Before the expeditionary force led by Frenzi, Kitchener wrote a letter to Frenzi.

In the letter, Kitchener clearly wrote: It is necessary to minimize the casualties of the troops with the utmost care, and I want you to understand that your troops are independent and you do not have to be under anyone's command.

In other words, the Anglo-French alliance had different intentions at the beginning of its establishment, and the French army and the British expeditionary force were not under each other's control, which led to many problems in the coordination between the British and French forces in the early stages of the war, and many of the defeats of the Anglo-French forces in the early stages of the war were related to this, and this problem was not basically solved until Ferdinand Foch became commander-in-chief of the coalition forces in the later part of the war, but that was four years later.

In order to organize more cannon fodder, the Ministry of Defense of Southern Africa not only mobilized Africans in southern Africa, but also began to recruit troops in the Kingdom of Mozambique, the Kingdom of Congo and the Republic of Congo.

"If you join the army, you are exempt from paying war tax, and the salary is two rand a month, and the salary is divided into two parts, one part is paid to me, and the other part is paid to the government, and if we want to raise half a million troops, then the monthly expenditure is one million, but this million is not fully responsible for us, but is jointly borne by London and the federal government, and London is responsible for sixty percent, three pounds per person per month." When Roque explained to the cabinet, it caused a burst of snickering among the cabinet members.

Now the rand is still pegged to the pound sterling, and the exchange ratio with the pound is one to one, and London pays everyone a salary of three pounds, and Southern Africa gives one pound to the soldiers themselves, and another pound to the governments of the Kingdom of Mozambique, the Kingdom of the Congo, and the Republic of the Congo, so that there is still one pound left in Southern Africa.

If it is an army recruited in southern Africa, then there are two pounds left.

"Sir, I think you should be the Minister of Finance, and I have always thought that if you were the Minister of Finance, then our finances would be very healthy." Treasury Secretary Bob Giles is a rainbow fart, and if Roque admits second in terms of making money, no one in southern Africa would dare to admit first.

It seems that hundreds of thousands of dollars per month are a little less, but the accumulation is a lot, and it is a large number of millions every year, plus the tax revenue generated by the export of goods, the federal government's fiscal turnaround is imminent, and the Ministry of Finance has finally raised his eyebrows after so many years, and Bob Giles wants to hug Roque and kiss the two.

"This money should be given to the Ministry of Education, we have more newborns, we need more and more schools, we want to provide better education for our children, and this is at stake in the future of our southern Africa." Before the money arrived, Douglas, who had just succeeded Jan Smozi as secretary of education, began to calculate the money.

"No, we should give the money to the Ministry of Health, we need more hospitals, we need more medical staff, the annual infant mortality rate is still very high, we need to reduce the infant mortality rate to an acceptable level, which is already affecting the natural growth of our population in southern Africa." Health Minister Derek Gibson is also in demand.

"The Ministry of Justice also needs more funding, we are in the middle of a war, and the Ministry of Justice has a lot of tasks—" Henry also complained, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he was attacked by several ministers.

"Lord Favart, you're enough, your Ministry of Justice has allocated the most money!" Douglas was the first to fire.

"Nonsense, the Ministry of Defense has the most appropriations." Henry argued, and Roque lay down the gun.

"The Ministry of Justice is the only one of all the departments that has the money to pay bonuses, and Lord Favart is also qualified to be the Minister of Finance—" Derek Gibson said in a strange introduction, Bob Giles innocently lying on the gun.

"When will the farms confiscated by the Ministry of Justice be ready for auction?" Louis Botha finally found the right point of entry, and many of the people arrested by the Justice Department during this time had thousands of acres of farms in their names, which were subject to auction according to the regulations.

"The review work is not over yet, and it will be auctioned after it is over." Henry's tongue is wary, and it is not the fault of the Ministry of Justice that the Ministry of Justice is rich, this is determined by the nature of the work.

"Gentlemen, calm down, I haven't got this money yet-" Ade is also very helpless, as long as he gets the money, the ministers who are usually well-dressed and gentle are like hungry wolves who see their prey, and their eyes are red.

Roque is also very helpless, if he can, none of the ministers are willing to tear up shirtless, he is really poor.

"Who will pay for the formation of the troops?" Ade doesn't care where Roque gets people from, he only cares who pays for the start-up.

The formation of troops requires a minimum of weapons and equipment, and at best, within a month the personnel are in place, and after three months to six months of training, the troops can be sent to Europe to participate in the war.

