261 Chicken feathers in one place
Under the rules of democracy, problems must be solved in a democratic way, and in this regard, Roque is more talented than Henry Alsop.
The key is that the time and place are favorable, Roque has been preparing for the democratic representative system for a long time, and the National Party will not be able to turn the tables in a short period of time, Johannesburg is the sphere of influence of the Matilda family, even if Baron Mahanles himself comes to Johannesburg, the interests of the Matilda family must be fully considered, and finally when it comes to people, Henry Alsop is not dominant in this point, Roque has been in Johannesburg in the past few years, Johannesburg has formed a solid network of relationships, not something that someone can easily change.
"Now I declare the results of the vote valid, and the Chinese will have the right to vote in the general election in Johannesburg in August!" Owen couldn't wait to announce the final results.
"I disagree! This result is not legitimate! Henry Alsop was adamantly opposed to saying that if the Chinese did not run, then the National Party might still have a chance, and if the Chinese did not run, then the National Party would have no chance at all.
"This result was decided collectively by the election committee, and you are not in a position to question it." Owen said lightly, he had already begun to sort out the documents in his hand, and there was only such a topic for today's meeting.
"Okay, good, since Chinese Americans have the right to vote, do other people of color have the same right to vote?" Henry Alsop finally realized that the outcome was irrevocable, so he took a different path.
"Other people of color can also have the right to vote if they own property in Johannesburg and have a tax record of more than one year." Owen was unhurried, it was not so simple to have the right to vote, and if Johannesburg was open to everyone, the consequences would be unimaginable.
In Johannesburg, the largest number is still miners, most of those miners are Africans, most of them have more than one year of tax records, but almost all Africans have no property in Johannesburg, plus no one has a voice for Africans, so in this election, all colored people, it is estimated that only Chinese can have the right to vote.
"This is unfair, all the conditions are set for ethnic Chinese, only ethnic Chinese meet these requirements, you are blatant fraud!" Henry Alsop was speechless.
The accusation of "fraud" is a bit serious, and as soon as Henry Alsop's words fell, everyone looked at Henry Alsop with serious eyes, and Owen, who had already gotten up, slowly sat down again.
"You're accusing the Election Commission of blatant fraud, aren't you? I have a question, you don't work in Johannesburg and you don't have property in Johannesburg, how did you get into the electoral committee in Johannesburg? Roque was blatantly attacked, and Henry Alsope's face turned pale.
What else could be the reason that Henry Alsop had a father who was a lieutenant governor, so Henry Alsop was able to enter the Johannesburg Election Commission.
Everyone knew the reason, but everyone tacitly agreed not to say it, which gave Henry Alsop the illusion that he had entered the Johannesburg Electoral Commission on his own merits.
Roque was not taboo, nor did he expect the relationship with Henry Alsop to improve, so Roque went straight to the point, since Henry Alsop accused the election committee of fraud, then let's talk about whether Henry Alsop's identity as a "commissioner" is legitimate.
After Roque asked this question, the meeting room was so quiet that even the sound of breathing could be heard, in fact, Marcos Beaufort had raised this question at the beginning of the meeting, but Marcos Beaufort was not heavy enough, so it did not have a substantial impact on Henry and Kevin.
Roque is different, Roque is a baron of Nyasaland, serving as the division commander of the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division, although when the election committee was formed, Roque was still in Nyasaland, but Roque was still elected as a member of the election committee, the same question was raised by Roque, which was very lethal.
"Well, since someone has questioned the impartiality of the Election Commission, let's discuss it, Henry Alsop, if you question the fairness of the Election Commission, then you can go to the Governor's Mansion and apply for an investigation, and until the results of the investigation appear, I am going to suspend you from being a member of the Election Commission now, given that there is already a serious distrust between you and the Election Commission." Owen also tore his face neatly, and the words have already been said at this point, and the clay man also has three points of fire.
Owen had tolerated Henry Alsop in every possible way before, and it was more about the relationship between the Matilda family and the Alsop family.
Now that Henry Alsop doesn't save face for Owen, Owen no longer has any scruples, otherwise others would think that the Matilda family is afraid of the Alsop family.
"Owen, you, you—" Henry Alsop clearly didn't expect Owen to be so decisive.
"I am the chairman of the Election Commission, responsible for the specific work of the Election Commission, and since there is already a serious mistrust between us, there is no need to force cooperation." Owen got up after saying that, this time without hesitation.
