The biggest problem in this era is not the decentralization of power, but the over-concentration of power. For example, the police department is not only responsible for public security, traffic, criminal investigation, but also prisons, fire protection, environmental sanitation, city appearance, etc. p>
With so much power concentrated in the police system at the same time, it is understandable that the police department has received much attention.
Although Roque knows that this is not a good idea, he has no idea of decentralizing power. After all, the Police Department is also a subordinate agency of the Ministry of Justice, and Roque will not take the initiative to give up his power.
Even sharing is not enough.
On December 5, Umbrella Company raided Samson's estate in Puakana. Nearly a hundred of the German troops responsible for protecting Samson and Samson's men were killed, and Samson was successfully captured. The secret
Escorted back to Nyasaland.
In fact, it would be more appropriate to send them to Pretoria or Cape Town, but Cape Town is too far. Rock is still a little worried about the situation in Pretoria. Samson was also a famous general during the Boer War, and quite a few Boers
He was very sympathetic to the current situation of Samson and other Boer generals. If Samson was sent back to Pretoria, it might cause trouble, so Rock simply sent Samson to Nyasaland.
Asalan was interrogated on the spot.
As a result, this decision caused controversy again.
After the Umbrella Company raided Samson's estate in Puakana, the Governor-General of South West Africa issued a statement, severely condemning this violent act and claiming that it would thoroughly investigate the incident and retaliate against this violent act.
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The statement of the Governor-General of South-West Africa was not directed at Nyasaland. As a result, some people in southern Africa thought that Roque sent people to attack Samson's manor and asked Roque to send Samson to Belgium.
Trial in Letoria.
"No, I don't know where Samson is. If you know, then you can tell me, and I will definitely catch Samson back with my own hands." Roque spoke very sternly, even in front of Ade, Roque
Ke also did not disclose any information.
"Come on, besides the Ministry of Justice, who else cares about Samson?" Yang Smuts obviously didn't believe it.
A series of previous actions taken by the Ministry of Justice against the Ministry of Education completely tore apart the apparent harmony between Rock and Yang Smuts. After Yang Smuts learned about the attack on Samson Manor, he
Come to Ade and ask that Samson be brought to Pretoria for trial.
"Haha, you are also very concerned -" Rock is not angry. Rock can be more patient with Louis Botha. Forget about Yang Smuts. Rock and Yang Smuts are incompatible.
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"Lord Locke, you may not know that your people left two corpses in Puakana. Now Southwest Africa has determined that it was your people who crossed the border and attacked Samson's estate in Puakana. If you
It doesn't matter that the people were only targeting Samson and his men, but you also killed nearly 40 German soldiers during the operation. Do you think the Southwest African government will let it go?" Yang Smuts obviously also has a lot of information.
, otherwise I wouldn’t have come directly to Ade.
Although the combat effectiveness of Samson's men was not very good, the combat effectiveness of the German troops was still very good. In order to capture Samson, Rock mobilized nearly 200 operational personnel. The losses were certainly inevitable. In fact, there were more than a dozen personnel on the umbrella side.
There were casualties, but the bodies of the others were brought back to Nyasaland. The two bodies left at the scene were both from Tetera.
"Haha, do you believe what the Governor-General of Southwest Africa says? I also said that this was directed and performed by Southwest Africa. You also know that there are no Africans in Nyasaland at all -" Rock countered,
A simple corpse can't prove anything. Before entering Southwest Africa, Mel's men replaced all the equipment with the Nyasaland logo. Even if there were mistakes, Rock would never admit it. Southwest Africa should not be blamed.
This is a big deal with South Africa.
Even if it is a fight, Rock is not afraid. The German troops in Southwest Africa and the Southwest African Servant Army combined are less than 50,000. Rock does not even need to mobilize too many troops, whether it is the Northern Rhodesian Division or the Cavalry Division.
One division, transferred at random, is enough to deal with the threats in Southwest Africa.
Yang Shimozi still wanted to argue, but was stopped by Ade.
"Locke, is Samson in Nyasaland?" Ade took the initiative to ask Locke for confirmation. At first, Ade only gave the Ministry of Justice one month, but now it has been more than a month, but Ade did not pursue Henry.
and Rock's responsibility.
"Definitely not, and I don't know where Samson is." Rock denied it flatly. Ade was indeed unaware of this matter. Rock would never leak the information before getting Samson's confession. p>
As for how Rock will explain this lie, it is actually very simple. Rock can completely claim that Samson was captured in southern Africa. As for whether the Germans and Boers believe it or not, Rock has no control over it. After all, the Boers are also part of southern Africa, and they should maintain a unified position with southern Africa on this issue, but Yang Smuts' performance does not seem to be like this.
