Aviation technology is a big improvement compared to the pre-World War period.

Before the World War, the most advanced fighters in Nyasaland did not have a combat radius of more than 300 kilometers, and the carrying capacity of aviation machine guns did not exceed 1,200 rounds.

Today's fighter jets have a combat radius of more than 500 kilometers and carry more than 2,000 bullets, which is a great improvement in both aircraft performance and reliability compared with before the world war.

The more advanced the aviation technology, the more difficult it will be for European airlines to catch up, and Roque is considering splitting Nyasaland Airlines into a number of airlines to compete for the military and civilian markets, which may weaken the competitiveness of the airlines to a certain extent in the short term, but in the long run the benefits outweigh the disadvantages.

On the 15th, Roque and Anton and other high-ranking officials of Nyasaland went to Pretoria with Kitchener to attend Kitchener's inauguration.

The appointment of the Governor was a matter of first priority for Southern Africa, and since Southern Africa was not yet ready to secede from the British Empire, the Governor, as the representative of King George V of Great Britain, would have the highest courtesy in Southern Africa.

Before Kitchener's arrival in Pretoria, Owen, who was already mayor of Pretoria, had prepared a new governor's palace for Kitchener.

The new Governor's House is an imposing granite building located on a hill overlooking the city next to Pretoria, with a beautiful garden in front of it, surrounded by purple trees common to Pretoria, a verdant forest in the background, and a beautiful artificial lake nearby.

In order to facilitate the life of Kitchener, the Pretoria Municipality has built a road for the Governor's Palace, and a no-fly zone has been set up around the Governor's Palace, and the Ministry of Defence has sent a company to be stationed at the Governor's Palace all year round to be responsible for the security of the Governor's Palace and the surrounding area.

On the first night of his arrival in Pretoria, Kitchener stayed at the Governor's Palace, and Roque specially prepared a convoy of all Lord's cars for Kitchener, the body of which was inlaid with the Marquis coat of arms of Kitchener, and the cavalry in front of the motorteam was driven by mounted police on the latest motorcycles, and there were armored vehicles behind the convoy to ensure the safety of Kitchener's travel in southern Africa.

When he saw the team that Roque had prepared for Kitchener, Kitchener's expression was a little complicated, the price of the Lord's car is still high, this kind of custom-made car with inlays has reached more than 20,000 pounds per car in Europe, and Kitchener's own salary will take four years to buy one.

Yes, Kitchener's salary is 5,000 pounds a year, which is about the same as the annual salary of a British cabinet minister, and much more than the annual salary of Roque, who is now only 2,000 pounds a year.

When I opened the door, the thickness of the door was amazing, obviously specially reinforced, and Kitchener touched the glass, and the thickness of the glass was just as amazing.

"This is the latest bulletproof car from Nyasaland Motors, which can withstand the close shooting of a pistol, and at a distance of 200 meters, Lee Enfield's rifle bullets cannot penetrate the car's armor, because a lot of armor is used, even if we use the latest engine, the car can still only run at 30 kilometers per hour, which is actually not bad, and it will be more comfortable to be slower." Roque took the initiative to introduce to Kitchener, Nyasaland Automobile Company is also anxious to think about people's ideas, as the Lord cars are sold more and more, the Lord cars on the streets of London also have a tendency to be unnoticed, so that those big nobles and big businessmen have a demand for higher-end cars, bulletproof cars came into being.

By the way, the brand of this bulletproof car is called Nyasaland and represents the highest industrial achievement of Nyasaland.

"How much does it cost to buy such a car?" Kitchener was curious, the Lord car was already expensive enough, and the Nyasaland car was definitely more expensive.

"150,000." The price that Roque said scared Kitchener, it was indeed expensive.

However, it is obviously expensive and reasonable, open the door, and there are two spacious sofas placed opposite each other in the car, and Roque takes the initiative to sit on the one in front of him, giving the other sofa with a more comfortable perspective to Kitchener.

Kitchener is not polite, sitting on the sofa can actually set up Erlang's legs.

Roque opened the refrigerator hidden under the coffee table, took out a bottle of chilled wine and poured it for Kitchener, who immediately felt that 150,000 yuan was indeed worth the money.

"The manufacturing process of this kind of car is very complicated, especially the outer armor, it is very difficult to make, you can make one a week, and now there are only two Nyasaland cars in Southern Africa, one for you and one for Prime Minister Milner." Roque himself was reluctant to use a Nyasaland car, a 150,000 car, top of a fleet of armored vehicles.

"It's too extravagant—" Kitchener said he couldn't accept it, and now a destroyer was a hundred thousand.

"It's a luxury, but I have to admit that there is a market demand, and I've given one to the king and the president of France each, and Winston and Clemenceau have to pay for it if they want to sit." Roque also has a purpose for giving people away, the king has it, so does the prince want to have one, and what about the duke? What about the Marquis?

