British civil servant

Chapter 392 Big Brother Is Watching Me

Alan Wilson is also like a hardworking bee, cooperating with representatives of various countries. This is an unfamiliar territory for the UK. Fortunately, he himself has no historical burden.

Yes, historical burden!In fact, American exceptionalism is not a mentality unique to Americans.

This kind of mentality that they think they are superior to others, but they are not superior is found in all countries. Arabs are proud of the glorious Arab Empire, Indians claim that Hinduism is the mother of religions, and Egypt likes to mention the Egyptian pyramids.

Of course, the side effect is to question other civilizations, so there are new party members.It must be admitted that this small side effect like a conspiracy theory does not hinder the overall situation, but the mentality exists.

The British believe that Britain cannot be compared with other countries, so they have shown their insistence on the continental balance policy.In the final analysis, this mentality was developed from the bourgeois revolution!

From the time when the Magna Carta clearly restricted the monarchy until the industrial revolution soared, it was easy to say, as if any country on the earth could copy it, but in fact it was just a kind of psychological comfort for other countries.

Not to mention other civilizations, even the European countries that are only separated by the English Channel, the British think that the United Kingdom is superior to them. When there is a revolution in the United Kingdom, the monarchy and nobility and the balance of their respective rights gradually become clear.

At this time, the European continent was just the opposite. The monarchy of various countries gradually got rid of the shackles of the past and became almost absolute autocracy.In France, Spain, the German Empire and other places, the monarchy has suppressed the feudal aristocracy, and no longer protects the freedom of the common people.

The proud nobles no longer even had a sense of failure. They gathered around the king, looked at the king's magnificent pomp, and took pride in it; the cowardly people were more happy to live under such an order, because the monarch's rule Bring them happiness they never enjoyed before. They strive to get rich and increase their knowledge, but they don't have the idea of ​​going to the government to seek official positions.

During the British revolution, the divine right of kings was popular in Europe. Of course, it was not only in Europe. The monarchy of other civilizations had no boundaries. This is the overall situation in the world.

But Britain, which is a marginal area in Europe, used the countries that stood in front of its own country as stepping stones in the following days, and gradually achieved the empire on which the sun never sets.

With this kind of mentality, it is clear why after the end of the world war, Britain lost the throne of the world's hegemony, just like losing its soul, moved a bench to sit aside, and watched other countries surpass themselves one by one.

Once it has reached the peak, it is not easy to shrink. The United Kingdom is still somewhat sober. The United States has never thought of shrinking decades later.

Facing the same difficulties, the current Prime Minister Attlee chose to shrink, making the largest income, but also the British India, which has the highest investment, let go first, and spared no effort to defend the place that can still be defended.

London has only two simple requirements for Allen Wilson's work, get the maximum number and strive for the least additional conditions.Alan Wilson did the same thing. If there is one less competitor, he is one. He doesn't care about the ideas of Eastern European countries. Anyway, the Marshall Plan in history did not have them.

In Paris, he focused on the three countries of the Low Countries, namely the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.Because nominally, every country is equal, and the three lowland countries are a natural political group, and it is very easy for the three countries to unify and reach a common consensus.

In addition to the three lowland countries, the Nordic countries represented by Sweden have a large number of small differences of opinion, which is the advantage of these countries.

In front of the Swedish representatives, Alan Wilson loudly praised Sweden's defense policy and survived the world war.At the same time, he also said that he appreciates Swedish culture very much, and knows that Greta Garbo and Ingrid Bergman are Swedish.

"Mr. Allen is polite. Britain's leadership over the world for hundreds of years is very admirable." The Swedish representative in turn praised the UK and expressed the hope that the UK would support Sweden's neutrality policy.

"There is no leadership. After all, in the eyes of many countries, any country can have an industrial revolution. The industrial revolution just fell from the sky and happened to hit Britain." Alan Wilson said with a reserved look, "Although the British nobles When fighting the king, people from other countries prostrate at the king’s feet and kiss the shoes, but what does it matter? Anyway, it’s all over, and they can forget the history and pretend to have fought for their rights.”

Appropriately expressing the traditional British attitude towards other countries, Alan Wilson also expressed a realistic side, expressing understanding for Sweden's neutrality policy, although it is not supportive.

Don't look at the Nordic countries a few decades later, biting Russia like they have lost their minds.But now Northern Europe will definitely not show such terminal illness. Russia is not the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union is too strong.

