In the UK, even in Sandhurst, the price of such a house is more than 2,000 pounds. In London, it must be more than 5,000 pounds. Based on the income level of the teachers at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, I think it is
Buying a home in London is basically impossible.
Rock was generous and used the word "home" when introducing Lieutenant Colonel Derek Dodd. If Lieutenant Colonel Derek Dodd was willing to stay, Rock didn't care about a house.
In the evening, Rock hosted a banquet with Lieutenant Colonel Derek Dodd and other teachers at the Baronial Palace. Sochao and Xiaosi, who had just arrived in Johannesburg, were accompanied by Anton. Anton represented the Northern Rhodesia Division and the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division and presented to the teachers.
They expressed their welcome, and Xiaosi was also very generous in this regard, jokingly giving each of them an Arabian horse.
As a result, the reaction of these teachers was obviously more excited than when they saw houses and cars in the afternoon, and they had no idea how much the British liked horses.
After the dinner, Xiaosi stayed at Rock's house and brought Rock the latest news.
"The Earl of Selborne is not ill at all. He does not want to come to the Transvaal at all. He also wants to return to the Admiralty. Louis Botha and Jan Smuts visited the Earl of Selborne a few days ago. You guessed it?
What did the Earl of Selborne say? He actually encouraged Louis Botha and Jan Smuts to propose to London that Orange, Transvaal, Natal, and Cape form a unified South African Union, so that
Lord Alborn can return to the Admiralty." Stoudemire has really convinced Rock now. The situation in southern Africa is almost exactly what Rock predicted before.
Before Earl Selborne became the Commissioner of South Africa, he served as Lord of the Admiralty. His father-in-law was the former British Prime Minister, the Marquess of Salisbury. The Marquess of Salisbury died the year before last and gave up the position to his nephew Arthur.
Balfour, this caused great dissatisfaction among both Parliament and the government. Arthur Balfour was forced to resign this year, and the British mainland is about to usher in a general election. The reason behind Earl Selborne coming to southern Africa during this period is very intriguing.<
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Perhaps for Earl Selborne, coming to serve in Southern Africa is almost the same as being sent to the army, so one can imagine Earl Selborne's resistance to Southern Africa. Rock knew that Southern Africa was where Earl Selborne
During his tenure, he was autonomous, but he didn’t know that the reasons behind this were so complicated.
As for Louis Botha and Jan Smuts, these two people indeed have strong mobility. The democratic representative systems in the Transvaal and Orange were promoted by Jan Smuts. Now if Yang
If Shi Mozi successfully promotes autonomy in southern Africa, then this person really has the qualifications to be remembered in history.
At least he has a better reputation than Roark. It is estimated that in future textbooks, Roark will be described as being as evil as Cecil Rhodes.
"So, we have to do something." Roque didn't want Louis Botha and Jan Smooth to be the preeminent ones. Since the Earl of Selborne intended to promote autonomy in southern Africa, Roque would definitely go along with the trend. "How about we go to Cape Town tomorrow?" Stoudemire is eager to try. Once southern Africa becomes autonomous, Rhodesia will be able to completely get rid of the local control. This is what Stoudemire is most excited about.
"Don't worry, Earl Selborne can't stay in Cape Town for too long. He will have to go to Pretoria sooner or later. What's the doctor's opinion?" Rock doesn't care much about Orange, it's mainly about Cape. As long as
The Cape and Transvaal remained consistent, and the opinions of Orange and Natal were almost negligible.
However, the situation in the Cape is not good. When Rock went to England, Dr. Starr Jameson was still on the sick bed. It is not clear whether it is better now. Dr. Starr Jameson cannot die at this time.
Otherwise Cape Town will fall into chaos again.
"The doctor is powerless now. He was discharged from the hospital some time ago and presided over the work of the parliament despite being ill. As a result, the Progressive Party and the United Party fought in the parliament over the tax rate issue. The doctor was hospitalized again. This time I don't know how long he will be hospitalized."
Sri Lanka has now completely stayed out of the matter, severed ties with the Progressive Party, and is not optimistic about the prospects of the Progressive Party.
After the last Cape election, in order to counter the Progressive Party's advantage, the three opposition parties in Cape formed the United Party and announced their participation in the next Cape election.
The Progressive Party is now facing severe challenges, but the Progressive Party is still deeply divided. In the parliament, the Progressive Party cannot even reach an agreement. Facing the attacks of the United Party, the Progressive Party is retreating steadily. That is to say, the Cape is now far from the next time.
The general election is still two years away. If the election starts now, the Progressive Party will almost certainly lose power.
Roque was speechless about the situation in Cape. Southern Africa is such a bunch of pig teammates, and Roque can't even carry him with his three heads and six arms.
