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"At the time when part of the U.S. military is being restrained in South Vietnam, we are promoting détente in order to eliminate the Soviet Union's hostility in Europe." Alan Wilson was confident and explained the reason for doing so in front of Donald, "The Soviet Union is currently undergoing economic reforms. , to some extent we seem to see the hope of breaking away from the planned economy, and if we take the initiative to attack at this time, there may be unexpected gains.”

"Is that so?" Donald's face softened a little, and he thought for a while, "I must understand the political understanding of Britain, but it may not be so easy."

"Using Finland as an entry point to infiltrate Eastern Europe, it is good to succeed, even if it fails, the Soviet Union subverted the governments of Eastern European countries that wanted to get closer to us, wouldn't it be more conducive to uniting our hearts?"

Alan Wilson waved his hand, and said with a look of decisive victory thousands of miles away, "Causing trouble for the Soviet Union may relieve our pressure. To be honest, compared with the massive military spending in Southeast Asia, with the power of the United States You can take out a little money and test the waters in Eastern Europe."

This is not something Donald can decide, but he has to say that he is really interested in the infiltration that Alan Wilson said, "If you want to do this, choose Finland?"

Of course that won't work. Britain has already decided to use Finland to do business with the Soviet Union.

Alan Wilson shook his head solemnly, "Poland, this country has a population of 3000 million, is the most populous country in Eastern Europe except the Soviet Union itself, and from a strategic point of view, it is almost the heart of the Soviet Union. Once Poland When the turbulence arises, the Soviet Union will do everything in its power to save it. If it can use economic means, it will use economic means. If the economic means don’t work, the Soviet Union may send troops to suppress it. If such a thing happens, it will definitely be a good thing for us.”

"The United States has made no progress in South Vietnam. Even if we, the United Kingdom, have been cooperating with the United States to block information, sooner or later there will be unfavorable news. How can we prove that the Soviet Union is darker than us? Seducing Poland and arousing the anti-Soviet psychology of the Poles is actually It's a good way."

"By the way, there was a long period of instability in Poland and Hungary in [-]. We should have seized the opportunity at that time. It is a pity that the test of the Soviet Union's intercontinental missile suppressed that resistance, and we did not seize it. Opportunity, if the opportunity presents itself again and we fail to seize it, God will not forgive us."

Poland has two advantages. First, it really has an enmity with Russia. When Russia was not very strong when it was young, Poland broke into Moscow.

For a long time, Poland has been Russia's nightmare. Of course, Poland is a Slav, and the Russians are also a Slav. Both countries have the characteristics of a Slav.

While there is historical hatred, Poland is also the most populous country in Eastern Europe after the Soviet Union. A country with a population of 3000 million is making trouble, enough for the Soviets to be in a hurry.

"Can you help?" Donald asked with a frown, wanting to know if there are some unknown hidden stakes in the UK.

"The Polish government-in-exile was in London at the beginning, and we sent them back later. I don't know how many people are left. But I believe there will always be a little left. Let's check through the Warsaw embassy." When asked about this The problem, Alan Wilson did his part, the Polish government-in-exile was betrayed by Churchill.

Throughout World War II, although Poland had been subjugated, the government-in-exile was still there, the hearts of the Poles to restore their country were still there, and a large number of Poles were still fighting for their motherland on various battlefields.Polish soldiers suffered a high rate of casualties on the battlefield because they depended on others and wanted to prove their worth by fighting.

Since sending the Polish government-in-exile back, he really hasn't cared about this matter for a long time, but this time it's different, maybe he can eat two fish for one?

"Will Britain provide support at the government level?" Donald asked the most important question, which can stir up waves within the Soviet bloc and divert the Soviet Union's support for Southeast Asia. He also agrees with what Alan Wilson said, regardless of the Soviet Union's economic benefits Either sending troops to suppress it can be blamed by the United States. The question now is whether Britain is willing to do it together.

"This is difficult, right? The prime minister doesn't dislike the Soviet Union." Alan Wilson was a little embarrassed. Don't Americans know that Harold Wilson respected the Soviet Union?

