British civil servant

Norman Brooke watched the prime minister's thinking in a calm manner. He never thought that the prime minister and ministers were superior to others. Even though these ruling parties were elected by the people, in fact the elected government was no different from civil servants, and the power came from the monarch.

Because in the final analysis, Norman Brooke believes that the establishment of the British civil service system is based on the delegation system.

Power is bestowed by the monarch, and these powers are obtained through granting. In addition to the balance of the elected government and the political power of parties, the power originally authorized by the monarch still needs the approval of the minister before it can be implemented.

The cabinet secretary is only a "council" position in name, and his real power is quite limited, so he can only return to the track of administration.

This is why the long-term plans of cabinet secretaries are often not considered "leadership plans". For them, the grand plans in the eyes of these politicians are nothing more than longer-term administrative plans.

However, the historical inheritance of this long-term administrative planning has also made British civil servants have a great sense of identity with the past glory of the empire, and this is often reflected in the local officials who were included in the high-level civil service system in the colonies.It can be said that the English officials are the group of people who miss the imperial era the most.

In other words, anyone who is a cabinet secretary must find a way to keep as many overseas territories as possible, not to be a colony, but to be loyal to His Majesty the King. Anyway, the elected government comes from the authorization of the King.

Only by retaining as many overseas territories as possible can civil servants have enough battlefields to fight against these democratically elected governments. As for what these overseas territories are called, that is not very important. They can be called whatever they want, and there is nothing wrong with calling them royal territories.

Unlike his predecessor, Norman Brooke did not only accept the supervision of the ministers one-sidedly, but also believed that Whitehall also had the power to supervise the ministers, and the mutual checks and balances between the two were indispensable.

When Norman Brooke left [-] Downing Street, Newfoundland's referendum turned from four options to three.Converting to a crown land, merging Canada, and maintaining the dispatched government, that is, maintaining the status quo and continuing to maintain the colonial status.

In fact, only two of the three plans are practical, that is, merging with Canada and becoming a royal territory.Not even Norman Brooke himself believed that the Newfoundlanders liked to remain a colony.

"Then, Makins, I will leave this matter to you." Alan Wilson paused at this point, "Lord Sheffield, is he a trustworthy person?"

"Of course, Alan, I understand your difficulties very well." If Makins was an Oriental, he would have said that it is normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines, but even in England, a man has one wife and one wife. Ladies of the same status are also normal, and this is no big deal.

Makins understands very well, just like the noble husband of the crown prince, Prince Philip, isn't there also some romantic affairs?

Although it is impossible for Alan Wilson to stay in London for too long, as a person who cherishes time, after handing over the three plans selected by the cabinet secretary to the Newfoundland representative, he still asked Audrey Hepburn to go to the opera up.

Even if he has never been interested in the so-called opera, and has always been.Generally speaking, the members who often come to the opera are a group of ordinary people, most of whom live in the business district - stockbrokers, lawyers, auctioneers, everything, a lot of people with strong hearts but low opinions , these people do not think highly of the class to which they belong.

According to the Soviets, this kind of petty bourgeoisie is weak. Although they are dissatisfied with the status quo, they have no possibility of revolution. They only feel sorry for the current status quo.

At least now Alan Wilson understands one thing. Audrey Hepburn really likes to watch operas. On the surface, she tried her best to pretend that nothing happened, but she could see that her heart was in full bloom.

Naturally, Alan Wilson also pretended to be immersed in it, but in fact he was still thinking about how to deal with the Newfoundland referendum. Although he was young, he had long disbelieved in various political ideas under the guise of pleading for the people. I know better than most people that those political opinions are "garbage".

But it does not delay, every time Audrey Hepburn couldn't help applauding, he, the king of cheers, felt the same way.

With the applause from the opera house, the curtain fell, and Alan Wilson grabbed Audrey Hepburn's little hand and got up, but immediately seemed to remember something, and put down his hand with complicated eyes.

It's time for this rising youngster on screen to experience the fruits of Greta Garbo's precepts and deeds.

At least one thing is not pretending. Alan Wilson still can't control his instinctive reaction now, and he doesn't have the protective color of a black man. Anyone can see that he is embarrassed by his flushed face, but he still has a sullen face as if nothing happened.

This also allowed Audrey Hepburn to see that, although she hadn't experienced it yet, she could feel that the way this man just showed, obviously liked her.

Putting on the mask, Alan Wilson returned to normal. As the crowd slowly walked out of the theater, it seemed normal to hold Audrey Hepburn's hand because of the large audience.

