Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2599 It would be nice not to ask you for money

There is actually no deep hatred between Southern Africa and Japan that cannot be solved. If there is, it is what Southern Africa owes Japan, not Japan owes Southern Africa.

There is also a death march in Bataan in the United States. There is no economic dispute with Japan in southern Africa, because companies in southern Africa do not do business with Japan at all. Even if they do, they are done through agents in third-party countries. .

Instead of economic disputes, there are trade disputes.

Southern Africa is one of the few resource-rich countries in the world, and its technology level is very advanced. All the resources Japan needs are available in southern Africa. It is said that one has resources and the other has needs, and they are highly complementary.

The key lies in the attitude of the Federal Government of Southern Africa.

The Federal Government of Southern Africa is not saying that it will not do business with the Japanese, but that it imposes heavy taxes in a targeted manner, resulting in no profit for Southern African companies to do business with Japan. In this way, Southern African companies will naturally know what to do Done.

The trading companies in southern Africa are mainly family businesses of the Big Three.

As long as these three do not nod, even if other companies want to do business with the Japanese, they will not be able to provide what Japan really needs.

What Japan needs are steel, oil, natural rubber and other key resources that are essential for the development of modern industry. These resources in southern Africa are controlled by the three major families, and the Japanese cannot buy them even with money.

Other companies can also provide some agricultural products such as potatoes, coffee, and vodka.

But these things are not in high demand in Japan.

On the contrary, for luxury goods such as high-end fashion and jewelry, companies in southern Africa have liberalized their supply.

This is obviously because the purpose is not pure, and the Japanese government is not willing to use the money earned by Japanese women to buy these things.

That's not all the hateful thing about the Federal Government of Southern Africa.

If only the federal government artificially set up obstacles to trade with Japan, it would be fine. Southern Africa is still calling on other countries in the League of Nations to impose a trade embargo against Asia on the grounds that the protracted war in Asia has seriously affected world peace.

A few years before the founding of the League of Nations, the influence of southern Africa was not large, and not many countries responded to southern Africa.

31 years is a critical time node. In this year, southern Africa finally pushed the League of Nations to pass a trade embargo against Japan on the grounds that Japan’s illegal expansion in Asia.

Since then, only the United States is still secretly trading with Japan, and other countries have taken the initiative to reduce or stop their trade with Japan.

This is the real reason why the Federal Government of Southern Africa and Japan are at odds.

As for the repatriation of Japanese immigrants in batches after the autonomy of southern Africa, and the strict restrictions on Japanese immigrants, that is all drizzle.

Against the "unfriendly" behavior in southern Africa, the Japanese government has repeatedly protested strongly, with little success.

In other countries, maybe the Japanese would take the risk. Talking about the actions against Japan in southern Africa, I can’t finish talking for three days and three nights.

But for southern Africa, Japan really dare not.

Don't look at Japan as a permanent member of the League of Nations. The real situation is clear to Japan. If Southern Africa goes to war with Japan, then Japan really can't beat Southern Africa.

The Japanese are not stupid. Countries like Southern Africa and Japan compete for comprehensive strength. No matter how you look at it, Japan does not have the slightest advantage.

If Germany fights France, it can still fight blitzkrieg.

Even if Japan wants to sneak attack on southern Africa, the joint fleet must first pass through the Strait of Malacca, and the Changi Naval Base in Southern Africa is located in the Strait of Malacca.

Even after passing through Malacca, you have to cross the entire Indian Ocean to reach southern Africa. As for the short-legged warships of the United Fleet, if you don't get supplies along the way, you won't be able to reach southern Africa at all.

Even if you go to southern Africa, think about how the Russian Navy was wiped out in the Battle of Tsushima Sea.

Seeing this, many judges are probably very skeptical. Since the gap is so big, why would Japan dare to attack the United States?

The answer is no fight.

After more than ten years of unfair trade in Japan, all the money robbed through the war has been exhausted.

Americans also have the character of not getting up early without profit. Since they can't make money from trade, they will go straight to the game, so the Japanese know very well that this battle will have to be fought sooner or later, whether the Japanese want it or not.

Of course, the Americans also know the Japanese very well, so before the Japanese army attacked Pearl Harbor, all the aircraft carriers of the US Pacific Fleet happened to be absent from Pearl Harbor, but quite a few battleships were there.

