Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2128 Hot Potatoes
Even if he didn’t make a phone call, Sikorski could still find the Rhodes Foundation’s office in London, because the Rhodes Foundation’s London office is diagonally opposite the Southern African embassy in the UK.

With King's Road as the center, the London offices of major companies in southern Africa are all nearby.

Opposite the embassy in the UK is the London office of the foundation under the name of Phyllis, next to it is the headquarters of Rand Bank in London, and in the past is the Johannesburg Medical Group's Big Vegetable Hospital in London, which used to be an umbrella ——

King's Road is also known as "Little Southern Africa" ​​because of the concentration of businesses in Southern Africa.

Among all the buildings, the 30-meter-high full-body marble building where the office of the Rhodes Foundation is located is particularly eye-catching.

After the outbreak of the European War, the Rhodes Foundation’s business volume increased sharply, and many people knew that the Rhodes Foundation not only did charity, but also did business. Brewster Rhodes once declared: In the Rhodes Foundation, You can get everything you want.

After leaving No. [-] Downing Street, Sikorski called Brewster Rhodes and agreed to meet at the Rhodes Foundation at ten o'clock in the morning.

At 09:30, Sikorski left the apartment and went to the Rhodes Foundation.

The weather is not good, drizzling, London winter is always like this, damp and cold, just like the human relationship here, there is no temperature at all.

"Mr. Sikorski, Mr. Rhodes asked me to pick you up—" In front of the apartment, the car sent by Brewster Rhodes had arrived. The driver was very polite and offered to hold an umbrella for Sikorski .

"Thank you—" Sikorski, who had suffered a cold reception in London, suddenly became more favorable.

The car must be a good car. Sikorski doesn't pay much attention to cars at ordinary times. He doesn't know what brand it is, but it feels good to Sikorski.

The leather seat is comparable to a sofa, and the armrests on both sides can be lowered to form effective support for the elbows.

The temperature inside the car is suitable, just like sitting in front of the fireplace with a cup of hot coffee and a blanket on a snowy night. The oriental traditional sachet hanging on the door next to Sikorski is emitting There was a faint fragrance, and there was a newspaper in the storage bag on the back of the driver's seat. Sikorski took it out casually. It was the "Times" just issued today.

Sikorski himself didn't even notice that he had been in the car for less than 2 minutes, and his expectations for today had already been stretched to the extreme.

Before that, Sikorski had never dealt with the Rhodes Foundation.

In fact, the reputation of the Rhodes Foundation is not good, just like the famous South African company that everyone despises, it is not loved by the British.

However, the strength of the Rhodes family is well known. During the last world war, South African companies accounted for 30.00% of all imported food in the UK, of which packaged food accounted for 70.00%.

In this world war, the Rhodes family was still the most important food supplier in Britain.

Sikorski also heard about the Rhodes Foundation while teaching at the Saint-Cyr Military Academy in France.

There are also many students in France every year. It is because of the help of the Rhodes Foundation that they are able to study in southern Africa.

Most French students stay in southern Africa to work directly after graduation, and some return to France.

Therefore, in recent years, more and more French people have spoken for southern Africa, and the French have a better and better impression of southern Africa. Therefore, after the outbreak of the European War, southern Africa became the first choice for French immigrants, and they are willing to go to southern Africa. more French than immigrated to the French North African colonies.

This is very telling.

The driver's driving level is very good, the car is speeding all the way, but Sikorski has no feeling of bumps.

When getting off the bus, Sikorski solemnly took out his wallet and tipped the driver a pound.

The driver thanked him politely, and escorted Sikorski into the lobby of the office with an umbrella all the way.

There were not many people in the lobby, and the staff were neatly dressed and well-trained. Sikorski registered at the front desk and went directly to the third floor under the guidance of the front desk staff.

Brewster Rhodes is 42 years old this year, he is the youngest son of Uncle Herbert Rhodes.

A graduate of Oxford, the alma mater of Cecil Rhodes Sr., Brewster had worked in London and rarely returned to southern Africa.

"General Sikorski, hello—" Brewster smiled sincerely, and took the initiative to leave the desk to shake hands with Sikorski.

"Mr. Rhodes, good morning—" Sikorski took off his coat casually, and Brewster naturally took it and handed it to the secretary next to him. Sikorski was a little surprised.

Brewster is a core member of the Rhodes family. Based on Sikorski's understanding of these big families in Britain, Brewster's ability to do this is outstanding.

Don't underestimate the detail of helping with clothes, which reflects Brewster's sense of service.