"At that time, you can ask General Franco for help. I heard that Spain has taken in many people from the government-in-exile. Maybe they still have connections with Poland."

For the sake of the special relationship between Britain and the United States, Alan Wilson still pointed out a clear path for the visit, and can also reshape the relationship with Spain. Because of the hydrogen bomb drop, the relationship between the United States and Spain is a bit delicate. Americans think that Francois Brother did not appease the dissatisfaction of the Spaniards.

This is no wonder Franco, the hydrogen bomb is such a big deal, why don't the Spaniards protest?Franco couldn't fool the Spaniards into saying that hydrogen bombs were not dangerous.This time, following this opportunity, cooperation in diplomacy broke the deadlock.

In this link, Britain can help out. As for the later Polish link, Britain cannot contribute, and the Prime Minister will not agree to tease the Soviet Union.

"There is no Polish." After the other party left with a heavy heart, Alan Wilson opened his mouth and said a sentence in Chinese.

In order to explain that Britain is planning to use economic means to see if it can disintegrate the isolated economic system of the Soviet bloc, he actually rambled so much that it was a headache to think about it.

Doing business through Finland and the Soviet Union has been interpreted as penetration into Eastern Europe, and I don’t know if the Americans will believe it.

But the biggest problem for Americans now is definitely the Vietnam War.What is the concept of the enemy has become a problem that Americans must face.

This is a very vague question, and the focus of the dispute is on the definition of "enemy".The enemies the United States faced in Vietnam were very complex—North Vietnamese regular army, North Vietnamese soldiers who entered South Vietnam as individuals, guerrillas recruited by the Viet Cong in the South, and various paramilitary personnel.Paramilitary personnel range from peasants carrying rifles to villagers who join informal military groups for sabotage and intelligence delivery.The problem is how to draw the "enemy number" limit.

Optimists excluded many irregulars, while U.S. intelligence officials and CIA analysts counted some irregulars.The debate within Military Assistance Command in Vietnam and Washington's intelligence community has become increasingly bitter and protracted.

The president, CIA Director Richard Helms, and other senior officials in the administration knew about it, and it carried an emotional tinge throughout the war.CBS interviewed several people who disagreed with the other school of judgment at the time.

They either explicitly or implicitly said that the other party deliberately misled the President and the Department of Defense.These people are sticking to each other's judgments, blaming each other for the current lack of progress.

There was a disagreement between MAVN and the CIA over the number of enemies; this disagreement also affected the effectiveness of the sweep operation.Originally, the sweep operation was to send troops from the South Korean army and the South Vietnamese army, and the United States avoided ground combat.

However, just as Allen Wilson judged at the beginning, the Koreans have a profound style of two devils, and indiscriminate killing of innocents is just a standard configuration of the South Korean army.Finally, during more than two months of sweeping operations, the South Vietnamese army and the South Korean army engaged in a fight because of an incident of indiscriminate killing of innocent people.

This time the Rush was reported to London by the British military adviser in Saigon, and it has been stated that the South Vietnamese government has suppressed the matter and focused on maintaining friendly relations with South Korea.

"Comprador governments are all in the same line on this point." Alan Wilson took the intelligence documents of Southeast Asia and read them with relish. In the documents at this level, the pessimistic attitude of the United Kingdom towards the direction of this war is expressed.

"The earmarked funds for many programs and projects were never spent on purpose, and many local officials saw the regular army as a threat to their position of power. War-torn villagers were indifferent or wary of the training program. From No one has explained who or how the program will be managed, especially in the absence of an efficient and accountable South Vietnamese government. When the United States tried to speed up the process of the training program, it seemed to fail even faster .”

After reading the news from Saigon, Alan Wilson told Dixon, "It is not our responsibility not to announce the negative news of the local US military. You must know that Washington attaches great importance to this battle. Once the war is defeated, it will have a profound impact on the international situation." Influence,"

If the world hegemon loses the war, the question of whether Big Brother can still do it will come one after another. This world is very realistic, and the troubles of the United States are still to come.

