Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

When people think of politicians, they immediately think of those who have ideals and ambitions, have a far-sighted vision and are firm-willed, and they can make friends with people far and near, and so on——

Sorry, these are Eastern politicians. People in the Labor Party are actually politicians, a group of people who speculate in politics and play political tricks.

If we expect such a group of people to lead Britain to move forward, we might as well pray for world peace and for people from all over the world to become one family.

After knowing that Southern Africa wanted to take over Changi Naval Base, Ramsay Macdonald had only one requirement, that is, Southern Africa must repay the British government's upfront investment in expanding Changi Naval Base.

In other words, as long as Southern Africa spends 15 million pounds, the Changi Naval Base will belong to Southern Africa.

When the news came back to Southern Africa, Rock couldn't believe that Ramsay MacDonald would hand over Changi Naval Base to Southern Africa for 15 million pounds.

Roque also did not want to investigate whether the 15 million pounds paid by the British government were all used for the expansion of Changi Naval Base. In short, the value of Changi Naval Base must be far greater than 15 million pounds.

This is enough.

"Our Prime Minister - haha ​​-" Philip was silent for a long time after knowing this situation, and in the end he could only sigh.

"How much more do we need to pay to complete the expansion of Changi Naval Base?" Aida does not care whether the Prime Minister is qualified. The British government has to invest 500 million pounds to expand Changi Naval Base. Southern Africa certainly does not need that much.

"The reclamation project of Changi Naval Base has been basically completed. According to the plan of the Ministry of War, the area of ​​Changi Naval Base is about 50 square kilometers, and the berthing area is about 2.2 kilometers. I plan to expand the berth area to 6.2 kilometers.

The berthing area is about 1.5 square kilometers. When completed, it will become the largest naval base in the Malacca Strait, with a total investment of about 150 million." Roque knew the importance of the Malacca Strait, so he spared no expense in the expansion of the Changi Naval Base.

Changi Naval Base includes dock areas, storage areas, airports, military camps, living areas and other ancillary buildings. It is not just a naval base. Once completed, it will almost become a city.

Rock also did not have the luxury of the British government. After the Changi Naval Base was built, it was only used as a backup home port for the Eastern Fleet.

After the new Changi Naval Base is completed, it will become the second command center of the East India Fleet around the Indian Ocean. Perhaps Roark will establish a new fleet, which is in line with Roark's positioning of the Malacca Strait.

As for the cost of building the base, there is no need to worry about this. Christian can still be trusted on this issue.

"If it's 150 million, it's acceptable." Ada finally felt relieved. If it really cost 500 million to build the Changi Naval Base, southern Africa wouldn't be able to build it.

"150 million, haha——" Philip shook his head and smiled bitterly. He wanted to complain, but he didn't know who to complain about.

Even including the 15 million paid to the British government, it only cost 165 million to complete the expansion of Changi Naval Base in southern Africa.

The British government needed 500 million to complete the same project.

Philip finally understood how the British Empire fell step by step to where it is today.

The news that Southern Africa has taken over the Changi Naval Base has caused an uproar in the UK, where public dissatisfaction was already boiling.

"This is a despicable betrayal and a humiliation to the Royal Navy. It will directly threaten our control of the Strait of Malacca and further threaten the interests of the British Empire in Asia -" John Jellicoe said in the office after knowing the result.

Get furious.

"John, this is not the end of the world for us -" Royal Navy Secretary David Beatty said. Britain's strategic contraction will have the greatest impact on the Royal Navy.

After the World War, the Royal Navy suffered heavy losses again. David Beatty also represented Britain at the Washington Naval Conference. He also knew the problems the Royal Navy was facing now.

Unfortunately, there is nothing David Beattie can do.

"Oh, David, we have lost Halifax, lost Diego Garcia, and now we are going to lose the Strait of Malacca. Next, are we going to lose the Suez Canal? Lose Gibraltar? The next step is for our Royal Navy to become

Forget about becoming a river fleet, we still need to build BIG 7 and aircraft carriers. Six destroyers are enough to meet the security needs of our British Empire-" John Jellicoe revealed the secret. He must not have thought of the future.

The British Imperial Navy indeed has only six destroyers left.

At the end of World War I, the Royal Navy had a record number of 807 battleships, including 42 battleships and battlecruisers, 143 cruisers, and 443 destroyers——

David Beatty stopped talking and looked at each other with the commander of the Home Fleet, Hilary Jones.

Losing your temper in the office won't change the facts. I really can't bear to leave Changi Naval Base. I can go to the House of Commons to ask for money. I can go to King George V to cry. If it doesn't work, I can go to The Times to scold Ramsay Macdonald.

