Chapter 349 A Critical Mind

He had worked hard in British India for more than a year and always had some friends. After all, he had been busy traveling around for a long time. How could he not have accumulated some connections? For example, major princely states, as well as families including but not limited to Tata and Birla.

Alan Wilson squatting in the telegraph room famously said, "Don't take the opportunity to give gifts. If you can't avoid it, just light the gift but weigh the affection. You can judge this yourself."

"That's so righteous. I specifically added this sentence in the telegram, didn't I just want to receive a gift?" Pamela Mountbatten curled her lips, disapproving of Alan Wilson's pretentiousness.

"Even if this is the case, you can't tell me." Alan Wilson's face was serious, and then he boasted, "For my contribution to the British Empire, don't I deserve the treatment I am receiving now?"

"Does your contribution mean corruption?" Pamela Mountbatten joked, trying her best to annoy Alan Wilson.

"Why don't I contribute? It's not because I am busy all the time in British India...Forget it, you don't understand even if I tell you." When the words came to his mouth, Alan Wilson choked back, not having sex with women. War of words.

What he wants to say is, if it had not been for using one's maximum potential and formulating a plan to fly together, could the UK have generated a record 600 million pounds more tax revenue last year?

Doesn't this mean he has no contribution? The Malta-class aircraft carrier has been under construction and has not been dismantled before being built as in history.

Now that the aircraft carriers of the same class as Midway Island and the aircraft carriers have been under construction, don't they have their own merits?

Alan Wilson is simply aggrieved. He has paid too much for this country. If the Malta-class aircraft carrier is directly dismantled, the Royal Navy will have to wait until the Queen Elizabeth-class is commissioned in the 21st century to regain the feeling of a heavy aircraft carrier.

The sea is the source of maintaining Britain's prosperity and the most important way to trade with the outside world, expand power and exert influence.

Whether it was conducting international trade using pounds sterling or transporting raw materials from the colonies and dumping goods on them, we had to rely on ocean routes. For Britain, the sea is both the frontline and the rear.

Wealth flows in from the sea, and threats come from the sea. Thanks to the countless ships that have transported the world's wealth to the British Isles day and night over the past two hundred years, as well as the two great naval battles with sea coachmen and Spain that determined the country's destiny, this small island country can become the world's hegemon.

This is the fundamental reason why Britain does its best to maintain the most powerful navy in the world.

At least for now, Britain is still not ready to be marginalized. Alan Wilson has always regarded the so-called Labor Party as harming the country as a joke. The only conclusive evidence at present is that British India is really going to be independent.

As for the rest? Alan Wilson remembered four things about the Conservative Party in different eras. During World War II, Churchill terminated the alloy tube project, believed in the promise of the Americans, and incorporated it into the Manhattan Project. As a result, the United States was not prepared to share the results of the nuclear bomb after the war.

In 1956, Conservative Prime Minister Eden wanted to shake off the prestige of old-style imperialism and launched the Suez Canal War.

As a result, Britain and France were directly stripped of their tiger skins under the threat of the United States and the Soviet Union, which proved to the whole world that Britain and France were no longer countries of the same status as the United States and the Soviet Union.

After the Cuban Missile Crisis, at the end of 1962, Conservative Prime Minister Macmillan and US President Kennedy signed the Nassau Agreement. According to the agreement, the United States provided Polaris submarine missiles to the United Kingdom on the condition that the United Kingdom must support the United States' multilateral nuclear power plan. The United States can use Britain's nuclear strike force through NATO, making Britain's nuclear power subordinate to that of the United States.

The UK is only allowed to use its nuclear forces when its paramount interests are seriously threatened.

Since then, Britain's nuclear weapons have become what people call an accessory nuclear force with no independent right to use it.

During Macmillan's tenure as Prime Minister, there was also the Year of African Independence, and the colonies that broke away from Britain exceeded the area of ​​British India.

This also led to De Gaulle's belief that Britain was a puppet of the United States and his continued exclusion from the European Community.

In the 1980s, Mrs. Thatcher directly eliminated British industry and carried out deindustrialization. From then on, only finance remained in the British Empire.

From Churchill's termination of the alloy tube project, Eden's humiliation in the Suez Canal War, to Macmillan's abandonment of independent nuclear power, and Thatcher's deindustrialization, I really don't know how to have the nerve to mention the Labor Party's argument that it is harming the country.

The occurrence of any one of these four things would be countless times greater than the mistakes made by the Labor Party, let alone all of them. Thanks to the rich heritage of the British Empire, it was able to work hard until the 1980s.

How about the Soviet Union? It was directly overthrown by Goto's five-year plan. Our country, Great Britain, is far better than the Soviet Union.

