British civil servant

"What happened?" Alan Wilson found Eifel in the crowd and asked.

"We have reached an agreement with the Soviets. A joint statement will be published in the newspapers tomorrow to guarantee Iran's neutral status." Eifel said with a smile, "You don't know, how many days I can't sleep, what a disaster Tough negotiations."

Who is not?Alan Wilson stood there dumbfounded. Does this mean that the executives of both parties have been deceived?

Chapter 1 Internal affairs are greater than foreign affairs

This is also normal, since everyone is the head of state, naturally there is no need to worry about Xiao Xiami's mood, and the matter is settled while talking and laughing. The bright line is Eifel's negotiation team, and the hidden line is Alan Wilson's secret operation.

But the most important channel is actually the communication between Prime Minister Attlee and Stalin himself.

The direct communication between the heads of state is more important than any bright or dark lines, and that side is the real decision.I am busy here just to have fun.

"We have basically finished talking about the issues with the Soviets, and the rest is the confrontation between the Americans and the Soviets. I don't know where we will work after this meeting." Eifel was in a good mood, and he was already fantasizing about the future. up.

"Me? I want to go back to India now." After thinking about it seriously, Alan Wilson gave a very serious answer.He had had enough of the environment in Europe, far less comfortable than life in British India.

It cannot be blamed that Alan Wilson is not enlightened, he is such a low-end person, and he does not have any high-end thoughts in his mind.Ready to go back to British India at any moment and use the last two years to make a fortune.

Once the Potsdam Conference is over, Alan Wilson is ready to return to work in British India.In fact, right now, he is tired of such so-called important international meetings.

"Advisor Churchill just toasted Marshal Zhukov with a glass of wine, and it seemed very harmonious." Eifel didn't think so much, and was still in the atmosphere of smooth negotiations.

"Oh?" Alan Wilson twitched his lips when he thought about Churchill's consistent position on the Soviet Union, "Our adviser is trying to provoke the relationship between Marshal Zhukov and Stalin himself."

Zhukov is now the military chief of the Soviet Union in Germany. It is not surprising that he also came here to meet Stalin several times during the Potsdam Conference.An anti-Soviet veteran like Churchill seized the opportunity to lay mines!It can only be said that the British Empire still has a unique talent in mixing this aspect.

"By the way, Marshal Zhukov seems to have proposed to invite Eisenhower to visit the Soviet Union." Eifel said one more thing, saying that there are actually many things happening in Potsdam today.

Inviting Eisenhower to visit the Soviet Union was a decision made after discussions between Stalin himself and Zhukov.Although Truman didn't like Churchill's love of firing cannons, it was entirely because of Churchill's own personality that he liked to talk nonsense. It doesn't mean that Truman was not hostile to the Soviet Union.

Stalin deeply felt the need to strengthen the relationship between the Soviet Union and the United States. He discussed with Zhukov about inviting Eisenhower to visit the Soviet Union. Zhukov suggested that he invite him to participate in the sports festival, which is more appropriate during this sensitive period.

In Stalin's view, Zhukov's personal invitation was not a political activity, but a visit as a military activist, which avoided embarrassing situations due to conflicts between countries.At the same time, through the international influence of the two commander-in-chiefs of major powers, they also expressed a signal of friendship and willingness to improve the relationship between the two countries, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

Eisenhower has agreed to Marshal Zhukov's invitation and is expected to go to the Soviet Union for a visit and exchange in August.

Alan Wilson was blackmailing and reasoning in the black-box operation, and he was having trouble with a Soviet woman like a parent in a vegetable market. The high-level leaders of various countries enjoyed themselves here and created a good atmosphere.Allen Wilson cursed hypocrisy!

However, this can only prove that countries still need time to guide domestic public opinion and delay the upcoming full-scale confrontation.

But having said that, what event did the Cold War officially start with? Churchill's Iron Curtain speech, the establishment of NATO, or McCarthy's troubles in the United States?This is really an uncertain question.

