Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2515 Prosperity Point

At the moment in 1944, Europe was not as wary of the Comintern as it was in 1974.

Many people overlook the fact that the Comintern, the so-called First International, was founded not in Russia, nor in France, but in England.

The Second International was founded in France.

The Third International is in Russia.

Therefore, countries in the world are not yet clear about the influence of the Communist International. European countries will have to wait until the beginning of the Cold War to become truly wary of the Communist International.

Now the background of Europe is still against Germany, and everything else has to be postponed against this background. The environment facing the Communist International is unprecedentedly relaxed, so that this gives the leaders of the Communist International an illusion, that is: as long as they are willing, the Communist International It can overturn the world.

So there is a Southern Africa Working Group of unprecedented size.

There is no doubt that Kurch is a very powerful person. Under the white terror in Germany, he can organize the French railway workers to go on strike, which fully proves Kurch's ability.

However, the situation in southern Africa is completely different from that in France. After fully understanding the current situation in southern Africa, Kurchi also felt that it was difficult.

"So, we are unlikely to mobilize workers in Cape Town to launch a labor movement. They lack the motivation to change the status quo, they don't want to be enemies of capitalists, and they can't recognize who is their friend and who is their enemy—" Kurci said. The capacity of the Cape Town office was not satisfactory, not only the lack of motivation of the Cape Town workers, but also the lack of motivation of the Comintern staff in Cape Town.

This is evident in the working environment in the Cape Town office.

The office of the Comintern in Cape Town is located in a four-story building in the center of Cape Town. It is said that this was the property of a British nobleman. After the independence of southern Africa, the British nobleman left Cape Town, so the Communist International The international office took over at a low price.

This building has more than 80 rooms, and the whole building is built with white marble. The decoration in the city is extremely luxurious, and the faucet of the bathtub is even inlaid with gold.

This is outrageous.

In European countries, let alone gold-encrusted faucets, bathtubs are luxury items.

Strictly speaking, this does not seem to be too serious a problem.

However, within a week of arriving in Cape Town, Kurch discovered many problems one after another. The staff in the Cape Town office could not even guarantee their working hours, which made Kurch very angry.

Domestic International is now working hard to fight for an eight-hour working day for workers.

But in the Cape Town office of the Comintern, according to Kurch's observation, the working hours of the staff in the office definitely did not exceed 4 hours a day, which is outrageous.

This is outrageous.

If you can't do it yourself, how can you ask others.

"The situation in southern Africa is different from that in Europe." Petrovic, the director of the Cape Town office, looked helpless. He didn't want to do his duty, but unfortunately the conditions did not allow it.

Workers in Southern Africa face very different life pressures than those in Europe.

Europe is the country where the labor movement first emerged, and the eight-hour working system was first implemented in Europe.

A good start does not mean a good result. Europe is like a forerunner, setting the best example for latecomers such as southern Africa and the United States, thereby avoiding the worst possibility.

The factory in Cape Town has implemented an eight-hour work system a long time ago, and there is also a two-day break system, double overtime pay for overtime work, and one week of paid vacation every year. Sick leave, and even maternity leave for wives and men who give birth to children. Putting all the conditions together, the workers in Cape Town have completely achieved the goal pursued by the Communist International.

"Peter, you are wrong. Cape Town workers have some individual rights, but they still cannot change their exploited situation. So the root of the problem is not the capitalists' conscience, but whether the workers are willing to change the status quo."

Kurci understands human nature.

What is the welfare system?
Will the capitalists give workers a little pitiful little favor, will it change the worker's fate of being exploited?
Don't be ridiculous, in Kurci's concept, capitalists are always greedy.

"So, on the basis of the eight-hour work system, we should strive for a six-hour work system?" Petrovich looked devastated. He felt that Kurchi had stepped into the devil's way. How could this be a struggle for rights? It was clearly self-discovery grave.

Southern African companies are now facing increasing competitive pressure.

