The biggest problem of this era is not the decentralization of power, but the excessive concentration of power, for example, the police department is not only responsible for public security, traffic, criminal investigation, but also responsible for prisons, fire protection, environmental sanitation, city appearance, and so on.

With so many powers concentrated in the police system at the same time, it's no surprise that the police department is receiving attention.

Although Roque knew that this was not good, he did not have the idea of dispersing power, after all, the Police Division is also a subordinate agency of the Ministry of Justice, so Roque would not take the initiative to give up his power.

Not even apportionment.

On December 5, the Umbrella Company raided Samson's estate in Puacana, and nearly 100 of Samson's German troops and Samson's men were killed, while Samson was captured and secretly escorted back to Nyasaland.

In fact, it is more appropriate to send it to Pretoria or Cape Town, but Cape Town is too far away, and Roque is still a little worried about the situation in Pretoria, Samson was also a famous general during the Boer War, and a considerable number of Boers are very sympathetic to Samson and the current situation of these Boer generals, if Samson is sent back to Pretoria, then maybe there will be extraneous complications, so Roque simply sent Samson to Nyasaland for interrogation on the spot in Nyasaland.

As a result, this decision has sparked controversy.

Following the Umbrella Company's raid on Samson's estate in Puacana, the Governor's Office of Southwest Africa issued a statement condemning the violence and claiming to investigate the incident thoroughly and retaliate for it.

The statement of the Governor-General of South West Africa was not intended to address Nyasaland, and as a result, some in southern Africa believed that Roque had sent men to attack Samson's estate, and demanded that Roque send Samson to Pretoria for trial.

"No, I don't know where Samson is, if you know, then you can tell me and I'll get Samson back with my own hands." Roque is very strict-mouthed, even in front of Ade, Roque does not reveal any news.

"Come on, who cares about Samson but the Department of Justice?" Jan Smozi was clearly unconvinced.

A series of previous actions taken by the Ministry of Justice against the Ministry of Education completely shattered the apparent harmony between Roque and Jan Smotz, who came to Ade after learning of the attack on Samson's estate and demanded that Samson be put on trial in Pretoria.

"Hehe, you're also very concerned-" Roque is not angry, to Louis Botha, Roque can be more patient, Jan Smozi is okay, Roque and Jan Smozi are incompatible.

"Lord Locke, you may not know that your people left two corpses in Puacana, and now South Africa has determined that it was your people who crossed the border to attack Samson's estate in Puacana, if your people only targeted Samson and his men, but you also killed nearly 40 German soldiers in the operation, do you think the South West African government will give up?" Yang Shi Mozi obviously has a lot of information, otherwise he wouldn't have come directly to Ade.

Although the combat effectiveness of Samson's men is not very good, the combat effectiveness of the German troops is still very good, in order to capture Samson, Roque mobilized nearly 200 operatives, and the loss is inevitable, in fact, there are more than a dozen casualties on the umbrella side, but the bodies of the others have been brought back to Nyasaland, and the two bodies left at the scene are Terterasians.

"Hehe, do you believe what the Governor's Office of Southwest Africa says? I also said that this is a self-directed and self-staged performance in Southwest Africa, and you know that there are no Africans in Nyasaland at all-" Roque fought back, a simple corpse does not prove anything, Mel's men changed all the equipment with the Nyasaland logo before entering Southwest Africa, even if there is a mistake, Roque will never admit it, Southwest Africa should not fight with South Africa for this matter.

Even if it is a fight, Roque is not afraid, the German troops in Southwest Africa and the Southwest African Servant Army together are less than 50,000 people, and Roque does not even need to move too many troops, whether it is the Northern Rhodesia Division or the First Cavalry Division, just one is enough to deal with the threat of Southwest Africa.

Jan Smozi tried to argue, but was stopped by Ade.

"Locke, Samson is not in Nyasaland at all?" Ade took the initiative to ask Roque for confirmation, Ade only gave the Ministry of Justice a month, and now it has been more than a month, but Ade did not hold Henry and Roque responsible.

"Definitely not, and I don't know where Samson is." Roque flatly denied that Ade did not know about this matter, and Roque would never leak the news until he got Samson's confession.

As for how Roque will bring this lie back at that time, it is actually very simple, Roque can completely claim that Samson was arrested in southern Africa, and as for whether the Germans and Boers believe it or not, then Roque does not care.

