Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 478

In the United Kingdom, even in Sandhurst, the price of such a house is more than [-] pounds, and London must be more than [-] pounds. With the income level of the Sandhurst Royal Military Academy, if you want to buy a house in Sandhurst It is almost impossible to buy a home in London.

Roque was so generous, he used the note "home" when he introduced to Lieutenant Colonel Derek Dodd, if Lieutenant Colonel Derek Dodd was willing to stay, Roque didn't care about a house at all.

In the evening, Rock entertained Lieutenant Colonel Derek Dodd and other teachers at the baron's mansion. Suo Chao, Stoudemire and Anton, who had just arrived in Johannesburg, accompanied him. They expressed their welcome, and Stoudemire was also very generous in this regard, as a joke, each of them gave an Arabian horse.

As a result, the teachers' reactions were significantly more exciting than when they saw houses and cars in the afternoon, and they didn't know how much the British liked horses.

After the dinner, Stoudemire stayed at Rock's house and brought the latest news to Rock.

"The Earl of Selborne is not sick at all, he doesn't want to come to the Transvaal at all, he wants to go back to the Admiralty, a few days ago Louis Botha and Jan Smudge visited the Earl of Selborne, you guessed it What did the Earl of Selborne say? He actually encouraged Louis Botha and Jan Smudge to propose to London that Orange and the Transvaal, Natal, and Cape would form a united South African Union, so that Seymour would The Earl of Alburn will be able to return to the Admiralty." Now Stoudemire has really convinced Roque, and the situation in southern Africa is almost exactly the same as Roque predicted before.

The Earl of Selborne was the Minister of the Navy before serving as the Commissioner of South Africa. His father-in-law was the former British Prime Minister, the Marquess of Salisbury. Belfort, this caused great dissatisfaction in both the parliament and the government. Arthur Belfort was forced to resign this year, and the British mainland is about to usher in a general election. The Earl of Selborne came to southern Africa during this time period. The reason behind it is very intriguing.

Perhaps for the Earl of Selborne, coming to serve in Southern Africa means almost the same as being sent to the army, so you can imagine Earl Selborne's resistance to Southern Africa. Rock knows that Southern Africa is in the Earl of Selborne. During his tenure, he was autonomous, but he didn't know the reason behind it was so complicated.

As for Louis Botha and Jan Smoltz, these two people are indeed very capable of action. Before the democratic representative system in the Transvaal and Orange was promoted by Jan Smoltz, now if Jan Smoltz If Smotz succeeds in promoting the autonomy of southern Africa, then this person is really qualified to go down in history.

At least he has a better reputation than Roque. It is estimated that in future textbooks, Roque will be described as being as evil as Cecil Rhodes.

"So, we have to do something." Roque didn't want Louis Botha and Jan Smudge to be superior. Since Earl Selborne intends to promote the self-government of southern Africa, Roque must follow suit.

"How about we go to Cape Town tomorrow?" Stoudemire is eager to try. Once southern Africa becomes self-governing, Rhodesia will be able to completely get rid of the restraint of the mainland. This is what Stoudemire is most excited about.

"Don't worry, the Earl of Selborne can't stay in Cape Town for too long, he will go to Pretoria sooner or later, what is the doctor's opinion?" Rock doesn't care much about Orange, mainly about Cape Town, as long as The Cape and the Transvaal agreed, and the opinions of Orange and Natal were more or less negligible.

However, the situation in Cape is not good. When Rock went to England, Dr. Starr Jameson was still sick. I don’t know if it’s better now. Dr. Starr Jameson can’t die at this time. Otherwise Cape would be thrown into chaos again.

"The doctor is now powerless. Some time ago, the doctor was discharged from the hospital and presided over the parliamentary work while sick. As a result, the Progressive Party and the United Party fought in the parliament over the tax rate issue. The doctor was admitted to the hospital again. This time, I don't know how long he will be hospitalized." Now Si is completely on the sidelines, has severed ties with the Progressive Party, and is very pessimistic about the prospects of the Progressive Party.

After the last Cape General Election, in order to counter the advantage of the Progressive Party, the three opposition parties in Cape formed the United Party and announced their participation in the next Cape General Election.

The Progressive Party is now facing severe challenges, but the Progressive Party is still severely divided internally. In the parliament, the Progressive Party cannot even reach an agreement. There are still two years to go before the general election, and if the election were to start now, the Progressive Party would almost certainly lose power.

Regarding the situation in Cape, Rock is speechless. Southern Africa is such a group of pig teammates, and Rock can't move even if he has three heads and six arms.

