Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

Valera didn't know whether she had heard some rumors, or whether Roque's words aroused the deepest worries in her heart.

Anyway, as soon as Roque finished speaking, Valera's eyelids jumped a few times.

left eye.

Rock didn't know whether the jump in his left eye was a sign of disaster or wealth. Anyway, it was not a bad thing for Valera. If the cannon went off, there would be ten thousand taels of gold. Even if he was assassinated by the British government on his doorstep, he would still be remembered in history. Of course,

Just for the Irish.

Speaking of which, if Valera didn't know how to compromise, the Americans wouldn't be so generous in giving him 6 million.

In short, Valera fully demonstrated the toughness of the Irish Free State this time. Any further toughness would be too much, so at the Imperial Conference the next day, Valera agreed to Stanley Baldwin's request to stay in the Commonwealth and temporarily put aside the

Justice for the Six Northern Counties.

This change made Stanley Baldwin as happy as Britain winning the Second World War. There was another big banquet in the evening, and both Rock and Valera were invited to attend.

Valera was quite sensible and took the initiative to clink glasses with Roque and thanked Roque for his mediation.

Rock was not very happy. In fact, he was also used as a weapon by Stanley Baldwin. He unknowingly acted as a pawn of the British Empire. In popular words, he used despicable means to coerce and induce Valera, and ultimately hindered Irish freedom.

Bang's footsteps towards independence and freedom.

Winston is also very happy about this result. Politicians still have to play their greatest role at this time. The way soldiers solve problems seems a bit vulgar to Winston.

"Vulgar? Haha——" Rock didn't want to talk to Winston. Stanley Baldwin's original intention of convening the Imperial Conference was good, but unfortunately the result was not very good. Not only did it not strengthen London's status in the Commonwealth, but it further exposed the British Empire.

of weakness.

Not even before the World War, the Anglo-Irish War had just passed a few years ago. Even if the time was pushed back five years, Stanley Baldwin would not have the patience to be so sincere and would have thrown Valera into Lincoln Prison long ago.

"War is a helpless choice after all political means have lost their effect. It is a disaster for both warring parties. The meaning of our existence is to try to avoid the outbreak of war." Winston was frothing at the mouth, and he had forgotten his previous few moments.

Tian also spoke in the House of Commons, reminding the British not to ignore the threat from the north.

"It was under the guidance of your kind of thinking that the British Empire went from being 40 million square kilometers in its heyday to now being trapped in the British Isles." Rock's statement is incorrect. It should be said that now is the heyday of the British Empire.

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Don’t forget that Southern Africa is still part of the British Empire. After taking over Southwest Africa and Tanganyika, the British Empire’s colonies, protectorates, and autonomous dominions add up to approximately 40 million square kilometers, occupying the world’s land area.

A quarter of the world’s population also accounts for a quarter of the world’s population.

Of course, according to the principle that prosperity must decline, this is also the last glory of the British Empire. After this imperial meeting, the glory of the British Empire will no longer exist.

"Nonsense, isn't southern Africa part of the British Empire?" Winston's face was full of unhappiness, his eyes widened and his cheeks puffed out like a frog.

"Yes, of course -" Rock said casually, whatever you say will be taken.

"What on earth do you want to say?" Winston still knew Roark very well.

"I mean, we can definitely be tougher on this kind of thing." Rock is also watching the fun and not taking it too seriously. The Americans are willing to spend 6 million in order to cause trouble for the UK. Rock, as the most stubborn person in the UK, has a lot of trouble.

He is a good heir, but he also creates trouble for Britain from time to time.

Otherwise, Rock would have to wait decades for the British Empire to completely hand over its position as the "global leader." Rock doesn't know if he can wait until that day.

"Come on, your trick won't work outside of Africa." Winston dismissed Rock. From Winston's point of view, Rock's methods were still a bit crude.

"Ha, I used this trick in Africa and successfully turned a country with an area of ​​more than one million square kilometers into the current 6.6 million square kilometers -" Rock is also very good at boasting, although not all southern Africa is now.

The credit goes to Rock, but that doesn’t stop Rock from bragging.

In fact, this is not enough boast. The original Cape Colony did not include Orange and Transvaal.

The current Southern African Union has a total area of ​​almost 10 million, which does not include the large area of ​​the Persian Gulf.

The reason why Rock didn't join them was because he was afraid of scaring Winston.

In fact, it was scary enough, so Winston immediately lost the mood to chat with Rock, and remained depressed until the end of the banquet.

The next day, Stanley Baldwin and the imperial ministers jointly issued the "Balfour Declaration", which was exactly the same as the plan proposed by Rock at the beginning of the Imperial Conference.

