Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 649 put a long line to catch big fish

After the annexation of Lorenzo Marques, the territory of Southern Africa has reached 380 million square kilometers. If Southwest Africa and Tanganyika are added, the territory of Southern Africa will expand to 560 million square kilometers, becoming Africa's largest country.

The British government certainly does not want to see this happen. A unified, united, and strong southern Africa is not in the interests of the United Kingdom. Therefore, even if a world war breaks out, the United Kingdom will not allow southern Africa to easily separate Southwest Africa and South Africa. Tanganyika is all in the bag, and Southwest Africa should be the bottom line of the British government, and Tanganyika is estimated to be very difficult.

However, this is not a problem for Rock. Around Nyasaland, the Kingdom of Mozambique is also an independent country. The Honor Fort area in Tanganyika is in a semi-independent state. The large virgin forest in the Congo Free State near the North Sea, although the name On the surface, it still belongs to Belgium, but it is actually controlled by Yaya. The British Rubber Company, which leased the local land, had to cooperate with Yaya to develop the plantation.

This cooperation is actually paying "protection fees". Although the management of the Congo Free State has now been transferred from the Belgian royal family to the Belgian government, large companies like the Imbi Rubber Company do not pay much taxes to the Belgian government. Instead, the "protection fee" for Yaya accounts for about [-]% of the total income of the Yingbi Rubber Company.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t pay the “protection fee”. The Kasai company that leased the land near Lubumbashi was very stubborn and refused to cooperate with Yaya. As a result, the plantations of the Kasai company were frequently attacked, and many mercenaries who maintained law and order were shot dead. Managers kidnapped for ransom—

The Kaisai company has been hardened for less than three months, and then the management has been completely changed. The first thing the new general manager did when he took office was to ask Yaya for protection fees. 15.00% of the company's gross revenue.

The strength and potential shown in Southern Africa is enough to make the British government vigilant.

If southern Africa further develops and grows, then Britain's influence on southern Africa will be further weakened.

The crux of the problem is that Southern Africa is not the same as Australia and Canada. It is not a country composed of pure whites. In addition to whites, there are Chinese and Africans in Southern Africa, especially Chinese. This is why the British government wins over Rock The essential.

Roque is no stranger to the British government. Since the British government is willing to support Roque, Roque will certainly not refuse. When the time is right, Roque will of course give the British government what he deserves. Only in this way can he prove that Roque value for the British Empire.

When the convoy set off again, it was much larger. After Stoudemire knew that Rock and Viscount Gladstone had been "attacked", he personally led the convoy to area 1065 for reinforcements overnight. As a result, Stoudemire, Rock and Viscount Gladstone got on In the same armored command vehicle, three old men were smoking in the vehicle, making a mess of smoke.

At this time, if there are three Chinese, most of them have already taken out a deck of cards and started fighting the landlord.

Stoudemire doesn't play cards, and the topic between him and Rock revolves around the military industry.

"No, all the weapons and ammunition we use in this military exercise are self-produced. The arms and ammunition left over from the Boer War were all sold to the Japanese and Russians a few years ago. This time we sold them to the Italians and the Ottomans. People's arms have just been produced in the past few years." The information revealed intentionally or unintentionally in Roque's words made Viscount Gladstone secretly startled.

"More than half of the Matilda Reservoir has been built. When are you going to move the factory here?" Stoudemire has already tasted the sweetness of building a city, and his attitude is very positive now.

The Ministry of National Defense is building a resident for the new First Division and the Rhodesian Northern Division, directly spawning a large city in Rhodesia. Now Rock is planning to move the arsenal in Nyasaland to Rhodesia, which will in turn A large city was born.

The name of the previous city was Milner, and the name of the new city was Matilda. Roque was also impartial, and his bowl of water was flat. This kind of favor was not for nothing.

The new factory, or the new military base, is located about 250 kilometers west of Salisbury. In the future, there will be the Kariba Reservoir, the largest artificial lake in the world.

It is definitely not called this name now. The name of the reservoir is Matilda Reservoir, which can provide enough electricity for the factory.

"We'll wait until the reservoir is fully completed. Nyasaland's power supply is getting tighter and tighter. Little Rock has already started power cuts. The factory can't be moved." Rock really misses the nuclear power plant. reservoir.

"How many weapons and ammunition can you produce each year?" Viscount Gladstone finally asked the key question.

Britain is also stockpiling arms now, but it is not going smoothly. The British steel must first ensure the needs of the navy, and then it is the turn of the army.

Moreover, the UK lacked local resources, and the raw materials needed to smelt steel had to be imported from the colonies. In the past, southern Africa was the main source of iron ore for the UK.