Anyway, based on history as a reference, the countries participating in the war in the past two years did not have the energy to find trouble with each other, adjust domestic production and policies, and feel that they are ready before going into battle shirtless.

"Alan, you're back from Berlin." Alexander Cadogan asked in an ignorant tone when he saw Alan Wilson return, "How is the matter in Berlin going?"

"Executive Deputy Chief, it's okay." Alan Wilson nodded with a smile, indicating that everything went well.It seems that I really went out to do other things and missed the Potsdam meeting.

Approving Alan Wilson's friend out of nothing, Alexander Cadogan nodded and said, "Go to Jazz's room and have a look."

"Okay!" Alan Wilson nodded politely, bid farewell to the hall and went upstairs.

Edward Bridges stayed alone in the room, as if the bustle outside had nothing to do with him, but something that belonged to young people. He was not surprised at Alan Wilson's arrival. He pointed to the seat in front of him and waited for the arrival The man sat down and said, "Are you surprised by everything today?"

"There are some!" Alan Wilson sat down stiffly, waiting for Edward Bridges' question.

"Our prime minister believes that the goal has been achieved. The most important thing now is to return to normal in the mainland as soon as possible. This is of course a good thing, but for some people, this matter may have two sides." Edward Bridges slowly Tun said, "If British India becomes independent, the civilization and legal system of the British Empire will be severely damaged. This is something no one wants to see. I have tried my best to maintain order, but it seems that the Prime Minister has made up his mind .”

"Wow! This is really a tragedy." Alan Wilson was sweating a little. The contrast between the two prime ministers really tested the hearts of civil servants. The former Churchill was busy on various occasions, busy laying mines and making troubles.The current prime minister, Attlee, is focusing his attention on the country and is prepared to keep his ears to the outside world.

"People in British India must be prepared." Edward Bridges pointedly said, "I believe that the civil servants in British India are examples of hard work and loyalty in the British Empire. But we have to start from the worst." From the perspective of thinking about it, there are not so many national jobs in China, what would you do if it were you?"

"I will find a way to go to other colonies." Alan Wilson paused and gave his own answer, "Don't cause trouble to the tense employment situation in the local area."

"Very well, if only most people thought like you." Edward Bridges sighed, "I will adopt a steady and moderate attitude to buy time as much as possible. However, those liberals in the Prime Minister think that , The investment in British India outweighs the gains, and you should withdraw as soon as possible. You are the only person in Potsdam who has work experience in India, maybe the Prime Minister will remember to ask you about the situation in India, and you should know how to answer."

Chapter 1 Recognition of the Cabinet Secretary

Seeing that Alan Wilson was silent, Edward Bridges asked, "Now let me ask you a few questions. Once British India becomes independent, will it flourish?"

"British India will definitely fall into chaos. The two major religions that have been suppressed for a long time will merge. Fifteen major states including Hyderabad are certain factors, but based on what I know about Ali Khan, he will not choose Incorporated into India. But Nehru's fundamentals are too strong, and he can solve these problems if he is given time." Alan Wilson told the truth that this was what happened later.

"Very good!" Edward Bridges nodded approvingly, and then asked, "Do you think the independence of British India is a good thing for the British Empire?"

"Of course not. British India is the most important colony of the British Empire. Once independent, it will have an impact on the vast colonies of the British Empire. This will make our civilization go backwards. For more than 100 years, we have continued to make British India stronger, but the Indian nation The communists will definitely not appreciate it and think it should be, they will only pursue the ancient and greatness of India, if the development does not go well, it must be the colonizers' fault."

Once again, it was very good, and Edward Bridges said very satisfied, "Mr. Churchill and Prime Minister Attlee have different views on the issue of British India. Prime Minister Churchill believes that it should be suppressed, but our British Empire In fact, it can no longer be done, and Prime Minister Attlee thinks it should be given up, but I personally don’t agree with it.”

