British civil servant

Even expatriate civil servants like Alan Wilson understand this truth, let alone these local people.

"No matter what, we don't have a nuclear bomb in our hands, and we will be the one who suffers no matter what we talk about." Alan Wilson shook his head slightly.

"It's not suitable for you to know about this!" Norman Brook said ambiguously, "But this kind of weapon testing site is also a problem. You may need to communicate with Australia."

"Regarding this matter, my lord, I have reservations. Australia is already an independent country. I believe that the Australian government is willing to help, but the people don't know what happened."

The British mainland is small and densely populated, and there is no site for testing nuclear bombs.Historically, Britain chose Australia. In fact, Australia did cooperate with Britain in providing an atomic bomb test site.

"There is no need to worry about this. We have colonies. Which place do you think is more suitable?" Norman Brook said, "Anyway, it's just a hypothetical question. You can say whatever you want."

"Since it is a hypothetical question, I will say it directly. Anyway, hypothetical questions are not responsible. If I want to, I have two choices. From the perspective of strategic position and importance, the nuclear bomb project is naturally for Deterrence, in a sense, is for demonstrations like the Soviet Union, or the United States. Then, taking into account deterrence and strategic position, I have two candidate test sites." Alan Wilson thought, "Egypt, and Kalimantan Island, each has its own advantages.”

"Go on!" Norman Brook said blankly, lit a cigarette and waited for Alan Wilson's explanation.

"If the test site is in Egypt, I suggest inviting the Egyptian military to observe it, which can have a certain deterrent effect. From the perspective of the environment, there are a lot of bad land in Egypt, and there is a piece of yellow sand everywhere, so there is no need to worry about damaging the environment. , and accidental injury, it’s not that the land is sparsely populated, there are no people at all, so there is no moral burden.”

"The Suez Canal is the lifeline of the British Empire. From any angle, it is completely justified to deter the Egyptians."

"As for choosing Kalimantan Island, there are French colonies, Portuguese colonies and Dutch colonies nearby. We chose to conduct experiments on the boundary line with Kalimantan Island in the Netherlands, mainly to deter Indonesia. I know that Malaya is still There are rebels, and the nuclear bomb test, there must be anti-British elements who want to see it. Let them see it."

"In short, I think that under the current technical conditions, the possibility of a nuclear war is still too low, and the delivery of nuclear bombs is limited. I prefer to let people in the vast backward areas see the world."

Norman Brook didn't speak, but that didn't mean he didn't listen to Alan Wilson's words. He asked about his daily hangouts with McCarthy, and continued, "Don't mention this, what do you think of the Far East?"

"If you're referring to China, it's a foregone conclusion. But the country is too poor to worry about in 20 years. How easy is it to start from scratch?"

Alan Wilson said without thinking, "It depends on the gentleman supported by the Americans. China's current foundation is far worse than that of India. It is not easy to change in a short period of time. And to be honest, the support object chosen by the United States is The combat effectiveness is far inferior to the forces supported by the Soviet Union. This is also related to the poverty in most parts of the world. The poorer the place, the stronger the forces inclined to the Soviet Union. There are no American allies here. I will say it bluntly. When elections start in Asia, the vast majority of countries will become allies of the Soviet Union, and it will not do without military intervention."

There are many similar examples. The United States is looking for pig teammates. It is true that Li Chengwan, Wu Tingyan, and Chang Gong are better than these two. Of course, they are not so strong.

The United States only mentions democracy at home, but it does not mention democracy in the current world. What they advocate is a free world.It's really democratic. The United States can't even keep the Philippines. Almost all countries have an absolute majority of proletarians. No matter how you choose, you will lose.

Before the 70s, the most cooperative government in the United States was the military government.As for democracy, we in the free world don't use that Soviet vocabulary.

"This is exactly the role of the British Army in Malaya. If, I mean, if you become the Commissioner of Malaya, can you stabilize the local situation." Norman Brook stared at Alan Wilson with burning eyes.

For a moment, Alan Wilson almost had the illusion that he was only seen by Greta Garbo in this way, and he was equally aggressive.

"I'll try my best!" Alan Wilson came back to his senses and gave his own answer.

"I think? Do your best? It may not be enough!" Norman Brook said in a long voice, "It should be done."

"This may have to pay a certain price, as long as there is domestic support!" Alan Wilson's heart moved. After the last time he went to Newfoundland with full hope, he came back this time and did not have any confidence in the matter of going to Malaya. How much hope is there, but does it look like this now?It seems that there is a play!

"What kind of support do you want?" Norman Brook asked unhurriedly after taking a sip of water.

