Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

No matter how chaotic Europe is, it will not be able to disrupt the Far East. Once Japan expands, the Chinese will definitely be the ones to suffer the most.

Roque’s purpose is very simple. The arms race is a double-edged sword. While boosting the economy, it may also cause a devastating blow to the economy.

 The most advantageous condition of Southern Africa is that it is rich in resources, both in terms of human resources and natural resources. It is very easy to build ships. Anyway, the printing of rand no longer requires gold guarantee. Turn on the money printing machine and print as much as you want.

Theoretically speaking, the same is true for Japan. As long as the money printing press is turned on, the Japanese yen will be available as much as it wants.

However, someone has to pay for the printing of banknotes. Americans do not recognize the yen, so even if the Japanese print the yen, it cannot be turned into a resource. To do business with the Americans, they still have to use US dollars or gold.

Rock now wants to completely bring down the Japanese economy through the arms race. When the entire Japan is tied to the chariot by the combined fleet, Japan will have to embark on the road of external expansion.

 At this time, the "open door" of the United States comes in handy. Considering its own interests, the United States will not allow Japan to expand abroad.

To Rock's surprise, Hoover did not respond to Rock's proposal immediately.

This is also understandable. In the Far East, the spheres of influence of Britain and France are shrinking, and the United States and Japan have finally reached a certain balance. If Southern Africa strengthens its military presence in East Asia, the balance between the United States and Japan will also be broken.

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Rock is not in a hurry. The current United States' influence in Europe is much inferior to that of another time and space. Southern Africa has largely replaced the United States' position in Europe in another time and space. Therefore, the United States has quietly made adjustments in recent years.

East Asia is the key development direction, and even if the U.S. government is not anxious about Japan's expansion in East Asia, U.S. capital is too.

In view of the serious differences between southern Africa and Japan, the naval meeting was suspended for three days, with Ramsay MacDonald mediating, Hoover frequently contacted Washington, and the French and Italians were busy fanning the flames.

Roque was not in a hurry and even took a day out of his busy schedule to attend the imperial meeting.

 Compared with the naval conference, the differences in the imperial conference were equally serious.

The purpose of the British Imperial Conference was simple: to pass the economic crisis to its overseas dominions and colonies through policy adjustments.

  Simply put, the British want the overseas dominions and colonies to provide food and industrial raw materials at cheaper prices in order to stabilize the political situation in the British mainland.

At the same time, Britain also hopes that the overseas dominions and colonies will purchase more British products. In order to limit the export of southern African goods, Stanley Baldwin even proposed a commodity quota system, requiring southern Africa to reduce the sale of goods within the Commonwealth, in order to increase the British

Product sales.

Yang Smuts had rich experience in dealing with such unreasonable demands. He did not directly confront Stanley Baldwin, but instead enlisted Canada and Australia to jointly demand that the British government should give the overseas dominions a fairer status.

At the same time, Yang Smozi did not forget India.

Didn’t Ramsay Macdonald want to discuss the establishment of a responsible government with India? Due to strong opposition from Congress, the responsible government came to nothing.

Now that the old incident in India is being brought up again, the British can continue to use India's human resources, they can use India as a dumping ground for British goods, and they can even send food to the British when Indians themselves are hungry. India's only requirement is

Became a British Overseas Dominion, gaining the same status as southern Africa, Canada, and Australia.

It's really pitiful that southern Africa, Canada, and Australia are dissatisfied with the status quo of the Dominion, and India still desires the status of a Dominion.

  What Ramsay Macdonald did not dare to do, Stanley Baldwin would naturally not make similar mistakes. Therefore, like the Naval Conference, the Imperial Conference was equally divided and made no progress.

Rock is very busy every day in London. He has to keep in touch with friends in the UK, continue to communicate with spokespersons on the European continent, encourage southern African businessmen in the UK, and coordinate interests with leaders of Commonwealth member states. Sometimes

Having to eat three dinners a day and rushing to the market non-stop is much more tiring than when I was in southern Africa.

"The United Kingdom, the United States, and Southern Africa's support for Germany has caused widespread concern in Paris. Many people believe that this is a betrayal of the interests of the allies. Don't forget that the Germans are hungry wolves. Once Germany regains its strength, the entire world will be

The shadow of war has been looming, and the Germans and the Russians have been in frequent contact recently. Once the Germans and the Russians reach some kind of alliance, the tragedy of the world war will repeat itself." In order to curb southern Africa's aid to Germany, French Prime Minister Pone

Garrett came to London specially from Paris.

 For France, the biggest threat comes from Germany.

