According to Rock’s standards, Henry’s current somewhat unorganized work status as the federal government’s Attorney General is definitely unqualified.
But by the standards of the early twentieth century, all senior government officials of this era were basically similar to Henry in terms of work attitude.
Professionalism!
What is that?
This term did not exist at the beginning of the 20th century.
Even so, it is not appropriate to say such words from Henry. As the Minister of Justice, Henry himself must vigorously promote the improvement of legislation in Southern Africa. At the very least, he cannot go against the Legislative Council and the federal government.
"As a senior official of the federal government, I do not require you to put the federal government first. At the very least, you must maintain respect for the federal government. After all, you are also a member of the federal government, and you enjoy the treatment and rights provided by the federal government.
The authority of the federal government should be maintained." Philip's attitude is still very upright. Although the new tax law also affects Philip's interests, at Philip's age, he no longer pays much attention to economic interests, but instead seeks higher interests.
Career pursuit.
To put it bluntly, the biggest purpose of Philip's hard work in making money was to accumulate more wealth for Arnold, Irving, Henry, and Phyllis. Even if Henry and Brother Henry are all prodigal sons in the future, they can still be prodigal for a few more years.<
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There is no need to worry about this now. Since Henry came to southern Africa, the Matilda family has become more and more prosperous. Henry and Owen are now senior officials of the federal government in southern Africa. Henry has been knighted, and Owen is also expected to be knighted.
, Phyllis is Mrs. Nyasaland, and Phyllis doesn’t even know how much her family’s property is, so money is really meaningless to Philip.
Philip's current goal is to be the Prime Minister of the federal government. Of course, this will have to wait until Ade leaves office. As long as Ade is still willing to serve as Prime Minister, then Ade is the most suitable candidate for prime minister.
Of course, this does not mean that Philip has no chance.
The reason why Philip came to Southern Africa from the Colonial Affairs Department to serve as the mayor of Johannesburg was because of the gold under Johannesburg.
Now Philip has accomplished this task brilliantly. The gold from southern Africa has effectively helped London maintain its special status as a global financial center. At a time when prices are rising due to the arms race, almost all currencies in the world are depreciating. Only the British pound is still strong. This
Johannesburg's gold played a huge role.
Therefore, Philip, who has local support, and Ade, who has huge local reputation in southern Africa, also have a fighting chance.
Therefore, while Adelaide was successfully elected as the Prime Minister of the federal government, Philip also successfully became the Speaker of the Federal Parliament while serving as the governor of the Transvaal. This is the local praise for Philip.
As for Philip's attitude towards the new tax law, it goes without saying that the voting results in Congress are the best illustration.
If Philip supports the new tax law, then at worst, the vote on the new tax law will not be the current one-sided situation.
"A unanimous vote is the biggest challenge to the authority of the federal government!" Henry revealed the secret.
Philip did not explain, stared at Henry, shook his head and sighed.
No matter how you look at it, this son doesn’t look like your biological son!
"Henry, as the Speaker, my father must represent the interests of all members of Congress and not give up his position to cater to the Prime Minister. This is his father's duty." Irving is very smart and understands Philip's choice.
Philip hummed with satisfaction. Three sons are good. Even if two of them are useless, at least one of them can be saved.
Irving is now also a member of the federal government, and he is also the leader of the ruling party, the so-called leader of the majority. He is also very powerful in the parliament. Therefore, after the new tax law was rejected, Ade did not go to Philip and Irving at all, but to Luo
Ke, because Ade also knows very well that it is useless to find Philip and Irving. The two men have a unified position, and Rock is the biggest variable.
When the federal government was established, Philip was competing to become the prime minister of the federal government. It was only because Ade's prestige in southern Africa was too high that Philip failed to do so.
From Irving's point of view, he definitely hopes that Philip will be elected. After all, Ade has no kindness to Irving, and Irving has no special feelings for Ade.
That’s why Congress voted against the new tax law. It was certainly for the interests of members of Congress, but it was also a warning to Prime Minister Adelaide not to do whatever he wanted, and it could also boost Philip’s reputation.
There are many twists and turns here.
No wonder Henry can't understand.
Henry is not in a hurry. It doesn't matter if he doesn't understand. Fortunately, Roque is in Pretoria. As the Minister of Justice, Henry does not need to be consistent with Parliament. Roque's position is Henry's position.
Roque himself definitely agrees with the new tax law. After all, the Department of Defense is the gold-swallowing monster among all departments of the federal government. Only when the federal government is capable can the Department of Defense get more funds and more say.
