It's not just the pound that's depreciating, it's almost all currencies around the world.

In the context of the arms race, inflation is severe all over the world, and the prices of all war-related materials are skyrocketing, including the prices of steel, oil, medicinal herbs, cloth, and even food.

The rise in the price of industrial products has led to a sharp rise in the price of raw materials, and the UK is better, relying on the integration of resources within the Commonwealth, it can barely maintain; Germany is simply smashing the pot and selling iron, otherwise Henry would not be able to resist the "capital enemy".

Two years ago, Nyasaland Air Group was just a research institute, in just two years, Nyasaland Air Group has four aircraft factories, more than a dozen supporting enterprises, more than 3,000 workers, and Italy, Ottoman Empire trade, to Nyasaland Air Group brought more than a million pounds of revenue, how much do you say Nyasaland Air Group is worth now?

Much more than Viscount Gladstone's fortune anyway.

"In previous deals with Italy and the Ottoman Empire, Nyasaland Airlines Group earned a total of 1.15 million pounds." Roque revealed a little bit of data.

"£1,150,000? How many planes did the Italians and Ottomans buy? Viscount Gladstone was surprised that all the businesses in Britain combined could not make much of £1.15 million a year.

Roque smiled and didn't answer the question.

Just kidding, trade secrets, how to reveal them casually.

"Lord, you said it all, a hundred albatross for a dreadnought are worth it." Roque has confidence, the shipbuilding capacity of the British homeland, in order to suppress the German Navy has been squeezed to the extreme, aircraft is a completely new field, and there is no need to distract the energy of the War Department, how much is this worth?

It's priceless, okay!

"Then you're too expensive—" Viscount Gladstone was so entangled that he couldn't agree to Roque's request.

Five million pounds!

It's not a small number, the cost of one British dreadnought-class battleship is 1.65 million pounds.

Less than three.

Roque is not in a hurry, now that the world war has not broken out, and there has not been a brainstorm between Britain and Germany, it is normal for Viscount Gladstone to be too expensive.

Wait until the outbreak of the world war -

No, you don't have to wait for the outbreak of the world war, when the Italian-Turkish war breaks out, the British War Office will realize how good this deal is.

Strangely, Italy and the Ottoman Empire have had many conflicts in North Africa, and even planes have been shot down on both sides, but Italy and the Ottoman Empire have still not declared war.

If war is declared, other countries will have reason to intervene, not to mention that sending a few military observers is a routine operation, and then there will be variables if it is not done well.

Negotiations could not be done in a day or two, and Roque was not in a hurry, and the next day the negotiations were negotiated by Rich Wheeler, who represented the Nyasaland Air Group, and Viscount Gladstone, who ate and drank every day.

There's plenty to do in Nyasaland, with Lake Nyasa, Cecil Rhodes Square, a rolling zoo and even flying clubs dotted around Nyasaland giving Viscount Gladstone more to experience.

In particular, the flying club run by the Aviation Association simply made Viscount Gladstone linger.

Like the Rifle Association, the Association of Engineers, the Aviation Association is a semi-official civil organization.

The members of the Aviation Association include regular pilots and cadet pilots, as well as practitioners of the aviation industry, as well as amateur aviation enthusiasts.

In order to train more pilots, Roque has also tried everything possible, formal aviation colleges are indispensable, and various flying clubs are a powerful supplement to aviation colleges, which have greater advantages than aviation colleges in terms of training pilots.

Because the number of airplanes is still relatively small, most aviation colleges are still in the stage of airships, hot air balloons, and paragliding, and there are not many flying clubs that really own airplanes.

The initiator of the Air Cavalry Flying Club is the famous first pilot of Nyasaland, Lin Chengzhi, who flew over the English Channel, and the club has more than 180 members, owning a "kangaroo two-seater trainer" produced by the Milner Aircraft Factory, two large air blimps and fifteen unpowered gliders.

Viscount Gladstone was visibly surprised when he first learned of the size of the Air Cavalry Flying Club, and Roque kept saying that Nyasaland had not had enough pilots, which seemed to be the case from the size of the Air Cavalry Flying Club.

The scale of the Air Cavalry Flying Club is still the largest in Nyasaland, and the largest flying club in Nyasaland is the Phoenix Flying Club in Xuanji City, with nearly 1,000 official members.

The reason why the Phoenix Flying Club is so large has a lot to do with the fact that the University of Nyasaland is located in Xuanji City.

However, the hardware facilities of the Phoenix Flying Club are not as good as the Air Cavalry Flying Club, at least the Phoenix Flying Club does not have a "kangaroo two-seater trainer".

