British civil servant

Since the occupied areas of Britain, the United States and France can travel freely, it depends on who can restore the occupied areas first. It is second to none in the Shikoku-occupied area.

Alan Wilson also listed a list of famous German companies during World War II, Krupp, Henschel, Mauser, Mercedes-Benz, Rheinmetall, Siemens, Bayer, Carl Zeiss, Thyssen, Messerschmidt, Volkswagen, Opel and so on the name of the thunder.

And now these world-renowned German companies are lying in the ruins of the Ruhr area, waiting for someone to rescue them.

The value of these famous companies that supported the German war machine during the war also fell to the bottom when Germany was defeated. In the eyes of Alan Wilson, even if it is gold mining, the British-occupied area is the most valuable one.

In fact, Edward Bridges, the cabinet secretary who returned to London, was also planning how to be a middleman.

Edward Bridges himself is not very interested in the dual-track price system.

But after Prime Minister Attlee came to power and revealed his views on the future status of British India, Edward Bridges began to really pay attention to this plan.

The reason why he finally agreed to send Yugoslav refugees to Rhodesia when he was in Germany was because he wanted to deter South Africa and make the Boers who were about to move more honest.

Nominally, South Africa is still a colony of the British Empire, but after World War II, South Africa's attitude towards London seems to have undergone subtle changes.

How did the world powers rank during this time period?In fact, this is the case, the United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, Canada, France and South Africa, this is the ranking of national power in the world in [-].

It seems that the British Empire is still very powerful, occupying three of the top six, but Canada still has a little bit of incense, and no one knows what will happen to the Boers who have always been rebellious.

While making plans, Edward Bridges met with Prime Minister Attlee and took Montgomery's telegram, "Dear Prime Minister, Montgomery's telegram mentioned some suggestions for the restoration of the British-occupied area."

"Oh, what good advice does our marshal have?" Prime Minister Attlee scratched his smooth forehead and asked.

Edward Bridges pushed his glasses, and said calmly, "Currently, the British-occupied area is maintaining order through the British occupation forces and the released German soldiers. The effect of maintaining order is very significant, but we must Admittedly, there are not many options for the military to restore the economy. Therefore, Marshal Montgomery meant that he wanted to establish a civilian government, but this matter should not be rushed, because if we look for such civilian personnel in Germany now, almost everyone Having worked for Hitler, we cannot guarantee that these people are credible."

After listening to Edward Bridges' narration as if singing, Prime Minister Attlee nodded and asked, "Sir Edward, you mean that there is a lack of personnel management in the British-occupied area."

"That's right, Honorable Prime Minister." Edward Bridges said softly, "In the current situation in Germany, every time there is a delay, the Germans in the occupied areas will be in pain for a while, so I have a plan. The Prime Minister can take a look."

When Prime Minister Attlee looked at the plan, Edward Bridges explained to Attlee, "This is a phased plan. In the first stage, the commander-in-chief of the military region has assumed the management through his military government team. The various responsibilities of the military government. In the second stage, a group of regional administrative committees should be trained to replace the commander of the military region as the head of the military government. In the third stage, the commander of the military region ceased to perform the duties of the head of the military government. In the fourth stage, the military government The dispatched personnel will gradually give way to civilian personnel, whose numbers should be significantly reduced."

"When the four stages are completed, it is believed that the work of identifying German government personnel who did not commit crimes during the war will be completed, and the British Empire can then turn the job over to the Germans."

The fourth-order tactics of the cabinet secretary version were successfully passed by Prime Minister Attlee under the explanation of Edward Bridges.Edward Bridges, who came out of the prime minister's office, immediately ordered, "Two thousand civil servants from various departments and local governments will be dispatched to Germany."

Chapter 119 Former Cabinet Secretary

With the end of the war, the British mainland will also resume production, especially after Prime Minister Attlee came to power.At this time, there are no foreign enemies anymore, and the civil servant group is actually a very hateful group.

Civil servants don't have to do tiring work, and they have guaranteed wages. Compared with British citizens who are starting again, they are particularly conspicuous at this time of saving money.

After a long time, it is difficult to guarantee that Prime Minister Attlee will start the idea of ​​layoffs. Before the Prime Minister has this idea, Edward Bridges must find a way to prove that there are many things now, and civil servants need to be busy.

In difficult times, the prime minister wants to save money, but at any time, the cabinet secretary hopes that as many people as possible will obey his arrangements. This is why Edward Bridges was anxious when he heard that the prime minister wanted to abandon British India. The reason for getting angry.

