Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1984
Barton doesn't know how much it costs for an electromagnetic gun, but Rock knows it very well.

In his previous life, Rock could see reports about electromagnetic guns every now and then, but he didn't see a real electromagnetic gun until Rock crossed.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that the relevant countries have already successfully researched it but kept it secret. This kind of thing is not impossible. The military strength of some countries is like Schrödinger's cat.

"That's why you promised to invest in Nikola Tesla. Do you know why he came to you?" Rock looked at Button with pity, as if he had been taken advantage of.

"Why?" Barton was as simple as Little Red Riding Hood.

"Because he came to me, and I didn't agree." Rock was really not stingy, but worried about creating another bottomless pit like the remote intelligent unmanned bomber project.

The long-range intelligent unmanned bomber is not bad. To be honest, although Roque invested a lot of money, relying on the steady stream of peripheral achievements of the Nikolai Research Institute, in fact, he did not lose much.

The point is that it is only 1932. Even if the long-range intelligent unmanned bomber is unsuccessful, there is hope to some extent. Electromagnetic guns——

It is estimated that this is a lifetime series.

"You think this is useless?" Barton was terrified.

Rock suddenly had a bad feeling: "Tell me, how much money was fooled?"

Barton's face turned white and red, and he hesitated for a while: "Actually, it's not much—1500 million—"

Rock rested his forehead and sighed. The generals of the southern African military had their own talk, let alone whether they were strong or not, and there was nothing to say about their courage.

"I just agreed verbally, and I haven't paid any money yet." Barton wanted to renege on his debt.

Rock looked at Patton with pity. Nikola Tesla dared to take money from him. Will the Navy need new equipment in the future?
"This is all your navy's expenses for the second half of the year, right?" Rock said with a grim expression. That was 1500 million rand, which can be used to build three "island"-class aircraft carriers, the kind that is fully equipped with carrier-based aircraft.

"There's still a little left—" Patton was dejected. The dignified Secretary of the Navy was fooled by an engineer, and he could only blame the electromagnetic gun for being too fragrant.

The key lies in the character of Nikola Tesla. 1500 million rand is obviously not enough to complete the research on the electromagnetic gun. It will be gone after a few months of burning. Should we continue to invest in it then?
If you continue to invest, it will probably be a bottomless pit.

If you don't invest, 1500 million will be in vain.

"Forget it, use this money for research on the remote intelligent unmanned bomber project." Rock found another way, and the promised money must be paid, so he simply added fire to the long-range intelligent unmanned bomber project. Let's see There are no surprises.

In fact, there are already quite a few surprises. The latest results of the Nikolai Research Institute are actually similar to another famous "Osprey" in time and space.

The "Osprey" is indeed not qualified to be used as a bomber, but it is more suitable to be used as a transport aircraft. It has fast speed, long range, and low fuel consumption. As a transport aircraft, it can also be used as a bomber. It is also of great commercial value in civilian transportation. Shipping costs are much lower than helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft.

The only worry now is reliability. Materials are the biggest constraint on the development of science and technology in southern Africa. Researchers in southern Africa have countless whimsical ideas, and most of them are stuck on the limitation of materials. This problem cannot be solved overnight and requires long-term accumulation. and a lot of investment.

When Southern Africa was digging deep into technology, the US Marine Corps finally withdrew from Victoria. Nearly [-] military government troops surrendered after the withdrawal of the US military. They needed to undergo a long labor reform to regain their freedom.

No way, with the withdrawal of the U.S. military, the Brazilian civil war has come to an end. The military government entrenched in St. Louis will be unable to launch a counterattack against Rio for a while, and the new government will also be unable to launch an attack on St. Louis. Vargas has shifted his focus to New Zealand. In terms of the integration of government-controlled areas, reconstruction and economic recovery are also gradually unfolding.

It was only then that Vargas discovered the benefits of clinging to southern African thighs.

A long time ago, capitals from southern Africa were eyeing South American resources.

As mentioned earlier, the economies of southern Africa and Brazil are highly complementary. Brazil has resources but no technology and no capital, while southern African companies have strength but lack markets.

It is still Nyasaland and Rhodesia that lead the way.

Similar to that in southern Africa, Nyasaland’s investment in Brazil focuses on infrastructure and mineral resource development, Rhodesia’s focus on timber and food, and Christian’s human resources company is the most active, which is what Southern African companies need in Brazil. Most of the human resources are obtained through Christian Human Resources Company. For a time, countless working groups frequently haunt the Amazon rainforest. Christian Company is like a catfish, stirring up the whole of Brazil.

