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"Thank you, Allen has always said that you are the treasure of Britain. As for the two of us, husband and wife are one." Pamela Mountbatten smiled and nodded, "If you have any difficulties, you can speak up, and I will definitely help."

After just exchanging a few words, Pamela Mountbatten was already a little sleepy. She gently stroked her belly with her bare hands, and greeted Marina to send her back to Perth. She was here to give birth to the next generation. Temporarily discontinued.

Eden, the leader of the Conservative Party, is heading to Buckingham Palace to accept the appointment of Queen Elizabeth and then formally become prime minister.

At this moment, there is also a couple who are in the same state of excitement as Aiden. If Alan Wilson is here, he will definitely be able to recognize the chairman of the campus Conservative Party, Ms. Margaret, and now Mrs. Thatcher.

But he is not there, he is discussing with Hepburn about the project of exploring the human body, and he has forgotten Mrs. Thatcher, who has become a backbench member. Doesn’t the national treasure smell good, the ball flowers don’t smell good, it’s normal for a country girl to be forgotten .

"Honey, I succeeded." Margaret Thatcher, who also entered the House of Commons in this election, hugged her husband, "Thank you for your continuous support, making my dream come true."

"Congratulations, dear." Dennis Thatcher smiled and encouraged his ten-year-old wife. Mrs. Thatcher was busy until the early hours of the day. She still vividly remembered the scene, and now she finally got her wish.

With a wife who was only interested in politics, Denis Thatcher would do the rest.

He didn't have to work as hard as his father did when he was young, trying to find ways to sell wine, coal, lottery tickets and so on.

Whenever he changed to a new industry, he would distribute leaflets to his friends, nail a new bronze sign on the door, and speak boldly about reviving the family business in the future.Poor this old man who is old, frail and suffering, still has to run around for a living.In the morning, he stumbled to the city center, only his wife thought he was going to work.At dusk, he went home step by step.

Dennis Thatcher's life was much richer than that of his father at that time, but meeting such a politically obsessed wife also brought a lot of extra burdens. Fortunately, it was all worth it, and Mrs. Thatcher got her wish.

Eden, the leader of the Conservative Party who arrived at Buckingham Palace, officially became the new prime minister. At this time, there is still some time before the formal cabinet formation.

But what is certain is that Harold Wilson's career as foreign secretary has come to an end with the defeat of the Labor Party.A new foreign minister is about to usher in here, and the short window period will end with the formation of a new cabinet.

For each department, who will be the new minister of their own department is their top priority.

Other departments are fine, but in foreign policy, where the gap between the Conservatives and Labor is likely to be widest, Whitehall diplomats may face a considerable test.

Which department ministers can enter the cabinet depends on which aspects of work the prime minister attaches more importance to after taking office, but the ministers of finance, internal affairs, national defense and foreign affairs are bound to become cabinet ministers.

Several giants within the Conservative Party, Harold Macmillan, Alec Douglas-Home and Rabo Butler, will inevitably have a place in the new government, but the department in charge has not yet been officially announced.

Alan Wilson very much did not want Macmillan to come to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, because his mother was American.According to the ancient Chinese tradition, people from such backgrounds were inherently excluded from the sequence of princes.But the UK does not have this particularity.

The Conservative Party figure who had an American mother before was Churchill who led the Admiralty in World War I and Britain in World War II.

Alan Wilson is not good to tell the cabinet secretary that he thinks there is something wrong with this person. He does not have the strength to oppose a minister openly at present, so he can only hope that his guess will not come true.

Alan Wilson has little to say about the new prime minister, Eden, who, although addicted to drugs, has no clear evidence of disobedience to the British Empire.Many analyzes of later generations show that Aiden just did not conform to the times, and regarded Britain as the empire on which the sun never sets before the war.

After taking office in the House of Commons, Eden went to the House of Commons, announcing that he would accept the Labor Party's reform of the mixed economy in the UK and adopt consensus politics to look at the issue, which is also the consensus after the reform of the Conservative Party.

The Conservative Party recognizes the welfare system, accepts a limited nationalization program, and recognizes a certain range of planned economy.

Eden took over as prime minister and acknowledged consensus politics in his first speech in the House of Commons. Then he changed the subject and said that he would form a cabinet immediately. A few days later, the list of the new government was announced.

