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"I don't know, maybe the conditions in the surrounding British colonies are better?" Mikhailovich said with an ignorant expression, "This is all after being checked by Commissioner William and the inspection team from London. numbers. The current Northern Rhodesia is indeed a white majority.”

"Who knows how long this majority can last?" Alan Wilson showed an expression that I understand, "I heard that you have been able to manufacture some light weapons, but why do you make your own and buy so many mines?"

"Landmines are defensive weapons, of course, to protect us from harm." Mikhailovich explained unhurriedly, "To protect the stability of the northern Rhodesian border, we have set up mines on the east and west sides. It is estimated that it will take five years to complete the layout of the area, and as for the southern part connecting South Africa and Rhodesia, it has not yet been laid out, and we are short of manpower, so why not use landmines to protect it from infringement?"

"It seems that there is no problem, and it can be explained." Alan Wilson said with an expression that I believe you.

That is to say, there is no landmine ban agreement in this era. Although China, the United States and Russia did not participate in the agreement decades later, they only expressed support in principle and opposition in fact.

Mikhailovich expressed his approval for asking for a few female assistants, but asked if it was okay to be older. After all, women of the right age still have to stay in the local area to have children.

"That depends on how old it is!" Alan Wilson asked back, "Can you give me some assistants in their 60s and let Vivian take care of them?"

"That's not true, it's just a middle-aged man!" Mikhailovich smiled and said, "Mr. Allen is not used as his assistant, but by your woman's side. The best. It's not easy, in fact, not many of us know English, so it's not as easy as you think."

"If you want to talk about murder and arson, it's easier to find out. After all, they are all guerrillas." Alan Wilson paused and said, "Anyway, as long as you are not independent, I will continue to assist. This kind of help It is mutual, and I also hope that you can help at critical moments."

"If this help refers to making annoying people disappear from the world, we are willing to provide this kind of help at any time." Mikhailovich readily agreed, "Mr. Allen is welcome to come to Northern Rhodesia for vacation at any time."

After staying in North Rhodesia for a few days, Alan Wilson was about to return. He couldn't stay in another continent for too long at the end of the year, otherwise even if Pamela Mountbatten didn't say anything, he would inevitably feel uncomfortable.

Moreover, Heidi Rama seemed a little unacceptable. This person seemed to have no energy, and the two were about to return to Europe.Before returning, Alan Wilson first used a telegram from North Rhodesia to explain the local inspection.

In fact, no one in Whitehall paid attention to the colony at this time, because the first general election after the war was about to officially begin.Labor has already called a general election in February.

Attlee replaced Churchill in the general election. Strictly speaking, Japan has not surrendered, and World War II has not yet ended.This election is truly the first general election after the war.

On December 24th, Alan Wilson had arrived in Paris, stayed in Paris for a day, and arrived in London on the evening of the 25th.

"Heidi, you won't have one, will you?" Ingrid Bergman joked looking at the listless partner.

The speaker had no intention, but it reminded Heidi Rama all of a sudden, how could she not know her physical condition.

Alan Wilson, who returned to London, talked with his fiancée about the situation in Northern Rhodesia and asked how to spend the New Year?

"I don't have any special ideas. My father will come back at that time. Let's live with the family?" Pamela Mountbatten said casually. "The general election is coming soon. Do you think the Conservative Party can make a comeback?"

"I don't think this chance is great!" Alan Wilson recalled the history, and now the situation in the UK is much better than the same period in history.

Prime Minister Attlee was actually re-elected, but the Labor Party split within the second term, leading to an early general election and losing to the Conservative Party.In fact, the reasons for Mrs. Thatcher's resignation are similar. It is because of the division within the party that led to the failure of the general election.

As the bell of London's Big Ben rings, it reminds Londoners that the new year has arrived.Allen Wilson was very busy on this day, sending telegrams uninterruptedly, sending telegrams to ladies who had the same status as good wives everywhere.

Chapter 525 Whose Throne?

In the past 300 years, the best time for British citizens to live is undoubtedly now. Although Britain's international influence is slowly declining, the existing colonies are still vast, and the Labor Party has also established basic welfare policies and medical security.

At this moment the colony is still vast, and British citizens are guaranteed, more successfully than Attlee's tenure in the original history.European countries still have their own problems. For the UK today, it can be said that the situation is very good.

Of course, Alan Wilson also talked about this election with his fiancée, supporters of both sides.

