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Yin Lang itself is a populous country in the Middle East, and its military strength is also strong. It is also the two fulcrums of the United States in the Middle East. Together with Israel, it is responsible for clamping down on the Arab countries. Naturally, it does not want to lose such a large investment because of the revolution.

Not in this era, it is difficult to imagine that the United States has ever done dog licking. It may be because Israel, under the influence of force majeure in the Middle East war, did not show one-sided military crushing. Maybe the United States’ licking of Yin Lang is more obvious than the original time and space. He was thinking about improving relations with Yin Lang's new government all the time, and gave Yin Lang time and time again.

Alan Wilson also knew through diplomatic channels that Yin Lang is the top priority of the Carter administration's diplomatic work. It's a coincidence, isn't it? American diplomacy has not been under the influence of the Secretary of State since the Nixon period. Which one is leading the US foreign policy now? Later, don't let Yin Lang side with Brzezinski on the side of China and Russia.

If you think about it this way, the behavior of the United States licking Yin Lang is justifiable. It is in line with Brzezinski's personality. Mrs. Thatcher is not interested in this. Alan Wilson still tried his best to start from the special relationship between Britain and the United States. Lick Yin Lang with the United States.

"Yin Lang's position is still important." Alan Wilson finally persuaded Mrs. Thatcher, then turned around and ordered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to replace the passports of all staff members of the British Embassy with Canadian passports. The Yin Lang embassy immediately reduced its size, and all the necessary personnel were evacuated back to the country.

Chapter 540 Hess

Britain still has to be careful of Yin Lang stripping off its underwear.

What's more, Britain still has a high sense of presence in the Middle East. If Khomeini accidentally used it to kill the flag, how would Britain deal with itself?

You must know that there is a female prime minister in power in the UK now. With the current privatization reform, inflation has increased by two percentage points compared to when Mrs. Thatcher came to power.

If the Yin Lang hostage incident turned into the United Kingdom, what would happen if the female prime minister organized an expeditionary force to kill Yin Lang when she was in trouble at home and abroad?

Under normal circumstances, no politician would make such a choice. After all, Yin Lang's strength should not be underestimated, but what if Mrs. Thatcher was the prime minister?Alan Wilson still feels that there is nothing wrong with being careful, and he needs to be on guard, otherwise, if he really wants to kill Yinlang Plateau, decades of planning will be in vain.

When the sky is falling, you still have to be tall. The United States is obviously bigger than the United Kingdom. There is no need for the United Kingdom to use military force to show its status as a world power at this time.

Therefore, it is the most appropriate choice to reduce the size of the British embassy, ​​replace the passport with a Canadian passport, and reduce the current sense of existence.What do you want to do to bully Britain, a yellow flower of tomorrow, go to the United States.

Alan Wilson was trying to resolve the whimsy of the female prime minister, and the Ministry of Finance was also scratching his head at Mrs Thatcher's decision to cut public spending by 40 billion pounds. Frank's hair, which was not much, became thinner visible to the naked eye, and complained to Alan Wilson , "You can't think of a way to deal with this stupid woman."

Who do you call a stupid woman?Alan Wilson almost blurted out, but when he thought about it, he seemed to have nothing to do with him, and avoided, "Frank, we and the Prime Minister cannot confront each other head-on. If the Prime Minister said before entering No. [-] Downing Street, she has indeed become our trouble. You The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the Prime Minister's No. [-] supporter, what use are you looking for?"

Although the reduction of public expenditure of 40 billion pounds has hurt the feelings of all civil servants, Alan Wilson agrees with Mrs. Thatcher on the issue of selling public housing, privatizing state-owned enterprises, and building a strong national defense. Can't just eat meat and not get beaten?

If it is beneficial to me, I agree, and if it is not favorable, I firmly oppose it?This is also unreasonable. Generally speaking, Mrs. Thatcher's policies after she came to power have more advantages than disadvantages for Alan Wilson.

Facing Frank's accusation, Alan Wilson turned around directly. The key to solving the problem is to get the chancellor of the exchequer right. If it can't be done, it can't be stopped.