In a short corridor, Audrey Hepburn, who was being held by hand, looked at this man who was staring at him several times, and the man's palms were sweating.

"I'm going back to Newfoundland in a few days to handle the referendum." Walking out of the theater, Alan Wilson said in a gentle voice, "I have a chance, and I'll fight for it for you. After a week, you go to London Municipal Find Maggins in the hall, he will arrange a video for you to audition, the theme is a girl in London's day, it will be published in a magazine, of course this is not a long-term job, my friend found a chorus spot for a West End choir, if you are interested If you are interested, you can try it, it will not be too tiring, and it will not delay your plans for yourself."

"Alan, are you leaving so soon?" Audrey Hepburn was not very happy, but she immediately responded, "Thank you for your help. I mean, your work seems to be very busy."

"Maybe it will be easier in the future, maybe this is life, and sometimes this kind of thing happens." Alan Wilson tilted his head and looked into Audrey Hepburn's eyes, "We will always meet again, won't we?"

Alan Wilson knew that he couldn't eat hot tofu in a hurry, and now there were more important things waiting for him. The relationship between the two heads of civil servants was not as sweet as it was at the beginning.

He couldn't reconcile this matter, he just hoped that it wouldn't affect his plan.In fact, from a psychological point of view, he supports Norman Brooke's attempt to clarify the boundaries of the minister's responsibilities and adopt a check and balance approach.

But matters in the official career often have nothing to do with right or wrong, so it is better to keep them at a respectful distance.

But at least on the matter of the referendum in Newfoundland, the two heads of civil servants did not disagree. Alan Wilson got Norman Brook's revised version of the plan. "I thought that the option to merge Canada would be removed."

"Of course I want to do this, but London cannot make this kind of decision." Norman Brooke took a deep breath and said, "So the referendum in Newfoundland, Alan, is up to you."

"I will do my best." Alan Wilson nodded. This time when he returned to Newfoundland, it was a referendum.The future is still uncertain, and at this moment, he is still worried.

"Alan, in fact, Edward and I do not agree on some points, but we still have very common views on many points, for example..." Norman Brook pondered for a while when he said this, "He and I both think that you are a Very reliable person, very trustworthy."

Chapter 455 referendum date

"I will do my best!" Alan Wilson understood this idea, and even repeated what he said before.

Although there is still a sense of discomfort in private; he has an instinct that makes him judge the right and wrong of an action not from principle but from success or failure; In the end, just like thousands of others of his class.

Before he was about to leave, Alan Wilson brought Newfoundland to London as a representative, experiencing the luxury of the heart of the empire, and it was also a celebration for everyone to work together.

In the streets of London, the new street lamps were getting brighter and brighter, and the strong light turned the faces of the crowd into gray; high above, large white clouds moved quickly and lightly across the dark purple sky.

Whitehall, the hotel where the civil servants meet, people in evening clothes have opened their coats and picked up the hotel steps briskly; workers are prowling the streets; women - those who are particularly lonely at this time of night - are alone Singles were walking eastward in clusters--walking waddlingly, expectantly in their demeanor, dreaming of good wine and a good dinner, or, for an occasional minute, a kiss of love.

Everyone, without exception, shed some of their own class, creed and fashion, or wore their hats crookedly, or walked briskly, or laughed, or remained silent, showing their enthusiasm in the sky from these They are all of the same kind under the cover.

After this night, Alan Wilson landed at the military base in Newfoundland in a trance the next day.

To be honest, he was still in a hangover state, yawning until he was woken up by the cold wind, "Although I understand that Newfoundland is not warm because of its location, but the north is too cold."

The south and north of Newfoundland are completely two worlds. In the same season, the south seems to be in Paris, and the north seems to be in Siberia. It is a bit exaggerated to say that, but that is what it means.

The advantage is that if the day of the referendum is lucky, many citizens of merged Canada may not be able to vote.

However, judging from the current public opinion, it is very likely that this kind of out-of-the-box trick will not be used. After all, he has been the chief executive for more than half a year. Poor results are a backstop, and he feels that even any changes can be attributed to the development of things in a good direction.

In fact, from the perspective of the colonial empire, if this matter is achieved, it will give other European colonial countries great confidence.Be more flexible to deal with the turbulent waves of independence in the colonies.

Alan Wilson in other countries can't guarantee it, but France and Portugal will definitely find a way.Especially in Portugal, to be honest, Charles de Gaulle came to power and received the full support of the French military.

