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Finally, I expressed my congratulations on the reactivation of the Social Democratic Party, and by the way, I drew a cake, thinking that the Social Democratic Party will play an important role in the German coalition government in a few years.

"Germany still wants to unify? Dreaming!" Alan Wilson snorted, scoffing at such remarks.The division of Germany is a good thing for the surrounding countries, and the disunified Federal Republic of Germany will always be inferior to the United Kingdom.

Germany dared to intervene in the Yugoslav civil war just after its reunification, and pulled the European Community to recognize Yugoslavia as an independent country before the Americans.This wounding tiger in Germany should be kept in a cage for the rest of its life.

If Britain and France have the final say within the European Community, Britain has sufficient historical experience in dealing with the French.But if Germany is added, it will be a bit uncertain.

After Harold gave a speech, the Hannover Conference was successfully concluded. When Alan Wilson came back, Harold had already pulled Brandt to chat there. When he saw Alan Wilson who had performed urine escape, he immediately beckoned. , "Alan, this is Brandt, who has just returned from abroad."

"Welcome, welcome. I have heard about your deeds from the Deputy Secretary-General. They are very admirable." Alan Wilson shook hands with admiration, but he didn't take it seriously in his heart. He avoided chasing and absconding people abroad. Apart from admiring Heidi Apart from Rama, I will no longer admire the second person.

"Mr. Allen, you are so young." Brandt complimented with admiration, surprised at Allen Wilson's age.

"This requires certain opportunities, and opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared." Alan Wilson said meaningfully, and then changed the topic, "If Mr. Brandt has no other work at present, he can help us with some management work, As a matter of accumulating experience, we all know that military control cannot last forever, and the Germans still have to govern themselves, of course, this premise is after the influence of the National Socialist Party is completely eliminated.”

Alan Wilson's time is not very abundant, and he has to go to Brussels to attend a meeting.

The purpose of asking Brandt to help him is also very simple. I hope that the future Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany will help him plunder Germany's biological and chemical talents during the current period of time, and contribute to Pamela's business map.

Of course, this is all in the name of liquidating the subsequent influence of the National Socialist Party and helping justice.I believe Brandt will not refuse!

Sure enough, Brandt did not refuse, and expressed his willingness to help, showing his willingness to make progress.

In this way, there is no problem. The part that belongs to Brandt’s work scope is to call back the released talents who have worked in Farben Chemicals and Bayer to conduct a review.

As for the part of Alan Wilson's work, it deals with the group of people who are about to be released, and those who will not be released, but they may be released when he comes. It's a good thing to see.

There is nothing more gratifying than the future German Chancellor personally promoting the brain drain and sending these people to Alan Wilson.

And this is a win-win deal, and German industry will definitely be restricted for at least the next few years.

Many behemoths of the Concern Group before the war will also be split up, and these German biochemical talents may not be so easy to find a job.Instead of doing this, it is not to show what you have learned in the service of the British Empire, and save what you have learned in the wasted years.

These German biochemical talents have decent jobs, and Pamela's company also has talents. What is it but a win-win situation?

After the Hannover Conference, Alan Wilson received a telegram from Pamela Mountbatten, in which he informed the pharmaceutical company that the formalities had been completed and asked what the name would be more appropriate.

This stumped Alan Wilson. If Pfizer had not been established for 100 years, he would definitely have taken the name.Finally, he replied in the telegram, "Just like the exploration company, just register with the Mountbatten family name."

It is not a new thing to use the founder's name as the company name. Not to mention the famous DuPont, Mellon, Morgan, etc. in the United States, there are also many in the UK, and Rolls-Royce is just that.

Alan Wilson then went to the military committee and asked for the files of the prisoners who had been arrested. He said that in order to stop the mouths of the Soviets, he must verify it again to prevent those who are indeed guilty from being released and caught by the Soviets. Painful foot attack.

"As we all know, the Soviets have always been critical of our trial in the British-occupied area, so the necessary review is also to deal with the Soviets. After all, they are still our nominal allies."

While Alan Wilson was speaking, several workers were moving files on the truck behind him. A total of more than 700 files that had served in the field of biochemical industry were loaded onto the truck one by one.Waiting for the next round of identification.

"Of course, we still adhere to the principle of never wronging a good person." Alan Wilson said with sincerity, and he only said useful things. Good people will never be wronged, and bad people may still be wronged. was released yet.

