Reborn South Africa as a police officer

698 Fear

It's not just sterling that's depreciating, almost every currency in the world is depreciating.

Under the background of the arms race, inflation is very serious all over the world. The prices of all war-related materials are soaring. The prices of steel, oil, medicinal materials, cloth, and even food are all rising steadily.

The price of industrial products has risen, which has driven the price of raw materials to rise sharply. Britain is better, relying on the integration of resources in the Commonwealth, and can barely maintain it; enemy".

Two years ago, Nyasaran Aviation Group was just a research institute. In just two years, Nyasaran Aviation Group has four aircraft factories, more than a dozen supporting enterprises, and more than [-] workers. The trade of the empire has brought more than one million pounds to the Nyasaran Aviation Group. How much do you think the Nyasaran Aviation Group is worth now?

Anyway, much more property than Viscount Gladstone.

"The previous transactions with Italy and the Ottoman Empire, the Nyasaran Aviation Group earned a total of 115 million pounds." Rock revealed a little bit of data.

"115 million pounds? How many planes did the Italians and Ottomans buy?" Viscount Gladstone was surprised. Not many businesses in the UK can earn 115 million pounds a year.

Rock just smiled and didn't answer the question.

Just kidding, commercial secrets, how can you disclose them casually.

"My lord, you have said it all. It is worthwhile to exchange a hundred albatrosses for a dreadnought." Rock has confidence. The British shipbuilding capabilities have been squeezed to the extreme in order to suppress the German navy. The aircraft is a brand new field, and there is no need to disperse the energy of the Ministry of War, how much is this worth?

Simply priceless!

"Then yours is really too expensive—" Viscount Gladstone was so entangled that he couldn't agree to Roque's request.

Five million pounds!

It's not a small number. The cost of one British Dreadnought-class battleship is only 165 million pounds.

Less than three ships.

Rock is not in a hurry, the world war has not yet broken out, and the brains have not yet been fought between Britain and Germany, so it is normal for Viscount Gladstone to think it is expensive.

When the world war broke out--

No, there is no need to wait until the outbreak of the World War. When the Italian-Turkish war breaks out, the British War Department will realize how good this deal is.

It's strange, Italy and the Ottoman Empire have had many conflicts in North Africa, and even planes on both sides were shot down, but Italy and the Ottoman Empire still have not declared war.

Once war is declared, other countries have a reason to intervene. Among other things, sending a few military observers is a routine operation, and then there may be variables.

Negotiations are not something that can be completed in a day or two, and Roque is not in a hurry. From the next day, the negotiations will be discussed by Rich Wheeler, who represents Nyasaland Aviation Group, and the entourage of Viscount Gladstone. Roque and The Viscount Gladstone ate, drank, and traveled around the mountains every day.

In Nyasaland, there are still many places to play, such as Lake Niassa, Cecil Rhodes Square, a zoo with billowing, and even flying clubs all over Nyasaland, all of which were given to Gladstone The Viscount has more experience.

In particular, the flying club run by the Aeronautical Association simply made Viscount Gladstone linger.

Like the Rifle Association and the Society of Engineers, the Aeronautical Association is a semi-official civic organization.

Members of the Aviation Association include formal pilots and flight students, as well as practitioners in the aviation industry and amateur aviation enthusiasts.

In order to train more pilots, Rock also tried every means. A formal aviation academy is indispensable. Various flying clubs are a powerful supplement to the aviation academy. In terms of training pilots, there is a bigger force than the aviation academy. The advantages.

Because the number of airplanes is still relatively small, most aviation colleges are still at the stage of airships, hot air balloons, and paragliders. There are not many flying clubs that actually own airplanes. There happens to be one in Little Rock, called the Air Cavalry Flying Club.

The founder of the Air Cavalry Flying Club is Lin Chengzhi, the first pilot of Nyasaland who is famous for flying the English Channel. The club currently has more than 180 members and owns a "Kangaroo two-seat trainer plane" produced by Milner Aircraft Factory. , two large airships and fifteen unpowered gliders,

Viscount Gladstone was obviously surprised when he first learned about the size of the Air Cavalry Flying Club. Rock kept saying that there was a shortage of pilots in Nyasaland. Judging from the size of the Air Cavalry Flying Club, this did not seem to be the case.

The Air Cavalry Flying Club is the largest in Nyasaland, and the largest flying club in Nyasaland is the Phoenix Flying Club in Xuanji City, which has nearly a thousand formal members.

The reason why the Phoenix Flying Club is so large has a lot to do with Nyasaland University being located in Xuanji City.

