What is politics?

In Roque's understanding, politics should be cruel, cold-blooded, the winner is king, the loser is the villain, the winner wins everything, and the loser loses everything.

In Owen's understanding, politics is a game, a stage play, a big dye vat where you sing and I appear, and a game that reshuffles the cards every few years.

It can't be said who understands politics more correctly, but it is clear that Roque's understanding of politics is closer to the true meaning of politics, and this is not a game that everyone is qualified to participate in, and if you want to participate in it, you must be prepared to pay the price.

"A two-party system or a multi-party system will cause serious social problems, elections every few years will consume a lot of manpower and material resources, politicians will do whatever it takes to gain support, political correctness will eventually become the consensus of the whole society, in order to compete for votes, political parties will have no bottom line to please all voters, do everything possible to increase their votes, and then ignore the interests of the whole society - specifically the Transvaal, if the Transvaal has two parties, or more than two parties, then you think about how bad the situation will be then, We have the support of government employees and farmers, so the other parties have to find a way to win the support of other voters, who is left in Johannesburg but government employees and farmers? Miners, or Zulus, or whatever, don't think it's impossible, it's likely to happen, look at Cape and London now. Roque reminded Irving that politics is never about warmth.

"You mean to say that the Cape is the only party with us? That's impossible, under the premise of democratic representative system—" Owen blurted out without thinking, he had no idea that there was another manifestation of democratic representative system.

"Why can't it be? If all Johannesburgers only support the Liberal Party, there is simply no room for other parties to exist. Roque knows that democratic representative institutions can take many forms, and that a two-party or multi-party system can lead to disastrous consequences.

"One-party system." Owen muttered to himself, never thinking of such a possibility.

"Don't think about it now, I'll find a way to prove it to you." Roque has many methods, even in this kind of thing, Roque still has a way.

"How do you prove it to me?" Owen was curious.

"A little patience." Roque didn't say it, and before he did it, no one would believe him even if Roque said it.

In fact, Orange is Roque's best "testing ground".

In the past, Orange had the "People's Party" and the "Orange Unionist Party", and now the "Orange Unionist Party" has been strangled by Roque, so Orange also needs a new party to fill the void left by the "Orange Unionist Party".

Early the next morning, a special guest appeared at the Johannesburg Police Station, and it was in Pretoria that Gandhi, who had a relationship with Roque.

Roque had a smooth ride since the outbreak of war, and Gandhi, in contrast, was still struggling with his fate.

When the war broke out, Gandhi organized a 1,100-strong "stretcher team" to serve the expeditionary force.

Although the work of the "stretcher team" was well received by the expeditionary force command, it was clear that the "stretcher team's" contribution was not enough to bring Gandhi a knighthood, so Gandhi is still a lawyer who has not won a single court argument.

After the war, Gandhi did not disband his stretcher team, during his stay in Pretoria, Gandhi and his "stretcher team" gained some Boer trust because of their help to the Boers, and after the signing of the Peace Agreement, Gandhi and his stretcher team came to Orange to continue to provide medical services to the Boers.

When he saw Roque, a trace of embarrassment appeared on Gandhi's haggard and thin face, when he was in Pretoria, Roque was still a superintendent, and Gandhi could still argue in front of Roque, now Roque is a Baron of Nyasaland, but Gandhi is still standing still, if it weren't for Roque to ask Gandhi to come, Gandhi would not even be qualified to take the initiative to visit Roque.

Roque didn't seem to notice this fact, and received Gandhi like an old friend.

Gandhi took the coffee from Roque with trepidation, and couldn't help but sigh: "I have come into contact with all kinds of people here, Lord Nyasaland, you are the only one who will not treat me differently because of the color of his skin. ”

Roque was amazed that both Roque and Gandhi were geographically Asian, and that the British were accustomed to classifying both Chinese and Indians as coloured in terms of skin color, although Indians did not admit this.

Although Roque has been made a baron, Roque thinks that he still belongs to the category of yellow people, but he did not expect that in Gandhi's opinion, because of Roque's baronial status, Roque has been separated from the racial group.

This is how inferior you should be to your own racial group!

"Mohamras, as long as you persevere, sooner or later Britain will recognize your social status." Roque filled Gandhi with a vat full of poisonous chicken soup.

Like Roque, Gandhi was ambitious, but Gandhi achieved his ideals in a different way than Roque.

Unlike Roque, who focused on reality, Gandhi pinned his hopes on the "Indian Public Opinion", which he founded, and often called on the authorities to pay attention to the rights of the Indian ethnic group, without reflecting on the reasons why the authorities should pay attention to the Indian ethnic groups.

Gandhi had unrealistic illusions about white people, and after another conflict with the colonial authorities, Gandhi had such a conversation with Jan Smoltz.

Gandhi said: You know, we Indians will surely be able to get rid of all the injustices that have been imposed on us.

Jan Smoz: What else do you have to say?

Gandhi: We're going to win.

Jan Smoz: Why?

Gandhi: Because you will help us.

It is estimated that Jan Smoltz is going crazy, although Jan Smoltz and Gandhi are both lawyers, but their thinking is no longer on the same channel at all.

For Roque, Gandhi was also full of illusions, especially after Gandhi's keen sense, Roque seemed to attach unusual importance to him.

"Lord Nyasaland, I believe that day will come sooner or later, and both Indians and Chinese will be loyal subjects of the British Empire, and we should all be an important part of the British Empire—" Gandhi now knew that he should take the Chinese with him when he spoke, but it was customary to rank the Indians before the Chinese.

Roque only felt tired, you Indians can be loyal dogs, but don't pull the Chinese along, it's better for the Chinese to farm honestly.

