Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 756

By the time Derek Dodd arrived in Pretoria, Roque had officially taken over as Minister of Defense.

There was no flower dinner as imagined, nor a traditional handover ceremony. Hopkins returned to Cape ahead of time before Rock took office, so Ader only had a letter of appointment, which was sent by Sidney Milner.

After becoming the Minister of Defense, Roque's military rank was finally promoted to general, only one step away from marshal.

"General, congratulations." Derek Dodd was really happy for Roque, and Roque's appointment as Secretary of Defense was also expected.

"Thank you Derek, and I want to congratulate you too. You will become the only deputy secretary of the Ministry of Defense, and you will take office immediately." Rock has already prepared the rank for Derek Dodd, and Derek Dodd will serve The deputy minister will also be promoted to lieutenant general.

"Ha——" Derek Dodd was at a loss, and the shock was obviously greater than the joy.

No way, Rock's appointment came too casually, and there was not even a spectator. At the very least, Derek Dodd's wife and children should be invited to the ceremony, so as to share Derek Dodd's joy.

"This is Pretoria, not London. Everything is kept simple." Rock also doesn't like formalism. If it is changed to the British mainland, the appointment of the Deputy Minister of War must be awarded by the king. The ceremony is very grand.

Southern Africa doesn't have those red tapes, and if the king really honors Roque, Roque is still unwilling.

If it is an honor, the king will tap Rock's shoulder with a long sword.

Although this is just a symbolic meaning, Rock still doesn't want to be put on the neck with a knife, and he doesn't even have to think about kneeling on one knee.

"This is the deputy minister? My lord, I need some time--" Derek Dodd couldn't laugh or cry, everything should be so simple and simple.

"Don't worry, your office is at the other end of the corridor, and you have enough time." Roque is not in a hurry. When Roque is the deputy minister, it's best that the minister doesn't care about anything. Roque has the final say on everything. .

Now that Rock is a minister, the minister doesn't care about anything, otherwise why would he want a deputy minister.

Derek Dodd still has abilities. He entered the Sandhurst Royal Military Academy after graduation and worked for 20 years. He has rich theoretical experience, but what he lacks is practical management experience.

Since coming to Southern Africa, Derek Dodd has been serving as the dean of the Army Academy. After all these years, his experience can be described as rich, so Rock is really not worried.

Even if Derek Dodd makes a mistake, Roque can still check and fill in the gaps.

"What is my main job?" Derek Dodd gradually calmed down, and then he felt Alexander.

"There are six divisions under the Ministry of National Defense, which are responsible for different tasks. The first division I am in charge of is responsible for active duty, the second division is responsible for reserve forces, and the other divisions are your work. You should already know that the Ministry of National Defense has just happened. A scandal, I want you to come up with a practical plan in the shortest possible time, change the current logistics management, and strictly prevent similar incidents from happening again." Rock is demanding, and this kind of thing is actually hard to avoid, even if unavoidable in the 21st century.

"Okay, I'll try my best—what's going on with the 101st Division?" Derek Dodd was curious. This matter has not had much impact so far, and the family scandal must not be publicized. Scripps was sentenced to death by a military court. It will be implemented in the near future.

Although Scripps escaped the arrest of the Ministry of Defense, he could not escape Brad's net.

Scripps is quite smart, knowing that the matter is about to be revealed, he tried to escape from Southwest Africa to the United States, but was captured in Bechuanaland, and all the money he earned from selling military supplies was recovered. Scripps originally wanted to transfer money to the United States. But Scripps put the money in the Rand Bank, really throwing himself into the trap.

"The details are in the dossier. You can go back to the office and take a look." Rock directly handed the dossier to Derek Dodd. The dossier must be kept confidential to the outside world, and it is unnecessary for Derek Dodd. .

"I'll watch it when I get back tonight—by the way, where do I live?" Derek Dodd has a headache. He now lives in Nyasaland with his family, but he will go to Pretoria to serve as deputy defense minister. Work, Derek Dodd's wife is also working in the Army Academy, the oldest child has graduated and works in the British War Department, and the youngest child is still in primary school.

People's reproductive ability is really strong. Derek Dodd has six children in his family.

"Of course it is Pretoria. There is a villa left for you in the family courtyard. It has been cleaned up and you can move in at any time. If Lydia wants to come over, the children can go to Bigville Public School and come back by train every week. "Rock still arranged very thoughtfully, the deputy minister is a high-ranking official, and the treatment is similar to that of Rock, but the salary is a little less.

