If there is truth and poverty, disputes should be put aside. Since ancient times, if Southern Africa were reasonable, it would not have the current 6 million square kilometers of land.
When Hirota Koki went to find Yang Smuts, the "Fuki Maru" merchant ship belonging to Hashimoto Co., Ltd. was being inspected by the Indian Ocean Fleet at Changi Naval Base.
"Fuki Maru" is an 8,000-ton merchant ship that travels between southern Africa and Japan all year round. It mainly trades food. Sometimes it also carries some daily necessities, among which daily necessities include high-end cars and motorcycles.
Lord, this time when returning to Japan, the "Fuki Maru" was loaded with two gliders purchased from southern Africa. It was precisely because of these two gliders that the "Fuki Maru" was seized by the Indian Ocean Fleet.
When Rock was in the United States, he signed a series of agreements with President Coolidge on restricting the proliferation of technology. Aviation was the top priority. All aviation-related technologies were strictly restricted, and gliders were among them.
"We purchased this from an aviation club in St. George. There are complete procedures. Taxes have been paid in Victoria and St. George. The procedures are completely legal." "Fuki Maru" Captain Kei Yano said respectfully. The Indian Ocean Fleet officer leading the team is
White people.
"Even if the procedure is legal, the glider is contraband and must be confiscated." Captain Luke did not explain why the glider was contraband, and there was no need to explain it to Kei Yano.
Just kidding, the Indian Ocean Fleet - no, the Royal Navy never needs an explanation for what it does.
"Why? These two gliders cost us a total of 13,000 rand. If we want to confiscate them, we must give us an explanation." Yano Kei was about to cry without tears. 13,000 rand is a lot of money.
These two gliders are actually not the latest models of gliders, but models from ten years ago. They have been eliminated in southern Africa, so Yano Kei had the opportunity to buy them.
Even the products that are about to be eliminated are not cheap. They are almost the same as brand new ones. Even if you buy them from the Aero Club in Los Angeles, you don’t need so much money.
There is also a chain of discrimination within Southern Africa. Gliders eliminated by the Nyasaland and Rhodesian Aero Clubs will be sold to Transvaal or Cape Aero Clubs at a discount.
After the Transvaal and Cape Aeroclubs are eliminated, the Victoria, Dias or Basutoland Aeroclubs will take their turn.
This process has been going on for more than ten years. Unless it is something that even the state of Victoria doesn't like, it will be sold to the outside world. As for the price, you can negotiate it yourself.
What Kei Yano couldn't accept was that when Hashimoto Co., Ltd. purchased these two gliders, the other party did not say that the gliders were contraband, otherwise Hashimoto Co., Ltd. would not have purchased them at all.
Now that the money and taxes have been paid, the gliders have been shipped to Malacca. The gliders have become contraband. Not only can they not be shipped back to Japan, but other goods transported on the "Fuki Maru" cannot arrive in time.
In Japan, you must know that in addition to the two gliders on the "Fuki Maru", there is also a large amount of food that cannot be stored for a long time. If it is kept for ten days and a half, the food on the "Fuki Maru" will deteriorate and become inedible.
At that time, all the money was lost.
"I've already told you, the glider is contraband and must be confiscated." Luke's face was full of impatience. What to say? "Contraband" is the way to say it.
"Sir, please don't do this -" Yano Kei begged, the cash in his pocket was almost full of water and he didn't dare to take it out.
The Indian Ocean Fleet's emphasis on discipline is very strict. Accepting and giving bribes are very serious crimes, and the crime of self-defeating may be increased.
Looking at the current situation, most of the Indian Ocean fleet is engaged in fishing and law enforcement. It is definitely not a good idea to give money at this time. Even if it is given, it cannot be done on this occasion.
"Now I suspect there are other contraband on your ship. Let all the sailors disembark and we will conduct a thorough inspection of the ship." Luke is business-like. Japan also has a bad record in this regard.
Japan lacks domestic resources, so the steel needed to build "Nagato" and "Mutsu" was either scrap iron bought from the United States or plundered from outside.
Southern Africa is also a big steel country with abundant resources. The Japanese have been coveting it for a long time, but Southern Africa is not suitable for Japanese business. Even if the price offered by the Japanese is relatively high, Southern Africa will not sell it.
Especially rare metals.
Special metals such as chromium and manganese, as well as larger quantities of iron and copper, are contraband in southern Africa.
However, the Japanese are indeed good at mining. If they cannot buy minerals directly, they will try to use the scrap machines that have been eliminated in southern Africa.
Southern Africa has been developing very fast in recent years, and machines are being phased out very quickly. Although many machines have not yet reached their end of life, they are on the verge of being eliminated due to technical reasons. Even if Southern African companies have dismantled their core components when selling them, for Japan
It is still profitable for the company.
"Sir, except for these two gliders, all other products of Fuki Maru are food purchased from the Rhodesia Company-" The panic on Yano Kei's face flashed away.
