Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2402 Good news from North Africa
Don't think that if southern Africa can easily get rid of Britain, India can easily obtain independent status.

From an economic point of view, both southern Africa before independence and India now need economic subsidies from the British Empire to maintain colonial rule.

The difference is value, India can provide the British Empire with almost unlimited human resources, southern Africa can not.

The British Empire, which owns India, has a total population of over 4.5 million. It is an undisputed superpower and the cornerstone for Britain to maintain its colonial status.

After losing India, the total population of the UK is only 4700 million, which is not even as good as Germany and Japan, so in any case, the UK will not give up India easily.

Unless you have to.

Now the United Kingdom is obviously not at a time of desperation. The Southern African Union meeting is being held, and the British are not idle. The British embassy in Southern Africa holds banquets every day, and Lord Halifax is busy with meetings in Pretoria. The leaders of the participating countries in Asia are good at dancing with long sleeves.

Lord Halifax was the British Foreign Secretary before serving as the ambassador to South Africa, and the Najd Sultanate is the key target of Lord Halifax.

To Lord Halifax's displeasure, the British embassy in South Africa invited King Ali to attend the banquet many times. Lord Stanley had a pleasant conversation.

It's okay, although the current king of the Najd Sultanate is still the old Ali, the younger Ali will take over sooner or later, and it is good to lay the foundation in advance now.

Like the old King Ali, the young King Ali also acted in a high-profile manner. Every time he travels, the convoy consists of at least ten cars, and there are dozens of security personnel. Don’t forget that this is Pretoria, which is known for its safety. Little Ali is not so much about safety as about flaunting his wealth.

"It's right to be extravagant and corrupt. People without weaknesses are terrible. How can you expect a family that has just risen for 20 years to have a profound heritage of traditional aristocrats—" Lord Halifax was born in a traditional aristocratic family, so naturally he looked Not an upstart like Little Ali.

Not even if Ali is a member of the royal family.

There are still fewer exiled royal families in the UK, not to mention those who have been in exile in the UK due to wars in the past few years. In the past hundred years in the European continent, the number of exiled families caused by the change of kingship is really not as good as a chicken.

"The interest entanglement between the Ali family and southern Africa is so deep that it is almost unbreakable. Rather than win over the Ali family, it is better to find a more suitable spokesperson for the interests in Nejd." Lord Halifax's good friend, the military attache of the British Embassy in South Africa, Wei Gang can't wait .

Like the treacherous old Ali, little Ali was also slippery. Lord Halifax tried many times to win over little Ali, but failed to get any promise from him. Weygand's patience was exhausted.

Wei Gang's full name is Hornby Weigang. After coming to southern Africa, in order to better integrate into southern Africa, Wei Gang took his surname as his Chinese name.

Compared with 20 years ago, the role of oil is becoming more and more important, but Britain has fewer and fewer oil resources. In recent years, the large oil fields discovered all over the world were either purchased in advance by southern Africa or seized by the Americans. Britain’s energy Security is at stake.

Most of the oil fields in the United States are in the Americas, which is beyond the reach of the United Kingdom.

The oil fields owned by southern Africa have become the best choice.

In the oil supply chain in southern Africa, the Nejd Sultanate is the weakest link, so Nejd has become the best breakthrough for the UK.

Lord Halifax thought carefully about Weygand's words, and shook his head slowly.

"No, unless we are [-] percent sure, we can't act rashly. That would put our relationship with Najd and Southern Africa in an irreparable situation."

Lord Halifax was still calm.

The relationship between Nejd and southern Africa is well known to the British Empire. It was Rock who chose Old Ali to create the current Nejd Sultanate, rather than Nejd choosing Southern Africa.

The British did not have the courage to go to the tiger mountain knowing that there are tigers in the mountain. The reason why they chose Neizhi was really a last resort. But if there is a second choice, the British will not be so stubborn.

"So we have to endure the blackmail from those vampires—" Wei Gang gritted his teeth thinking of little Ali's complacent face.

Lord Halifax could only let out a long sigh.

Why didn't he want to break the situation with his strength, but unfortunately he couldn't do it. The current United Kingdom is no longer the former British Empire.

