British civil servant

If Alan Wilson wants to, he can adopt high-pressure education to cultivate talents with more knowledge than native British students, which is very easy.But it can also make the knowledge learned by these talents useless.

These Malayan talents who have been exposed to British universities will definitely want to be screened out by his high-pressure education first.

Taking mathematics as an example, he can greatly expand the content of mathematics education. For example, in elementary and middle schools, it is stipulated that a certain proportion of Olympiads must be learned, and mental calculations that are almost useless in use cases, etc.

He can do this in every subject, adding a lot of content that is destined not to be used in the future, and distracting students' attention.

If this method is said to be harmful, it is basically not. At least I have learned so much useless knowledge that I can drink too much and brag.

"Or at the peak of the British Empire, it would be a loss for the entire British Empire if you were not born." Pamela Mountbatten chewed on the steak and shook her head, "But that's okay, I couldn't marry you if you were born earlier .”

In the face of the national destiny of the British Empire and her personal life, Pamela Mountbatten upholds the aristocratic spirit and decisively chooses herself.

Chapter 923 I'll Guard the Free World

"Honey, you're getting better at talking." Alan Wilson eased a little bit because of India's negative emotions about the space program. Now that the matter is a foregone conclusion, let's watch it while walking.

Even if India started spaceflight a few years earlier, it would not necessarily change anything.

His intuitive view of India is that it has a large area and a large population. It is difficult to think of other advantages besides this.

In terms of geographical environment, India is overwhelmed by the Himalayas, the Indus River Basin is completely lost, and the mouth of the Ganges River is lost.The climate is extreme in the dry season and the rainy season, and the main grain-producing area is actually a semi-arid area like Punjab. What is certain is that it is inherently unable to confront China.

This cannot be changed, and even the powerful key administrators cannot change India's natural climate and resources.

If China has now proposed a space program, it is worth studying carefully, because although China is not a perfect civilization, it is one dimension higher than India in terms of what it says.

In the news of later generations, in a certain year, countries proposed new space programs one after another. For a while, it seemed that the glory days of the space race had come back, but when it came to the year that should be fulfilled, only China produced the results as planned. As for other countries?That's just talk, how can anyone fulfill their campaign promises, it's just a joke.

Alan Wilson still attaches great importance to the enemy of China. Apart from the fact that the national system has not improved so much in big ball sports, it is still quite powerful in other fields.

Speaking of sports, next year is the World Cup, when the Newfoundland royal domain can make another fortune.

The Olympic Games and the World Cup, which alternate twice in four years, have become the happiest time for the residents of the royal territory of Newfoundland. Before that time, it will be a feast for the whole of Newfoundland.

As for the Cold War confrontation and the space race, it is too far away from a place with only more than 20 people. Iceland is the most suitable opponent for Newfoundland.

Serving as an official benefits one party. During his tenure in Newfoundland, he also received help from the Newfoundland royal territory in the future. No matter where Alan Wilson is, he can always get local financial support.

Of course, this is also related to Mountbatten Group's positioning of Newfoundland as its North American headquarters, and a virtuous circle has been formed by now.

Alan Wilson, who was enjoying a wonderful holiday life in Perth, welcomed a guest on this day. After confirming that he was looking for himself, he met the visitor at the Mountbatten Building in Perth.

"Mr. Wilson, it's a pleasure to meet you. My name is George and I'm from the NSA." The person who claimed to be from the US National Security Agency introduced himself. In fact, Alan Wilson could already recognize the American accent of the other party.

"It turned out to be No, Such, and Agency." Alan Wilson also politely joked that there was no such situation, but he still wanted to confirm the identity of the other party. "Since they are allies, there must be something important."

"Mr. Wilson, the United States is dealing with the space competition of the Soviet Union, you must know." George pondered for a while and said, "We have communicated with London through the five eyes, hoping to cooperate in the field of space. This can better deal with the threat of the Soviet Union ,only……"

"Just what?" Alan Wilson raised his eyebrows. Does the United States want to continue the ally relationship for nothing? If so, he must go back to London and talk about the United States tearing up the atomic energy sharing treaty.

