Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1320

Stoudemire and Owen have long been accustomed to the smog in London.

The smog is impossible to kill people. Those who died were all due to other normal reasons, not because of the smog. Naturally, there is no need to control the smog.

Since the problem cannot be solved, then the problem does not exist, which is similar to directly solving the person who raised the problem.

In fact, let alone thousands of deaths in London every year, tens of thousands of deaths have nothing to do with Roque.

So after getting off the boat, Rock went straight to the suburban manor without any stop in the urban area.

Fortunately, the American flu that has ravaged the world for several years has finally disappeared. The disease came and disappeared strangely. No wonder many people thought that the virus would disappear automatically. Most of the roots are here.

Of course, it may also be shirking responsibility.

As Marquess of Nyasaland, Rock also had an estate on the outskirts of London.

During the World War, Rock took the opportunity to buy a lot of assets at a low price. This manor used to belong to a certain businessman. After Rock bought the manor, the name of the manor was immediately changed to Rock Manor.

Locke Manor covers an area of ​​nearly 450 acres, and the central castle has more than 600 rooms. A team of professional mercenaries from the Umbrella Company is stationed here for a long time, responsible for the security of the entire manor.

On the evening of Rock's arrival in London, British Chancellor of the Exchequer Stanley Baldwin visited.

"Locke, the government's finances are already overwhelmed. There may be some problems with the agreement we reached before. In the future, the annual interest payment may be reduced from 5500 million pounds to 4200 million pounds." The chancellor's visit must be for money.

During the World War, Britain's loans and arrears from southern Africa totaled more than 40 billion pounds, and the annual interest of 5500 million is really not much.

Last year's defense budget in southern Africa was exactly 5500 million.

"Minister, you should go to Mrs. Capet for this matter. It's useless to go to me." Rock didn't answer. The repayment agreement negotiated by the southern African and British governments is very complicated, and it doesn't mean that less can be less.

"Why is it useless? You have just won a total tonnage of 50 tons of capital ships for the Navy. The Navy immediately proposed to build a Nelson-class battleship. The reduced 1300 million was taken away by the Navy to build ships." Stanley Baldwin was in business in his early years , the son inherited his father's career and was elected as a member of parliament, and has since entered the political arena.

During the World Wars, Stanley Baldwin served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Andrew Bonar Law and later as Treasury Secretary to the Secretary of the Treasury.

During his tenure as Treasury Secretary to the Treasury, Stanley Baldwin worked as "FST" (Financial Secretary to the Treasury) to encourage the wealthy to voluntarily donate money to the country so that Britain could pay its war debt after the Great War , writing in The Times, he himself is leading by example, donating a fifth of his fortune to help Britain weather the storm.

After Andrew Bonar Law became prime minister, Stanley Baldwin was appointed chancellor of the exchequer to negotiate repayments with southern Africa.

While Rock was in Washington for the Washington Conference, Andrew Bonar Law's health deteriorated and he was diagnosed with throat cancer and his voice was so weak that he could barely hear him.

Now that Andrew Bonar Law has decided to resign as Prime Minister, there are two candidates who may take over as Prime Minister, one of which is Stanley Baldwin, and the other is Curzon, who has just served as British Foreign Secretary.

Yes, it was the same Curzon who had a bad fight with Kitchener, the commander-in-chief of the Indian army, when he was the governor-general of India.

In this way, Roque, as Kitchener's direct descendant, also has enmity with Curzon.

Therefore, Roque also naturally has a position on the candidate for the prime minister.

"How about the data of the Nelson-class battleship?" Rock really didn't know the specific data of the Nelson-class battleship.

The total tonnage of Britain's current capital ships has exceeded the 52.5 tons stipulated in the "Washington Naval Treaty". The total tonnage of capital ships will far exceed the provisions of the "Washington Naval Treaty".

"The standard displacement is 36000 tons, the full-load displacement is 43140 tons, 45000 horsepower, three triple-mounted 16-inch main guns—the Royal Navy will build two." , the Royal Dockyard can also make it.

Rock head is big, the "Washington Naval Treaty" stipulates that from the date of the signing of the "Washington Naval Treaty", the standard displacement of new capital ships in various countries should not exceed 35000 tons in principle, and the data of the Nelson-class battleships obviously exceeded the standard.

Of course, this is not a problem. No one cares about these details. The "Washington Naval Treaty" also stipulates that the standard displacement of new auxiliary ships in various countries shall not exceed 8 tons, and the caliber of the main gun shall not exceed [-] inches.

Then there appeared a lot of strange battleships with a mass of about 9500 tons and a 6-inch main gun.

