British civil servant

Alan Wilson did not deny it. He used the example of Haiti as an explanation. The island was prosperous for a time, it grew coffee, and the metropolitan country artificially controlled the price.But after independence, the island became impoverished within a few months: colonists, experts, and senior managers of businesses were driven out or left, banks, factories, and large business houses closed, and funds and investments disappeared.

This devastation led to the emigration of many natives: those accused of complicity with the declining colonial system and those who chose to emigrate to support their families left the island.

Chapter 961 The Minister Peeping at the Artifact

Harold Wilson is the newly appointed Foreign Secretary, and Alan Wilson is also the newly appointed Permanent Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. For various reasons, this is the first time for the two to discuss foreign policy openly and honestly. The occasion, but I did not expect to start from Haiti, a place that has nothing to do with the UK.

Of course, the fate of Haiti has nothing to do with the United Kingdom. It is not a British colony. The area is less than [-] square miles. To the empire on which the sun never sets, it is just a speck of dust under the vast starry sky, and it is not worth too much. care.

This year, Haiti's long dark days have just begun, and the days of eating dirt will be approaching step by step.

However, Alan Wilson is very optimistic about the time bomb next to the United States. In the future, the tens of millions of abject poverty will make Americans terrified when they see Haiti.

"However, in the Caribbean, the situation in Cuba really worries Washington." Harold Wilson talked about what he saw during his visit to Washington, "Dulles is worried about the pro-Soviet armed forces in Cuba. "

"Minister, I think the Americans may have misunderstood. Rebelling against the dictatorship's rule is not necessarily related to the Soviet Union. I think the Americans may be too nervous about the troubles in the backyard. In this nervous state of mind, they may make Misjudgment."

Allen Wilson also received information from the Caribbean Sea at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that the Cuban government forces were encircling and suppressing the insurgents with the support of the U.S. Air Force. Chang Gong of the island said that I am familiar with this scene, and the next stage should be to shift from comprehensive defense to focused defense.

It can be said that Alan Wilson is the group of people who know the Cuban situation best in the whole of the UK. This has little to do with familiarity with history. The reason is that a department that the whole of the UK knows about but the government never recognizes exists. When he was still overseas Used to be an agent of this department, MI[-].

MI[-] is a foreign intelligence agency. From the perspective of a country, the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are standard foreign-related departments. MI[-] is in principle led by the Ministry of Defense, but in fact it is controlled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

It can be said that the current executive deputy minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs cannot be said to be the direct superior of MI[-], but he is also one of them.

In fact, Alan Wilson would like to know if this famous organization has investigated himself, especially in regards to ladies with the same status as his wife. He is not in a hurry now, and he will solve this problem when he has time.

Through public channels, after the Foreign Secretary's visit, although it helped Harold Wilson himself, it had no effect on the support rate of the Labor Party. It can be seen that British voters have indeed entered a period of fatigue for the Labor Party government.

But even so, because Harold Wilson himself has received a lot of help, Alan Wilson is still willing to help the foreign minister of this family and increase some political achievements.

OPEC is Alan Wilson's achievements to the Foreign Secretary. Of course, whether it can be achieved is nothing else.

It is impossible for the United Kingdom to establish a complete OPEC. It is true that the United Kingdom is an old-fashioned imperialist, and it is true that London has long been the world's financial center. threaten.

So his suggestion to Harold Wilson was to create an OPEC within the framework of the Imperial System of Preferences.And under the guise of fair packaging.With the remaining power of Britain in the Middle East, this is still possible.

The current British remnants in the Middle East include, but are not limited to, Aden, which is an important British military base in the Middle East.

Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and a series of emirates known as the United Arab Emirates, which exist in the form of a British protectorate, can help OPEC's vision.

The two largest countries in the Middle East, Iran is still in a three-point world. After the war, Saudi Arabia has only followed the lead of the United States. Although it will not offend the United Kingdom, this world gas station will not join the OPEC established by the United Kingdom.

"Ministers can ensure European oil security and gather European countries to discuss with local people. This reason is believed to be sufficient. Most European countries lack oil. Although North Sea oil has been discovered, the cost of exploitation is actually higher than that in the Middle East." Alan Wilson Follow the temptation and explain the great achievements after success.

