In the British mainland, even in Sandhurst, such a house costs more than 2,000 pounds, and London must cost more than 5,000, and with the income level of the teachers of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, it is basically impossible to buy a home in London.

Roque was generous, and used the annotation "home" when introducing it to Lieutenant Colonel Derek Dodd, and if Lieutenant Colonel Derek Dodd was willing to stay, a house Roque didn't care at all.

In the evening, Roque hosted a banquet at the Baron's Palace, where Lieutenant Colonel Derek Dodd and other instructors were accompanied, and Suo Chao accompanied him with Xiao Si and Anton, who had just arrived in Johannesburg, and Anton welcomed the instructors on behalf of the Northern Rhodesian Division and the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division.

As a result, the instructors reacted significantly more excitedly than they did when they saw the house and the car in the afternoon, and they did not know how much the British liked horses.

After the dinner, Xiao Si stayed at Roque's house and brought the latest news to Roque.

"The Earl of Selborn is not sick at all, he does not want to come to the Transvaal at all, and he wants to return to the Admiralty, a few days ago Louis Botha and Jan Smerz went to visit the Count of Selborn, and guess what the Count of Selborn said? He went so far as to encourage Louis Botha and Jan Smutts to propose to London that Orange and the Transvaal, Natal, and Cape form a unified South African federation so that the Earl of Selborn could return to the Admiralty. "Xiao Si has really convinced Roque now, and the situation in southern Africa is almost the same as Roque predicted before.

The Earl of Selborne was the Minister of the Navy before serving as the Commissioner of South Africa, and his father-in-law was the former British Prime Minister Marquess of Salisbury, the Marquess of Salisbury died the year before last, and gave up his position to his nephew Arthur Balfour, which led to great dissatisfaction in the parliament and the government, Arthur Balfour was forced to resign this year, and the British mainland is about to usher in a general election, and the Earl of Selborn came to Southern Africa during this time period, and the reason behind it is very intriguing.

Maybe for the Earl of Selborn, coming to Southern Africa to serve is similar to being assigned to the army, so you can imagine the Earl of Selborn's resistance to Southern Africa, Roque knew that Southern Africa was autonomous during the Earl of Selborn's tenure, but he didn't know that the reason behind this was so complicated.

As for Louis Botha and Jan Smoltz, these two people do have strong ability to move, and the democratic representative system in the Transvaal and Orange was promoted by Jan Smoltz, and now if Jan Smoltz succeeds in promoting the autonomy of southern Africa, then this person is really qualified to go down in history.

At least it has a better reputation than Roque, and it is estimated that future textbooks will describe Roque as full of evil as Cecil Rhodes.

"So, we've got to do something." Roque did not want Louis Botha and Jan Smolzi to be in the first place, and since the Earl of Selborn was interested in promoting autonomy in southern Africa, Roque would definitely have to push the boat with the flow.

"Why don't we go to Cape Town tomorrow?" Xiao Si is eager to try, once southern Africa is autonomous, Rhodesia can completely get rid of the local clamps, which is what Xiao Si is most excited about.

"Don't worry, the Earl of Selborn can't be in Cape Town for too long, sooner or later he will have to go to Pretoria, what is the doctor's opinion?" Roque doesn't care much about Orange, mainly the Cape, and as long as the Cape and the Transvaal are aligned, Orange and Natal's opinions are almost negligible.

However, Cape's situation is not good, when Roque went to England, Dr. Starr Jameson was still on the sickbed, and now I don't know if it is better, at this time Dr. Starr Jameson can't die, or Cape will fall into chaos again.

"The doctor is weak now, some time ago the doctor was discharged from the hospital and presided over the work of the parliament with illness, but as a result, the Progressive Party and the Coalition Party fought in the parliament over the tax issue, and the doctor was admitted to the hospital again, this time I don't know how long I will be hospitalized." Xiao Si is now completely out of the matter, severing ties with the Progressive Party, and is very unoptimistic about the prospects of the Progressive Party.

After the last Cape election, in order to counter the advantage of the Progressive Party, the three opposition parties in the Cape formed a coalition party and announced their participation in the next Cape election.

The Progressive Party is now facing serious challenges, but the Progressive Party is still deeply divided, and in Parliament, the Progressive Party is not even able to reach an agreement, and in the face of the Coalition attack, the Progressive Party is losing power, that is, the Cape is now two years away from the next general election, and if the election starts now, then the Progressive Party will almost certainly lose power.

Roque was speechless about Cape's situation, Southern Africa is such a group of pig teammates, and Roque can't take it even if he has three heads and six arms.

