British civil servant

"Come here often when you are free, and treat this place as your own home. Oh, Alan, don't always express your so-called kindness." Edwina Ashley whispered after sending Alan Wilson to the door The order, but in the end he uttered a lot of nonsense.

"Eh?" Alan Wilson frowned, savoring Edwina Ashley's words carefully, as if there was something wrong, or nothing?

"This guy!" Edwina Ashley pursed her lips and shook her head, thinking with pity in her eyes, "Maybe she is still kept in the dark, not knowing how deeply her image in Paris is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people."

Because the public party came to power, the current Minister of Indian Affairs has of course changed. The current Minister of Indian Affairs is Lord Persick-Lawrence, but Persick-Lawrence did not become the Minister of Indian Affairs because of his understanding of British India. .

On the contrary, Persick-Lawrence is a famous women's movement activist, inspired by the women's liberation movement.The politically correct background, in Alan Wilson's view, has nothing to do with colonial things.

But this is democracy, a person who is passionate about women's liberation can also be a minister of Indian affairs.

After leaving the Ministry of Indian Affairs, Alan Wilson went to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building. The permanent undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Alexander Cadogan, did not see the outside at all, with an expression that could be regarded as coming, "Alan, I came back to graduate, I Think about it, maybe you still need to receive a medal, and then you are ready to go to New Delhi, right?"

"Uh, can I say it right?" Alan Wilson's face was uncertain, and he didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the other party's gourd.

"It's like this. I'm about to leave for San Francisco and lead the professional civil servants of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to leave a strong mark when the United Nations officially signs." Alexander Cadogan first expressed his longing for the San Francisco meeting, and then changed the subject , "I have to say that during the period after the end of the war, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was even more busy than during the war. During the war, I didn't feel that the establishment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would expand, but now I have this idea."

Is this to expand the scope of recruitment?Alan Wilson asked himself, even if he had this kind of thinking, it was quite normal.

Politicians often make good promises during elections, such as downsizing ministries.But civil servant leaders have always hoped that their departments would be as big as possible. As the civil servant leader of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Alexander Cadogan, it is normal to have this kind of thinking.

However, Alan Wilson guessed wrong. Alexander Cadogan just expressed the hope that Alan Wilson would help, taking care of private affairs such as graduation and official duties of receiving foreign guests, because he had done similar work before.

"Receiving foreign guests?" Alan Wilson asked suspiciously, "Sir Alexander, I am going back to New Delhi. And when did I do similar work?"

"Oh, Alan. You have to receive a medal and do a graduation thesis. It's no big deal to receive foreign guests. This also shows that the empire values ​​you. You must know that the busier the civil servants, the higher the status." Alexander Cadogan He opened his mouth and said encouragingly, "For example, I am busy with the affairs of the United Nations. This is beyond your comprehension."

Maybe I really can't understand how hard it is for you to spend a month preparing the speech for the United Nations!

The office door was pushed open, and a man with a Mediterranean hairstyle walked in. He was very surprised that Alan Wilson was here, took a deep look and then seemed to remember something, and greeted him, "Alan?"

This time when he returned to London, Alan Wilson had the illusion that his popularity had greatly increased, and he said hesitantly, "Dear sir, may I ask, who are you?"

"A colleague of Alexander!" George Middleton, Director of the Personnel Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, laughed. He learned the ins and outs from Alexander Cadogan, nodded and let Alan Wilson sit down, and said with a gentle expression, "Alan, In fact, based on the current situation, we can say that the existence of the Ministry of Indian Affairs is still unknown. I think you are a smart person. In order to better serve the British Empire in the future, you should be brave enough to take responsibility at any time and become a seasoned person. diplomat."

"Once the Ministry of Indian Affairs is abolished, you with a brilliant resume will be able to enter the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as you wish, right?"

Is this considered a threat?Alan Wilson asked himself, as if the Director of Personnel of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs really meant something like that.

"I have always had an extraordinary enthusiasm for work. As long as the empire needs me, I can do anything." Alan Wilson has a sincere smile on his face, expressing that he is willing to take responsibility and use it to take responsibility.

"It's not forced, is it?" George Middleton asked knowingly, "Our Ministry of Foreign Affairs has always been very democratic."

