British civil servant

If Alan Wilson goes to Malaya, the long-term goal must include the plastics industry, which must be earlier than Swindle Island.

Even if it is playing with the national system, Malaya, with the support of the United Kingdom, is not afraid of defrauding the island.

Alan Wilson has full confidence in working in British Malaya. After all, he is an orientalist, so he should go to the most important colony after the independence of British India to make contributions.Besides, he was Mountbatten's son-in-law.

However, neither the prime minister nor the cabinet secretary thinks so, which he does not know yet.

In the Colonial Report, Alan Wilson used the process of Coca-Cola and Pepsi to show that the US-Soviet confrontation was not necessarily a good thing for Britain as Churchill said.

Now in the eyes of Prime Minister Attlee, Alan Wilson should be the prime minister's chief private secretary if it weren't for his age.

In the eyes of the two heads of civil servants, Alan Wilson should work in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs lacks talents like him the most. No matter where they are, it conflicts with Alan Wilson's vision of becoming an administrative official.

On the plane back to Paris, Alan Wilson went from being alone to being with Pamela Mountbatten.

Christmas is coming soon, parents are not around, only sister and brother-in-law are in London, Pamela Mountbatten is quite lonely, and said that she will accompany Alan Wilson to Paris together to take care of him.

Of course, he would not object to this. If he had nothing to do, he always wanted to wander the streets of Paris to see if he could find a French luxury car for a test drive.

He didn't know that this was also the purpose of Pamela Mountbatten following her here. After all, her fiancé had a criminal record and was known by all the British.

Britain is currently the European country with the most powerful aristocracy.Even after two world wars, Alan Wilson still felt a sense of accomplishment leading Pamela Mountbatten to Paris.

Allen Wilson, who returned from London, was obviously much calmer, and seemed to understand a lot after returning home.

In fact, he just kept the same caliber as the Prime Minister. There have been changes in his rhetoric, but the essence has not changed. On the issue of Eastern Europe, Alan Wilson’s proposition of rejecting Eastern Europe has changed his tone, which is softer and more in line with the United States. people's expectations.

That is the European Common Market. An important reason for the United States to promote the Marshall Plan is to form the European Common Market.

This is absolutely unacceptable to Eastern European countries. As long as Alan Wilson holds on to this point, the United States will automatically exclude these countries.

Day after day, US Assistant Secretary of State McCaul's perception of Alan Wilson is getting better and better. When he saw Pamela Mountbatten, he was very surprised and said that the two of them are really suitable together. .

"There is no Joan Crawford or Bette Davis." Listening to the false friendly speech of the US Assistant Secretary of State, Allen Wilson can only paralyze himself with the spiritual winner, thinking back to Joan Crawford and Bette Day. Weiss, two American female stars are very moist.

He will never forget the kindness of the United States to use the Lend-Lease Act to almost screw Britain out of its brains. In fact, neither the Conservative Party nor the Labor Party has overwhelming trust in the United States in this era. There is absolutely no way, and the situation is stronger than others.

So knocking out his teeth and swallowing his stomach, Alan Wilson has to take an attitude that no one is closer to the Americans than Britain and the United States, and perform the special relationship between Britain and the United States in front of representatives of France and other countries.

After Christmas, with the efforts of Britain and France, the United States recognized the two prerequisites for aid, that is, there are more allies than enemies, and countries with larger populations than smaller populations are used as the criteria for the amount of aid.

This made Alan Wilson heave a sigh of relief, put his arm around Pamela Mountbatten's shoulder and said softly, "Honey, tell me at this time, do I need to get off the plane after returning home, wave the agreement in my hand, and say that I put it Bring it back."

"Do you also want to fight for peace for a generation?" Pamela Mountbatten gave her fiancé a blank look. Of course she knew that Alan Wilson was talking about the then Prime Minister Chamberlain.

"What I'm fighting for is the money of a generation." Alan Wilson praised himself with a straight back, "It's much more important than peace."

After the principle was established, the foreign ministers of various countries set off to Paris one after another, and the signatory of the United States became William Clay, who signed together with the foreign ministers of various countries. As for the four countries of Yugoslavia, they were naturally excluded because they could not fully open their markets. outer.

Before the arrival of New Year's Day, the Paris conference on promoting European economic progress, promoting European production development, providing support for currency issuance in European countries, and promoting international trade has been successfully concluded, and the rest is to wait for the approval of the US Congress.

