Chapter 1777 Cash on Delivery

Alan Wilson has high hopes for the Queen's 40th anniversary ship review. It must be a lively and lively event. After all, there are not many countries in the world that can hold a ship review, and the United Kingdom is one of them. one.

Of course, the content of the Berlin Conference is far from over yet. Take arms sales as an example. The T55 and T62 tanks are not worth a lot of money. They are just antiques from the 1950s and 1960s.

But the Sovremenny-class destroyer costs 200 million rubles, and the Glorious-class destroyer is twice as big and costs even more. As for the Typhoon-class nuclear submarine, it costs 550 million rubles. Unfortunately, the Soviet ruble is no longer as good as the US dollar. Although the currency has changed to 2, the purchasing power of the pound remains the same, so the UK can still afford arms sales to the Soviet Union's active warships.

"We will not purchase active fighter jets from the Soviet Air Force. There is no need for the UK to supplement this." Alan Wilson was confident when he spoke. Although he only copied a few shells, he did establish a strong brand of British aviation. Got off.

The Soviet Union's Backfire and White Swan are certainly good things, but strategic bombers are enough. If you use the H-6 and I use the B52, everyone can do it and have a bright future. Of course, the Vulcan bomber can also be used. The Soviet Union Don't count on the United Kingdom to lose weight in its air force. Alan Wilson estimates that half of the Soviet Union's 10,000 combat aircraft of various types will be retired within five years.

"The wave of decommissioning of the Soviet Air Force can also silence domestic hardliners. Neither we nor the French are interested in the Soviet Air Force. The Soviet Union still cannot maintain its current scale."

"Add more." Fortseva watched as Ellen Wilson gestured with a pen and blew pillows from the side, asking for a higher price.

"Do you think it's for buying groceries?" Alan Wilson resolutely defended British interests. "More than forty Delta-class submarines are built at a time. Your Soviet Union has built so many nuclear submarines. Now that they have reached their service life, you will have a headache, right? I'm just for the Royal Navy." The Pacific Fleet supplements its nuclear submarine force, and the British mainland has no need."

Alan Wilson also wanted to sign a treaty with the Soviet Union to limit the size of the Soviet Red Navy. Fortseva immediately refused. This must be an imperialist conspiracy.

"I knew you would think so, but the treaty is beneficial to you. Under the current conditions, you can complete the plan beyond your level, and you still want to build new warships?" Alan Wilson remembers that Russia never gave a certain After the major powers built modern-class destroyers, they have never served warships of more than 5,000 tons.

Russia has completely given up on its surface fleet, and has given the important task of challenging the US naval hegemony to a certain big country. After this battle, the Soviet Red Navy will definitely have to live a hard life for a while.

The Soviet Army must try its best to maintain the upgrading of current equipment.

The Soviet Air Force also has a big task, but the geographical environment of the Soviet Union determines that the Red Navy can only be ranked last, so it should tighten its belt first.

In this way, Alan Wilson listed three Typhoons, 24 Navag-class nuclear submarines, 23 Delta-class, eight Sovremenny-class destroyers, two Slava-class cruisers, and one Kirov-class battleship Cruisers, two Kiev-class aircraft carriers, six Kresta-class cruisers, and 100 conventional submarines, more than 700,000 tons in terms of tonnage, as well as the logistics support terms after the arms sale of these warships.

Together with the share of arms sales of army weapons and equipment shared with France, the UK will invest 20 billion pounds to complete this round of downsizing of the Soviet armed forces. This arms sale will be cash on delivery. Alan Wilson hopes to hold a ship review in the UK. When the time comes, the Soviet Red Navy will send all these warships over.

This is the arms sales portion, and the remaining capital injection into the Soviet Union over the next five years will be paid in installments through the acquisition of the National Bank of Eastern Europe and the pound settlement share of the Warsaw Pact trading system.

To be honest, even with the addition of the British pound, it is still extremely difficult. But thanks to France, before the Federal Republic of Germany was held down by the British, it wanted to pass a loan of 10 billion German marks in exchange for the withdrawal of the Soviet troops stationed in Germany. At one time, Britain and France exchanged money for control of the financial system in Eastern Europe. Although it cost a lot, it was worth it.

"If this negotiation succeeds, the buildings built during the Khrushchev era will be demolished immediately, retired soldiers will be turned into construction workers, and the over-issued rubles will be diluted." Alan Wilson did not forget to remind Fortseva, The Soviet Union now has the conditions to engage in real estate to rejuvenate the country, because the expediency of the Khrushchev Building has really expired.

The Soviet Union is just unable to stabilize the exchange rate of the ruble. After all, it has been over-issued for decades. The Soviet Union has no financial institutions and can only choose another way to dilute the cash through real estate.

Alan Wilson was sure that there would be no problems. The Soviet Union had too much cash and not enough property. The reality was that the living conditions were relatively backward. This was a good move.

