Chapter 1428 The Prime Minister’s Navy

"This?" Harold Wilson was not hearing this for the first time. In fact, Whitehall had been making insinuations for some time, but citizens were not enthusiastic about the size of the Royal Navy.

Some public opinions still exist that the importance of the navy in this era has declined. In view of this, the government has to think more about this matter. Defense Secretary Denis Healey also has doubts.

"The cabinet's concerns are reasonable. In fact, there are certain risks. However, it is almost out of thin air and the prospect of low-cost reinforcement of the Royal Navy in the future. The military gains are not generally large, and the navy is useless. Ignorant remarks. If the navy is useless, the Soviet Union will not catch up after the Cuban Missile Crisis. If the navy is useless, how can we intervene in this operation in the Bay of Bengal? How can we swim through it?"

Alan Wilson said this and took out a piece of intelligence, "This is the intelligence we got from East Asia. It is now temporarily named the Luda-class destroyer. Even if their country's finances are very average, they are developing their navy as much as possible."

The Brigade-class is not advanced according to the standards of the Royal Navy, but it is new after all. The Prime Minister does not know. Alan Wilson can pretend to be more advanced. Although the tonnage is smaller, the full-load displacement is less than 4,000 tons. Take this The intelligence is just to prove the trend of naval development.

In fact, the route taken by a certain big country is still the centralized anti-ship route of the Soviet Red Navy. The Soviet Red Navy uses guided missile cruisers paired with nuclear submarines, while a certain big country uses guided missile destroyers paired with conventional submarines.

The largest submarine force in the world is of course the Soviet Red Navy, and the second largest submarine force is that of a certain major country. This is of course a quantitative statistic. If we distinguish between nuclear power and conventional power, the United States has the second largest submarine force. From this point of view Analyzing over time, the People's Navy should now have hundreds of submarines in service.

"The Royal Pacific Fleet, facing the smaller Soviet Red Navy with almost the same configuration, is indeed very stressed. You must know that the main force of the Pacific Fleet is mostly composed of battleships. There is no problem in dealing with the submarine force during World War II. , but even if the current potential enemies are not technologically advanced, they are certainly much more technologically advanced than the Germans."

On the surface, there is no major country among the world's top ten navies, but in fact, in terms of tonnage, the People's Navy is not weak.

Even if a submarine is less than 2,000 tons, it would still be 200,000 tons if it were searched one hundred times. The key thing is that outsiders don't know the size of the navy of a certain big country. It's like no one knows what North Korea is studying in later generations.

Although India, a big and prosperous country, has aircraft carriers sold by the United Kingdom, the disadvantage of submarines facing the surface fleet does not necessarily happen to opponents like the Indian Navy. That's a disadvantage in a one-on-one battle. Can it be said that it's a disadvantage when dozens of ships fight against the Indian fleet?

Harold Wilson had a confused look on his face after being taught the threat theory of a certain great power, and said in disbelief, "It's not so exaggerated, is it? Can it compete with the Royal Pacific Fleet?"

"It would be an exaggeration to drag the Atlantic Fleet to East Asia. But the battleships of the Royal Pacific Fleet? Just?" Alan Wilson hesitated. The current role of the Pacific Fleet in the Royal Navy is probably equal to a garbage dump, and it is commendable in terms of tonnage. But it can only be used in terms of tonnage, and the tonnage is supported by battleships.

"To safeguard the current British interests, a new shipbuilding plan is inevitable. We can use this operation in the Bay of Bengal as an opportunity." Alan Wilson followed the temptation and started from the economic, military, and influence aspects. Anyway, if the Prime Minister does not agree today, he will I can’t say I won’t leave, but I’ll definitely come back tomorrow.

"If the United States believes that there is no need to use the navy to ensure the circulation of goods, then why does it continue to build ships?" Alan Wilson kept talking.

"If you have already prepared a shipbuilding plan, just bring it out." Harold Wilson looked helpless. The relationship between the cabinet and Whitehall is not entirely harmonious. On certain issues, Whitehall has always been very dissatisfied. Persistent, but generally speaking, when he, the Prime Minister, insists on one thing in particular,

Whitehall will also provide full cooperation, but this will require some running-in.

Since the Prime Minister was so proactive, then according to previous ideas, Alan Wilson sent plans for a 10,000-ton cruiser and a 5,000-ton destroyer to No. 10 Downing Street. If it is rejected, we will replace the 8,000-ton and 4,000-ton escort fleet plans.

Then take some time to say farewell to my dear son’s trip to Bangladesh. This is the place where a dream begins, and maybe this is an opportunity to soar into the sky.

Vivien Leigh expressed her reluctance over her son's trip, "You are the Secretary-General of the Cabinet, and arranging any work is not a matter of a word, but you ended up sending your son to a place where the war had just ended."

"Can you please stop asking this kind of question of both wanting and wanting? Do you want to be promoted or do you want to contribute? I was also squatting in New Delhi at the beginning." Alan Wilson said with a serious look.

