Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 662 Money First

In July 1914, the British Navy held a military parade in Spithead Bay near Portsmouth. The fleet stretched for [-] kilometers, and the British Navy dispatched [-] battleships alone.

So if Roque is Viscount Gladstone, Roque also despises the nascent Southern African Navy. Compared with the British Empire Navy, the Southern African Navy is indeed a bit weak.

Neither is the navy. There is no navy in southern Africa. Even in Nyasaland, only the North Sea and East Lake have water police. The water police in Port Edward don’t even have an organization because the cruiser has not yet launched.

What Viscount Douglas was interested in was not the strength of the Nyasaland Marine Police, but the potential of the Nyasaland Marine Police. Although Nyasaland can only build destroyers now, even cruisers cannot be completed, but when the war broke out, every One ton of production capacity is precious. Even if Nyasaland can only provide destroyers to escort merchant ships, it can help the British Navy win the victory.

Roque will certainly not explain that Nyasaland has actually started to develop an aircraft carrier. The current destroyers and future cruisers are actually serving the aircraft carrier formation, so the cruiser model will be changed again and again.

Aircraft carriers in this era do not have strict requirements on technology. During another time and space world war, countries transformed merchant ships into aircraft carriers one after another, and the results were still usable. The aircraft carrier is a carrier, and the performance of the carrier-based aircraft is the key, so Luo Ke didn't think the aircraft carrier was so tall and powerful. It was an advantage to strike early. No matter how powerful the Germans are, it will take time to reflect them on the battlefield. Nyasaland has now taken the lead. As long as he doesn't make mistakes, the Germans will It's hard to catch up.

Coming ashore, the City of Ulysses prepared a brief welcoming ceremony, with Governor Anton and Ulysses Mayor Jimmy Hodgson waiting on shore, and thousands of Ulysses Public School children on the pier They lined up to greet them, and two English girls presented wreaths to Viscount Gladstone. When they left the pier, mounted policemen on military horses cleared the way at the front, and then mounted policemen on motorcycles accompanied the convoy. Citizens lined up on both sides of the road Welcome, in terms of formalism, Nyasaland has gone to the extreme.

As a result, Viscount Gladstone was filled with emotions when he arrived at the Palace of Honor Hold where he was staying.

"I have been to many places, and I have to say that Ulysses left the deepest impression on me. Thank you Locke. It is you who gave me the best memory in southern Africa."

This should be regarded as a compliment. Finally, Rock's company during this period of time was not in vain, but there was still a problem. After Viscount Gladstone arrived at Honor Hold, he didn't know that the oil exploration team of the Persian Oil Company was attacked by desert bandits.

Rock must have acted innocent at this time: "The situation along the Persian Gulf is still a bit complicated. It is the territory of the Ottoman Empire in name, but it is actually under the actual control of our British Empire, and now it is bought by the umbrella company. Then it was transferred to Adan Company—”

This relationship is really a bit convoluted. After Roque finished speaking, Viscount Gladstone didn't even figure out the final ownership of Port Elizabeth.

"—there are countless tribes on the peninsula. They have been fighting each other for hundreds of years. The hatred between them cannot be resolved. Because of the discovery of oil in Port Elizabeth, countless people flock to it. The Ottoman Empire, the governor of Egypt, the local indigenous tribes, and even American oil companies have come here one after another, not only the Persian Oil Company, but the oil field in Port Elizabeth was also attacked by desert bandits, but because the Elizabeth oil field was protected by more mercenaries, the desert bandits did not succeed." Rock did not lie, It is not a secret that the Elizabeth Oilfield was indeed attacked by desert bandits, but no losses were caused.

"Locke, Port Elizabeth is indeed attracting attention from all parties. Do you know the annual oil production in Romania?" Viscount Gladstone probably planned it for a long time.

"Sorry, I don't know—" Rock really didn't know how much Romania's oil production was.

"130 million tons!" Viscount Gladstone shook his head and sighed.

130 million tons!

In conversion, it is probably less than 1000 million barrels per year.

When Rock was in Port Edward, he introduced to Viscount Gladstone that Port Elizabeth's daily oil output was [-] barrels.

So the total output is at least 800 million barrels per year.

This is on the premise that Rock concealed half of the output!

This was Rock's mistake. Rock never thought that Romania's oil production would be so low.

In other words, the oil production in Port Elizabeth is too high!

"How much is 130 million tons?" Rock is acting very British at the moment, tons, cubic meters, kilograms, barrels, gallons——

It's really not easy to figure it out.

"1000 million barrels——" Viscount Gladstone's expression was a bit complicated. Before Viscount Gladstone knew about the oil production in Port Elizabeth, he didn't feel it. Now that he was connected with Romania's oil production, Viscount Gladstone realized Elizabeth What does Hong Kong mean to the British Empire?

The tribal-class destroyers just commissioned by the British Navy used fuel oil as fuel, and then the speed of the tribal-class destroyers increased to 35 knots, so oil is very important to the British Empire, and it is becoming more and more important.

"That's not so much——" Rock had mixed feelings. Even if the output was halved, even if the output could be controlled without increasing the number of oil wells, even if there were more oil fields that were not developed, it still exceeded the entire territory of Romania. of oil production! ! !

This reality left Rock really speechless, all he could say was that the oil fields along the Persian Gulf coast were really awesome.

"Locke, the key is what you do now. The Umbrella Company is yours, and the Adan Company is yours. Port Elizabeth is your private property now. I know this, and London knows it—" Viscount Gladstone wanted Luo Ke handed over Port Elizabeth, but it was obviously unrealistic.

Private property is sacrosanct!

Although everyone knows this, it can be changed under special circumstances.

Laws are made by people, otherwise there would not be so many constitutional amendments.

However, Roque's identity is a bit special. Purely using administrative means basically has no effect on Roque. At this time, it reflects the importance of Roque's early layout. Would you care what Rock thinks?

Don't be ridiculous, if there is no strength, London officials and nobles will tear Rock to pieces like hyenas. This is not without precedent. Think of Cecil Rhodes!

"My lord, the oil in Port Elizabeth is not a threat to the British Empire—" Rock's attitude was obvious, he had something to say, and everyone had business.

It should be explained here that Europe's oil supply now mainly depends on Russia's Baku oil field, as well as oil from Poland and Romania.

Poland is Russia's traditional sphere of influence. Now Romania, the Romanian Petroleum Company jointly established by the United States and Romania, the Royal Dutch Shell Group jointly established by the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, and Germany's Stilva Company account for three of Romania's oil production. 20.00% of.

At this time, Port Elizabeth suddenly emerged. If Rock guarantees oil supply to the United Kingdom, then Romania's oil will be a pawn for the United Kingdom, not a lifeline.

Of course, Viscount Gladstone also knew this fact, so Viscount Gladstone immediately confirmed Rock's attitude: "Can the oil in Port Elizabeth be transported to the mainland?"

This is the most critical question. In Port Edward, Viscount Gladstone has tried this question before. At that time, Roque skipped this topic on the grounds of setting up a strategic reserve warehouse in southern Africa. Now this question is placed in front of Roque again. .

"Does London give money?" Rock asked one of the most critical questions.

Don't talk about personal awareness, let alone national righteousness, when money and interests are related, Rock's statement is the most appropriate. If you have money, you can say anything, and if you don't have money, don't mention anything.

(End of this chapter)