Just before the signing, the British Rolls-Royce Company rushed to send the manufactured engines to the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union gave the money.After all, the aid from the United States is for the United Kingdom, and the money from the Soviet Union is for Rolls-Royce. This is not the same thing.

Chapter 395 The Road to the Future

Although there were occasional twists and turns during the period, Alan Wilson believed that the operation of supporting European integration in exchange for foreign exchange control was still profitable for the UK. Europe would have been integrated. Without the UK, France would promote it. It is impossible to lose more than in history.

As for the condition of foreign exchange control that can be negotiated, the UK must have made money.So the result is that the United Kingdom is more involved in the European situation, and some other consequences are that the United Kingdom may have a worse reputation in the eyes of Eastern European countries.

But it doesn't matter. The attitude of rejecting Eastern European countries can be remembered for a few years, and it will definitely be forgotten over time.

Alan Wilson himself has no sense of guilt. The Marshall Plan has no part in Eastern Europe. He just maintained the established results of history and sold something that should not have appeared in exchange for practical benefits.

The United States has also received the exact guarantee from the United Kingdom to promote the European common market. Although it has not done its best, in the subsequent construction of the common market, the United States can stop the Marshall Plan at any time if the United Kingdom violates the law.

France has also obtained the guarantee record from the Coal and Iron Community. In fact, this is also a concern of the United States.Once the framework of the coal and iron community is established, it can also be used to trade with the United States.

Alan Wilson even felt that the Soviet Union should thank him. After all, although he could not say that he helped the Soviet Union extinguish the hope of Eastern European countries entering the Marshall Plan, he at least gave the Soviet Union a chance for public opinion to fight back.

He himself does not need to thank him. He hopes that the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries will not cut off their economic and trade relations with the United Kingdom. After all, the United Kingdom has traditionally relied on Eastern European countries in agriculture, and it is okay to be cold in politics and hot in economy.

Don't you see that Lieutenant Island can do whatever it wants, isn't there still a kneeling stage to rush to kneel and lick.

Although Alan Wilson does not think that the Soviet bloc is so cheap, it is also possible to follow the Japanese model. There is no political contact, and the economy can still communicate.

Alan Wilson, who left Paris, was ready to strike hard in the third world.

First, he took Pamela Mountbatten to the British-occupied area, and handed over the list of released German chemical talents to his fiancée face to face.

"Honey, this matter should be done quickly. I don't know when the British-occupied area will be gone." Alan Wilson reminded that it is impossible for Germany to maintain the status quo for a long time, even though it just entered [-] three days ago. eight years.

We must seize the current window period and try our best to seize the wealth of the British-occupied area. Of course, this wealth also includes talents.

"You mean that Germany is going to establish a coalition government?" Pamela Mountbatten asked, tilting her head.

"I didn't say that. It's almost as possible as Japan. This is also the best choice for European countries." Alan Wilson mentioned Hokkaido, which was occupied by the Soviet Union in this time and space.

He admitted that the Soviet Union had a gamble, but the Soviet gamble won, so Hokkaido became an area occupied by the Soviets.It made the Japanese archipelago, which is already very poor in resources, even worse.

There are few real islands rich in resources, and there are very few islands that can afford a large population like Java Island.The real island should be a barren island like Kalimantan, which can only be called by its size.

But Japan's already poor resources made things worse. This is a good thing for British Malaya. After Thailand was cut, the area of ​​British Malaya was about 50 square kilometers, nearly twice that of Japan, which lost Hokkaido.Relying on hard work is naturally admirable, but if you can meet noble people in your life, who would object?

Just like the sisters of the Hellman family, if they hadn't met him, an Englishman, would they have lived a good life so quickly?So Alan Wilson feels that sometimes making excessive demands is not really excessive.

"Your fiancée is wandering around the British-occupied area, how dare you come here." Pokina cleaned her body, put on her clothes, came down from the scene of the crime, straightened the bed, and kept chanting.

"What's wrong? Jealousy?" Allen Wilson said with a playful smile, "The main reason is that I am too rare a man, and all the women I meet love me. What can I do?"

"Don't forget how you got Anna." Pokina gave Alan Wilson a sideways look, reminding that Anna was at least partly true by soldiers of the British occupation army.

"Look, I finally came to Bonn, and you always bring up embarrassing things." Alan Wilson said helplessly, "Do you say this, is this a woman's attitude towards her husband?"

