Some things are so magical. The embassy does not take action. Dozens of people gather across the street every day and shout slogans to protest. The London Police Department just ignores it and ignores it, even calling the police is useless.
Daniel took David away in broad daylight, and Brian Jones came to visit him immediately the next day. This was amazing.
Could it be that the Metropolitan Police had already grasped David's illegal behavior?
That's too ridiculous.
"Don't deny it. I have conclusive evidence that you took the person away." Brian Jones was full of confidence. Francois didn't know what went wrong.
Chen Ming's expression was calm. London was a mixed place, and Daniel had everyone under his command. There must also be spies from the London Police Department. Chen Ming had no hope of hiding this matter from the London Police Department.
Brian Jones came to the door just in time, which saved Chen Ming a lot of trouble.
"Do you know who David is?" Chen Ming was rude to Brian Jones. He was a diplomat and had diplomatic immunity.
"It has nothing to do with you who he is. You have no law enforcement rights in London. Please understand, this is my territory!" Brian Jones was in a bad mood. Early this morning, Brian Jones received a report from his subordinates.
The Prime Minister's Office should not know about it now, otherwise Brian Jones will be in big trouble.
"Your territory? The Americans' territory is pretty much the same." Chen Ming sneered. The capital of the United Kingdom was riddled with infiltration by Americans, but he still had the nerve to say such a thing.
Brian Jones's face turned red, he was breathing heavily, and he looked at Chen Ming with unkind eyes.
"That group of people has been gathering across the street for more than a month, and someone has already paid them wages. Didn't the London Police Department notice?" Chen Mingcai didn't believe that the London Police Department didn't know. It was clearly a matter of inaction.
Of course, they are just watching the excitement. After all, those people's target is the Southern African Embassy in the UK, not No. 10 Downing Street.
"We have fully grasped David's criminal behavior and were preparing to close the net, but you got one step ahead." Brian Jones said boldly. Anyone can do this kind of hindsight.
Chen Ming chuckled. For more than a month, even the patrol police rarely came to Sloane Street. When Charlie and his gang were harassing passers-by, where were the police?
"Give the person to me right now. I can pretend this never happened." Brian Jones insisted on asking for the person.
"That guy is dead!" Chen Ming said bluntly.
"Dead!" Brian Jones was surprised.
"Yes, dead -" Chen Ming had no expression on his face.
"You lied to me -" Brian Jones was shaking with anger, and his first reaction was that Chen Ming was lying.
"I'm not lying to you, a dead David is more beneficial to us in southern Africa than a living David." Chen Ming really didn't lie.
"Why?" Brian Jones hasn't rounded the corner yet.
"Why - haha -" Chen Ming did not answer, leaving Brian Jones to think for himself.
When Brian Jones went to the embassy to ask for someone, Young Smooth was negotiating with Austin.
When Ramsay Macdonald became prime minister, almost all cabinet ministers had been replaced by members of the Conservative Party, and Ramsay Macdonald was completely ignored.
Now that Neville is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, there are almost no personnel changes except that the Treasurer has been replaced by Winston, and the Foreign Secretary is still Austin.
"Why is this happening?" Austin thought for several nights, but could not figure out how the relationship between southern Africa and the British Empire reached this point.
"The reason for this must be found in the United Kingdom. Southern Africa's demands have always been very simple. We only ask for equal treatment." Yang Smozi's expression was calm. The matter was at this point and it was useless to say anything.
"The United Kingdom is the sovereign state, and Southern Africa is an overseas autonomous territory of the United Kingdom. How can they be equal?" Austin disagreed. Most British people think so.
"If Southern Africa were an overseas dominion like Newfoundland, the relationship would definitely be unequal, but now that the size of Southern Africa is comparable to that of the United States, is the demand for equality a luxury?" Yang Smuts' eyes
The joy inside was fleeting.
Don't forget that Yang Smuts was a Boer.
Austin was silent for a long time, and finally faced reality: "Okay, let's talk about the tariff issue now -"
"Southern Africa hopes to get a special most-favored-nation trade status." Yang Smuts made the request directly. If the United Kingdom thinks that Southern Africa can get more tax revenue from trade by leaving the Commonwealth, then the United Kingdom is wrong.
"It's impossible. Southern Africa has left the Commonwealth and will no longer enjoy the treatment of Commonwealth countries." Austin directly refused.
"Then southern Africa will completely ban any gold exports, and from now on, the price of oil sold by Adam Company to the Commonwealth will increase to a level sufficient to cover the tariffs." Yang Smuts has many cards in his hand.
You can hit it slowly.
Austin frowned, and he suddenly discovered that the United Kingdom had no cards to play when facing southern Africa.
