British civil servant

Write this down in your diary. The most famous scenic spot in Salisbury Plain is Stonehenge. Of course, in the eyes of the cabinet secretary, Stonehenge is nothing more than a tool for earning royalties with conspiracy theories. This is also the tank testing ground in the British mainland. If the British mainland army conducts army exercises, most of them will choose to launch them on the Salisbury Plain.

From the completion of the Batum ceramic armor, the UK's next-generation main battle tank has entered the development track. During the Middle East War, it was under the jurisdiction of the US's small long arm. Now the UK has to pay attention to its own production.

You must know that the Rhine Army is facing the Soviet Army in Germany, even if it is just a comforting effect, the United Kingdom must prove that it has indeed done everything it can for the soldiers on the front line.

Alan Wilson came here to see the sample car, accompanied by Makins, the deputy secretary of the Ministry of National Defense, and introduced the relevant progress, "We also have to admit that the Germans still have something. The German 120mm smoothbore guns, statistically better than the rifled guns we were going to use. Of course the use of German main guns was not without criticism."

"What criticism? That's it." Alan Wilson said unmoved and contemptuously, "The so-called criticism is that the level is obviously average, but we should pretend that we don't know and continue to use backward technology?"

German tanks became famous during World War II, but they have lost their skills for so many years, and most of them have been lost, but the rotten ships still have three-inch nails, and the level of German smoothbore guns is still there. The research and development of a generation of main battle tanks is technically verified, and firepower is naturally the top priority.

Of course, the thin-skinned and big-hearted stuff like France is a bit too extreme. In order to resist the torrent of steel in the Warsaw Pact, not only must new guns be developed, but the progress must not be vague.

The cause of the muzzle noise in the sound of the main gun is that a large amount of gas is squeezed out of the small hole, and modern tank guns with high chamber pressure are often "louder". Sonic boom.

After the Germans endured the noise for ten years, the UK decided to implement the concept of joining if they couldn’t beat it, and purchased German smoothbore guns as the main guns of their tanks. From the perspective of a close ally of Germany, we have carried out technological poverty alleviation.

I believe that the British tanks in this world will not be known to the world with the only rifled main gun in the world. In the military field, if everyone else uses smoothbore guns, Britain uses rifled guns. This will indeed lead to who is retrograde The problem.

The general layout of the new tank is similar to that of the Chieftain, but the appearance of the two is quite different due to the Chobham armor on the hull and turret.

Chobham armor is regarded as the most significant achievement in tank design and protection since World War II. Compared with steel armor of equal weight, it greatly improves the ability to resist armor-piercing and fragmentation shells, but its volume and The weight increase is not much. In addition to using Chobham composite armor, reactive armor blocks are also installed, and the original steel side skirts are also replaced by reactive armor blocks.

The main British objection to the Rheinmetall tank gun was its limited range of ammunition. The 120mm smoothbore gun was primarily developed as an anti-armor weapon, firing a kinetic round with a very flat trajectory and good armor penetration.

At the time of its introduction, the armor-piercing shell of the 120mm smoothbore was comparable to the 120mm rifled gun developed by the British for the artillery, but German weapons did not provide a satisfactory high-explosive shell.The performance of the early 120mm smoothbore HE round was considered by the British to be poor compared to the existing 120mm HES round developed for the main gun.

This is a shell that the British have long favored.Useful against a wide range of targets and combines good explosive characteristics with excellent anti-armor properties.The use of rifled guns is an argument that refuses to give up, even in the name of NATO standardization.

This kind of opposition is nonsense, and it has been regarded as noise by Alan Wilson. Later generations have proved that the last stubborn fart of the United Kingdom is useless for face, and it has also caused the challenger's export sales to be quite poor.Everyone went to buy German tanks with smoothbore guns.

With a good replacement of the smoothbore gun and the reputation of British Chobham armor, the foreign trade of British tanks will definitely not be bad. You have to add something special to yourself, right?Our armor is good, so we use shotguns that are different from other countries to make foreign trade more difficult?

