Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1094 Profit Growth Point

The rebel army withdrew before dawn, and the corpses were not cleaned up in time, so they were just exposed in the wilderness.

After dawn, the reinforcements sent by Berbera joined the troops led by Angie. Of the two cavalry who requested reinforcements, only one managed to return to Berbera. The other was missing and probably died in battle, but the body was never found.

The attack of the rebels also sounded the alarm for Don Juan, and the second cavalry division moved more cautiously, and the rebels could no longer find an opportunity to take advantage of it.

According to Roque's plan, the colonial government built forts along the coastline, gradually squeezing the living space of the rebels.

On October 11th, the reconnaissance plane of the Air Force found the base camp of the rebels, and the bombers immediately bombed the base camp of the rebels. The rebels suffered heavy casualties and were forced to retreat to the territory of Italian Somalia. The rebellion in British Somalia finally ended.

Also in October NO.11, Roque finally returned to Pretoria. Ade and Philip held a welcoming ceremony for Roque. About 15 people attended. The [-]st Cavalry Division and Rhodesian Northern Division served as the southern Representatives of the African Expeditionary Force held a grand military parade at the King's Square in Pretoria.

That night, Ade held a dinner at the Palace of Justice to celebrate the victory of the World War.

It should be noted that this is the first official dinner held in southern Africa since the outbreak of the World War. When the expeditionary force fought bloody battles in France, the officials in southern Africa did not spend their days and drinks. They did a good job of providing logistics for the entire Allied Powers. The important task of resupply, without the support of southern Africa, the world war would not have ended so early.

"——When I went to the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, the situation was terrible. The morale of the troops was low, and there was a shortage of weapons and ammunition. Less than [-] troops came from Australia, New Zealand, India, France, Italy, and the mainland. The commander of the expeditionary force The Ministry does not even have a staff office. Mr. Gray asked for an island from Greece to serve as the headquarters of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. I refused without thinking about it. The island is too close to the Dardanelles. Some, so I chose Cyprus—" Rock inevitably introduced his experience in France, and Ade and Philip both listened with gusto, and they knew all these things, but it was definitely not as vivid as what Rock told himself.

Family members can be brought to the dinner. Phyllis was not with those ladies, but sat beside Roque, looking at Roque with adoring and proud eyes, and did not want to be separated from Roque for a moment.

"—I never expected that the Anzacs made a mistake just after the operation started. They actually landed at the wrong place, which was 1.5 kilometers away from the original landing point. The troops were suppressed on the beach and suffered heavy casualties. Osman The imperial army was condescending and beat the Anzacs on the beach like a whack-a-mole. The commander of the Ottoman army at the time was Kemal. I wanted to catch him, but I couldn't do what I wanted—" Rock also had regrets in the World War, but the result was not bad. The Allied Powers won and defeated the Evil Alliance. Southern Africa has also gained in addition to Southwest Africa and Tanganyika. Economic compensation, but it is very difficult for Germany to repay.

"The most dangerous must be the second Battle of the Marne. At that time, the Germans were only [-] kilometers away from Paris. Ferdinand came to me, hoping that I would attack the German army to contain the German army. George did that, but I wanted to annihilate the German army." The German army on the Marne River, this is the best opportunity to end the world war ahead of schedule. If this opportunity is missed, the world war may drag on for more than a year, and we have reached the limit. At that time, the anti-war sentiment in the troops was very serious, and many troops mutinied. Fortunately, the commander-in-chief of the French army was Pétain, who was always able to turn the tide.” Roque admired Betain, and the Vichy government was not Pétain’s fault. If Pétain hadn’t come forward at that time, France would have suffered even more serious losses.

"Speaking of troops, Locke, what are your plans next?" Adelaide was still concerned about the troops. During the World War, nearly 230 million people were recruited into the army in southern Africa. 20 people remained in France, and they were about to take part in the Allied intervention in the new Russian government.

These 20 troops are all composed of Africans. After the end of the World War, there were nearly 60 troops in southern Africa, including the Southern African Expeditionary Force returning from Europe.

What Ade asks is how Roque arranges the 60 people. After the World War, southern Africa will definitely have to disarm. Ade still doesn’t know how many troops Roque plans to keep. On this issue, Ade does not plan to interfere with Roque. Hand it over to Rock for arrangement.

