British civil servant

"London, Whitehall!" Alan Wilson breathed a sigh of relief to calm his frightened heart, and continued to make a living by himself. For this man's explanation, Pamela Mountbatten believed unconditionally.

Because she had already seen that there was a huge amount of content on the paper in front of Alan Wilson. This man was like this. Once there was something important, he would like to send a book by telegram.

With this preparation, Pamela Mountbatten came in directly, sat aside and waited for Alan Wilson to finish his work.

a long time!Alan Wilson stretched his waist, took a long breath to relieve his fatigue, and then tilted his head.

Pamela Mountbatten understood, and said directly, "I talked to my mother about the things between us, and she asked if I got engaged here or back in London?"

"Can I stay in London this month?" Alan Wilson frowned, and now is almost the time when the foggy city can show its style the most.

He is in a hurry!Pamela Mountbatten was so happy that she couldn't even speak, "Are you so impatient, you want to settle things here."

Conscience and conscience, Alan Wilson really didn't mean that, he simply thought that the air in London is really bad now.

But seeing Pamela Mountbatten's brows frowned with joy, he plopped and knelt down on one knee, grabbed the girl's little hand affectionately, rubbed his face and said, "I can't wait for a moment... "

"At first, my parents wanted to go out like us, but now they are busy again." Pamela Mountbatten was a little embarrassed, "Then I will discuss it with my parents and get engaged at the Governor's Mansion."

As long as others are not entertaining the Mountbatten couple, the Mountbatten couple are entertaining others.This statement is not exaggerated at all.

After realizing that the matter of British India was not resolved in a short time, Mountbatten had already thought about it. In the ten months from the beginning of the year to the present, the expenditure of the Governor's Mansion has skyrocketed. According to incomplete statistics, the guests attending Mountbatten's luncheon There were around 5000 people for the first time, and 6000 people attended the dinner at the Governor's Palace.

This does not include the staff of the Governor's Palace, all of them are guests from India who came to the Governor's Palace.

When Sir Barron and Alan Wilson presided over the work before, I felt that the two of them were already too much.Now when I look at the civil servants, I just have fun. I really let go.

Not counting luncheons and dinners, 2 people visited the Governor's Mansion, because Mountbatten stipulated that the Governor's Mansion should hold garden parties twice a week, and a luncheon with no less than 30 people every other day. Large dinner party.To put it simply, the schedule is full for a week, either a lunch meeting or a dinner party.

In addition, he also claimed that the gates of the Governor's Palace are open to people from all walks of life in India who have never been to the Governor's Palace. So far, 5000 people from all walks of life in India have visited the Governor's Palace.

Sir Barron and Alan Wilson both had an illusion that the governor behaved like this, and they were actually very simple.

In the afternoon, Governor Mountbatten had limited free time. Alan Wilson pretended to be cramped and sat in front of the Governor and his wife. Today happened to be the time for the luncheon, which meant that there were no activities in the evening.

After being stabbed by his wife Edwina Ashley, Mountbatten coughed softly and said, "Alan, I have already told you not to ask about your relationship with Pamela, and your relationship has been very stable along the way. , my mood is quite complicated, but I also express my best wishes, you can feel it the most, Pamela loves you very much."

"I can feel it, and I am grateful for the love bestowed by God." Alan Wilson opened his mouth to show his loyalty. Although he is an atheist, who knows if he doesn't say it?

"Things have come to this point, so we have to hold an engagement ceremony." Edwina Ashley said with a smile, "Louis and I also made love in New Delhi. Quite fate."

"I have no objection at all." Alan Wilson looked excited, like a pig eager to get cabbage.

This appearance made Governor Mountbatten feel very tired. Regardless of the past, he was also in British India, calling Edwina Ashley out of the country, and he succeeded in an unfamiliar place.

People have such double standards. Alan Wilson can't do this, but Mountbatten can do it!

Alan Wilson has finally passed a level until today, and finally made progress with a heart of progress.Then came the day of discussing the engagement, and the guests to be invited.

