Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 268 007

The day before accepting the canonization, according to regulations, Viscount Herbert John Gladstone, who came to Pretoria on behalf of Edward VII, had to ask Rock a few questions.

This was just a routine procedure without any special meaning, but when Rock was questioned, he felt a bit unusual.

"Sir Locke, I may call you Lord Nyasaland tomorrow, but before I get this honor, I would like to ask you a few questions." Viscount Gladstone seemed casual, but there were two people sitting beside him. There is no official who introduces himself, which is different from what Henry said.

Henry was similarly questioned in London, with only one officer and not in a closed room.

The two officials who did not introduce themselves were all dressed in formal attire with serious expressions, which fit Roque's impression of the most conservative British image.

From the moment Rock walked into the room, the two men kept looking at Rock up and down with the eyes of a criminal, which made Rock very uncomfortable.

"Okay, please, Lord Gladstone, I will tell you everything." Roque said calmly. Although the two did not introduce themselves, Roque still nodded to them with a smile.

One of them responded with a younger smile, while the other remained serious.

"Sir Locke, please forgive me for continuing to call you 'Sir'. We all know that Mr. Cecil Rhodes made some arrangements for Portuguese East Africa when he was alive. Tell me about the time you took over. What have you done in East Africa, and what are the effects?" Viscount Gladstone had a good time. According to the original history, he would be made an earl in two years, and then he would come to the Transvaal to succeed Ade as the Transvaal Governor Watt.

At that time it was no longer the Governor of the Transvaal, but the Governor of the Union of South Africa.

But not necessarily now, Roque didn't want Adelaide to leave the Transvaal, no matter in terms of ability or close relationship, Roque hoped Adelaide would stay and work in the Transvaal forever, In this way, Adelaide will form a continuous suppression of the Boers.

The most important thing is that Ade has no children, so he will put more thoughts on governing the territory. If Ade leaves the Transvaal, it is because of emotional considerations. I am afraid that Rock can only choose Philip Ma. Then, Tilda, the power of the Matilda family would be too great.

"Here?" Rock was a little skeptical. Many of Cecil Rhodes' actions against Portuguese East Africa were actually shady, and Rock didn't want to say it so bluntly.

What's more, Rock noticed that there was a stenographer in the room, which meant that everything Rock said would be recorded, which might cause trouble for Rock in the future.

"Don't worry about Sir Locke. I'm Chris Ellis, a senior employee of the War Office. The person next to me is Director Frank Frederick. You don't have to worry about it at all." The younger man in black finally took the initiative to introduce.

The War Office belongs to the Ministry of War. It is a very mysterious department. It is the predecessor of the British Intelligence Agency.

In other words, the two in front of Rock are the famous 007.

"Okay, Mr. Cecil Rhodes—" Rock's brain is running fast. It is definitely not a good thing for the famous 007 to come to his door in the future. Although MI1909 and MI[-] will not be established until [-], but this The department has been associated with intelligence, conspiracies, assassinations, and even riots since before its birth. Although MI[-] and MI[-] have not yet been established, it is obvious that someone in the War Office is responsible for this work. Therefore, Rock must carefully Measure what can be said and what cannot be said.

Viscount Gladstone didn't give Roque enough time to think. Just as Roque paused, Viscount Gladstone asked: "Yes, Mr. Cecil Rhodes, we are very concerned about this part."

"—Mr. Cecil Rhodes is indeed very concerned about Portuguese East Africa. For this reason, Mr. Cecil Rhodes sent many intelligence personnel to Portuguese East Africa to collect information on Portuguese East Africa and obtain information about Portuguese East Africa. The information on East Africa is actually not only Portuguese East Africa. Mr. Cecil Rhodes is also concerned about Tanganyika and the Congo Free State. We all know that if we want to complete the "two C plans", Tanganyika Nika and the Congo Free State are hurdles that cannot be bypassed." Roque told the truth that if the War Office paid attention to this situation, then the War Office must have the relevant information, and Roque has no need to hide it.

"So, what's the effect?" Chris Ellis asked.

"It's not bad. The Yao people in Portuguese East Africa have been resisting the Portuguese colonization. Mr. Cecil Rhodes noticed this, but before he could act, the war broke out, so—" Rock said A very helpless gesture, the next part, Rock will never admit it.

"So, after you took over Nyasaland?" Chris Ellis pressed.

"Of course it is to restore the economy of Nyasaland. No matter what time it is, the economy is very important. Only with strong economic strength can we be able to expand abroad and expand our influence. This is what I have always said Persevere." Rock will not blow himself up on black history, no matter who asks, Rock will firmly deny it.

"Then what role does Nyasaland play in the resistance of the Yao people?" Chris Ellis was not in a hurry, and slowly circled around with Rock.

"Effect? ​​I don't understand—" Rock's expression was very confused, as if he really didn't do anything: "If you have to say that it has an effect, then I think Nyasaland should be a demonstration, proving that economic development is important for The promotion of people's life, I think this will make the Yao people in Portuguese East Africa yearn for Nyasaland, and thus promote the attraction of Nyasaland to the Yao people-of course, Nyasaland is not need them."

After Rock finished speaking, the expression on Viscount Gladstone's face was wonderful. Chris and Frank looked at each other with a bit helpless expression on their faces.

Although Roque is not yet a baron, he is also a nobleman since he was a baron. He is no longer a small role to be manipulated by others. The War Office may be very deterrent to ordinary people, but for people like Roque, the War Office is basically very helpless , They can't lock Rock up for interrogation, and Viscount Gladstone will not allow this to happen.

This is the privilege of the aristocratic group.

"Sir Rock, first of all, we have no malice towards you." Chris's expression was very sincere.