Overall, Alan Wilson was very satisfied with the results of this test. He waited for others to report the data, and went to the test car group with Maggins, and had a cup of afternoon tea together. According to the unwritten rules of the British Army, the person who makes tea for the entire crew is the most junior member of the crew, usually the loader.

The first British tank equipped with tea-making equipment was the Centurion tank, which is now an unwritten tradition of the British Army. It originated from the inconvenience of the crew members drinking afternoon tea when fighting the Desert Fox.

Alan Wilson held a teacup and asked if he was satisfied with the new tank.At this time, the heads of Whitehall and the Ministry of National Defense and several crew members toasted face to face, very similar to the scene in the anime Girl and Panzer in the good old days. Elegance never goes out of style.

"Sir, very good." Carrying black tea, the commander expressed his satisfaction, but he didn't know whether he was satisfied with the performance of the tank or the latest tea making equipment in the car. It cannot be said that this set of equipment is not important.

Alan Wilson believes that this is definitely the tradition of the British Army, and it has absolutely nothing to do with a thousand dollars a coffee cup. "That's good, the treatment of the army has always been a matter of great concern to Whitehall."

The crew members on almost two channels nodded one after another, feeling that what the supreme authority said was too correct, and the new tea making equipment was improved very well, so they couldn't help raising their glasses.

"Now, the free world finally has a tank that can be compared face-to-face with the Soviet Union." Leaving the shooting range, Alan Wilson said with a long voice and a relieved tone.

The t72 is a tank that the Soviet Union used to make a lot of money. It is a product of compromise because the cost of the t64 is too high. It is the product of this compromise. In a sense, the strategic balance has been narrowed.

In terms of protection, fire control, firepower and power, the new tank satisfied Alan Wilson. He named this tank the Challenger Tank, and he was going to let the Prime Minister who is about to resign, after completing his last feat, not to The trouble is left to the next prime minister.

As the Bretton Woods system has become history, before the sovereign currency comes to power, it will only become more and more difficult to update armaments as time goes by. European countries can hardly keep up before the advent of the 21st century. The big brother of the free world The United States is also better, and it has persisted for 20 more years.

The platform of the tank is not too big, with a volume of [-] to [-] tons, there is not much room for improvement.If you want to make huge improvements in all aspects, you can only follow the route of the German Rat tank in World War II.Turn into a real monster and go pretending to be a land cruiser.Obviously this road cannot be taken, it is purely a living target.

Now mass construction can serve more. If you don’t think about it in terms of efficiency, as inflation intensifies, you can’t get the same amount of things for the same amount of money.

"Secretary-General, Garland has arrived." Radwich came to Whitehall to pick up the boss according to the off-duty time. "Schedule a time tomorrow?"

"Tomorrow? Now, it's not too late." Alan Wilson shook his head when he heard it, and went directly to the car to meet the big boy from the United States.

Garland Gode Hellman, a product of the Anglo-German friendship, is Anna's second child, but was raised by Pauline Gode in the name of adoption, and lives with her mother in the United States.

To be honest, Alan Wilson hasn't met a few times, and he can't go to the United States all the time. He is preparing his words along the way, thinking whether to show his father's love.

But he obviously thought too much, so Daer didn't stage a family ethics drama, which proves that Pauline Gao Dai's upbringing is very conscientious, and she really treats the child as her own.

"Is the success rate of divorced parents so high?" Alan Wilson couldn't help but muttered in his heart. After all, he didn't see each other very much. He still wanted to find some topics to talk about before getting to the point. He hoped that this big boy could help take care of Gates, the winner in life. journey of?

"Don't worry, leave it to me." Garland dressed in a suit and leather shoes, like a successful person, "It's just two entrepreneurs who are still in school."

"The entrepreneur's mother is a director of IBM, his father is a famous lawyer, and his grandfather is the president of the National Bank of the United States." Alan Wilson said, "If you approach rashly, people won't check you? If you cooperate with me, I will pass Its business in London creates conditions for you. By the way, you are now living in the United States, what are you interested in, see if I can help? Let alone the financial field, I don’t know much. computer."

