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"What's the matter?" Alan Wilson was flipping through the contents of the arms sales contract when he saw Wick go and come back.

"There is a ship arriving at the port, and it is an intern from Malaya." Wick reported quickly, "How to respond."

"Let me go." Alan Wilson stood up directly, "Put away the documents of the Ministry of Defense first, and I will read them when I come back."

Chapter 93 New blood in the shipbuilding industry

The maritime industry represented by the shipbuilding industry is an important part of the British economy: the British maritime-related industries contribute 130 billion pounds to the economy, of which the shipbuilding and maintenance industries contribute nearly 20 billion pounds and directly employ 9 people.

The demand of the shipbuilding industry mainly comes from international shipping, which is closely related to world economic growth and maritime trade.

As an island country, once the shipbuilding industry declines, it means that Britain is dispensable in the world economy.Britain and Alan Wilson himself wanted to save the shipbuilding industry as a matter of course.

The Ship and Transportation Committee currently has another important task, which is to rely on the accumulation of the British shipbuilding industry.Construct patent barriers to deal with the threat of Japanese shipbuilding industry.

At the meeting on saving the shipbuilding industry, Alan Wilson attributed the threat of Japan to the indulgence of the United States. The Americans have nothing to lose in their own shipbuilding industry, so they borrow Japan, which has even lower human rights, to disintegrate British dominance in shipbuilding.

The urgent task is to adjust to the weak areas of the Japanese shipbuilding industry, container ships and oil tankers.At the same time, find ways to reduce costs, and let France and Germany stand on the side of the United Kingdom within the framework of the European Community.

The East End of London is close to the North Sea. Although it is not as good as several major shipyards, there are also some civilian shipyards. The first batch of interns in Malaya are going to be placed there.

The key is a few old shipyards. Even if Alan Wilson interferes, these shipyards may not necessarily listen to Alan Wilson. On the contrary, some small shipyards are easier to adjust, and they will not rely on seniority and connections. The guidance of the office is positive and negative.

Whitehall is an expert in yin and yang, and has often done this to the cabinet. Since Whitehall can do this, there is no reason why lower interest groups will not do this to Whitehall.

Excluding the option of revolution, incremental improvement starts from small aspects, and it is unwise to move a few large shipyards.

And now small shipyards are indeed more difficult than large shipyards, and they are also the first to be rescued.

"The machinery should be updated, and the efficiency should be improved. According to our survey, the Japanese shipbuilding industry is now twice as efficient as the British shipbuilding industry. This is of course related to the low human rights advantage, but should we work harder? Regarding the aging of machinery, we It can be solved through loans and updated equipment, the Japanese are hardworking, and we have rich management and accumulated experience.”

British shipyards are recognized globally as being able to provide one of the most comprehensive and cutting-edge services.

Comprehensive repair and service facilities for almost all types of seagoing vessels and offshore installations.British companies are also adept at providing ultra-fast responsive solutions to maintenance issues in countries around the world.

This configuration is here, there is no reason why it can't fight the Japanese.Isn't someone coming now to reduce the cost?

When Alan Wilson arrived at the shipyard, he met the owner of the medium-sized shipyard directly and asked about the accommodation of the interns.

"Once we get good results from here, several shipyards on the south coast, as well as Glasgow in Scotland, will all benefit from it. I hope we will not be disappointed."

The distribution of the shipbuilding industry in the UK is very interesting. In terms of proportion, several cities in Southampton, it can be said that the cities in England occupy the largest share.But from a single city, Glasgow in Scotland is the real shipbuilding center of the UK.

Along the banks of the Clyde River, there are dozens of shipyards.The main industrial sectors include shipbuilding, machine manufacturing, electrical equipment, precision instruments, etc. Among them, the shipbuilding industry ranks first in the country, and there are dozens of shipyards.

The so-called saving the British shipbuilding industry, the problems of several port cities in the English Channel are not big, but if there is a problem in Glasgow, which really relies on the shipbuilding industry, it will be in big trouble.Saving shipbuilding also helps the balance between England and Scotland.

Being in the same country, it is better for the two sides to have different divisions of labor economically.Long-term neglect of Scotland's interests may also be harmful to Britain itself.Glasgow's manufacturing industry is the city's central industry, and the shipbuilding industry on the Clyde River is the most important.