When Southern Africa first became independent, the pressure of competition mainly came from local British companies.

The situation improved later and competition began to spread across the continent.

After the end of the First World War, the integration of the world entered a new stage, and the southern African enterprises finally ushered in their biggest competitors - American counterparts.

Don't look at the eight-hour Ford in the United States and the middle-class employees, you think that American capitalists have a conscience.

Think about Rockefeller at the same time. He was a tyrant who used armored soldiers to shoot workers with machine guns. Carnegie and Mellon were not good people. The wealth accumulation of American capitalists was based on the crushing of Indians and cheap American workers.

Therefore, Southern African companies are now facing a lot of competitive pressure.

Once a southern African company, it was famous for its low cost.

Things have changed dramatically in recent years.

Under the background of the world war, the operation of enterprises is becoming more and more difficult. The main problem for enterprises in southern Africa to survive is not to reduce costs, but to develop and innovate.

"No, no, Peter, you misunderstood me. There are still many people who are dissatisfied with the railway workers in Paris, so our task is not to seek benefits for the workers, but to infinitely magnify their dissatisfaction with reality. "Culci's words are amazing, he is a guy who does whatever it takes to achieve his goals.

The strike of French railway workers during Operation Dragoon was not the first strike of French railway workers. French railway workers had organized many strikes before, and each time ended with the concession of management.

This greatly fueled Kurch's ambitions. In Kurch's concept, there is nothing that cannot be solved by a strike.

If one strike doesn't fix it, then two.

"Perhaps what you said makes sense, but I have reservations." Petrovich conceded. After all, Kurchi held Shang Fang's sword.

It took Kulchi a week to formulate a huge and complicated plan, which required the cooperation of all the staff in the office. Kulchi could really mobilize only a dozen people, but none of them knew enough about Cape Town. Happening.

"Help me contact Mr. Curtins of the Progressive Party. I need to communicate with him face to face." Kurci will also take the upper-level route. He is best at wandering between different forces for profit.

During the period when Germany ruled France, the situation in France was also very complicated. The Vichy government and Germany, workers and capitalists, politicians of different schools, and agents from various countries—

In that environment, Kurchi could successfully launch the Paris workers' strike, so Kurchi would never give up easily.

A few days later, one evening, in a tavern not far from the offices of the Communist International, Petrovich and Bakikas met unexpectedly.

"Everyone gets what they can, distributes according to their needs, there is no exploitation, no squeeze, and everyone lives in a utopia of equality and freedom. How is this possible? Do you believe it?" Bakikas now works for Brad's office, but He has not yet been able to make public appearances.

"Why not?" Petrovic was still awake.

"In the early days of human beings, all people hunted together and distributed the fruits of labor equally. What was the result?" Bakikas now also has a complete theoretical structure.

Petrovich was silent, and the result was obvious, utopia was utopia after all.

"That's why competition will bring about social progress. I used to agree that a workshop worker who works eight hours a day should receive the same pay as an engineer who works eight hours a day. Later, I found out that I was wrong. The reason why an engineer becomes an engineer , because he has undergone more than 20 years of systematic training and has the ability to be an engineer, so he can receive a high salary—” Bakikas raised his hand and asked the bartender to ask for wine. Cape Town is a major wine producing area in southern Africa , Wine is not intoxicating, everyone is intoxicated.

"When the engineers are working hard to solve the problem, the workers are drinking and picking up girls in the bar - when the engineers are working hard to overcome the difficulties, the workers demand an eight-hour work day and are unwilling to extend their working hours even by 1 minute - last year Robert Gedard told the space The seventh rocket was launched, so in your opinion, is it Robert Goddard who made the most contribution, or the workers who processed the rocket model?" Bucky Kass spared no effort, and Black has promised that as long as Bucky Kass wholeheartedly contributes to Burkis Working in Ladd's office, Massage Blake would sponsor Bakikas to become a Southern African citizen.

