British civil servant

At this time, the preliminary investigation results of the London smog incident a month ago have also been obtained. The East End of London, which was most affected by the smog incident, had nine times the normal number of deaths.And this is the current figure, the smoke has dissipated, and the impact on people will not end so quickly.

"We concealed the number of deaths caused by the smog incident from the public?" Alan Wilson asked heavily.

"In order to avoid causing panic among citizens, after a democratic resolution, I finally chose not to announce it." Norman Brook corrected Alan Wilson's mistake and said, "Prime Minister Attlee has decided to pass a bill to curb such incidents from happening. Lun, you also need to know that the bill is easy to come up with, the relocation of the factory, and the renovation of the house will take time, and this is the purpose of asking you to come. I don’t know what good news you have prepared.”

"About the steel output of British Malaya this year!" Alan Wilson took out the prepared statistical data. In 40, British Malaya produced [-] million tons of steel.

This number is two-thirds of the British mainland. After rough processing, the steel is provided for the construction of British Africa, Iran, and Australia itself. Perth, the capital of Western Australia, is in great need.

The cement output of British Malaya was 450 million tons, which was only one-third of that of the British mainland.Now it is also mainly supporting the construction of Western Australia, supporting France's needs in South Vietnam, and so on.

As for other rubber and sugar exports, plus data on exports to Iran in recent months.It's all in front of Norman Brooke now.

"It can be said to be stronger than the original British India." Norman Brooke replied with satisfaction after reading it. "It's hard to imagine that this is something that a colony with a population of 1000 million can do."

Norman Brooke expressed his admiration by comparing the current British Malaya with the original British India.

For the admiration of the chief civil servant, Alan Wilson did not explain the trade involved. He has been in British India for many years and knows that big and impressive country very well.

Take the industrial workers in the Kolkata industrial zone of British India as an example. The industrial workers in India are not the industrial workers that the British think. More precisely, they are handicraftsmen.

Ten million artisans in the industrial districts of Calcutta may seem astonishing.

But there are 880 million artisans engaged in jute alone.The Kolkata industrial area is the most industrially powerful area in India, and it is like this everywhere, not to mention other places.

The industrial workers in India are called workers, and each of them is similar to a part-time worker.But even so, British India is a galaxy stronger than the Republic of China.

"If these data are true, then the reconstruction of London can start now." Norman Brooke is full of confidence, because he was in charge of the reconstruction department for a short time before becoming a cabinet secretary.Developed plans for the reconstruction of Britain after the war.

Norman Brooke had only to go through his head to get an approximate figure of how much steel and cement the London reconstruction plan would require, and last year's figures were no measure of this year's productivity.With the addition of British Malaya, when it comes to relocating the London factory, there is no need to worry about the lack of production capacity caused by the relocation.

Norman Brooke took Alan Wilson to meet the Minister of Health in Attlee's cabinet, Aneurin Bevin. So Anuilin Bevan was put in charge of handling a series of things.

The two of them discussed with Aneurin Bevin about the plan to renovate the London residence. At this moment, a person whom Allen Wilson had met walked in, Harold Wilson, the later British Prime Minister.

The current Harold Wilson is an important supporter of Aneurin Bevin in the cabinet, and Aneurin Bevin is also very optimistic about him. Harold Wilson is considered to be Bevin's future leader.

"Alan, it's been a long time!" Harold Wilson saw the civil servant he had met once, and immediately stepped forward to express his friendship.

"Dear Congressman Harold!" Allen Wilson also gave a warm hug in response, "I really didn't expect to see you here. I have been working overseas, and this time I just came back."

The two chatted happily, and Harold Wilson asked Alan Wilson's purpose for returning to London this time.

As soon as Harold Wilson heard about the plan to renovate London’s residences, he said that this is what Congress is most concerned about.The ruling and opposition parties have quarreled over this issue several times.

The fundamental reason is the problem of financial expenditure. The Conservative Party believes that the Labor Party is increasing the budget without limit.This can create enormous financial pressure.

"However, Harold, in terms of the current seats of the Labor Party, if you want to pass, you can ignore the opinions of the opposition party." When Alan Wilson said this, his expression was relaxed and even a little outspoken.

