British civil servant

"I won't take this fund for nothing. I will help the maharaja in South Asia through the identity of a liaison officer. Of course, this is not enough. I will use my method to help Hyderabad strengthen its strength." Alan Wilson said at the end Changed, "As for the raw materials of tobacco, Maharaja needs to be more concerned. This matter is very important."

With machines, without tobacco.At present, Europe is devastated, and in the past two years, it is impossible to plant any cash crops.Everything is based on rations, but it is still the old way, isn't there British India?

It is not planted in Europe, but it can be planted in British India, not to mention that the British Empire has always done so.

The place where famine always broke out in India is the Ganges River Basin. Although it is a grain-producing area, the key to climate change is too many people. Even the main grain-producing areas cannot bear the consumption of so many people.

The population density of the Deccan Plateau is actually not high. Although it is not a major grain-producing area, it is rarely affected by famine.Hyderabad is larger than the mainland of the United Kingdom, with a population of only 2000 million, which is still very spare.

Now to build a tobacco factory from the British-occupied area, it is almost like bringing a money printing machine production line.As long as the tobacco factory is established, Alan Wilson can travel to the British-occupied area.

What limited edition cars, medieval armor, jewelry, gold, antiques, oil paintings are all things.

Nothing was as important as the tobacco factory, not even Ali Khan's £100m loan.If there is a tobacco factory, Alan Wilson can have countless 100 million pounds.

And he got rich right away, because Mikhailovich had already reached Hamburg first, and the main force was still behind.

Looking back on the past two months, Mikhailovich felt unreal. The Germans who swept across Europe surrendered. He and his former enemy, the Croatian armed forces, were chased by Tito like a bereaved dog. Hiding on the Austrian border is in constant fear.

Until he met the young man in front of him, things finally turned around. Fortunately, he finally escaped with his subordinates, but with the end of the Potsdam Conference, he was about to be expelled from Bavaria and fell into the hands of Alan Wilson. .

Mikhailovich has dealt with Alan Wilson three times on different occasions, and after this time, maybe the two parties will not meet again in the future. Looking at the calm sea, Mikhailovich seemed to have some Thinking, "I don't know if I will have a chance to return to Europe in this life."

"Maybe, maybe not. People always have to be more realistic!" Alan Wilson also replied with an ambiguous sentence. Even if he couldn't predict what would happen decades later, the overall strength of the Western camp still surpassed that of the Soviet bloc.

But after some operations, maybe the Soviet Union will persist longer than in history. After all, the geography has been improved. With the accession of Yugoslavia, the Soviet Union has been unimpeded in the Mediterranean.

Of course, within ten years, the Soviet Union's weak navy will still not change, and it will not be able to take advantage of this relaxed environment for entering the Mediterranean.After all, the Soviet Union is a continental country, and the army is inherently more important than the navy.

After sighing deeply, Mikhailovich still thanked him, "In fact, calm down and think about it, we are finally alive and can live in another place, which is a good thing. Thanks to the British asylum!"

"I hope that Mr. Mikhailovich can remember this kind of protection. I have a few words that I hope you can put yourself in." Alan Wilson hesitated for a while, but decided to use the result of three meetings with Mikhailovich. Come down to make friends and give reminders.

"Alan Liaison Officer can just say, at this point, I have nothing unacceptable?" Compared with Alan Wilson's hesitation, Mikhailovich was very open-minded, and the fact is the same. He has nothing left to lose.

"In fact, from a personal point of view, there is another layer of consideration for arranging you in Rhodesia. The local native whites and the British Empire are no longer of one mind. These native whites take it for granted that all benefits will belong to themselves after independence. They don’t know what they will lose. Without the support of the British Empire, how long they can persist in the face of local blacks, they will be submerged in the vast ocean of local blacks in ten or twenty years.”

"Can you openly carry out ethnic cleansing? You'll see right away from the trials of the Germans that it's impossible. At least not openly. Of course you can use your privileged position to cause famine, or foment conflict to create chaos, pretend It has nothing to do with me."

Alan Wilson believes that Mikhailovich has this ability, because no matter whether the Serbian armed forces he leads, or the Croatians and Slovenians, they did this kind of thing during the war.

It is entirely possible to return to the old business, and Alan Wilson felt it necessary to remind the other party that this kind of thing could no longer be done publicly.If you want to maintain a superior life for a long time, it is best to remain loyal to the British Empire.