It is true that the United Kingdom is too dependent on southern Africa. Not to mention the gold from the Rand Gold Mine, Adam Company is stomping its feet, and the British oil companies are trembling.
After Roosevelt came to power, the United States completely banned gold exports.
Not to mention European countries, France and Italy don't have enough gold of their own, Germany has no gold at all, and all the gold was used to compensate the Allies. Small countries like the Netherlands and Switzerland still have some food reserves, but it is impossible at this time.
Take it out to help the British Empire.
As for oil.
Austin has forgotten what it was like when the Adan Company did not appear, and Britain went to compete with France and Germany for Romanian oil.
Don't worry about American oil. British Petroleum Company has no chance to get involved. Before the economic crisis, American oil companies were a key investment area for British capital. As a result, the economic crisis broke out, and the oil field became the hardest hit area, and British capital suffered heavy losses.
With the popularization of machinery and equipment, the world today is more dependent on oil than the world was ten years ago, and the same is true for the United Kingdom.
When Southern Africa had not left the Commonwealth, the UK had never worried about an energy crisis in the past ten years.
Austin felt chills running down his spine at the thought of the possibility that Ardan might cut off oil supplies to Britain.
Not to mention interruption, even a price increase would be enough to make the British Empire still struggling in the economic crisis worse.
"Yang, if you do that, it may trigger a war between our two countries!" Austin threatened war without hesitation.
"Then the United Kingdom must be prepared to lose all overseas colonies and dominions!" Yang Smuts was not a threat.
With Britain's current military strength, it has almost no chance of winning if it wants to go to war with southern Africa.
This is not to despise the combat effectiveness of the Royal Navy. The Royal Navy is indeed very powerful, but it also depends on who the opponent is.
During the World War, the Royal Navy kept the German High Seas Fleet in its home port and did not dare to show its face. It could only use submarines to attack British transportation lines. Later, when the United Kingdom strengthened its escort efforts, the role of submarines became smaller and smaller.
Germany's coastline is approximately 2,400 to 500 kilometers long, and is tightly sealed by the Royal Navy.
The coastline of southern Africa——
Let’s put it this way, the entire Africa, south of Lake Victoria, is either the territory of Southern Africa or the territory of the Southern African Union countries, with a coastline that stretches almost tens of thousands of kilometers.
seal up?
Just asking you how to seal it!
Even if it is closed, don’t forget that there are ghost submarines in southern Africa that are more advanced than German U-boats. From Cape Town to London, there is no detour. The straight-line distance is 9970 kilometers. For such a long transportation line, the United Kingdom is prepared to
How many destroyers and cruisers should be used to escort it?
Moreover, the Royal Navy must not be too close to the land when operating. The Southern African Army and Navy are not vegetarians. If a battleship dares to enter the combat radius, it must be prepared to be sunk.
You may not believe it, but Britain's latest "Elizabeth" class battleship during World War I has not yet been equipped with anti-aircraft weapons.
It would be 1934 before Britain would carry out its first major overhaul of the "Elizabeth" class battleships.
So when it comes to the threat of war—
Southern Africa is not much of a threat to the United Kingdom.
It would take at least half a year for the United Kingdom to mobilize an army of one million people.
Southern Africa plus the alliance countries can easily gather an army of one million.
"Yang, think carefully. Once a war breaks out, Southern Africa may have to face the entire civilized society." Austin said this without feeling guilty.
"Civilized society" is actually a false concept. For the United Kingdom, it can only be considered a civilized society after the Industrial Revolution. The thousands of years before that were probably the ignorant Middle Ages.
Why do you think so?
Because before the Industrial Revolution, the British Empire was as backward and ignorant as it was in the Middle Ages.
Therefore, in the eyes of the Anglo-Saxons, Eastern civilization, which is thousands of years ahead of the rest of the world, is still medieval.
This cannot be blamed on the British. Otherwise, how could they establish the national self-confidence of the Anglo-Saxons.
"Oh, Austin, are you really sure that if there is a war between the United Kingdom and Southern Africa, Southern Africa will have to face the entire civilized society?" Yang Smuts chuckled. Austin was too confident.
It is true that people all over the world have been suffering from the British Empire for a long time!
So if there is really going to be a fight, the Southern African Union countries, needless to say, will definitely join with Southern Africa.
Then Australia is right next to Southern Africa. The Indian Ocean Navy plus the Mediterranean Squadron and the Persian Gulf Squadron only need to block the Suez Canal. Guess who will follow Australia, which has been holding the thigh of Southern Africa and calling it big brother all day long?
Not to mention India, which talks about autonomy every day. As long as southern Africa gives India a promise that it will never fulfill, I'm afraid India will pick up cow dung and smear it on the British face.
