307 Practice Trumpet

Roque had forgotten the young men in the crowd in cadet uniforms when he first arrived at Sandhurst and clashed with the shopkeeper.

Unfortunately, Jackson Foster is one of them.

It should be said that Roque's handling that day was not wrong, but in the eyes of the onlookers, Roque was a bit of a bully, and the scene of the shopkeeper sitting in front of the door and saying goodbye to his wife and daughter left a deep impression on many people present at the time.

Fortunately, General Victor Foster's tutor was not bad, Jackson Foster did not show too obviously, and after politely greeting Roque, Jackson Foster sat down at the table without saying a word, silently eating his own things.

Mrs. Foster was still more concerned about Jackson Foster, and chatted casually with Jackson Foster, but Victor Foster didn't notice Jackson Foster's abnormality, and continued to discuss with Roque how to better use Africans.

"Lord, are the Africans of Nyasaland in bad condition?" Jackson Foster suddenly interjected.

The question was not very friendly, but Roque was able to calm down and not be like a child because of this: "No, there are no Africans in Nyasaland, and after I took over Nyasaland, I moved all Africans to Rhodesia as part of my agreement with Mr. Cecil Rhodes Jr." ”

Xiao Si is the best back-stabber at this time, Roque simply put all the responsibility on Xiao Si, anyway, Jackson Foster and the two can't find Xiao Si to confirm.

"Mr. Cecil Rhodes is a very capable man, Cecil Rhodes Jr. is far inferior to his father, and when I heard that there was a proposal in Congress to abolish the South African company and bring Rhodesia directly under the direct management of the government, those people must be crazy, and the government even wants to give up southern Africa, and it is impossible to do that." Victor Foster knew Cecil Rhodes and had a good opinion of Cecil Rhodes.

No matter what others say about Cecil Rhodes, for most Britons, Cecil Rhodes is indeed a hero, such as at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, there are many Cecil Rhodes fans.

"Xiao Si is still very capable, but his father's aura is too dazzling, so Xiao Si looks bleak." Roque wants to be fair to Xiao Si, and it is not good to have a father who is too strong.

"If there are no Africans in Nyasaland, how can you, my lord, rule Nyasaland." Jackson Foster was still concerned with Nyasaland.

"Relying on my people, there are many of my people in Nyasaland, they are hardworking, brave, brave and fearless, and the future of Nyasaland will definitely get better and better." Roque is absolutely confident in that.

"Qing people? It was indeed a huge country, I had worked in the Far East for a while, but not in the Qing Dynasty, but in India, and I must say that India did not give me a good impression, and there are too many Indians in London now, they are lazy and gluttonous, they don't work hard, and many times they are not as good as Africans. "Victor Foster didn't know the Chinese and didn't think highly of Indians.

The British government has less than 2,000 people in India, but these 2,000 people rule over nearly 250 million people, so the Indians really have no spirit of resistance, if nothing else.

"I've also been in contact with some Indians, and they're really not good enough, but they're still qualified as a workforce." Roque thought of Gandhi's strange figure again, the only historical figure that disappointed Roque.

"You may have forgotten about me, Lord, we met the other day." Jackson Foster finally couldn't help but attack, but the young man still couldn't hold his breath.

"Really? When? "Roque wasn't pretending to be stupid, he really didn't remember.

"Matcha shop—" Jackson Foster prompted.

"Oh-" Roque finally remembered, and then his face was still a little ugly, the scene in the matcha shop did not leave a good impression on Roque.

"What happened to the shopkeeper?" Jackson Foster asked.

"I don't know, but the sheriff later came to me and told me about it, it seemed like a detention and a fine, and I didn't pay much attention to it." Roque is really not clear.

"What's going on?" Victor Foster didn't know about it yet.

Roque briefly described that Victor Foster and Mrs. Foster's expressions were a bit complicated.

In fact, the shopkeeper is to blame, but it is difficult for Victor Foster and Mrs. Foster to judge, after all, the shopkeeper Danny is also from Sandhurst.

"Poor Danny—" said Mrs. Foster casually, without accusing Roque.

Jackson Foster seemed to be encouraged, and his words immediately sharpened: "Sir, don't you think this is too cruel for the Danny family?" Danny's matcha shop hasn't been open for a few days, and I saw Danny's daughter go to deliver food to Danny, and I heard that Mrs. Danny was sick and the family was devastated. ”

Roque really didn't know about these situations, but even if Roque knew now, Roque wouldn't pity Danny, he was to blame.