South Africa and Rhodesia, who felt that their wings were hard and would fly solo, were eventually counterattacked by the blacks.Complete independence is double harm to the native white people and the British Empire. I hope Mikhailovich can understand this truth.

"I understand." Mikhailovich understood Alan Wilson's intentions, and hoped that these Yugoslavs would maintain their loyalty to the British Empire and become a royalist group when they arrived in Africa.

Mikhailovich couldn't help but wry smile, he is indeed a royalist, he didn't expect to leave Europe.The assigned role is still that of a royalist.It's just that it was changed from Yugoslavia to the British Empire.

"Great." The little civil servant who had been working hard for the British Empire was very pleased, but he didn't know that Mikhailovich had only listened to half of what he said. There is no problem with being a royalist, but there is another problem that cannot be made public. It can be done secretly, the African continent is so far away, as long as you are careful enough, who would know?

As the contingent of Yugoslav refugees began to arrive, the port of Hamburg began to get busy, and Alan Wilson also got the real first pot of gold.

The gold sent by Mikhailovich was a total of sixty catties.Got a bill for scrap metal from Alan Wilson.

As the first batch of Tito opponents who were purged in history began to board the ship, Alan Wilson was very relieved. He saved more than 20 people in one shot, and he was simply an unprecedented benevolent person.

Chapter 128 The King of Arms

"It's a long way to Africa, and I don't want to see your subordinates get sick on the way. The necessary precautions are necessary."

Due to limited conditions, there are not enough cleaning places at present, and Mikhailovich's subordinates are just wronged to enjoy the gift of nature on the coastline.

Alan Wilson divided the seaside into two areas, and barely managed to avoid mixed bathing, with men on one side and women and children on the other.

If Mikhailovich's subordinates refused out of shame, there was only one other way.There is only one place in Germany where such a large group can be sterilized, and that is the concentration camp gas chambers all over Germany.

After all, Alan Wilson reluctantly put down the binoculars, ending the fact that he was observing the Yugoslavian women's bodies.

Taking money to do things, he didn't want the royalists who gave him high hopes to die on the road, so he still had to make preparations.

Although it is a bit shameful to bathe at the beach in broad daylight, Mikhailovich knows that under such conditions, he can't expect more. As for Alan Wilson aiming at the female group with a telescope, he pretends he didn't see it. , also thanked, "Alan Liaison Officer is thoughtful."

"Of course, I'm not a greedy person. After all, this is more than 20 lives!" Alan Wilson sighed straightly, "But I don't have the funds to help you too much. It takes money to do things. Money, and it will cost a lot of money. Of course, I know that now, whether it is you, the Croats, or the Slovenians, they are all penniless. I don’t want your money, but use your money to do yours. thing."

"The money won't fall into my hands, but I can't expect everyone involved in this matter, like me, to uphold a goodwill and go back and forth for your affairs, can you? Miha Mr Ilovich."

Alan Wilson and Mikhailovich stood side by side by the sea, their mouths full of helplessness.

"Of course I understand this!" Mikhailovich believed very much that Alan Wilson was talking about it. Greed is a common problem for everyone. It is very normal for Alan Wilson to say that he wants to use money to clear the relationship.

"It's good if you understand this truth. Is the weapon you need really scrap metal? He said yes, and he said no, and we need to let him be, so we need to dredge the relationship." Alan Wilson He said with an expression that you took advantage of it, "If you can quickly find enough funds after arriving in Rhodesia, the future harvest will come one after another."

"What is it specifically?" Mikhailovich was stunned, and had to ask further questions.

"For example, the current military industry in Germany has to be dismantled and destroyed. I personally think it is a pity. After all, the destruction requires money, which is also an expense. If there is a buyer, he can use the money to buy some light weapon production lines. It’s the best of both worlds.”

The weapons given to these Yugoslav refugees are only for temporary use, and the purchased weapons need to be maintained.How long these weapons could be used in an environment like Africa is still unknown.

How to turn waste into treasure is the most important thing for the budget-conscious British Empire.

Now that all countries believe that Germany should completely abolish the military industry, there is no need to keep the military production lines during the war.

Alan Wilson felt that if people like Mikhailovich could obtain funds as soon as possible after arriving in Africa, then it would not matter if they distributed some of the military industry in Germany that was about to be dismantled.

Of course, he would not do this by himself. It is harmless to meddle in anything, and he will never touch anything. Alan Wilson also has an account in his heart. All the benefits brought by this exchange belong to the British Empire.