Chapter 349 The Heart of Criticism

He has worked hard in British India for more than a year, and he always has some friends. After all, he has been busy running around for a long time, so how could he not have accumulated any contacts?For example, the major states, and families including but not limited to Tata and Birla.

Alan Wilson, who was squatting in the telegraph room, famously said, don’t take the opportunity to give a gift. If it is unavoidable, just give the gift lightly and affectionately, and judge the scale by yourself.

"It's so righteous, I added this sentence in the telegram, isn't it because I want to receive a gift?" Pamela Mountbatten curled her lips, disapproving of Alan Wilson's hypocrisy.

"Even if this is the case, you can't say it." Alan Wilson's face was serious, and then he boasted, "Isn't it worth the current treatment for my contribution to the British Empire?"

"Does your contribution refer to corruption?" Pamela Mountbatten joked, playing tricks on Alan Wilson.

"Why didn't I contribute? It's not that I'm busy all the time in British India... Forget it, I tell you that you don't understand." Allen Wilson choked back when he spoke, and refused to have sex with women. A war of words.

What he wants to say is that if he hadn't used his greatest potential and made a plan to fly with both wings, the UK would have recorded an extra [-] million pounds in tax revenue last year?

This is without his contribution?The Malta-class aircraft carrier has been under construction and has not been dismantled before it was built as it has been in history.

Now the aircraft carrier of the same level as Midway Island and the aircraft carrier has been under construction, so there is no credit for it?

Alan Wilson is simply aggrieved. He has paid too much for this country. If the Malta-class aircraft carrier is dismantled directly, the Royal Navy will have to wait until the Queen Elizabeth-class enters service in the 21st century to regain the feeling of a heavy aircraft carrier.

The sea is the source of Britain's prosperity and the most important way to trade with the outside world, expand its power and exert its influence.

Whether it was conducting international trade in pounds sterling, or importing raw materials from the colonies and dumping goods on them, ocean routes had to be relied upon.For Britain, the sea is both the front and the rear.

Riches flow from the sea, and threats come from the sea.It is precisely because of countless ships transporting the wealth of the world to the British Isles day and night for 200 years, and the two sea battles with the sea coachman and Spain that decided the fate of the country, that this small island country can be crowned the world hegemony.

This is the fundamental reason why Britain is doing its best to maintain the world's most powerful navy.

At least for now, Britain is still not ready to be marginalized. Alan Wilson has always regarded the so-called Labor Party's argument that it is harming the country as a joke. The only conclusive evidence at present is that British India is really about to become independent.

As for the rest?Alan Wilson remembers four things about the Conservative Party in different eras. During World War II, Churchill terminated the alloy tube project, believed in the promise of the Americans, and incorporated it into the Manhattan Project. As a result, the United States did not plan to share the results of the nuclear bomb after the war.

In [-], Prime Minister Eden of the Conservative Party wanted to shake the prestige of the old imperialism and launched the Suez Canal War.

As a result, under the threat of the United States and the Soviet Union, Britain and France were directly removed from their tiger skins, which proved to the whole world that Britain and France were no longer countries with the same status as the United States and the Soviet Union.

After the Cuban Missile Crisis, at the end of [-], Conservative Prime Minister McMillan and US President Kennedy signed the Nassau Agreement. According to the agreement, the United States will provide the UK with Polaris submarine missiles on the condition that the UK must support the US multilateral nuclear force plan. The US can use the UK's nuclear strike force through NATO, subordinating the UK's nuclear forces to that of the US.

The UK is only allowed to use its own nuclear forces when its highest interests are seriously threatened.

Since then, Britain's nuclear weapons have become what people call an affiliated nuclear force without the right to use them independently.

During Macmillan's tenure as prime minister, there was also the Year of African Independence, and the colonies separated from Britain exceeded the size of British India.

This also led to De Gaulle's belief that Britain was a puppet of the United States and has always excluded Britain from the European Community.

