Chapter 1213 Developing Semiconductors

The Cabinet Secretary is responsible to the Prime Minister as well as to the Cabinet as a whole, so there is always ambiguity about his responsibilities.

The title of the Cabinet Secretary-General has never been changed. Successive Cabinet Secretary-Generals are very clear that they are responsible for the entire cabinet. However, sometimes, this responsibility inevitably leads to regular tensions in the relationship between the Cabinet Secretary-General and the then Prime Minister. This is especially true when the Prime Minister sees himself as the head of government rather than as the chief among his colleagues.

The question now is whether the post of Cabinet Secretary and Civil Service Minister should be held by one person. The advantage of having the two positions held by the same person is that the civil servant can maintain daily contact with the chief executive, the prime minister. The disadvantage is that it is difficult for one person to complete management work while also performing the duties of the cabinet secretary and the civil servant.

Fortunately, Norman Brooke is really retiring, and has handed over the positions of Cabinet Secretary and Civil Service Secretary to a latecomer, Alan Wilson himself, ensuring the integrity of Whitehall.

"Burke was very dissatisfied with your appointment as civil servant. He thought he could get at least one position." Markins connoted Burke Trend, Alan Wilson's competitor.

"It's understandable." Alan Wilson, who had changed his office location, was still not quite accustomed to the environment of the Cabinet Secretary's Office.

Alan Wilson thought he would be very excited, but when the day came, he found that he was not as happy as he had imagined. Maybe it was too early to know.

It's like a war will increase the approval rating of the sitting president, but war is always used as a stimulus, stimulus after stimulus, and when warlike people are tired, the Sleeping King's approval rating has never been able to increase. On the contrary, as the war broke out, support dropped.

The President of the United States is regarded as the most powerful person in Europe and the United States. Such presidential power can easily be transformed into a distinctive personal style. This is true for Kennedy, Nixon, and later Reagan and the Bushes.

The trouble with Sleeping King is that no matter what he, the sitting president of the United States, does, people never leave a deep impression. Everyone believed that this was a collective decision by the U.S. government, which was diametrically opposed to Wang's personal distinctive style.

For an American president, such an image would be extremely terrifying if it cannot be reversed.

Makins, who didn't know what the new supreme authority was thinking, asked if there would be any personnel changes?

"What we are pursuing is stability, and of course it is not static. But there will be no big changes for the time being." Alan Wilson answered sincerely, unchanged is not enough, but stability is necessary. These two words look similar, but they have absolutely different meanings.

At this stage,

There will be no obvious changes under Whitehall and Norman Brooke. Although Alan Wilson has some ideas, there is no need to be so anxious to implement them. One more thing to say here is that he has not yet stepped down as Deputy Secretary of Foreign Affairs.

As for conservatism nowadays, people are always easily incited by ignorant emotions. When they can’t see the further prospects, all Whitehall needs to do is stick to their guns and never compromise, otherwise every government will achieve nothing.

While the two were chatting, the phone on the table rang. Alan Wilson picked up the phone and said, "Hello, I'm Alan."

"Sir, the Prime Minister is looking for you." came the voice of the Prime Minister's personal secretary Brest.

"Be there soon!" Alan Wilson said with a smile, "Brest, actually my colleagues think that you are a very reliable person, and I may need your help many times."

"No problem, ser." Brest's voice was full of excitement, joyful at the attention of the supreme authority.

Regardless of whether it is emotional or rational, Eden has to meet the newly appointed Cabinet Secretary. Although this civil servant chief has almost broken the convention and aspired to the position at an unusual age, he may bring many new changes. .

Eden also knew very well that Alan Wilson had extraordinary potential power, and his father-in-law Mountbatten was the full-time commander-in-chief of the British Armed Forces. His wife is the president of Britain's largest industrial group, which includes petroleum, steel, raw materials and food, aviation and automobile industries.

This is probably the wealthiest Cabinet Secretary since the advent of the Cabinet Office.

There are even some voices who believe that Britain should split up the Mountbatten Group. Of course, such voices will only make a group of nobles who have obtained Australian citizenship run away with their buckets.

Back then, the capitalists could use their economic strength to defeat the aristocratic group whose main income was land. Now the aristocratic group can also use greater economic strength to regain its former glory. No matter how bad it is, they will not stay in the UK and wait for death.

"Alan, you're here." When Aiden saw Alan Wilson appear, he pointed to the seat in front of him and asked him to sit down. This was the first meeting since Alan Wilson was promoted to Cabinet Secretary. In the future, the other party will will be his partner in leading the UK.