In early November, Earl Selborne finally arrived in Pretoria and moved into the Palace of Justice to begin his career as governor.
November in Pretoria is during the crape myrtle blooming season, and the entire city is filled with lavender crape myrtle flowers. It is the most beautiful season of the year.
The current Palace of Justice has undergone two large-scale renovations and has completely changed its appearance compared to the Palace of Justice during the Transvaal Republic. The Earl of Selborne summoned Transvaal officials in batches. Rock's situation is quite special.
Earl Bourne summoned him alone.
"Lord Nyasaland, I know your performance in the Boer War and the Natal Rebellion. You performed superbly and deserved your status as a baronet." Earl Selborne did not object to Rock because of his skin color.
Roque looked at it differently, that's right, the title is actually a tool to win over people's hearts, and the former Lord of the Navy's vision is not so shallow.
There is nothing to respond to such a compliment. Rock smiled politely, without feeling proud or fearful.
"You just came back from London. How do you feel about London?" As both soldiers, Earl Selborne is very interested in Roque.
"It's not bad. Afternoon tea is more British." Rock thought for a long time, but he didn't expect that there was anything worthy of praise in London. He couldn't tell the Earl of Selborne directly. He made a lot of money in London. p>
"Hahahaha, it seems that London doesn't give you a good impression. This is normal. Many people don't like London, and I don't like it either. Compared with London's bad air, I prefer Portsmouth." Serge
Earl Bourne's preference is obvious. Portsmouth has the largest shipyard in the world.
Rock has no contact with the British Navy. Nyasaland only has a few coast guard ships. Rock has no say in this issue.
"Be prepared after returning to the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division. The situation in India is getting more and more serious. Lord Minto has been requesting local assistance. You may also have to bear part of the task." Earl Selborne's words surprised Rock.
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The "Lord" of Minto is actually an earl, and the title is the same as the Baron Roque.
Earl Minto is the current British Governor-General in India. He also just took office this year. The British attitude towards India is completely different from that towards Canada, Australia, and southern Africa. The British can allow Canada and Australia to have autonomy, and may even allow Canada and Australia in the future.
After becoming an independent country, it has a very firm attitude towards India and will never allow India to implement any form of autonomy.
India's human resources are really important to the UK.
Different from Rock's understanding of India, before Gandhi returned to India, India was not non-violent and non-cooperative. Many people in India were extremely repulsive to British colonial rule. Now the Indian National Congress is a dominant party and is influenced by Canada.
, influenced by Australia, the Congress Party is also striving for autonomous status. At the same time, there are still people in India calling for force to resist British colonial rule, so the situation faced by Count Minto is also very serious.
When the Second Boer War broke out, troops stationed in India came to southern Africa to participate in the war, so it seems natural that the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division will go to India to support.
But Rock definitely doesn’t think so.
"Lord, the newly formed First Cavalry Division currently has less than 5,000 men. It is not enough to maintain the situation in the Transvaal. I am afraid that it will not be able to go to India." Rock is definitely not willing to go to India, not to mention the height of the mountain.
The road is far away, and the environment in India is enough for Luo Ke to stay away.
India in the 21st century is well-known for its harsh environment and criminal activities. India in this era is not much better. Although India is known as "the most dazzling pearl in the Queen's crown", the actual situation in India is
The situation is definitely not optimistic. Harry Spencer ran from India to Johannesburg because he couldn't stand the environment in India.
"Is the situation in the Transvaal dangerous? I don't think I have heard of any violence in the Transvaal." Earl Selborne's words left Rock speechless.
The Chinese are indeed the most easily satisfied nation in the world. As long as the Chinese are given a living space and allowed to survive, the Chinese will work hard, pay taxes in full, and become the most law-abiding citizens in the world.
This is definitely an advantage of the Chinese, but in Johannesburg, it became an extremely disadvantageous proof for the new 1st Cavalry Division.
Rock really regretted it at this moment. He should have kept some Boers in the Transvaal and let those Boers go to the streets to cause trouble when they had nothing to do, so that the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division could also have something to do.
"Don't worry, it's just preparation. Even if the new First Cavalry Division needs to be dispatched, it won't be possible within this year." Earl Selborne reassured Rock, but this seemed to indicate that the new First Cavalry Division had already left for India.
Inevitable.
When leaving the Palace of Justice, Rock was worried. After Henry learned about Earl Selborne's decision, he was so happy to see his molars.
"Locke, you're done. I heard that the air in India is full of viruses. If you come back from India, Phyllis will definitely not let you in." Henry is talking nonsense, but in this era, such idiotic remarks seem to be very popular.