"Sir, these members are not official pilots yet, they are just flying enthusiasts, but we have fifteen official pilots, and they will come to the club from time to time to guide, and if any members perform well, they will have the opportunity to take a real plane to the sky." The head of the Air Cavalry Flying Club is called Dewey, he used to be a pilot, but he unfortunately broke his leg in a crash during a training session, and after retiring from the army, he went to work in the Aviation Association, and this person in charge is also part-time, of course, the salary must be there.

The medical level of Nyasaland is still good, on the surface, Dewey, who has recovered, is no different from a normal person, and the weight is definitely not good.

"So none of the members here can fly planes?" Viscount Gladstone still suspects that there are too many secrets in Nyasaland, and every time he comes to Nyasaland, Viscount Gladstone can find many surprises.

But the surprise is strange to put it another way, Viscount Gladstone is the governor of southern Africa, and Nyasaland is part of southern Africa.

Although Nyasaland is now the private kingdom of Roque.

Viscount Gladstone's question was not easy to answer, Dewey glanced at Roque very quickly, and then raised his hand to call a young man: "His name is Anqi, he will get his official pilot's license next month, and he already has the ability to fly independently." ”

When Viscount Gladstone couldn't help but be overjoyed, Roque had a big head.

Angel is Anton's eldest son, this child's official job is a patrol officer of the Little Rock Police Department, it seems that the law and order situation in Nyasaland is good, the patrol officers have time to mix with the flying club, and they can also get an official pilot license, which has a future!

"Son, would you like to go to London and serve the British Empire?" Viscount Gladstone immediately extended an olive branch.

"I don't want to!" Angel's answer immediately made Viscount Gladstone blackface, but Anqi's next words made Viscount Gladstone very uncomfortable: "Isn't staying in Nyasaland also serving the British Empire." ”

This explanation is fine, but I always feel that something is strange, and I can't say that it is wrong, the key is that it is so justifiable and arrogant, which makes Viscount Gladstone feel a sense of déjà vu.

Roque was embarrassed and whispered in Viscount Gladstone's ear to explain the relationship between Angel and Anton.

Viscount Gladstone suddenly realized that Britain is a primogeniture, and if it is replaced by a second son, then Viscount Gladstone still has reason to encourage Angel to find her own life, and the eldest son will not be able to, and he must stay in southern Africa to inherit the family business.

With this relationship, it is normal to be reluctant to leave Nyasaland, after all, Viscount Gladstone also serves in southern Africa, but the children are still in the United Kingdom.

"You'll get your pilot's license next month, are you idle at work?" As an elder, Roque has absolutely reason to interfere in Angel's life.

"Uncle Locke, I'm still studying at the University of Nyasaland, and it doesn't affect my work." Angel is still a little proud, having a father who is the governor has a lot of benefits, there is no need to blatantly bend the law for personal gain, it is enough to create favorable conditions as much as possible, a young man like Angel starts countless grades higher than ordinary young people in Nyasaland, and he should mix well in the future.

As for those who don't mix well or don't want to mix, they are all to blame, and they deserve to be given up by the family.

At this time, it shows the advantage of having more children, the eldest is not a tool, how can there be the second and third children to look forward to, and the eldest will be raised as a tool for inheritance, just like the Matilda family.

"Haven't you already graduated?" Because of his relationship with Anton, Roque still knows Anqi very well.

"I'm in graduate school with Professor Douglas." Angel's explanation is also very superior, Douglas is the president of the University of Nyasaland, and he has not taken graduate students for a long time, no need to ask, it is Anton's relationship at work again.

Roque doesn't care about these things, it's not a mistake of principle, as a governor, it would be unreasonable for Anton not to seek some welfare for his children, everyone is a layman, don't demand yourself with the standards of a saint.

Returning to the question of pilots, Viscount Gladstone still regretted it.

"Locke, we must make full use of the favorable conditions to train more young people as soon as possible." Viscount Gladstone was still very envious of Nyasaland, where more than 90 percent of the population was made up of young people under the age of thirty-five, who worked in factories, farms, or schools, and together they formed what is now Nyasaland.

Workers and farmers, Viscount Gladstone did not pay attention, what really made Viscount Gladstone envious was that Nyasaland had a more complete education system than the British mainland, and now more than 95 percent of Nyasaland's school-age children were introduced to education in schools, and in another ten years, when they graduated from university, Nyasaland would burst out with a formidable force.

Maybe it won't take ten years, looking at a young man like Angel, now Viscount Gladstone is faintly a little afraid.