So Roque's attitude is equally resolute: "No matter who Danny is, he should pay the price for his mistakes, and if you are present, you should know that it was he who spoke out first, and there was no repentance, and during this time he needs to reflect in the cell, hoping that his wife can recover soon." ”

Roque finally behaved like a ruthless aristocrat, and Victor Foster and Mrs. Foster looked at Roque with a little stunned and a little relieved, anyway, it was very complicated.

Jackson Foster's look at Roque was undisguised hatred, mixed with disgust.

"I don't know what you think, the actual situation is that if it were other nobles, maybe this Mr. Danny would spend the rest of his life in prison, you may think that this kind of thing doesn't matter, because it didn't happen to you, if so, I believe that your anger is no less than ours, isn't it based on fairness and justice when we evaluate a thing?" Phyllis, who hadn't spoken in a long time, suddenly interjected.

This passage is absolutely deafening, and when I think of the weak Phyllis, when Roque is attacked, she will also stand up bravely.

It was only then that Victor Foster's family remembered that Roque was a real aristocrat.

Therefore, if Danny dares to insult Roque, it is undoubtedly self-defeating.

Therefore, the experience of Danny's wife and daughter is certainly sympathetic, but it is not enough to be a basis for Danny to be spared.

"Yes, I'm sorry Lord, I was too narrow-minded just now." Victor Foster was already old enough to realize his mistake at once.

"But aren't nobles supposed to be magnanimous?" Jackson Foster is not relenting.

"No, magnanimity is a virtue, but it should never be an excuse to shirk responsibility, Locke becoming Baron Nyasaland is the Empire's reward for Locke's hard work, Mr. Jackson, you are also a soldier, I don't think you want to be wantonly insulted with magnanimity as an excuse after becoming a nobleman, I don't know what efforts that Mr. Danny has made for the Empire, can he insult a military nobleman just by providing afternoon tea to the residents of Sandhurst?" Phyllis was also unforgiving, and Jackson Foster's face flushed.

"Okay, don't be disturbed by these things, it's just a small character that no one pays attention to." Roque couldn't wait to hug Phyllis and kiss him fiercely, but at this time, he was light-hearted.

Saying goodbye to Victor Foster and returning to the closed carriage, Roque finally had a chance to thank Phyllis for the maintenance he had just had.

"You're welcome, that's what I'm supposed to do as a wife." Phyllis's little expression is so proud, it has always been Roque who has protected Phyllis, and now Phyllis finally feels that she can do something for Roque.

"No, I really should thank you, not only for your righteous words just now, but also for you to marry me, I am glad to know you, you are really an angel from God." Roque will also be numb when he should be numb.

Phyllis was coaxed by Roque to the point of joy, her big wet eyes looked at Roque without blinking for a moment, and her full emotions were almost overflowing.

Uh-huh, it's time to think about practicing the trumpet.

On the first of July, the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst officially opened, and Roque was joined by more than a dozen other officers from the colonies, and Roque's rank was the highest among all the cadets, so Roque didn't even need to study in class, this gilded plating was really easy.

The management of the Sandhurst Royal Military Academy is still very strict, and after Roque became a student of the Sandhurst Royal Military Academy, he had to wear the cadet uniform of the officer cadet like other students, the style of the uniform was very simple, and the elbows of the shirt were thickened, which was ready for crawling and rolling at a glance.

The first five weeks of the new cadets are exactly the same as the training of the recruit company, and the class schedule is very slow, from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day, except for a short meal break, there is almost no time to rest.

The purpose of these five weeks is to enable the new cadets to complete the transition from ordinary people to soldiers, and most of the courses in the academy are life aspects, such as haircuts, shoe shines, dressing, room cleaning, etc., during which they also undergo constant inspections and lectures, so that the students can develop the habit of being strict with themselves.

Roque is already a general, so naturally he doesn't have to undergo these five weeks of training, so Roque can be justifiably lazy after attending the opening ceremony, no one wants to use strict discipline to require a nobleman who has become a general, and it must be for Roque, whether it is a haircut, or a shoeshine and cleaning the room, there is a special servant to do it for him, and there is no need for Roque to waste valuable time studying.

For Roque, when there is time to learn to fold quilts, it is better to practice trumpets at home with Phyllis.