There is no such thing as the best of both worlds in the world. It is just the most beautiful fantasy and most likely does not exist in real life.

Roque has never concealed his ambitions, and the benefits Southern Africa has gained from the British Empire have already far exceeded expectations.

George VI and Winston were not unaware of the threat that Southern Africa posed to the British Empire, but they still chose to cooperate with Southern Africa. This was not because George VI and Winston did not have a sense of crisis, but because they cooperated with Southern Africa.

Cooperation with Africa is more in line with the interests of the British Empire.

Southern Africa has enemies all over the world, and Britain is no different.

Will the Americans offer better terms than southern Africa?

Impossible, it will only be more harsh than southern Africa. It is just the lesser of two evils. As long as the conditions offered by the Americans are even slightly better than those in southern Africa, George VI will not appear in Cyprus.

Although Cyprus is very developed, there is still a gap compared with southern Africa.

Even so, what George VI saw and heard along the way was enough to shock him.

When Europeans mention Cyprus, their first impression is of a holiday paradise or a tourist destination. One thing they have in common is the developed service industry, which is usually not related to industry.

This is obviously not the case in Cyprus. The oil produced in Port Elizabeth is deeply processed in Cyprus and then sold to Europe. This allows Cyprus' industry to maintain a very high level.

Especially after entering the East Cape Industrial Zone, the continuous factory buildings and towering chimneys left a very deep impression on George VI.

Under normal circumstances, developed industry will definitely cause serious pollution to the environment.

However, in Cyprus, these factories did not seem to have a great impact on the environment. George VI quietly opened the car window and did not smell any pungent smell in the air, which made it difficult for George VI to understand.

London's smog actually symbolizes London's developed industry to a certain extent. Thinking about it this way, it seems that smog is not so unacceptable.

The air in Cyprus is very fresh, and the warm sea breeze mixed with the fresh earthy smell is as refreshing as the fields after the rain, with a sweetness unique to nature.

The smog in London is depressing, forcing people to wear masks, unable to see the sun and unable to see the future.

King George VI did not choose the British Embassy in Cyprus, but stayed in the Presidential Suite of the Rhodesia Hotel in East Capello.

In any city, the Rhodesian Hotel can be called a landmark building. The building where the Rhodesian Hotel in East Cape is located has a total of 101 floors and a total height of 338 meters. It is the tallest building in the Mediterranean.

When he learned the figure of 368 meters, George VI couldn't help but marvel at it.

The tallest building in London is St. Paul's Cathedral, which was built in 1710 and is 111 meters tall.

It's not that Britain is incapable of building skyscrapers, it just doesn't like them.

George VI could only comfort himself with such a poor excuse.

What dissatisfied King George VI was that the Rhodesia Hotel did not close the hotel just because of George VI's arrival, and dedicated it to receive George VI and his party.

There is nothing we can do about it. Although George VI's status is noble, dignitaries from various countries and members of European royal families stay at the Rhodesia Hotel all year round. The Najd royal family has long-term private rooms in the Rhodesia Hotel.

It is wrapped in the same presidential suit, which is left empty when no one is living in it. If you have money, you will be willful.

The presidential suite at the Rhodesian Hotel is not cheap, and it even made George VI feel a little sick.

Thinking about it this way, George VI's mood became more complicated.

Najd is similar to Port Elizabeth, both because of oil wealth.

The United Kingdom also discovered oil fields in North Africa, but was forced to hand them over to private companies for operation and was unable to exclusively enjoy the profits from the oil fields. This debt still has to be recorded in Southern Africa.

King George VI couldn't care about the oil fields now. He didn't even take a rest after arriving at the hotel, and had a more in-depth exchange with Roque.

"Why is there no Labor Party in Southern Africa?" George VI didn't know much about Southern Africa.

"How is it possible? It's just that the Southern African Labor Party is different from the British Labor Party." Rock smiled and looked at it calmly. This is called taking the path of the Communist International, leaving the Communist International with no way to go.

The Southern African Labor Party was founded at about the same time as the British Labor Party, probably around 1906.

The predecessor of the British Labor Party was the Labor Representative Committee, which was renamed the Labor Party in 1906.

