Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1188

After the communication with Tom DuPont, Roque decided to end today's work. It doesn't matter whether there are still people waiting in line for Roque to be interviewed, just cancel it temporarily.

Although Rock refused decisively in front of Said, but looking back, Rock only summoned relevant officials to discuss the possibility of helping Said restore the country.

It must be emphasized that if Roque helps Said restore the country, let alone the ownership of the mouth of the Black Sea, the Mesopotamia will always belong to southern Africa, there is no doubt about it.

"Even if we don't help Said restore the country, the Mesopotamia will definitely belong to southern Africa. We now have 50 people in the Mesopotamia, and no one can take the Mesopotamia away." Martin knows about the Mesopotamia It is relatively clear that during the World War Martin has been in charge of the offensive in the direction of the Mesopotamia.

The 50 people here refer to immigrants from the Mesopotamia. Southern Africa has no more than [-] armed personnel in the Mesopotamia, almost all of whom are mercenaries from the umbrella company. withdraw.

There is no way, the cost of stationing troops overseas is too high, and the Southern African Ministry of Defense cannot bear it.

"What we're talking about now is the Garibaldi Peninsula. The outlet of the Black Sea is still very important—" Rock tried to bring the topic back, but the effect was not good. The people attending the meeting didn't think the outlet of the Black Sea was very important.

Everyone knows that the outlet of the Black Sea is used to clamp Russia's throat, but now Russia does not pose much threat to European countries, so the outlet of the Black Sea is not so important. The "Strait Management Committee" in the Bosporus Strait Together with the garrison in the Dardanelles, there are more than 1000 people.

Today's Russia is not yet one of the two poles of the world, including the United States, which is still partial to the Americas, and has little influence on Europe.

So Roque's words did not resonate much. Before the rise of Russia, no one thought that Russia would become the European military police in the future.

"If we want to help the Ottomans restore their country, then we have to directly face the entire Allied Powers. The risk is too great for us to bear." Anton directly vetoed it. The Dardanelles is not the Suez Canal, so it is really not that important .

"Sayed's overweight is too low, and the Garibaldi Peninsula is not under Said's control. Said is generous to others." Paul, who returned to Southern Africa as the chief of staff of the National Defense Forces after the end of the world war Coker also disapproved, and Said was obviously insincere, which was a great disrespect to Roque and Southern Africa.

"The key point is that our main task now is not expansion. We have just acquired Southwest Africa and Tanganyika. It is best to take ten years to completely annex these two regions before considering external expansion." Derek Dodd, the deputy secretary of defense, is sober. Although the pie is big, it must be able to eat it.

Since the two deputy ministers and a chief of staff disagreed, Roque followed suit. It can only be said that Said made a wrong calculation and wanted to use southern Africa as a gunman, but Said was not qualified enough.

When Rock rejected Said, the DuPont family in the United States had already started to act.

Holding the patent of phenolic plastics, Bakelite’s operating conditions are very good. The characteristics of phenolic plastics are: insulation, stability, wear resistance, corrosion resistance, non-combustibility, good rigidity, small deformation, heat resistance, and can be used at 150 to 200 Celsius temperature range for long-term use.

Under the condition of water lubrication, phenolic plastic has an extremely low friction coefficient, and its electrical insulation performance is excellent, so it is called "thousand-use material".

It has a wide range of applications in the automotive, radio and power industries.

Baekeland is an excellent scientist. He has more than 100 patents and countless honorary positions. With the patent of Bakelite, Baekeland can earn millions of dollars every year. He is also an excellent businessman with a business sense rarely seen by scientists. .

One day in early May, a special guest came to Baekeland's office, and he wanted to buy the right to produce and sell phenolic plastics in the Commonwealth.

The British Commonwealth can be regarded as the most important market in the world besides the United States. Bakelite can obtain more than 40 US dollars in profits from the Commonwealth every year, but the visitor only plans to spend 10 US dollars to buy phenolic plastics in the Commonwealth. [-] years of production and sales rights.

This number certainly cannot satisfy Baekeland. Although Baekeland's patent expires in 1926, it is actually less than ten years if it is fully calculated.

But what made Baekeland hesitate was that the guy named Franklin who visited Baekeland represented the Dupont family. Thinking of the various legends about the Dupont family, Baekeland shuddered.

"One hundred thousand dollars is not a small amount. Bakelite's patent protection period is less than eight years, so there is nothing to hesitate, Mr. Baekeland—" Franklin looked at Baekeland with sharp eyes and a gloomy expression. Like a hunter watching his prey.

