Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2393 Poor pawn
Gasberry's plan was good, but not perfect.

This is understandable, as the librarian is rich in theoretical knowledge, it is inevitable to deviate from reality in actual operation, and non-principle errors are within the acceptable range.

Some mistakes are just not acceptable.

Alexander's office is also in Algiers. After Tony arrived in Algiers, Alexander soon noticed that Tony's contact with southern Africa was too frequent, which made Alexander very angry.

Tony is a well-chosen spokesperson for the interests of the British.

Now that Tony has not brought benefits to Britain, southern Africa is looking at picking peaches. This backstab made Alexander heartbroken.

"I didn't betray our agreement, I just wanted to find more help to make our agreement come true as soon as possible." Tony defended his behavior, saying that southern Africa is the godfather at most, and the United Kingdom is the real father.

"You'd better be like this. The cooperation between us has already begun. Any betrayal will not be tolerated by the United Kingdom." Major Hoyle, who hurried from London, was very dissatisfied with Tony's behavior, so he went wherever he went. Starting to step on two boats, the Italians are indeed scumbags.

Britain's support for Tony is no less than that of southern Africa, especially in terms of material supply, and it does its best.

It is now clear that the relationship between Free France and southern Africa is getting closer. If Britain wants to maintain its influence in the Mediterranean, it must find a reliable partner.

Although Italy is unreliable, its influence around the Mediterranean is unquestionable. If a pro-British Italian government can be established, then Britain can guarantee control over the Mediterranean.

"There will be no betrayal, and I will resolutely implement our agreement." Tony vowed, and began to ask before the words fell: "Rebuilding Sicily requires more funds——"

The meaning of these words is obvious, you can be loyal, just take money.

"Tony, don't you think that money grows from the ground—" Hoyle sneered, the United Kingdom's money is not so easy to get.

Since the outbreak of the war, Britain has spent more than 300 billion pounds, which is far beyond the expectations of the British government, and the United Kingdom has been overwhelmed.

About a third of Britain's £300 came from national debt, a third from loans from southern Africa and the United States, and a final third from the colonies.

It can be seen here that the British government had already started to operate in debt before the outbreak of the war, without any accumulation, which is unimaginable for the international status of the United Kingdom.

Under such a difficult situation, the United Kingdom still squeezed out money from its already extremely tight finances, which is enough to prove the sincerity of the United Kingdom.

Sincerity is there, but I am afraid of comparison.

Alvin promised to help Tony, and various supplies began to arrive in Sicily the next day.

The support that Britain promised to Tony is far away, and Tony can't be blamed for being half-hearted.

The next day Hoyle returned to Sicily with Tony.

Perhaps it is more appropriate to use "escort" to describe it. Alexander obviously didn't want to leave too many opportunities for Tony and the southern Africans to contact.

The beach near Pachino still has traces of the fierce exchange of fire between the two sides when the British and American coalition forces launched the landing battle.

All buildings and trees near the coast have been destroyed by artillery fire, reconstruction work has not yet started, and the debris has not had time to clear up.

Next to the simple temporary pier, a destroyed anti-aircraft gun was abandoned on the beach, and further away there was a German tank that was also destroyed. Next to it was an abandoned trench with bullet craters everywhere.

Major Hoyle's heart was heavy. When the British and American coalition forces landed, this was the landing point for the British troops. Because of the tenacious sniping by the German and Italian coalition forces, the British troops suffered heavy casualties.

"We paid a huge price to rescue you from the clutches of the Germans. You should know how to be grateful." Major Hoyle's expression and heart were confused, and he didn't know what he was trying to pay such a high price.

For justice?

Don't be ridiculous, Major Hoyle didn't believe it himself.

So in order to seize the hegemony of the European continent, this is obviously not right, the United Kingdom is an island country.

It is even less likely to be for the Italians.

After thinking for a while, Major Hoyle found sadly that the two world wars seemed to be to prove the decline of traditional empires and the rise of emerging countries.

My lord, times have indeed changed.