"People in Old England should still mostly support the Conservative Party. The voice of the aristocracy is actually not very important. The major families are now transferring property abroad, with many destinations, such as the United States, Canada, Australia, etc., but since Newfoundland's taxation After the adjustment, the destinations have been unified a lot, and a lot of funds have been linked to companies in Newfoundland." Pamela Mountbatten looked at Alan Wilson approvingly when she said this, "It's also thanks to you, my dear."

The Conservative Party still relied heavily on the support of the Old Englanders after the war. These so-called Old Englanders generally came from the relatively affluent southern part of England, and they were mainly people living in the countryside. They were generally conservative in their thinking and their political aspirations were more 'traditional'. Comparing gentlemen and aristocrats.The general stereotype of a British gentleman in the country is an image of a southern British formal suit, top hat, cane, and umbrella.

"Helping you is helping me, don't say these things about the relationship between the two of us. I am willing to carry the burden for you!" Alan Wilson said indifferently, "but generally I admit that you are right .But who doesn't like perks?"

The welfare policy of the Labor Party originated from "Social Insurance and Related Services", and it was widely accepted by British citizens before the end of World War II. However, the benefits from cradle to grave described in this "Social Insurance and Related Services" One of the most impressive visions of the future envisioned is that of white bread for every UK.

The so-called cradle-to-grave welfare could have been conceived in [-].Alan Wilson felt that this was similar to the idea of ​​the War of Liberation that every Chinese could have enough to eat.

So the welfare of this welfare state is not a big deal at the moment, isn't he talking about it?It's Newfoundland!

It can be said that some openings cannot be closed once they are opened. Once Newfoundland gets used to the current influx of hot money, no one can make Newfoundland raise taxes except the Newfoundland Parliament itself.Because Newfoundland will eat this bowl of rice.

Even the British cabinet has no right to order what to do in Newfoundland. It is the territory of the royal family. Just as the British Labor Party cannot order the Australian Labor Party to do what, the British Parliament cannot order what to do in Newfoundland.

Unless the British sent the Royal Navy to blow up Newfoundland, it would be useless to force Newfoundland to be independent.Even if Newfoundland is kicked out, it will still seize its status as a tax haven. It doesn't matter whether it is independent or not. Newfoundlanders have already enjoyed the benefits.

Old Englanders, including the aristocracy, were indeed supporters of the Conservative Party before, but the most influential aristocracy among the Old Englanders, after having the window of Newfoundland to breathe, will they support it like before? The Conservative Party, too, is hard to say.

Moreover, it can be seen from the first election after the war that the British did not reject nationalization. The event that really made the British question liberal capitalism was the world economic crisis that broke out in the 30s, that is, the Great Depression in the United States.

During the World War, all activities in Britain were carried out in an orderly manner under the arrangement of the state. Although the war severely damaged the economy, the price of goods was very stable; although there was a shortage of supplies, there were few cases of starvation.

Therefore, the rise of the Labor Party is definitely not an accident that people think, and it is definitely justified.

After New Year's Day, the warm-up for the general election has actually begun. Unlike the United States, the British general election can be full of quarrels almost a year in advance, but the entire month before the February general election, the election atmosphere is still very strong.

On the streets of London, groups supporting the Conservative Party and the Labor Party can always be seen at rallies. When Alan Wilson and Pamela Mountbatten were shopping, they stopped by the Conservative Party rally for a while and listened to what they were talking about.

The two listened arm in arm for a while, but they didn't hear the Conservative Party attacking the Labor Party's nationalization policy. Alan Wilson whispered to his fiancee, "Now it seems that the Conservative Party has also learned to be smart."

"It may be that the defeat in the last general election reminded the Conservative Party." Pamela Mountbatten smiled. "It seems that Mr. Churchill should have great expectations for this general election to regain the position of prime minister."

"Maybe!" Alan Wilson couldn't help laughing. Looking at Churchill's political experience, it is difficult to say what his political philosophy is. If he has to sum it up, Churchill will support whatever the voters support.

The welfare policy in the UK was started by the Labor Party, but the Conservative Party did not abolish it after it came back to power. It also worked hard on the welfare policy, just like the welfare society started by the Conservative Party.

Just like the Toshiba incident, it was molded by Nikbuki that Japanese machine tool technology is invincible in the world, but many people don’t know that the machine tools purchased in the same batch actually included French machine tools, and there were countless high-end machine tools produced in European countries in the Soviet industry at the same time.

In the end, Britain, France and Germany, including Sweden, were all fine. Only Japan's Toshiba was severely punished by the United States. This is simply the United States looking for reasons to punish Japan, and it has nothing to do with Japan's machine tool technology.Even if Japan exports a screwdriver, the Americans will punish it if they see it.Japan's celebration of the Toshiba event's funeral is similar to the Conservative Party's chanting of welfare.

