In 1806, the British occupied Cape Town through the Anglo-Dutch War, and the Cape became a British colony, kicking off the British colonization of southern Africa.

For a long time after 1806, the British colonies in southern Africa barely expanded, until Cecil Rhodes became the prime minister of southern Africa, the Cape colonies began to expand externally, in fact, in recent years, Rhodesia, Nyasaland, Natal, Eswatini, Bechuana and other places have become British colonies, and then the Boer War, which finally formed the current scale of southern Africa.

Therefore, Cecil Rhodes is indeed a great sin for Africans, but for Britain, Cecil Rhodes is worthy of special mention.

In principle, Roque and Cecil Rhodes are the same kind of people, and on the issue of colonial expansion, Roque and Cecil Rhodes are simply in the same vein, which is why Roque and Cecil Rhodes hit it off at first sight.

It's a pity that it's too late to see each other, if Roque and Cecil Rhodes were born in the same era, it is estimated that there will be nothing to do with the Germans in southern Africa now, and there will be no mess in the Congo Free State, Portuguese East Africa, and West Africa.

The British government was actually very harsh on Cecil Rhodes, and with Cecil Rhodes's credit, no earl was enough to thank Cecil Rhodes for his efforts.

Roque was "born" at a good time, when he came to southern Africa, just in time for the Boer War, so he won the knighthood by virtue of his military merits and successfully became a nobleman, which is what is now Nyasaland.

Of course, if only by virtue of his exploits during the Boer War, Roque would be a baron at most, and as for the current viscount, it is because the British government sees that the autonomy of southern Africa has become irreversible, so it will use the title to envelop these nobles in southern Africa, not only Roque, but also the titles of Ade and Philip may be promoted this year, and even Xiao Si may appear on the knighthood list.

Rhodesia has now become a state of the Federal Government of Southern Africa, and it is no longer meaningful to restrict South African companies, in order to envelop Xiao Si, it is also imperative to knight Xiao Si, and the title may not be low, it is estimated that at least it is a viscount.

This certainly includes compensation for Cecil Rhodes, but whether Xiao Si will be grateful at that time is another matter.

One is the icing on the cake, and the other is a charcoal in the snow, and the difference is big.

Now Nyasaland, on the surface, the gross national product is not high, and the finances of the Nyasaland government have even been maintained by loans from the RAND Bank, but in fact, the economic situation of Nyasaland is very good, but the real profitable factories and enterprises are controlled by the Nyasaland Agricultural Development Corporation, which is the private property of Roque himself, and he does not even need to pay taxes, so the finances of the Nyasaland government are so difficult.

During this time, Anton went to Pretoria a bit frequently, and Nyasaland's support for the troops of Fort Glory was to cooperate with the arms race between Britain and Germany on the British mainland, so Anton was very confident and almost moved to the office of Bob Giles, the Minister of Finance.

"The Ministry of Finance wants to take stock of the assets of all the states in Southern Africa, and Nyasaland is part of Southern Africa, and the property of the state capital must now be clear, but the situation in Nyasaland is a bit special, the Barony of Nyasaland is your private domain, but the Zambezi River basin and the North Sea coast are not, what are you going to do with this part?" Ida is Roque's best response in the federal government, and the consideration of the problem must start from Roque's actual needs.

Don't look at the current area of Nyasaland, but the actual area of the Barony of Nyasaland is the original 200,000 square kilometers, and the Zambezi River valley purchased from the Kingdom of Mozambique, as well as the North Sea coast obtained from the Congo Free State, are not Roque's private territories, strictly speaking, they should be regarded as the property of the Nyasaland government.

But Roque has a reason not to give up, not to mention anything else, just talk about Port Edward, now it is not only the only outlet to the sea in Nyasaland, but also the shipyard and automobile factory invested by Roque, Roque has invested millions of pounds in order to build Port Edward, and now the federal government wants to take away the management of Port Edward with a piece of paper!

Don't even think about it!

"No, if the federal government is willing to take over Port Edward's debts, then it doesn't matter if Port Edward is handed over to the federal government." Roque was prepared for the current situation, and Port Edward was not what the federal government wanted.

That's the benefit of having the RAND Bank, and all of Roque's investments in Port Edward have been made through the RAND Bank.

In other words, Roque's investment was allocated to Port Edward from the RAND Bank in the form of loans, so now the actual debt of Port Edward has exceeded three million pounds, and if the federal government is willing to bear this debt, then Roque really doesn't care, with these three million, Roque can build another Port Edward.

