Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1484 Never Forget To Pull Backs

Southern Africa has reached an agreement with the British Empire, and the British Empire will use one percent of its annual government revenue to repay debts.

France is very depressed. It's not that France doesn't pay back. France also wants to use 2020% of its annual fiscal revenue to repay its debts. But in this way, it will probably take until [-] to repay the debt.

France also wanted to use Madagascar to pay off its debts, but the Malagasy people disagreed, and they became angrily and independently joined the Southern African Union.

The result is that up to now, southern Africa has not yet reached a repayment agreement with France.

It cannot be said that France did not pay back at all. The four Normandy-class battleships of France went around and paid to southern Africa in the form of debt repayment, but that was a drop in the bucket, not even the interest.

When Rock proposed to use the artillery barrel self-tightening technology to pay off debts, Leonard Capet also collapsed. The single-barrel artillery barrel self-tightening technology can be said to be the most advanced artillery technology at present, and neither the United Kingdom nor the United States has it yet. Master, the value of this technology is very difficult to define. If it is too high, Southern Africa will definitely not recognize it. If it is too low, it is not cost-effective for the French. There is also a key problem. The artillery barrel self-tightening technology is not owned by the French government. Yes, Roque hopes that the French government can put pressure on relevant companies to promote the transfer of artillery barrel technology to related companies in southern Africa.

The specific points are Fawalt Company and Nyasaland Military Industry.

"How much can Fawalt and Nyasaran Military Industry pay?" Leonard Capet did not directly refuse. The French government really has nothing to sell now, even the cultural relics of the Louvre can be sold to the outside world.

Not only the Louvre, there are a large number of cultural relics looted from East Asia in France, some of which belong to the Louvre, and more are scattered among the French people.

The French do not have a clear understanding of the value of oriental cultural relics. The French, who are used to oil paintings, cannot appreciate the artistic conception and charm conveyed by oriental ink. More popular with the French.

During the World War, the Southern African Expeditionary Force purchased oriental cultural relics in France. A few boxes of cans can be exchanged for a pair of calligraphy and paintings from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, a bag of toffee can be exchanged for jadeite of equal weight, and a stainless steel bucket can be exchanged for a Ming Dynasty The censer or vase, the Louvre can't help but join them.

Throughout the World Wars, the Southern African Expeditionary Force brought back more than 100 million artifacts from Europe to Southern Africa.

That's right, it's handicrafts, antiques and cultural relics, so who dares to sell them, it's not good to say it.

"If the French government is willing to transfer the self-tightening technology of the artillery barrel, then southern Africa can build two battleships with a displacement of no more than 30000 tons for France." Rock does not talk about money. Compared with money, battleships are more important to France now .

No more than [-] tons, and did not break through the restrictions of the "Washington Naval Treaty". Southern Africa can also further improve the level of shipbuilding by building battleships, and at the same time verify the value of the artillery barrel self-tightening technology.

"What if not?" Reynold Cape was exhausted physically and mentally. It was too difficult to take advantage of southern Africa. Southern Africans were more stingy than the British.

Nor can it be said to be stingy. After all, Britain has been rich for hundreds of years, and the federal government of Southern Africa has only been established for less than 20 years.

"That doesn't matter, it's just that the cost of building a battleship will be higher." Rock is not angry, it is a matter of earning more and less.

But this is different for the French government. Now every centimetre is extremely precious to the French government.

One hundred centimes equals one franc.

Leonard Capet wanted to ask the country for instructions, but could not give Rock a definite answer.

Rock was not in a hurry, and turned to look for Henry.

"The Americans are actually conducting experiments on electroslag remelting, and Fawalt Steel Company can also try it." Rock opened the golden finger again, and the self-tightening technology of the artillery barrel has come, and electroslag remelting should also be put on the agenda. schedule.

"What?" Henry was at a loss and didn't know anything about electroslag remelting.

That's right, the Americans only started research in this area in 1935, and then obtained related patents in 1940.

Afterwards, Kellogg Company of the United States used this technology to produce high-speed steel and high-temperature alloys, and monopolized this technology for a long time. It was not until 1965 that Kellogg Company closed down that electroslag remelting technology was gradually made public.

"Electroslag remelting refers to a special metallurgical method that uses the resistance heat generated when current passes through slag in a water-cooled crystallizer to remelt and refine metals or alloys, and sequentially solidify them into ingots or castings. Let me tell you that you also I don’t understand, tell the chief engineer of Fawalt Steel this sentence later, and see if he has any ideas.” Rock only knows this concept, and he doesn’t know how to do it.

