Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 269 Benefit Exchange

Strictly speaking, the War Office is different from 007. After all, the boss of the War Office still has a name, so the War Office is still in the initial stage of the Military Intelligence Department.

The "Two C Plans" were part of the War Office's job. Frank must have read Chamberlain's report before he was attracted to the Transvaal by Rock.

Prior to this, not only the War Office, but even the British government had given up on the "Two Cs Plan". It is estimated that the War Office did not know that there were still people in southern Africa working for the "Two Cs" after seeing Joseph Chamberlain's report. It is estimated that Rock is now the last hope to complete the "Two C Plans", which is why the War Office is so fanciful and directly sends a division chief and a senior staff.

By the way, before that, with the pissing nature of the British, maybe how long they have been investigating in Rhodesia and Nyasaland.

Chris and Frank regard Rock as hope, but Rock is unwilling to take responsibility.

Or in other words, before getting enough benefits, Roque didn't care whether the "two C plans" could be completed. This has nothing to do with Roque, it's just the wishful thinking of the British government or the Marquess of Salisbury.

So Roque simply refused: "I'm sorry, Director, the 'two C's plan' is beyond my ability, and I don't have the ability to complete this plan now."

Hearing Roque's direct rejection, Frank wasn't too surprised. He exchanged glances with Viscount Gladstone, and Frank was confident: "If Sir Roque refuses this request, then the empire will reconsider your fief."

This is so special!

Rock was really surprised, can he still bargain for the price?

"I am Lord Nyasaran, can I still change the fief?" Rock did not believe that the British government would be so dereliction of duty.

"Ah, hehe——" Frank is there, and titles and fiefdoms are actually exchange conditions, so there's no need to stick to the rules.

The reason is very simple. The area of ​​Nyasaland determined by Stoudemire is about 20 square kilometers. Such a large fiefdom is not the standard of a baron at all. Even a duke does not have such a large fiefdom, so——

"Okay, you won, let's talk about the 'two C plan'——" Rock can only give in, although the decision-making power for this matter is not in Rock's hands, but if you want Rock to work, you have to give it to Rock. If you have enough motivation, if it’s not good, you have to go up the pole and get up, that’s nothing to do.

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Only then did Rock know that the War Office sent not only a director and a senior staff member, but also a group of more than 30 secret service members in Pretoria.

"Send agents directly to Portuguese East Africa? That's not good, maybe it's an international dispute." Rock doesn't doubt the ability of agents, but there are people who make mistakes, and if an agent is caught by the Portuguese— —

"You don't have to worry about this. There is no problem with the loyalty of these agents. Even if they are caught, they will not be exposed." Frank is full of confidence in his subordinates. The patriotic education in the UK is also very good. The words are still in my ears.

"Well, if you insist." Rock agreed, even if he died anyway, it would not be Rock's subordinates who died.

"Then we will now go to Nyasaland and set up an advance base and a logistics center in Nyasaland." Frank is also ambitious, and yes, although the UK has actually chosen to shrink its strategy, it is definitely still difficult for individuals. There are many officials who insist on colonial development.

"Why Nyasaland and not Rhodesia? Rhodesia's South African company seems to be more suitable." Rock didn't want to make trouble. If the advance base was placed in Rhodesia, then even if it was discovered by the Portuguese, the British government would The forward base can also be attributed to the business practices of South African companies.

A dead fellow Daoist is not a poor daoist. On this issue, Rock is still clear.

"The personnel structure of Rhodesia is too complicated. On the contrary, the population structure of Nyasaland is relatively simple. Therefore, it is safer to put the advance base in Nyasaland." Frank must have his reasons. The problem is this reason, let Rock feels like shooting himself in the foot with a rock.

In order to ensure the stability of Nyasaland, Rock removed all the Bantus and British from Nyasaland. Now Nyasaland is all Chinese, and some technicians hired from Europe and the United States.

