In a capitalist society, everything is about profit. As long as the price is high enough, Rock can even sell the oil field. Viscount Glaston does not expect Rock to carry forward the style. There is no such thing as the British Empire. If Rock really behaves in every possible way,
Considering the interests of the British Empire, London might still suspect Roque of having ulterior motives.
So when Roark mentioned money, Viscount Glaston immediately said: "Money is not a problem——"
It's really not a problem. A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. The Germans originally thought that Britain, which had been severely weakened by the Second Boer War, could try to challenge Britain's international status.
As everyone knows, Britain did suffer heavy losses due to the Second Boer War, but it was not to the extent that it was damaged. Hundreds of years of colonial accumulation is no joke. Although the British mainland was also in a state of chaos because of the arms race,
But compared with Germany, it is still doing well. At least it still has enough energy to support the formation of more troops in southern Africa.
So money is really not a problem for the current British Empire. As long as London remains the global economic center, Britain will have the strength to continue the game.
It is understandable here why the UK attaches so much importance to the gold in Johannesburg, because the UK needs the gold in Johannesburg to maintain the gold content of the pound.
Of course, Rock would naturally make more demands at this time, which is in line with Rock's greedy character: "In order to ensure the safety of the oil fields, I need a more stable Port Elizabeth. There are still pirates on the coast of the Persian Gulf, so
Umbrella companies need more rights."
"There are pirates in the Persian Gulf?" Viscount Glaston does not understand the actual situation in the Persian Gulf.
Rock nodded silently. If necessary, there will definitely be pirates in the Persian Gulf.
"Then go ahead and do it. You should cooperate with London to jointly develop the oil in Port Elizabeth." Viscount Glaston did not realize what kind of bloody storm his short sentence would cause in the Persian Gulf.
"What do I need in London?" Rock is not polite. If Port Elizabeth is still under British control, then Rock is indeed willing to cooperate with the British government for oil.
This premise no longer exists. Rock has bought Port Elizabeth and found oil. Port Elizabeth does not need the protection of the British government now. The mercenaries of the Umbrella Company on the peninsula are enough to protect the interests of Port Elizabeth.
Therefore, the British government has lost the basis for cooperation with Rock, unless the British government can come up with an oil field comparable to that of Elizabeth.
In that case, I'm afraid the British government won't allow Rock to get involved. Everyone is selfish in this regard.
For the British government, it does not matter which family controls the peninsula. Now the entire peninsula does not show any economic value worthy of attention. Compared with the peninsula, the British attaches great importance to its interests in Egypt and the Suez Canal. The entire peninsula, except for the fertile land in the Mesopotamia and Mesopotamia, other desert areas were basically ignored by the British government and the Ottoman Empire. Only the Umbrella Company paid attention to it.
Rock didn't pay attention to how Ali Rashid wiped out the nomads. Viscount Glaston was very unhappy after visiting the church and library in Ulysses.
"Why do Ulysses only have Catholic churches but no Protestant churches?" Viscount Glaston is a devout Protestant, and Protestantism is the state religion of England.
"The Catholic Church has donated more than 60 libraries in Nyasaland. For every library donated, they can build a church. That's why there are so many Catholic churches in Nyasaland -" Rock picked up the nice words
The implication is that Protestantism is too stingy. If Protestantism could be as generous as Catholicism, Rock would certainly welcome it.
In order to increase the number of libraries in Nyasaland, Rock has done everything possible. Now in Nyasaland, any larger town has at least one library, similar to Little Rock and Port Edward.
In a big city like Xuanji City, each city has three to five libraries.
In addition to libraries donated by the Catholic Church, Roque is also vigorously promoting social donations. The Nyasaland State Library was personally donated by Roque, and then countless people took the initiative to donate money and materials to the Nyasaland State Library.
Businessmen in Nyasaland now also understand Roque’s hobbies and will bring back various books from all over the world to enrich the Nyasaland State Library.
Now the Nyasaland State Library has more than one million books. Many people are working for the Nyasaland State Library. Their main job is translation. Every time a book is translated, they can get it from Nyasaland.
Saran State Library was paid ten rand.
After each book is translated, it must be corrected. After the correction is completed, it will be delivered to Nyasaland Printing Company for printing, and then sent to all libraries in Nyasaland for archiving. This part of the cost is borne by Roque personally.
of.
Viscount Glaston could only sigh speechlessly. The Protestant Church is building the largest church in Southern Africa in Cape Town, but it is ignoring Nyasaland, which is becoming more and more economically developed. This is really inappropriate.
