Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1872
The relationship between Brazil and the United States has always been very good. The full name of Brazil now is the United States of Brazil, which was established in imitation of the United States of America. Even the flag of the United States of Brazil is a pirated American flag.

During the economic crisis, Brazil was inevitably affected. The economy declined, the people's livelihood declined, and the national income dropped sharply. Brazilians' dissatisfaction with the Brazilian government rose sharply. Finally, in October last year, the military representing the interests of the big estate owners and the big bourgeoisie launched a coup. , a military junta formed by Augusto Tasso Fragozzo, Izairias de Noronha and Mena Barreto came to power.

"So, if you want to get the iron mines in Minas Gerais, you have to get the support of the Brazilian military government—" Little John has a lot of meaning, and Rockefeller is also experienced in this regard.

Do you still remember the Great Summer Valley War mentioned above? Bolivia relied on the support of Standard Oil to gain an advantage in the war with Paraguay.

Now the Great Summer Valley War has entered a new stage. After the Bolivian offensive was frustrated, German general Hans Conte was hired to command the army. Not long ago, the Paraguayan army attacked Saavedra. In this battle, the two sides invested a total of 7000 people, relying on trenches, machine guns and heavy artillery to engage in melee, with corpses strewn across the field, known as the South American version of "Verdun Meat Grinder".

Because of General Conte’s command error, two divisions in Bolivia were completely annihilated, the Bolivian army collapsed thousands of miles away, and the Paraguayan army captured more than 30 Bolivian military strongholds in the North Chaco area. .

Compared with the battles during the World Wars, 3 people are not worth mentioning.

However, Bolivia's population at this time is less than 200 million, and Paraguay's population is only a pitiful 100 million. So at this level, both warring parties are actually exhausted and unsustainable.

"It's very simple, the Iron Four has the support of the state of Minas Gerais, and it was with the support of the Iron Four that Getulio Vargas was elected governor of Minas Gerais. , if the iron mines in Minas Gerais can be nationalized, then the Brazilian government will be very happy." Little Morgan sneered, what the Rockefeller family can do, the Morgan family can also do, and can still do better.

U.S. Steel is also a military enterprise. Bethlehem Steel can manufacture the main guns for the "Colorado" class battleship, and of course U.S. Steel can.

"Jack, if you need my help, please feel welcome." Charles Schwab took the initiative to throw out an olive branch. For high-grade ore, Bethlehem Steel Company also has demand.

"Come to my office tomorrow, let's have a good chat." Little John didn't refuse, and kept introverted, and he was still consistent in the face of powerful enemies.

Regardless of how U.S. Steel and Bethlehem Steel joined forces, after the establishment of the military government, the interests of Iron Four Corners were not affected. At the end of last year, Getulio Vargas, who was supported by Iron Four Corners, was elected as the governor of the state of Michigan. In return, the Iron Four Corners Company's ownership of the iron mines in Mizhou was once again confirmed by the state government of Mizhou.

Getulio Donelles Vargas was born in 1882 in a family of large farmers in San Borja, Rio Grande do Sul. He served in the military at the age of 17 and later became a lawyer. He entered politics in 1909 and served as a state senator. , Federal MP, Federal Minister of Finance.

Last year, Vargas failed to participate in the presidential election as the candidate of the Liberal Alliance. After the establishment of the military government, he successfully ran for the governor of Michigan. Vargas was very dissatisfied with the result, so he asked Iron Four Corners to give Vargas more support.

"Although the election for the presidency failed, it is also a good result to be elected governor of the state of Michigan. We can make a comeback in the next presidential election, and we will have a greater chance of winning." The general manager of Iron Four Corners is still Fan Bao, Fan In fact, Bao didn't have much ambition, he just wanted to mine honestly.

It is a pity that even this requirement cannot be met by Brazil now.

"Fan, the trio came to power through a coup, the ruling foundation is weak, internal divisions are serious, and they don't even have relevant ruling experience. As long as we show strong competitiveness, we can overthrow the military government rule of the trio. You promise that as long as I am elected as the president of Brazil, the Michigan Iron Mine will always belong to Iron Four Corners, and at the same time, I will try my best to win more interests for Iron Four Corners.” Vargas was not reconciled to failure, and the establishment of the military government was a disaster Head, anyone can come to power through a coup.

Fan Bao was fighting fiercely in his heart, and Fan Bao in other states could not control it, but in Mizhou, the status of the iron four corners could not be shaken.

Iron Four Corners is backed by Nyasaland and Adan, and is not a pure mineral resource enterprise.

In the current state of Michigan, the coffee economy has been completely bankrupt. The former president Epitacio Pessoa was killed and the greedy Ernesto was hanged by the rebels on the streets of the state capital Belo Horizonte. During the coup, troops loyal to the military government once attacked the area controlled by the Iron Four Corners, but were repelled by the Umbrella Company mercenaries and the Michigan National Guard.