Isn't the biggest beneficiary the richest woman who has returned to China? After work, Alan Wilson came home, and when he was dining with his wife, he mentioned the issue of the Ministry of Finance's 40 billion pounds to cut public spending.

"40 billion pounds is really not a small number." Pamela Mountbatten blew a mouthful of soup and asked, "How much does it account for in various expenditures?"

"Welfare and all public expenditures total 490 billion pounds, and the cabinet hopes to cut 40 billion pounds this year." Alan Wilson took a sip of soup and replied, "Less than [-]%, it is indeed a bit much, those of us who have worked for the country all our lives Colleagues, it may be a hard time."

Pamela Mountbatten nodded. In her husband's usual conversations, she also knew that Alan Wilson would firmly support the Prime Minister at the moment, because most of the policies Whitehall also agree with, but there are still hidden dangers, "You said that if Thatcher If Mrs. Er can survive her term, she will be able to solve most of the problems. But when the time comes, what will she do to you civil servants? I heard that the BBC is making a TV series."

"Oh, it's the minister!" Alan Wilson laughed when he heard it, "What does that prove? My dear, you may not believe it, but I am also looking forward to the broadcast of this drama."

"You're still laughing. After all, the Prime Minister is a political officer. She dared to change the consensus politics after the war. Wouldn't she turn against you one day? Isn't cutting public expenditures damaging the interests of civil servants?" Pamela Mountbatten said with a serious face. Unhappy, "How do you fight her?"

"Under normal circumstances, there is no way. However, the prime minister is supported by public opinion, and her public opinion will never be as stable as Mount Tai. At this time, as long as some people in the Conservative Party stand by me or you, it will be fine."

Allen Wilson answered slowly. In fact, Mrs. Thatcher finally stepped down because of internal rebellion.

"As for how to get some people in the Conservative Party to side with us, we must win over factions other than Thatcherites, especially those Conservative Party MPs who originated from World War II."

Although more than 30 years have passed, there are many Conservative MPs who are inextricably linked to World War II.

There is a saying that college students working at the grassroots level can solve as many problems as village tyrants.In terms of the British electoral system, more than 600 seats correspond to a population of 5000 million, and not everyone has the right to vote. As long as a relative majority is obtained, one can get a member of parliament.

Municipal elections are even easier. Not only in the UK, but also in the United States, there are many local political families. The Zippertons, the Bushes, and their sons cannot be hidden at the highest level, but must be exposed.

Even in the current Conservative Party, there is no shortage of political families. After the father dies, the son goes to the Conservative Party, which occupies a lot of shares in the Conservative Party.

As for Pamela Mountbatten’s question about how to win over, Allen Wilson changed the subject, “It’s not necessary to win over, it’s okay to make them fear. Like Aiden, McMillan, and Heath, they were all members of Churchill’s cabinet back then. Conservative Party minister, I suddenly thought of someone."

"Who?" The richest woman, who was already a little confused by her husband, asked hurriedly. Is there such a person who can threaten the Conservative Party?How long has Churchill been dead?

Alan Wilson raised his eyebrows and said, "Rudolf Hess, he is now being imprisoned in a prison in West Berlin. You must know that his identity is not ordinary. He was the number two figure in the Third Reich. Why did he come to England alone? Really? As mentioned, have mental problems? A person with mental problems has been imprisoned for more than 30 years. Now he is the only one in the entire prison. He is an old man who is called mentally ill. Why is he not released? ?”

Rudolf Hess was born into a family of German merchants in Alexandria, Egypt.During the First World War, Hess joined Hitler's team and fought on the Western Front and the Eastern Front. He was seriously injured twice, won the Iron Cross of the Second Class, was promoted to a reserve lieutenant, and finally transferred to the Luftwaffe.

As the number two figure in the National Socialist Party, Hess crossed the English Channel at that time to negotiate with the British government, which surprised everyone.

After Hess died, there were various speculations surrounding this issue. The logical guess is that Hess was indeed ordered to come here for peace talks. Originally, there was a basis for peace talks in the UK. Chamberlain, the Duke of Hamilton, and King George all It's appeasers.

But when Churchill came to power in 40 years, everything changed. Churchill was an extreme advocate of war. Anyway, he said that he would not accept any peace talks, and he must fight with Germany.