After all, the Boers are also part of Southern Africa, and they should maintain a unified position with Southern Africa on this issue, but Jan Smutsch does not seem to be doing so.

In fact, it is also understandable that during the Boer War, Jan Smoltz and Samson were both Boer generals, and the two had a very good personal relationship.

"Alright then, get on with your work and get Samson back as soon as possible." Ade has no doubt that Ade and Roque still have a tacit understanding on this issue.

Roque had already reported to Ade before he took action.

Although Roque did not report the results of the operation to Ade after that, Ade believed in Roque's loyalty, and no matter what, at least Roque would not make a private deal with the Germans, and that was enough.

As for whether Roque has his own little Jiujiu, Ade doesn't care about this, who can have no secrets.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, the overseas actions taken by the Ministry of Justice have seriously affected the relations between Southern Africa and South-West Africa, which will drag Southern Africa back into the abyss of war, and the interests of Southern Africa as a whole cannot be harmed by the personal actions of one person." Jan Smozi didn't believe Roque's nonsense, and in the whole of southern Africa, only Roedian had the ability and reason to take action against Samson.

"Don't say it so seriously, Minister Shi Mozi, let's not talk about whether Southwest Africa has the ability to start a war, even if Southwest Africa starts a war, the Ministry of Defense has the strength to resist the enemy outside the country." Roque will definitely not be polite at this time, and it is not that Roque looks down on the Germans, it is really a German army in this era, and there is a gap between it and the number one in the world.

To put it simply, the strength of the armed forces is the embodiment of comprehensive national strength, and if the country is not strong, no matter how strong the armed forces are, it is useless.

In fact, Germany's comprehensive national strength is still incomparable with the old colonial powers of Britain and France, and the arms race has been carried out so far, Britain has not exerted all its strength, but Germany is close to exhaustion, don't forget that Britain has a son on the other side of the ocean.

Of course, this "pro-son" certainly does not refer to southern Africa, but to the United States, and although the United States' military strength is not as strong as that of Britain and Germany, its military potential is the strongest in the world.

At this time, the United States already had a population of more than 80 million, while the population of Germany was only about 65 million, and the population of Britain itself was only 25 million.

The potential here does not mean that there are many people, in terms of population, the Qing State is undoubtedly the first in the world, but the Qing State is not even able to maintain a basic standing army, and Southern Africa is now close to the limit of supporting these 350,000 troops, and Roque wants to replenish the third and fourth divisions, but there has been insufficient funds, so how to realize the potential is a serious problem.

This is the case in Germany, perhaps the combat effectiveness of the German troops is indeed very good, but the German government does not have enough funds to arm the German troops, and there is still most of Africa between Germany and Southwest Africa, and it is necessary to go through the English Channel to reinforce Southwest Africa, and if war really breaks out between Southwest Africa and Southern Africa, the British government will definitely block the English Channel and prevent Germany from sending reinforcements to Southwest Africa at will.

Therefore, Roque really doesn't care about the threat of war in Southwest Africa, as far as those servant troops in Southwest Africa, Roque doesn't need to mobilize regular troops, and the Gurkha mercenaries of the umbrella company are enough to deal with it.

"Oh, Lord Nyasaland, it is good to have faith, but to have too much faith is to be arrogant." Jan Smozi sneered, clearly not believing Roque's words.

After all, the title of "the world's first army" is still a bit of a deterrent.

Luo Ke smiled and said nothing at this time, when the war did not break out, this question was Guan Gong vs. Qin Qiong, and there was no answer at all.

Previously, a rebellion broke out in Tanganyika, and although the Lions entered Tanganyika to fight, it was not in the name of southern Africa, so Jan Smutz did not know the specific situation.

"Alright, Minister Shi Mozi, go back and continue your work, the war will be the responsibility of the Ministry of Defense, and it has nothing to do with your Ministry of Education." Ade was clear on this point that Ade would not let the Boers return to the army in any case.

So it's understandable why a lot of Boers are disgruntled, nominally the Boers are now part of southern Africa, but in southern Africa, the Boers have never really gained the trust of the British, and the federal government would rather trust the Chinese than the Boers.

In fact, it is all self-inflicted, and it is indeed difficult to gain Ade's trust in this kind of performance.

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