Belgium was right next to France and Germany, and faced a direct threat from France and Germany at all times.

In addition to Luxembourg, which has no sense of existence, there is only one Switzerland, but Switzerland is mountainous, the terrain is complex, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is also extremely tough All the people, plus the financial attributes that cannot be described in detail, and it is a permanent neutral country, so Belgium has no country to help him share the pressure.

Whether it is France or Belgium, the first country to want to annex after becoming strong is Belgium, and before the Franco-Prussian War, it was because it was worried that France would annex Belgium, so Britain sat back and watched France lose.

After the rise of Germany, it was the same, Belgium was also facing the threat of extinction, at this time the Congo Free State was really not important, it was the right thing to keep the country first, once it became a government-in-exile, then Belgium and Leopold II would lose everything.

Roque's confidence is based on this reason, although anyone with a discerning eye can see that southern Africa looms in the Congo Free State riots, but Leopold II and the Belgian government only point the finger at the rebels in the Congo Free State, and never mention the southern African factor, after all, Belgium still has to rely on Britain and France to resist the German invasion.

With Roque's involvement, Congress quickly passed the federal government's budget, and it was passed by a near-unanimous vote, and Roque didn't realize the impact until Sidney Milner visited Roque's home.

"Locke, now you know, only a lord will think about you wholeheartedly." Sidney Milner seemed a little jealous of Ade's trust in Roque.

"Why?" Roque was surprised, not realizing why Sidney Milner was saying that.

"You still don't see that?" Sidney Milner thought Roque was playing dumb.

Roque was confused, he was really not pretending to be stupid, he was really not good at these intrigues.

"The budget pushed by the prime minister has been delayed for a long time, and you have intervened and almost unanimously passed it, and you don't realize why?" Sidney Milner was also surprised that Roque had always been so smart, and in Sidney Milner's opinion, he shouldn't be so dull.

"Sidney, you think too much, don't forget that the Liberal Party was founded by me and Xiao Si, and my party membership card is still No. 2." Roque didn't think it was Philip and Owen who roasted him on the fire, although Philip and Owen had the strength to do so.

But if you think about it, it seems that Philip and Owen also have a reason to do so.

It's scary, and Roque really doesn't want to be careful when he goes home.

"It's not that I'm thinking too much, I know your relationship with the Lord, and I know your attitude towards the Prime Minister, but the others don't-" Sidney Milner said bluntly, in the eyes of others, Roque, as a member of the Matilda family, did have a natural position.

"What then? The Lord doesn't have a daughter—" Roque was indeed casual in front of Sidney Milner, and could blurt out such words.

"I don't have a daughter, but I have a few nieces, do you want to introduce them to you?" Sidney Milner didn't look like a joke, and his expression was so sincere.

There is a strange thing to say, although the United Kingdom is monogamous, and those who have a spouse are not allowed to marry again, but the United Kingdom recognizes marriages contracted abroad.

That is to say, if the British want, they can marry once in England and then go to France to marry again, and this relationship is also recognized by the British courts.

It's really rotten.

Compared with the British, southern Africa is more casual in the matter of marriage, and the phenomenon that the wife of the scum can form a company is very common among Africans, Yaya's father used to be a tribal chieftain, so Yaya has so many brothers.

It is said that there are more than sixty of them, and the youngest has not yet been weaned.

"Don't say I didn't warn you, if you let Phyllis hear you, you'll be done." Roque is not joking, one Phyllis and one Ada have already made Roque have no time to clone, and another one is really too crowded at home.

"Consider Locke, the triangle is the most stable structure." Sidney Milner actually used his math knowledge here, and it is estimated that the math teacher also teaches physical education.

"You're not looking for me to talk about this, are you?" Roque no longer dwelled on this topic, otherwise he would have to sleep in the study at night.

It's useless if the house is big, and Roque doesn't need to prepare a guest room, because no one will come to Roque's house to stay overnight.

"Ah-oh, no-what did I just say?" Sidney Milner struggles to remember that this is the real Sidney Milner.

Roque doesn't prompt, let Sidney Milner think for himself.

"By the way, I would like to say that some people will misunderstand your relationship with the Lord because of this, and although I know that you have no position, it is not in the eyes of others." Sidney Milner made a serious face, and Roque could only say that the British really love gossip.

There is indeed this possibility, which Roque hadn't noticed before, but now Roque realized that he now needs a professional staff member, or a professional team.

