After the Franco-Prussian War, German Chancellor Bismarck was amazed at the rapid recovery of France's national strength, and regretted that he had not "sucked the blood of France" out of it.

At this time, the whole world discovered the importance of overseas colonies, not only Germany, but Russia had been expanding into the Far East and Turkey; Austria-Hungary's goal was the Balkans; In addition, the rest of Europe's old empires, such as Portugal and Spain, and the new capitalist countries such as Italy, are eager to get their share of the world's last piece of the pie, Africa.

After the Berlin Conference, France developed a "2S Plan" from Senegal to Somalia via Sudan (Mali, Niger).

Germany, for its part, developed the Teutonic Africa Plan, which stretched from Cameroon to South-West Africa to Tanganyika, and combined the Transvaal and Orange.

Even Portugal wants to connect Portuguese West Africa (Angola) and Portuguese East Africa (Mozambique).

The UK's "Two C's Plan" is also not very conspicuous in this large group of "plans".

In fact, of all the above-mentioned "plans", the UK's "Two Cs" plan has the highest degree of completion, and it is now only one step away from success.

However, if Britain wants to complete the "Two C Plan", it seems that it is also very difficult, because Britain's "Two C Plan" and Germany's "Teutonic Africa Plan" are highly overlapped, both of which involve the Congo Free State, and Britain wants to complete the "Two C Plan", it must annex the Congo Free State or Tanganyika, and Germany must annex the Congo Free State if it wants to complete the "Teuton Africa Plan", so Roque does not mention the Congo Free State, and Germany is the biggest obstacle for Britain to complete the "Two C Plan".

The Congo Free State was established in 1884 by King Leopold II of Belgium, Belgium with a land area of only 30,000 square kilometers, annexed the Congo Free State with an area of 2 million square kilometers in one go, and the Congo Free State is also the private property of King Leopold II of Belgium.

Leopold II ruled brutally in the Congo Free State, when Leopold II founded the Congo Free State in 1884, there were almost 25 million Africans in the Congo Free State, and now, almost 20 years later, the Congo Free State is estimated to have only 15 million people left, and the entire 10 million people have disappeared silently.

Belgium is the younger brother of France and a part of the civilized world, and at the Berlin Conference, Britain personally recognized Belgium's legitimate rights in the Congo Free State.

The main thing is that it is too embarrassing, Britain has nearly 30 million square kilometers of colonies overseas, and the Belgian colony is just such a Congo Free State, or the king's private property, if Britain does something against Belgium, then Britain will become synonymous with greed and shamelessness.

"So, to complete the two Cs, to connect Cape and Cairo, it's almost impossible to rely on the national level to push forward, and I think, can we do this in another way?" Roque is far more "arrogant" than Joseph Chamberlain imagined, Cecil Rhodes's death has almost announced the failure of the "Two Cs Plan", no one has mentioned the "Two Cs Plan" in a short time, and as a colonial minister, Joseph Chamberlain is also extremely depressed.

Joseph Chamberlain absolutely did not expect that in Johannesburg, there were still people who had not forgotten the "two Cs" and that there were still people who had to work it.

"Tell me, in what way?" Joseph Chamberlain still didn't believe in Roque's ability, but thinking of Roque's achievements, Joseph Chamberlain was full of expectations.

"My idea is to start a proxy war in the Congo Free State, use the Zulu people in the Congo Free State to rebel against Leopold II, drive the Belgians out of the Congo Free State, and when the Belgians are no longer sustainable, we will intervene to replace the Belgian rule in the Congo Free State at a relatively small cost." Roque meant to look for an agent in the Congo Free State, which was common in the twenty-first century, but at the beginning of the twentieth century—

What is an agent?

Even if a colonial war breaks out between countries, there is no precedent for using proxies to fight, Britain is good at mixing sand to create contradictions, that is after the Second World War, after the weakening of Britain's national strength, the current British Empire is in full swing, what do you want to grab directly, you can use to find an agent?

