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After saying this, Anna was reluctant, and muttered, "You said that my sister and I are the most perfect."

"It's true, but these are two issues." Alan Wilson said in his heart, the two of you were selected.

"I must be in better shape than them." Anna reached out and grabbed the man's big hand and placed it on her abdomen. "Look, the belly that has given birth to two children is still firm and delicate."

"I have to do some in-depth research to make a correct judgment." Alan Wilson turned over with a smile, and suddenly gave up halfway, saying righteously, "Because of the enthusiasm of various countries for space competition, I think it is more in line with the trend to take a rocket. "

After sending a round of telegrams, mentioning the importance of logistics support, and successfully getting feedback, a day later, the hardworking imperial commissioner was preparing to return home from Vivien Leigh's boudoir.

"Goodbye." The Great British Treasure leaned against the door, and stretched out his hand to bid farewell to the man with an expressive look.

Just happened to meet Alan Wilson who was returning from the Little Dragoons, so he could only board the same flight with Anna by coincidence.

In addition to appeasing the ladies of the same status as his wife, Alan Wilson returned quite unhappy. After landing at the London airport, he rushed directly to Whitehall NO.70 without taking a breath.

The chain reaction brought about by the economic crisis has emerged, and all countries have been affected to varying degrees.

I bought a newspaper on the way. The headline on the front page was Harold Wilson’s accusation against Switzerland. , and only a fraction of it surfaced."

"Oh." Alan Wilson, who was in a taxi, read the full text of Harold Wilson's speech in the newspaper, and sighed inexplicably to the future British Prime Minister.

"Sir, are you also an official in Whitehall?" The taxi drivers in London have the common faults of drivers in capitals all over the world. I dare not say that all of them are key officials, but the proportion is indeed not small.

"No, I came back from the colony." Alan Wilson put away the newspaper and chatted with the driver.

The driver was also polite, expressing his views on the current economic crisis sweeping the world, from the Cold War confrontation, to the future of the British Empire, and even the filth between Britain and the United States, without any stage fright.

"It's been a pleasant journey, sir." Alan Wilson paid for it, and said goodbye with a smile after getting off the car.

He entered Whitehall NO.70 without stopping, and followed the private secretary into the cabinet secretary's office. After waiting for a long time, Norman Brooke arrived late, nodded at Alan Wilson, and said directly, "Alan, you know Is it the purpose of urging you to come back?"

"Is it related to the economic crisis?" Alan Wilson asked in an inquiring tone, and Norman Brook nodded. "Indeed, this economic crisis is unusual. Economists believe that it may have a profound impact."

"That's strange, economists understand economics." Alan Wilson said with an expression that everyone understood.

"The goblins in Zurich have always been hostile to the pound." Norman Brook changed the subject, "Do you understand?"

"The goblin is not in Zurich. With Switzerland, even if it is a special status, it is not enough to shake the pound." Alan Wilson said without thinking, "Our suspicious ally has contributed a lot in this matter."

"It's good that you know that you are called back because you have the UK's huge overseas assets. Just in case, there is speculation on the British pound. When it is a last resort, you may have to use this asset. After all, the economic crisis is coming. No one can be sure of being alone." Norman Brook didn't hide his thoughts, and told the whole story directly.

Alan Wilson raised his eyebrows, and stretched out his hands to make an angry gesture. Norman Brook had a puzzled expression, "Alan, do you feel sorry for the funds in your hands?"

"It's not a big problem. The money itself belongs to the country. I'm just wondering if there is another way." Alan Wilson frowned and said to himself, "For example, how did the Soviet Union deal with the Great Depression? .And from my work experience, I always think of the days in British India.”

Chapter 9 Five-Year Plan

"If we draw out all the committee's funds from the beginning and prepare for the battle, we may have run out of bullets in the first wave. If we can use political means to stabilize the situation, maybe we will be more confident. I It’s not because you don’t want to spend money, but because of the overall perspective.”

Alan Wilson explained his thoughts, "Economic crises always happen unexpectedly. Maybe it is like the Soviet Union said that the periodic economic crisis is already an unsolvable problem. So how did the Soviet Union solve it? From colleagues stationed in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Among them, I heard that the countries of the Soviet bloc will generally experience austerity, and the supply of materials on the market is not abundant, while the free world is just the opposite. If we have a way to combine the two, there may be unexpected results.”