But once the negotiation of Hess's coming to the UK is concluded, Churchill will definitely step down, so he directly led someone to cut Hess who had just got off the plane.The draft of the peace talks in Hess's hand fell into the hands of Churchill. In order to completely cut off the peace talks between Germany and Britain, he locked up Hess and arranged a brigade of guards for him. The most luxurious lineup.

In the end, Britain became the victor of the World War, but this honor was bought at the cost of the lives of millions of British people and the collapse of the entire industrial system. After the victory, Britain got nothing but this honor. By the way He lost the throne of the world's hegemon and became a follower.

As the person concerned, Hess is the one who knows all the secrets. Once he is released from prison and speaks, the British political arena will be shaken.

Hess has been imprisoned for decades, and he did not commit suicide until he was over 90 years old. How could he suddenly be unable to think about suicide? Hess' son claimed that Hess was murdered.

"As long as Hess opens his mouth and holds the evidence in your hands, Aiden, Macmillan, Heath, Butler, these Conservative Party giants and their legacy connections, dare not say a word to you. You let They rebelled against Thatcher, and they will rebel."

"It seems that I also have the potential to be a female prime minister." After hearing this, Pamela Mountbatten also had a confident smile on her face. "Honey, you can let any Conservative Party prime minister step down at any time?"

"If you want to do this, I will need a few years to change the garrison in West Berlin, replace the warden and guards. As long as you are patient, it is not impossible." Alan Wilson understands in seconds, so do it Well, it's about time.

It's better than Alan Wilson taking out the classic private photos of the prime minister and exchanging them one by one. This kind of precious historical photos is more suitable for the private collection of the cabinet secretary.

Alan Wilson still supported the prime minister, and he still couldn't do it in the face of old acquaintances. Instead, he used some conventional methods as a firewall for the cornerstone of the British Empire, rather than ruining the prime minister.

Regardless of what Mrs. Thatcher said, there was no problem with her work attitude. Alan Wilson would accompany his wife to watch live debates in the House of Commons when he came home from work every day. The Bao Zhongtang is just a picture, not on the same level as Mrs. Thatcher.

In the face of the problem of another 30.00% increase in inflation, she blamed it on the former Labor Party government’s hesitation in the face of strikes and the consequences of the loose monetary policy. She also pointed out that the Yin Lang Revolution The huge destructive effect on the British economy caused by the [-]% surge in oil prices.

"Reforms will continue, no matter what difficulties they face." Mrs Thatcher emphasized in the House of Commons, "All the [-] projects of the Labor government will be terminated, and the useless supervisory agencies will also be dismantled. This is what I want to say."

The first thousand and 540 chapters of the verbal war

A wholesale denial of post-war consensus politics and the policies of Labour's long-standing government is, of course, soul-stirring to say but not so easy to do.

Although the current policies are being implemented, it is true that it will not be so easy.Even the ministers she appointed were not necessarily all supporters.

For example, the idea of ​​reducing spending by 40 billion pounds, but also because this budget cut does not include the army and the police, otherwise it can be said to offend everyone.

Apart from maintaining or even increasing the original budget of violent agencies, housing, education, energy, employment, transportation, foreign aid, and industries have all been drastically cut.

This made Alan Wilson very busy. He held meetings with various departments for seventeen or eight days to explain Mrs. Thatcher's policies. "Civil servants must think about the country. If I don't cut it, who will cut it?"

"Secretary-General, it's easy for you to say. This is 40 billion pounds, not 4000 million, covering many departments." Frank almost jumped up, "You have to find a way."

"Oh, Frank, if you can't handle the Chancellor why do you believe I can handle the Prime Minister?"

Alan Wilson directly asked a rhetorical question, and then began to express his merits, "I'm trying to find a way, the Price Management Committee was sent to Rhodesia to continue working, and not everyone is willing to go. The department with thousands of people is like that It’s hard to handle, let alone other departments.”

"Secretary-General, the international situation makes diplomatic work extremely important." Wick opened his mouth to defend his department, trying to stay out of this cut.

