Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1699 Occupation
George V gave Kitchener a new post as Commander-in-Chief of the Commonwealth Reserve Forces.

This position was established just after the founding of the Commonwealth and is mainly responsible for managing all reserve forces of the Commonwealth.

It sounds like it has a lot of power, but it is not. Under the background of disarmament in all countries in the world, even the regular army cannot be effectively guaranteed, let alone the reserve force.

The entire Commonwealth of Nations, including southern Africa, has established a relatively complete reserve system. Other member states, including the United Kingdom, have set up an agency to hang up a sign to deal with it, and have no actual power at all.

Regarding George V's arrangement, the Southern African Federation Congress refused to accept it, so George V came to Roque's Palace of Justice again to communicate with Roque face to face.

"Your Majesty, I don't know why you dismissed Marshal Kitchener. Marshal Kitchener did not make any mistakes during his tenure as Governor of Southern Africa. He worked hard and was loved by Southern Africans. He is a respectable leader. Or, if there is no suitable reason, Southern Africa will not accept other candidates for the governor." Rock's attitude was firm, but this firmness made George V firmer in his thinking.

From George V's point of view, it seems that Kitchener has already completely fallen to southern Africa and cannot truly safeguard the interests of the British Empire, so George V wants to replace Kitchener.

"Locke, Herbert is too old. He has served the British Empire all his life. It's time to take a rest and enjoy the family happiness. This is human nature-" George V has good reasons, and among all the governors of the Commonwealth , 75-year-old Kitchener is indeed the only one.

"Hehe, Your Majesty, Marshal Kitchener has never been married and has no descendants. Even if he returns to his native land, he may not be able to enjoy family happiness." Rock's expression was indifferent. Even for retirement, southern Africa is more suitable than London.

It must be emphasized that the title of "Fog City" only belongs to London, and the British countryside is still good, which is why the British dignitaries are so keen on country houses.

However, even the British countryside has a huge gap compared with Pretoria, which is warm and spring-like all year round. The elderly are especially sensitive to the climate.

"Locke, we can't deprive Herbert of his legitimate rights just because Herbert has never been married—" George V no longer entangled in the issue of Kitchener, and took the initiative to chat about Haig: "—Locke, are you Questions about Douglas' appointment?"

"Yes, there are big opinions!" Rock didn't leave room for change, which was clearly asking the question knowingly.

During the World War, Roque succeeded Haig as the commander-in-chief of the British Expeditionary Force. Before that, Roque and Haig had numerous quarrels. The two had almost brought the lawsuit to Buckingham Palace because of their disagreement in command philosophy.

Now George V appointed Haig as the Governor of Southern Africa, obviously targeting Roque's appointment.

"——If Southern Africa must set up the position of Governor, then it can only be Marshal Kitchener." Rock's words made George V suddenly change color, and the atmosphere in the office suddenly dropped to freezing point.

"Lock, what do you mean?" George V's face was extremely ugly. Before making this decision, he considered Rock's attitude, but he didn't expect Rock's reaction to be so violent.

"Your Majesty, if you don't withdraw this decision, the consequences may be very serious. At the plenary meeting of the Federal Parliament yesterday, some members proposed that southern Africa should secede from the Commonwealth. The federal government must also consider the opinion of the Federal Parliament." Roque directly forced the palace , choose one of the two, there is no other answer.

"Then dissolve the parliament!" George V's face was gloomy, and it is not impossible to dissolve the parliament. Italy has already done so.

When the World War just ended, Benito Mussolini organized the "Black Shirt Army" to march into Rome, taking advantage of the situation to seize power.

Last year, Mussolini blatantly dissolved the Italian Parliament, internally banned all other political parties and mass organizations other than the original Italian National Party;

英国历史上也曾多次解散议会，1629年3月到1640年4月查理一世统治期间英国就没有国会，一直到1640年才设置了“长议会”。

The most recent time in the UK was when Lloyd George was prime minister during the World War. At that time, the cabinet collectively forced the palace and asked George V to dissolve the parliament and firmly determined to fight Germany to the end.

"Your Majesty, the dissolution of the parliament does not conform to the legal procedures in southern Africa—" Roque disagreed with the dissolution of the parliament. For the United Kingdom, the parliament would greatly restrict the power of the prime minister, but it was not for southern Africa.

The Southern African Parliament is now a good helper for Roque to blame. For example, Roque objected to the replacement of the governor, so he could pass the responsibility to the parliament.

Of course, it is not impossible to disband, but it is definitely not now.

"Shouldn't the laws of southern Africa be based on the Constitution of the British Empire?" George V actually didn't know the legal process of the Commonwealth.

