Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2494 Dimensionality Reduction Strike
Every country is complicated, and so is Southern Africa.

When Rock was in office, he was capable enough to suppress different voices, and no one could threaten Rock's status.

Once Roque retires, the situation will change. Although Gavin is the most popular to succeed Roque, Gavin has never been in power, which is Gavin's biggest shortcoming.

In all fairness, de Gaulle did a good job in North Africa, and Free France is still very united.

But this is not very convincing. When de Gaulle was in North Africa, all French people had a common goal, which was to defeat the Germans.

Although the war is not over yet, the hearts of the people have begun to move. This is the best opportunity for Leonard Capet. He is very influential in Free France and Vichy France. The only thing he lacks is the support of the army.

"How are you going to deal with the diehards in France?" Rock is still more inclined to de Gaulle, but Renard is also good. From the standpoint of southern Africa, Renard is even more suitable than de Gaulle.

De Gaulle has too much personality, he is difficult to be influenced by the outside world, and even during the cooperation with southern Africa, he has always maintained a great deal of independence, which is clearly reflected in Patton's report to Rock.

Patton would submit a report every week, recording everything in detail, and some of the statements about De Gaulle were very objective.

Roque also knows Charles de Gaulle very well. France under the leadership of Charles de Gaulle in another time and space is the only European country that dares to resist the United States. Now that the United States is replaced by southern Africa, Charles de Gaulle will not follow blindly.

So on the whole, it is better for Leonard to control.

"Divide and draw together, and target differently. Those stubborn old guys should withdraw from the stage of history together with Vichy France." Renard was more open than de Gaulle. De Gaulle had a moral bottom line in his heart, which is why he was restrained. Lei Nader is essentially a businessman, and Leonard never shows mercy when dealing with business opponents.

Briand can serve as the Prime Minister of France 11 times. If he is Leonard's competitor, Briand only needs to fail once, and he will be completely finished. Renard will never give Briand a chance to make a comeback.

Therefore, talents like Leonard are the most suitable for France, and de Gaulle is completely different.

"How do you handle relations with Germany and the United Kingdom?" Rock asked the bottom line, no matter who is the president of France, this is an unavoidable question.

"Britain will always be the enemy of France!" Reynard came up and concluded that his dislike for Britain was no less than that of Roque: "To deal with a country like Britain can only use its strengths and avoid its weaknesses, so if it were me, I would not fight against Britain. Fight in the English Channel, but unite with the Italians and Spaniards, and the Greeks to drive Britain out of the Mediterranean."

Leonard really impresses Rock, he is now a qualified politician, even more mature than Winston.

Mature politicians don't start shouting and killing. Winston shouted all day long to fight three wars, which is actually very naive. No wonder Winston was pushed out as a scapegoat again and again.

"Where's Russia?" Rock still couldn't get around Russia after all.

"Russia is the biggest threat to France now. Although I don't want to admit it, with France's current strength, it cannot stop Russia's expansion-this is why I came to you, and I need your help very much. Not just support, but I also need you to help me fight the pressure from Russia. Next, France will focus more on improving people's living standards. I will vigorously improve workers' treatment, increase social welfare, and let people have a better life. life, just like southern Africa." Leonard has grasped the essence of Roosevelt's three consecutive terms and crossed the river by touching southern Africa.

The two world wars have had a serious impact on people's lives. No one is willing to start a war anymore. The way to resolve conflicts between countries has changed. If Leonard does not know what to do, then the best way is to learn southern africa.

Leonard has traveled between Southern Africa and North Africa many times in the past few years, and knows Southern Africa very well.

Why isn't Roque worried about influence from Russia?

Because southern African workers are difficult to be incited, they are not pure proletarians. According to the standards of European countries, southern African workers are the standard middle class.

The real southern African workers are treated very well, with an 8-hour working day, five days a week, and paid vacations. An ordinary southern African worker can easily maintain a living with his salary. The Russian model is actually the southern A low-profile version of the African model, Roque left no chance for the Russians from the very beginning.

"Continue—" Rock encouraged, Leonard was good, but not enough.

"France's finances are limited. If we focus on restoring the economy, we can't guarantee the current size of the national defense force. Therefore, I plan to cut the army by more than 90.00%, and the navy will only keep the most basic training ships," Li said. The Séliu-class battleship is very powerful, but it is no longer suitable for the current France, and it must be rented out or dismantled." Reynard broke the boat, but this matter will have to wait until Reynard becomes the French president.

Now if Leonard reveals his intention to sell and disassemble "Richelieu" alive, then Leonard will immediately be spurned by all French people.

"After the army is disbanded, what will happen to France's national defense and security?" Rock remembered the southern African navy's obsession with battleships—Reynard is a good comrade.

"Don't you still have you——" Leonard is going to hand over national defense to southern Africa. What have you got, spending hundreds of billions of francs every year to maintain a huge army, but in the end you have to rely on colonial soldiers to take back Paris—"

Leonard's words sound good, but in fact they cannot withstand scrutiny. Any country with ideals will not place its national defense and security on a country thousands of miles away.

What's the matter in France? By the time Rock sent someone over, the day lily would be cold.

"—So I hope that the Southern African Federal Government can send an army to stay in France, and all the expenses incurred will be borne by France." Renard must have calculated this account, even if only half of the previous year's military budget is enough. Defend France by hiring Southern African and Expeditionary Forces, or Umbrella Corp mercenaries.

These words finally reached Roque's heart. De Gaulle would never say such a thing, so Roque's inner scale has begun to tilt towards Leonard.

But considering the friendship with de Gaulle.

Rock decided to do no one's favor so that Southern Africa could remain aloof as arbiter.

