Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 565

If the cost of a dreadnought is almost equal to the formation of a division, then it means that the German government has cut off the shipbuilding plan for three dreadnoughts for Tanganyika.

If the previous 115 brigade is added, at least ten and eight destroyers will be added.

Calculated in this way, it seems that it is really a good deal to give the money to Roque.

The key question is whether Rock can continue to cause greater consumption to Germany as promised.

After all, in the previous Battle of Helmut, Rock did his mental calculations and was unintentional. When the Germans were unprepared, he caught the Second Division of Tanganyika by surprise.

Then the Germans will definitely keep their spirits up and will not make similar mistakes. At this time, can southern Africa perform as well as they did in the Battle of Helmut?

For the Earl of Selborne and the British government, this is indeed an issue that must be carefully considered.

The British government has money, but it can't throw it away casually. Even if it is thrown into the water, it must always be heard.

Rock is not worried about this problem. Nearly [-] Gurkha mercenaries have been recruited in the base in Nepal. As long as the funds are in place, they can arrive in Nyasaland immediately.

These Gurkha mercenaries have received at least three months of formal military training. Once they arrive in Nyasaland, they can immediately be added to the first and second divisions. Qi is fully loaded.

As for the third and fourth divisions that are still on paper, Roque positioned these two divisions as defensive troops, so it would be a waste to use Gurkha mercenaries. Rock plans to use whites to form the third division. The Africans formed the fourth division, which was used to garrison Cape and Natal respectively.

These two units are actually ready-made. As long as the current servants of Cape and Natal are reorganized, the third and fourth divisions can be formed.

But this pace can't be so fast. The federal government has just been established, and the funds are definitely not enough. Roque can make as many points as he can.

Better than being taken away by Louis Botha and Jan Smoltz to build Bloemfontein.

In other words, don't look at Bloemfontein is now the capital of the federal government, but the construction of Bloemfontein has nothing to do with Rock.

In the past, everyone was independent, and now they all have their own plans. After the establishment of the federal government, the situation of fighting for power and profit has become more serious than before. At present, it seems that the Liberal Party represented by Philip is fully dominant.

Therefore, among the various ministries and commissions of the federal government, the Ministry of Defense receives the largest budget.

In other words, the current Rhodesian Northern Division and the new First Cavalry Division do not need Roque to spend any more money on his own, and all the funds are borne by the federal government.

Of course, it is the Rand Bank that pays the salary. A long time ago, the officers and men of the Rhodesian Northern Division and the newly formed First Cavalry Division received their salaries through the Rand Bank.

Although the Earl of Selborne did not promise Roque immediately, the next day, the Earl of Selborne still approached Roque to find out how much it would cost to form the third and fourth divisions.

In fact, a lot happened that night.

Earl Selborne stayed at the De Beers Hotel in Little Rock last night. After communicating with Rock, Earl Selborne frequently used the hotel's telegraph room to communicate with London. Unfortunately, the staff who used the telegraph at that time It was brought by the Earl of Selborne himself, so Rock didn't know the specific content of the telegram.

For the telegram sent from Nyasaland to reach London, several relay stations are needed along the way. Those relay stations are not in Nyasaland, so Rock does not know the specific content of the telegram.

It takes at least two hours from sending the telegram to receiving a response, so it is estimated that Earl Selborne did not sleep well last night. When he saw Roque early in the morning, he was a little depressed.

"The establishment in southern Africa is about 2 people per division, and the cost of weapons and equipment is about 200 million pounds, so two divisions are 400 million—" The price quoted by Rock is the market price, and the cost must not be so much, after all The equipment of the troops is all produced by Nyasaland itself, and the profits of the manufacturers must also be added to it.

"Do you need so many?" Earl Selborne obviously didn't expect to need so many. He knew the situation of the navy well, but he was not proficient enough in the army.

The reason why so many are needed is mainly because the troops in southern Africa are much better equipped than the European troops. Automatic weapons alone are much more than that, and the troops in southern Africa also need to be equipped with trucks and cars. Big expense.

In fact, 200 million is not enough. This is just the money needed to form an army to purchase weapons and equipment. After the formation of the army, it needs to be maintained. The usual training, the salaries of officers and soldiers, and the consumption of food and horses cost money. Gurkha mercenaries joined Afterwards, the annual salaries of officers and soldiers finally dropped a bit, with an average annual salary of about 2 pounds. For an army of 120 people, the annual salary expenditure is [-] million, so the federal government has only so few people.