Norman Brook listened to Alan Wilson's words in silence, and thought for a while, "Of course I don't understand the situation, if there is a way to prevent this economic crisis from spreading to the UK, of course any method can be used .Allen, you haven't come across a specific idea."

"In fact, under the guidance of my colleagues, the majority of colonies are only initially developed, and the low-level development is in the name of building a capital. The potential is still quite large. For this economic crisis, we need a population with a large population, at least partially replacing the original British colonies. The colonial transfer crisis of India, but because the current colony is no longer comparable to that of British India in terms of size, it must be strengthened.”

Speaking of this, Alan Wilson said in a low voice, "I learned from the Nigerian commissioner that the population of the Nigerian Dominion is 100 million people, which is not small. If we increase development efforts, it can provide a lot of demand. At the beginning, the large-scale construction of British India actually covered the industrial area with Calcutta as the core, covering less than [-] million people, and nothing was done in the end. If the economic crisis can be alleviated within a year, then it can It is concluded that the Nigerian Dominion still has this capability.”

"If it fails? Will the gain outweigh the loss?" Norman Brook asked the essential question.

"Dear Cabinet Secretary, Nigeria has become a self-governing dominion, and it will be independent within five years. There are really problems that lead to failure. I believe in the wisdom of Nigeria's independent leaders." Allen Wilson explained calmly, "Then It is Nigeria's own business, and there is no need to worry too much, maybe other countries will pay for it."

Alan Wilson does not believe that other countries will be indifferent to Nigeria after independence.

Once Nigeria becomes independent, it will be the most populous country in Africa. When the population reaches a certain level, many additional difficulties need to be overcome for development. This is not necessarily a good thing for individuals, but the opposite is true for the country.

The easiest way to improve national power is to accumulate population. If you don’t believe it, just look at the third brother who dominates South Asia and is so poor that he still walks sideways in South Asia.

He remembered that Nigeria also leaned towards the Soviet Union during a certain period of time during the Cold War.Moreover, it is not that China does not have a shadow in Nigeria. China's African strategy, in simple terms, is to find a fulcrum in East Africa, South Africa and West Africa.

During the Cold War, South Africa was a white country, so the fulcrum of South Africa that China leveraged was Angola.The fulcrum of East Africa is Tanzania, and the fulcrum of West Africa is Nigeria.

Therefore, there is no taker in Nigeria. Once you mess up, you will leave behind to maintain influence when you leave.Then just wait for the receiver to come to your door.

"If Nigeria is not enough, General Aung San and I also have a relationship. Myanmar also has a market of 800 million people. Now there is an essential gap between the Malayan colony and its surrounding areas."

Alan Wilson continued, "With the Nigerian Dominion as the mainstay and Myanmar as the supplement, the market with a population of 6000 million, if the economic crisis does not exceed one year, should be enough to survive. The advantage of Nigeria is that Nigeria itself has been transformed into a Dominion. The nationalized enterprises created after the war are being reprivatized, which will inevitably lead to the problem of a large loss of assets."

"Furthermore, Nigeria is divided into three countries, and the strength of the three ethnic groups is comparable. Each ethnic group wants to take the lead after independence. It is not difficult for us to find an agent. If it does not work, an oil scam may be needed. .”

Speaking of which, Allen Wilson paused slightly, and asked Norman Brooke, "Dear Cabinet Secretary, if there are some sequelae, such as famine, or loss of international hot money, will it damage my reputation."

"If this kind of thing really happened, you also know, Alan, that all kinds of documents will be archived." Norman Brooke immediately stated his position at a critical moment when he heard that this was to wipe his ass, "Of course, with the British Compared with the impact of the economic crisis, these irresistible factors are always worthy of forgiveness, and you don't want to do that."

"Of course I don't want to do this. I think the famine loss should be smaller than that of British India." Alan Wilson was relieved, and it was time to show his real strength. "This is my answer. If we can develop the market, we can hedge against the economic crisis Influence, my personal reputation, what is it?"

"Whitehall needs a courageous official like you." Norman Brooke encouraged, "For the cabinet, once the funds are spent in the country, but the crisis cannot be prevented, it is also a very courageous decision. You and I together Meet the Prime Minister once."

"No problem." Alan Wilson yawned, "I need to prepare some documents to persuade the cabinet."

After leaving Whitehall, Alan Wilson asked Kuala Lumpur and Lagos, the capital of Nigeria, to provide them with property and population information. Alan Wilson was a little familiar with the situation in Myanmar. The biggest difference was that General Aung San was not assassinated.