Having said so much, it is just to illustrate one thing. There is no blood feud between the Japanese government and the Southern African Federation government.

Southern Africans with blood feuds.

More than 70.00% of southern Africa are Chinese, and the hatred between Chinese and Japanese does not need to be listed one by one.

Therefore, more than 40 Japanese officers and soldiers were captured by the Allied forces. Many prisoners of war were executed on the spot on the battlefield, and there was no chance to enter the prisoner-of-war camp.

Of the 40 prisoners of war, there are only less than 30 left. Don’t ask where the ones disappeared, they just died of illness.

This can also be explained.

The climate in Southeast Asia is really not friendly to Northeast Asians, and only Chinese from the south will go to Nanyang, and northerners seldom go there.

A "break" fully proves the risks of Nanyang.

"The situation is like this—you all know that the work in the prisoner-of-war camp is very heavy, and diseases are rampant. A single malaria can kill thousands of people." Xu Zhi didn't go into details, but he probably meant it.

Anyway, as long as you die, you will die of illness, and it has nothing to do with work intensity or nutritional status.

Even if there is, it has nothing to do with the Southern African Expeditionary Force, because the Australian troops are guarding the Japanese prisoners of war.

It all starts with a photo.

During the Malay campaign, an Australian prisoner of war was executed by the Japanese by beheading.

This scene was so good that it was photographed by a Japanese military reporter, and then fell into the hands of the Southern African Expeditionary Force.

The newspaper with the largest circulation in Australia subsequently published the photo.

In the photo, the Australian soldier was blindfolded, kneeling on the ground, and a Japanese military officer raised a knife with a grinning smile. The picture was full of shock and tension.

Almost all Australians were outraged by this photo, and the "Sydney Daily" even called for all Japanese war criminals, including the Japanese king, to be executed.

During that time, the enthusiasm of Australians to join the army was much higher, and then the Allied Command in East Asia handed over the task of guarding Japanese prisoners of war to the Australian troops.

The Australians lived up to expectations and handed over the results of 10 people in half a year, which made An Qi feel very relieved.

Of course, this is not the end. As the war progressed, the number of Japanese prisoners of war continued to increase. General White of Australia personally promised Angel that after the war, no Japanese prisoner of war would be allowed to return to Japan.

"To Australia!" Taylor took the initiative to raise his glass, and the atmosphere suddenly became warm.

"To all the allied forces!" Xu Zhi also toasted, the Australians did it openly.

"Respect to all those who died in this war—" Kenneth just said the reason, and immediately aroused boos.

It's not that you shouldn't respect, the key is that the occasion is inappropriate.

There's nothing wrong with saying that at the funeral of a fallen soldier.

Clubs are for relaxation and entertainment, not memorial halls for mourning. Most of the film directors who try to interpret war with human nature have never experienced war.

War and human nature are inherently contradictory.

The Americans who like to think about wars the most are also the ones who are the most enthusiastic about waging wars. This fully proves that Americans hope that people in other countries will reflect on wars, so that they will fear wars and keep peace forever. Americans will only make money through wars.

Including the matter of making a movie.

At the same time that the reflective blame was rejected, several Australian military officers who had just arrived at the club were overjoyed.

The consumption of the club is divided into grades. For the same glass of wine, low-grade wine costs only a few cents, while high-end brandy costs US dollars.

The same goes for girls, cheap Japanese girls are like free gifts, and white girls who escaped from war zones have to work hard, at least not force them.

Just after paying homage to Australia here, several Australian military officers who had just arrived at the club were pulled over, and then some offered drinks, some helped to invite girls, and some were in charge of interviews. I hope that several Australian military officers will talk about how they treat Japanese prisoners of war. .

"How else can I treat it, let's live together peacefully—" The Australian military officer is also a veteran, and he turned a lot of people with laughter as soon as he opened his mouth.

What a peaceful coexistence, the fourteen points put forward by Wilson have the same purpose.

"Recently there is a lot of work, and our manpower is seriously insufficient. The funds allocated by the headquarters are not enough to buy coffee. We can only do everything possible to maintain the operation of the prisoner-of-war camp." The second lieutenant named Will blushed, It doesn't look like he's hungry.

