Chapter 865 Future Deputy Secretary
"Oh, it seems that you have planned everything." Mountbatten looked at his daughter and raised his eyebrows, and said understandingly, "Then, dear daughter, you should at least let your father know what cards are currently in his hand, so that he can Make steady progress.”
"On the French side, because of the good relationship we forged in Algeria, we successfully contacted the lobbying forces through the local military. The group of people represented by Pidour is not a big problem." Pamela Mountbatten knew everything. There is so much to say, and I hope to get different opinions from my father, "There are also some people from the Committee of the United States of Europe, people like Monet, Schumann, Van Leiter..."
"Although they are from two different circles, they add up to two prime ministers, two foreign ministers and the French National Intelligence Coordination Committee. It seems that the French side will not be a problem." Mountbatten nodded and said, "Then the pressure will be It’s all on our side.”
"We are the ones with the problem?" Pamela Mountbatten simply thought she had heard wrong. The advantage that Britain has over France is Britain's political stability. No matter how small the conflict is, as long as they meet on the battlefield, their influence on the country will be great. Destruction is inevitable.
In the process of competing with Britain for hegemony, France gradually failed because of France's political instability and constant coups.
"You should have heard that our Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary were at odds with each other in the early years because of the victory or defeat of the party leader. It is just that Morrison's prestige is too high. This gap has been particularly prominent in the past two years, and there are Finance Minister Gateske, the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary are generally acceptable to European integration. The Finance Minister's attitude is more conservative."
"In general, the relationship between the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary and the Chancellor of the Exchequer is complicated. The Chancellor of the Exchequer is a supporter of the Prime Minister and is not on good terms with the Foreign Secretary. Perhaps only people in Whitehall know about the complicated relationship."
Compared with the joint efforts of the two circles in France, the current Labor cabinet seems to be in peace. It has been in power for three consecutive terms, leading the UK to clear its foreign debt, and the economy has not suffered any major setbacks. But it’s just that the internal contradictions are not known to anyone.
The Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary are united in their approach to European issues, but they are hostile to each other. The Chancellor supports the Prime Minister, but the Chancellor is opposed to European integration.
"Father, Pidour and Monnet are not from the same circle. Pidour firmly supports the Algerian war, and Monnet pays more attention to integrating Europe. They can all sit together. There is no reason why we can't. The Labor cabinet will not be affected by this incident. Object, I’ll talk to Sir Edward and Frank.”
When Pamela Mountbatten said this, she whispered coquettishly, "Of course I am not saying that the navy has no benefits. If the arms sales are successfully completed, the number of new aircraft carriers may be built up to four. In this way, in the next twenty years, You don’t have to worry about your beloved Royal Navy being marginalized.”
"You... and your Allen are so imitated that you came to deceive and take advantage of your father." Mountbatten looked sad and really wanted to give his daughter a five-shot lightning whip.
But Mountbatten still stuck with this. He was happy to see the growth of the Royal Navy. Not only did he think the Vengeance and Glorious classes should be sold, but he also had a batch of Centaurs and Goliaths that were smaller than ten ships. He was also actively looking for buyers. .
In fact, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is indeed selling these aircraft carriers of less than 20,000 tons to different countries everywhere. Candidate countries include but are not limited to Brazil, Chile, Argentina, India, and even want to sell one to Iran.
Of course, in order to make the French feel that they had value for their money, General Mountbatten returned his attention to his old force, the Royal Mediterranean Fleet, which has Malta and Cyprus as important naval bases. Together with the east and west ends of the Mediterranean, it is still British control of Gibraltar and the Suez Canal could help France cut off support for resistance forces from other countries.
"There are 600,000 French troops in Algeria now. How many locals are there in Algeria?" Mountbatten really didn't know much about Algeria, so he couldn't help but ask his daughter who had explored there.
"More than eight million." Pamela Mountbatten hesitated, "The specific number cannot be calculated, it is just a rough estimate."
"The French really take it seriously." Mountbatten chuckled after hearing this. "Most of the country's military forces are in North Africa. I don't know how many troops are under command within the framework of NATO."
Six hundred thousand troops suppressed Algeria, which had a total population of more than eight million. Mountbatten could not think of a reason for failure.
In this case, it is expected that France will win, and the sale of two aircraft carriers will be the icing on the cake. Paris is still willing, which is a win-win situation.
While the old father was drafting a report to the Lord of the Admiralty that the modification potential of the Renegade-class aircraft carrier was almost zero, and he was going to recommend that it be sealed, Pamela Mountbatten went to the two civilian leaders of the Ministry of Finance, the former Cabinet Secretary, and the current Ministry of Finance. Permanent Under-Secretary, and his deputy Frank.
