Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2320 De Gaulle's Dilemma
Charles de Gaulle has been to Pretoria many times, each time has a new feeling.

Now that most of Europe has been occupied by Germany, southern Africa is still prosperous and has not been affected in any way, and it seems to be better than before.

The most obvious feeling is that there is more traffic on the road than before, most of the cars are new models produced in recent years, Europeans can’t even eat enough, and southern Africans still have money to buy new cars, which made Charles de Gaulle bad mood.

Compared with southern Africa, France is more like an economically backward colony.

Such a treasure land of geomantic omen, the British actually gave up so easily.

The British should regret it now.

Thinking about it this way, De Gaulle's mood immediately improved a lot.

The convoy was speeding all the way, and Roque held a welcome banquet for Charles de Gaulle at the Palace of Justice.

Before the banquet, Roque and de Gaulle had a brief exchange, and only Roque and de Gaulle attended.

"The assassination of Marshal Darlan was an accident. The assassin was not instructed by anyone. It was purely a temporary idea. He blamed Marshal Darlan for the sinking of the French Navy. He believed that Marshal Darlan was responsible for the tragedy of the French navy, so When you meet Marshal Darlan in the restaurant, you will lose control of your emotions." Rock handed the investigation results of the Walvis Bay police to De Gaulle.

The findings of Brad's office cannot be given to Charles de Gaulle, not because of how horrifying the content is, but because for European countries, Brad's office must keep a low profile.

"How is the assassin going to deal with it?" De Gaulle was concerned about the outcome of the assassin's treatment.

"The shooter came to southern Africa last year. He has not yet acquired the nationality of southern Africa. He is still French. You can decide how to deal with the shooter." Roque gave the decision to de Gaulle.

"Then shoot him, as quickly as possible." De Gaulle was decisive, not wanting to delay too long, to understand this matter as soon as possible.

Roque doesn't care, the gunman is being held at the Walvis Bay Police Station, and Free France can take it away at any time.

After dealing with Darlan's funeral, de Gaulle immediately changed the topic to the war.

"Is it necessary for France to maintain a strong army?" Roque didn't quite agree with De Gaulle's decision.

The cost of forming an army is not much less than that of the navy, and it is not the best option for France now.

"The safety of France must be guaranteed. The tragedy that has already happened cannot be staged again. France must have the power to protect itself." De Gaulle insisted that he was not a blind follower.

In 2005, in the selection of the "Top Ten Great Men of France" held by France [-], de Gaulle was rated as the greatest man in French history by TV audiences.

The current situation of Free France is not good. Except for southern Africa, Britain and the United States do not recognize De Gaulle's leadership over Free France. The reason is that Free France did not hold elections, and De Gaulle's power did not come from elections.

At this time, political correctness has already begun. According to the logic of France and the United States, Vichy France is the legal government of France.

That's right too.

If Free France is not recognized, then Vichy France will not be able to become a victorious country after the war, and there will be one less country to share the fruits of victory.

Southern Africa is the only major country in the world that recognizes de Gaulle's power. De Gaulle is not stupid, on the contrary, he is very smart. He accepted Roosevelt's overtures, not for the purpose of defecting to the United States, but for more assistance from southern Africa.

"Southern Africa and Free France can sign an agreement, and the safety of Free France can be guaranteed by the Federal Government of Southern Africa." Rock does not want a new round of arms race to break out in Europe.

If France forms a powerful army after the war, then Europe will fall into a cycle where everyone is in danger.

France is strong, and the first to retaliate is Germany.

The United Kingdom, which adheres to the continental balance policy, will certainly not watch France dominate the European continent.

Don't forget that there are still Russians who are watching.

At that time, Europe will fall into a new round of arms race. About 20 years later, World War III will break out.

"No, no, no, France will not join the Southern African Union." De Gaulle was highly vigilant and did not want France to become a vassal of any country.

