In the 21st century, it is very good to see well-preserved centuries-old ancient buildings, but in the West, such architectural complexes, and even such cities, are not uncommon, thanks to the stone buildings that are prevalent in the West, and such buildings, if they do not suffer special changes, can generally be preserved for a hundred years.

Roque hopes that the future Little Rock can also have such a heritage, so at the beginning of the design of the whole city, Roque paid attention to this problem, when planning the city, not only set aside spacious streets, enough squares and green spaces, but also very high requirements for buildings, not only the city center, both sides of the city's main road, the city center to the noble residential area on the shore of Lake Niassa, and even near the Sunset Avenue along the lake, all of which are marble and granite buildings, and wooden buildings are temporary buildings in Little Rock. The future is to be gradually dismantled.

In addition to Cecil Rhodes Square, the hardening of King's Avenue and Sunset Boulevard is also progressing, and the reason why this part is not yet completed is because the underground drainage system of Little Rock has not yet been completed, all the streets are actually empty underneath, and the sewers are spacious enough to run horses, in addition to drainage, the top of the sewers also has space reserved for wires and cables, and after all are completed, Little Rock will have a world-class underground drainage system, and there will be no need to redesign it for a hundred years.

"These lights are all electric, and when electrified, Sunset Avenue along the lake will be the first road in the world to have electric street lights, and this part of the cost will be borne by the city government, which will effectively improve the taste of housing near Sunset Boulevard. It is okay to buy a piece of land and build it yourself, but the architectural drawings must be submitted to the city government for approval first, and the overall effect of the surrounding area must not be affected. "Roque has worked hard to promote that Little Rock is positioned as more than just an industrial city, the industrial area is more than 30 kilometers away from Little Rock, and Little Rock is more of a commercial and residential property.

"Can we build our office here?" Frank aside, Chris is really tempted.

Frank is also a director, and he has more options.

Chris can't do it, the senior staff of the war office, in fact, the salary is not much, because there is no colonial subsidy, in fact, the salary is not necessarily higher than the British sheriff in Cape Town, it is definitely not possible to buy a house in a place like London where every inch of land is expensive, Chris is now attracted to the future Little Rock described by Roque, and it is also a good choice to make his home in Little Rock.

"Sorry, no, your territory is in Licoma." Roque certainly couldn't let a large group of agents make a home in Little Rock, and the residents of Little Rock wouldn't be at ease.

"Where's Ricoma?" Frank was somewhat hopeful.

"Over there—" Roark gestured from afar, and Frank looked into the distance, seeing nothing.

You can't see it, but Likoma Island is more than 250 kilometers away from Little Rock and Lake Niasa is only 500 kilometers long.

It takes 7 hours to take a boat from Little Rock to Likoma Island, and after seeing the excitement of Little Rock and the desolate Likoma Island, it feels like you have come from the center of the world to the ends of the earth.

Since the few Zulu families were "disposed of", there was no permanent population on the island, and Si lived for a time in the island's church, which became the only building on the island.

It's not the only one, there are a few wooden houses where the security personnel lived when Xiao Si was on the island, but these wooden houses basically don't have a long lifespan because of the humid weather and the fact that they have not been taken care of for a long time.

"It's good, there's still a little pier where we don't have to row to the other side—" Frank was optimistic, and Chris looked bitter.

As the commissioner, it is unlikely that Frank will stay on Licoma Island all the time.

Chris is different, if the War Office really builds Likoma Island as a base, Chris will most likely live on Likoma Island.

"In fact, the conditions are still good, Likoma Island has 18 square kilometers, and the adjacent Chizmlu Island has three square kilometers, there are no people on these two islands, there is no one, you can toss as you like." It can't be said that Roque is not generous, the two islands with a total area of 21 square kilometers are only such a big landlord like Roque.

"Okay, that's it, how much?" Frank probably wanted to buy the two islands, and his tone was quite small.

Roque and Xiao Si glanced at each other, both of them smiled a little, and then Roque said: "It is impossible to sell, I can rent it to you, one acre is 1 pound a year." ”

"£1?"

"An acre?" Both Frank and Chris exclaimed, the price was indeed a bit expensive.

"So what? Look at the environment here, natural isolation, no matter what you do here, no one will notice, even if they do, they can't come up, this is the territory of Nyasaland, if you want to build a house and build a road on the island or something, Nyasaland can provide building materials and construction workers, as long as you are willing to pay, you can build a fortress here, 1 pound per acre is not the final price, if the price of land in Nyasaland rises in the future, the rent here will increase year by year. "Roque is doing this as a business, there's nothing to be embarrassed about, anyway, Frank and Chris don't have to pay, the British government will pay for it.

Frank and Chris began to talk to each other, 21 square kilometers, almost 5,200 acres, if all leased, it is 5,200 pounds per year, this is only the price of land, there is nothing on the two islands, it will take more money to transform it into a base, and it will also cost to run the base, so in general, it is basically impossible to maintain such a base, without 30,000 or 50,000 pounds a year.

3. 50,000 pounds!

This significantly exceeded the budget of the War Office.

"Lord Nyasaland, let's discuss, let's get cheaper—" Chris bargained with a bitter face, now that he knew "Lord Nyasaland", didn't he even call a gentleman before.

"The cheap place is—" Roque gave Don a look, and Don immediately came over with a few policemen, and the tables and chairs were immediately set up, and the maps, coffee, and so on quickly set up a table.

That's what a lord should be.

"Here, the annual rent for a square kilometre is 100 pounds." Roque pointed to a place on the map on the border between Nyasaland and Portuguese East Africa, where there was nothing on the map, basically undeveloped primeval forest, and it was difficult to say whether there was a road or not.

