This is understandable. As a librarian, he has rich theoretical knowledge, and it is inevitable that he will be deviated from reality in actual operations, and non-principled errors are within the acceptable range.
Some errors are simply unacceptable.
Alexander's office was also in Algiers. After Tony arrived in Algiers, Alexander quickly noticed that Tony had too many contacts with southern Africa, which made Alexander very angry.
Tony is a carefully selected interest spokesperson for the British.
Now that Tony has not brought benefits to Britain, southern Africa is about to pick peaches. This stab in the back makes Alexander heartbroken.
"I did not betray our agreement, I just wanted to find more help to realize our agreement as soon as possible." Tony defended his behavior. Southern Africa is the godfather at most, and the United Kingdom is the biological father.
"You'd better do this. The cooperation between us has begun. Any betrayal will not be tolerated by the United Kingdom." Major Hoyle, who rushed from London, was very dissatisfied with Tony's behavior.
From the beginning, Italians are indeed scumbags.
The support that the UK gave Tony was no less than that of southern Africa, especially in terms of material supplies, and they did their best.
It is now clear that the relationship between Free France and southern Africa is getting closer, and if Britain wants to maintain its influence in the Mediterranean, it must find a reliable partner.
Although Italy is unreliable, its influence around the Mediterranean is undoubted. If a pro-British Italian government can be established, Britain can ensure its control over the Mediterranean.
"There will be no betrayal, and I will resolutely fulfill our agreement." Tony vowed, and before he finished speaking, he began to make demands: "More funds are needed to rebuild Sicily——"
The meaning of this sentence is obvious, if you want to be loyal, you can get money.
"Tony, you don't think money grows from the ground, do you?" Hoyle sneered, the United Kingdom's money is not so easy to get.
Since the outbreak of the war, the United Kingdom has spent more than 30 billion pounds, which far exceeded the British government's expectations. The United Kingdom has been overwhelmed.
Of Britain's £300, about one-third came from national debt, one-third came from loans from southern Africa and the United States, and the last third came from the colonies.
It can be seen here that the British government had already started operating in debt before the outbreak of the war without any accumulation. This is unimaginable for Britain's international status.
Under such difficult circumstances, the United Kingdom still managed to squeeze out money from its already extremely tight finances, which is enough to prove the sincerity of the United Kingdom.
I have sincerity, but I am afraid of comparison.
Alvin promised to help Tony, and various supplies began to arrive in Sicily the next day.
The support promised by Britain to Tony is far away, and this cannot be blamed on Tony for being half-hearted.
The next day, Hoyle and Tony returned to Sicily together.
Perhaps "escorting" is a more appropriate description. Alexander obviously didn't want to leave too many opportunities for Tony to come into contact with the southern Africans.
The beaches near Pachino still bear traces of the fierce exchange of fire between the two sides when the British and American forces launched a landing war.
All buildings and trees near the coast were destroyed by artillery fire. Reconstruction work has not yet begun, and the ruins have not had time to be cleared.
Next to the simple temporary dock, a destroyed anti-aircraft gun was abandoned on the beach. Farther away there was a similarly destroyed German tank. Next to it was an abandoned trench with bomb craters everywhere.
Major Hoyle felt heavy. When the British and American forces landed, this was the landing point for the British troops. Due to the tenacious sniper attack by the German and Italian forces, the British troops suffered heavy casualties.
"We paid a huge price to rescue you from the clutches of the Germans. You should know how to be grateful." Major Hoyle's expression and heart were confused. He didn't know what the purpose of paying such a high price was.
For justice?
Don't be ridiculous, Major Hoyle doesn't believe it himself.
So in order to seize continental hegemony, this is obviously wrong. Britain is an island country.
It's even less likely that it's for the Italians.
After thinking about it, Major Hoyle sadly discovered that the two world wars seemed to prove the decline of traditional empires and the rise of emerging countries.
Sir, times have really changed.
Tony said nothing, disapproving in his heart.
grateful!
