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This kind of false refusal, of course, is useless in the face of supreme authority, and it is a little too late, so it is regarded as not hearing it, saying that only the prime minister's child will come forward for this important task, which will make Saudi Arabia feel more sincere. The empire is a very good thing, we must do it well.”

Alan Wilson thought, why couldn't Mark's income be several million pounds bigger this time?This is the treatment of the prime minister's son, and no amount of estimation will be expected. Britain is still a country ruled by law, and it is impossible for excessive political donations to occur.

Besides, if Mark gets too much, what will his son do?He is also planning to leave a share for his son on the arms sales of strategic missiles.

The U.S. military operation to invade Grenada is not yet over. The Prime Minister’s son is already excited. He took a foreign exchange mission and went to Riyadh. This is the real home stealing. Compared with Saudi Arabia, Grenada can be called nothing. .

The restoration of the traditional relationship between the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia was confirmed in the U.S. military operations, and the scale of arms sales became more and more clear. Through the feedback from the Saudi side, Riyadh is satisfied with the sincerity of the United Kingdom, and will also use sincerity. Respond with sincerity.

"The Ministry of Defense's assessment of the Star Wars program?" Alan Wilson held the Ministry of Defense's budget application, and then said with a smile, "This matter is still under study."

The strategic defense plan of the anti-ballistic missile defense system, commonly known as the Star Wars plan.The plan was approved by US President R. Reagan.

According to the plan, US$ 250 billion will be used in the five fiscal years after the 90 fiscal year to study the key technologies of the advanced anti-ballistic missile system and verify possible solutions, so as to decide whether and how to develop such a system by the early [-]s .

But Alan Wilson remembers this thing, not to mention the 90s, and it will not be said to be a success in the next 30 years. This plan is a pit, and the UK will join in the fun.

However, the refusal should also be reasonable. Alan Wilson lifted Mrs. Thatcher out and said, "The prime minister has just quarreled with the opposition party in the House of Commons on the issue of building a new aircraft carrier. For now, in a short period of time, once again investing in the military The probability is not high, so financial pressure must be taken into consideration.”

The Star Wars project is a trap for the United States. The United Kingdom should not leave its own traces in this pit, but the Soviet Union must have a follow-up plan. The supreme authority still remembers the name, which seems to be called Red Star Wars.

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Whether it is Star Wars or Red Star Wars, neither the UK can follow up, and there will be no fruitful plans in recent years, and the UK still has little participation.

Of course, if the United States is willing to bear the full cost, the United Kingdom can play the role of a cheerleader and help the United States inflate this bubble even bigger, and there is nothing else that can be done.

From the standpoint of the people who eat melons, Alan Wilson still regrets the result of Star Wars. It is a pity that the emperor of the world tempered the emperor soldiers without seeing the outbreak of the imperial war. What combat space station, space laser platform, at least It should make a show to satisfy the appetites of various countries.

Alan Wilson, who has saved a lot of expenses for the UK, is full of spirits and feels that he has hidden merits and fame. With a cabinet secretary like him, how much unnecessary waste has been saved by the country?

For the Ministry of Defense, the rejection of the UK's own Star Wars plan is actually irrelevant. This is a project that requires money, and it is normal to be rejected.Sending it to the Cabinet Office is just to give it a try with a fluke mentality. What if it succeeds?

While Alan Wilson once again made contributions to the country, the journey of the Prime Minister's son to make a fortune was also very smooth. The Saudi side treated Mrs. Thatcher's son very courteously. After the fruitful foreign exchange, Mark returned to London and returned to the London expressed his gratitude to the cabinet secretary who is like a father, "It is really a sense of accomplishment to be able to work for the benefit of the country."

"I'm glad you think so, but Mark, the Prime Minister will know about this matter sooner or later. After all, Saudi Arabia values ​​the Prime Minister's leadership. It is impossible to hide it for a long time. We should find a suitable opportunity to let The prime minister knows about it."

Alan Wilson continues to advise the prime minister's son, and it is impossible to conceal it. Mrs. Thatcher will know sooner or later.