The above-mentioned countries that are also influenced by the United Kingdom are added together. In the countries of Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates, the oil reserves even exceed that of Saudi Arabia.Britain's empire on which the sun never sets is still quite rich.

"Sufficient and cheap oil will become a powerful driving force for the development of Europe." Alan Wilson said that this is especially true for the UK. In fact, we will give certain benefits. For example, let these countries establish their own Oil companies then came to London to list, so that through financial means, they can bind each other’s interests, and at the same time help the British Empire maintain its influence in the Middle East, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.”

"As for the Asia-Pacific market, Singapore's oil refining center is prepared for this purpose. Building Singapore as an Asia-Pacific oil refining center will also help the stability and development of the Malayan colony. In essence, the strategy in the Malayan colony is to use development to buy The locals stand with us."

"This idea is really grand." Harold Wilson murmured for a while, "It may even be interfered by external forces."

Alan Wilson nodded, acknowledging the concerns of the Foreign Secretary, and added, "Especially the United States. If it was before the war, we could expand the scope of this platform infinitely, and we could bring in both Saudi Arabia and Iran, and force these countries to only Use sterling to settle the purchase of oil. But not now, Mr. Churchill said, we are British little donkeys.”

Harold Wilson was taken aback, and followed the train of thought of the Permanent Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The bundle of OPEC and the Petroleum Pound, his eyes became brighter and brighter, but then dimmed, "Unfortunately, we can only do it if there is no world war." arrive."

Obviously the foreign secretary also understands that sometimes it is not about finding the answer, but about finding the problem. Who can find the key problem? Harold Wilson has now found the key problem.

The petro-pound is of course very good, but it is impossible for the current United Kingdom to integrate OPEC into the Imperial Preference System and strengthen the resistance to the dollar, which is considered a success for the United Kingdom at this stage.

Harold Wilson was also very concerned about this matter. Before he became foreign minister, he used the goblin of Zurich to describe Switzerland's ambition to challenge London's status as a European financial center.

The value of the pound was precisely the issue that the foreign secretary paid special attention to before, but now that Alan Wilson has provided a solution to this issue, he can't help but not care about it.

If this can be done, Harold Wilson will truly become a giant within the Labor Party, the leader of a large faction, and then attack the position of the party leader. After winning the election, he will become prime minister. For a while, he Ups and downs.

Even just by looking at his facial expression, Alan Wilson can tell that the respected foreign minister is currently a little excited about his dream of being promoted and raising his salary, becoming the general manager, becoming the CEO, marrying Bai Fumei, and reaching the pinnacle of his life. among.

Harold Wilson is in the Labor Party, and his current prestige is definitely not as good as that of the Chancellor of the Exchequer Gatzke.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer is also the most important position of ministers besides the Prime Minister, but Harold Wilson is obviously already counted as the No. [-] figure in the Labor Party, and it is very normal to have a peeping heart for artifacts.

It took a long time for Harold Wilson to look serious, "This plan is really..."

"Challenging." Seeing that the minister was too poor to find an adjective, Alan Wilson added.

Knowing that there is still more than a year before the general election, he feels that the respected foreign minister must not have time to pay attention to trivial matters now. This matter alone will be enough for Harold Wilson to be busy for the next year.

If his wife hadn't been busy talking about iron ore with the Americans recently, Alan Wilson would definitely have to discuss with his wife about electric vehicles. Electric vehicles are by no means a new thing. The finished product has been around since the beginning of the twentieth century. Appeared, but did not compete with oil trucks.

A grand blueprint has been drawn up for the foreign minister, and Alan Wilson still has some diplomatic work schedules to be formulated, such as the British and French cultural exchange groups. Cultural exchanges in the entertainment industry are important.No one can deny the reception of the visit of the British and German business delegation. The hatred is a thing of the past, and the two countries will continue to move forward hand in hand.

It happened that Pamela Mountbatten was away, and it was the right time to welcome the guests from the French and German industries.There is no need for a foreign minister for such a trivial matter. He, the executive deputy minister of the foreign ministry, can handle it completely.

The news that Mountbatten Group, the world's iron ore giant, once again discovered iron ore in Brazil, whose quality and reserves far exceed Australia's iron ore, has caused a sensation in the US steel industry.The large-scale construction in the United States is in full swing, and the demand for raw materials has reached a rather terrifying level.