"Okay, Wick, I also agree with this. The international situation is not calm, and the interests of the British Empire spread all over the world. I also said that to Sir Norman in your position." Alan Wilson shook his hand Said, "However, the importance of the current diplomatic work cannot be overemphasized."

Just as Makins was about to speak, Alan Wilson stopped him directly with his eyes, "Sir Sheffield, don't come out to join in the fun, the Ministry of Defense is not on the list of spending cuts at all."

As an old subordinate, Dixon also wants to fight for the interests of his department, while Alan Wilson is not as easy to talk as before, "The Ministry of Education will inevitably make sacrifices this time. In fact, we all know that those very prestigious Scholars and professors are actually the best to deal with, but they are just a group of characters kneeling and punching. If they speak too clearly, they may offend people, but when it comes to drastic reforms, who will really take them seriously? "

A scholar failed to rebel for three years, can he curse someone to death?What's more, Mrs. Thatcher is not afraid of scolding at all. Don't forget that she was the Minister of Education. In order to save money, she canceled the breakfast milk for students in the UK.

The Ministry of Education should take the overall situation into consideration. Although Alan Wilson is very sympathetic to the situation of the Ministry of Education, from a realistic point of view, the Ministry of Education should be used to be sacrificed. Not only Alan Wilson thinks so, but also the executive deputy ministers of other departments Thought.

If you want to curse the Prime Minister, just curse, people who happen to be engaged in education can expect this, Alan Wilson then turned to the Ministry of the Interior, "Brest, you must be mentally prepared. The Ministry of the Interior is the department with the largest number of people, although The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are also known as the three major ministries, but the combined number of these two departments cannot be compared with the Ministry of the Interior. Your department’s staff and expenditure are so large, I don’t tell you that you understand.”

"I understand the truth, but if it doesn't happen to me, of course you can pretend it's okay." Brest said with a wry smile, "Because of the large number of people in the department, there are also many people who will be offended by real actions."

"It's better to start with the BBC. I heard that the BBC is producing a TV series. It seems to be mocking us. As for the principles of democracy and neutrality, we will never exert any pressure, but the reduction of funds is made by the Prime Minister. There is nothing wrong with a decision that we strongly support."

Alan Wilson said with a smile, "Actually, the BBC should really keep pace with the times. The British Empire gave them everything they needed, and then they treated us with some vulgar jokes? The influence of the British media is going from bad to worse. It must be there. Something went wrong."

Brest was stunned for a moment, then nodded solemnly, "Maybe we should let the BBC understand that the subsidies from the government are not for nothing, and they should show us some achievements in return."

The permanent undersecretary of the Ministry of Employment is the former ambassador to France, George Blake. After fulfilling the duties of the ambassador to France, this diamond was thrown into the Ministry of Employment by Alan Wilson. On the one hand, that department is relatively unimportant, and on the other On the one hand, it is also preparing for Mrs. Thatcher's coming to power.

Now is obviously the time. Mrs. Thatcher is now promoting privatization reforms. The employment data is not in the important reference data of this government at all. The employment rate is not important anymore. Naturally, the Ministry of Employment should reduce the public In the budget.

The Ministry of Housing has the same treatment as the Ministry of Employment. Public housing will be privatized and sold. The work pressure of the Ministry of Housing has also been greatly reduced, so it is also undergoing budget cuts.

Alan Wilson looked at Frank at this time and asked, "How much difference is there? Can it meet the requirements of the cabinet?"

"There are still [-] million pounds." Frank simply calculated and replied, "Do you want all departments to share the remaining share?"

"In this way, the Prosperity Foundation and the Commonwealth Fund will share a part, and Malaya and Xiangjiang will subscribe for a certain share, so that's it." Alan Wilson said with a long breath, "The meeting is over."

Finally, the budget cuts were settled. Alan Wilson went directly to No. [-] Downing Street to report the issue to the Prime Minister. Mrs. Thatcher said meaningfully, "Sir, it seems that Whitehall still has great potential."

"If the prime minister thinks it's easy, it may not be true." Alan Wilson said with a heavy heart. "This is an offending job, and the avoidance of various departments is understandable. It can be said that Whitehall has already done what it can do." Everything, just the current inflation problem, cannot always be solved by scolding the previous government."