As people who were basically cleaned by the sea went to Africa, this wave of population migration caused by the World War kicked off. Of course, this is still nothing compared to the Germanic migration that has already begun in Eastern Europe.

Germany's military industry, where are the most suitable weapons for people like Mikhailovich?Alan Wilson understood as soon as he thought about it, Essen in the Ruhr area is the headquarters of the Krupp family.

Mikhailovich was the last group of refugees to board the ship, and there was still time, and Alan Wilson happened to take him to the location of the Krupp family for them to observe.

A few months ago, the German arms magnate Alfred Krupp, a tall man in a pinstriped suit and a felt hat, boarded an American jeep under the escort of three armed soldiers.The jeep started bang and headed towards Dusseldorf.This man is Alfred, the heir to the famous German arms empire; Krupp, he has just been arrested and was put on trial in Dusseldorf that night.

Alfred Krupp lived alone during the war, had no friends but servants, and spent most evenings drinking whiskey and smoking Camels.In order to facilitate the appropriation of property in the occupied areas, the Krupp company intervened in coal mining, horse racing, foundry and blast furnace industries.

As a world-renowned arms king, he was first arrested after Germany's defeat. As for the huge Krupp military industry, British soldiers are currently dismantling it, and Krupp himself was handed over to the British army by the US military.

Dusseldorf is adjacent to the Ruhr Industrial Zone in the north and Cologne in the southeast. The inner city and most of the urban area are located on the east bank of the Rhine River. The west part of the river is only [-] kilometers away. Industrial City, the main artery of German industry, and the central city of the Ruhr coal mining area.

Three months after returning to Europe, Alan Wilson could finally start to think about what he was going to do. In the devastated British-occupied area, he saw the legacy of those well-known German companies.

Alfred Krupp, who has been raised as a family heir all his life, is now in jail. He was brought out by the guards after being imprisoned on this day, and he probably had another trial in his heart.

But beyond his expectation, there were a young man whom he had never seen before, and a somewhat scruffy middle-aged man.The young man is Alan Wilson, the middle-aged man who has entered the old age, and the leader of the Yugoslav Fatherland Army, Mikhailovich.

Alan Wilson's arrival here is not entirely a bad idea. As the Soviet Union becomes stronger and stronger, the German arms king will be released sooner or later, but the exact year is not certain. This is inevitable and cannot be changed. .

Although the arms king in front of him was imprisoned for a short period of time, he couldn't change it. After the 60s became Germany's business card, Alan Wilson sat down and asked, "Can you speak English?"

"Of course!" Alfred Krupp replied indifferently, "You have already confiscated all my property, so what else do you want to ask?"

These are all temporary, and Alan Wilson knows that these property will be returned to the arms king in front of him sooner or later, "Dear arms king, I am not talking about the family property. How can the Krupp family’s non-military industry be activated? We must know that the current unemployment rate in Germany is not optimistic, whether it is an indicator or a real situation.”

"I don't think you want Germany to go back to the predicament it was after the First World War. When you were young, but you experienced it yourself, the Ruhr area was full of French and Belgian policemen, and you couldn't do anything about it. It was also the beginning of Germany's return to war, and people cannot always be in a difficult situation. But Hitler's method has proved to be a dead end."

"How to spin off the military industry and become a German company that serves ordinary people is what the British Empire wants to help Germany do. Although you are going to be imprisoned temporarily, I believe your assistant can help us recover to a certain extent sexual production."

"Not only you, I also hope that other companies in the Ruhr area can help Germans in trouble at this time."

Alan Wilson knows that the Krupp family has an important position in the Ruhr area, and most of the Ruhr area is under the management of the British-occupied area. If this most important industrial area in Germany can cooperate with British policies , the recovery of the British-occupied area will be more assured.

This is also what the British Empire has always done, cooperating with the local bosses in the occupied areas to quell dissatisfaction in the occupied areas.However, it is generally used on colonies, but rarely used on European countries.

"Can you let me be free again?" Alfred Krupp raised his mouth and asked back, he had no hope at all.

"No! I don't need to say that you know your status in the German military industry." Alan Wilson shrugged helplessly, "The person staring at you is not just a country, nor a person. .You can only stand trial while the war is not over."

Alan Wilson didn't say what happened after the war, it was a thought for the arms king.

"It seems that I have to write a letter, and I also want to improve my living environment." Alfred Krupp was silent for a moment, and finally agreed.