These technicians are not a problem. Compared with the Chinese in Nyasaland, the number of technicians is too small to pose a threat to the Chinese in Nyasaland.

"Well, there is an island called Likoma in Lake Nyasaland. It is less than five kilometers away from Portuguese East Africa in a straight line. Now this island belongs to you." Rock didn't want these agents to be in Nyasaland. It's a good idea to trap them on Likoma Island. They can do whatever they want, as long as they don't stay on Likoma Island.

"Yes, how is Nyasaland's strength? Can you guarantee support for the Yao people?" Frank may know the answer to this question, but he still needs to ask Rock for confirmation, which is also considered a test.

"Yes, some time ago I bought some machines from the Royal Small Arms Factory, just to support the Yao people. Give me a few more months, and Nyasaland will be self-sufficient in food, and it will be no problem to support the Yao people at that time—— "Speaking of which, Rock suddenly thought of a problem. Since the War Office now asks Rock, Rock will open his mouth: "The problem now is that there are not enough workers to operate the equipment purchased from the Royal Small Arms Factory. A machine, even a small bullet, needs a complete supporting factory, so you have to find me enough engineers and technicians, so that I can give enough support to the Yao people."

In fact, Nyasaland already has a lot of technicians, but there are never too many technicians. British military technology was still world-class during this period. Don’t look at the Germans blowing Mauser so hard. The most widely used and best-rated magazine-loaded rifle on the Internet is Lee Enfield.

Britain's military industry is strong, not only in technology, but also in concept. At this time, the rifles used by most countries in the world are still single-shot rifles, and Lee Enfield has already used magazines.

It's a pity that the advanced concept is as useless as a stubborn officer. The magazine is indeed very advanced, but the front-line troops still use the magazine isolator to save bullets, and the magazine-style rifle is changed back to the single-shot type. rifle.

Even though Rock is an idiot in military industry, he also knows the future development trend of weapons, so don't look at the fact that Nyasaland's arsenal can only produce single-shot Martini Henry, but as long as the conditions are ripe, Nyasaland's arsenal will Surely a Lee Enfield could be produced, and even a more advanced M1 Garand.

In fact, whether it is Lee Enfield or M1 Garand, it is not too difficult to realize it technically. At least the materials have reached this level, which is mainly a matter of design concept.

Under the premise of Roque's guidance, Nyasaland Arsenal's concept is precisely the biggest advantage. Not to mention the M1 Garand, even the AK47 is not too difficult to design.

"The technicians are fine, but you have to solve the funding problem yourself." Frank knew that he must give Rock some benefits, so that Rock would do his best, so he would not create obstacles for Rock on this issue.

In fact, for an organization like the War Office, funding is the biggest obstacle. With the huge military manufacturing in the UK, the transfer of personnel is not a problem at all. The problem lies in the lack of funds. If it is not approved, even a national policy such as the "Two C Plans" cannot be promoted.

Roque is extremely convenient. He is never stingy with the money he needs to spend, and he can pay with gold if he doesn’t have enough cash. For the same thing, the War Office may still be writing an application, and Roque has already implemented it. Therefore, “private companies "The advantage of "state-owned enterprises" in this regard is simply not too great.

"The cost is not a problem. As long as the technicians come to Nyasaland, I will pay them twice the salary at home, and I can arrange jobs for their spouses, and arrange for their children to go to school in Nyasaland. Wei public school? I guarantee that the school in Nyasaland will definitely not be lower than the level of Big Via private school." Rock took everything, and he almost sent a date directly to the single dog.

Frank is still not used to Rock's behavior style, so he stared at Rock for a long time, and then he felt a little resentful: "Damn the rich man is so generous, I want to make a living under your subordinates--"

Ha, in fact, the life of an agent is really not as glamorous as in the movies. An official like Frank is better off. The life of an ordinary agent is very hard, not much better than that of an ordinary office worker.