Rock glanced at the stenographer seemingly unintentionally.

Chris pursed his lips hard and gestured to the stenographer.

The stenographer got up expressionlessly, took the notebook and left the room, not forgetting to turn around and close the door.

"Okay, can we be more honest now?" Chris spread his hands helplessly, while Frank's expression was still gloomy.

"I have always been very frank." Rock did not admit that he had reservations about the War Office.

Chris let out a long sigh, and Viscount Gladstone sat up a little straighter: "Let's talk about those Zulu people among the Yao people."

The drama is coming, and Rock cheers up. This part can't be admitted either, but Rock can describe it a little more cryptically.

"There are indeed Zulu people among the Yao people. We all know that many Zulu people served in the expeditionary force during the war. Now that the war is over, they return to Zululand. But after the war, they are no longer willing to be ordinary, so they Going to Portuguese East Africa and helping the Yao people in Portuguese East Africa to fight against the Portuguese is their voluntary action, and no one should be responsible for it.” Rock is tight-lipped, and no matter what, Rock will not admit that these things have anything to do with him relation.

Even if the Portuguese caught the Zulus and obtained the Zulu's confession, Roque would never admit it. Who would not make a confession? As a policeman, Roque is still an expert in this field. All the evidence against Roque It must be all slander, everyone's butts are not clean, don't say anyone, believe it or not, Roque can find a lot of evidence that the Portuguese supported the Boers in the Boer War every minute?

As for the War Office, to be honest, Rock doesn't trust them either. It doesn't matter now. Rock is an aristocrat of England, and Nyasaland is a British territory, but the future is uncertain. Rock doesn't want to be overthrown in 50 years. A lot of black history came out, so——

Yes, there are Zulus in Portuguese East Africa, but that has nothing to do with Nyasaland!

"Sir Locke, you have great intelligence potential." Frank finally spoke.

Rock bowed to express his thanks, and didn't even bother to say anything.

Anyone who is obedient will say that Roque certainly has the potential to engage in intelligence, but if the War Office wants to carry out intelligence work in Nyasaland, or even develop Roque into an intelligence officer in one step, it must show a certain amount of sincerity.

"Minister Chamberlain submitted a report to the War Office after he returned to London. The War Office is very interested in the structure of the Johannesburg Police Department. Can you talk about this?" Frank said without mentioning Nyasaland. The structure of the Johannesburg Police Service is another sensitive issue.

"The situation in Johannesburg is a bit special, or the whole of southern Africa is very special, we don't have enough population in southern Africa, so we have to rely on ethnic minorities, whether it's Boers, or Chinese, or Zulus , as long as they are willing to serve the king, then we have to accept them, otherwise we will not even be able to dig out the gold in Johannesburg if we only rely on the British." Rock also told the truth about this, this is a very realistic situation, Joseph Chamberlain It is also approved.

"So, Sir Locke, do you think that if minorities are used on a large scale, the stability of southern Africa can be guaranteed?" Frank asked a very sharp question. This problem not only exists in southern Africa, but also in all British colonies around the world. They all exist objectively.

There are too few British people, and the British colonies are too large, which leads to the fact that the British do not have enough manpower to fill the colonies, and can only rely on the natives of the colonies.

But the aborigines are obviously unreliable, even the British in the colonies are unreliable, such as Canada and Australia. In fact, most of the white people in these two areas are British, but they still have to separate from the UK to seek autonomy, so how to shrink strategically? Keeping colonies all over the world under such circumstances should be the main task of the British government for a long time to come.

"I don't know, I don't think anyone dares to make guarantees in this regard, but we can assume that if there are only Boers and British in the Transvaal, what will the future of the Transvaal be like?" Rock could not give Without any guarantees, this assumption is thought-provoking enough.

Indeed, after Rock put forward this hypothesis, Chris, Frank, and Viscount Gladstone fell silent.

The answer is actually obvious. If there were only Boers and British in the Transvaal, then if a democratic representative system was implemented, the Boers would definitely defeat the British and then become the rulers of the Transvaal and even the entire southern Africa.

At that time, all British efforts to conquer the Boer country will be in vain, and the Cape and Natal, which belonged to the British, will also be lost.

"So what does your ideal southern Africa look like?" Frank continued to hide his murderous intentions.

"My ideal southern Africa is impossible to achieve. If possible, I hope that there will be no wars and no disputes in southern Africa. Everyone can live in peace and work hard to create a happy life. This is a utopia and it will never be possible. Realize——" Rock first drew a big pie, and then cut the big pie: "—Since the ideal utopia cannot be realized, then we can only accept the reality, the reality is that there are no Boers in the Transvaal Living space, so regardless of Orange, Cape, or Natal, at least the stability of the Transvaal is guaranteed. Of course, there is a premise that the Boers must be suppressed, or even if they cannot be suppressed, Also give the Boers enough checks and balances."

This is what Roque said. If Frank is still stubborn, then Roque will give up completely. He is just a baron. It doesn't matter if he tells the truth or not. As far as Nyasaland is concerned, even the British government is Withdrawal, Roque is also sure that the officials sent by the British government will be emptied, and then assimilated or driven away.

Frank was not in a hurry to come to a conclusion, and looked at Rock with gloomy eyes for a long time.

Rock looked back without fear. Intelligence chiefs in the early 21th century knew how to do psychological warfare, and trading dogs in the [-]st century were not bad either.

After a long time, Frank smiled: "Minister Chamberlain is right. You are indeed a smart man, Sir Locke. Now, let's talk about the 'Two C Plan'."

Still talking about "two C plans"?

Rock is going crazy, he feels like a repeater.

But it seems that the "Two C Plan" is the work of the War Office, and 007 is not just a conspiracy.

(End of this chapter)