So Roque's attitude is very clear: "If the new tax law is to be passed, the specific provisions must be revised. You also know that the people in Bloemfontein are all poor people. The new tax law they formulated will definitely have an impact on the old tax law."
More restrictions by interest groups will be more beneficial to emerging interest groups. The new tax law formulated under this premise will definitely be unanimously opposed by Congress."
The political capital of Southern Africa is Pretoria, and the legislative capital is Bloemfontein. The Legislative Council and the National Assembly are two different things. Most of the members of the National Assembly are British, and most of the members of the Legislative Council are of Boer origin.
Regardless of race, there are many conflicts between Congress and the Legislative Council. Most of the members of Congress in the federal government were already successful before the establishment of the federal government. They were either landowners with large farms or capitalists who owned large enterprises and mines.
, so Congress represents old interest groups.
The Legislative Council is composed of lawyers who are proficient in law. These lawyers themselves serve the capitalists in Congress. Of course, they are very aware of the weaknesses of capitalists, so the new tax law is also very targeted.
In other words, they are very aggressive towards members of Congress.
Of course, members of Congress will not show weakness. A unanimous vote is the best way to express their views. It is also based on this that Roque proposed to amend the new tax law. Otherwise, if Adelaide forcibly promotes the new tax law, it will not reach the level of civil war.
At the very least, it will cause chaos within southern Africa.
"The Prime Minister has instructed the Legislative Council to amend the new tax law. Some people in the Legislative Council are really out of their minds. The Prime Minister also knows that some clauses are inappropriate. The reason why he still submits them to Congress for a vote is to warn the people in the Legislative Council not to do it all day long.
For their own benefit, they enacted federal laws, not Orange laws, to serve the federal government as a whole." Sidney Milner looked disdainful, but in fact, Sidney Milner's position was also the same.
I am biased towards Congress. After all, Sidney Milner now has small assets in southern Africa. If the new tax law is not revised, it will also infringe on Sidney Milner's interests.
When Adelaide resigned as Commissioner of South Africa, Sidney Milner followed Adelaide back to London. He finally saw what it means to be a human being. If Rock hadn't paid for Adelaide to buy a house for Adelaide, I'm afraid that Adelaide and Sidney would have lost their lives.
This is the hotel where Neil Milner will stay for a long time in London.
After returning to southern Africa, Sidney Milner had more interactions with Rock, so he began to follow Rock's lead in buying property in southern Africa.
For ordinary people, it is very difficult to buy a property in southern Africa.
But for Sidney Milner, the first secretary of the federal government, simplicity is simply outrageous.
Sidney Milner just revealed a little bit of information in this regard, and immediately countless high-quality assets were presented to Sidney Milner for Sidney Milner to choose from, and most of them did not require Sidney Milner.
Milner works hard to manage high-quality assets that can generate profits without asking, such as Rock's Crocodile Bay Hydropower Station in the upper reaches of the Limpopo River, which now has Sidney Milner's shares.
Sidney Milner also participated in the land purchased by the Bechuanaland Agricultural Development Company in Orange. Now the farm alone has as many as 10,000 acres in Sidney Milner's name. Now West Germany
When Neil Milner goes to London again, he no longer needs to stay in a hotel.
How can a hotel be as comfortable as staying at home?
"That's good. If nothing else is changed, the new tax law will never be passed by Congress if the property tax is not changed. Article 1 of the Constitution guarantees the sanctity of private property, so why should the new tax law impose any restrictions on private property?
Taxing property? This in itself conflicts with the Constitution. I really don’t know what those Legislative Council members are thinking.” Rock couldn’t help but complain that even the British government must be careful when formulating laws. The Legislative Council
Do those people really think that if a federal government is established, aristocratic capitalists like Rock and others will be at the mercy of the federal government?
So naive!
"The issue considered by the Legislative Council members is of course to safeguard the authority of the law——"
Perhaps the business of Luo Ke's complaints was a bit big, but someone immediately started to take over.
Rock was so surprised. Only a few months after leaving the Transvaal, someone dared to contradict Rock in person. Are the freshmen of this class so fierce?
However, Rock was still restrained. He smiled slightly, picked up the coffee in front of him and signaled to Sidney Milner that he didn't take this kind of person to heart at all.
In the Transvaal, it was not easy for Rock to deal with anyone, and he didn't even need to express his stance.
As a result, when the next person came over, his attitude immediately became very humble, but it was not because of Roark, but because of Sidney Milner.
"Mr. Milner, good evening. I didn't expect to see you here. Can I sit down?"
Sidney Milner was very helpless. He had to be too arrogant to not see such a big man like Rock beside him.