Due to humanitarian considerations, some talents who are not suitable for imprisonment can also be executed outside prison.

These files Alan Wilson will keep, at least one copy will be made, especially the part that is really guilty should be preserved.

Then arrange for Brandt to release those who are indeed guilty, those who committed crimes in Auschwitz concentration camp and human experiments.

The archives would be useful if Brandt worked his way up to the future Chancellor of Germany.It's best to wait for the other party to kneel down and have a good talk with the other party.

Since later generations of Germany never mentioned the history of the Third Reich, they opened their mouths and shut up to apologize.We know how much Germany can pretend to reflect on after the war.Ninjutsu is much better than Japan.

Greece really asked Germany to start an apology and compensation, and Germany immediately pretended to be dead and refused to respond to Greece's request.

Liquidating the National Socialist Party was politically correct, and Brandt didn't dare to take such a risk when he was scared to death, and let everything today be exposed when he was prime minister.

Some people say that when Brandt knelt down, the Germans stood up. If the shocking kneeling happened, the Germans finally have a normal social mentality, and they will allow the heroes in their hearts to make mistakes in the things that are least allowed to make mistakes. what?

"Focus on the review, Mr. Brandt, whether Germany can learn lessons from the two world wars. It is something that all countries are paying attention to." Alan Wilson raised his wrist and looked at his watch, and said with regret, "I will I’m about to go to Brussels, but please rest assured, I’ll definitely come back to help you after I’ve dealt with things in Brussels.”

"I will definitely conduct a serious and fair review." Brandt nodded solemnly, expressing that he would do something for Germany.

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"That would be great. I have full trust in Mr. Brandt." Allen Wilson gave Brandt full responsibility for this matter with a look of no doubt about the appointment.

Because the decision-making power is still in the hands of Alan Wilson, he finally found the feeling of giving advice in the British-occupied area.

You must know that in China, politicians speak, and civil servants are obedient.At this time, letting the future German Chancellor help him with his affairs is simply a slave turning himself into a master, so it is needless to say that he is refreshed.

After more than two years, at least in Germany there is still a lot of improvement.The traffic is already very smooth. When he came to Germany just after the war, even traveling was a problem. No matter whether it was a railway or a road, there were only railways and roads, but there was no railway network or road network. that kind of thing.

The Brussels meeting this time was held under the slogan of unity and unity in public affairs. Because of the recent illness of the foreign minister, Prime Minister Attlee of the United Kingdom came out in person, quite alone.

Alan Wilson, who was almost full of time, hurried to Brussels to join this organization established to prevent the resurrection of the German Communist Party.

Why is the Brussels conference discussing how to prevent a German attack?It is nothing more than the old problem, the Soviet Union is too strong, so the Brussels meeting is to guard against Germany.The clauses against Germany have never existed only in public declarations.

The changes in Brussels are not that big, at least compared with Alan Wilson’s last visit. Of course, there are no earth-shaking changes in Germany, but when he went to Germany last time, the land of Germany was the same as the surface of the moon. It's too hard to bear to look directly at. After two years, it has returned to the normal level, and the comparison between the two looks pretty good.

Brussels was what it was then, and it is still what it is now, with no significant changes.

Alan Wilson, who arrived in Brussels, also found time to buy a pack of Hellmann family cigarettes. This brand Alan Wilson will never admit it wrong, because it is what he copied.

Pokina asked what brand the cigarettes were called, and Alan Wilson thought for a long time before taking out the Cosmos brand cigarettes that had appeared in the Spring Festival Gala cross talk.

This brand is still the brand of his hometown, and it was discontinued when he was less than 20 years old.

"The business is doing well, and it's all sold to Belgium." Alan Wilson gasped, and joined the main force according to the address.

After gathering colleagues from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Allen Wilson prepared for the Brussels meeting. The one who followed Prime Minister Attlee has become Norman Brooke. Of course, he is also respected by Allen Wilson because the other party is official.

Alan Wilson also mentioned that he had just attended the German Social Democratic Party Congress, and he was quite worried about the ideological problems of the German Social Democratic Party, and he looked very concerned about the country and the people.