Thanks to the continuous improvement of livestock breeds in Southern Africa for many years, the best beef and mutton in the world are now produced in Southern Africa, especially Nyasaland cattle. In top restaurants in Europe and the United States, every 100 grams is sold for up to ten pounds.
So many.
Japan's domestic resources are poor and its territory is small, so there are no conditions for developing animal husbandry.
However, beef is very popular in Japan, and southern Africa produces the best beef in the world, so Japan purchases large quantities from southern Africa to meet the needs of Japan's domestic dignitaries.
"Shut up! Follow my orders, right now!" Luke didn't talk nonsense to Yano Kei. Even food has something to do, such as Nyasaland cattle. Japan can buy beef from southern Africa, but if it buys live cattle
, that is illegal.
"Sir, please -" Before Yano Kei could finish his words, he was carried away by two tall and strong Gurkha soldiers like a baby chicken. That look - even Luke couldn't help but feel pity.
The height of the Japanese is really a tragedy. Yano Kei’s height is at most 1.6 meters, but in Japan he can already be described as an “eight-foot strong man”.
Southern Africa has experienced rapid economic development in recent years, and its food is extremely abundant. This is clearly reflected in people's height.
Last year, the average height of 18-year-olds in southern Africa reached 170cm, which may be the highest in the world.
In 1945, the average height of Japanese 18-year-old adults was only 162.3cm. The average height of Smecta women was only a pitiful 142cm in 1914. As for the Dutch, the tallest people in the world in the 21st century, the average height of men in the early 20th century was also 162.3cm.
Only 165cm.
Yano Kei's pleading could not change the fate of the "Fuki Maru". After being dragged off the "Fuki Maru", Yano Kei collapsed to the ground in despair, watching helplessly as officers and soldiers of the Indian Ocean Fleet boarded the ship for inspection.
Soon, Captain Luke confirmed his suspicion and found more contraband on the "Fuki Maru", including manganese ore, which is strictly prohibited from export in southern Africa, and unprocessed raw diamond ore.
Compared with rare metals, diamonds, like gold, are also strictly controlled export products in southern Africa. "Fuguiwan" obtained some rough diamonds through unknown channels and mixed them in the coal bunker in an attempt to get through, but the result was still
After searching it out, Luke finally had a legitimate reason to seize the "Fugui Pill".
Faced with the irrefutable facts, Yano Kei finally stopped making excuses.
The news spread back to southern Africa, and Yang Smozi summoned Hirota Hongyi again and made three demands to Hirota Hongyi.
In view of the illegal behavior of "Fuki Pills", Hashimoto Co., Ltd. needs to pay a fine of 500,000 rand to the federal government of Southern Africa, and the relevant responsible persons must also accept the trial of the Southern African Court and bear the consequences of the illegal behavior.
The Japanese Military Ministry and Keio University School of Medicine, which have used vitamin B1 in clinical treatments, must compensate Christian Ekman for his losses and publicly apologize to Christian Ekman in The Times.
The Japanese government must cooperate with the Southern African federal government to investigate Japanese companies to ensure that no illegal cases will occur again.
Hirota Koki has no objection to the first point. The person who took the "Fugiki Pill" got away with the stolen goods. Hashimoto Co., Ltd. deserves it. If it can't afford the compensation, it will simply go bankrupt. Whether the federal government of Southern Africa can get a fine remains to be seen.
Regarding Yang Smozi's second request, Hirota Koki clearly opposed it. Vitamin B1 is too important for Japan, and Hirota Koki did not dare to make any commitments on this issue.
Japan has had beriberi for a long time, especially in the Japanese navy. Beriberi once became the biggest problem for the Japanese navy. It seriously affected the combat effectiveness of the navy and caused huge losses to the navy.
After the Sino-Japanese War, about 90% of the nearly 25,000 soldiers stationed on an unnamed island suffered from beriberi, and 2,100 of them actually died of the disease. The losses were tragic and unacceptable.
This is also deserved.
Before the Meiji Restoration, the Japanese were too poor to afford polished rice.
When times got better, the Japanese began to work hard to earn more rice to make up for the regrets of the previous hard days.
Polished rice lacks vitamin B1, which has led to the proliferation of beriberi in Japan. Not only the Japanese army, but also ordinary people suffer from beriberi at a very serious rate.
Therefore, if the Japanese Military Ministry and Keio University School of Medicine want to compensate Christian Ekman, then based on the ethics of the Southern African federal government, the Military Ministry may not even be able to compensate by selling the "Nagato".
As for the last point, Hirota Hongyi dared not agree.
If Yang Smuts only asked the Japanese government to strengthen the management of Japanese enterprises, then it would not matter whether he agreed or not. Anyway, it would be up to the Japanese government to the extent to which he would do so.
Now Yang Smuts is asking the Japanese government to cooperate with the Southern African federal government. Hirota Koki would have to be crazy to agree to this request.