"Mr. Wilson, we know that the UK's space launch has made great progress. It has also been launching frequently recently. We are not monitoring our allies, and we all get it from public information." George hesitated and said, "Washington and London communicated. Meaning, can the launch plan be delayed until after December [-], when the United States has a launch plan?"

"Wow?" Alan Wilson put his hands on his chest and looked at each other up and down. "The United States hopes that the United Kingdom will launch its own artificial satellite after the success of the United States?"

"That's not what it means." George quickly shook his head and said, "Mr. Wilson, it's just a delay until after our next launch. It doesn't mean that the UK should suspend the entire space program."

"I don't think so!" Alan Wilson thought blankly, but he didn't say anything dead, "Mr. George, I have to wait for London's instructions. I am only in charge of the administrative work of the launch site, and why don't you find Stanley?" Where's Marshal Lim?"

George was a little embarrassed. How could he know if a British marshal had a good temper?In any case, the current Governor of Australia is a marshal with outstanding merits, and if he comes to conduct secret operations, he may anger an old soldier.

"It is Senator McCarthy who feels that the special relationship between Britain and the United States can allow the United Kingdom to see the interests of all in the free world and allow the United States to conduct another launch." George can only lift McCarthy out, hoping that it will be effective.

"Joseph?" Allen Wilson had already made a decision in his heart, pretending to be silent, "Since it is him, I should help. As long as there is no problem in London, I can naturally wait for the launch time to ensure the success rate. Actually What does the second one have to do with the third one? When London makes a decision, we will have a formal discussion next time we meet."

Alan Wilson shook hands with the other party in a friendly manner, and made a decision that he could come directly to the door next time. After that, he bid farewell and returned to his wife's boudoir. "Prepare me a set of well-functioning recording equipment. I want to record the special relationship between Britain and the United States."

"Honey, you should work for MI[-]." Pamela Mountbatten smiled like a little fox, and then sighed, "It's a pity that it's not easy for the clan cabinet secretary to enter that kind of department."

Two days later, Alan Wilson, who was playing at home, consciously began to guide close American allies. Witnessed by Australian intelligence agencies, the whole process of requesting the UK to delay the launch was recorded.

"Senator Kennedy? He is a young and promising person." During the conversation, Alan Wilson, who heard the other party mention the promising senator of the Democratic Party, felt that it might be a windfall, and began to guide Americans to evaluate Take a look at this political upstart.

"If you talk about Senator Kennedy, he has a lot of affairs." You can't think that this person must be an indifferent person just because he is an intelligence officer. Obviously George is not. He also pays attention to Xiasanlu.

The rich love history of Senator Kennedy took up half an hour of the conversation. During the period, Australian intelligence officers also joined in, and there was an exclamation from time to time, and there was an intermittent burst of obscene laughter. As long as a man understands it .

"Some people said that Kennedy had premature ejaculation." When Pamela Mountbatten came to look for her husband, she happened to see Alan Wilson playing the heavy content of today's meeting, and she couldn't help frowning, "Just talk about this?"

"Maybe it will be useful one day." Alan Wilson said in his heart that he had recorded Reagan's political leanings, and this time he just added Kennedy. It's just morally corrupt, and there are still a lot of content that he deliberately guided.

"You say it can be used, so it can be used. But the Americans really went too far. For their own benefit, they asked Britain to delay the launch time." Pamela Mountbatten was dissatisfied.

"We delayed the launch until after the [-]th, so it's considered a promise to the Americans." Alan Wilson didn't care, the number one was gone, and the order of the second and third didn't make much sense.

Besides, London has already agreed, so what reason does he have to object?Now it depends on whether the United States can rise up. If it still pulls its hips, then don't blame him.

Alan Wilson set the time for the next UK launch on December 25th, a week after the US launch, and not long after, London approved the launch time.

"Actually, don't think about it. The United States must have taken a confident attitude in front of our diplomats." Alan Wilson's face was strange for a while, and he seemed to smell the smell of conspiracy.