The two continued to wander around, and stopped at the Labor Party meeting, listening to the speeches of the members of the Labor Party. Communism of Great Britain!"

The second part of Alan Wilson is very familiar, "Make the British great again!"

"Hey!" Alan Wilson sighed, interested in how to make Britain great again, and stayed a little longer.

"Honey, believe it or not, I came up with this slogan first!" Alan Wilson lowered his voice.

"Really?" Pamela Mountbatten covered her mouth and asked curiously, "This slogan is well-known and has a high approval rate."

"It starts with my joke with Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin last time." Alan Wilson signaled Pamela Mountbatten to follow him. There are so many Labor Party supporters nearby, it's hard to be heard. Oh no.

"It's so interesting, Margaret won't believe it." Pamela Mountbatten covered her mouth and snickered, before returning to the car and amplifying her voice.

"Ah? That idiot!" Alan Wilson held his forehead and didn't think it was a good thing.

"Alan, she is a lot more honest now, she is no longer hostile to you, and sometimes listens to your affairs with relish." Pamela Mountbatten took the opportunity to mediate the relationship between the two.So she is also the daughter of the king, the younger sister of the crown prince, and has a very high status in the royal family.

Although the two are unlikely to have daily conflicts, it is always impossible to avoid seeing each other, and it is better to maintain a harmonious relationship.

Although the atmosphere of the election has been stirred up, this election described by the Labor Party as a matter of whether Britain will be great in the future has become a topic of discussion among British citizens from radio, newspapers and various gatherings, but Alan Wilson is still talking about it. run around.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Commonwealth Department, the Colonial Department, and the original Indian Affairs Department were all in the same block. After the Indian Affairs Department was abolished, the other three departments moved directly to a building, but they worked on different floors.

On this day, he was in the Colonial Department, talking with his colleagues about who he favored in the general election, and welcomed a guest from afar.The guest was Charles Brooke. At this time, he entered the Foreign Office building with 50 pounds in cash from Pamela Mountbatten.

Alan Wilson happened to be on the floor of the Colonial Department, so he naturally helped and began to share the work. We are all civil servants in Whitehall, and we should help each other, not to mention that the Foreign Office, the Colonial Department, and the Commonwealth Department are all one family.

After learning that Charles Brooke's purpose was to buy back his throne, Alan Wilson and his colleagues in the Colonial Department were astonished, but after discussion, they decided to report to the Foreign Secretary who was busy campaigning. The permanent undersecretary of the Foreign Office and the head of the Whitehall civil service, the cabinet secretary, knows.

Recently, the Foreign Secretary, like the Prime Minister, is busy with the general election about whether Britain will be great in the future. After discussions, Deputy Secretary Ismay and Norman Brooke decided to write a detailed report to explain this matter to the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary.

The time was selected and submitted when Prime Minister Attlee was in a hurry to attend the party affairs meeting. The Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary were very busy that day.

To be a prime minister in the UK, you must achieve two things. First, your own party must win. At the same time, the prime minister, that is, Attlee himself, must win in his own constituency. If Attlee is defeated in his own constituency, the prime minister will still be the Labor Party. Prime Minister, but not Attlee.

Now the deputy leader of the Labor Party, Herbert Morrison, who is at odds with Attlee, lost his constituency in the original election and had to watch Attlee lead the Labor Party until he became prime minister.

During the general election, this report, which no one could read carefully, was sent back, and it was logical that what happened. After losing the Sarawak throne for three years, Charles Brook temporarily regained his throne.

Pamela Mountbatten was very happy and invited Charles Brook to the reception, of course with Alan Wilson.

"Are you? Is that you?" Charles Brook looked astonished at the men and women holding hands in front of him after seeing Alan Wilson.

"Mr. Charles, I forgot so soon. Without me, you might have been busy for a long time." Alan Wilson glanced at Pamela Mountbatten after speaking, his eyes were full of tenderness, "Isn't it, dear."

"From the overall point of view, yes, and the specific details may still be discussed, but from an objective point of view, we can often come to the same conclusion." Pamela Mountbatten leaned on the man's shoulder and said, " I think Mr. Charles already knows this conclusion."

Chapter 526 Rebuking Britain

"Hey, don't talk like that, you are the hope of all the nobles." Alan Wilson gestured to Charles Brook with his hand holding the wine glass, "Pamela and I are fiancée, it was a coincidence before you went to the diplomatic I happened to be there when I was in the department, so I can help you out."