"Absolutely not." Alan Wilson's answer was decisive, fully demonstrating the professionalism of the imperial civil servants. George Middleton nodded in approval, and let a stack of documents leave Alexander Cadogan's office.

Who let people manage personnel affairs? People have to bow their heads under the eaves. Alan Wilson understands this truth.

The director of the personnel department, first of all, has two rights to make people smile, implement the imperial civil servant system, and be responsible for the job classification, examination and recruitment, assessment, promotion and promotion, rewards and punishments, wages and benefits, retirement and resignation of imperial civil servants, power protection and other work.

The second is to conduct a certain level of civil servant management and appointment and dismissal; to macro-manage the administrative personnel and professional technical personnel of public institutions; to be responsible for the evaluation of professional and technical positions in enterprises and public institutions.

"George was joking with you." Alexander Cadogan showed his broad mind in a timely manner. If someone slaps him, he can give a sweet date, "It doesn't matter whether the Ministry of Indian Affairs exists or not, and it doesn't matter how long it exists. , In the days to come, there must be many colleagues from the Ministry of Indian Affairs working in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Alan can rest assured that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs needs talents like you."

"It's like this. I'm going to San Francisco to sign the UN documents in the middle of the month. Needless to say, Alan, you also understand how important this is. Nothing can distract me at this time." Alexander Cadogan said After looking at his own itinerary, he said that this matter is of great significance.

Alan Wilson nodded. He remembered that Alexander Cadogan seemed to be the British ambassador to the United Nations later.

"But at this time, the Alexander Red Flag Song and Dance Troupe, which is visiting Paris, will arrive in London in the middle of the month. The Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister attach great importance to this. But the United Nations cannot be delayed. I need someone who has dealt with the Soviets. A diplomat is in charge of the reception." Alexander Cadogan hinted, "He must have extraordinary energy, quick thinking, and most of all, reliability."

When Alan Wilson heard it, he carefully recalled his work in recent months. It seemed that he had heard the evaluation of reliability more than once. It seems that in the civil service system, the top evaluation is not professionalism and style, but reliability.

"I will definitely complete the reception work very reliably." Alan Wilson also gave a reliable answer.

"Very good, by the way, go to MI[-] to receive the medal. I will arrange your graduation." Alexander Cadogan said with a gratified mouth, with an expression that I am very optimistic about you.

With the end of the war, the award ceremony for those who have made wartime meritorious service has also been put on the agenda. The award has nothing to do with Alan Wilson, but he has a medal to receive for providing important information about Pearl Harbor.

Because it is an outstanding achievement on the secret front, in order to hide merit and fame, a certain amount of secrecy must be taken into account. The place where Alan Wilson received the medal was MI[-].

After Alan Wilson arrived at MI[-], several people were already waiting there, chatting, or silently alone. Among them was a man who looked young, sitting quietly on a chair. .

Seeing that the crowd was in full swing, Alan Wilson sat down next to the man who seemed a bit isolated, and introduced himself, "Alan Wilson, sir, are you also here to receive the medal? "

"Yes, you too? Oh, sorry, my name is Alan Matheson Turing." Turing stretched out his hand to express his friendliness, "I'll just call you Wilson. It's a bit strange to call myself by my own name."

"Turing!" When Alan Wilson called Turing's name, his voice trembled. This is a well-known figure, the father of computers?

After the outbreak of World War II, Turing enlisted in the army and began to serve in the intelligence center. His main task was to decipher the German code.The intelligence he deciphered played a key role in important military operations such as the Normandy landing.

After the famous German cipher system Ingmar was put into the war, the German submarine force equipped with Ingmar sank more than a thousand Allied ships. Since the German cipher could not be deciphered in a short period of time, the Allied forces in the North Atlantic The supply line is facing catastrophe.

It would be a pity that such a genius committed suicide just because of his gender.Although Alan Wilson knew in his heart that the opposite was a comrade, he did not show any discrimination.

It's nothing to be afraid of. The two comrades of the Cambridge Five, Alan Wilson, have seen each other. As long as you don't disturb yourself, there will be no problem.Maybe when a country goes downhill, similar things will happen, and a computer genius is forced to commit suicide because of this kind of thing.

