Roque's speech lasted a total of thirty minutes, in Congress where time is money, half an hour is already very face-saving, Roque's speech was interrupted by applause a total of 11 times, and after the speech, Justice Viscount Haldon presented Roque with a congressional medal on behalf of Congress.

Look, let's just say that sooner or later the medal will not be finished.

After leaving Parliament, Roque and Winston traveled in the same car to see George V.

Winston has regained the high-spirited Winston, and it can be seen that he is in a good mood during this time, although the Minister of Munitions is not as prominent as the Minister of the Navy, but the importance of the Minister of Munitions is significantly higher than that of the Minister of the Navy.

Before the outbreak of the World War, everyone pinned their hopes for victory on the invincible Royal Navy.

As a result, after the outbreak of the world war, the Royal Navy could not find a chance to win, not even the German fleet, with many cutting-edge warships, the world's first home fleet played an even inferior role to a large group of "old grandfathers" who should be decommissioned.

The German Navy vowed before the war to win a decisive victory with the British Royal Navy in the English Channel, and on this ground, the German Navy deceived the German government of more than 60% of its military spending.

As a result, after the outbreak of the world war, the German Navy, which also had great strength on paper, retreated into the German military port and did not even dare to go out, allowing the British Royal Navy to blockade the German coastline, and I don't know what mood Wilhelm II was, which can explain why Wilhelm II was so keen on doing handicrafts, and he could do carpenter work in the garden for an afternoon.

Replaced by Roque, Roque is also depressed.

"You've done me and Marshal Kitchener a great favor, you don't even know how much pressure we've been under during this time, the air in London is simply suffocating-" Winston laughed in the car, he was in a sedan, not an armored command car like Roque, and it did feel more oppressive.

But the air in London is suffocating, probably not because of the unfavorable situation of the war, but because of the bad air in London.

Sitting in the car, Roque looked ahead, and a hundred meters away was already hazy.

Outside the car window was a thick fog everywhere, there were clouds of unknown gas in the air, and many pedestrians on the road were wearing masks or covering their mouths and noses with their collars, not making violent coughing sounds.

Here is an explanation, the mask was not invented in the West, as early as the Dade period, the mask has appeared in the court, when the waiter used a silk and gold thread to prevent his breath from reaching the emperor's food, and made the world's first mask.

Roque also wears a mask, but not made of silk and gold thread, but with gauze and cotton wool.

This kind of mask is called "Wu's mask", and it is not an invention of Roque, but was invented by Wu Liande, who graduated from Cambridge University in the United Kingdom in late 1910.

Of course, according to the custom of southern Africa, some improvements have been made to the mask so that the mask can better fit the curves of the face.

Don't underestimate this little improvement, Winston also wears a mask, but Winston's mask is sewn into the collar, and it is very inconvenient to hold it down with your hand all the time when wearing it.

"I really don't understand how you people can tolerate this kind of environment, I think improving the environment is more important than winning the war." Roque was uneasy and kind, and if he wanted to improve the environment, he had to gradually deindustrialize, and gradually deindustrialize, and it would no longer be the dependence of a single colonial economy on the British mainland, but the dependence of the British mainland on the colonies.

"It's true that the air quality in London is bad, but it's not serious enough to that extent-" Winston disagreed, the so-called long-lived orchid room does not smell its fragrance, long-term residence in Bao City does not smell its smell, there is a comparison to harm.

"How many people have died in London this winter because of poor air quality?" Roque emphasized.

"A lot of people die in London every winter, but don't be alarmist, it's not necessarily because of the air quality." Winston doesn't agree that managing the environment is a slow effort, and you can't see the effect for a while, and it's not good that the predecessors planted trees and the later people enjoy the shade, so Winston won't be thankless.

This is the so-called democratic freedom, the British are indeed quite free, they can choose whether to live in London, if they choose to live in London, then they have to accept the air quality in London, not there is a chicken soup saying that: if you can't change the environment, then try to adapt to the environment.

This sentence is correct in a specific context, depending on how it is understood.

Unlike the smoky miasma in the city, George V lived in a country palace, where the air quality is very good, and it is no wonder that the air quality in London is not in charge.

By the way, Winston also lived in a country house.

In order to receive Roque, George V rarely put on a big battle, the royal honor guard was sent out to greet Roque, accompanied by Roque to review the honor guard was the Duke of Bertford, his son was deprived of the right to inherit the title by the Duke of Bertford because he refused to be called up by the military department.

