This attitude made Duncan very satisfied. Among the Weng and his son-in-law, the younger one was obviously easier to deal with than the older one.

"Then let's have a good talk after the independence ceremony." Duncan laughed heartily, with a sense of joke, "To be honest, Somaliland won't become a threat to Britain after independence, right?"

"From a historical point of view, there is no such possibility." Alan Wilson replied without hesitation, "The difference between ancient Greek civilization is that many years ago, it created an axiom system that had no application in the agricultural era. Quite rare in other civilizations."

Alan Wilson recalled the history of China a little bit, it must be much better than Africa.

There are several eras in which Chinese historical mathematics has developed greatly. The Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods are very famous, not to mention. The other two eras are the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties and the Song and Yuan Dynasties. There are Liu Hui and Zu Chongzhi in the former, and Qin Jiushao, Li Ye, Yang Hui and Zhu Shijie in the back who are the four great masters of the Song and Yuan Dynasties.

Among them, the appearance of Liu Hui is more meaningful than Zu Chongzhi. The reason is that the nine chapters on arithmetic recorded how Liu Hui solved the problem. Although Zu Chongzhi calculated pi, future generations cannot know how he calculated it. This is a pity. things.

As for the problem-solving formulas left by Qin Jiushao, Li Ye, Yang Hui, and Zhu Shijie, they are actually the precious treasures of mathematics in the Song and Yuan Dynasties, but it is a pity that they are already the pinnacle of China.

Compared with the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the monarchy was not so terrible. The Yuan Dynasty was very similar to the social environment of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. It is well known that the court of the Yuan Dynasty did not care about things. The only person who could see the court for a year was to collect taxes. What should Yuan Dynasty people do in normal times?

There were no imperial examinations in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and the Yuan Dynasty was not interested in imperial examinations. There was no temptation to be an official. The literati in the two eras studied other things. As long as the authority of the new dynasty was established, the literati would plunge into the Confucian classics.

What is certain is that in the field of mathematics, the Ming and Qing dynasties did not regress by a single bit compared to the mathematical achievements of the Song and Yuan dynasties.

Alan Wilson believes that all major civilizations have their own treasures of civilization at the bottom of the box, but they must have failed to blossom and bear fruit due to various reasons, but this place in Africa? Except for Egypt, it is not much stronger than Australia in the civilization map. Antibiotics came out a hundred years earlier, and the African race can be replaced by Europe.

In Allenwell's ears, Duncan's words cannot be described as unfounded worry at all, it is simply nonsense.

"Executive Undersecretary, is he going to attend the meeting of overseas commissioners?" Evans' nose is not nose and face is not face, and he is also used to address the minister.

"It's nothing Evans, let's see if we can think of a way. Let's finish the independence ceremony first." Alan Wilson let his subordinates calm down, what is there in British Somalia? A piece of pasture with good conditions and wild animal resources, it’s okay to welcome some wealthy Europeans to hunt. If you are anxious, it’s far from Evans’ turn. “Make the itinerary and leave it to the minister.”

Compared with the much-anticipated independence of the Congo, the independence of British Somaliland has not attracted much attention. However, Alan Wilson believes that it will definitely occupy the headlines. Let Evans try his best to mobilize the local people to express their desire for independence. Come out, on this occasion of universal celebration, it should be lively and lively.

The residents of Hargeisa have been mobilized, and Duncan, the Minister of Commonwealth Affairs, is also negotiating with Somaliland's independent leaders at this time. question.

The selected Egal, Rathman and others made a guarantee to Duncan that Somaliland would stay in the Commonwealth after independence, and thanked Britain for its efforts to ensure Somaliland's independence.

These people are carefully selected politicians, supported by the United Kingdom. Somaliland has a small population, far from Somalia in the south, and it has barely reached the threshold of one million people.

Relying on the real estate rejuvenation policy throughout Africa, the construction of the capital Hargeisa is also passable, and this time the negotiations are quite pleasant. Alan Wilson and Duncan also got along very well, and talked about many overseas commissioner meetings.

"I heard that your committee controls a lot of overseas assets?" Duncan asked with great interest.

"It's not a lot. There are indeed some assets in operation, but after the colonies become independent, they generally retain their shares and go to London for listing." Alan Wilson said with sincerity, "Not all companies can be listed, such as Somaliland where we are located. It is based on tourism and animal husbandry, which are based on adventure, and focus on exotic customs.”

In the past, the whole of Somalia was famous for producing spices, but now spices have long been worthless. For this purpose, a company was set up to go to London to harvest leeks? However, the coffee planting in cooperation with Somaliland will be discussed at that time, but I don’t know if it will develop. Anyway, the plan has been set. The failure of Somaliland to develop after independence has nothing to do with the United Kingdom.

