If the cost of one dreadnought is almost equal to the formation of a division, then it means that the German government has cut down the shipbuilding plan of three dreadnoughts for the sake of Tanganyika.

If you add the previous 115 brigade, then at least ten eight destroyers will be added.

In this way, it seems to be a real bargain to give money to Roque.

The key question is whether Roque can continue to inflict greater attrition on Germany as promised.

After all, in the previous Battle of Helmut, Roque was unintentional, and when the Germans were defenseless, he took the Tanganyika Second Division by surprise.

Then the Germans will certainly brace themselves and not make similar mistakes, and will Southern Africa be able to perform as well as they did in the Battle of Helmut?

This is indeed a matter that must be carefully considered by the Earl of Selborn, and by the British government.

The British government is rich, but it can't just mess around, even if it is thrown into the water, it always has to listen to it.

Roque is not worried about this problem, nearly 10,000 Gurkha mercenaries have been recruited in Nepal's base, and as long as the funds are available, they can arrive in Nyasaland immediately.

These Gurkha mercenaries have received at least three months of formal military training and, once they arrive in Nyasaland, they can be replenished with the first and second divisions, which will then be fully manned.

As for the 3rd and 4th Divisions, which were still on paper, Roque positioned these two divisions as defense forces, so it was a bit wasteful to use Gurkha mercenaries, and Roque was ready to use whites to form the 3rd Division and Africans to form the 4th Division, which would be used for garrisoning in the Cape and Natal respectively.

Both of these forces were actually ready-made, and the 3rd and 4th Divisions could be formed as long as the current servant corps of the Cape and Natal were reorganized.

But this pace can't be so fast, the federal government has just been established now, and the funds are definitely not enough, and Roque can also point as much as he can.

It is better than being taken away by Louis Botha and Jan Smoltz and used to build Bloemfontein.

In other words, don't look at Bloemfontein is now the capital of the federal government, but the construction of Bloemfontein has nothing to do with Roque.

After the establishment of the federal government, the struggle for power and profit is more serious than before, and now it seems that the Liberal Party represented by Philip has an overall advantage.

So among the ministries of the federal government, the Ministry of Defense receives the largest budget for funding.

In other words, neither the current Northern Rhodesia Division nor the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division need Roque to spend his own money, and all the funds are borne by the federal government.

Of course, it was the RAND Bank that paid the salaries, and a long time ago, the officers and men of the Northern Rhodesia Division and the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division received their salaries through the RAND Bank.

Although the Earl of Selborne did not immediately promise Roque, the next day, the Earl of Selborne still approached Roque to find out how much it would cost to form the Third and Fourth Divisions.

In fact, there were a lot of things that happened this night.

Count Selborn stayed at the De Beers Hotel in Little Rock last night, and after ending the exchange with Roque, Count Selburn frequently used the hotel's telegraph room to contact London, but unfortunately the staff who used the telegraph at that time were brought by Earl Selburn himself, so Roque did not know the specific content of the telegram.

For a telegram from Nyasaland to reach London, it would require the transit of several relay stations along the way, none of which were in Nyasaland, so Roque did not know the exact content of the telegram.

It took at least two hours between the sending of the telegram and the receipt of the response, so it is estimated that the Earl of Selborne did not sleep well last night, and when he saw Roque early in the morning, his spirits were a little sluggish.

"The establishment of Southern Africa, a division is about 20,000 people, and the cost of weapons and equipment is about two million pounds, so two divisions are four million-" The price quoted by Roque is the market price, and the cost will definitely not be used so much, after all, the equipment of the troops is produced by Nyasaland itself, and the profits of the manufacturers must also be added.

"Do you need so much?" The Earl of Selborn obviously didn't expect to need so much, he knew the situation of the navy by heart, and he was not proficient enough in the army.

The main reason why so much is needed is that the troops in southern Africa are much better equipped than the European armies, and in terms of automatic weapons alone, they are a lot more than that, and the troops in southern Africa are also equipped with trucks and cars, which is another big expense.

In fact, two million is not enough, this is only the money that needs to be spent to form a unit to purchase weapons and equipment, and after the formation of the unit is completed, it must be maintained, and the training in peacetime, the military salary of officers and soldiers, and the cost of eating horses and horses all cost money, and after the Gurkha mercenaries joined, the annual salary of officers and soldiers has finally dropped a little, with an average annual average of about 60 pounds, and the annual salary expenditure of 20,000 troops will be 1.2 million, so the federal government has only been so small.