The attitude of the Scandinavian countries during the Cold War was that Norway, Denmark were pro-Western, Finland was pro-Soviet, and Sweden was in the middle for armed neutrality. Among them, Norway and Denmark are not strong in national power, and the ruthless players in the Nordic countries are Finland and Sweden. There are industrial layouts in these two countries, and the defense industry is very powerful.

Alan Wilson expressed his understanding of Sweden's armed neutrality policy, and at the same time instilled some private goods, saying that Finland, which can also fight in Northern Europe, is now obedient to the Soviet Union, which is a lesson for Sweden.

"If, I mean, if a war breaks out in Europe, who does the UK think is the winner?" the representative of Sweden asked with some malicious intentions.

"The United States, the United States has nuclear bombs." Alan Wilson gave a straightforward reply, admiring the role of the system's zero bombs.

After exchanging views with the three Low Countries and the Nordic countries, Alan Wilson arrived at the residence of the US delegation.

Talk about the special relationship between Britain and the United States, and now there are pro-Soviet political forces in European countries. The prospect is very worrying. Only the United Kingdom and the United States can work together to maintain the value of the free world.

Others are really begging for food, but Alan Wilson is different. He is sincere in maintaining the special relationship between Britain and the United States.It means that the strength of the Soviet Union has been increasing, and the United States must not ignore this situation and continue to develop.

"The French's concerns are justified, so we shouldn't put Italy on the aid list before the results of the Italian general election. Otherwise, we should use American money to develop the Soviet Union. I believe this is not what Washington wants to see."

Assistant Secretary of State McCaul nodded solemnly, "We have long noticed the worrisome developments in France and Italy, so this aid plan is also designed to allow Europe to avoid such consequences."

Sure enough, Pierre's performances were all useless. Because of his two words, the United States will not pay attention to the Italian Communist Party and ignore the French Communist Party. Alan Wilson pondered for a while, and decided to say a few words for the French allies, "Although It seems that the French Communist Party is also very powerful, but there is one condition that Italy does not have. Although de Gaulle is annoying, as long as he is there, France will not become a country like the Soviet Union, but Italy does not have such a figure. The leader of the Italian Communist Party seems to be singled out as the most popular one."

The Catholic Democratic Party of Italy, Alan Wilson, was known to be the main party to suppress the Italian Communist Party for decades to come.

But the Americans don't know, and Alan Wilson said that the situation in Italy cannot be said to be safe.

Because in the last general election, the support rate of the Catholic Democratic Party was 30.00%.The Italian Communist Party is also supported by one-third of the Italians. Judging from the election results, the Catholic Democratic Party cannot be said to be sure of victory. Who knows what the next election result will be?

With only 30.00% approval rate, the Catholic Democratic Party has already kicked the Italian Communist Party out of the government with the support of the United States. What if the Italian Communist Party is re-elected?

McCaul nodded. The numbers are not deceiving. The situation in Italy does look a little more dangerous than that in France.

When the representatives of various countries joined together, the Soviet Union also began to fight back in public opinion, attacking the term Finlandization. The rebuttal article on Pravda stated, "From the current situation, there is no such thing as Finnish in this world." The United Kingdom is more in line with the definition of Finnish, and for a little bone, it wagged its tail at the United States. It also mentioned Churchill’s Iron Curtain speech before, saying that Britain’s behavior of inciting war is ruining the hard-won peace.”

Because of the term Finlandization, a war of words began among European countries, and Eastern European countries also began to support the Soviet Union, questioning the Marshall Plan, questioning that it was an advanced version of the United States' plundering of Europe.

While this is true, countries desperate for dollar infusions will simply not admit to such accusations.The UK, in particular, said it was not under any pressure from the US.

While expressing his position in London, Alan Wilson was discussing the issue of foreign exchange control with the United States. "Now the Soviet bloc is watching every move of the United Kingdom. If we make too many concessions, we will not be able to explain to the citizens of the country."

At present, Britain has a fiscal deficit problem, but it depends on who it is compared with. Compared with the gold reserves obtained by the United States through the world wars, Britain does not have much gold in its hands.But it is still the most in Europe. The current treasury has [-] tons of gold, which is three times that of France. The country with the most gold reserves in Europe besides the United Kingdom is Switzerland.

As for the role of Switzerland in the world war, whether it is really neutral, all countries are clear.

Taking advantage of the Soviet bloc’s collective attack on the United Kingdom because of a Finnish rhetoric, Alan Wilson said that now every move of the United Kingdom is being magnified under the microscope. Now the influence of the Soviet Union is clear to all European countries. I hope that the United States will understand London’s current situation. Difficulties.