"In fact, compared with other countries, our domestic recovery is very good. Now that Prime Minister Attlee is in power, why can't we find a way to fight against the Soviet Union." Alan Wilson expressed that he joined in and then broke through from the inside. The idea of ​​the other side's fortress.

"Oh, Alan. This is a matter of the Labor Party, and it is not very good for us to give advice in this regard." Norman Brook showed a look that you understand, indicating that the discussion is over.

Then, as soon as Norman Brook turned around, he went to Prime Minister Attlee for advice.The cabinet secretary of the Labor Party is naturally inconvenient to interfere, but Attlee is now the Prime Minister of the British Empire, not just the leader of the Labor Party.It should be understood that the interests of the country are greater than the interests of the party. As the cabinet secretary, Norman Brook is responsible for reminding.

"Which Allen said it? Mountbatten's daughter's fiancé." Prime Minister Attlee heard Norman Brook's report, asked whose opinion it was, and then said in a predictable tone, "Of course the interests of the country Is it greater than the interests of the party, I can still distinguish it as the Prime Minister of the British Empire, so of course I have to communicate with the French.”

This is what the Labor Party has been planning all along, since [-], but it has been planned and forgotten.

Alan Wilson reported on the Hanover Conference, which was a reminder to the Prime Minister that the matter should indeed be settled while Germany is currently occupied, so that there will be one less competitor.

Norman Brooke was much more familiar with these politicians than his predecessors, and he could see Prime Minister Attlee's thoughts almost immediately, "We have sufficient historical experience in dealing with the French."

"Of course!" Attlee gave a look of approval, the most important thing in Britain is experience in dealing with the French.

On the other side, Alan Wilson, who had a brief exchange with the new cabinet secretary for the first time, just walked out of the lounge when he heard someone calling himself. As a young man who was only 20 years old, Alan Wilson certainly did not reach the level of old eyesight. He was called by the Portuguese representative at the last Brussels meeting.

"Mr. Olivia, what's the matter?" Alan Wilson stopped and greeted the other party politely, "I haven't seen you for two years, but I didn't expect Mr. Olivia to know me. It's such a surprise."

"I said earlier that I have a good relationship with Pedro." Olivia breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Alan Wilson stop, "Mr. Alan, do you know if you have time to talk to me?"

"Of course!" Alan Wilson was a little surprised. What else needs to be done in the dark?

However, due to the friendly relationship established between British India and the Portuguese, Alan Wilson did not refuse.See what the other person is saying.

Olivia breathed a sigh of relief, took Alan Wilson to find a place to sit down, and talked about the current difficulties facing Portugal, which made Alan Wilson frown slightly. If it is for assistance, then it is the wrong person , It is better to wait for the meeting attended by the Americans in Paris, not to mention Portugal, the British Empire is waiting.

Just when she wanted to express her helplessness, before she could say it, Olivia transferred to the navy to continue complaining.

It is full of voice and emotion. As the initiator of the great age of exploration, the current situation of the Portuguese navy can be described as quite miserable.And it has been miserable for 50 years.

Before World War I, Spain could still fight the Spanish-American War with the United States, although it was beaten unilaterally.But anyway, it can be regarded as making gestures on stage, even if the performance is not as effective as the Qing army in the Sino-Japanese War.

At the same time, Portugal had problems even going to the battlefield. At this time, the situation of the Portuguese navy was already extremely bleak.

The main battleship was actually the ironclad Vasco da Gama launched in [-].This old ship, which is not even as good as the Dingyuan, actually participated in Queen Victoria's Diamond Festival, which shows the decline of Portugal.

The Vasco da Gama was forcibly rebuilt in Lisbon.Refitting the Yarrow boiler increased the speed from ten knots to fifteen knots. It was forcibly called an armored cruiser, forcibly indicating that Portugal is a country with armored cruisers.

Later, the Portuguese Navy had the protective cruiser Adamast in active service, which could probably compete with the warships in the hands of the Cantonese warlord Chen Jiongming. At this time, that is, at the end of 30, the main warship of the Portuguese Navy is The destroyers exported by Britain in the [-]s had a displacement of [-] tons, and there were five ships of the same class.

And now, the five capital ships of the Portuguese Navy are all returning to the Yarrow Shipyard for upgrades

Alan Wilson, who didn't feel much at first, listened to Olivia's talk about the initiator of the Great Age of Discovery, and the history of the navy in the past 50 years. He really felt uncomfortable. People like Alan Wilson have no sense of morality at all. Without sympathy, it is too miserable.

