, Curzon could still ignore it.
There were also local nobles behind him, so Curzon had to carefully weigh it.
Curzon himself was a noble, and he was well aware of the strength of the local noble group.
Note the word "group".
"What did the Australian company say?" Curzon's expression was calm, but he was probably still a little aggrieved inside.
Now that you have become the governor, you still have to suffer from such cowardice and aggrievement——
You have to hold it in, let alone the governor, the king doesn't have much of a presence, otherwise the frequency of George V's name wouldn't be so low.
“In the past three years, Australian companies have invested a total of more than 45 million rand in Australia to purchase land and invest in pastures in Western Australia. In the next two years, Australian companies will increase investment and develop the purchased land.
"Andrew Robert was excited. Without this 45 million rand, the Australian government would not have emerged from the economic crisis so quickly.
"How much land has Australia purchased in Western Australia?" Curzon is more concerned about the results.
"About 25 million hectares -" Curzon was startled when Andrew Robert said this number.
"25 million hectares?" Curzon couldn't believe it. This was too cheap.
"Yes, 25 million hectares, but a lot of the land purchased by Australian companies is not high-quality farmland, but barren hills with no development value - at least now, so the price will be cheaper." Andrew Robert has no choice,
Capital is all about pursuing profits. If Australian land wasn't so cheap, Australian companies wouldn't be so active.
"The capitalists in Southern Africa are not as stupid as you think. There must be information hidden in those barren mountains that we don't know. We need to find a way to figure it out." Coulson said it was a conspiracy theory. Businessmen are all unprofitable and do not get up early. They are so calculated.
There must be some conspiracy.
Andrew Robert is helpless. Even if an Australian company has some information that the Australian government does not know, it will not tell the Australian government.
Australia doesn't have a military intelligence agency or a Bullard. It's better to rely on the rubbish from the Bureau of Land and Resources than the private detectives in Canberra.
"We now know some scattered information. In some areas of South Australia and Queensland, there may be huge copper deposits. There may be iron ores in the Pilbara Mountains of Western Australia. In recent years, the Christian Exploration Company in Southern Africa has sent out
Hundreds of exploration personnel are active in the above-mentioned areas. We have also sent people to conduct exploration in the above-mentioned areas, but there are no results." Andrew Robert looked embarrassed. The Australian government's technical strength is not as good as that of a company. It is true.
It's a little embarrassing.
But it is normal. In terms of economic strength, the Australian government is really not as good as Christian Exploration Company, which is backed by a consortium. Moreover, there is also a huge gap between government employees and corporate employees in terms of execution, professionalism, professionalism, and logistics support.
All in all, the differences are all-encompassing.
Among other things, the prospectors of Christian Exploration Company can work continuously in the field for more than one month, which Australian government employees cannot do.
"Continue to send people to explore, we must find out." Curzon said fiercely, knowing that there must be something fishy here.
"It can't be done. The above-mentioned areas are now owned by Australian companies. Without the permission of Australian companies, our exploration personnel cannot enter." Andrew Robert spread his hands, private property is sacred and inviolable——
"This is Australia's national property, why don't they allow it?" Curzon was furious. He had no choice but to vent his anger on the Australian company, so he could only vent his anger on Andrew Robert.
Andrew Robert could not answer this question. The laws implemented in Australia were enacted by the Australian Parliament and approved by the British Prime Minister and the London Government. If Curzon wanted to ask why, he had better ask the king.
The next day, after many mediations, Rock and Stimson continued negotiations.
This time Stimson's attitude has softened and he no longer requires all southern African troops to withdraw from Canada, but his attitude on the issue of the Atlantic Fleet remains tough.
"If only token troops are retained in Halifax, it will be impossible to ensure the safety of the waterway between Canada and southern Africa. Piracy activities are still rampant in the Caribbean, and our merchant ships are frequently treated unfairly overseas.
, The purpose of establishing the Atlantic Fleet is to change this situation, not to change the balance of power in the Atlantic region." Rock also made concessions, but he still refused to give in on the issue of the Atlantic Fleet.
After listening to Rock's words, Stimson felt completely bad.
The merchant ships of Southern Africa have indeed been treated unfairly overseas, but that was a long time ago. Moreover, Southern Africa took advantage of the situation and blackmailed them into a military base from the Portuguese. The real suffering is unspeakable.
He's Portuguese.
As for Pirates of the Caribbean, it's just an excuse.
"If Southern Africa does not cancel the Atlantic Fleet, then the United States will also strengthen the strength of the Atlantic Fleet. The United States will never sit back and let its interests be violated." Stimson also had reasons for not being able to make concessions. After the signing of the "Washington Naval Treaty", the United States' focus
It is tilting towards the Pacific Fleet. On the Atlantic side, the United States is indeed beyond its capabilities.
If the tonnage of capital ships is counted alone, the United States is indeed qualified to share the world's maritime hegemony with the United Kingdom. However, the United States must take care of both the Pacific and the Atlantic. On the one hand, it must face the strong challenge of Japan, and on the other hand, it must face the Royal Navy, which has dominated the world for hundreds of years.
, the U.S. Navy is actually beyond its capabilities.
The situation in the UK is not much better than in the US.
Britain's problem is that it has too many colonies. The current Royal Navy can no longer guarantee the British Empire's global hegemony, so it can only strategically shrink.
"This is the internal affairs of your U.S. government, and Southern Africa has no right to interfere." Roque looked indifferent. Who was he trying to scare? If the United States had the power to dominate the world, it would not initiate the Washington Naval Conference.
Although the Washington Naval Conference confirmed the international status of the United States, it also exposed the United States' external strength and internal inadequacy. Before the Boer War, or even before the World War, the United Kingdom had an arms race if it wanted to, and it had never been afraid to declare war.
who.
"Well, since Southern Africa insists, then we must be prepared to suffer the consequences." Stimson's attitude was tough, and the day's negotiations did not yield any results.
It cannot be said that there are no results. At least Stimson and Rock have now determined each other's bottom line.
Roque didn't expect to reach a consensus in a day or two, so he took his time. Anyway, this time the home game was in Pretoria.
: The day before yesterday, a friend of mine had a car accident while driving. He suffered a big hole in his head and is still in the ICU. My friend didn’t drink at all and the owner of the other car’s car drove under the influence. This is so unlucky——