What Edward Bridges meant in his words was that he hoped that British India would stand on the last post.This is actually Alan Wilson's idea. In terms of the independence of British India, the British Empire is still a little too benevolent.

Maybe it was thinking that there would still be a chance for a comeback in the future, and it was not like France, which ransacked the colony from the bottom up before leaving, but judging from the later days, the French method was more shocking.

Although France was far less successful than Britain in the colonial era, when the post-colonial era came, France maintained greater influence over the original colonies.

In the eyes of Alan Wilson, you can find countless serious problems facing India with your eyes closed, and even if there are no problems now, as long as he is given the opportunity to return to British India, he can also create problems.

Although the premise of creating the problem is that Hinduism must be stronger than the Peace religion, this cannot be changed.But in other ways he is still very thoughtful.

The opportunity was at hand, and Edward Bridges, as cabinet secretary, played a decisive role in the deployment of civil servants.With greater enthusiasm than the Potsdam Conference, Alan Wilson expounded his vision of using British India to pull the British Empire out of the quagmire, including the dual-track price system he imagined.

The dual-track price system refers to the price management system in which the national unified pricing and market-adjusted prices coexist for the same commodity.It is formed due to the simultaneous implementation of two operating mechanisms of planned regulation and market regulation.Mainly related to food prices and prices of means of production.

The countries that often use this method have good relations with the Soviet Union, but the reason is the same. This method of relying on administrative power to rescue emergencies can now be done by the United Kingdom, which is what Alan Wilson imagined before, using food from British India Stabilize the order in the German-occupied area, and import the industries restored in the German-occupied area to British India.

The British Empire is in the middle, controlling the pricing power of German industrial products and British Indian agricultural products, and getting the price difference to restore the prosperity of the British mainland. Once the British mainland returns to the pre-war level, it can redeploy resources to the major colonies .

There is also an imperial preferential system within the British Empire, which can be used as a boost for this kind of deployment. The key is efficiency.

However, the German-occupied area is in a de facto state of military control, and British India is directly a colony.At present, the British Empire has no shortage of administrative power in these two places.

In the end, Edward Bridges’ question is that once British India becomes independent, the local citizens may not be able to accept this gap. Alan Wilson can also answer this point. Floating corpses in the Ganges River and rape tragedies only need to occupy a page on the BBC. In January, the citizens of the British mainland probably can accept it in their hearts.

"I just said that Sir Barron is still good at finding talents." Edward Bridges asked several questions and got satisfactory answers, especially about the pricing system linked to British India and the British-occupied area of ​​Germany. Very attractive to him.

"At your level, tell the prime minister that these plans are not credible." Edward Bridges thought for a moment and said, "If the prime minister asks you, you only need to keep the content of British India. How? To maintain the influence of the British Empire, if the Prime Minister asks, I will come up with this plan for you, hey, in fact, this is not easy, the Americans can keep an eye on it."

"Sir Edward, in fact, the colonial empire is not only our British Empire, but also France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Portugal. If we can get the support of these countries on the colonial issue, our room for maneuver may be much greater." Alan Wilson still maintained a humble attitude. He made a suggestion, and it was up to Edward Bridges to judge whether it would be implemented.

"Actually, on this issue, there is a suitable candidate to be the executor in front of us." A smile appeared on the corner of Edward Bridges' mouth, "It's still too early for the Deputy Secretary-General, if you really want to If you want to go back to India, you can go back as a liaison officer of the Ministry of Indian Affairs and work as Barron's assistant at the same time."

Isn't this progress?Alan Wilson's eyes widened suddenly, and he couldn't help asking excitedly, "Can I go back to British India?"

"Of course! And I can see that your love for British India cannot be concealed." Edward Bridges nodded in approval, "But it may take two or three months to arrange, the Potsdam Conference After the end, the Prime Minister will definitely be busy with domestic issues, and when the time is right, I will transfer you back to New Delhi. Of course, I look forward to your fulfilling the beautiful vision just mentioned."

