The openness of France is really different from the Notre Dame in the general sense.
It can be said that France’s ideas of democracy and freedom are deeply rooted. From the early Renaissance to the later Great Revolution, the Paris Commune, the guillotine of the king, and even the establishment of the Republic, in France, the ideas of democracy and freedom have long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and they have been closely related to those who were completely rejected by the white left.
The kidnapping countries are different.
During the World War, about 150,000 Chinese workers came to work in France. After the World War, about 3,000 Chinese workers stayed and became French citizens and became part of France.
On the issue of skin color, France is actually more open than the United Kingdom and the United States, and has a higher degree of acceptance of African Americans and Asians. This in itself is beyond reproach.
Although the construction of Saint-Roch has not yet been completed, nearly 10,000 French and Belgians already live in Saint-Roch. Most of them are port employees and their families. The French government’s sanctions against Saint-Roch have not had much impact on the lives of the residents of Saint-Roch.
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"Saint Roque in Southern Africa is completely built according to modern urban standards. Now there are hospitals and schools with excellent conditions. Doctors and teachers are all from Southern Africa and have received professional training for a long time. The city's supporting facilities are also gradually improving, including markets and shops.
Library Cinema - It can be said that Paris has Saint-Roch, and Saint-Roch has everything, but not necessarily Paris." Leonard Capet's home is located on a hillside next to the port. It has a beautiful environment and a superior location, only a short distance from the port.
Very close to the airport.
Sitting on the balcony on the second floor of Leonard Capet's house, he could directly see the airport not far away. At this time, a plane was taking off, and the huge roar of the engine made Louis Renault frown slightly.
Such a loud sound will definitely affect the daily life of Leonard Capet's family.
"That's why I live in Saint-Roch. Listen to this huge roar. It may be noise to other people, but to me, it makes me sleep peacefully. I never want to experience that again.
A life with no future in sight." Leonard Capet's perspective is different from that of Louis Reno. Compared with survival, other things are not worth mentioning.
"Are you going to become a Southern African citizen?" Louis Reno looked calm. Although France won the world war, smart people have chosen to leave France. Gentlemen do not stand behind walls.
"Why not? If Southern Africa can better protect my interests, of course I would like to join Southern Africa nationality - of course not yet, I am a member of the French Parliament." Leonard Capet said bluntly, although he himself did not join
He has a southern African nationality, but his children received education in Nyasaland, and his wife also lives in Nyasaland with the children.
Leonard Naked MP Capet.
"It is precisely because of people like you that France is deteriorating." Louis Reno lamented, but he didn't know who to blame.
If Leonard Cappe is the only one doing this, it is a personal problem for Leonard Cappe.
But now that more and more people are leaving France, this is no longer a problem for Leonard Capet alone.
Maybe heaven is too far away and Germany is too close.
"Some of our officials have now entered into a misunderstanding. The responsibility for France's weakness does not lie with Southern Africa, but with ourselves. Even if there is no Southern Africa, there will be the United States and Germany - France is no longer
The old France." Leonard Capet also had mixed feelings. No one was willing to abandon his homeland, especially a wealthy man like Leonard Capet whose family business was mainly in France.
"What do you want to do?" Louis Reno warned.
"No matter what I do, I want to make France better, not push France into the abyss." Leonard Capet made a pun, and he does have this ability now.
On May 25, French railway workers were dissatisfied with poor working conditions and low wages, and a nationwide general strike broke out.
Strikes are common in France, but nationwide strikes are rare.
A general strike by railway workers directly led to the paralysis of the national railway sector.
Emergency negotiations between the French government and striking workers have yielded no results.
On June 1, Alexander Millerand, who had been prime minister for less than half a year, announced his resignation.
His successor was George Gray, who had served as Secretary of the Navy.
George Gray was also unable to control the situation and was forced to resign after less than a week as Prime Minister.
This time it was Aristide Briand who stepped in to turn the tide.
Aristide Briand is an evergreen figure in French politics and the founder of the Socialist Party. He has served as Prime Minister of France for 11 times. He won the Nobel Peace Prize for his reconciliation with Germany and is famous for his non-war convention and initiative to establish the United States of Europe.
Aristide Briand had a lot of experience in dealing with workers' strikes. After taking office, he promised to implement an eight-hour work system, improve the working environment of railway workers, increase the salaries and benefits of railway workers, and provide better protection for railway workers.