And then there are the big businessmen who are known for their luxury, and who doesn't want to have the same pleasures as the king, who has a higher demand for high-end consumer goods like Nyasaland cars.

"Hehehehe, Locke, you shouldn't be the Minister of Defense-" Kitchener also understood the reason why the king personally brought the goods, just like Itno always had to be used by Phyllis and Ida when there was a new product, as long as it was the clothes that Phyllis and Ida had worn, or the accessories they had worn, they would always be sought after by the noble ladies of southern Africa.

Roque laughed, Nyasaland cars have not been launched for a long time, but orders have been scheduled until the end of this year, at a rate of four cars per month, Nyasaland cars have already received 40 orders, with a total value of 6 million rand and a profit of more than 3 million.

This pricing is already very conscientious in the luxury jewelry industry, and Itno's profit is usually around 1500%, sometimes even higher.

Itno's most profitable commodity is all products related to diamonds, and now Itno has begun to use the famous phrase "diamonds are eternal, one is forever", with this sentence, diamonds that cost even the same weight of gold can be sold for hundreds of times the price of gold, and the profit can be imagined.

The convoy galloped all the way to the Governor's Palace, of course, it was all kinds of magnificence, the Governor's Palace had a total of 185 rooms, and the steps in front of the main building were divided into three parts with a total of 108 steps, and Kitchener did not understand the special significance of the number 108, but this did not prevent Kitchener from feeling the grandeur of the whole building, especially the 20 white marble columns in front of the main building, and I don't know how much thought Owen had spent to collect so many top stones.

"Locke, this is too much, Buckingham Palace is not so luxurious, how can you sleep if you live here." Kitchener smiled bitterly, the federal government was indeed a little too forceful, and built this governor's palace completely according to the emperor's specifications.

"I think it's good, you're the governor of southern Africa, and no matter how high the standard is, it's understandable." Roque is really not saying cool words, the current southern Africa is not the southern Africa of 20 years ago.

To put it bluntly, it is something that Kitchener feels extravagant, and it is not uncommon in southern Africa.

Xiao Si's estate in Rhodesia covers an area of 15 square kilometers, and there is an entire mountain in the estate for Xiao Si to hunt and play.

Henry's home on the outskirts of Pretoria covers 550 acres and includes an artificial lake and a racetrack, as Henry's son loves airplanes and is said to be building an airfield on his estate.

Needless to say, Roque, Eagle Castle is unique in Los Angeles and has supreme authority.

In addition to Fort Eagle, Roque had assets all over Southern Africa, and his estate in Pretoria was no less in size than Henry's.

Roque himself is now the largest landowner in southern Africa.

"It's too extravagant, I'm still staying at the Rhodesia Hotel." Kitchener didn't dare to accept it, although southern Africa is far away from the emperor, but don't think that southern Africa is a place outside the law, Roque is not afraid of the British government, Kitchener can't help but pay attention to the impact.

"Don't marshal, don't worry, this is an asset of the federal government, and it is not a gift to you." Roque really didn't think it was too much, in case Kitchener couldn't hold on, Roque would simply buy it himself and give it to Ada, anyway, Ada's stupid boldness would definitely not care.

After several excuses, Kitchener finally accepted the federal government's kindness "helplessly".

Then Kitchener immediately realized the benefits of climbing high and looking far away.

Pretoria at night is indeed really beautiful, and when Kitchener led the LinkedIn expeditionary force to attack Pretoria in 1901, Pretoria was devastated and almost in ruins.

After Ade arrived in Pretoria, the municipal construction of Pretoria began to enter the orbit.

After the establishment of the federal government, as one of the three capitals of southern Africa, the construction of Pretoria officially entered the fast lane, the tallest building in Nyasaland, the Los Angeles Building reached a height of 245 meters, Pretoria is not bad, and now the tallest building in Pretoria is the Rhodesia Hotel as high as 210 meters, it is located in the center of Pretoria, surrounded by several high-rise buildings, surrounded by the most prosperous business district in Pretoria.

Sitting on the open balcony of the Governor's Palace, you can clearly see the brightly lit Rhodesia Hotel, the air quality in southern Africa is indeed good, if you are in London, it is estimated that you will not see anything, but in Pretoria, the colorful city and the vast and bright Milky Way complement each other, and a silver moon on the horizon is like a fairy tale full of dreams.

Feeling the gentle breeze around him, breathing in the refreshing fresh air, sipping a mellow and rich wine, and leisurely leaning back in the cool and pleasant rocking chair, Kitchener fell in love with the city of Pretoria in an instant, without the hurried footsteps of Los Angeles, without the fog-locked smoke fans of London, and without the starvation of the European continent.

ps: I'm sorry, I had something to do in the morning, I came back in a hurry to code a chapter, I only ate two bites of food, and I have to go out in a while-