How to say this method of blaming the previous government, some people can use it and some can't, just like the king of understanding can use it, but the king of sleep can't use it.

Alan Wilson believes that Mrs. Thatcher is much more ruthless than those politicians in the Labor Party, but if there is no result for a long time, the tactic of throwing the blame is useless.

"Sir, I can't solve all the problems in Britain right away. It will always take time." Mrs. Thatcher seemed to have been stepped on the tail all of a sudden, and wanted to prove her ability in front of this man, "I can solve the problem." It's me, not you, otherwise you wouldn't have done nothing for so many years."

Alan Wilson felt extra emotions, stared into the Prime Minister's eyes, took two deep breaths and said, "Prime Minister, can you not bring your personal emotions into your work."

From the perspective of the supreme authority, Mrs. Thatcher obviously still remembers the past when she took the rocket. It has been so many years. The two are already the secretary-general of the cabinet and the prime minister. Can't they be more open-minded?

If it wasn't for the off-duty time, in terms of the atmosphere just now, the two might have had a verbal confrontation, clarifying the question of who has paid a lot for the country.

The secretary-general of the cabinet has always left work on schedule, but it does not mean that he has forgotten his differences with the prime minister. At this time, Alan Wilson felt that he should have a good talk with this woman about the future of Britain.What kind of future is Mrs Thatcher asking for?

Alan Wilson, who came to No. [-] Downing Street the next day, directly ordered people not to disturb his conversation with the prime minister before entering the prime minister's office. If a minister came to the prime minister, he would call first.

The two discussed international issues, domestic issues, and military diplomacy. Alan Wilson said seriously, "I have always hoped that the UK will become a high-tech manufacturing power, but now it is. My Prime Minister, you I am very much in favor of industrial war, but it seems that the country has never specified what should be done after the workers are rendered unemployed?"

"Shouldn't the country keep supporting them for job training?" Mrs. Thatcher replied without thinking, "Britain is not the Soviet Union."

"What kind of job training, if you think British industry is not enough to bring prosperity to Britain, at least let unemployed workers have a place to go?" Alan Wilson spread his hands, "But you didn't do anything, unemployment is Unemployed. And there is no industry that can provide employment for the UK. Should those unemployed workers be kept on welfare?"

Alan Wilson's question was not answered. Apparently, Mrs. Thatcher never thought about this question. Historically, Mrs. Thatcher turned all the cuts in spending and the funds collected from the sale of state-owned enterprises into relief funds for unemployed workers.

Thatcher's reforms did little to reduce spending, except to turn public spending into unemployment benefits.

Facing the prime minister's silence, Alan Wilson didn't show any sympathy, "You criticize the Soviet Union for plotting a coup in Afghanistan, what's the use of talking about it? Huh?"

When Mrs. Thatcher came to power, it coincided with the Soviet Union planning a coup in Afghanistan.Mrs. Thatcher not only criticized, but also took economic sanctions against the Soviet Union.

Neither Germany nor France imposes economic sanctions. The most important thing is that the Carter administration has not yet spoken. Why does the UK jump so high?

"You go, I don't want to see you." Facing Alan Wilson's accusation, Mrs. Thatcher directly uttered outrageous words.

As soon as the voice fell, the phone on the table rang. Before Thatcher answered the phone, Alan Wilson picked up the receiver and listened for a while, and then said, "Let the Chancellor of the Exchequer wait a while, I haven't finished talking with the Prime Minister." Putting the microphone back in place, Alan Wilson met the Prime Minister's shocked gaze.

The first thousand and 540 chapters of the Iranian hostage crisis

"You stopped the Chancellor of the Exchequer?" Mrs. Thatcher asked back in disbelief. The other party dared to do this.

"Oh, I'm talking about important things with the Prime Minister, the Chancellor? Frank is in charge." Alan Wilson replied very flatly, "I personally understand which is more important, the Prime Minister or the Chancellor. Let the Treasury It is not my duty to please the Minister."

Facing the Prime Minister’s accusation that he blocked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alan Wilson directly stated that the Prime Minister should ask the Chancellor to wait for a while, “In terms of national policy, can you not take it for granted, Margaret, you are now the Prime Minister of the British Empire , not the president of the campus Conservative Party.”

