On this issue, of course Roque has the most say, but Roque does not believe that the Allies can achieve their goals, not only because of the upcoming weather, but also because of the Allies' own problems.
"The world war has been going on for four full years. Everyone is exhausted, and the anti-war sentiment in the troops is serious. This has actually been obvious since Nievelle was the commander-in-chief of the French army. The British Expeditionary Force is better.
, after all, they are dominated by colonial troops and have a relatively tenacious fighting spirit. The French army has a very serious problem. Since Nievelle became the commander-in-chief of the French army, there have been frequent rebellions. This time, the coalition's war against the Russian Empire is still dominated by the French army.
, so it is very difficult for the coalition forces to defeat the Russians - " Rock's reason is very good. This is not a question of whether they can win. The problem is that the leaders of Britain and France want to fight, but the officers and soldiers of the troops do not want to fight.
"Locke, if you were the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, would you be able to win this war?" Irving highly praised Locke, and Locke's performance during the World War was indeed convincing.
Roque shook his head and smiled bitterly, Roque wouldn't be able to defeat him.
Russia is not a small country like Germany. With more than 20 million square kilometers, Russia is the largest country in the world after the United Kingdom.
Britain's "bigness" mainly lies in its colonies and overseas territories. The British Isles are only 240,000 square kilometers, which is not even a bit different from Russia.
In addition to territory, Russia also has a population of more than 100 million, which also represents Russia's war potential.
During the World War, Germany fought hard against the British and French forces on the Western Front.
Russia, on the other hand, was facing the frenzied attacks of Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire on the Eastern Front. Although Germany's main forces were concentrated on the Western Front, Germany was dominated by Hindenburg's Ludendorff's ace combination on the Eastern Front.
Russia suffered heavy losses during the World War, but until Nicholas II was overthrown, the Russian Empire did not suffer a large-scale defeat on the front line. It still fought with the German and Austrian allied forces, and even fought against the Austrians on the southern front.
The Hungarian Empire asked Germany for help, which fully proved Russia's war potential.
Don't look at how badly Russia was beaten by Germany. Before Rock became the commander-in-chief of the British Expeditionary Force, the British and French allied forces were also beaten so badly by Germany that their own mothers couldn't recognize it. It's not that the Russians can't fight, it's because the German army is too powerful -
"Even if the coalition wins the war, they still have to face a real problem. The Tsar's family has been secretly executed, and the only crown prince Alexei has also died. So even if they defeat the Russians, what should they do next?" Rock asked
The question is very acute, and Winston and Clemenceau have probably not considered it yet.
"Don't think so far, I bet that Winston just wants to get back the 750 million pounds, and other Winstons don't care." Henry hit the nail on the head, Nicholas II is not Winston's
Cousin, so Winston's goal is very clear.
"You are wrong. London and Paris are mainly worried that the situation in Russia will spread to other countries. Just think about it and you will know how terrible that situation is." Philip saw the problem more deeply. Of course Roque also knew this reason, but Roque
Dare not say.
I dare say it is 404.
So Roque did not answer the question and directly changed the topic: "No matter what, it has nothing to do with us. At least Russia does not owe us money."
At this time, we can see how wise Roque's decision was. During the World War, Russia also purchased a large amount of supplies from southern Africa. At that time, southern Africa would not refuse anyone who came. Other countries were easy to talk to. If they had money, they would give money. If they didn't, they would owe it first.
In Russia, transactions can only be done in cash, and you can't even owe money, and you can't even think about borrowing money.
In fact, the "loan" here has many additional conditions. The loan is not a direct payment, but the money is borrowed to purchase supplies in southern Africa. Not only can the money not be taken away, but high interest must be paid.
Here you can see how disgusting this behavior of making huge war profits in Southern Africa is. Think about it, the money is not given directly to European countries, but goods are exported to European countries through trade. Businesses in Southern Africa have profits, and the government
There are taxes and banks have interest, but Britain and France are consuming the weapons and ammunition they bought on the battlefield. This behavior has been going on for four years, and Britain and France cannot sustain it no matter how rich their financial resources are.
Rock and Phyllis stayed at Philip's house at night. Although Phyllis was married, Philip still kept Phyllis's room. The furnishings in the room were exactly the same as Phyllis's boudoir in Johannesburg. Rock lay on the bed
I couldn't help but sigh at the warm and comfortable big bed.
"My father-in-law is reminding me to be nice to you, otherwise you can take the children back to your parents' home at any time -" Rich people are really happy in this aspect. Roque and Phyllis now have four children, the youngest of whom is
Not long after the baby was born, Phyllis felt very relaxed now that the children were being taken care of by a nanny.
"Hahaha, even if I don't go back to my parents' home now, I won't live on the street -" Felice's little face was red and she was arrogant. She was now a standard rich man with a considerable net worth.
