Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1485 Super Behemoth
Neither Rock nor Philip noticed that dissatisfaction with southern Africa was building in Britain.

During the World War, Britain needed the troops from southern Africa to win the victory, the goods from southern Africa to maintain the stability of the UK, and the arms from southern Africa to make up for the lack of domestic production in the UK, so the British government gave the green light to southern Africa, and the goods from southern Africa accompanied the southern The frantic influx of African expeditionary forces into the Commonwealth of Europe contributed to the rapid development of Southern Africa during the World War.

After the end of the World War, domestic enterprises in the UK finally came to their senses. At this time, the British were surprised to find that high-quality and cheap southern African goods had spread to every corner of the Commonwealth and filled every scene of the British people’s daily life.

British local companies also tried to compete with southern African companies, but southern African products were superior in quality and price. After several years of open and secret struggles, British local companies not only failed to regain the market, but southern African companies further developed and expanded. It is unacceptable for local British companies to accept it anyway.

The vast majority of members of the British Parliament are the spokespersons of domestic interest groups in the United Kingdom, and many members of Congress are even capitalists themselves. Under such circumstances, the voice of the British Parliament calling for restrictions on southern African enterprises is getting louder and louder.

Southern Africa wanted to build a battleship for the French, which finally gave the United Kingdom an outlet for the dissatisfaction accumulated in southern Africa. Winston's phone call was actually a reminder to Rock.

It's a pity that Rock didn't notice that things had gotten so serious.

On June 25th, the British Confederation of Labor launched a lawsuit against Fawalt Steel Group, accusing Fawalt Steel Group of using a large number of illegal foreign workers in the process of organizing production, cruelly squeezing illegal foreign workers, and Dumping in the UK has seriously affected the living space of British steel companies.

"The reason for the Labor Federation is that the dumping of the Fawalt Steel Group has affected the survival of British steel companies and further led to a decline in the income of British steel workers-30.00% of British steel companies have closed down in the past two years. The cost is soaring, profits are falling, and there is a serious shortage of workers, so the factory owners can only try their best to reduce costs.” Sidney Milner sneered, the capitalists in the steel industry have not yet spoken, and the Labor Union is the first Jumped out, really very British.

"The decline in the income of steel workers is a problem of the steel factory. What does it have to do with us?" Henry's face was gloomy. The Labor Federation was obviously being used as a weapon. It must be said that this move really caught Henry by surprise.

When it comes to steel companies, people first think of either the Fawalt Steel Group in southern Africa or the Carnegie in the United States. In fact, there are also a large number of steel companies in the UK, but the scale is not large, and there is no such thing as Fawalt and Carnegie. Such a monopoly.

At the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, British domestic steel companies played a huge role. It is said that the main natural resources of the British mainland are coal, iron, and oil.

However, the biggest problem with the local iron ore in the UK is the lack of grade. Just like the gold mine in the Rand mining area, the grade of [-] grams per ton is undoubtedly a rich ore under normal circumstances, but the Rand mining area is on the verge of being abandoned. .

The same is true for the iron ore in the UK. When there is no other choice, the iron ore in the UK is really delicious, but as more and more iron ore is discovered, the iron ore in the UK has become tasteless.

Coupled with objective factors such as labor costs, policies and taxes, and intensified competition, the decline of British domestic steel companies is actually inevitable.

"It doesn't matter whether it is related or not, as long as the London District Court thinks it is related." Rock is very clear that this lawsuit is just a preview. If Southern Africa does not respond properly, then there will be more and more similar lawsuits in the future.

"Bloody hell!" Henry yelled.

Don't doubt, the word starting with F is not a British national curse, but bloody hell, which means damn.

This saying originated from the rough aristocratic youths in the 67th century, and these youths were called bloods at that time.

"What's the attitude of the London Magistrates Court?" Rock suddenly remembered Winston's phone call - Yin Bingsting.

"The London Magistrate's Court has accepted the lawsuit of the Labor Federation—" Sidney Milner didn't say much, and the acceptance itself already explained the attitude of the London Magistrate's Court.

"Henry, contact the Federation of Labor and see if you can get them to withdraw the lawsuit." Rock tried to solve this problem from the Federation of Labor.

"No problem, if they don't withdraw the lawsuit, I'll stick a crowbar into their XX and throw them into the Thames River!" Henry grinned grinningly, the British steel capitalists were fierce, and those in southern Africa were not bad.

Both Rock and Sidney Milner covered their faces. Can you believe that such words came from the mouth of the Minister of Justice of Southern Africa.

