In mid-April, Rock finally returned to Johannesburg.
At this time, it has been less than four months since the general election in Johannesburg, and Roque came back at the right time.
Phyllis was finally pregnant. The first thing Roque and Phyllis did when they returned to Johannesburg was to go to Philip's house for dinner.
Philip and Owen should have known about Arthur's existence, but their attitude was so polite that they didn't even mention it, but Henry was a little angry at Roark.
Roark knew that he was in the wrong and did not play tricks with Henry. After dinner, he invited Henry and Owen to drink together.
Henry and Owen still showed respect, and the three of them strolled to the Russell Bar next to the police station without any entourage.
I haven’t been here for half a year, but the business of Russell Bar is getting more and more prosperous. Crocodile Bay Hydropower Station is finally able to provide more electricity to Johannesburg. Russell Cafe now also uses electric lights, but the voltage of the electric lights is not stable enough, and the lights flicker on and off.
It's a bit dazzling, so it's quite suitable to use in a pub.
The Russell Bar is also learning from the Oak Bar. There is also a band playing in the bar. On the small stage nearby, a graceful girl is dancing around a pole. The drunkards are cheering around the small stage, whistling and applauding enthusiastically.
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Luo Ke and the others did not join in the fun on the first floor, but went directly to the second floor to lie down on the railing and each ordered a bottle of beer and drank slowly.
"Don't talk to me, I really want to beat you now." Henry doesn't like Rock no matter what. If other people were better, Ada, this is a hurdle that Henry can never get around.
In the past, Ada was at least the dream lover of most men in Cape Town, and Henry was no exception. Originally, Henry had no other emotions except a little envy for Rock and Ada. Now that he has the crystallization of love, Henry is really
I can't bear it.
It's hard for Rock to defend himself against this kind of thing, so he just pretends not to hear it.
Irving had no special feelings for Ada and started talking about the general election four months later: "Henry and Kevin followed the domestic example of forming a national party and attracted some British and Boers in Johannesburg to participate in the general election four months later.
Now some people in Johannesburg are questioning the voting rights of Chinese Americans. The Electoral Committee has held two meetings on this issue, but no consensus has been reached."
This matter is a bit serious. Rock came back just for this matter, otherwise Rock would not want to come back.
The Henry Owen is talking about is Henry Alsop, the "Alsop pig" as Phyllis calls him, and Kevin is Kevin Trevicorn, Lacey's ex-fiancé.
It is not appropriate to call the political party formed the "National Party". It should be called the Alliance of Lost Love Fronts - Lost Connections for short.
The suffrage rights of Chinese Americans are a topic of great concern to the whole society. If Chinese Americans have the right to vote, then there will basically be no need to vote in the general election. Whichever party the Chinese Americans prefer will definitely win, so the National Party will target the Chinese Americans from the very beginning.
In terms of electoral rights, if there is no Chinese participation, then the National Party may not have a chance.
It's just a possibility. In fact, even if Chinese Americans don't have the right to vote, the National Party's chances of winning are very small.
"Who is in favor? Who is against?" Roque was full of domineering. During this time in Nyasaland, no matter what the matter was, Roque could decide it with one word. Without the constraints of Philip and Ade, Roque was really free and happy.
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This is Rock. Although the problem has not been solved yet, I am afraid that even Owen has not noticed it. After knowing that Rock returned to Johannesburg, Owen himself is no longer worried about this problem.
This is really not a problem for Rock.
"Almost all the members of the Election Committee are in favor of giving equal suffrage to Chinese Americans. Only Henry and Kevin are not in favor. Oh, by the way, there is also Harry Spencer. His attitude is more ambiguous and he does not oppose it, but he does not directly express his approval.
." Owen seems to be under a lot of pressure during this period. Rock and Henry haven't drunk their beers yet, and Owen has already finished one bottle.
Rock raised the bottle and signaled to Henry.
Henry reluctantly touched the bottle with Rock, and then drank it all.
"Don't worry about Harry Spencer. He is a law enforcer. It is right not to express his attitude directly. I guarantee that all the votes in the police station belong to us."
It has been a long time, but if anyone thinks that Roark has lost his influence on the police department, he is wrong.
Although it has been less than half a year since Harry Spencer took over the Johannesburg Police Department, Harry Spencer knows how to do things appropriately. He has not made any adjustments to the Johannesburg Police Department until now. Everything is still the same as when Rock left the police station.
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"Don't worry Owen, since this guy is back, let's leave the problem to this guy. This is what I did before, so I am Lord Fawalt now." Henry said without shame, this is using Rock as a coolie.
It went smoothly.