Frank didn't expect that the chat he had made while passing through Kuala Lumpur when he returned to London would be approached so quickly.
"Actually, I can't do anything. I can only settle the accounts for Finance Minister Gaitske and save a lot of money." Frank smiled bitterly and repeated what he said in Kuala Lumpur. "The most important thing is whether Paris has any If I have this intention, I can only exert influence from the side, and our finance minister is not easy to fool."
"How hard to fool?" Pamela Mountbatten was curious. This was a very high evaluation.
"He can be a civil servant." Frank shook his head and said to himself, "So even if I... am the Chancellor of Finance, I don't agree with any decision."
"Me?" Pamela Mountbatten whispered suspiciously, then changed the subject, "Maybe I should ask Sir Edward if there is anything he can do. After all, he is a gentleman with rich experience."
"It's not that serious." After hearing the name of his immediate boss, Frank immediately changed his attitude, "We all perform our duties and never interfere. We all have the desire to benefit society. With our cooperation, we should be able to Optimistic results.”
"It is true, my friend." Pamela Mountbatten was very satisfied with this answer. "I heard that Sir Edward also talked about retiring. It seems that the future of the Ministry of Finance still lies with you."
"Pamela, please don't say that. Our Ministry of Finance is just a small department, with only 123 senior officials and 467 secretaries, that's all." Frank immediately expressed to his immediate boss Absolute approval, "As for who will be the future Secretary of the Treasury, who knows?"
"This puts me at ease." Pamela Mountbatten smiled slightly, "My husband has said that you are a colleague he recognizes."
"I also approve of Alan very much." Frank also reciprocated, responding positively to positive responses.
Pamela Mountbatten has left, and it is too early to talk about what she will get in return in the future. Her return to London is not just about arms sales, deploying an exploration team with experience in maritime exploration, and looking for cities to help urbanize the Malayan colonies. Planning talents, as well as people from vocational schools, is no small matter.
According to the colonial government report published in the Malayan colony, "the professional knowledge and skills of the citizens are the "intangible capital" that constitutes prosperity, and the cultivation of this knowledge and skills is the guarantee of economic development. It was decided to combine industrial schools and agricultural schools , commercial schools, merchant marine schools, industrial cram schools and apprenticeship schools are all included in a vocational school system. As a secondary technical education school, industrial schools are divided into subjects such as labor, agriculture, fishery, commerce and merchant shipping. It also recruits graduates from higher primary schools, The duration of vocational training is three years.”
In addition to the vocational schools, the Malayan colonies will establish four universities, namely the Universities of Singapore, Malacca, Penang and Kuala Lumpur, which will focus on urbanization construction as British higher education's educational support for the Malayan colonies.
Of course, four universities is a long-term plan and does not require such a large amount of investment at the beginning. However, the teaching groups that go to the Malayan colonies will receive more favorable treatment than those at home.
In a high-end apartment in Kuala Lumpur, Ingrid Bergman, who was wearing a men's shirt, was busy making baguettes. Suddenly, the bedroom door was pushed open, and Ingrid Bergman, who was attracted to her, saw Hai, who was also dressed in the same style. Ti Rama came out and asked, "Is he awake?"
"I'm sleeping soundly." The corners of Hedy Lamarr's mouth curled up, as if she thought of something wonderful.
"Huh, don't tire him out." Ingrid Bergman continued her baguette tour with a somewhat distressed tone.
"Oh, it seems that you worked hard too." Hedy Lamarr rolled her eyes, obviously she was so energetic last night.
Ingrid Bergman's face turned red and she argued, "I mean to let him have a good rest. He is already very tired from work. Put down the bath water and let him get up and relax."
"What's the point of taking a bath?" Hedy Lamarr disagreed. Any dirty places should be kissed clean, right? What are you worried about now? Will he be tired if he doesn't do so many tricks?
"Where are you making food?" A sleepy-eyed Alan Wilson staggered out, missing the scene just now.
"I'll put the bath water in for you." Ingrid Bergman floated over and led the man to the bathroom so that the food could be cooked later.
After a while, Hedy Lamarr could hear the faint sound of applauding for love coming from the bathroom. She gritted her silver teeth and said, "Don't tire him? Humph..."
The time to satisfy his appetite was slightly delayed. After finishing his morning exercise, Alan Wilson devoured his food without any concealment of his aggressive desire for food. The two major movie queens were much more reserved, listening to the man's instructions with radiant faces.
"If you want, you can get a share of Malacca City's urban construction. But you have to establish a new company in Newfoundland to participate. French capital entering the British colonies is still easy to be discovered." After last night's battle, Alan Wilson was obviously in a bad situation. When you are in a state of ecstasy and you fall into old habits, you must give adequate rewards.
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