Who are you grateful to? Are you grateful to Britain and Germany for fighting on Italian soil? In the end, it is the Italians who bear all this.
Waiting for Major Hoyle and Tony next to the dock is a military off-road vehicle produced in Southern Africa. The Southern African flag on the door has not been removed. This must be intentional.
"Is this what you get from southern Africa?" Major Hoyle sneered. You're so embarrassed.
"It's much more than that -" Returning to Italy, Tony finally gained some confidence.
Indeed, unlike the devastated battlefield, the reconstruction work of Pachino has already begun.
Next to the main road entering Pachino, there is a huge camp. If you look at it, there are thousands of tents. In the center of the camp, there are mountains of materials covered with tarpaulin. Dozens of engineering vehicles are parked in the open space next to it.
, several of which were obviously modified from German tanks.
"This is a camp from Christian Construction Company. There are about 6,000 workers in this camp. There are four camps of this size in Pachino." Tony's words made Major Hoyle tremble with fear.
Pachino is just a small town in the southeast corner of Sicily. There are more than 20,000 workers here. How many are there in the whole of Sicily?
What about all of Europe?
Christian is indeed the most powerful construction company in the world.
"You may not expect that the vast majority of construction workers here are prisoners of war, coming from North Africa and all over Europe. Southern Africa does not abuse them or judge them, but uses labor to cleanse their hearts and let them realize the essence of life and wealth.
It was created with hands, not obtained by robbery." Tony said with profound meaning. When the British Empire accumulated its first pot of gold, it was not through robbery.
In fact, Italy is not much better. Some colonial countries say that the way to create wealth is through plunder. Therefore, Europe only began to rise after the Age of Discovery. The lives of European civilians before were even worse than those of Africans today.
Not as good as.
At least Africa is rich in products, and Africans can fill their stomachs without farming.
European farming technology remained in the slash-and-burn era until the 18th century.
This is really not a black European. Through some written records, it can be proved that the ratio of seeds to harvest for European farmers is about 1:2, which means that after planting one kilogram of seeds, only two kilograms of grain can be harvested.
At the same time, an Easterner with full farming skills can harvest approximately 20 kilograms of grain by planting one kilogram of seeds.
This is why Europeans had to start the Age of Discovery. It was not that Europeans were adventurous, but that if they did not seek food overseas, Europeans would starve to death.
"Where are you going to get the money to pay the builders?" Major Hoyle's worst fears are becoming a reality.
The biggest problem in the UK now is that it has no money. Every fund spent by the British government requires parliamentary approval. The efficiency of the British Parliament is well known. It is not known how many years it will take for the funds to be approved.
The supplementary budget procedure for the federal government in Southern Africa is also very complicated. However, compared with the United Kingdom, the biggest advantage of Southern Africa is that capital in Southern Africa is extremely efficient. Christian Construction Company is a commercial enterprise, and its investment direction does not require congressional approval.
"Without payment, we will lease some land to Christian Construction Company for the construction of their largest warehousing center in the Mediterranean. In return, Christian Construction Company will undertake the reconstruction task of Pachino, so
The necessary funds will be jointly provided by the Rand Bank and the Bank of Rhodesia -" Tony was very proud, and he was very good at borrowing chicken to lay eggs.
"Don't you have to pay back the money you owe to the bank?" Hoyle disagreed. Bankers are all vampires.
"Of course I have to pay it back, but that will be a matter for the future Pachino government." Tony didn't want to default on the debt, but he just didn't care about the flood after I died.
This means clearly that Tony is using Pachino's reconstruction to win people's hearts. As for how much debt the Pachino government will bear for this in the future, this is not a question that Tony considers.
Even whether the Pachino government is willing to shoulder this debt in the future is not within Tony's consideration.
At this time, more than a dozen trucks drove into the camp, and hundreds of Italian prisoners of war in prison uniforms got out of the trucks, hugging each other and talking and laughing without any shame.