Such seemingly rude casual complaints are actually very helpful in bringing the relationship between Rock and Frank closer. That night, Frank went to Nyasaland with Chris, and Rock had to stay in Pretoria to accept the canonization , When the title was obtained, Roque immediately went to Nyasaland as quickly as possible.

There is no way, these two chief agents, Rock is really worried about letting them run around in Nyasaland.

It is indeed very convenient to have a railway of our own. Although Frank and Chris set off a day earlier than Rock, Rock caught up with Frank and Chris in Salisbury, and then they went to Nyasaland together.

Stoudemire is also there.

"Wow, respected Lord Nyasaland, it's a pleasure to meet you—" Stoudemire was still very angry when he saw Rock.

It’s no wonder that Stoudemire, Cecil Rhodes had reached his personal extreme in terms of wealth and power, so no matter what achievements Cecil Rhodes achieved, the British government was determined not to give Cecil Rhodes Rhodes knighted.

The same is true for Stoudemire. If there is no accident, he probably has no relationship with the nobles in this life, so Stoudemire is really jealous of Rock.

"Hehe, are you jealous? I'm so jealous of you!" Rock laughed, Frank and Chris looked surprised. They probably didn't expect that the relationship between Rock and Stoudemire would be so good. level of joke.

In the eyes of Frank and Chris, Rock and Stoudemire are out-and-out big men. Although Frank doesn't respect Rock very much, in fact, Rock's status in the UK must be higher than Frank. Frank The "damn rich man" that he blurted out before was actually an expression of envy, jealousy and hatred. Even if Roque disagreed with setting the advance base in Nyasaland, Frank would have no choice. The majestic Baron Nyasaland did not use force The means can be humiliating.

Of course, Rock will not fight Frank because of this matter. It is not wise to offend a director of the War Office. The two parties cooperate and exchange, and both get what they want. Wouldn't it be good for the director with real power to deal with the Portuguese together?

Only people like the three Albert Simpson brothers would fight among themselves when there was a problem.

Leaving Salisbury and going northwest to Lusaka, and then going north, you can’t take the train. This part of the railway has not been repaired yet. Countless Bantus and Zulus are laying the railway. The person in charge of the work is Rhodes. Police in West Asia, with overseers chosen from among the Bantu and Zulu.

These supervisors are all vicious, and they show no mercy to the Bantu and Zulu people. As long as workers are found to be lazy, the supervisors will use various methods to punish them. The police just watch the excitement. The more they watch the excitement, the more excited the supervisors will be. .

"What a big project!" Frank couldn't help sighing as he looked at the railway stretching across the hills and hills. As for the hard-working Zulus and Bantus, Frank simply turned a blind eye.

This is the standard colonial mentality. People like Roque may be bad guys in Frank's eyes. For such a project, death is inevitable, but Frank doesn't ask. In the eyes of these people, the Zulu people And Bantu people, and those Yao people are all consumables.

"It will be completed in three months at most. By then Cape Town and Nyasaland will be connected as one. I am discussing with the Germans whether it is possible to build a railway through Tanganyika and connect Nyasaland Saran and the East African protected area (Kenya) are also connected, in that case, our "two C plan" can be regarded as completed in a sense." Stoudemire is also obsessed with "two C plan", this is Cecil Rhodes' legacy.

The Germans cannot do such things as railway repairs, for the simple reason that they have no money.

These days, Britain is the only one that can invest in infrastructure unscrupulously in the world. The United States has to attract private investment to build railways. Germany has only just been reunified for a few years, and its limited economic strength has been smashed by that lunatic William II. In terms of military affairs, the development of African colonies has to wait and wait. Whether it is German Southwest Africa or Tanganyika, in fact, the degree of development is similar to that of Portuguese East Africa, and it is far behind Rhodesia, not to mention Nyasaland now.

Speaking of the development speed of Nyasaland, not to mention the Germans, even Stoudemire is full of envy. The population advantage in this era is really too important. Stoudemire is seriously considering the advice that Roque gave Stoudemire before.

(End of this chapter)