Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2077 Expulsion of nationality

The British government's endurance with the British Navy has reached its limit.

A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. If the British government tightens its grip, let alone five "kings", there will be no problem with "five more".

The root cause of the delay in launching the "King" class battleships was the British government's dissatisfaction with the British Navy.

The British Navy still adheres to the idea of ​​​​"giant ship and cannon" and insists on developing battleships instead of aircraft carriers that Southern Africa has insisted on from the very beginning.

This is as stupid as still adopting red line tactics in the face of intensive German machine gun fire after the Battle of the Somme.

Many things simply cannot be explained with common sense.

During the period when Cecil Rhodes colonized Rhodesia, there was already a British army of more than 50 people. With only 4 Maxim heavy machine guns, they repelled dozens of charges by more than 5000 Metabilis, and fought back. The myth that more than 3000 people died.

It's a pity that this myth did not attract the attention of the British to heavy machine guns, which led to the tragedy of 6 deaths in one day in the Battle of the Somme.

The same goes for aircraft carriers.

The United Kingdom is the first country in the world to have an aircraft carrier. After the World War, the role of aircraft carriers has become more and more important, but it still cannot attract the attention of the British Navy.

Probably not.

This has a lot to do with the status quo of the Royal Navy.

The living admirals of the United Kingdom, John Jericho, born in 1859, Charles Madden in 1864, David Beatty in 1871, and Roger Case in 1872, are all six 70 years old.

There are currently 9 admirals in the United Kingdom.

Not to mention those who have retired from active service.

The admirals who are still serving are all born in the 70s and [-]s. They have no time and energy to understand the development trend of the modern navy. of glory.

The British government hopes that the British Navy will also increase its emphasis on aircraft carriers, just like the United States that launched five "Yorktowns" in one breath last year in southern Africa.

Under the strong intervention of the British government the year before last, the Royal Navy finally built two aircraft carriers.

However, compared with southern Africa and the United States, the Royal Navy is like an old farm ox. It can take a step with a whip, and it can’t go without a whip. The "island" class in southern Africa has already served three ships, and the British two The aircraft carrier is still far from being completed and delivered.

Roger Case knew how disappointed the British government was with the British Navy.

The reason why Neville chose Roger Keyes was also to hope that through Roger Keyes, he would bring some new changes to the stagnant Royal Navy.

Of course, things were more complicated than Roger Case expected.

The "Washington Evening Post" made public reports on the inside story of the "Victoria" accident, which made the British government and the Royal Navy completely passive.

Neville finally made a decisive move to compensate the families of the staff members who died in the "Victoria" accident as quickly as possible, and met all the demands of the families of the victims, thereby canceling the complaints of the families of the victims against the British government and the Royal Navy and avoiding the situation. Continue to deteriorate.

Joe John was also released, left the British mainland in a low-key manner, and returned to southern Africa under the protection of mercenaries from the umbrella company, without accepting any media interviews.

This is not over yet, the British government has decided to launch an investigation into the "Victoria" accident and hold those responsible accountable.

According to the usual style of the British government, the release of the investigation report is likely to be in the foreseeable future, and it can be regarded as an explanation to the public if it is published by an unknown local tabloid at that time.

This is also the consistent style of the British government and the Royal Navy.

The procurement systems of the British government and the Royal Navy both require public bidding.

Public tenders can also be cheated.

For example, the Royal Navy wants to purchase a batch of coffee cups.

The Royal Navy chose an unknown tabloid that few people read to disclose this information, which is completely legal in procedure.

At the same time for further precise positioning.

The Royal Navy will also stipulate that the coffee mug must meet certain standards.

This standard is only known to a company selected in advance by the Royal Navy.

So only this company can win the bid.

Now you know why certain coffee mugs cost a thousand dollars each.

A thousand-dollar coffee mug probably costs no more than ten dollars.

When Joe John arrived at Walvis Bay, the Walvis Bay Shipyard also received an inquiry fax from the British government.

Yes, it was from the British government, not from the British Navy, and not from the British War Office.

"How much is the report?" Dong Bowen, Minister of Naval Equipment Department of Southern Africa, was beaming. Such a large order from the British Navy is not common.

This time the British government will not only purchase ten "ghost" submarines, but also ten "Durban" class light cruisers.

Under normal circumstances, the total of these two orders must exceed 2000 million rand.

Although it can't keep up with the French's [-] million yuan order.

However, the British government can't do anything like France to tear up orders at will.

"Just quote at the normal export price—" Rock is the big boss of the Walvis Bay Shipyard, and holds more shares than the Southern African Federal Government.

