Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1592 If there must be a deadline

Since the Indian Ocean Navy sank the heavy cruiser "Xerxes", the relationship between southern Africa and the United Kingdom has been a bit dangerous.

It is a bit too much to describe it as "dangerous", and it has not reached this level. It is more appropriate to describe it as "sliding into an uncontrollable abyss".

If southern Africa is still the same southern Africa that has nothing but Rand gold mines, London will not pay too much attention to southern Africa.

The problem is that southern Africa has surpassed the British mainland in terms of population and economy, which makes London very uncomfortable.

The population of the United Kingdom is generally relatively balanced. After the end of the World War, the United Kingdom tried every means to emigrate from the colonies to supplement the local population. There was also a wave of gratifying baby boom in the United Kingdom. Millions of babies died after the end of the World War. Born in the next few years, it seems that the revival of the United Kingdom is imminent.

It just seems that compared with the United Kingdom, the population structure of southern Africa is terribly healthy. Young adults under the age of 40 account for 80.00% of the total population of southern Africa. Africa can almost be classified as "elderly", and the population structure of southern Africa is a standard pyramid, with more people as you go down, and the elderly over 60 account for less than [-]% of the total population. Such a population structure It is the dream of all countries in the world.

Compared with the population, the economy of southern Africa is beyond the reach of the United Kingdom.

After the Industrial Revolution, Britain's industrial output value once accounted for 51% of the world's total. By 1913, before the outbreak of the World War, Britain's industrial output value accounted for only 11% of the world's total——

In 1913, Southern Africa’s total industrial output value accounted for only 4.5% of the world’s total. In 1925, it has already accounted for 24% of the world’s total industrial output value. Together with the United States, it accounts for more than half of the world’s total industrial output value. This does not include agricultural output value. It is different from the calculation method in the United States where even the rent must be counted.

In terms of statistics, countries around the world vary widely.

According to the statistics of the United States, even living in one's own house is counted as rent. The statistics of southern Africa ignore all enterprises below the designated size. Generally, the Ministry of Finance of southern Africa does not make statistics on farms with an area of ​​about [-] to [-] acres, unless they are found in the farms. gold mine.

This probability is as low as buying a lottery ticket.

Therefore, the GDP of southern Africa has a lot of water, but this water is not the same as the water in India that would like to count even cow dung. People always count more, while southern Africa counts lower , that is, there is no term "developing country" now, otherwise Southern Africa will also be in this stage for a long time.

What worries Austin is that while Southern Africa is thriving, it is also buying various assets around the world, such as Brazil's Iron Square, Australia's Pilbara, and Khuzestan, which was snatched from the Persian Empire. the same.

Of course, "robbery" is definitely not agreed in southern Africa. Behavior between small countries is called robbery. Can such big gangsters in southern Africa be robbery? This is a fair deal in black and white. If it is not recognized, the southern Thousands of aircraft in the three major fleets of the four major arms in Africa will let you admit it.

Local Fleet: A fleet that doesn't even have an aircraft carrier or a battleship is ashamed to be called a fleet?

Rock knew that there must be a mole in London in southern Africa, otherwise the British government would not be clinging to Khuzestan.

The word "mole" is a general term used to describe "spy" in Britain and the United States. In the case of the relationship between southern Africa and the United Kingdom, the difference is only in how many British moles there are in southern Africa, not whether there are any.

Surrendering the Mole would have dealt a devastating blow to the British intelligence system.

If you don't pay, then don't mention any cooperation. Without even the most basic premise of trust, cooperation is out of the question.

Rock didn't expect Austin to give an answer right away, so let London struggle.

The meeting was held again the next day, and this time Lisa Khan was not present at all, and the meeting was finally able to proceed normally.

"The fundamental purpose of the Non-War Pact is to bring peace to the world. For a long time, we have believed that 'justice is only within the range of the cannon'. This is the root cause of our world's frequent wars—" Speaking of this, Rock Glancing at German Foreign Minister Gustav Stresemann.

Gustav Stresemann's expression was calm. "Justice is only within the range of the cannon." This was said by Bismarck.

"The Non-War Pact may not bring real peace to our world, but at least it is a useful attempt to use peaceful means to resolve disputes between countries and regions instead of launching wars at every turn. War is The last choice after all methods have lost their effect, not the first priority—" Rock's words resonated strongly, and everyone listened seriously, except Kijuro Kishihara.

During the World War, Japan jumped from a debtor country to a creditor country, almost without paying any price, and became a typical example of small and big.