If it wasn't for the fact that General Aung San's daughter was older than his and Vivien Leigh's children, he would even consider letting the son of the national treasure grow up and take down General Aung San's daughter.

The problem is that Vivien Leigh's son is not old enough, what if he does it himself?Although later generations of European and American whites regard Southeast Asia as a large red-light district, they have done a lot of things that are definitely enough to be shot in their own countries.But Alan Wilson still couldn't lower his face to learn from these animals.

Myanmar under the rule of General Aung San has developed by leaps and bounds?It doesn't exist, but the Burmese are definitely stronger than the Indians. The conflict between the Burmese and other ethnic groups still exists, but it is far from as intense as later generations.Aung San himself tried his best not to use military means to solve the problem.

In fact, based on the idea of ​​General Aung San, Myanmar may introduce Japanese capital in the future.But the premise is that Japan must develop to a certain level. The current Japan must not have developed to that level, and it still owes Australia a lot of compensation.

In order to add to the burden on Japan, Pamela Mountbatten will fix it every year. When Japan wants to pay back the money, it will stir up Japan's cruel behavior against Australian prisoners of war, so as to prevent the Australians from being soft-hearted and giving up compensation.

The siphon effect has initially appeared in the Malayan colony, which is the inevitable result of a local economic development to the surrounding area.Examples are the poverty-stricken areas around the imperial capital and the poverty-stricken areas around Guangzhou.Don't think that there is no such thing in Shanghai, it's just that Shanghai has a large radiation range, and the real poverty area in Shanghai is farther away.

After waiting for a day, I got the basic information needed by Alan Wilson via telegram from Lagos and Kuala Lumpur.

After sorting it out, Alan Wilson reappeared in front of Norman Brook with the information, and the two went to No. [-] Downing Street, the official residence of Prime Minister Attlee.

In fact, for Attlee and the Labor Party government, since the third re-election, British citizens have been slack.

The current Britain is much better than the original historical Britain, but British citizens don’t know about it. The only one who knows the whole world is Alan Wilson, and the idea of ​​British citizens is that Britain can recover from the war with any government. Out of the quagmire.

The affirmation of the work of the Labor Party has gone from the high expectations in the first term to the continued support in the second term.After three consecutive terms, it finally turned into numbness.Since then, Labor has been tied with the Conservatives.

This time the economic crisis originating from the United States is naturally incomparable to the gloomy mist of the Great Depression, but it is also much more difficult to deal with than the two post-war economic crises.The economic crisis in [-] was purely a problem of the United States itself. Europe has not recovered much, and the economic crisis in [-] will soon disappear.

And this time the economic crisis has spread rapidly from the very beginning, and it has spread to all countries almost immediately.

"Maybe we have to learn from the Soviet Union." Alan Wilson pondered for a while, and took out his own plan, including but not limited to expanding exports to Eastern Europe and expanding the domestic demand of the British Empire.

"I am going to work with my colleagues in Africa to follow the example of the Soviet Union in the Nigerian Dominion and carry out a five-year plan." Alan Wilson spoke in front of the Prime Minister, emphasizing, "It's like in British India in [-]. , promote large-scale construction, and quickly drive demand through large-scale construction. It is used to deal with this economic crisis.”

"Five-year plan?" Prime Minister Attlee asked after hearing this, waiting for Alan Wilson's explanation.

"Five-year plan. This time it won't work without heavy punches." Allen Wilson said without changing his original intention, "Nigeria must be allowed to swallow all the stagflation in the country, and all the resources of the Nigerian Dominion must be mortgaged. Otherwise, , the three ethnic groups in Nigeria, we can hand over Nigeria to anyone."

"Hiss..." Prime Minister Attlee gasped, looked at the terrifying pillars of Whitehall who practiced miraculous skills, and reaffirmed, "A planned economy?"

Alan Wilson stood where he was, with his hands hanging down naturally, "Technically speaking, I don't want to deny this kind of rhetoric, but it is different for the UK to do this after all."

"What's the difference?" Prime Minister Attlee didn't know why, and wanted to hear Alan Wilson's explanation.

"Uh! The difference is..." Alan Wilson murmured, "The practice is the United Kingdom, not the Soviet Union."

