British civil servant

God knows how the man in front of me said this, Marilyn Monroe almost wanted to laugh, and then put the door key into Alan Wilson's hand, whispering, "You are really surprising. "

"Thank you!" Allen Wilson said to himself, shaking the door key, "I'm fine in terms of time management."

She was pushed upstairs directly by Alan Wilson.Before she could catch her breath, she was already sitting in a vat of hot water that smelled of roses, and the steam rose to her face, making her relax.There was no sound in the house, and she closed her eyes easily.

Alan Wilson went to Whitehall to visit the supreme authority Norman Brooke and report the inside story of the Nassau talks this time.

Norman Brooke was very clear about the ins and outs of the Nassau talks, "Kennedy has not achieved his goal, and he may not let it go. This is what people in politics do. If you lose, you will hold grudges, and if you win, you will counterattack. But this is against the government. The Americans will not do anything to you, after all, we follow the arrangements of politicians."

"Whenever I think of the United States, I bring up Judah and cry for grievances. This country is self-willed, treacherous, and very happy." Alan Wilson said in a long voice, "Every time the United States says that it wants the special relationship between Britain and the United States for the good of the United Kingdom, I feel that I felt like I was going to get stabbed in the back."

"Actually, I'm still a little worried about Kennedy." Norman Brook frowned, self-willed, treacherous, and overjoyed. It's all right to apply it to the United States. Because of this, think about what else the Americans will do if they don't achieve their goals. , "If I were Kennedy, if there was no trouble in Quebec, I might attack Newfoundland."

Alan Wilson nodded. It is indeed possible. From this point of view, after the de Gaulle government came to power in France, it led to the awakening of Quebec's self-awareness, which really helped Britain.

After chatting about the Nassau meeting, Alan Wilson jokingly asked about Norman Brook's life recently.

"It's still the same recently. I chatted with Gatzke a few days ago." Norman Brook replied with a smile.

"The leader of the Labor Party is also very concerned about this Nassau meeting?" Alan Wilson is also very interested, wondering what the opposition party thinks about the Nassau meeting, "Do you think the Conservative Party is betraying the country?"

"Only our civil servants in the UK are really good for the country, and those parties are opposing for the sake of opposing." Norman Brook said, "As long as the interests of the UK are safeguarded, it doesn't matter what method he uses. He can even be a Marxist."

"It's like when the Labor Party was in power, the Ministry of Education praised comprehensive quality education as being able to smooth out class differences. But when the Conservative Party came to power, they can change their praise for cheap, stable and efficient education. For the Labor Party, we say that selective education will lead to early family division. Explain to the Conservatives that selective education will make education ridiculously expensive."

"Which side should we be on?" Alan Wilson felt as if he understood something, but he didn't fully understand it.

"Stand on your own side. Existence makes sense, and everything lies in balance. This is the same as offshore balance. If you use it well, you will be an invincible weapon. If you don't use it well, you will bury us." Norman Brook said with a smile , "The essence of offshore balance is that the UK itself cannot be weak, just like Whitehall cannot be weak."

"The data can be diametrically opposed, and the conclusions can be contradictory, just like the ruling party and the opposition party, as well as the basic principles of Whitehall's operation." Norman Brooke said this, "Tomorrow is Christmas, and colleagues in Whitehall Let's meet, in another week, you will be leading Whitehall in a new position."

"Thinking of the future, it is inevitable to feel uneasy." Alan Wilson said with emotion.

"I've already bought a house in Perth." Norman Brooke said suddenly, "If you have any difficulties at that time, you can send me a telegram. It's actually not difficult. Isn't the overseas headquarters of the Mountbatten Group in Perth?" .”

On Christmas Day, December 25th, Alan Wilson came to Whitehall NO.70 as scheduled, and under the leadership of Norman Brooke, he met with colleagues who will move forward hand in hand in the future.

With the Christmas reception, Norman Brook paved the way for Alan Wilson to become the secretary general of the cabinet.It has long been an open secret who the next cabinet secretary-general will be, but he has not officially taken office, and there are still theoretical variables in everything.

However, Norman Brooke has received accurate information from Prime Minister Eden. After this Nassau meeting, the Prime Minister is very satisfied with the next cabinet secretary general, and Alan Wilson's position is definitely not a problem.