Coming out of Edward Bridges, Alan Wilson felt like walking with wind. What is a dream come true?That's it.Although it may take two or three months to arrange, he is full of energy now.

Not to mention that Edward Bridges wants to upgrade his rank and directly become the assistant to Sir Barron at the deputy secretary-general level.Once the work of British India is completed beautifully, I believe it can gain a foothold in London.

It is not in vain that he has devoted himself to the British Empire since he arrived in Europe. He has traveled almost all over Western Europe from France to Austria.

"Nehru, you wait for me." Alan Wilson expressed his longing for the vibrant and colorful big country in a tone of great anticipation.

Chapter 1 A Boy Is Born

Regarding the issue of British India, there are actually two attitudes, whether to resolutely retain it or temporarily shrink it in anticipation of a comeback. In the heads of British politicians in [-], there was no such thing as completely withdrawing to the British Isles for a day. Thoughts for the day.

Both the Conservative Party and the Labor Party believe that the current difficulties are temporary. Once the independent development of British India is not good, it will be an opportunity for the British Empire to make a comeback.But Alan Wilson knew that this kind of thinking was too idealistic.

A lot of history has proven in the matter of land that once lost, it is almost lost forever.There is very little chance of a comeback. Many think tanks have said that India's independence will be divided into seven or eight small countries, and begging Britain to go back will not appear in the future.

Alan Wilson, who had done a speech with Edward Bridges, was soon summoned by Prime Minister Attlee.Naturally, Prime Minister Attlee would not talk to a small shrimp about how he resolved the issues with Stalin and Iran.

As expected by the cabinet secretary, there happened to be a diplomat with working experience in British India at the Potsdam Conference. The Prime Minister wanted to ask about the specific situation of British India, a colony of the British Empire.

The independence of British India is not a new issue at all, and it can be said that it has plagued London for many years.

At the end of the First World War, Britain planned to form an independent "Indian Federation" from Hindustan, an area with many Hindus, and Pakistan, an area with many peaceful believers, while retaining the kingdoms of the states. , but failed to reach a consensus.

Before World War II ended, the Keeper of the Seal and the leader of the House of Commons, Cripps, went to India and promised to give India the status of Dominion after the war.After Cripps arrived in India, he put forward the British proposal to India, also known as the "Cripps Proposal".

After the high-level consultations between Britain and India, they decided to issue a proposal to enable India to establish an autonomous government in the shortest period of time. The content of the proposal is to establish a new Indian federation and make it a self-governing dominion. Its status is equal to that of the United Kingdom and other dominions. Diplomatically, they are not affiliated with other countries.

However, the plan also stated that the states of British India have the right not to join the newly established Indian Federation, which makes it possible to establish two or even more than two political entities on the original land of India, thereby paving the way for the division of India. Open the door of convenience.

From Alan Wilson's point of view, the Cripps proposal is actually very good. It does not distinguish between religions, but the provinces and states directly under British India, which will help the fragmentation of British India.

However, there are also disadvantages. In a unified organization, the Muslim League led by Jinnah cannot fight against the Congress Party led by Nehru in any case. Never be in the same country as Hindus.

When facing Prime Minister Attlee's question, Alan Wilson said that the tension between the Muslim League and the Congress Party, Ali Jinnah and Nehru can't pee in the same pot at all.

The cabinet secretary Edward Bridges, who had been prepared for a long time, said without a trace, "Actually, the prime minister wants to abandon India because India's investment is greater than the harvest. Saving money will allow the country to restore prosperity faster."

"Of course, Edward. The citizens of the country cannot go hungry and tighten their belts to maintain the dignity of the British Empire." Attlee sighed. If he had a choice, he would not want India to be independent.But he has more than enough heart but not enough energy, so he immediately withdrew the European troops and went to India to suppress them. Where did the money come from?