If it were not tied to the pound settlement, Britain would not come this time. The Soviet military equipment was not very useful to the British. The one who felt it was very useful was Alan Wilson himself. He also wanted to use the two navy's military equipment before retiring. All development routes are retained, and these purchased Soviet warships will enter service in the Royal Pacific Fleet.

The Royal Pacific Fleet will continue to assume its own responsibility as a nursing home for giant ships, but even a nursing home for giant ships can easily deal with some countries that think they are famous.

There is one last item left. The Soviet Union can allow British and French troops to enter Eastern European countries, but the British and French troops cannot exceed the number of local Soviet troops. Moreover, there is another point. Britain and France must nominally join the Warsaw Pact, even if they are There is an observer seat.

"This is what Mikhail has always emphasized. The financial industry of Eastern European countries cannot be opened to you in vain." Shevardnadze insisted on this, which is not a big problem for France.

France has already withdrawn from NATO and can personally radiate its military power to Eastern European countries. Some terms and conditions are not a big problem.

Mitterrand also hoped that Mrs. Thatcher would agree, but the Iron Lady was obviously hesitant about this, and Alan Wilson persuaded her on the side, "We join in and mess them up from the inside. And just being an observer is not enough." , the Soviet Union must share power with Britain and France. Why can only Soviet soldiers be the commander-in-chief of the Warsaw Pact? Can’t the British be the commander-in-chief of the Warsaw Pact?"

"And Warsaw is a bit far away after all. In order to show respect for Britain and France, it is more appropriate to move the headquarters to Berlin."

As soon as Mitterrand heard that things were messed up from the inside, his expression changed. This discussion was really in line with the Britain he knew.

"Can the UK be a member of NATO and also a member of the Warsaw Pact?" Mrs. Thatcher asked in confusion. He felt that the UK did not have this capability.

"Mr. President, let me convince the Prime Minister." Alan Wilson expressed his intention to Mitterrand apologetically, and just left the rest of the time to him.

Mitterrand heard rumors about a mom-and-pop shop in the British political arena, but obviously he couldn't stay to witness such an occasion, so he could only leave with regret on his face. Before leaving, he didn't forget to glance at the couple with his eyes that I already knew. Dog man and woman look at each other.

Mrs. Thatcher couldn't help but avoid this look, but when she thought about her guilt, she was about to return the favor when Mitterrand had already left. Alan Wilson said, "Margaret, to be honest, the pound settlement is an extremely dangerous decision. It is true that with Britain's current settlement share and the inclusion of the Soviet-led Eastern European economic circle, the pound will become a veritable world currency, but for the United States, this is an intolerable change."

"The United States will attack everything in Britain with all its strength. Of course, the possibility of war is not high, but it is not impossible. Therefore, Britain must even make military preparations. At the same time, it is clear to the Soviet Union that France and the Soviet Union Only with the support can we do this. I wonder if our government is ready?"

"Of course!" Mrs. Thatcher was facing the pressure of the general election. Her approval rate was only over 20%. This was almost a sure defeat. He must increase the enthusiasm of his supporters.

"Then military ties in a certain sense, at least non-hostile military ties, must be established."

Alan Wilson changed the subject, "Since France does not reject this. France is a trench partner of ours. By joining the Warsaw Pact, we can internally check and balance the Soviet Union's control of Eastern Europe. If the Soviet Union uses military means in the future to repeat Czechoslovakia's war It will be easier for us and the French to stop the subsequent changes.”

Everything you do is risky. The Soviet Union gave up its financial power to Britain and France, and Britain and France will also have to pay the price for eating too much. Arms sales are one thing, and modeling the boundaries between NATO and the Warsaw Pact is another. Mrs. Thatcher thought for a long time and asked, "You also hope that such a scenario will occur."

"I only know that it is impossible to get everything the UK needs with just one mouthful from a country, without wanting risks and at the same time wanting huge benefits. There is no such good thing in the world."

This is the final content. On the last day of the Berlin Conference, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and French President Mitterrand signed a document on Britain and France becoming observer states of the Warsaw Pact, and exchanged it with Shevardnadze. , has become legally binding from this moment on.

Of course, the three countries in this meeting have to keep the signed documents confidential for the time being. Of course, there are also things that can be made public, such as not pointing nuclear weapons at each other, the financial integration of Eastern Europe, etc.

Mrs. Thatcher, who returned to London, announced the news and began to prepare for the general election. The British investment in the acquisition of banks in Eastern European countries was indeed a booster. This improved Mrs. Thatcher's support rate, who had been re-elected three times. Of course, Alan Wilson also played a beautifying role in this. He selected polls that were more leaning towards the Conservative Party and leaked them to Mrs. Thatcher. The support rate was indeed increasing.

While Margaret Thatcher was preparing for the general election, French President Mitterrand announced that he had signed a defense treaty with Hungary and that French troops would be stationed in Hungary. This news shocked Washington.

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