So Sophia's family settled down on the shores of beautiful Lake Victoria.
Compared with the war-torn Belgium, Lake Victoria has no wars, no vicious Germans, no excessive taxes and even no worries. It is truly a paradise on earth.
The only regret is that the largest war in history broke out on the Western Front. Sophia's family prays for Qinling every day and looks forward to Qinling's safe return.
Qin Ling does not feel that there is any danger in the war. He has successfully won his 350th victory and is working towards the goal of 400. As far as the current progress is concerned, Qinling can complete the task in ten days at most.
If you're lucky, you won't be able to use it all in one day.
The most powerful machine gunner of the 2nd Cavalry Division is said to have killed no less than 500 German troops. He is the real killer.
Rock was not worried about the combat effectiveness of the British Expeditionary Force. He was more worried about the US military. The US military was really unlucky. It encountered the largest battle in history for the first time on the battlefield. He hoped that the Americans would not be frightened.
"General Coker is feeling a little unwell. He went to the hospital in the afternoon and has not come back yet. He seems to have caught a cold." When An Qi reported to Rock, she coughed twice unconsciously.
"Have you caught a cold too?" Rock is in good health and has never had a cold.
"Who knows, there are so many people with colds recently -" An Qi's words made Rock wary. It seemed that Chief of Staff Henry Wilson was hospitalized because of a cold last month, and now Paul Coker also went to the hospital because of a cold.
Rock suddenly remembered a problem - the Spanish Flu.
Strictly speaking, the Spanish Flu did not originate in Spain. This global influenza outbreak began in a military camp in Kansas, USA. Later, when the US military came to France, it spread throughout the world.
It is estimated that about one billion people around the world were infected with the Spanish Flu. Don’t underestimate this number. At this time, there were only 1.7 billion people in the world.
The Spanish Flu killed between 20 million and 40 million people around the world. Some people say that the death toll was between 70 million and 100 million people. No matter what the number is, it is terrifying enough. The world war has caused a total of
At 10 million deaths, even at the smallest number, the Spanish Flu killed twice as many as the world wars.
"Are there many people catching a cold recently?" Rock was frightened even though he was used to seeing big scenes. The Spanish Flu in another time and space only broke out in 1918, so Rock didn't think of it immediately.
However, in another time and space, the United States only entered the war in 1918, so it was only right that the Spanish Flu broke out in 1918.
The world war in this time and space was originally one year ahead of schedule, and the United States' participation in the war was one year ahead of schedule on this basis, so calculating the time——
"It's so overwhelming. The hospital is crowded with people infected with colds. Patients have to sleep in the corridors. Some people don't get treatment at all. Doctors don't have a good way to deal with it. As far as I know, people have died because of colds.
——"An Qi didn't know the power of the Spanish Flu. To An Qi, it was probably just a cold.
The reason why the Spanish Flu was called the "Spanish Flu" was because during the World War, the Allied Countries implemented controls on the media, and newspapers could not report news that was unfavorable to their own countries at all.
The "Black Death" left a huge shadow on European countries. As long as the news of a large-scale "plague" spread, it was enough to cause a country to collapse in an instant, so only the Spanish media dared to report it.
Spain is still a neutral country and has not participated in the war. Naturally, there is no so-called press control and no pressure.
The idle Spanish media does not care about Britain, France and Germany, which are blowing their brains out. They are more concerned about the domestic epidemic. In Spain, the "plague" caused by the cold is called "French Flu".
Yes, the Spaniards called the "Spanish Flu" the "French Flu" because the European epidemic first broke out in France.
The French firmly disagree with this statement. The virus was obviously brought by Americans and has nothing to do with France.
However, France and the United States are allies. France is embarrassed to blame the Americans directly, so the neutral country Spain is unlucky because only Spanish media in the world are reporting on this influenza, so this influenza is called "Spanish Flu"
”.
Please see clearly the logic of white people’s naming of certain things. The truth is not important, interests are the root of everything.
Angel didn't know the power of the Spanish Flu, but Rock knew it very well.
The Spanish Flu in another time and space was divided into three stages. In the first stage, the virus was not very lethal and only a few people died. It did not attract the attention of the world. About the second half of the year, the virus broke out again.
The death toll was so high this time that the impact on the world was unprecedentedly severe.
The third stage started in the winter of 1919 and ended in the spring of 1920, when the virus mysteriously disappeared and never appeared again.