"Dear Prime Minister, on a larger scale, the independence of the colonies is not a problem that our British Empire has to face. There are many European countries that face the same problem. Maybe the gentlemen can sit down and use selfless Let’s talk about the attitude of your heart.” Speaking of this, Edward Bridges gave Alan Wilson a wink.

Alan Wilson understood, said that he wanted to find some information, and exited the Prime Minister's room.The next thing the cabinet secretary will talk about is what he said before. On the colonial issue, there are also France, the Netherlands, Portugal, Belgium, and even Spain. Ask other countries for their attitudes.

A specter, a specter of colonialism haunts Europe, the British Empire, the French Fourth Republic, Spain, Portugal, Holland, Belgium all united, Prime Ministers and Dictators, Presidents and Queens, British Labor and French Generals , all united.

Regarding how the United Kingdom can recover quickly, Edward Bridges expressed Alan Wilson's thoughts, and he did not forget to add, "In fact, in a sense, this method is more like what the Soviets would do. But I personally have no prejudice against the Soviet Union, and being good at learning from other countries is a fine tradition of the British Empire.”

Churchill, who also appeared in the Cecilline Hof Palace in the name of a British adviser, sneezed for no reason, "Winston, what's wrong with you?" US President Truman laughed, laughing at Churchill's funny scene just now.

An assistant secretary of state walked quickly to Truman's side and handed over a telegram. The content of the telegram was very simple, "The boy was born successfully, and the crying was heard far away..."

Four days ago, at 24:[-] am on July [-], the United States conducted the first nuclear test in human history.About a thousand scientists and government officials were invited to visit.

The finished product of the Manhattan Project is located on the iron tower 30 meters above the ground. The plutonium charge of this nuclear bomb weighs [-] kilograms and has a TNT equivalent of [-] tons.The nuclear explosion produced tens of millions of degrees of high temperature and tens of billions of atmospheric pressure, causing the installation tower to be melted into gas and form a huge crater on the ground.

The smoke and dust from the nuclear explosion was like a soaring cloud, which was extremely terrifying.The sand within a radius of 400 meters was melted into a yellow-green glass-like substance, and all animals within a radius of 600 meters died.The power of this atomic bomb is nearly 8000 times greater than what scientists originally estimated.A huge fireball rose to an altitude of [-] meters, brighter than a thousand suns.

"Winston, I dreamed of ruling the world yesterday." As the president, Truman certainly knew what the contents of the telegram represented, and couldn't wait to share the joy of victory with Churchill.

The joy of the nuclear test filled Truman with joy, and he felt a sense of pride in his heart. However, the main topics of the Potsdam Conference had already been discussed, and he felt a little disappointed when he thought of this.

"We should let the leaders of the Soviet Union understand that the world has changed." Churchill immediately suggested that Truman should inform Stalin of the news.

Chapter 1: The First Nuclear Blackmail

Men can have guns, but they can't live without guns. This mentality is exactly the true portrayal of President Truman.

Even Truman felt a little regretful, why the Potsdam Conference went so smoothly, and most of the issues were discussed, leaving him useless now, and he no longer felt anxious about the Soviet Union's start of war against Japan.

However, such a big event as the Potsdam Conference occupies the headlines of newspapers in various countries every day, and the progress of each day is known to the whole world. All that needs to be discussed has been discussed, and there is nothing he can do now.

In order for the Soviet Union to participate in the war, the United States also sold a lot of national interests to the Soviet Union like Britain.

Now, even though he has a nuclear bomb in his hand, he feels confident enough to turn against Stalin directly under the witness of the whole world.For a politician, the risk is still very high.

Especially in the United States now, the United States must show a higher sense of morality than other countries in order to buy people's hearts, take over world hegemony from Britain and France, and complete the task of suppressing the Soviet Union by the way.