In the 80s, Mrs. Thatcher directly killed the British industry and carried out de-industrialization. From then on, only finance remained in the British Empire.

From Churchill's termination of the alloy tube project, Eden's humiliation in the Suez Canal War, to Macmillan's abandonment of independent nuclear forces, and Thatcher's de-industrialization, I really don't know how to say that the Labor Party is harming the country.

The occurrence of any one of these four things, let alone all of them, is infinitely greater than the mistakes made by the Labor Party.Thanks to the rich background of the British Empire, it has been able to toss until the 80s before lying down.

How about the Soviet Union? It was directly brought down by Getu's five-year plan. My Great Britain is far better than the Soviet Union.

Churchill gave up the alloy tube project, and Attlee is still filling the hole after he came to power. Historically, until he stepped down, the nuclear bomb was successfully tested. Alan Wilson hoped that with more financial resources, the progress of the alloy tube project could be faster.

Even if you can't catch up with the Soviet Union, don't be too late. It is best to succeed before the outbreak of war in North Korea. In this way, there will definitely be more room for maneuver in the face of the United States' request to send troops.

With the Malta-class aircraft carrier and nuclear bombs in hand, the situation will be much better than in history.

The news that Alan Wilson and Pamela Mountbatten will be engaged at another date has also caused waves in small circles in London.

Prime Minister Attlee is most concerned about the issue of British India. If there is another issue, it is the recovery of the British-occupied area, which can basically be regarded as a problem.

At present, the problem of British India is all related to Mountbatten. After learning the news that the governor's daughter is going to be engaged, Prime Minister Attlee also sent a congratulatory telegram, and Churchill also sent a congratulatory telegram.

It wasn't just the politicians who were congratulated, Edward Bridges and Norman Brooke also got the news.

Norman Brooke, holding the telegram in his hand, couldn't help but smile, "It seems that Allen is not only professional in colonial issues, but also unique in this regard."

"Then let's also send a telegram of congratulations." Edward Bridges thought for a while, "If possible, transfer him back to China. Except for the matter of the pharmaceutical company, it is basically no big deal."

"He has even made a withdrawal plan, so it shouldn't be a big deal." Norman Brook shook his head helplessly. "With such subordinates, I don't know whether Barron should be happy or sad. But in what name?" , you must know that they are very interested and want to go directly to work in Malaya."

The two didn't understand the spirit of Alan Wilson who took the initiative to work in the colony.

But the British Empire needs such a shit-stirring stick, especially in the field of diplomacy, there should be people like Alan Wilson most.

"Didn't he mention European affairs in the telegram?" Edward Bridges asked, "We can find places where he can be used."

"It's not impossible. He has always been concerned about Rolls-Royce's sale of Soviet engines, and it was mentioned in several telegrams. Compared with other things, this should be his most concerned thing. Governor Mountbatten does not I know if I heard what he said, and I mentioned it once, saying that the Soviet Union ignores intellectual property rights and requires the country to review the foreign trade of Rolls-Royce. Either they don’t sell it at all, or they kill the Soviet Union. Don’t expect the Soviet Union to do so. Pay patent fees on time”

Rolls-Royce's engine foreign trade has been audited for several months, which is not how much face Alan Wilson has.

It is Mountbatten, the governor of British India, who has the face. The issue of British India has been so concerned by the prime minister, and of course he should respond to Mountbatten's concerns, so he has been reviewing it.

After Norman Brook said a few words, the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up, and he asked Edward Bridges, "Edward, during the Potsdam Conference, was he the one who came forward to talk to the Soviets?"

"I think..." Edward Bridges drew a long voice, and finally gave an affirmative answer, "Yes, let him come back to deal with this matter, and see if he can dispel his idea of ​​going to work in the colony, and stay in the The Ministry of Foreign Affairs settle down."

"Then after the pharmaceutical company and the license are done, he will be officially transferred back after the engagement ceremony." Norman Brooke made a final decision. The issue of the pharmaceutical company and the license is still important. After all, it is the last payment in British India. Big income.