Even though he gritted his teeth, when night fell and little Ali came to the British Embassy in South Africa, Wey Gang could only greet him with a smile.

As for a mature politician, even if he fights blood and blood behind his back, he still looks like a spring breeze on the surface. Wey Gang's smile is very mature, with eight teeth just right, elegant and charming.

Little Ali is also elegant. He has received strict court etiquette education since he was a child. As long as Little Ali is willing, he can find fault with a magnifying glass.

"Welcome, Your Highness—"

"Thank you, my friend, God bless you—"

Little Ali is intentionally disgusting. The god he talks about is not the same god that Wei Gang serves.

Wei Gang broke his defense in an instant, and the smile on his face became ugly.

Self-cultivation is not enough, you have to practice.

Lord Halifax's self-cultivation is still good. After all, he was the foreign minister. He hoped that Neji Petroleum Company could guarantee the supply of oil to the United Kingdom and use British pounds in transactions.

Like Ardan, Nejd sold oil only in rand, much to Britain's dismay.

In the past, the British pound was the world currency, and the U.S. dollar had to be avoided.

In just a few decades, the status of the rand has surpassed that of the pound, which is embarrassing.

In fact, you can't blame others, the British did it themselves.

From the gold standard to the gold bullion standard, the United Kingdom has lifted the anchor of the British pound and gold. At present, only rand can be directly exchanged for gold in the world.

After the outbreak of the World War, Southern Africa, relying on its strong industrial strength, became the chief logistics officer of the Allied Forces, and the importance of the rand became more and more prominent.

Adan Company and Nejd Company only accept rand, which is one of the catalysts for the rand to replace the British pound. The industrial strength of southern Africa is the greatest guarantee of the rand's value.

For oil, there is no Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Mexico, both of which are not enough, and Russia’s Baku oil field. After the war, Romania’s oil production will resume, and there will always be substitutes.

Industrial strength cannot be easily replaced. Southern African cars sell well in Europe, and several European countries have also begun to create their own car brands. As a result, they either went bankrupt or were acquired by southern African car companies. None of them survived.

This fully proves the strength of capital in southern Africa, you are useless if you are given a chance, and you really can't fight.

"The United Kingdom is the most powerful country in the world. Nezhi Petroleum Company will never ignore the United Kingdom. Our two countries have always maintained a close and friendly relationship. I believe our relationship will last forever—" Little Ali seemed to be hype , In fact, watertight, this is also deeply rooted in the essence of southern African culture.

"In this case, why can't Nejs Petroleum Company accept the British pound?" Wei Gang had a new and old hatred, and he had a white face and a red face with Lord Halifax.

"No no no, this is not decided by Najd Petroleum Corporation, not even us in Najd Sultanate, you know, Najd Sultanate is a democracy, we support free trade, this is the business of Najd Petroleum Corporation Behavior, even the state cannot interfere—" Little Ali learns from others' strengths, this is an American idiom, and it is also suitable for Little Ali to use to deal with the British.

Wey Gang almost turned his nose out of anger.

You feudal remnants are ashamed to say that you are a democratic country?
But in this way, the United Kingdom seems to be a constitutional monarchy.

But Little Ali was right about one thing. Regarding Nezhi Petroleum Company, regardless of the name "Neizhi", the royal family of Nezhi really has nothing to do with it.

The shares of the Naizhi royal family do not even have voting rights in the Naizhi Petroleum Company, they can only pay dividends.

If possible, Little Ali would of course also want to take back the management rights of Nezhi Petroleum Company.

But this is the tragedy of a small country with few people.

"I heard that you have discovered new oil fields along the coast of the Persian Gulf. Why don't we jointly establish a company to develop the oil fields—" Lord Halifax was patient. Since the status quo cannot be changed, let's start anew.

"Who did you hear that from?" Little Ali's angle was very strange. Is the British intelligence agency so powerful.

"It's been published in The Times, isn't it a secret—" Wei Gang finally found the opportunity to ridicule, it's your own people leaking the secret.

However, Wei Gang seems to have forgotten that The Times was born in England and is [-]% British in origin, but it has only recently committed itself to the southern African capital.

