Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 544 Eye-catching

In another time and space, when the federal government of Southern Africa was established, there were three capitals in Southern Africa because of the intertwined interests of all parties.

In this time and space, although there is Rock's intervention, it seems that southern Africa is going to repeat the same mistakes.

Rock certainly didn't want to see this happen, but for a while, Rock couldn't find a good solution.

There are really too many relationships to coordinate and too many interests to compromise. Whether it is Cape, Orange, or the Transvaal, they all have enough positions to strive for as many interests as possible. I don't want to make concessions, and it seems that I can only compromise in the end.

But this is obviously not the best solution. There are three capitals in a country, which may be unique in the world. Cape Town is more than [-] kilometers away from Pretoria in a straight line, where transportation and information are extremely In the backward age, it is conceivable that if the political center is in Pretoria and the judicial center is in Cape Town, how much administrative cost will be increased and how much redundancy will be involved.

Not to mention that the legislative center is in Bloemfontein. The Boers used to be the masters of the Transvaal and Orange, but now they have gradually been reduced to a subordinate status. Would the Boers be reconciled?

I'm afraid no one will believe it.

Therefore, Rock's attitude is very firm: "Earl Selborne's proposal has his own interests, but it is not in the interests of southern Africa. I have no objection to letting Dr. Starr Jameson be the Minister of Justice. , and do not object to having Louis Botha as the Speaker of the Parliament, but the Ministry of Justice and the Parliament must be in the same city as the executive, and there is no room for compromise on this issue.”

This is also the first time Rock has clearly expressed his attitude on a formal occasion. In the past, Rock was more inclined to hide behind the scenes and use interpersonal relationships to achieve his goals.

Now it seems that the problem is far beyond Rock's imagination, so Rock now has to jump to the foreground.

"If an agreement can be reached, then appropriate concessions are also acceptable." Adelaide is a mature politician who knows the meaning of compromise.

"Lord, we have reasons why we cannot back down. If Cape Town and Orange insist, then we may try. The four colonies in southern Africa are freely combined. We in Transvaal can choose to cooperate with Natal, Rhodesia, Nyasaland, Bechuanaland, Basutoland, and Swaziland form an independent country, and if Orange and the Cape insist on not giving in, then we will be truly self-governing."

Rock is not afraid of breaking the iron rice bowl. Orange is obviously a burden, and Cape is at an average level, on the same level as the Transvaal and Nyasaland. In the long run, the potential of Cape is not even as good as that of the Transvaal. and Nyasaland, so why let the Transvaal and Nyasaland make concessions for the Cape?

It's just ridiculous.

"No, Locke, southern Africa is a whole—" Ade considered the problem, obviously more comprehensive than Rock.

In other words, Ade, who has been ups and downs in the officialdom for so many years, is more tactful than Rock and knows how to adapt to local conditions.

"It's not such a lord. If you put the legislative center in Bloemfontein, then you know Orange's attitude towards ethnic minorities. In fact, I have always been worried. After the establishment of the Southern African Federation, will the Chinese be like before? Like Cape, they are severely discriminated against, how can the interests of the Chinese be guaranteed? If the interests of the Chinese cannot be guaranteed, then I would rather Nyasaland be independent from southern Africa.” Roque is now beginning to use democratic means to resolve On the issue of democracy, Nyasaland is no longer the Nyasaland it used to be. Nyasaland now has enough confidence to make its own demands.

Nyasaland is still Rock's private fiefdom.

The meaning of a private fief is that Roque is the king of Nyasaland, and Roque can make a decision on all matters in Nyasaland.

So whether or not to join the Southern African Federation is in Rock's mind.

Of course, Roque definitely hopes that Nyasaland and Southern Africa will be self-governed together, but if the conditions given to Nyasaland by Southern Africa cannot satisfy Roque, this issue will also change.

This is Rock's biggest reliance now.

"Okay, Locke, we'll talk about this issue later. The main issue now is the establishment of the Southern African Federal Government, and everything else can be postponed—" Ade is trying to achieve his goal at all costs.

Rock can only smile, in front of Ade, Rock will definitely not make Ade unable to step down.

But looking back, Rock was giving Ada a face.

Ada finally returned to the Transvaal. Miraculously, Ada's figure was not deformed at all, so Ada went to see Phyllis with confidence, and had a friendly and friendly conversation with Phyllis about maintaining her figure. Enthusiastic exchange.

"Lock, do you have a misunderstanding about your current strength?" Ada couldn't understand why Rock would compromise on this kind of thing.

