Chapter 161 Turing

"Come here often when you are free, and treat this place as your own home. Oh, Alan, don't always express your so-called kindness." Edwina Ashley whispered after sending Alan Wilson to the door The order, but in the end he uttered a lot of nonsense.

"Eh?" Alan Wilson frowned, savoring Edwina Ashley's words carefully, as if there was something wrong, or nothing?

"This guy!" Edwina Ashley pursed her lips and shook her head, thinking with pity in her eyes, "Maybe she is still kept in the dark, not knowing how deeply her image in Paris is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people."

Because the public party came to power, the current Minister of Indian Affairs has of course changed. The current Minister of Indian Affairs is Lord Persick-Lawrence, but Persick-Lawrence did not become the Minister of Indian Affairs because of his understanding of British India. .

On the contrary, Persick-Lawrence is a famous women's movement activist, inspired by the women's liberation movement. The politically correct background, in Alan Wilson's view, has nothing to do with colonial things.

But this is democracy, a person who is passionate about women's liberation can also be a minister of Indian affairs.

After leaving the Ministry of Indian Affairs, Alan Wilson went to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building. Alexander Cadogan, the permanent undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, did not see the outside at all, with an expression that could be regarded as coming, "Alan, I came back to graduate, I Think about it, maybe you still need to receive a medal, and then you are ready to go to New Delhi, right?"

"Uh, can I say it right?" Alan Wilson's face was uncertain, and he didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the other party's gourd.

"It's like this. I'm about to leave for San Francisco and lead the professional civil servants of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to leave a strong mark when the United Nations officially signs." Alexander Cadogan first expressed his longing for the San Francisco meeting, and then changed the subject , "I have to say that during the period when the war ended, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was even more busy than during the war. During the war, I didn't feel that the establishment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would expand, but now I have this idea."

Is this to expand the scope of recruitment? Alan Wilson asked himself, even if he had this kind of thinking, it was quite normal.

Politicians often make good promises during elections, such as downsizing ministries. But civil servant leaders have always hoped that their departments would be as big as possible. As the civil servant leader of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Alexander Cadogan, it is normal to have this kind of thinking.

However, Alan Wilson guessed wrong. Alexander Cadogan just expressed the hope that Alan Wilson would help, taking care of private affairs such as graduation and official duties of receiving foreign guests, because he had done similar work before.

"Receive foreign guests?" Alan Wilson asked suspiciously,

"Sir Alexander, I am going back to New Delhi. And when have I done similar work?"

"Oh, Alan. You have to receive a medal and do a graduation thesis. It's no big deal to receive foreign guests. This also shows that the empire values ​​you. You must know that the busier the civil servants, the higher the status." Alexander Cadogan He opened his mouth and said encouragingly, "For example, I am busy with the affairs of the United Nations. This is beyond your comprehension."

Maybe I really can't understand how hard it is for you to spend a month preparing the speech for the United Nations!

The office door was pushed open, and a man with a Mediterranean hairstyle walked in. He was very surprised that Alan Wilson was here, took a deep look and then seemed to remember something, and greeted him, "Alan?"

This time when he returned to London, Alan Wilson had the illusion that his popularity had greatly increased. He hesitated and said, "Dear sir, may I ask, who are you?"

"A colleague of Alexander!" George Middleton, Director of the Personnel Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, laughed. He learned the ins and outs from Alexander Cadogan, nodded and let Alan Wilson sit down, and said with a gentle expression, "Alan, In fact, based on the current situation, we can say that the existence of the Ministry of Indian Affairs is still unknown. I think you are a smart person. In order to better serve the British Empire in the future, you should be brave enough to take responsibility at any time and become a seasoned person. diplomat."

"Once the Ministry of Indian Affairs is abolished, you with a brilliant resume will be able to enter the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as you wish, right?"

Is this considered a threat? Alan Wilson asked himself, as if the Director of Personnel of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs really meant something like this.

"I have always had an extraordinary enthusiasm for work. As long as the empire needs me, I can do anything." Alan Wilson has a sincere smile on his face, expressing that he is willing to take responsibility and use it to take responsibility.

"It's not forced, is it?" George Middleton asked knowingly, "Our Ministry of Foreign Affairs has always been very democratic."

"Absolutely not." Alan Wilson's answer was decisive, fully demonstrating the professionalism of the imperial civil servants. George Middleton nodded in approval, and let a stack of documents leave Alexander Cadogan's office.

