Strictly speaking, the War Office is not the same as 007, after all, the boss of the War Office still has a name, so the War Office is still in the initial stage of the Military Intelligence Division.

The "Two Cs" were part of the War Office, and Frank must have read Chamberlain's report before he was drawn to the Transvaal.

Prior to this, not only the War Office, but even the British government had given up the "Two Cs Plan", and the War Office probably saw Joseph Chamberlain's report only to know that in Southern Africa, there were still people working hard for the "Two Cs Plan", and it was estimated that now Roque was the last hope to complete the "Two Cs Plan", so the War Office would be so fanfare, directly sending a director and a senior staff.

Speaking of which, before that, with the urine of the British, maybe how long had they been investigating in Rhodesia and Nyasaland.

Chris and Frank see Roque as hope, but Roque is unwilling to take responsibility.

Or in other words, until he gets enough benefits, Roque doesn't care whether the "Two Cs" can be completed, which has nothing to do with Roque, it's just the wishful thinking of the British government, or the Marquess of Salisbury.

So Roque simply refused: "I'm sorry Director, the 'Two C's Plan' is beyond my ability, and I don't have the ability to complete this plan now." ”

Hearing Roque's direct refusal, Frank was not too surprised, and exchanged glances with Viscount Gladstone, and Frank was confident: "If Sir Locke refuses this request, then the empire will reconsider your fief." ”

What a deal!

Roque was really surprised, and he could still bargain with his gadgets?

"I'm Lord Nyasaland, can I still change my fief?" Roque did not believe that the British government would be so negligent.

"Ah, hehe-" Old God Frank is here, and the title, fief, etc. are actually quid pro quo, so what's the tacit rule.

The reason is very simple, the range of Nyasaland determined by Xiao Si is about 200,000 square kilometers, such a large fief is not the specifications of a baron at all, even a duke does not have such a large fief, so-

"Okay, you win, let's talk about the 'Two C's Plan'-" Roque can only give in, although the decision on this matter is not in Roque's hands, but if you want Roque to work, you have to give Roque enough motivation, and if it is not good, you have to go up the pole to make up the pole is to be attentive to nothing.

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It was then that Roque learned that the War Office had sent not only a section chief and a senior staff, but also a group of more than thirty agents in Pretoria.

"Send agents directly to Portuguese East Africa? It's not good, it's an international dispute. "Roque doesn't doubt the agent's ability, but people have mistakes, and if an agent is caught by the Portuguese—

"You don't have to worry about this, there is no problem with the loyalty of these agents, even if they are caught, they will not be exposed." Frank was full of confidence in his men, and the British patriotic education was also very good, and the GIs' "Long live" proclamations were still in their ears.

"Well, if you insist." Roque agreed, and even if he was sent to death anyway, it was not Roque's men who died.

"Then we are going to go to Nyasaland now and set up an forward base and a logistics center in Nyasaland." Frank is also ambitious, and yes, although Britain has in fact chosen strategic contraction, but in terms of individuals, there must be many officials who insist on colonial exploration.

"Why Nyasaland, not Rhodesia? A South African company in Rhodesia seems to be a better fit. "Roque didn't want to make trouble, if the forward base was in Rhodesia, then even if it was discovered by the Portuguese, the British government could blame the forward base on the business practices of South African companies.

Dead friends are not dead and poor, on this issue, Luo Ke is still clear.

"The personnel structure of Rhodesia is too complex, on the contrary, the population structure of Nyasaland is relatively simple, so it is safer to have a forward base in Nyasaland." Frank definitely had his reasons, and the problem was that it made Roque feel like he was shooting himself in the foot.

In order to ensure the stability of Nyasaland, Roque moved all the Bantu and British people from Nyasaland, and what is now Nyasaland is all Chinese, as well as some technicians hired from Europe and the United States.

These technicians are not a problem, and the number of technicians is too small compared to the Chinese in Nyasaland to pose a threat to the Chinese in Nyasaland.

