233 The Dawn of Autonomy (Fourth Update to the "Frozen Sea")
It's not just Henry Alsop (sorry, a mistake at the end of the previous chapter, corrected), but Kevin Trivecom is also suspicious.
So next, Roque has to investigate these two people, and Roque has no shortage of people in this area, whether it is Umbrella or Brad, they have the ability to control Henry Alsop and Kevin Trivecon.
"It's these two people, this Henry may be in London, and Kevin works for the Pretoria Mines Bureau, find them out and see if they have anything to do with it." Roque is really disgusted, and if it is really confirmed that Henry and Kevin have something to do with this matter, Roque will definitely not let them go easily this time.
Fighting snakes and not dying, Roque doesn't care about the unspoken rules between those nobles, Henry and Kevin don't provoke Roque, Roque can pretend not to see them, if Henry and Kevin really want to die, then Roque will let them get what they want.
"No problem, Lord, I'll arrange for someone, our service consulting company is now open for business, even if something goes wrong, it won't affect anyone." Xia Jiu's iron hook has now been replaced by a manipulator made of high manganese steel, although it is still inconvenient, but it has made great progress compared to the previous iron hook.
In Xia Jiu's words, the manipulator is still good compared with normal people's hands, at least there is no need to worry about cigarette butts burning your hands.
When it comes to service consulting companies, in fact, they are legendary private detectives, the most famous people in this industry are Sherlock Holmes and Watson, of course, these two people are fictional, although Sherlock Holmes claims to be a criminal investigation consultant, in fact, Sherlock Holmes is also a private detective, this industry is very popular in the United Kingdom, and many people have a demand for private investigators.
Speaking of which, I have to complain about the British police agency, the British police, basically for the rich, that is, the so-called "public relief", the general middle class, I am afraid will not be taken care of by the police, so private detectives came into being, this is the so-called "private relief".
The work content of the private detective industry is very complex, mainly focusing on property investigation and evidence collection, national information investigation, personnel whereabouts investigation, Internet fraud investigation, and marriage investigation.
Of course, Johannesburg also has this demand, and many times, rich family affairs or disputes between rich people do not want the police department to intervene, and then there is room for private detectives to survive.
Luo Ke still attaches great importance to private detectives, although this will affect the reputation of the police department, but private detectives are an effective compensation for the work of the police department, so Luo Ke simply instructed Xia Jiu to set up a service consulting company to undertake the business of private detectives.
Roque didn't expect that he would use a service consulting company first.
"Very well, if you can, arrange people to Henry and Kevin, even if they have nothing to do with this matter, I will know their every move in the future." Roque didn't care about it before, but now that he has time, Roque wants to remove all these hidden dangers.
"Okay sir, I'll figure it out." Xia Jiu was full of confidence, he had learned this in the War Office, and now he was just applying what he had learned.
In the evening, Roque and Phyllis went to Philip's house for dinner, and at the dinner table, Philip also expressed his due concern about the matter.
"Don't worry, I'll take care of it myself." Roque didn't need Philip's help, and to deal with those juniors, Roque and Henry were enough.
"Don't be careless, it's a bit complicated right now, Johannesburg is developing beyond a lot of people's expectations, and some people are too impatient." Philip shook his head and sighed, what Roque said last time was fulfilled again, the internal turmoil within the British government was too serious, which had seriously affected the stability of the colony.
"Dad, do you know something?" Owen asks the question for Roque.
Both Karina and Phyllis put down their knives and forks with expressions of concern.
"What else, some people think our days are too comfortable, so they want to give us some trouble-" Philip put down the napkin in his hand to indicate that he was full, and Phyllis immediately poured tea for Philip: "-Thank you baby, don't worry, as long as we old fellows are not dead, those bastards don't have to think about it." ”
Listening to Philip, it should be that someone in the British government wants to come to the Transvaal to pick peaches.
This will obviously offend the interests of Ade and Philip, which is why Philip is so angry.
This is very beneficial to Roque, the sky is falling and there is a big man on top, Roque just needs to do his job.
"Jan Smoltz went to London last month." Philip provided a message.
"What are you doing in London?" Roark stuffed the rest of the steak into his mouth, and Phyllis rolled her eyes a little when she noticed it.
Well, this action is really not elegant, Lord Dhonyasaland, and he does not pay any attention to the image.