"What's going on?" Pamela Mountbatten was puzzled, what did her man see.

"If the confidence of the United States is based on the success rate of the launch, even if it is arrogance, it will not really think that the next launch will be successful, but in terms of diplomatic rhetoric, the United States can't say that it lacks confidence, right? So it looks full of confidence. , It’s an act. Our confidence in the United States is also an act.”

Listening to her husband's explanation, Pamela Mountbatten savored for a long time, "So what exactly does it mean?"

"America knows it's not ready, and Britain knows it's not ready. But America pretends it's ready, and Britain pretends it's ready. America isn't ready, and Britain knows it's not. Not ready. That’s about it.”

"Then the final result is." Pamela Mountbatten added, squinting at her husband, "the worst result for America."

"The United Kingdom gave the United States a chance, but the United States did not seize it." Alan Wilson looked up and muttered, "Of course it depends on whether the United States' launch is successful."

At the Cape Calavinar Launch Center in Florida, the rocket on the launch pad is ready. A javelin-shaped guy built by the famous Jet Propulsion Laboratory. This rocket will carry the expectation of the first artificial satellite in the United States. Citizens throughout the United States desperately hope that the government can give the Soviet Union a clear response in aerospace technology.

With the good wishes of the American citizens, the countdown began, and the rocket lifted off smoothly until it disappeared into the sky. Was it a success?

"The news just came from the United States. The American satellite did not enter the predetermined orbit. It is our responsibility." Alan Wilson arrived at the launch site again, "I don't know if we can give the free world a Christmas gift."

The United States is Tu Yile, and the one who truly protects the free world has to be Da Ying.

Chapter 924 Christmas Gift

God knows how virtuous it is for Alan Wilson to come to the Wumera launch site after rejecting the deep friendship of his wife and sister-in-law on Christmas Day.

Since World War II, British citizens have been in a state of confusion, and the past glory seems to have gone away.If the satellite can be successfully launched this time, it will be a great encouragement to the United Kingdom, which is still looking for its own position.

At one o'clock midnight GMT, ten o'clock local Australian time, the entire Wumera launch site was under the warm sunlight, and the entire test site appeared quiet but orderly.

On the launch pad, the Black Arrow rocket was ready. Among the three-stage rockets, it carried an artificial satellite named Prospero, and there was no one around the launch pad.

In the distant command room, scientists from the British Interstellar Association and the person in charge of the Wumera launch site gathered together.

The entire command room was silent. Against the background of the failure of the United States to launch a satellite, no one regarded the satellite launch as simple as drinking water. The countdown began, "Ten, nine, eight..."

Only the icy countdown echoed in everyone's ears, reaching everyone's heart. The Black Arrow rocket successfully ignited, slowly lifted into the air in the eyes of everyone, and left the launch pad, which seemed to be going smoothly.

Until the Black Arrow rocket disappeared into the sky, needles could still be heard in the entire command room. The smooth launch was only the beginning. Not to mention the United States a week ago, the United Kingdom also had an off-track launch before.

The launch vehicle began to slowly change to the predetermined direction according to the predetermined procedure. After more than 100 seconds, at an altitude of about 45 kilometers, the first-stage rocket engine was shut down and separated.

"The second-stage rocket ignited successfully." Finally, a voice of relief relieved the nervous people.

The second-stage rocket is then ignited and continues to accelerate its flight. At this time, the rocket has already flown out of the dense atmosphere, and the fairing of the satellite can be dropped according to the procedure.When the rocket reaches the predetermined speed and altitude, the third-stage rocket engine is shut down and separated, and the accelerated flight section ends.

Once the second-stage rocket continues to fly, and begins the inertial flight segment, until it is at a position tangent to the predetermined orbit.At that time, the third-pole rocket will be ignited for the final short-distance flight, and the artificial satellite will be released, and the satellite launch will be considered complete.

The United States, which launched a week ago, and the United Kingdom, which launched once before, both had problems with the second-stage rocket.

So after the second-stage rocket was successfully ignited, people's suspenseful hearts were slightly relieved.

