Success or defeat, history is always written by the victors, and it really doesn't matter what the truth is.

At noon, Roque and Kitchener stayed on the farm to eat, and the two generations of hostesses used all their resources to create a sumptuous and delicious dish that gave Kitchener a deeper understanding of farms in southern Africa.

To entertain Roque and Kitchener, the farmer killed a sheep and two chickens, plus the farm's own vegetables and wine, and the meal was a great meal.

When Roque and Kitchener left, despite the farmer's excuses, they insisted on leaving a hundred rand as compensation, and on the way back to Los Angeles, Kitchener learned more data, similar to the farms they had just visited, there were 1.2 million in southern Africa.

A single farm is not enough to shock Kitchener, and 1.2 million farms have accumulated, and Kitchener suddenly feels a little in a trance.

That's not a big number, and the development in southern Africa is far from enough, if you calculate 100 acres of land on a farm, you can build 1.1 million such farms in Victoria alone.

In Victoria, the number of farms is only 200,000, and the potential for development is huge.

After learning more data, Kitchener could only sigh that the natural conditions of southern Africa are indeed unique, and in time, southern Africa will replace India as the most dazzling jewel in the king's crown.

"In Victoria and Diaz we are experimenting with national farms, which have several national farms with an area of more than one million hectares, and we plan to use large agricultural machinery for farming, and state farms are larger, more expensive and more profitable than private farms, and Cecil has also made some experiments in Rhodesia, mainly on large-scale farming, to provide raw materials for his South African company, and it seems to be working well at the moment." Roque is confident in agriculture in southern Africa, taking Victoria as an example, if Victoria's land is fully developed, Victoria alone could feed 470 million people.

470 million!

The population of India today is not that large.

What's more, the potential states in southern Africa are not only Victoria, Rhodesia was once known as the "African bakery", and the arable land area owned by Nyasaland is not much less than Victoria, although the arable land area of the Transvaal is less, but the Transvaal soil is more fertile, the land development is more mature, and the economic value generated is higher.

"It's a great idea, and if it can be realized, it will have a lot of implications for both Australia and Canada." Kitchener never forgets that the conditions in Australia and Canada are similar to those in southern Africa, where they are all sparsely populated and have large tracts of land available for development.

Speaking of which, I have to sigh that the conditions that the British Empire has are really good, if these places are handed over to the Chinese-

It's a pity that there aren't so many ifs.

Back in Los Angeles, Kitchener worked non-stop and prepared to visit Nyasaland Heavy Industries in the afternoon.

Nyasaland Heavy Industries is a spin-off company from the Nyasaland Automobile Group, mainly producing armored vehicles and tanks, during the World War, Nyasaland Heavy Industries played an important role in the victory of the Entente over the Central Powers, after the end of the World War, Brad and the London Military Intelligence Agency also had some friction because of the technology of Nyasaland Heavy Industries, so Kitchener put forward this request, which had a certain tentative meaning for Roque.

Roque doesn't care, the technology of medium tanks is actually not very advanced, and when you look at it, almost every single technology is an upgraded version applied to light tanks, and it is not technology but resources that restrict the development of tanks in European countries, and without enough steel and oil, it is impossible to develop a strong enough armored force.

Kitchener also knew what was going on between Brad and the MIA, and when Roque agreed to Kitchener's visit to Nyasaland Heavy Industries, Kitchener laughed dumbly.

"I thought you'd say no." Kitchener didn't expect Roque to agree so happily.

"How come, the business in Nyasaland has no secrets for London, the previous discord between Brad and the MIA was also the fault of the MIA, it is not difficult to understand medium tank technology, as long as Winston sends a telegram, I can send a medium tank to the CIA, let them take it apart and study it casually." Roarke was generous, Britain actually didn't have much need for armored forces, and the Germans could not pose a real threat to Britain as long as they could not cross the English Channel.

If the Germans crossed the English Channel, it would be useless to equip the British native forces with medium tanks.

The gap between the British Army and the German Army is not at all something that can be bridged by the level of equipment.

What's more, compared with the level of equipment in Germany and the United Kingdom, there is actually no fundamental gap, the army may be stronger, Roque is because of the first-mover advantage, so he was able to catch the Germans off guard in the world war just past, and the Germans should not make similar mistakes again next time, and the British Empire will face a stronger Germany at that time.