In any case, he still has feelings for the Ruhr area where he grew up.I also don't want to see the citizens of my own country, surrounded by death all the time.

Most importantly, he has little choice.If you don't agree, all the properties of the Krupp family will be confiscated. If you are willing to cooperate, you may be able to keep some.

"Thank you for your cooperation in restoring order in the British-occupied area." Alan Wilson nodded very politely. He also knew that this was the first step, and his journey to the Ruhr area had just begun.

Chapter 129 Hugel Villa

The prominent feature of the Ruhr Industrial Zone is that it centers on heavy industries such as coal mining, iron and steel, chemistry, and machinery manufacturing, forming a regional industrial complex with complex departmental structures, close internal connections, and high concentration.

The industry in the Ruhr area was the material foundation for Germany to launch the two world wars. Coupled with the geographical location of the Ruhr area and the convenience of water and land transportation, it has become the most economically developed golden triangle in Europe.

This is also the capital for the re-emergence of the Federal Republic of Germany in the future. Although Germany has lost East Prussia, the land of modern prosperity, as long as the Ruhr area is still there, Germany will still be a famous power in the European continent.

The Ruhr Area deserves its name as the heart of Germany. Dortmund, Essen, and Duisburg are simply the backbone and heart of the Germans. If you want to live and live well, it depends on how to stimulate the potential of the Ruhr Area.

This is where the United Kingdom currently has an advantage over the United States and the Soviet Union. There is actually no special reason why Alan Wilson took Mikhailovich to visit the arms king.

If there is selfishness, it is to deepen the strong impression of the British Empire in the mind of the other party before leaving Europe.

Once in Africa, it is another world, and the impression of Europe is limited to the displacement during this period.It may have done a salutary benefit to deepen these refugees' impressions of the strength of the British Empire during this time period.

"Mr. Mikhailovich, I almost forgot, if you can get food in Rhodesia, the London side will definitely be grateful, so that the support for you refugees will be more logical." Leaving the prison In the arms king’s prison, Alan Wilson raised his wrist and looked at the time and continued, “The local side really wants to end the rationing system as soon as possible. Of course, the British-occupied area may be later. If you can help London overcome the difficulties as soon as possible , I believe that in the eyes of London, the value of you survivors will be higher."

Alan Wilson remembers Rhodesia as a British colony.Due to the fertile land and suitable climate, a large number of white people moved here to reclaim farmland and establish large agricultural estates.

Abundant agricultural products have won Zimbabwe the reputation of "African bread basket" and "African granary". The seasons in the southern hemisphere are opposite to those in the northern hemisphere. Mikhailovich and others went to Rhodesia just in time for the planting season .

All that is needed is someone to organize. Alan Wilson believes that the refugee group, which is itself an armed force, is not lacking in organization. Production is at least much easier than fighting.

This doesn't even require any assistance from Britain or from the British-occupied area, and Rhodesia is not far from South Africa.The industry in South Africa is a no-brainer to produce some farm machinery, and the current Governor-General of South Africa is Nicolas Jacobs de Witt.

The British Empire still has control over South Africa at this time, and I believe the other party will not refuse such an opportunity.

This point has become a bit used to it. Allen Wilson happily agreed to Mikhailovich, who boasted about Rhodesia's sky and earth, and he was relieved that the British had needs.

What worries him the most is that if the British really do good deeds without desire or desire, it means that they are in trouble.

Immediately afterwards, the two went to the Krupp family's factory, where someone was already inspecting the undamaged production line.

In the next few days, Alan Wilson took Mikhailovich to visit several companies that had been sealed up. At the same time, he and the British civil servants who took over these companies determined which production lines for people's livelihood could be restarted.

In the end, Allen Wilson took the arms magnate's handwritten letter and began to go door-to-door according to the list, calling well-known large companies in the Ruhr area, especially companies whose heads had not been imprisoned, and went to Essenhugel Villa, the headquarters of the Krupp family, met with representatives of these companies.

Of course, this was all done after obtaining the approval of London. After the meeting, he still had to write a report. He made a report on the process of this meeting and submitted it to the London side for review.

London also knows that the rapid recovery of the economy in the British-occupied area cannot do without the assistance of these well-known pre-war German companies.

Before coming again, Alan Wilson has been authorized to have a good talk with the heads of these companies.