The Southern African Labor Party was founded in 1907 as an independent party from the Engineers Association. Unfortunately, it has not developed rapidly and now has less than 10,000 members.

Although there are few members, it still occupies the name of the Labor Party. If anyone wants to establish the Labor Party, the name will be unjust and they will have to borrow other names.

"Since Southern Africa became independent, the Liberal Party has always been in power -" George VI was very curious and didn't know how Southern Africa did it.

The UK has had a multi-party system since the founding of the constitutional monarchy. In the early days, the Conservative and Liberal parties took turns in power, and now the Conservative and Labor parties take turns in power. The political instability in the UK in recent years has a lot to do with the multi-party system.

"Yes, the Liberal Party has performed well and is deeply trusted by southern Africans." Roque did not hide his secrets. Even if he told George VI clearly, Britain would not learn from it.

The bourgeois revolution in Europe was fundamentally crooked from the beginning, and now it is hopeless.

Democracy and freedom are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, which is a good thing in a sense, but the disadvantages are also obvious. After all, everyone knows that democracy and freedom in an absolute sense do not exist at all, so what is the point of shouting slogans all day long?

In theory, Southern Africa also has a multi-party system. Unfortunately, the Progressive People's Party failed to live up to its expectations, resulting in a dominant Liberal Party.

Of course, there are hidden dangers in the "one-family dominance" in southern Africa. If one day the Liberal Party loses the trust of southern Africans, then the future of southern Africa will be hard to say.

"Aren't you worried that one day, southern Africa will fall into a predicament similar to that of the United Kingdom or France?" George VI had a complicated mood. The United Kingdom was relatively good, but France was the worst.

That's okay, at least Britain isn't the worst.

"If that day really comes, Southern Africa may ban all political parties except the Liberal Party." Roque will never allow Southern Africa to fall into party disputes.

"How could you do this? Don't you know the dangers of doing this?" George VI was shocked. In that case, southern Africa might become the second Germany.

Rock smiled and said nothing. He didn't want to deceive himself like George VI.

The current situation in the UK is enough to prove the shortcomings of the two-party system or the multi-party system. To use a bad saying, the truth is always in the hands of a few people. Regardless of two parties or multiple parties, those who are qualified to compete for power are the ones who come and go.

, why bother with this,

Aristide Briand, who has served as prime minister the most times in France, was prime minister 11 times in 25 years and was a minister for most of the rest of the time, a total of 15 times.

Apart from Briand, there are only a few evergreens in French politics. What's the point of exchanging them if they don't consume national resources?

Therefore, it is not as good as in southern Africa. At least it can ensure the continuity of the policy and there will be no problems like the death of people and the suspension of government.

"Winston told me that you are facing a lot of trouble now--" Roark did not argue with George VI on this issue. This was the end of the conversation, and he had to figure out the rest by himself.

"Lord Attlee is a man with ideals, but his ideals are too advanced and are not suitable for today's Britain." Rock gave Attlee eye drops, and Britain still had to return to the path of the empire on which the sun never sets, in order to finally

In the interest of Southern Africa.

To put it bluntly, it is a militancy.

"The Prime Minister needs time to prove himself." George VI was patient, but not much.

It cannot be said that there is something wrong with Attlee's thinking. Britain really needs to change its direction now. The continental balancing policy is no longer suitable for the current Britain.

To put it simply, the UK no longer has the power to influence the balance of Europe. It even has to rely on southern Africa or the United States to ensure national security. It is not pleasant to be dependent on others.

King George VI also hoped that Attlee would succeed, but the reality was that Attlee was ousted after only one term as prime minister, and was then rated by the British as the greatest prime minister in history. This is really ironic.

"Yes, this is the biggest problem, you don't have enough time to give him now." Roque still prefers Winston to be the British Prime Minister.

Winston also came to Cyprus with King George VI. When Roque and George VI were discussing whether he was qualified to be prime minister, Winston took the initiative to find Stoudemire, hoping that Stoudemire could increase investment in Britain.

If the British economy wants to recover, it must provide more job opportunities for British people, so that British people's income will increase and the British government will receive more tax revenue.