In just ten minutes, in the eyes of those who have personally experienced it, it seems almost as long as a century.

The moment the third-pole rocket released the Prospero artificial satellite at an altitude of 560 kilometers, the signal released was detected by the launch city. In an instant, the command room, which had just been calm as stagnant water, erupted like a volcanic eruption.

"Send a report to London to inform that the satellite launch was successful. I hope British citizens can receive this Christmas gift." Alan Wilson's tense heart finally relaxed. memorable.

Christmas in [-] was destined to be an unforgettable day for the British.People wake up from their sleep and start a busy day. When they turn on the TV and radio, the major TV stations are broadcasting the news of the successful launch of the Prospero man-made satellite in the UK, and this news also occupies the headlines of the major newspapers. headlines.

The whole of Britain fell into a turmoil. The news that Britain launched the world's second, er, the first artificial satellite in the free world has become the focus of heated discussions among people from all walks of life.

The ruling Attlee cabinet officially confirmed this important news, and considered it a milestone in the British aerospace industry. The confirmation of the Labor Party cabinet ignited public opinion all over the world.

No one would have thought that when the Soviet Union embarked on a journey to conquer space, the first to respond was not the United States, but the United Kingdom, which was considered to be a secondary player. Everyone was stunned, and they couldn't help but lament that the skinny camel was bigger than Martha.

Even the news that the United States and the United Kingdom successfully launched artificial satellites on the other side of the ocean has aroused huge repercussions.

The US government congratulated the UK on the successful launch of the satellite.Of course, whether they are willing or not, only the Americans themselves know.

Harold Wilson, as the cabinet minister in charge of the space program, also rose because of this, and with this news, he was at the center of the entire public opinion.Of course, Harold Wilson couldn't waste this opportunity of exposure. His killer instinct broke out, and he expressed his support for the British aerospace industry from multiple angles and levels.

"I am invincible in the world..." After celebrating with the scientists at the launch site, Alan Wilson, who was whistling, returned to Perth very satisfied, and his whole body was in a state of excitement.

Historically, the United Kingdom did not successfully launch the first artificial satellite until [-]. This is because the five permanent members have already succeeded, except for the lack of the former world hegemony, the United Kingdom, which invested in it for the sake of face.

Now it is a full 14 years earlier, and the successful launch of artificial satellites following the Soviet Union, isn't this worth celebrating?

In public opinion, people attribute it to the Attlee cabinet, and even Harold Wilson, the cabinet minister.But Alan Wilson knew that it was all due to himself.

So is it too much for him to invite the royal princess to ride the rocket when he comes back?Completely as it should be, Alan Wilson's artificial satellite also successfully entered the deep space orbit of Princess Margaret.

Her Royal Highness, holding the man's body tightly, experienced the joy of riding a rocket, and had fun with the citizens of the British mainland.

"Your Highness, how does it feel to ride a rocket?" Alan Wilson, holding Her Royal Highness tightly, asked in Princess Margaret's ear.

"Your rocket has a lot of thrust." Princess Margaret responded very satisfied, her eyes full of nostalgia.

"Big is beautiful, and more is good. The caliber is justice, and the range is the truth." Alan Wilson spoke vigorously, holding Her Royal Highness's arms without letting go, feeling the aftermath of the aerospace industry.

"Bah, if I get pregnant, you'll be finished." Princess Margaret rolled her eyes at her brother-in-law, threatening with embarrassment.

"Hit depends on faith." Alan Wilson held Princess Margaret's head pitifully, "Will you let brother-in-law die? Brother-in-law has always been loyal to the British Empire."

"Look how proud you are." Her Royal Highness, who had been pua, could only counterattack the imperial commissioner's complacency in a low voice.

The success of the satellite launch has inspired the imperial ambitions of British citizens that have gradually cooled, which is a good start.Alan Wilson feels that the significance of this role is still great.

Britain could prove itself capable of responding to Soviet challenges in aerospace without relying on the United States.So since this can be done in the aerospace field, it can also be done in other fields.