At least before the official negotiations, the prime minister should really know about this matter, otherwise, if something happens in the future, the prime minister will need to wipe his son's ass.

Dumping Mark, who was like his own son, to his mother, Alan Wilson began to prepare for formal negotiations. However, No. [-] Downing Street, it was a completely different scene. Mrs. Thatcher looked at her son sharply and shouted loudly. , "Is this something you can participate in, and you dare to collect benefits from it."

"Mother, for a country like Saudi Arabia, my presence is part of ensuring the success of the transaction." Mark had already been taught how to defend himself, and he used it on his mother at this time.

Anyway, it is absolutely impossible to expect him to take out the legal income of millions of pounds now. In his opinion, his mother is the prime minister, and he should use this to cash in. Otherwise, what is the point of his mother being the prime minister?Really here to serve the country?

"It's just nonsense." After reprimanding her son, Mrs. Thatcher still thought about how to cover up her son's actions.

Different from the public opinion that women are outstanding representatives, Mrs. Thatcher's patriarchy is very obvious, and her son Mark and daughter Carol are obviously very different.

Alan Wilson knew very well that the prime minister would not sacrifice his son, and Mark confessed that there would be no risk.

"Just wait for the good news, my dear." Alan Wilson, who returned home, promised the richest woman in high spirits that the order of the century is already in his pocket, and the biggest beneficiaries are of course the production of Typhoon fighter jets and Tiger gunships business.

In terms of product strength, the Typhoon must have crushed the Phantom fighter. As for the United States, who made people pay more attention to Israel's interests? Others cannot be blamed.

At least compared with the United States, which is always on the side of Israel, Britain's role in the Middle East is still very reliable. The positive and negative roles are not all contrasted?

This time the arms sale will be packaged with a package agreement to allow Britain's influence to return to Saudi Arabia. Once signed, Grenada's small loss will not be a problem.

In the following time, under the backdrop of fierce fighting in the Middle East and the fierce confrontation between the world's No. [-] and the world's No. [-], Britain and Saudi Arabia repeatedly verified the details of various transactions in secret, and finalized the content of the contract.

Alan Wilson was also deeply involved, and threw out the bait, and must build the Saudi Air Force into a premier military force.

"That's really great, I hope this order can make history." Pamela Mountbatten turned around and sat on her husband's lap, watching her man can't get enough, "Look at our cabinet secretary , is always so reliable. How is the energy preparation going?"

"Of course we must be fully prepared." Alan Wilson replied seriously. The richest woman refers to the coal union's strike that has been clamoring for a long time. This is also an open confrontation with the government. Of course, we must be prepared to deal with it so that The most combative trade union in the UK has since stopped thinking about blackmailing the government with strikes.

The specific preparation was to store a large amount of coal: at that time, the total coal storage in the country was as high as 6000 million tons, which was equivalent to half of the annual coal production of the United Kingdom.Another example is the massive import of raw coal and fuel oil: During the strike, the government imported a large amount of fuel from Saudi Arabia, the Netherlands, Poland and other countries.

Therefore, with sufficient resource reserves and coal imports, the government has these things in its hands and can fight against the strike unions for a long time.

The battle to invade Grenada naturally ended with the United States winning a big victory. The British artillery cruiser finally wobbled and arrived at this tiny country that was hit hard by the city on the top of the mountain.It began to show the influence of the British Empire, and it is expected to stay for a while, and will not leave until after the re-election of Grenada.

The consequences of the invasion of Grenada were obvious. On the surface, Mrs. Thatcher still praised the special relationship between Britain and the United States, but Alan Wilson could see that the female prime minister was very vengeful.

"Fast forward to the Soviet Union and hold on, Britain will give you a loan, and don't let Germany be unified." Alan Wilson murmured in his heart, but this was a good opportunity to reshape Mrs. Thatcher's understanding of the United States.

The Secretary-General of the Cabinet has been going to Number [-] more often, and he is going to discuss in the field of diplomacy, what aspects are suitable to support the special relationship between Britain and the United States, and what aspects are to treat the special relationship between the United States and the United States as a fart.