At this moment, Alan Wilson is actually in a complicated mood. There will be fewer opportunities for business trips in the future, so he can't just run outside. It is not so easy to go to Stockholm, Bonn, and Paris. This is really a loss.

The position of cabinet secretary can be traced back to the role of chief advisor to successive monarchs in the Middle Ages.

The chief adviser of the monarch, although the name varies, but its responsibilities are essentially senior advisors to the monarch, coordinating government work, ensuring national security, preserving historical materials, and preventing the country from disintegrating from within.

The prime minister and his government who take office will bring a series of policies to be implemented, and the cabinet secretary must use his talents to ensure that the Cabinet Office, a national machine, plays a role, provides services for the prime minister and his government, and implements policies.

At the beginning of the new year, Norman Brook officially resigned, and Alan Wilson became the fourth cabinet secretary since Maurice Hankey, starting his own era.

The first thousand and 210 chapters and the development of semiconductors

The Cabinet Secretary is accountable to the Prime Minister as well as to the Cabinet as a whole, so there has always been ambiguity in his duties.

The title of the position of Cabinet Secretary has never been changed, and successive Cabinet Secretaries have been well aware of their responsibility to the Cabinet as a whole, but at times, this responsibility has inevitably led to periodic tensions between the Cabinet Secretary and the then Prime Minister.This is especially the case when the prime minister sees himself as head of government rather than chief among his peers.

The question now is whether the post of cabinet secretary and secretary of state should be performed by the same person.The advantage of having the two positions held by the same person is that the chief executive can maintain daily contact with the chief executive—the prime minister. The disadvantage is that it is difficult for one person to fulfill the duties of the cabinet secretary and the chief minister at the same time. .

Fortunately, Norman Brooke is really going to retire, and at the same time handed over the positions of cabinet secretary and chief minister to the latecomer, that is, Alan Wilson himself, ensuring the integrity of Whitehall.

"Burke is very dissatisfied with you as the civil secretary. I thought I could get at least one position." Makins connoted Burke Trend, the competitor of Alan Wilson.

"Understandable." Alan Wilson, who changed his office location, is not quite used to the environment of the Cabinet Secretary's Office.

Alan Wilson thought he would be very excited, but when it came to this day, he found that he was not as happy as he imagined.Maybe it was too early to know.

It's like war will increase the approval rate of the incumbent president, but it is always stimulated by war, stimulated again and again, and when the warlike people are also tired, the approval rate of the sleeping king has been unable to increase.On the contrary, with the outbreak of the war, the support rate has also declined.

The president of the United States is regarded as the number one person with great power in Europe and the United States. Such presidential power can easily be transformed into a distinctive personal style, whether it is Kennedy, Nixon, or later Reagan and Bush and his sons.

The thing about Sleeping King is that no matter what he is doing as the President of the United States, people are not impressed.They all think that this is a collective decision of the US government, which is completely opposite to Wang Wang's personal style.

For an American president, if such an image is not reversed, it will be extremely terrifying.

Makins, who didn't know what the new supreme authority was thinking, asked if there would be any personnel changes?

"What we are pursuing is stability, and of course it is not static. But there will be no major changes for the time being." Allen Wilson replied sincerely that stability is not enough, but stability is necessary.These two words look similar but have absolutely different meanings.

At this stage, there will be no obvious changes in Whitehall and Norman Brooke. Although Alan Wilson has some ideas, there is no need to be so anxious to implement them. Here is one more thing. He has not yet stepped down from the executive branch of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs long.

Now conservatism, the people are always easily incited by ignorant emotions. When they can't see the future, what Whitehall needs to do is to stick to its views and never compromise, otherwise every government will achieve nothing.

While the two were chatting, the phone on the table rang, and Alan Wilson picked up the receiver and said, "Hi, I'm Alan."

"Sir, the Prime Minister is looking for you." The voice of the Prime Minister's private secretary Brest came.

"I'll be there soon!" Allen Wilson said with a smile, "Brest, actually, my colleagues think that you are a very reliable person, and I may still need your help in many cases."

"No problem, sir." Brest's voice was full of excitement, delighted at the attention of the Supreme Authority.

Regardless of whether it is emotional or reasonable, Aiden will meet the newly appointed secretary-general of the cabinet. Although this head of civil servants has almost broken the convention and won the championship at an unusual age, it may bring many new changes. .

