Portuguese West Africa was similar to the Congo Free State before, with an economy dominated by plantations and farms, with a few large corporations controlling more than 80 percent of the land in Portuguese West Africa, with the Porto Company being the leader.

In another time and space, Portugal did not send troops to occupy the whole of Portuguese West Africa until 1922.

During the World War, Portugal symbolized two divisions to participate in the World War, and these two divisions were not disbanded after the war, but were directly sent by Portugal to West Africa to maintain local stability in West Africa.

For Portugal, which is a weak country, the financial burden of having troops overseas has increased the burden on plantations and farms in West Africa, and the shareholders of Porto have been forced to sell all of their operations in West Africa.

Sir Drummond did not care about West Africa, and he came to Roque in the real hope of solving the problem for the League of Nations.

Roark is unrivaled in terms of collecting money, and Southern Africa has shown great war potential during the World War, and Roque himself is the owner of the world's largest security company, and Sir Drummond is genuinely asking Roque for advice.

"Whether you are willing to pay the dues depends on who asks for it, and it is certainly not easy for countries like Britain and France that do not need the League of Nations to protect their interests, and it is still very easy for countries like Japan, Portugal, and Spain that have a demand for the League of Nations to ask for money." Roque watches people put down dishes, membership fees are like protection fees, it is delusional to find Britain and France to collect protection fees, and it is possible to find other people.

Although Britain and France suffered heavy losses in the world war, their emaciated camels were bigger than horses, and their rotten ships still had three pounds of nails, and they were still one of the few powerful countries in the world without relying on the League of Nations.

Countries such as Portugal and Spain, which were once glorious but are now in decline, are the main targets of the League of Nations to collect protection fees.

The situation in Japan is different, and now that Japan is committed to breaking away from Asia and joining Europe, the League of Nations is an excellent springboard.

"It's a pity that the United States did not join the League of Nations—" Sir Drummond lamented very much that the United States was now not the most powerful country, but the richest.

The United States greatly brushed a wave of presence during the world war, and then was kicked away by Britain and France after the world war, Wilson is also the founder of the League of Nations, if the United States can join the League of Nations, then the United States must be very willing to pay membership dues.

But if the United States were to join the League of Nations, then the Secretary-General of the League of Nations would not necessarily be Sir Drummond.

"Although the United States is not a member, it can still find the United States-" Unlike arrogant Europeans, Roque knows Americans very well, and the United States has always been committed to opening up the global market and creating conditions for the foreign dumping of American goods, even if the United States Congress does not approve joining the League of Nations, the United States still has a demand for the League of Nations.

Otherwise, Wilson would not have proposed the creation of the League of Nations.

"How?" Sir Drummond humbly asked for advice, and there was a real gap between him and Roque when it came to woolling.

Roque did not explain the problem, and the way Roque pointed out, but how to do it depends on the ability and level of Sir Drummond and other League of Nations officials.

The economic situation of the League of Nations was also really bad, and Sir Drummond came to southern Africa, and he also wanted to ask for money in southern Africa.

Southern Africa also showed great industrial capacity during the World War, and before the outbreak of the World War, Southern Africa was a debtor country, and after the World War, it became a creditor country and became a creditor of the whole of Europe.

The British government had decided to set aside one percent of its annual income to pay off its arrears to southern Africa during the world war.

The French government followed suit, but because the French government owed more debt, France had to pay 2% of its annual income to repay the interest on the debt.

It's not a cost!

Italy also has to use its income to pay off its debts, but the situation in Italy has changed, and not long ago, Benito, who participated in the world war, formed the "Italian National Party" to run for election, and one of Benito's promises was to restart debt negotiations with all creditor countries, including southern Africa, if elected.

To put it bluntly, if he is elected prime minister, Benito is ready to pay his debts.

It seems that in recent years, defaulting on debts has become commonplace, there was Russia before, and now there is Italy, and the situation in Italy is even worse than in Russia.

Sir Drummond promised that the League would help Southern Africa secure an independent seat in the League of Nations if it was willing to bear part of the costs of the League.

This suggestion also scratched Roque's heart.

Southern Africa is represented in the League of Nations, but seats are with the United Kingdom, as part of the United Kingdom.

If Southern Africa could gain an independent seat, it would go a long way in enhancing its international standing.

