The Germans are still very talented in architecture. Whether it is Gothic, Baroque, or Rococo, they have all been mastered by the Germans.
Sanssouci Palace is an outstanding representative of Rococo architectural art. Although Sanssouci Palace has only one floor, the floor height is more than ten meters. There is an "Oriental Building" on one side of Sanssouci Palace. This building completely adopts traditional oriental architecture. Style, the indoor tables and chairs completely imitate the oriental style. In front of the pavilion stands a Chinese-style incense tripod, surrounded by various gilded figures. The entire outer wall is also decorated with gilding, and on the top there is a statue of the Monkey King made based on myths and legends. .
Before Roque arrived at Sanssouci Palace, the Southern African military had taken over the security work around Sanssouci Palace. After conducting a thorough inspection of Sanssouci Palace and eliminating various safety hazards, the Secret Service of the Palace of Justice took over the internal security of Sanssouci Palace. Work.
External security is the responsibility of Bullard's office and the military.
Although the war in Germany has ended, the situation has not completely stabilized. The search for the remnants of the Germans is still in progress. There is also widespread hostility towards the allies among the German people. Even threats from the allies cannot be ignored. Therefore, The Southern African military attaches great importance to Rock's security work. For this purpose, Patton specially transferred an armored regiment from Hamburg to be responsible for the peripheral security work of the Palace of Justice.
The mission of this armored regiment is only to be on guard. If the Palace of Justice is attacked, this armored regiment only needs to delay for two hours, and the two armored divisions stationed near Potsdam will quickly reinforce it. Within a day, two more The Armored Group arrived, and it only took three days for the entire European Southern African Expeditionary Force to be mobilized.
Like the military in southern Africa, the United States and Britain also attached great importance to the security of Truman and Winston.
As for Russia, needless to say, the Battle of Berlin has just ended, and the million-strong army that besieged Berlin has not yet evacuated. Therefore, during this period, the density of tanks around the small city of Potsdam reached an unprecedented level.
Tens of thousands of troops gathered in Potsdam, and they were all carefully selected elite troops. The lions who had just experienced a bloody battle were all arrogant and confident. If they were not careful, they might misfire.
Rock noticed this problem and asked Patton to restrain the military. The expeditionary force was not afraid of provocation, but it also did not take the initiative to cause trouble. In this troubled year, try to avoid accidents.
Naturally, Patton will strictly implement Rock's request. Others have no control over it. The expeditionary force must keep itself clean.
During this period, Potsdam received unprecedented attention. Major media from various countries sent reporting teams to Potsdam. This was a good opportunity to showcase the image of the expeditionary force to the outside world.
It is also a good opportunity for soldiers to communicate with each other.
The so-called elite troops must have participated in enough battles and achieved brilliant results. They must have captured all kinds of trophies and collected souvenirs in all kinds of ways.
Throughout World War II, collecting and exchanging souvenirs was a common practice among troops from various countries, so the souvenir exchange market came into being.
This matter was actually initiated by the Southern African Far East Army and the Russian Army.
The Southern African Expeditionary Force is well known for its wealth and love of collecting souvenirs.
The ability of the Russian army to fight has been fully proven through world wars.
The key point is that Russian soldiers have no money and the general economic conditions are not very good, so Russian officers and soldiers are quite enthusiastic about "exchange".
Although souvenirs are good, any hobby is fake until the stomach is full.
"This Oak Cross is not bad, how much does it cost?" Shen Fei, who is from Los Angeles, has a wealthy family. His family owns a farm of 1,000 acres and runs an amusement park on Lake Nyasa. He has enough ability to pay and can afford to hire a professional.
Russian translation.
It is not uncommon in southern Africa to have farms with a thousand acres. Farms in Cape State often have thousands of acres, and there are countless farms with an area of over 10,000 acres.
It is very rare to own a thousand-acre farm in Los Angeles. Generally, those with this size are either the first pioneers to immigrate to Nyasaland, or the richest people who immigrated to southern Africa in the past ten years.
Ordinary rich people can't do it. You have to be at the level of the Cape family to be qualified to try.
"No money, use gold in exchange -" The owner of the cargo is very smart. Neither rand nor pound can be used in Russia. Gold is the hard currency.