It's so much like the British Empire in miniature.

"Then which place are you referring to?" Little Ali was furious and never gave up.

That's right, the Persian Gulf is so big, and so many oil fields are discovered every year, which one are you referring to?
Wey Gang's eyes and expression were blank.

where?
This means many places.

Damn Lieutenant Colonel McMahon, look what you did.

Lieutenant Colonel McMahon expressed his innocence. I just pulled a thread to sell Port Elizabeth to Roque. The Najd Sultanate has nothing to do with me. It was snatched from the Ottoman Empire in southern Africa.

"Any place is fine, we can pay, refer to the model of Nezhi Petroleum Company, you don't have to pay even a penny, and we get a [-]-[-] share of the proceeds." The conditions offered by Lord Halifax are still very tempting of.

Now the royal family of Naidd can only get about 15.00% of the income from the Naidd Petroleum Company.

15.00% is how many billion rand per year, what if 50.00%?

Even if little Ali was sober, after hearing Lord Halifax's conditions, his heart still would inevitably miss a beat.

"I hope Your Highness can think about it seriously. No matter how you measure it, it is unwise to attach national interests to a certain country." Lord Halifax is also deeply rooted in the essence of Britain's incendiary spirit. It doesn't matter if it succeeds or not , the key is to bury the seeds, and once the conditions are right, they will take root and germinate.

Although this is fanning the flames, it does not spread rumors or slander. Little Ali is also very clear that the current cooperation model between Najd Sultanate and Southern Africa is tantamount to putting his neck on the blade of Southern Africa.

Back at Ali's family's residence in Pretoria, little Ali couldn't resist looking for old Ali.

During the alliance meeting, leaders of other countries either lived in their embassies or hotels in southern African countries. Only Ali's family lived in their own palace.

Xinggong is a huge manor located in a scenic hot spring valley, where you can soak in hot springs in the bathroom.

Soaking in hot springs is still very good for the body. Old Ali is soaking in hot springs, surrounded by more than a dozen maids serving him, enjoying himself very much.

Little Ali took it for granted and kept his eyes fixed.

Old Ali waved his hand, and the irrelevant people disappeared in an instant. He glanced at Little Ali and closed his eyes again.

"To be or not to be, that is the question."

Old Ali's words were Shakespeare's famous lines, and he was not as superficial as Lord Halifax thought.

"I understand, I just don't want to become a walking dead. You said that people must have some ideals in life." Little Ali said that it was Rock's famous saying, and the next sentence was that if there is no ideal, what is the difference between a human and a salted fish.

"If you think like this, then 99.999% of the people in the world are walking dead." Old Ali saw through the world, so he enjoyed it in time.

"Why can't I be that lucky one?" Little Ali was not reconciled, he understood the truth, and couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart.

"The lucky ones are lucky because they are few." Old Ali smiled with profound meaning: "——You think you are not, but in fact you are already."

This--

If this topic continues, we will discuss the origin of life.

Life itself is a race.

"I want to set up a new oil company." Little Ali was still not reconciled, and had to try.

"And then, become a victim of the competition between Southern Africa and the United Kingdom?" Old Ali's hand gently patted the water surface, and ripples appeared, very much like the mood of little Ali.

As for the hot spring, the temperature is still quite high, and the steam formed water droplets on the roof, and a drop of water suddenly dripped onto the back of little Ali's hand.

Little Ali woke up instantly as if someone poured cold water on his head.

Lord Halifax promised to split the bill fifty-fifty, but he did not promise to give the royal family of Najd the protection it deserves, nor does he have the ability to do so.

If southern Africa is angered, it will be a disaster for the royal family of Najd.

At that time, there is no need for southern Africa to do anything, and the old Ali will strangle the little Ali with his own hands.

Lord Halifax did not wait for Ali's response, and suddenly good news came from North Africa.

There are so many oil fields in the world, not only in the Persian Gulf, but also in North Africa, and it is a super oil field with huge reserves and high-quality oil.

Even better, the field is located in what was originally Italian North Africa, now under British control.

If you are close to the water, you will get the moon first. This time, it will not be snatched by the southern Africans and Americans.

(End of this chapter)