It's hard to imagine what the Duke of Windsor's mentality was when he decided to give up the throne to marry Mrs. Simpson.
If you want to talk about love, Mrs. Simpson does not love the Duke of Windsor, at least not to the extent that she would not marry anyone other than the Duke of Windsor. After all, she was dating other men during her passionate love affair.
If you say it's for Britain, that's even more nonsense. When the Duke of Windsor and Mrs. Simpson got married, World War II had not yet broken out, and Britain was not at a critical moment of life and death.
Well, it's very confusing anyway.
Eddie Gray's behavior was also very confusing. When staff from Brad's office and the Prime Minister's Office found him, he was having a storm with Ms. Alicia in the presidential suite of the Rhodesia Hotel——
That scene cannot be described, I can only say it was very exciting.
What was even more exciting was that Eddie Gray carried the memos of the conversations between Philip and Hoover with him. Eddie Gray argued that he had to work overnight in the presidential suite of the Rhodesia Hotel to sort out the memos of the conversations between Philip and Hoover.
This reason was unacceptable. Eddie Gray and Alicia were brought back to the peninsula by the staff of the Prime Minister's Office for investigation on the grounds that they improperly endangered the security of southern African countries.
Regarding Eddie Gray's behavior, Philip has only one sentence: investigate seriously and deal with it seriously.
Philip did not go into details about Alicia, but asked Paul Norman to call Ms. Alicia's husband and ask her husband to come and take her away.
"We still don't know how much information Ms. Alicia has obtained from Eddie." Yang Smuts suggested tactfully, not wanting to let Alicia go so easily.
It is said that Mr. Eddie Gray is already over 40 years old. Like many British men, Eddie Gray is not good at managing his figure. He has gained serious weight just after his 40s. Not only is he short and bald, he has a standard Mediterranean hairstyle.
With his rosacea and rotten teeth, if for no other reason, not many ladies liked Eddie Gray.
Oh, that Ms. Alicia is still very beautiful, a standard blonde beauty, the kind of social butterfly who often appears in high society.
"It doesn't matter-" Philip didn't care.
The conversation between Philip and Hoover basically had nothing to do with Britain. Even if it did, Philip didn't care whether London knew about it.
What's more, what can we do if we know it? The British Empire cannot afford to lose southern Africa now, and Philip is confident.
"I'm going to send a telegram to Joseph and ask what Joseph means." Young Smuts was very angry. After Stanley Baldwin became Prime Minister, he appointed Joseph Chamberlain as Foreign Secretary.
Southern Africa was formerly under the jurisdiction of the British Colonial Office.
After the World War, Southern Africa gained a greater degree of autonomy, and Britain finally handled its relations with Southern Africa in a normal diplomatic manner, so the affairs of Southern Africa were transferred to the British Foreign Office.
It should be said that the relationship between the Chamberlain family and southern Africa is still very good. Joseph is Neville's brother, so he should not go too far.
"Don't ask, there will probably be no results, and Joseph may not even know about it." Philip didn't hold out much hope. Neville and Roque had a good relationship, but that didn't mean that the Chamberlain family would lean toward southern Africa on major issues of right and wrong.
What's more, Roque is not yet the Prime Minister of Southern Africa, and Neville is not the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Their personal relationship will not play a big role in improving relations between the two countries.
"London should spend more of its energy on France and Germany instead of wasting it on our southern Africa." Yang Smuts also hated that iron cannot be made into steel. After giving up the throne of global hegemony, Britain still followed the history of another time and space.
The trajectory is the same, starting to develop in the direction of "shit stirrup".
This is the embarrassment of Britain now. Britain has lost its ability to dominate the world, but it still refuses to let go of its former imperial glory. It is trying its best to increase its presence everywhere and maintain its elusive so-called "right to speak."
The "right to speak" is not something that is created, but something that is truly fought for.
This time the United States and Southern Africa have completely abandoned the British for direct dialogue, which is a true reflection of the current international situation. The glory of the old empires is no longer there, and rising stars are emerging. Southern Africa and the United States can’t wait to make their voices heard and formulate international rules dominated by both parties.
Well, it’s too early to say “international” now. The center of the world is still the Old Continent. Whether it’s South America or Africa, they are still wild lands in the eyes of people from the Old Continent.
This prejudice persists into the twenty-first century.
"What is Locke doing?" Philip suddenly asked Locke.
After Philip left southern Africa, Roque took over the powers of prime minister as Minister of Defense. Philip was still a little curious about Roque's ability to govern.