"Of course, it's to lobby the London government, the Cape is going to have elections, and the Boers are a little anxious now, and they want Orange to have an early election as well, just like the Cape." Philip was slow and methodical, providing more and more surprising information.
Ade's term in the Transvaal and Orange does not expire until next year, so in theory, even if the Transvaal and Orange are to be democratically representative, they will not do so until after Ade leaves office.
Roque never expected that the Boers would be so impatient.
But this may be a good thing for Roque, who turned his head to look at Owen, whose eyes were full of ecstasy as Roque's.
Surely happy, if Orange implements a democratic representative system, then the Transvaal will not be an exception, and in the current situation of the Transvaal, if there is an election, then the Liberal Party will almost certainly take power, and then Roque will no longer have to worry about any problems, and the influence of the British government on the Transvaal will begin to continue to weaken.
Even if it were to go further and form the four colonies of Southern Africa to form the Federation of South Africa, then Roque would do his best to push Nyasaland and Rhodesia to join the Union of South Africa.
It may not seem like a wise one, but it is the perfect time to break free from the control of the British government, and neither Roque nor Smalls will miss this opportunity.
"Can the Transvaal also have early elections?" Owen still can't hold his breath, he's the leader of the Liberal Party, if the Liberal Party becomes the ruling party-
Then Owen's future is simply not too bright.
"Do you all want to have an early election?" There was worry in Philip's eyes.
"Of course!"
"Yes."
Owen and Roque were literally in unison.
Philip nodded and stopped talking, Roque and Owen were not in a hurry, Philip could directly parachute into Johannesburg, and it must also be related to the British government, although with Philip's ability, it is estimated that he will not play a key role in this matter, but it is still possible to add fuel to the fire.
After dinner, Philip went back to his room and didn't know what he was up to, Phyllis and Karina went upstairs to admire Itno's latest jewelry, and Roque and Owen went to the balcony, where they still had something to talk about.
"What do you think?" Owen's voice was a little shaky, and his legs were shaking habitually, and Roque knew that Owen would do this as long as he was excited.
"What else can I think, I'll send a telegram to Winston and Neville, asking them to cooperate with Jan Smoltz as much as possible." This time, Roque is going to use all his connections to help Jan Smozi.
"Will Winston and Neville agree?" Owen is concerned and chaotic.
"Why not? Just because the Transvaal is promising? It's just that we think so ourselves, the local nobles and officials don't necessarily think so, for them, the Transvaal is one of the countless overseas colonies, except for gold, there is no reason to pay attention to, and even if the Transvaal is autonomous, it will not affect London to get the Transvaal gold, so, it depends on the situation-" Roque didn't say anything, even if Winston and Neville were unwilling to help, Roque would use gold to get them to agree.
It is obvious that the Transvaal, as an overseas colony of Britain, will not bring much benefit to Winston and Neville, but if Winston and Neville are willing to help, Roque will definitely pay them handsomely.
If it is an old fox like Joseph Chamberlain, perhaps as he grows older, his desire for money has become much smaller, and he cares more about honor and national interests.
Winston and Neville are still young, they have a greater need for money, and they are not yet ready to chase glory.
"Then hurry up and do it, I can't wait, we have 20,000 party members now, and no one can beat us." Owen is full of confidence, don't think that the number of 20,000 is a bit small, in fact, not everyone has the right to vote in this era, so this number is already a lot.
In the Cape, all coloured people, women, and those who have lived in the Cape for no more than five years do not have the right to vote, and according to this standard, there are no more than 1,000 people eligible to vote in the Transvaal, including pure British descent, after all, it has only been a little more than a year since the signing of the Peace Accords, and the Transvaal has officially become a British colony.
So this provision must be amended, because the right of Africans to vote has been limited in the DPA, and Africans in the Transvaal and Orange have no right to vote until a representative government is established.
This "before" is also a pitfall, and after the Transvaal and Orange governments are established, then the pending governments can legally restrict the suffrage of Africans, which means that Africans may never get the right to vote.
A huge loophole here is that there is no agreement that clearly stipulates the right to vote for Chinese Americans, so whether Chinese Americans have the right to vote depends on how Ade interprets the Peace Agreement now.
How else can Ade explain it?
Of course, he wanted to give the Chinese the right to vote, and Ade also had to count on the votes of the Chinese to ensure the dominance of the British in the Transvaal.
Autonomy!
Finally seeing the light of day.
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