Although the United States is not a country lacking in iron ore, Australian iron ore is not necessarily cheaper than iron ore in the United States because of the distance, but Brazil is different. After the United States learned the location of the iron ore , Discussed immediately, recognized the mining value of Brazilian iron ore, and didn’t the Mountbatten Group say that the quality reserves far exceed Western Australia’s iron ore, such a large industry giant will not lie.

Of course Pamela Mountbatten can't lie, but her husband can, and coincidentally, her husband is also one of the bosses of MI[-].

Chapter 962 Elite Education

Because of this, when the leader of the Mountbatten Group arrived in the United States, it immediately caused a sensation in the small circle, and stakeholders who wanted to seek cooperation came in an endless stream.

At this time, Pamela Mountbatten was no longer the little girl who was knocked unconscious by a handful of gems in New Delhi.

Years of ups and downs in the business world have created a strong heart for the richest woman.Besides, even if it was a waste of money, her husband didn't have many opponents in this broken ball.

At the same time as the Iron Queen's trip to the United States, Alan Wilson was still paying attention to trivial matters, such as discussing the security issues of the Sultanate of Zanzibar with the Egyptian ambassador to the UK.

In the eyes of Allen Wilson, Zanzibar has no value other than military value. An island so close to the African continent, far away from the mainstream world, has a difficult life due to less planting.

It lacks products, and if it has no military value, it will be in the future even if it has no military value. The meager income brought by the stagnant tourism industry and the meager aid from international organizations, and its humanitarian mission cannot conceal political motives.

There were no exploitable resources in the ground, and outside interest in it quickly faded.The island became a place where people longed to exile and disappear there, and sometimes also a place where people met.

Can there be another way out?But as a military base, everything is different again.The prerequisite for a military base to support Sannibal Island is that the population on the island cannot be too large.

Previously, the Sultanate of Zanzibar had taken the opportunity to expel blacks through the cleansing of slavery.Except for the blacks, the per capita resources of the remaining Arabs will be improved, and the population decline will also make it possible to feed part of the population of Zanzibar with the garrison of military bases.

"Mr. Abdullah, the UK has always regarded Egypt as a major Arab country. It also hopes that Egypt can work with the UK to maintain order in Africa. In fact, the Ministry of Defense also hopes to conduct an exercise with Egypt. Unfortunately, the aircraft carrier has not yet arrived in Egypt. The Egyptian Navy The operation may not be proficient, which is a pity."

The foreign minister paid a visit to King Farouk I in Cairo and set a general framework for cooperation.He had to fill in the details under the framework. How busy the foreign minister is, especially now that he has accepted the grand blueprint drawn up by the deputy secretary.

"His Majesty the King and all Egyptian citizens are looking forward to it. And they are ready to shoulder international responsibilities." The Egyptian ambassador to the UK responded enthusiastically, "The protection attitude towards Zanzibar has received unanimous support."

"Under the leadership of His Majesty Farouk I, the ancient civilization has once again burst into glory. This is so amazing." Alan Wilson sighed, while sneaking a glance at the watch on his wrist, thinking about when to deal with business over.

For the United Kingdom, it is a victory to sell one of the giant-class aircraft carriers, otherwise it will be dismantled.Egypt is willing to accept the momentum of a strong leader in the Arab world, which is very good.

In terms of details, Alan Wilson said that the naval base on Zanzibar Island can be shared with Egypt.The two countries have also had pleasant cooperation in this regard, such as the Anglo-Egyptian joint administration of Sudan.

Sometimes doing the same thing in another place will have different results. For example, Sudan and Zanzibar are both under the common oppression of Britain and Egypt. Sudan wants to resist, and Zanzibar just wants it.

The Sultanate of Zanzibar continued to seek protection from Egypt under the leadership of Farouk I, which is also something the Egyptians like to talk about.

"The navy is very important. Israel cannot afford a large navy. On the contrary, the Arab countries can."

Abdullah also nodded, acknowledging that what the British said made sense. The navy is the most expensive military service. With Israel's size, it cannot be compared with the Arab countries.Competition in the navy is the only way for large countries to conduct an arms race.

After talking about the beautiful vision of the UK-Egypt cooperation, Alan Wilson turned and said goodbye. His schedule was very full.For example, being invited to meet with Great Britain Treasure.

Outside a church-like building, Vivien Leigh looked at the inside of the church with tears in her eyes.