Rock's military capabilities are now recognized as the best among the Allied forces, unquestionable.
His ability to govern is not very obvious. After all, on the surface, Nyasaland's development does not have much direct relationship with Roque.
Summarize Rock's governance in Nyasaland in one sentence: Immigration, immigration, crazy immigration——
"Locke inspected the farm in Bechuanaland -" Yang Smuts looked strange. According to his understanding of Locke, Locke is now in great power. It seems that he should be eager to launch a foreign war, which is in line with Locke's character.
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"Inspecting the farm -" Philip frowned. What was there to inspect on the farm, especially the farm in Bechuanaland?
Philip has never been to Bechuanaland since he became prime minister.
Obviously, Philip did not understand the meaning of the phrase "food is the first necessity of the people".
Rock's understanding of this sentence is very profound.
Throughout the ages, people will not rebel as long as they have food to eat. The industrial development in southern Africa is very good, and agricultural development cannot be ignored. As early as when he was the police chief in Johannesburg, Roque was very concerned about this issue.
When Philip spoke to Jan Smuts about Rock, Rock was visiting a farm in Rhodes. The owner of this farm was Brewster. Brewster was Rock's subordinate when Rock was chief of police in Johannesburg.
of a patrol policeman.
"My lord, you became the police chief. That was twenty years ago. It's normal for me to retire now -" Brewster entertained Roark at his family's farm, with the farm's home-brewed wine on the table.
, and various pickled poultry eggs from Brewster, Brewster's wife and two daughters-in-law were preparing dinner outside the house.
"Don't you have a farm in Johannesburg? Why did you come to Bechuanaland?" Roque was surprised. At the time, almost every police officer in the Johannesburg Police Department purchased a varying number of farms.
The price of farms in Johannesburg is now very different from what it was back then. Based on Rock's understanding of prices, Brewster can still live a good life on his farm even in Johannesburg.
"Speaking of which, I must thank you, Lord. Without the farm in Johannesburg, there would be no Brewster today -" Brewster took the initiative to pour water for Rock and looked at Rock with a grateful look in his eyes: "-
—I remember that at that time, I only had an income of about 15 pounds a month——"
"Wait a minute Brewster, I remember your income at that time was only about five pounds -" Rock's memory is still very good.
"Yes, Lord, the nominal income is indeed only five pounds -" Brewster's expression was strange, and he puffed out his cheeks and suppressed a smile: "-But Lord, you may have forgotten that working under you, we patrolmen
There is a lot of gray income that is not reflected in the salary. These are the benefits you give us——"
Brewster's words sparked a roar of laughter, with Stoudemire and Sidney Milner being particularly vicious.
Rock also laughed dumbly. It has been more than twenty years, and he has indeed forgotten this matter.
"At that time, an acre of farm was only one pound, and later it rose to fifteen or twenty pounds. I bought a 350-acre farm in Ziwei Town when it was one pound, and sold it when it was twenty pounds an acre.
, and then came to Bechuanaland and purchased the current farm - Oh, Lord, my current farm is about 5,000 acres -" Brewster was proud that the 5,000-acre farm was indeed large enough, in what is now the south.
It's not common in Africa either.
"Wow - 5,000 acres!" Sidney Milner appropriately expressed surprise and admiration, while Stoudemire smiled and said nothing.
The farms of Stoudemire and Rock are all measured in units of "ten thousand square kilometers." The unit of measurement of acres is almost never used.
Even Sidney Milner, following Roark’s investment over the years, has begun to use “square kilometers” as the unit of measurement for his farms. In Victoria, the farms under his name exceed 3,000 square meters.
kilometer.
"How many people do you have in your family? Even if you use machinery, it will be difficult to fully develop so many farms, right?" Rock is concerned about farm management, which is the foundation of southern Africa.
"Alas, the children's thinking now is different from that of us old guys. I have three sons and three daughters. The daughters all married to big cities and stayed to live and work in the city. One of the three sons was killed in France during the World War, and the other
I work for the Johannesburg City Government. My youngest son has just graduated from the University of Nyasaland. He can only go home once a year to work in Los Angeles. What’s the use of buying such a big farm? No child is willing to take it over——"
Brewster looked desolate. Like many fathers, there was a serious generation gap between him and his children and they did not understand each other.
"The children have grown up and have their own ideals and pursuits. As fathers, we cannot interfere with the children's choices. We can only give them some suggestions and reserve the last warm harbor for them——
"Roque also felt sorry for him. As for Arthur, that little bastard, he never came back even once after going to Cyprus.