Even Norman Brooke, who is known for his good personal relationship with politicians, changed his face when he heard this sentence. Civil servants cannot help the ruling party deal with the opposition party, even if he can’t do so, he couldn’t help coughing twice to remind Alan Wilson.

"I was just joking." Alan Wilson reacted, laughing apologetically.

Chapter 695 Housing Placement Provisions

"My friend, I didn't hear anything." Harold Wilson changed the topic without making things difficult for the other party.

The London reconstruction plan this time will be another big move by the Attlee cabinet after the nationalization movement and universal health insurance, and will involve a large part of the 830 million London citizens.The East District, where there are many factories, is the first of them.

"Member Harold Wilson was born in a political family. He is not as ordinary as he appears on the surface, and he is far from his own clothes as a worker."

Walking out of the Health Secretary's office, Norman Brooke shared his thoughts on the MP.Of course, there are factions within the Labor Party, and Aneurin Bevin's faction is not weak.

The Labor Party has always been a broad "sect" of many political ideas: from trade unionists, to free marketists, to radical socialists.Each leader changed the composition of the party, bringing in new members and changing old alliances.

There is also a faction of the Labor Party with similar ideas to the Conservative Party, the classical right rooted in the local government and trade union bureaucracy, which has been campaigning against radical socialism since the beginning of the world war.

To maintain such an alliance, Prime Minister Attlee's life is not easy, even more troubled than Churchill of the Conservative Party.

Alan Wilson naturally followed the teachings. He remembered that Prime Minister Attlee's resignation was because of the Korean War, which led to a rebound within the Labor Party, which led to the outbreak of internal conflicts in the Labor Party and an early general election.

Aneurin Bevin was an important faction against Prime Minister Attlee at this stage.

"Alan, let me ask you a question!" Norman Brook began to ask in a peaceful tone, "What do you think of yourself, and on a larger scale, what do you think of the entire Whitehall."

"The nerve center of the British Empire, as for the colleagues in Whitehall, they are all noble, diligent, and compassionate gentlemen." Alan Wilson blurted out without thinking, and gave the only answer very sincerely, "The colleagues here They are all managers with rich experience, each of them graduated from two universities, they are smart, quick-witted, and judge the situation."

"Do you really think so?" Norman Brooke gave Alan Wilson a sideways look, and said with a half-smile, "The real proud of heaven will not choose to serve the country. They think highly of themselves, and Whitehall they see It's not eye-catching."

"That vision is not ordinary, and power is forever." Alan Wilson's expression remained unchanged. These British people always think that money is more important than power, and they are putting the cart before the horse.

Sure enough, Norman Brooke said that in the free world, assets are easier to last forever.

For the group of people who are more favorable in all aspects, they will not choose to enter the civil service system.

"Whitehall is made up of mediocre people among the best groups, and we are not smarter than anyone. Therefore, we must know where the bottom line is. Unless the prime minister or minister you are facing asks, otherwise it is best not to take the initiative to help the ruling party deal with the current situation. Opposition parties. Especially in the presence of a third person, to be avoided.”

Norman Brooke is persuasive, saying that Alan Wilson still puts away the style of keeping promises in the colony.Taking the situation just now as an example, Aneurin Bevin is the leader of a major faction within the Labor Party, and he is not completely in harmony with Prime Minister Attlee.

"Sir, I know what's wrong." Alan Wilson showed his flexibility at the right time.

After all, his mistakes are justifiable. After all, this London renovation plan still needs the full support of British Malaya.

London has two districts, east and west. Compared with the richness and nobleness of the west end of London, the east end of London was once described by Conan Doyle as the most dangerous place - "a place of unparalleled violence and depravity", "a place of many The abyss or hell of weird secrets and desires", and often drifts out of the sight of the outside world.

The eastern parts of cities in European countries are generally civilian areas. If you look at the earth from the North Pole, you will see it rotate counterclockwise.The effect is that the winds in the northern and southern hemispheres are directed in the same direction as the Earth's rotation, eastward.

If you were sitting around a campfire with a group of people, who would bear the brunt of the smoke?The answer is that the people with the lowest status among this group of people, the East End of London fits this definition and has become a poor area of ​​London.