This church is actually a converted private school. The school is small, but the discipline is very strict.After sending her son here, Vivien Leigh could only see her child every other month.

"How can there be such a strict school, it's like a military camp. Only the Germans let children wear military uniforms to school." Vivien Leigh's face was full of sorrow, and she vented her dissatisfaction at Alan Wilson.

"The principal is a retired lieutenant colonel, but the quality of teaching doesn't matter. What's wrong with a boy wearing a military uniform? It's a good thing to cultivate a man's responsibility." Alan Wilson reached out and patted Vivien Leigh's back, "Vivian, you Don't spoil David too much, don't you want your child to go to public school? That's what hurt him, you know?"

Public education and private education in the UK are two worlds, and children must overcome this hurdle.

Alan Wilson can't do anything about it. It's true that the tuition fee of [-] pounds a year is free.From the day the tuition fee is paid, the child is no longer just a child of two people.

There are many small private schools that don't even have a brand name, such as the school that looks like the old church in front of you.The life inside is completely an enhanced version of Hengshui High School, but on a much smaller scale.A teacher can support up to [-] students. Many subjects of interest are one-on-one. You don’t have to have money to study in it. Students must interview in person to pass.

Many of these schools don't even have a signboard, and ordinary Londoners don't have such schools at all.

Alan Wilson has seen a documentary about British public schools in later generations. He educated a nearly adult student who couldn't even complete the teaching materials for a seven-year-old in a private school. How could he let his son be freed?

When it comes to the direction of his life for decades, even if Vivien Leigh is unhappy, there is nothing he can do.

It was rare for Vivien Leigh to see such a tough stance of this man, and it could even be said that he had never seen it at all. He obviously didn't care about anything, and he didn't even blink his eyes when he passed the huge amount of money, but this time he didn't care about her mood.

"Get in the car and take a rest." Alan Wilson, facing the sun, was a little dizzy, and slowed down to let the national treasure get on the car and wait.

It's not that he wants to do this to Vivien Leigh, although after returning to London, Alan Wilson felt the invisible bondage, and it was even more difficult to find Her Royal Highness the Princess to take a rocket, and it has only been two times so far.

But compared with the problem of children's education, this little problem is nothing.

After a while, a boy wearing a suit and tie left the school step by step, with an indifference that did not meet his age, he was slightly taken aback when he saw Alan Wilson, and then greeted with a smile, "Mr. Wilson, hello. "

"The change is really big." Alan Wilson looked at his son with satisfaction, and said happily, "Only in this way can you become a member of the British elite in the future, and your mother will be happy too."

"David!" Vivien Leigh had already opened the car door and ran out, with her hands on the boy's shoulders, she couldn't get enough of it.

"Mother, you have to live a good life. Otherwise, I will be distracted!" David began to persuade his mother not to quarrel with his father with excuses. Although he didn't see the scene just now, he could guess it from the subtle expressions.

"How old are you, and you don't even speak like a child now." Vivien Leigh was still angry, and looked at Alan Wilson, the culprit who used deception to send children to concentration camps.

"I feel very good. The meals and classes are very satisfying." David didn't cooperate at all. "The teachers are very responsible. I have broadened my horizons a lot. The seniors are also very friendly."

"Look, even children can figure it out. Know the meaning of responsibility and responsibility." Alan Wilson hurriedly said, the tuition fee of [-] pounds a year is still very worthwhile, as you can see from now on.

Today is the day to leave school. Alan Wilson took Vivien Leigh and her son to enjoy the holiday, and asked about some courses and their children's dreams.

"When I grow up? First, I have to serve in the army. The principal said that the army is a place to train people. After that, I should choose some literary and artistic work. Being a filmmaker is also good." When eating with his parents, David told himself dream.

Once upon a time, Alan Wilson also dreamed of being a scientist, teacher, doctor, and other respected professions at different times, but he never thought that when he grew up, he could only call a button...

But fortunately, the huge amount of government knowledge I have accumulated has come in handy in another country, so I said with great emotion, "Your mother is a filmmaker, and she has experience in this area to guide you. By the way, Weiwei Ann, what is the current direction of the film industry in the United States?"

"The United States is more inclined to epic movies recently. Many film and television companies have projects." Vivien Leigh finally regained her peace, no longer competing with men of the same status as her husband, and said everything she knew.