"I have no intention of blaming anyone. Catholicism has played an important role in the construction of Nyasaland. Many people in Nyasaland are now Catholics. It is difficult for Protestants to catch up, but it is not without opportunities. Nyasaland still has
We need more theaters -" Rock's calculations were accurate, hoping that Protestantism could play the same role as Catholicism in building a better Nyasaland.
Rock still attaches great importance to culture. Like the Transvaal, Chinese is also designated as the third official language by the Nyasaland state government. In southern Africa, only the Transvaal and Nyasaland recognize Chinese.
status, even Rhodesia has not taken any relevant action.
But it doesn’t matter. As the status of Chinese in southern Africa becomes higher and higher, the status of Chinese will become more and more important. All schools in Nyasaland now teach in Chinese, and more and more Chinese are working in the federal government.
More and more, Chinese has actually become the second most common language in southern Africa, so that Boer is becoming less and less important.
For example, in Nyasaland and Transvaal, many times the government has canceled the Boer version when issuing announcements. The reason is that there are not many Boers in these two states, and there are not many Boers in the Transvaal.
There are a thousand people, even fewer in Nyasaland, probably less than a hundred.
"Hahahaha, you are such a cunning guy." Viscount Glaston was not disgusted with Rock's performance. Southern Africa is not a communist country, and the status of religion in the UK is not too high. Since Europe got rid of
Regarding religious control, secular countries are actually very wary of the Vatican.
As long as Rock doesn't reject Protestantism for some reason.
Like libraries in most cities, the Ulysses Library is built in the center of Ulysses. All citizens can borrow books from the Ulysses Library free of charge with their ID cards. There is also a large library on the first floor.
There is a huge bookstore where citizens can buy various best-selling books or reference books.
Like other cities in Nyasaland, Chinese classics and literary novels are the best sellers. The Chinese people's awe for culture has penetrated into their bones. Even if many farmers cannot understand it, they are happy to buy some books and put them at home. Arty
At the same time, of course, it is also to give children a better education.
In order to pay tribute to Viscount Glaston and Rock, the library has also prepared a special gift, two sets of hardcover versions of the Four Books and Five Classics, one in English and one in Chinese.
"These two sets of books are the best-selling books in Nyasaland. Last year, these two sets of books sold a total of 30,000 copies in Nyasaland. They were rated as the most popular books among readers. They are on my bookshelf.
There is also a set, but unfortunately I have to admit that I don’t have much time to study. Last year, I only read less than half of the books.” Roque is not afraid of Viscount Glaston’s jokes. When it comes to the books at home, Roque may
I haven’t seen as much as Phyllis.
It's not a possibility, but a certainty. Phyllis often reads bedtime stories to Gavin and Alvin at night. This is one of the few noble habits that Rock appreciates. In fact, many people Rock knows do.
He likes reading very much. Even a busy person like Ade would let Sidney Milner read the newspaper every morning at breakfast.
"It's really good, Locke. Your emphasis on culture has made me see the future of Nyasaland. I believe that the future of Nyasaland will be very bright." Viscount Glaston sighed sincerely. Even the British mainland
None of them have such a rich cultural atmosphere as Nyasaland.
Of course, Rock did not just emphasize culture. In the Gurkha gathering area on the outskirts of Ulysses, Viscount Glaston saw a completely different situation.
The Gurkhas living in Ulysses are all family members of Gorkha officers and soldiers serving in the Nyasaland Army.
In order to relieve the worries of the officers and soldiers, Nyasaland has a lot of special care for the families of soldiers. The waiting period for naturalization for the families of Gorkha officers and soldiers living in Ulysses is only three years. During these three years, these family members of the officers and soldiers
You can use various public resources provided by the Nyasaland State Government free of charge, including children's schooling, medical care, work in Nyasaland, or business investment.
In the Gurkha gathering area, there is a five-meter-high and 20-meter-long recruitment billboard with various exciting slogans written in English, Chinese and Gurkha to encourage more Gurkhas to join the army.
Enlist in the army.
The Ulysses city government has also set up shooting ranges, various military clubs, and recruitment registration points and checkpoints set up by the Southern African government and the Nyasaland state government next to the Gurkha gathering area.
Primary schools and middle schools in areas where the Kabul people gather all offer extracurricular activity courses with strong military overtones.
This is also to cultivate the martial spirit of Nyasaland people.