In fact, it is understandable that during the Boer War, Yang Smuts and Samson were both Boer generals, and the two had a very good personal relationship. Rock is still not sure whether Samson kidnapped the officials on trial and Yang Smuts
Whether it matters or not depends on the outcome of Samson's trial.
"Okay then, continue your work and capture Samson as soon as possible." Ade showed no doubt that on this issue, Ade and Rock still have a tacit understanding.
Roque had already reported to Ade before taking action.
Although Roark did not report the results of the operation to Ade afterwards, Ade believed in Roark's loyalty. No matter what, at least Roark would not reach a private deal with the Germans, and that was enough.
As for whether Rock has his own little Jiujiu, Ade can't care about that. Who can keep some secrets?
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"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, the overseas actions taken by the Ministry of Justice have seriously affected the relations between Southern Africa and Southwest Africa. This will drag Southern Africa back into the abyss of war. The interests of the entire Southern Africa cannot be harmed because of one person's personal behavior.
." Yang Smuts didn't believe Rock's lies. In the entire southern Africa, only Rock had the ability and reason to take action against Samson.
"Don't be so serious, Minister Shimozi. Let's not talk about whether Southwest Africa has the ability to launch a war. Even if Southwest Africa launches a war, the Ministry of National Defense will still have the strength to defend the enemy from outside the country." Roque will definitely not be polite at this time.
, it’s not that Rock looks down on the Germans, it’s actually that the German army in this era is far from being the best in the world.
Simply put, the strength of the military is a reflection of comprehensive national strength. If the country is not strong, it will be useless no matter how strong the military is.
Today's Germany seems aggressive and wants to compete with the British Empire everywhere. In fact, Germany's comprehensive national strength is still incomparable with the old colonial countries such as Britain and France. The arms race has continued so far, and Britain has not used all its strength, but Germany has come close.
At the end of the day, don’t forget that Britain still has a biological son on the other side of the ocean.
Of course, this "son" definitely does not refer to southern Africa, but the United States. Although the military strength of the United States is not as good as that of the United Kingdom and Germany, the military potential of the United States is the strongest in the world.
The strength of the United States is not only reflected in its economy, but also in its human resources. At this time, the United States had a population of more than 80 million, while Germany's population was only about 65 million, and the United Kingdom's population was only two.
Fifteen million, so in terms of war potential, the United States is indeed unparalleled.
The potential here does not mean that there are more people. In terms of population, the Qing Dynasty is undoubtedly the first in the world, but the Qing Dynasty cannot even maintain a basic standing army. Southern Africa is now close to the limit of supporting 300,000 to 50,000 troops. Rock wants to
The third and fourth divisions are fully replenished, but they have never had enough funds, so how to realize their potential is a serious problem.
This is the situation in Germany. Perhaps the combat effectiveness of the German troops is indeed very good, but the German government does not have enough funds to arm the German troops. There is still more than half of Africa between Germany and Southwest Africa. To reinforce Southwest Africa, you must go through the English Channel.
If a war really breaks out between Southwest Africa and Southern Africa, the British government will definitely block the English Channel and prevent Germany from sending reinforcements to Southwest Africa at will.
So Rock really doesn't care about the threat of war in Southwest Africa. As for the servant armies in Southwest Africa, Rock doesn't need to mobilize regular troops. The Gurkha mercenaries of the Umbrella Company are enough to deal with them.
"Haha, Lord Nyasaland, having confidence is a good thing, but having too much confidence is arrogance." Yang Smozi sneered, obviously not believing what Rock said.
After all, the title of "The World's No. 1 Army" is still a bit of a deterrent.
Luo Ke smiled and said nothing at this time. Before the war broke out, this question was Guan Gong versus Qin Qiong, and there was no answer at all.
A rebellion broke out in Tanganyika before. Although the Lions entered Tanganyika to fight, it was not in the name of southern Africa, so Yang Smuts was not clear about the specific situation.
"Okay, Minister Shimozi, go back and continue your work. War-related issues will be handled by the Ministry of Defense and have nothing to do with your Ministry of Education." Adelaide's attitude on this point is very clear. In any case, Adelaide will not
Will bring the Boers back into the army.
So it is understandable why many Boers are dissatisfied. Nominally, the Boers are now a part of southern Africa, but in southern Africa, the Boers have never gained the real trust of the British. The federal government would rather trust the Chinese than the Boers.
People.
In fact, they are all self-inflicted. With Yang Shimozi’s performance, it is indeed difficult to gain Ade’s trust.