When Winston was spending his days in Cyprus, he had just taken up the post of head of the Quartermaster Department, and Lloyd George, who was supposed to be in high spirits, was overwhelmed.

When he first became the head of the Ministry of Munitions, Lloyd George was indeed in high spirits, looking at the appearance of those arms dealers who were usually high-spirited and wealthy to him, and those who had not held power could not appreciate the beauty of being in power.

As a mature politician, Lloyd George knew very well that the arms dealers flattered Lloyd George in his hands, not Lloyd George himself, so Lloyd George did not like mercenary arms dealers, and even in the face of great pressure after taking office, he still relied on his influence on Congress to forcefully pass the Munitions Act.

The most unfavorable provision of the Munitions Act for arms dealers was that private arsenals were to be placed under the management of the State for wartime purposes, and that additional State factories should be built, and that the production plans of the factories, the raw materials required for production, and the transportation of products were to be decided by the Ministry of Munitions.

For the British government, the Munitions Act provides a strong legal guarantee for solving the supply of munitions, and is more conducive to the country's co-ordination of forces against the evil alliances.

For arms dealers, the Munitions Act is a complete disaster, doesn't Britain claim that "private property is sacrosanct", and arsenals are also private property, so they are not sacred, and they can be violated at will.

Hypocrisy!

The Nyasaland Military-Industrial Group is also a British enterprise, so according to the provisions of the Munitions Act, during the World War, the Nyasaland Military-Industrial Group will also be nationalized and managed by the Ministry of Munitions.

After the passage of the Munitions Act, the Ministry of Munitions conveyed the relevant documents to the Federal Government of Southern Africa, but the Federal Government of Southern Africa did not respond, and the documents were like mud cows into the sea quietly, which made the newly appointed Minister of Munitions Lloyd George very angry.

In order to better organize production, Lloyd George decided to send people to southern Africa to nationalize the Nyasaland military-industrial complex and manage the Nyasaland military-industrial group to better serve the British Empire.

The problem then arises that no one is willing to accept the assignment, and even if Lloyd George names him directly, the named officials would rather resign than go to southern Africa.

"I'm not in good health, I can't stand the ocean voyage, I'm afraid I'll die on the ship, so I'm sorry, I can't go to Southern Africa." MacDonnell Mountbatten, Chief of the Quartermaster 1, came from the famous Mountbatten family, one of the twenty dukes of Great Britain and a branch of the Hessian royal family in Germany.

After the outbreak of the World War, in order to avoid being associated with Germany, the Duke of Edinburgh changed his family name to Mountbatten, which is not surprising in England, and George V changed his surname to Windsor, which is also a line with Germany.

Such a blatant violation of Lloyd George's appointment naturally attracted the wrath of Lloyd George.

But Macdonald Mountbatten did not flinch, he sat motionless in his chair, calmly looking at Lloyd George with a slight mockery in his eyes.

Lloyd George gasped for a long time, but he was helpless to take Macdonald Mountbatten, even if Macdonald Mountbatten openly contradicted Lloyd George, Lloyd George could not dismiss McDonnell Mountbatten.

"Ian!" Lloyd George set his eyes on the Director of the Second Division, his eyes full of anticipation.

"I'm sorry Mr. Minister, I can't go to Southern Africa either, I can work hard for the British Empire, but I don't want to die in Southern Africa for nothing." Director Ian Greene of the Second Division said bluntly, everyone knows that Nyasaland is Roque's fiefdom, and the MPs can pass the Munitions Act, because they don't need to enforce it, just like those nerds who claim that the royal way of indoctrination can influence the barbarians, this kind of thing is best proposed by whoever proposes it.

"Southern Africa is the territory of the British Empire, how can it be that it is not clear that it will not die there?" Lloyd George was so disappointed with his performance that it was a fat difference, and Lloyd George thought someone would be willing to rush to do it.

There is no idiot who can mix up to be qualified to participate in the meeting, everyone can shout slogans, and if you really want to go to southern Africa to receive the Nyasaland military industrial group, it is estimated that you will die violently within three days of arriving in southern Africa, just as Roque will not overestimate the bottom line of politicians, and politicians will not overestimate the bottom line of Roque's feudal officials, some people always fantasize that they can be unimpeded with a piece of paper in a high position, and they really don't know who gave them confidence.

"Mr. Minister, Southern Africa is a wild place, with harsh environments and rampant diseases, and those of us who live in London simply cannot adapt to the environment of Southern Africa." Macdonald Mountbatten gave a plausible reason, but Lloyd George sounded full of sarcasm.