"No, no, no, the terrain here is good, right here." Chris doesn't want to go to that kind of ghost place where birds don't, and although Likoma Island and Chizmlu Island are expensive, they have all the conditions to set up a base, and there is no better place to do it than these two islands.

"It's an acre and a pound here, and if you look at Chizmlu Island, it's the best fertile land, and it's rich in aquatic products, and if it's properly developed, an acre of land can make more than a pound a year." Roque is reasonable, and the fact that there are 3,000 permanent residents on Chizmlu in the 21st century is a testament to the potential of Chizmlu.

"No, no, no, sir, that's not how the accounts are calculated—" Chris is simply going crazy, two desert islands with nothing, an acre that costs a pound of annual rent, and either the people who offer it are crazy, or the people who accept it are crazy.

"Say, sir, what do you want, it is impossible to get a pound per acre, and make a normal price, and we will have a good talk." It's still Frank who has to come out.

Of course, Roque is not dead asking for money, even if it is ten pounds per acre, it is not worth talking about Roque.

Frank was right, Roque did have a request.

"My request is simple, I have to know where the people who will be trained here in the future will be sent and what kind of tasks they will perform." Roque's request is still very tricky, and if Frank agrees to this request, it means that the base on this island is not a secret for Roque.

"No, Lord, this base is in charge of the War Office, so everything here is an Imperial secret, and no one can leak it at will." Frank decisively refuses Roque's request, even if Roque is an Imperial Baron.

"So how do we work together? The people you sent and the people we sent don't know each other's identities, what if they crash while on a mission? If Frank does not agree to this request, Roque will not even allow the War Office to set up a base in Nyasaland, and everyone will have their own fun.

Frank didn't speak, and looked at Roque with a cold look.

Roque did not give in, his steps were not eight, his waist was straight, and he was very imposing.

Likoma Island is Nyasaland's territory, and if Roque is not confident here, then Roque does not have to fight for any dominance, and it is better to go back to Johannesburg and be an honest police chief.

For a long time, no one spoke, only the sound of Xiao Si spitting and smoking a cigar by himself, a gentle breeze blowing, the sound of the lake lapping on the shore, and a crocodile sneaking its head on the shore, and then immediately retracted.

"Yes!" Frank still chose to back down after all, although the War Office is a state organ in London and has a relatively high level, but Roque is the Imperial Baron after all, and has been implementing the "Two Cs Plan" before, and the War Office really has no advantage in this regard.

Thinking of what Roque said just now, it is actually very revealing, if the War Office does not agree, then well, I am afraid that the agents sent in this base in the future will most likely not be able to survive in Portuguese East Africa.

Do you really think that accidental injuries on the battlefield are all accidental injuries?

Don't be funny, the Americans are the sons of Britain.

"Okay, these two islands are yours, you can do whatever you want, use as long as you want, as for the annual rent, one pound!" Roque is very generous, as long as Frank agrees to Roque's request, it is equivalent to the War Office helping Roque train agents for free, what else can Roque not be satisfied with.

Don't forget that the War Office is the future MIA, which means that in the future, even if 007 is cultivated on Likoma Island, then 007 will have to work for Roque.

Having solved this main problem, the rest of the problems are easy to say, although the war office does not have much money, but it spends money very generously, and the price given for buying cement from Henry's cement factory is more than five times the normal price, which is cheaper than buying cement from the British mainland, and as for other building materials, they are all purchased from Nyasaland, and even the construction workers are hired from Nyasaland, and the salaries given are the same as those of workers in London.

As long as it wasn't a matter of principle, Roque was very generous, and the kickback he should give was a penny, and even gave Frank and Chris a mansion on Sunset Boulevard each.

The mansion is actually not worth much, the key is this heart, it doesn't matter if Frank doesn't like it, Chris is overjoyed, with his salary, it is not easy to buy a mansion on Sunset Avenue.

In fact, Frank was not very angry, although he was forced to sign an alliance under the city, and his face was a little unbearable, but then he was immediately impressed by Roque's generosity.

Roque hired people from Europe with an "intermediary fee", a senior engineer, or a working professor, the intermediary fee is at least 100 pounds per person, Frank knew that Roque was so generous, his salary as a director of the war office was not 100 pounds a month, and the salary of the director of the department only reached about 100 pounds a month, and now he could make money openly by sending a few telegrams, and for a day or two, Frank really wanted to resign and be a "human trafficker" wholeheartedly.

It's not uncommon to have this kind of thought, the head of the secret service also has to eat, drink, sleep, take care of the family, and also want his children to receive an elite education, and also want to buy his wife a few more pieces of jewelry and clothes, but to do all this it takes money, whether in London or in Nyasaland, money is not a problem, no money is a problem.

In just one month, more than 100 high-level talents arrived in Nyasaland from the British mainland, some of them were mechanical engineers, some were professors, some were doctors, and some of them were skilled workers who had operated machine tools all their lives, some of them were voluntary immigrants, some of whom simply wanted to work in Nyasaland, and some of whom were prisoners, who were supposed to be exiled to India and Ceylon, and who were now sent to Nyasaland.

Of course, only those who can be called "talents" are eligible for "exile" to Nyasaland, and those criminals who have no skills will still be exiled to India and Ceylon.

Speaking of exile, it was a tradition of the British government, and the British exiled prisoners to the United States before the United States became independent.

After the independence of the United States, it no longer accepted prisoners exiled by the British government, and Britain had no choice but to exile the prisoners to Australia.

Now that Australia was self-governing and no longer accepted prisoners from the British, the British exiled the prisoners to India and Ceylon.

Therefore, there is a tradition in the reason why Americans and Australians have rebelled so much later.

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