Members of many big families in the UK have been pampered since childhood and are used to being served by others, and have no sense of serving others at all.

Of course, this also varies from person to person. Different people look at the problem and draw different conclusions from different positions.

For example, in Brewster's view, those members of the British aristocracy are very sensible, even courteous.

"—Although Germany annexed Poland, the Poles did not surrender. We have formed a highland brigade, and we will form more troops in the future. We will definitely fight the Germans to the end!" Sikorski revealed his heart.

Brewster listened carefully.

It's polite.

But Sikorski never felt it with the British.

"General Sikorski, you may not know that there is also a Polish army in Port Elizabeth in the Near East." Brewster provided a situation that surprised Sikorski.

"Really?" Sikorski really didn't know.

Port Elizabeth is the headquarters of the umbrella company.

Many of the mercenaries of the Umbrella Company were originally Poles. After Germany annexed Poland, some Poles who escaped from Poland via Romania and Hungary are now gathered in Port Elizabeth.

"Yes, they have established an infantry division under the organization of Colonel Slaughter Potnica, and they are being trained by the instructors of the Umbrella Company." Brewster's words made Sikorski feel excited, and Poland still has hope .

Strictly speaking, Slaughter Potnica is not a Polish, but a southern African. He has been naturalized in southern Africa, and the colonel is equivalent to a senior executive in the umbrella company.

"If possible, please arrange for me to go to Port Elizabeth immediately." Sikorski couldn't wait.

"Don't worry, I suggest that before the troops receive complete training, don't rush to the battlefield. We should be responsible for the lives of those passionate young people. They are our incomparable precious wealth." Brewster's words directly made Sikorski red Eye circles.

The contrast is so stark.

The British government's attitude towards the Poles was that they didn't even give them weapons and equipment, let alone complete training, so they rushed to put the Highland Brigade on the battlefield.

Needless to say, after arriving in France, the only highland brigade in Sikorski's hands will definitely be used as cannon fodder by that coward Gan Molin.

The Rhodes Foundation not only took in more Poles, but also conducted complete military training for the Poles in a more responsible manner.

Compared with going to Port Elizabeth, getting weapons and equipment for the Highland Brigade is more important. Sikorski will definitely not let his troops fight the Germans with bare hands.

London is not far from St. Roch, and the Rhodes Foundation even has its own plane in London, which gave Sikorski a new understanding of the strength of the Rhodes Foundation.

Saint Rocco is still overcrowded, so many days have passed, and the number of people fleeing into Saint Rocco has not decreased at all, but more and more.

Now the streets and alleys of San Roque are full of tents.

Saint Rocco has coordinated almost all the resources that can be coordinated, but it is still unable to accommodate so many people.

The shipping company's cruise ships are running at full power, running back and forth between San Roque and Luanda day and night.

Luanda has overtaken Walvis Bay as the largest entry point for migrants in western Southern Africa.

Compared with Walvis Bay, the new immigrants disembarked in Luanda, and the voyage was shortened by nearly 1800 kilometers.

The warehouse of Walvis Bay Ocean Shipping Company is located in the wharf storage area. There are two warehouses, 24 rifles, 120 pistols, [-] general-purpose machine guns, [-] high-level dual-purpose machine guns, and mortars of various calibers. A total of [-] guns.

According to French standards, these weapons are enough to equip two divisions.

No wonder the French took the lawsuit to the International Court of Justice and wanted to get these weapons back.

"The freight from Walvis Bay to St. Roch is 5400 rand in total, and the storage fee for the two warehouses is 3 per day. In addition, you need to pay a compensation. The total amount is 16.5 rand." Whale Bay Ocean Shipping Yao Yuan, the person in charge of the company, is very happy, finally someone is willing to take over this hot potato.

"Of course, in addition to weapons, there are nearly 500 million rounds of ammunition, 18000 rounds of various artillery shells, and nearly [-] grenades. These are all given away for free—" Yao Yuan is very good at doing business and is also good at seizing opportunities: " ——If you need other supplies, I can also help you find them. There are everything here, such as cloth, military backpacks, gas masks, and if you need military vehicles, I can also help.”

It was an eye-opener for Sikorski. Forget about military vehicles, Sikorski can't even pay for the storage fee, which is too extravagant.

"Your bills are wrong—" Brewster was a top student at Oxford after all, and his math scores were much better than some scumbags.

"Oh, Mr. Rhodes, you have to understand that our Whale Bay Ocean Shipping Company has put in a lot of effort for this business—" Yao Yuan has a lot of meaning, and some words are too clear for everyone to know.

(End of this chapter)