"Mohamras, if you just make a request and don't show value that you deserve, then it will be very difficult for you to achieve your ideals." Roque interrupted Gandhi in time, or Gandhi would have been able to pull it until tomorrow morning.

The thinking of Indians and Chinese is not on the same channel, and Roque used to deal with Indians when he was a foreign trade dog.

The group of Indians is really weird, what they can't change in their bones is bragging and lying, when Roque is a foreign trade dog, there are often Indians to consult, and when it comes up, it will ask for ten cabinets of goods, after Roque finished quoting the price, the Indian said, I need one or two things to try first-

Of course, the price must be according to the kind of large goods of ten containers.

If it's one or two, it's not representative yet, but if most, if even the vast majority of Indians do, then it's very telling.

"Yes Lord Nyasaland, I am also aware of this problem, so I hope you can help us fight for a part of the farms around Johannesburg, even the Zulu people can have farms in Johannesburg, why can't we Indians?" Gandhi's request simply thundered Roquere's five thunders.

It is true that some Zulus own farms in Johannesburg, but Zulu farms are not given for free, and they are bought from the city government for real money.

Listen to what Gandhi had to say: Points!

It means that the Johannesburg City Government officials have to pay for the farm, but Gandhi wants the Johannesburg City Government to give it away for nothing.

I really don't know what was going on in Gandhi's head.

It was then that Roque realized that it might have been a mistake to bring in Gandhi.

"Mohamas, the farms around Johannesburg have been carved up, and there are no surplus farms at all - but there are in Orange, and the Bloemfontein municipality has always wanted to give them to the Boers, so you can go and fight for them." If Gandhi had gone to Bloemfontein's municipality to make such a request, Bloemfontein Mayor Lance McCarthy would have had a good look on his face.

"I approached the city government and they didn't agree." Gandhi was stunned, he had actually looked for it, and Roque was shocked again.

What kind of shameless spirit is this!

"Then it must be your wrong approach." Roque cut the nail on.

"What's wrong?" Gandhi seemed to have grasped a lifeline.

"You don't have the right way to give your opinion, think about it, you don't have social influence, you don't have a knighthood, you don't even have a position in Bloemfontein, it's impossible for Bloemfontein to seriously consider your proposal." Roque's words are not untargeted, they are.

Most of the farms around Johannesburg are run by Chinese, so whether Gandhi admits it or not, Roque's words are very convincing.

At least by the current Gandhi as a god.

"So what should I do?" Gandhi was in a hurry.

"If you don't have social influence, you increase your social influence, if you don't have a title, you find a way to get a knighthood, you don't have a position – it doesn't matter, just do the first two, even one, and when you make a proposal, the Bloemfontein city government will seriously consider it." Roque is still poisonous chicken soup, and there is no real advice at all.

"How to increase social influence-" Gandhi pondered, his mind was not very bright, otherwise he would not have won a lawsuit.

It is gold that shines everywhere, but it must be gold first, and if it is a piece of brass, then it will not shine wherever you move.

"In a few years, the Transvaal and Orange may be democratic representatives." Roque sighed faintly, if this was to wait for Gandhi to realize himself, it is estimated that Roque would be able to die alive.

"Democratic representation!" Gandhi's eyes widened instantly, as if they had suddenly opened up, but not like them.

Roque sighed, disappointed in Gandhi, sluggish like this, can he deal with the kind of people like Louis Botha and Jan Smoth?

I am afraid that Louis Botha and Jan Smoltz will be able to eat Gandhi alive.

"Yes, it is the democratic representative system, this is what London promised, it is estimated that it will be implemented in two or three years at most, this is your last chance." Roque simply said that Gandhi was not pretending to be stupid, he was really stupid, otherwise he would not have chosen the strange way of "non-violent non-cooperation" to resist British colonial aggression.

"Great, Lord Nyasaland, we can form a political party in Johannesburg and then run in the general elections to defend the interests of Indians and Chinese alike—" Gandhi was inexplicably excited.

Roque looked at Gandhi like an idiot, wondering if he had been kicked in the head by a donkey last night to get Martin to bring Gandhi.

"Uh, isn't that right?" Gandhi finally realized from Roque's expression that he had made a mistake.

"Yes, you need a party, but not in Johannesburg, but in Bloemfontein, isn't your stretcher team helping the Boers? This is a good advantage because you can get the support of a part of the Boers, and then you can run for Bloemfontein, and even if you don't get the leadership of the government, you can have a bigger voice as long as you have some seats in parliament. Roque broke it open and crumpled it and said that he had lost all hope for Gandhi.

Now Roque finally knows why Winston is so harsh on Gandhi, and if Roque is allowed to evaluate, then Roque may be even harsher.

Gandhi seems to have a nickname called "Mahatma", and Roque can't figure out how this nickname came from and how he is "holy"? How is it "male"?

"But, if it were me, Lord Nyasaland, I need your help, and you must help me, and you will do it." Gandhi was genuine.

Roque now deeply feels that in terms of "eating, taking, waiting, and demanding", the Indians are definitely more excessive than the Boers, and compared with the Indians, the Boers are simply angels, and "honey self-confidence" is not enough to describe.

"Mohamras, if you want to really gain the respect of others, then you have to do something worthy of respect, rather than waiting for someone else's handout." After Roque finished speaking, he raised his head and gave Li De a look.

Li De understood and politely came over and asked Gandhi to leave.

"Lord Nyasaland, consider my opinion, we will join forces, we will be invincible, I will be your best helper-" Gandhi still wanted to fight, but was directly pulled away by Li De.

Joining forces?

If Lao Tzu doesn't join forces with you, he will be invincible!

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