Who let people manage personnel affairs? People have to bow their heads under the eaves. Alan Wilson understands this truth.

The director of the personnel department, first of all, has two rights to make people smile, implement the imperial civil servant system, and be responsible for the job classification, examination and recruitment, assessment, job promotion, rewards and punishments, wages and benefits, retirement and resignation of imperial civil servants, power protection and other work.

The second is to manage, appoint and remove civil servants at a certain level; macro-manage the administrative personnel and professional technical personnel of public institutions; and be responsible for the evaluation of professional and technical positions in enterprises and public institutions.

"George was joking with you." Alexander Cadogan showed his broad mind in a timely manner. If someone slaps him, he can give a sweet date. "It doesn't matter whether the Ministry of Indian Affairs exists or not, and it doesn't matter how long it exists. , In the days to come, there must be many colleagues from the Ministry of Indian Affairs working in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Allen can rest assured that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs needs talents like you."

"It's like this. I'm going to San Francisco to sign the UN document in the middle of the month. Needless to say, Alan, you also understand how important this is. Nothing can distract me at this time." Alexander Cadogan said After looking at his own itinerary, he said that this matter is of great significance.

Alan Wilson nodded. He remembered that Alexander Cadogan seemed to be the British ambassador to the United Nations later.

"But at this time, the Alexander Red Flag Song and Dance Troupe, which is visiting Paris, will arrive in London in the middle of the month. The Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister attach great importance to this. But the United Nations cannot be delayed. I need someone who has dealt with the Soviets. A diplomat is in charge of the reception." Alexander Cadogan hinted, "He must have extraordinary energy, quick thinking, and most of all, reliability."

When Alan Wilson heard it, he carefully recalled his work in recent months. It seemed that he had heard the evaluation of reliability more than once. It seems that in the civil service system, the top evaluation is not professionalism and style, but reliability.

"I will definitely complete the reception work very reliably." Alan Wilson also gave a reliable answer.

"Very good, by the way, go to MI6 to receive the medal. I will arrange your graduation." Alexander Cadogan said with a gratified mouth, with an expression that I am very optimistic about you.

With the end of the war, the award ceremony for those who have made wartime meritorious service has also been put on the agenda. The award has nothing to do with Alan Wilson, but he has a medal to receive for providing important information about Pearl Harbor.

Because it is an outstanding achievement on the secret front, in order to hide merit and fame, a certain amount of secrecy must be taken into account. The place where Alan Wilson received the medal was MI6.

After Alan Wilson arrived at MI6, several people were already waiting there, chatting, or silently alone. Among them was a man who looked young, sitting quietly on a chair. .

Seeing that the crowd was in full swing, Alan Wilson sat down next to the man who seemed a bit isolated, and introduced himself, "Alan Wilson, sir, are you also here to receive the medal? "

"Yes, you too? Oh, sorry, my name is Alan Matheson Turing." Turing stretched out his hand to express his friendliness, "I'll just call you Wilson. It's a bit strange to call myself by my own name."

"Turing!" When Alan Wilson called Turing's name, his voice trembled. This is a well-known figure, the father of computers?

After the outbreak of World War II, Turing enlisted in the army and began to serve in the intelligence center. His main task was to decipher the German code. The intelligence he deciphered played a key role in important military operations such as the Normandy landing.

After the famous German cipher system Ingmar was put into the war, the German submarine force equipped with Ingmar sank more than a thousand Allied ships. Since the German cipher could not be deciphered in a short period of time, the Allied forces in the North Atlantic The supply line is facing catastrophe.

It would be a pity that such a genius committed suicide just because of his gender. Although Alan Wilson knew in his heart that the opposite was a comrade, he did not show any discrimination.

It's nothing to be afraid of. The two comrades of the Cambridge Five, Alan Wilson, have seen each other. As long as you don't disturb yourself, there will be no problem. Maybe when a country goes downhill, similar things will happen, and a computer genius is forced to commit suicide because of this kind of thing.

Alan Wilson couldn't help feeling sorry, and chatted with Turing. When Turing talked about cracking Ingmar, he seemed to have become another person, and he was completely different from the tranquility just now.

"Oh, I forgot, Wilson, how did you get the information from the Japanese army." Turing asked with great interest.

Heaven and man induction! Alan Wilson wanted to say that, but no one believed it. He just said that it was discovered by accident by intelligence personnel, which was incomparable to Turing.