However, the hardware facilities of the Phoenix Flying Club are not as good as the Air Cavalry Flying Club, at least the Phoenix Flying Club does not have a "kangaroo two-seat trainer plane".

"Lord, these members are not official pilots, they are just flying enthusiasts, but we have fifteen official pilots, they will come to the club to guide from time to time, if there are members who perform well, they will have the opportunity to sit on the real He flew around the sky with his plane.” The head of the Air Cavalry Flying Club is called Dewey. He used to be a pilot, but unfortunately broke his leg in a training crash. After retiring, he went to work in the Aviation Association. There is definitely a salary.

Nyasaland's medical level is still good. On the surface, Dewey, who has recovered, is no different from a normal person, and he must not be able to bear weight.

"Then none of the members here can fly a plane?" Viscount Gladstone still doubted that Nyasaland has too many secrets. Every time he came to Nyasaland, Viscount Gladstone would discover many surprises.

But surprise is strange in another way. Viscount Gladstone is the governor of southern Africa, and Nyasaland is a part of southern Africa.

Although the current Nyasaland is still Rock's private kingdom.

Viscount Gladstone's question was difficult to answer. Dewey glanced at Rock quickly, and then raised his hand and called a young man over: "His name is Angie, and he will be able to get a formal flight license next month. Now Already have the ability to fly independently."

When Viscount Gladstone couldn't help but be overjoyed, Roque had a big head.

An Qi is Anton's eldest son. This child's official job is a patrol officer of the Little Rock Police Department. It seems that the security situation in Nyasaland is good. The patrol officers have time to join the flying club, and they can also get an official pilot license. future!

"Son, would you like to go to London and serve the British Empire?" Viscount Gladstone immediately extended an olive branch.

"I don't want to!" Angie's answer immediately discredited Viscount Gladstone, but Angie's next words made Viscount Gladstone uncomfortable: "Staying in Nyasaland is also serving the British Empire."

There is no problem with this explanation, but I always feel that something is weird, and I can't say it's wrong. The key is that such a righteous shameless act made Viscount Gladstone feel a sense of déjà vu.

Rock was embarrassed, and whispered in Viscount Gladstone's ear to explain the relationship between Angie and Anton.

Viscount Gladstone suddenly realized that England has the system of primogeniture. If it were replaced by the second son, then Viscount Gladstone would have reason to encourage Angie to find her own life. The eldest son would not be able to do so. He must stay in southern Africa to inherit the family business. of.

With this kind of relationship, it is normal to be unwilling to leave Nyasaland. After all, Viscount Gladstone is also serving in southern Africa, but the children are still in the UK.

"You can get your pilot's license next month. Are you busy at work?" As an elder, Rock definitely has reason to interfere with Angel's life.

"Uncle Locke, I'm still studying at Nyasaland University, and it doesn't affect my work." Angie is still a little proud. Having a father who is the governor has a lot of benefits. Favorable conditions are enough. Young people like An Qi are countless grades higher than ordinary young people in Nyasaland at the beginning, and they should do well in the future.

As for those who can't get along well or don't want to get along, they are all to blame, and they deserve to be abandoned by the family.

At this time, it shows the advantage of having more children. The eldest is not good enough, so there are no second and third children to look forward to. The eldest should be raised as a tool for the succession of the family, just like the Matilda family.

"Haven't you already graduated?" Because of his relationship with Anton, Rock still knew An Qi very well.

"I'm studying for a graduate student with Professor Douglas." Angie's explanation is also very superior. Douglas is the president of Nyasaland University, and he hasn't taken a graduate student for a long time. Needless to say, this is again Anton's relationship at work.

It's not a principled mistake for Rock to ignore these things. As the governor, it would be unreasonable for Anton not to provide some benefits for his children. Everyone is a layman, so don't hold yourself to the standards of a saint.

Back to the issue of the pilot, Viscount Gladstone still felt very regretful.

"Locke, we must make full use of the favorable conditions to train more young people as soon as possible." Viscount Gladstone is still very envious of Nyasaland in this regard. In Nyasaland, more than 90.00% of the population is 35 years old The following young people, who all work in factories, work on farms, or study in schools, together form the current Nyasaland.

Viscount Gladstone doesn't pay much attention to workers and farmers. What really makes Viscount Gladstone envious is that Nyasaland has a more complete education system than the British mainland. Now 90.00% of the school-age children in Nyasaland are in the Education is introduced in the school, and in another ten years, when they graduate from university, Nyasaland will explode with fearsome power.

Maybe it won't take ten years. Looking at a young man like Angie, Viscount Gladstone is already faintly afraid.

(End of this chapter)