Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2525 Magic Defeats Magic
At the moment in 1944, the United Kingdom has exhausted all its energy in the world war and can no longer maintain the status of the pound as an international currency. The new king is about to ascend the throne.

The only ones that are most likely to replace the pound as an international currency are the rand and the dollar. Relatively speaking, the rand has a greater chance.

The rand is currently the only currency that can be directly exchanged for gold.

The decoupling of the British pound from the US dollar and gold has to be traced back to the Great Depression, when the United Kingdom and the United States immediately announced the decoupling of the British pound and the US dollar from gold in order to restructure the financial system. Since then, the British pound and the US dollar have directly lost the ability to exchange for gold.

This impact was huge. Without gold as a guarantee, the reputation of the British pound and the US dollar plummeted. In order to change this situation, the United Kingdom later implemented the gold bullion standard, which eventually ended hastily because of its lack of strength.

In this regard, the Americans acted earlier. In April this year, the United States invited financial officials from southern Africa and the United Kingdom to New Hampshire to hold a meeting in an attempt to establish a new international currency system and end the international currency status of the pound.

This is really too hasty. Southern Africa has not acted yet. It is impossible for the United States to unilaterally want to end the pound.

At the meeting in New Hampshire, U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Harry White proposed a plan to establish international financial institutions, stabilize exchange rates, expand international trade, and promote the development of the world economy.

The plan is good, but unfortunately it does not match the strength of the United States, so the "White Plan" did not get the consent of Southern Africa and the United Kingdom.

The famous economist Keynes, who represented Britain at the meeting, also failed to pass the International Settlement Union plan proposed by him, so the matter was temporarily shelved.

Last month, Ada invited British and American counterparts to reconvene in southern Africa, this time in Johannesburg.

Now the relevant representatives of the United Kingdom and the United States have arrived in Johannesburg. The representative of the United States is represented by Henry Morgenthau, the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, and the representative of the United Kingdom is still Keynes.

Henry Morgenthau is a Hebrew, and he hated Germany's planned extermination of the Hebrews. Two months ago, Henry Morgenthau proposed a "Morgenthau Plan" to deal with Germany after the war. Once the plan was exposed, there was a public outcry.

The core content of Morgenthau's plan is to divide Germany into two parts, North and South, and in order to limit Germany's war potential, the population of Germany must be controlled within 2000 million.

Compared with these two points, the deindustrialization of Germany is nothing to mention.

In the past few years, there have been several post-war punishment plans for Germany within the Allies, and Morgenthau's version is the most vicious.

If Morgenthau's plan is followed, then in a few decades, there may not be a German nation in the world.

In essence, Morgenthau treated Germany in the same way that Germany treated the Hebrews.

Morgenthau's plan was opposed by Roosevelt and Winston.

But Morgenthau did not give up. After arriving in Johannesburg, Morgenthau seized every opportunity to sell his plan, but the effect was not good.

"The biggest problem in southern Africa is that it is far away from Europe. It is not painful for the threat of Germany, so it is difficult for southern Africans to understand Europe's fear of Germany—" Morgenthau was very disappointed. Just now, he hadn't had time to sell it to Rock His Morgenthau plan was sent out of the Palace of Justice.

Within the Allied Forces, the status of southern Africa is unquestionable. If Roque's support is obtained, then Morgenthau's plan may be implemented.

"You should review whether your plan is too extreme. According to you, Britain should have a deep sense of the threat from Germany, but why do even the British oppose your plan—" Hoover, the US ambassador to southern Africa, didn't like it either. Morgenthau's plan, this was Hoover's second term as U.S. ambassador to southern Africa.

After Hoover left the presidency, he once served as the U.S. ambassador to southern Africa.

When Roosevelt ran for president for the second time, Hoover voluntarily resigned and returned to the United States to run for the Republican Party.

At that time, Roosevelt had just led the United States out of the Great Depression, and Hoover was in full swing, and Hoover returned to his hometown to live in seclusion in frustration.

After the outbreak of the World War, Roosevelt hoped that Hoover would once again serve as the US ambassador to southern Africa. After careful consideration, Hoover agreed to Roosevelt's invitation to prepare for another election in the future.