"I want domestic industrial transfer!" Seeing that Norman Brook's eyes turned indifferent, Alan Wilson explained, "Sir, the current situation is very clear. With 5000 million local citizens, it is impossible to reconcile The U.S. competed with the Soviet Union. This is to let the local citizens take out the output of the U.S. and the Soviet Union. We must rely on an external force to help maintain our current status, just like the former British India.”

"And there is no place with such a large population anymore, so we must pay more attention to the support of this place than before, and we must give up some things to share with Malaya."

"This will cause the loss of local employment!" Norman Brook shook his head slightly, "Alan, do you know how excessive your demands are?"

"Not at all, my lord, think about cameras in the nineteenth century? Think about cameras twenty years ago. Was there an airplane industry in the nineteenth century? Now?"

In fact, as technology advances, the durability of industrial products has been declining.When Europeans were engaged in industry, only nobles and journalists could afford cameras, so a camera can be passed on for several generations, provided the film is still available.

When Americans were engaged in industry, people in developed countries could afford cameras, and a camera could last a lifetime.When the Japanese were engaged in industry, the camera would break after ten years of use, it doesn't matter, the new model is better and cheaper.When the Chinese were engaged in industry, what was a camera?Mobile phones are replaced every year.

Alan Wilson firmly said, "Sir, how can we rely on the textile industry to support all-round welfare? There are only those processes for a piece of clothing, and the profits produced are enough for the workers to share? If we put the textile industry in Malaya, The local people don’t want welfare. What they want is jobs. Even if we don’t promote it, retaining the textile industry will only cause local economic difficulties. Citizens will only want more and more welfare. It is impossible for us to put a piece of clothing Raise the price to a few months' wages, and then sell it, but if you can't raise that price, how can you benefit the textile workers?"

In some labor-intensive low-end manufacturing industries, workers do not need to be highly educated, or even illiterate. They only need to know some simple repetitive labor.

"If we transfer out some low-profit industries, not only can we quickly stabilize the situation in the colony, reduce the cost of the garrison, but also reduce the cost with a low-cost advantage, so that local citizens can enjoy the same services at a lower cost. , so that there is no need to increase welfare, this can also greatly absorb the provincial government's expenditure, er... it is to use the expenditure in more important places."

Alan Wilson made a mistake in his wording in a moment of excitement. It is definitely not necessary to save government spending. Government spending is necessary.It's just that these expenses have become more visible, such as raising the salary of a civil servant or something.

"You make a report first!" Norman Brook pointed to the table with his finger, "First of all, Gerald Edward, the High Commissioner of Malaya, has done a good job. His term will end in February next year. Whether he is reappointed or not Not necessarily. Besides, we also need to judge the situation in the Far East and judge whether the new regime can be contacted. For short-term work, you should pay attention to the negotiations in Paris, and your work will be arranged by then."

"I'll give a report right away!" Alan Wilson stood up and promised, and then exited the Cabinet Secretary's office.

This matter is not difficult, just follow the Japanese picture. After the Korean War began, with the support of the United States, Japanese companies borrowed from the United States to buy machinery and equipment, cotton, and then exported cotton textiles to the United States, using foreign exchange to repay the debt.

Japan's exports grew rapidly, and the share of US cotton textile imports in Japan was only 17.00% in 60.00, but increased to more than [-]% five years later.In [-], in New York, cheap shirts made in Japan appeared for only one dollar.

Of course, it will soon be the first trade war between the United States and Japan, which broke out in [-].However, Alan Wilson doesn't care. Britain and Malaya are at least nominally more closely connected than the United States and Japan. At least Japan is still an independent country in name, and Malaya is a colony.

Arriving at Hawkson in Chapter 5 and Eight

Long before the famous Plaza Accord, the United States had fought a trade war with Japan. Together with bills such as long-arm jurisdiction, the United States had launched a total of eleven attacks on Japan before the Plaza Accord.

The scope of the trade war began in the 50s, including but not limited to textiles in the 50s, steel in the 60s, automobiles in the 70s, and semiconductors in the 80s. The subsequent attacks continued until [-].

At this stage, Allen Wilson only needs the textile industry, and the population of Malaya is far less than that of Japan, and there are still half of the population of the Peace Church. Even if it is dumped to Europe at full capacity, the impact on Europe is within the controllable range.

Of course, the comparison between Malaya and Japan is not all an advantage. The Dodge plan is the US support policy for Japan in the early post-war period.

Since the US military occupied Japan, it has spent a total of one billion US dollars.But as long as the door of trade restrictions on Japan is not completely opened, the Japanese economy will have no way out, and it will be impossible to talk about real stability, revival, self-reliance and development.