Tony didn't speak, disapproving in his heart.

thanksgiving!

Who are you grateful for?Grateful for Britain and Germany fighting on Italian soil, it was the Italians who ultimately bore it all.

Waiting for Major Hoyle and Tony at the pier was a military off-road vehicle produced in southern Africa. The southern African flag on the door had not been removed, which must have been intentional.

"That's what you got from southern Africa?" Major Hoyle sneered, ashamed of you.

"It's more than that—" Back on the land of Italy, Tony finally gained some confidence.

Indeed, unlike the devastated battlefield, Pachino's reconstruction work has already begun.

Next to the main road into Pachino, there is a camp with a huge area. Looking around, there are thousands of tents. The center of the camp is covered with tarpaulins and piled up like a mountain. Dozens of engineering vehicles are parked in the open space next to it. , several of which were apparently modified from German tanks.

"This is a camp from the Christian Construction Company. There are about 6000 workers in this camp. There are four camps of this size in Pachino." Tony's words made Major Hoyle shudder.

Pachino is just a small town in the southeast corner of Sicily. There are more than 20000 workers here. How many are there in the whole of Sicily?
What about all of Europe?
Christian is indeed worthy of being the most powerful construction company in the world.

"You may not think that the vast majority of construction workers here are prisoners of war, from North Africa and all over Europe. Southern Africa has not abused them, nor tried them, but used labor to cleanse their hearts and let them realize the essence of life, wealth It was created with hands, not obtained by plunder." Tony was full of deep meaning, the first pot of gold accumulated in the British Empire was not obtained by robbery.

In fact, Italy is not much better. One of the colonial countries said the other, and the way to create wealth is through plunder. Therefore, after the Age of Discovery, Europe began to rise. Before the life of European civilians, even the current Africans Not as good.

At least Africa is rich in products, and Africans can fill their stomachs without farming.

European farming techniques remained in the slash-and-burn era until the 18th century.

This is really not a black European. Through some written records, it can be proved that the ratio of European farmers' seeds to harvest is about 1:2, which means that one kilogram of seeds planted can only harvest two kilograms of grain.

At the same time, the Orientals with full cultivation skills can harvest about 20 kilograms of grain after planting one kilogram of seeds.

This is the reason why Europeans had to start the age of great voyages, not because Europeans liked adventure more, but because Europeans would starve to death if they did not go overseas for food.

"Where do you get the money to pay the builder?" Major Hoyle's worst fears were becoming a reality.

The biggest problem in the UK right now is that it has no money. Every sum of money spent by the British government needs to be approved by the Parliament, and the efficiency of the British Parliament is well known. It is not known how many years it will take until the funds are approved.

The procedure for the federal government of Southern Africa to supplement the budget is also very complicated. However, compared with the United Kingdom, the biggest advantage of Southern Africa lies in the extremely high efficiency of capital in Southern Africa. Christian Construction Company is a commercial enterprise, and the direction of investment does not require Congressional approval.

"There is no need to pay. We leased some land to Christian Construction Company for the construction of their largest storage center in the Mediterranean Sea. In return, Christian Construction Company will undertake the reconstruction task of Pachino, so Rand Bank and Rhodesia Bank are jointly responsible for the required funds—” Tony was proud of himself, and he was very good at borrowing chickens and laying eggs.

"Don't you have to pay back the money owed to the bank?" Hoyle disagreed. Bankers are all vampires.

"Of course I have to pay it back, but that's a matter for the future Pachino government." Tony didn't want to renege on the debt, but he didn't care about the flood after I died.

This means that it is obvious that Tony is using Pachino's reconstruction to buy people's hearts. As for how much debt the Pachino government will bear for this in the future, this is not a question that Tony considers.

Even whether the Pachino government is willing to bear this debt in the future is not within the scope of Tony's consideration.

At this time, more than a dozen trucks drove into the camp, and hundreds of Italian prisoners of war in prison uniforms got out of the trucks, talking and laughing shoulder to shoulder, without any shame.