Pamela Mountbatten is now undoubtedly the hope of the whole village. During the war, Churchill raised the British inheritance tax to 90.00%. This is not bad, and the remaining [-]%.

It can be seen that Alan Wilson hit the brakes in Newfoundland and solved the difficulties of the British aristocracy.Now that Pamela Mountbatten is going abroad with the investment of the aristocracy, there may be those who do not support the aristocracy, but Alan Wilson has not seen it.

Alan Wilson represents the civil servants of Whitehall, and Pamela Mountbatten represents the British aristocracy. In front of Charles Brooke who came from afar, he performed a standard combination of interests.

Let this king, who turned the kingdom of Sarawak into cash, see how powerful the husband and wife team is.

As for the next thing, that is, the question of the throne of the Kingdom of Sarawak, this matter still deserves careful discussion.

Pamela Mountbatten also wanted to ask her fiancé to give her an idea, but when they chatted privately, colleagues from Whitehall and nobles whom they didn't know always came and interrupted, and the two could only smile.

"The heir of the Earl of Cardigan!" After the other party turned and left, Pamela Mountbatten introduced the aristocratic identity who came to greet her for the seventh time, and Alan Wilson responded with a long yawn.

It's not that there is any dissatisfaction, after all, five colleagues from Whitehall have also come, and after waiting for a while, there is finally a moment of silence, "What do you think about the issue of the Kingdom of Sarawak?"

"Let Charles Brook pass the throne to me." Pamela Mountbatten asked, tilting her head, "What do you think?"

"Is it possible to do this? But I thought of a custom in the East called abdication." Alan Wilson pondered for a while and said, "Under the threat of high inheritance taxes, the situation of the aristocracy is actually different from that of our civil service system. Almost. Our way of life is in overseas territories, and I believe you are not willing to repeat the wave of bankruptcy of the nobles after World War I. In fact, you can abandon the views of sects, as long as they are nobles, even Irish people can also be absorbed."

Although Ireland is already a republic, just like the general situation in Europe, it recognizes its original aristocratic status. The same is true for France and Germany. From a class perspective, these are credible people.

Speaking of this, Alan Wilson just remembered, isn't the Earl of Cardigan the protagonist who couldn't afford the inheritance tax in the 21st century and ended up selling the family castle?

Thinking of this, Alan Wilson also took a look at the heir to the Earl of Cardigan who had just gone elsewhere. The age did not match, so it was probably that his son happened to be the Earl of Cardigan who went bankrupt.

"I think that even if the contract with Charles Brook to inherit the throne is successful, it should not be announced for the time being. We are looking for experience from history, and we can first establish a local company. What do you think?" Alan Wilson said this Waiting for Pamela Mountbatten to make a statement.

"I'll listen to you." Pamela Mountbatten looked attached. She knew that her fiancé had always made long-term plans, and the guarantee was the success rate.

It is also a tradition for the United Kingdom to set up companies to operate colonies. The East India Company is just more famous in Asia.It also includes, but is not limited to, the Massachusetts Bay Company operating in the United States, the Hudson's Bay Company in Canada, and the Rhodes Company in Africa.

Some of these companies still exist today, such as the Hudson's Bay Company. After the establishment of Canada, with the loss of the territory and the monopoly of fur trade, the Hudson's Bay Company entered the commodity market and began to continue to develop diversified businesses. Invest in energy and infrastructure.

The company's most successful business today is retail, and it can even be called the most famous local department store in Canada. The rise of this business is also based on the company's established trading stations across Canada.

As a result, the Hudson Bay Store, which sold daily necessities for new immigrants all over Western Canada, has gradually become a store that can be seen everywhere now, and its success in the field of clothing retail can be regarded as a dishonor of its old profession.

Alan Wilson felt that since Pamela Mountbatten only wanted a throne, there was no need to treat the local area as a source of raw materials, and try to operate it as a company first.

If this method does not work, then try the abdication in oriental culture and ask Charles Brook to give the kingdom to Pamela Mountbatten. Anyway, Britain and France have different colonial policies.France can educate a group of Africans that our ancestors were glorious Gauls.

The British colonial policy is completely opposite. It recognizes all kinds of local cultures. It may be the last abdication in human history to do it yourself. Alan Wilson is no problem. You have to try everything?

"I suddenly remembered one thing. I heard that Mr. Churchill's expenses are huge even after he is not prime minister. Is his family property very rich?" Alan Wilson took two glasses of wine from the waiter's tray, and pulled Pamela Mountbatten sat aside and asked about the inside story.

