Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

At eight o'clock in the morning, Baker, who works at Rhodesia Automobile, went out on time, ready to start the day's work.

Baker means "baker" in German. You can tell from his name that Baker is of German descent. Baker failed to fulfill his parents' good expectations and did not work as a baker. Instead, he chose to become a carmaker in Rhodesia.

An outstanding electrical engineer, the latest electric car launched by Rhodesian Motors includes Baker's contribution.

There is no doubt that the electric cars of the 1930s may not be as good as the electric cars of the 2020s in another time and space, but they are not inferior to the electric cars before 2000, and even have better performance in some aspects.

 Hmm, think about that New York woman riding an electric scooter, it was there in 1916.

During the time he took the tram to the company, Baker usually spent the time reading newspapers. He was a loyal reader of The Times. After receiving his first salary, Baker subscribed to The Times for a whole year, in addition to reading newspapers.

In addition, Baker is also a newspaper clipping enthusiast. Whenever Baker sees valuable or meaningful news, Baker will cut it out and save it for a long time.

 Today's "The Times", the bold headline on the front page is "Rebirth or sinking deeper. An in-depth report from Berlin, Germany."

 As a German, Baker is very concerned about news about Germany.

 After Germany entered the Rhineland, Baker was deeply encouraged. He had already submitted his resignation application to Rhodesia Automobile and wanted to return to Germany and contribute to Germany's reconstruction.

 Before watching the news, the first thing Baker noticed was a picture.

This is a photo of German troops entering the Rhineland. In the photo, young German soldiers are neatly dressed and have proud faces. They are walking in neat queues on the city streets. The people on both sides of the streets have serious expressions and are silent.

Silent.

In the corner of the photo, a man who had lost a leg and was sitting on the ground begging caught Baker’s attention. The man was wearing a German military uniform from the last World War.

When he noticed this, Baker's heart felt a little stinging.

Disabled World War I veteran sitting on the ground begging

 And the young Germans who are taking to the battlefield!

This contrast is so stark that people can’t help but think about what the war brought to the Germans: honor and flowers, or scars and death.

 The Times has always been faithful to news facts. When reporting news, reporters seldom mix personal feelings, but use more factual descriptions to guide readers to make their own judgments.

Today's news is the same. The reporter used a large amount of space to describe the current situation in Germany and the concerns caused by European countries about the German army entering the Rhineland. One of the descriptions of German soldiers resonated strongly with Baker.

This is a reprint from a French newspaper. The author is a German. He wrote in a heavy tone: Young soldiers accept the call of the country and put on military uniforms, just like their predecessors. However, the young people do not know that the future Germans will

Wherever Congress goes, it may be peace or war. Peace-loving people hope that Germany will bring a better life to the Germans in a more peaceful way. However, it seems that this hope is becoming increasingly difficult at present.

The more remote

 After reading the news reports, Baker felt heavy.

Different from what Baker imagined, the Germany introduced by The Times felt strange to Baker and was not the Germany in Baker's impression.

 Baker also has a new understanding of Germany's return to the Rhineland. Before today, Baker thought that the German army's return to the Rhineland was to regain lost ground. Now it seems that this will also have a greater negative impact on Germany.

As for Germany’s systematic liquidation of Hebrews, Baker didn’t care much. Southern Africa had been systematically liquidating Africans. It was the same for everyone, so no one could blame anyone.

 When I came to the company, several colleagues were gathering together to chat, and the content was also about Germany’s military expansion.

"When the Treaty of Versailles was signed, Marshal Foch of France said that the Treaty of Versailles would not bring peace to the world. It was just a twenty-year armistice agreement. Now the new generation of young people in Germany have grown up.

, they don’t care about the cause of the last world war, and they don’t know under what circumstances the Treaty of Versailles was signed. They will only notice that when they were growing up, Germany has always been restricted by the Treaty of Versailles, so Germany

We are poor and weak." Werner from Cape Town was impassioned, and his words won praise from several colleagues.

"Fortunately, we are in southern Africa. Even if war breaks out in Europe again, it will not have any impact on our southern Africa." John, a native of Salisbury, watched from the other side. Southern Africa has separated from the Commonwealth. Even if a war breaks out in Europe, this time southern Africa will not be affected.

