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Immediately, Allen Wilson went to the Minister of Industry, Major, to discuss the plans for the City of London, and asked what he thought of Heseltine's departure. Major said with a bitter face, "Sir, what exactly do you want to ask? Is it about Heseltine, or something else."

"The minister is really loyal to the prime minister." Alan Wilson praised with a smile, "Of course I can understand the idea, but did his views on Europe really offend the prime minister?"

"Those from the Atlantic faction, huh." Major replied, shaking his head involuntarily, "They doubt Europe and think that Britain should stand with the strong, and of course the strong is the United States."

"But it's not good to be too strong." Alan Wilson replied calmly, "Our geographical location cannot be changed. Although those Atlantic factions keep saying that Britain is a world power, you don't know that in the past 20 years, the United States has almost used I hope that the British will withdraw from the Strait of Malacca, and I doubt that the Atlantic faction will hand over Malaya to show the special relationship between Britain and the United States.”

John Major has heard similar voices, but this voice is not loud. "Any voice in the electoral system will appear, but sending Malaya out to show special relations? This cannot be the mainstream."

The reason why it has not become the mainstream is entirely because the people who say these words have an alarming incidence of cardiovascular disease, otherwise, they might become the mainstream of the Conservative Party.

The Minister of Industry is obviously not clear that the supreme authority has done too much for the interests of the United Kingdom. Alan Wilson changed the subject, "I mainly want to know the progress of the Financial City. You must know that my term of office may not be long. If Being able to accomplish this can be regarded as contributing to the development of the UK."

One of the City's projects, the Doggers Island Enterprise Zone, has no land tax, training levy, planning restrictions, replaced by a [-] per cent tax break on the cost of capital and a ten-year tax holiday.

The Enterprise Zone is limited to Dogs Island, but the London Docklands Development Corporation actually has a vast territory, mostly in Tower Hamlets and Newham to the north of the Thames and extending to the south bank of the Thames.

Work has also changed following reforms to financial regulation, with Mrs Thatcher promising to fund extensions to the London Underground and even offering to move civil servants to Canary Wharf.

This is definitely impossible. If civil servants go there to work, it will be difficult for Alan Wilson to find a reason. What is the use of these elected ministers?

Far away, according to the current plan, Canary Wharf provides [-] financial industry jobs, surpassing Frankfurt as a banking center.

It is no longer a single office culture. Counting hotels, shops and restaurants, it employs about 12 people, and residential real estate is also under construction. After completion, it will become the core of the City of London.

"This plan is satisfactory." After the discussion, Alan Wilson said, "I think it can be both the leadership of the pound zone and the transit point for the US to invest in Europe. This project is also in line with the current international status of the UK. Both points are very important, the pound zone is the foundation, and when this foundation is strong, the U.S. investment in Europe will follow our plan.”

In fact, the national power brought about by the establishment of a financial country is very weak. The British pensions in later generations were almost thundered. Isn’t it because after Brexit, the UK lacks financial sources to realize cash?Whether it is tax increase or tax cut, the key is to have money.There is no financial source that cannot always be compensated by printing money.

After walking around John Major, Alan Wilson went to No. [-] Downing Street. He was full of praise for the City of Finance. Mrs. Thatcher listened to the conversation and muttered, "You are still on guard against the United States."

"The US's line is the same as that of the UK. Of course I have to be on guard." Alan Wilson nodded and admitted, "The development of the Soviet Union does not conflict with the UK. The Soviet Union's financial system is almost non-existent. If the Soviet Union does not become a threat to the US, Is the United States trying to use its own advantages to crowd out areas where we also have advantages? To be honest, I hope the free world has an advantage over the Soviet Union, but I never want the Soviet Union to be trampled on its feet."

The more the United States feels that it has the advantage, the more it will dictate its allies. This has happened more than once.Coincidentally, decades later, the United States also feels that I have the advantage, at least the Democratic Party thinks so.

Facing the competition from a big country, the city on a hill believes that as long as Europe fully cooperates with the United States to ensure that the economic cycle of the United States does not have any problems, the problem will be fine.

