The Duke of Bettford's loyalty to the British Empire was unquestionable, and during the World War, the Duke of Bettford's son refused to fight for his country, and as a result, the Duke of Bettford decisively revoked his right to inherit the title.

The resistance of such a person to the establishment of the Commonwealth can be imagined.

Britain still has only 20 dukes, and despite the fact that these dukes have disappeared from public view in most cases, they still have a huge influence on the British Parliament.

In fact, the influence of the British aristocracy on Parliament has been greatly reduced, and twenty years ago, the proposal to establish the British Commonwealth had no chance to be discussed in Parliament.

As for the dispute between the British House of Lords and the House of Commons, the British government is also dealing with chicken thieves.

The main members of the British House of Commons were the emerging bourgeoisie, and the main members of the House of Lords were the traditional aristocracy, and the contradiction between the two was originally irreconcilable.

As a result, George V was very chicken thief and rewarded the House of Commons, as long as he was elected to the House of Commons, then at least he could get a lifetime knighthood, so that the members of the House of Commons also became a noble class, and then it was the ass that he liked to decide the head.

Of course, there are also people who can't do anything about being rich, such as Winston, the British government once considered awarding Winston the Duke of London, but Winston did not accept it.

However, Winston himself came from the family of the Duke of Marlborough, so this example is not representative.

In short, in England, it is almost impossible to deal with a duke, and if you don't do it, you will be attacked by the entire aristocratic class, not to mention Christian, even if the four outstanding young people of southern Africa are tied together, they can't afford the counterattack of the entire aristocratic class.

The Four Outstanding Young Men of Southern Africa refer to Roque, Henry, Xiao Si, and Owen, and three of the four are members of the Matilda family, so it can be seen how powerful the Matilda family is in southern Africa.

After learning that the Duke of Bertford had the most fierce attitude towards the establishment of the Commonwealth, Christian immediately dispelled the idea of using unconventional means, not that the Duke could not attack, the crown prince could be assassinated, and the Duke had actually been pulled off the altar, but Christian was not qualified to make this decision, if he wanted to use unconventional means to deal with the Duke of Bertford, at least at the level of Roque, he had to be qualified to make a decision.

Roque is also actively mediating, Christian can make an appointment with Jan Smoth, but he is not qualified to meet with the Duke of Bethford, the person who is eligible to meet the Duke of Betford is in Paris to attend the Paris Peace Conference, fortunately Roque has a backup candidate.

Roque's alternate was Neville Chamberlain, who served as British's health secretary.

If the Matilda family in southern Africa is powerful, then in Britain itself, the Chamberlain family is also powerful.

Neville Chamberlain's half-brother, Austin Chamberlain, now serves as Keeper of the Seals and is also the leader of the British House of Commons.

The Keeper of the Seals is one of the oldest positions in the British government, as the name suggests, this position is the same as his literal meaning, in charge of the British National Seal, responsible for the custody of the National Seal and the drafting and issuance of various government documents, is the British Cabinet Chief Minister, all important British government decrees, treaties, parliamentary summons, king's reward orders, letters of appointment, charters, are drawn up and issued by the Lord Chancellor, but must be stamped with the national seal to take effect.

Neville and Austin had a very good relationship, and when Christian visited Jan Smoths, Neville was having tea with Austin in his study.

"Some people are getting more and more excessive, and just last night, Christian was assassinated on the streets of London, and if it weren't for the sturdy car he was travelling in, Christian would have died on the spot." Neville became more and more stable as Minister of Health, and during the outbreak of the American flu, the British Ministry of Health played an important role, and Neville was made a baron by King George V of the United Kingdom.

It may seem a bit low, but in fact, when Neville was elected to Parliament the year before, he was only knighted.

Don't think that Roque is a Chinese being made a marquis, which means that the British title is worthless, it depends on whom.

Roque was made a marquis because of his value, coupled with his contribution during the World War, and he knew how valuable the British title was.

"Who did it?" Austin was a little surprised that in the UK, there are very few street killings that can cause uncontrolled chain reactions, so few people resort to such extreme methods.

To put it bluntly, once this is opened, then everyone will be in danger, so Austin now has to be glad that Christian didn't die last night, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable.

"It could be Germans, it could be Americans, who knows—" Neville was targeted, and both Germans and Americans were indeed very suspicious.