"Owen, wait—" Henry Alsop tried to stop Owen.
Owen didn't look back.
"Hehe-" Roque sneered at Henry Alsop and left with a smile on Marcos Beaufort.
Soon only the stunned Henry and Kevin were left in the conference room.
After a long time, there was a sudden burst of scolding in the conference room.
"Okay, Owen, you did a good job just now." Roque walked out of the conference room and hurried to catch up with Owen.
"Come on, I know that as soon as you come back, you'll be a chicken flying and a dog jumping." Owen was not angry, and if he could, Owen was not willing to tear his face with Henry Alsop.
"Such an idiot, if you don't drive it away, will you still keep it for the New Year!" Roque is welcome, this kind of guy who doesn't have long eyes, he is still out of sight and out of mind.
"This guy won't give up, I don't know what to do next." Owen knew Henry Alsop well, and this guy wouldn't give up.
"Regardless of him, he jumping up and down alone cannot change the outcome of the election." Roque was satisfied, as long as the Chinese had the right to vote, in the Transvaal in the future, no one would dare to offend the interests of the Chinese, and Roque would be the same in his absence, this is the power of the ballot.
The next day, Owen came to Roque again.
"Arnold is coming back, he is now the chairman of the National Party." Owen's expression was ugly, and this was the rhythm of the Matilda family's infighting.
"Even if Adlai becomes the chairman of the National Party, he will not be able to change the election results." Roque was a little irritable and vaguely tired of Johannesburg.
Being so distracted by this kind of trivial thing all day long that Roque was so annoyed that if he could, Roque really wanted to stay in Nyasaland and not come back.
For people like Owen and Henry Alsop, elections are their most important job at the moment, and their eyes are only on the Transvaal, and they have no vision or ability to look at the world.
For Roque, the production and construction of Nyasaland is the most important work, the election or whatever's Roque really doesn't care, what can he do if he wins, Johannesburg can't climb to the sky in one step, the democratic representative system is not a cure for all diseases, or to develop the economy, in order to really enhance the strength of the Transvaal.
"Don't worry, the Liberal Party has the advantage now, if we can lose in this case, then we can simply dissolve the Liberal Party, so relax, we don't have much time and energy to entangle with those guys who have nothing to do, they are now living on elections, fantasizing about relying on elections to reach the top of life, for us the road to the top of life is far more than this." Roque had just returned to Johannesburg, and his daily work schedule was very full, and as long as Arnold didn't come to trouble Roque, Roque was not in the mood to deal with Arnold.
Sending Owen away, Roque goes to Duncan, who is now the mayor of Purple Leaf and will join George, the vice president of the Agricultural Association, on the Election Committee to exercise the next rights in Roque's place.
"No matter what form of election it is, it will turn into a farce of chicken feathers in the end, so don't be too careful, going to the meeting is just a scene, as long as they don't interfere in Ziwei Town and don't violate the interests of Chinese Americans, they can toss as they want." Roque set the tone for Duncan and George, and now the members of the Election Committee do not know what kind of freaks democracy is, so they are interested in the new toy of democracy, and Roque has long seen through the connotation of democracy, and has no interest in democracy at all.
Duncan was sent to Ziwei Hospital for treatment because of the assassination, and now he has been successfully discharged, he and Buck are transferred jobs, in fact, this is not bad, the situation in Nyasaland is indeed a little more complicated for Duncan.
After the establishment of the Nyasaland Management Committee, Buck carried out drastic reforms, and now it seems that the effect is not bad, after getting rid of the big burden of agricultural companies, Nyasaland can travel lightly and focus more on developing industry, which is what Roque values most.
No matter how much food is produced, it can only ensure that you will not go hungry, and even if Nyasaland develops into an "African bakery" like Rhodesia, it will be as vulnerable as it is without strength, and only by developing industry can it have stronger strength.
Guys like Arnold and Henry Alsop never qualified to be Roque's enemies, and the old colonial powers in Europe were the targets of Roque's competition.
Duncan and George looked at each other, and there was surprise in each other's eyes, the democratic representative system was called a "cure" in this era, but I didn't expect it to be so unbearable in Roque's mouth.
"Don't be surprised, Ziwei Town and Nyasaland will never hold elections, and no one will rely on elections to get to power." Roque doesn't give some people the opportunity to take shortcuts, and if he wants to get to the top, he must show his real skills.
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