"You?" Vivien Leigh pouted. When the man in front of her was squatting in New Delhi, she got her, Hedy Lamarr, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Greta Garbo and Ingrid Berg. Many ladies, why do you sound like you have suffered a big loss now?

Especially the process of getting her, not only was it underhanded, but it was also not aboveboard. It can only be said that the supreme authority of the people now looks like dogs, and I didn't learn it well since I was a child.

Alan Wilson directly talked to the elders, "When I arrived in Bangladesh, I saw Sikh troops with cloths on their heads and bracelets on their wrists. These were the targets of bribery. During the British Raj, the Sikhs were our most important people. An ethnic group that relies heavily on, 50% of the officers of the British Indian Army, 40% of the naval officers, and one-third of the air force officers are Sikhs.”

The relationship between Britain and the Sikhs began with the Indian Rebellion of 1857. At that time, the British troops in India were insufficient and they had to protect British family members. In the face of the Indian Rebellion, they directly recruited Sikhs from the area. A hundred thousand Sikh troops were recruited to suppress the Indian uprising. From a certain perspective, Sikhism was an accomplice of British colonial rule.

Alan Wilson believes that there is still some love. After all, there is still a Sikh community in the UK. It is rare to position an entire ethnic group as a target of wooing and give it treatment like the upper class in India.

"I know." David nodded, "I will definitely have good dealings with the local Indian army wherever I go and create a harmonious atmosphere."

"Leave the diplomatic matters to me. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will explain that it will not station troops for a long time, but will only restore local peace. As for some hard-working and willing workers, Myanmar people are not very hardworking in the first place. Myanmar's natural environment is not bad. It seems impossible. If you want to avoid it, you have to think of ways to do it from South Korea. Of course, it would be best if you could replace South Korea." Alan Wilson said, "I still have a lot of things to follow up on. Some issues have only been figured out recently. "

"Which aspect?" David was a little surprised. His old father made decisions faster than others. If the cabinet disagreed, he would tirelessly persuade him until the goal was achieved. There are questions that I can think about for such a long time before I have the answer.

"The positioning of Xiangjiang." Alan Wilson answered slowly, "You should handle the affairs in Bangladesh first. This issue does not need to concern you at least in the near future."

The issue of Xiangjiang is a very important issue for the United Kingdom. There are huge interests in it. From the British perspective, it naturally hopes to retain its vested interests. But if it is supported by the two projects of finance and real estate, it will obviously not be able to sustain it. Moreover, these two things are not enough to form a restraint.

Frankly speaking, Xiangjiang, which only has finance and real estate, is not enough for the imperial capital to weigh in. The fate of the imperial capital depends entirely on the mood of the imperial capital, and Britain will not be able to use any force if the situation becomes too big. After all, they have all returned, even if Britain laid hidden stakes before leaving, it will not help.

Results similar to those remembered by Alan Wilson are unacceptable. Although both countries are uncomfortable, Britain, which is obviously no longer an empire on which the sun never sets, is the one who suffers more.

Alan Wilson once hoped that Malaya would follow the TSMC route, but judging from the current situation, Malaya's population can no longer bear more industries. After all, shipbuilding and automobiles, two major employment industries in the UK, are separated from Malaya, not to mention chemical industry and Malaya's already advantageous industries. Adding them will not improve anything.

If he takes the TSMC route in Xiangjiang, then this development will definitely be different from the Xiangjiang he remembers, and the consequence will be to defraud the island.

This is not a problem, it is not the interest of the United Kingdom. If there is a company similar to TSMC in Hong Kong, it can bring more long-term prosperity to Hong Kong. The United Kingdom can preserve its vested interests and make profits for a longer period of time.

With the semiconductor industry in Hong Kong, it is also beneficial for the UK to become more powerful. At least it can use the support of the citizens of Hong Kong to talk more about how to benefit the imperial capital. There are many benefits, and the UK can also share some of them. Thinking about it, it is a win-win situation. If this was done properly, SMIC might not exist anymore.

"Obviously, people on Swindle Island do not need this kind of energy-consuming and high-investment industry." Alan Wilson was performing self-hypnosis. It would be nice for Swindle Island to be more original.

The experts with the most administrative experience among the civil servants finally set off under the ardent expectations of the supreme authority. I hope they will go well and benefit society in Bangladesh.

The bottom line is to quickly restore order. In the future, the per capita income must be higher than that of India, no matter how much higher it is, even if it is one pound higher.

This goal should not be difficult. After independence, Bangladesh is a country with a single ethnic group and a single religion. With the British guaranteeing national security, just work hard.

When Bangladesh develops, we can look forward to the second step, spreading Greater Bengalism and letting India know what a single-nation state will bring to India.

I don’t know if India has begun to summarize its experience in the Indo-Pak war. The British attack must have been unexpected. The Indians only prepared one table of food, but two tables of guests came. How can we eat?