"The computer company with the best momentum in the United States is a Chinese company." Garland did not hide anything from his father, and introduced his understanding in detail.

"Heh, he will die if he stays in the United States, or go to Xiangjiang or Malaya, there is still a chance." Alan Wilson pondered for a while and said, "Stay in London for a few days first, let me think about it."

The first thousand and 490 chapters resignation

Wang An is now very popular in the United States, but it is not a conspiracy theory. Alan Wilson will not let Britain's cutting-edge industries fall into the hands of an unreliable person, and this person is not white.

It must be admitted frankly that there must be different racial ceilings. Although everyone is equal, there are always some people who are more equal than others.

Even if it is empathy, Alan Wilson can at most allow it. The company of this computer king follows Lenovo's path. Don't even think about touching the industry with the highest profit. It is acceptable to be an assembly plant.

In fact, the problem that Wang An's company faced in the later stage was that no American company was willing to form an alliance with him. Fighting alone was the problem that Wang An's company faced in the later stage. Gandhi was very familiar with this trick, non-violent non-cooperation.

After some consideration, Alan Wilson made a judgment. This computer king is not worth saving. He is arrogant and arrogant. Even if he is willing to help the other party, he may not appreciate it.Furthermore, there is the issue of Wang An’s race. Alan Wilson dare not steal from Gates, because he is afraid that the proportion of British capital will be too large, causing Microsoft to be suppressed by the invisible hand of the United States, and then choose a Chinese company?What's the difference between that and throwing money away?

"It's suitable to be used as a whetstone and talk to Microsoft when the time comes." After thinking about it, Alan Wilson still feels that he has found the value of this Chinese computer king, which is to use it to lower the price at Microsoft.

Alan Wilson has already set a development path for Wang An, and he can try to make associations. If this path cannot be successful, then ask for blessings.

He gave Hao Daer, who is the crystallization of friendship between Britain and Germany, some patent fees accumulated over the years, including the invention of the mouse, and let Hao Daer try to be an investor.

At the same time, it is best to find an opportunity to get to know Gates and Jobs, two young businessmen who have already started their careers.

At the right time, you can invest on the basis of friendship, and Alan Wilson will naturally provide assistance. If you can invest in a lifetime, the operation of the South African group investing in penguins is enough to lie on the merits for a lifetime. The market value of that South African company is only A fraction of the Penguin Empire, isn't it just as fun.

A few days later, Garland returned to the United States with the check he received from his old father. Alan Wilson continued to do his daily work. In July, the Queen and his wife started their visit to the United States.

Rockefeller had an advantage that Carter did not have in the general election campaign. As president, he was able to preside over the commemorative activities for the bicentennial anniversary of the founding of the United States of America. Such activities generally brought him relatively positive publicity effects. The fireworks display in the District of Columbia the night before was also televised live across the country.

Later, President Rockefeller and the First Lady hosted Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip at the White House for a state dinner, which was also broadcast live on the public television network.These events are all part of a grand strategy used to win elections.

Try to portray yourself as a "proven leader" who is busy with the work of the leader and chief executive of his own country every day.

Of course, this move was to increase his approval rating by entertaining the Queen and his wife. Harold Wilson, who has experienced many elections, can see it clearly, "Rockefeller still wants to be re-elected very much."

"It is true. But there is still little hope." Alan Wilson still shook his head to express his disbelief. It was not that Carter was so powerful, but that pardoning Nixon's exchange of benefits was too dishonorable.

Ford has also carried out similar operations in history. He is not as famous as Rockefeller.

The current president is going to be re-elected under the famous name of Rockefeller?Too much damage to the political balance. If the Rockefeller family was not so powerful, he would have thought that Kennedy's fate would come a second time. But then again, if he was really re-elected, would there be big news?

To be honest, the United States at this time looks like it is about to lose the Cold War from every angle: the complete failure of the Vietnam strategy, the Watergate scandal exposed by the president, the extremely sharp racial conflicts, the alienation of external allies, and the aggressive rival Soviet Union. It's already number one in the world, so it's not a good time to be president.