The company representatives who came here even included representatives from Rheinmetall, even though the production line of the Rheinmetall arsenal in Dusseldorf has been sealed off by the UK.

"The war is over!" Alan Wilson used this opening sentence as the first sentence to communicate with representatives of German companies.

The first layer of meaning is the literal meaning, and the second layer of meaning is that the winner is already very obvious, and Britain is the winner. As for Germany, the defeat was even more miserable than the First World War, and the whole country has been occupied.

Looking at the subtle expressions of the heads of major companies, Alan Wilson took out the letter from the King of Arms and showed it to everyone. As for the English translation, he was already familiar with it. When these people read the letter, he explained, " Mr. Alfred is currently being imprisoned in Dusseldorf, oh yes, Rheinmetall's Dusseldorf production line has also been sealed off and stopped production, I am talking too much."

"The current situation in Germany is very bad, and I can say it very directly. In a short time, there will be no central government in Germany, because the French are very opposed to this. According to the news we got from Paris, the current French The attitude is very direct, hoping that Germany will return to a loose confederation, such as the Holy Roman Empire."

The faces of some representatives of German companies have turned ashen. German history can be divided into two parts, before the unification of Germany and after the unification of Germany. It is a tragedy for Germany that France is a neighbor, and France has invaded Germany countless times over the past 800 years, bringing profound suffering to Germany."

As for the history after the reunification of Germany, it is very much in line with the thoughts of France in 100. "After the reunification of Germany, it has shown a strong aggressiveness. It has invaded France three times in [-] years. This kind of aggressive country is not should exist in this world."

When they heard that the French opposed the re-establishment of a central government in Germany, the German backbone present was naturally filled with righteous indignation.

I forgot the history of Germany's three invasions of France in the past 100 years, and only the French insulted the Germans for 800 years in my mind.

History is a bad debt, and it is not fair to every country. Just like if British India had only 4000 million people instead of 200 million people, the British Empire would have spent [-] years changing South Asia. Is it necessary to wait until today's Indian elites fight for independence?

First, he used the French to create a wave of hatred, which successfully aroused the resentment of the German dignitaries in front of him. Alan Wilson changed the subject, "But we don't think so in the British Empire. The European philosophy that the British Empire has pursued for 900 years is nothing more than Only when there is balance, war will not break out. Of course, some ambitious countries always slander this balance policy."

"The British Empire has never contained Germany. Until today, London still believes that Germany is the balance of Europe and is very opposed to this kind of endless revenge and humiliation. It's just that we are only one of the occupying powers after all, and there are far away in America Americans who don't care what the Germans think, the Soviets who have a deep hatred for Germany, the four occupying powers, the British Empire can do very little."

"We are very grateful for the efforts made by the UK, Commissioner Allen, you can tell us bluntly what you want us to do." After several German company representatives chatted with each other, Rheinmetall's chief engineer Wagner said, "Do the British want us to obey... help the managers of British institutions and resume production in the British occupied areas?"

"Accurately speaking, it is civilian!" Alan Wilson was very satisfied with Wagner's answer, but he did not forget to add this sentence more comprehensively, "The French will now be very defensive against any German attempt to restart their weapons. Nor is Britain's aim. Our aim is reconciliation, so that there will be no war in Europe in the future, and to avoid the hatred caused by Germany's troubles after the First World War."

As for supporting Germany to withstand the pressure of the Soviets, needless to say, the relationship between the two camps of the Cold War is not bad at present, and both need a period of recuperation.

"The resumption of production has become a top priority! How the British-occupied area can restore prosperity as soon as possible depends on whether the companies represented can play an exemplary role."

"Can we find a way to resume production?" A representative of Mercedes-Benz confirmed.

"Of course, but the premise is that the factory that resumes production must have British representatives stationed." Alan Wilson conveyed the instructions on the London telegram, "The production process of the factory must be transparent to the British representative. Including but not limited to, personnel adjustments , raw material mining and transportation.”

"We need a period of time to discuss." Rheinmetall's chief engineer Wagner finally said on behalf of the company here, "I don't think this request is too much."

"It's not too much. I will wait for news at Hugel Villa these days." Alan Wilson pointed to the Krupp family headquarters at his feet, "I hope what I can receive is good news."

When these representatives left, Alan Wilson quickly took out the telegraph and sent telegrams to Hamburg, Hanover, and London, describing the talks just now. Whether they can cross the Ruhr area depends on whether the representatives of these German companies can figure it out.