Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

The most valuable thing about de Gaulle is that he has not been polluted by the harsh political environment in France until now.

The reason why Roque was able to make drastic changes in southern Africa was because Southern Africa had just been independent for ten years. Except for Cape Town, it was a blank slate. With the foundation laid by Kitchener and Philip, Roque was able to flex his muscles. According to the

Transform southern Africa with your own will.

France is still the France that dismisses its prime minister at the slightest disagreement. Before de Gaulle went to North Africa, he was a pure political amateur. When he was in North Africa, military power was in hand and decrees were passed. But in France, this method will not work. French politicians may be the best in the world at internal fighting.

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Compared with de Gaulle, Leonard has rich experience. He was accustomed to dealing with politicians before the war broke out. He became the richest man in France by virtue of his connections with southern Africa. The congressmen are not afraid of de Gaulle, but they have to leave some points for Leonard, the richest man.

face.

If de Gaulle loses military power, he will lose everything.

Even if Renard is not Prime Minister, he will still be the richest man in France.

Political power emerges from the barrel of a gun. De Gaulle's understanding of this was even less profound than that of Leonard.

So the first thing de Gaulle did after returning to Paris was to liquidate.

The first thing Leonard did after returning to Paris was to top up his pension for World War I veterans.

Make a decision.

Returning to the Elysée Palace, Leonard saw the telegram from Eisenhower.

Originally, the Elysée Palace was the French presidential palace, and the Mation Palace was the prime minister's palace.

After de Gaulle came to Paris, in order to express his break with the Vichy government, he made the Mation Palace his official residence, so Leonard could only go to the Elysee Palace to work.

"What do Americans mean? Do you want to compete with Southern Africa?" Leonard was not very happy. It was too shameless to ask for a territorial gift.

This matter can be big or small. With the treasures of southern Africa and Canada at the forefront, it seems normal to give an enclave to the United States. After all, the US military has made huge contributions in Cherbourg and Saint-Lô.

Half of the Allied casualties during the battle in France were contributed by the US military.

However, actively giving and begging are always two different things, and depending on Eisenhower's intentions, if he gave the United States a piece of wasteland, the Americans would probably not be satisfied.

Eisenhower expressed great interest in Dunkirk in his telegram.

"Dunkirk has become our shame, so it doesn't matter if it's given to the Americans." Christian, Leonard's staff member, didn't care. Dunkirk is right next to Saint-Roch, and it would be hilarious if it was given to the United States.

No matter how the British whitewash it, the Dunkirk evacuation was a shame for the British and French forces, especially the French troops who were coerced to retreat to the UK. There are still some French troops staying in the UK to protect the UK.

Even though France has recovered, the British government still keeps part of the French army in the UK. This is simply deliberately humiliating France.

"How could it be okay? Do you know how many French people have immigrated to southern Africa through Saint-Roch in recent years?" No matter how good Leonard's relationship with southern Africa is, there is always a limit.

Christian stopped talking.

In 1913, France had 41.46 million people, and in 1936, France had 41.9 million people.

In more than thirty years, the population of France has only increased by a few hundred thousand. Is it because French women are unwilling to have children?

Really not. In order to increase the population growth rate, the French government has gradually relaxed restrictions on even African immigrants. Naturally, it also attaches great importance to the population growth rate in France.

The birth rate in France is actually not low. The reason why the population has not grown is because there are not as many children leaving the country, and a large part of them have gone to southern Africa.

During World War I, the Southern African Expeditionary Force mainly fought in France.

At the end of World War I, there were tens of thousands of French women who went to Southern Africa with the Southern African Expeditionary Officers. These were living advertisements.

Only southern Africa can draw blood, and France can still hold on.

If the United States is added to this, then France’s population may be experiencing negative growth in the future.

"This matter is not urgent now. If Washington does not make this request, we will pretend that we don't know about it." Leonard treated it coldly. Eisenhower only discussed the possibility of this matter with Washington and did not directly inform Leonard

Send a telegram.

As for why this telegram appeared on Leonard's desk.

Don't forget that Eisenhower lived at Leonard's estate.

Putting aside the concerns of the Americans, Renard's next task is to ensure that the French can survive the winter smoothly.