However, the cost of this weapon and equipment is a big problem, 500,000 people, a set of clothes and a gun for each person need tens of millions, and the federal government will definitely not pay this money.

"Of course, London will pay, and London has promised that all the supplies needed to build the force will be procured in southern Africa." Roque was straightforward, and the ministers understood why Roque didn't tear it just now, with tens of millions of orders in hand, Roque didn't care about the small profit of the rope every month.

Henry is also frowning, and part of this batch of orders also belongs to Favart Iron and Steel Company.

"Then act as soon as possible, and end the war in Southwest Africa as soon as possible, the War Department sent four telegrams yesterday in one day, asking for the transfer of troops from Southwest Africa to Europe, you explain this problem, I don't know how to explain why the hundreds of thousands of troops in southern Africa only sent one division to France." Ade used to think that the number of troops was too many, but now it seems that it is far from enough.

"There is no need to explain, we are already in a state of war with Southwest Africa, before the end of the war in Southwest Africa, there are no extra troops sent to Europe, our army is seriously insufficient, three million square kilometers of territory, only more than 300,000 troops, can not cover the entire territory at all, we must first ensure the security of the homeland, in order to give more aid to Europe." Roque will not change the established plan, and he must have a begging attitude when asking for people, and he can't be domineering everywhere, compared to other overseas consulates, Southern Africa is already very good.

Canada, Australia, and New Zealand have all said they will not be able to send troops to Europe until next year, and only India has been very positive, saying that troops can be sent at any time.

India's positive attitude, while positive, has not been met with enthusiasm from London.

Like Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, India's army was formed in a hastily manner, and India also raised an army of two million in one fell swoop, vowing to save the British Empire.

Not to mention India's inefficient mobilization capability, it is impossible to complete the training of the 2 million army in a short period of time, and it is impossible for the Indian army to form combat effectiveness in less than half a year or a few months.

Now Britain does not know enough about the combat effectiveness of the Indian army, and it will not be until the Indian army actually enters the war that India will reveal the true nature of the third brother, and then the huge number of Indian troops will be used as porters.

Even the porters, the Indian army was not qualified, because there was a more excellent group of porters, laborers from the Qing country.

"And what about the engineering troops, which also number more than 200,000?" This is also the reason for the War Department's four telegrams a day, Ade asked, that in addition to the standing army of two divisions in southern Africa, there are more conscripts.

In the eyes of the Ministry of War, there is no need for so many troops to maintain stability, in addition to the standing army and conscripts, there are also a larger number of militia units in southern Africa, namely the National Guard, which is enough to take care of this work, and the northern states such as Nyasaland, Rhodesia, the Transvaal, and even the National Guard are not needed, and the police system is enough to ensure local stability.

"The engineering troops are our last reliance, if France falls and the war spreads to the British mainland, then I will send all the troops to the mainland to support, not yet, the war is not serious enough to this extent, France has the ability to protect itself, we can't throw all the chips out." Roque firmly disagreed, even if the war spread to the British mainland, Roque would never send engineering troops, but this could not be said explicitly.

This fact is well understood by many people, but it is not easy for them to accept that most of the senior officials who are eligible to attend the ministerial meeting are appointed by the United Kingdom.

"We can serve the British Empire, but we are not obliged to fight for the French." Unexpectedly, the first person to speak up in support of Roque was Louis Botha.

This is also the reason why Roque has tried to maintain relations with Louis Botha, and on the question of whether to support Europe, Roque and Louis Botha have the same interests, and others such as Ade, Philip, and even Henry, even if they do not want to support Britain, will not make a clear statement on this issue.

"France is our ally, after all, and we must work together—" Ade said halfway through his words, sighing and simply shutting up.

Britain and France formed an alliance because of the threat of Germany and Austria-Hungary, not how good the relationship with France was, George V and Wilhelm II were still cousins, so Britain and France were in the same bed in this war, so after the war, Britain would spare no effort to help Germany get back on its feet.

While Southern Africa was attacking South-West Africa and Tanganyika in full force, the situation in France was deteriorating.

On 12 August, Britain declared war on Austria-Hungary.

On 16 August, Russian troops entered East Prussia.

On 23 August, the Germans invaded France through Belgium, the French army was routed on all fronts, and at Mons, the expeditionary force led by Frenzi finally encountered the main German army.