Of course, this has a prerequisite, that is, Aiden must win this election.

Although Alan Wilson had deep doubts about the reliability of the Conservative Party, judging from this Nassau Conference, at least Eden was fine and did not commit Macmillan's historically traitorous actions.

"Dear Prime Minister, this is the first time I see you on such an occasion, so I feel a little nervous." Alan Wilson sat upright, expressing his humility and his intention to come here to listen to teachings.

"There should indeed be some changes in Whitehall." Eden said. Obviously, he did not have any objections to the Whitehall led by Norman Brooke. "I hope that the Whitehall led by you can unleash the full potential of the United Kingdom."

"Of course I will do my best." Alan Wilson answered simply, expressing reliability. "As a diplomat, I have always set my sights on the scope of the Commonwealth. I place my hope in the integrity of the Commonwealth. , to move Britain forward."

Of course Aiden didn't know that the situation in Britain was already countless times better than the Britain Alan Wilson remembered.

If he remembered correctly, at this point in history, Britain has already ranked third in Europe, and its economic aggregate has been surpassed by Germany and France. This kind of virtue is naturally reflected in the face of the United States at the Nassau Conference. I can't be angry anymore.

For Britain in this era, various countries have specially coined the term "British Disease". How can an economy that can only rank third in Europe support the pound's international settlement share for a long time? The circulation of pounds is getting smaller and smaller, causing the British economy to become weaker.

Compared with the Attlee period, the economic achievements of the Eden government are not very impressive, which is normal. The post-war Labor cabinet did make outstanding achievements in the field of catching up, but after all, it started from a low level.

After more than ten years, when Eden took back the House of Commons, he had used all the tricks that should have been used. Continuing to use it will have no good effect, which has led many people in the UK to believe that the Conservative Party’s economic policies are not effective.

Ellen Wilson has no good solution. The female prime minister who changed Britain's post-war economic policy is still adapting to the position of education minister. Furthermore, based on the current public opinion base, if Thatcher dares to use the tricks in history If you use it in advance, there is a high probability that it will fail. Every era has its own methods. If you use it in advance, it may only make things worse.

"Technology is constantly developing. Prime Minister, the existing industries are not enough to take the UK to a higher level. Then we must focus on high-tech industries and adopt policy support."

Alan Wilson gave his own answer, "Integrated circuits in the United States are developing rapidly. I think this must be a trend. In the future, integrated circuits may become extremely important and should receive serious attention from the government."

"Is it that new type of semiconductor?" Aiden also knew about the emerging industries in the United States, but he didn't know how well they could develop. It didn't take long to go from electron tubes to transistors, and integrated circuits might not be around anytime soon. will face elimination.

This is impossible, at least in the world in Alan Wilson's memory, where integrated circuits have not been eliminated, then it is worth investing. "Prime Minister, for Britain, the Industrial Revolution was the transformation of Britain from a small frontier island to a leader in the world. One of the reasons for empire is that Britain should not be conservative when it comes to emerging industries."

Integrated circuits use a certain process to interconnect the transistors, resistors, capacitors, inductors and other components and wiring required in a circuit, make them on a small or several small semiconductor wafers or dielectric substrates, and then package them in a tube. Inside the shell, it becomes a microstructure with the required circuit functions; all the components are structurally integrated, making electronic components a big step towards miniaturization, low power consumption, intelligence and high reliability.

Alan Wilson's original intention to develop semiconductors is very simple. What the United States has, Britain must also have, and no matter what, Europe must have it, just like where the President of the United States has been, he will also go.

Japan once posed a great threat to the United States in the semiconductor industry, and there is no reason why the United Kingdom cannot do so.

Of course, the initial investment will certainly not be small, and Ayden may not be able to see results even if he is re-elected. But Alan Wilson still tried his best to convince Aiden that the semiconductor industry should provide support.

"You prepare an evaluation report first." After much thought, Aiden asked Alan Wilson to give it a try. His economic achievements during his tenure are far less impressive than those in the diplomatic field, which is why he has been unable to gain support from the Labor Party.

"I'll go investigate right away." Alan Wilson agreed immediately. To be honest, he didn't really know much about the foundation of the British semiconductor industry. He needed someone to help him complete this matter.

After much thought, Alan Wilson asked Turing if he could return to England to help while announcing the good news to his wife. As for excuses, Whitehall is considering Turing as president of the Royal Interstellar Society.