Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1563 Old double standard

Just like a car engine will explode if its temperature is too high, a steam engine will explode if its temperature is too high, and the consequences will be very serious. In an almost closed environment like a boiler room, everyone will be cooked in an instant.

No, it's not boiled, it's steamed.

Considering that the release time of this chapter will be around [-] o'clock in the morning, in order not to affect the appetite of the brothers for breakfast, I will no longer describe the tragedy of the bottom cabin of the "Xerxes".

No one expected this result. The Persian side immediately sent a letter to Southern Africa, believing that the transformation of Southern Africa had caused this result, and demanded that Southern Africa be responsible.

Southern Africa definitely doesn't recognize it. There is no after-sales service for this thing. Although the small horse-drawn cart is a bit weak, if you use it carefully, it will last for a year or two. No one would have thought that it would be lying down in less than half a month.

The most unlucky one was Gafuli, who had no chance to realize his ambition. On the day the "Xerxes" exploded, Gafuli was dismissed from his post and committed suicide three days later.

Lieutenant Colonel Garricks was unemployed again, but Lieutenant Colonel Garricks was not sad at all. Before he came to Persia, he received a generous settling allowance. After the explosion of "Xerxes", Lieutenant Colonel Alex received East India Navy's invitation, so Lieutenant Colonel Alex went to take up the post happily, and he was the biggest winner in this matter.

Rock doesn't care about the Persian's nonsense, he doesn't even know what happened to the "Xerxes", now such a trivial matter doesn't need Rock to deal with it himself, Yang Smother can arrange the Persian in minutes It's clear.

Roque is now at the Palace of Justice every day, queuing up to meet the new governors and parliament speakers of the states.

The 11 states in southern Africa expanded to 20 states, and a lot of administrative agencies were added in an instant. Although the administrative funds of each state are borne by each state, the federal government has to express it more or less.

Ada is the busiest recently. The 1925 budget for southern Africa was submitted to Congress for approval at the end of last year. Now there are 9 more states, and the budget has to be reworked. The federal government’s revenue has not increased, but its expenditure has suddenly increased. Not a lot, which made Ada look haggard.

"Oh, I'm haggard not because of the federal budget, but because of my son's wedding, who made my son have an irresponsible father." show mercy.

Arthur and Roya's wedding is scheduled for March 3, which is the so-called White Day.

White Valentine's Day originated in Rome in the third century AD. According to legend, the Roman emperor established Valentine's Day to commemorate his rescue of a pair of lovers who were about to be executed for violating the ban on love and marriage on February 2. One month later, that is On March 14, the couple pledged their vows until death, which later became White Day.

White Valentine's Day is also called Returning Valentine's Day, which means that after a girl receives a gift on Valentine's Day, she will return the gift to her husband on March 3, one month later.

So brothers, when you give your wife a gift on Valentine's Day, remember to remind her to return the gift a month later, this is called respecting each other as guests.

The relationship between Rock and Arthur cannot be made public. Although Rock can attend the wedding of Arthur and Roya, he cannot attend as a father, so Ada complains that Rock is not a spoiled child.

Faced with Ada's complaints, Rock was indeed speechless, but Rock was not completely irresponsible, and did not ignore Arthur.

If Rock really didn't care, there wouldn't be Arthur's current Baron of Cyprus.

"There are nine more states all of a sudden, the federal government's budget is stretched, and it has to find a loan from the Rand Bank. Rand Bank is now the largest creditor of the federal government." Ada is also helpless. After the World War, the federal government once paid off The Rand Bank loan was lost, and now it is repeating the same mistakes.

"Don't worry, this is just the beginning, and there will be a lot of money to be borrowed." Rock quietly wiped off his cold sweat. Ada was still very sensible and would not be too entangled in Arthur's problem.

"How much to borrow?" This is Ada's strength, never asking why.

"The federal government needs to increase its share in public utilities, focusing on electricity, transportation, communications, and sanitation—" Rock is dissatisfied with the status quo in southern Africa, and will continue to make adjustments.

When the federal government was established, because of insufficient funds, it encouraged private investment in the public sphere to promote the development of southern Africa.

The aspects mentioned by Roque are monopolized by several large companies. Philip made adjustments during his tenure, but it was not enough.

"It's simple. If you hand over your companies in these fields to the federal government, the federal government will instantly become the major shareholder." What Ada said was the truth. Rock himself is the largest capitalist in southern Africa.

Since the earliest Crocodile Bay Hydropower Station, Rock has continued to invest in the power sector. Now the Johannesburg Power Company is the undisputed leader in the southern African power sector, accounting for 30.00% of the total power generation in southern Africa.