This task is not easy. As mentioned before, the current situation in France is so bad that even the 100 million rand that Leonard gets back is only a drop in the bucket.

One hundred million rand seems like a lot, but for tens of millions of French people it is not even enough for a lunch. Fortunately, Leonard is very smart, and Roosevelt can learn from southern Africa and do work-for-relief programs. The current situation in France

, it is obviously also very appropriate to provide relief through work.

The key is to keep all French people busy.

As long as people are idle and have nothing to do, they will have random thoughts, especially the free-spirited French people. When they have work, they will go on strike every now and then. If they don't have work and food to eat, they can't rebel.

Leonard studied southern Africa more thoroughly than Roosevelt.

Isn't De Gaulle worried about the 700,000-strong Resistance Army? If so many people open their bellies, they can indeed bankrupt the French government.

France is in urgent need of reconstruction. These 700,000 people are all adult men and strong laborers. De Gaulle allowed these people to rehabilitate and go home. In Leonard's view, it was an absolute waste of money.

In the process of nation-building in southern Africa, the engineering force played a huge role.

In other words, engineers are cheap workers. How expensive is it to outsource the project to a construction company? If you leave it to the engineers, it will be absolutely cost-effective. If you do a good job and you can get a medal, that will be even more exciting.

Reynard was originally France's largest businessman and had numerous professional managers under his command. These professional managers became Reynard's personal envoys and traveled across the country to carry out reconstruction work.

In Cherbourg, the largest port city in northern France, 80% of the buildings in this city collapsed due to the war. The mines laid by the German army in the port have not been cleared yet. A British army unit is responsible for demining work.

The work attitude of this British army is obviously not positive enough. They do not have professional minesweepers, but only two trawlers used for minesweeping. One of them is unusable due to malfunction, which makes the entire mine clearance work far away.

Responsible for the rebuilding of Cherbourg was Leonard's most capable manager, Vincent.

Vincent is a native of Marseille. He previously worked in a construction company under Leonard's name. He participated in the construction of Saint-Roch and has great experience in reconstruction work.

"So, we are no longer soldiers, but coolies, just like those German prisoners of war!" Broome, the leader of the resistance army from the small inland town of Saint-Remy, was very angry. He and about 20,000 others

A resistance soldier was assigned to Cherbourg and was responsible for its reconstruction.

"How can you say that? Those German prisoners of war are still working waist-deep in cold sea water. Each of them only has a piece of black bread every day, no salary, no bone broth, not even a warm comfort. They have to keep working.

Until death, our southern African allies will not let them return to Germany alive." Vincent tried to maintain a serious expression, but he could not hide the smile on his face.

Some people in Paris, probably suffering from Stockholm Syndrome, actually said that it was time to retaliate, that Germany should not be treated cruelly in the same way as after World War I, and that German prisoners of war should be treated in a manner commensurate with their status.

This is simply nonsense, even the Germans themselves dare not say this.

If you want treatment commensurate with your status, then all German prisoners of war should be burned.

The crematorium should be the end of their lives.

The southern Africans did not intentionally treat German prisoners of war harshly. Strictly speaking, this was the request of the Russians.

Three months before the outbreak of the Russo-German War, more than 600,000 Russian soldiers were captured by the Germans.

During the war, more than 5.7 million Russian soldiers were captured by the Germans.

As the Russian battlefield improves, bad news continues to spread from prisoner-of-war camps in various places. According to incomplete statistics, there are no more than 2 million Russian prisoners of war still alive.

So Big Beard sent a telegram to the Allied leaders a long time ago, hoping that the Allies would hand over all German prisoners of war to the Russians.

deal with!

The word has never felt so cold.

The Southern African Expeditionary Force would not hand over German prisoners of war to the Russians.

Of course, German prisoners of war could not hope to receive treatment commensurate with their status in the Southern African Expeditionary Force. They would at least have to wait until the end of the war before they had the chance to return to Germany.

If they are still alive by then.

"Do you really treat us the same as those damn Germans?" Adrian from Caen asked angrily. Caen also suffered heavy losses in the war. Adrian's family of nine members was the only one left alive.

The entire northern France suffered heavy losses in the war, especially the Normandy area, so the reconstruction work here was also the most arduous.