The important reason why the French military elected de Gaulle to power was that they were bored with the political chaos in France and supported de Gaulle in power. In fact, they wanted to turn France into a state similar to a military government. Many military generals hoped that de Gaulle would act as Napoleon's The role continued to support the army in the Algerian War.

Of course, in the end, de Gaulle did not continue to entangle in Algeria.Alan Wilson believes that if Portugal has the national power of France, or vice versa, France has a ruler like Salazar, the conditions for continued suppression are almost met.

Although de Gaulle did not become the Napoleon of this era in the end, in modern society, it is a luxury to expect Napoleon to reappear. Although he is a British, Alan Wilson also believes that de Gaulle is considered the most capable man in Europe in this era. politicians.

Citizens of Newfoundland will have no idea how far-reaching the outcome of the Newfoundland referendum will be for the future.

Alan Wilson has also paid too much. In order to save time, he has flown a few times because of Newfoundland. Such a down-to-earth chief executive flies?Is there Wang Fa?

The next day, Alan Wilson was back in St. John's with the Newfoundland representative traveling to London.

After returning to the Governor's Mansion, Alan Wilson directly approached Savievic and Boris and asked whether the situation in Newfoundland was stable during his absence.

"Governor, Mr. Smallwood has suffered a lot of vicious attacks recently." Although Boris was happy in his heart, he didn't show it on his face.

"Wow!" Alan Wilson sighed inexplicably, and said flatly, "Mr. Smallwood, you shouldn't be treated like this. Although all these are spontaneous actions of citizens, but for Isn't it too much for an old man who has lost his glory?"

In fact, it can be even more excessive. Alan Wilson is going to emphasize in the next broadcast that he should not accuse Joseph Roberts Smallwood of his personal behavior, although for Smallwood, letting this matter go is the biggest thing. It is a good thing, but Alan Wilson must not let this matter pass, he believes that the truth will become clearer and clearer.

As for Savievic, he said that everything in the logging area is business as usual, "It actually surprises me that tens of thousands of people are so obedient."

"I'm speaking neutrally, and I'm not too fond of it. The Chinese are second to none in the world in terms of respect for authority and discipline. What's more, many Chinese laborers are soldiers like you, so it is still possible to ban it immediately." Allen Wilson was relieved that the immigrant population was a sensitive place for any established society.

Always mentioning it seems like making a big deal out of a molehill, which seems intolerant, but if you admit it tacitly, when there is a real problem, it will generally not be a small problem.

As for the current Alan Wilson, he hopes that everything in Newfoundland will be stable, and the results will be figured out first, and everything will be settled, so that he can handle it with ease in the future.

India and Pakistan are still fighting fiercely, each claiming that I am okay, but in fact I am exhausted.The cease-fire date between Israel and the Arab sides is coming to an end.

Although these two events are considered major events in the world, they have something to do with Alan Wilson. The biggest event in his eyes now is the Newfoundland referendum, and everything else is trivial.

It's not that he thinks so. The three major battles have begun. Do Truman and Dewey have time to take care of them?

Although he, the chief executive, cannot be compared with the candidate for the president of the United States, the reason is the same.

In the evening, Alan Wilson, who had just returned to St. John's, appeared on the radio again, explaining what he had learned from his visit to London this time, and the three plans approved by Prime Minister Attlee.

The three plans do not have a Dominion plan. For this reason, Alan Wilson gave a long explanation, mainly explaining that there is no essential difference between the Royal Territory plan and the Dominion plan. It still recognizes the self-government of Newfoundland, but it is more important to consider the issue of Newfoundland. comprehensive.

"In fact, Newfoundland's population is like sitting on a golden mountain, but it has no ability to protect this golden mountain. London has taken into account the disadvantage of Newfoundland's population and cannot protect its own fishing grounds. That's why it proposed the royal territory plan. This would allow the Royal Navy to protect Newfoundland's fishing grounds."

Although this is a complete lie, most people in a society simply cannot understand something too profound.Alan Wilson said this matter in a way that obscures the facts, but it is actually for the benefit of the citizens of Newfoundland.

To put it simply, self-government is the territory of the royal family, and the territory of the royal family is self-government. It is enough to let the citizens of Newfoundland realize that this is the best choice for Newfoundland.

Alan Wilson then referred to Smallwood's recent flak over the idea of ​​annexation of Canada.The betrayal speech that has gradually begun to subside is once again advertised on the radio.

Although in the broadcast, Alan Wilson repeatedly emphasized that Smallwood's proposal should not be a reason for him to be criticized. In fact, the fundamental purpose is to let the citizens of Newfoundland not forget this person.