Sorry, the second brother is also a company under Rock's name, Nyasaland Power Company.

The same is true for transportation. During Philip's tenure, he completely transformed the railways in southern Africa, and through the transformation, he owns about 20.00% of the national railways.

In Roque's view, this is far from enough. To meet Roque's requirements, the federal government must account for at least 50.00%.

As for communications and hygiene, these two fields are the same as the above two. If they want to be restructured, they cannot do without the cooperation of Rock and Stoudemire.

"It's not impossible, as long as the price offered by the federal government is enough, I'm fine." Ada may be joking, but Roque is serious.

"Are you crazy?" Ada realized belatedly.

"Not crazy, I'm serious—"

Ada seriously considered Roque's proposal, and after a long time, she smiled wryly: "Sorry Roque, I can't afford to sell the federal government—"

I really can’t afford it. Southern Africa is indeed powerful, but this strength has nothing to do with the federal government. Objectively speaking, the monopoly in southern Africa is more serious than that of the United States. The United States passed the "Protection of Trade and Commerce" on July 1890, 7. To Avoid Unlawful Restraints and Monopolies Act, referred to as the "Sherman Antitrust Act", which mainly prohibits restrictive trade practices and monopolistic trade behaviors, and Rockefeller was forced to split up.

There is no relevant law in southern Africa now, which does not mean that there will be no future. In fact, Rock and Stoudemire started to plan ahead a long time ago. It is against this background that the South African company took the initiative to split.

Even if it is split up, the value of continuous investment for more than 20 years has been pushed up to an unbelievable level. The federal government, which only relies on selling land to make money, really cannot afford it.

This is why Roque wants to attack the public sector.

During the tenure of Adelaide and Philip, land sales were indeed the main income of the federal government.

Here we would also like to thank that after the First World War, Southern Africa successfully received Dias and Victoria, and suddenly there was an extra 200 million square kilometers, so that the federal government had the money to pay off the loan from the Rand Bank.

So far, the federal government has almost sold all the land that can be sold. If Roque can tighten his belt, life will not be impossible, but in that case, many of Roque's ideals will not be realized. This is Roque. Ke absolutely can't stand it.

"Issuing bonds is also fine, and Nyasaland and Rhodesia can undertake it." Rock offered to help Ada find a way.

"You have to think about it carefully. The federal government's involvement in the public sector will bring many hidden dangers." Ada is indeed a good helper for Rock.

This is also helpless, the ass decides the head, and when Roque was only the Marquis of Nyasaland, he had to keep a hand in the federal government and could not give full trust.

Now that time has passed, after a series of combined punches, the power of the federal government has been greatly enhanced, and Roque has enough energy to start dealing with these problems. The ultimate goal is to make southern Africa a monolith and prepare for the next challenge.

"I remember that you are the most opposed to the federal government's interference in the economy—" Ada is also seriously affected by free trade.

Ada still remembers Roque's attitude when Pretoria built the airport. At that time, Roque almost completely abandoned the operation of the Pretoria Airport by the federal government with an almost decisive attitude. In the end, the Pretoria City Government Only the right to dividends, not even the right to speak.

At that time, the prime minister of southern Africa was still Philip, and after just a few years, Roque's attitude turned 180 degrees, which was also an old double standard.

"I also oppose it now, but public utilities are not an economic field." Roque is really not a double standard. Private companies control public utilities, which is very common in the United Kingdom and the United States, but common is not necessarily correct.

The most obvious fact is that Johannesburg Power Company, as a private company, will not invest huge sums of money in laying lines for a remote town, which is not in line with the business philosophy of the company.

Everyone knows that laying lines in cities is hugely profitable, and that one-time investment can benefit for a long time. Everyone wants to do such a business.

But the residents of remote towns are miserable. Because their business volume is too small, they may never be able to use electric lights.

This is the fundamental reason why there are only so few electrified households in the UK so far.

Relatively speaking, southern Africa is not bad. Whether it is Johannesburg Power Company or Nyasaland Power Company, they are companies with a certain sense of social responsibility. They don't care much about short-term interests, and some businesses would rather lose money.

However, this situation cannot last for too long. Sooner or later, the business under Rock's name will be handed over to the children. At that time, Rock can't guarantee that the children will be able to manage southern Africa as their own family business.

"The federal government's involvement in the public domain will affect the competitiveness of related companies." Ada was more specific. Sometimes thinking too far ahead is not a good thing.

After all, what Roque has to face is not only the adjustment of southern Africa, but also the increasingly cruel international competition.

(End of this chapter)