At present, Glasgow is governed by the Labor Party. Of course, the Great East End of London is also the same. The places that rely on manufacturing are generally the same. Alan Wilson did not show negligence because of the small scale of the shipyard he visited.

Rather, it was very pleasant, talking about the country's help in the shipbuilding industry, and clarifying what rights these assigned interns should have.

"Are all the officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs so versatile now?" Granville couldn't help but sigh, he was a little confused about the shipbuilding industry, and he could still attract the attention of the executive deputy minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

"I am the Secretary-General of the newly established Shipping and Transportation Committee. As for the interns who came here for internship, I was the High Commissioner of Malaya before. In essence, they used to be residents under my management, so I don't want similar racial conflicts to arise. I have had a very harmonious cooperation with the Chinese before, and I know the nature of the Chinese workers. If they are hardworking and willing to work hard, they will not cause trouble. Once there is a racial incident, I will investigate it myself.”

"By the way, I'm still the secretary-general of the Joint Intelligence Committee. It's easy for me to initiate an investigation into one matter."

Alan Wilson's tone was calm, and he was not threatening anything. There was no possibility of favoring the Chinese. If something happened, he would naturally deal with the conflict impartially, and whoever caused the trouble would pay the price.

The shipyard was named after Granville, and it was obviously a family business. As soon as you entered the factory area, you could see that the current operating status was not good, and the entire factory building was empty.If you pretend to be dead regardless, a shipyard of this size should be the first to close down.

It was precisely because of the poor situation that Alan Wilson chose to start here, and it might be easier to achieve results.

There are four other shipyards of similar size near the shipyard. This is the entire shipbuilding industry in the East End of London. These shipyards will divide up [-] interns, including several bosses of Granville, who are now in Allen Wilson's side.

"Switch to English and Chinese slogans, what about safety production, don't you understand? It doesn't matter, I compiled the English-Chinese dictionary, and I will translate it for you." Alan Wilson wandered around, still paying attention to some details.

After a while, Alan Wilson sat down with several shipyard owners and waited for the arrival of the first batch of interns.

It's time to beat and beat, and support policies have been mentioned. Now you can imagine how to get closer to the migrant workers.

Several people in Granville were quite curious about Alan Wilson's work history and asked about the local customs of Malaya.

Alan Wilson told the truth that it is uncertain whether saving the shipbuilding industry will be effective now. Even if it is effective, there is a high probability that it will only delay the decline of the shipbuilding industry. Maybe one day, at least part of the shipbuilding industry will be relocated to Malaya. .

He is also happy to introduce the local situation in Malaya in front of these shipyard owners.Take the current industrial layout as an example, the automobile production line is located in Malacca, and Singapore is still an oil refining center.Kuala Lumpur is a special case as the capital, and Penang actually lacks a good industry to drive its development.

"Except for the somewhat conservative social environment, the local area is pretty good in other aspects." Alan Wilson told the truth.

"If we have time, we are willing to go to the local area to investigate." Granville said with a very interested look.

"That's really good news. In fact, as long as they treat each other as equals, there is no danger. The local position in the cabinet is extremely important, much more important than the original British India." Alan Wilson spoke, followed by a car As soon as a bus enters the factory, he knows that these interns who have undergone vocational training have arrived.

"Welcome to London, my friends." Alan Wilson switched to Chinese and greeted the densely packed Asian faces. The team was a little scattered, but generally kept quiet, which was a sense of order.

"Hello, Mr. Zhongtang!" The visitors obviously knew in advance that the former Chief Executive of Malaya was in front of him, and he directly responded to Alan Wilson's greetings.

"It's a very memorable title, thank you." When dealing with different groups, if you have nothing to say, just start with the profound and profound local culture. Alan Wilson has sufficient experience working abroad, which is not a problem for him.

The speech was full of humility, not only proud of the British Empire, but also recognized the high-quality characteristics of the Chinese community, "Ten years ago, I also took your parents to work in Newfoundland. But the work at that time was far from what it is now. Technical content, the entire internship period is two years, how much work experience you can accumulate is up to you, I hope you can go back after two years with an understanding of the entire shipbuilding industry."