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Railway workers were satisfied with Aristide Briand's commitment and gradually resumed work, and the French railway system gradually returned to normal.
Everything seems to have returned to calm, but this also brings about a new problem. The railway workers' demands have only been temporarily met. This time they have tasted the sweetness, and they will have more demands in the future.
Moreover, when workers in other industries see that railway workers have obtained what they want through strikes, they will inevitably be tempted, and the French government will face a greater crisis by then.
Just when France was paralyzing national railway transportation due to a strike by railway workers, southern Africa was also consolidating its railway systems.
Philip had a new idea. He wanted to integrate all the railway companies in southern Africa and establish a national railway company, which would be unifiedly operated by the federal government.
"Our Prime Minister wants to nationalize all the railways in the country this time. Locke, what do you say?" After knowing the news, Stoudemire immediately consulted with Locke.
The railways in Southern Africa can basically be divided into three parts. One part was built during the colonial period. Most of these railways are located in Cape Territory and are jointly operated by three different companies.
After the Second Boer War, the Cape Colonial Government nationalized the railways in the Transvaal and Orange, and the colonial government was responsible for operating them. However, due to poor management, this part was in a state of serious loss for a long time.
The last part, and the largest part, is the privately built railways before and after the establishment of the federal government, including the railways in Nyasaland and Rhodesia, owned by the Nyasaland Company and the South African Company respectively.
In other words, this part of the railroad is the property of Rock and Stoudemire.
"Unified operation is not a bad thing." Roque had doubts. Philip's original intention must be good. As for whether the result will be good or not, it's hard to say yet.
"It is indeed a good thing. If the federal government lets us operate the railway in Southern Africa, I can guarantee that the federal government can get the profits it wants, and the interests of shareholders will not be harmed. But if we leave it to the federal government for unified operation, IMHO,
Locke, I don’t think the federal government has this ability.” Stoudemire has extreme distrust of the federal government. This is not selfishness of Stoudemire. The operating conditions of the railways in the Transvaal and Orange are the most intuitive proof.
Let’s not talk about the railways in Orange. In terms of scale and profitability, the railways in Transvaal can be said to be second to none among all the states in southern Africa.
It is a pity that the Transvaal Railway has never been profitable in the more than ten years since the establishment of the federal government. The main reason is that the cost is too high.
After all, government agencies are different from commercial agencies. Commercial agencies aim to make profits. If a job can be done by one person, they will never hire two.
There are too many restrictions on government agencies. The railways in Nyasaland and Rhodesia can hire Africans to work, but the railways in the Transvaal can only hire southern Africans. This in itself increases the operating costs a lot.
Coupled with a bloated management structure, huge maintenance and upgrade costs, and prices that have remained unchanged for more than ten years, even though the Transvaal has the busiest railway line in southern Africa, it is difficult to make a profit.
"The nationalization of railways cannot be viewed simply from an economic perspective." In his heart, Roque must have hoped to establish a national railway company, and he would not hesitate to do so even if his own interests suffered some losses.
Unlike Stoudemire, Rock considers problems not from the immediate perspective, but from a further perspective.
The strategic nature of the railway does not need to be emphasized. Although southern Africa is surrounded by sea on three sides, has a dense water network and has great advantages in shipping, the importance of the railway cannot be ignored.
Philip is now in his sixties and will not be able to stay as Prime Minister for many years. After one term at most, Philip will have to take a back seat. By then, it will be natural for Roque to take over.
In other words, even if Philip does not nationalize the railways now, Roque will still do it when he becomes prime minister.
"Locke, you are the future Prime Minister of Southern Africa, I am not -" Stoudemire also has a good reason, people will be punished if they don't do it for themselves -
This is not how this sentence is used. Let me reiterate, brothers, there is no need to whip the corpse.
"What do you want?" Rock will still give full consideration to Stoudemire's opinion.
"It is okay to establish a unified railway company, but it cannot be run by the federal government. That will make all of us lose money -" Xiaosi has his own ideas, and he is not messing around: "-After the establishment of a unified railway company,
The railway company can hand over part of its profits to the federal government every year, and the federal government can also send people to supervise the operation of the railway company, but it can only be supervision, and the federal government cannot interfere. This is our final bottom line."
"You?" Rock asked sharply.
"Yes, we, me, you, and Hamilton and Vincent from Cape -" Stoudemire finally did not forget Rock.
Rock also just remembered that Xiaosi also has shares in the railways in the Cape.