Of course, a big country is also an important part of Britain’s foreign relations. Alan Wilson even sacrificed a son. Charlotte is picking up junk in Asia. In fact, she is collecting antiques scattered among the people. Antiques are a rare thing for ordinary countries. Not worth the money, but not for a country whose economy will take off later.

In fact, China, Japan, and South Korea have experienced the scene of antiques taking off during the economic development. First of all, the country must be rich, and the rich must be really rich, so that antiques will rise, otherwise valuable antiques are useless. Iraq It is impossible for a country with a per capita price twice as high in 1990 as in [-] to have a premium for antiques.

"The time for formal negotiations with Saudi Arabia has been set. We will choose a third-party location to sign the contract. It is best not to be in London or Riyadh. This will be fair to both parties." Suddenly, the phone rang.

"That's good. What does the Secretary-General think of Andropov? He seems to have not shown up for a while." Mrs. Thatcher mentioned the leader on the other side of the Iron Curtain. "I don't think he will live long. He is a Old man, the Soviet Union is bound to go wrong if it is led by such a man."

"He is a very powerful person. After all, he came from a security cadre. I don't know anything else." Alan Wilson smiled lightly, and did not comment on Andropov.

Andropov is indeed in poor health and lives in seclusion. Of course, this means that the Soviet Union is not good?The signs that the Soviet Union is really dying almost all appeared during the term of the map leader, which is exactly the opposite of Mrs Thatcher's conclusion.

An old leader is a sign of a poor country, that is, I don’t take my sleeping king seriously at all. Reagan in this era is also an example. It is always said that old people lead the country, and Reagan is one of them.

"Britain can avoid any energy crisis by completing the arms sale to Saudi Arabia, and it can also deal with strikes better." Mrs. Thatcher talked about the arms sale that is about to be signed, which is an unprecedented The arms sales, once signed, will shock the world.

Alan Wilson nodded. He is not afraid of the Saudi lion opening his mouth. As long as Saudi Arabia dares to pay, the UK will do its best to satisfy both quantity and quality.

After communication, just after the new year, representatives from the UK and Saudi Arabia gathered in Bermuda to formally sign the arms sale, which had lasted privately for more than a year. The UK sold a total of 72 Typhoon fighters, 72 Tornado fighters, and [-] Advanced trainer aircraft, [-] Tiger helicopter gunships, and Saudi Arabia opened a base for the UK to do logistical maintenance.

The payment method for Saudi Arabia is to pay 20 billion pounds in cash to the UK every year for ten years, and at the same time also convert the remaining part of the oil conversion contract. This part will last for 20 years, and Saudi Arabia will deliver 60 barrels of oil to the UK every day. The price tag is £450 billion.

Alan Wilson is the Typhoon fighter jet and the Tiger gunship, both of which have weapons that live in the shadows in the United States, and finally achieved the same contract figures as in history here in Saudi Arabia.

This is not a loss. With the exchange rate between the British pound and the US dollar at [-]:[-], it is not easy to have such a large number.

The entire cabinet rejoiced. This is a huge arms sales contract that has never been seen in the world, and it will make a huge contribution to the British economy.

Now that the arms sale has been concluded, of course it cannot be concealed, and the achievements of the electoral country must not be publicized. Although the specific contract figures must be kept secret, Mrs. Thatcher attributed the credit for this contract to herself.

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This contract is unprecedented, even more so than the original Al-Yamaha arms contract in history, although Britain paid more for Typhoon fighter jets and Tiger gunships, which made the American arms manufacturer alive. In the shadow of the product, but also take into account the exchange rate.

Historically, when the Al-Yamaha arms contract was signed, the pound had depreciated several times, and the exchange rate with the US dollar was almost the same. It seems that it is still firmly at the position of [-]:[-].

Considering the exchange rate issue, the more than 100 Typhoons and Tigers paid by the UK are not considered a loss.What's more, it also opened a military base and restored Britain's influence on Saudi Arabia.

Arms sales not only need to make money, but also depend on diplomatic relations. If it were not for the contribution of the Israeli lobby group, this large order would not have fallen into the hands of the United Kingdom.