The population and population quality of Malaya are not comparable to those of Japan. The advantage is that Malaya already has a pillar industry. Britain does not have the financial resources of the United States, but Britain has colonial resources. At this stage, it can also help Malaya with the help of the Imperial Preference System. Come to Asia to develop.

Generally speaking, each has its own advantages and disadvantages. After all, Malaya loses points in terms of total population and population quality, but it has an advantage in terms of land area and resources.

As for funding, there is no way out. Who is the richest in the UK now? Pamela Mountbatten may not be the richest one, but after the discovery of the Australian iron ore, she did receive huge financial support.

The reason why Japan can undertake a large number of industrial transfers from the United States is also because they have the technical foundation for industrialization, especially in terms of talents.Although the war destroyed Japan's physical facilities, the talents cultivated and accumulated industrial technology kept the fire for Japan's rapid recovery and development from the trauma of the war.

This intangible wealth is also an important reason why old European capitalist countries such as Britain and France were able to return to industrial powers with the help of loans from the US Marshall Plan.

The military supply economy brought about by the outbreak of the Korean War and the Vietnam War also accelerated the industrial transfer of the United States to Japan.

Norman Brooke was not in a hurry to urge Alan Wilson to submit the report, and the negotiations of the Paris Coordinating Committee had not yet started. During this period of time, he and his fiancée, who had already returned to London, experienced that a little farewell is better than a newlywed.

"Imperial Airlines has ordered the Comet Airliner. This is the first big order." Alan Wilson offered to bring red wine and Pamela Mountbatten to express his congratulations.

"Without your guidance, everything would not have been so easy!" Pamela Mountbatten winked playfully at her fiancé, and said with a peachy face, "I really hope you stay a little longer."

"I hope so too. My name is among the conference delegates in Paris." Alan Wilson and Pamela Mountbatten touched each other. "We've been wandering around in the past few days. Plan the industry carefully, Norman Sir has asked me about Malaya, and it may be possible that I will go there as a commissioner."

"Are you sure?" Pamela Mountbatten asked with concern, "It's not stable over there. I heard that there are anti-British armed forces."

"Things like guerrillas are not a big deal." Alan Wilson comforted Pamela Mountbatten, "Have confidence in me."

Worrying about the anti-British armed forces in Malaya is worse than worrying about the Korean War. More than 1 people were sent to the Korean War. With the current British armed forces, the number of more than 1 troops sent is obviously perfunctory.Basically, it is to maintain the unity with the United States and send troops symbolically.

The U.S. military with 200 million troops can send hundreds of thousands of troops, and the United Kingdom with 80 troops sent more than 1 troops. It is enough to say that the troops dispatched are already close to one-third of the British garrison in the Middle East and the British army in Malaya, what else do you want?

While writing a report on industrial transfer and industrial upgrading, Alan Wilson took Pamela Mountbatten to Cambridge to find Turing, taking advantage of the relatively abundant time recently.

"Alan, who is this?" Turing still remembered Alan Wilson who received the medal with him, but he was not very familiar with Pamela Mountbatten.

"My fiancée, Miss Pamela Mountbatten." Alan Wilson and Turing shook hands enthusiastically. "I just returned to China recently, and she happened to come to visit my friend with her."

"Miss Mountbatten, hello!" Turing stretched out his hand, as usual, in sharp contrast to the old pedant in his casual clothes.

Alan Wilson deliberately brought the topic to the computer, and the first computer has already appeared.The U.S. Department of Defense uses it for ballistic calculations.It is a behemoth, with electronic tubes as components, so it is also called electronic tube computer, which is the first generation of computers.Because the electron tube computer uses a large volume, consumes a lot of power, and is prone to heat, the working time cannot be too long.

Turing obviously knew about this computer, but he still shook his head and said, "With the size of the tube, American computers are only symbolic, and more suitable materials must be used."

"Pamela, these cutting-edge technologies are all in the military institutions. If you can inquire about them, it may be beneficial to Turing's research." Allen asked the hotline with his head tilted, "Of course, don't be fooled. As a spy, I feel like people in politics are freaking out right now."

"I'll ask around to find out!" Pamela Mountbatten nodded and praised, "Both the cabinet and the Whitehall are terrified, only my fiancé Alan is fearless, the Prime Minister of the British Empire should be you .”

"Why don't you say that citizens don't know goods, haha!" Alan Wilson said confidently, "Don't always sit in the mine and think about problems. I feel that what Mr. Turing researches is extremely important to the whole world. Ask about the semiconductor industry in China. Which of the enterprises has accumulated technology."