But it can really be used, just like the Congo Free State, Leopold II is fierce in the face of the Zulus, and he is as docile as a little sheep in the face of the British, and Britain can't find an excuse to fight Belgium, at this time, a proxy is the best choice.

"Proxy wars, interesting." Joseph Chamberlain had no idea what proxy warfare was.

"During his lifetime, Mr. Cecil Rhodes had been working on the fact of the 'Two Cs', and in Nyasaland, Mr. Cecil Rhodes had made some useful attempts, taking advantage of the resistance of the Yao people in northern Portuguese East Africa against the Portuguese, on the one hand, to find an outlet to the sea for Nyasaland, and on the other hand, to make an attempt to do so — it is a pity that no one could understand the vast plans of Mr. Cecil Rhodes. Mr. Rhodes wants me to continue with his plans. It was only then that Roque spoke of the need to control Nyasaland.

Not in the hands of the British government, of course, but in the hands of Roque.

"Where have you reached now?" Joseph Chamberlain has not been completely convinced by Roque that the plan is a good plan, and Joseph Chamberlain is still skeptical about Roque's ability to execute.

"When Mr. Cecil Rhodes was alive, the support for the Yao people was mainly focused on weapons and ammunition, after I took over this work, I went to Portuguese East Africa and Nyasaland to conduct field investigations, combined with the strength of the Yao people in Portuguese East Africa, I am ready to continue to support weapons and ammunition at the same time, send Zulus who participated in the Boer War, conduct professional military training for the Yao people, and even send military commanders directly to Portuguese East Africa - after the Boer War, many Zulus who participated in the war have now returned home, If these people were left at home to herd the sheep, they would be wasted, and they would have been sent to Portuguese East Africa to make the most of them. "Roque's execution is certainly fine, even more thoughtful than Cecil Rhodes.

In modern warfare, the role of weapons is crucial, and the human factor is even more important.

The Boer War is a striking example, the British Expeditionary Force used more advanced weapons in the Boer War than the Boer Coalition Army, but in the early days of the war, the British Expeditionary Force was defeated on the frontal battlefield, which fully proves the importance of human beings.

Cecil Rhodes's previous support to the Yao was limited to weapons and ammunition, and he did not send professionals to guide the Yao people, so it was normal for the Yao people to be unable to defeat the Portuguese.

Roque had many advantages that Cecil Rhodes did not have, such as the use of the Zulus, Cecil Rhodes was a fanatical colonialist and a "white supremacy" activist, and there were basically no Zulus under his command, and the Zulus were only slaves to Cecil Rhodes.

Roque was different, the British used a large number of Zulus in the Boer War, and these Zulus have now become Roque's weight.

The whites must have been conspicuous among the Yao, so Cecil Rhodes could not send someone to guide the Yao, which would lead to an international dispute if the Portuguese were made aware of it.

Roque has no problem in this regard, and the people sent by Roque to guide the Yao people are all Zulu, even if the Portuguese know about it, as long as the Portuguese have no evidence, Roque is not afraid.

"Very good, Sir Locke, you have impressed me." It was not easy for Joseph Chamberlain to finally affirm Roque's value, which also meant that Joseph Chamberlain had personally agreed with Roque to control Nyasaland.

Again, for Britain, land is really not important, Britain has 30 million square kilometers of overseas territory, a small Nyasala, Joseph Chamberlain did not look at it at all, and even said that the whole of South Africa, the British government did not look at it, otherwise four years later, the British government would not allow South Africa to be self-governing.

Not only South Africa, but also Canada with an area of 9.9 million square kilometers and Australia with an area of 7.69 million square kilometers, the British government can give it up, and what else can not be abandoned?

Or rather, what could Joseph Chamberlain not give up?

If Roque's plan is successfully implemented, the "Two Cs" plan will be successfully completed, and the line from Cape to Cairo will be the achievement of Joseph Chamberlain.

