When Roque returned to Pretoria, it was already December, and the year passed so fast, 11 months passed in just a few dozen chapters.

The question of whether or not to establish the African Union remains a matter of great controversy.

Some believe that the establishment of the African Union will be more conducive to the integration of resources in southern Africa and ensure the development of southern Africa.

Others believe that the countries surrounding southern Africa will become a burden to southern Africa, and that even if the African Union is not established, it will not affect southern Africa's use of the surrounding resources, and the establishment of the African Union will not bring about substantial changes.

"The establishment of the African Union is only the first step, and after the establishment of the African Union, the next step is to gradually annex the neighboring countries and establish a federal government of the Great Southern Africa. Philip hopes to get Roque's support, in Philip's understanding, Roque's attitude towards the land is very extreme, saying that alliance, Roque may not be interested, and when it comes to annexation, then Roque must take the lead.

With the acquisition of Victoria and Dias, the territory of southern Africa has exceeded 5.5 million square kilometres.

If West Africa and the Congo, as well as the kingdoms of Madagascar and Mozambique are annexed, the territory of southern Africa will directly exceed 10 million!

You must know that Canada, which is now the second largest in the world, has a total area of only 9.9 million square kilometers.

After the founding of the United States, it expanded everywhere, and now it is only 9.3 million.

The key 10 million square kilometers is not the uninhabited tundra of Russia and Canada, unlike the United States, which is full of typhoons and wildfires, and unlike the thousands of miles of deserts in North Africa, where no grass grows, and the 10 million square kilometers in southern Africa really deserve the evaluation of fertile land and abundant resources.

It must be said that for a moment, Roque must have been moved.

Then it's time for the sages.

It's unlikely—

Not to mention the attitude of the United States, I am afraid that the British Empire does not want to see the annexation of southern Africa to neighboring countries.

The current southern Africa is enough to make the British Empire jealous, and if Southern Africa continues to grow, it will be a proper second United States.

Not to mention, those Africans who live in neighboring countries.

At the beginning, Roque finally gave Africans out of the country, if these countries are annexed now, then the Africans living in these countries can fill southern Africa in an instant, don't look at these Africans are very obedient now, working hard and hard, after a few decades, will the situation change?

Thinking about Africans in another time and space, Roque is indeed at a loss in his heart.

"This matter cannot be rushed, and it is necessary to organize people to conduct multi-party investigation and demonstration, and the timing is not right now." Roque didn't want to give too much excitement to the outside world, and no one wanted to see a strong country emerge in Africa, including the United Kingdom, except for southern Africans.

The reason why the current southern Africa can appear is a special historical product under special conditions, and the mainstream countries of Europe and the United States have tolerated the current southern Africa to the limit, and if southern Africa continues to expand, then it will arouse the vigilance of European and American countries.

At this naval meeting in Washington, Roque already clearly felt the hostility of European and American countries.

"It's not like you—" Philip was slightly disappointed.

Roque asked himself if he really didn't want to be a stumbling block to southern Africa's development.

But now it seems that Philip has been forging ahead since becoming prime minister, and Roque has become a representative of the stubborn conservative forces.

"It's not conservative, it's waiting for a more appropriate time, we just got Victoria and Dias, we haven't digested it yet, we are now going to settle a few years to lay a solid foundation, accumulate grain, build a high wall, slow down the king, and wait patiently for the next opportunity to appear." Roque is not conservative at all, it has only been ten or twenty years, and Roque can afford to wait.

But Philip can't afford to wait, Philip is now in his sixties, ten or twenty years later, Roque is about sixty years old, which is not too old for a politician, but Philip is already eighty or ninety, maybe the grass on the grave is two people tall.

"Isn't it the best chance now that Europe and the United States are in deep economic crisis?" Philip is also well thought out, Europe and the United States are in an economic crisis and cannot get out, which is indeed an opportunity for southern Africa.

"No, no, at least not yet—" Roque didn't think so.

There are many ways out of the economic crisis, but the simplest and most effective of them is undoubtedly war.

Don't think that Southern Africa and Europe and the United States seem to have good relations now, and there is no possibility of war.

If there is no conflict of interests, it is true that there will be no war.

But if southern Africa takes the lead in establishing the African Union, then it will certainly affect the interests of European and American countries, and it will be normal for anything to happen at that time.

Roque's attitude was so resolute that Philip was disappointed.

Leaving the Palace of Justice, Roque goes to visit Ade in the hospital, and Kitchin happens to be there.