"Churchill himself lived a very luxurious life." Pamela Mountbatten thought for a while, "But his family is not very rich, he is not the eldest son, and he does not have any titles, but with his achievements in World War II, Maybe it will be canonized. But I heard he is writing a book and living on royalties."

"A stinky writer!" Alan Wilson snorted twice, and said with contempt on his face, "Of course, he was the leader of the British Empire in the World War. He is shameless for a little royalties. I don't know his Did it say in the book that during World War I, two battleships pushed the Ottoman Empire to the Allies, leading to the complete encirclement of Imperial Russia and the birth of the Soviet Union?"

"What can you do?" Hearing Alan Wilson's words, Pamela Mountbatten's heart moved. Churchill set a 90.00% inheritance tax, which is simply confiscating the property of the nobles. As for whether the nobles welcome this now? Former Prime Minister, that was the obvious thing.

"It's not that I have any solution, but what do you want to do? If you want to see the Churchill family go bankrupt, you have to sacrifice the writer class. Didn't he write memoirs, think of a way from royalties." Allen Wilson lowered his voice and said, "Actually, there is nothing to hesitate. Those who kneel down and punch at the same time will be offended if they are offended. Those who control the pen will not be spared at critical moments."

Churchill's work as a writer began when he was the chancellor of the exchequer in the 20s. As the chancellor, Churchill met with Richard Hopkins, the then permanent undersecretary of the treasury, and told him that I was incapable of paying taxes. Is there any way to save it?

Given that Churchill was a journalist and published before, Hopkins suggested that you declare your "retirement" as a writer, so that the income can be declared as royalties, which are capital gains and cannot be included in personal income , so that tax evasion can be perfected.

Churchill became prime minister before the war, and major publishing houses flocked to it, bringing Churchill an income of 60 pounds that year.

He battled the raging war with the tax department, insisting that royalties be classified as capital gains for retired writers.

"Honey, it looks like you have a solution?" Pamela Mountbatten was no longer interested in the current reception, and asked what the solution to this problem was.

"Carry out copyright tax reform. He can kill the rich and help the poor to support the war. We can do the same." Alan Wilson said lightly, "A writer with an annual income of 60 pounds? Except him? We can also put The royalties are graded, and the royalties are stratified according to the current living standards of London citizens. The higher the ratio, the higher the ratio. Writers with an annual income of more than 50 pounds will have to pay more taxes on their royalties. If you want, you can pay taxes 90.00% eight, same as estate tax."

"Is it okay?" Pamela Mountbatten's eyes lit up, and she couldn't help but kissed her fiancé and said, "Honey, you really have a way."

"What kind of method is divided, this method of harming others and benefiting oneself is not difficult." Alan Wilson put his finger on his lips and said softly, "Be careful to keep it secret, he still has many supporters, and what's more, if he If you win the election, this matter cannot be done. First of all, we need to know how many best-selling authors there are and how strong the rebound is. This is beyond your ability. I will go to Whitehall to find out.”

While paying attention to the general election process, the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is of course not idle. As a professional person, Alan Wilson has been firmly cheering for Xiangjiang when the situation in the Far East was in crisis, saying that Xiangjiang is not in danger of falling.

Although during the battle of Guangzhou, there was a situation where 10 people crossed the border in one day, and even the local people in Xiangjiang asked whether to close the border, Alan Wilson firmly replied that there was no need to close the border, just send the people to Kalimantan Island.

It has been two months since the Battle of Guangzhou, and the crisis in the Far East has been lifted. Although the general election is a major event in the UK, Alan Wilson was still sending power to the Far East a few days ago to convey the message of Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin. Meaning, on January [-]th, Britain recognized the regime change in China.

Now Alan Wilson is going to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building to meet with Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin, disturbing the foreign secretary who is in poor health and insisting on running for office. The document is an attack against the UK. Lesser, direct translation by Alan Wilson.

"I am ashamed of Britain for selling out its soul for petty gains. One day, Britain will pay the price of blood, sweat and tears for these interests in the battlefield of freedom. It is morally wrong and in the It can never be right politically."

Chapter 527 Alloy Tube Completion

"Who said that?" Ernest Bevin became angry when he heard it. Even the United States and the Soviet Union would not accuse Britain so clearly.

"It's the loser's wife." Alan Wilson acted as a porter of information with a reserved look on his face. "Maybe it's dissatisfaction with our acknowledgment of regime change."

Ernest Bevin's anger is understandable. Britain is still the master of tens of millions of square kilometers of colonies.There are few armies in this world that are stronger than the United Kingdom, and only the US Navy is stronger than the Royal Navy.Accused by an agricultural country?Or a loser so accusing?