It is enough for the UK to keep its own one-acre three-point land, and there are many things in Europe, such as Charles de Gaulle's visit to Moscow, and Brezhnev and Brezhnev announced the establishment of a special partnership between France and the Soviet Union.

Now the cabinet is paying close attention to the closeness between France and the Soviet Union. Of course, this is also a major example of Alan Wilson's efforts to promote economic and trade progress with the Soviet Union.France's success was Britain's defeat, and the cabinet agreed.

To promote economic and trade relations with the Soviet Union, we must speed up rather than worry about it. Harold Wilson, who also wanted to improve relations with the Soviet Union, asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to speed up trade negotiations with the Soviet Union.

The first thousand and 330 chapters and three reforms of the public education system

"Never since the Napoleonic Wars have relations between Britain and France been so fraught with thorns."

The headlines placed on the round table in the conference room are in a state of no one's attention, just like the turbulent European situation at this time, it is very important, but it is under the calm sea.

Papa, Alan Wilson clapped his hands to attract the attention of the participants in the foreign ministry meeting and said, "Go to Moscow this time and get the trade agreement we want. During this short window, don't let France In the current situation, it is extremely important for the UK to re-develop trade relations with Eastern Europe. The UK must be at the forefront of science, and the backward way of life will be eliminated, which is inevitable."

"Britain will rush into the heat of the scientific and technological revolution, while outdated industrial systems and methods of operation will be eliminated."That's what Harold Wilson said when he was campaigning.Now Whitehall is doing its best to help the Prime Minister fulfill his campaign promises.

Of course, Whitehall has also tried its best to help the Conservative Party government, but Aiden is a diplomatic expert, and his best efforts are reflected in diplomatic work.

The progress of Whitehall's work depends on Alan Wilson's judgment. For example, the nationalization of the water supply system will not be completed even if there is one day left this year.It will take a whole year to successfully implement it safely and without harming the interests of all parties. As for the economic and trade relations with the Soviet Union, the sooner the better.Nothing is absolute.

"Understood, Secretary-General." A group of diplomats promised one after another that Alan Wilson had replaced all the people in various departments with his own people after being the executive undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for so many years.

There is no pro-American faction in the current Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and of course there is no pro-European faction. It is all a moral vacuum from the British perspective.

The supreme authority is different. He is both pro-American and pro-European. When necessary, he can even be pro-Soviet.

After the meeting was over, Alan Wilson walked out of the conference room of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and on the way back to his office, he met Frank, the executive undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance. Judging from the expression on his face, he knew that he must be in a bad mood.

Called Frank down and the two went for a walk on the outdoor lawn, Frank did not hide it, "The two big problems at the moment are both related to the Ministry of Finance. Nationalization requires money, and the construction of public universities is not a sum of money. Little expense."

"Indeed." Alan Wilson nodded. After the Prime Minister came to power this time, he focused on promoting two things. In addition to nationalization, there is also the education of public universities.

Public universities in the UK cannot be said to be happy, at least compared with the public education system in the United States, they are completely conscience.Running into a Labor-born prime minister is expected to strengthen in the coming period.

Don't look at Mrs. Thatcher as the Minister of Education for a period of time during the Eden government. Her Minister of Education hardly showed any achievements. Alan Wilson personally promoted a lot of education work, showing objectivity and neutrality, and facing up to British colonialism. History has emphasized the different policies of the major colonial empires, and Britain is actually the most conscientious one.

Regarding the triangular trade, it is emphasized that Britain first abolished slavery, and it was the Americans who insisted on selling black slaves, which has nothing to do with Britain.

The number of Indians in North America did not start to decrease when the British landed in North America, as it was also caused by the westward movement of the United States.

Under his care, the British textbooks also included some content of hostile camps to show objective neutrality. For example, countries in the Soviet bloc criticized a country for having foreign military bases, and it was not a completely independent sovereign country. What are you afraid of?

The UK does not have it, but there are quite a few in Germany, and France has NATO military bases so far. Even if British students read the passages in the textbook, they can proudly puff up their chests.

"In fact, there are two ways to refer to the promotion of the public education system. Let's talk about it at that time." Alan Wilson looked at the time, and it was almost time to get off work. No matter what is important, we will talk about it tomorrow.

