Ade never married, and Sidney Milner was Ade's only nephew.

This is the premise of Roque and Sidney Milner's friendship, but it is not the reason for Roque and Sidney Milner's friendship.

If it's just because of Sidney Milner's relationship with Ade, then Roque will take Sidney Milner to make money at most, and the relationship with Sidney Milner will not rise to the level of a friend at all.

With investment in Australia on the agenda, the importance of the Adan Islands is becoming increasingly prominent.

The Adan Islands are also 2,000 kilometers away from the nearest mainland around them, when Roque bought the Adan Islands, because the shipping technology was not developed enough at that time, the Adan Islands became an isolated island in the center of the Indian Ocean, no one cared about, only some Africans and Indians descendants on the island planted coconut trees, made dried coconut, and dried coconut became the only economic value of the Adan Islands.

This also allowed Roque to get the entire Adan Islands for only a thousand pounds.

Nine years have passed since Roque sold the Adan Islands.

In the past nine years, due to the continuous advancement of shipping technology, ships between southern Africa and the East Indies no longer need to be replenished from the coast of the Indian Ocean, but directly through the Indian Ocean, and only need to stop once in the Adan Islands on the way to reach their destination.

The current Adan Islands, to be precise, the current Zhenghe Island, and the most important and largest supply base in the Indian Ocean, are not only the ships of South Africa and the East Indies docking at Zhenghe Island, but also the ships of Australia to Britain no longer need to detour through Ceylon for supplies, but directly sail to the Suez Canal after replenishing in the Adan Islands.

This was the case when the Anzac traveled to Europe during the World War, when the Anzac departed from the Australian mainland, resupplied in the Adan Islands on the way, and then arrived directly at Socotra, the exit of the Red Sea, which was nearly 2,000 kilometers shorter than the previous voyage.

Now the British government has finally realized the importance of the Adan Islands.

During the World War, Britain did not raise the issue with Adan in order to fight Germany.

With the end of the world war, some people in Britain finally began to stir up.

However, it is not easy to recover the Adan Islands from the Adan Company, although Roque only paid a thousand pounds at that time, but it was also an agreement signed in black and white, the kind that the British government has to recognize, and now it wants to tear up the agreement directly, and the British government can't pull that face.

If the Adan Islands are controlled by other forces, then it may be easier, but in the hands of the Adan Company, the British government must be cautious, after all, the Adan Company is behind Roque and Southern Africa.

"One thousand pounds, Adan Company only spent a thousand pounds to buy the Chagos Archipelago, that is more than 2,000 islands, the largest island is 27 square kilometers, the area of the central lagoon is more than 150 square kilometers, it is the best natural harbor in the entire Indian Ocean, as long as the Adan Islands are controlled, it is equivalent to controlling the entire Indian Ocean, who made this decision in the first place, it should be sent to court!" Admiral John Jerico has been in the heart of the Adan Islands for a long time.

The Adan Islands were renamed after the Adan Company bought them, and within the British government, the name of the Adan Islands is still called the Chagos Islands.

After the end of the World War, John Jericault served as British Minister of the Navy.

John Jerico began his tenure with great ambitions to restore the glory of the British Royal Navy around the world.

At the same time, after southern Africa, Australia and even India began to demand greater autonomy, the British government did need to strengthen its control over the Indian Ocean periphery.

At this time, the status of the Adan Islands became more and more prominent.

The British Empire has numerous colonies around the Indian Ocean, and the Adan Islands are located in the center of the Indian Ocean, and the fact that the Adan Islands were unusable and could not be used by shipping technology in the past, has risen to an unprecedented height, and the Adan Islands are occupied by a private company, a fact that makes John Jerico simply distressed.

"The sale of the Chagos Archipelago to Locke was the decision of the then Minister of Colonial Affairs and the Governor of Mauritius." It is only now that Winston realizes the importance of the Adan Islands, and when it comes to selling the Adan Islands to Roque, Winston also played a big role in it.

However, Winston is not worried about this problem, if he really wants to be held responsible, then the prime minister at that time will not be able to run, and Winston is not even a secondary responsibility.

When Roque bought the Adan Islands, the Minister of Colonial Affairs seemed to be Austin Chamberlain, now Lord of the Seals.

Hearing Winston say this, John Jerico's breathing paused visibly.

However, this cannot make John Jerico give up, the geographical location of the Adan Islands is too important, it can be said that whoever owns the Adan Islands owns the Indian Ocean.

"If we have to take back the Chagos Archipelago, then we might as well think of something else—" Lord Bakmast, the Minister of Dominion, took another approach.