"Henry, give them some favors, let them withdraw the lawsuit first, and then slowly settle the score later—" Sidney Milner is also very insidious, he will always use a crowbar, and the British pound is the big killer.

"What? You asked me to give money to those vampires? Absolutely impossible!" Henry resisted abnormally. The trade unions in the United Kingdom and the United States are different from trade unions in the general sense. They have become tools of interest groups and they really don't serve the working class wholeheartedly. .

"No, wait, giving benefits may not be useful—" Rock was sensitively aware that this matter might not be solved with money.

The Confederation of Labor is actually the British Labor Party.

On February 1900, 2, the Labor Representation Committee was established in London.

In 1906, the Labor Representation Committee was renamed the Labor Party.

The Labor Party developed rapidly. In February 1918, a new party constitution was adopted, which stipulated that in addition to retaining the original collective party membership system, organizations were also established in each constituency to absorb individual party members.

Last year, the Labor Party became in fact the second largest party in the UK, second only to the Conservative Party, which is currently in power.

A fact that Roque cannot ignore is that there will be a general election for the British Parliament this year. If Roque remembers correctly, the Labor Party will become the second largest party in the British House of Commons in this general election. Next year, the leader of the British Labor Party, Ramsay Mac Downer will be ordered to form a cabinet and become the first Labor Prime Minister in British history.

For a long time, the ruling Conservative Party has maintained a good relationship with southern Africa, and southern African products have also sold well in the Commonwealth with the acquiescence of the Conservative Party.

Then the Federation of Labor filed this lawsuit at this time, and the timing is very delicate. The congressional election is less than five months away. Yes, unless Ramsay MacDonald abandons his political ideals just to make money.

"How to say?" Henry didn't see the problem as deeply as Rock.

"Be prepared to lose the lawsuit—" Rock faced the reality. In fact, Rock had reminded Henry about this issue a long time ago, but it was a pity that Henry didn't pay attention to it.

The biggest difference between Roque and Henry is that Roque has always maintained vigilance against London, while Henry has no vigilance in this regard, or subconsciously does not realize that southern Africa and the British mainland may one day break up.

This is what Nyasaland companies do very well. No matter in the UK or in Europe, Nyasaland companies have never personally charged forward, and they try their best to cooperate with local interest groups. In Roque, France, there is Reina De Capet serves as the spokesperson of interests, and in the UK there are Winston and Neville.

In order to deceive the public, Rock has set up a large number of enterprises in the UK and France to sell products produced by Nyasaland enterprises. These enterprises are all local enterprises on the surface, so naturally they do not attract attention.

Henry did not have this awareness. Rock had advised Henry a long time ago to acquire some local British steel companies, and to maintain operations even if they lost money, as a vest for the Farwalt Steel Group.

It's a pity that Henry still thinks that he is a British in his heart, and he doesn't realize that the status of southern Africa and the United Kingdom has undergone subtle changes, so this lawsuit came about.

"Losing the case? Impossible. Fawalt Steel Group also has a legal department. I keep hundreds of lawyers every year just to deal with blackmail from villains." Henry has a firm attitude and is unable to extricate himself from the superstition of the power of capital.

The power of capital is indeed powerful, but it cannot overwhelm everything.

Just when Henry was full of ambition, Ramsay MacDonald, the headquarters of the Labor Party in London, was also full of confidence.

"It doesn't matter whether the lawsuit wins or loses. The important thing is that we let more people know that we are speaking out for the interests of local steel workers. The old men of the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party don't care about the interests of workers. Only we, the Labor Federation, Only then will he wholeheartedly serve the United Kingdom.” Ramsay Macdonald did not receive higher education, he was the illegitimate son of a farm worker and a maid, he was educated in a mission school, and came to London from his hometown as an adult to work as a servant and conductor , know what ordinary people in the UK care about.

Ordinary people don’t care about national interests or the international situation. What they care about is firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea. From this point of view, Ramsay MacDonald has a very accurate grasp of the mentality of ordinary people.

"The situation is not good. We approached the "Times" and "Daily Mail". Their editors did not agree to publish information related to the lawsuit in the newspapers, even if we paid for it." Ramsay Mac Downer's deputy, Oswald Mozley, was a radical young man who was unaware of the relationship between Times News Corporation and southern Africa.

"You've made a mistake. Don't look for newspapers related to the Times News Group. They are all owned by Lord Nyasaland. Of course they will not publish information related to the lawsuit." Philip, one of the founders of the Labor Party Snowden looked serious. What the Labor Party is facing now is a super behemoth.

(End of this chapter)