At the beginning of November, the Earl of Selborne finally arrived in Pretoria to live in the Palace of Justice and began his career as Governor.

In November, Pretoria is in the flowering season of crape myrtle, and the whole city is full of lavender bignonia flowers, which is the most beautiful season of the year.

The current Palace of Justice has undergone two large-scale renovations. Compared with the Palace of Justice in the Transvaal Republic, it has been completely remodeled. Earl Selborne summoned Transvaal officials in batches. Rock's situation is quite special. The Earl of Berne summoned alone.

"Lord Nyasaland, I know your performance in the Boer War and the Natal Rebellion. You performed terrifically and are worthy of your baronship." Rock looked at it differently, that's right, the title is actually a tool to win people's hearts, and the vision of the former Secretary of the Navy is not so superficial.

There was nothing to respond to such a compliment, and Rock smiled politely, without complacency or trepidation.

"You just came back from London, how do you feel about London?" As a soldier, Earl Selborne was still very interested in Roque.

"It's not bad. Afternoon tea is more British." Rock thought for a long time, but he didn't think there was anything worthy of praise in London. He couldn't tell Earl Selborne directly that he made a lot of money in London.

"Hahahaha, it seems that London doesn't give you a very good impression. This is normal. Many people don't like London, and I don't like it either. Compared with London's bad air, I prefer Portsmouth." Searle The Earl of Burne's inclination is obvious, and Portsmouth has the largest shipyard in the world.

Rock had no experience with the British Navy, and Nyasaland only had a few poor coast guard ships, so Rock had no right to speak on this issue.

"Get ready after returning to the new First Cavalry Division. The situation in India is getting more and more serious. Lord Minto has been asking for local assistance. You may have to take on part of the task." Earl Selborne's words surprised Rock .

The "lord" of Minto is actually the earl, and the title is the same as the baron Roque.

Earl Minto is the current British Governor in India. He also just took office this year. The British attitude towards India is completely different from Canada, Australia, and southern Africa. The UK can allow Canada, Australia, and even Canada, Australia To become an independent country, the attitude towards India is very firm, and India will never be allowed to exercise any form of autonomy.

India's human resources are really important to the UK.

Unlike Roque’s understanding of India, before Gandhi returned to India, India was not non-violent and non-cooperative. Many people in India were extremely repelled by the British colonial rule. The current Indian National Congress Party is dominated by the Canadian government. Under the influence of Australia and Australia, the Congress Party is also striving for self-government status. At the same time, some people in India call for armed resistance to British colonial rule, so the situation facing Earl Minto is also very severe.

When the Second Boer War broke out, troops stationed in India had come to southern Africa to participate in the war, so it seems natural for the newly formed First Cavalry Division to go to India for support.

But Rock certainly didn't think so.

"My lord, the new 5000st Cavalry Division now has less than [-] troops. It is not enough to maintain the situation in the Transvaal. I am afraid that going to India will not be enough." Rock definitely does not want to go to India, let alone Shan Gaolu Far away, the environment in India is enough for Roque to stay away from.

India in the 21st century is well-known for its harsh environment and criminal behavior. India in this era is not much better. Although India is known as "the most dazzling jewel in the queen's crown", the actual situation in India is definitely Not optimistic, Harry Spencer ran from India to Johannesburg because he couldn't stand the environment in India.

"Is the situation in the Transvaal dangerous? I don't seem to have heard of any violent incidents in the Transvaal." Earl Selborne's words left Rock speechless.

The Chinese are indeed the most satisfying nation in the world. As long as the Chinese are given a living space so that they can survive, the Chinese will work hard, pay taxes in full, and become the most law-abiding citizens in the world.

This is definitely an advantage of the Chinese, but in Johannesburg, it has become extremely unfavorable to the new First Cavalry Division.

Rock really regretted it at the moment. He should keep some Boers in the Transvaal, and let those Boers take to the streets to make troubles if they had nothing to do, so that the newly formed First Cavalry Division could also have something to do.

"Don't worry, it's just preparations. Even if the new First Cavalry Division is to be dispatched, it will not be possible within this year." Earl Selborne comforted Roque, but this seemed to indicate that the new First Cavalry Division went to India. inevitable.

When he left the Palace of Justice, Roque was worried, and Henry was so happy to see the back molars after knowing Earl Selborne's decision.

"Locke, you are finished. I heard that the air in India is full of viruses. If you come back from India, Phyllis will definitely not let you in." Henry is talking nonsense, but in this era, this kind of brain-dead remark seems very market.

(End of this chapter)