The biggest beneficiaries of this big order are of course Mountbatten Group, the manufacturer of Typhoon fighter jets, and British Aerospace Corporation, the manufacturer of Tornado fighter jets. Boosting effect.

For Saudi Arabia, this transaction will definitely not suffer. For Saudi Arabia, which holds the world's energy resources, the cash brought by oil exploration is of course important, and what is more important is the sense of security.

Arms sales are never a simple transaction, and the UK has to make a certain level of security commitment, otherwise it will not be enough for Saudi Arabia to offer such a big benefit.

For the United Kingdom, setting up a military base in Saudi Arabia is much simpler than in the original history, because the United Kingdom’s Middle East Joint Operations Command is still in operation, and its military forces are still not far away from the Middle East. As long as a little military force is allocated, this can be done. a little.

Of course, black-box operations also exist in this transaction. Pamela Mountbatten has prepared more than [-] million pounds of funds to thank the relevant people in Saudi Arabia for facilitating the agreement of the century.

"What's the problem with this? Can it be more difficult to deal with than Indians?" Alan Wilson expressed his approval of the idea of ​​giving favor fees when talking to his wife. However, compared with the impressive big countries, the appetite of the Saudis is definitely not too much.

This is really called starting from the status of strength. If Britain hadn't fought a war against Argentina, how could it have succeeded in this arms sale?Things are universally connected.

Saudi Arabia uses energy as a weapon, and this weapon is also useful to the current UK. The trade unions are going on strike, and the coal workers who are the main strikers rely on coal is also energy.With the input of Saudi oil, the government will be able to deal with strikes more easily.

Alan Wilson is still thinking, is it possible to take the initiative to pierce the window paper, so that the coal union can understand in advance, not to put the idea of ​​hitting a stone with a pebble into action?It is also good to be able to contain the strike in advance. After all, if there is a disturbance, the British economy will definitely be affected.

"I'm not in a hurry, I always have to take care of both public and private matters." During the beginning of the year, Alan Wilson still decided to take a vacation for himself to accompany his wife and ladies of the same status as his wife.

However, the news of Andropov's death had to make Wu Shang break free from the complicated private affairs. After thirteen months in power, and Andropov, who had not appeared in public for half a year, finally did not go against the sky. Changed his fate and left the country he led. After a lapse of one year, the Soviet Union had to prepare for a national funeral again.

The rare Mrs. Thatcher took the initiative to invite Alan Wilson to go to No. [-] Downing Street. Obviously, she wanted to discuss the issues of the Soviet Union. She cut straight to the point, "I can attend Andropov's funeral."

"What a surprising decision." Allen Wilson said with a surprised smile, "I believe many people will be surprised when the news is announced."

When Margaret Thatcher entered the British political arena, she was always recognized as an anti-Soviet politician.Soon after she rose to leadership of the Conservative Party, her fierce anti-Soviet rhetoric came to the fore.

At that time, the Helsinki Conference on European Security and Cooperation had just been held, and the European continent was shrouded in an auspicious atmosphere of "détente", but Mrs. Thatcher took the lead in questioning and attacking the détente, believing that the Soviet Union's "détente" policy was not credible, and accused the Soviet Union of The pressure on the West to develop a strong military under the smokescreen of détente continues unabated.

It was the first time he entered No. [-] Downing Street. Prime Minister Thatcher took the lead in supporting the US government's tough stance against the Soviet Union and stood firmly with the United States.All of these caused the relationship between the two countries to drop to a freezing point when Mrs. Thatcher took office as the first prime minister.

And when Mrs. Thatcher wanted to attend Andropov's funeral, there must have been a mental journey. Alan Wilson remembered that after the chaos in the Soviet Union, Mrs. Thatcher showed a completely different attitude, especially It is on the issue of hoping that the Soviet Union will prevent the reunification of Germany.

Obviously, Mrs. Thatcher also knew that if the Soviet Union really failed, the value of the United Kingdom would be greatly reduced. She was able to speak out internationally and receive courtesy from the United States because of the value of the Soviet Union's united front.