Africa will not join the war immediately.

"How could there be no impact? Europeans have spent all their money on building warships, so how can they still have money to buy our cars?" Guo Liang from Johannesburg is even more profound. The world today is no longer the world a hundred years ago.

, as the connections between various parts of the world become closer and closer, a world war breaks out, and no one can survive alone.

 When he saw Baker, director Frank took the initiative to say hello to Baker, hoping that Baker would withdraw his resignation application.

"Your resignation application is still on my desk. I didn't submit it. You can take it back at any time within a month." Frank didn't want Baker to resign. Baker was a talented engineer.

  Rhodesia Motors stipulates that employees who voluntarily resign need a one-month handover period, and they must hand over at least all the work at hand before they can leave.

“Thank you Frank, I will seriously consider it.” Baker has not yet decided to withdraw his resignation letter. The Times report is not enough to make Baker change his mind.

“Baker, do you really want to return to Germany? You have to think carefully. After returning to Germany, you will lose the platform of Rhodesian Automobile.” Werner has a good relationship with Baker, and he also does not want Baker to return to Germany.

"Have you read today's "The Times"? Germany is now gradually moving towards military expansion. This is a dangerous path. The situation Germany faces now is more dangerous than before the last world war." Guo Liang starts from the facts.

If there were another world war, Germany might lose even faster.

 Don't listen to the loud slogans of the Germans. In the end, the war is still a competition of comprehensive national strength. The French have built an extremely strong Maginot Line on the French-German border. If the Germans cannot break through, they will be trapped to death by the British and French allied forces sooner or later.

"Retaking the Rhineland is just regaining lost territory for Germany. I believe that the German government will definitely learn enough lessons from the last world war. When Germany gets all the rights that a normal country should have, I think Germany will return from military expansion."

On the road to economic construction." Baker has confidence in the German government. If Roque were here, Roque would give Beck a lesson on what **** and capitalism are.

 The core of capitalism is plunder.

The British bourgeois revolution began with the enclosure movement, which was essentially land annexation. The British government not only did not restrict the enclosure movement, but instead supported the expansion of capitalists. This itself was determined by the characteristics of capitalism.

There is a saying in the Bible: For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

 The translation of this sentence is that the rich stay rich and the poor get poorer.

The solidification of classes in the UK is difficult for southern Africans to imagine. In another time and space, in 2013, a study by the London School of Economics and Political Science showed that in the past 800 years, there has been almost no change in social class in the UK. Groups with higher social status

If they continue to occupy high positions, the poor at the bottom will still be at the bottom even if they work hard.

 So now you understand why many rich people like Britain so much, because they hope to last for generations to come.

The best thing is that those who are always rich will always be rich, and those who are poor will become poorer.

 Back to the question of Germany, although the conditions in Germany are not as good as those in southern Africa, as long as the German government is willing, Germans can create a better life through hard work.

 The problem is that the Germans are unwilling.

 Working hard to make money, how can it be more convenient to expand and directly plunder.

"No, no, no, Beck, you are wrong. Once the German government chooses to take back the Rhineland in this way, then Germany is already on the wrong path." Frank did not trust the German government, and the Germans were too impatient.

 In recent years, calls for the restoration of Germany's normal national identity have begun to appear in Europe.

If the German government endures for a few more years, maybe it will come true and Germany can take back the Rhineland in a peaceful way.

Now that Germany has chosen military adventure, it has lost the opportunity for peace. You must know that military adventure is addictive.

 The same is true for a country.

“Germans just want a better life. Isn’t this wrong?” Baker’s face was full of confusion. This was Baker’s biggest problem.

"Of course it's not wrong. Everyone hopes for a better life, even the robbers in prison. According to your logic, if the robber uses the money he robbed to improve his life, then there is no need

Have they been punished?" Guo Liang's question is profound. The law punishes the behavior itself, not a specific person. It also applies to state behavior.

To put it bluntly, you will reap what you sow. The last world war has proved that if you choose military expansion, you will have to accept the punishment brought by military expansion.

But Mustache certainly doesn’t think so. The punishment for military expansion will only occur after failure.

If Germany won the world war last time, then Britain and France would definitely be punished.

 and southern Africa.

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