Of course, Alan Wilson didn't need to do the research himself, but he still came, and he brought along a tall Ingrid Bergman wearing sunglasses and a mask.

"What a good husband, you take other women around London just after your wife gives birth." Ingrid Bergman rolled her eyes behind the sunglasses and said sarcastically.

"I can tell you very clearly that you won't be able to see this scene for long. Although there are very heated debates. But this urban area is about to be bulldozed." Alan Wilson can feel the sunglasses without taking off his sunglasses behind the gaze.

As far as the daughter is concerned, didn't Ingrid Bergman also give birth to a pair of twin daughters?Are you qualified to say him?

Regarding the transformation of London's East End, the main focus of the debate is on financial issues, which have been a long-standing problem in the UK.Needless to say, it was a post-war problem. The financial problem was very prominent during the dreadnought competition.

However, in Alan Wilson's report, the facts mentioned are that some things should be done sooner rather than later. Inflation exists objectively. Now I feel that there is financial pressure. If it is delayed for a few years, the financial pressure will not be reduced. getting bigger.

Public works must be forward-looking and must be ahead of per capita expenditure. Without this determination, things will never be done.

"Are you asking me to come here and show off in front of me, and you are talking about deciding the future of millions of people?" Ingrid Bergman pushed her sunglasses, and lowered the volume when she spoke, otherwise she would attract attention.

"I want you to contact a few designers to plan the East District. Of course, there are designers in the UK. The Reconstruction Department has a bunch of them. But I am willing to give you a chance. After all, I am willing to do some planning for you. take care of."

Allen Wilson was confident, and then said, "Of course there is one more thing, let's find a place to rest and talk about it."

In fact, making some illustrations for his conspiracy theory series, which was not a problem for Ingrid Bergman at all.

The problem is that she, like Pamela Mountbatten, believes that the entrepreneurial heart of a man of the same status as her husband will definitely hit a wall. "Only a fool would believe that this kind of book will become popular in the world."

"You have been in the United States for so many years, don't you know that there are so many fools in the United States? That is a high-incidence area for conspiracy theories." Alan Wilson retorted disapprovingly, and then changed the subject, "You may not really know, after all, like You are such a big star who is sought after by thousands of people, how can you come into contact with the lower world?"

When talking about the United States, Ingrid Bergman really had a topic to consult, "There is a script coming from the United States, don't you know?"

"Movies are not my major, how would I know?" Alan Wilson walked to his private car, opened the door and let Ingrid Bergman sit in, and then there would be a slow drive.

"You must know, you must know, the film environment in Hollywood is very harsh now. This book was transferred by Vivien Leigh, and United Artists will co-produce with Woodpecker. New actors will be used for filming!" Ingrid Bergman tried her best to attract Men's attention, but to little effect.

Roman holiday?When Alan Wilson finally heard this sentence, he became interested and asked, "What did Vivienne say? Isn't she preparing for this year's Oscars?"

"You know it very well, and it's no wonder that the phone calls are not far away, otherwise you would have to greet different women every day." Ingrid Bergman gave Alan Wilson a blank look and said, "We all agree to use new actors, After all, none of us are the same age as the script, I am very optimistic about Elizabeth Taylor, and Vivienne also has her eyes on an actress, you are also British, named Audrey Hepburn."

"I've seen Taylor, she doesn't have the temperament of a princess. It's okay for her to play the Cleopatra that Vivienne once portrayed." Alan Wilson gave his professional judgment.

Professional is absolutely professional, he has been resisting the offensive of the little princess chair, and has enough experience to judge whether Elizabeth Taylor is suitable for the script of Roman Holiday.

Knowing that Roman Holiday is ready to be filmed, Alan Wilson doesn't even care about the transformation of London.Anyway, it’s just a few points, the existing apartment buildings are being renovated, the bungalow areas are directly bulldozed, and a batch of uniform apartment buildings are erected.

Regarding the key reconstruction plan in the East End of London, the compensation plan is resettlement: it means that the developer’s demolition and reconstruction project can complete the resettlement, and the resettlement can be completed through the replacement ratio of property rights.

Relocation is the main method, and monetary compensation is used as an option to relieve the worries of residents in the eastern district for relocation.