"This is Mr. Cecil Rhodes's plan, and I am just carrying it out." Roque was modest.

"Hahahaha, no matter how good a plan is, it needs excellent execution." Joseph Chamberlain was very happy, and Roque was modest, which meant that he did not averse to sharing the credit, which was a very interesting baron.

Early the next morning, Joseph Chamberlain continued his inspection, this time to inspect the resettlement of the Boers rather than the reconstruction of Johannesburg, so Roque chose Scarlett's farm for Joseph Chamberlain.

Scarlett's farm, no one was welcome to enter before, even the workers who transported the construction materials, Scarlett was not allowed to enter the farm, those workers unloaded the construction materials outside the scope of Scarlett's farm, and then the women carried the building materials to the village in the center of the farm.

The village for more than 5,000 people to live in is quite large, and these women are pregnant women, and if they are left to toss on their own, I am afraid that when winter comes, there will not be enough houses to live in.

But these Boer women are stubborn and refuse any man's help.

Perhaps many of them want to use heavy physical labor to force the fetus in their womb to abort spontaneously, so that they may be able to be freed.

Although this is also a choice, but Roque can't let this happen, the medical level of this era is not good, once there is an accident, adults and children can't be saved, Ziwei Town Hospital is going all out to solve the needs of pregnant women, but the number of doctors in Ziwei Town Hospital is not enough, and the female doctor is only Kai Mallory, and in the end, many Chinese nurses are forced to catch ducks on the shelves, and their level improves quickly.

For Scarlett's farm, Roque also gave as much help as he could, the Boer women didn't want the help of men, it didn't matter, Roque hired a lot of Boer aunts from Ziwei Town and Johannesburg, these Boer aunts were tall and strong, not much worse than men.

When Joseph Chamberlain came to the farm, he saw a scene of great heat, except that all the workers were women, not a single man.

Joseph Chamberlain's face was extremely ugly.

"Your Excellency, this is a homeless Boer woman—" Roque didn't even know how to explain to Joseph Chamberlain, it was a shame.

No, it is!

"Why is this happening?" Joseph Chamberlain was really angry, and the little goodwill that Roque had accumulated last night had disappeared.

"They were refugees in the concentration camps, they became unexpectedly pregnant during the camp and could not return to the Boers, and a Boer refugee from Cape Town bought the farm and took them in, and the building materials were donated by the residents of Ziwei Town, and the funds needed to build the farm in the future will be raised by the Johannesburg City Council." Roque tried to downplay the color of the expeditionary force as much as possible, but Joseph Chamberlain could still hear it.

After all, he is a colonial minister, and even if he has no personal experience in this area, he must have heard of it.

So, even if Roque didn't explain in detail, Joseph Chamberlain felt that his face was feverish.

It's-

Shame on the British Empire!

"The biggest problem now is the lack of funds, Your Excellency the minister, you know, the compensation is so much, let alone rebuilding the farm, if there is no external force, they are estimated to not be able to survive next year, after all, prices in Johannesburg are also rising." Roque continued to introduce as if nothing had happened in the scene just now.

"They do need help—" Joseph Chamberlain immediately got into shape.

After returning to Johannesburg, in the presence of Mayor Philippe Matilda, Joseph Chamberlain promised to give Johannesburg a grant and specifically pointed out that a grant for Ziwei College was being disbursed.

As for loans, the Colonial Office could also help Johannesburg if it was needed, and Orange was ready to borrow from the Reichsbank against the revenues of the railways in Orange, estimated at the scale of ten million pounds, and if the revenues could not be repaid, they would be deducted from the future budget.

This is a good thing, and Philip Matilda immediately responded, saying that Johannesburg can also apply for a loan from the Reichsbank against the railway revenues in Johannesburg, and if the railway revenues in Johannesburg cannot be repaid in the future, they can also be deducted from the Johannesburg budget.

Isn't it just the income of the railway, Philip Matilda doesn't care at all, that's just a few dollars!