Chapter 1782 Forced Into the Palace

The result is good. There is no problem with Alan Wilson's derivation process. At that time, he was not sure about catching Philby. He was afraid that there were more than five Cambridge Five. Now it is a decisive victory thousands of miles away and a few spies are released. This is not enough. See what Alan Wilson said?

Regardless of Philby or George Blake, it is enough to know that the reason why the two of them are still standing here like dogs today is because the supreme authority has mercy.

"It seems that the two of them have agreed. That's good. They are still the gentlemen that the British Empire needs." Alan Wilson was happy with the cooperation of the two spies. He exchanged a few words and watched the two of them leave, "Middleton, Come to the Cabinet Secretary’s Office.”

Alan Wilson is going to discuss the issue of succession with his successor, as well as the starting point for the successor to secure his position and open up the situation.

Of course, he himself does not need his successor to arrange retirement work for him. On the contrary, he also needs to help Middleton adapt to the important task of leading Whitehall.

"We have already negotiated with the Soviet Union about the status of the Soviet Union in the pound circulation system. As you know, I will retire soon. I can choose to complete my retirement and draw a successful conclusion to benefiting society. Period, but that might not be entirely a good thing for you.”

Alan Wilson is very sincere, in fact he has always been so sincere, and it was with this sincerity that he came into the sight of Sir Edward and Sir Brooke.

Obviously, after Middleton took office, he needed this kind of merit to be based on, so Alan Wilson chose to lay a good foundation for Middleton on the major issue of the pound settlement share.

"Secretary-General, thank you very much." Middleton burst into tears of gratitude, pretending to be listening to the teachings.

"Offshore balancing is the true meaning of the British Empire's foreign policy, but this policy requires a foundation. From the perspective of the interests of the civil servants, we absolutely cannot accept returning to the mainland. This will only be slaughtered by politicians. This is not just my personal opinion. It is also the understanding of my seniors, and I hope this is your understanding as well."

Alan Wilson said calmly, "The major banks have decided to buy at the bottom and buy the debt caused by the Soviet Union's decades of aid to the allies at one-fifth of the price. This issue has been discussed. We can not be as greedy as Wall Street." , but we can use this to have a good talk with Yemen, Sudan, Ethiopia, Congo, Mozambique and Angola, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, North Korea and even India, and include them into the circulation of the pound area."

"If the Soviet Union is willing to cooperate, it would be a very good idea." Middleton took a breath, obviously also in the shock of the idea.

“After all, the Soviet Union expanded its influence to the whole world in the 1970s.

There are fifty or sixty countries that have debt relations with the Soviet Union. Even Eastern European countries themselves had debt relationships with the Soviet Union. "

Alan Wilson told Middleton, “So the expansion of the circulation of pounds can start from this aspect.”

"Using debt collection in exchange for liquidity?" Middleton nodded, probably understanding what Alan Wilson meant.

"Indeed, Japan really wants to do this, but we have been blocking it."

Alan Wilson is not lying. According to real history, after the 1970s, the mark and the yen will probably become the second and third currencies. However, they were firmly blocked by the United Kingdom at the Jamaica Conference.

The backing of the Mark is Germany's strong industrial industry in Europe. As for Japan, Japan has long used Japanese yen local currency aid in exchange for liquidity.

Now Britain is exchanging the transfer of Soviet debt. There is nothing wrong with increasing the circulation area of ​​sterling. This is what the Soviet Union is willing to do.

"Starting with India first, regaining India's trade settlement will be a landmark achievement of yours as cabinet secretary." Alan Wilson expressed his optimism for Middleton.

If India can be retaken, it can be said to be a very shocking event for other Soviet allies. Furthermore, India itself is not a country that can be manipulated at will.

Alan Wilson has never looked down on India. The size is here, and some verbal ridicules cannot be taken seriously.

If you think about it carefully, there are still many things that Middleton faces. For example, the wave of white people fleeing South Africa is still going on. How to absorb the talents that the UK needs requires the personal attention of the next cabinet secretary. Middleton is by no means a person who just sits back and enjoys his success. The cabinet secretary must also have his own merits and leave his own mark in Whitehall.

From this day on, Alan Wilson acted more like an adviser than the head of Whitehall, advising Middleton. The upcoming general election is of course also a great focus of Whitehall.

Is Mrs. Thatcher starting her journey for a fourth re-election? still? There must be something. On this day, Middleton informed Alan Wilson that a challenger had appeared in the Conservative Party.

"How much support does the Conservative Party have now? Hasn't it improved a bit recently?" Alan Wilson is also very concerned about the general election. It can be said that this election is very popular.

