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South Africa in another time and space also has a separation of powers, and his separation of powers is more complete than the separation of powers in the United States, even there are three capitals, the administrative capital is the seat of the central government in Pretoria, the legislative capital is Cape Town, and the Supreme Court is the judicial capital of Bloemfontein.

In fact, the three capitals are the result of a compromise between the power game of the Cape, the Transvaal, and Orange, not to mention whether the three capitals will provide administrative efficiency, and the administrative cost will definitely increase greatly, and it will bring a lot of trouble in the 21st century, which is convenient for transportation, and it is needless to say now.

Roque would certainly not let this happen, considering the security of the capital, so Pretoria is the first and only choice for the capital.

Ade is also very affectionate towards Pretoria, this city can be said to have been rebuilt by Ade, and Roque has also been deeply involved, whether it is urban infrastructure, transportation convenience, or even the appearance of the city, it is second to none in the whole of southern Africa, Cape Town, which has been slightly outdated, and Bloemfontein, which has not yet been rebuilt, is simply unable to compete with Pretoria.

At the end of February, Roque accompanied Ade back to Pretoria, where the Earl of Selborn and Philip personally met him at the train station, and afterwards hosted a banquet at the Palace of Justice.

The Palace of Justice is now nominally the official residence of the Governor, but the Earl of Selborn rarely stays in the Palace of Justice, or even in Pretoria, and often travels between the Transvaal and Cape Town, and is also heartbroken in order to make Southern Africa autonomous.

Ade is no longer a governor, so he is not qualified to live in the Palace of Justice.

Fortunately, Roque has a lot of ways in Pretoria, and Henry didn't build a replica of the same manor as the manor where Ade used to live in Cape Town, and now it is used to receive Ade, and I believe that Ade will have a sense of belonging.

Henry was very dissatisfied, and hummed to express his dissatisfaction: "I haven't lived in enough of the manor I worked so hard to build, but you have taken it as a favor—"

"A manor, in exchange for you a Minister of Defense." Roque directly smashed people with a big hat, even if Henry was no longer keen on power, it was impossible not to be moved at this time.

"Defense-you mean-" Henry's willingness to use his brain was also very clever, and he immediately understood what Roque meant.

Roque nodded, since he had the confidence to make such a promise, then of course it meant that Ade had decided to return to Southern Africa.

Henry was so happy to see the back molars, and nodded again and again, a manor for a defense minister, this business is too cost-effective, but Henry did not forget his position, and immediately cared about Roque's choice: "Then who is the second minister?" You? It's better for you, or I'd rather be my police chief. ”

Henry's biggest advantage is that he knows what he will not do, and he will never interfere in the areas he does not understand, and he will not be like Roque, he will still be in the police station today, and he will go to the army tomorrow, which will make the people around Roque at a loss.

But Roque can't help it, the current southern Africa, in Roque's view, is full of loopholes, the economy is not good, education is not good, finance is not good, British, Boer, Chinese, African, and even Indian, etc. are full of contradictions, if he can, Roque is not willing to ask for trouble, but if Roque lets it go, let southern Africa develop freely, then I am afraid that southern Africa will repeat the tragedy of another time and space in the end.

In another time and space, there were almost no Chinese in southern Africa, and Roque didn't care about the fate of whites at all.

This time and space is not good, now the total number of Chinese in southern Africa has exceeded 500,000, which has surpassed the British population, becoming the third largest social group in southern Africa after African Americans and Boers, so Roque has to make up for the pot everywhere.

Speaking of which, Li Zhongtang of the Qing Kingdom is also nicknamed "Tinker".

However, the situation faced by Roque is definitely much better than that of the tinker in the Qing Kingdom, the tinker of the Qing Kingdom is angry at both ends and is not pleasing to the top and bottom, while Roque is a bold and high-spirited person who dares to oppose Roque, and now the grass on the grave is almost three feet high.

"It may or may not be, the Department of Defense and the Department of Justice, these are two departments that we must strive for, the Department of Justice should have no problem, after all, we have always been police, the Ministry of Defense may have variables, but the variables are not big, if you really don't want to be so tired, then let General Hopkins come forward." Roque is also prepared to have a backhand, if the Department of Defense and the Department of Justice can only keep one, then Roque still prefers the Department of Justice.

Now the most powerful units in southern Africa are the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division and the Northern Rhodesia Division, both of which were formed by Roque, and they are Roque's people from top to bottom, except for Roke, no one can command them, so even if other people serve as defense ministers, to put it bluntly, they have to look at Roque's face to live.