I really can't afford it.

But now, with the British government as the main injustice, southern Africa must maintain an army of about 100,000 people, so that the British government can provide maximum support when the British government needs it.

At this time, Roark also had to give the Earl of Selburn knowledge of the army to prove the necessity of maintaining an army of 100,000.

"The troops in southern Africa are divided into compulsory military service and professional soldiers, the cost of compulsory soldiers is relatively low, and the level of training is not enough, so the troops composed of compulsory soldiers are only used for domestic defense in principle, and will not be used for overseas operations; Professional soldiers are soldiers as their profession, they receive strict training in peacetime, and everything is required with the highest standards, so that they can play the greatest role when needed. Roque emphasized the role of professional soldiers.

At present, in order to save costs, most countries in Europe have adopted compulsory military service, especially Germany and France, which are countries with greater national defense pressure.

Conscripts have advantages and disadvantages, and the lack of combat effectiveness and insufficient training are common problems, so the army units are called "cannon fodder."

In fact, this cost is not necessarily low, for example, France lost the Franco-Prussian War, and the direct economic loss was more than 20 billion francs, if the French army can have stronger combat effectiveness and win the Franco-Prussian War, the war dividend is not 20 billion can be summarized.

"Locke, the cost issue doesn't need to be considered, the key is strength, how do you ensure that you will fulfill your promise when the empire needs it?" The Earl of Selborn would not have counted these economic accounts, the dreadnought alone was millions, and the Earl of Selborne spent more money every day than the whole of Southern Africa made.

The ongoing arms race in Europe is larger in scale and more far-reaching than the Franco-Prussian War in those years, and may determine the world pattern in the next few decades or even hundreds of years.

The key is the effect, not afraid of spending money, afraid of spending money but not seeing results, which is certainly unacceptable to Earl Selborn.

"Lord, the combat effectiveness of the troops still has to be proved on the battlefield, I only send one regiment, and I can completely annihilate the 2nd Tanganyika Division is the best proof, not to mention any careless sneak attack, even if it is a head-on confrontation, the Nyasaland Assault Regiment can easily defeat the 2nd Tanganyika Division, maybe the 2nd Tanganyika Division will lose even more." Roque is full of confidence, it is not that Roque looks down on the Tanganyika Servants, but Roque looks down on all the troops of various countries in the world in this era.

I'm sorry, but compared to the army in Roque's memory, the troops of this era are really all scum.

"Locke, don't be careless, the regular army reinforced by the German mainland is still very strong." It's not that the Earl of Selburn doesn't trust Roque, it's really the case with the troops of all countries in the world, the German army is already the world's first army, although the British Army doesn't admit it, the body is also very honest, although the Earl of Selburn is in a high position, but he can't get rid of the limitations of the times.

"You mean the farmers who have just laid down their plows—" These were the words that the Earl of Selborn had used to encourage Roque last night, and Roque returned them as they were.

Last night's Earl of Selborne hoped that Roque would work hard for the British Empire, so he belittled the German troops and hoped that Roque would make persistent efforts for the British Empire.

In the future, if the British government allocates funds to southern Africa to help southern Africa expand its army, it will be equivalent to the investment of the British government, so the Earl of Selborn is now responsible for the investment of the British government.

The standard ass decides the head.

"It's the farmers who have just laid down their plows and defeated France, which claims to be the world's first army—" The Count of Selborn was not embarrassed, and there was still some self-indulgence.

Although nominally the Earl of Selborne is a soldier, in fact to the extent of the Earl of Selborn, no one is a pure profession, and everyone can be summed up as a "politician", including Roque.

Since he is a politician, he must have the qualities of a politician, and he will not change his face when he turns his words upside down, and it is because of this that the Earl of Selborne has doubts about Roque's promise.

The promise of politicians is really to listen to it, don't take it seriously, if you are serious, you will lose.

"Lord, the Nyasaland Commando has only achieved a modest victory, not to the extent that it can make me forgetful, Nyasaland is located in the northernmost part of the Southern African Federation, even if I don't think about the Southern African Federation, I have to think about the Chinese in Nyasaland, they are because of me I will immigrate to Nyasaland from the Qing Dynasty, I want to protect their safety, ensure their lives, and protect their happiness." Roque is really not fooling people with this statement.