In fact, it is nothing more than two evolution routes. The first one is happy education. Of course, this name may not sound good, so you can change it to quality education.

This is not bad, at least it is a way to spend a small amount of money on happy education to do big things and reduce the cost of public education.Teachers in public middle schools are low-income earners. Teachers went on strike several times. As a result of the strike, their wages increased by 5.00%.

The wages can't go up, and the teachers don't have any sense of responsibility in teaching.School ends at three o'clock in the afternoon, and less homework is assigned.In this way, you study happily and I teach happily, which together is happy education.Ordinary poor people go to this kind of school.

what's the result?Education automatically completes social stratification.Poor people feel that they are enjoying "happy education", which is not bad, let their nature fly.The society above the middle class does not believe in this, and still practices: high-intensity learning under high pressure.

The joyful education at the beginning is indeed out of the original intention of saving costs and expanding the scope of education, but is it not?The United States has its own national conditions here. After transforming into a loan society, this original intention collapsed. Education is still happy, but the students who go to school still spend a lot of money.

After going home and explaining the current situation, Pamela Mountbatten remained silent, and then asked, "My dear, do you have any other methods besides this method?"

"There is another way, which is to take the difficulty level at the beginning of the child's elementary school, and weed out most ordinary people who are not qualified enough from the beginning." Alan Wilson sighed suddenly when he said this, "It seems that this time, One more purpose of visiting the Soviet Union is to inspect the Soviet education system."

Can things other than education be stuffed in and occupy the time of education?And it can benefit the country from another level.

The light in Alan Wilson's eyes flickered, and Pamela Mountbatten accurately caught it, and asked directly, "What's your idea?"

"I'm going to strengthen patriotism education in the UK." Alan Wilson glanced at his wife and said in a long voice, "The best way to demonstrate patriotism education is to add military training content to education at all levels, such as freedom. , also needs to be defended.”

British universities do not have military training, but the Soviet Union did. In the Soviet Union, all secondary schools, technical schools and vocational schools will conduct initial military training in accordance with the "Universal Military Obligation Law".

The "Universal Military Obligation Law" is the basic law for establishing the national defense system of the Soviet Union and the core of the entire military law system of the Soviet Union.This law defines the basic composition of the armed forces of the USSR, as well as the duties, conditions and manner of citizens of the USSR in the performance of defense of the Fatherland, military service and other obligations related to national defense.

"Learning the military training of the Soviet Union, will people question it?" Pamela Mountbatten frowned, and asked cautiously, "There have always been remarks that the prime minister is supported by the Soviet Union."

"Those idiots in the Conservative Party who only have muscles in their heads know what the Soviet Union is. What I want to learn is the United States. Don't you know that the history of the Boy Scouts of America is earlier than that of the Soviet Union? Of course it is a non-governmental organization and a national organization of the Soviet Union. Not the same. But the national conditions are different, I said I was learning from the United States, and then actually adopted the model of the Soviet Union.”

However, the most famous thing about the Boy Scouts of America in later generations is that the various Boy Scout organizers have done some shady things to the boys and girls who were trained.In the United States, the military discipline of the U.S. military is notorious. Although it is notorious in overseas operations, the U.S. military has proved with practical actions that we are equal regardless of internal and external.

Alan Wilson figured that in this way, students who are suitable for specific talents can be screened out during the military training process, for example, suitable for serving in the army?Be an athlete?play soccer?If all public schools are included, the education time of public universities can be compressed, and one month of time can be compressed every year, and a lot of education time can be created in private schools out of thin air.

It can also increase the military-civilian relationship, and we don’t expect any military-civilian fish-water situation, but the military-civilian relationship improves, and there are other benefits. For example, if British citizens are keen on national defense, they can want to cut military spending from time to time. Isn’t this a big gain? what.

The more he thought about it, the more reasonable it became. He didn't even notice that Hepburn's movie was playing on TV, and he was completely immersed in his own world.

"Hepburn is really an elegant woman." Pamela Mountbatten looked at the image on TV and sighed sincerely.

