Reborn South Africa as a police officer

If possible, the French government does not want to use cruel methods to retaliate against the German army. After all, the intensity of the French battlefield is much smaller than that of Russia.

In view of the cooperative attitude of the Vichy government, the German army was quite restrained in the early stages of occupying France, and the lives of the French people were not greatly affected. Southern France has always been under the control of the Vichy government.

As the situation on the Russian battlefield deteriorated, Germany’s exploitation of France became increasingly serious. After the French navy went to North Africa to surrender the Allied forces, the German army sent troops to occupy southern France, and the situation finally deteriorated step by step.

After the "Overlord" operation was launched, northern France with Normandy as the core was severely damaged, cities were destroyed, large areas of farmland were abandoned, and traffic was completely cut off. France's food itself was not enough to eat, and naturally there was no extra supplies for German prisoners of war.

Rock doesn't care about the German prisoners of war now. The rainy season in southern Africa this year is heavy, and agricultural production has been affected to a certain extent. Fortunately, the harvest has been continuous in the past few years and the foundation is relatively solid, so it can still hold on now.

In October, Pretoria is in the early summer, and it is the season of purple majestic fragrance. The whole city is covered by a sea of ​​purple flowers, attracting countless tourists to watch.

In the justice square in the city center, the staff of the Phyllis Foundation are registering. People have sent over old clothes or warm clothes such as blankets, sorted and sent to Europe.

During the World War, not only was the economy of southern Africa not affected, but it was thriving. People’s income was getting higher and higher, and their requirements for clothing were getting higher and higher. In the city of Pretoria alone, the annual discarded clothes amounted to There are as many as tens of thousands of pieces, and these clothes are still completely wearable, not to the extent that they must be discarded.

"Yes, after you register with us, you can take the voucher to go shopping in Cape Mall, and you can enjoy a certain discount, which is equivalent to exchanging your old clothes at home with the latest ones." A staff member of the Phyllis Foundation Take the trouble to explain in detail to passers-by.

Cape Mall is a shopping group under the name of Aida, the most famous chain store in southern Africa, with branches in almost every city.

This time, the Phyllis Foundation and the Capet Group jointly promote the promotion, which can not only send warmth to European refugees, but also promote commercial sales. It has received support from the Federal Government of Southern Africa, and the Rand Bank has specially donated 1000 million rand.

Rand Bank is a company under Rock's name, and its behavior is the vane of the Southern African business consortium. After Rand Bank donated, other consortiums donated one after another, raising more than [-] million rand in just half a month.

A large part of this is private donations from southern African Germans.

"Do those aided people include Germans?" A middle-aged woman asked the staff of the Phyllis Foundation in German.

"Of course, all Europeans will be donated, but for Germany, I'm afraid it will have to wait until the end of the war." The staff are patient, and every love is worthy of respect.

Again, revenge and punishment will not help resolve hatred, and to contact the threat of war in Europe, violence alone is not enough.

The German group in southern Africa is very large, and their economic strength is also good. Many of them have no feelings for mustaches, but they have feelings for Germany, and the feelings of these people must also be taken care of. …

Of course, there is still a bottom line. Now the southern African ships can't reach Germany at all, even free aid can't be sent there, and the Germans in southern Africa can understand.

"Thank you, thank you—" The middle-aged lady kept thanking her, leaving one hundred rand without even asking for a voucher.

Donation certificates can not only be used for discounts, but also can be used to deduct taxes, so charities in southern Africa are strong.

Of course, the federal government of Southern Africa no longer easily approves foundations and other organizations to prevent certain people from evading taxes in this way.

In the case of the so-called charitable foundations in the United States, in southern Africa, one dies.

The Interno store next to the square has a new season of summer clothes on the market, and there is an endless stream of customers. The price of clothes here is not cheap. If you want to buy cheap cotton clothes, you have to go to the Cape Mall next to the museum.

The location of Pretoria is much better than that of Cape Town. It may snow in Cape Town in winter. Pretoria almost never snows. This city is like spring all year round, and it doesn’t even need air conditioning. Africa's well-developed wool textile industry has almost no market in Pretoria.

