Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 803

It may sound like magic that the lottery could become an important source of income for a country, but it is true.

In the national conditions of southern Africa, taxation is the main income of the federal government, but big businessmen represented by Roque and Stoudemire have countless ways to avoid taxes, and the middle class is not large enough, so the financial situation of the federal government has changed from the time it was established. It has been stretched from day to day.

Although London has been subsidizing southern Africa's finances over the years, even if southern Africa's self-government has not stopped, the huge expenditure in southern Africa has determined that part of the funds must be raised by itself, and borrowing has become the lifeline of the federal government, not just banks. , London will also provide low-interest or even interest-free loans to southern Africa, otherwise the federal government will not be able to maintain it until now.

Another important reason for Ade to call Rock is next year's budget.

According to the regulations in southern Africa, the federal government's budget must be submitted to the Congress for a vote, and it can only be implemented after being approved by the Congress.

It is now December, and the federal government submitted the budget for the next year to Congress at the end of October, but Congress has not passed it, so Adelaide is also anxious to get angry.

Philip, the speaker of Congress, is Roque's father-in-law, and Ade wants to exert some influence on Philip through Roque.

Rock could not refuse Adelaide's request. As the general election approached, the relationship between Adelaide and Philip gradually became tense, and Rocke was now the only link between Adelaide and Philip.

On the weekend, Rock and Phyllis went to Philip's house for dinner, and picked up the children by the way. They were also state leaders. Ade was too busy to get out all day, and Philip could leave work early every day to enjoy the family happiness. Rock can't figure out what it's like to work until the early hours of the morning every day, even though he doesn't work easily.

However, even if Philip becomes the prime minister, it is estimated that Philip will not work until the early hours of the morning. This is not to say that Philip is irresponsible, but the way of working is different. Ade is a bit paranoid workaholic, Philip is more open-minded and will not worry about everything. to seek perfection.

Philip still lives in a manor in the suburbs, on the grounds that he prefers the fresh air in the suburbs.

This is a habit I developed when I was working in London. Compared with London, which is known as the "foggy city" because of its severe air pollution, the air in the urban area of ​​Pretoria is also good. After all, Pretoria hardly has winter. It needs to burn coal for heating, so naturally it will not produce too much smoke.

When Roque arrived, Philip was sitting on the lawn in front of the house and reading a newspaper. Roque glanced at it. It was the Southern African version of The Times.

It is estimated that the editor-in-chief yesterday was a little bit drifting. There are only two huge words on the front page - World War.

Don't get me wrong, the world war has not yet broken out, and the editors of The Times are trying to get people's attention with this eye-catching way.

This period of time is indeed a bit chaotic.

It feels like everything is out of order.

"The budget submitted by the federal government is not rigorous enough, especially your Ministry of Defense. There are no enemies around southern Africa. Why do you need so much budget?" Philip said bluntly, supervising the government is the power of Congress.

Rock didn't speak, and casually tapped the newspaper in Philip's hand.

"Glamour--" Philip's judgment of the situation was not clear enough. It is estimated that southern Africa is too far away from Europe, and it is already far away to the end of the world.

"It's really not grandstanding. If the Balkan war cannot be properly resolved, it will definitely cause serious problems. Now the contradictions are already very acute. If there is any accident, it is tantamount to throwing matches into a pot of boiling oil. Everyone knows What will be the consequences." Rock really didn't want to make a long story, but many people are so naive.

With the outbreak of the Balkan War, many people have already smelled more and more intense gunpowder, but there are still people who are blindly optimistic, or take the initiative to bury their heads in the sand and pretend to be an ostrich, but refuse to face reality.

Many people, including in London, believe that it is impossible for a world war to break out. The reason is the relationship between George V, William II, and Nicholas II. They are all relatives. If there is any problem, everyone can sit down and discuss it. There is no need to rise to the point of war.

Even if a war breaks out, it will not be too intense, at most it will be a symbolic local conflict.

"The Balkan War has just ended, and the participating countries need time to recuperate. There will be no war for at least two years." Philip also has reasons, and he is not blindly optimistic.

However, the situation is obviously more serious than Philip estimated. The London meeting was a failed negotiation. Not only did it fail to resolve the problems of the Balkan Union and the Ottoman Empire, but it further intensified the conflicts because of the ulterior motives of Britain, France, Germany and Austria. As a result, the "London Treaty" just Not long after the signing, the Balkan Union broke out into war due to internal divisions, which further intensified the conflict. In the "Bucharest Peace Treaty" signed in the Second Balkan War, Bulgaria, which provoked the war, almost lost what it gained in the first Balkan War. In the entire land, Serbia, Montenegro, Romania, and Greece, which won the Second Balkan War, stood on the side of the Allied Powers, while Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire, whose interests were seriously damaged, joined the Allied Powers.