The Department of Defense has a staff office, and Roque also needs some professionals to help deal with this kind of thing.

However, such people are difficult to find, and there are many trustworthy people around Roque, but most of them are **, and they are better at using violent means to solve problems, and violence is precisely the most unpopular in the political field.

After a little thought, you can understand why civilian officials hate the military so much, which involves a question of the right to speak, and the problem that can be solved by using violent means naturally does not need to be resolved on the negotiating table, why the British War Office is so keen on the arms race, and why the Congress hates the arms race, all because of this reason.

A qualified staff, loyalty is the premise first, and then there must be enough ability, if this is in the Qing Kingdom, Luo Ke can also go to find a Shaoxing master, it is difficult to find in southern Africa, after all, those who are really capable, with their own ability, can also get ahead, and will not be willing to be subordinate to others at all.

"Sidney, that's why I don't like politics, whatever they think, you know lately, the northern border is not safe, and I, the Minister of Defense, can't stay in Pretoria for a long time, I'm going to sit on the northern border." Roque simply returned to Nyasaland and did not get involved in these bad things in Pretoria, anyway, whether Ade was re-elected or Philip won the election, Roque's interests would not be affected.

"Running away is not a problem-solving attitude." Sidney Milner didn't expect Roque to leave, but it didn't seem like a bad thing.

If Roque stays in Pretoria, then whoever he supports will make the other side sad, but sitting and watching Philip and Admin fight in the dark, then Roque will be sad again, so leaving Pretoria for the time being is really a good choice.

Anyway, Roque is not in Pretoria, and the operation of the Ministry of Defense will not be chaotic, let alone in power.

In Southern Africa, apart from Roque, there is really no second person who can suppress the field of the Ministry of Defense.

"What kind of evasion, I am going to open up territory for southern Africa, and I have put my mind on this matter, and southern Africa has long been unified with Africa." Roque hates any form of internal friction, but where there are people, there is politics, and this cannot be avoided.

The next day at work, Roque went to Ade first to emphasize the importance of northern border security for southern Africa.

This issue does not need to be emphasized, as just yesterday evening, German troops in Tanganyika suddenly crossed the border between Tanganyika and the Congo Free State and occupied Goma in the Congo Free State.

Goma, a town on the northern shore of Lake Kivu and Bukavu, is located at the southernmost and northernmost points of Lake Kivu, respectively, and was also attacked by rebels during the rebellion in the Congolese Free State, and the entire town was burned down.

After the capture of Bukavu by the Northern Rhodesian Division, the rebels withdrew from Goma, which became a no-man's land.

When the Northern Rhodesian Division did not occupy Bukavu, Goma became an illegal trading point between the Germans and the rebels in the Congo Free State in Tanganyika, and the rebels exchanged the looted gold with the Germans for household items or weapons and ammunition.

In fact, the border line of this period was not very obvious, if it was a river or mountain range as a natural dividing line, it is better to say, it is difficult to determine the location of the national border when there is no reference, so after Goma was inhabited by Germans, the Tanganyika army took advantage of the situation to occupy Goma, not only built a military camp, but also built a semi-permanent stronghold.

If this were someone else, they might have maintained a tacit understanding with the Tanganyika Army and expanded into the Congo Free State together, with everyone's interests on the same footing.

However, Roque already regarded the Congo Free State as his own taboo and would certainly not allow the Germans to reach out, so Roque had a good reason to return to Nyasaland.

The next day, Roque and Phyllis took the children to Nyasaland.

Roque was a little depressed in his heart, so he didn't go to say goodbye to Philip.

This made Phyllis feel a little uneasy, Philip and Owen did it a little too obviously, Phyllis was born into an aristocratic family since childhood, and was more sensitive to this kind of thing than Roque.

But Phyllis is also difficult to do, with a father and brother on one side and a husband on the other, so knowing that Roque is going back to Nyasaland, Phyllis has no objection at all.

"Don't worry, I'm okay with Philip and Owen, I just don't like the feeling, you know, I like to live a little simpler." Roque doesn't want to live so tired, and if he has to be scared with his family, then family has no meaning.

"What happened to Philip and Owen?" Phyllis is smarter than Roque imagined, and her face is as simple as that of a young girl who has not been deeply involved in the world.

"It's nothing, it's good, I like you to be simpler." Roque smiled, after so many years of husband and wife, there is still a tacit understanding.