"Epic movies? Historical ones? The chances of failure in this type of film are too high, so don't follow suit." Alan Wilson thought of Cleopatra, who almost bankrupted Twentieth Century Fox.

He can't guarantee other types, but the probability of an epic movie turning over is much higher, so he is absolutely sure.

Completely serious historical movies usually don't do well at the box office, and TV shows don't do very well.This has to mention the Daming Dynasty 1566, which made Hunan fall into the embrace of idol dramas. The ratings are outrageously low.

Unserious historical dramas usually have to work hard in the next three ways, and the risk of changing the evaluation of historical figures is huge.The palace drama of the Qing Dynasty was the hardest-hit area for the adaptation. Fortunately, people can accept it. If it is changed to other dynasties to cuckold the emperor, the report letters can be full.

Therefore, the current wave of epic movies emerging in Hollywood is actually a thankless type.Once the backlash from public opinion cannot be suppressed, the film and television companies will be unable to afford it.

Chapter 963

In this wave of epic movies, Vivien Leigh's United Artists is also looking for scripts.

As the man behind Great Britain Treasure, Alan Wilson couldn't help but make suggestions after hearing it, "I'll give you a script, and you can just find someone to shoot it when the time comes, and it can show exotic style. There was an opponent in Britain during World War I. People who have made important contributions to the independence of the Arab region can also be photographed to enhance the influence of the United Kingdom."

He has seen the movie "Lawrence of Arabia", and the prototype of the movie is taken from the real person Thomas Edward Lawrence.In World War I, he was the hero who led the independence of Arabia from the Ottoman Empire.

Lawrence's original specialty was archaeology, but high-level officials valued his language skills and geographical knowledge and assigned him to the British Army Intelligence Department in the Middle East.In order to attack Turkey, which was allied with Germany, Britain supported the Arab independence movement.

Lawrence had contacts with Faisal I, a high-ranking Arab, and led a guerrilla attack on the Ottoman Empire.

However, Alan Wilson also said that shooting this epic movie does not mean that he is optimistic about this type of movie, "Epic movies have been going on for several years, and the investment in movies is getting bigger and bigger. Several major companies are like an arms race. Same. As long as a movie goes overboard, it is enough to change the landscape of Hollywood. Once a company encounters difficulties in operating, you must seize the opportunity, after all, there are not many such opportunities.”

Just like when the stock market is booming, there must be an avalanche. The so-called hard-won can be applied to any field. Artificially delaying the bubble will only blow up the already big bubble.

If there is only one player, it’s a big deal to stay where you are, but if there are other players, if you don’t burst the bubble, others may not be able to bear it.

This is the first time David has seen his father plan his mother's career with a confident attitude, so he was deeply impressed.

Of course he has seen it before. In fact, he can often see Alan Wilson's children, but the impression was not deep before, far less than this time.

The mother, who is sometimes majestic and sometimes loving, is only like an obedient baby in front of her father.It also made little David very eager to get to know his strange father, and had many questions to ask.

"After you finish primary school, you have to study in an ordinary public school for a year. But don't reveal your experience of studying in a private school. You can live with ordinary British citizens at close range for a period of time, so that you can understand what they usually think. .”

Although he is an illegitimate child, Alan Wilson is still very concerned about the son of the national treasure, and the scum also needs to be open and aboveboard.

Therefore, he is not suitable to be a Bond who goes deep behind the enemy's rear. He is likely to fall into the enemy's peachy trap, and it's not like he hasn't fallen into it before.

"Why?" Although David was sensible early, he was still young and lacked experience.

Alan Wilson did this for this reason, "You lack experience. Although the private school system and the public school system are two parallel societies that do not intersect. But it is quite scary not to be in contact with the public. You don't understand their needs, you don’t understand everything about them. At the same time, maintaining a certain range of contact will also promote your misuse.”

"Since more than 90.00% of UK schools are public schools, why not fully roll out public teaching and improve the quality of teaching?" David asked a question that did not seem to be asked at his age.

Even the permanent deputy minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was very surprised by this question. Looking at his son, he laughed and said, "This is a sharp question. If you are a civil servant, I will conclude that you have leftist radical ideas. People whose judgment is not reliable. But since you asked, I can answer this question, there are many countries in the world that have a comprehensive public education system, and it is quite strong, not comparable to the education you are receiving now, but far more than the current public education in the UK."