After Roque became a minister, his salary rose to five thousand rand a year.

Derek Dodd is about two thousand rand, but if Derek Dodd continues to serve as the director of the Army Academy, he can receive another salary.

"No, Lydia and the children are still staying in Nyasaland. The children have to go to school. I would rather trust the affiliated primary school." Derek Dodd did not distrust Bigwig Public School, but it was obvious that the affiliated primary school's hardware and software facilities better.

"Whatever you--" Rock didn't forget to ask Angie to take Derek Dodd to the office, and Joey was queuing outside waiting for Rock to receive him.

Rock's current time is managed by Barton, and the daily work content is arranged by Barton.

Barton is still very considerate. He only arranges for Rock a working time in the morning every day, and he can arrange it freely in the afternoon.

But in this way, the working hours in the morning are fully arranged, whether it is a meeting or handling official business, there is no leisure for a moment.

Joey was also promoted. After Scripps was captured, Congreve voluntarily resigned. Rock arranged for Congreve to work in the newly established navy. Be more serious and responsible.

Joy succeeds Congreve as Director of the Third Division.

"I have appointed General Dodd as the Deputy Secretary of Defense. In the recent period, you have to cooperate with General Dodd to formulate a set of management methods for combat readiness warehouses. No second Scripps is allowed—" Rock sternly said , One Scripps is enough, if there is a second one, Rock can't explain it.

Instead of explaining to the citizens of southern Africa, it is impossible to explain to Adelaide.

In the political system in southern Africa, Roque's position is appointed by Adelaide, so Roque is only responsible to Adelaide, and Adelaide is responsible for the Congress. Members of Congress are elected by voters, and the prime minister has nothing to do with voters.

In this way, the impact of the election on the people is minimized, otherwise there would be too many elections in southern Africa. Not only the country has a congress, but each state also has a state assembly in each state, and each city has a city council in each city, and even small towns There are management committees.

The Congress in Southern Africa is re-elected every two years, and each time a third of the seats are re-elected. The term of each member is six years, the term of the prime minister is five years, and the term of each minister is unlimited. He has been the Minister of Defense for a long time, no matter who is the Prime Minister of Southern Africa, Roque is the No.1 choice for the Minister of Defense.

"Good minister, I will fully cooperate with General Dodd." Joey did not dare to neglect, the new official took office three times, and Rock took office for only three days, and he has already replaced the directors of three divisions, showing his strongman demeanor , It is completely different from the previous Marshal Hopkins.

Compared with Roque, Marshal Hopkins is a good old man who has never changed.

Of course, this image of a "good guy" only exists within the Ministry of National Defense. To the outside world, Hopkins is an old bastard who hates cats and dogs.

Rock and Hopkins can be considered to be in the same line in this regard.

It's just that Roque is equally strict on the inside. In the past, Roque spent most of his time in Nyasaland and rarely returned to Pretoria.

In the future, Rock should be in Pretoria most of the time, so the staff of the Ministry of National Defense will no longer have the freedom and laxity of the past. Everyone is in danger, and the work efficiency is very high.

Rock didn't talk nonsense, he waved Joey to help himself, and then motioned for Barton to pour a cup of coffee.

"What's the next work arrangement?" Rock was very worried, and he didn't know when such a day would end. He hoped that Derek Dodd could enter the working state as soon as possible.

"Next, General Bridges will discuss the naval budget with you. You now have a 15-minute break." Patton didn't want to arrange too much work for Roque, but he couldn't do it. Some things had to be decided by Roque. No right to decide.

Like the Navy budget.

There was no navy in southern Africa before, and the first division in charge of active service did not have the establishment of the navy. In order to better develop the navy, Rock just ordered the establishment of the seventh division yesterday. The director, General Bridges, has served in the British Navy. However, the British Navy was launched 20 years ago and came to work in southern Africa. They are also soldiers left over from the colonial period.

If possible, Roque would rather use new people. The Eighth Division in charge of the Air Force is in preparation. However, the Navy is different from the Air Force. All countries in the world do not have an Air Force. Southern Africa is the first to have an independent Air Force. country, so everything has to move forward in groping.

This is not the case with the navy. The United Kingdom started with the navy. At present, its navy still dominates the world. Germany has been building warships for more than ten years. The biggest advantage of Si is that he can listen to opinions with an open mind, and he will not put on old credentials and accept new things.

The route of developing the navy in southern Africa is definitely different from that of the British Royal Navy.

(End of this chapter)