"I am the Prime Minister and the Secretary-General of the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister also serves the interests of the United Kingdom." Mrs. Thatcher said, "I am not what you think. I don't know my nationality."

A shrewd and resolute politician knows how to deal with advances and retreats. Mrs. Thatcher’s policy towards the Soviet Union will never be rigid. There is a larger room for movement.

"I am very glad that the prime minister has such an understanding." Alan Wilson finally discovered the bright spot of a female prime minister after Mrs. Thatcher has been in power for so many years. Coming to the prime minister still has the characteristics of a great prime minister."

In this way, Alan Wilson offered to attend Andropov's funeral with Mrs. Thatcher, in order to show that she has two brushes in diplomatic work. When Mrs. Thatcher asked who would be the successor of the zombie , the supreme authority replied happily, "No accident, he is still an old man, but we can take a look at the next actions. For any country, it is not a good thing to always have a state funeral. I believe the Soviet Union should also realize this. There is a problem, maybe there will be some new faces in politics.”

Mrs. Thatcher agreed, and Alan Wilson began to arrange work. First, he took out his notepad and asked Arnold to take care of the former Minister of Industry's visit to the court on his behalf.

It has been a while since the last general election. Not only do politicians know how to counterattack when they win, and hold grudges when they lose, but civil servants also understand this truth.

If Cecil Parkinson was forgotten, the ex-Industry Secretary might think that his political career was worthless, and even the cabinet secretary looked down on him.To prove his worth as a former industry secretary, Alan Wilson must go on a political hunt.

The guests at Andropov's funeral can be described as grand. The British Prime Minister Mrs. Thatcher and the US Vice President Bush all attended. As the British Prime Minister, Mrs. Thatcher is undoubtedly the most famous guest among the guests this time. Alan Wilson Apply for a visit to Moscow, and then again, every time he comes to Moscow, he has to visit Moscow.

It’s just that it’s going to add another burden to the big boy. Allen Wilson is eager to look around the Lubyanka Square, “Alyosha, you are almost 40 years old.”

Alexeyev didn't answer, he really didn't understand what to do when asking age, so he heard Alan Wilson say, "The age of cadres at all levels in the Soviet Union is generally too old now, which is also the reason why Brezhnev took power. One of the consequences of coming, I heard that the chairman of the funeral committee is Chernenko, and his health is also very poor. I will come to attend the state funeral next year. By the way, Defense Minister Ustinov is not like It looks so healthy, it's really hard to deal with."

Normally speaking, there should be a group of younger important cadres in the Soviet Union, and there were originally, such as Shelepin, Semychasny, and Yegolychev.It's a pity that these were all targets that were eliminated by Brezhnev, and now the entire cadre class is in limbo.

"Does the Secretary-General want to criticize the Soviet Union at this time? Reagan is not young, right?" Alexeyev said, thinking that his old father was double-standard.

"Of course he is not young. Not only is he not young, he also has Alzheimer's disease. But he is just one person. Now the Soviet Union's cadres are aging all over the country. This is much more serious than the United States." Alan Wilson shook his head. , "I really hope that the Soviet Union will be safe and sound. After all, once the Soviet Union is not good, the value of Britain in the eyes of the United States will decrease. There is still a gap between the national strength of the United Kingdom and the United States."

"Oh, there is one thing to remind. The Chernobyl nuclear power plant occupies an important position in the intelligence seminar. It is necessary to strengthen the defense. I don't know if the United States will do it, but be careful, the United Kingdom is Those who cannot move away from Europe are not as far away as the United States.”

The supreme authority once again lied solemnly, as if such a thing really happened, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is better to be safer, if this incident can be avoided, Alan Wilson will have more capital to bargain with God in the future At least, it can save the opponents of Tito in Yugoslavia and avoid the collapse of the Indonesian Communist Party. It is listed as the three major conscience events in this life.

Almost at the same time, Mrs. Thatcher was also making her own visit. This was her first visit to the Soviet Union. It was also on the occasion of the funeral to see what state Chernenko was in. Through a brief meeting with Chernenko Meeting, the piercing-eyed Mrs Thatcher knew the days of the sickly new leader were numbered.