In fact, what Carter should do is the Secretary-General of the United Nations, and he will definitely become a very respectable figure. Unfortunately, he is an American and cannot hold this position.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs pays attention to all parts of the world, not just the United States. Wick, who has become the executive deputy minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after the Jamaica meeting, reported the situation in India.

With the Third India-Pakistan War, Ingandhi rose to the heights of power and prestige.But the huge consumption of the India-Pakistan war caused a heavy financial burden.Nationalized enterprises have caused a decline in efficiency, and sick enterprises have become a bottomless pit of financial subsidies.

The oil crisis has led to a sharp rise in the price of international oil, which has increased the cost of expenditure and the shortage of foreign exchange. Oil has always been a long-standing problem in India.

Ingandhi's response was an all-around austerity policy.Governments reduce investment and tighten credit to private capital.The government also imposed strict restrictions on distribution, such as freezing wages.This policy has damaged the interests of ordinary workers and farmers, and caused public grievances.Violence continued.

At this time, two more things happened, and the ruling faction of the Congress Party was hit hard.The ruling Congress party lost in the Gujarat state assembly elections.Second, Indhi Gandhi was accused of election fraud.The anti-British activities of the opposition have not stopped either.

Ingandhi fought back with the strongest means.A state of emergency law was implemented across the country, leaders of opposition forces were arrested, news bans were issued, and news media were controlled.To cover up the large-scale arrests, the authorities even caused a large-scale power outage in some areas, but the newspapers could not go to India on time.

At the same time, it announced that it will implement the [-]-point program of the National Congress Party to march towards poverty and win the hearts of the people.Increase social rectification efforts and vigorously control prices.The ruling faction of the Congress Party took advantage of the majority in the parliament to get the emergency law passed by the parliament and complete the legal procedures.

At this time, Indira Gandhi can be regarded as a real strong-handed prime minister, but the common problem of having the title of Iron Lady is that some voters are destined to bury their hatred in their hearts and wait for the counterattack.

When the Queen and his wife completed their visit to the United States, Harold Wilson also passed the budget for the production of the Challenger tank and completed this work. Queen Elizabeth also returned to London at the same time, and Harold Wilson went directly to Buckingham Palace to express willingness to resign.

"Why do you want to resign?" The news surprised Queen Elizabeth. The relationship between the Queen and this prime minister is quite good.

Although Harold Wilson is the Prime Minister of the Labor Party, the two have a good personal relationship. Although Harold Wilson dared to shout any slogans during the election, he respected the Queen very much.

Among his cabinet ministers, the cabinet members are mainly constitutional monarchists. Wilson himself is a monarchist and has always respected the queen all his life.She even helped wash the dishes after attending a dinner at Buckingham Palace, a move that won her the Queen's good graces.

Her Majesty was only surprised, and Alan Wilson was simply disappointed. He always wanted the Prime Minister to give up the idea of ​​resigning. Isn't it just Alzheimer's?It's not better.

Alan Wilson is actually looking forward to a prime minister who can't manage things, not to mention that Harold Wilson didn't manage things very much, especially since his last term.

The wish of the cabinet secretary is also a good wish. Harold Wilson did not hide it, saying that he has already started to suffer from Alzheimer's disease, and the situation will get worse in the future.

"Okay!" Queen Elizabeth nodded and asked, "It seems that the prime minister has already made arrangements, hasn't he?"

"I will wait until the Labor Party chooses a new leader to take over." Harold Wilson replied sincerely, "I also hope that the new prime minister can get along peacefully with the Queen and establish a friendship between the royal family and the government."

"Before the Prime Minister ends his last day in office, I will go to No. [-] Downing Street to attend your farewell dinner." Queen Elizabeth took the initiative to express her willingness, which also proved her approval of Harold Wilson's term as Prime Minister.

Queen Elizabeth accepted the prime minister's resignation, and it soon became known that Harold Wilson acknowledged the news in the House of Commons, saying that a new Labor leader would soon be elected.

John Hunter immediately approached Alan Wilson and asked who he was optimistic about. "I don't know whether the candidate for the new prime minister is our excellent foreign minister or our great finance minister."