"The British haven't given up the continental balance policy, and of course they will return to weaken Germany too much—" Morgenthau knows the British well, so he doesn't like the British: "—but the biggest threat to Britain now is not from Germany, nor is it Not from France, but from Russia!"

This is true, Russia is twice as threatening as Germany and France combined.

Or many times.

"To be honest, your plan is not useless. At least dividing Germany into two parts is very likely to be realized—" Hoover is not a novice in politics, and he has the support of a think tank behind him.

Partitioning Germany was not for political reasons, but for military reasons.

Now that Russia has invaded Germany, although the Allied forces are still standing still, as long as they resume their offensive, they will definitely be invincible. When facing the Allied forces, the German army's fighting will is far weaker than that of facing the Russian army.

The blood debt must be paid with blood. The Germans know their own affairs. How they treated Russian prisoners of war will be treated in the same way by Russia.

Therefore, surrender is also death, and fighting to the end is also death. It is better to fight to the end, at least it will not bring shame to the family.

At the St. Petersburg meeting, the bearded man made it clear that he would not give up any territory captured by the Russian army.

In the area now occupied by the Russian army, a provisional government with the Communist International at its core has been established.

In this case, the division of Germany is irreparable.

"Can you help me contact Mr. Gavin, I just need one chance." Morgenthau has not given up yet, he will not call Gavin the honorable Mr. Gavin Locke like a corrupt British nobleman.

"Don't do wasted work. In Southern Africa, as long as Locke is the owner of the Palace of Justice, then Southern Africa will have only one voice." Hoover is too aware of Rock's status in Southern Africa. Gavin may be the future of Southern Africa, not the present.

"How will you know if you don't try?" Morgenthau was not discouraged, no matter what the result was, it was always right to try.

There is definitely a chance.

Wars are raging in Europe, and southern Africa is peaceful with singing and dancing. Rock now lives in the deep palace, and Gavin has many social activities. Soon Morgenthau got the opportunity to lobby Gavin at Rock Capet's engagement banquet.

Locke Capet is the eldest son of Arthur, the first heir to the second Viscount of Cyprus, and his fiancée is the third daughter of Sidney Milner. Both of them have just turned 20 this year, a match made in heaven .

In age, Sidney Milner was much older than Arthur.

But who let Sidney Milner have a wife 20 years younger than him? This is the basic right of rich people.

The engagement of Arthur's son and Sidney Milner's daughter is grand. Needless to say, the engagement in southern Africa may even be more grand than the wedding. After all, the wedding may be held in the family church, and only relatives will attend. limit.

Gavin and Arthur have a very good relationship. Arthur was unable to return in Cyprus due to the war, and Gavin replaced Arthur as the man's elder, so there was not much time left for Morgenthau.

Morgenthau seized the opportunity and tried hard to sell Gavin on his plan.

"—The High Command of the Allied Forces in Europe developed a plan to determine the amount of food supplied to the German population to maintain 2000 calories per person per day as a goal, on the grounds that if the standard was lower, the Germans would not be able to work— —How is this possible? The two world wars have fully proved the threat Germany brought to our world. For us, Germany is the biggest source of risk. After the end of the last world war, our tolerance for Germany has made Germany did not fully taste the consequences of the war, are we going to repeat the same mistakes this time?" Morgenthau opened with the Supreme Command of the Allied Forces in Europe.

Supreme Allied Command Europe, Commander Patton.

2000 calories is a lot. If converted into eggs, it is equivalent to 26. For beer, it is about 13 bottles. Candy is 380 grams.

Under the state of military control, food equivalent to 380 grams of candy calories can still be supplied every day, which is indeed a bit high.

What Morgenthau didn't say was that the Supreme Allied Command in Europe allowed Germany to retain some heavy industry.

In the years before the outbreak of the World War, why did Germany recover so quickly?
To a large extent, it is because Germany has retained a part of its heavy industry capabilities, so it can regain its strength in just a few years.

Of course, this also proves from another angle how scumbags Britain and France are.