Walvis Bay Shipyard and Edward Shipyard were both established by Roque, and they are private properties under Roque's name.

This was the status quo in southern Africa at the time. Even important industries related to national security were all controlled by capital, and the federal government had no jurisdiction and no right to speak.

This situation certainly cannot exist for long.

Therefore, after Roque came to power, the capital ratio of many industries was adjusted. Similar to railway, aviation, highway, sea and other transportation companies, the federal government now occupies more than half of the shares, basically meeting Roque's requirements.

In military industries like Nyasaland Military Industry, Nyasaland Aviation, and Nyasaland Heavy Industry, the federal government has a slightly lower share of the shares, but it is no longer the situation where it had no say in the past. At least ensure that the federal government has a certain influence on military enterprises, and there will definitely be further adjustments in the future.

"Now that the prices of raw materials have risen sharply, workers' salaries are also increasing, and the price of submarines should also rise—" Dong Bowen complained, the higher the price, the better.

"Then you can do what you see, it's almost fine." Rock actually doesn't like this kind of petty behavior, but it is also the style of southern Africa that revenge is the way to go.

"Okay!" Dong Bowen was really happy. The export price of the "Ghost" submarine did not include torpedoes.

Therefore, if the British government wants to buy torpedoes in southern Africa, it will have to pay extra.

Moreover, southern Africa also has restrictions on the export of torpedoes. The most advanced ones will definitely not be sold, and the ones that can be sold are all obsolete models that have been retired.

As for the "Durban" class light cruisers, for the British Navy, they are actually more important than submarines.

During the London Naval Conference, the United Kingdom requested an increase in the number of cruisers to protect Britain's overseas interests.

Although battleships are powerful, their maintenance costs are also high. For the British Navy, cruisers with ocean-going capabilities, especially light cruisers, are the most cost-effective.

The "Durban" class light cruisers in southern Africa, no matter from which aspect, are in line with the requirements of the British Navy.

Although the "Durban" class light cruiser was developed a bit early, it has not lagged behind in technology after many upgrades, especially in anti-submarine performance, and has a certain degree of ship-to-ship and ground-to-ground attack capabilities.

The key is that the "Durban" class light cruiser is very cheap, and the export price in southern Africa is cheaper than that made by the UK itself, which makes the British government very uncomfortable.

The British government must also know that buying from abroad is not as good as building by itself.

This concerns the national security of the UK.

However, the British Navy did not live up to it, and the British government also wanted to teach the British Navy a lesson, so there was a purchase order for the "Durban" class light cruiser.

Rock thought this matter was over.

Unexpectedly, after the specific news of the arms order appeared in the newspapers, a professor at the University of Cape of Good Hope in Cape Town publicly stated that the Southern African federal government not only failed to protect the interests of southern African companies in handling this matter, but also fully exposed the interests of southern African companies. question.

To put it simply, this professor named James Harold believes that although southern Africa has become stronger, it does not have the demeanor that a powerful country should have.

Rock was just too curious.

What is "big country demeanor"?
"It's normal. Some people just read stupidly, or they are instigated by other forces behind them, otherwise they can't make such stupid remarks." I don't know how many I've seen.

"Normal?" Rock really didn't know how many people like James Harold existed in Southern Africa.

Song Xiangrong's heart skipped a beat.

Rock rarely shows such strong concern for such "little things" now.

"Since you know that there are other forces behind it, have you notified the relevant departments to investigate?" Rock knew how much impact such remarks would have.

Especially since this guy is a professor at Cape of Good Hope University.

Think about the professor is so brain-dead, what kind of students can he teach?

And the key is that such remarks can still be published in newspapers.

The Press and Publication Administration is a little slack.

"Although James Harold is talking nonsense, it has not reached the level of crime." Song Xiangrong was cautious. Some people's survival rule is to break the law and not commit crimes.

This is why Rock doesn't like some Chinese officials.

The Chinese place a lot of emphasis on human relationships and sophistication, which can lead to many problems.

Some people are in harmony with each other, and one thing more is worse than one thing less.

Although James Harold did not commit a crime, he must have violated the relevant laws and regulations. Southern Africans have freedom of speech, but no matter what they say, they must safeguard the interests of southern Africa.

Especially this kind of public speech in the newspaper.

Newspapers also have unshirkable responsibilities.

"Notify the Cape State that such a person is not qualified to teach in any school in southern Africa." Rock was ruthless, and his nationality could not be expelled, otherwise Rock would definitely do so.

(End of this chapter)