"What do you mean?" Rock still didn't understand.

"What I mean is, you can make your own demands. Why cater to the Earl of Selborne? Does the legislature have to be in Bloemfontein? Not necessarily, and for the same reason, the executive branch doesn't have to be I don’t need to emphasize the importance of the judiciary in Pretoria, why must it be in Cape Town?”

Ada's words cleared away the layers of fog in front of Roque.

This is indeed the case, Rock now does not fully understand the power he possesses, and Nyasaland is fully capable of deciding his own destiny.

"The economic strength of the four colonies in southern Africa, the Cape and the Transvaal may still be higher than that of Nyasaland, but it is only at present. In time, if Nyasaland continues to develop, then in just a few days Or within three to five years, the development of Nyasaland will far exceed that of the Transvaal and the Cape, and you are ready to make Nyasaland permanently succumb to the overall interests of southern Africa? "Aida's problem is acute, and it's really a key issue for Southern Africa in the next few years.

"Of course not, Nyasaland is different from Orange, Cape Town, and Transvaal, because the main population of Nyasaland is Chinese, so—" Rock said halfway, and suddenly realized one question.

The clever Ada immediately heard the strings and knew the meaning: "I understand, you don't have to worry about anything with me. You Chinese have a saying that marry a chicken and follow a chicken, and marry a dog and follow a dog. Although I have no nominal husband and wife with you now relationship, but in essence I am also Mrs. Nyasaland, so—”

Ada didn't finish speaking, but from the words, it was obvious that she was not reconciled.

Who can blame this!

If Ada is willing to disclose her relationship with Roque in Cape Town, then Roque will marry Ada without hesitation.

It's a pity that Ada worried too much at that time and didn't disclose her relationship with Roque, so the brave Phyllis could become Mrs. Nyasaland.

It is impossible to say that Ada has no jealousy towards Phyllis, but at that time no one knew that Roque would have today's social status, so Roque could understand Ada's hesitation.

Understanding is understanding, acceptance is another matter, so as long as Phyllis is willing, Phyllis will always be Mrs. Nyasaland.

"How do you say it?" To say that they are connected, it is still Roque and Ada, and Phyllis has a certain distance from Ada in this respect.

"Locke, I still hope you can be more magnanimous——" Ada really treats Rocke wholeheartedly, considering the issue from Rocke's point of view: "——The problem now is, first of all, we have to do our best to promote the federal government of Southern Africa. established, and then we can slowly fight for future interests, Nyasaland—”

Rock suddenly realized a very serious problem.

Nominally, the Northern Rhodesian Division was now a South African Company unit, but it was not under Rock's control.

Although the newly formed First Cavalry Division has strict training, it has not received the influence of the real battlefield after all. Therefore, if the newly formed First Cavalry Division wants to be recognized by Ade and the others, it still needs to really play a role on the battlefield.

Nyasaland now has a strong water police, and Nyasaland can now build thousand-ton destroyers. Nyasaland maintains an absolute advantage in the North Sea facing the Germans.

All of these are actually Luo's weight.

It's a pity that Rock didn't realize it before.

"In the future Federation of Southern Africa, Nyasaland is fully capable of making its own demands. Regardless of whether it is united with the Transvaal or Rhodesia, Nyasaland itself already has the ability to change the federal government of Southern Africa. , so why are you still hesitating? Boldly put forward your request, if Nyasaland is not valued enough, then you can choose to cooperate with Rhodesia and Transvaal, don't say you don't know what to do Operate." Ada is like a little fox who is best at deceiving people.

What else can Luo Ke say, he doesn't know the true face of Lushan Mountain, just because he is in this mountain, Luo Ke is also a fan of the authorities.

So the next day Rock participated in the joint meeting of the four colonies in southern Africa.

At the meeting, Roque made it clear that he hoped that Little Rock could become the judicial center of the federal government of Southern Africa in the future.

Or a legislative center.

"Locke, you shouldn't be doing this!"

"Lord, you should take care of the overall situation!"

"Actually, we should abandon everything about ourselves and have a fresh start—"

The people attending the meeting talked a lot, but no one jumped out and was willing to give up their own interests for Nyasaland.

"Sorry everyone, Nyasaland actually has its own demands—" Rock was enlightened, and wanted to use all the favorable conditions with Nyasaland.

"Nyasaland has not become a judicial center, or has the qualifications to become a legislative center. I don't even think that Nyasaland has the rule of law." In the corner of the banquet hall, a piercing voice was particularly eye-catching.

(End of this chapter)