During the World War, the Johannesburg Pharmaceutical Company experienced explosive development. Before the World War, Phyllis only had one pharmaceutical factory in Johannesburg under her name. Now the number of pharmaceutical factories has increased to six, and there are hundreds of related factories that depend on the Johannesburg Pharmaceutical Company for survival.
Johannesburg Pharmaceutical Company has more than 15,000 employees, and tens of thousands of farmers provide raw materials to Johannesburg Pharmaceutical Company.
At the end of the world war, even though the Johannesburg Pharmaceutical Company did not take the opportunity to raise prices and seek huge profits, the cash in Phyllis's account at Rand Bank exceeded 100 million rand.
This left Phyllis a bit at a loss. How to spend the R100 million was a headache.
"It's so simple. Give Christian money and let Christian go shopping in Europe. It's best to buy London and Paris. Even if the Johannesburg Pharmaceutical Company collapses in the future, you and your children will not go hungry." Luo
What Gram almost blurted out was to give Ada the money—
Then I guess Rock will sleep in the guest room tonight.
"What nonsense-" Phyllis did not allow Roque to slander her pharmaceutical company. It was actually quite difficult for such a large pharmaceutical company to go bankrupt.
This is the problem that Rock will set out to solve next.
The industries currently under Roque's name are mainly divided into four parts. The largest is the large number of real industries with Nyasaland Heavy Industry as the core, which involve military industry, machinery, automobiles, aviation, shipbuilding and other fields. This part of the entities
Business was also a major centerpiece of southern Africa's rise during the world wars.
The second part is the Nyasaland Company established during the World War. This company is mainly responsible for Rock's investment, the farms under Rock's name, the industries that Christian acquired in Europe during the World War, and the current activities in Europe.
The assistance is all provided by Nyasaland Corporation.
The third part is Adan Company and Umbrella Company. The business scope of these two companies is a bit complicated, and their scale is so large that even Rock is not clear about it now.
Although Rock doesn't know it clearly, old Zach, who can't speak, knows that Zach's current public identity is Rock's housekeeper, and he is the person Rock trusts most, the same kind of trust as Phyllis and Ada.
The fourth part is the Rand Bank. During the World War, the strength of the Rand Bank was further enhanced and it played a role similar to the Federal Government National Bank of Southern Africa. Both the United Kingdom and France required Rand Bank to guarantee loans from southern Africa. This guarantee
Of course, it is not free. The Rand Bank lends money to the United Kingdom and France. The United Kingdom and France use the money to purchase various materials in southern Africa, and the companies that produce these materials deposit the money into the Rand Bank——
So those so-called "loans" are equivalent to going around in the Rand Bank account and never leaving the Rand Bank. However, in the process, countless profits were generated. Finance is really magical.
The next step for Rock is to integrate these four parts. According to British tradition, all the property under Rock's name belongs to Rock and Phyllis' eldest son, the young Marquis Gavin. Of course, other children will also
There is property, but it will not involve the above main parts.
Rock is not prepared to manage his property in accordance with British tradition. Next, Rock will establish an organization similar to a foundation and hand over all properties to the foundation for management. Rock, Phyllis and their children will be in the foundation
You can take a job, work or not, and your salary will still be paid.
In this way, Roque doesn't have to worry about the so-called tax issues, because the property under Roque's name is managed by the foundation and will not be allocated to an individual's name, so there will be no problems like inheritance tax.
Even if the children fail, because they do not participate in the management of the business, they will not cause much loss. At most, they can just buy, buy, buy, Huahuahua, and with the wealth that Luo Ke has, he can buy Hua Hua Hua as he wants, and Luo Ke will not go bankrupt.
To put it bluntly, let’s not talk about the real industry Rand Bank. As for the properties purchased by Christian in Europe during the World War, the Roque family and Ada and a few others built them casually. It is estimated that they even paid for the rent.
Not to that extent.
This does not include the property under Phyllis and Ada's name, such a huge enterprise as the Johannesburg Pharmaceutical Company, which is the pocket money given to Phyllis by Rock.
Ada also has a lot of properties under her name. Do you still remember the Table Mountain Bar and the Oak Bar? Don’t underestimate the bar industry. How profitable it is. Everyone who knows it knows it. It’s scary to say it.
It can only be said that Table Mountain Bars and Oak Tree Bars all over southern Africa now generate more profits every year than the Johannesburg Pharmaceutical Company.
I haven’t even mentioned Iteno here. Compared with the large number of companies under Roque’s name, luxury brands like Iteno have to stand aside, and their names don’t even deserve that kind of name.
ps: I really came back late last night. An old friend I hadn’t seen for many years came back from Tianjin. When I got up in the morning, I found that the keycaps of the keyboard were scratched all over the ground. There was also something wrong with the computer. It has not been restored yet. This chapter is
I coded it with my mobile phone, but don’t worry, brothers, there will still be four updates today.
