Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1856

The communication with the Donny family did not bring too many surprises to David Winks.

It is also understandable when you think about it. It has been 30 years since the Second Boer War. The generation of Louis Botha and Paul Kruger, who was then President of the Republic of Transvaal, has died and only Jan Smolts is left. , and Jan Smozi is not a Boer, he is a decent British.

When the Second Boer War just ended, the Boers who were unwilling to accept the British rule were dying. There were not many left, and those people had been wiped out by the federal government in subsequent conflicts. It can be said that the remaining The older generation of Boers such as Doni are good citizens, while the new generation of Boers have no hatred for the federal government.

To put it bluntly, how can there be so many Boers obsessed with overthrowing the federal government? Most people still pay more attention to their own lives. Now many documents have been declassified. Compared with the era of the Transvaal Republic and the era of the Orange Free State , the current standard of living of the Boers is not bad, even much better. Even in the era of the Transvaal Republic, Paul Kruger did not take out the gold from the Rand Gold Mine for all Boers to share equally.

So it doesn't matter whether it is a country established by the Boers or it accepts the rule of the federal government. The important thing is to live a good life.

Of course, David Winks was not discouraged. Although he didn't get the feedback he wanted from the Dorney family, David Winks attributed the problem to not finding the right partner. With the Dorney family's ability, even if Bull Most likely, the Dhoney family will not be the biggest beneficiaries of the restoration of the country, so David Winks needs to relieve more and more powerful Boers.

For now, the most powerful Boer must be Jan Smolts.

But as long as David Winks is sane, David Winks won't have Yang Smudge's idea.

It is hard to find three-legged toads, but there are many people with two legs. Southern Africa has been self-governing for more than 20 years, and the British Empire still has some influence on southern Africa.

What's more, there is no shortage of careerists at any time, especially the kind of guy who thinks he has the ability to stand in front of the stage.

Before 1921, the tallest building in Bloemfontein was the Houses of Parliament, a crown that was replaced by the Rhodesia Hotel after it was completed.

As one of the three former capitals of southern Africa, Bloemfontein's urban construction level is not as good as that of big cities such as Pretoria and Los Angeles, but it is actually not bad. The tallest parliament building at the time has now been replaced by many high-level Surrounded by buildings, it was dusty and inconspicuous at all.

The revolving restaurant on the top floor of the Empire State Building is Bloemfontein's most famous restaurant.

Since the first Empire State Building was built in Pretoria, Rhodesia Hotel has continued to build an Empire State Building in every major city in Southern Africa with a permanent population of more than 10 people.

There is no doubt that the Empire State Building has become the coordinate building of all cities. As a hotel chain, only Stoudemire can achieve this level.

The revolving restaurant can rotate 360 ​​degrees. Diners can eat while overlooking the whole city. Dining in this environment can easily give people a feeling that all living beings are ants. David Winks feels very strongly .

"It's really great. There has never been any restaurant that can give people such a magical feeling, novel design, top-level delicious food, and wonderful enjoyment. The Rhodes family is always so amazing." David Winks couldn't help sighing, Sitting across from him is Orange State Representative Randy Felton, who is all smiles.

David Winks is a British diplomat. It is not difficult to invite a state congressman to dinner, especially when there are benefits to transfer.

Intelligence work is also funded, and usually a lot of money, David Winks just offered to donate a donation to the welfare of children in Orange State, and he won a dinner with Randy Felton Opportunity.

As a politician, Randy Felton also needs political prestige, so it hit it off.

"Yes, the magical Rhodes family and the magical southern Africa always surprise people." Felton smiled. He was not surprised by the donation from the British mainland. After the Boers surrendered, For a long period of time, the Orange State Government has relied on grants and loans from the United Kingdom.

It is a pity that the appetite of the Boers was so great that the British Empire could not bear it. Coupled with the political turmoil in the UK at that time, it eventually led to the autonomy of southern Africa.

It is worth mentioning that after the self-government of southern Africa, Britain did not stop its aid to the Boers. In order to mix sand with southern Africa, Britain not only canceled many loans from Orange State, but also gave Orange more support.

Similar stupid things are actually done in the UK.

"Look at this brightly lit city. The Boers are a great nation. The miracles you have created are truly astonishing—" Winks guided deliberately. The Boers are so great, shouldn't they go one step further?

"I never doubt this. In fact, if they can get more help, the Boers can create even greater miracles." Felton is not stupid. The benefits given are not enough.