At the meeting of the Ministry of Reconstruction, Alan Wilson talked eloquently, "This project is not only to avoid the recurrence of the smog incident, but also a significant livelihood project. The Labor Party cabinet is very concerned about our plan. Colleagues will be in three months. Inside, the factories and residences in the entire East District will be identified, and bungalow residences and high-rise buildings that have been in disrepair will be cleared."

Now that the London smog incident has just passed, and the number of direct deaths of thousands of people has appeared, it is the time when the people of London have lingering fears. If you don’t take advantage of the opportunity to attack the East End now, and miss this opportunity, no one will move in the East End of London in the next few decades. .

On the same day, Whitehall issued an investigation report on the London smog incident through the Department of Reconstruction, as well as a response plan.

At the same time, the British Parliament passed the "Clean Air Act" and a package plan, which also included the transformation of the whole of London, with a focus on the East End of London.

Chapter 696 Misfortunes never come singly

Regarding the transformation of the London city alone, the occurrence of the smog incident is of course a good thing.It's just that Alan Wilson couldn't express it, otherwise the families of thousands of people who died would not accept it.

The terms of redevelopment and resettlement in London this time are almost one-to-one imitations of the safety and quality provisions of the shantytown renovation.

However, there is no such thing as the consequence of being a millionaire.It would be nice to be able to replace a new house one by one!With the current British finances, things like compensation must not account for much.

House-for-house replacement is the main resettlement method in this London renovation. Of course, the London City Government will give certain compensations for the housing expenses during this period.

Without the expanded production capacity of British Malaya, it would be very difficult to rely on the UK itself, not to mention that the East End of London is an industrial area, and factory relocation will definitely affect production capacity.

Alan Wilson, an overseas commissioner, is obviously different from local officials.If we say that there are two main points of difference, one is that the backing is strong, and the other is that they are courageous enough, the two complement each other.

Because of the Mountbatten family as the backer, he dared to intervene in any risky matter, and the final result was not bad.It has not been stumbling and stumbling until today.

He is extremely concerned about the reconstruction of London, which has been defined as a major livelihood project, with the help of the cabinet secretary Norman Brooke. Before he became the cabinet secretary, he was the executive deputy minister of the Ministry of Reconstruction.In fact, he is the executive deputy director of the Ministry of Reconstruction!

The plans for the post-war reconstruction were all created by Norman Brooke. With such a cabinet secretary who was as good as Emperor Tianqi in the field of architecture, Alan Wilson's plan was naturally a duck to water.

"There has never been such a livelihood project in British history." Norman Brooke expressed appreciation for Alan Wilson's idea of ​​house-for-house swaps, and he now agrees that the smog incident is indeed a positive in this matter .

"Countries under the Soviet system seem to be no strangers to this model. The houses in Eastern European countries are all allocated." Alan Wilson changed the subject and did not forget that he is a reliable person. "Of course the national conditions are different, but due to the cost Thinking about it, this is still profitable, and it should be able to satisfy the construction real estate developers."

After all, the integration from a bungalow to a building, and a house into a seven-story building, the saved land is still very valuable. This is London, which is considered a first-tier city in the world, where every inch of land is expensive.

The policy of exchanging houses for houses can reduce the area occupied by houses and give these lands to real estate developers for development. In this way, the real estate developers can make a profit, and the London City Government will also be free, which is the best of both worlds.

In practice, since the value of resettlement houses in the eastern district may be relatively low, the amount of compensation may also be lowered.Therefore, first of all, it should be determined whether the house that is classified as demolition belongs to resettlement house.

In this way, the East End of London will eventually save land area and be conducive to population concentration. In some places, it is not a big deal to learn from the Soviet Union. It can be changed to something less Soviet.

If this matter can achieve a good result without any surprises, maybe the East End of London will become the stronghold of the Labor Party for a long time.In fact, the East End of London is now dominated by Labor supporters.

"You may not know, but the Prime Minister made a lot of determination to support this plan." Norman Brook mentioned Prime Minister Attlee's entanglement.

It is easy to say that everything goes well, but what if there are too many constraints in this matter and the result is not satisfactory?We must know what it means to the ruling party if a traditional box office region turns against us.