On this point, Alan Wilson definitely disagrees with the words of the two heads of civil servants. They don't know how happy the heads of the British Indian companies are, wantonly stealing and selling the raw materials accumulated during the war.

Although they can't move the factory directly out of India, isn't it okay to sell it to local entrepreneurs who need it?

Another gratifying thing is that his second iron box is finally full. Alan Wilson is like a farmer after the autumn harvest begins, his face is full of joy of harvest.

Sometimes happiness is so simple, there is no need for any grand scenes to set it off, just like he is now, although he is poor, but he is still very happy.

This time the gift was very in line with the standard of lightness of courtesy and affection, don't always give those conspicuous things like tiger skins and cars, he had to sell gifts that were too big.

Just like now, it would be nice to have some inconspicuous stuff that is calculated according to drag.This is in line with his cool character.

"I've been watching it for several minutes." Pamela Mountbatten stretched out her hand and shook it in front of Alan Wilson's eyes. "The drool is coming out."

"I feel the depravity of money worship with my heart. Only by seeing these things often can I not be confused by these things." Alan Wilson wiped the corners of his mouth and said confidently, "I am not interested in money. If I want to, do it." Doing business will be far easier than being a civil servant.”

Chapter 3 Fifty

"Oh, my Allen is the most powerful." Pamela Mountbatten pursed her lips, boasting with a look of admiration.

"Honey, even if you have deep feelings, you can't insult me ​​with this tone." It's okay to say that this sentence is the best of ours, Allen Wilson, and it completely irritated Allen Wilson. This is obviously his tone of touting India.

Although not very aggressive, but extremely insulting, just don't believe it, and even mocked his own man.This is something a man can't bear, and Alan Wilson can't accept this kind of insult, which involves future family status.

"If I can find a way for you to be a rocket and enter the rich list, will I be able to get a sincere apology." After closing the iron box and locking it, Alan Wilson squinted at his soon-to-be engaged fiancée, with his hands still pinching his waist .

"Is it richer than my mother? The Comet Airliner doesn't count. The project may fail, so it can't be used as a basis, so stock trading can't be counted. You can't talk about oil. The Persian Gulf is full of national oil companies. Corruption in the colonies It’s okay, but it’s not allowed in China. How can corrupt people enter the rich list? German companies that buy bottoms can’t be counted.”

Pamela Mountbatten snapped her fingers, and filtered through countless treasures one by one, and finally felt that it was almost done.

"You'd better contact the aristocratic class in the country, especially those families affected by the war, and wait for the report to keep warm." Alan Wilson said with a high profile, "Waiting to become the spirit of the aristocratic class of the British Empire." When the time comes, my dear, you will surely thank me then."

"What the hell is it? Still wanting to contact other nobles?" Pamela Mountbatten was confused and kept asking.

"It's done, I'm telling you, register an exploration company." Alan Wilson couldn't stand it at last, and said, "You should know that the sale of Mysore iron ore is very profitable, right? That's it, Don't ask rashly."

Why can Mysore iron ore sell at a high price?The first is that it is easy to transport along the coast, and the second is because the quality of iron ore exceeds 60.00%. The Rockefeller family bought it from the Germans and finally sold it to the Morgan family's Mesabilling iron mine.

After decades of development has come to an end, the quality of iron ore has been greatly reduced.

The iron content of the Mesabilling iron ore exceeds 70.00%, without any treatment, it can be smelted directly into the furnace, and has become the raw material bank of the American steel industry, directly promoting the completion of the industrialization and urbanization of the United States.

The iron content of Mysore iron ore has exceeded 60.00%, which is considered a very rare mine in the world. The quality of Mesabilling iron ore is 70.00%.

If you compare it with China, you will know that the average quality of iron ore in China is 30.00%, which will cause a lot of extra costs.

Even the average quality is poor, the average quality of iron ore in the world is 40.00%.Indian iron ore is stronger than China's, of course, the total amount is immeasurable.