I really can't afford it.

But now it’s all right, with the British government being taken advantage of, Southern Africa has to maintain an army of about 10 people, so that the British government can give the British government maximum support when it needs it.

At this time, Rock had to give the Earl of Selborne knowledge about the popular science army to prove the necessity of maintaining an army of [-].

"The troops in southern Africa are divided into compulsory military service and professional military system. The cost of conscripts is relatively low, and the level of training is not enough. Therefore, in principle, troops composed of conscripts are only used for local defense and will not be used for overseas operations; professional soldiers are Taking soldiers as their profession, they usually receive strict training, and everything is required to meet the highest standards, so that they can play the most effective role when needed. Compared with conscripts, troops composed of professional soldiers have stronger combat effectiveness, and the cost of maintaining troops is of course higher. .” Rock emphasized the role of professional soldiers.

In order to save costs, most countries in Europe currently adopt compulsory military service, especially Germany and France, countries with relatively high defense pressure.

There are advantages and disadvantages of conscripts, weak combat effectiveness and insufficient training are common problems, so the army is called "cannon fodder".

In fact, this cost is not necessarily low. For example, France lost the Franco-Prussian War, and the direct economic loss was more than 200 billion francs. If the French army can have stronger combat effectiveness and win the Franco-Prussian War, the war bonus is not 200. billion can be summed up.

"Locke, you don't need to consider the issue of cost. The key is strength. How do you ensure that you will fulfill your promise when the empire needs it?" Earl Selborne will not calculate these economic accounts. A dreadnought ship costs millions. The Earl of Selborne spends more money every day than the whole of Southern Africa makes.

The ongoing arms race in Europe is larger in scale than the Franco-Prussian War back then, and its impact will be more far-reaching. It may determine the world structure in the next few decades, or even hundreds of years, so don't consider the cost issue at this time, and Compared with the National Games, the cost is not worth mentioning.

The key is the effect. You are not afraid of spending money, but you are afraid of spending money but not seeing the effect. This must be unacceptable to Earl Selborne.

"My lord, the combat effectiveness of the troops still needs to be proved on the battlefield. The best proof is that I can wipe out the second division of Tanganyika with only one regiment. Don't talk about sneak attacks, even if it is a frontal confrontation, Nia The Saran Assault Regiment can also easily defeat the Tanganyika Second Division, maybe the Tanganyika Second Division will lose even worse." Rock is full of confidence, it's not that Rock looks down on the Tanganyika servant army, Luo Ke What Ke looks down on is all the troops of various countries in the world in this era.

Sorry, compared to the army in Rock's memory, the troops of this era are really all scum.

"Locke, don't be careless. The regular army reinforced by the German mainland is still very powerful." Earl Selborn didn't distrust Rocke. This is actually the case with the troops of all countries in the world. The German army is already the number one army in the world. , although the British Army does not admit it, it is also very honest. Although the Earl of Selborne is in a high position, he cannot escape the limitations of the times.

"You mean those farmers who just put down their plows—" These were the words Earl Selborne used to encourage Roque last night, and now Roque returned them intact.

The Earl of Selborne last night hoped that Roque could work hard for the British Empire, so he belittled the German troops and hoped that Roque would continue to work hard for the British Empire.

In the future, if the British government allocates funds to southern Africa to help southern Africa expand its army, it will be equivalent to an investment by the British government, so Earl Selborne is now responsible for the investment of the British government.

The standard butt decides the head.

"It was those farmers who had just put down their plows and defeated France, which is known as the world's largest army—" Earl Selborne was not embarrassed at all, and there was still some self-satisfaction in this.

Although the Earl of Selborne is a soldier in name, in fact, no one is purely professional at the level of Earl Selborne. Everyone can be summed up as a "politician", including Roque.

Since he is a politician, he must have the qualities that a politician should have, and he will not change his face when the wheel is turned upside down. It is also because of this that Earl Selborne has doubts about Rock's promise.

Politicians' promises, if you really listen to them, don't take them seriously, you will lose if you are serious.

"My lord, the Nyasaland Commando Group has only achieved a trivial victory, and it has not been to the point where I can get carried away. Nyasaland is located at the northernmost tip of the Southern African Federation. Even if I don't think about the Southern African Federation, I have to The Chinese in Nyasaland consider that they immigrated to Nyasaland from the Qing Dynasty because of me, and I want to protect their safety, ensure their life, and protect their happiness." Rock's words are really not Fool people.

(End of this chapter)