In the case of suffering in Europe, anyway, the population of a certain big country has already collapsed. If you grit your teeth and hold on for ten years, a certain big country will have no stamina. Although it may be more difficult to deal with than the Soviet Union and Japan for a period of time, but This world is still a city on a hill after all.

Of course, the premise of all this is that European countries should take the overall situation into consideration and be willing to sacrifice. Anyway, Russia is not the Soviet Union. European countries don’t mind sacrificing a bit. As long as the prosperity of the United States is guaranteed, the free world will of course make a comeback. Ten years later, the biggest enemy will have negative population growth , the final victory still belongs to the United States.

If European countries do not cooperate with the plan to prosper the United States, then the United States can only make difficult decisions, and sometimes have to abandon some good people who do not cooperate.

The economic recession in Europe can also stimulate a wave of immigration to the United States. It may increase the proportion of whites in the United States.This is a headache for the United States, which wants to lead the free world to its utmost sublimation.

"It is impossible for the Soviet Union to weaken. The confrontation will continue for a long time, but it is just to relieve the pressure." Mrs. Thatcher rarely laughed at Alan Wilson. pressure."

"This is our common expectation." Alan Wilson agreed, "But in the next step, without military pressure, is it necessary to exert military pressure on the Soviet Union? After all, everyone knows that NATO was established before the Warsaw Pact. Originally, we It was to besiege the Soviet Union, but later the Americans became addicted to food, causing the Soviet Union to surpass the United States. Once the military pressure of the Soviet Union is reduced, will the next cycle be repeated, exerting military pressure on Eastern Europe, and then leading to the Soviet Union Choose to fight again?"

The current dialogue is actually very politically incorrect. NATO was indeed established before the Warsaw Pact, and it was even established when the United Kingdom took the lead in uniting with France to make suggestions to the United States.

"Sir, I didn't find out in the first term, but after the second term, I found that you are more and more inclined to the Soviet Union." Mrs. Thatcher recalled the past few years, and asked directly, "Could it be that since the establishment of the Soviet Union? Are you indifferent to all kinds of crimes committed by Dong?"

"For the benefit of Britain, I let the local anti-British elements in Malaya disappear every day. Isn't it indifferent?"

Alan Wilson thought you were joking, and replied, "I only know that the triangle has stability. If the UK wants to make its own voice, it must balance the world. If the Soviet Union does not pose a threat at all, the UK is next. The Iron Curtain The purpose of the speech is to provoke confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union, and to preserve the power for Britain to make a comeback, not any special relationship between Britain and the United States. If there is interest, Britain can have a special relationship with any country."

"Labour's policies have been problematic at times, but it's never touched the point of offshore balance, hopefully the Conservatives can do the same, and the voices of the Atlantic still need to be reined in."

The Supreme Authority is very honest. He always uses this kind of private dialogue to let Mrs. Thatcher understand that this is the right thing to do, instead of assuming that the Soviet Union is extremely powerful. Come for a pull.

Mrs. Thatcher may not like to hear it very much, just like the Conservative Party government has never solved the unemployment rate during the two terms of office, but she is not willing to hear what Alan Wilson has to say.

Alan Wilson has his own views on the development of the United Kingdom. If Mrs. Thatcher's plan happens to fail during his tenure, although some things in his youth may have made him feel bad for the Iron Lady, it is hard to guarantee that it will not be when the time comes. After the fall, he even settled the descendants of Churchill, and he didn't care about one more.

Mrs. Thatcher obviously heard the overtones, and asked dissatisfiedly, "It seems that you have always taken a harsh view of my policy as Prime Minister. I led Britain to defeat Argentina."

"The plan to defeat Argentina, I made it in the 50s. My son also went to the front line himself."

Alan Wilson frowned and sneered, "You might as well talk about the unemployment rate and vow to control fiscal expenditures, but it turned out that it was all sent out as unemployment benefits. There is still discussion about this."

As Christmas approached, Mrs. Thatcher had already decided on her visit to the Soviet Union. The time was set in the next year. During the numerous verbal battles in private, the name of the Secretary-General of the Cabinet also appeared in the visiting team. Alan Wilson I was afraid that you would mess up the tone, which made the iron lady full of dissatisfaction.