"How is it possible? Rebuilding the city is at least safer than fighting the German army -" Vincent used both soft and hard tactics, asking you to do some work. How about going to Liege Fortress with the American soldiers?

"I would rather fight the Germans!" Adrian was annoyed. Both options were not good.

"Listen to me, guys, Mr. Capet is thinking about you, so he allows you to participate in the reconstruction of Cherbourg." Vincent finally got to the point after seeing that the situation was about to get better.

"What should I say?" Adrian is not very smart, but he is definitely a good person.

"You know that Cherbourg suffered heavy losses, with only ten residents left, and the city reduced to rubble -" Vincent was still expressing his feelings, but Bloom was impatient.

"We all have eyes!"

"You do have eyes, but it's a pity that you never use them -" Vincent said with ridicule in his tone, explaining before Bloom got angry: "-Cherbourg is the largest port in France. After the war, Cherbourg will

The fort will be restored to its former prosperity, and the city will be more beautiful and more livable than ever."

"What does this have to do with us?" Bloom's brain is really not working.

Adrian seemed to realize something and looked at the ruins in front of him thoughtfully.

"Of course it does matter. When Cherbourg is rebuilt, you will be the masters of Cherbourg, and this city will belong to you -" Vincent said impassionedly, opening his arms as if to embrace the whole world.

No, own the whole world.

These words are so provocative.

Broome comes from a small inland town, and Caen is a far cry from Cherbourg.

The key point is that Saint-Remy does not belong to Broome, and Caen does not belong to Adrian. Broome was a vineyard worker before joining the resistance, and Adrian was a baker.

Now they have the opportunity to become the masters of Cherbourg, the largest port city in northern France.

What else can you say? Let’s get to work!

Twenty thousand rebels, plus twenty thousand German prisoners of war, as well as Cherbourg residents who emerged from nowhere after the battle, simultaneously devoted themselves to the reconstruction of the city.

The logistics work in Southern Africa was indeed in place. A ship arrived at Cherbourg the next day. Because the demining work at the port had not yet been completed, the ship was anchored in the open sea and small boats were used to deliver supplies ashore one by one.

There were piles of tents and cotton-padded clothes from southern Africa. There were countless tin cans of all kinds. The beef leg bones used to stew soup were two feet long. It was quite spectacular to see hundreds of tin barrels lined up.

Urban reconstruction is all physical work. Just drinking soup is not enough. Both the resistance soldiers and the prisoners of war need nutrition.

So the whole chickens, ducks and geese were chopped into large pieces and thrown into the pot to cook together. Various well-known and unknown spices were put in bags and floated up and down with the thick soup. The aroma was overflowing, making people salivate when they smell it.

The staple food is of course bread, but it is not the French baguette that can kill people in winter, but freshly baked steaming meat floss bread, which is paired with a variety of traditional southern African Eastern pastries, Italian pies, pizza, and

The addictive beef stew with potatoes is paired with the Southern African liquor that can set your whole body on fire. It seems that hard work is not unacceptable.

"After the reconstruction work is completed, I want a big house facing the sea, with a garden in front of the house, a lawn and a swimming pool in the backyard. I want to raise two dogs and a horse. In the winter, I will ride the horse and lead the dog to hunt.

I also want to save money to buy the coolest motorcycle and marry an Italian woman with a hot body!" Every night, Bloom and Adrian would sit in the tent and think about the future.

The weather has been getting colder and colder recently, but people are becoming more and more motivated. The ruins around Cherbourg have been cleared and they are heading towards the core city.

At this time, the difficult work had just begun. When the US military captured Cherbourg, it launched a brutal tug-of-war with the German army in the core city. Hundreds of US tanks were destroyed in the city, and countless corpses were buried in the ruins.

The cold weather now has prevented large-scale diseases.

"Then you have to work hard to make money. I heard that Japanese women are the best women in the world -" Adrian heard this strange talk from nowhere.

Are they those Japanese women who sold their bodies to raise funds for the Meiji Restoration?

They are indeed great, but they are definitely not suitable to be a good wife.

"What about you, what are your plans?" Bloom hoped to get some inspiration from Adrian.

"I'm going to southern Africa." Adrian was not stupid at all.