Chapter 1373 Race Against Time
Alan Wilson knew the weakness of these countries, food! It can be said that the Middle East and North Africa are short of everything except oil. Without oil, the conditions in India would be incomparable. Food is the biggest problem in these countries!
For these countries, food security is more important than anything else. If you don't burn oil, you won't die. If you don't eat food, you will really die. For Pamela Mountbatten, food was not that important.
If the power over food can be used to share the interests of these emirates and the United Kingdom, it will be a huge help to Pamela Mountbatten's status. How much can food be sold in a normal year?
"Dear, once the Bretton Woods system comes to an end, the currency at that time will no longer be the currency now. And what is currency? Currency needs physical support. Currency without physical support is just a piece of waste paper. It is foreseeable that every Every year is the best year of the next ten years.”
"So serious?" Pamela Mountbatten's face turned solemn upon hearing this, and she whispered, "It's like a crown falling to the ground!"
"You can say that." As the husband of the richest woman, Alan Wilson didn't know what to say. Instead, he thought about whether the metaphor of his wife had any profound meaning.
In fact, it is very simple. The Queen of Sarawak is just a title, but Pamela Mountbatten really has a crown to inherit, the kind that is worn on her head.
Field Marshal Mountbatten is a descendant of Queen Victoria, and Queen Victoria's era was the peak period of Britain. Mountbatten promised the title to Patricia, but gave some iconic properties to his younger daughter for safekeeping, including a large cap. crown.
This large, bright crown is inlaid with diamonds into clover and vine patterns, densely packed into a gentle spire. Pamela's mother, Edwina, wore the tiara at important social occasions, including the current Queen's coronation in 1953.
Pamela Mountbatten was also startled by her husband's words that every year will be the best year in the next ten years, so she used the fall of the crown to compare this pessimistic prospect, "My dear, what are you going to do?"
"The emirates surrounding Oman will become independent sooner or later, and we cannot allow them to remain in a protectorate state forever. Of course we will talk about the garrison of military bases. But the binding of interests is inevitable. It is too early to say some things now, but the United States is super Hundreds of billions of dollars will be issued, which is likely to lead to big inflation. The UK must prepare early."
Speaking of which, Alan Wilson changed his subject and began to express optimism again, "Of course, the crisis will pass sooner or later, but we must ensure that the UK has the ability to face the crisis alone. If other countries are asked to help, I don't want to have another Atlantic Charter anyway. . Even after struggling, I don’t know how much energy I wasted.”
"It won't reach the point of the Great Depression, right?" Pamela Mountbatten had a sullen face. The World War was caused by the Great Depression, although he had just been born at that time and had no memory.
"It's not that serious!" Alan Wilson said quickly when he heard that the optimism he instilled was not enough, "It will definitely be difficult for a period of time, but it will not affect you."
How does it relate to the Great Depression? In fact, the great inflation of the 1970s was not as good as the one under the Sleeping King in the 21st century.
Although the inflation rate in the United States at that time was more than 8 points, and at its peak in the late 1970s, it was more than 13 points, but the statistical standards of the two are different. At that time, the United States no longer counted housing prices. One count includes real estate.
Don't underestimate this difference. In fact, real estate in large economies is an important indicator to support the economy. There is no exception. Americans are no exception since they live on earth.
Reagan only muddied the stagnant waters when he came to power. He succeeded in suppressing inflation, but the U.S. economy was still stagnant. When Reagan stepped down, the U.S. economy began to stagnate again. The disappearance of inflation is his achievement. Really Without inflation and rapid economic growth, the Soviet Union would have collapsed without a fight and surrendered its sphere of influence, and a big country would have lowered its head and concentrated on running sweatshops. Only then could the world have achieved steady development for thirty years.
In Sleeping King, it was obvious that Russia would never disintegrate again, and there was no other country with the same organizational power as a major country to run sweatshops. What should the United States do? Another old method is world war. It depends on whether the city on the hill dares to activate this option.
If it drags on, a certain big country is not the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union has almost no such thing as strategic determination. Reagan's operation of robbing the poor and giving to the rich led him to admit defeat when he suspected that he could not win. It is impossible for a certain big country to compete with strategic determination. The result is that you feel uncomfortable and I feel uncomfortable too. You say I have a cerebral infarction and I say you have a myocardial infarction. Let’s see who has the infarction first and is admitted to the intensive care unit.
So because the Bretton Woods system is about to disintegrate and the inflation caused by the oil crisis, what does it matter? Alan Wilson doesn't think it's a big problem anyway, not dangerous in the 21st century.