"As for the final colonial plan, to be honest, I can't understand why this plan was retained. In my opinion, the biggest function of retaining the colonial plan is to make the remaining plan look more democratic. Dilute some of the two referendum plans There is no other explanation for the hostility and confrontation that may be brought about.” Alan Wilson’s voice reached thousands of households through this broadcast, and finally he set the referendum date, “The time should not be delayed too much. After all, it has been three years since the end of the World War, and we will hold a referendum on the [-]st of next month to determine the future of Newfoundland."

"Dear Newfoundland citizens, the future is in your own hands, and you must seriously consider the precious power in your hands."

The broadcast was terminated, Alan Wilson turned off the broadcast, stood up and stretched, and made a decision in his heart to go to the Anglican Church tomorrow.

There is still half a month before the referendum. If God, the old man, will save face, Alan Wilson, the chief executive of Newfoundland, has a small request. He hopes that within half a month, there will be a sufficiently rich snowfall.

This is absolutely selfless. He just remembered the words that the snow will bring a good harvest, and he hopes that the future of Newfoundland will be better and better. Although the heavier the snow is, it will be relatively unfavorable to the settlements outside St. Johns. .

The date of the referendum has been officially announced, and supporters of independence and merging Canada can open up the arena for debate. The radio makes its case.

Of course, some supporters who support the merger of Canada have such a problem with their eloquence. They are clumsy and have nothing to do with Alan Wilson. Maybe they are a little nervous for the first time.

People are different. How can you be articulate when you support becoming a supporter of the royal family's territory?

Chapter 456 The Referendum Begins

At a time like this, not to add trouble is to help. Alan Wilson's silence on Smallwood's criticism of most speeches is in itself helping Smallwood, there is no doubt about it.

Being an official will benefit one party. Regardless of the outcome of the final referendum in Newfoundland, Alan Wilson still has to do what he should do. To influence people's subconscious, it is not necessary to say something, but to do something. But it is indeed more difficult than the speech.

As if he didn't know, now that the independent faction and the Canadian faction are accusing each other, Alan Wilson officially formed three departments.Newfoundland Forestry Consortium, Newfoundland Fisheries Authority, and Newfoundland Business Office.

As you can tell from the name, this is an institution corresponding to forestry, fisheries and tax havens.In the Newfoundland Parliament building, Alan Wilson didn't mention a word about the referendum, at least not until the three departments were established.

As the chief executive who is consistent with the prime minister at all times, Alan Wilson shamelessly links the responsibilities of the three departments with the three-ring diplomacy supported by Prime Minister Attlee.

To put it bluntly, this is the troika of Newfoundland's economy and the cornerstone of the entire economic development.There is no doubt that the location of the Newfoundland business office is the most important.

"Newfoundland's unique status will make it the brain of the Commonwealth of Nations." Alan Wilson actually wanted to say that it would become the office of the Commonwealth of Nations, but it seems that this is not a good word.

Due to the large English-speaking population in later generations, India has become a location for outsourcing software and service industries.India has been claiming to be the world's office for a while. Of course, everyone understands that there must be fewer people in offices than workers in this society.

Considering India's massive population, the outsourcing of software and service industries, the increase in employment brought to India and the huge population are not worth mentioning, and in the end Indians didn't mention it much.

"In fact, as far as the population of Newfoundland is concerned, doing two industries well is enough to maintain a high quality of life. And I don't know if the honorable committee members know about the tulip bubble. Although this is a happy trouble, we must Remember, the society still maintains the quality of diligence and thrift, which is a healthy society.”

"The government led by Prime Minister Attlee aims to combine the advantages of socialism and capitalism. It guarantees the basic security of all citizens and builds a prosperous society on this basis. Therefore, although logging is tiring and fishing is hard, New York Finland can't give up, otherwise, if the whole people speculate, it will be difficult to guarantee that the tulip bubble will not appear."

Alan Wilson was very sincere, and in fact he was also very sincere. After all, it was the first place for him to practice. I am sorry for this experience without leaving some beneficial legacy.

"Governor Allen's work, we can all see the changes in the past six months, I believe every Newfoundland citizen can see it!"

In front of Alan Wilson's deceptive performance, the vast majority of members of the Newfoundland Commission expressed their gratitude. In fact, before the referendum has not started, Alan Wilson does not need to explain to these members at all, just sign an executive order. The establishment of these three departments, but he did not do so, and he did not intend to get a vote before leaving. British India is British India, and Newfoundland is Newfoundland. The two are not the same.