Alan Wilson couldn't help feeling sorry, and chatted with Turing. When Turing talked about cracking Ingmar, he seemed to have become another person, and he was completely different from the tranquility just now.

"Oh, I forgot, Wilson, how did you get the information from the Japanese army." Turing asked with great interest.

Heaven and man induction!Alan Wilson wanted to say that, but no one believed it. He just said that it was discovered by accident by intelligence personnel, which was incomparable to Turing.

Chapter 162 Playboy

In fact, Alan Wilson can be said to have received the medal for the old man, and the credit for Pearl Harbor was not credited to him.This is actually a bit bitter for the imperial civil servants who are very eager to make progress.

"To be honest, my father's credit is far less direct than yours." Alan Wilson looked at the father of computers in front of him and said seriously, "I believe that one day, the computing power of machines will far exceed that of humans. The limit reached. It is beyond the imagination of people today."

"Wilson, I didn't expect you to have such an understanding of this aspect." Turing sighed greatly. Even in the mainland, his confidants were very few, but he did not expect that there would be one among the civil servants.

Turing talked about a paper he published entitled "On the Application of Numerical Computing to Decision Problems".

After the article was published, it immediately attracted widespread attention.In the appendix of the thesis, he described a machine that can assist in mathematical research, which was later called "Turing machine". This is the first important paper in his life, and it is also his famous work.

"Since you have this idea, you should work hard to realize it." Alan Wilson said with encouragement, "I believe that the day it comes out, it will be a masterpiece that changes human history."

Deep down, Alan Wilson lamented Turing's fate in the past. Von Neumann was later called the father of modern computing. Compared with Turing, the contributions of the two people are not in the same dimension.

What Turing did was to clearly define computing, define a general-purpose machine, and at the same time prove the equivalence between computing models and the limits of computing models.

What von Neumann does is to effectively realize the definition of a computer by physical means.Look at the current computing models are called Turing machines, and von Neumann is just a von Neumann architecture.

The von Neumann architecture may change one day due to changes in the underlying physics, but the Turing machine model has basically reached the limit of computable equations.So Turing's contribution is indeed greater than von Neumann's.

Alan Wilson even felt that he could leave his name in the history of computers, such as inventing a mouse or something, which did not conflict with the career of an imperial civil servant.How nice it is to leave your name in history.

During the chat, the MI[-] agents inside let the meritorious people who came to receive the medal today come in, read out their achievements in the war, and brought out something like a certificate of honor, as well as the British Empire Medal issued.

The Order of the British Empire was established by King George V. It was established during World War I to fill the gap in the British honor and award system at that time.First of all, the Order of the Bath is only awarded to senior military officers and public officials; the Order of St. Michael and St. George is only awarded to diplomats; and the Royal Victorian Medal is only awarded to those who serve the British royal family.

As a result, for some people who participated in the First World War but did not go to the battlefield, George V hoped to praise them, but it was precisely because there were no suitable medals that prompted the establishment of this medal.

After the award, MI[-] agents said that because you are meritorious people working on the secret front, you must understand the difficulties of awarding the honor in MI[-].

Those who have contributed to this naturally said nothing, and working for the empire is the greatest honor in this life.

Alan Wilson doesn't like this kind of worthless medal at all, and this medal didn't save Turing in the end, so the key is to live in the present, treat the medal with a realistic attitude, and don't be blinded by the so-called glory of the empire serious.

"Turing, what do you think about this medal?" After receiving the medal, Alan Wilson asked the father of computers if he had the mentality of devoting himself to the empire.

"This is certainly an honor, but I still want to go back to Cambridge to do my research well." Turing was not so excited, for him, the world of mathematics was far more attractive than this medal.

Cambridge?Alan Wilson's face flashed a little crooked, as if all the rebels of the British Empire were in it.Although Turing is not a person like the Cambridge Five, he can be regarded as an outlier in this era.

"Wilson, you belong to that school." Turing only remembered at this time that Alan Wilson hadn't disclosed his academic qualifications yet.

"Oriental College, Oxford University." Alan Wilson felt that there was nothing to hide, and replied, "I am coming back this time to graduate and then go overseas."

"Oxford University, the atmosphere there is very conservative." Turing's strange expression flashed away, and his attitude was not so cold, but he obviously didn't think highly of Oxford University.