The colonies were important to the prime minister of the British Empire, but especially to cabinet secretaries.

But the cabinet secretary can't oppose the prime minister's administration. He can only find a way to resolve the negative impact. It's best to let the prime minister retreat.

That night, Edward Bridges made an appointment with a guest, and when the person came, he rarely showed a trace of anxiety, "Sir Morris, what do you think I should do, this is worse than what you met in [-] Things are ten times more troublesome. At least at the end of the last war, your prime minister didn't want to give up the colonies, did he?"

"That's true!" Sir Maurice Hankey smiled, looking at Edward Bridges who was in a state of desperation, "It seems that the new Prime Minister has made you feel at a loss?"

Maurice Hankey served as Secretary of the Imperial Defense Council during World War I and concurrently as Director of the War Cabinet Secretariat.

The civil service of the British Empire was shaped by Maurice Hankey.He was head of the British civil service for 22 years until his retirement in [-], when Edward Bridges took over as cabinet secretary.

It can be said that everything that Edward Bridges owns today was created by Maurice Hankey.

Maurice Hankey joined the Conservative Party after his retirement and served as a non-minister in Neville Chamberlain's cabinet at the outbreak of the Second World War.

In front of the former founder of the Cabinet Office, Edward Bridges has nothing to hide. The other party is now a politician, but as the original cabinet secretary, the distress of the chief of the civil servants cannot be hidden from the other party. He nodded and said , "Once British India is abandoned, [-] civil servants will have to return to the mainland, unless we can find a place to divert them."

"Oh, the matter is really serious!" Maurice Hankey nodded knowingly and said to himself, "The cornerstone of the British Empire is collapsing. What is your solution?"

"Based on Marshal Montgomery's telegram today, I am requesting the Prime Minister to send civil servants to organize the civilian institutions in the British-occupied area." Edward Bridges was speaking, seeing Maurice Hankey directly stretching out four fingers, happy He admitted, "Yes, I have come up with a four-step plan, planning to transfer two thousand civil servants from various departments to Germany immediately."

"That's right. At this very moment, all civil servants in the British Empire should realize that the crisis is not far away and use their efficiency." Maurice Hankey nodded very approvingly, "I also heard the Prime Minister mentioning that the British-occupied areas in Germany and the British India's establishment of a linked dual-track system is a very good idea, did you come up with it?"

"Since Sir Morris feels that this is a good idea, there is nothing to worry about." Edward Bridges breathed a sigh of relief and did not answer the question directly. Although Sir Morris Hankey has already retired, After retiring, he became a minister again, but he was still the chairman of the Colonial Advisory Committee and had a great say in colonial affairs. "If the Prime Minister asks Sir..."

"I will agree with this suggestion!" Sir Maurice Hankey raised his eyebrows. "Actually, we all understand that the prosperity of the British Empire is built on the colonies. What happened again, we have to find a way to prove that there will be problems in the management of the colonies if they leave the British Empire. Chaos, famine, religious conflicts, ethnic massacres, everything is fine. Before you can manage yourself, continue to manage those backward nations."

"Oh, will it? That's really a tragedy!" Edward Bridges raised his glass knowingly, and touched a glass with Maurice Hankey, bang! "But it's best for this to happen naturally. We need to find someone who looks harmless to humans and animals, and it's best not to have been groping in the civil service system for a long time. I just recently learned about such a candidate..."

Ah Choo!Far away in Berlin, Allen Wilson sneezed twice for no reason before looking at the shocked Mikhailovich. He knew that it was not an easy fact for these people to let so many people leave Europe.But for now, there is no way.

"Can't we stay in Europe?" Mikhailovich said with dark eyes. "We are Europeans. How can we go to Africa and be with a group of black people?"

"Mr. Mikhailovich, since the border crossing group you lead is handled by me again, don't you see that the Americans are not going to take you in? Even General Patton, who let you cross the border, has now been dismissed Already." Alan Wilson said with a sympathetic look, "Everyone knows that the United States has not been affected by the war, but the United States was established by the Americans with hard work, and American citizens are not willing to let you move to the United States."

Allen Wilson sighed, the United States has not gone mad, and immigrants are not very welcome.Even if it welcomes high-quality immigrants, in simple terms, they are rich immigrants.And Mikhailovich's subordinates obviously had nothing but military skills.

"But go to Africa?" When Mikhailovich thought of leaving his hometown, he felt unspeakably uncomfortable. He even wanted to lead the refugees back to Yugoslavia and fight Tito desperately, which was better than going to Africa.