"It's as thin as ribs." As soon as the absent-minded Alan Wilson said, he immediately felt that something was wrong, glanced at his wife from the corner of his eye, and then heaved a sigh of relief.

After about ten seconds, Pamela Mountbatten suddenly realized, twisting her neck to the right and asking, "It's as if you've seen it before."

Ten seconds bought Alan Wilson precious time to survive, and he replied in an unquestionable tone, "Then you don't need to see it, you can tell by looking at your cheeks that there must be not much flesh on your body."

Alan Wilson came to the Prime Minister's office and added a task of investigating the Soviet education system to the diplomatic team that was about to set off to sign a trade agreement. "Prime Minister, we need to understand our enemy."

"Alan, don't say that, we are in a world of reconciliation." Harold Wilson did not object to this suggestion. The reform of the public education system he promoted was his campaign promise. He was also happy, "Tell me about Whitehall's opinion on this matter."

Of course, it was a compliment based on the prime minister's wisdom and greatness at the core, and based on the national interest. Alan Wilson's statement on behalf of Whitehall made the prime minister very happy.

"I am going to let Dixon go to the Ministry of Education as the executive undersecretary. I know him well, and he will overcome all difficulties to ensure the smooth progress of the prime minister's reform. I think the appointment is very suitable after this negotiation is over." Alan Wilson Advised the Prime Minister on the future of the Principal Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary.

330 Chapter Four Anglo-Soviet Trade Agreement

Where is the UK going? Alan Wilson has been thinking about this issue for a long time. He also understands the importance of education, but for the sake of his family, it seems that happy education is not unacceptable. Everyone hopes that his family can face less competition.

This is like business discourse. Every public speech is an innovation, but the fundamental purpose of every company is monopoly. Saying one thing and doing another exists in various fields.

The original intention of the Prime Minister to promote public education must be good, just like the beginning of happy education, in addition to spending a small amount of money to do big things, it does not have to train most people to be waste.

For students in public schools, what they provide is an education that "makes the best use of things and makes the best use of their talents".

Let children who are passionate about a certain subject spend time on other subjects, which is only equivalent to a general understanding.For example, for ordinary people, it is enough to have a general understanding of junior high school mathematics, but for a person who likes mathematics, it may be enough to know a little classical Chinese, and there is no need to memorize it at all.

The Soviet education method spent a lot of time learning subjects that I didn't like and were meaningless to me.So unhappy, most of the knowledge learned will never be used in a lifetime.

The original intention at the beginning is good, but it does not mean that the evolution is good. The public education system in the free world has finally evolved in the direction of educating students into waste.

"Let's be worthy of the country." After careful weighing, Alan Wilson decided to use all his strength to help the prime minister, but if Mrs. Thatcher came to power in the future and dismantled the public education system, it would be none of his business. The election would be This is good, even if there is a threat, it is temporary.

The person who went to Moscow to sign the agreement this time added his name. When he walked off the Moscow airport, Alan Wilson was full of emotions. He remembered Britain in the 21st century, and it seemed that for a certain period of time he deeply felt that the public education system in the UK had changed. It was abolished, and I went to a big country to investigate and want to rebuild the public education system. The BBC also shot a documentary.

"Investigate the education system?" Fultseva muttered in astonishment. "It's really strange. Isn't the British education system very strong? Oxford and Cambridge are world-renowned universities."

Furtseva was the Minister of Education of the Soviet Union. Although she is now in charge of the Ministry of Culture, she has gained the acquiescence of other members of the Central Presidium and has her own influence in the education field.

Because of the fall of the Iron Curtain, the Anglo-Soviet economic and trade relationship, and because of the special partnership between France and the Soviet Union, were once again put on the agenda by the Labor Party government. The Soviet Union also attached great importance to the British overtures.

The absolute power of Britain now is definitely not as good as it was in 800. The independent colony already covers [-] million square kilometers, but it is still not something that can be ignored.

Under the enthusiastic care of the KGB, the British economic and trade team was divided into three parts and went to Leningrad, Belarus and Ukraine respectively. These are the three most important places for the Soviet industry. After all, in Moscow’s view, the Slavic brothers are more reliable. .

