In another time and space, when the Federal Government of Southern Africa was established, there were three capitals in Southern Africa due to the intertwined interests of all parties.

In this time and space, although Roque has intervened, it seems that southern Africa is about to repeat the mistakes of the past.

Roque definitely didn't want to see this happen, but for a while, Roque couldn't find a good way.

There are too many relationships to reconcile, too many interests to concede, whether it is the Cape, or Orange, or the Transvaal, there are enough positions to fight for as many interests as possible, and no one wants to make concessions, and in the end it seems that there is only a compromise.

Cape Town is more than 1,300 kilometers away from Pretoria in a straight line, and in this era of extremely backward transportation and information, you can imagine how much administrative costs would increase if the political center was in Pretoria and the judicial center was in Cape Town, and how much redundancy would be involved.

Not to mention that the legislative center was in Bloemfontein, and that the Boers, who had once been masters of the Transvaal and Orange, had now gradually been reduced to a subordinate status, would the Boers be willing?

I'm afraid no one will believe it.

So Roque's attitude was very resolute: "The proposal of the Earl of Selborn has his own interests to weigh, but it is not in the interests of Southern Africa, I have no objection to having Dr. Starr Jameson as Minister of Justice, nor to Louis Botha as Speaker of Parliament, but the Ministry of Justice and the Parliament must be in the same city as the executive branch, and there is no room for compromise on this issue." ”

This is also the first time that Roque has clearly expressed his attitude in a formal setting, and in the past, Roque preferred to hide behind the scenes and use interpersonal relationships to achieve his goals.

Now it seems that the problem is far beyond Roque's imagination, so Roque now has to jump to the forefront.

"If an agreement can be reached, then appropriate concessions are acceptable." Ade is a mature politician who knows what it means to compromise.

"Sir, we have reasons why we can't back down, if Cape Town and Orange insist, then we may try, the four colonies of southern Africa are freely combined, and we in the Transvaal can choose to form an independent state with Natal, Rhodesia, Nyasaland, Bechuana Protectorate, Basutoland, and Eswatini, and if Orange and Cape insist on not backing down, then we will be truly autonomous."

Roque is not afraid to break the iron rice bowl, Orange is obviously a burden, the Cape is also the ordinary level, and the Transvaal and Nyasaland are on the same level, in the long run, the potential of the Cape is even inferior to the Transvaal and Nyasaland, so why let the Transvaal and Nyasaland make concessions for the sake of the Cape?

It's just ridiculous and generous.

"No, Locke, Southern Africa is a whole—" Ade considered the problem, clearly more comprehensive than Roque.

In other words, Ade, who has been up and down in the Huanhai Sea for so many years, is more sleek than Roque and knows how to adapt measures to local conditions.

"It's not like this, if you put the legislative center in Bloemfontein, then you know Orange's attitude towards minorities, in fact, I have always been very worried, after the establishment of the Southern African Federation, will the Chinese be subject to serious racial discrimination like the previous Cape, how to ensure the interests of the Chinese? If the interests of the Chinese are not guaranteed, then I would prefer Nyasaland to be independent of Southern Africa. "Roque is now starting to use democracy to solve the problems of democracy, Nyasaland is no longer the Nyasaland of the past, and the current Nyasaland has enough confidence to put forward its own demands.

Nyasaland was also a private fief of Roque.

The meaning of a private fief is equivalent to that Roque is the king of Nyasaland, and Roque can decide all matters in Nyasaland.

So whether or not to join the Federation of Southern Africa is in Roque's thoughts.

Of course, Roque definitely wants Nyasaland and southern Africa to be autonomous together, but if the conditions given to Nyasaland by southern Africa cannot satisfy Roque, this issue will also be variable.

That's Roque's biggest reliance right now.

"Okay Locke, we'll talk about that later, the main issue now is the formation of the Federal Government of Southern Africa, and the rest can be postponed—" Ade did whatever it took to achieve his goal.

Roque could only smile, in front of Ade, Roque would definitely not let Ade not step down.

But looking back, Roque faced Ida with a face.

Ida finally returned to the Transvaal, and the miraculous thing was that Ada's figure was not deformed in the slightest, so Ida was very confident to meet Phyllis, and had a friendly and enthusiastic exchange with Phyllis about maintaining her figure.

"Locke, are you mistaken about your current strength?" Ada didn't understand why Roque would compromise on such a thing.

"What do you mean?" Roque still doesn't understand.