Aiden is also well aware of Alan Wilson's extraordinary potential power, and his father-in-law Mountbatten is the full-time commander of the British armed forces.His wife is the president of Britain's largest industrial group, which includes oil, steel, raw materials and food, aviation and automobile industries.

This may be the wealthiest cabinet secretary for a family since the Cabinet Office.

There are even some voices that think that Britain should split the Mountbatten Group. Of course, this voice will only make a group of nobles who have obtained Australian citizenship run away with buckets.

Back then, the capitalists could use their economic strength to defeat the aristocratic group whose main income was land. Now the aristocratic group can also use greater economic strength to regain the glory of the past. No matter how bad it is, they will not stay in the British mainland and wait to die.

"Alan, you are here." Aiden saw Alan Wilson appear, pointed to the seat in front of him and asked him to sit down, and began the first meeting after Alan Wilson was promoted to the secretary general of the cabinet. will be his partner in leading the UK.

Of course, there is a premise for this, that is, Aiden will win this general election.

Although Alan Wilson expressed deep doubts about the reliability of the Conservative Party, judging from this Nassau meeting, at least Aiden was fine, and he did not commit Macmillan's act of treachery in history.

"Dear Prime Minister, seeing you on this occasion for the first time, I feel a little nervous." Alan Wilson sat upright, expressing his humility and the mentality of coming to listen to teachings.

"Whitehall should indeed undergo some changes." Aiden said, apparently he has no objections to the Whitehall led by Norman Brooke, "I hope that the Whitehall led by you can unleash the full potential of Britain."

"Of course I will do my best." Alan Wilson replied bluntly, expressing reliability, "As a diplomat, I have always set my sights on the scope of the Commonwealth. I hope the integrity of the Commonwealth , to drive Britain forward."

Aiden naturally didn't know that the situation in the UK was countless times better than the UK in Alan Wilson's memory.

If he remembers correctly, at this time in history, Britain has already taken the third position in Europe, and its economic aggregate has been surpassed by Germany and France. This virtue is naturally at the Nassau Conference, facing the United States I can't get angry anymore.

For the United Kingdom in this era, the term "British disease" has been specially created by various countries. How can an economy that can only rank third in Europe support the pound's share of international settlements for a long time?The scope of circulation of the British pound is getting smaller and smaller, which has caused the British economy to become weaker and weaker.

Compared with the Attlee period, the economic achievements of the Aiden government are not very impressive, which is normal.The post-war Labor Party cabinet has indeed made outstanding achievements in the field of catching up, after all, the starting point is low.

After more than ten years, when Aiden took back the House of Commons, all the tricks that should have been used have been used.There is no good effect if you continue to use it. This has led many people in the UK to believe that the economic policies of the Conservative Party are not good.

Alan Wilson has nothing to do. The female prime minister who changed Britain's post-war economic policy is still adapting to the position of education minister. Besides, based on the current public opinion, if Thatcher dares to use historical tricks If it is used in advance, there is a high probability that it will fail. An era has its own method, and using it in advance may only make things worse.

"Technology is constantly developing. Prime Minister, the existing industries are not enough to bring the UK to a higher level. Then we must focus on high-tech industries and adopt policy support."

Alan Wilson gave his own answer, "Integrated circuits in the United States are developing rapidly. I think this is definitely a trend. In the future, integrated circuits may become extremely important and should receive the government's attention."

"Is it a new type of semiconductor?" Aiden also knows about the emerging industries in the United States, but he still doesn't know how well it can develop. It doesn't take long to go from electron tubes to transistors. will face elimination.

This is impossible, at least in the world in Alan Wilson's memory, integrated circuits have not been eliminated, so it is worth investing in, "Prime Minister, for Britain, the Industrial Revolution is to change Britain from a small border island to a leading world One of the reasons for the empire, Britain should not adopt a conservative attitude in the face of new industries."

Integrated circuits use a certain process to interconnect transistors, resistors, capacitors, inductors and other components and wiring required in a circuit, and make them on a small or several small semiconductor wafers or dielectric substrates, and then package them in a tube. Inside the shell, it becomes a micro-structure with the required circuit functions; all the components in it have been structurally integrated, making electronic components a big step towards miniaturization, low power consumption, intelligence and high reliability.