"You're really far-sighted, no wonder Cecil Rhodes is willing to hand over Nyasaland to you, the Ministry of Finance has actually held many meetings on Nyasaland, but each time it has not been able to reach a final resolution, did you know that this would happen?" Ada's gaze at Roque was adoring, with little stars twinkling in her eyes.

As the Deputy Minister of Finance, Ida is certainly qualified to participate in the internal meetings of the Ministry of Finance.

Every time this issue is discussed, Ida only needs to throw out the debt problem of Nyasaland, and the seemingly flowery Nyasaland will immediately become a hot potato, and no one dares to express an opinion on this issue.

This is not just a debt problem, everyone knows how powerful Roque is in southern Africa, including Baron Favart, the Matilda family is Roque's natural ally, Roque himself is Ade's protégé, Ade is now simply cultivating Roque as a successor, Roque himself not only has the Barony of Nyasaland, but also in Nyasaland and the Transvaal, and hundreds of thousands of Chinese are Roque's strong backing, so in Southern Africa, no one dares to express opinions on issues related to Nyasaland.

Don't forget that Ada also maintains this personal relationship with Roque, although Ada nominally claims that Arthur and Jessica were both adopted by Ada, anyone who sees Arthur and Jessica's black hair knows who Arthur and Jessica's father is.

The Johannesburg "Star" once published a photo of Arthur, but the "Star" caught fire that night, the printing press, ink and paper used to print the newspaper were all burned, and the nearby neighbors caused huge damages, and the "Star" faced hundreds of thousands of pounds in compensation.

You must know that the owner of the "Star" is still Arnold, so the fire in the "Star" did not cause casualties, if it were replaced by someone else-

I guess I can only hehe.

"Our ancestors warned us a long time ago that people have no long-term worries, but they must have near-term worries." Roque still attributes the credit to the profound traditional culture.

"Your ancestors are powerful-" Ida couldn't help but sigh, the most valuable thing left by the white ancestors to future generations is the Bible, so when the white people carried out colonial expansion, they were all with a sword in one hand and the Bible in the other.

"For thousands of years, there are so many ancient sages, no one has left a word, it is enough for us juniors to learn for a lifetime, but you don't have to envy, now these life experiences also belong to Arthur and Jessica." Roque is very generous, the traditional culture of the East is open and inclusive, and it is tolerant of all rivers, not just Arthur and Jessica, no matter who they are, as long as they want to learn, Roque will never cherish himself at this point.

Roque is also open-minded in this matter, now in southern Africa, because of some historical reasons, there are many interracial marriages, many babies who have just been born in recent years are mixed-race, if Roque insists on the theory of blood, then it is very detrimental to the unity of the second generation of Chinese, so Roque will ask the University of Nyasaland to translate Chinese classics into English, so as to facilitate the spread of Chinese culture.

Of course, the translated text is estimated to not be able to accurately express the ideas that the ancient sages wanted to convey, so if you want to truly understand the traditional oriental culture, you still have to learn Chinese and read the original version, so that you can understand it accurately.

"Time is so fast, it seems that yesterday Arthur couldn't walk, but now he is old enough to go to school." Ada's expression was very complicated, happy and mixed with worry and a hint of loneliness, which really made Roque very distressed.

Arthur, who was born in '03, is now five years old, and according to the regulations of southern Africa, he will be of school age next year.

However, in Arthur's case, if Ada decides, even if he goes to school, it is estimated that Ada will most likely not let Arthur go to Ziwei Public School to go to school, but hire a tutor to teach Arthur knowledge at home, which is the traditional way of aristocrats to cultivate their offspring.

Compared with going to Ziwei Public School, hiring a tutor is indeed more conducive to Arthur's learning, but it is not conducive to Arthur's growth.

This method is indeed very beneficial to learning, but it is very bad for interpersonal communication, fortunately, many European aristocrats are now aware of this problem, and even the British royal family will take the initiative to let the princes and princesses enter public schools to study, to give the princes and princesses a more comprehensive training.

This is also the reason why Roque insisted that Arthur go to Purple Leaf School, not only Arthur, Gavin and Alvin, but also Jessica should all go to Purple Leaf School if nothing happens in the future, especially Gavin, as the first heir to the next generation of Viscount Nyasaland, Gavin must also need the help of his friends.