In another time and space, Charles de Gaulle, in order to gradually get rid of the control of the United States, voluntarily withdrew from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization led by the United States in 1966, strengthened cooperation among European countries, advocated "détente and cooperation" between the East and the West, and actively strengthened economic and cultural relations with Russia. Communication was one of the few people in Europe who remained sober at that time.

The same is true of this time and space.

De Gaulle hopes to strengthen cooperation with southern Africa, but does not want to become a vassal of southern Africa.

"You misunderstood. It is not directly joining the Southern African Union, but a new way of cooperation." Roque knew what De Gaulle wanted. France is very important to Southern Africa and is a country that must be wooed.

"Southern Africa has always been a trustworthy country. I hope that the trust between Free France and Southern Africa can be maintained. Southern Africa can help Free France solve security problems. When Free France thinks it is not needed, we will always New ways of cooperation can be adopted.” Rock gave the right to choose to de Gaulle, and the terms he offered were very tempting.

"—And I think that your main task now is not to form a strong army, but to consolidate your power."

De Gaulle was startled, and only then did he realize that Southern Africa's understanding of Free France was much higher than de Gaulle imagined.

De Gaulle's power was questioned not only by the British and Americans, but also within Free France.

When the World War broke out, de Gaulle's military rank was only a colonel, not even a general.

In 1940, de Gaulle was promoted to interim brigadier general. Paul Renault, the chairman of the parliament at the time, appointed de Gaulle as the deputy secretary of state of the Ministry of defense and war, responsible for coordinating the actions with the British army and continuing to fight against Germany.

During this period, De Gaulle's performance was not outstanding. He contacted Winston many times, hoping that Britain could increase its aid to France.

This request was resolutely rejected by Winston. At that time, Britain had decided to abandon France. Winston was concerned about how to withdraw the British army to the mainland, rather than continue to serve.

After France stopped resisting, de Gaulle fled to French North Africa, established Free France, and became the de facto leader of Free France.

Even within Free France, de Gaulle's power has been questioned. In any respect, Renard Capet is more qualified to be the president of Free France than de Gaulle.

That's why de Gaulle invited Renard Capet to be Prime Minister of Free France.

Otherwise, based on the relationship between Leonard Capet and southern Africa, de Gaulle would firmly reject Leonard Capet from Free France.

"Your power in Free France has not yet been consolidated. How can you ensure that your power will not be affected when France is unified after the war?" Rock worried that de Gaulle would be excluded from the regime again.

After World War II in another time and space, Charles de Gaulle, who served as the prime minister of the provisional government, had conflicts with the French Constituent Assembly in terms of the concept of the state and the role of political parties.

Forced to resign in 1946 over military loan issues, de Gaulle was even banned from speaking on television broadcasts and did not return to politics until 1958.

This is the character of Europeans, whether it is British or French, political reckoning is inevitable, and when those idiots mess up the country, they have to be forced to take over the mess.

This is democracy.

"If France doesn't need me anymore, I will return to the countryside of Lille to be a farmer, write a memoir by the way, and maybe become a rich man—" De Gaulle is an open-minded man, and he is a man who can bend and stretch.

"What if Paris no longer needs you, but France needs you?" Roque easily burst the bubble that de Gaulle made for himself. Paris and France are two different things.

Paris is the Paris of France and the Paris of the world.

Rock can only say so much, whether he can comprehend it is up to De Gaulle.

Even if de Gaulle was abandoned by France after the war, Roque could find a new partner, and maybe the new partner would be more in line with the interests of southern Africa.

The scale of the banquet is not large, and the specifications are very high. Only the ambassadors of various countries in southern Africa are eligible to participate.

At the banquet, Roque and de Gaulle jointly announced the results of the Walvis Bay police investigation into Darlan's assassination, proving that the incident was purely accidental and would not affect the relationship between Southern Africa and Free France.

De Gaulle probably didn't sleep well the first night when he arrived in Pretoria. When Roque saw him the next day, the dark circles under his eyes were obvious, just like the painting.

