On June 1, 1941, on the outskirts of Tripoli, North Africa

"Lieutenant General, the lads like that thick beef patty so much, thank you so much!" Ettore? Admiral Bastico said happily, "Roma brand" instant noodles are naturally going to be put on the Roman market, as for the soldiers, it would be good to see one package per person, in addition to the real 100 grams of beef patty, there is also a bag of soup and dehydrated vegetables, even if there is no 150 grams of pastry, it is more real than the domestic ration of canned food.

I have to explain here that in fact, the logistical supply of the noodle country has been very "stable" before and after World War II, that is, there is no worst only worse, the red wine, cheese, truffle, ham and so on that we usually see are actually supplied to officers, ordinary soldiers can't see it at all, otherwise the soldiers will not call the so-called canned meat "xxxx butt", the taste is simply not too pleasant.

There is also sawdust bread, we have always misunderstood that this thing is the patent of Maozi, but in fact there is a tradition in Europe, since the Dark Ages, Europeans like to add a lot of messy things to the bread, sawdust, we say Guanyin soil or something, the digestive system has long been exercised, plus sawdust, food shortage is on the one hand, on the other hand, it is too delicious if the lack of supply will be exacerbated, just like the bald eagle's military candy taste is also a general truth.

"Your Excellency, in fact, it is best for us to solve our supplies on the spot, we are next to the vast sea, and the fish resources are very abundant, and we will not be short of food no matter what." Rommel said confidently. During this time, he was training the army on the one hand, and on the other hand, he was working hard to develop the local economy.

Fishing, the tribes that worked with the North African Legion now have at least a few thousand motorized fishing boats, using imported Chinese single-cylinder diesel engines, plus a wooden shell made by a native, a cheap and easy to use fishing boat. These fishing boats now catch tens of thousands of tons of seafood every day, freeing the Afrika Korps and these tribes from the threat of starvation.

In the planting industry, the North African Legion provided a large number of improved seeds to the locals, and sent technicians to guide the planting, which greatly changed the structure of food crops in Dangxi, and in another month and a half, the first batch of high-yield potatoes could be harvested, then barley, and then corn, in addition to meeting the needs of the tribal areas for their own use, they could also be sold to the North African Legion.

Food processing, Hans no longer sends food to the North African Legion in China, canned meat has Roman brand luncheon meat, canned fish has small workshops of various tribes, under the coordination of the Air Marshal, they have obtained thousands of sets of small and micro canned production equipment, can produce all kinds of canned fish, canned fruits, canned vegetables, although the output is not very high, it is enough to meet the needs of the North African Army and the local area, until now, Hans does not even need to transport tinplate and glass cans and bottles in China, Because those canned bottles and caps that they bought from Huaxia can be used repeatedly.

Others, such as biscuits, sweets, grilled fish fillets, and table wines, have also been produced locally, and the almost crude process and negligible cost have made these things extremely cheap, so that they have now begun to be sold back to Europe, and in southern and southeastern Europe, they are selling very well, and many Hanse small merchants have begun to get involved in these industries, and in the foreseeable future, the food produced here can also help the empire continue the pace of the war.

Industrial processing, in the process of trading with the Chinese, Rommel found a lot of interesting things, including the small steel solution launched by Qijiang County, the original process, very low human efficiency, qualified products, but no one can deny that these pig iron and crude steel can be used in military production. Therefore, in the first days of developing the local tribal economy, the North African Army installed a lot of small steel equipment, and then produced grenades, small-caliber mortar shells, mines, and aerial bombs locally.

At first, Hans needed to transport ammunition from China, but soon, Rommel discovered the explosives solution provided by Qijiang County, and they could produce a series of explosives including concentrated nitric acid, nitrogenified starch, nitrocellulose cotton, and lead azide by local methods, and even explosives and propellants did not need to be transported from Europe to this side.

In addition to their own use, the North African Legion also organizes those small tribal factories to sell surplus ammunition outside, especially in the British-controlled areas, as long as you have money, you have everything, no money? It doesn't matter if there is no money, in addition to rough gemstones and agricultural products, Hans also buy all kinds of messy things.

The scalps of British soldiers, colonial officials can be exchanged for weapons and supplies, what? You don't have the guts? That's okay, you can remove some rails, sleepers, street signs, street light bulbs, wires, telephone lines, etc., as long as it has something to do with the infrastructure of the British-controlled area, that's basically fine, and the Britons can't keep an eye on it.

If you don't dare, then it's no problem, you make an agreement with our side, go back and put a fire at will, the factory barracks are not easy to start, you burn a little crops and forests, it's no problem, as long as you do it, we will reward you.

A simple small workshop for military sales, stunned by Rommel out of the taste of unrestricted warfare, pay some repaired old guns, reload bullets or something, can make the rear of the Britons chickens and dogs jump, make the Britons miserable.

The oil industry, the Hans also wanted to monopolize the oil industry by themselves at the beginning, but soon, they found that it was not appropriate to do so, the small equipment provided by Huaxia was not suitable for large-scale industrial production, rather than grasping everything in their own hands, it was better to throw these things out of one go, reduce costs and at the same time can maximize the squeezing capacity, they only need to buy refined oil and various petroleum products from various tribes.

As for the environmental pollution, the health of employees, and the safety of production, Hans don't have to worry about it at all, everything is solved by the tribes themselves, and in the end, it is two percent cheaper than their own, not to mention, it also further invigorates Hans's local trade, after all, the Reichsmark they pay each other needs to be spent.

"It's hard to return." Ettore? Admiral Bastico smiled bitterly, he didn't want to follow Hans's example, but he couldn't do it, compared to Hans, the Roman government was still too weak in front of its own capital, if he dared to do it, he was afraid that someone would assassinate him tomorrow, and he didn't want to be like his predecessor.

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