"Well, there is an island called Licoma in Lake Niasa, less than five kilometers from Portuguese East Africa in a straight line, and now this island is yours." Roque didn't want these agents to run rampant in Nyasaland, and it was a good idea to trap them on Likoma Island, whatever they wanted, as long as they didn't leave Likoma Island.

"Yes, what is the strength of the Nyasaland side, can you guarantee the support of the Yao people?" Frank may know the answer to this question, but he still has to ask Roque for verification, which is also a temptation.

"Yes, some time ago, I bought some machines from the Royal Light Weapons Factory, just to support the Yao people, give me a few more months, Nyasaland's food will be self-sufficient, and there will be no problem to support the Yao people at that time-" Speaking of this, Roque suddenly remembered a question, since the War Office now has a request from Roque, then Roque wants to open his mouth: "The problem now is that there are not enough workers to operate the machines purchased from the Royal Light Weapons Factory, even a small bullet, All of them need a complete supporting factory, so you have to find me enough engineers and technicians so that I can give enough support to the Yao people. ”

In fact, Nyasaland now has a lot of technicians, but there are not too many technicians at any time, Britain's military technology, in this period is still world-class, don't look at the Germans blow Mauser so hard, in fact, the most widely used, the best evaluation of the magazine rifle is still Lee Enfield.

Britain's military industry is strong, not only in technology, but also in terms of concept, at this time the vast majority of countries in the world use rifles are still single-shot rifles, and Lee Enfield has used magazines.

It's a pity that the advanced concept is as blind as a stubborn officer, and the magazine is indeed very advanced, but the front-line troops still use the magazine isolator in order to save bullets, and the magazine rifle is changed back to a single-shot rifle.

Even though Roque is an idiot in the military industry, he also knows the future development trend of weapons, so don't look at the current arsenal in Nyasaland can only produce the single-shot Martini Henry, but as long as the conditions are ripe, the arsenal in Nyasaland can definitely produce Lee Enfield, and even the more advanced M1 Garand.

In fact, whether it is Lee Enfield or M1 Garand, it is not too difficult to achieve it technically, at least the materials have reached this level, mainly because of the design concept.

Under the premise of Roque's guidance, the concept of the Nyasaland Arsenal is precisely the biggest advantage, not to mention the M1 Garand, even if it is the AK47, it is not too difficult to design.

"The technical staff is fine, but you have to solve the financial problem yourself." Frank knows that he must give Roque some benefits, and Roque will do his best, so he will not create obstacles for Roque on this issue.

In fact, for institutions like the War Office, funding is the biggest obstacle, the huge military manufacturing in Britain, the transfer of personnel is not a problem at all, the problem is that the funds are insufficient, the War Office has to apply to the Diet for every penny, and the Congress does not approve it, even the "Two Cs Plan" such a national policy cannot be promoted.

Roque is very convenient, he is never stingy with the money that should be spent, and if he does not have enough cash, he can pay with gold, and for the same thing, the War Office may still be writing an application, and Roque has already put it into practice, so the advantage of "private enterprises" over "state-owned enterprises" in this regard is simply not too great.

"The cost is no problem, as long as it is a technician who comes to Nyasaland, I give them twice the salary in the local area, and I can arrange work for their spouses, and I can also arrange for their children to go to school in Nyasaland, do you know Ziwei Public School? I guarantee that the schools in Nyasaland are definitely not lower than the level of Ziwei College. "Roque has a big package, and he almost didn't say that he would send a single dog directly.

Frank was not used to Roque's style of acting, and glared at Roque for a long time, and then he was a little stupid: "Damn rich people are so generous, I want to go to your subordinates to eat-"

Ha, in fact, the life of an agent is really not as glamorous as it was in the movies, an official like Frank is better, and the life of an ordinary agent is very hard, not much better than that of an ordinary office worker.