The Dominion Ministry was established in 1907 and was previously a subordinate department of the Ministry of Colonial Affairs.

After the end of the World War, overseas Dominions demanded greater autonomy, and the British government raised the level of Dominions, giving them the same status as the Foreign Office, the Indian Department, and the Colonial Department.

Southern Africa is now theoretically under the jurisdiction of the Dominion, but everyone knows that this "theoretically" cannot be realized, so Lord Bakmast, the head of the Dominion, is very aggrieved.

"What's the solution?" John Jerico doesn't miss a possibility.

"I remember that there were inhabitants in the Chagos Archipelago, and where are those inhabitants now?" Since it was no longer possible to recover the Adan Islands at the political level, Lord Buckmaster simply started with civilians.

Winston and John Jerico stared at each other, a question that no one could answer, and the British government had not even paid attention to the Chagos Archipelago, let alone the inhabitants of the Chagos Archipelago.

"Don't know?" Lord Buckmaster felt incredible, these imperial ministers, it seems that they are not very qualified, after the Chagos Archipelago became a British colony, theoretically the inhabitants of the Chagos Archipelago are also British.

"Honestly, I wouldn't have known where the Chagos Archipelago would be if it weren't for John talking about the Chagos Archipelago today—" Winston honestly admits that there was no shame in it, the British Empire's overseas colonies were too big for Winston to cover everything.

"Aren't the inhabitants of the Chagos Archipelago in the Chagos Archipelago?" John Jerico still doesn't know Roque well enough.

"I'm sure you won't find a single resident of the Chagos Archipelago if you go to the Chagos Archipelago now." Winston knows Roque, Roque never leaves a handle on things, and if you look at how Roque treats Africans in southern Africa, you will know how Roque will treat the natives of the Chagos Archipelago.

"You have to try hard, or how do you know you won't find one?" John Jerico does not give up, the Royal Navy needs a base in the Indian Ocean, and Zhenghe Island is the most suitable natural harbor.

Then look for it, if you want to find someone, the British government still has a very good way, the Royal Navy tentacles are everywhere, the military intelligence is growing in frustration, unless Adan company throws all the indigenous people of the Chagos Archipelago into the Indian Ocean, there will always be traces.

Technology is a really good thing, and it used to take at least a few months for London's orders to spread throughout the colonies, but now with wireless telegraphy, London's decisions can be spread all over the world in a day.

However, there was a problem with the UK's telecommunications department, and the Federal Government of Southern Africa also received a notification from London asking the Federal Government of Southern Africa to assist in locating the indigenous people of the former Chagos Archipelago.

Roque knew about it right away.

In fact, even without this oolong, Roque already knew this information, and he knew this information before the federal government received the telegram from the British government.

Brad's office is mighty.

After knowing this situation, Roque directly called Li De over.

Li De, who is no longer the general manager of Adan and returned to Nyasaland, became the general manager of Haut-Katanga United Mining Co., Ltd.

The former General Manager of Haut-Katanga United Mining Co., Ltd. went to Port Edward to become the mayor.

Nyasaland was Roque's fiefdom, and these appointments did not need to be notified to the federal government, and Li De and Anton were, in principle, were Roque's vassals.

Retainers!

Don't think that in the twentieth century there was no such group that sounded like it existed only in the Middle Ages, but when Winston stepped down from the post of Lord of the Admiralty, he was only the Minister of Lands of Lancaster, who was actually a retainer of the Duke of Lancaster.

"The natives of the Adan Islands—" Li De's expression was confused when he learned the news, it was already nine years ago, and no one could remember it.

Unless it's particularly impressive.

"- I seem to remember, there were a few British officials who returned to England at that time, and then we sent the aborigines away, and I can't remember whether the specific time it was sent to Mauritius or Ceylon, but there seems to be something wrong with the ship on the way, and I don't know the specific situation, so I have to check with the person in charge at the time." Li De can really remember what happened nine years ago, it's amazing.

Roque nodded in understanding, the Indian Ocean roared unscrupulously, and the monstrous waves continued one after another, as if they were going to swallow everything, and it was normal for ships to have accidents in the Indian Ocean, after all, it was a ship nine years ago, which was understandable.

"Then check it out, after all, we have to cooperate with London's work." Roque was a great loyal servant and never shirked his responsibilities in these matters.

"Okay, I'll do it right away—" Li De's expression was calm, and during his years in Port Elizabeth, Li De had quickly matured and became Roque's right-hand man.