Since the end of the last century, almost all the wars Japan has participated in have won, and Japan has also joined the ranks of the great powers in the process. The wars brought only benefits to Japan, without pain or punishment. root cause.

Since they have not experienced pain, they will naturally not reflect on the war. For Japan, signing the "Abolition of War Pact" will not bring actual benefits to Japan, but will become a shackle that binds Japan.

"——As the sponsor of the Non-War Pact, Southern Africa promises not to initiate wars, and will continue to disarm on the existing basis. The Southern African Union will also be committed to regional peace and resolve disputes peacefully , I hope that one day, we can live in harmony on this beautiful planet of ours, without war, without killing, without separation of wives and children, may God bless us——" Rock didn't care about Kijuro Koshihara's mood, and he also had opinions. You have to hold back, Japan is still very docile now.

Really docile, the Japanese are bullying the weak and fearing the strong in their bones, and respect the strong. Now Japan has not yet had the courage to challenge southern Africa head-on.

Regardless of Japan's bravado in East Asia, in fact Japan is an extremely militaristic country, and its industrial background is simply not worth mentioning for southern Africa.

At the moment in 1925, Japan's industrial output value accounted for only about 3% of the world's total, even worse than Nyasaland.

Don't think that 1913% is less, compared with [-], it is already good.

In 1913, Japan's economy accounted for only 1.3%. With Japan's industrial strength, it could run rampant in East Asia. Japan is nothing without East Asia.

Even under such circumstances, it is a miracle that Japan can still build two BIG 7s.

So this can explain why Britain and the United States don't care about Japan, because Japan has no threat to Britain and the United States at all. If Germany hadn't held back Britain and the United States in Europe during World War II, it would have been impossible for Japan to show off its power in Asia.

France was as awkward as Japan. After Roque spoke, Briand also had something to say.

"France is willing to sign the Non-War Pact, but France has the legitimate right to guarantee its own security. When France's interests are violated, France has the right to counterattack by all means, including war—" Briand spoke At the time, his eyes were fixed on the German Foreign Minister Gustav Stresemann.

Gustav Stresemann swallowed his anger. The "Contract of Versailles" stipulated that Germany would only retain [-] troops and only be equipped with light weapons. If this still makes France so afraid, then Gustav Stresemann I don't know what to say.

Roque and Coolidge exchanged a tacit look. Roque and Coolidge knew the position of the French, as long as the French were willing to sign.

"Should there be a time limit for the Non-War Pact?" Kijuro Kishihara also had his own calculations. After the completion of the two BIG 7s, Japan's naval budget has accounted for more than one-third of the Japanese government's budget. In this case, the Japanese government It cannot be sustained for a long time.

Let’s not talk about Japan’s militarism, with such a small family, and desperately trying to compare with Britain and the United States in building warships. The strength of the United Kingdom and the United States, and the situation of Japan, are completely incomparable.

The current situation in Japan, if it cannot obtain war dividends like the previous Qing-Japanese Sino-Japanese War, the Russo-Japanese War, and the World War, the Japanese government’s finances will collapse sooner or later. The war has brought Japan international status, and at the same time kidnapped the whole of Japan On the chariot of the ****, Japan has no way out.

"That's ten years—" Rock is particular about this decade.

The deadline for the Washington Naval Treaty was December 1936, 12.

It is now 1925, and the "Washington Naval Treaty" will almost expire ten years later. If there are no accidents, the Second World War will be a matter of course by then, and the "Ambivalence Treaty" will lose its meaning.

"Ten years is too long, and five years is about the same—" Kijuro Moshihara appealed.

The status quo of the Japanese government simply cannot last ten years from now.

Five years later, in 1930, this is about the limit of the Japanese government.

In another time and space, on September 1931, 9, Japan brazenly launched a war of aggression against China, and the time is about the same.

After all, in this time and space, the benefits Japan gained through the First World War are far inferior to those of another time and space.

"Five years is too short and meaningless at all. It will take at least ten years for the Amendment Pact to really play a role." Roque emphasized that ten years was originally aimed at Japan.

"That's right, ten years is indeed more appropriate—" Coolidge didn't know Rock's real purpose, and thought that Rock was really considering the "Washington Naval Treaty."

"Yes, ten years is indeed more appropriate." Austin also agreed with Rock's proposal.

"Ten years is enough, it's better to sign for 100 years—" If possible, Briand hoped that the duration of the Amendment Pact would be forever.

This is a typical example of being frightened by war.

(End of this chapter)