At the beginning of November, the Earl of Selborne finally arrived in Pretoria to stay at the Palace of Justice and begin his career as governor.

The Straight Crape Myrtle in Pretoria in November, when the whole city is filled with lilac purple flowers, is the most beautiful time of the year.

The current Palace of Justice has undergone two large-scale renovations, and compared with the Palace of Justice during the Transvaal Republic, it has been transformed, the Earl of Selborn summoned the Transvaal officials in batches, and Roque's situation is more special, it was summoned by the Earl of Selborn alone.

"Lord Nyasaland, I know how you performed in the Boer War and the Natal Rebellion, and you have performed brilliantly and deserve your baronial status." The Earl of Selborne didn't look at Roque differently because of Roque's skin color, that's right, the title is actually a tool to win people's hearts, and the former Admiralty's vision is not so shallow.

There was nothing to reciprocate such a compliment, and Roque smiled politely, without smugness or genuine fear.

"You've just come back from London, how do you feel about it?" As a fellow soldier, the Earl of Selborne is still very interested in Roque.

"It's not bad, the afternoon tea is more British." Roque thought about it for a long time, but he didn't think that there was anything to praise in London, and he couldn't just say to the Earl of Selborn that he had made a lot of money in London.

"Hahahaha, it seems that London doesn't give you a very good impression, it's normal, a lot of people don't like London, I don't like it, I like Portsmouth more than the bad air in London." The inclination of the Earl of Selborne is evident, and Portsmouth has the largest shipyard in the world.

Roark had no contact with the British Navy, and Nyasaland had only a pitiful handful of coast guard vessels, and Roark had no say in the matter.

"Prepare after returning to the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division, the situation in India is getting more and more serious, Lord Minto has been asking for assistance from home, and you may also have to take on some of the tasks." Count Selborne's words surprised Roque greatly.

Minto's "Lord" is actually an earl, and he is called the same as the baron Roque.

The Earl of Minto is the current British Governor-General in India, also just took office this year, Britain's attitude towards India is completely different from that of Canada, Australia, and southern Africa, Britain can allow Canada and Australia to be autonomous, and even allow Canada and Australia to become independent countries in the future, and its attitude towards India is very resolute, and India will never be allowed to exercise any form of autonomy.

India's human resources are so important to the UK.

Different from Roque's understanding of India, before Gandhi did not return to India, India was not non-violent and non-cooperative, for the British colonial rule, many people in India are extremely repulsive, the current Indian Congress Party is a dominant family, influenced by Canada and Australia, the Congress Party is also trying to fight for autonomy, and at the same time, there are people in India who call for armed resistance to British colonial rule, so the situation facing Earl Minto is also very serious.

At the outbreak of the Second Boer War, the troops stationed in India had come to fight in southern Africa, so it seemed natural that the new 1st Cavalry Division would now go to India to support.

But Roque certainly doesn't think so.

"Sir, the new 1st Cavalry Division now has less than 5,000 men, and it is not enough to maintain the situation in the Transvaal, and I am afraid that it will not be able to go to India." Roque is definitely reluctant to go to India, not to mention the high mountains and long roads, the environment in India is enough for Roque to stay away.

India in the 21st century is known for its harsh environment and criminal behavior, and India in this era is not much better, although India is known as "the most dazzling pearl in the Queen's crown", but the actual situation in India is certainly not optimistic, Harry Spencer is because he can't stand the environment in India, so he ran from India to Johannesburg.

"Is the situation in the Transvaal dangerous? I don't think I've heard of violence in the Transvaal. Count Selborn's words left Roque speechless.

The Chinese are indeed the most satisfying people in the world, as long as the Chinese are given a living space and the Chinese can survive, the Chinese will work hard, pay taxes in full, and become the most law-abiding citizens in the world.

This was certainly a merit of the Chinese, but in Johannesburg it turned out to be an extremely unfavorable proof of the new 1st Cavalry Division.

Roque really regretted it at this time, he should keep some Boers in the Transvaal, and let those Boers go to the streets to make trouble if they have nothing to do, so that the new 1st Cavalry Division can also have something to do.

"Don't worry, it's just preparation, even if you want to dispatch the new First Cavalry Division, it won't be possible within this year." Earl Selborn reassured Roque, but this seemed to indicate that the new 1st Cavalry Division was inevitable in India.

When he left the Palace of Justice, Roque was worried, and Henry was happy to see the back molars when he learned of the decision of the Earl of Selborn.

"Locke, you're done, I've heard that the air in India is full of viruses, and if you come back from India, Phyllis won't let you in." Henry is, but in this day and age, this kind of brain-dead rhetoric seems to be very marketable.