"What do they know, it's a waste to give them - " Kitchener doesn't like the MIA, in fact, no one likes intelligence agencies, you must know that the MIA will not only spy on intelligence in southern Africa, but also conduct comprehensive surveillance on the mainland, and a big man like Kitchener is the focus of the MIA's surveillance.

Otherwise, Britain is very secretive about the military intelligence bureau, and there are some things that cannot be announced, and if they are announced, the world will be in chaos.

Roque smiled and didn't speak, it was actually a waste to give medium tank technology to British professionals, the main arsenals in Britain were still the Royal Light Weapons Company and Enfield, both of which produced light weapons, and even the factories that produced machine guns were hastily established during the world war, and there were no factories for tanks at all.

The little money that the British Army receives every year is not able to produce heavy weapons such as tanks, and even if they do, they cannot really play a role because of production problems.

Therefore, tank technology is only useful for continental countries such as southern Africa, and for maritime countries such as Britain, tank technology is chicken ribs.

Nyasaland Heavy Industries' factories are located in Milna, Rhodesia, and there is only one research institute in Los Angeles, and only some research on vehicle-mounted weapons is conducted.

The institute is located in the middle of King Avenue in Los Angeles, which is close to the research institutes and technology development departments of major companies, and Nyasaland Heavy Industries is just one of them.

Since the Gray Fox incident, the security force of the Nyasaland Heavy Industry Research Institute has been strengthened again, and the gate of the Los Angeles City Government is the same as the double post, Roque and Kitchener enter the research institute, theoretically they must also be subject to strict inspection, in fact, the implementation must be much looser, at least the sentry did not lie down to see if there is anyone hiding under Roque's car.

Entering the research institute, it is a straight passage nearly 100 meters long, both sides of the passage are planted with towering trees, some trees are more than two meters in diameter, these trees are transplanted from the mountains around Los Angeles, the chest circumference of two meters is not big, the chest circumference of the real giant tree reaches more than ten meters, this kind of tree cannot be transplanted at all, and it is difficult to survive if transplanted.

Roque and Kitchener's car came to the front of the office building, and the director and chief engineer of the institute were reported and hurriedly came downstairs to greet them, the chief engineer Raymond was still wearing a white coat for work, and the director Manan was wearing a suit and leather shoes.

Although there are more and more young Chinese people who have graduated from the University of Nyasaland in recent years, the leadership of major enterprises is still basically white, and those Chinese young people who graduated early can only climb to the middle level of leadership, and it will take a few more years before they can enter the leadership of major enterprises and truly become the leaders of southern Africa.

Manan directly invited Roque and Kitchin to the reception room for a short rest, Roque didn't care, Kitchin was impatient, and asked to visit Raymond's studio before he finished a cup of coffee.

Roque didn't object, and neither did Manan and Raymond, Raymond's studio was very large, more than fifty square meters, and the room was full of bookshelves and piles of materials, and Roque felt a little nowhere to put his feet.

"Go back and prepare a bigger studio for Raymond, and then equip Raymond with a few life service personnel, and the chief engineer should be a bit like the chief engineer, don't make the studio like a cowshed." Roque expressed dissatisfaction with Manan's work, who was not a technician, but a purely administrative bureaucrat who was sometimes inevitably ignored.

"Yes, Lord, I'll give Raymond my office a studio when I get back." Manan immediately promised that in fact, this is not a solution, and to really solve this problem, it is necessary to move the institute out of Los Angeles and to Milner City, which is deep in the mountains and old forests, in order to completely solve this problem.

It was only at this time that Luo Ke understood why the address of the unit with the higher the level of secrecy was more remote, not that the city was bad, but that the particularity of the work determined that researchers could not be as free as ordinary people, and only by relocating the factory as a whole to the deep mountains and old forests could researchers have a certain degree of freedom.

"I remember that there are also life service personnel, the chief engineer of Raymond's level, who should bring students, and those students should help Raymond solve some life problems." The life problems that Roque refers to are limited to the research institute, such as the health problems in Raymond's studio, and those Raymond students should take the initiative, which has no eyesight, how can Raymond be able to teach him.

"Yes, my lord, I'll arrange it right away—Raymond is now working in Raymond's research group with six students, all of whom are young men who have just graduated in the past two years, full of energy, confidence, and promising future." Manan used a long list of adjectives to show his affection for those young people.

That's right, young people are the future.