To Roque's surprise, Ade and Kitchener were in favor of the establishment of the African Union.

It's just to form an alliance, and it's not to annex it right now, the Southern African Union is different from the Three Emperors Alliance, this is not a strong alliance, but a big brother with a group of younger brothers to keep warm.

"The current relationship between southern Africa and neighboring countries is actually no different from the alliance, and once the African Union is established, southern Africa will be able to integrate resources more effectively, and all countries will be able to benefit from the alliance, which is a good thing for everyone." Ade is not as radical as Philip, the alliance is the alliance, don't annex at every turn.

Weird and scary.

"A few small countries, even if they are directly annexed, it doesn't matter, they used to be embarrassed to start without being able to wipe their face, but now Portugal and Belgium have messed up themselves, and it is only natural for us to take over." Kitchener's attitude was equally radical.

Roque's understanding of the British colonial mentality was still not thorough.

It can't be said that in the past, Roque was barefoot and not afraid to wear shoes, but now that Roque also has shoes, he naturally has to think more before doing things, and he can't do whatever he wants.

"What about after you take over?" Ade sneered, **is**, only knows the rampage, and doesn't talk about strategy at all.

"After taking over, what should be done, look at the current Kingdom of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo, a black miasma, not even as good as the Congo Free State era, those so-called presidents and kings, they have almost made enough money over the years, they are willing to transfer power peacefully, forget it, if they are unwilling, just let Brad and the umbrella intervene, how to eat and how to spit it out!" Kitchener is really not a reckless man, otherwise he would not be qualified to become the "god of war" of the British Army.

"If you do that, then Southern Africa will not want to cooperate with other countries in the future." Ade is helpless, and what Kitchina said is partly true.

Don't think that those fighters against colonial rule are all for the liberation of all mankind, they are counted as one, and they are all based on personal interests or family interests.

For example, the scum of the Kingdom of Mozambique, did he rebel against the Portuguese in order to liberate all the Yao people?

Don't be funny, the scum is for himself, otherwise he wouldn't have just driven the Portuguese away, and he couldn't wait to ascend the throne as a king, and his wife married a reinforcer.

As for Isaac Pansy and Isaiah Chamberlain, both of them are white people born in the Congo Free State, native colonies, and have no feelings for Belgium, because the colonial government's devastating plundering of the Congo Free State affected the family interests of Isaac Pansy and Isaiah Chamberlain, so Isaac Pansy and Isaiah Chamberlain will unite with other Congo Free State whites to resist the colonial rule of the Belgian government by force.

Whether it was in the era of colonial governments or in countries founded by Africans, it was always the working people who were exploited at the bottom, and this essentially did not change.

Roque is really desperate, the outstanding people of this era, such as Kitchener and Philip, are still colonialism in their bones, which has not made any progress for hundreds of years, and Roque is also tired.

It's just that Ade and Roque's ideas are similar.

It's a pity that Ade has retired.

"In this way, the establishment of the African Union is feasible." Roque is also not stubborn, and if everyone thinks it works, then Roque will not go against the sky.

Hey, your attitude is a bit salty now, which doesn't fit the protagonist's personality, and you eat too many expired mooncakes?

"It should be possible, the expansion of southern Africa is beneficial to the British Empire." Deep down, Ade never imagined that southern Africa would one day turn against the British Empire.

And Roque has been preparing for a face-to-face with the British Empire for so many years.

You can't be a little brother for the rest of your life, southern Africa is so strong that it is to this extent, if you are still a little brother, it will really be looked down upon.

"Americans are now too busy to take care of themselves, and they have been eyeing Canada, a powerful southern Africa, and it is also a good deterrent to the United States." As soon as Kitchener came up, he was annexed and vented emotionally, and he was still very calm when he was down to business.

As a soldier, Kitchener has a sharper sense of smell in the military.

"When I was in Washington, I agreed with Mr. Bowden, the former Prime Minister of Canada, that after a while, I would send some troops to Canada." Roque tests the bottom line of Kitchener.

It now looks like everything is in the interests of southern Africa, but in fact it is an affront to London that Southern Africa is sending troops to Canada.

Even if troops are sent, they should be sent by London, and it will not be the turn of southern Africa.

Of course, there are twists and turns, and Roque and Bowden are not so stupid, and they have reached an agreement directly and privately, and the Canadian self-government has now asked London for assistance, and London cannot ignore it, either sending British troops to Canada, or transferring troops from overseas colonies and dominions.

Looking at the Commonwealth, it seems that southern Africa has this ability.