Alan Wilson's original intention of wanting to develop semiconductors is very simple. The United States and the United Kingdom must also have them, no matter how bad they are in Europe, just as the US president has been to places, he will also go.

Japan has once posed a great threat to the United States in the semiconductor industry, and there is no reason why the United Kingdom cannot do it.

Of course, the initial investment will definitely not be small. Maybe Aiden may not be able to see the effect even if he is re-elected.But Alan Wilson still tried his best to convince Aiden that the semiconductor industry should support him.

"You prepare an assessment report first." Aiden thought about it, and let Alan Wilson try.His economic achievements during his tenure are far less impressive than those in the diplomatic field, which is why he has been unable to separate support from the Labor Party.

"I'll go investigate right away." Alan Wilson agreed without hesitation. To be honest, he really doesn't know much about the foundation of the UK's semiconductor industry. He needs someone to help him complete this matter.

After thinking about it, Alan Wilson asked Turing if he could return to England to help while announcing the good news to his wife.As for the excuse, Whitehall is considering making Turing the president of the Royal Interstellar Society.

The first thousand 210 four chapters to fulfill the promise

Turing is an expert in the field of computers. Alan Wilson doesn't know whether he will make achievements in the semiconductor industry. He just follows his feeling.

Compared with Turing, Alan Wilson, an official fan, does not necessarily know the British semiconductor industry better than the other party.How to overcome difficulties still needs to be dominated by a person with a scientific spirit, not an official fan like him.

In the telegram to his wife, Alan Wilson informed Pamela Mountbatten of his appointment as cabinet secretary in a sincere tone. This good news made the female president very happy and applauded her husband's progress.

The thing is obvious, business is inseparable from political support, this truth Pamela Mountbatten has long understood that her husband can become the talker of Whitehall, which has a huge boost to her business empire.

Although the legislative power in Australia is still in the hands of the United Kingdom, and Perth is also the base camp of British immigrants, Pamela Mountbatten is still cautious in this place in Australia, and her sense of security comes from the British troops stationed in Australia.

A day later, Turing arrived in Perth via a special plane from the launch site, and appeared in the Mountbatten Building in Perth.

Pamela Mountbatten spoke to Turing with a joyful tone, "Mr. Turing, my husband has good news for you. He has been busy with the recommendation of the president of the Royal Interstellar Society recently, and the candidate is you. These few days You have made great contributions to the British aerospace industry in [-], and from my personal point of view, you really deserve it.”

"Oh, my God." Turing was also very shocked, this is indeed good news, so good that he thought he had heard it wrong, "Pamela, I should actually thank you, if it wasn't for Alan at the time If you don't help me, I'll be in big trouble."

"Don't mention that matter. With Mr. Turing's talent. If you are punished for this, the loss to Britain will be immeasurable. My husband said that you are a real genius. And for you people Said, the strictness of the law is a bit unreasonable." Pamela Mountbatten said with a smile, "Now, with my current achievements, no one will trouble you."

For Turing this time, it can be called a return home. The names that once shined in the Royal Society include Newton, Darwin, and Boyle, which can be described as star-studded.It is a great honor for Turing to appear with these names.

In the past few years, Turing has been at the Australian launch site and led the work of British aerospace engineering, which is enough on his resume.What is lacking now is the need for someone to push, and the secretary-general of the cabinet can help with this.

At this moment, Alan Wilson knocked on the door of Marilyn Monroe's room and decided to give a lecture about the vase.

His gesture of kindness was rewarded, and she gave him affectionate and grateful glances.He smiled at her in turn, wishing that he could do his best; to protect her forever from criticism and anger from the outside world.

"In the past few years, United Artists Films has produced a number of good movies. Are you responsible for them?" Marilyn Monroe asked in disbelief, as if she wanted to confirm the authenticity of the matter.

"Such as a different-dimensional killing array? I really wrote it!" Alan Wilson puffed up his chest, just like the poorest patriot in the East End of London. What is plagiarism is micro-innovation.

This batch of movies has created huge profits for Vivien Leigh's United Artists. The status of United Artists in Hollywood has been rising, and it has approached MGM, which has passed its peak.

Even if you want a change, Alan Wilson doesn't mind a Sharknado script.