Chapter 9 and Three: The Natural Overlord of Africa

At present, there is a choice before Attlee, the only post-war prime minister. One is the old method of previous economic crises, relying on the market to digest the extra production capacity. The other is what Alan Wilson said, since the country and The problems encountered by the free world are completely opposite, so if an autonomous dominion similar to the Soviet Union is created in one country, wouldn't it just complement the United Kingdom?

It doesn't matter if you fail, isn't it just to prove that the planned economy of the Soviet Union is not working.Most importantly, the civil servants of British India had proved that this method worked well during the process of British India's independence.

Britain, which was in trouble after the war, received extremely scarce funds.

"It's really failed. After Nigeria becomes independent in the future, will it hate Britain?" Attlee's heart was already eager to try, and asking this question at this time was just to give the two civil servants in front of him a chance to convince himself.

"Dear Prime Minister, we have at least left something behind. The result may not be satisfactory, but it is not a unilateral request." Alan Wilson elaborated on the benevolent side of the British Empire. At least compared with other colonial countries, Britain is benevolent enough .

Of course, the British mainly plundered the colonies and left nothing useful, but at least they left.

If the perfect score for governance is [-], the UK can only score [-] at best.Germany and the UK are almost at the same level.

If others think that this is the bottom line of a colonial empire, it is a big mistake.Britain and Germany, especially the British colonial policy, are completely the upper limit of the colonial empire.

However, the Latin colonists such as France, Portugal, Spain, etc., did not do anything at all.Therefore, the national infrastructure of the English department is generally better than that of the Latin department. After the decline of the United Kingdom, the countries of the Commonwealth of Nations remained loyal to the Queen for many years. This is all for a reason.

In the process of plundering, the colonists will not leave the core technology of the economy, local high-end human resources, complete industrial chains, or design a reasonable industrial structure according to the characteristics of the colony's resources. .

Of course, Britain can't do all of the above, but it is still possible to pile up reinforced concrete and concrete, but the Latin colonial empires don't even do this.

Alan Wilson will use the planned economy this time to tap the potential of Nigeria.Naturally, he didn't believe that these big bosses could be full of energy all of a sudden, but there were other ways.After all, Nigeria is not formally independent, and Britain can still adopt the methods of the colonial era.

"Do you want the cabinet to allocate funds?" Prime Minister Attlee made up his mind and asked the last question.

"We can figure it out ourselves." Alan Wilson knew that Attlee should have an idea, and added another fire.

"It failed, and I believe Nigeria will understand us." Norman Brooke elaborated confidently, "However, such an approach may cause some criticism. We have to do some work to guide public opinion. It shows that we and the Soviet Union The difference between them is viewed objectively from a global perspective.”

There may be some misunderstandings that the UK wants to implement a planned economy in a dominion.This is especially true for some melon-eating people who don't know the truth, and some positive guidance is necessary.Prime Minister Attlee deeply agrees.

Leaving No. [-] Downing Street with the cabinet secretary, Norman Brooke said as he walked, "This is the Labor Party in power. If the Conservative Party is in power now, I will definitely not agree with your approach."

"Different ideas are really a field of bullshit, but we still need it." Alan Wilson replied helplessly.

Norman Brook was noncommittal. If someone else proposed to emulate the Soviet Union, no matter who this person was, Norman Brook would doubt the reliability of this person.But Alan Wilson is different. Unless this pillar of Whitehall is going to confiscate his wife's huge wealth, he will never do so.

Massive wealth protected the reliability of the imperial commissioner. Originally, anyway, it was impossible for Alan Wilson to confiscate his wife's property, and it was impossible for an Englishman to make a fortune by dividing twenty pounds.

"This year's meeting of the Colonial Commissioners has been brought forward and will be held in Lagos, the Nigerian capital, in two weeks' time."

Through the Foreign Office, Alan Wilson sent a telegram to the commissioners in the colonies.The Persian Gulf Commissioner can choose to participate or not to participate, and the decision is in the hands of the old colleagues.

In Perth, the capital of Western Australia, Pamela Mountbatten took a telegram from London, picked up the phone and said, "Send a recent survey team to West Africa, don't ask why, listen to my husband."

Putting down the phone, Pamela Mountbatten thought for a while and then picked up the microphone that had just been put down, "Under the economic crisis, import and export have suffered setbacks, and the price of iron ore supplying Kuching Iron and Steel Base can be lowered as appropriate. The general environment is not good, I believe Canberra should understand. Contact with Kuala Lumpur, Australia's goodwill, should let the citizens of Malaya know."