Churchill gave up the alloy tube project, and Attlee is still filling in the holes after he came to power. Historically, it was not until he stepped down that the nuclear bomb was successfully tested. Alan Wilson hopes that with more financial investment, the progress of the alloy tube project can be faster.

Even if the Soviet Union cannot be driven out, it is not too late. It is best to succeed before the outbreak of war in North Korea. This way, there will definitely be more room for maneuver in the face of the United States' request to send troops.

With the Malta-class aircraft carrier and nuclear bombs in hand, the situation will be much better than in history.

The news that Alan Wilson and Pamela Mountbatten will be engaged on a certain date has also caused waves in London's small circles.

Prime Minister Attlee is most concerned about the issue of British India. If there is another issue, it is the restoration of the British-occupied areas, which can basically be regarded as one issue.

The current problems in British India are all related to Mountbatten. After learning the news that the Governor's daughter was getting engaged, Prime Minister Attlee also sent a telegram to express his congratulations. Churchill also sent a congratulatory telegram.

It wasn't just politicians who were congratulated, Edward Bridges and Norman Brooke were also informed of the news.

Norman Brooke, holding the telegram in his hand, couldn't help but smile, "It seems that Allen is not only professional in colonial issues, but also unique in this aspect."

"Then let's also send a telegram of congratulations." Edward Bridges thought for a moment and said, "If possible, transfer him back to the country. Apart from the matter of the pharmaceutical company, there will basically be no major issues."

"He has even made a withdrawal plan. It should be nothing serious." Norman Brooke shook his head helplessly. "With such subordinates, I don't know whether Barron should be happy or sad. But in what name?" , you must know that they are very interested in going to Malaya to work directly."

The two of them didn't understand the spirit of Alan Wilson's initiative to work in the colonies.

But the British Empire needs such troublemakers, especially in the diplomatic field, and it should be people like Alan Wilson.

"Didn't he mention things in Europe in the telegram?" Edward Bridges asked, "We can find some place where he can be used."

"That's not true. He has always been very concerned about Rolls-Royce's sale of Soviet engines. He mentioned it in several telegrams. Compared with other things, this should be the thing he is most concerned about. Governor Mountbatten doesn't I don’t know if I listened to him, but I also mentioned it once, saying that the Soviet Union ignored intellectual property rights and asked the country to review Rolls-Royce’s foreign trade. Either not to sell it at all, or to give the Soviet Union a lot of money. Don’t expect the Soviet Union to do so. Pay patent fees on time”

Rolls-Royce's engine foreign trade has been under review for several months. This is not because Alan Wilson has much face.

The one who has the honor is Mountbatten, the Governor-General of British India. The issue of British India is so concerned by the Prime Minister, so it is natural that he should respond to Mountbatten's concern, so he has been reviewing it.

After Norman Brook finished speaking a few words, the corners of his mouth could not help but turn up, and he asked Edward Bridges, "Edward, during the Potsdam Conference, was it about him coming forward to talk to the Soviets?"

"I think..." Edward Bridges said in a long tone, and finally gave an affirmative answer, "Yes, let him come back to deal with this matter and see if we can dispel his idea of ​​going to work in the colony. Let's have a good time here." The Ministry of Foreign Affairs should calm down."

"Then we will officially transfer him back after the pharmaceutical company and license matters are settled and the engagement ceremony is over." Norman Brooke made the final decision. The pharmaceutical company and license issues are still important. After all, it is the last payment of British India. Big income.

Alan Wilson certainly disagrees with the words of the two heads of civil servants on this point. Neither of them knows how happy the heads of British Indian enterprises are at present to steal and sell raw materials accumulated during the war.

Of course they can't move the factory directly out of India, but why not sell it to local entrepreneurs who need it?

Another gratifying thing is that his second iron box is finally full. Alan Wilson is like a farmer after the autumn harvest begins, his face is full of harvest joy.

Sometimes happiness is so simple and does not require any grand scenes to set it off. Just like him now, although he is impoverished, he is still very happy.

This time's gift was very in line with the standard of being light in courtesy and heavy in affection. Don't always give conspicuous things like tiger skins and cars. He also had to sell the gifts that were too big.

Like now, it would be nice to get something that is calculated based on drag but is not conspicuous. This is in line with his character of having a gentle breeze on both sleeves.

"I've been watching for several minutes." Pamela Mountbatten stretched out her hand and waved it in front of Alan Wilson's eyes. "The saliva is coming out."

"I feel the depravity of money worship with my heart. Only by seeing these things often can I not be confused by them." Alan Wilson wiped the corner of his mouth and said confidently, "I am not interested in money. If I want to, do Business will be far more successful and easier than being a civil servant."