The most feared thing in officialdom is to stand on the wrong team, it really doesn't matter if your personal ability is big or not, it is the most fatal thing to stand on the wrong team with the wrong person, if Isaiah Queller didn't say a word right just now, let alone the future status in the Southern African Federation, it may not be possible to say whether he can gain a foothold in Southern Africa in the future.

Of course, looking back, Isaiah Queller is not without complaints about Roque.

Roque's pit was dug too deep, although Isaiah Quyler didn't fall into it, but thinking about the consequences of falling in, Isaiah Quyler couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

"Congratulations Isaiah, you are now officially a member of the Southern African Liberal Party, and I hope that we will work together in the coming days to bring Southern Africa to the next level." Of course, Roque was also full of joy at this time, with Natal's help, the Transvaal will definitely seize the greatest voice in the future Southern African Federation.

As for Isaiah Queller's emotions, it really doesn't matter, this is an investigation of Isaiah Quiller, and some people don't even have the opportunity to do so.

With the addition of Ade and Philip, the atmosphere in the small living room immediately warmed up.

Ade also knew that Isaiah Quyler might have a grudge against Roque, so the first thing he said after sitting down was to excuse Roque.

"Don't mind Isaiah, Locke recommended you to me a few days ago, hoping that you can be the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Southern African Federation, please forgive me for being sloppy, after all, I didn't know much about you before, but it doesn't matter, in the future we will have the opportunity to understand slowly, at least our starting point is the same." Ade's expression was sincere, and Isaiah Quiler was genuinely terrified.

"My lord, it's my fault, I should have come to the Transvaal to visit you a long time ago, but you also know that Natal's condition is serious, and it has not returned to normal." Isaiah Quiller was referring to the rebellion that took place in Natal four years earlier.

So the conversation naturally shifted to Africans.

Philip was the most resolute in this regard: "In the past, we all thought that the construction of Africa could not be done without African labor, but now it seems that we may be wrong, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Nyasaland, and even the future Bechuana Reserve, we did not rely on Africans, Chinese immigrants effectively make up for the dilemma of labor shortage in southern Africa, so we can use Chinese people to make up for the labor shortage." ”

Philip's attitude is a bit radical, but this is exactly what Roque wants, so Roque also adds to the fire.

"The Qing country has almost unlimited labor resources, when the Chinese first came to southern Africa, many people still had doubts about the Chinese, and now everyone knows very well that the Chinese may be the easiest nation in the world to satisfy, we just need to give them a space that allows them to play reasonably, and they can give us countless miracles." Roque certainly left no stone unturned in this regard.

Ade didn't speak, but nodded frequently and smiled all over his face, definitely agreeing with Roque's words.

Philip's expression was a little more serious, but this was certainly not an objection, Philip's position was completely the same as that of Roque, both of whom were part of the Matilda family, and Philip and Roque shared weal and woe, one with glory and one with loss.

Isaiah Quyler's expression was a little lost, the four colonies in southern Africa, the Chinese first landed in the Cape, then took root in the Transvaal, and finally developed in Nyasaland, and there was nothing about Natal from beginning to end.

Sometimes Isaiah Quiller can't help but fantasize about whether Natal will be as prosperous as the Transvaal and Nyasaland if the Chinese immigrate to Natal on a large scale.

Not to mention the Cape, although the Cape is the first stop of the Chinese in southern Africa, but with Roque's transfer to the Transvaal, the number of Chinese in the Cape has not continued to increase, and now most of the Chinese in the Cape live around Ziwei Town, and the number is not large, and the achievements of the Chinese in the Cape are far less than in the Transvaal and Nyasaland.

"Locke, if we let go of the immigration of the Chinese, will Southern Africa be able to get enough labor in a short period of time?" Ade still had doubts about this question.

Of course, Roque also wanted to immigrate as much as possible, but unfortunately the actual conditions did not allow it: "I'm sorry Lord, the Qing Kingdom is now restricting immigration, I'm afraid we can't get enough labor in a short time." ”

In the past, Roque immigrants were mainly concentrated in the north of the Qing Dynasty, but now immigrants have quietly developed to the south and inland.

It's a pity that even so, the situation is not objective, the Qing government has noticed this situation, is restricting immigration, immigration companies in the Qing country has been greatly hindered, sometimes Roque even wants to start a war, forcing the Qing government to open the immigration market.