Mr. Zhongtang, whom the interns were talking about, was not polite at all, and he poured chicken soup like crazy, using a bright future to cover up the embarrassing fact that the interns were only one-third of the British local workers.

Otherwise, why is the internship period two years?Two years is an affordable price for a young man.But it won't work if the time is prolonged. After all, chicken soup is just chicken soup and cannot be used as real money.

That is to say, these student interns who have just left school still have dreams, and it is not easy to fool around with a period of social work experience.

"Dear bosses, go ahead and sign the contract. If there is an industrial accident, I will deal with it fairly." Finally, he made clear the bottom line to several shipyard bosses, and Alan Wilson was about to leave, "The Ship and Transportation Committee will send someone to you Supervise shipyards, protect workers' human rights, and assess whether the environment in which shipyards operate has improved."

Several people in Granville were full of solemn assurances, expressing that they would treat the new blood of the shipbuilding industry well.

Chapter 94 The pressure is all in the UK

"The follow-up batch of interns will be arranged according to today's procedure." Alan Wilson set off on his return journey after ordering the Chief Private Secretary Wick.

The Iranian oil crisis, which has dragged on for so long, is still a matter for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to follow up.The wife who just gave up the quota share has not changed her face these days, always feeling that she has lost money.

If it is normal, maybe Pamela Mountbatten will forget it after a long time, but his husband has been following up on the Iran issue, so there is no condition for the family to forget it. Now it can only be analyzed by Alan Wilson. .

Jian Zhengda has always used history as a mirror to explain the relationship between the country and the businessman group. "Soviet people said that workers have no motherland, and Americans say that capitalists have no motherland. In fact, they are both right. The relationship between businessmen and the country is not It's so simple, but there is no doubt that your industry still has a strong British color, and the country cannot always contribute to you, you have to give the country some feedback, right?"

"Think about more than 100 years ago, the United Kingdom had the upper hand in the fight with France with its huge tax collection ability. This created the glory of the empire on which the sun never sets, and finally made Napoleon come to an end."

"I understand the truth." Pamela Mountbatten whispered, "but the loss is real."

"If you don't let go when it's time to let go, it will only lead to a bigger disaster." Alan Wilson said with a serious face.

"Why have I never heard of a similar example." Pamela Mountbatten tilted her head, waiting for her husband's answer.

How not?Jew isn't it?However, the Mountbatten family really has Jewish ancestry, so this cannot be said. Alan Wilson frowned, "There is a counterexample. Excessive squeezing of businessmen led to businessmen treason and defection to the enemy."

In fact, except for the Mongols who can do everything, China will use state power to limit the expansion of businessmen.

This is not a problem, because businessmen are after profits, so they should be controlled.But it also depends on how to suppress it. The Ming Dynasty was too dark towards businessmen, which made it extremely unsuccessful at the national commercial level.

Shanxi merchants would rather do business with Houjin, just like the Ming Dynasty guarded against thieves, because there are many lessons learned from the past.

In other dynasties, merchants were also at a disadvantage, and they would be cut off by the court from time to time, but usually at the level of suppression.But in the Ming Dynasty, once a businessman revealed his wealth, whether he was loyal to the emperor and patriotic or a cause of disaster, the whole family would die.

During the reign of Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty, Feng Qian, Wang Tong, Li Xiang, Wang Zhi, Xia Xian'er, etc., were all forcibly arrested and imprisoned by the court for trumped-up charges, and their property was confiscated.

During the Wanli period of Emperor Shenzong of the Ming Dynasty, Yao Qing, a wealthy businessman who accumulated huge sums of money, died without heirs. The imperial court took advantage of his nephew's opportunity to compete for power and seized all his property.

Wu Jinbo, a wealthy businessman at the time of Ming Xizong's apocalypse, lent as many as 200 million taels of silver to the imperial court. The imperial court not only reneged on the debt, but also made excuses to seize his family property with other things.

Wu Yangchun, a Huizhou merchant during the Tianqi period of Emperor Xizong of the Ming Dynasty, started his business by selling salt, with an accumulated capital of more than one million yuan.

His family had donated more than 50 taels of salary to the imperial court successively. The court found trouble and added crimes, not only to recover the stolen silver of 60 taels, but also arrested and imprisoned the Wu family and his son. Hanged himself in prison.