De Gaulle is not so easy to be persuaded, at least he has not changed his mind yet, and still hopes to form a strong army.

Of course Rock agreed. If Southern Africa didn't help, de Gaulle would go back to seek help from the Americans.

De Gaulle was quite sensible. Instead of pursuing the same mechanized troops as the Southern African Army, he chose the more economical and affordable motorization.

Compared with mechanized troops, the cost of motorized troops is much lower. De Gaulle hopes to obtain technical and material support from southern Africa and complete equipment production in French North Africa.

Roque is everything. France is not the Congo. It has a very strong industrial capacity, and it is impossible to completely control it.

Roque and de Gaulle only determined the general direction of cooperation, and left the specific details to professionals for negotiation. De Gaulle spent more time on visits to deepen his understanding of southern Africa.

Southern Africa is worth learning for France, whether it is in national organization or in the management of overseas colonies.

While Southern Africa insisted that the SASA countries were not Southern African colonies, it was clear that de Gaulle believed so.

There are many places in southern Africa worthy of France's study, and de Gaulle's most important thing is education.

Especially public education.

The public education system in Southern Africa was created by Rock. As early as when Southern Africa was still a British colony, Rock established the initial public education system in Rhodesia by himself.

During this process, Southern Africa has also hired many educational talents from France, and the two countries have enjoyed good cooperation.

In fact, France also has public education, but the public education in France went astray and was controlled by religion for a long time. After the Franco-Prussian War, France summed up its experience and lessons. The government’s neglect of public education is considered to be one of the important reasons for France’s failure.

Public education is not public education. French public education is not even free. Many French people are unwilling to send their children to school for education. This has led to French public education faltering until the outbreak of World War II.

After the outbreak of World War II, public education in France stagnated, and the situation in Free France was worse than that in Vichy France.

The public education in southern Africa is quite mature. Every state has an education college that specializes in training teachers. The federal government's expenditure on education has remained high since the birth of the federal government. Before the war broke out, it was much higher than military expenditure.

As the capital of southern Africa, Pretoria has very good schools. Even elementary schools have libraries and playgrounds. In France, private schools that only the rich can attend can reach this level.

"Wealthy people in southern Africa can donate schools, but the schools must be under the unified management of the Ministry of Education. In terms of student management, schools only have a part of the power. The task of the Ministry of Education is to find a delicate balance between public and private. "Louis O'Neill, Minister of Education of the Transvaal State, is of French descent and can communicate with Charles de Gaulle in French.

"We have been doing this for a long time, but the results are not good. Our students do not lack patriotic enthusiasm, but they lack the responsibility and obligation of public affairs. Young people who have achieved success in their studies emigrate overseas. The colonies introduced population to supplement the labor force, and these colonial students did not choose to work for France after completing their studies, but chose to leave France—” De Gaulle was in a heavy heart, and he said nicely that the actual situation in France was worse than what De Gaulle described. serious.

"It depends on the centripetal force of the country. Southern African federal governments at all levels have always been committed to providing a better life for the people. All southern Africans know that as long as they work hard, they will get what they deserve— —"Louis O'Neill also half-spoken, and the words were too deep and heart-wrenching.

In recent years, the French government has devoted more energy to the defense of Germany, to the arms race with Italy in the Mediterranean, and to the feasting and feasting in Paris.

As for the lives of the French people, the high-ranking parliamentary lords are not worried. Those who want to leave France can go as they please. Anyway, there are many people from overseas territories waiting in line to immigrate to France.

Rock is very clear about this. Ordinary people don't care about the change of the king's banner at the top of the city, and care more about whether there is hope in the future. As long as there is hope, even temporary difficulties can be tolerated.

De Gaulle was finally silent.

It is impossible to build a strong France with de Gaulle's own ability alone, and all French people must work together.

This is impossible. France is the country that emphasizes freedom and democracy the most in the world, and the people have the right to make their own choices.

(End of this chapter)