Chapter 393 Attlee's Three-Circle Diplomacy

The United Kingdom is currently the only remaining major country that has not been influenced by the Soviet Union. Compared with countries with many supporters such as the German Social Democrats, the Italian Communist Party, and the French Communist Party, the two seats of the British Communist Party in the House of Commons are not very noticeable.

Although there were some pre-war pro-Soviet members in the Labor government as ministers, they were not the same as the British Communist Party.

Alan Wilson emphasized the importance of the United Kingdom in the United States' control of the European continent. As a country across the Atlantic Ocean, it is too difficult for the United States to confront a continental power like the Soviet Union. After all, it must help from a trusted European country.

There is no doubt that Britain is such a country. There is no doubt that it should be trusted more than other countries in terms of trust and national strength.

The Americans said that although what you said is correct, it is best to agree to the conditions for the opening of the foreign exchange market in the United States.Otherwise, there may be problems with the amount of aid.

Alan Wilson's answer to this is that in terms of population, the UK deserves the largest share. In terms of national relations, the blood between Britain and the United States is thicker than water. Now the Soviet bloc is watching. If you agree to the United States If the conditions are met, Britain will definitely be labeled as Finnish.

"It seems that we have to ask the country for instructions." McCaul sighed, saying that he has understood the current difficulties in the UK, but the decision-making power is not his own, but Washington.

Alan Wilson was very grateful, saying that if the United States can not insist on the conditions of foreign exchange control too much, he is willing to talk with London and make a little effort on the road to European integration.

In real history, the United States has supported the United Kingdom to promote European integration, but in the end the United Kingdom is still a historical burden, but it just followed the United States' call for European integration, but did not participate in it.

In the end, more than ten years later, when the empire was almost exhausted, the United States forced the French to join the European Community.It ended in a disgraceful face. At that time, France and Germany had already developed.

The United Kingdom is not as attractive as France politically, and it is not an opponent of Germany economically. It has not benefited much, and it has to bear the responsibility.

If we do some work on the integration of Europe with the support of the United States at this time, even if it is the worst, it is impossible to be worse than history.

"Oh, Mr. Allen, it would be great if Britain could do this." McCaul was obviously interested, and finally there was a less stubborn Briton.

To be honest, what a great opportunity this is. With the support of the United States, it is a good thing for the United Kingdom to integrate Europe and establish a common market, no matter from any angle.But after Washington proposed, London has been ambiguous about it, which puzzled Washington. Are the British crazy?

Sure enough, it is still necessary to properly persecute the United Kingdom in order to achieve the goal more easily.

Even though he thought so, McCaul still respectfully said on the surface that European integration is also a good thing for the United Kingdom. The United States still trusts the United Kingdom, whose blood is thicker than water, and does not trust France, which is obviously more integrated with the European market. .

After Alan Wilson left, the assistant came over and said softly, "Assistant Secretary of State, the British are obviously beggars, and they said that blood is thicker than water, which is ridiculous."

"At present, we need the UK to integrate Europe. Opening up the European market will make our aid worthwhile. If the UK is willing to handle this matter, it is not a bad idea to give the UK a little sweetness. The attitudes of countries coming to Paris are very different, and we have to maintain the same relationship with Washington. Contact." McCaul said indifferently, "If Britain cooperates, we don't have to take off the emperor's new clothes from them, otherwise it will be bad for everyone."

Alan Wilson, who left the US delegation's residence, also rushed to contact London.This money is not taken for nothing, because 90.00% of the aid amount in the Marshall Plan does not need to be repaid.

Historically, the United Kingdom has taken the largest share for granted, which is 30 billion U.S. dollars.What kind of change was this? No one knows exactly how much the Soviet Union aided China, but most scholars in the United States believe that it was at least $20 billion or more.

The Soviet Union and the rich and powerful United States are indeed incomparable. The total amount of the Marshall Plan is more than six times that of the Soviet Union's aid to China, which shows how huge the economic advantage of the United States after the war is.

In the face of the premise that the Soviet Union was eyeing it, the United States very much hoped that Europe would not go back to the old path, and that there should be no contradictions between Britain and Germany, France and Germany, and Britain and France. The establishment of a European common market is the United States' way to make these contradictions disappear.

It's just that the United Kingdom was not interested, and under the repeated hints of the United States, it only supported it without taking actual actions. In the end, France and Germany took the lead. The easing of relations between France and Germany is something that Germany needs both economically and geographically.On this basis, take the lead of France and Germany to carry out some cooperative ideas of European integration.In the later period, they wanted to use this to break away from the situation of complete obedience to the United States and have their own right to speak, which led to the birth of the European Union.

