Roque's speech lasted for thirty minutes. In a Congress where time is money, half an hour is already a lot of respect. During Roque's speech, he was interrupted by applause a total of 11 times. After the speech, Justice Viscount Halden represented the Congress.
Roark awarded the Congressional Medal.
Look, let’s just say that sooner or later I will wear all the medals.
After leaving Parliament, Locke and Winston took the same car to meet George V.
Winston has returned to the high-spirited and commanding Winston. It can be seen that he is in a good mood during this period. Although the Minister of Munitions is not as prominent as the Secretary of the Navy, the importance of the Minister of Munitions is obviously higher than that of the Secretary of the Navy.
Before the outbreak of the World War, everyone pinned their hopes of victory on the invincible Royal Navy.
As a result, after the outbreak of the World War, the Royal Navy could not find a chance to win, not even the German fleet. With many cutting-edge warships, the domestic fleet, which was regarded as the number one in the world, was not even as effective as a large group of retired warships.
The Mediterranean Fleet composed of "Grandpa".
The German Navy vowed before the war to decisively defeat the British Royal Navy in the English Channel. On this pretext, the German Navy defrauded the German government of more than 60% of its military expenditures.
As a result, after the outbreak of the World War, the German Navy, which was equally powerful on paper, huddled in the German military port and did not even dare to leave the door. The British Royal Navy blocked the German coastline. I don’t know what William II was feeling.
, this can also explain why William II was so keen on doing handicrafts and could spend an entire afternoon doing carpentry work in the garden.
It was Rock who was also depressed.
"You have helped me and Marshal Kitchener a lot. You don't know how much pressure we are under during this time. The air in London is simply suffocating-" Winston laughed in the car.
The car is not an armored command vehicle like Rock, and it does feel rather depressing.
However, the air in London is suffocating, probably not because of the unfavorable war situation, but because of the bad air in London.
Sitting in the car, Rock looked ahead and saw that it was already hazy a hundred meters away.
There was thick fog everywhere outside the car window, and there were clouds of unknown gas in the air. Many pedestrians on the road were wearing masks, or covering their mouths and noses with their collars, and they were coughing violently.
Let me explain here, masks were not invented in the West. As early as the Dade period, masks had already appeared in the palace. At that time, the waiters used a kind of silk and gold thread to prevent their breath from spreading to the emperor's food.
The world's first mask.
Roque also wears a mask, but it is not made of silk and gold thread, but made of gauze and cotton wool.
This kind of mask is called "Wu's mask" and it was not invented by Rock. It was invented by Wu Liande, who graduated from Cambridge University in the United Kingdom at the end of 1910.
Of course, according to the habits of southern Africa, some improvements have been made to the masks so that they can better fit the facial curves.
Don’t underestimate this small improvement. Winston also wears a mask, but Winston’s mask is sewn on his collar. When wearing it, he has to hold it down with his hand, which is very inconvenient.
"I really don't understand how you people can tolerate this kind of environment. I think improving the environment is more important than winning the war." Rock is not kind. To improve the environment, we must gradually de-industrialize. Gradually de-industrialize, it will no longer be a single colony.
The economy is not dependent on the British mainland, but the British mainland is dependent on the colonies.
"The air quality in London is indeed bad, but it's not that serious yet -" Winston didn't take it seriously. It's said that you can't smell the fragrance after living in a orchid house for a long time, and you can't smell the smell after living in Bao City for a long time. It is only when there is comparison that it is harmful.
"How many people died in London this winter due to poor air quality?" Rock emphasized.
"Many people die in London every winter, but don't be alarmist. It's not necessarily because of the air quality." Winston didn't agree. Environmental management was a slow process, and you wouldn't see the effect for a while. Maybe it was because of previous mistakes.
People can enjoy the shade behind the tree, so Winston won't have to do any thankless work.
This is the so-called democracy and freedom. The British are indeed quite free. They can choose whether to live in London. If they choose to live in London, then they have to accept the air quality in London. There is a chicken soup saying: If
You can't change the environment, so try to adapt to the environment.
Whether this sentence is correct in a specific environment depends on how it is understood.
Different from the smog in the city, George V lived in a palace in the countryside. The air quality here is very good, comparable to that of Cyprus. It is no wonder that no one cares about the air quality in London.
By the way, Winston also lives in a country house.
In order to receive Roark, George V made a rare grand display. The royal guard of honor was sent out to greet Roark. Accompanying Roark in reviewing the guard of honor was the Duke of Battleford. His son was dismissed from the army because he refused to be called up by the military.