So it can be understood why some people think that as long as the weather gets warmer, the virus will mysteriously disappear.
Now it seems that it should be the first stage of the virus. Although the impact of this stage is not big enough, Rock cannot take it lightly. About one billion masks immediately appeared on the expeditionary force's material purchase list.
"Why do you need to buy so many masks? It's summer now." Paul Coker, who was wearing a mask himself, looked puzzled. He had been diagnosed with a cold, but his condition was not serious and he did not need to report to the hospital every day.
According to Paul Coker's understanding of Rock, unless it was Paris or London in winter, Rock would not wear a mask, nor would he require the staff around him to wear a mask. Today's Rock is very abnormal, Paul
·When Coker came to work in the morning, he found that almost all headquarters staff were wearing masks.
Even Rock.
"Do you know about this influenza reported by the Spanish media?" Roque was prepared for a rainy day. If he doesn't buy masks and store them now, he won't be able to buy them when he wants to.
Of course, Roque has also sent a telegram to Anton. It is necessary for Nyasaland to establish more medical supplies factories, especially for dual-use products such as masks, to increase production.
As for how much Anton can understand, this is not a problem that Rock is worried about. Anyway, there is Johannesburg Textile Company.
"Not sure -" Paul Coker answered honestly. Not everyone is in the mood to pay attention to what news a neutral country's newspaper reports every day. In fact, Roque has never read a Spanish newspaper and can't understand it.
, but this does not prevent Rock from pretending to be that.
"This influenza is very dangerous. We must increase our attention, even more important than the ongoing war." In Paul Coker's view, Rock's words were absolutely putting the cart before the horse. Millions of German troops were marching more than 200 miles away.
Launching an all-out attack on a long front, Rock, as the commander-in-chief of the British Expeditionary Force, is worried about an influenza——
If this matter spreads, it may be another scandal from the British Expeditionary Force. Paul Coker can imagine the headlines in the newspapers: The Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Force who does not do his job properly!
"Paul, do you want to make money?" Roque said with a playful look on his face. Now Roque can be sure, what will be the most in-demand goods in Europe in the second half of the year?
Not food, not arms, but masks.
History is always surprisingly similar!
"Of course, not everyone has as much money as you do -" Paul Coker complained half-truthfully. In fact, don't think that Paul Coker and other senior officers have no extra money. According to Rock
It is known that the 2nd Cavalry Division secretly evacuated a private museum in Brussels.
Of course, this kind of bad behavior was definitely not done by the 2nd Cavalry Division. Only the evil Germans could be so abominable.
Moreover, this kind of organized "evacuation" cannot be accomplished by one or two people.
"Then buy some masks and store them. Don't say I didn't remind you, this is a good opportunity to make money." As Paul Cocker said, Rock has money that he can't spend now, so Rock doesn't care.
These three melons and two dates.
If you stock up on masks now, you can sell them when their prices rise in the second half of the year.
Then next spring, the virus will temporarily disappear. When the price of masks drops, you can take the opportunity to stock up again and wait until next winter to sell them.
It is really easy to earn three to five times this time, let alone more than ten times. The federal government of Southern Africa will not allow such large-scale hoarding and reselling.
No matter what you do, you must know how to do it in moderation.
"Really?" Paul Coker was still a little doubtful. This poor guy had never done business in his life. If Stoudemire were here, he would never ask if it was true, but would take action immediately.
Rock smiled and said nothing, and Paul Coker suddenly understood.
Rock is also nicknamed the God of Wealth in southern Africa. There is no way you can't make money by doing business with Rock. Look at Henry and Christian.
Not counting Stoudemire, even without Roque, Stoudemire is still the leading rich man in southern Africa.
Looking back, Roque did not forget to remind his officers and soldiers, especially the Southern African Expeditionary Force that was approaching the US military positions, to be careful when coming into contact with the US military.
Roque also did not forget to send a telegram to remind Ade that from now on, Southern Africa will implement stricter health policies. In the past two years, due to the outbreak of the world war, Southern Africa has been somewhat relaxed in the implementation of some regulations, but it does not matter if it is relaxed in other aspects. Health
The requirements must not be relaxed. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the federal government should further strengthen the hygiene awareness of southern Africans, especially those new immigrants who have just arrived in southern Africa. It is not a simple matter to correct the bad habits they have developed.
A very easy thing.
(Sorry, I worked hard for half the night yesterday, had a meal at noon to catch up on my sleep, and accidentally overslept——)