Such a seemingly rude casual complaint was actually very helpful to bring Roque and Frank closer, and that night, Frank and Chris went to Nyasaland together, and Roque had to stay in Pretoria to receive the canonization, and when the title was in hand, Roque would immediately go to Nyasaland as fast as possible.

There is no way, these two agent leaders, Roque really doesn't worry about letting them run around in Nyasaland.

It was convenient to have a railroad of their own, and although Frank and Chris had left a day earlier than Roque, Roque caught up with Frank and Chris in Salisbury, and they headed for Nyasaland together.

Xiao Si is also there.

"Wow, honorable Lord Nyasaland, it's a pleasure to meet you—" Xiao Si was still angry when he saw Roque.

It's no wonder that Cecil Rhodes has reached the ultimate in wealth and power, so no matter what kind of achievements Cecil Rhodes has achieved, the British government will resolutely not knight Cecil Rhodes.

Xiao Si is the same, if nothing else, he probably has no chance with the nobles in his life, so Xiao Si is really jealous of Roque.

"Huh, jealous? I'm jealous of you! Roque laughed, Frank and Chris were surprised, they probably didn't expect that the relationship between Roque and Xiao Si would be so good, they were already to the point where they could make such jokes casually.

In the eyes of Frank and Chris, Roque and Xiao Si are out-and-out big shots, don't look at Frank and don't respect Roque very much, but in fact, Roque's status in Britain is definitely higher than Frank's, Frank's blurted out "damn rich man" before, in fact, it is also a manifestation of envy, jealousy and hatred, even if Roque does not agree to set up the forward base in Nyasaland, Frank can't help it, the dignified Baron of Nyasaland can not be humiliated by coercive means.

Of course, Roque will not be forced to carry it with Frank because of this matter, it is not wise to offend the director of a war office, the two sides cooperate in exchange, and they both get what they want is the right way to deal with it, a noble baron, a director with real power, isn't it good to deal with the Portuguese together?

Only the three Albert Simpson brothers would have problems and infighting.

Leaving Salisbury and heading northwest to Lusaka, and then north, you can't take the train, this part of the railway has not yet been repaired, and countless Bantu and Zulu are laying the railway, and the overseers are in charge of the Rhodesian police, as well as the overseers selected from among the Bantu and Zulu.

These overseers were all extremely vicious, showing no mercy to the Bantu and Zulus, and whenever they found that the workers were lazy, the overseers would use various methods to punish them, and the police would only watch the excitement, and the more they watched, the more excited the overseers became.

"What a big project!" Frank couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the railroad stretching through the hills, as for the Zulu and Bantu people who worked hard, Frank simply turned a blind eye.

This is the standard colonial mentality, Roque may be a rotten good person in Frank's opinion, and it is inevitable to die for such a project, but Frank doesn't ask, in the eyes of these people, the Zulu and Bantu people, as well as those Yao people, are consumables.

"It will be completed in three months at most, when Cape Town and Nyasaland will be united, and I am discussing with the Germans whether we can build a railway through Tanganyika that will link Nyasaland to the East African Protectorate [Kenya], so that our 'Two Cs' plan will be completed in a sense." What Xiao Si never forgets is also the "Two Cs Plan", which is Cecil Rhodes's legacy.

The Germans could not do such a thing as building a railway, for the simple reason that they had no money.

In these years, the only one in the world who can unscrupulously invest in infrastructure is Britain, the United States has to attract private investment in building railways, Germany has just been unified for a few years, and its limited economic strength has been smashed militarily by the madman of Wilhelm II, and the development of colonies in Africa will have to wait and wait, whether it is German Southwest Africa or Tanganyika, in fact, the degree of development is similar to that of Portuguese East Africa, and far from Rhodesia, not to mention the current Nyasaland.

Speaking of the speed of development in Nyasaland, not to mention the Germans, even Xiao Si is full of envy, the demographic advantage of this era is too important, Xiao Si is seriously considering the advice that Roque gave Xiao Si before.