Before the self-government of southern Africa, because of the Fawalt Iron and Steel Works, the products exported from southern Africa to the UK were replaced by pig iron and crude steel. Very cost-effective.

That is, when Rock and Stoudemire were discussing this issue, Viscount Gladstone suddenly realized that since southern Africa also has the ability to produce weapons and ammunition, the British government can purchase weapons and ammunition from southern Africa without much effort.

The key is that the weapon system in southern Africa is exactly the same as that in the UK. The rifles are all Lee Enfield, and the bullets are all 0.303 inches. Even the first batch of machines at the Nyasaland Arsenal were purchased directly from the Royal Small Arms Company. .

And considering the cost issue, because the raw materials in southern Africa can be produced by themselves, even the weapons and ammunition in southern Africa plus shipping costs are cheaper than those produced in the UK. This is a good thing for southern Africa and the British government. .

It must be a good thing for southern Africa, but it is hard to say whether it is a good thing for the United Kingdom.

Rock will certainly not remind Viscount Gladstone that selling arms is always a good business, so Rock is full of confidence: "It is about the same as the output of the Royal Small Arms Company."

This answer made Viscount Gladstone's eyebrows twitch.

The predecessor of the British Royal Small Arms Company was Ursham Abbey Arsenal, which has produced gunpowder since the 16th century. In 1812, it could produce 225000 smoothbore barrels per year. It is the largest arsenal in Britain.

Nyasaland's military industry has only started for a few years. When the factory was first established in 1902, it could only produce bullets. It has been seven years since it was fully loaded.

In seven years, if this is replaced by the British mainland, if a new arsenal is to be built, the factory may not have been completed yet, but the Nyasaland Arsenal has developed into a behemoth comparable to the British Royal Small Arms Company.

In fact, Rock has not told the truth. During this period, the British Royal Small Arms Company had only three branches: Royal Artillery, Royal Gunpowder, and Royal Small Arms, which could only meet the needs of British troops for weapons and equipment under small-scale conditions. During this period, Britain had to rely on the military capabilities of the United States in order to continue fighting with Germany.

Although the military industry in Nyasaland started relatively late, there are now more than a dozen branches under it, which can not only produce light weapons and gunpowder, but also cannons and various types of light and heavy machine guns. Only began to build factories to produce machine guns and ammunition.

What Rock did not explain is that compared with the British Royal Small Arms Company, Nyasaland Military Industry has a complete research and development system. In Belgium, Nyasaland Arsenal has cooperated with John Browning and has designed a variety of classic weapons. For weapons, in the United States, although the Nyasaland Arms Factory did not directly set up a factory, it cooperated with Winchester to produce weapons and sell them nearby in the United States, and sales are now hitting new highs.

But Viscount Gladstone didn't say a word either. Procurement of weapons is a big deal, and Viscount Gladstone's words don't count. Now Viscount Gladstone's task is to fly planes, so we'll talk about weapons and ammunition later.

However, in the report submitted by Viscount Gladstone to London, the military capabilities in southern Africa will definitely be mentioned. As for how London will decide, that has nothing to do with Viscount Gladstone.

Rock is not in a hurry. Even if the British government is not in a hurry now, the Nyasaland Arsenal is working overtime.

The reason why Rock moved the factory from Nyasaland to Matilda is also to further increase the output of the arsenal. It doesn’t matter if the weapons and ammunition produced now cannot be sold. After the outbreak of the world war, all participating countries will buy arms all over the world. In another time and space, the United States has gradually become the most powerful country in the world after World War II by virtue of its war wealth.

Now Rock really wants to try it out. The United States, the "rebellious son" of the United Kingdom, will eventually become the godfather of the United Kingdom. Southern Africa is also a real son now, so there is a chance to become a real father in the future.

Therefore, on the issue of selling aircraft, as long as it does not involve technology, Roque is willing to make another step. It does not matter if the price is lower. It will leave a good impression of the British government working hard, and then the British government will think of southern Africa when needed. .

Put a long line to catch big fish.

The convoy arrived in Salisbury, Rock, Viscount Gladstone, and Stoudemire changed trains to Nyasaland. In Xuanwu City on the shore of Lake Niassa, Viscount Gladstone finally had a deeper understanding of the strength of southern Africa. understanding.

In order to prove Nyasaland's strength, Roque placed 120 "Strong Wind" fighter jets on the tarmac of the Xuanwu suburban airport at one time.

This is of course not for the British government, but to be sold to the Italians. After showing it to Viscount Gladstone, these planes will be shipped to Italy. For these planes and training pilots, the Italians paid 150 million pounds .

(End of this chapter)