The original design of these warships was enough to carry 8-inch or 9-inch main guns. After the "Washington Naval Treaty" expired, they changed their equipment one after another.

"What about the total tonnage?" Rock still doesn't know the plan of the British Navy.

"52.5 tons is too little. In this case, we have to dismantle at least 20 battleships in order to control the total tonnage of the capital ship within 52.5 tons. After the two Nelson-class battleships are completed, at least four battleships must be demolished. , to free up the tonnage for the Nelson-class battleships.” Stanley Baldwin also had a big head, and he tried his best to build dreadnoughts during the arms race, but now they all have to be demolished.

Many of the British battleships that are about to be demolished have only been in service for a few years.

For example, the battleship "Agincourt", which is about to be demolished, was only built in 1914. This ship is the battleship with the most main turrets in history, with a full load displacement of 30860 tons. It originally belonged to the Ottoman Empire, but was confiscated by the British government after the outbreak of World War II.

These powerful battleships that have just been in service for a few years are going to be demolished because of the "Washington Naval Treaty", which is really a prodigal.

According to the requirements of the "Washington Naval Treaty", the battleship "Agincourt", together with 20 other battleships, is about to face the fate of being demolished. In the Royal Navy, those who continue to serve on other warships will definitely retire. This time, the Royal Navy is expected to bleed heavily.

But this is a good thing for southern Africa. Southern Africa is about to get four "Normandy" class battleships, but the southern African navy is seriously short of talents.

"Even after the demolition of 20 battleships, the Royal Navy still retains 22 battleships, of which 21 are of the former Jutland type and one of the post-Jylland type. This is also a huge burden for the British government." Stanley Baldwin's words seem to be Meaningful.

Rock didn't speak, and carefully analyzed Stanley Baldwin's attitude.

22 battleships are indeed a burden for the British government.

According to Stanley Baldwin, it seems that he wants to deploy some battleships to southern Africa, so that southern Africa will be responsible for the relevant expenses, and the financial pressure on the British government will be reduced accordingly.

Don't even think about this question. During the World War, the British government withdrew all its garrisons and fleets from southern Africa and went to France to fight.

It is easy for these troops and fleets to leave Southern Africa, but it is impossible to come back. Southern Africa already has its own navy and does not need the Royal Navy to assist in defense.

Of course, if the British government wanted to send battleships to southern Africa, then Roque would accept it. Although Roque didn't want to build battleships, the battleships equipped by the United Kingdom are still very fragrant.

In other words, compared with the battleships equipped by the British, the "Normandy" class battleships that Rock got from France are simply scum.

However, the "Normandy" class battleship after the overhaul is still quite good. Before the overhaul, "Normandy" was a battleship.

After the overhaul, "Normandy" has become a standard battlecruiser, with different functions and different values.

Measured by infantry units, battleships are heavy armored cavalry. It doesn't matter whether they are fast or not. Thick blood and high defense are the core.

Battlecruisers are rangers. It is indeed worse to confront rangers head-on, but it is much more useful for sneak attacks and interference breaks than heavy cavalry.

The key is to run fast, and the firepower is sufficient. If you can't beat it, run away, and the battleship can't catch up.

"The few 'Normandies' bought by the Kingdom of Mozambique and West Africa are nothing compared to the battleships installed by our Royal Navy. They have weak firepower, low protection, pitiful slow speed, and serious shortage of endurance. The battleships we are about to destroy are all It is more than one grade better than 'Normandy'." Stanley Baldwin is proud that the navy is indeed the traditional advantage project of Britain.

Rock suddenly realized that Stanley Baldwin was not here to show off his superiority, nor to pay back the money, but to sell the battleships that the Royal Navy was about to demolish.

Those powerful battleships probably won't sell for much money if they are dismantled and sold for scrap iron.

If it can be sold as a whole, the price will definitely be very different.

The British government probably found inspiration in the purchase of "Normandy"-class battleships from the Kingdom of Mozambique and West Africa. Since the Kingdom of Mozambique and West Africa can purchase battleships, the Kingdom of Congo and the Republic of Congo must also be able to buy them.

In this way, the Najd Sultanate may also need powerful battleships to protect national interests.

Doesn't the East India need it?

East India is still facing the threat of the Japanese navy——

However, this is unlikely. Buying a hull and directly buying a battleship in service are two different things.

Putting aside the huge difference in price, it will take at least three or two years to see what kind of transformation it will take to buy a ship hull.

If you buy battleships directly, the threat is real.

Not to mention the United States, the increasingly powerful U.S. Navy probably doesn't care about these former Jutland-type battleships.

Japan is different. If East India buys a battleship that Britain wants to destroy, the Japanese will probably go crazy.

(End of this chapter)