"Understood!" Shen Fei didn't talk nonsense, took off a watch produced by Inteno from his wrist and handed it over. This thing is not valuable in southern Africa, but it is still very attractive to many Russians.
Until the 21st century, watches have been one of the few personal belongings of many men. Although mobile phones can tell the time, they are not stylish enough.
Russia's industry is seriously partial to science. The heavy industry cannot be said to be developed. The basics are pretty good and everything is there. At least the problems that are not there have been solved.
The gap in light industry is huge.
For ordinary people, heavy industry does not make much sense. Tanks are not even as good as tractors for plowing fields, and the income from airplanes spraying pesticides is not enough for gas money.
Light industry is closely related to the lives of ordinary people. Ordinary families may not buy tractors, but they cannot live without clothes and food. Not only can watches be sold for money, but it is also good to keep them for personal use.
What Shen Fei didn't expect was that although the cargo owner's eyes looked at the watch with a hint of heat, he still shook his head firmly and refused.
"Don't like it?" Shen Fei was surprised.
It’s not that Russia doesn’t produce watches.
But the watches produced in Russia have nothing to do with the civilian class and are only used to meet the needs of specific groups of people. Therefore, Shen Fei has dozens of such watches in his private box, all of which are used to exchange for souvenirs.
Not only in Russia, but also within the Allied forces on the Western Front, watches are also very popular. A watch that sells for twenty rand in southern Africa can be easily exchanged for a souvenir worth two hundred rand.
If the exchange objects are Russian officers and soldiers, then the benefits will be even higher.
"I like it, but it's meaningless. I don't need too precise time." The owner's purpose is very clear, which is to get gold.
Time is something that has different values for different people.
The time of rich people must be very precious. Every minute costs hundreds of thousands. Every second is precious, so a watch is needed to manage time.
The time of the poor is cheap. The rich can participate in several important activities in the morning, while the poor can sleep in and pass the whole morning. So there is really not much difference between having a watch or not.
This is just like going to the subway with a luxury backpack you bought frugally. If you squeeze people in the subway, even if you are carrying a bag bought for tens of thousands, people will suspect it is fake.
It's different for rich people.
Living in a mountaintop mansion of several thousand square meters, traveling by private jet, even going to eat at a street stall, it is considered down-to-earth.
Just experience life.
"Perfect answer!" Shen Fei is not depressed. There are smart people everywhere, and small people naturally have the survival wisdom of small people.
So Shen Fei took out a gold bracelet from his pocket and handed it over, which Shen Fei had just exchanged for another watch.
When currency is not universal, barter becomes the best way to trade.
Regarding the gold bracelet, the owner was obviously much more positive. He took it and bumped it in his hand, but his expression was still not satisfactory.
"If there is the same one again, it would be even more perfect." The owner obviously doesn't care about the workmanship of the bracelet, and the weight is the only concern.
now it's right.
No matter how good the workmanship is, the gold store will still count it by the gram when recycling it, and the master's fine products will not add much added value.
"Are you married?" Shen Fei had a second plan.
The owner of the cargo did not answer directly, there was doubt in his eyes.
Whether I am married or not, what does it have to do with you? Can you introduce me to another place?
It is said that in today's Germany, as long as you are an Allied officer or soldier, regardless of whether you are from Russia or Southern Africa, it seems that it is not difficult to find a wife, as long as you can provide food for the wife, the requirements are so simple and unpretentious.
It certainly wasn't like this before.
But there was no choice at the moment.
Shen Fei's pocket was like a treasure bag, and what he took out next was a colorless diamond ring produced by Kimberley Company.
Thirty years ago, no one would pick up such a colorless diamond if it was thrown on the ground, unless it was too big to be ignored.
Thanks to the Rhodes family's thirty-year tireless publicity, diamonds have finally become an indispensable part of marriage, and the diamonds hoarded by the Rhodes family have finally made huge profits.
The solution is very simple, that is to insert advertisements into the movie.
It's not just movies shot in Southern Africa.
In the past few decades, in the movies produced by all the film companies around the world, as long as there is a proposal scene, the diamond ring will definitely appear as a token of the proposal. The director can't wait to give a close-up of it for more than ten seconds, directly engraved in the audience's mind.
This kind of brainwashing that lasts for decades has terrible effects.
So now diamond rings have become part of many young people’s weddings, and it’s the same in Russia.