Before visiting the Soviet Union, Mrs. Thatcher first visited Germany and France, and then left five days for the Soviet Union. The entire visit lasted for one week.Alan Wilson had no issue with this, there was a real need to unite European countries before the Soviet Union could make a visit.

Prior to this, Allen Wilson suggested that Mrs. Thatcher should send Foreign Secretary Jeffrey Howe to visit as a warm-up, mainly to test the attitude on the Iran-Iraq War.

If Mrs. Thatcher can make the map leader and herself issue a joint statement during her visit to the Soviet Union, I believe this voice will be decisive and help peace in the Middle East.

The foreign minister, who was extremely unwilling, went to Moscow in the twelfth lunar month full of complaints before the new year, and vowed in his heart that when he left the political world, he must expose the couple's shop.

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Otherwise, the Minister of Foreign Affairs just doesn’t understand the general situation. Personally, the Minister of Foreign Affairs has his own tasks. In fact, the Minister of Finance is not idle. He is receiving the visiting Minister of Finance of Japan to discuss currency diplomacy. The violent appreciation of the yuan has made the Japanese government unable to sit still.

The appreciation of the yen is of course a great convenience for the Japanese, but it is not the case for the Japanese government. It has different supports for the purchasing power of different countries' currencies, either in terms of resources or national strength.

But Japan’s national strength is said to be there, of course, but it is said to be absent, and Japan’s national strength cannot be realized.

Let the Ministry of Finance suggest that when negotiating with the Japanese, attract Japanese investment. If the negotiation fails, then the UK may not have expectations of Japan's goals.

The UK is not greedy either. It is nothing more than a way to attract investment. It has given the US so much, why should it give some to the UK?

Except for the economy like a castle in the air, Japan is useless in the eyes of Allen Wilson, and its powerful industries are not protected. What else can it talk about with the United Kingdom?It would be a pity if this kind of being taken advantage of doesn't grab the wool.

In terms of monetary policy negotiations, if Japan does not pull out anything, then the United Kingdom must not stand by Japan. You must know that Germany is also a victim of the Plaza Accord, and has not yet started currency diplomacy.

When the Minister of the Exchequer received the Minister of Finance of Japan, Alan Wilson was holding a meeting of the Ministry of Finance to discuss the economic situation in the world today, and he came to a very real conclusion, that is, there is still room for the yen to appreciate, even if countries jointly intervene The currency market also does not help to stabilize the steady appreciation of the yen.

When the Plaza Accord was signed, in addition to the undervaluation of the yen itself, it was also in the midst of a strong U.S. dollar interest rate hike cycle. Now that strong cycle has passed, this is not just saying that the exchange rate of the yen is okay. able to stop the appreciation of the yen.

This is a very serious issue, so serious that Britain cannot help unless Japan offers some benefits.

Alan Wilson remembered that the Louvre agreement was ultimately fruitless, and the joint intervention of various countries in the foreign exchange market failed to achieve their goals. After the yen broke through 150 yen to one dollar, it continued to appreciate.

Now that this result is known, the supreme authority naturally cannot have too much expectations. It is best for Japan, who has been taken advantage of by Japan, to give up the benefits immediately, but it is still unknown whether the benefits obtained by the United Kingdom will play a role.

The vast majority of Japanese people are enjoying the carnival of nouveau riche—because of the change in the exchange rate, the yen in their hands can be exchanged for more dollars, and their wealth has doubled in a short period of time.The appreciation of the yen does not seem to have affected the Japanese economy, which is extremely dependent on exports, thanks to the strength of the Japanese industry.

It is possible for this kind of traditional industry to gain competitiveness by lowering profits. How did Japan impact Europe, and then it was followed by South Korea and a big country.

"Experts still believe that Japan's problems are very complicated and cannot be solved by mere intervention. On the contrary, the problems of the Soviet Union are more important." Alan Wilson took the opinions of the experts, mainly his own, to the Number [-] Downing Street showed Mrs Thatcher what kind of decision Britain should take.

As for Japan's request, you might as well agree to it. If you agree, you don't have to do it, and if you do it, it may not be effective. Let's see what price Japan can offer to buy Britain.

