Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1536
The Southern African Navy hopes to take over the Changi Naval Base, but it is not as simple as the Lion City agreeing to succeed.

As a national project with an investment of hundreds of millions, the value of the Changi Naval Base to the British Empire is not only a backup home port for the Eastern Fleet, but also a strong guarantee for maintaining British interests in the Far East. It is an important fulcrum for the British to control the Strait of Malacca, so If the Southern African Navy wants to take over the Changi Naval Base, it must obtain the consent of the British government.

Especially the War Office and the Royal Navy.

In the Indian Ocean, the Royal Navy has lost Diego Garcia.

If it loses control of the Strait of Malacca, the influence of the British Empire in East Asia will continue to decline, and sooner or later it will become a third-rate country like France and Portugal.

This really does not mean to belittle France. In East Asia, Japan and the United States are tied for the first place. The United Kingdom has retreated to the second place. France can only be in the third place. Its strength is stronger than Portugal, but its strength is limited.

On the contrary, the strength of southern Africa is rising rapidly. After in-depth cooperation with the East Indian Navy, the strength of southern Africa in East Asia has a tendency to surpass that of France. Specifically, in Southeast Asia, what the southern African navy lacks is a base.

No way, although the southern African navy can use the naval bases of the United Kingdom and the East India, after all, it is not its own. Although the East India intends to lease the port of Medan to southern Africa, compared with the Lion City, the importance of the port of Medan is obviously inferior Some, if they can take over the Changi Naval Base, it will be a huge improvement for Southern Africa's right to speak in the Strait of Malacca.

"Absolutely impossible. We would rather abandon the Changi Naval Base than hand over the Changi Naval Base to anyone other than the Royal Navy." British Secretary of War John Jericho was resolute and let the Southern African Navy take over Changi Naval Base is tantamount to leading a wolf into a house.

"Calm down, Marshal, we come here with great sincerity. The Southern African Navy is still part of the Royal Navy." On behalf of the Southern African Navy, lobbying the British government is General Ceci Meredith, President of the Southern African Naval Academy. .

When Patton was studying at the Dartmouth Naval Academy in the United Kingdom, General Ceci Meredith served as Patton's instructor.

The year before last, General Ceci Meredith retired from the Dartmouth Naval Academy and was hired by the Southern African Naval Academy with a high salary to serve as the vice president of the Naval Academy in Southern Africa.

At the beginning of this year, General Ceci Meredith was appointed as the head of the Naval Academy. This time, General Ceci Meredith returned to the UK. Some experienced instructors enrich the teaching strength of the Naval Academy.

"Ha, Meredith, you also served in the Royal Navy. Can you convince yourself of what you just said?" John Jericho kept great vigilance towards southern Africa. After the War Department lawsuit, John Jericho became extremely angry with Southern Africa.

Probably in the view of John Jericho, some actions of the Southern African Navy, which was born out of the Royal Navy, are tantamount to rebellion.

It's a pity that the southern African navy is now too big to lose its tail. After getting Diego Garcia and Halifax, the southern African navy has the most stable fulcrum in the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. In recent years, the southern African navy has successively installed Battleships and aircraft carriers, destroyers and cruisers with a smaller tonnage are constantly being built like dumplings. John Jericho is also envious and jealous of the southern African navy.

So in this case, John Jericho really can't give the Changi Naval Base to the Southern African Navy.

"Oh, Marshal, I know what you are worried about, but your worries are unnecessary. Southern Africa is still an overseas dominion of the British Empire. Once war breaks out, Southern Africa will fight side by side with the British Empire, and the British Empire can't afford it. The consequences of losing southern Africa.” Ceci Meredith paused, John Jericho, like Haig and Joffre, actually belonged to the previous generation of soldiers, and some of his thinking was still stuck in the one he was in. The times have not kept up with the current development of the times.

There is a saying that Ceci Meredith did not say, those who cannot keep up with the times will be abandoned by the times.

"The Prime Minister's decision to stop the construction of the Changi Naval Base is wrong, and it will return to the right track sooner or later." John Jericho can only hope for a miracle.

This is practically impossible and Ramsay Macdonald will be thankful not to get back on track and continue to attack the military. The novice Prime Minister does not seem to realize that his cabinet has reached the edge of the cliff , is running all the way on the wrong road.

After the House of Commons rejected Ramsay MacDonald's motion to negotiate with the Russians, the "Campbell case" broke out in London.