"Are you still buying coffee for those dwarves?" Taylor doubted the authenticity of this statement.

"Of course, their work is very hard, and they must have enough physical strength." Will was serious, and if he didn't look at the clothes, he would probably think that he was a business manager of a certain company.

What people do is the business manager.

The war has been fought for six years, and all countries are exhausted. The Allied Command can save as much as possible, and it is understandable that the funds allocated to the prisoner-of-war camps are tight.

Those who can go to the battlefield to fight, let alone a strong laborer, must have the ability to work. Since they can hold a gun, they can also hold a labor tool.

Of course, there are those who can't carry them, but those people have died of illness.

Since they have the ability to work, they have to be self-reliant, and the Allied Army does not support idlers.

Although the war is not over yet, the reconstruction of the rear has already begun, and the labor force needed is indeed large, and all the prisoners of war are very busy.

It is impossible to quit. If Australia regards itself as a civilized society, everyone is a civilized person?
Pull it down, when the British came to Australia, there were aborigines in Australia.

Aboriginal scalps are now in museums.

Therefore, those prisoners of war who were unable to work, or who were more resistant to work, all died of illness soon. The Australians were not relentless in this regard. This cannot be blamed on others, but the Japanese military reporter who took the photo was too dedicated.

"I have to say a few words. Your people are too expensive, even more expensive than the workers of those construction companies. This is simply outrageous!" Kenneth works in the US military office in Lion City, and he has a great say in this regard.

"Don't say whether it's expensive or not, just say whether it's easy to use or not!" Will was triumphant, and Kenny was speechless for a moment.

Expensive is indeed expensive.

It's really easy to use.

The Philippines is not independent yet, and it is still an overseas territory of the United States in name. As the face of the United States in Asia, the US government attaches great importance to the reconstruction of the Philippines and started planning early.

The reconstruction work is inseparable from the cooperation of construction companies. It is unrealistic to send construction workers thousands of miles from the United States, and we can only rely on local Filipinos.

In terms of labor enthusiasm, Southeast Asians are similar to Africans. They belong to the donkey. They take a step with a whip, and they don’t take a step without a whip.

This is the twentieth century, the United States is a civilized country, and it can no longer engage in the slave trade, so Japanese prisoners of war have entered the field of vision of the US government.

In terms of work attitude, the Japanese prisoners of war were much better than the Filipino workers. The workload of ten Filipino workers for a week was completed by four Japanese prisoners of war in two days.

If you can't finish it, you will be sick and will die of illness.

So even if the price of Japanese prisoners of war is more expensive than that of Filipino workers, the US government also recognizes it.

"But why is the price you give to Changi Naval Base so cheap?" Kenneth did not deny the enthusiasm of the Japanese prisoners of war. The key point is that Australia's treatment is too obvious, which makes the Americans very upset.

Not only the United States hires people from the prisoner-of-war camps, but also the Changi Naval Base. After all, almost free labor, who doesn’t like it, don’t even care about food.

The Changi Naval Base has been expanding over the years, from a total of a dozen hectares at the beginning to more than 100 square kilometers.

The Changi Naval Base not only hires people from the prisoner-of-war camps, but also leases the prisoners to Chinese businessmen in the Lion City. Although Changi Naval Base takes people away from the prisoner-of-war camps for free, the price of rehiring them to Chinese businessmen is not cheap.

This is the real way to make money.

"Don't forget where our prisoners of war come from—" Will curled his lips, can you American soldiers compare with the Southern African Expeditionary Force?

American soldiers fought against the Japanese, so there was the Bataan Death March.

The Southern African Expeditionary Force fought against the Japanese army, and there were 40 prisoners of war sent to the prisoner-of-war camps alone.

The United States fought Mindanao and Manila, both of which did not go well in the early stage. In the end, they relied on the help of the Southern African Expeditionary Force to successfully win, not to mention the Australian troops commanded by the British Army at the time in the Malay Peninsula. , survived.

The relationship between the Australian government and the federal government of Southern Africa is no longer emphasized here.

So here and there, how much do you think the Australians and the Southern African Expeditionary Force should spend?
Don't ask for money.

An Qi asked the Australians to guard the Japanese prisoners of war, but it gave the Australians a chance to take revenge, so it would be good if An Qi didn't ask the Australians for money instead.

(End of this chapter)