"Even if it is a bribe, it seems that you don't think it will be in the best interest to help." Mrs. Thatcher named the connotation of this proposal as if she knew the answer a long time ago, "However, some experts believe that the core driving force behind the appreciation of the yen is The strength of Japanese industry."

"Then we can't help even more." Alan Wilson said without the slightest embarrassment, "A defeated country can ride on the head of Britain. Isn't this a blasphemy against World War II? Of course we also expect Japan and Germany to prosper, but we can't more prosperous than Britain."

As for which one is more important, Japan or the Soviet Union, neither Margaret Thatcher nor Alan Wilson believed that the two countries were comparable, and it was obvious that the Soviet Union was more important.Anyway, they are still the leaders of dozens of countries, and the other is the private land of the United States, which is simply incomparable.

Mrs. Thatcher also agreed with this view. The issue of the Soviet Union has always been the top priority. Even the Atlantic faction cannot change the fact that Britain is geographically in Europe, so Alan Wilson thinks the Atlantic faction is very funny. Shouting about the special relationship between Britain and the United States, the United Kingdom cannot be removed from Europe. Isn't this nonsense.

Even when it comes to currency issues, the Soviet Union is more important than Japan. You must know that the problem of the ruble's exchange rate is no smaller than that of the yen, but the problem lies in different places.

Under the Soviet Union's high welfare policy and wrong currency policy, the actual purchase value of the ruble has long been out of touch with its surface value. Simply put, the currency of the ruble is no longer so valuable.

At least its exchange rate with other currencies should not be so high. Its current strength is only supported by the Soviet government, and this is also the root cause of the crazy ruble depreciation in the years after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Of course, the story that the pension at the head of the map was only worth two dollars was not the real value of the ruble. It was obvious that Russia had suffered the treatment of the defeated country.

The Cold War was also a war, and if you lose a war, you will also be treated as a defeated country. Of course, the value of the ruble still has something to say at present.

The so-called "socialist camp" economic and trade system constructed is very interesting. In addition to covering all the republics of the Soviet Union, it also includes almost all socialist countries in Eastern Europe. In this system, the Soviet Union and its partner countries enjoy the most-favored-nation treatment in trade.

So many countries are naturally able to support the value of the ruble, so during this visit to the Soviet Union, Britain also hopes to receive this kind of treatment. Although it may not be successful, it still has dreams.

Not to mention just wanting to be treated as a trading partner. When Alan Wilson was talking to Hao Daer before, he really wanted to settle the economy and trade of the entire Soviet system in pounds.

In addition to discussing the issue of the Iran-Iraq War, there is also the issue of Cambodia. The issue of Cambodia has little to do with Britain, but it cannot be said that it has nothing to do with it.

Alan Wilson still suggested that the main dialogue be focused on the Iran-Iraq War. After all, the issue of Cambodia can allow a certain major country to talk to the Soviet Union. There is no need for the UK to ignore greater interests for this matter.

This may mean taking advantage of a certain big country, but this is diplomatic work, and it is okay to mention it. If the Cambodian issue can be resolved, it is naturally the credit of the United Kingdom. If it cannot be resolved temporarily, it can only show that a certain big country is not strong enough. It certainly cannot be attributed to a certain big country. Could it be that the British hegemony of public opinion is shit?

Soon, the foreign minister who had warmed up for Mrs. Thatcher's visit came back, saying that he had discussed the issue of the Iran-Iraq war with the Soviet side, and the results were good.

So Mrs. Thatcher's warm-up also began. Prime Minister Thatcher spent a day in Paris to meet French President Mitterrand, and then rushed to Bonn to talk with German Chancellor Kohl.Both France and Britain insist on the same position: both maintain their own nuclear deterrents.

France, Germany, and the United Kingdom all share the same idea. After the agreement on reducing medium- and long-range missiles is reached, negotiations on reducing short-range missiles and conventional weapons should follow.The leaders of all three countries agreed that whatever agreement the United States made with the Soviet Union could not bypass its European allies.