"It's hard to say, it's like choosing a lunatic to manage a mental hospital." Alan Wilson smiled wryly, "But it can be seen that the Chancellor of the Exchequer has more support from the Prime Minister. The chances of an upset Conservative Party leader election are not great. .While Callahan supports the union movement and has the support of the unions, he is not a leftist compared to Wilson."

"That's good. Frank also said that although he respects the prime minister's work very much, it is better not to come with a candidate with a position similar to that of Prime Minister Harold. It is really unbearable financially. British citizens are lazy and waste the country." subsidy." John Hunter said, "You also know that the money from the Ministry of Finance is not so easy to come out."

"The Ministry of Finance always wants to use its financial power to challenge the authority of Whitehall. This is also an open fact." Alan Wilson yawned, "But since the establishment of the two foundations, people in the Ministry of Finance seem to have calmed down all of a sudden. Quite a few, that’s right, no one is irreplaceable, even me.”

"Alan, this joke of yours is not funny at all." John Hunter said in a tone that I don't read much, so don't lie to me, "Whitehall widely recognizes your authority."

The first thousand and 490 chapter two party leader Callaghan

"My friend, from what you said, it sounds so sweet every time. However, I know very well that my colleagues in Whitehall are not as easy to bribe as the subjects of Malaya. A bag of rice and a barrel of palm oil are enough to get rid of happily."

Alan Wilson asked with a smile, "People are always greedy, just like the Ministry of Finance said, no matter how much energy we put in to provide the needs of local citizens, in the end these voters who think they have grasped the context of the country feel that they deserve these things Yes, in all fairness, it's not good."

"A necessary unemployment rate will help increase the country's competition rate, while excessive welfare traps will be beneficial and harmless to the entire society." Alan Wilson said deeply, "and then lead to national stagnation."

"It sounds like the views of some members of the Conservative Party." John Hunter frowned slightly. At this time, there was indeed a trend of neoliberalism in the free world.

"Almost. It's actually an article criticizing the Soviet Union within the Soviet bloc." Alan Wilson couldn't explain too clearly, otherwise John Hunter would ask him why he always read newspapers from a certain big country.

Although there are some problems with the source, Alan Wilson agrees with this point of view, "It's really a crime to spend all the money in vain on the poor."

Regarding the fact that British citizens are greedy and lazy, which may cause problems in the national development of the United Kingdom, Alan Wilson is really inclined to the view of the Conservative Party. Anyway, the value created by the two industries of coal and steel cannot make up for government investment. the cost of.

It really needs a strong woman like Indira Gandhi and Mrs. Meir to show up, let these lazy workers go away, and don't waste the pound of Whitehall, it will be good for everyone.

Calculating the time, the Soviet Union should have begun to decline due to its excessive strength in the global offensive during the Thatcher period, and there is no need to worry about internal and external cooperation.

The dissatisfaction with these workers stems from the fact that in recent years, British coal and steel workers have increasingly regarded strikes as a routine way to fight the government, and strikes have become more frequent and their appetites have grown.

In 20.00, the coal workers went on strike and demanded a [-]% wage increase, which was finally met by the government, but this was only half of what the coal workers demanded.

After the oil crisis broke out, the second strike followed like a shadow. Alan Wilson was able to refer to the historical trend to avoid the government's decision-making mistakes, but he was not a greedy person.

Compared with the 70% inflation in the UK in the 20.00s in his mind, the inflation rate of only [-]% or [-]% in the past few years is far from the same figure in the United States. What are these British workers doing differently? satisfied?

Back home from get off work, Alan Wilson asked Australia if there was any good way to deal with the insatiable greed of the working class.

"There is no good way to satisfy the wishes of the workers." Pamela Mountbatten shook her head, "The situation in Australia cannot be applied to the British mainland. The situation in the two countries is different."