The relationship between Oxford and Cambridge is relatively delicate in the UK.Both universities have a history of more than 800 years. The establishment of Cambridge University was established by a group of teachers who left Oxford University due to internal strife. In other words, Cambridge itself is the anti-thief of Oxford University.

This group of rebels has become a thing. The key point is that Oxford has not declined. When the emperor is still there, the rebels are still alive and well, which is more embarrassing.

"Conservatism naturally has the benefits of being conservative, especially for civil servants." Alan Wilson chuckled. Oxford University is the cradle of the British Prime Minister and has an overwhelming advantage in the civil service system. advantage is more obvious.

Turing obviously didn't appreciate Alan Wilson's sophistication. "The most important thing in a university is academic research, not many politicians. Wilson may not agree with my words."

"No, I very much agree. Those who are not good at studying all go to Imperial College. Being able to study in Oxford and Cambridge shows that they have already possessed a certain academic quality." .

Turing is no match for Alan Wilson in terms of speech skills. He nodded seriously and said, "Indeed, if you don't work hard, you can only go to Imperial College."

Alan Wilson and Turing chatted with each other. Compared with academics, Alan Wilson is not the father of computers. The key point is that he has no experience in this area.I don't know much about the concept of computers!You can only turn the topic to the graduation thesis.

"Can I invite you to my graduation thesis speech to support the scene?" Alan Wilson offered to invite, "I'm afraid that my speech will not attract people. It would be embarrassing if few people listen to it."

Turing frowned slightly, and actually didn't want to go, but Alan Wilson left a good impression on himself, and finally nodded and left his contact information.

In fact, in his heart, Alan Wilson didn't mean to invite Turing, he just wanted Turing's contact information.But this requires rhetorical packaging to conceal the true intention.

You can't say, I know you are a comrade, and now I am going to save you in the name of the savior. I patted the other person on the shoulder and said, if you encounter any trouble in the future, you can ask me for help, and I will definitely help.

The most important thing is that Alan Wilson really needs someone to support the scene in the graduation speech. From now on, he will invite a group of civil servants to attend his graduation ceremony.

In the next few days, Alan Wilson launched a criminal plan to corrupt the imperial civil servants. The fair and honest Whitehall civil servants were attracted by Alan Wilson, who was born in British India, and fell into the abyss of crime step by step.

"If the Soviet Union gave me a ton of gold, I would be no more capable than the Cambridge Five." Alan Wilson, who returned home, stood by the window, pinching his waist, and said with an expression that was so awesome to me.

The only thing that was more embarrassing was that the Oriental College replied to the notice that Alan Wilson's graduation was scheduled for the end of October.This is even later than the time of the United Nations General Assembly. It can be seen that academics are an important factor hindering human progress, and Alan Wilson, who is in urgent need of progress, must be ranked so low.

Alan Wilson, who came back from the British-occupied area, continued his life of debauchery, and could only anesthetize his idle soul with alcohol. Of course, there were also many young heroes in Whitehall who were also paralyzed.

"Burgess, do you know Turing? You are also a Cambridge scholar like you." Alan Wilson tried to see if he could get words from members of the Cambridge Five.

"Turing, I know him." Burgess recalled and finally remembered, "I had a good relationship with him for a while, but his personality is too quiet, and I am more social. So After that, it’s not easy to disturb the other party’s research.”

"Oh!" Alan Wilson raised his eyebrows, as if Burgess was also gay!Turing's accident happened after the Cambridge Five. Alan Wilson maliciously guessed that he was implicated by the Cambridge Five?

This is very possible. Both of them have problems with their sexual orientation. The British anti-espionage agency may think that gays are more likely to be fooled by the Soviet Union.

"By the way, I'm graduating at the end of the month, and you know that I've been working in British India for a long time. I don't have many friends in London, so I hope you can be there." Alan Wilson offered an invitation.

"No friends?" Burgess asked with the expression of you joking with me, "How many people accepted the invitation?"

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Indian Affairs, the city government, and friends from Whitehall, there are six or seventy people. It must be less than one hundred." Alan Wilson simply calculated with his fingers, and replied, "But when you think of Oxford University I've always had little confidence in the size of the scale, and it's even more nerve-wracking than when I was working in British India."