Prime Minister Thatcher told reporters in Bonn: "The meeting with President Mitterrand and Chancellor Kohl was an important part of the preparations for my visit to Moscow."

In recent times, Mrs Thatcher has discussed similar issues with Italian Prime Minister Claxey.

So far, Mrs. Thatcher has communicated information with the main Western allies, and then shouldered the trust of these leaders and reached a consensus with them, and unequivocally went to Moscow as the spokesperson of the four countries.

After uniting the European countries, the obstacles to visiting the Soviet Union this time have basically been removed, and the Soviet Union has also begun to warm up for Mrs. Thatcher's visit. The Soviet "Pravda" responded immediately, pinning its hopes on Mrs. Thatcher's visit. The visit will strengthen bilateral relations and help build an atmosphere of international trust.

The Soviet Union also received a list of visitors, and Alekseev couldn't help but sigh that his mother was right. His father did indeed try his best to squeeze into the list of visitors just as his mother said.

If nothing else, it's another father-son meeting, but this time it's the culture tsar, not his big brother, who's going to publish.

At the same time in London, Alan Wilson had already prepared pounds and went to the Soviet Union for shopping. It might be a little embarrassing to say that the secretary-general of the cabinet was so fussy, and he was going to take wool from the Soviet Union.

Two days later, on a special plane to Moscow, she told a random Reuters reporter that she thought the map leader was a "realist" and that "we don't use diplomatic rhetoric when we meet, we talk about substantive issues, so I respect him." , he also respects me."

Not far away, Alan Wilson was familiarizing himself with the British pound with his fingers. He was fully committed, as if preparing to visit the red-light district. The reporter from Reuters glanced at it and asked the cabinet secretary-general's opinion on the visit to the Soviet Union. , Alan Wilson put the banknotes in his pockets shyly, "The national interest is the criterion. We all know that not only British citizens, but the entire free world also have great expectations for the Prime Minister's visit this time. How to defend the British Leadership, the Prime Minister has given the answer."

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In the past, it was impossible for Mrs. Thatcher to receive such a welcome. The current level of welcome can only be enjoyed by brotherly countries in the same camp. As for the spokesperson of imperialism like Mrs. Thatcher, she certainly does not have this kind of treatment.

It can be seen that the Kremlin really attaches great importance to this visit.

I believe that Mrs. Thatcher must have gained a lot from the five-day visit. Thinking of this, Alan Wilson was among the crowd who got off the special plane and looked around, but this was not a good thing for the Soviet Union.

The map head couple received Mrs. Thatcher in the magnificent St. George's Hall of the Kremlin. As for Alan Wilson, he had already started a shopping trip in Moscow and took a group of British officials with him. Purchasing power in a market economy.

This move has been seen by British officials. The secretary-general of the cabinet sees that the retirement age is approaching, and he no longer cares about other people's opinions. He just doesn't know why the prime minister is so laissez-faire.

Anyway, it was laissez-faire, this is a fact, so there was a scene where the prime minister and the cabinet secretary had different itineraries, the prime minister went to the Kremlin, and the cabinet secretary went to inspect Soviet prices.

In fact, most of the accompanying British officials want to follow the cabinet secretary to investigate prices. The prime minister's dialogue is for the country, and the inspection of prices may benefit himself.

Of course, at the official dinner, the British officials who came to inspect the prices still had to come back, otherwise, when the Prime Minister gave a speech, the entire British team would not be there, which would embarrass the Prime Minister.

At this grand feast, Mrs Thatcher delivered an important speech to senior Soviet officials and celebrities from all walks of life: "My visit to the Soviet Union comes at a time that is obviously very exciting and exciting in your country. Indeed, the head of the map Call it a revolution yourself.

“We read your statement very carefully. We heard you mention openness, new thinking, an independent judiciary and economic incentives. We also talked about your reference to freedom of labor and freedom of thought in a free country.

"In this context, we welcome the opportunities that your change will bring to the prosperity and happiness of your own people, and the prospect of your country engaging more and more openly with other nations and peoples."

"I don't know if we are talking about the Iran-Iraq war." Alan Wilson held whiskey, don't get me wrong, the Soviet Union's alcohol prohibition has already begun, and the whiskey in the hands of the supreme authority is brought by itself. People have no coping experience.