"Indeed, Australia is a resource country, and it doesn't need too much military expenditure." Alan Wilson nodded, "But we can't, only a fool would believe that the UK can catch up with the standard of living on the basis of such a piece of land. The United States. Don’t we care about overseas interests? Once the Royal Navy can’t maintain it, the economic shocks from the colonies to the mainland will be transmitted wave after wave, and it will still lead Europe? Whether it can settle Italy is a problem, let alone France and Germany country."

"What about the two foundations you established?" Pamela Mountbatten joked with a smile, "It has expanded a lot in the past two years, and the funds of tens of billions of pounds are not difficult to meet the needs of workers."

"Why should I give my hard-earned money to some irrelevant workers? Just because they are British? They have made some contributions, but they will be reincarnated and happened to be born in the UK. If they were born in India or Bangladesh, I would donate They are a penny, and they are all grateful to me. Sometimes I think, even if I raise a dog, the happiness I get is greater than the contribution of these workers. At least the dog knows how to wag its tail when it is full. , can make me happy."

"This is completely different from your original thinking. Ten years ago, you were very willing to improve the treatment of workers." Pamela Mountbatten frivolously recalled that Whitehall formulated many policies at that time.

"Coal and steel can create that piece of value. The country doesn't need to make money, but it can't always let the country build in it." Alan Wilson said that this is not his fault, but the insatiable greed of the workers.

Is it true that a piece of coal dug in England sells for more than a piece of coal in Germany?Coal has only those values, and the value that coal workers want now has exceeded the value of coal. It is no wonder that the coal dug out of Britain is also coal, not gold.

There must always be goods that match the salary increase. Otherwise, the more the salary increases, the more inflation will be caused. This can be solved in a few years. A large country has sufficient human resources and can provide a large number of goods to deal with it. With the extra monthly salary, where should he go to find commodities now?

In this context, the Harold Wilson government will launch a three-stage personal tax plan in the next three years.A white paper titled "Combating Inflation" last July announced the first phase, which seeks to limit pay rises to less than £[-] a week for everyone earning up to £[-] a year.The trade union federation accepted the proposal by a vote of nineteen to thirteen.

If Callahan comes to power, then the second phase of the plan will be completed by the Callahan government, which is also the first problem that the Callahan government faces.

"Honey, I know that you are doing it for the good of the country." Pamela Mountbatten comforted her with an inappropriate mouth. Is it just a problem caused by the salary increase of coal workers?Isn't there a group of half a million people under the leadership of Whitehall, such as the humble public institution?

Civil servants just watch the coal workers raise their salaries, and then they still keep their original meager income?Not only do civil servants have to raise their salaries, but they also need to raise their salaries quickly. This is where the husband finds it difficult.

"Working groups always can't understand the country's difficulties, my dear, that's why they can't always make concessions to workers." Alan Wilson sighed, "I believe that the United States is also extremely disgusted with domestic labor unions now. My friend Reagan was one of them."

Alan Wilson also complained and complained, and after a verbal battle with Pamela Mountbatten, he was in a much better mood.Find a chance to hang out on the golf course the next day with Callahan's chief political adviser, Bernard Donauu. Civil servants will certainly not ask partisan questions because of their neutrality, but if someone is willing to volunteer, it will be fine. .

"Basically the same." Bernard Donauu said confidently, "I don't want to say more, but the chance of being upset is not great. You can estimate the schedule after taking the stage. Does the Jazz have any suggestions?"

"The most important thing to open up the situation is the diplomatic field. I suggest a trip to the East." Alan Wilson suggested, "This year, the United States is also in the general election, and the result will not be until November. During this period, the UK can do some diplomatic work to highlight the A little bit of diplomatic influence. It can also be regarded as opening up the situation for the future economic layout."

"That's really hard work." Bernard Donauu replied absently, "Sir, you know, I've always been determined to play my role better."

"Well, the work of the Commonwealth Sports Association requires someone who works hard and works hard for it." Alan Wilson looked at Bernard Donau, "Bernard, if you don't mind?"

"What is the specific job?" Bernard Donauu didn't know much about sports, and he was still waiting for an answer from the supreme authority, "You know, I have my own ideas to a certain extent, there are still people in this world Honesty about it."