The imperial court has always adopted such an attitude towards businessmen, so it is natural that no patriotic businessmen will appear in times of trouble.

When the United Kingdom formed the anti-French alliance, its commercial power played a huge role. Naturally, there is no need to worry about loyalty issues, but nothing can be too much, especially the Soviet Union in the east wants to liberate the world and seize profits. If you don't let go, you may be hanged by a street lamp.

"There are still such things in the world." Pamela Mountbatten looked angry. "No wonder they accepted the Soviet system so easily. It turns out that there is a historical tradition."

"I can't be wrong, uh, there are some reasons for this." Alan Wilson opened his mouth and didn't refute. He felt that his wife was right. The attitude is naturally different. What we should consider is, given the fact that the Soviet Union existed, we should try our best to establish a wide encirclement network. Therefore, when eating meat, we must also ensure that other countries can drink soup. Otherwise, why would they stand on the side of freedom? The world side?"

"Lumumba's Congo is like this. Although we cannot publicly say that Lumumba wanted to take back Congo's own resources, and we disagreed, which led to Congo's fall to the Soviet Union. But isn't that what it is in essence?"

In order to prevent these countries from falling to the Soviet Union, they have to give up part of their interests, which are originally their own resources.

"Anyway, what you say makes sense. Fortunately, the Mountbatten Group is not a listed company." Pamela Mountbatten accepted her husband's rhetoric, "Otherwise, the decline in the stock value alone will make many people Dissatisfied."

"Speaking of this issue, what will the government talk to Egypt about when I see the Suez Canal Company?" Allen Wilson's mood suddenly became bad. The Suez Canal Company is a joint-stock company. Britain went to war because of the nationalization of Egypt, which caused huge losses to a large number of French shareholders.

Usury imperialism being attacked in this matter is almost like taking the life of the French.

The world is as black as crows. In this world, there are hunger, humiliation, ignorance, evil, greed, extortion, fraud, torture, tyranny, and the inhumanity of people to people. Just because Alan Wilson is British, you will not think that Britain is How noble.

On the contrary, some Chinese, Persians, Indians, and Arabs show no less character, elegance, gentleness, wisdom, and holiness than Europe and the United States.

Everyone, everywhere in the world, is moving toward categorization.Some have gone a long way, some have taken shortcuts.

Each makes his own destiny in his own way, and no one can help anyone but kindness, generosity, patience.

Just as Alan Wilson cannot personally fight for the French, France cannot replace the United Kingdom to continue to fight the Iranian oil crisis. The two countries still have their own affairs, and there is essentially no obligation to advance and retreat together.

"According to the Paris embassy, ​​today France officially launched the French mobilization law, large-scale conscription, and declared that it will solve the Algeria problem within half a year."

In Macmillan's office, Dixon, the chief private secretary of the foreign minister, reported the latest news from the Paris embassy that France had activated the general mobilization law and carried out partial mobilization.

All male French nationals who are at least over the age of [-] shall register with the municipal government of their place of residence, their address, occupation, relatives, guardians, masters they employ, and the levels of education they have received in schools.

Anyone who is not bound by the obligation of military service and who does not have any occupation or public office shall be registered with the provincial government of his place of origin or residence; in order to serve in the service and work for the national interest, the service period shall not be less than one year.

"According to the lowest level of partial mobilization, France can build on the current Algerian garrison. Another 50 troops will be added to the Algerian war. Together with the immigrants from French Africa who have gathered in Algeria, the French troops in Algeria can increase to 150 million."

This is what McMillan tried his best to prevent when he visited France some time ago, and it is also something the United States does not want to see.At such a tense moment, France has made great efforts to solve the colonial problem in one fell swoop.

"Alan, where are you now?" McMillan looked at Dixon and asked.

"It should be in my office. Recently, the executive deputy secretary is very family-friendly, and he is always preparing materials for the Basra meeting at work." Dixon asked, "Should I call the executive deputy secretary?"

McMillan had already picked up the microphone, and Alan Wilson floated in after a while, and he also knew the news that France had launched a partial general mobilization, but he had no choice, "I don't think this is a problem that can be solved by a department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The key is What does the cabinet, or the prime minister think, now."