The Duke of Turford disinherited the title.
Born in a powerful family, you can enjoy benefits beyond ordinary people, but you must also bear the responsibilities of welfare.
George V was waiting for Roque at the entrance of the palace. After reviewing the guard of honor, George V welcomed Roque with a smile on his face.
Rock no longer had the freshness he felt when he first met George V. When he was reviewing the troops on the Western Front, George V fell off his horse and lost face. Now George V finally has a fig leaf, and the Ottoman battlefield is like this
The British Expeditionary Force was the main force, with France, a traditional army power, in a supporting position.
"Locke, congratulations. You have won an unprecedented victory. We are all proud of you -" When George V congratulated Locke, a large group of nobles and princes applauded Locke, and some people took the initiative to shake hands with Locke.
, eyes full of gratitude.
Rock knew why these people were so enthusiastic. Some time ago, The Times published the list of the fallen nobles in the newspaper, and now it finally worked.
"I have read your report before, and I thought that if the war can be won in June next year, then God will bless England. I didn't expect the news of victory to come so quickly. I remember you said some time ago that the troops could not continue due to heavy snow closing the mountains.
"Go forward, how did you do that?" George V was very curious. His biggest regret now was that he was unable to inspect Central Kazakhstan during the Battle of the Dardanelles.
"I can only say that the Ottoman Empire encountered more difficulties than us. After the loss of Constantinople, the Ottoman Empire was doomed to fail. It was just a matter of time." In the conscience of heaven and earth, Roque really did nothing.
A few days ago, we were planning to arrange for the troops to rotate and rest.
"Yes, fortunately we survived -" George V took a seat at the head of the table, and Rock's seat was still on George V's left.
The last time Rock sat in this position, it was somewhat symbolic.
Now Roark can sit here with peace of mind, Winston has to go down the row, and the Duke of Battleford sits opposite Roark.
"Tell us how you did it." George V's interest continued.
"I actually don't do much work -" Rock deliberately let it slip. Everyone was waiting for Rock to continue with great interest: "-When I accepted the appointment of the Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Vince
Immediately reminded me that my main job was to coordinate the relationship within the expeditionary force and ensure the logistics of the frontline troops - so I did just that, and then won the victory - "
Rock spoke very briefly, and even pulled Winston along.
Winston was so happy that he couldn't help but know people.
The Duke of Battleford smiled very reservedly, nodded and clapped softly, showing his appreciation for Roque clearly.
It is true that the British aristocracy has been decadent for too long.
Before the outbreak of the World War, the British aristocracy was actually heading towards destruction. Since the 19th century, the British Parliament passed bills such as the Secret Ballot Act and the Redistribution of Seats Act to continuously restrict the power of the aristocracy. At the same time, new interest groups continued to buy and sell titles, causing the aristocracy to
The number of titles is overflowing, and the gold content is further reduced.
After Lloyd George came to power, the British Parliament passed the "Act of Parliament", which completely ended the dominance of the House of Lords over the United Kingdom. For a time, everyone in the aristocracy was in danger and the building was about to collapse. This is why the children of the aristocracy became enthusiastic after the outbreak of the world war.
join the army.
Those poor aristocratic children still thought that the world war, like previous wars, was a fame and fortune fair for gaining military glory.
Unexpectedly, the world war turned into a meat grinder, and the nobles suffered heavy casualties, which was unacceptable to everyone.
The appearance of Rock filled this regret. As the Viscount of Nyasaland, Rock was also a member of the aristocracy. When the nobles needed honor the most, Rock led the Southern African Expeditionary Force to a series of victories, so in "Operation Victory Horn"
"After that, Rock was immediately named Earl of Nyasaland.
After the surrender of the Ottoman Empire, the voices in the UK demanding that Roque replace Haig as Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force became louder and louder. Although Haig was also closely related to the royal family, Haig was not a member of the aristocracy and could not represent the British.
As a group of nobles, even if the British Expeditionary Force wins the final victory under the leadership of Haig, it will be a victory for the common people, and the status of the nobles will become increasingly embarrassing.
If Locke leads the British Expeditionary Force to defeat Germany, then all problems will be solved, and the British aristocracy will have a reason to be superior and can enjoy the benefits brought by their rights and status as a matter of course.
Rock knew these twists and turns, so he now behaved more humbly: "When it was most dangerous, I almost put a knife on Winston's neck and forced Winston to give me more shells. Fortunately,
We won, otherwise Winston would never have let me go—"
These words were so comfortable that George V couldn't help laughing, while Winston glared at Roark.
In fact, he wasn't too angry.
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