The cause of the "Campbell" case was that the left-wing "Worker's Weekly" made some inappropriate remarks, and then the editor of the "Worker's Weekly" John Ross Campbell was prosecuted by the British government. start.

Under pressure, the British government then dropped the case against John Ross Campbell.

This has been jointly attacked by the Conservative Party and the Republican Party. Now it is no longer a question of whether to prosecute or not. The process of first prosecuting and then withdrawing the case has exposed the instability and immaturity of Ramsey McDonald's cabinet. Such a cabinet , Whether it can lead the British Empire to move forward has become a concern for everyone.

Against this backdrop, Ramsay Macdonald was really in no mood to care about the value of the Changi Naval Base to the British Empire.

To put it bluntly, Ramsay MacDonald had never been to the Lion City before. Give him a world map, and she might not even be able to find out where the Lion City is.

"Marshal, borrow what you just said, do you believe what you just said?" Ceci Meredith shook her head and smiled bitterly. He was not optimistic about the future of the Royal Navy.

Not to mention the Royal Navy, compared with southern Africa, the British Empire has lost its future.

François, the Southern African ambassador to the UK, was in the office of Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Snowden at the same time that Ceci Meredith was lobbying John Jericho.

Before becoming Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Snowden, like most British people, was blindly optimistic about the financial situation of the British government, thinking that the British Empire was still the "empire on which the sun never sets" that dominates the world.

After becoming the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Snowden realized that the British Empire had become strong from the outside, and that the World War had emptied the British Empire’s wealth. The bloody warriors of the British Empire struggled with pain and suffering.

Under such circumstances, the former cabinet actually approved the expansion plan of the Changi Naval Base worth [-] million yuan. In Philip Snowden's view, it is simply brain damage.

Of course, the British government still has a lot of brain-dead behaviors. It costs [-] million to build a naval base. According to Ramsay McDonald’s plan, once negotiations with the Russians start, Ramsay McDonald’s cabinet will Loans of up to a billion pounds can be given to the Russians.

It costs [-] million to build a naval base, which is somewhat bragging.

The billion that Ramsay MacDonald wants to give to the Russians is real money, so it is no wonder that the House of Commons collectively opposes it.

That's right, it is a collective opposition. Even the Labor MPs in the House of Commons disagree with Ramsay MacDonald's proposal.

François came to Philip Snowden, also for Changi Naval Base.

"The Eastern Fleet has only a few warships, and one home port is enough. It is too wasteful to build a new naval base in Lion City, especially after the naval base in Lion City is completed, even the Eastern Fleet will not be able to use it." , then why spend [-] million to build the Changi Naval Base?" When Francois mentioned "[-] million", Philip Snowden frowned.

"This is the decision of the previous cabinet, so they lost their leadership over the UK." Philip Snowden did not shy away from mentioning this issue. François, as the southern African ambassador to the UK, has no inclination on this issue Whether the Conservative Party or the Labor Party is in power in the UK, it will not affect the relationship between southern Africa and the UK.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister is right to decide to disarm. He deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. A peace-loving British Prime Minister is a great blessing to our world." Francois knew that Philip Snowden would like to If you listen to something, then blow it.

"Yes, it's a pity that not everyone can understand your Excellency the Prime Minister." Philip Snowden was very happy. The Labor Party lacked this level of recognition, especially from the UK.

Unlike Ramsay McDonald, who focuses on European affairs, Philip Snowden, the chancellor of the exchequer, has a deeper understanding of Britain.

In Philip Snowden's view, Ramsay Macdonald was eager to gain recognition from the outside world, so he focused his work on the European continent.

This decision cannot be wrong. After all, the interests of the European continent are closely related to the interests of the United Kingdom. Europe is a bit turbulent, and the British Empire is also going to catch a cold.

"Now there is an opportunity to get rid of the burden. If the Southern African Navy takes over the Changi Naval Base, then once the Naval Base is completed, the Eastern Fleet can also use the Changi Naval Base. Changi Naval Base pays a penny." Francois's rhetoric is exactly the same as that of Neil Benson.

"That's really great. I'll report the good news to Your Excellency the Prime Minister right away—" Philip Snowden was very excited. In his opinion, the two are indeed the same.

As for whether the Changi Naval Base after its completion belongs to the Royal Navy or the Southern African Navy, is there any difference between the two?

(End of this chapter)