Chapter 1094 The Pressure Is All on the UK

"The subsequent batch of interns will be arranged according to today's process." After giving instructions to Chief Private Secretary Wick, Alan Wilson embarked on the return journey.

The Iranian oil crisis, which has dragged on for so long, is still something that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs needs to follow up on. My wife, who had just given up her share of the quota, was still looking calm these days, always feeling that she was at a loss.

If it were normal, Pamela Mountbatten would probably forget it after a long time, but her husband has been following up on the Iran issue, leaving the family with no conditions for forgetting. So far, Alan Wilson can only make a calm analysis. .

Key political experts have always used history as a mirror to elaborate on the relationship between the country and businessmen. "The Soviets said that workers have no motherland, and Americans say that capitalists have no motherland. In fact, both are correct. The relationship between businessmen and the country is not It’s so simple, but there is no doubt that your industry still has a strong British flavor. The country can’t always contribute to you, you also have to give the country some feedback, right?”

"Think about it. More than a hundred years ago, Britain used its huge tax collection ability to gain the upper hand in its fight with France. This created the glory of the empire on which the sun never sets, and ultimately made Napoleon hate himself."

"I understand the truth." Pamela Mountbatten whispered, "But the loss is real."

"Not letting go when it's time to let go will only lead to greater disaster." Alan Wilson said with a serious face.

"Why haven't I heard of similar examples?" Pamela Mountbatten tilted her head, waiting for her husband's answer.

How not? Not a Jew? However, the Mountbatten family really has Jewish ancestry, so this cannot be said. Alan Wilson frowned, "There is a counterexample. Excessive oppression of businessmen led to businessmen treason and surrender to the enemy."

In fact, except for the Mongolians who can do anything, China will use state power to limit the expansion of businessmen.

There is no problem with this, because businessmen pursue profits and should indeed be controlled. But it also depends on how to suppress it. The Ming Dynasty was too evil-hearted towards businessmen, and it failed extremely at the national commercial level.

Shanxi merchants would rather do business with Houjin, as they were wary of thieves in the Ming Dynasty, because they had many lessons learned from the past.

In other dynasties, merchants were also in a weak position and would be cut off by the court from time to time, but usually at the level of suppression. But in the Ming Dynasty, once a businessman was revealed to be wealthy, whether he was loyal to the emperor, patriotic, or brought trouble to one party, his whole family would be killed.

During the reign of Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty, the great jewelers Feng Qian, Wang Tong, Li Xiang, Wang Zhi, Xia Xianer, etc. were all forcibly arrested and imprisoned by the court on trumped-up charges, and their properties were confiscated. :.

Yao Qing, a wealthy businessman who accumulated tens of millions of dollars during the Wanli period of Emperor Shenzong of the Ming Dynasty,

Because he died without heirs, the court took advantage of his nephew's opportunity to compete for inheritance rights and seized all his family property.

Wu Jinbo, a wealthy businessman during the reign of Emperor Xizong of the Ming Dynasty, lent as much as two million silver coins to the court. The court not only defaulted on the loan, but also made excuses to confiscate his property for other reasons.

Wu Yangchun, an Huizhou merchant during the Tianqi reign of Emperor Xizong of the Ming Dynasty, started his business by selling salt. He accumulated more than one million yuan and had extensive properties in Huangshan and Jiangnan.

His family had donated more than 500,000 taels of salary to the imperial court. The imperial court sought to increase the crime and not only wanted to recover 600,000 taels of stolen silver, but also arrested the Wu family and his son and imprisoned them. Eventually he hanged himself in prison.

The imperial court has always adopted this attitude towards businessmen. Naturally, no patriotic businessmen will appear in times of trouble.

When Britain formed the anti-French alliance, British business power played a huge role. Naturally, there was no need to worry about loyalty issues, but nothing could be overdone, especially since the Soviet Union in the East wanted to liberate the world and seize its interests. If you don't let go, you might get hung up from the street.

"There is such a thing in the world." Pamela Mountbatten looked angry. "No wonder they accepted the Soviet system so easily. It turns out there is a historical tradition."

"I can't be wrong. Well, there are certain reasons for this." Alan Wilson opened his mouth and did not refute. He felt that his wife had a point. "China is China, and Britain is Britain. The angles are different. The attitude is naturally different. What we should consider is that given the fact that the Soviet Union exists, we should try to establish an extensive encirclement network. Therefore, when eating meat, we must also ensure that other countries can drink soup. Otherwise, why should they stand on the side of freedom? World side?”

"This is what Lumumba's Congo was like. Although we cannot say publicly that Lumumba wanted to take back Congo's own resources and we did not agree, which caused Congo to fall to the Soviet Union. But isn't that essentially what it was?"

In order to prevent these countries from falling to the Soviet Union, they must give up part of their interests, which were originally their own resources.