Alan Wilson's idea is very simple, as long as the United States does not put pressure on the United Kingdom, but puts pressure on other European countries, the United Kingdom can help the United States to jointly put pressure on other European countries.

The conditions for opening foreign exchange control can be exchanged for supporting European integration. As long as the United States does not regret it in the future, Alan Wilson will definitely not regret it. If we want to make money now, we will establish another mountain in the future to rebuild the glory of the British Empire.

After all, the British mainland does not have a vast market and population. It is not certain whether the Commonwealth of Nations will not be stiffened by the American Li Daitao.

Even if the Commonwealth can be preserved, it is not in conflict with leading Europe. A person needs to walk on two legs, let alone a country, and there is no reason to put all eggs in one basket.

Since the United States very much hopes that the United Kingdom will support European integration, there is nothing wrong with using support for European integration in exchange for relatively favorable conditions. After all, 90.00% of the aid is donated, and it is not free.

The European Economic Integration Organization and the European Community, when these organizations were first established, the United States tried their best to promote them because of the needs of the Cold War, mainly because of the existence of the common enemy of the Soviet Union.

Alan Wilson didn't know why the United Kingdom had been resisting the European Community and was finally forced in by the United States.But the United States is now saying in front of him that it attaches great importance to this matter, and he can use it to negotiate conditions.

Alan Wilson even flew back to London directly, and went straight to Whitehall when he landed to explain the current situation. After all, the telegram was unclear.

Because he had submitted a colonial value assessment report before, Alan Wilson could submit the report directly to the Prime Minister. After all, there were countless times since the first time he had it, and he already knew many civil servants in Whitehall.

The purpose of returning to London is to explain my attitude towards the current negotiations, and at the same time, I talked about my understanding of the Marshall Plan. On the first day, I talked about the ideas of various countries at the Paris Conference and the communication with the Americans.

The next day, a report was sent to Prime Minister Attlee. Simply put, this report denied that Alan Wilson himself supported European integration. In fact, it was the two wings of the European Community and the Commonwealth. Three-ring diplomacy.

The explanation of [-] is very clear. The UK will not accept the birth of a European Community. It is absolutely impossible if it is not under its own leadership, and it may not be accepted even if it is under its own leadership.So Alan Wilson said that he does not support leading the European Community!

But flying with two wings is different. The previous British India and the German-occupied area have already implemented it once, and the effect is very good, while the Commonwealth and the European Community can be regarded as an enlarged two-winged flying.

The European Community is on the left and the Commonwealth is on the right, and the United Kingdom mediates in the middle. This is balanced, which is very in line with the traditional British continental balance policy.As for external propaganda, he plagiarized the former prime minister who had become a member of Churchill's three-ring diplomacy, explaining that it is still necessary to shout about the special relationship between Britain and the United States.

As to whether the opposition MP Churchill has come up with the idea of ​​the so-called three-ring diplomacy at this time.Would you despise Prime Minister Attlee's plagiarism? It's not Alan Wilson's business. He is a civil servant, and civil servants only stand on the side of the winner. Now the Labor Party is the winner.

"Norman, don't your civil servants in Whitehall look down on us elected leaders?"

The prime minister's office saw the cabinet secretary Norman Brook coming in. Prime Minister Attlee asked. Norman Brook was different from his predecessor and had a good relationship with the ministers of various departments.

For this reason, Prime Minister Attlee sometimes joked with Norman Brooke.

"Where does this start? We are all executors." Norman Brook sat down with a stylized smile, "Dear Prime Minister, is the situation in Paris a bit embarrassing?"

"Alan said that the Americans are very hopeful that Britain can play its due role in the European common market." Attlee frowned and said, "For this reason, Alan talked with the Americans about foreign exchange control on this condition. Question. But I haven't thought it through yet, you know, once we agree, we can't go back on it."

"This?" Norman Brook thought of a lot at this time, such as selling the Mysore iron mine, such as the medical license of British India, one after another came to mind, and finally said, "We will eventually You have to think about your own interests, and then Europe's business."

"Yes, foreign exchange control involves our British economy." Prime Minister Attlee nodded solemnly.

In this week's parliamentary inquiry, Prime Minister Attlee faced more than 600 MPs and emphasized the significance of the post-war economic recovery to the UK. The work, "There are three main parts, I personally call it the three-ring diplomacy, focusing on the development of the relationship between the United States, the Commonwealth of Nations and Europe."