Harold Macmillan, Alec Douglas-Home, and Rabo Butler are among the Conservative giants, and Allison Wilson is just short of going to church. Appointed as Foreign Secretary.

"It seems that in this place in England, the words of the old man, God, obviously don't work for me." Alan Wilson looked tired, remembering the lyrics of the Internationale for no reason. There has never been any savior, nor does it depend on a fairy emperor.

The new government took office, and the UK ushered in a comeback Conservative Party, led by Prime Minister Eden and Foreign Secretary Macmillan.This configuration is very distressing. If Aiden's drug dependence is used as an excuse to attack, it is very likely that the second man McMillan will take over.

Replace a somewhat arrogant prime minister who can't see the situation clearly with a hard-core pro-American prime minister?It would be better to concentrate on helping Eden achieve a little success, and at the same time prevent the prime minister from letting himself go.

A new government was sworn in and Alan Wilson took an opportunity to go to the House of Commons to see what was going on.One cannot enter the House of Commons with a title, but Alan Wilson's baron is a commoner, and this restriction does not exist for him.

After many years, he met Margaret, who is now a backbench MP, again.Mrs. Thatcher took an important step in politics, entered the House of Commons, and became a real political figure, not the former chairman of the Conservative Party on campus.

Although the backbench members are just ordinary members, the British electoral system essentially chooses the leader of the party to be the prime minister.

This kind of system leads to the fact that once there are enough backbench members to attack, the prime minister can also be removed from office. This is what happened when Mrs. Thatcher finally stepped down, so the political weight of backbench members is not light.

Mrs Thatcher, who had just become a member of the backbench, faced the first test of a gaze that left an indelible impression on her life. This gaze never moved away from the discussion in the House of Commons until the end.

Two people who had not seen each other for many years, one entered the Whitehall and the other entered the House of Commons, met again on this occasion.

Alan Wilson originally wanted to wait for the adjournment of the meeting to find an opportunity to say hello to Margaret, but the other party obviously did not give him this opportunity, and left the House of Commons directly after the adjournment.

"It's such a pity." Alan Wilson sighed that the old friend could not meet again. In fact, the two can help each other, and there is no need to be so stiff. But I believe there will be opportunities to meet in the future, but using PUA, uh, Opportunities to explain misunderstandings.

Chapter 997 New Government, New Atmosphere

The unfeelingness of the backbench members made him feel lost, as if he hadn't felt this way for a long time.

Are there any misunderstandings that cannot be cleared up through communication?People who engage in politics are really scary.

In any case, now is the time to start again. No matter how unwilling it is, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also ushered in a new foreign minister, Macmillan. During World War II, the United States and Britain are like the Roman Empire Relations with Greece don't look like a reliable foreign secretary.

Rumors about the foreign minister being cuckolded and that his daughter is not his own are strictly forbidden to spread, and violators will be severely punished. I really don’t know what kind of dark-hearted person spread such unfavorable remarks to the foreign minister.

However, as the permanent undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Alan Wilson has the responsibility to maintain the authority of the minister and find the source of rumors that do not exist.

For the time being, suppressing his disappointment towards Mrs. Thatcher in his heart, Alan Wilson expressed a warm welcome to the arrival of the new foreign secretary, Macmillan, "The empire's diplomatic work will definitely usher in a new atmosphere."

Macmillan, like Eden, was an important figure in the Conservative Party before the war. At that time, he was in the prime of life, and he was in a high position at a young age. He certainly would not have thought that he would lead Britain to win World War II and show signs of eternal life The Conservative Party of China will be disarmed by the Labor Party, and it will be 14 years before they come back.

It didn't take such a long time, who made a slight change in this world?So five years turned into 14 years, and Aiden and McMillan who came back were a little old.

"Sir Wilson, with such a young executive undersecretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he will definitely bring new perspectives to the work." Macmillan immediately responded with a smile, regardless of his feelings, "Young people always have so many strange ideas. Wonderful idea."

Having been away for 14 years, McMillan is not going to go to war as soon as he comes back. Let's see how the current situation is.

14 years is not a short period of time. Many things have changed. Taking a conservative attitude to wait and see is the best choice.

"I'm glad the minister thinks so." Alan Wilson nodded gently. He has a lot of whimsical ideas. Otherwise, how could he make the national treasure of the British Empire fall in love with him and even give birth to an illegitimate child?