"What's wrong with Africa?" Alan Wilson said dissatisfiedly, "You don't know where it is. Rhodesia, which the British Empire let you go to, has rich land and resources. You can divide a hundred acres of land by yourself. Land, happy to be a farmer, this is unimaginable in Yugoslavia, look at Yugoslavia, one country, two languages, three languages, four religions, five nationalities Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Macedonia, Montenegro .Maybe the Yugoslavs who didn’t escape will envy you in the future.”

1 Chapter [-] The First Pot of Gold

What happened to Rhodenia?Rich in natural resources, including coal, chromium, iron, platinum, gold, and diamonds, just a small South Africa, with hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of land, can't accommodate Mikhailovich's 20 remnant soldiers?

Even if the industrial base is a little weaker now, at least you won't be hungry, isn't it much better than Germany where cigarettes are now a hard currency?In Alan Wilson's view, Rhodesia is a promising place.

The climate is not bad, and the land is enough. Haven't you disliked these refugees who are about to have nothing to eat?The other party still picked it up?

And he just informed Mikhailovich, and didn't give the other party the right to object. It seems that these refugees still think they are meat and potatoes?

"There are three options before you. The first is to go to Rhodesia. If you don't want to. I can only repatriate you to Yugoslavia. Of course, for humanitarian considerations, you may also be repatriated to the Soviet Union. If the Soviet Union sends you Repatriation to Yugoslavia is out of the business of the British Empire."

Alan Wilson shrugged, completely acting as if he had done his best, and he didn't blame himself at all when things evolved to this point.

"Excuse me, is there any difference between repatriation to Yugoslavia and repatriation to the Soviet Union?" Mikhailovich asked dissatisfied.

"This is just a variety of answers. We generally give three kinds of suggestions to others, two of which are exactly the same except for the wording difference, and the other is completely unacceptable, such as attacking the Soviet Union or bombing the United States." Alan Wilson said indifferently Asked, "Now tell me, would you like to go to Rhodesia?"

"I want to bring something to Africa, and I hope to get a response." Regarding the shamelessness of the British Empire, Mikhailovich no longer has the mind to refute. The money has been given to Alan Wilson, and now he can only hope that the other party will still see it In the face of collecting money before, keep some kindness in your heart.

"Let's talk about it first!" Alan Wilson did not directly agree. Now Europe is short of everything, and Rhodesia is not short of precious metals. These Yugoslavs can dig again when they arrive. Don't expect to take away anything valuable. thing.

"If the liaison officer can win this request, I am willing to give you all the valuable things that are on everyone now." Mikhailovich emphasized his tone.

"Ah..." Alan Wilson lit a cigarette, then handed the rest of the cigarette to Mikhailovich, signaling to continue.

"Africa is so far away, we don't know anything about the place, and it's hard to guarantee our own safety without weapons." Mikhailovich begged, "Agree to this condition, and we will leave Europe with absolutely nothing."

"That's how it is." Alan Wilson put down a huge rock in his heart. The world war had just ended, and weapons from all countries were seriously unsalable, and their value was equivalent to scrap iron.He tapped his finger on the table a few times, and replied in a casual tone, "The other continent is indeed full of unknown challenges, and I don't want to put you in danger. Go back to the British-occupied area so that I can take care of you."

Alan Wilson was not doing it for money. The oil and water on these refugees had already been plundered twice by the British-occupied areas of Austria and the American-occupied areas of Germany. nothing.

But who told Alan Wilson, who was born a kind person, who had not been polluted by this filthy world, and had kind thoughts in his heart not to see ordinary people suffer, so he reluctantly agreed.

He is definitely not for himself, but has already received a telegram that a large number of civil servants in the mainland will soon take over the work in the British-occupied area. The imperial servants have traveled thousands of miles to serve in a country that was once an enemy.

These colleagues who are about to work with me always need a little extra income, I believe this is not too much.

Collecting money has always been more fun than being alone, and the establishment of contacts is like this.

The matter about the migration of Yugoslav refugees to Rhodesia is so settled. I don’t know what the London government has exchanged with the United States on this matter. Alan Wilson, a small commissioner, is always worried about the future of the empire. The British Empire is indeed It's disturbing.

After Mikhailovich left, Mia, who came to cook, greeted Alan Wilson gratefully, "If it weren't for you, I, an incompetent middle-aged woman, would not be able to live in this city , might have already become a begging refugee, thank you so much."