Calling the Prime Minister by name and mentioning the past of the chairman of the Conservative Party on campus not only did not ease the current atmosphere, but made it more subtle. Mrs. Thatcher almost glared at her. If she never saw each other again, it might take a long time for her She will forget the past, but now she is the prime minister, and the other party is the secretary general of the cabinet, and the two often meet.

Referring to the chairman of the Conservative Party on campus, in Mrs. Thatcher's view, this meant something, and seemed to imply something, so she couldn't help threatening, "I can remove your post."

"In principle, the prime minister naturally has this kind of power. I never deny this. But it may be public revenge." Faced with this threat, Alan Wilson expressed his honest side.

Of course, the Prime Minister can remove the post of Cabinet Secretary, it is nothing more than a question of whether he can make up his mind.

But Alan Wilson did not enter the rhythm of confrontation with the Prime Minister. If Mrs. Thatcher wanted to do this, there would be no room for redemption.

"If you really hate the Soviet Union, you can consider ordering a declaration of war on the Soviet Union, but I know you definitely don't dare. So what? In order to show the majesty of the British Empire, you keep firing guns in the House of Commons? To be honest, if the Soviet Union accused the United Kingdom, Tabulated with the UK's accusations against the USSR, it would show a staggering percentage, as if we Brits couldn't live without the USSR."

"Of course, I can understand. After all, the British Empire is a country with freedom of speech. It can attack the Soviet Union for no reason, but it must not attack the Prime Minister. Death, but through some seemingly reasonable and legal means, let them honestly correct their mistakes and explain the facts that were confused before."

"I came here today entirely from the perspective of hoping that Britain will get better and better. I talked honestly with the Prime Minister about the future of the country, instead of coming to quarrel. On diplomatic issues, I can understand that internal affairs are very important, so I use diplomacy It’s a way to divert attention. But it can’t always be used, the Soviet Union is not a panacea. Internal problems must be resolved internally, otherwise it will be President Carter’s dilemma.”

"Hasn't the Soviet Union threatened the United States yet? What's going on with Cuba and Nicaragua?" Mrs. Thatcher almost laughed out loud, ashamed to blame herself?Could it be that the Secretary-General was so conceited to the point of stupidity that he kept saying he didn't take the Soviet Union seriously.

"I am the Soviet Union, which has already attacked Ireland." Alan Wilson replied unhurriedly, "Cuba and Nicaragua, if they are next to the United Kingdom, they are a big threat. Are they still a threat to the United States?"

As far as the size of these two countries is concerned, the fear they bring is greater than the so-called threat. If the United States wants to be impatient, it needs at least a country of Venezuela's size. Brazil is not needed. Venezuela's size is enough. With a land of about 100 million square kilometers and a population of 3000 million, the United States will definitely be impatient.

In fact, the United States has never encountered such an opponent. Mexico's population is growing rapidly now, and when the United States attacked its good neighbor, Mexico had long been an underpopulated country.It doesn't seem like the 21st century is about to curve to save the country, and the land occupied by the United States has returned.

In the future, Mexico will become more and more a threat to the United States, but when the U.S.-Mexico War broke out, Mexico had a theoretically huge territory. Compared with the United States, its population is similar to that of Vietnam and a big country. How can it be decades later? The population already occupies two-thirds of the United States.

Neighboring countries with this population size are no longer countries that can be manipulated casually. If Vietnam has a population of [-] billion, or the Indochina Peninsula has a population of [-] billion, a big country will also have a headache.

As for countries of the size of Cuba and Nicaragua, they are destined to only cause trouble for the United States, and cannot pose a fatal threat to the United States.

Women will not admit that they are wrong. The only way women can admit that they are wrong is when they marry the wrong person. The prime minister is also a woman. Naturally, she will not admit that she is wrong. "It's just that the time for results has not yet come."

"If the prime minister wants to say that, then Whitehall will still express firm support for the prime minister." Alan Wilson felt that it would be useless to say more. "I hope there is a crisis, and I still have the possibility of saving it."