Diamonds are indeed more attractive than gold. When the owner saw the diamond ring, his expression was obviously struggling.
Before the transaction between the two was completed, someone else squatted down in front of the owner's stall to make a selection.
The souvenirs in the hands of this Russian soldier are indeed very rich. The medals are only part of them, there are dozens of them. The owner of the goods is not too careful, and the dozens of medals are piled in a small pile in a chaotic manner for people to choose from.
Shen Fei just fell in love with the only Oak Medal at a glance and did not make a detailed selection.
The person squatting down to select medals is an American soldier. American soldiers are also frequent visitors to the temporary trading market, and their purchasing power is second only to the soldiers of the southern African expeditionary force.
While Shen Fei was negotiating the price with the consignor, he didn't forget to pay attention to the remaining medals. If there was something good, Shen Fei would not let it go.
So among dozens of medals, Shen Fei unexpectedly found a Hero Medal issued by the Ministry of Defense of Southern Africa.
The Medal of Heroes is still very important in the medal system of Southern Africa. It is the highest-level medal that ordinary officers and soldiers can obtain. The medals above are used to commend senior generals. Only those who have outstanding performance on the battlefield are eligible to receive it.
Hero Medal.
As for why this hero medal appears here, the reason is self-evident.
When the Southern African Expeditionary Force fought against the Germans, losses were inevitable.
The American soldier who was choosing medals was very familiar with the German military medal system.
I am not very familiar with the medals of Southern Africa.
The key is that there are still some blood stains on this hero medal.
In order to observe the medal more clearly, the American soldier spit on the medal.
"What the hell are you doing?" Shen Fei became furious and flew over with a heavy kick, knocking the squatting American soldier to the ground.
"Are you crazy?" The American soldier was not easy to mess with. He got up from the ground and punched Shen Fei.
Shen Fei kicked the American soldier down again, and then received a heavy punch in the face, causing nosebleeds to flow immediately.
There are a lot of people at the flea market, and expeditionary officers and American soldiers are regulars. Naturally, we cannot just watch our own people being bullied.
Fights are very common among soldiers. A very important unspoken rule is that it doesn't matter whether you win or not. If you don't help when you see one of your own being beaten, the consequences will be much more serious than if you don't win.
So in a very short period of time, the entire Tiaosao market turned into a big melee.
At this time, don't worry about who is hitting whom. As long as they are not one of your own, they will all be knocked to the ground. No matter how peace-loving people are, they have a tendency to go astray.
Hundreds of people fought in a melee, and the scene was extremely brutal. The expeditionary force and American soldiers took the lead, and the British and Russians were inevitably involved. Based on the unspeakable but deep-rooted contradictions within the Allied forces, they were soon divided into two parts.
"It is understandable that Americans and British would join forces. After all, they are all Anglo-Saxons. Why would southern Africans and Russians join forces?" De Gaulle was very surprised after learning about this situation.
After Germany surrendered, Russia became France's biggest threat. Although war was unlikely to break out, it might shake the country.
After all, France is still a capitalist country and is naturally at odds with Russia.
Southern Africa is now France's most important ally. In order to obtain assistance from Southern Africa, France even agreed to Southern Africa deploying military bases in France. This was an unprecedented concession for France.
The German garrison in France during Vichy France was not approved by the French government and has been defined as an act of war by Free France.
The garrison of Southern African troops in France is naturally a joint operation.
"Southern Africans believe in ancient Eastern culture, which is probably a matter of making friends at a distance and attacking at home -" De Gaulle's friend Brandon knew a lot about Southern Africa and also conducted in-depth research on Eastern culture.
This is also true.
Britain and the United States are of the same origin, and it doesn’t matter who takes me as my father. Anyway, the wealth does not flow to outsiders.
Southern Africa and Russia are in the southern hemisphere and the other in the northern hemisphere. They are thousands of miles apart and pose no threat to each other. Although it is not in France's interest to join forces, it is understandable.
It's actually not that complicated.
The situation at that time was that the American soldiers and the British soldiers had the numerical advantage. Although the soldiers of the Southern African Expeditionary Force were strong in combat effectiveness, they were outnumbered, and the overall situation was almost a tie.
Considering the relationship between countries during the world war, the Russians have a preference.