Born in a powerful family, you can enjoy benefits beyond ordinary people, but you also have to bear the due responsibility for welfare.

George V waited for Roque at the gate of the palace, and after reviewing the guard of honor, George V welcomed Roque with a smile on his face.

Roark no longer has the freshness of the first time he met George V, when he was reviewing the troops on the Western Front, George V fell off his horse and lost face, and now George V finally has a fig leaf, and the Ottoman battlefield is dominated by the British Expeditionary Force, and the traditional army power France is in a supporting position.

"Locke, congratulations, you've won an unprecedented victory, and we're all proud of you—" When George V congratulated Roque, a large group of noble princes applauded Roque, and some people took the initiative to shake Roque's hand, their eyes full of gratitude.

Roque knew why these people were so enthusiastic, and some time ago the Times published a list of the sons of the nobles who had fallen in battle, and now it finally worked.

"I read your report before, and thought that if the war could be won in June next year, then God bless England, but I didn't expect the news of victory to come so quickly, I remember that you said some time ago that because of the heavy snow on the mountain, the troops could not continue to advance, how did you do it?" George V was curious, and his biggest regret now was not being able to visit Kazakhstan during the Battle of the Dardanelles.

"I can only say that the Ottoman Empire encountered more difficulties than us, and after the loss of Constantinople, the defeat of the Ottoman Empire was doomed, it was only a matter of time." Heaven and earth conscience, Luo Ke really didn't do anything, and a few days ago he was going to arrange for the troops to rotate and rest.

"Yes, luckily we survived—" George V sat at the head of the table, with Roque still on George V's left.

The last time Roque sat in this position, it was somewhat symbolic.

Now Roque could sit here in peace, Winston would be down the line, and the Duke of Bertford would sit across from Roque.

"Tell us how you did it." George V was in high spirits.

"I don't really do much work—" Roque deliberately sold out, and everyone waited with great interest for Roque to continue: "-When I was accepted by the commander-in-chief of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Winston reminded me that my main job was to coordinate the relations within the Expeditionary Force and ensure the logistics of the front-line troops—I did so, and then I won-"

Roque was brief, and pulled Winston up.

Winston was so happy that he was a discerning man.

The Duke of Bedford smiled reservedly, nodding and applauding softly, showing his appreciation for Roque.

It's really that the British aristocracy has been decadent for too long.

Since the 19th century, the British Parliament has passed the "Secret Ballot Act", "Redistribution of Seats Act" and other bills, constantly restricting the power of the aristocracy, and at the same time, the new interest class continues to buy and sell titles, resulting in the proliferation of noble titles and further reducing the gold content.

After Lloyd George came to the throne, the British Parliament passed the "Act of Parliament", which completely ended the dominance of the House of Lords in Britain.

Those poor aristocratic children still think that the world war, like the previous wars, is a vanity fair for military merit.

Unexpectedly, the world war became a meat grinder for flesh mills, and the children of the nobility suffered heavy casualties, which was unacceptable to everyone.

The appearance of Roque filled this regret, as the Viscount of Nyasaland, Roque was also a member of the aristocratic class, and when the nobles needed honor the most, Roque led the Southern African Expeditionary Force to win a series of victories, so after the "Operation Victory Horn", Roque was immediately named the Earl of Nyasaland.

After the surrender of the Ottoman Empire, the voice of the British demand for Roque to replace Haig as the commander-in-chief of the British Expeditionary Force became louder and louder, although Haig also has an inextricable relationship with the royal family, but Haig is not a member of the aristocracy after all, and cannot represent the group of nobles, even if the British Expeditionary Force wins the final victory under the leadership of Haig, it is also a victory for the commoners, and the status of the nobility will become more and more embarrassing.

If Roque led the LinkedIn expeditionary force to defeat Germany, then all problems would be solved, and the British aristocracy would have a high reason to enjoy the benefits of rights and status.

Roark knew about the twists and turns, so he was now more and more humble: "At the most dangerous time, I almost put a knife on Winston's neck, forcing Winston to give me more shells, but luckily, we won, otherwise Winston would not have let me go-"

It was so comfortable to say that George V couldn't help but laugh, and Winston glared at Roque.

Actually, I didn't get angry.

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