"Are you my husband?" Pokina pinched her waist with her hands, ignoring the fact that her upper body was completely exposed to the air because of this movement.

"But I demand the same treatment as my husband." Alan Wilson was about to reach out his hand and rub it twice before being knocked off by the woman with a smile. "I hope you have the same courage in front of your fiancée."

The days of time management masters are not something ordinary people can handle, but at least so far, Alan Wilson has not made any major mistakes, and took the opportunity to conduct a multiplayer exercise when Pamela Mountbatten did not notice.

After settling the British-occupied area, the two returned to Paris. It wasn't that they were running around like headless chickens.This is done purely from a time management perspective.

Before leaving Paris, the two registered an exploration company from France, but it took time to complete the process. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Alan Wilson, who never wasted time, took Pamela Mountbatten to Germany.After completing the process in Paris, the two returned.

"It's better to register in China, and it's faster." Looking at the documents that were finally obtained, Pamela Mountbatten complained, "I can't stand you running back and forth like this."

"One can't eat alone, just like money is not earned by one person. The French have a tradition of speculation!" Alan Wilson explained, "The more complicated the shareholders of the company, the more people are bound, the safer it is. There is a saying The law does not blame the public, which is probably what it means. When you really have money, more people will support you and protect your money. Dear, you just do what I think, and you will never suffer in the future .”

Exploration companies are registered twice in London and Paris. Although it is a bit cumbersome, it does not affect the overall situation.The one in London is to bind the domestic aristocracy on the Australian iron ore, and the one bound to France is going to explore Libyan oil.

Libya has the largest oil reserves in Africa. Since the discovery of oil, the oil extraction and refining industry has developed rapidly and has become the lifeline and main pillar of Libya's economy.Its crude oil is of good quality, low sulfur content, and high output of wax oil, and is widely favored by crude oil importers.

From the geographical point of view, we know that Libya's oil must be mainly the oil source of European countries.

Libya without oil is a small Egypt. As we all know, except for the banks of the Nile River, 90.00% of the land in Egypt is desert. Libya does not even have the Nile River. The land that can develop agriculture is only [-]% of its area, and there is no oil. Worse than Egypt.

Later Libyan oil attracted French attacks, except for the reason why France seized control of oil.and

The attitude of the then French President Sarkozy himself was related. According to the French tradition, Sarkozy was a standard traitor.To be America's answering voice is to deviate from the independence of Gaullistism.

Sarkozy himself has a very close relationship with the Qatari royal family. Together with the Platini corruption case in football, when Platini was in European football, Barcelona won several very controversial championships, and even had a Barcelona godfather As for the name of the team, as for Sarkozy himself, he became the manager of the Qatar Sovereign Fund after he stepped down.

Regardless of what happened decades later, from the standpoint of the colonies, Alan Wilson himself felt that the French were far more reliable than domestic politicians. Regardless of the fact that France has changed seven ministerial council chairmen in three years, changing people does not change attitudes.France has been in political chaos for a long time, and it is estimated that it has formed its own set of mechanisms to not delay foreign policy.

Taking Pamela Mountbatten on the return run is definitely worth the money, and then he can go to work in the colony with peace of mind.

Using Libyan oil to tie up the French, and using Australian iron ore to tie up domestic nobles and local Australian dignitaries, he believes that even if it is a political pursuit, it will not be possible for him to fall on him.

After finishing this matter, Alan Wilson and Pamela Mountbatten returned to London. Now there is no rush, so the way to return to London is by boat.

"Edward, little Alan will be back soon. This time, he should be given a place. It cannot always be used temporarily. But you and I both know that he will definitely choose to work in Malaya." When Alan Wilson and his fiancée While crossing the English Channel, the matter was being mentioned by two heads of the civil service in the cabinet secretary's office.

As the heads of civil servants, it is normal for the two of them to care about the future of their subordinates.The subordinates who are concerned should be flattered, although Alan Wilson himself doesn't think so.

Edward Bridges pondered for a while and said, "We have already discussed this issue last time, or as you said, directly manage the British-occupied area and be the commissioner in Germany."

"It seems that Sir Meyer is very interested in the British-occupied area." Norman Brook pondered for a moment, "There are many people who support it, and you also know that once the commissioner in Germany is established, he will be very conspicuous, and his age is too young. "

"That's like what I said, give him an honorable and arduous task, let him quit and work hard in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs." Edward Bridges said calmly, "Of course, the right to choose never It's all in his hands, he can choose to do it or not."