Justice is different, in addition to the police system, justice also includes courts and judges, Roque and Henry's influence has now actually surpassed the police system, and also has a great influence on courts and judges, otherwise Roque and Henry would not have maintained the law and order in the Transvaal so well.

It's a very simple process, the police are responsible for arresting people, and the judge is responsible for adjudicating, and the two themselves complement each other.

"He's not in good shape, and Lacey has been in Johannesburg lately—" Henry's expression darkened a little.

This is what Roque didn't expect, if you think about it carefully, it is actually understandable, after the establishment of the new First Cavalry Division and the Northern Rhodesia Division, the previous colonial army was out of date, especially after the Northern Rhodesia Division shined in Natal, the status of the colonial army led by Hopkins has fallen again and again, military spending is decreasing, and the members are also being reduced, when the Boer War just ended, there were nearly 10,000 people under Hopkins, and now there are only more than 3,000 left, no wonder Hopkins is not in good health, replaced by Roque, I'm afraid I'm going to get angry too.

Although Hopkins' current situation has a lot to do with Roque, but because of the relationship between Roque and Henry, Hopkins can only maintain a superficial friendship with Roque, and it is impossible to completely tear his face with Roque, so he still has to be treated, and he can't even ignore his own body because of this discord between him and Roque.

"I'll send a telegram to Dean Bellamy, and I'll make sure that General Hopkins' health is guaranteed no matter what." Roque did his best, in fact, with the relationship between Roque and Henry, even if Roque didn't call, Ziwei Hospital would spare no effort.

But the situation may be better.

Look at the current Cape, nominally the Cape Prime Minister is Dr. Starr Jameson, but in fact, because of the doctor's poor health, he has to be hospitalized most of the time, and the real presiding officer is the Cape Speaker Brandt Wilmot.

Brandt Wilmot is also a member of the Progressive Party, but unlike Dr. Starr Jameson, Brandt Wilmot, as a native of Cape Town, represents the traditional conservative forces in the Progressive Party, Dr. Starr Jameson used to work in Rhodesia, lacked enough influence in Cape Town, after coming to Cape Town, Dr. Starr Jameson tried to reform the Progressive Party, but was strongly opposed by conservatives led by Brandt Wilmot.

Therefore, Dr. Starr Jameson's work has not been smooth, and his decrees are even difficult to pass the parliamentary vote, and it can be said that Dr. Starr Jameson's biggest trouble in the Cape is not from the opposition parties, but from the conservative forces in the progressive party.

It is precisely because of this frequent internal friction that the Progressive Party's control over the Cape is getting weaker and weaker, and it is likely that by the time Southern Africa is self-governing, the Progressive Party will cease to exist.

Now the Liberal Party, founded by Roque and Owen, has set up a branch in the Cape to recruit party members and prepare for the work ahead.

It is true that Cape Townians have become thoroughly disappointed with the Progressive Party, and in a short period of time the Liberal Party has more than 10,000 members in the Cape.

In the Transvaal, the Liberal Party had a good relationship with the farmers, and in Cape Town, the Liberal Party also opened up through the Cape Agricultural Association, and now many farmers in the Cape have chosen to join the Liberal Party, hoping that the Liberal Party will try to protect their interests as much as possible in the Transvaal.

It is estimated that by the next general election, the Liberal Party will be able to compete for parliamentary seats, but it will take some time to become the ruling party of the Cape.

"You still don't care about Hopkins, if you can, let Phyllis go see Lacey, who is almost six months pregnant and has to stay in a hospital like that all day-" Henry was worried, and even more worried about the baby in Lacey's belly.

Johannesburg not only has Ziwei Hospital, but also the only specialized hospital in the whole of southern Africa that specializes in providing medical services for pregnant women and infants, which is why Henry asked Lacey to go to Johannesburg, otherwise Henry would not be at ease.

"Don't worry, it's okay, Ziwei Hospital is probably the hospital in the world that attaches the most importance to hygienic environment, and Phyllis returned to Johannesburg to do a check-up at Ziwei Hospital." Roque is not worried about this problem, if even Ziwei Hospital can't do it, then other hospitals around the world can't do it.

Education and medical care have always been the most important issues for Roque, and the Transvaal and Nyasaland are not doing well in education at present, while the medical industry is a bit backward.

But there is no need to worry about this problem, now the medical school is training doctors in batches, and in another three or five years, this problem will be alleviated.

Now I can only hold on.