This is actually an exchange of interests. As long as the money from the British Empire is in place, Felton doesn't mind doing something with the British Empire.

If it's not in place, let's talk about it, anyway, how much money will be paid for how many things will be done.

Of course, that must be based on the premise that it will not affect Felton's political career.

This made David Winks a little dizzy. They are all smart people, so it's not easy to fool around.

Of course, under the banner of the British Empire, David Winks still has some room for maneuver.

"Will Southern Africa's separation from the Commonwealth affect Orange State's exports?" Winks tried to find a breakthrough in this regard.

"It should be—" To Winks' surprise, Felton was not sure.

It should be said that it will definitely be, but Orange State is not very dependent on exports. During the period before the establishment of the Southern African Federal Government, the relationship between Orange State and the Federal Government was not good, and even after joining the Federal Government for a long time For a period of time, Orange State has been outside the federal government. Under such circumstances, the federal government is naturally unwilling to give Orange State too much support.

The situation is a little bit better now, but the pits dug before are too big, resulting in the fact that Orange State does not even have a decent business. Among all the states in southern Africa, Orange State's economic ranking is at the bottom of the middle.

You must know that when the Second Boer War ended, Orange State had already been included in the territory.

The result is still like this, and Orange State is also good enough.

"Even if Southern Africa breaks away from the Commonwealth, and the United Kingdom is still an ally country, we can still carry out closer cooperation. This will be a major topic in the Imperial Conference to be held later. Orange State should seize This opportunity——" David Winks also didn't see the rabbits and didn't spread the eagles. The way of spreading money everywhere in the United Kingdom in the past is no longer feasible.

Money is still welcome.

The point is that the British Empire has no money now.

Therefore, the funds are also limited, and we must save money.

"The Imperial Conference of the United Kingdom has nothing to do with Southern Africa—" Felton was not in a hurry, and it was still in the stage of mutual testing, and it was too early to reach an agreement.

"Yes, if Orange State is willing, then maybe it can be qualified to participate in the Imperial Conference." David Winks smiled, this news is enough.

Felton frowned wildly, what the hell is going on?

Back to half a month ago, Southern Africa's secession from the Commonwealth certainly had an impact on Southern Africa, but it seemed to have a greater impact on the United Kingdom.

London, No. [-] Downing Street, the prime minister's office is gloomy.

The United Kingdom has been hit hard recently, and southern Africa has seceded from the Commonwealth, a failure!

CD, fail!
The economy continues to slump, fail!
Even the Commonwealth Games held in London last year did not reach the scale and height of the Commonwealth Games in Pretoria. It was also a failure!

Neville is also considered unlucky. To be the prime minister under such circumstances, I am afraid that no matter who he is, he will be physically and mentally exhausted.

"Southern Africa does not agree to the return of the Changi Naval Base, but agrees to the return of Halifax and the Bahamas; but Canada does not agree to the withdrawal of the Atlantic Fleet from Southern Africa from Halifax, William King stated at the Canadian Liberal Party Conference that if If the United Kingdom forces the Southern African Atlantic Fleet to withdraw from Halifax, then William King will push Canada to leave the Commonwealth." The new British Foreign Secretary John Simon looked tangled, and the current British cabinet, except for Bewell, is probably John ·Simon is the most painful.

When Southern Africa seceded from the Commonwealth, Austin resigned angrily and was replaced by Arthur Henderson, who had served in Ramsay MacDonald's cabinet.

Arthur Henderson was unable to prevent southern Africa from leaving the Commonwealth. He only served as Foreign Secretary for half a month. He also took the blame and resigned before the negotiations with Yang Smother were over.

This time he was succeeded by Rufus Daniel Isaacs, who had served as the Governor of India.

Isaacs only persisted for a month, and also resigned due to physical reasons.

This time it was finally the turn of John Simon, former Attorney-General and Home Secretary.

John Simon was very tough and India was clamoring for autonomy after Ramsay MacDonald promised greater powers to India.

After that, John Simon led the investigation team to India and published the "India Investigation Team Report" last year, refusing to give India the status of self-government.

As for William King, he was not talking about pushing Canada out of the Commonwealth.

After the Second Boer War, Britain began to shrink its strategy and withdraw its troops from Canada in batches, putting Canada directly under the serious threat of the United States.

William King didn't want to be abandoned for the second time, so he would do whatever it took to keep the Atlantic Fleet.

(End of this chapter)