"I mean, you can make your own demands, why cater to the Earl of Selborne, and the legislature must be in Bloemfontein? Not necessarily, in the same way, the executive branch does not have to be placed in Pretoria, and I do not need to stress the importance of the judiciary, so why does it have to be in Cape Town? ”

Ada's words cleared the layers of fog in front of Roque.

Indeed, Roque does not fully understand the power he possesses now, and Nyasaland is fully capable of deciding his own destiny.

"The four colonies of southern Africa, the Cape and the Transvaal, may still be economically powerful in Nyasaland, but only for now, and in a few years, if Nyasaland continues to grow. Or will in three or five years Nyasaland develop far more than the Transvaal and the Cape, and then you will be ready to bend Nyasaland forever to the interests of Southern Africa as a whole? "Ida's question is acute, and it is indeed a key issue that Southern Africa will face in the coming years.

"Of course not, Nyasaland is not the same as Orange, Cape Town, and the Transvaal, because the majority of Nyasaland's population is Chinese, so—" Roque said halfway, suddenly realizing a problem.

The clever Ida of Bing Xue immediately heard the strings and knew what he meant: "I understand, you don't have to worry about anything here, you Chinese have a saying that marry a chicken with a chicken, marry a dog with a dog, although I don't have a nominal husband and wife relationship with you now, but in essence I am also a lady of Nyasaland, so-"

Ida didn't finish speaking, but from the words, it was obvious that she was unwilling.

Who can be blamed for this!

If Ada is willing to disclose her relationship with Roque in Cape Town, then Roque will not hesitate to marry Ada.

It's a pity that Ada had too many concerns at that time and didn't make her relationship with Roque public, so the brave Phyllis could become the Lady of Nyasaland.

It is impossible to say that Ida was not jealous of Fili at all, but at that time, no one knew that Roque would have today's social status, so Ada's hesitation, Roque can also understand.

Understanding is understanding, and acceptance is another matter, so as long as Phyllis wants to, then Phyllis will always be Lady Nyasaland.

"How?" If you want to say that they have a common heart, it is still Roque and Ada, and Phyllis has a certain distance from Ida in this regard.

"Locke, I still hope you can be generous-" Ida was really wholeheartedly devoted to Roque, and considered the problem completely from Roque's point of view: "-The problem now is, first of all, we must make every effort to promote the establishment of the Federal Government of Southern Africa, and then we can slowly fight for the future interests, Nyasaland-"

Roque suddenly realized a serious problem.

Nominally, the Rhodesia Northern Division was now a unit of the South African Company, but was not subject to Roque's control.

Although the training of the new First Cavalry Division is strict, after all, it has not received the influence of the real battlefield, so if the new First Cavalry Division wants to be recognized by Ade, it still needs to really play a role on the battlefield.

Nyasaland now has a strong marine police, Nyasaland can now build thousand-ton destroyers, and Nyasaland maintains absolute superiority over the Germans in the North Sea.

All of this is actually Luo's weight.

It's a pity that Roque didn't realize it before.

"In the future of the Southern African Federation, Nyasaland is fully capable of putting forward its own demands, whether it is united with the Transvaal and Rhodesia, Nyasaland itself already has the ability to change the government of the Southern African Federation, so what are you waiting for? Be bold and ask for it, and if Nyasaland isn't valued enough, then you can choose to work with Rhodesia and the Transvaal, don't say you don't know what to do. "Ada is like a little fox who is best at demagoguery.

What else can Luo Ke say, he doesn't know the true face of Lushan, only because he is in this mountain, and Luo Ke is also a fan of the authorities.

So the next day, Roque attended a joint meeting of the four colonies of southern Africa.

At the meeting, Roque made it clear that he hoped that Little Rock would become the judicial center of the future federal government of Southern Africa.

Or the legislative center.

"Locke, you shouldn't have done this!"

"Sir, you should take care of the big picture!"

"Actually, we should abandon everything about ourselves and have a fresh start-"

There was a lot of talk about the funeral, but no one jumped out and was willing to give up their interests for the sake of Nyasaland.

"I'm sorry everyone, but Nyasaland actually has its own demands—" Roke Daigo was empowered, taking advantage of all the favorable conditions with Nyasaland.

"Lord, you are the Lord of the British Empire, Nyasaland does not have access to the sea, and we still need to think long-term." In the corner of the banquet hall, a shrill voice was particularly eye-catching.

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