"Ha, then I really want to congratulate you." Irving was not angry with Henry and asked all the questions to Roque. Why do you need him as the party chairman?
"I am only responsible for solving Henry and Kevin. I don't care about other things. The Chinese people must get their right to vote. This is not only related to Johannesburg, but also related to the Transvaal and the Union of South Africa in the future." Rock thought far ahead,
Originally, Rock thought it would be easier to deal with the Boers, but now it seems that the British are really annoying in their nature of being a troublemaker.
Roque's attitude towards Orange is very clear. Even if Roque fights for it, he will have little chance of winning in Orange. At most, he will have a few more seats in the Orange parliament. This will not have any impact on Orange.
Substantial impact.
Therefore, Transvaal is the fundamental base. Only by ensuring the voting rights of Chinese Americans can we ensure the dominance of British Americans in Transvaal. This is clear to everyone.
As for the two bastards Henry and Kevin, Rock suspects that they established the "National Party" not to participate in politics, but purely to disgust Rock——
No, it has nothing to do with Roque. In any case, Roque is still unable to come to the stage, so the "National Party" is just to disgust the Matilda family.
It seems right to say that, Roque is now also a member of the Matilda family.
"The Union of South Africa - we are just a pilot now. Even if the Transvaal implements a democratic representative system in the future, is it too early to talk about the Union of South Africa?" Owen shook his head and smiled bitterly. Rock was indeed too radical, at least that's what Owen understood.
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"Owen, you don't know how good it feels to be free." Rock has fully enjoyed his freedom in Nyasaland during this time, and it feels so good to not have London dictating over his head!
This does not mean that London officials are idiots. They have their own interests to consider in any decision they make. From London's perspective, many of their decisions are correct.
But for southern Africa, London's decision is a bit unrealistic. At least it cannot solve the actual problems of southern Africa in a timely manner. In a constitutional monarchy like the United Kingdom, southern Africa is the local government and London is the central government. There is a gap between the two.
Conflicts are often irreconcilable.
"Of course you are happy. You have beaten the Belgians to shame. The Belgians have already sued for peace before the king's envoy arrived in Cape Town. As a result, the king's envoy just got off the ship in Cape Town, turned around and boarded the ship back to London. You
Is the limelight too much? Be careful." Henry kindly reminded that the better Nyasaland performs, the greater the constraints on Rock will be in the future.
"Ha, I didn't even know that this happened." Rock is no longer worried about this issue. A strong Nyasaland is more in line with Britain's interests in Africa. As for whether the British government will worry about Nyasaland?
The orchid tail is too big to fall off——
There seems to be no need for controversy.
No matter how powerful Nyasaland is, its strength is limited for the British. The Northern Rhodesian Division currently has more than a thousand people in name, and even with the new First Cavalry Division, it does not exceed 2,000. Nyasaland
It doesn’t even have a navy, so even if there is an outlet to the sea, the British government can block it at any time. Therefore, the British government should not worry about Nyasaland being too powerful. The British government still hopes that Roque will complete the "Two C Plan".
If Rock doesn't have any strength at hand, why does he have the "Two C Plan"?
To put it bluntly, even if Nyasaland has a tendency to lose its tail, the British government is not worried.
Roque knew that it would be more beneficial for Nyasaland to stay within the Commonwealth, and the British government knew it very well. The current situation is that autonomy in southern Africa is inevitable, so according to the British government's consistent policy
Sexuality should leave some hidden dangers in southern Africa. In southern Africa, who else is more suitable to play this role than Roque and Nyasaland?
No more, Rock and Nyasaland are the most suitable.
While Rock was chatting with Henry and Owen, a certain drunkard around the small stage downstairs probably couldn't hold it in anymore and took advantage of the dancing girl.
The girl screamed immediately.
The drunkards around laughed, and someone threw pounds at the girl. These pounds were gold coins, and it hurt a lot when they hit her, so the girl burst into tears.
There are security guards in the bar, and immediately four K2s with aggressive faces came over in a menacing manner.
Drunkards are like guests when they are not drunk. After drinking too much, they are like gods. They are not afraid of K2 at all.
So the conflict broke out immediately, and at one time more than a dozen strong men got into a ball, refusing to give in to each other.
"Stop it, stop the music, stop playing! Just take them all away."
The Russell Bar is right next to the police station, and soon the police came to control the situation, led by a Chinese police sergeant.
A drunkard probably drank a little too much. When he got up, he punched a policeman hard and knocked the policeman to the ground.
The policemen immediately swarmed forward, with more than a dozen batons flying up and down, and the drunkard quickly disappeared.