Wool textiles from southern Africa are basically exported, and Europe has always been an important market.

One hundred rand in southern Africa can buy ten wool coats.

At least double the price in Europe.

"We have sold out all our wool textiles this year, and the order from the Ministry of Defense alone has exceeded 1500 million sets. If this continues, I am afraid that after the end of the world war, the price of wool textiles will fall rapidly, and many of our farms will be lost. Serious." Owen returned to the Ministry of the Interior, which he is most familiar with. Southern Africa has a well-developed industry and commerce, and agriculture has always been the foundation.

Like farmers in other parts of the world, farmers in southern Africa have many of the same problems. When the price of agricultural products is high, they flock to start doing it.

In order to protect the interests of farmers, the federal government has established a price protection system to actively take on part of the risks, which has caused Owen more and more headaches.

When the price protection system was established in southern Africa, the First World War had not yet broken out, and the land in southern Africa had not been fully developed. Even if there were risks, the federal government could support them.

After the end of World War I, Southwest Africa and Tanganyika were merged into Southern Africa, and then Madagascar and West Africa joined. The territory of Southern Africa expanded by nearly 500 million square kilometers, and the federal government finally began to be overwhelmed.

The key is not area expansion. With the popularization of agricultural machinery, southern African farms are getting more and more developed, the scale of agriculture is getting bigger and bigger, and the output of agricultural products has repeatedly hit new highs. This is what Owen is most worried about.

"So, the key lies in the guidance of the federal government to avoid a swarm of bees. The National Farm must fully play its regulatory role, and the price protection system must be used flexibly." Rock will definitely not abolish the price protection system, and Owen will be needed for the rest. Adjust slowly.

Policies are not static and should be adjusted in a timely manner according to the situation, especially in the current war environment, it is even more important to be prepared for danger in times of peace. …

In the past few years, southern Africa has become the base camp of the Allied Forces. Whether it is industrial products produced by factories or agricultural products, they will never worry about selling. Basically, they can sell as much as they produce. Europeans hardly do production and devote all their energy to it. Used in war.

Therefore, the economic development in southern Africa in the past few years has not had a solid foundation. In another time and space, the United States ushered in an economic crisis immediately after the war, and it took several years to recover. Rock will definitely accept the blood and blood of the Americans. Tears summed up the lessons.

"I understand what you said, but what should I do?" Owen didn't like Rock's attitude, so he was blunt.

After being with Rock for a long time, I don't need to use my brain at all. I just ask Rock what to do if I have something to do, and then execute it resolutely. Basically, there will be no mistakes.

The economic situation in the past few years has also been good. All kinds of natural disasters have caused Europe to catch up, while southern Africa has experienced good weather. How can the economy decline under such circumstances? It will only get better and better.

"This is what you do, otherwise why are you the Minister of the Interior?" Rock is really not shirking responsibility, he is habitually delegating power.

From Roque's point of view, Owen is actually just being lazy and fishing. If he really wants to solve it, he will definitely find a way.

Not only Irving, but Henry and Stoudemire are actually the same. They have basically reached retirement age, and their enthusiasm for work must be incomparably younger than that of young people.

This also strengthened Rock's determination. After the end of the World War, Rock and his generation will indeed retire, and they should leave opportunities to young people.

After sending Owen away, Roque opened the window and looked at the boundless sea of ​​flowers outside the window. He was still in a good mood.

There are indeed risks, but the overall situation is positive. The Allied forces have now invaded the German mainland, and the Russians have begun to besiege Budapest. This is another tragedy.

The siege of Budapest was part of a continuous attack by Russian forces on the attacking side and defenders including the Wehrmacht, Waffen SS, and Hungarian troops.

A week ago, the Russian 2nd Front took advantage of Budapest's empty forces and launched a fierce attack on Brapes.

The Germans reacted quickly and quickly mobilized heavy troops to adjust their defense. Russia's attack was blocked and the task of encircling Budapest was not completed.

Miss this opportunity, and Budapest will turn into a brutal siege.