Leonard did not stay in Cyprus for too long. As the French Prime Minister, he was too busy with work, so he only came to see Roque as a vacation.

After all, Cyprus is also a mecca for leisure.

After Leonard returned to Paris, the relevant publicity campaign started immediately.

It is really easy to guide public opinion. De Gaulle did not like to deal with media reporters, but Renard had a great reputation among reporters.

The key is enough money. Journalists may not be able to decide who is the president of France, but they can reduce the frequency of candidates appearing in newspapers.

Compared with de Gaulle, Leonard's biggest advantage is that he has sufficient funds.

De Gaulle was a soldier, he didn't do business himself, and he didn't have much money.

Renard was the richest man in France before the outbreak of the World War, so when de Gaulle was still worrying about where to raise donations, the French propaganda machine had already started to act.

The headquarters of Le Figaro in Paris is located by the beautiful Seine River. There is a dense forest next to the headquarters building. Reporters and editors like to go to the grove to enjoy the shade in their spare time.

"We have received a donation from Mr. Capet. Mr. Capet has only one request, to ensure that there are news about him in the newspaper every day." Henry, the deputy editor-in-chief, is British and once worked for The Times. Experience.

Especially the experience of making money is extremely rich.

It is too easy for a newspaper like "Le Figaro" to make money. Reinard is generous, and a donation has reached the level of one million francs.

This is just the first sum, and if Le Figaro satisfies Leonard, then Leonard's donations will continue to flow.

Propagating this kind of thing is not just cramming, it has to be persistent.

Even if de Gaulle wanted to earn his reputation in Le Figaro, he would have to donate millions of francs to Le Figaro.

"The donation is not important, the important thing is that the readers want to see the news about Mr. Capet in the newspaper—"Francisco, the editor-in-chief, is also experienced, and he is from the Southern Africa Branch of The Times.

During the First World War, because "Le Figaro" published reports unfavorable to the Southern African Expeditionary Force, Roque bought "Le Figaro" in a rage and turned "Le Figaro" into "Le Figaro". The French branch of The Times, so many of the managers of Le Figaro come from The Times.

"General de Gaulle's adjutant contacted me, hoping that we could do an exclusive interview with General de Gaulle." Henry expressed a slightly sarcastic expression. When Paris was just regained, Le Figaro expressed repeatedly that he wanted to do an exclusive interview with Charles de Gaulle, but all of them were rejected by Charles de Gaulle. I have no time to decline due to my busy schedule.

Now de Gaulle has finally realized the role of public opinion, but it is too late. Compared with rich people like Leonard, de Gaulle has no superpowers.

Even if it was to please Leonard and let Leonard continue to donate money, "Le Figaro" did not report too much news about De Gaulle.

Even if there is, news about de Gaulle will hardly appear in the newspapers.

Moreover, the most annoying thing about the profession of a reporter is that there is so much room to play. If you interpret the same sentence from different angles, you will get different answers.

This is what reporters and editors do best.

"A person who is doomed to failure is not worth our energy. Instead of doing an exclusive interview with General de Gaulle, it is better to send someone to Germany to do an exclusive interview with Marshal Pétain." Francisco is good at catching news, and Pétain was sentenced to death in absentia. , Francisco would like to ask Pétain's mood in person.

"I won't go!" Henry was vigilant and refused decisively.

Germany is still at war, and the Allied forces have just invaded Germany. I went to interview Pétain at this time, and the army was in turmoil. It would be a pity if something went wrong.

"I don't care what method you use. In the next week, I want to see Marshal Pétain's exclusive interview appear in the newspaper." Francisco only wanted the result, not the process.

"God, you forced me to make up fake news again—" Henry was in pain, and it wasn't the first time this had happened.

News can be made without news. As an experienced media person, Henry knows what Petain will say even if he can't meet him.

It's nothing more than being involuntary, saving the country with curves, being in Cao Ying and heart in Han, etc.

The last person who said so has been shot.

"No one is forcing you, you are just completing your work." Francisco served tea to see off the guests, and hurried back to write the manuscript.

From this day on, news about Leonard Capet frequently appeared in major newspapers.

In contrast, de Gaulle has lost the aura of regaining Paris, and his name is mentioned less and less frequently.

The French are so fond of the new and dislike the old.

Renard not only bought the media, but also spent a lot of money to print countless posters and posted them in every corner of Paris.

At the same time, peripherals with Leonard Capet's name also began to be sold on the market, such as scarves, woolen hats, and even coats.

These peripheries are all from Southern Africa.

As we all know, southern Africa is a big wool country, and France has always had a strong demand for textiles. What is surprising is that the quality of these peripherals printed with Renard's name is quite good, and the key price is low. "Le Figaro" please The businessman made an assessment and found that the selling price was not even enough for the cost.

This is simply a dimensionality reduction blow.

When Leonard's name appeared more and more frequently in people's sights, Leonard did another thing that all French people praised.

Although 20 years have passed since the last world war, the French government's pensions for veterans have not yet been settled.

Renard, on behalf of the new French government, promised to pay in full all arrears of pensions to veterans of World War I within the next two months.

This news made many World War I veterans look forward to it. Many of them lived in poverty, had no food and clothing, and no fixed home. Now with this pension, they can start a new life.

While Leonard was fully firing, De Gaulle was not idle.

De Gaulle also tried to strengthen publicity, but no one had no money, and he didn't know how to proceed.

Meeting with Roque didn't have the desired effect. Roque has now returned to southern Africa and doesn't even answer De Gaulle's calls.

Roque still feels a little guilty about de Gaulle. With what de Gaulle did for France, de Gaulle is fully qualified to be the president of France.

The current result is not fair to de Gaulle.

But there is no real fairness in this world.

(End of this chapter)