Most of the time it was impossible for the British to do this, and no one wanted to risk offending Roque against Christian, and if the matter was exposed, they would have to face Roque's revenge.

Even if Christian is successfully killed, it will not actually have much impact on Roque, everyone knows that Christian is just a tool, the tool is broken, or it is not convenient, and it is necessary to replace it with another one.

Austin shook his head slowly with a solemn expression: "Don't say that without evidence." ”

The Minister of Health is also a Cabinet Minister, and as a Cabinet Minister, words and deeds can have serious repercussions, so don't take your stance lightly, which is why most politicians will become poker faces, with joy and anger being invisible, likes and dislikes not being expressed, and joys and sorrows not overflowing.

"The most important thing now is to establish the Commonwealth as soon as possible, as long as the Commonwealth is formed, all disputes will be settled." Neville's view of the problem is still superficial, otherwise he would not have left a name in the history of "appeasementism".

"The Commonwealth will not solve all problems, on the contrary, if the Commonwealth is formed, it will cause more contradictions." Austin is old and serious, otherwise he would not have been entrusted with a heavy task by the British king.

The current British Empire, although full of internal contradictions, has at least just won the world war on the surface, and is in an unprecedented period of strength.

Once the British Commonwealth is established, the weakness of the British Empire will come to light, and some countries and regions that were originally intimidated by the British Empire will be ready to move, and the influence of the British government on overseas territories will further decline.

"The problem is that without the formation of the British Commonwealth, the demands of the overseas Dominions cannot be met, and now the situation is no longer what it used to be, and the British Empire is no longer what it used to be." Neville lamented that the glory of the British Empire was gone.

"Arthur, your relationship with Locke is too close, and you are too deeply influenced by Locke, which will affect other people's evaluation of you." Austin was outspoken, and cabinet ministers and feudal officials were very close, and it was taboo at all times.

Neville didn't speak, and there were some reasons that he couldn't say.

Although the strength of the Chamberlain family is strong, it is limited in Britain after all, so the Chamberlain family spent almost all of its resources on Austin, and Austin has risen all the way.

As a result, the Chamberlain family's resources to Neville were obviously insufficient, so when Austin was already the postmaster, Neville was still in business, accumulating capital for the family.

When Neville was doing well because of his cooperation with Roque and wanted to achieve something in politics, the Chamberlain family could not give Neville enough support, so Neville chose to cooperate with Roque comprehensively, so that he could successfully enter Congress and then serve as Secretary of State for Health.

These reasons are unspeakable, and speaking out will definitely affect the feelings between brothers and the unity within the family.

"Actually, my father and I both want to let you enter politics in a few more years, and then all the family power can be tilted towards you - you are doing a good job now, and my father will be proud of you if he can see it." Austin also knew that Neville's journey was not easy, and Austin also felt guilty about this younger brother.

Neville and Austin's father, Joseph, had already died in 1914, when Neville was mayor of Birmingham and had not yet entered Parliament.

Neville still didn't speak, but obviously his eye circles were a little red, in the adult world, it is not easy for everyone, so you know it.

"I will talk to the Duke of Bedford about this at the appropriate time, and you should also remind Locke not to rush, the establishment of the Commonwealth is a major matter, and it is impossible to make a decision in a day or two." Austin also paid attention to the pacification of Roque when he promised, and it was not okay to be appeased, and Austin himself knew that the current British Empire was no longer the British Empire of the past.

"I'll do the work over there." Neville thinks he still has some influence on Roque's side, but it's not a problem to drag it out like this: "It's the Duke of Bedford, I really don't know what he's insisting on." ”

Neville really couldn't figure out why the Duke of Bertford just refused to face the reality, everyone knew that the establishment of the Commonwealth was inevitable, only the Duke of Bertford was still resolute.

"The Duke of Bertford has not left England since 1877—" Austin really didn't complain about the Duke of Bettford's lack of knowledge, and Britain didn't travel thousands of miles to read thousands of books.

"Really? Then the Duke of Bateford should really go out for a walk, especially in southern Africa, by the way, Austin, you haven't been to southern Africa either, right? I suggest you take a look and then you will know what an amazing place Southern Africa is. "Neville had been to southern Africa once, with Joseph, when the Boer War had just ended.

Neville hasn't been to southern Africa in years, but Neville is no stranger to southern Africa, and Neville is looking forward to the opportunity to visit southern Africa and see what the legendary Nyasaland is really like.

(End of chapter)