"Now let's think about it from the worst point of view. If the French succeed and Algeria's resistance is quelled, it is not all good for Britain. After Algeria stabilizes, France's national strength will definitely be enhanced. With the strength of the British Isles , it may be difficult to suppress France."

The total area of ​​Algeria is close to 240 million square kilometers, even if the area of ​​livable land is not large.There are also more than 30 square kilometers of the Mediterranean coast that can be used, and France, which straddles both sides of the Mediterranean, will become difficult to deal with.

Once this result appears, the pressure will be on the UK. If the UK retreats step by step to the British Isles and lives with its head down, then in Europe in the future, it will not only have to deal with the Soviet Union, but may also rely on France.

It is precisely because of this vision that de Gaulle took the risk of launching the mobilization order after analyzing the current population comparison.Against the pressure of other countries, try harder on the Algeria issue.

There is no doubt, what should Britain do now?Macmillan was also frowning. At this moment, the phone next to him rang. It was a call from Prime Minister Eden, asking Macmillan to go to No. [-] Downing Street for a meeting.

Alan Wilson could guess the content of the meeting, so he watched Macmillan leave, turned around and returned to his own office, and sat down, "Save Britain without a word, France is about to be pulled out of the quagmire by me. "

A large plate has the difficulty of a large plate, and concentration has its advantages. The operating pressure brought by the spread of British colonies is much greater than that of France. It is no wonder that it cannot take all the benefits.

"Let's talk about what the actions of the French will bring to Britain." Aiden cut to the chase, and the core issue of calling the cabinet ministers was the mobilization order issued by France.

The first thousand and ninety-five chapters of unrest and another wave

There is no doubt that France's move out of the mobilization order will have an extremely far-reaching impact on Britain, and it is impossible for the two countries to have the same interests.But on the issue of colonies, there is still roughly the same.

The problem must be considered from the perspective of the worst result, that is, a basic premise is that Britain must retain full control and a national power above that of France. This cannot be limited to the comparison between mainland France and the United Kingdom.

At the French embassy in London, Ambassador Savette expressed his original intention of attaching importance to the views of the UK with a smile on his face. "On the colonial issue, France and the UK are facing pressure together, and they should report to the delegation to keep warm."

"It's difficult. We understand France's policy in principle, but we also have to consider the views of the Americans. The situation in Europe still needs the help of the United States." Alan Wilson expressed embarrassment, explaining how difficult the British diplomatic environment is. , and now he is still clinging to the Iran issue and not letting go.

so!Selt smiled unabated, and said inexplicably, "Actually, Sir Wilson, we judge that you are a pro-European faction of the British government. The judgment may be wrong, but the British say a few words for France, and it is also for the British, the Iranian oil crisis. The Basra Conference, France has always been a firm supporter of Britain, hasn't it?"

this?Alan Wilson didn't answer, with a noncommittal expression, obviously this set of rhetoric couldn't impress him.

"If your wife knows, you have a mistress and an illegitimate child in Paris." Selt sighed.

"Are you threatening me?" Alan Wilson's face changed, and his attitude became rude.

"Even the two actresses of Woodpecker Pictures..." Celt pointed at Alan Wilson with envy and hatred on his face.

"I just made mistakes that men would make. But if they want to blackmail me, the French made a wrong calculation." Alan Wilson was worried, but his face was as cold as ice, and he was not ready to compromise.

"Sir Wilson misunderstood. France is a country of romance. The French are unwilling and will not disturb a... or more than one sincere love. I can guarantee that few people know about it."

Seeing this situation, Selt looked relieved, and took out a memo, "Sir, you can take it now, I can guarantee that the French intelligence agency has no backup, and even the two ladies Heidi and Ingrid will be taken care of by the government. There will also be policy support.”

"Of course, the sincerity goes far beyond that. This is Air France's order for the Comet airliner. French Africa needs to maintain the route to Paris. For the sake of the idea of ​​a greater Europe, of course we cannot choose the American Boeing, which has a tough stance on the colonies."

Selt kept coming up with several memorandums, including the order for the comet airliner, and sharing the research progress of France on smoothbore guns. The Paris Motor Show is about to open, and British cars are expected to shine. There are too many conditions to list.