To be honest, if Britain and France were not in Europe, but in East Asia, they might have perished long ago.

"Isn't the root of all conflicts the contradiction between the Germans' yearning for a better life and the terrible status quo in Germany?" Gavin disagreed with Morgenthau on this point.

As for why things are so bad in Germany—

As a Hebrew, Morgenthau has a certain right to speak.

Of course, Morgenthau would not say that the German economy is bad because there are too many loan sharks.

Not all of them, but at least some of them.

"Everyone yearns for a better life, but the source of a better life should be created by our own hands, not plundered—" Morgenthau is well prepared, which is what the Federal Government of Southern Africa has always advocated.

On the great day of the engagement, Gavin didn't want to discuss such a heavy topic with Morgenthau.

So Gavin smiled and prepared to leave. With so many guests today, Gavin didn't have much time to waste with Morgenthau.

"Mr. Gavin, you should know about Germany's genocidal plan against the Hebrews?" Morgenthau asked this question that Gavin could not avoid.

As the Allied and Russian forces advanced on the battlefield, more and more unacceptable evils were exposed to the world, such as Auschwitz, Katyn Forest, and the Bataan Death March.

As a member of the righteous party, the Federal Government of Southern Africa firmly opposes all acts of genocide. All federal officials, regardless of the occasion, have absolutely the same attitude on this issue, which cannot be avoided or evaded.

"Of course, this kind of behavior is undoubtedly anti-human, and should be punished as it should be." Gavin looked at Morgenthau's eyes at this time, with a little emotion.

The Hebrews burned in Germany, the Poles executed in Russia, and the Americans abused in Japan, have nothing to do with southern Africa.

Morgenthau said this to force Gavin to express his position, which made Gavin very uncomfortable.

How different is your so-called "Morgenthau Plan" from the behavior of the Germans?
The purpose of the Morgenthau plan is to bring Germany back to the agricultural era a hundred years ago, eliminate all heavy industries in Germany, only allow Germany to produce daily consumer goods, and completely destroy the Ruhr industrial area in Germany.

This plan was so cruel that even Winston commented it was inhumane.

"So we should carry out the most thorough punishment on Germany and completely eliminate the threat posed by Germany." Morgenthau is good at using language traps.

"Your Excellency, the way to eliminate hatred is not revenge, but help and understanding—" Gavin defeated magic with magic, as it was said in the Bible.

As to why the Bible doesn't teach believers to do this, that's a theological question.

Morgenthau never expected that Gavin would answer like this, and he short-circuited instantly.

It cannot be said that Gavin is wrong, how could the Bible be wrong?
But these words must not be understood in this way. How can you repay virtue with virtue?

"Mr. Locke, Your Excellency Minister, good evening—" Morgenthau's old opponent, Keynes, finally appeared. His purpose was not to help Gavin get rid of Morgenthau's entanglement, but to worry that Gavin would be influenced by Morgenthau and would tend to the Americans. proposed scheme.

The main difference between the plan proposed by the Americans and the British plan lies in the funding method of the International Monetary Fund.

The method proposed by the United States is to subscribe, and how much money you have to do big things.

The method proposed by the United Kingdom is to contribute capital according to the proportion of the total import and export volume of each country in the previous three years, and the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations are integrated.

There is a huge difference between the two.

As the main warring country in the World War, the United Kingdom has a huge import and export trade volume in the past few years. Together with the members of the Commonwealth of Nations, its total trade import and export volume accounts for about 30.00% of the world's total trade volume.

This plan is very unfavorable to the United States.

The United States has only been in the war for a few years, and its export volume is far lower than that of southern Africa. If the United Kingdom follows the way of the United Kingdom, then the United States will have less than 20.00% of the right to speak in the upcoming National Currency Monetary Fund.

This is definitely unacceptable to the United States.

In the Americans' plan, the United States' right to speak in the International Monetary Fund must reach at least 30.00%.

Not to mention the UK, Southern Africa will never agree to this ratio.

The IMF's plate totaled 50 billion.

The United Kingdom takes 30.00%, and the United States takes [-]%. There is only so much left for southern Africa.

(End of this chapter)