"The conditions in that place are too bad, he probably wouldn't choose it." Norman Brook shook his head and smiled wryly, remembering the last conversation between the two.

"That's not necessarily true. He likes power so much. Even being a commissioner's assistant embarrasses Barron. Would he not want to be the governor?"

Chapter 396 British Newfoundland

"But that place is now regarded as a burden in London." Norman Brook said with a wry smile, "It's such a cold place, with a small population and huge financial pressure. From previous reports, we know that Allen has great influence on the major colonies. I understand everything, anyway, even if I go, there is nothing I can do except to apply for assistance from London."

"That's why he retreated in the face of difficulties!" Edward Bridges said, "The position of British Malaya is so important, and the coast of Malacca is no less important than the Suez Canal. How can such an important place Shouldn't he just go as he said, looking for a place to prove his ability?"

"Edward, you also know that as a cabinet secretary, I have a lot of things to do, so you have to communicate with him personally." After Norman Brook finished his polite words, the speed of his speech increased suddenly, and he turned around as soon as he finished speaking, " I'm going back first, if there is any difficulty, I will come."

Alan Wilson, who still knows nothing about his future destiny, has just crossed the English Channel and set foot on the land belonging to the United Kingdom. He said brazenly, "Let's build the Hawkson's Manor first, and we can build a lively house with the house." wedding, and the construction of the manor will begin when spring comes."

"Actually, I don't want any manor." Pamela Mountbatten couldn't hide the smile on her face after listening to the warm words. "The main thing is that we want a home of our own, which only belongs to the two of us."

"Honey, we are still very similar in some places." Alan Wilson praised with a smile, for example, the mentality of standing and begging for food is exactly the same.

From returning to Europe to the present, Alan Wilson believes that although he has not completed the tasks assigned to him by his superiors, at least he has not made any major mistakes. Now he wants a free place to display his talents. point.

In the plan of the two heads of civil servants, there is indeed a place of freedom, but it conflicts with the freedom understood by Allen Wilson. When Allen Wilson returned to his homeland, Governor Mountbatten, who was far away in New Delhi, officially announced The timing of the transfer of power.

At the same time, Mountbatten's plan has been delivered to London and handed over to Prime Minister Attlee for approval. In order not to take office in British India, Mountbatten asked for full power from the cabinet. You absolutely can't just do whatever you want to do, it must be approved by the cabinet.

On January [-], the plan for the partition of India and Pakistan was officially delivered to London. The main idea of ​​this plan is: after the independence of the subcontinent, two independent countries will be formed - India and Pakistan; Bangladesh and Punjab can be separated and merged It can also be added to India and Pakistan as two wholes, or it can exist independently.

Regarding the status of princes and states, the plan stipulates very vaguely, implying that they decide their own future.Mountbatten asked the cabinet to consider and pass this plan within days anyway.

The Labor cabinet responded within a week.The amendments to the plan are made in accordance with the requirements of the British Parliament, which hopes to clarify several ambiguous points.

The revised formula more explicitly asserts that the various regions of India can determine their own destinies.Other than that, there is no new content added to the program.

Mountbatten believes that the only new issue in the plan that will cause confusion is the suggestion that the Northwest should also have the freedom to choose independence, but he also believes that this must be the case. There must always be some hidden dangers for the former colonies, otherwise the development is too good and it is definitely not in line with the United Kingdom. Interests.

Governor Mountbatten in New Delhi was waiting for London's reply. When London's reply arrived, Mountbatten said to Commissioner Barron and Secretary-General Ismay, "I have a hunch that Nehru will go crazy."

"Actually, he should have been mentally prepared." Sir Barron said flatly, "Ali Jinnah will not compromise. By the way, we have a record before, that is, to send money before leaving, and now it has come to implement It's time."

"Send money?" Governor Mountbatten was taken aback. He seemed to have heard similar words several times, but now British India is financially empty, so there is no money.

"The new banknotes have just rolled off the production line, and the ink is still wet." Sir Baron said without changing his expression, "The main purpose of this time is to distribute one hundred rupees to every resident of British India, no matter what his religious caste is, people People have a share."

Regarding Governor Mountbatten's desire to communicate with Nehru first, the two strongly opposed disclosing the plan to one party in advance. They said that it would be unfair to only give the plan to one party and not to the other.

"The plan is of great importance, and we can no longer be picky about the details of the procedure. In any case, it is possible that the Congress Party, which is committed to making the subcontinent a country, is opposed to the plan, rather than Jinnah's Muslim League. Do you think so!"