This also led to a seemingly lively scene around the British officials, not only gathered visiting British officials, but also Soviet alcoholics who were eager to see through. Under the hint of Alan Wilson, the casual British officials very enthusiastically invited the Soviet officials to have a drink. Let the friendship between the two countries deepen.

The British didn't know about the Soviet Union's alcohol ban, or they just knew about it but didn't take it seriously. After all, there is still immunity in the diplomatic field. Can Map Head control the Soviet Union or the UK?

After the supreme authority revealed that the Soviet Union had a prohibition on alcohol, the British gentlemen drank more happily. Before the free world defeated the Soviet Union, the gentlemen had already defeated the Soviet Union in the field of alcohol.

As for the important speech of the Prime Minister, it is of course also very important. Everyone applauded together, and then continued to shuttle happily through the dinner.

Nuclear weapons, the Iran-Iraq War, the Cambodian issue, and of course human rights are all things Mrs. Thatcher wants to talk about in this visit. From the perspective of the Soviet Union, she definitely doesn't like to listen to them.

The most important thing here is the issue of the Iran-Iraq War. Alan Wilson doesn't care about other issues, but the foreign exchange reserves of the Kingdom of Iraq have bottomed out.

So he was very concerned about this matter. After Mrs. Thatcher's speech was nothing new, he found an opportunity to ask Mrs. Thatcher behind her back. Mrs. Thatcher nodded and said that she would definitely not forget this question. not worried.

After the dinner, the British group returned to the hotel in the lower tower, and Alan Wilson met Furtseva later. This was arranged by Alexeyev. Obviously, as the head of the Moscow Security Bureau, he has this ability , to arrange a foolproof chance for the mother to meet, even in the hotel where the British stayed.

Alan Wilson was very embarrassing, never once, when the two met, he had such a big initiative, he must not be able to figure out the real situation in the Soviet Union in Moscow all day long, but compared with the past, Moscow's It is also a fact that the citizens have undergone spiritual changes.

"What are you laughing at?" Fultseva muttered dissatisfiedly. Alan Wilson's snarling had obviously offended the cultural czar, and she was very dissatisfied now.

"I remembered something happy." Alan Wilson joked, and returned to seriousness. "Moscow has changed a lot in the past few years. I don't know if it is the same in all parts of the Soviet Union."

Obviously this sentence meant something, and Fultseva nodded with a bad face, "Maybe the happy thing you said refers to the current difficulties in the Soviet Union."

"Katyusha, don't say that." Alan Wilson flatly denied, "I don't deny that the Soviet Union has certain problems, and I might be happy. But if there are major problems in the Soviet Union, Britain will never be happy, Prime Minister Visiting Paris and Bonn before coming to the USSR speaks for itself, the UK wants to make its voice heard."

Mrs. Thatcher was pro-American in most matters, but the negotiation between the Soviet Union and the United States on nuclear weapons was definitely an exception. Britain was also worried that these two behemoths colluded secretly to ignore the interests of European countries. The problem is that Mrs Thatcher was one of the few people who could remember that Britain was the domain of European countries.

"What should I do?" Fultseva asked, expressing the doubts in her heart, and also asking questions for Alekseev. This big guy is obviously going to be a car, and Fultseva definitely doesn't want it. Her own child took risks, but the child's wings were hardened, and the cultural tsar could not guarantee that her current words would still work.

"Actually, it's too early to talk about this issue. Although the Soviet Union has been in decline for a year, or less than two years, the map has obviously not squandered the expectations of the people." Alan Wilson replied, "But if so Going on, people's patience is limited. I think that the problems Khrushchev is facing will be encountered sooner or later."

Don't ask others what the problem Khrushchev is facing. No one knows better than the cultural tsar in front of him. Fortseva has actually rescued Khrushchev.

And in the world where the supreme authority is located, it is even more serious. Not only has it been rescued once, but it has also become the main force to overthrow it.

Right in front of the parties involved, Alan Wilson said conclusively that Tutou would definitely face a coup, which made Fultseva, who personally participated in the whole process, silent, "What's the matter?"