This was also a common practice in the colonial era, and if the demands were not met, the market was opened with strong ships and cannons.

Of course, Luo Ke has not been mad enough to do this, if Luo Ke launches a war against the Qing State, then no matter what the result is, the biggest loss is still the Qing Chinese, so Luo Ke will not use this extreme means no matter when.

"That's really a pity—" Ade sighed, from the previous resistance to Chinese immigrants to the current openness to Chinese immigrants, Ade's focus is no longer on race, but on the future of southern Africa.

However, it doesn't matter much, although southern Africa is still a long way from the real developed countries, but within the scope of Africa, the prospects of southern Africa are still very bright, in Africa, whether it is a German colony or a French colony, it will not pose a threat to southern Africa, and being away from the center of the world also means that southern Africa will not be involved in European disputes, so the federal government can devote more energy to economic development.

The situation in southern Africa is actually very similar to that of the United States, with a lack of competitors on a regional scale, abundant resources, and a relatively reasonable demographic structure, as long as the federal government does not deliberately kill people, southern Africa is indeed very promising.

The question is whether the future federal government of Southern Africa will be able to seize the opportunity in the period between World War I and World War II.

If it could, then Southern Africa would have had a chance to become another America.

If Southern Africa were to go back in time and space, then Roque would break away from the Federation of Southern Africa and become an independent country.

It is better to pull Rhodesia and the Transvaal together.

It is precisely because Ade sees the future of southern Africa that he will return to southern Africa.

Without the constraints of London, Ade is now also drastic, and his mental state is completely different from before.

In the past, Ade had to take into account the Commonwealth as a whole when dealing with problems, and sometimes he even had to give up the interests of southern Africa.

Now Ade no longer has to think about the entire Commonwealth, and is wholeheartedly dedicated to southern Africa.

"But it doesn't matter, compared with the surrounding Southwest Africa, Tanganyika, West Africa, and the Congo Free State, our southern Africa still has a very strong advantage, as long as we work together, southern Africa will definitely become a second Europe." Ade is confident that Europe is now on the brink of war, and many people are fleeing Europe, but unfortunately the first choice for most people is not southern Africa, but the United States.

Since the Franco-Prussian War, Europe has gradually formed two major blocs, the Entente led by Britain and the Allies led by the emerging Germany are engaged in an arms race, if another war breaks out in Europe, then the war will certainly not be limited to one or two countries, the vast majority of European countries will be involved.

Once the arms race begins, it is destined to end in the form of war.

Many people know this, but they can't change the reality and can only watch Europe slide into the abyss of war.

In fact, in the North Sea, there is also a trend towards an arms race between Nyasaland and Tanganyika.

After Bilov's visit to Nyasaland, tensions between the Nyasaland Marine Police and the Tanganyika Marine Police in the North Sea eased, and the Germans finally dared to fly Weissmann out of Usunbula.

After the Nyasaland Marine Police's Beihai was commissioned, Tanganyika was under great pressure, and under the premise that the Count Gotzen could not be repaired, Tanganyika still obtained some assistance from the German mainland, and set up a shipyard in Usunbra, preparing to build new marine police ships to compete with the Nyasaland Marine Police.

It's just that the strength of the Germans in Africa is really not worth mentioning, and the shipbuilding plan of the Tanganyika Marine Police is only two 300-ton marine police ships, and even if it is completed, it will not be able to change the confrontation with the Nyasaland Marine Police in the North Sea, let alone change the balance of power between Nyasaland and Tanganyika in the North Sea.

"At present, the main problem is still in the choice of the capital, yesterday the Earl of Selborne made an opinion, in the present situation, it is better to have three capitals with different functions, Pretoria as the center of southern Africa, can be the administrative capital of the federal government, Cape Town has a well-established judicial system, can be the judicial capital of the federal government, in order to take into account the requirements of the Boers, then the legislative capital can be placed in Bloemfontein, although this is not the best choice, but in the current situation, That's pretty much the only option—" Ade seemed to be more inclined to Count Selborn's proposal.

At present, except for Natal, which is relatively weak, all parties are at loggerheads, arguing for their own interests, and no one is willing to give in.

If this continues, then the formation of the federal government is far away.

And if the establishment of the federal government is to be delayed, then the time for Count Selborn to return to the Admiralty will also be delayed, so Count Selborn is the most free, regardless of whether this opinion will cause trouble for the future federal government, it has nothing to do with Earl Selborn.

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