"That's right!" Barron and Ismay both nodded, "The bubble is destined to burst, it's good to wake up the Congress Party."

Regarding the exact news about the partition of India and Pakistan, Ali Jinnah knew it before Nehru. This is very normal. After all, there is a good friend of Pakistan, Alan Wilson. He also stated in the telegram that Pakistan should prepare for the worst. .

He is not only a good friend of Pakistan, but also has an unbreakable friendship with Ali Khan, the Maharaja of Hyderabad. Naturally, the ruler of Hyderabad also knows it.

At this time, Allen Wilson was conducting activities for his own future, looking for news, to see if he could complete the two successful tasks of the engine and the Paris conference, and an opportunity to benefit the public would come to him.

"Alan, Norman and I are both aware of your work ability. In all fairness, there are not many young civil servants who are as open-minded, upright, and shareable as you, especially reliable."

Edward Bridges met Alan Wilson in his office, and directly stated that he had always been very optimistic about his development, and even said that his support was based on his own actions, and he even offered a meager salary for this , Subscribed to Pamela Mountbatten's shares in the exploration company, which is enough to show his love as a boss.

Alan Wilson was stunned, thinking that you have made a lot of money, no matter whether you subscribed for London or Paris, the future will be an opportunity for you to bow down if you have money underground.

"Alan, you know that in such an important place as Malaya, your qualifications are still very problematic. Although Norman and I are very optimistic about you, there are some things that cannot be decided by optimism." Edward Bridges pondered for a while and said, "In view of this, in fact, from the perspective of the future, you should settle for a period of time, so that you can better benefit the public in the future. As for Malaya, the cabinet now has all the local colonies The plan of merger and unified management, you have to know that once merged, it will be a large colony that is more than twice the size of the UK, and if you want to go, there are still many competitors."

"Dear Sir Edward, but what I have learned is definitely good at dealing with Chinese people. I also lived in Xiangjiang." Alan Wilson is still fighting in vain, showing that he has advantages and can definitely do for the British Empire. contribute.

It’s not that he brags. No one in Malaya and the whole of Britain is more suitable than him. If the colony cannot be maintained by itself, others will give it for nothing, and sooner or later it will be lost.

Looking at Alan Wilson who wanted to improve so much, Edward Bridges said noncommittally, "Whitehall still attaches great importance to your arrangement. At present, there are two options, one is to do European-oriented Undersecretary for the follow-up to the Marshall Plan."

Isn't that still in London? To put it nicely, it's hosting work. There are so many Buddhas in London, so he got the final say in that round.

Alan Wilson tactfully stated that the diplomatic work is not very compatible with his own personality. After all, he made a mistake at the Paris meeting, publicly accused the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries, and talked about Finlandization, which even caused Prime Minister Attlee Personally showing favor to Moscow, and now taking charge of European affairs is slightly detrimental to European unity.

"That's true." Edward Bridges nodded in approval. If there was no such thing, then this arrangement would be a sure thing, but now Alan Wilson has indeed just scolded half of Europe for not worth a penny.

If at this time when the party concerned is still in the limelight, Alan Wilson is put in charge of Britain's affairs in Europe, and it is indeed easy to arouse the hostility of the Soviet Union. After all, Edward Bridges does not want his promising juniors to take such a big risk.

Coughing softly, Edward Bridges said slowly, "There is still a position at the moment, which is similar to colonial work. It can be said that it is actually colonial work, but the conditions are a little more difficult. If you can prove this It is a job that combines diplomacy and administration, prove your own ability, and I believe that colleagues will have a new evaluation of your work ability."

"Sir Edward, just say it's there." Alan Wilson patted his chest, as long as he can be the leader, not the deputy secretary-general in charge of European affairs, and ask a group of big Buddhas above for instructions every day, anywhere will do.

"That's what you said!" Edward Bridges stepped back tactically, saying that it had nothing to do with him, "Don't make it difficult for us when General Mountbatten returns?"

"So where is it?" Alan Wilson felt a little uncertain when he saw Edward Bridges' attitude, and his momentum dropped a lot.

"First of all, it is not smaller than Malaya in terms of area. If you can manage such a large place, I believe that one day you really go to Malaya to work, and you will be able to adapt." Edward Bridges made a high-profile evaluation, "Actually, the foundation of the British Empire in the local area is still good, and there is no cultural barrier."