The idea is simple, but it takes time to adjust slowly to achieve all this. Domestic consensus and public opinion support are indispensable. Truman, who became president, did not want to be swiped in the world's media for the first time. A ruthless face appeared.

Truman is still young, if he is the king of the 21st century, he will definitely not have so many worries.

For various reasons, it was impossible for Truman to overturn the previous resolution, but it was still possible to find an occasion to give Stalin a blow. Truman's gaze hidden behind the lens was full of eagerness to try.

Before the meeting, Truman was very excited when he saw Stalin and Churchill, as if a young child suddenly saw his favorite idol and forgot that he was now one of the three giants.

But now, with a nuclear bomb in his hand, an unprecedented weapon, Truman thinks he can move back to the game.

After all, Potsdam is in the Soviet-occupied area of ​​Germany. When the Potsdam Conference was in progress, most of the supplies were provided by the Soviet Union. Stalin himself held many state banquets for Churchill and Truman. Of course, the British representative was replaced by a new prime minister. Attlee.

As various topics have been discussed, the tense atmosphere among the representatives of various countries has gradually relaxed, and the Soviet Union's state banquets have become more frequent, which seems to be to celebrate the upcoming victory.

In the evening, Cecilline Hof Palace was brightly lit. The three giants, Stalin, Truman, and Attlee, as well as the British adviser Churchill, were all present. The previous negotiating opponents clinked glasses to show friendship and solidarity.

Alan Wilson didn't avoid eating too much. Since it was supplied by the enemy, the Soviet Union, he was not polite.Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Fortseva among the Soviet crowd.

I have to say that although Furtseva is over 30 years old, she still looks very outstanding standing there, with a feeling of standing out from the crowd. Before that, she had kept away several American diplomats who wanted to be flies.

"Heh, Americans! Even if a place with only orangutans is lost, I don't doubt that Americans will have a cross-species exchange." Alan Wilson whispered to Eifel, causing the latter to chuckle.

"Alan, why don't you try it?" Eifel said in a provocative tone, "Let the American bumpkins know that the gentlemen in the British Empire are definitely different from them."

Alan Wilson took a deep look at the vicious vanguard who insulted the law, and wished that the other party would have a place in the embassy in France as soon as possible, but he walked straight up to the Soviets, "Dear lady, you are so impressive Fascinated, I've seen several Americans think you've hit a snag."

Fultseva didn't want to talk to Alan Wilson at first, but she couldn't be too stiff on this occasion, so she could only smile and chat with Alan Wilson. Among the British representative crowd where Eifel was, Let out a burst of laughter as a cheer for Alan Wilson.

On the other side, Truman found an opportunity to carry out his first blackmail in his presidential career. The target was Stalin, who has great prestige in the hearts of people all over the world. Generalissimo, let me tell you a secret, we have created a new type of bomb. This bomb is unusual, and its destructive power is unimaginable."

Truman spoke about Stalin's military rank, and then said something like this. Faced with the first nuclear blackmail in human history, Stalin's face remained unchanged, but he already knew the fact that the nuclear test was successful, and smiled sincerely. , "That should use him on the Japanese and end the war as soon as possible."

Truman was taken aback, smiled wryly and shook his head to look at Churchill. Maybe Stalin didn't know the power of the nuclear bomb at all, so how could he expect him to be surprised?

These two idiots!A trace of contempt flashed in Stalin's eyes. Although he was calm on the surface, he was sure that Truman was blackmailing him just now. Seeing that Truman was no longer the respectful look he had at the beginning of the meeting, he understood that the United States had changed now, and at the same time he was grateful for the Soviet Union. The war against Japan has already begun.

Alan Wilson, who already had some experience with tool people, naturally didn't know about the confrontation between the heads of state. He was still circling around Fultseva, "I believe that the friendship between our countries will not change in the past two years. Yes, don't you know that Miss Voltseva knows about England?"