Australia's iron ore is a bit higher in quality than Mesabilling iron ore, and also surpasses Brazil's Vale. It will be the only one in the 21st century. The most important thing is that Australian iron ore has not yet been discovered.

All Australian experts, scholars, and the Australian government are convinced that the country's iron ore reserves do not exceed 1960 million tons. Therefore, in [-], the ban on the export of iron ore was enforced, and it will be implemented until [-].

Alan Wilson didn't believe that an iron mine would not run away again, and he would find it after spending several years.

Pamela Mountbatten was very obedient and stopped asking. She thought that there must be news about the iron mines in a certain colony, and Alan Wilson knew about it. Not entirely true, Australia was not a colony a long time ago.

Therefore, we cannot adopt the method of eating alone. First, Pamela Mountbatten must win over a group of British nobles with status and influence, let these nobles invest part of the funds, and bind them together with shares, and then the second step is to cooperate with the Australian dignitaries. to form a transnational interest group.

This is also of great benefit to the British Empire. It binds Australia with interests and has the blessing of Australian iron ore.

Alan Wilson dared to fight such a fight with Japan, which has undertaken the transfer of American industries, in Malaya.

What does Japan, an American colony, want such a high per capita income?Alan Wilson thinks it is very reasonable to give a little to Malaya. Before the Plaza Agreement in Japan, the per capita was [-] US dollars. He is not greedy. Considering the ratio of the population of Japan to Malaya, let the Japanese share a little , Malaya and Japan are [-] per capita, this wish is not excessive at all.

After all, in addition to the population, Malaya has better natural land resources, and it also has better traffic in the Strait of Malacca. As long as the British Empire and Australia are willing to give some support, this will not be a problem.

Of course, the problem at hand is that we can’t continue to have so much technology and no money. Britain is so poor that even selling its engines to the Soviet Union is only one aspect. Alan Wilson’s proposal that the Netherlands lease battleships from Britain is actually just icing on the cake.

Because this is what Prime Minister Attlee did in history, and he is doing it now. Because of supporting France's return to Vietnam, the British Royal Navy leased an aircraft carrier Colossus to the French Navy.

Britain gave the aircraft carrier to this centuries-old opponent, which already shows that Prime Minister Attlee is really reporting to the group to keep warm.

According to history, after the lease period expires, France will buy the aircraft carrier and rename it "Aromanche".During the Vietnam War, it took part in many battles in Southeast Asia, and its flying squadron supported the French troops stationed in Dien Bien Phu and assisted in the evacuation of North Vietnamese refugees.

There are various indications that Attlee, the Labor Party prime minister, still wants to struggle to the death during his term of office.

Alan Wilson likes this prime minister very much, although the main reason is the nationalization policy. He is a civil servant, and it is natural for civil servants to like state-owned enterprises.

The engagement ceremony between him and Pamela Mountbatten has another important function, that is, it can be used to delay time.

Since the issue of British India was clarified, especially the contradiction between the Congress Party and the Muslim League, what Governor Mountbatten did was to delay the time, continue the banquet, play music and dance, and avoid expressing his position on the issue of inclination .Even the question of the state is the same.

This made the Congress Party full of doubts. Gandhi once pointed out that the maharajas were a product of the United Kingdom and were established by the leaders to weaken India's resistance to the British Empire.

As long as Mountbatten encourages the independence of the maharajas, the Congress will believe that Mountbatten is undermining the new independence by balkanizing India's legal territory and allowing the development of man-made and undemocratic products of the times such as maharajas India.

The Muslim League also hopes that some princely states will be merged into Pakistan, so it also opposes their independence.

Mountbatten tried his best to be vague, but he didn't actually want to solve this problem. Now that his daughter is getting engaged, he can just pretend that he is very busy and procrastinate.

When the time for independence comes, you can hold your feet temporarily!It's not that he has no talent, but time is tight, so he has no time to think about the partition of India and Pakistan, and some policies have sequelae.