Many of the commodities that were allowed to enter the British market during this inspection were originally produced in the Donbas region. This place is well-known, and its importance cannot be overemphasized.

Ukraine, as a member with a special status in the Soviet Union, lives on the east of the Dnieper River, which is different from what many people think that West Ukraine relies on agriculture and East Ukraine relies on industry.

Most of Ukraine's black soil belts are actually in Eastern Ukraine, and Western Ukraine has neither industrial zone agriculture nor Eastern Ukraine's opponents.

The reason why Western Ukraine has the impression of relying on agriculture is because Western Ukraine has nothing to offer except agriculture.Without Eastern Ukraine, the remaining land can at best guarantee that the locals will become a Romanian life, and this is based on the fact that everything goes well.

The British inspectors had just entered Eastern Ukraine, and what they saw was the endless black land. After several hours of train ride, the color of the land did not change at all.

The largest black land in the world is in the territory of the Soviet Union in terms of area. If it is divided from the inside, most of it is actually within the territory of Russia. The area of ​​black land in Ukraine is not large, but the climate is better than that of Russia. The black land in Eastern Ukraine is enough to make Ukraine a big granary.

I have to say that the Soviet Union put all the good things in Ukraine, which can be called top treatment, isn't it?The technology is relatively average, especially the shipbuilding industry, which is the UK's dominant industry. Even if Ukraine is also the shipbuilding base of the Soviet Union, it cannot challenge the UK in this field.

"I said, can the KGB respect us? It's too obvious to follow us everywhere." When visiting the Soviet Ministry of Education, Alan Wilson found an opportunity to complain about the cultural tsar.Even if you are defending against imperialism, don't go too far. You simply regard the British crackdown on the economic and trade mission as a thief.

Several inspection groups sent back reports of unidentified people following them, and Allen Wilson felt that the Iron Curtain was well-deserved. This time, nearly 100 people came from the UK, and the movement was indeed a little bigger.But this kind of treatment is not needed, what can 100 people do to the Soviet Union, they are obviously here to increase friendly relations.

"I don't know what kind of evaluation the Secretary-General has on Soviet education." At Moscow University, Furtseva put on a businesslike tone, and the KGB was not under her control. She could visit Moscow University with visitors, It's already very sincere.

"Very good." Alan Wilson is also an acting school, and commented pretentiously, "We are shocked by the development of the Soviet Union over the years. This is a reconciled world. The two sides should focus on the future. Every country has its own strengths and weaknesses, which is also the basis for international cooperation."

"Oh, a very pertinent evaluation. I don't know where the advantages are." Fultseva felt that the praise was not very sincere, and wanted to ask Alan Wilson to be more specific.

"Except for free, they are all advantages." Alan Wilson sneered, and he can learn from anywhere in the UK. After all, he has a flexible moral bottom line, but as long as it is related to free, he can't learn from any of them. He would rather be capitalist. Weeds, and we don’t want socialist seedlings.

This is a matter of principle. At least during the day, he must defend the traditional British values ​​and cannot be knocked down by the sugar-coated shells of the Soviets. Who makes him a staunch patriot?

A dark day passed, and in front of his accompanying subordinates, Alan Wilson was full of praise for all aspects of the Soviet Union. The Labor Party is in power. Now the international situation is easing up. Although there is also a war that has been fought for a long time, but that It is a matter thousands of miles away, what does it have to do with our big Europe?

Don’t think that he is just taking the cultural tsar on a rocket, and it is also fruitful. He now has a general understanding of the Soviet education system, but just like yesterday, he still didn’t realize that Soviet university education fees were free. And he sternly emphasized to the accompanying subordinates, "It is not allowed to spread this matter to the country. The Soviet Union is the country with the richest resources in the world. This is a very special situation. The national conditions of the United Kingdom are different from those of the Soviet Union."

He hoped that the inspection team this time would strictly abide by the bottom line of the incompatibility between traitors and traitors. As for the work of collusion, there would be a supreme authority to personally pay attention to it, and not bother these staff officers without leaders to worry about.