"Anyway, whatever you say makes sense. Fortunately, the Mountbatten Group is not a listed company." Pamela Mountbatten accepted her husband's argument that he took the overall situation into account. "Otherwise, just the drop in stock value would make many people unhappy." Dissatisfied."

"Speaking of this issue, how will the government negotiate with Egypt when we see the Suez Canal Company?" Alan Wilson's mood suddenly changed. The Suez Canal Company is a joint-stock company. Historically, France has been determined to follow. The British went to war because of the nationalization of Egypt, which caused huge losses to a large number of French shareholders.

If usurious imperialism is attacked on this matter, it is almost like taking away the lifeblood of the French people.

The world is as black as crows. In this world, there is hunger, humiliation, ignorance, evil, greed, extortion, fraud, torture, tyranny, and people's inhumanity to people. Just because Alan Wilson is British, does not mean that the United Kingdom is How noble.

On the contrary, some Chinese, Persians, Indians, and Arabs show no less character, elegance, gentleness, wisdom, and holiness than those in Europe and America.

Everyone, everywhere in the world, is moving towards classification. Some people take the long way, and some people take the shortcut.

Everyone sets his own destiny in his own way, and no one can help anyone except kindness, generosity, and patience.

Just as Alan Wilson cannot personally fight the war for the French, France cannot continue to fight the Iranian oil crisis on behalf of the UK. Both countries still have their own affairs and essentially have no obligation to advance or retreat together.

"According to the Paris Embassy, ​​today France officially launched the French Mobilization Law, a large-scale recruitment of troops, and declared that it will solve the Algerian problem within half a year."

In Macmillan's office, Dixon, the principal private secretary to the Foreign Secretary, reported the latest news from the Paris Embassy. France had activated the General Mobilization Act for partial mobilization.

All French male citizens who are at least 18 years old must register their address, occupation, relatives, protectors, employers, and various levels of education received in schools with the municipal government where they live.

Persons who are not subject to military service and do not have any occupation or public office shall register with the provincial government of their place of origin or residence in order to serve in the service and work in the interests of the country, and the number of years of service shall not be less than one year.

"According to the lowest level of partial mobilization, France can add an additional 500,000 troops to the Algerian war based on the current Algerian garrison. Together with the immigrants from French Africa gathered in Algeria, the French military strength in Algeria can be increased to 150 Ten thousand."

This is what Macmillan tried his best to prevent when he visited France some time ago, and it is also something the United States does not want to see. At this tense moment, France is making great efforts to solve the colonial problem in one fell swoop.

"Alan, where are you now?" McMillan looked at Dixon and asked.

"It should be in his own office. The Deputy Secretary-General is very family-oriented lately. When he is at work, he is preparing materials for the Basra Conference." Dixon asked, "Do you want to ask the Deputy Secretary-General to come?"

Macmillan had already picked up the microphone. Not long after, Alan Wilson arrived and learned that France had launched partial mobilization, but he had no choice. "I think this is not a problem that can be solved by a department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The key is What does the cabinet, or rather the prime minister, think now?"

"Now let us consider the worst-case scenario. If the French succeed and Algeria's resistance is quelled, it will actually not be a good thing for Britain. After Algeria is stabilized, France's national power will definitely be enhanced. With the power of the British Isles , it may be difficult to suppress France."

Algeria's total area is close to 2.4 million square kilometers, and even the livable land area is not large. There are also more than 300,000 square kilometers of the Mediterranean coast that can be used. France, which spans both sides of the Mediterranean, will become difficult to deal with.

Once this result occurs, the pressure will be all on the United Kingdom. If the United Kingdom retreats step by step and lives with its head bowed in the British Isles, then in Europe it will not only have to deal with the Soviet Union, but also may rely on France.

It was precisely because of this vision that de Gaulle took the risk and launched the mobilization order after analyzing the current population comparison. We should work harder on the Algeria issue despite the pressure from other countries.

There is no doubt, what should the UK do now? Macmillan also frowned. At this moment, the phone next to him rang. It was a call from Prime Minister Eden, asking Macmillan to go to No. 10 Downing Street for a meeting.

Alan Wilson could guess the content of the meeting and immediately watched Macmillan leave. He turned back to his own office and sat down, "Save Britain without a word, France is about to be pulled out of the quagmire by me." "

Having a big plate has its own difficulties, and concentration has its advantages. The wide distribution of British colonies also brings much greater operating pressure than France. It’s no wonder that they can’t always take advantage of all the advantages.

"Let's talk about what the French's actions will bring to the United Kingdom." Eden got straight to the point, and the core issue when summoning cabinet ministers was the mobilization order issued by France. To provide you with the fastest update of British Civil Servants, Chapter 1094: All the Pressure can be read for free in the UK. :.