In general, the situation in Somaliland is relatively stable, and of course there have been riots in previous years, but the riots ended as miraculously as they miraculously began. No one knows the real reason, which is also the norm of tribal politics.

Privileged primacy has been questioned, but it is no more than an excuse for this strife. The unequal exercise of power between the two parties makes the struggle all the more fake. They continued to govern together, but their positions were reversed: from then on, one faction prevailed. Certain family heads were also replaced by those who spoke, behaved, and behaved like the faction. The highest powers imposed by custom took turns, and ceremonies, duties, prohibitions, and penalties remained the same.

It's normal, it happens all the time in Africa, isn't everything all right again now? We are preparing for a better life after independence. For the people here, the better days are yet to come.

Stores are open as usual, and people are coming out of their homes, preparing to witness the arrival of Independence Day in person. Also witnessing is the Honorable Lord Duncan, Secretary of State for the Commonwealth, who will hand over power on behalf of the British Empire.

There are some Willys jeeps in Somaliland to adapt to the not-so-good local road conditions. This open-top jeep was selected and a model in good condition was handed over to Duncan as a car to host the independence ceremony. Everything is So natural.

The night before independence, the hardworking cattle galloped in the fertile farmland, just as people have fought against the sky and the ground for thousands of years, swinging like rain, just for a better tomorrow.

"It's up to me to celebrate independence?" Heidi Rama murmured, thanking the old scalper like a fertile soil for reclamation, the curly hair on her head became wet, complaining about the poor conditions in Somaliland, and she came by herself How difficult it is to wait.

This is a typical PUA. Allen Wilson could see Heidi Lamarr's sinister intentions at a glance. It seems that the firepower just now is not enough, and more efforts are needed.

"In fact, as long as we like each other, the external conditions are not important." Alan Wilson expressed his heart, like a little boy who put down his dignity, begging for mercy in front of a rich woman.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Duncan dressed up and rode in a Willys jeep. Under the bright sky, he went to the square in the city center to carry out the handover of power. There were some officers of the British garrison on the road to maintain order, and everything was normal.

On the top of a nearby four-story building, two white-faced men were holding an Enfield sniper rifle and were waiting for their prey to appear. They were definitely no strangers to Enfield sniper rifles.

During World War II, the UK had Churchill, who used too much force, as the prime minister, and he absolutely did his best to assist the anti-German countries, which can be called generous.

Many weapons used by the British army also entered the hands of the Yugoslav Homeland Army. Two veterans who looked only in their forties were very familiar with this modified Enfield sniper rifle. In order to ensure success, the two came together.

Several Willys jeeps appeared in the scope. The convertible jeep with a good view allowed the two to recognize Duncan's figure at a glance. Holding their breath, they lifted the Enfield sniper rifle steadily with both hands. The two coincidentally Counting down softly, the scope adjusted with Duncan's figure.

"Bang bang..." After the gunshots rang out almost at the same time, the two of them didn't even look at it because they were very busy, so they immediately got up and left and ran all the way, leaving the British military uniforms where they were.

On the other side, Duncan fell down on the back seat of the jeep, and a mixture of red and white liquid was left from the blood hole on his face. Nearby were soldiers and people in a panic.

"After independence, the two countries will maintain friendly relations. In the Commonwealth, the United Kingdom can still take care of Somaliland." Alan Wilson assured local elites such as Egal and Lasman with a smile.

"Executive Undersecretary, the minister was assassinated~lightnovelpub.net~ Evans suddenly appeared, came in with an angry face and yelled.

"What?" Alan Wilson was taken aback, and then quickly ordered, "Catch the assassin, I must bury him alive. How is the minister now, is he all right?"

"I heard that he was shot in the head." Evans didn't know the specific situation at first glance, and he didn't dare to go out now that the situation was so chaotic. What if the assassin had other targets?

"Gentlemen, I feel very sorry for such an unexpected incident. But this place must be blocked immediately." Alan Wilson said with a stern face, and his tone was beyond doubt.

A British minister was assassinated locally. This was a provocation to the United Kingdom. Before the matter was investigated, the independence ceremony had to be postponed. In his anger, Alan Wilson's tone was not so polite.

At this time, Egal and Lasman did not dare to neglect, they could only hold back their anger and put on a smiling face, and they must cooperate.

The streets of Hargeisa were no longer festive, and soldiers were everywhere. As for the blood-stained jeep and the corpse of the minister, Alan Wilson asked Evans to take care of it himself after logical thinking, and he wanted to send a telegram to London.