Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 444: Blind Confidence

In fact, what Constantine said was correct. This is a simple business operation, so there is no need for Constantine to go to Roque. It would make it inconvenient for Roque to operate. There are many brokers in Johannesburg, and it is easier to find them to solve the problem.

For Russians who are accustomed to straightforward and straightforward, finding a broker may be a bit too complicated.

But it doesn't matter, Rock will help Constantine make up for this deficiency, so Sam will appear at the De Beers Hotel.

"Mr. Sam, hello, do we know each other?" Constantine was a little puzzled, he had no friends in Johannesburg.

"Haven't we already known each other now—" Sam handed over his business card, which was made of pure gold, full of Johannesburg's rich style, but it was in line with Constantine's aesthetics.

On the front of the card was Sam's title: General Manager, Umbrella Corporation.

The business scope of the umbrella company is written on the back, among which the item "Ocean supply" is obvious.

Constantine's eyes lit up immediately: "Mr. Sam, I am very interested in your company, can you introduce it in detail?"

"Of course you can. First of all, you have to know that Umbrella Company is the largest private armed company in Johannesburg and even the entire southern Africa. We provide various combinations of security services and accept private employment. As long as the customer needs it, it is the goal of our Umbrella Company's efforts." , Please believe in the strength of our umbrella company, in the whole of southern Africa, no one is more professional than us—” Sam boasted.

Constantine's brain circuit is obviously different from Sam's. After listening to Sam's introduction, Constantine immediately sent the business to the door: "It's really great, I want to hire your umbrella company to get all the damn Japanese in Johannesburg Get rid of it!"

Hearing Constantine's request, Sam's mind went blank for a moment. Anyway, Sam never thought that Constantine would ask for this.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Constantine, but our umbrella company can't do this." Sam couldn't help but laugh.

"You just said that you are omnipotent!" Constantine was very dissatisfied.

"We are indeed omnipotent, but we have a bottom line. You know, the Japanese in Johannesburg are the guests of Lord Nyasaland, so we cannot accept such business." Sam resolutely refused. For this reason, Constantine still acceptable.

"Okay then, what can you do?" Constantine sat back on the sofa, feeling a little lost.

"So everything you asked for—" Sam raised a finger before Constantine could speak: "Except for the one you just said, that won't work, absolutely not!"

Constantine was really aggrieved, but he also knew that Sam was right.

"Okay, let's talk about ocean supplies." Constantine finally got to the point.

Sam felt a little dizzy, Constantine was obviously not thinking online, and Sam was almost led astray by Constantine.

Looking back at Rock, Sam was still dumbfounded.

Rock was also speechless. The fighting nation is indeed different from ordinary people and cannot be understood with ordinary people's thinking.

But the result was not bad. Constantine hired the umbrella company to provide supplies for the Russian Pacific Second Squadron in the waters near Madagascar, and Constantine also hoped that the umbrella company could provide port services for the second squadron.

"After the Second Pacific Squadron arrives in Madagascar, the warship needs to be cleaned and maintained, otherwise it will seriously affect the speed of the warship, but I dare not agree to this request. Russian warships cannot enter Port Edward." do not earn.

In another time and space, when the Second Squadron arrived in Cape Town, it hoped to enter the port of Cape Town for maintenance.

Of course, the British government would not agree to such a request, so the Second Squadron could only go to Cam Ranh Bay in France for maintenance.

After the Second Squadron entered Cam Ranh Bay, the Japanese government lodged a strong protest, and the British government also put pressure on the French government.

The French government may be able to ignore the protests of the Japanese, but it cannot ignore the pressure of the British government, so the French government can only drive the second squadron out of Cam Ranh Bay.

In the end, the Second Squadron traveled long distances and fought the Tsushima Sea Battle with the Japanese Combined Fleet without maintenance. As a result, the Second Squadron suffered a disastrous defeat.

During the entire expedition of the Second Squadron, the Russian government was very amateurish from top to bottom. The Second Squadron itself had many problems, and Russia’s logistics also had problems. In order to solve the fuel problem, the Russian fleet could only When adding coal at sea, as long as there is an opportunity, warships must load as much coal as possible, so the decks, engine rooms, bathrooms, and officers' bedrooms of Russian warships are all filled with coal.

This not only reduces the speed, but also affects environmental sanitation, especially when passing near Cape Town, the Russian sailors from the far north cannot bear the hot weather near Cape Town at all. The Russian supply ship sent thousands of winter clothes.