"It's unbelievable." Marilyn Monroe only thought of her talent when she told this man before, but now she really believes that Vivien Leigh is the idol of Hollywood actresses. It is because Vivien Leigh has completed a gorgeous turn from an actor to the boss of a film and television giant.

Vivien Leigh, Heidi Lamarr, and Ingrid Bergman led a group of female stars to start businesses. Of course, most of them were not very successful, but this does not hurt that everyone still targets these successful female stars.

The key to success is not entrepreneurship, but Alan Wilson being the man behind the ladies.It's just that most female stars don't understand this.

"I'm really talented, otherwise Vivienne wouldn't be determined." Alan Wilson spread his hands and looked like a stinky fart, as if it was just a matter of effort.

Following him is equivalent to knocking on the door of common prosperity. Although he is still carrying debts calculated in the billions, as the price of silver rises, no one comes to collect debts at all.It even felt a little insufficient.

Alan Wilson's position as Permanent Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not been resigned for the time being, and he has been a monk for a day.He had already decided that within a year of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Sukarno regime would be dealt with.

As a man who keeps his word, Alan Wilson is naturally impossible to break his promise and get fat. He called Richard White, the head of MI[-], to discuss how to curb the Soviet Union's development of power in Britain's traditional sphere of influence.

Richard White talked about preventive policies in the direction of Africa, and Alan Wilson couldn't help but sigh, he obviously wanted to talk about Asia.

Africa cannot be saved, especially black Africa in the traditional sense, because Britain is really a colonist.

In addition, Africa's position in the whole world is the bottom, and the living standard is comparable to that of the famous big countries.

The blacks pushed the responsibility for backwardness to the colonists, so what could Britain do?

Due to the vast difference in national strength, African countries must not do anything to Britain, but as long as other forces that have not joined the colonial wave tick their fingers, African countries will follow.In the eyes of Africans, the Soviet Union during the Cold War, a certain major country a few decades later, and even India, a major power with great reputation, are more trustworthy than Europe and the United States in the eyes of Africans.

The voice of Africans cannot be heard because Britain can easily silence Africa. As long as Africans make a voice, it is definitely not what the British want to hear.

Once Britain's African colonies become independent, what Britain can do is not to let these African countries confront Britain openly.As for expecting to counter the expansion of the Soviet Union, that is almost impossible.

"The direction of Asia is obviously more important than Africa." Alan Wilson reminded Richard White that Africa should not be considered more important just because there are many colonies left in Africa.The most important market in the world has always been in Eurasia. Since Europe is not discussed today, we must discuss Asia.

"Where in Asia? The threat is of course China." Richard White understood and immediately started a change in thinking.

"Don't talk about things that are too difficult." Alan Wilson twitched the corner of his mouth, "You must also clarify who is the main enemy."

He is more pessimistic about the confrontation in Asia than in Europe.That is to say, the national power of a certain big country in this era is not strong. If it had the national power of the Soviet Union, it would be easy to break through the containment of the United States.

Why?NATO in Europe has Britain, France, Germany and Italy. Except for Italy, which is a bit of a pauper imperialist, the rest are all well-established imperialist powers, far stronger than Bulgaria and Romania in the Warsaw Pact.

Who can Asia America find?Island country Japan, half of the peninsula of South Korea?What about the rest?The average per capita of ASEAN countries is not as good as that of a certain big country, and the total difference is farther away. There is no basis for self-comfort that Japan and South Korea can't compare with the per capita total.

Such a country is still so close, even if they are afraid of a certain big country, they dare not show it.It can be said that the coercion of a certain big country in East Asia is deeper than that of the Soviet Union in Eastern Europe.

After all, Russia only made European countries fearful after the Great Northern War.The history of a certain big country is much longer than that of Russia, and the fear caused by it has been passed down for a long time.

"Give me a research report on Malaya's security issues." Alan Wilson couldn't make it too clear, so he vaguely ordered Richard White to prepare the report.

When the report was brought in, there was a basis for basic discussion. After Richard White left, Alan Wilson lamented the intricate network of relationships.

Turing finally arrived in loyal London with a glorious resume. This time, he has been in charge of the British space launch site for several years and has made indelible contributions to the British aerospace industry.

After seeing Alan Wilson, Turing knew the real purpose of the other party, and hoped that he could lead the development of the British semiconductor industry. "I am a little surprised, but I still know a little about some things in the semiconductor industry."