African Nationhood

When Mr. and Mrs. Shi Jintang came to London, the first thing they wanted to do was to wait for King George V to sign the South China Independence Act, then take the bill and shake hands with the King of England for a photo.

Next, he met with the President of the United States, and then discussed repayment matters with Britain, France, and Italy.

Then he went to Austria to inspect the officers and soldiers of the South China Expeditionary Force, and finally attended the closing ceremony of the Paris Peace Conference.

The schedule this time was very full, so Shi Jintang and Kelly first met with all the staff of Nanhua in London.

These young people were very excited when they saw Chairman Shi and his wife. Chairman Shi expressed condolences to everyone: Is it hard to work abroad all year round for Nanhua?
These young people kept shaking their heads. It was not hard work. They were willing to work for the country.

Kelly awarded some consolation prizes to young people to reward them for their service to the country.

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After meeting with people from Nanhua, Shi Jintang held a promotion meeting with financiers, entrepreneurs and many industrial and mining representatives from London.

At the meeting, Shi Jintang extended an invitation to these British businessmen to invest in Nanhua.

Nanhua's local finance, land, medical care, and education are not open to foreign investment, but other industries can be opened.

Foreign capital can go to Nanhua to open mines, set up factories, and build roads.

In addition, the Falklands Administrative Office has opened a land lease concession, and foreign investors can rent land on the Falklands.

For 10-year and 20-year leases, the lease can be renewed once after expiration, and for 40-year leases, the lease is only allowed once.

In terms of area, a registered entity can lease up to 1000 acres.

At the same time, foreign investors can apply to develop the real estate industry on the Falklands. Such conditions will always attract some people to invest in the Falklands.

British capitalists had suffered a lot during the war and were eager to invest abroad.

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Shi Jintang, Ouyang Geng and others were invited to meet with Austin Chamberlain, the Financial Secretary of the British Cabinet, and the two parties re-negotiated the gold supply price signed before the war.

Now that the war is over, it is naturally impossible to purchase gold at the previous high level.

After several days of negotiation, the price of gold purchased by the British was reduced to 6 pounds per ounce. This price made Shi Jintang very satisfied. After all, it was much higher than before the war.

In addition, because there is a huge amount of gold in the Nanhua treasury, the appreciation of the Nanhua dollar also needs to be taken into consideration.

Shi Jintang didn't have an idea of ​​the specific appreciation amount yet. He instructed Ouyang Geng to negotiate with the finance department after returning and come up with a suitable currency value.

It is necessary to consider not only the export of Nanhua products, but also the actual value of the gross national product.

Of course, if the South China dollar appreciates, it is impossible to appreciate it directly with the current currency. It is necessary to consider issuing a new version of the currency.

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After the promotion meeting, it was already April 4th.

Shi Jintang received an invitation from the British royal family and invited the couple to Buckingham Palace.

Many nobles had been waiting here early, and the scene was heavily guarded.

Prime Minister David Lloyd George and a group of cabinet ministers also gathered here.

Although he is nearly 60 years old, Shi Jintang has been paying attention to exercising over the years. He even doesn't smoke cigars very much anymore.

His belly is not protruding, and he looks straight and strong in his black August 1st style uniform.

The pale sideburns add a touch of elegance and wisdom to him.

Kelly has gained some weight in recent years. She wore a dark green cheongsam with gold phoenix embellished with it. Because her figure is plump, the cheongsam tightens it to make her look fuller and more elegant.

In addition, she wears many jewelry, including the most prominent brooch made of Africa Star No. 3, as well as necklaces and earrings made of Africa Star No. 6 and No. 7. These diamond jewelry make her look noble. .

Along the way, the two couples aroused the peeps of many nobles, especially Kelly's shining jewelry, which made many noble ladies envious.

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Stepping on the red carpet, they walked step by step into Buckingham Palace. The royal butler acted as a guide and led the couple to the reception room.

Shi Jintang and his wife soon saw the King George V and his wife dressed in fine clothes.

After this man took over the throne from his brother, a world war broke out. During World War I, in order to appease the people, he gave up his German surname and renamed the royal family "Windsor".

At the same time, because of the unremitting efforts of him and his wife, he avoided the fate of the British royal family being overthrown and successfully continued the British royal family's status as a constitutional monarch.

Without the sobriety and superior wisdom of George V, the angry British might have directly overthrown the royal family during World War I.

In addition, this George V looks very similar to Nicholas II, the cheap father-in-law of Generalissimo Shi.

(If you are interested, you can search it.

George V and his queen are both good-looking, but I don’t know why Prince Edward is so ugly. )
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After the two parties met, they exchanged warm greetings. George V was a kind man, and he was five years younger than Shi Jintang.

Kelly and Queen Mary, two noble ladies, had a great conversation.

Queen Mary quickly noticed Kelly's diamond jewelry and sincerely praised it.

Kelly then told Queen Mary that her diamond jewelry came from a huge rough diamond, and it took several months to cut it.

In addition, the No. 1 and No. 2 giant diamonds cut from this rough diamond will be inlaid on national symbols in the future, making Queen Mary particularly envious.

After greetings, everyone took their seats.

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Prime Minister Lloyd George came over and handed over the text of the "South China Dominion Independence Act".

This text was mutually agreed upon by both parties. After the signing, the South China Dominion will have complete independence. It is none of the British business what kind of political system it will establish in the future.

In addition, both parties can still maintain friendly and cooperative relations in the future, etc.

George V took the text of the plan, spread it out on the table, then picked up the gold pen from the side and solemnly wrote his name.

At this point, the legal process for the independence of the South China Dominion was completely completed.

On behalf of the South China Dominion and the South China government that was about to establish a new country, Shi Jintang stood up and walked in front of George V. He shook hands with him cordially. While shaking hands, the two still smiled and looked forward.

There were reporters waiting here, and they pressed the shutter one after another.

After the sound of "Bang bang~~~", the two let go of their hands. George V picked up the signed bill and handed it to Shi Jintang.

Then each of them held one side of the bill, looked forward with a smile, and continued to wait for reporters to take photos.

After waiting for the reporter to finish taking pictures, Shi Jintang finally got the legal document that decided the South China Autonomous Territory.

At this point, the entire signing ceremony is over.

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Shi Jintang returned to his seat and handed the bill to Prime Minister Ouyang Geng.

Ouyang Geng and Minister Herzog next to him studied the provisions of the text and the signature of George V.

After everything was correct, they happily kept the text of the bill carefully.

After today, Ouyang Geng will be the first to return to Nanhua with the text of the bill.

He needs to take care of domestic affairs, including arranging for celebrities and kings, chiefs and queens of various countries in the princely area to submit petitions and petitions.

In addition, people’s representatives and local parliamentarians must be arranged to write letters urging entry.

At the same time, we must do a good job of appeasing and guiding other ethnic groups, which is very tedious and meticulous work.

Before Chairman Shi returns to China, Ouyang Geng needs to complete these things one by one.

It must be ensured that there will be no objections after Chairman Shi returns to China, otherwise it will be a dereliction of duty on his part as Prime Minister.

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On May 5, the "Zhongjing" set off from London towards the Mediterranean Sea. (End of chapter)