But at the same time, it will also lead to an outcry from the British government.

After learning about the situation, Roque took the initiative to go to Pretoria and report the problem to Ade in person.

"No, we can't do that, it's important to have a fixed seat, but if it leads to a further deterioration in relations with the UK, it will not be worth the loss." Ade stood firm that it was irrational to offend Britain for the sake of the League of Nations.

Because there are already some rifts in the relationship between the Commonwealth, Southern Africa and the British government, and if Southern Africa shows a tendency towards further independence, the consequences are hard to say.

It is estimated that it will not be kicked out of the Commonwealth, Britain still needs products and force from southern Africa, it is certain that it will be restricted, Australia and Canada, and New Zealand are also represented in the League of Nations, and they are all part of the United Kingdom, and southern Africa still can't go too far.

"How much does Sir Drummond want?" Philip is still involved in the discussion as the speaker of the Congress, and there are only three people in the office: Ade, Philip, and Roque.

These three men also represent the past, present, and future of Southern Africa.

"He didn't say it, but about a million rand a year should satisfy Sir Drummond." Roque said it easily, and both Ade and Philip looked embarrassed.

For Roque, one or two million rand is a drizzle, and Roque's overseas investment is more than one or two million.

For the federal government, one or two million is still very important, and the budget passed by the federal government at the end of last year, the total budget of the newly established Ministry of Culture is only 2.8 million rand.

The Southern African Department of Culture was born out of the British Department of Culture, and its full name is the Department of Culture, Information and Sport.

Now there are no major problems with the hardware in southern Africa, and the software problems are becoming more and more obvious.

In fact, before that, Roque has done a lot of work in the field of culture, Thames News Group is now the most important cultural export position in southern Africa, Roque's ideal southern Africa, not only to become the world's factory, but also to become a cultural mecca that everyone yearns for, the thriving education industry in southern Africa, the establishment of the Star Award, and the film companies that have not yet made efforts are all effective parts of the cultural front.

After the end of the World War, Nyasaland Films began to produce a number of feature films reflecting the World War, all of which were in post-production and would soon be released, adding another major product to the cultural export of southern Africa.

In the process of establishing global hegemony in the 21st century, Hollywood's position cannot be ignored, and even Roque, who was born under the red flag and grew up in the spring breeze, likes to watch blockbusters, and the values that the United States hopes to export follow Hollywood blockbusters all over the world.

Roque also hopes to export the values of southern Africa to the outside world through films.

Don't save the world at every turn, parallel the universe at every turn, is the eight cuisines not delicious, or the four major inventions are not powerful, when the Chinese began to study philosophy, the center of European civilization was still the Aegean Sea.

When white people can also feel the harmony between man and nature that the ink landscape wants to convey, then Roque will be considered a success.

"More than a million is not much, the question is what can we get, a separate seat is certainly not worth a million, and it will cause us problems." Ade cherishes every rand, which is earned by the hard work of southern Africans.

"My idea is that we can give money, but not necessarily a million, it may be more, it may not give any at all, the main problem of the League of Nations now is that it has not established its own authority, and if you want to do this, then the League of Nations must have a certain degree of force, and my idea is to help the League of Nations form a force to maintain social order in unstable areas, protect refugees, and prevent the expansion of local conflicts-" Roque also wanted more than an independent seat, and Sir Drummond did not realize the value of the League of Nations, Roque should make good use of it.

For example, if the League of Nations has a force, then the League of Nations can send troops to the Garibaldi Peninsula to maintain order.

If this force was formed in southern Africa, then guess whether the force arrived in the Garibaldi Peninsula to defend the interests of the League of Nations, or the reason for defending the Garibaldi Peninsula, or the interests of Southern Africa.

"Wait Locke, do you think it's appropriate for the League of Nations to have force?" Philip has not yet realized how much this will benefit Southern Africa.

"Of course, if we paid for this force, then everything we have about our southern Africa, will go around the world with this force." Roque thinks ahead, although the League of Nations has not existed for too long, but if it is used well, it can also play a big role.

"I'm not talking about that, I mean, do you think other countries would allow the League of Nations to use force?" What Philip thinks and what Roque thinks are not the same thing.

"Hehe, they'll allow it." Roque is not worried about this problem, not only in southern Africa, but also in other countries.