"The logistical treatment in Southern Africa is unmatched in the world. These prisoners of war are provided with tobacco and coffee every day, and the team with the fastest progress on the project can also receive red wine. Southern Africans are good at using various methods to inspire people. It is hard to imagine that these are all available at home."
Those guys who don’t bother to sweep up are actually willing to work for Southern Africans and are extremely diligent.” Tony lamented that the same group of people, under different management, would be completely transformed.
Italy has also accumulated what it considers to be rich experience in colonial management in its North African colonies.
But compared with southern Africa, Italian North Africa is simply a slave society.
There is nothing to say about this. Before the emergence of southern Africa, European countries used cruel methods to control their colonies with high pressure for hundreds of years, and no one felt wrong.
The management style of southern Africa is equivalent to opening a new door. In North Africa, the Free French imitated the southern African method and improved the social status of the indigenous people in the North African colonies, achieving good results.
It's a pity that more countries have no chance to imitate it, and the same goes for Italy. After this war, Italy will lose all its overseas colonies.
"Why didn't they escape?" Hoyle asked angrily.
"Why did you run away?" Tony asked sharply.
That's right, why should you run away, go back to your hometown, be recruited into the army again, and return to the battlefield?
You may not be lucky enough to be captured next time.
From this point of view, it is safer to stay in a prisoner of war camp, at least there is no threat to life.
As for physical labor, this work is called physical exercise. There is no essential difference between lifting wood and rolling iron.
What's more, the living conditions of Italian families during the war were actually not that good. Many families were short of clothes and faced the threat of starvation. Not only were they well-fed in prisoner-of-war camps, but they were also well-fed. The Italian army would not provide ordinary soldiers with
wine.
As the car continued to move forward, the road ahead was severely damaged, and a group of prisoners were using carts to transport materials to fill the craters created by the shells.
One prisoner of war had a childish face, and he definitely looked underage. He was thin, and his cart was filled with gravel, which made him very strenuous.
The southern African engineer next to him was a Chinese. He raised his hand and called an Indian supervisor over to give him some instructions. The Indian supervisor had a look of disbelief on his face and came to the child's side to be condescending.
"You're lucky, boy. Engineer Wang asked you to drive a construction truck. It's a good job -"
The child's face was full of joy, he put down the stroller in his hand, ran over and bowed to say thank you.
The people around him, including more than a dozen prisoners of war, were all smiling. This scene was heartwarming and much better than fighting with bayonets on the battlefield.
"Southern Africa brings them not just a job, but hope for the future. This child learns to drive a construction truck and can find a well-paid job after leaving the prison camp. He will have a perfect family. , a gentle and beautiful wife, two or three lively and lovely children, driving home after get off work, a happy smiling face is waiting for him." Tony thought about it, Italians just know how to talk.
If you can speak, speak more. Major Hoyle is almost autistic.
Compared with the unfulfilled promises, the help provided by Southern Africa is real.
Although it may not sound good to have one's own land reduced to a concession, the conditions that Britain imposed on Tony were more stringent than those in southern Africa.
Can understand.
But don't accept it.
Tony's office is in the center of Pachino, near a Catholic hospital. Perhaps for this reason, the area around the hospital was protected by mysterious powers and was not damaged by the war.
"Tony, if you want to get any support from the United Kingdom, then you must stop cooperating with southern Africans." Hoyle has no more leverage, only the threat of force.
"Mr. Hoyle, of course I am willing to maintain cooperation with the United Kingdom, but your support cannot remain just words." Tony did not want to give up.
Hoyle didn't talk nonsense, and put his hand on the holster on his waist, which was full of threats.
Tony's inner world is at war with nature. It's easy to get on the pirate ship, but hard to get off.
"I need time to think about it." Tony did not immediately turn his back. Southern Africa and Britain were chess players, and Tony was just a poor pawn.
The chess pieces cannot think, they just have to be obedient.
Hoyle did not push too hard, but he never expected that Tony would escape into the Christian Construction Company's camp that night and would no longer be under Hoyle's control.
Hoyle was angry and more worried, not about his own future, but about the United Kingdom.