Is it because you are nervous and there is no stage for you to perform?Burgess shook his head slightly and agreed, "Okay, I'll find some friends to go with me."

Chapter 163 Visit by the Red Flag Song and Dance Troupe

"Thank you so much." Alan Wilson touched Burgess with a wine glass, and said with a sassy smile, "I always think that the relationship between Cambridge and Oxford is actually a mutual relationship. As a benchmark. There will be no common ground, just like the current international situation."

"This kind of view is very novel." Burgess said meaningfully. He knew that Alan Wilson should be referring to the United States and the Soviet Union. "Maybe."

"However, I also believe that the triangle is stable. If it is only to distinguish between the enemy and the enemy, it is likely to be a repeat of the two world wars. For this reason, I am willing to maintain a series of claims of the empire with full enthusiasm."

Talking to spies is actually quite interesting. Burgess didn't know that Alan Wilson knew he was a spy, and he didn't know that the imperialist supporters in front of him were not very interested in the United States.

Conversely, Alan Wilson didn't know why Burgess served the Soviet Union. His head was full of copper smell, and he couldn't understand the existence of idealists.

Alan Wilson, who received an important reception task from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, did not completely let go of his job.Still maintaining close contact with New Delhi, he received good news yesterday.

That is the cession of the Kra Isthmus, oh no, the transfer negotiations are already underway.

After the Brussels meeting, the six countries of the Brussels meeting showed an atmosphere of European unity. Even Belgium, which has nothing to do with it, is willing to join the unity action to return to Asia.

Not to mention, at this time there is an urgent need to integrate into the international community and change Spain, which is completely isolated.

The positive effect is still very obvious. Europe is sharpening its knives, and the British troops around Thailand have surrendered, so that Thailand understands that the old imperialism in Europe may not be as strong as before, but it is still so powerful in front of Thailand.

Even the American embassy in Bangkok can do its best to keep Thailand's main interests from being damaged, and it cannot be expected that the Americans can do more at this time.

At present, the United States is suspicious of the Soviet Union because of the Korean Peninsula and Hokkaido. The unity during the World War is gradually fading. The United States still needs the declining nobles of Britain and France to give some solidarity at this time.

What's more, what Britain wants is not the whole of Thailand, but an isthmus extending from southern Thailand.The Isthmus of Kra is of course valuable, but it depends on how you look at it.

The military value of the long and narrow Kra Isthmus is self-evident, but the Kra Isthmus is actually occupied by two places, presenting a staggered situation. Of course, one is Thailand, while the other is British Burma.

The narrowest part of the Kra Isthmus is [-] kilometers, but the isthmus at the junction of British Burma and Thailand is only [-] kilometers. If troops are sent from British Burma, the connection between Thailand and the south can be easily cut off.

Also because of the existence of British Burma, part of the Kra Isthmus itself is in the hands of the United Kingdom.This gave a discount to the military value of the Isthmus of Kra. When the Americans considered it, they believed that even if they wanted to keep it, the initiative was still in the hands of the British.

This makes the United States, which is currently in diplomatic friction with the Soviet Union on the Korean Peninsula and Hokkaido, less concerned.

Thailand, which has lost the support of the Americans, is powerless in the face of Britain and France, and Britain and France have publicly announced that they should consider holding democratic elections in Thailand, discuss whether to retain the Thai royal family, and return the country to the hands of the Thai people.

This made the Americans very embarrassed. During the period just after World War II, the United States hated democratic elections very much, because the world was devastated, and a pro-Soviet country might be elected after elections.

But it is difficult for the United States to publicly say that the United States opposes democratic elections in Thailand and can only communicate with the Thai royal family and the military.Transfer the Kra Isthmus to quell Thailand's disrespect to Britain and France during the war.

All in all, the Kra Isthmus has been obtained. In exchange, Britain and France no longer pursue Thailand's disrespect to the civilized world during the war, and no longer insist that the relationship between Thailand and Japan is the relationship between Austria and Germany.

The ownership of the Kra Isthmus has been settled, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building is in a state of jubilation, and the glory days are back.

I am clearly at the peak of my greatness, and I can fight for another 300 years. How can I leave here, "The border of the British Empire is in the Himalayas..." I don’t know who said this, which aroused the approval of my colleagues in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.