This oolong level can only be compared to the fact that the logistics department sent god statues to the Far East Army.

At that time, the Far Eastern Army continued to shell, but the train brought statues of gods, which became a big laughing stock of the Russian army.

"Hehe, it's okay, we're making a lot of money now." Rock didn't want to take risks either, he had to be careful when doing business with Maozi, they became ruthless, even their own people were cheated.

Russia required a wide variety of supplies, fresh meat and vegetables, various bullets and shells, and even potato vodka. Rock doubted that the Second Squadron had brought nothing but coal when it left the port.

"Mr. Constantine also has a special request. I hope we can send a fleet to deliver supplies to Lushun." Sam also did not dare to agree to this request.

At present, Lushun is under heavy siege by the Japanese army. General Nogi Nogi, the "spirit of the army" of Japan, and General Kondrachenko, the "soul" of the Russian army's defense in Lushun, are fighting wits and courage. Russia has tried many ways to supply Lushun, but none of them have succeeded. Success, that's why Constantine came up with the umbrella company's idea.

Johannesburg is now a British territory, so if the umbrella company sends a ship, it must fly the British flag. Considering the current special relationship between the United Kingdom and Japan, I have to say that Constantine's calculation is still very subtle.

"No, we can't directly intervene in the war. It's enough to sell some supplies. The Russians have to do the delivery of supplies." Rock thought about it and refused. Although the price offered by Constantine was high, the risk It's too big, and the pay and harvest are seriously out of proportion.

"Okay, but the execution of this contract is estimated to take until December. The Second Squadron has not arrived in Cape Town yet, and it is almost slower than a snail." Sam is not optimistic about the fate of the Second Squadron. Thirty thousand kilometers is not a trouble Just for fun, you can almost circle the earth.

"It doesn't matter. We can afford to wait now. During this period of time, we can finish the Japanese orders first." Rock is not in a hurry. The Russians probably won't use the weapons ordered from Nyasaland. Except for 2 ships of the 3nd and 3rd Squadrons that fled to Vladivostok, the rest of the entire army was wiped out. The total loss of ships reached 27 tons, which was less than the sum of the tonnage of warships lost by both sides in the famous Jutland naval battle in World War I. Be big.

So even if the Nyasaland Arsenal is shoddy, it is estimated that the Russians will not have a chance to find out.

Yamaguchi Kisho didn't know that Umbrella Company had reached a deal with the Russians. After adding some orders, Rand Bank's loan to the Japanese government was no longer enough to pay for the order, so Yamaguchi Kisho had to continue to find Rand Bank for loans.

This time Ada hesitated a little.

Ada is not sure whether the Japanese will be able to defeat the Russians. If Japan is defeated, then the Japanese government's ability to repay will have problems, so it is risky to continue to lend to the Japanese government.

"Don't worry, the Japanese can win—" Rock knew the outcome of the Russo-Japanese War, so he agreed with the Rand Bank to continue lending to the Japanese government.

"Are you so sure?" Ada doubted the combat capability of the Japanese army very much. During the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese army was at a disadvantage. When Nogi Noki attacked Lushun, he used a group charge-style pig-rush attack, and the Japanese army suffered heavy casualties. .

In order to change the balance of power, the Japanese government carried out a general mobilization of war in the country, but it still could not mobilize enough troops. Lushun looked impregnable and claimed to be "the fortress that will never fall".

"If it is for other countries, then the result is really hard to say, but for Russia, hehe." Rock couldn't help but sigh, Japan's luck in these years is indeed good, and Russia is also suffering from internal and external troubles. This is a bad era.

In order to contain Russia, the Japanese government sent a large number of spies to Russia. While those spies were wreaking havoc in Russia, they were also inciting Russians to fight against the tyranny of the tsar. The biggest problem in Russia was that the battlefield was too far away from St. Petersburg. Construction started in 1891, and it has not yet been completed, so it is very difficult for Russia to deliver materials to the front. All this has brought huge troubles to the Russians, and the whole world, that is, Russia, is still blindly optimistic.

In fact, before the outbreak of the war, the whole world believed that Japan probably couldn't do anything against Russia.

With the development of the war, the evaluations given by the military observer groups of various countries have begun to change. More and more information shows that Russia has exposed too many shortcomings in this war, and the European military police has not lived up to its name.

"Okay then, we're going to bet on the winning side." Ada didn't know the specific situation on the front line, but Ada believed in Rock's judgment.

This is actually blind confidence.

(End of this chapter)