"Your Majesty, after the Imperial Conference was held last year, member states of the Commonwealth of Nations already have the power to enact their own laws." Rock did not discuss this issue with George V. All the documents of the Imperial Conference were signed by George V. You I don't look carefully at who to blame.

"Locke, it is also the power of the British king to appoint whoever is the governor. This is the premise of the Commonwealth!" George V was furious. He did not want to withdraw this decision, otherwise it would cause an irreparable blow to the prestige of the British Empire.

Rock did not speak. It is indeed George V's power to appoint a governor, but the Southern African Federal Government also has the right not to accept it.

Later, Winston came to Roque anxiously, hoping that Roque could accept George V's appointment.

"Locke, why don't you try to coexist peacefully with Marshal Haig? Maybe you can shake hands and make peace. The current Marshal Haig is no longer the former Marshal Haig—" Winston hoped that Rock could give George Five If Southern Africa does not accept the appointment of Haig, then George V will be discredited.

"Winston, perhaps Marshal Haig is no longer the former Haig, but southern Africa is no longer the former southern Africa. This is not simply a matter of choosing the governor, but whether His Majesty has given the southern Africans their due. Respect.” Rock’s heart is as firm as iron, from “Honorary Whites”, to the oil fields of the Najd Sultanate, to the replacement of the Governor of Southern Africa, Rock is really fed up.

The clay figurines are still three-point hot. Just like Winston said, southern Africa has all the conditions to become a super country, but it has not received due respect from the British Empire.

In addition to using these indiscriminate means, the United Kingdom now lacks effective checks and balances against southern Africa.

Since this is the case, why is Rock so polite? Given the current relationship between Southern Africa and Canada and Australia, even if Southern Africa breaks away from the Commonwealth, Southern Africa will not lose the huge market of the Commonwealth.

Also includes the UK.

Britain's current dependence on southern Africa is not only the gold from the Rand Gold Mine, but also the food, industrial products, industrial raw materials, and even human resources in southern Africa, which the British Empire cannot lose.

Perhaps it was for this reason that George V made this wrong decision out of worry.

"Locke, Your Majesty is the King of the Commonwealth of Nations. While asking His Majesty to respect Southern Africa, have you given His Majesty the respect he deserves?" Winston also had a headache. If the relationship between Southern Africa and the British Empire was bad, Winston would In the middle is also a dilemma.

"The respect you are talking about means that southern Africa must give in everywhere, bow its knees, and take whatever it wants-if it is this kind of respect, then there will definitely be no!" Rock never backed down. Respect is mutual and cannot be demanded unilaterally. What the British government is doing now is just like the PUA scumbags.

"Locke, your thinking is very dangerous, and you need to reflect on it." Winston knew the problem, but he could do nothing about it. He could only hope that Southern Africa would give in.

Rock definitely wouldn't let it go.

The next day, newspapers and magazines in southern Africa, headed by The Times, published the news that Kitchener was about to leave office, which immediately caused an uproar in southern Africa.

Kitchina’s prestige in the hearts of southern Africans is still very good. This governor who loves fishing, gardening and walking cats often appears in newspapers in southern Africa with an amiable image. When southern Africa was hit by drought last year, Kitchina Na generously donated his income to several hard-hit states and was generally praised by southern Africans.

Unlike the governors of other dominions, Kitchener never interfered with the work of the federal government of Southern Africa. Although the interests of Southern Africa and the British Empire conflicted, Kitchener's position would be biased, but in the interests of Southern Africa and other countries When conflicts arise, Kitchener will always stand firm and firmly defend the interests of southern Africa.

On the day when the news of Kitchener's imminent resignation appeared in the newspapers, the citizens of Pretoria gathered on the square between the Governor's Mansion and the Palace of Justice, hoping that Kitchener would continue to serve, and at the same time asked Roque to give Kitchener the necessary support .

Ordinary people don't care about the interests of the top leaders of the Commonwealth, and they don't care how important the Commonwealth market is to southern Africa. Compared with Haig, Kitchener has too many advantages.

"We want Marshal Kitchener, not the damned butcher!"

"Marshal Kitchener should be Governor-General of Southern Africa for life—"

"Against the brutal interference of the London Parliament in southern Africa, the affairs of southern Africa should be resolved by the people of southern Africa—"

Roque and Kitchener were in the flower hall of the Governor's Mansion, listening to the loud voices in the square, and Kitchener was in tears.

"Marshal, you should listen to the voices of the citizens of Pretoria, this is the best compliment for you." Rock sincerely asked to stay.

"Locke, I know, I know—" Kitchener whimpered. During the most dangerous time of the World War, Kitchener didn't shed a single tear, and now he really couldn't control his emotions.

"But, Locke, I'm sorry, I'm a soldier of the British Empire, and I must obey His Majesty's orders—" Kitchener chose his vocation.

(End of this chapter)