Worse than the stalemate on the battlefield, the Hungarian Labor Party has formed a provisional government with the support of Russia and is setting up government institutions across Hungary, while Russia has invited Arthur's Fifth Army to participate in the attack on Budapest to share the burden of the Russian 2nd Front. pressure.

Arthur did not reject the request of the Russians, but he was not satisfied with the behavior of the Russians. The Allied forces in front were still fighting, and Russia had already begun to reap the fruits of victory in the rear. The country formed by the Hungarian Labor Party would obviously become a slave state of Russia.

Unlike the stalemate on the western front, the speed of Allied attacks on the eastern front was also slowing down.

After paying a price of 7 people, the U.S. military finally captured the Liege Fortress, and at least [-] German troops were reduced to ashes along with the Liege Fortress.

In the two world wars, the U.S. military suffered a big loss at the Liege Fortress. …

This time Eisenhower was smart. After the US army captured the Liege Fortress, he used a large amount of explosives to completely blow up the Liege Fortress, so that even if there is a third world war, the Liege Fortress will no longer play any role. .

The Fortress of Liege had already been destroyed once in the last World War, and then rebuilt by the Belgians as the Belgian version of the Maginot Line.

Compared with the First World War, the current way of warfare has undergone fundamental changes. It is difficult for things like fortresses and defense lines to play their due role. When the US military conquered the fortress of Liege, they sent airborne troops to After the Liege Fortress, the support of the Liege Fortress was cut off, otherwise the casualties of the US military would be even greater.

The large-scale attack came to an end. Although the German mainland was close after the capture of the Liege Fortress, the U.S. military still lost its ability to attack due to heavy casualties.

The Free French Army has degraded rapidly after regaining France. The conflict between the local resistance forces, Free France, and the Communist International has seriously affected the combat effectiveness of the Free French Army. Charles de Gaulle himself did not show much interest in attacking the German mainland.

De Gaulle's ideal is to recover France.

Now this goal has been accomplished.

Launching an attack on the German mainland, and even occupying Berlin, was a competition between the Southern African Expeditionary Force and the U.S. Army.

The attack of the Southern African Expeditionary Force also encountered difficulties.

Whether in Europe or East Asia, the Southern African Expeditionary Force basically did not encounter any obstacles from the weather. At most, there will be a typhoon next month, or the North African desert, and there are ways to deal with these.

Now the Southern African Expeditionary Force has finally encountered a new test, which is the European winter.

The local climate in southern Africa is suitable, and the snow does not fall several times throughout the year. Many officers and soldiers of the expeditionary force north of the Cape State have never seen heavy snow when they were growing up.

A heavy snow not only stalled the reconstruction of Cherbourg, but also made it difficult for the Southern African Expeditionary Force to attack.

It snowed heavily for three days, and the snow in northern France exceeded half a meter. At this time, the troops did not even dare to move out, because no one knew whether there were minefields laid by the Germans under the snow.

"Our troops lack the experience of fighting in winter. Some equipment was not designed with cold zone combat in mind. In the past three days, we have more than 150 tanks and 1000 trucks broke down due to cold weather, and many soldiers suffered from frostbite. , they have no experience in resisting severe cold, with the same equipment, the chance of the French army getting frostbite is very small—”

Rock remembered Button's telegram, and was at a loss for a while.

This is really a racial talent. Even with the same set of cotton clothes, French soldiers can protect themselves more effectively.

If you switch to Russians, the effect of keeping warm will be better. This is really studied by someone.

Back at the desk, Rock returned a telegram to Barton.

"When the weather conditions do not allow, the attack can be suspended appropriately, and the advance can be continued when the weather is suitable—"

Although Roque wanted to compete with Russia for the glory of capturing Berlin, he would not let the officers and soldiers of the expeditionary force take unnecessary risks. They should rest when it was time to rest. Now the Russians no longer need the southern African expeditionary force to share the pressure. The Russians were capable of defeating Germany even without the help of the Eastern Allies.

This can be seen from the frequency of the bearded telegram.

In the past, the bearded man sent one telegram a week, and when the Russian battlefield was most critical, it sent one telegram a day, or even several a day.

Since the St. Petersburg meeting, Rock has never answered the bearded man's call for help.

The reason is simple, and I have confidence.