However, it is not suitable for Macmillan to know about this matter. Considering the rumors about the foreign minister, he should hate the existence of Lao Ai next door, let alone his own executive deputy minister.

The work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is still very busy today, unlike decades later, it will be enough to concentrate on licking Americans.

For now, the interests of the United Kingdom are still spread all over the world, enough for Macmillan to understand first. After the general election is over, how will the new government express its position on the withdrawal of nuclear weapons from France by the Charles de Gaulle government?

Should the visit to the Soviet Union, which has already been scheduled two months later, continue? The Iranian oil crisis in the Middle East is still competing. What should we do in the next stage?

Of course, there is also the object of the first visit, which must be the United States if nothing else, or Canada. All these kinds of problems will keep Macmillan busy for a while.

This is not a problem encountered by one department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but a problem in the overall situation. At this moment, the things happening in all departments are similar, and they are welcoming the new ministers and making adjustments.

"Margaret, Margaret..." Alan Wilson, who was snubbed by the backbench councilors, whispered in a brave state, holding Her Royal Highness the Princess who was supporting the logistics.

"Brother-in-law, I'm here." In the midst of the turbulent waves, Her Royal Highness the princess still did not forget to respond delicately.

Here in Princess Margaret, Alan Wilson gets more, which is a unique treatment belonging to the free world.If it were a country under the Soviet system, there would likely be style problems.

Happiness is only limited to this moment. Alan Wilson, who did not succeed in PUA before, solved the misunderstanding and started this round of PUA on the other Margaret. He sighed with an afterthought cigarette in his mouth, "This is not going to work, hey .”

Her Royal Highness, who reminisced about the rocket ride, said lazily, "What's wrong? I told those agents to leave."

"After all, it's a hidden danger, and I can't control the people in the five places." Alan Wilson put his arms around his sister-in-law's delicate body, his face full of sorrow, "In England, as a royal princess, once you are exposed, you are a big deal." scandal. If only you hadn't been a princess."

This sneaky feeling is quite unfree and does not conform to the concept of a free world.

Anyway, Alan Wilson thinks so, even if he didn't catch it, he didn't, as long as his skin is thick enough, no one can say anything.But this is obviously not what Alan Wilson wants.

"I'll quit the royal family." Princess Margaret raised her head determinedly and looked into the man's eyes. "In this way, the royal treatment will no longer restrict me. Everything in the future will have nothing to do with the royal family." .”

Alan Wilson was overjoyed, this was exactly his purpose, but he had the opposite expression on his face, and there was guilt in his eyes, "Margaret, isn't your sacrifice too great? To be so selfish..."

PUA is cool for a while, and PUA has always been cool. The coveted Allen Wilson throws out a set of words. The more he shows the unbearable weight of life, the more Princess Margaret makes a decision, and the more determined her love brain is. "I don't want any royal princess. For you, everything is worth it."

"Whether men or women, reputation is the most intimate treasure in their souls. If someone steals my purse, he just stole some rubbish, which is nothing but worthless things."

Ellen Wilson hugged Princess Margaret tightly and whispered affectionately, "You are a complete fool."

"You fool." Margaret's face was full of nostalgia, in the happiness of being PUA.

Alan Wilson decided to tailor a two-year mid-term plan for the princess to step away from the royal family step by step. It is currently in the draft. Her Royal Highness, who has sat on the rocket twice, left refreshed and reappeared in the In the eyes of the detectives.

After the general election, the dust has settled. It seems that there is no fundamental difference. The difference is only limited to Whitehall, and there is the military. Taming the ministers, or being tamed, this is a question that cannot be seen in the short term.

It is not just Whitehall that is troubled by the new government, but the military as well.Marshal Mountbatten encountered Defense Minister Duncan Sands who pointed out the idea of ​​reducing military spending and alleviating financial pressure.Duncan Sands was Churchill's son-in-law.

"Duncan, I thought the Conservative Party would be more tolerant than the Labor Party in terms of military spending." Marshal Mountbatten was disappointed, and said from a personal perspective, "Is this still the Conservative Party I know? Or, the Conservative Party and Churchill The Prime Minister's Conservative Party was different?"

Marshal Mountbatten pulled Churchill out, somewhat to the embarrassment of Duncan Sands, his father-in-law.Although he has left politics, he is still a great prime minister in the eyes of some Conservative parties.At least the credit for leading Britain to victory in the world war is indelible.

