The emperor is far away, there are not so many scruples in the British mainland, as long as there is money, you can enjoy the imperial treatment in southern Africa, and the governments at all levels of the federal government of southern Africa encourage consumption, especially the big rich people like Roque and Xiao Si, and the money must flow to generate more value, otherwise it is just a row of numbers in the bank account.

In fact, money is also liquid in bank accounts, and individuals do not invest abroad, but banks will invest abroad, as long as they do not exchange it for gold to make it "helpless" and hide it in their own cellars.

Delivering Kitchener to the Doge's Palace, Roque did not return to his own home, but to Philip's estate.

Philip hadn't slept yet, obviously waiting for Roque, and when he saw Roque coming back, Philip asked someone to bring some food, but the person who delivered the food was actually Phyllis.

Phyllis and Gavin and Alvan will also attend the inauguration of Kitchener, and Roque and Phyllis will return to Nyasaland after the inauguration.

"Is the Governor still satisfied with his Governor's Palace?" Philip asked casually while Roque was eating, Kitchener represented the British king in southern Africa, and the top and bottom of southern Africa did not dare to take it lightly.

"Of course, I can't be more satisfied—" Roque ate two snacks and drank another glass of milk, not eating too much in the evening.

Kitchener, like Ade, was never married, and devoted all his energy to the empire's colonial development.

Coincidentally, the two founders of southern Africa, Kitchener and Ade, are now the Governor-General of Southern Africa and the Prime Minister of Southern Africa, which also fully proves the importance that the British government attaches to southern Africa.

"Did the Governor tell you anything in Nyasaland?" Philip was also concerned with Kitchener's attitude towards southern Africa, and now that London's relationship with southern Africa had entered a new phase, everyone was struggling to adapt.

"Everything is normal, the Governor wants to maintain the relationship between Southern Africa and the mainland before the world war, but that is obviously impossible, the Governor has stopped mentioning this topic in the past two days, but it is estimated that he has not given up his efforts, and it is not easy to make him give up." Roque is prepared to face difficulties, and a determined person like Kitchener can be described as stubborn.

Since 1874, Kitchener has served the Empire as a colonial soldier, and now Kitchener is nearly seventy years old, Kitchener has dedicated his entire life to the Empire, so don't let Kitchener give up easily.

"The governor has to face reality, and so does the king." Philip's loyalty to the British Empire was relatively limited.

Just think about it, it's understandable that Kitchener is a loner, and the empire is his only sustenance.

Philip has many family members, Roque, Henry, and Owen are now all in southern Africa, and Philip naturally focuses on southern Africa, and his loyalty to the king has gradually turned into loyalty to southern Africa.

"How's it going over there?" Roque has been by Kitchener's side for the past few days, and has not paid enough attention to the process of the Paris Peace Conference.

"Without progress, no agreement will be reached before the summer, and Paris is simply too inefficient," said Philip, who was disappointed that he was now accustomed to the efficiency of southern Africa, compared to the lengthy nature of the Paris Peace Conference.

In fact, we cannot blame the Paris Peace Conference for being inefficient, because the interests involved in the Paris Peace Conference are too wide, and the officials attending the Paris Peace Conference all want to strive for more interests for their own countries, and Britain and France still have irreconcilable interests, so it is difficult to imagine how difficult it is to reach an agreement.

Roque could only rejoice that he had left Paris, and if Roque represented southern Africa at the Paris Peace Conference, it would drive Roque crazy.

Early the next morning, Roque still went to pick up Kitchener in advance, and Phyllis and Philip took the children directly to the Palace of Justice, where Kitchener's inauguration ceremony was also held.

Like Roque, Kitchener also got up early, but today Kitchener did not wear a formal dress, but his marshal's uniform, which was still the style of the Boer War.

The British army has long eliminated the uniform style of the Boer War, and the British were still traditional lobster soldiers during the Boer War, and it is precisely because the color of the lobster soldiers' clothing is too bright, which led to the British Expeditionary Force suffering heavy losses in the battle with the Boer sharpshooters, which led to the British being forced to carry out clothing reform.

Like Kitchener, Roque wore a military uniform, but unlike the nostalgic Kitchener, Roque wore the latest field marshal's uniform in the British Army, with the wearers of the Order of the Garter, the Victoria Cross, the French Legion of Honor, and the Medal of Honor awarded to Roque by Southern Africa after the end of the World War.

In Southern Africa, the Medal of Honor is the highest rank, and only nine people, including Roque, were awarded the Medal of Honor after the end of the World War in recognition of Roque's contribution to the World War.