"I intend to keep only the 20st, 50nd, and [-]rd Cavalry Divisions, and the Northern Rhodesian Division, of which the [-]nd Cavalry Division is stationed in Port Elizabeth, and the [-]rd Cavalry Division is stationed in Cyprus and Marlborough, except for these four troops. , the navy needs to form at least two fleets, stationed in Port Edward and Walvis Bay respectively. I also plan to form a marine corps and an air force. There will be a certain number of paratroopers in the air force. In the future, the standing army in southern Africa may be maintained at about About [-] people, plus a reserve force of about [-] people, these reserves will exist in the form of the National Guard, and if necessary, they can join active duty at any time." Rock does have plans, but he still needs staff The gradual improvement of the department.

"20 people, will it be too many?" Ade has doubts. The troops formed by Rock have always been known for their generous treatment. On average, a soldier needs about two hundred rand a year. That's 20 million yuan a year, and it's just raising troops. Equipment and logistics costs are not counted. If you add one piece, it may be doubled on the basis of 4000 million yuan.

"My lord, today's army is not the same as it used to be, we used to just gather people together, give them a gun each, and send them into battle - that's not the case now, the middle and late world wars, technology The importance of arms is becoming more and more obvious. Artillery, pilots, and tankers are becoming more and more important. Even ordinary infantry has higher and higher requirements for accurate shooters and machine gunners. These technical arms need long-term training in normal times to ensure their status , it is difficult to form combat power in a short period of time if recruited temporarily—not to mention, the environment around us is not stable now. Before I returned to southern Africa, I received an order from Winston, asking me to put down the rebellion in Somalia— — There may be more and more similar things in the future, and we have to be prepared." Rock doesn't think that 20 people are too many, and the situation in Dragon Blood Town has given Rock a new idea, maybe Rock can try more There are many ways to reduce the financial burden on the federal government.

In fact, Roque hasn't finished talking yet. According to Roque's vision, Southern Africa only needs to form two fleets to safeguard the interests of Southern Africa.

In fact, this is not the case. Although Port Edward and Walvis Bay are important, Port Elizabeth is equally important. Even Cyprus and southern Africa need to form a fleet to protect the interests of southern Africa around the Mediterranean Sea. The territory of southern Africa is constantly expanding, and southern Africa also needs stronger strength in order to safeguard the interests of southern Africa.

"According to this plan, there may be no problem within three to five years, but if it takes a long time--" Philip also had doubts. During the World War, Southern Africa turned around by relying on the salted fish trade with Europe, and its financial situation has been greatly eased. From the previous Debtor countries, now creditor countries.

But spending money is easy and earning money is difficult. Within three to five years, Southern Africa can barely meet the needs of maintaining 20 troops with the accumulation during the World War. After three to five years, Southern Africa’s finances will gradually dry up. By then, if there is no If there is no new financial growth point, then the finances of southern Africa will be dragged down by the army.

In a word, although it is important to maintain the size of the troop, if it drags down the federal government's finances in order to maintain the size of the troop, it will not be worth the loss.

"Judging from our current economic situation, it hasn't reached such a serious level—" Ada will always be Rock's good helper. As the finance minister of southern Africa, Ada also has the right to speak in front of Ade and Philip. Although Philip doesn't like Ada.

I don't like it for sure. Although Rock and Ada have no clear relationship, everyone in southern Africa knows what's going on between Rock and Ada.

Especially after Arthur was made the Baron of Cyprus, this point of gossip in Rock's family has become the most popular topic of conversation among southern Africans. In southern Africa, this kind of relationship is actually not accepted by people, but in Rock On him, everything is so natural, and he likes to hear it——

The only one who didn't like it was probably Philip, and even Henry and Owen didn't care about it.

"After the end of the world war, our military industry trade has indeed dropped to a freezing point, and it is estimated that it will not recover within ten years. I have communicated with Sam, the general manager of Nyasaland Heavy Industries. The arsenal factory in Nyasaland I am also trying to split up the factories and machines and sell them to the outside world, keeping only the necessary production equipment. Although there is no profit from the military industry, Europe has begun to rebuild after the World War, so this is another new business opportunity. I have already cooperated with South Africa. Mr. Cecil Rhodes from the company and Mr. Christian from the Christian company discussed this matter, and the final conclusion is that we should actively participate, we have everything from capital to technology to raw materials, so this is another New profit growth points—” Ada is confident that although the world war is over, the economic development in southern Africa will not stagnate, and there will be new profit growth points.

(End of this chapter)