"The logistical treatment in southern Africa is unrivaled in the world. These prisoners of war are supplied with tobacco and coffee every day, and the team with the fastest progress can also get red wine. Southern Africans are good at using various methods to motivate people. Guys who don’t even clean up are willing to work for southern Africans and are extremely hardworking.” Tony lamented that the same group of people, with a different management, is completely reborn.

Italy has also accumulated what it considers to be rich experience in colonial management in its North African colonies.

But compared with southern Africa, Italian North Africa is simply a slave society.

There is nothing to say about this. Before the emergence of southern Africa, European countries used cruel methods to rule the colonies under high pressure for hundreds of years, and no one felt wrong.

The management method in southern Africa is equivalent to opening a new door. Free France imitated the southern African method in North Africa to improve the social status of the indigenous colonists in North Africa, and achieved good results.

It's a pity that more countries have no chance to imitate, and the same is true for Italy. After this war, Italy will lose all its overseas colonies.

"Why don't they run away?" Hoyle raged.

"Why run away?" Tony asked sharply.

That's right, why run away, flee back to your hometown and be recruited into the army again and return to the battlefield?
The next time you may not have the good luck of being captured.

From this point of view, it is safer to stay in a prisoner of war camp, at least there is no threat to life.

As for physical labor, this work is called exercising in another way. There is no essential difference between lifting wood and iron.

What's more, the living conditions of Italian families in the state of war are actually not very good. Many families lack clothes and clothes, and face the threat of starvation. The prisoner-of-war camps can not only eat enough, but also eat well. The Italian army will not provide for ordinary soldiers. wine.

The car moved on, the road ahead was badly damaged, and a group of prisoners were using small carts to transport materials to fill the craters created by the shells.

A prisoner of war had a childish face, and he definitely looked underage. His body was thin, and the small cart was piled up with gravel, and he was struggling.

The southern African engineer next to him was a Chinese. He raised his hand and called an Indian supervisor to give some instructions. The Indian supervisor looked incredible and came to the child to condescend.

"You're lucky boy, Wang Gong asked you to drive a construction vehicle, this is a good job—"

The child was full of joy, put down the stroller in his hand, ran over and bowed to thank him.

People around, including a dozen prisoners of war, were all smiling. Such a scene made people feel warm, and it was much better than bayonet fighting on the battlefield.

"Southern Africa brings them not just a job, but hope for the future. This kid learns to drive a construction vehicle, and after leaving the POW camp, he can find a job with good pay. He will have a perfect family. , a gentle and beautiful wife, two or three lively and lovely children, driving home after work, waiting for him is a happy smiling face.” Tony imagined, Italians can talk.

Talk as much as you can, Major Hoyle is almost autistic.

Compared with the unfulfilled promises, the help given by Southern Africa is real.

Although it doesn't sound good that one's own land becomes a concession, the conditions that Britain puts forward to Tony are more stringent than those in southern Africa.

understand.

But not accepted.

Tony's office is in the center of Paquino, and there is a Catholic hospital nearby. Perhaps because of this reason, the surrounding area of ​​the hospital has been protected by mysterious forces and has not been damaged in the war.

"Tony, if you want to get any support from the United Kingdom, then you must stop cooperating with people in southern Africa." Hoyle has no more bargaining chips, only the threat of force.

"Mr. Hoyle, of course I am willing to maintain the cooperation with the United Kingdom, but your support cannot remain in words." Tony didn't want to give up.

Hoyle didn't talk nonsense, with his hands on the holster around his waist, full of threats.

In Tony's heart, man and nature are at war. It is easy to get on a pirate ship, but difficult to get off the ship.

"I need time to think about it." Tony didn't turn his face right away. Southern Africa and Britain are chess players, and Tony is just a poor chess piece.

Chess pieces cannot have thinking, just be obedient.

Hoyle didn't force him too much, but he never expected that Tony would escape into the Christian Construction Company's camp that night and was no longer under Hoyle's control.

Hoyle was angry, more worried, not about his own future, but about the United Kingdom.

(End of this chapter)