"Dear Mr. Allen, in order to keep Goa, the Portuguese navy needs a naval update. It will shock India after independence." Olivia did not say the purpose until this time, "I heard that the British Empire leased many powerful warships to France and Holland."

Snapped!Alan Wilson lit a cigarette, crossed his legs with pyrotechnics, "That's what happened, the leased to France is an aircraft carrier, and the leased to the Royal Netherlands Navy is a battleship."

"We in Portugal also want to lease it. It's a pity that those powerful battleships are lying on the berth for dismantling." Olivia said in a patriotic tone that I can also talk, "If Mr. Allen can help , Leader Salazar would like to express his gratitude."

"I don't need any thanks at all." Alan Wilson shook his head quickly when he heard it, his head was like a rattle, what are you kidding?It all goes back to Europe, when this is British India?Can we talk about money?

Allen Wilson, who returned to Europe, was already an honest and honest imperial civil servant, and the days of British India were after all a distant dream.

Are the Portuguese people not small?He wanted to lease a battleship right away, but it was not without precedent. The historical precedent was that Britain leased an aircraft carrier to France. The precedent in this time and space was also leased at the request of the Dutch after leasing France.

Not only does Britain have battleships lying on the berth waiting to be dismantled, but there are many?For example, the Nelson-class battleship that has been lying there for almost two years will be dismantled at some point.

After World War I, Britain originally planned to build G3 battlecruisers and N3 battleships.The displacement of these two warships is about 3 tons, the design concept is very advanced, and the paper data is very strong.It can be said that G3 and N[-] are equivalent to Iowa and Yamato during World War I.

But the Washington Naval Treaty cut them off, and the tonnage of capital ships was limited to [-] tons.

In order to maintain a relatively strong combat effectiveness under the tonnage limit of [-] tons, the United Kingdom launched a reduced version of the original plan-Nelson.The biggest feature of Nelson is that the main gun is fully front-mounted. This layout can compress the length of the armor belt to the greatest extent, and obtain the best possible protection under the limited displacement.

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The layout of the Nelson-class battleship can be said to be very extreme. The original [-]-ton battleship was reduced to a [-]-ton tonnage. The purpose of this extreme layout is to save displacement. meaningful.

But it also has some defects, such as poor airworthiness, limited layout of the power cabin, and it is not conducive to trimming.

Therefore, it has not been widely adopted.In the field of warships, Japan, which takes the United Kingdom as an example, introduced several plans for the front of the main gun when designing the Yamato class, but in the end these plans failed, perhaps because of these defects.

The current Nelson class can be said to have no need for modification. The [-]-ton battleship is shrunk down like this. How can there be any modification potential?

Why are Soviet warships so difficult to refit?Just like the problem with the Nelson battleship, it was designed to do more things with a smaller tonnage, all small horse-drawn carts, and the battleships produced in this mode are naturally difficult to rebuild.

It's not that the British Empire has never played with the violent aesthetics of the Red Navy. If you don't believe me, look at the frontal photos of the Nelson-class battleships, which are almost Soviet-style battleships.

The defense of the Nelson-class battleship is commendable. It is not only the best of its time, but even surpassed the American and German battleships that served later. It is undoubtedly behind the times in the hands of naval powers, but it is still a Zentraedi star weapon in the eyes of the third world. .

Considering the protection of Portuguese Goa, Alan Wilson actually wanted to help, but it was somewhat beyond his ability as a civil servant, and he needed to find a way.

In terms of value, the two Nelson-class battleships have no potential for modification and are destined to be dismantled.

In fact, there is no problem with leasing or even selling it to Portugal. What's more, Portuguese Goa really needs this kind of big killer in the eyes of the third world. The level of the Indian Navy, at least for now, it should be said that Portugal is the main force with five destroyers. The navy is no match.

In fact, there are not many ways to deal with the battleship Nelson. The most important thing is that even the navy and the cabinet don’t pay attention to this class of battleships. Everyone knows that the era of battleships has passed, and the world wars are over. The Royal Navy still can’t see Is it a foregone conclusion that aircraft carriers will replace battleships?

The battleships that have been in service recently still need to be kept temporarily. Old guys like the Nelson-class battleships are forgotten by the Royal Navy, which likes the new and hates the old.