Chapter 394 Victory Closing

"Of course, we are still open to the Soviet Union and working together to maintain peace in Europe."

In the end, Prime Minister Attlee still mentioned the role of the Soviet Union. Alan Wilson was a civil servant, and all he did was cash out, but Attlee was different. He was the prime minister, and the Communist Party of France and Italy were just a number in the eyes of Alan Wilson. , but in his eyes, this number is too scary.

The year [-] that just passed was a terrible year for Europe. It was better for Britain to say something. After all, at that time, British India was going all out to fight chicken blood, and the situation in France across the strait was not optimistic.

The French Communist Party has more than 90 formal party members this year. It is the largest party in France. It controls one-third of the country's votes. The French Communist Party is everywhere in the French Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Defense. The deputy prime minister of the coalition government is the French Communist Party. Co-chairman Thorez.

It really seems that Allen Wilson is patronizing cashing out, and it is impossible to devalue the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries.

Although Alan Wilson came back and explained that this was for the Americans to say what the Americans were not good at saying, but as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Attlee could not make such a statement, and still expressed his goodwill towards Eastern Europe.

This will not cause difficulties for Alan Wilson's work. Prime Minister Attlee will communicate with Truman later to explain.

After all, with the French Republic and the Italian Communist Party, even a civil servant deputy secretary-general who was negotiating in Paris knew that as a prime minister, he could even use this to negotiate with Truman.

As a young man, taking the opportunity to return to China for a short time, Alan Wilson still took the time to test drive a domestic car. If it wasn't for the winter, he even wanted to take Pamela Mountbatten to dig Hoxon's treasure.

"Never forget to come back to take advantage of the negotiations in Paris." Pamela Mountbatten put her arms around Alan Wilson's body, and the joy on her face expressed that she was still very satisfied with her fiancé's performance. "It doesn't look like a civil servant serving the country."

"After finishing this matter, I will apply to work in the colony." Alan Wilson said with a look of hope, "That is the place to show your talents, and let the whole world see that the colony's economy is not developing. , it is the ethnic problem of the Indians that hinders our development."

Regarding the soon-to-be-independent pearl of the British Empire, as long as it does not develop well in the future, it must be compared with British Malaya.

Since India has a larger population and a bigger country but its economy is not good, but British Malaya's economy is stronger than yours, it means that India's failure is its own problem and has nothing to do with Britain.

As long as Alan Wilson can prove it, this stereotype of India can be established.

Regarding the Asian economy of later generations, Allen Wilson objectively said that China is strong because of its own population and size, which cannot be contained, and it is not like Indians enjoying themselves in a timely manner.Compared with China in terms of size, it is a very powerful country. As of the end of his previous life memory, what can be praised is limited to its size.

Excluding China, whose scale is incomparable, from Japan and South Korea alone, compared with European countries, South Korea is not only more beautiful in numbers, but it is actually at the level of Spain.The level of Japan is actually not comparable to that of Britain, France and Germany, and it is probably at the same level as Italy.

He absolutely did not mean to insult Japan and South Korea, but a fair comparison. Japan and South Korea are at the level of Italy and Spain.In terms of per capita disposable income, even by [-], Spain is at the same level as Japan. Japan’s per capita is [-] US dollars, Spain’s is [-] US dollars, and South Korea’s nominal figure is several times higher than Spain’s Thousands, but in fact the money in hand is not as good as the Spaniards.

That is to say, the Japanese, who are the wealthiest on average in Asia, actually have a quality of life that is similar to that of the Spaniards, and far from that of Britain, France and Germany.Otherwise, how could the theory of involution become popular on the Internet in later generations?

If the Plaza Accord did not exist, no one knows what level Japan will eventually reach. However, if the Plaza Accord exists, the consequence is that in the 21st century, the quality of life of the Japanese is equivalent to that of Spain in Europe.

At the current point of time, the starting time of British Malaya must be at the same level as that of Japan, and it depends on who is more industrious.

Alan Wilson is going to lead Malaya to compete with Japan, and by the way, he will also step on Deception Island severely.

For example, the most cutting-edge industries have never been relevant to most people, so although the chip industry in Deceit Island is in hand, it does not reflect the senses of most people.

From the perspective of promoting the employment industry, Formosa Plastics is far more important to Fraud Island than TSMC.Because the employment created by the former is dozens of times that of the latter, but it is just the opposite in terms of market value.

Therefore, the reason why Fraud Island is banned for a fruit is also due to this. The employed population of fruit farmers is more than that of TSMC. No matter how powerful TSMC is, it is impossible to solve the employment problem.