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Looking at the old Chernenko, Mrs. Thatcher knew that if she wanted to deal with the Soviet Union for a long time, she might have to take a look at who is the next generation of Soviet leaders. Look and see, some trash with a map on his head came into view.

After Alan Wilson completed his investigation, he appeared in front of Mrs. Thatcher and Bush Sr. with ice cream, which made the two British and American leaders present confused.

"Sir, this is an official visit." Mrs. Thatcher glanced at the flexible tongue of the cabinet secretary, and said solemnly.

"Isn't this a serious investigation?" Alan Wilson held up an ice cream and replied solemnly, "The purpose of this visit is only to find the weakness of the Soviet Union."

"Then I don't know what weakness the Sir discovered in the Soviet Union." Bush joked. The head of the British civil service is really an interesting person.

"Ice cream in the Soviet Union only has one flavor, and that's a big bonus." Alan Wilson, being a frugal person, still didn't waste the ice cream he bought in exchange for rubles, "There are so few choices, it may be planned to do so economically It can greatly save tedious work, but it makes the public have no choice. Although adding various additives to ice cream is not a clever way, but from the perspective of deception, the perception is completely different. Also, ice cream is too cheap .”

"I don't know what the real exchange rate of the ruble is now. Is it cheaper to convert it into US dollars or ice cream made in the United States, but I intuitively feel that it is cheaper than British products. As a cold country, the Soviet Union kept food costs so low. a good idea."

Not only was Mrs. Thatcher not convinced, but she even felt that the cabinet secretary in front of her was black Britain. Does that mean that the price of goods in Britain is too high?

This meaning is definitely there, but Alan Wilson's main purpose is to seek truth from facts and unilaterally explain his perception. If the Prime Minister feels that he is blackmailing her, why not reflect on it?Is there a mistake in governance in some respects?

Mrs. Thatcher still told Bush about her harvest from a macro perspective, "I think that among the current high-level Soviet Union, the two younger committee members will be the future leaders of the Soviet Union."

Just as Bush Sr. was about to say something, Alan Wilson said first, "This is the same as Mr. Bush running for president in the future. It is a very probable thing, and it is also a big gain?"

"Sir, it's hard to say what will happen in the future." It's not that Bush Sr. didn't mean it, but he is now the vice president, and with President Reagan's support rate still so high, he can't say he has this idea.

Later, when there were only two people left, Alan Wilson asked who Mrs. Thatcher was talking about. Hearing that it was the top of the map, the contempt in his eyes flashed away but he did not speak.

In fact, until the moment when the Soviet Union collapsed, the free world, as an enemy for decades, could not believe that there were such fools in this world.In a few years, the situation turned sharply downward. Although the British Empire collapsed completely after the war, it took more than 20 years of struggle before it raised its hands and surrendered in the 70s.

"What are you thinking? Do you know that young committee member?" Mrs. Thatcher asked curiously when she saw that Alan Wilson was silent.

"I don't know, ask Chernenko if he knows the mayor of Birmingham?" Alan Wilson paused, then changed the subject, "It's impossible for me to know the past presidents of the Conservative Party on campus, right?"

"You?" Mrs. Thatcher was in a hurry, but she didn't have any specific actions. Alan Wilson glanced over coldly, making the famous Iron Lady stunned.

Wushang put his hands in his pockets, thought for a moment, and left a shadow on the female prime minister, "Currently, some economists believe that the Soviet Union has encountered temporary difficulties, and we also have temporary difficulties. It depends on who we overcome first. Temporary difficulties can take the lead in the next confrontation."

"I will definitely defeat the trade unions and rejuvenate Britain's economic vitality." Mrs Thatcher's tone did not seem to be giving orders, but seemed to convince the man in front of her to believe in herself.

"There is a size gap between Britain and the US and the Soviet Union, and this gap cannot be made up under normal circumstances."

Alan Wilson made a statement in a neutral tone, unless the result of the surrender of the Soviet Union is that the United States remains on the side and surrenders to the United Kingdom alone, and the United Kingdom integrates the physical power of the Soviet Union?