Although many people believe that Attlee's term as prime minister is even greater and more successful than Churchill's term.

"Laying off part of the army is not to weaken the British defense force. On the contrary, we want to make the British defense force stronger and invest funds in more important areas." Duncan Sands said with a heavy tone, "And in Now at this time, the role of the Royal Navy."

"The role of the Royal Navy, you can see whether the United States has a clear attitude towards the US Navy. Khrushchev belittled the role of the Navy because the level of the Soviet Red Navy is not very good." Marshal Mountbatten calmly used the words of his son-in-law He retorted in a tone, "Perhaps Duncan, you think that the Soviets must have a deeper understanding of the navy than the British, so just pretend I didn't say it."

Of course, Marshal Mountbatten did not give in at all. His son-in-law was really in the perspective of taking precautions and formulated a disarmament plan. It was also for this reason that the British Oceania Territory was merged before.

Use the newly formed South Island Army to replace part of the British garrison in Africa, and transfer the spare British troops back to Europe, or send them to the Middle East, or directly include them in the disarmament share.

In order to achieve the goal of military expenditure optimization, as for the heavy aircraft carrier Duncan Sands, don't even think about it. The four heavy aircraft carriers have already started construction. With the efficiency of British shipbuilding, each of them is now over half of the construction period, and it is too late to stop work.

And there is also one in Australia, which has stopped work for no reason. Australia may think that there are some defects in this batch of heavy aircraft carriers, which will cause a devastating blow to future arms sales.

Arms sales are a major means for the United Kingdom to ease its naval inventory. For example, Tutankhamun-class submarines were sold to Portugal in a batch before, and now a batch is going to be sold to the Netherlands to strengthen the Royal Netherlands Navy in the East Indies.

"In this way, military spending will be optimized while the total number remains unchanged. The distribution of combat-capable troops in different regions will solve the pressure on maintaining global interests." Marshal Mountbatten said eloquently, "The Middle East is an energy center, and Britain has It is obligatory to protect small local countries from being involved in conflicts, Malaya is an important production base, and the Far East troops cannot be abolished, so it is very irresponsible to want to reduce the number of troops on the books.”

Optimization is possible, but the UK must find alternative sources of troops to free up the British army to reduce the corresponding numbers.That is to say, the desire for disarmament is good, but we must pay attention to the methods and methods.

Not only the Ministry of National Defense, but also the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of the Interior, and various departments are all experiencing similar scenes.We all know that it makes sense to do so, but... I, Great Britain, have my own national conditions here.

Because his wife went to Australia, Alan Wilson, who was losing weight day by day, came to the Foreign Secretary's office like a walking dead. He didn't know what kind of medicine Macmillan sold. Could it be that he had some grand blueprint?better not.

Chapter 998 The Porter of Information

"Permanent Undersecretary, the minister is confused about the arrangement of the visit to the Soviet Union." Dixon followed behind his immediate boss, revealing Macmillan's true thoughts in a casual tone.

"This matter is reasonable, but thank you." Standing at the door of the minister's office, Alan Wilson turned around to express his gratitude, and then pushed the door in to see what this old antique, potential spiritual American had to say.

McMillan expressed his welcome with a gentle smile, "Allen, please sit down. Many people say that you are an extremely hardworking civil servant and helped the former minister solve many things."

"Dear minister, you can't say that. Minister Harold just took office, and so did I. Many things were decided together." Alan Wilson gave the honor to the former foreign minister, Shi Shiran sat down and said, "Different from you, Honorable Minister, you have been leading the diplomatic work since World War II, and you are completely an expert. We are ready to carry out every decision made by the Minister."

"Oh no, the minister can't decide everything." Macmillan said with a pun, "Especially in diplomatic work, you should brainstorm and make the best choice for Britain."

"The minister's mind is amazing." Alan Wilson looked at Macmillan's face, probably not being the prime minister.

It is actually very simple to kill Macmillan as Prime Minister, let Aiden spend his five-year term in peace.

This group of giants of the Conservative Party will be in their seventies and eighties by then, and even if they want to do something by then, they will have no strength.

You must know that the current Prime Minister Eden is three years younger than Macmillan in age.What is this equivalent to?It is equivalent to Kozlov, the number two figure in the current Soviet Union, who is two years younger than Brezhnev.

As long as it wasn't for Kozlov's own physical problems, Brezhnev would never have the chance to face Kozlov, who was younger than him, had senior qualifications and was one step ahead of him.