"Mr. Franklin, I don't want to sell my patent cheaply. Although my patent has less than eight years of protection left, if calculated based on last year's earnings, in the next eight years, I should Get a benefit of at least 300 million US dollars." Baekeland didn't want to sit still, and the price of [-] dollars was almost an insult to Baekeland.

"Hehehehe—" Franklin's laughter was like the scream of a devil in hell, which made Baekeland very uncomfortable: "If you earn your life, you need to spend your life—"

This must be Hong Guoguo's threat, and Baekeland took the case.

Franklin was confident and didn't care about Baekeland's anger at all.

Baekeland gasped for a while, and couldn't help gnashing his teeth: "I know who you are working for. That Lord Nyasaland is British. Don't you feel ashamed to work for him?"

The image of Americans in the world at this time is nouveau riche. Although the United States made great sacrifices for the Allies during the World War, it did not change the image of Americans. Europeans—especially the British and French, As a Belgian, Baekeland is very clear about still laughing at Americans' rudeness and humiliating Americans in public.

But what is regrettable is that although Baekeland knows that the image of the Americans is not good, there is no way to change it. Improving the quality of the people cannot be achieved overnight. The advantage of a large number of people, but in some respects, too many people is a drag.

Just look at India and you will know that sometimes a large number of people is not necessarily a good thing.

The speed of popularization of education in Southern Africa these years is so fast, the federal government has spared no effort to invest in one aspect, and the smaller population is also on the one hand.

If southern Africa had a population similar to that of India, even if Adelaide sold the Palace of Justice, he would not be able to raise the funds needed to popularize compulsory education.

"Mr. Baekeland, it doesn't matter who I work for. If the devil pays me, I am willing to work for the devil--the question now is, are you willing to accept the hundred thousand dollars, or watch your hard work I'm not threatening you, I'm just stating the facts." Franklin is not exaggerating, the United States in this era is incredible, Peyton's factory will explode for no reason, Nikola Tesla's laboratory The fire will ignite for no reason. It may be a coincidence once or twice, but it must not be a coincidence if too many coincidences appear together.

"Mr. Franklin, the New York state government won't let you do whatever you want. This is New York, not Wellington, Delaware—" Baekeland was hysterical. His office is in New York, but the factory is actually in New Jersey.

However, as a multinational company, Bakelite's branches are all over the world. In May 1910, Baekeland established a general-purpose phenolic resin company with a daily output of 5 kilograms of various phenolic resin products at the Berlin Ruegers factory, which was later merged into Union Carbide. company.

Wellington, Delaware, is the home of the DuPont family.

"Calm down, Mr. Baekeland, you know, if I want to do something, I don't need the permission of the New York City government." Franklin is here, if it's the DuPont family, then if you don't make a move, you can use it. If you make a move, you will invite Baker Lan did not need the permission of the New York City government to fly.

"You are too presumptuous. If you dare to do that, I will go to the White House and sue you." Baekeland fought desperately. He knew that Franklin was not bragging, but let Baekeland sell the patent license for only [-] US dollars. Baekeland It is also really unacceptable.

"Okay then, I'll wait for your accusation—" Franklin stopped talking nonsense, picked up the top hat in front of him, and prepared to leave.

Before leaving Baekeland's office, Franklin turned his head and smiled strangely, and Baekeland suddenly fell into an ice cellar.

After Franklin left, Baekeland was restless, always feeling that something was about to happen.

So Baekeland decided to end his day's work and go home from get off work.

Before getting into the car, Baekeland suddenly remembered Franklin's creepy smile before leaving, and suddenly decided to ask the driver to check the car.

"There is no problem with the car, sir. I am always in the car, waiting for your call at any time." The driver was a very energetic African guy, and thought that Baekeland was unnecessary.

"If you're asked to check, just check it, stop talking nonsense—" Baekeland walked away with a firm attitude. The car he was riding in was also a Lord's car produced by Nyasaland, and it was offered to Baekeland by the Nyasaland Military Industry Group.

Although Baekeland did not agree to Nyasaland Military Industry's request, he happily accepted the car.

The driver did not dare to disobey Baekeland's order, and conducted a detailed inspection of the carriage, but found no problems.

"Under the car, the bottom of the car is also called inspection—" Baekeland didn't give himself the chance to make mistakes, and everyone had only one life.

"There won't be any problem with the bottom of the car either—" the driver mumbled, lying on the ground to check the bottom of the car, and then Baekeland heard the driver's sharp exclamation.

"What's going on?" Baekeland asked.

"Yes—someone planted a bomb under our car!" The driver got up in shock and ran.

No need to ask, it must have been done by some family of habitual offenders.

(End of this chapter)