Country of Citizenship!

Southern African citizenship!

Only in this era, Europeans who have lived through the world wars, can understand the meaning of the representation of the nationality of southern Africa.

There is nothing to stress about, one is heaven and the other is hell.

"You don't need to tell me these things. Now that Kurchi has asked us to mobilize the workers in Cape Town, what advice do you have?" Petrovic was impatient. We all work for Brad's office, so don't dislike anyone.

"If it were me, I would find a few hooligans, put that Mr. Kurchi in a sack, and then throw it into the sea—" Bakikas was completely blackened, and the little Christian gave him too much shadow , making him think that the powerful class in southern Africa is as lawless as little Christian.

"No, I will never do that." Petrovic has a bottom line. He doesn't like Kulci, but he definitely respects him.

This may seem contradictory, but it is actually quite normal.

Human beings have many special features that cannot be quantified, such as personality charm.

Kurci has a very magical personality charm, which makes people unconsciously have a good impression, and then joins Kurci's camp without fear.

During the strike of the French railway workers, Kurci did not seek a single franc for himself. This is really rare, and Petrovich thought he could not do it.

Some people are born great.

"Your current thinking has entered a misunderstanding—" Bakikas is the real thought worker, and Petrovich is strictly an actionist.

"What?" Petrovich didn't know it yet.

"You have been in southern Africa for a long time. Didn't you realize that southern Africa implements a different method from Russia, but the same way leads to the same goal. I only ask you one question, who are the workers in southern Africa and the workers in Russia? A better life?" Bakikas asked sharply.

Petrovich fell silent.

Who lives better——

This is a problem, not a problem.

In terms of living standards alone, there is no doubt that the living standards of workers' families in southern Africa far exceed those in Russia.

At the moment in 1944, the average monthly salary of a southern African worker, if foreign workers were not counted, was about R1000 a year for everyone.

Don't be too small. About five years ago, the income level of southern African workers was still around 400 rand per year.

That is to say, in recent years, the income of southern African workers has been increasing at a rate of about 20.00% every year.

Also in 1944, the average monthly income of Russian workers was about 200 rubles, equivalent to rand——

There is no way to convert it, because the ruble has not joined the international currency system and cannot be circulated internationally at all, so there is no exchange ratio between ruble and rand.

It is not appropriate to measure by price. The price of Russia has risen rapidly since the outbreak of the World War. In January 1942, the price of potatoes was 1 rubles per kilogram, and the price rose to 1.60 rubles per kilogram a year later. By January 12, The price of potatoes has soared to 1943 rubles per kilogram.

Prices in southern Africa have been very stable. Ten years ago, the price of potatoes was a quarter of a kilogram, but now it is nine cents and two kilograms.

It has risen slightly, but it is not at the same level as the rise in Russia.

Moreover, Russia's industrial and agricultural scissors are very poor.

The most stable group in southern Africa is precisely the large-scale farmers.

So the two are really not comparable.

However, as a Russian who has lived in Cape Town for about ten years, Petrovich is very clear that the standard of living of southern African farmers is far higher than that of Russian farmers.

If you really want to measure it, the income of a farm of about [-] acres in southern Africa is roughly equivalent to that of a Russian minister.

So the two cannot be compared at all.

"—This is what I want to say. Our goal is world unity, but in southern Africa, they have achieved world unity. This is the social structure we dream of. Homes are owned, farmers have their fields, and children have their own. Child care, old age care—"Bakikas is really not flattering, he really agrees with the development model of southern Africa from the bottom of his heart.

"I'm going to the Transvaal with Kurci tomorrow, and this will be my last effort—" Petrovic hasn't given up yet.

The Transvaal has the largest Rand mining area in southern Africa, and the number of workers still exceeds 20, so Kurchi's first stop is the Rand mining area.

Kurch probably didn't know that Rock's fortune was also in the Rand mining area.

(End of this chapter)