"After we finish talking with Egypt, we can talk with the emirates in the Persian Gulf about sharing interests." Alan Wilson said, "I am doing everything for your own good. Just believe me, your husband will not harm you." "
"That's true!" Pamela Mountbatten nodded, thinking in her heart that she might make her sister-in-law pregnant.
Alan Wilson went to Whitehall in his spare time to see what he had discussed with Prince Munnam and whether the handover treaty could give Britain a guarantee. After all, between the British mainland and Malaya, the Suez Canal could not be bypassed. Britain will not let go so easily if we promise not to take it down.
Ms. Anna returned from Bonn, just in time for this very critical time.
It’s funny to see a man of the same status as her husband pretending to be indifferent even though he clearly cares. “Malaya is obviously so important, but you don’t dare to say it. But do you really think that Britain can Preserve that colony forever?”
"I'm racing against time." Alan Wilson responded plainly, "Efforts may not necessarily pay off, and if you don't work hard, there will be nothing."
A recent example where hard work does not always pay off is France. Alan Wilson was not referring to the run on gold, but to the colonial problem.
Introducing Chinese to counterbalance local ethnic groups and maintain colonial stability. Is this trick original to Alan Wilson? Even in this world, he is not original.
France was the first to do this. France's colonies are close to a certain big country. After Japan's defeat, France had foreseen that independence movements might arise one after another. For this reason, France thought about how to quell the resistance after the war, so it decided to cooperate with Vietnam. Thousands of years of nightmares teaming up.
At that time, the condition offered by France was to establish free trade zones in Saigon and Hanoi. The rights and interests of Chinese businessmen in French Indochina would be equal to those of French businessmen, and Vietnam would be recognized as having a special economic status for a major country. Isn’t this a step further than what is now happening in Malaya?
This is almost as close as China and France co-administering a French colony, the distance between a certain big country and Vietnam. France will definitely suffer a lot in the long run.
A comparison shows that France's original conditions were countless times more relaxed than those of Britain today, but France failed. Britain has not failed at least yet. The reason is that Malaya is separated by the South China Sea, and Britain happens to be stronger than the navy. If it were also a border, Britain would have gone away today.
"A race against time? We are ready to join forces with Britain!" Anna nodded and revealed the news to a man of equal status to her husband.
"Huh? At the previous Stockholm meeting, didn't Germany support France's proposal to devalue the U.S. dollar 100%?" Alan Wilson became more energetic after hearing this.
"The Americans are avoiding this question. It seems you are right. The Americans are ready to throw the blame. Once the United States is ready, Deutsche Bank's US$70-80 billion will really become a credit currency, and it will no longer be gold that can be exchanged at any time. .”
Anna sighed. If the Americans respond positively to France's claims, Germany may not be able to make up its mind yet.
In the discussion in Bonn, the opinion in favor of France originally prevailed, but the United States has no intention of tightening monetary policy at all. How can this be done?
"It's better for us in the UK to understand the US." Alan Wilson laughed. Financial hegemony is like taking a drug. You can't quit it with willpower. The United Kingdom is already very talkative, because its national power does not have an advantage over other powers, and it is really restrained when using its financial hegemony.
It's different when it comes to the United States. The United States has an overwhelming advantage in the free world, and its financial hegemony is much more ugly than the United Kingdom.
The United States turned a deaf ear to France's proposal that the dollar depreciate and continue to be tied to gold. It was not surprising to him. In a few decades, the amount of money will be trillions and trillions. It is impossible to reduce military spending. The food and clothing of millions of land workers depends on it. , so many U.S. dollars have been issued when linked to gold, let alone tied to oil.
"You made the right choice. If you don't take action now, you won't even be able to get gold by then." Alan Wilson began to praise. The Germans made the right choice after all. "Now France has already run on gold a few years ago." We ran out of ammunition in the process, and now it’s up to our two countries. Deutsche Bank Group has the largest U.S. dollar reserves in Europe, and the London Stock Exchange is the largest international U.S. dollar distribution center in Europe. We still have a good chance of winning together.”
"The Japanese also have a lot of U.S. dollars in their hands." Anna said, "What if Japan can also take advantage of it?"
"Stop making trouble. After all, Germany has three occupying forces. One US military stationed in Japan can take care of it. Japan can't do anything." Alan Wilson glanced at him. Is this Mao girl really assimilated by the Germans? Inherited Germany’s negative international vision?
"When Britain and Egypt reach an agreement, we will study this matter carefully. Remember, once you make a decision, you must be firm when taking action."