Although Alan Wilson did not express his position on the results of the referendum in words, what he is doing now is to strengthen the status quo in Newfoundland and maintain the current development trend.

The process of waiting was accompanied by quarrels of different ideas among Newfoundland citizens who had a sacred vote. Alan Wilson turned a deaf ear to this, but kept his old habit of staying in Newfoundland and paying attention to the whole world.

In the current world, two major events are related to the United Kingdom, the India-Pakistan War and the Palestine-Israel War. The trend of the India-Pakistan War is developing in a direction that is not conducive to Pakistan. The most important thing is the death of Ali Jinnah, who is in Srinagar At the last moment of the contest, the founding father of Pakistan left the country he had built, and the Governor of the Dominion was replaced by Bangladeshi Khawaja Nazmuddin.

Another thing is that the flames of war between Arabs and Israel have rekindled, and once again the question of whether Israel should exist or not has been fiercely fought in the West Bank of the Jordan River. The soldiers on both sides have expanded several times, pushing the cruelty of the war to another level. steps.

Things have come to this point and it is not worthy of too much attention. Israel has the upper hand and defeated the Iraqi-Jordanian coalition forces that pose the greatest threat to Israel and have the largest number of people in the West Bank.

But then the Iraqi-Jordanian coalition forces made a comeback, and the threat of Syria in the north and Egypt in the south still existed. Although they occupied some disputed land, they did not change the trend of the war.

Israel took more land, won more battles, and killed more Arab militants.However, the fight could not continue. Under such circumstances, the United Nations General Assembly ordered a ceasefire between the two sides. At the same time, a US military force in Greece, together with some Greek and Turkish soldiers, was directly transformed into a peacekeeping force, demanding a ceasefire between the two sides.

"The United States has no intention of changing the status quo. It just believes that the war between the two sides has caused the birth of large-scale refugees and humanitarian disasters." Alan Wilson read the telegram with eccentricity.

He seems to remember that decades later, the Gaza area has become a big prison, relying entirely on donations from all over the world to survive, and the United States has turned a blind eye to this obvious humanitarian disaster. Why is it paying so much attention to humanitarian disasters now?

The meaning of this statement is actually very simple. Although the United States is indeed pulling sideways, it still does not want to offend the Arabs on the surface.

It just so happened that Su Yang, the son-in-law of Newfoundland, was also there, and he came over to talk about the progress of the logging area this month, "Master Zhongtang, are Americans so reasonable?"

"It doesn't make sense. It's true that the Arabs are not easy to mess with. It's mainly a problem of resources. In fact, it's similar to the problem of your Qing Dynasty that has perished." Alan Wilson pondered for a while and said, "Your dynasty was the most embarrassing one back then. The place of fear is a huge population, and any country in Europe has no experience in dealing with this kind of country."

"That dynasty? Is it worth your attention?" Su Yang was taken aback and asked in disbelief.

"Su Yang, you should learn more about how our UK is doing in the world. I don't want to say who is right and who is wrong in the past wars, but you are not the only country that fell in the hands of our UK. More than 100 years ago, the entire Most of North America is called New France." Alan Wilson swore that he definitely did not deliberately insult the law, but he could only use the most intuitive example to illustrate this problem.

In the Seven Years War, the North American New France and South Asian French India snatched from France alone were almost as big as China.

"The problem with the Arabs is the same. The Americans know that the Arabs are not strong now, but even if they are not strong, they dare not offend this nation. When the number reaches a certain level, it can be converted into a deterrent force. The population of your country is as high as At that time, the European empires thought that they could not figure it out. Whether it was us or the French, they only dared to use their brains around the corners. There were colonies with similar populations in the United Kingdom, such as British India, but the imperial power of the Qing Dynasty was too stable. Without the help of allied forces like Hyderabad, there has been no place to speak."

He doesn't want to talk about this issue. Countries are different, and civilizations are different. There will be no expansion of the colonial model in Chinese history, but Europe can.

Each civilization has its own characteristics. If it were replaced by a Chinese atmosphere, would the thirteen North American states still want to be independent?Unless these rebels succeeded in counterattacking the mainland, otherwise, changing to China, especially the Qing Dynasty, is just another Zhungeer repeat.

Europe is not China, and the characteristics of the two civilizations are different. Alan Wilson is unwilling to talk about this issue.

Let’s talk about something light-hearted, for example, after these Chinese workers returned to Malaya, did they have any thoughts.