The spiritual level of a country cannot be broken. The original historical Suez Canal War was the source of the morale collapse of British citizens. The significance of the Suez Canal War is equivalent to the Sino-Japanese War in the late Qing Dynasty.The course of the war is different, but the result is similar.

After the Suez Canal War, the United Kingdom has almost stopped struggling, and has changed its previous attitude of uniting with France, and has devoted itself to being a follower of the United States.

This is similar to the significance of the First Sino-Japanese War to the Qing Dynasty. In fact, the scale and impact of the two Opium Wars were nothing to the past dynasties. Strictly speaking, they were not even wars. At best, they were nomadic raids on the Great Wall.

The Sino-Japanese War was equivalent to breaking the Great Wall, and it was completely different from the problems encountered by the Qing Dynasty before.

The next day, holding the newspapers from various countries sent by his wife, Alan Wilson watched with great interest the reports of various countries on the UK's satellite launch, and Her Royal Highness the Princess who was on the rocket yesterday was also there.

"For a long time, the United Kingdom has not been noticed by so many countries." Pamela Mountbatten smiled and congratulated her husband. She knew that the reason why the United Kingdom was able to launch satellites so quickly relied on the project of blue light missiles, and the launch of satellites It is the Black Arrow rocket that relies on the improvement of the blue light missile.

All of this is what Alan Wilson has always insisted on. Without his persistence, even rockets would not exist, let alone launch satellites.Alan Wilson straightened his back, "If someone else said that, I might be humble. This is all under the leadership of the cabinet and I am just an executor. But since my lover said so, I will not pretend to be innocent gone."

"I don't think it's too much for the royal family to confer a title on you." Pamela Mountbatten nodded in agreement frequently.

"I don't care about that kind of thing." Alan Wilson said to his wife, "What's the point? It's just a nice way to say it. Sir Wilson's name doesn't matter at all."

"It's still very important, especially the hereditary title." Pamela Mountbatten disagreed with her husband on this point, "especially if you want to gain a firm foothold in Whitehall. You should fight for it. Me and Margot Let Li Te inquire and see if he can get the knighthood done."

Pamela Mountbatten has already made up her mind to help her husband settle the title issue sooner rather than later.It is best to get things done in the last two years.

Compared with the congratulations of other countries, the joy of the United States seems insincere.This almost makes people doubt the leadership of the United States. After the successful launch of satellites by the United Kingdom, the United States' emergency launches have become more frequent.

At this moment, Mountbatten, the First Sea Lord, submitted to the cabinet the distinction and construction plan between attack nuclear submarines and strategic nuclear submarines, and urged attention to the significance of the blue light missile project to strategic nuclear submarines.

The Attlee cabinet quickly responded to the plan submitted by Mountbatten, recognizing the important role of the nuclear submarine field in British security, and asked the Admiralty to prepare a more detailed assessment report.

Chapter 925 Admiral Mountbatten

In fact, the British military pays more attention to nuclear submarines than aircraft carriers, and Mountbatten also thinks so.

Otherwise, he would not have personally traveled to the United States to facilitate the transfer of nuclear reactor technology from the United States, and paid nearly 1000 million pounds for this.

The cabinet also knows that nuclear submarines are a life-saving thing for the UK, so they have never set up obstacles to the nuclear submarine project.

So after a brief communication, this absolutely professional report was approved by the Labor Party cabinet.This is not easy. Recently, the Prime Minister of Iceland is visiting European countries to lobby for the lifting of the embargo on Icelandic cod. The United Kingdom has been troubled.

However, this move to protect the interests of British fishermen has an obvious effect on stabilizing the support rate of the Labor Party.This also gave the Attlee cabinet a reason to continue.

The EC market embargo on Icelandic cod dealt a devastating blow to Iceland.The whole of Iceland is now in trouble, and even Washington is calling for the unity of the free world because of this.

"Iceland can eat the cod it catches by itself." When the Minister of Defense teased about this matter, Mountbatten looked calm. He knew that this matter had something to do with his son-in-law.