Roque and Kitchener still took the same car to the Palace of Justice, today is a big day, the road from the Governor's Palace to the Palace of Justice has been closed, all the security services in Pretoria have been dispatched, the garrison has also assisted the police at various intersections, and there are welcome people with flowers on both sides of the road.

Kitchener seemed to be in a good mood, completely unaware of the preoccupation he had had in Nyasaland, and Roque was relieved.

"Did you sleep well last night?" Roque was speechless.

"It's very good, the air in southern Africa is simply fantastic, I get cold every winter when I was in London, so I spend most of my time in the colonies and overseas." Kitchener smiled, and when Kitchener said to smile, Roque was taken aback, the American flu pandemic is basically over in southern Africa, but not in Europe.

"Winter in London is indeed—" Roque was also haunted by the winter in London, and was impressed by the six months he spent studying at the Royal Military Academy at Thornhurst.

"It's been 20 years in the blink of an eye, and it's unbelievable in southern Africa now." Kitchener couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the rows of buildings lining the streets and the welcoming crowd on the sidewalks.

Almost anyone who has just arrived in Southern Africa will be impressed by the city's urban construction.

Pretoria is also a city rebuilt on the ruins, and at the beginning of the city's reconstruction, Roque was deeply involved, so the current Pretoria, like Johannesburg and Los Angeles, fully meets the standard definition of a modern city.

"You made it all by yourself, and if it weren't for your victory, there would be no Southern Africa now." Roque is heartfelt in his gratitude to Kitchener, who is indeed worthy of the respect of all southern Africans.

Of course, the "all" here does not include the Boers who were unwilling after the defeat.

Before the convoy came to the Palace of Justice, Roque got out of the car first, and then prepared to get off the house.

Kitchener refused Roque's support, and although he was almost seventy years old, he was not yet to the point where he needed help.

The people who were able to welcome Kitchener in front of the Palace of Justice were strictly vetted by the Pretorian security services, and in addition to the family members of government employees, they were the primary school students of the various primary school organizations.

Compared with adults, primary school students have simpler thinking and are easier to control, which may not sound good, but in fact it is so, and Kitchener must not be deserted when he comes to Pretoria, so to create an atmosphere, it is necessary to make full use of the favorable conditions.

When Kitchener got off the bus, two primary school students arranged by the Pretoria City Council presented flowers to Kitchener, and the children who presented flowers were also carefully selected, one was Owen's youngest son and the other was the granddaughter of Home Secretary Bob Giles.

"Thank you—" Although Kitchener was never married, he was kind and kind to the children, and after accepting the flowers offered by the two children, he also took the two children to take a group photo.

A large group of photojournalists immediately rushed over to record this precious scene with their own lenses.

The two children, one on the left and one on the right, hugged Kitchin and smiled at the camera.

At this moment, in the crowd behind the reporter, someone suddenly put up a white sign with the words "Colonizers get out of southern Africa" written in red paint.

The smile on Kitchener's face immediately froze, and Roque's face turned blue outside the camera.

Without waiting for Roque to give the order, the agents and secret police scattered in the crowd immediately swarmed up and pushed the man holding the sign to the ground.

Ade and Philip, who were waiting for Kitchener at the gate of the Palace of Justice, also discovered the scene.

At the same time that Ade turned back to Sidney Milner, Philip raised his hand and called Henry over, both of whom looked ugly.

I really didn't expect that while the layers of fortifications were being carried out, there were still people who could bring this kind of slogan to the gate of the Palace of Justice, which was a dereliction of duty for everyone.

Of course, it is Henry who is most responsible.

Aside from these officials, who were facing reporters, not many people knew what was going on.

After the group photo, Kitchener, Ade, and Philip walked into the Palace of Justice, and Roque raised his hand to call Feige over.

"Control the cameras of these journalists, all the photos must be checked before the cameras can be returned, and not a single photo is allowed to leak." Roque didn't care about the person holding the sign, the police and intelligence agencies would give him the punishment he deserved, and Roque was worried that if this scene got out, it would have a negative impact on Kitchener and the federal government of Southern Africa.

No sooner had Feige taken his orders than Henry hurried over.

"What's going on?"

"What's going on?" The first thing the two said after meeting was to ask each other what was going on.

"You're the Attorney General, and you're asking me what's the matter?" Roark is vicious, and Henry is clearly shirking responsibility.

"You are the Minister of Defense, and all intelligence agencies are subordinate departments of the Ministry of Defense, of course I have to ask you." Henry is justifiable, and this reason seems to be reasonable.

"It's impossible for the intelligence agencies to monitor everybody." Roque really didn't shirk the blame, and if he wanted to monitor everyone, it wouldn't be enough to increase Brad's size tenfold.