A reporter from The Times would be happy to book an interview with John Jellicoe.

And he must have the guts to scold Ramsay Macdonald for his perverse behavior in The Times.

"We must take action, we cannot let others slaughter us like this!" John Jellicoe wanted to fight back. The military's influence in the UK is still very huge.

David Beatty had a worried face. He had been partnering with John Jellicoe when he was the commander of the Home Fleet. He had never seen John Jellicoe act so out of his mind.

"The House of Commons is starting to distrust that person. We must take action and use all our resources to drive that person out of No. 10 Downing Street -" John Jellicoe looked ferocious. "That person" is the United Kingdom.

Prime Minister Ramsay Macdonald.

"John, we are soldiers, we shouldn't-" Hilary Jones looked shocked. As soldiers, we shouldn't be involved in politics.

"Your Excellency, the Prime Minister, should not press forward step by step and harm the interests of our military at every turn. We are not trying to attack anyone, we are trying to protect ourselves. Otherwise, if we allow that person to do whatever he wants, what will we do to defend the UK once war breaks out?"

Empire? Will that man take responsibility then? No, it will be us poor bastards who will take responsibility then!" John Jellicoe didn't just speak out for the Navy, Ramsay Macdonald was in the League of Nations, in front of everyone

The country is proposing major disarmament in Europe, which is a tempo to attack the entire military.

As the British Prime Minister, since we want to disarmament, we must start from the UK.

As the British Minister of War, John Jellicoe must do something, otherwise his power will shrink further.

As for the motion of no confidence in Ramsay Macdonald in the House of Commons, it starts with a letter published in the Daily Mail a few days ago.

A week ago, the Daily Mail reported that it had obtained a letter rumored to be sent by Zinoviev to the Executive Committee of the British Third International. In the letter, Zinoviev stated that Britain should start negotiations with Russia as soon as possible.

When necessary, members of the British Labor Party who can exert influence on the government should immediately put pressure on the government and express that closer relations between Britain and the Soviet Union can "help promote the international and domestic revolution in the United Kingdom -"

The British government received the relevant letter before the Daily Mail, and took the lead in filing a formal protest with the Soviet Agency in London before the Daily Mail published the letter. It also decided to disclose the relevant letter and formal protest to the public.

content to show innocence.

However, the Daily Mail still published the contents of the letter before the British government.

The impact of this letter in the UK was far greater than previous proposals Ramsay Macdonald had negotiated with the Russians.

Before the letter was made public, people thought Ramsay Macdonald was inexperienced.

After the letter was made public, people began to question Ramsay Macdonald's position.

In response, Ramsay MacDonald responded: This letter is a forgery!

This explanation was unconvincing, and the House of Commons initiated a motion of no confidence in Ramsay Macdonald.

Things have really turned around. Four months ago, Stanley Baldwin was forced to resign due to distrust in the House of Commons, and Ramsay Macdonald came to power.

No one expected that in just four months, Ramsay Macdonald would also face a motion of no confidence in the House of Commons.

If the motion of no confidence passes the House of Commons, Ramsay Macdonald will become one of the shortest-lived prime ministers in British history.

But for Ramsay MacDonald, he still has a chance now. After all, Ramsay MacDonald still has the support of the British Labor Party. George V has not been completely disappointed with Ramsay MacDonald. If

At this time, Ramsay Macdonald returned his work focus from Europe to the UK and devoted himself to solving the problems faced by the UK. Then Ramsay Macdonald still had a chance to turn the tide.

Unfortunately, with the military's defection, the current British government is facing an increasingly difficult situation.

John Jellicoe's words clearly touched the deepest worries of David Beatty and Hilary Jones. Ramsay Macdonald could give Changi Naval Base to Southern Africa, or he could commit to the League of Nations.

Disarmament, because after his term ends, Ramsay MacDonald will step down, and by then all this will have nothing to do with Ramsay MacDonald.

Because of these actions during his term, Ramsay MacDonald established an image of being enthusiastic about European affairs and loving peace, which was very helpful for Ramsay MacDonald's future political career.

But for the military and the next British Prime Minister, how should the mess left by Ramsay Macdonald be cleaned up?

There's nothing David Beatty and Hilary Jones can do anyway.

With the participation of the military, the pace of distrust in the House of Commons suddenly accelerated.

On August 15, the British House of Commons passed a motion of no confidence in Ramsay Macdonald, and King George V ordered Ramsay Macdonald to dissolve the cabinet and hold an early election.

(End of chapter)