But if it can explain this concept, those real metallurgical experts can get a lot of hints from it. In layman's terms, it's almost like seeing white thighs and being able to think of that.

"What is this, where did you get the news from?" Henry looked dazed, and he sounded very high-end, but he never had any impression.

"The news came back from Brad's office. Because of this news, we lost three of our best agents." Rock attributed the source to Brad's office. Anyway, Henry didn't know how Brad's office worked.

"Okay, I'll inform the laboratory back to see if there is any value—" Henry still doesn't understand that as long as Fawalt Steel Company has mastered the process of electroslag remelting, then sooner or later, Fawalt Steel Company will Become the world's largest steel company.

At that time, Carnegie will have to step aside.

"I heard that you want to seek technology related to large-caliber artillery. Does the Admiralty want to build a super battleship?" Even if Rock didn't look for Henry, Henry would come to Rock.

"No, I'm just curious." Rock denied it flatly. What do you want a super battleship for? Doesn't she like an aircraft carrier?
"Cut—" Henry looked disdainful, he didn't believe Rock's nonsense.

After sending Henry away, Rock suddenly received a call from Winston. Winston on the phone was aggressive and asked Rock as soon as he came up: "Is Southern Africa going to help the French build battleships? How can you do this? Don't you Don't you know that after the French have more powerful battleships, will they pose a threat to the interests of the British Empire?"

"The final decision hasn't been made yet. Besides, France has more powerful battleships. Why would it threaten the interests of the British Empire?" Rock didn't understand why Winston lost his temper. Britain and France are still allies now—

Ah bah, I almost forgot, it was what Winston said: A country has no permanent enemies, nor permanent friends, only permanent interests.

No, this sentence was first said by Palmerston, the British Prime Minister in the nineteenth century, and later became the foundation of the United Kingdom.

"Don't pretend to be a fool, Locke, don't you know why Britain formed an alliance with France?" Winston didn't believe that Locke was so naive.

"Okay, okay, let me just say it, Edward Shipyard also needs to survive, and the Royal Navy will not entrust shipbuilding tasks to shipyards in southern Africa, what can we do?" Rock will definitely not give up, There is no reason not to have money delivered to your door.

"Then give the French a price as high as possible, so that the French cannot easily obtain more advanced battleships." Winston paused for a long time before he could force his words.

Winston also knows that the cost of shipbuilding in southern Africa is much lower than that of the local British shipyards, but Winston can't help it. Compared with the Air Force, the Admiralty has complicated interests. It really wants to entrust the shipbuilding task to the southern African shipyards. , that John Jericho is stepping down tomorrow.

This is really not an exaggeration. If it weren’t for the outbreak of the World War, the British and French allied forces faced German invasion, and the 200 million rifles you ordered from southern Africa before the outbreak of the Kitchener World War would not be settled by the British military industry?

Don't be ridiculous, cutting off people's wealth is like killing parents, just think about how serious it is.

"Wait, Winston, if the French are not looking for a shipyard in southern Africa, but a shipyard in the UK, will the shipyard in the UK refuse?" Rock and Winston are old friends, very close Clearly Winston has a double standard.

Winston was silent for a long time again. What he said was that if the French went to the British shipyards, the British shipyards would not refuse, and they would treat the French as guests, not as strange as Rock. Weird request.

"Anyway, it's not okay, Locke, I didn't find fault on purpose, you have to consider the reaction of Congress." Winston finally sold Congress, that's right, the people in Congress have more success than failure, Biwins Dayton is even more excessive.

"Impossible Winston, who the Southern African shipyard wants to do business with is Southern Africa's own business." Rock directly refused, so what about the British Parliament, it has nothing to do with it.

Winston didn't speak, and hung up the phone after a moment of silence.

Rock stared at the phone in silence for a while, then got up and went to the Palace of Justice.

In the Palace of Justice, Philip was playing with Lily, Henry's youngest daughter. Seeing Roque approaching, Lily called "uncle" and ran over, jumping directly into Roque's arms.

I don't know why, Roque is very popular with children, probably because children can feel a great sense of security in Roque.

"Honey, go find your mother, I want to talk to your grandpa about business." Rock coaxed Lily to play by herself, and sat down on the sofa with a sad face.

Philip also sat down, seeing Roque's appearance, he couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"

Rock briefly described what happened in the past few days.

"Is that what His Majesty meant?" Philip didn't care about Congress and was only responsible to King George V.

"It's not." Rock didn't know either.

"Then don't worry about it. Let Winston come to me if you have any problems." Philip took everything in his hand, showing the spirit that a prime minister should have.

(End of this chapter)