 For Europe as a whole, the biggest threat comes from Russia.

France and Germany are feuding. No matter which country prevails, either the Junker aristocracy or the bourgeoisie is in power, this result can be accepted by the whole of Europe.

Russia

 Once Russia rises, it will be a complete subversion for the capitalist world. Therefore, after the end of the world war, Britain and France immediately carried out armed intervention in Russia instead of recuperating.

As everyone knows, the armed intervention failed completely. From then on, Russia was excluded from the League of Nations. Since it could not be defeated, it was completely ignored and treated as if Russia did not exist.

  Russia was definitely unwilling to accept this situation, so during this period, Russia and Germany had more frequent contacts.

"How is your Maginot Line doing?" Roque knew something, but he couldn't tell Poengale.

 In fact, even if Roque said it, Poengale probably wouldn’t believe it. Germany now shows no signs of regaining its strength in a short period of time.

 At least in France, Poengale cannot do it.

"The Maginot Line can only give the French psychological comfort, but it cannot play a practical role. If the world war breaks out again, Germany will rush into France from the Ardennes Forest like the previous world war, and France will have no way to fight back.

Strength." Paengale is not stupid, and he is very clear about the role of the Maginot Line.

 It is useless to be clear. The problem in France is like this. Everyone knows what the problem is, but no one can find a perfect solution to the problem.

 So solving the problem becomes the best option.

  France lost an entire generation in the last world war, and the French government failed to comfort the veterans in time after the war, so now there are no people in France who are willing to serve as soldiers to defend the country.

The French government really had no choice, so it opened its doors to introduce new immigrants for blood transfusion, trying to use the power of new immigrants to defend France.

The problem is that new immigrants go to France because they want to enjoy the fruits of France's economic construction, not to bleed and die for France. Therefore, the French government can only invest heavily in building the Maginot Line to try to defend the enemy from outside the country.

 The idea is good, but it cannot be realized.

 Because of the relationship between France and Belgium, the Maginot Line did not include the French-Belgian border, which left a huge risk to France's security.

 At this time, we can see the problem with France. Poengale also knows that the Maginot Line cannot play its due role, but Poengale can't do anything about it.

"Then why spend so much money on building the Maginot Line? Why not use the limited funds to build a powerful fleet. At least when the world war breaks out, a powerful fleet can maintain the security of the French colonies." Roque.

As a tip, if you calculate the time, France should already have a similar plan.

"We are considering building a Dunkirk-class battleship, but it will take time." Poengale did not hide it, and this kind of thing cannot be hidden. Although the Dunkirk-class battleship is not as big as the G7, its full load displacement is 30,000

How many tons? Such a big warship is on the slipway and cannot even be covered by the lid.

 When the First World War broke out, the total tonnage of the French Navy reached 690,000 tons, with an additional 257,000 tons under construction.

  In the "Washington Naval Treaty", the French Navy received a total of 177,800 tons of capital ship quota. According to the provisions of the "Washington Naval Treaty", France could build new capital ships in 1927.

Now that 1927 has passed, France's battleships have not yet started construction, which shows that the French government's financial situation is difficult.

"If the French government agrees, Southern Africa can station some warships in Saint-Roch." Roque is also worried about France's security. Although Saint-Roch is not large, it is also the territory of Southern Africa. If the Atlantic Fleet is stationed, it may be able to form a threat to Germany.

A certain deterrent effect.

 At least it can buy more time to retreat. St. Roch is not far from Dunkirk.

"No, no, no, what we are discussing is not stationing troops in Saint-Roch, but reducing support to Germany." Poengale refused directly. What he wanted was Roque's support, but Roque wanted to launch the warships of the Atlantic Fleet.

Entering Saint-Roch is a completely different matter.

"Raymond, you know, aiding Germany was not a decision made by Southern Africa." At this time, Roque felt relieved to pass the blame. In terms of support for Germany, Southern Africa was far inferior to the United States and the United Kingdom.

 Not even as good as Russia.

"Locke, France has agreed that Southern Africa will strengthen its military presence in the Mediterranean and not go too far." Poengale was very dissatisfied. He was referring to Southern Africa's squadron in Cyprus, but these were also two different things.

There are nominally three fleets in southern Africa. In fact, there are one squadron each in the Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf. These two fleets are not large in size. The largest warship is a light cruiser, not even a heavy cruiser. If Paengale

Not to mention, Rock had almost forgotten about it.

 “Raymond, this is not pushing the envelope. Southern Africa and France are allies, not enemies.” Roque means something profound. Whether it is an enemy or a friend depends on the attitude of the French.