"People in southern Africa can live in southern Africa, so why can't you?" Lloyd George deliberately ignored what MacDonald really meant.

Macdonnell Mountbatten stopped talking, leaning back in his chair and playing with the gold pen in his hand.

The lilac fleur-de-lis logo produced by Itno is impressive.

Ian Green didn't speak, looking at the slowly rising heat from the coffee cup in front of him, as if he could see flowers.

"Your Excellency, with all due respect, I'm afraid everyone here doesn't want to go to Southern Africa, Nyasaland is Lord Nyasaland's kingdom, I don't want to attack anyone, we should give Lord Nyasaland the respect he deserves, don't forget how much Lord Nyasaland contributed to the empire after the outbreak of the world war." The director of the third division is Neville, who has not been seen for a long time, and everyone here knows the relationship between Neville and Roque, so Lloyd George did not mention Neville's name at all.

"I have not denied Lord Nyasaland's contribution to the Empire, this is the due responsibility of Lord Nyasaland, and Lord Nyasaland is nothing without the appointment of the Empire." Lloyd George did not hide his antipathy to the aristocracy, and a few days ago George V knighted Lloyd George, but Lloyd George refused.

By the way, now Roque is already the Earl of Nyasaland, because Roque has to command the Battle of the Dardanelles, so he cannot return to London, and it is Winston who presides over the award ceremony, he represents George V.

Lloyd George's words drew a few faint sneers, and it was not known whether he was laughing at Roque or laughing at Lloyd George.

"The Empire promotes hundreds of lords every year, but there is only one lord who can produce tens of millions of shells and billions of rounds of ammunition and train hundreds of thousands of troops for the Empire every year—" MacDonnell Mountbatten's seemingly casual remark provoked even more anger from Lloyd George.

"An important question-" Neville spoke ahead of Lloyd George, not giving Lloyd George a chance to get angry: "Even if we take over the Nyasaland Military Industrial Group, can we guarantee the current production intensity of the Nyasaland Military Industrial Group, can we stimulate 100% of the workers' enthusiasm for work, can we ensure the close cooperation of the entire industrial chain of the whole society, if there is a problem in any of the above links, it will affect our logistics supply, and will the gains outweigh the losses." ”

Neville was Mayor of Birmingham prior to his appointment as Quartermaster General, and has experience in local administration.

Lloyd George started in Parliament and has been a member of Parliament all the way through, with no experience in local management.

Ironically, it was Lloyd George's mediation of the 1907 railroad workers' strike, which led to Lloyd George's first order as Quartermaster General to prohibit the Arsenal workers from organizing strikes.

It is also ironic that during his tenure as prime minister, Lloyd George was at odds with the aristocracy, dressing himself up as Robinson, who robbed the rich and gave to the poor.

As a result, in 1945, Lloyd George accepted the canonization of the British government, was awarded the title of earl, and lived as the person he hated the most.

Such a person, in the selection of the greatest British prime ministers, is still in the top three, and it really can't help but make people wonder what other British prime ministers have done during their tenure.

"Nyasaland is still part of the British Empire, not someone's private fiefdom—" Lloyd George said.

"Your Excellency, Nyasaland is someone's private domain." Macdonald Mountbatten had a natural position on the issue, and the Mountbatten family also had a territory.

Lloyd George was so angry, he never expected that the work of the Quartermaster Department would face such great resistance.

At this time, Lloyd George's secretary hurried over and handed Lloyd George a document.

Macdonald Mountbatten casually glanced at it and realized that it was actually a summons from the court to Lloyd George.

About three years earlier, the British Parliament had decided to build a radio station on the territory of the Empire, and in 1912 the Postmaster accepted Marconi's application to build the radio station, and in the process of signing the terms of the contract, Sir Isaac, the chief prosecutor, persuaded Lloyd George, then Chancellor of the Exchequer, to buy 2,000 pounds of shares in the American company.

The newspaper exposed this fact, and Parliament set up a special commission to investigate, and the report of the inquiry considered the accusation "absurd" because the two companies were legally completely separate, and Lloyd George was acquitted.

Now the English court has brought Lloyd George to court again, claiming that it has new evidence to prove that Lloyd George is suspected of using asymmetric information for unjust enrichment.

The court prosecuted a serving minister, a very rare case in Britain, and if memory serves, it appears to have been Neville's brother Joseph Chamberlain who served as British Post Secretary in 1912.

Lloyd George's hands were shaking as he looked at the summons in his hand, and he felt a huge conspiracy loom over him, leaving him with nowhere to run.