In this period of time, cigarettes are the hard currency in Berlin. Alan Wilson would take out a pack of cigarettes for Mia from time to time, and let Mia go out to exchange for necessities of life as salary, so that she could live comfortably in this short period of time. The average Berlin citizen is much more relaxed, and now it seems that capitalism also has something worth learning.

"It's nothing, and I'm also grateful for your work during this period. Cigarettes will not become a currency for a long time." Alan Wilson waved his hand, "You don't have to be grateful, in fact, there is nothing to be grateful for, it can't be too small little effort."

The value of a cigarette in Germany at this time is roughly equivalent to a thousand dollars.Moreover, this situation will last for at least a year or so, making a large number of American soldiers and even high-ranking officials a loser.

This is of course bad news for Alan Wilson, who wants to establish the status of a British middleman, but before he arrived in Germany, he had already dismantled a cigarette factory in Chennai, India, through his relationship in British India, and it is currently at sea. , I just don't know when it will arrive.As for tobacco leaves, tobacco has been grown in British India for close to 300 years.

The war in Europe has stopped and shipping has resumed. The first thing Allen Wilson has to do is to use the tobacco planting in British India to eliminate the current cigarette black market in Germany and stop the plundering of wealth in Europe by American lords.

During the prosperous period of the cigarette black market, the U.S. military rebuilt an office building in Frankfurt, Germany, but only paid the cost of 150 cigarettes, which shows the huge profits.

This is the first pot of gold planned by Alan Wilson. Smoking is harmful to health anyway, and he is also thinking about the health of the residents of British India. Let this harmful thing be left to the Europeans, who are all colonists.

Mia didn't know about these things, she just wanted to thank Alan Wilson for taking care of her during this time, and she took the initiative to invite, "Mr. place, dinner with our family and my daughter would love to thank you too."

"It's all a little effort, I don't need your thanks at all." Alan Wilson changed the subject and looked at the watch on his wrist and said, "Tomorrow, it's not early today, I don't want to disturb you. "

Chapter 121

In Germany now, there is a coordination mechanism in name, but in fact the four occupied areas are in charge of each.In name, of course, everyone also advocates the retention of a unified Germany, and when the time is right, they will promote the merger of the occupied areas of the four countries.

Of course Alan Wilson knew that the division of Germany was inevitable.But in [-] this obstacle came not from Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union, but from France.France hopes that Germany will disappear forever, and does not want to see a country named Germany still exist in Europe.

God knows how Britain and the United States persuaded France in history to remerge the three occupied areas into the Federal Republic of Germany.But now, every move of France shows that the French want to take the Saar district as their own.

Just like the famous Alsace and Lorraine in history, the Saarland was also contested by Germany and France several times. In fact, the Saarland was a German territory most of the time.

It's just that the unification of Germany was too late, which also gave France a chance.Although the Saar region has changed its ownership eight times in 200 years, it has only belonged to France twice.

After Germany's defeat in World War I, the "Treaty of Versailles" separated the Saarland from the German Empire and established an autonomous government in the region. France has been seeking to annex the Saarland and control the economy of the region.

But France did not succeed. It just obtained the ownership of the Saar mine, and it has been in trust for Saar's political future for 15 years.

Germany made a comeback in World War II, and now France once again annexed the Saarland region.This time France decided to keep the Saar region firmly in its own hands.

In less than 100 years, Germany invaded France three times.This is a great shame for France. You must know that France has been the overlord of the European continent for hundreds of years. Although it has declined, it cannot be bullied over and over again.

France in [-] had only one wish, and that was to dismember Germany and bring Germany back to the state it was before reunification, never to make a comeback.In particular, the Saarland region next to France is rich in resources, and it is impossible for Germany to own it again.

Because Germany made a comeback after World War I, the lessons learned are not far away. Britain and the United States sympathized with France. France also took advantage of this time to establish a tariff barrier between the Saarland and Germany, replaced the French currency with the Mark, and established the relationship between the Saarland and France through the constitution. , incorporating the Saar into the French economic and monetary system.

However, in Alan Wilson's view, France's annexation of the Saarland region is not a bad thing. This will prevent harmony between Germany and France in a short period of time in the future, which is good for Britain's seizure of European leadership.

If the French propose to annex the Saarland at the Brussels meeting more than a month later, then as an old friend of the French people, Alan Wilson will definitely help.No one can refute this reason to liquidate the remnants of the Third Reich.