The term semiconductor has been around for a long time, and its special performance was first discovered when studying some sulfides. After the appearance of radio transmitters using electron tubes, many people used some natural sulfide ores to make cheap radios. In fact, they used The unidirectional conductivity of its metal contact point is used as a detector, which is a kind of diode, which can replace the role of a dedicated vacuum diode.

However, it took a lot of time to research and experiment to obtain a triode with amplifying effect by adding a control electrode to this semiconductor diode, and finally succeeded.

There must be semiconductor research companies or military institutions in the UK, Alan Wilson is very sure of this.

It's just that in the general environment, the UK is now cutting projects like crazy, and many researches have been forced to stop.In fact, it was similar to the disintegration of the Soviet Union. Some long-term research projects were interrupted due to lack of financial support.

In fact, the all-transistor computer in the United Kingdom appeared a year earlier than the computer in the United States. As for the fate, it can only be said that the fate of the Comet airliner was the same, being squeezed out by the transistor computer in the United States.

This is also the daily life of the UK since the First World War. It has technical reserves, but when faced with competition from other countries, it becomes more and more powerless. Using the latest technology to manufacture second-rate things is a stepping stone on the road to complete success.

"You are the Queen of Iron Ore reported in the newspaper!" Turing realized it later, remembering that he had seen related reports in the newspaper, and said in surprise, "So you are Allen's fiancée, really..."

"I don't know how lucky I am! It's not once or twice to be favored by God!" Seeing that Turing lacked knowledge on the topic of praising women, Alan Wilson took the initiative to take over the topic, and Pamela Mountbatten smiled at each other.

A rainbow fart made Pamela Mountbatten smile, and leaned on Alan Wilson obliviously.Such behavior, Turing just has a strong immunity.

"Pamela will definitely support your research. Wait for our good news. I feel that this must be something that will change the world." Alan Wilson held Pamela Mountbatten's arm, "This is not helpful, Inventions that change the world always require resource support, so don’t refuse them. Maybe you can make money, right?”

"I hope that your investment will not be lost." Turing hesitated and agreed.

"I'm sure it will be useful! I want to stay with her these days, and contact me when I have time. If you have any difficulties, feel free to contact me." Alan Wilson waved his hand and bid farewell to the computer pioneer.

Before starting to complete the second part of the report on industrial transfer, the industrial upgrading part, before reaching the third part to support the value of the British pound, Alan Wilson proposed to take advantage of the crisp autumn weather to visit Hoxon, "It seems that our manor has not yet It’s about to start construction, and I’m always interrupted by various things, how about going to have a look?”

"Okay!" Pamela Mountbatten, who has been with her fiancé lately, you always have me, and I have you in me, both agree with Alan Wilson very much, and there is no word "no".

It just so happened that the treasure of Hoxon should be brought back to light. If this time is wasted, he will go to Paris again in a few days. I don’t know when he will be free.

Although the local residents have been emptied and the conditions are quite simple, the two who arrived in Hawkson decided to live.Get a taste of Victorian country life.

Being hugged and sleeping soundly all night, Pamela Mountbatten transformed leisurely, looked up at Alan Wilson and looked at herself, very embarrassed, "Why didn't you call me when you woke up."

"It's such a blessing to hug the woman I love, why did I call you." Alan Wilson was confident.

"Damn it!" Pamela Mountbatten smacked the man's chest flatteringly, "I don't know what's the idea of ​​taking a girl to the wilderness."

Chapter 4 Raiders of the Lost Ark

"What's the idea, of course it's something that men are interested in." Alan Wilson teased and was about to take action.

"I'm not coming, it's in broad daylight." Pamela Mountbatten's cheeks flushed. This place is far away from the village and the back of the store. It turned out that it was so excessive last night. If she hadn't been drinking, she would never agree. She stretched out her hand He pinched Alan Wilson's waist, but his fingertips felt empty, "Where's my ring?"

"What ring?" Alan Wilson asked knowingly with a confused face.

"You gave it to me in New Delhi!" Pamela Mountbatten began to put on her clothes, looking around anxiously, "It's all your fault, I said I can't do anything wrong, the first gift you gave me is gone."

"You can still lose it, don't worry." Alan Wilson accompanied Pamela Mountbatten to look for it with a smile on his face.

If he really wanted to find it, he would definitely find it, and he took advantage of Pamela Mountbatten's drink to get it. In view of this, of course, he couldn't find it.

"It's all your fault, it's all your fault." Pamela Mountbatten looked dissatisfied, not to mention that her ring was expensive, but the commemorative value alone was enough to make her extremely anxious.