Natal, the capital of Rio Grande do Norte, is the most important port city on the northeastern coast of Brazil.

Natal means Christmas in Portuguese. This city also has a name called Sunshine City. During World War II in another time and space, Natal used to be an important air transport transit station. In 2019, Natal has a global Ranked 500th among the top 444 cities.

Natal in 1932 was far from reaching another height of time and space. Now Natal’s population is only about 3058. It is 1000 kilometers away from Dakar, Senegal, an African country, in the east, 1700 kilometers away from St. Louis in the west, and [-] kilometers away from Victoria in the south. Kilometers, geographical location is very important.

As the governor of the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Dos Santos has been in a difficult situation these days. Not long ago, St. Louis and Rio de Janeiro sent telegrams to Natal respectively, hoping to get the allegiance of the state of Rio Grande do Norte, which made dos Santos Even a little panicked, sandwiched between southern Africa and the United States, dos Santos is in a dilemma.

That's right, although it was the military government and the new government that sent the telegram, Dos Santos is very clear about the background of the military government and the new government. But the United States and southern Africa hidden behind the military government and the new government made Dos Santos dare not act rashly.

"Although the military government lost in the previous phase of the battle, it has the support of the Americans after all. The southern Africans sank the American 'Lexington'. The Americans will definitely make a comeback. If we support the new government, Then it may become cannon fodder for the new government." Dos Santos was depressed, and the cachaça in his hand was no longer fragrant.

Sugar cane, cotton, and sea salt were Natal's specialties in the colonial era, and they are still Natal's pillar industries.

Like many areas in Brazil, the development of science and technology has not brought about rapid changes. Brazil seems to be forgotten by the whole world, and it has remained unchanged for decades.

"But if we choose a military government, we will also offend southern Africa, which we cannot afford." Dos Santos' eldest son, Santos Jr., is the mayor of Natal. This is the case in Brazil's political arena, where family political nepotism abounds , the Santos family is no exception.

"Can't we be as good as before?" Santos' youngest son, Jose, has also entered the political arena, and is a member of the state of Rio Grande do Norte.

"Impossible. The conflict between the Americans and southern Africa has completely intensified, and we have to make a choice." Dos Santos has been grey-headed these days, and he is ready to resign.

But not reconciled.

After all, the Santos family has been cultivating deeply in Rio Grande Norte for decades. If they want to resign now, whether it is the military government or the new government, they will not easily let go of the Santos family, which has huge influence in Rio Grande Norte.

Unless the Santos family completely leaves Rio Grande do Norte.

But leaving the Santos family in Rio Grande Norte is equivalent to being a rootless tree. For Dos Santos, losing power is more uncomfortable than killing Dos Santos.

"Sir, Mr. Patrick from Christian Company has arrived." The housekeeper hurriedly reported.

"Christian Company?" Dos Santos didn't know enough about southern African capital.

"A southern African company usually appears as a sentinel of southern African capital. The company owner, Christian, is notorious. He is the world's largest slave trader and a loyal servant of the Marquis of Nyasaland." Santos Jr. has great ambitions, and he has great enthusiasm for southern Africa. African capital knows far better than dos Santos.

In fact, it is more appropriate to use "forward" to describe Christian Company, and "sentinel" should be used to describe the umbrella.

As for the "slave trader", this is the same as the umbrella company's mercenaries being called "war hyenas".

To put it bluntly, most of the white Brazilians are descendants of slave traders, so no one has the right to discriminate against anyone.

"Please come in." Dos Santos did not dare to neglect. The so-called "loyal servant" is also an adjective, but it also represents the Christian company, and to some extent it can indeed represent the will of the Marquis of Nyasaland.

What Dos Santos didn't expect was that Patrick was actually an African.

Of course, if you only look at it from the outside, you will never be able to tell it. If you ignore Patrick's skin color, Patrick, who is well-dressed, pays more attention to etiquette than many white people.

"Good day, Your Excellency—" Patrick was polite and carried a gift for Dos Santos with him.

"Why did you come to me? I don't remember any cooperation between us." Dos Santos knew Patrick's purpose and waited for Patrick to make an offer.

"It will come soon. No one in the world can refuse the kindness of Mr. Christian and the Marquis of Nyasaland." Patrick spoke in a relaxed tone as if he was sitting in his own living room.

Dos Santos' complexion changed several times, but he finally endured it.

(End of this chapter)