"According to different polls, 35% to 43%, it cannot be said that there is no chance at all. But obviously the Conservative Party believes that the chance is not great, and there are voices asking Mrs. Thatcher to resign and be led by someone else. The Conservative Party is ready for this election."

Middleton explained clearly that this approval rate is indeed very dangerous, but it is not as outrageous as the previous approval rate of more than 20%.

In fact, the Conservative Party had a tendency to split last time when Geoffrey Howe resigned, but Alan Wilson found Lawson, Heseltine and others to temporarily suppress it. Now it seems that as the general election approaches, opponents within the Conservative Party are once again preparing to change the party leader.

Mrs. Thatcher decided to visit France, which was in sharp contrast to the previous special relationship between Britain and the United States. She may have been re-elected several times. The Iron Lady believed that the opponents in the party were not enough to challenge herself, so she continued to visit France as planned. The journey continues.

While the two factions of Conservatives in the Palace of Westminster in London were preparing to compete for the leadership of the Conservative Party, Mrs. Thatcher walked up the steps dressed up and elegantly with a smile. French President Mitterrand shook hands and smiled happily while waiting in front of the Elysée Palace.

Mrs. Thatcher was sitting in the Kleber Conference Center, talking, eloquent, and full of joy. In Room 12 of the House of Commons in Downing Street, London, the voting to elect the leader of the Conservative Party was about to begin.

The election was conducted by the "1922 Committee". In front of the ballot box sat Chairman Onslow and three selected scrutineers, holding their breath.

At ten o'clock in the morning, Conservative MPs filed into the venue. Since Mrs Thatcher was in Paris, her designated representative voted on her behalf. Voting ended at 6 p.m. that day and all MPs left.

The double doors of the conference room were sealed, and Onslow and three scrutineers began to count the votes. Half an hour later, the MPs filed into the conference room again, and Onslow announced the election results loudly: "Thatcher: 200 votes; Michael Heseltine: 152 votes. The second round of voting is scheduled for three It will be done at a later date.”

According to the regulations of the Conservative Party's electoral system, Mrs. Thatcher must win the first round run-off election with more than 15% of the votes cast by the second candidate in the Conservative Party. In other words, when Heseltine received 152 votes, Mrs. Thatcher should have received no less than 208 votes. Now she is eight votes short of reaching the standard.

A thousand-mile dike was destroyed in an anthill. Mrs. Thatcher did not cleanly remove Heseltine, which brought about vacillation within the Conservative Party, because people really saw the mobilization ability of the opponents.

Especially when the general election is approaching, this kind of division is even more unacceptable. The forced abortion began without warning. There was a storm of resignations in the cabinet. After the voting results were announced, there were people who voted for Mrs. Thatcher. The minister announced his resignation.

Voices that Mrs. Thatcher's era has ended are rising one after another within the Conservative Party. I believe Mrs. Thatcher herself did not expect such a result. She is back, but things are becoming uncontrollable.

Three cabinet ministers resigned on the spot, and 12 of the 19 cabinet ministers persuaded Mrs. Thatcher to withdraw from the election. When Alan Wilson came to No. 10 Downing Street this time, he saw cabinet ministers filing in. And De, on the other hand, nodded towards him, but his eyes seemed to mean something else, as if he was looking at a joke.

"What does this have to do with me." Alan Wilson didn't know why. He knew after a moment's thought that the political rumors of the mom-and-pop shop must be at work again.

Entering No. 10 Downing Street, Mrs. Thatcher saw the people coming, but she was not as awe-inspiring as before. She said, "Have you seen them?"

"I saw it." Alan Wilson knew that Mrs. Thatcher was talking about the cabinet ministers who had just left, and asked seemingly concerned, "What's the result?"

Mrs. Thatcher had to lament: "I was the one who was abandoned, and the abandoners were the people I had always regarded as friends... They seemed to be honest and worried about my fate, but in fact they were ruthless betrayals."

"Actually, don't you know in your heart? With your style of governance, you will encounter this kind of thing sooner or later."

Alan Wilson opened his mouth and smiled bitterly, "Your support rate has always been a relative advantage. You have always walked a tightrope between supporters and opponents. This path is also your own choice."

Politics, after all, is the cruelest profession! Even in the free world, there are inexplicable unspoken rules to protect countries like the Soviet Union from life and death issues, but cruelty still exists, "So are you persisting?"

"I will resign." Mrs. Thatcher's eyes showed an unyielding look, but she immediately darkened again, and finally said unwillingly, "But I will make the opponents pay the price."

"I can help you with this." Alan Wilson decided again, standing firmly behind Mrs. Thatcher. He decided to have a good talk with the Atlantic MPs who were still standing as MPs. Of course, everyone knew that Britain was It's a mom-and-pop shop, so it's normal for him to cause trouble for the Atlantic Party over Mrs. Thatcher.

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