This "Balfour" is the Balfour who promised the establishment of a Jewish state. The other more famous "Balfour Declaration" is a letter written by Balfour to Rothschild when he was the British Foreign Secretary. Balfour's current position

He is the President of the Privy Council.

However, the current "Balfour Declaration" has no actual effect. It will not take effect until it is passed by the British Parliament. If there are no accidents, it should be the "Westminster Declaration" that will lay the legal foundation for the future Commonwealth.

Act, also known as the Magna Carta of the Commonwealth.

Locke ignored the British Parliament and participated in the Imperial Conference. Locke's mission in Britain was completed, and his next trip was to the United States.

The night before Rock was about to leave England, Winston took the initiative to visit Rock.

"Locke, if you were the British Prime Minister -" Locke's words probably touched Winston. Winston looked like he hadn't slept well in the past few days. His eyes were bloodshot and his face was a little swollen.

"Did you get beaten?" Rock was shocked. This assumption was completely impossible.

"Tell me about your views on the Irish Free State. If - if the Republic of Congo were to secede from the Southern African Federation, what would you do?" Winston said in a different way.

This assumption is acceptable to Rock, but of course this is unlikely to happen.

"Change it to the Republic of Congo - it's very simple. I will help the Kingdom of Congo train its troops and give some assistance to the Kingdom of Congo." Roque said concisely and to the point. The Kingdom of Congo and the Republic of Congo are mortal enemies. Both countries have the ultimate goal of unifying Congo.

As for after reunification, of course we will remain in the Southern African Union.

Perhaps Winston thought that if the Kingdom of Congo were to secede from the Southern African Union, Roque would become the second Kitchener.

In fact, it is impossible. Rock is not as weak as Stanley Baldwin, and of course not as violent as Kitchener. Burying nails and breaking up dissensions is a traditional British skill. Unfortunately, Stanley Baldwin and Winston did not inherit it, but it is cheap.

Rock, the fake Englishman.

"You mean-" Winston finally remembered what Rock said at the end of Chapter 1421.

"I didn't say anything." Rock didn't want to take the blame. Let the Irish hate the British. The dispute between them has nothing to do with southern Africa.

Winston looked thoughtful as he left.

Roark was very busy this evening. Just after Winston left, Neville came again.

Neville is not obsessed with the Irish Free State. He wants to win Roque's support to participate in the election of the next British Prime Minister.

The Neville of today is no longer the Neville of twenty years ago. At that time, Neville just wanted to make a little money, be a good purse for the Chamberlain family, and provide support for the political career of his eldest brother Austin.

After Joseph's death, Neville finally came to the forefront, and his ambitions expanded with his increased status.

Now Neville's ambitions can no longer be satisfied by positions such as Minister of Finance and Minister of Health. Neville wants to be Prime Minister and lead the Commonwealth back to the top of the world.

"Don't worry, Neville, I will definitely support you. No matter how bad you are, you will not be worse than MacDonald." Rock spoke to Neville very casually. After all, they have been friends for more than 20 years.

Neville was almost angry at Rock's words. He couldn't compete with anyone but Ramsay Macdonald. Neville felt that his lower limit was not that low.

The most important thing for people is to recognize themselves clearly. Neville is the kind of person who cannot recognize himself clearly.

In Rock's memory, Neville's evaluation was really no better than that of Ramsay Macdonald. "Appeasement" was a stain that Neville could never get rid of.

But thinking about it this way, Neville becoming Prime Minister seems to be more beneficial to southern Africa. At least the British Empire will weaken faster.

"If you want to be Prime Minister, you must first get the support of the majority of the Conservative Party. Can you do this?" Roque corrected his attitude. Neville's advantage was actually no less than that of Stanley Baldwin.

In terms of political resources, Neville, who was born in the Chamberlain family, was more than one level higher than Stanley Baldwin.

In fact, Stanley Baldwin came from a good background. His father was originally a member of Congress. Stanley Baldwin was not elected when he participated in the first congressional election. Two years later, Stanley Baldwin's father passed away, and Stanley Baldwin took the opportunity to participate in the by-election.

, was successfully elected this time and inherited his father's seat.

Therefore, British politics is essentially a remnant of feudalism where the father dies and the son succeeds, and has nothing to do with democracy and freedom.

"Oh, the Prime Minister's support within the Conservative Party is not as great as you think, otherwise he would not have lost to Ramsay Macdonald." Neville sneered, when the Ramsay Macdonald cabinet fell

, the Conservative Party once won the majority position in the House of Commons.

However, after Stanley Baldwin came to power, the Conservative Party's support among the people was declining rapidly. With this time's "Balfour Declaration", the Conservative Party's support will fall off a cliff.

Then Neville's opportunity came.