Maybe George V, William II, and Nicholas II don’t want to fight because everyone is relatives, but those countries in the Balkans don’t care about this. With strong assistance, the third Balkan war will definitely be launched impatiently. At this time, even if Britain, Germany and Russia do not want to fight, they will be forced to drag into the war.

"If the war lasted longer, it would indeed take time to recuperate, but the Ottoman Empire conceded defeat after only two months of war. For the Balkan Union, victory came too easily. None of the countries suffered much loss. There is no need for too much Restore strength for a long time." Rock is definitely more professional than Philip in this regard.

The key is that Rock has cheats, and the understanding of the general trend of history is Rock's biggest cheat.

"So what, even if a world war breaks out, we won't be threatened." Philip doesn't have as big an ideal as Roque. Roque wants to profit from the world war, and Philip just wants to be alone.

For southern Africa, if you don't consider supporting the British mainland, then you really don't need to maintain a strong military force. Regarding the strength of the German troops in Southwest Africa and Tanganyika, you can win the battle by temporarily recruiting some farmers.

This is another unresolved deadlock, with fewer people in Southern Africa, and even fewer people in Southwest Africa and Tanganyika.

In order to attract immigrants, southern Africa will take the initiative to reimburse immigrants for immigration expenses, and at the same time, they will help build farms after they settle down.

The Germans are not so rich and powerful, not to mention helping to build farms, they can’t even reimburse the immigration expenses, so the population of southern Africa has been growing rapidly due to the increase of Chinese in recent years, while the whites in Southwest Africa and Tanganyika combined are not to one hundred thousand.

With this amount of manpower, there is no need to send out the mercenaries of the umbrella company, and Mumu and Lu Taitai can directly bully them with their people.

Lu Taitai is not strong enough because the Kingdom of Congo was just established, but Mumu is different. After Honor Hold and Tanganyika officially reached a settlement, Mumu has not stopped training the army. Now Mumu has nearly [-] well-trained soldiers The army is no less powerful than the Tanganyika German army.

"It's really not, but I still want more." Rock was in a bad mood suddenly. If it were Adelaide, he wouldn't be so stubborn. At least he would ask Rock what he thought, while Philip was more assertive.

This is related to their relationship. Strictly speaking, Ade and Rock are colleagues, but Philip is Rock's father-in-law. In front of Henry Owen and Phyllis, Philip has always been strong, so Henry and Owen don't like Philip very much. Didn't come to Philip's house as often as Rocco.

"How much more do you want? The whole of Africa?" Philip would also ask, but Rock couldn't accept this tone.

"If you don't want to encounter financial problems when you become prime minister in the future, then we have to work hard during this time—" Rock wanted to turn salty fish over.

In fact, there are quite a few countries that think this way. Except for the United Kingdom, which wants to maintain its status through a world war, other countries basically want to make a comeback, but not many can do it.

In another time and space, the United States and Japan were the only countries that managed to turn around through the World War. Before the World War, both the United States and Japan were indebted countries, and the creditors were both the United Kingdom.

As a result, after the World War, the United States and Japan not only paid off the money owed to Britain, but also became Britain's creditors, successfully realizing the class transition.

Now Roque also wants to replicate the success of the United States and Japan, and Roque not only wants to make money, but also wants to gain more territory and have a greater voice in the League of Nations established after the World War. fight for it.

"Can you make a lot of money?" Philip was more interested in making money. After all, no matter who was on stage, he had to care about financial issues.

"It's definitely possible. Henry and I have been hoarding goods since a few years ago, just to sell them during the World War." Luo Ke asked Henry to increase his persuasiveness. Henry was actually forced by Rock to increase production in recent years, or else he would Henry's character has long been a salted fish.

"Sell it to whom?" Philip's eyes suddenly became sharp. Even though Rock's operation was very secretive, some rumors still spread.

Mainly because of Rock's deal with the Germans, Rock sold some important materials, including steel, to the Germans through the Americans in order to get Southwest Africa to agree to Rock's construction of the railway from Bechuana to Walvis Bay. , This kind of behavior is definitely unacceptable to Philip.

Although Philip is not that loyal to the British Empire, he still cannot make mistakes on such a big issue.

If you are not careful, you will be doomed.

(End of this chapter)