Kozlov's lead over Brezhnev was as solid as Brezhnev's lead over Shelepin, and even more desperate.

In view of this, the current situation is to allow Eden to complete his term as prime minister safely. Even if he only serves one term, the 70-year-old Macmillan is almost impossible to become the successor.

McMillan didn't know that this young executive secretary, who was always smiling everywhere he went, was speculating about his own destiny. The fate of the prime minister was full of twists and turns because of his appearance.

As Dixon said, the arrangement for the visit is the reason why Macmillan called Alan Wilson. The Labor government has no problem accepting the itinerary. The Conservative Party’s hostility to the Soviet Union is more obvious, especially McMillan. Lun.

"The current situation is easing." Allen Wilson replied with a smile, "Our visit to the Soviet Union is also based on this judgment. The United States is planning to hold an American exposition in Moscow to show the superiority of the free world To live, adopt a healthy competition method to make the Soviet Union realize the gap. Taking this opportunity to go to Moscow is also to strengthen the momentum of the US allies, out of the consideration of the special relationship between Britain and the United States."

"In addition to this, there is another consideration." Before McMillan could speak, Alan Wilson said with a thoughtful look, "This is also a test. In addition to maintaining the structure of the Big Three in World War II, we also have to consider Since Charles de Gaulle came to power, France has eased its relationship with the Soviet Union, and France has been Britain's main competitor in Europe for 700 years. Judging from the history of the First World War, France has a history of amicable relations with Imperial Russia."

"We will also use this informal occasion to talk about our attitude towards France with Vice President Nixon, who is present in the United States. France seems to be taking a more neutral stance in Europe. This may disrupt the balance, and the general Ministers cannot be allowed to visit Washington directly, as it would be suspected of isolating France, which is harmful and not beneficial under the current situation, so such a third-party occasion is needed, but this third party is the Soviet Union, and it feels like pulling teeth out of a tiger's mouth."

"Maybe one day in the future, when it comes time to declassify the documents, it may become a gossip."

Alan Wilson found two important reasons for McMillan in one breath, hiding his dark thinking of wanting to watch the kitchen debate and being a witness to get his qualifications. Although he is currently in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he is not without competitors. There are two digits in one count, the same position, there are many senior Whitehall officials with more seniority than him.

If there is a famous scene that can make him feel a sense of presence in it, it will definitely be self-evident for his role as the secretary general of the cabinet in the future.Of course, it can also serve the British Empire by the way.

The reference to France's role also makes sense, and if Alan Wilson remembers correctly, de Gaulle, after coming to power, described France's relationship with the Soviet Union as a special partnership.

The special partnership is generally used in the relationship between the United States, Japan and the United States. Since then, the relationship between France and the Soviet Union has heated up sharply.

Of course, there may be some changes now. In the original history, France and the Soviet Union were getting closer. As the United Kingdom moved closer to the United States, de Gaulle developed relations with the Soviet Union in order to check and balance Britain and the United States.

This may not be the case now, but it does not mean that France will not withdraw from NATO. France will not allow NATO to station on its soil. What kind of future this will produce, whether it is controllable or unpredictable, remains to be seen as we go.

Although Macmillan was the British foreign minister before the war, he has left the ruling position for 14 years. Although he often questioned the foreign policy of the Labor Party when he was in the House of Commons, he was not in his position after all. Regarding the foreign policy left by the current Labor Party, Not all of them are understood yet.

In addition, Alan Wilson did not evade the question at all. The Soviet Union and France went back and forth for a while, and he felt very reasonable for a while, "No wonder, many people think highly of it."

"It's not very high." Alan Wilson didn't feel that he couldn't talk about it at all, but he just made a modest gesture, "It's all the results of the discussions with the diplomats in the department. The credit belongs to everyone."

Walking out of the minister's office, Allen Wilson let out a sigh of relief, and finally passed the first hurdle.

The Conservative Party group has been away from the government for too long, and these ministers are easy to deal with now. Once they re-enter their roles, there may be a fight.

For his minister, Alan Wilson, who is the permanent undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has set a goal that Macmillan must not be allowed to become the prime minister at all.

This is also for the collective benefit of civil servants. With the coming of the Conservative Party, the vigorous nationalization movement will be temporarily terminated. This is not necessarily a good thing, especially for civil servants.