"Dear Sir, just leave it to me. Didn't the Prime Minister say that we want to combine the advantages of capitalism and socialism!" Alan Wilson patted his chest and said that he would do his best to complete this matter. thing.

At this time, he still had time to contact Vivien Leigh, making insincere inquiries about the recent situation of Britain's new national treasure, Audrey Hepburn, and admitting mistakes around the corner, this young actress was arranged by himself.

Reading the telegram, Vivien Leigh could figure it out. Ellen Wilson acted like a guilty conscience, but there was nothing she could do about it. She also hinted in the reply that she did know about Audrey Hepburn, a young actress, who seemed to have an ambiguity with her lover. Unclear relationship.

But she was still willing to give Audrey Hepburn a chance to give her the script of Roman Holiday. Vivien Leigh hoped that this telegram would let her lover understand her good intentions.

It's a pity that Alan Wilson didn't have time to look at it. He was doing something that he was used to in his previous life, but it was very rare in the UK, flood relief.

The North Atlantic Ocean, known as the Ocean of Storms, formed a huge storm in February. Huge waves were engulfed by strong winds and headed all the way towards the English Channel. The typhoon approached the coastlines of coastal countries against the waves.

Ferries between the UK and France have lost contact during the storm, but the impact of the storm is far more than that.Alan Wilson, who was in London, got the news that sea water had flowed back from the Thames estuary.

"It is foreseeable that this time the flood is in the bud." Seeing the dark clouds in the sky and the alcohol lingering, memories of the European floods in [-] came to mind. Alan Wilson arrived in Whitehall wearing a raincoat.

Expressing the seriousness of the situation in Norman Brooke, the top priority is to immediately cast a dam on the Thames estuary. It is not soft. Now that London has just suffered from the London smog incident for less than two months, the impact has just dissipated. For the London citizens at this time Speaking, it is even worse.

"According to the news from the shipping side, our ferry has lost contact in the strait, and there are 130 passengers crossing the sea. I don't want to be too pessimistic, but they may be in danger."

With the wind and rain, the turbid waves rolling, and the danger of bursting the embankment, the seawater in the Thames Estuary has begun to flow backwards.London is in danger of being submerged in sea water. Of course, the danger in Holland is even greater, but he doesn't care about Holland now.

"Now there is only a state of emergency, and only the Prime Minister has this power." Norman Brooke picked up the phone directly, arranged for himself to meet with the Prime Minister, and then waved the phone number of the city government, "Arranging for the evacuation of citizens on both sides of the Thames River by the city government. "

"Can't we take the initiative to fight this flood?" Alan Wilson solemnly suggested.

"Alan!" Norman Brook looked directly at Alan Wilson, but the latter didn't evade, and didn't think there was anything wrong with it. "Well, if you can mobilize the citizens of London, you can participate."

"I always do bad things in the colony, and I should do something meaningful to make up for it." Alan Wilson readily accepted and left Whitehall directly to report to the city hall.

Two hours later, Attlee's cabinet announced on the radio that a storm in the North Atlantic had flooded the Thames estuary.London is in danger of being submerged in sea water. The government has solemnly decided that the UK has entered a state of emergency.

In the afternoon, it is the time when the tide is at low tide, and it is estimated that the tide will rise to its highest peak at [-]:[-] am.As the wind became stronger and gradually developed into a northwesterly wind, the waves on the sea surface became larger and larger, and more and more ships were in trouble.

The expected low tide didn't happen, the water was as high as it was at high tide, and the tide hadn't come yet.Therefore, it is estimated that this will cause the water level to rise higher during the tide.So, imagine what happens when a hurricane carries high water?

Since the war, London has never been so lively. The police in downtown London whistled to guide the mobilized people to the Thames River, and heavy trucks carried tools to strengthen the embankment.

In the East End of London, the citizens of the East End who suffered heavy casualties from the smog incident more than a month ago were mobilized.

Alan Wilson is also among them. He is now on the Thames River, witnessing the flood when this incident is approaching, and he remembered the flood, that is, London is the central city of the United Kingdom, and all decisions can be made immediately. War Not even a few years.

Even the recent smog incident had a positive effect, otherwise the citizens of London would never have reacted so quickly.