The transformation of districts into provinces is in full swing throughout the country, which is bound to be a good thing for the development of Italy.

With the exception of Italy, of course, the situation in the world is still changing.

Among them, in the Far East, Russia has promised to withdraw its troops from the northeast, but the British, who have long seen through the essence of the Russians' untrustworthy words, do not believe a word, so they turned around and found a thug for themselves, and the Anglo-Japanese alliance treaty was officially signed. At first glance, the treaty was directed against Russia, because it provided that either side could take the necessary measures in the event of aggression or damage to the interests of both sides in China and Korea by other countries or as a result of internal unrest. In the event of war between one of the Contracting Parties and another State, the other Party shall maintain strict neutrality. That's telling.

Of course, for Japan, an alliance with the world's largest power is a major diplomatic victory worth celebrating.

They have long been dissatisfied with Russia's occupation of the northeast and peeping into Korea, and now they can get the full support of the British Empire, what are they afraid of, prepare for war with the Russians.

Well, the Japanese are now cheering to be the dogs of the British Empire. As for the British, they could also be satisfied with finding a thug to curb Russian expansion in the Far East. Overall, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages for both countries.

The Russian in the Far East, the British Empire, could find thugs, but in another war, the British Empire would have to rely on itself.

In the colonies of South Africa, the security war between the British Empire and the Boers continued. In the face of the elusive Boer guerrillas, the British Empire was in a state of disarray. The power of modern guerrilla warfare is beyond the reach of even the world's largest British Empire, and the attacks and accusations against Britain by European countries are becoming increasingly fierce.

As for the Boer partisans, the lack of supplies left the militia soldiers malnourished, ragged and demoralized. They have run out of supplies and can only survive on the spoils of war.

So in 1902, the two sides finally sat down and talked.

In June 1902, Boer representatives representing the two Boer republics, thirty-two local militias and 165 partisan detachments met in Frenikhin to discuss the future of peace.

On 24 June, the British representative, Lord Milner, came to Frinikhin to meet with the Boer representative, General S.

During the meeting, Milner put forward 12 conditions for peace talks. It reads:

The Boer field forces and armed citizens laid down their arms, surrendered all guns and war materiel in their possession or control, put an end to any attempt to continue resistance to the Government of His Majesty King Edward VII, and recognized His Majesty as its legitimate sovereign.

Boer prisoners of war who pledged allegiance to the British crown were to be released immediately.

The personal liberty and property of the Boers were guaranteed inviolability.

With the exception of certain violations of the customs of war, a general amnesty is imposed.

English is the official language, but Afrikaans is available in schools and courts.

The Boers were allowed to keep firearms for self-defense, subject to a licence.

Replace military control in the Transvaal and Orange with civilian administration as soon as possible.

When conditions are ripe, a system of representative self-government will be established in South Africa.

No taxes were levied to pay for the war in the two newly conquered regions.

The British assisted the Boers in rebuilding their farms.

Three million pounds in compensation was provided to the farmers and Boer citizens who had suffered damages.

The main commanders of the Boer army were deprived of citizenship, but they were not sentenced to death.

Faced with the terms of the British, on 30 June 60 Boer delegates voted on whether to renounce the maintenance of independence, and the result was a vote of 54 to 6 to accept the first crucial clause of the peace treaty. On 31 June, the two sides formally signed a peace treaty in Frinihin.

The Anglo-Boer War, which lasted 32 months, came to an end.

The Boer War, which had brought the British Empire in disgrace, finally came to an end.

In this war, Britain spent a total of 240 million pounds, which is equivalent to the total revenue of the British Empire for more than two years, enough to build a hundred of the strongest Elizabeth-class battleships.

In addition, Britain has mobilized 450,000 troops for these two Boer countries, of which 256,000 are British regular troops, 109,000 are British volunteers, 53,000 are British colonial troops in South Africa, and 31,000 are from Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Britain transported a total of 380,000 troops to South Africa by sea, in addition to 350,000 horses, 100,000 mules, 1.34 million tons of military equipment and other supplies, and 1,027 ships. More than 33,600 British, Australian, New Zealand and Canadian troops were killed in the war, and even more were wounded.

After the Anglo-Boer War, Britain united its colonies in southern Africa and took control of the corridor to the Great Lakes region of Africa's heartland. The Cape of Good Hope region was one of the most important outposts of the British Overseas Empire, based on the vast interior of South Africa.

On the economic front, with the world's largest Rand gold mine under British control, Britain has been able to control the lifeblood of the global economy. Gold from South Africa has made London fast becoming a hub for the global financial industry and gold trading.

However, the Second Anglo-Boer War also marked the end of Britain's history of overseas expansion. British politicians found it economically and strategically unfeasible to defend both the British Empire's overseas possessions and the British mainland because of the high cost of modernisation wars.

Therefore, the UK should no longer maintain a policy of isolation. After the end of the Boer War, Britain began a global strategic contraction, entrusting some of its overseas spheres of influence to white dominions such as Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, while Britain's own strategic focus shifted back to Europe.

At this time, however, the war between the British Empire and Boer was an inspiration for all European countries. In this war, many important modern combat theories have begun to emerge or play an important role for the first time.

During the Boer War, the German General Staff sent military advisers to the Transvaal and Orange, and Switzerland, the Netherlands, France and other countries also sent military observers to South Africa.

In the face of the large-scale and rapid movement of British troops by rail, and the overwhelming frontal combat of large corps, the German General Staff deepened its trust in the doctrine of "total warfare". Switzerland, on the other hand, has established its own unique national defense system based on the Boer military philosophy of "all people are soldiers".

In terms of operational theory, the Boer War once again put forward the theory of "all-people war": every civilian who met the conditions for service was a soldier to be drafted, engaged in his own business on farms and towns in peacetime, and received short-term military training at a certain time of the year, and after the outbreak of war, he quickly assembled and reported by region to form a militia to participate in the war. For a small country with a relatively poor population and resources, it is impossible to maintain a standing army of a certain size on a regular basis because the army is not engaged in production in peacetime and its military expenditure is very high.

The Italian Army also has its own views on the Boer War, such as revising Italy's mobilization system, striving to make Italy have more mobilized troops after the war.