If the Saarland region is merged into France, France seems to be able to overwhelm Germany in a short period of time, but in the longer term, the relationship between the two countries will be affected. The United Kingdom is happy to see the future twin giants of the European Union, because the Saarland region The attribution of creates a gap.

Alan Wilson, who is also a British India liaison officer and a European liaison officer, is actually busy every day.Especially in Berlin, the front line of the confrontation, it is not easy to find time to relax.

At the same time, the United Kingdom formally established an institution called the British Trade Council in the British-occupied area of ​​Germany.The institution of the same name had long existed in England, where it ran the campaign of thrift and rationing in times of war.

Not all food was rationed in wartime Britain. Fruit and vegetables were never rationed, but these supplies were often in short supply, especially tomatoes, onions and fruit brought in from overseas.So the government strongly encourages people to grow and eat their own vegetables and try new recipes in their own gardens and around their houses.

In the days of World War II, Britain was still far from the hardships imagined, and the rationing system was severely expanded.At least it must not be worse than the living standard of Mia's family now.

Both Britain and Germany are Germanic in a broad sense, and the food they can get is all kinds of sausages.Alan Wilson wasn't prepared for a big lunch at Mia's family.

Mia's home is located in the British-occupied area, and it is considered a good place to live when there are many dilapidated houses in the entire city of Berlin.

After seeing Mia's two daughters, Alan Wilson still couldn't believe it. There are also rare breeds of German dragoons?

To be honest, after Alan Wilson saw Mia's two daughters, his first thought was to exchange cigarettes for the bodies of the two girls. This idea was purely instinctive, without any personal prejudice.

As a high-quality student carefully selected by Lubyanka NO.11, Isabella Pokina saw the dirty thoughts of the man in front of her at a glance. Not only did she have thoughts about herself, she even wanted to kill two birds with one stone.

Isabella Bokina, who was plainly dressed but not concealing her natural beauty, introduced herself and her sister, "This is my sister Anna, my name is Hannah Isabella Hellman, and my sister is Anna Isabella Heilman. Thank you Mr. Allen for taking care of my mother's work, otherwise our life would be difficult in this difficult time."

"When the Soviets came in, we didn't eat for several days." The girl, whose real name and pseudonym were Anna, said pitifully, as if thinking of the difficult years during that time.

"Done right." At the critical moment, Alan Wilson forgot that the Soviet Union was an ally of the Allies. It would be a pity if two beautiful girls were ruined by the Soviets.

In terms of appearance, the two sisters don't have anything similar to the German dragoons in Alan Wilson's mind.

What is more consistent is that the two sisters are in good health and are close to 1.7 meters tall.But it's not like the exaggerated fleshy body of the Americans. Generally speaking, it's the kind of big beauty, not petite.

With two beautiful girls by her side, Mia's main dish today, potatoes, is not unpalatable anymore.Alan Wilson, who has always been diligent in his speech skills, also took off his mask and appeared much more sincere.

Not to mention the fact that Isabella Bokina, intentionally or unintentionally, always revealed that her family had a blood feud with the Soviets, her father died in battle, her brother disappeared on the Eastern Front, and her life and death were unknown.

Everything made Alan Wilson let go of his defenses, not knowing that he was facing the fact that he was being fooled by a group.

The twinkling eyes of the two girls are so sincere no matter how you look at them, and they are indeed beautiful. The plain clothes can't hide the rather predictable inner beauty.

This meal can be called a delicious meal. There is nothing to say. Alan Wilson talked about his work, "Maybe I will go back to the British-occupied area in a while. Things are busy there. I still have a lot of work." Colleagues are coming!"

Chapter 122 It's Totally Sympathetic

Going back to the British occupied area?Sister Isabella exchanged cryptic glances, expressing incomprehension at Alan Wilson's departure, and Pokina asked curiously, "Didn't you say that the British-occupied area is very difficult now?"

"That's true, but it's only temporary. Colleagues from the mainland have already come to establish the administrative agencies and trade committees of the British-occupied area to promote the economic recovery of post-war Germany." Alan Wilson enjoyed this in front of women from the defeated country. Feeling pretentious, "We will identify the integrity of German companies and resume production through administrative means. Of course, this requires the support of many colleagues."

Planned economy?Isabella Bokina was shocked, isn't this the method her motherland is best at using?

But she can't ask, to prevent her identity from being exposed. Pokina believes that as long as time goes by, she will be able to get what she wants.

Alan Wilson felt that he was having fun with the people. This is not an exaggeration. In front of the citizens of these defeated countries, the civil servants occupying the institutions are almost like the kings of the old days.