For the current UK, small investments will not have much effect. Only a significant person like Stoudemire must come forward to set a sufficient demonstration effect.

People like Stoudemire don't even need to invest too much money. They only need to express their optimism about the British economy to the outside world to attract the attention of capital.

"I can invest, but what return can I get?" Stoudemire was direct and did not follow Winston in circles.

Why invest in the UK if you have money? There are countless opportunities in southern Africa or East Asia, even Australia and South America.

"In the next five years, all the grain imported into the UK will go through South African companies." The conditions offered by Winston made Xiaosi very excited.

But wait a minute, the amount of food that Britain needs to import every year is not a small amount. In the past, it had colonies and overseas blood transfusions. After losing these resources, there are not many countries that can meet Britain's needs.

Southern Africa definitely counts as one, the United States also counts as one, and Russia counts as half.

It's not that Russia has no food, but that after Russia annexed Eastern Europe and reached out to North Africa, the price it had to pay was higher. In comparison, trade with Britain was not very attractive.

During the two world wars, even though Russia was ostracized by the international community, it did not stop trade with the United Kingdom because Russia needed pounds to purchase the materials or technology it needed.

Now that Russia has a better alternative to the rand, the need for the pound is less urgent, which is also a consequence of the weakening of the pound.

From the gold standard to the gold bullion standard, the most core interest of the UK is the pound's international currency status.

During the Great Depression, the pound and gold decoupled again, and people's confidence in the pound was seriously lacking. The rand and the US dollar had replaced the pound as the most popular international currencies.

"Besides the South African company, do you have any better choice?" Stoudemire is arrogant. He never goes out without clothes and will starve to death without food.

"If I don't get the results I want with you, then I will go to New York." Winston is not a pushover, and has already prepared an alternative.

It would be good to get enough help from here in southern Africa.

If the conditions in southern Africa are too harsh, then Britain will choose the United States.

Even Russia is not impossible.

"You can try, is it so easy to get American money?" Stoudemire was not worried on the surface, but in his heart he didn't want to completely force Britain to go to the United States.

"The Prime Minister is currently in Washington -" Winston is not afraid of Stoudemire's threat. Britain is also up for sale now. I will help whoever offers more benefits. In a sense, it is achieved that one can be strong without desire.

Attlee arrived in Washington the day before George VI arrived in Cyprus, also hoping to receive more aid from the United States.

So far, Attlee has encountered difficulties in Russia and southern Africa, and the United States is relatively friendly to Attlee.

The friendship of the United States is conditional. If you want to get assistance from the Americans, you must open your domestic market to the United States. This is a win-win situation.

After the World War ended, American companies encountered difficulties no less than those of the Great Depression. Countless factories closed down and workers lost their jobs. Farmers would rather pour milk into the river than sell it to the poor. The greedy face of the capitalists was fully exposed.

Britain is now in urgent need of various industrial products, but cannot buy the goods produced by American companies. Truman hopes that Attlee can help American companies solve this problem, and then talk about other things.

In the years since the World War, demand for U.S. goods has been in short supply. Basically, as long as they are produced, they can be sold.

This gives American capitalists the illusion that there will never be a lack of market for American goods.

After the economic crisis broke out, American companies suffered heavy losses, especially the military factories that had made huge war profits in recent years. Due to the loss of orders, a large backlog of goods could not be sold, and many companies were on the verge of bankruptcy.

This is also deserved.

In the last year of the World War, military industry orders from Europe had actually declined rapidly. Southern African companies followed the orders of the Federal Republic of Africa and struggled to transform. American companies did not have this pressure. Some business owners even got the Southern African companies.

Feeling complacent because of the orders that cannot be accepted due to transformation.

If you don't make money even if you don't make it, isn't that a fool?

What to do if the goods cannot be sold in the future?

Who cares, since all the money earned during the war will have been transferred by then, and the worst-case scenario will be bankruptcy.

MacArthur knew that by staying in Japan to achieve political success, Truman also needed to prove his ability. If Attlee could help Truman solve this problem, then Truman would have an advantage in the presidential election. ()

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