The Michigan National Guard is actually a militia formed by the state itself.

Although it is a militia, the Michigan National Guard has the strength no less than the Brazilian National Defense Force. In 1931, Brazil had a population of about 3500 million. Although the area of ​​​​Mizhou is not the largest, it is the most populous state with a population of 290 million. The proportions of whites, Africans, and mixed races are about the same.

Brazil has been colonized by Portugal for a long time. In addition to the Portuguese, there are many German, Italian, and Polish whites in the territory. It is probably bounded by the state of Michigan. To the north and west of the state, most of the residents are African or Brazilian natives. , south of Michigan is dominated by whites.

In 1931, Brazil was not yet a BRIC country, and its economy was dominated by exporting agricultural products in the early years. After the establishment of the Iron Four Corners Company, iron ore exports gradually became the main source of income for the Michigan government.

With money, it is natural to be able to form an army. All the equipment of the Michigan National Guard is purchased from Southern Africa through Iron Four Corners.

Of course, the equipment of the Michigan National Guard is definitely not comparable to that of the National Guards of the southern African states, not even the mercenaries of the umbrella company in Brazil.

However, compared with the Brazilian National Defense Force with backward equipment, the equipment of the Michigan National Guard is quite good.

There is no way around this. In the strategic reserve warehouse in southern Africa, even the Lee Enfield, the oldest model, is a proper advanced weapon in the Americas.

The Nyasaran military industry also wants to sell the most advanced semi-automatic rifles to the Michigan National Guard, but unfortunately, the state of Michigan can’t afford it. The state of Michigan has only been rich for a few days. In fact, even Lee Enfield can’t afford it. In the end, it is the state government of Michigan. The transaction was completed with a loan from the Rand Bank using the Michigan Customs revenue as collateral.

To Fan Bao's surprise, the final price of the Lee Enfield purchased by the state capital of Michigan was actually similar to that of a semi-automatic rifle.

This was again the handwriting of Ernesto, the governor of the state of Michigan at the time. God knows how many kickbacks Ernesto took from this military purchase.

It's a pity that all of this was forgotten as Ernesto was hanged.

Although Ernesto was hanged, the loan from the Rand Bank still had to be repaid. Fortunately, Michigan had a strong National Guard, which gave Vargas more courage.

The military government can come to power through a coup, but can't Vargas?

"Well, how do you need Iron Four Corners to support you?" Fan Bao made up his mind. The military government is coveting the iron mines in Mizhou, and Iron Four Corners can't sit still.

"I need more weapons, more troops, and I need umbrella companies to help with training. As long as we have 20 troops from the state government in a short period of time, we can overthrow the military government." There are only [-] people, and the equipment is backward, the training is insufficient, the military discipline is lax, and the combat capability is not even as good as the French colonial servants.

Speaking of the combat effectiveness of the South American army, it might not even be as good as the Indian Servant Army. At least the Indian Servant Army followed the British Empire in three days and two, but South America has hardly ever broken out in large-scale wars. Brazil's 20 National Defense Forces are They are already considered powerful.

"Where is the money? Where does the money come from?" Fan Bao was speechless. As long as Vargas could afford the money, let alone 50 troops, [-] would be fine.

But where does the money come from?

The state of Michigan has already credited the customs tax to the Rand Bank. Judging from the current income, it will take at least 10 years to pay it off. What else can the state use as collateral now?
"The income of the state government of Michigan—" Vargas was fishing.

In fact, it doesn’t count. The income of the state capital of Mizhou is not the income of Vargas himself. This is essentially no different from Ernesto’s behavior.

The income of the state capital of Michigan mainly comes from the iron ore export of the Iron Four Corners Company. Like the Nezhi Petroleum Company, southern Africans eat meat, and the Nezhi people always have some soup.

Therefore, Iron Four Corners exports iron ore, and the state capital of Mizhou enjoys 150% of the proceeds. Don't underestimate this [-]%. Last year, the revenue of the state capital of Mizhou reached [-] million rand, and it is rising rapidly.

What I want to explain here is that almost all of the iron ore of the Iron Four Corners Company is sold to the Fawalt Iron and Steel Group, and the price is relatively low.

If Iron Four Corners directly sells iron ore to American steel companies, then this income will directly double.

Of course, Iron Four Corners will definitely not do this. The transaction between Iron Four Corners and Fawalt Steel Group is carried out through Nyasaland Company. Iron Four Corners itself has no pricing power and sells iron ore to Fawalt’s The price is about the same as the cost price. Although this behavior is a bit despicable, it is in line with the principle of free trade.

"Okay, I'll help you contact Rand Bank—" Fan Bao agreed to this plan. Vargas was willing to die, and Fan Bao was willing to bury him.

(End of this chapter)