Pamela Mountbatten is not only a rich man, she is also the ruler of Sarawak. When the general environment is not good, she must also let herself consider this aspect.

"Pamela!" Princess Margaret, who was holding her brother-in-law's daughter, arrived late, and was hearing Pamela Mountbatten's second phone call, inquiring about her brother-in-law's situation. "Is it difficult this time?"

"Alan said that any economic crisis at our level will not hurt much. But for ordinary people, they may have to bite the bullet in the next year." Pamela Mountbatten took over her daughter from the princess.

Little Pamela stretched out her little hand and rubbed it gently on her mother's stomach, as if greeting her unborn brother or sister.

If it is only to get through the economic crisis safely, in fact, the conditions in the UK are far better than those of the same period in history.Alan Wilson didn't need to make that offer at all.Nothing happened to the Suez Canal, oil fields in the North Sea were discovered, colonies were being developed, the Malayan colonies provided primary industrial products, prices were regulated by London, and it should not be difficult to get through an economic crisis and get out of the way.

But this is a bit petty, just thinking about not being affected, that is not Alan Wilson's goal.What he thinks is that we should not only consider self-protection, but also grow against the trend during the economic crisis, and further reduce the per capita income of the United States.

If it was just for self-protection, Norman Brook asked him to take the money, and he would take the money happily.

Alan Wilson seldom feels like he doesn’t exist, but every time he meets someone, he is an exception. He would like to call it Garbo exceptionalism, which is as incomprehensible as American exceptionalism.

After stepping into this apartment, the sense of existence of the imperial commissioner disappeared. Greta Garbo took a barbell to exercise by herself, and didn't take men of the same status as her husband seriously. "Why don't you go to your little girl?" Lover? She's in the prime of her career. Fame and looks alike."

"Didn't you do everything she did?" Alan Wilson hurriedly said, "The relationship between Audrey and Elizabeth is similar to the relationship between you and Katharine Hepburn back then. It's hard to tell who is who. It's more welcome."

Greta Garbo paused slightly, and a smile flashed across her face, "You didn't know that at that time, Katharine Hepburn was the best in awards, and in terms of popularity, my competitor is Marlene Dede Li. At that time, the German Minister of Propaganda was called Goebbels, and he very much hoped that she would return to Germany."

"It seems that you still have something in common. You are both liked by the Germans." Alan Wilson hit the snake with a stick and praised Garbo, "At the beginning, Hollywood positioned you as a sunny, sports-loving woman. Now it seems that That's right."

Greta Garbo, with sweat stains showing faintly on her vest, put down the barbell and looked sideways at the man who was talking nonsense, "I want to maintain a healthy body, otherwise, my son is still so young, and I can't take good care of him."

Why does this sound like a gun with a stick?Could it be that Alan Wilson still sees his children sleeping on the streets?Besides, aren't there two female presidents who can share the burden?

Greta Garbo then entered the bathroom, and soon asked with the sound of water pouring, "Little pervert, do you want to go together?"

The advantage of being here with Garbo is that although he is always regarded as air, he can trust the popular lover of this golden age. Greta Garbo will not go out a few times a year, and she cannot be a spy. Good confidant.

"I don't know much about Africa. But I can see that you see this economic crisis as an opportunity." Greta Garbo put on a coat, covered her body, lit a cigarette and took a puff, and then handed it to Alan Wilson, "I wish you all the best."

"Thank you, dear." Feeling the fragrance of the Swedish Queen's lips, Alan Wilson thanked refreshedly.

"You misunderstood." Greta Garbo said blankly, "You are just the father of my son, that's all. I certainly hope that the father of the child will get better and better."

Greta Garbo didn't respond to any logistical support, she didn't want to leave her own world.

This meeting of colonial commissioners was held in Lagos. The local emperors from all over the country have not yet arrived. The warm-up has already begun. The new commissioner after being transferred to the dominion has set the tone for this meeting in the most influential newspaper in Nigeria. , The reason why Nigeria was chosen as the location of the meeting is that Nigeria naturally has the background of African hegemony.

Dominion Commissioner Roberts, has received a new interim appointment as Secretary-General of the West African Development Council.

As for whether Nigeria is the natural African hegemon, Nigerians only need to believe it.

He also notified Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe to represent Nigeria in this meeting.

At the same time, colonial commissioners from all over the world have already arrived in Lagos, the capital of the natural African overlord, on a comet airliner.