"Don't worry, there is no one else, let's recall it carefully." Alan Wilson comforted softly, vowing to find the ring full of history and culture and with important commemorative significance.

First of all, recall what the two of you did yesterday. In fact, it was nothing more than watching the moon and drinking in the courtyard. The next step is that there is no one, so I can’t help but start from the courtyard. The first scene is outside. Recall that it revolves around drinking before and after. Just search somewhere.

"Is this thing useful?" Pamela Mountbatten asked with some uncertainty when she saw Alan Wilson take out the mine detector.

"When I was in the United States, I saw some people holding mine detectors on the beach by the sea to look for gold rings that fell due to swimming. I have seen it more than once. As long as it exists, it is of course useful." Ai Ren Wilson patted his chest confidently, "As long as it's still in Hawkson, it will definitely be found."

Under the expectant eyes of Pamela Mountbatten, Alan Wilson got nothing for a whole day, which not only disappointed his fiancée, but also made him tired and sweaty.

"It's time to use some means." Alan Wilson was furious. This treasure was harder to find than expected.But he bought all the nearby land, and he had to dig three feet to find it. "We need the metal detection vehicles of the garrison."

"Hmm!" Pamela Mountbatten looked at the sweaty fiancé, and said angrily, "Borrow it from the nearby garrison."

"Is it that easy?" Alan Wilson looked at the famous second generation of the British Empire, and I was just talking casually.

Bring the metal detection vehicle over and turn on the detection device. The so-called precision instruments in the electron tube era are usually proportional to the volume. The Russians have a saying that when encountering an obstacle, the iron rod will sweep, and the obstacle will increase and the iron rod will become thicker.

Big is beautiful, more is good, caliber is justice, turret is truth.The metal detection vehicle drove over, and it was much more useful than a portable metal detector after turning around.

The circle around this typical small Victorian farmstead in rural England, with its cultivated groves, gardens, and original farm yard, points out the extent of the metal reaction.

Britain is the birthplace of modern civilization, and even the newest city, London, is full of old atmosphere, not to mention the vast countryside. Usually, many British villages have not changed their pattern for hundreds of years.Residents here also rarely renovate their homes.

Pamela Mountbatten thanked the nearby military base for their help. While seeing off the soldiers who came here specially, Alan Wilson was already sweating profusely. It's a lot of strength, so it shouldn't make the ring so deep."

"That's right, you don't have such strength. No..." Seeing the man turn his head and stare at her, Pamela Mountbatten quickly changed her words, "Honey, I'm not as strong as Mother Earth."

"That's about the same!" Alan Wilson continued to swing the shovel, repeating what he was doing to Mother Earth. The hole had been dug deeper and deeper, and with a silver glow from the excavated soil, Pamela Mountbatten hurriedly hid. He opened it, but he was overjoyed immediately, thinking that he had found his gemstone ring, and ran towards the drop point excitedly.

"What's the matter?" Alan Wilson looked down, but he didn't see anything flying out of the excavated soil, but with his fiancée's reminder, he still took two steps forward and looked at the silver coin in Pamela Mountbatten's hand.

The two stared at the silver coin in their hands, which was obviously not of modern craftsmanship. Alan Wilson looked at the shovel in his hand, and at the old silver coin in the palm of Pamela Mountbatten, and said suspiciously, "You have such a good background. , do you know this type of coin?"

"It seems to be a silver coin from the Roman Empire!" Pamela Mountbatten said uncertainly, then immediately covered her mouth, looking at her man with bright eyes.

Alan Wilson's involuntary backward leaning may be an illusion, but his instinct just now was like being stared at by a giant dragon. He wiped his sweat with his hand and turned to look at the hole he dug. When Lamon Barton looked at each other, their eyes were self-explanatory.

Under the witness of the eternal sun, two sneaky men and women, whose eyes are brighter than the sun, worked tirelessly to transform the earth. As a man, Alan Wilson certainly couldn't let his fiancée do this kind of physical work, Pam Ramon Barton was standing on the side, watching the pit dug deeper and deeper, reaching the position of his fiancé's waist, and throwing out silver coins, gold coins, spoons, and jewelry.

"Bring the car over here!" Alan Wilson stood in the half-deep pit and said in a guilty tone.

"Oh, good!" Pamela Mountbatten stumbled forward, her body fluttering as if she had been severely trampled by Alan Wilson, and it took a while before she moved the car over.

The two threw gold and silver food and pencils into the car, as well as some unearthed statues, "There is also a gold nugget that cannot be knocked. It is so heavy that I can't move it."