The most important thing is that Prime Minister Attlee does not reject the lease and sale of battleships or even aircraft carriers. In order to support France's return to Vietnam to lease aircraft carriers, he supports the Netherlands to lease battleships.

For the same reason, why is there any fuss about supporting Portugal? As long as Portugal can afford it, maybe it can generate income?

As far as the Portuguese Navy currently owns five destroyers and has no experience in operating large warships, it will definitely need some supporting services from the Royal Navy.

"Olivia, you know, battleships are very powerful weapons, especially for colonies." Alan Wilson looked embarrassed, but it was not so much persuasion as it was encouragement. Battleships are the only way to deal with colonies weapon.

It's not too much to brag about, after all, it is the main force to kill the battleship Bismarck.The second ship "Rodney" participated in the operation to encircle and destroy the German battleship Bismarck.

During the battle, the "Rodney" fired more than 380 rounds of 360-inch shells at the "Bismarck", while the accompanying "King George V" fired more than [-] rounds of [-]-inch shells, hitting a hundred rounds.

Due to the final distance from the "Bismarck" was too close, the shells of the "Rodney" could only level the superstructure and could not effectively hit the core module.At this time, the "Bismarck" has been turned into a coffin floating on the sea.

It was precisely because of the attack of the "Rodney" that the "Bismarck" lost its ability to fight back in the final battle. The main gun turret was destroyed, and even a shell caused its two turrets to lose their combat capabilities. Sinking the Bismarck made a great contribution.

"The latest battleships will not be sold!" Alan Wilson's words made Olivia feel cold, but she heard immediately, "Only Nelson-class battleships are likely to be leased or sold, and I just said that it is possible. And I was unable to facilitate this and while I would love to help, I am not in the position and I am very sorry."

Just when Olivia couldn't hide her disappointment again, Alan Wilson said again, "I'm willing to think of a way, and you can bring it up at tomorrow's meeting, which can be regarded as a formal request."

"Can you explain it a little bit more clearly?" Olivia was in a state of confusion. Alan Wilson expressed his willingness to help for a while, and then said that he did not have the ability. What did he mean?

"I don't have the status to lease battleships, but my fiancée's father is coming back." Allen Wilson looked at the time habitually, and said in a flat tone, "You know, the crown prince is getting married. Mountbatten As an important member of the royal family, the general has a very good relationship with the crown prince and the prince. It can be said that he taught him first-hand, and he will definitely come back. For the cabinet, the affairs of British India will not end for a day, and British India is the current government The most concerned thing. So General Mountbatten has this identity and this condition to facilitate this matter, I really don’t have the ability.”

From a personal point of view, Alan Wilson is very willing to help, but his civil servants have not kept their promises.

He is not a politician or an important member of the military. He can pass on a message, but if he wants to handle this matter, he must think too much.

But if General Mountbatten is concerned, as an important member of the royal family, the number one figure among the aristocratic group, the most important thing is that he is now the deputy king in British India, and the cabinet still relies on him to manage the independence process.

Coupled with a series of external conditions, such as the precedent of leasing French aircraft carriers and Dutch battleships, Prime Minister Attlee himself did not reject it, and was only interested in making money. In addition, the Nelson-class battleships did not have the potential to be modified. A series of reasons.

It is not impossible for this matter to be successful, but the possibility of Alan Wilson passing a message is too low. It needs a person with extensive contacts who can do it in the military and aristocratic circles. Mountbatten, who got the script of Dayinglong Aotian since he was born in doubt, took care of him personally, which greatly increased the success rate.

"As far as I know, General Mountbatten's daughter is Mr. Allen's fiancée." Olivia finally understood Allen Wilson's plan after chain, and said, "I will definitely thank you after it is done." .”

"As I said earlier, I no longer work in the colonies. As for General Mountbatten, if it is really successful, the Portuguese government will award a special medal. You should know how to do it, just say to commend General Mountbatten for his service in Southeast Asia. His achievements have protected the safety of Portuguese India."

Speaking of this, Alan Wilson stood up and was about to leave, but he did not forget to order, "Diplomatic efforts are necessary. Everyone's interests are common, especially in the colonies."

Alan Wilson sees Portugal as having potential as a thug, especially under the Salazar government.