British civil servant

"I'm thinking, how long has it been since I've touched anything professionally? As far as my work experience in recent years is concerned, I almost forgot what I'm professional." Alan Wilson rubbed his face, full of Missingly said, "I'm sorry, I was a little excited for a while."

"Your sense of humor is exactly the same as that of Americans. I don't know if it has something to do with working in Boston." Philby teased with a half-smile, not sure if it was a compliment or a sarcasm.

The smile on Alan Wilson's face gradually disappeared. He felt that this was irony. As a reliable person, he must love the British Empire more than the Soviet spy in front of him. There is no doubt about it.

"If you have any questions, just ask!" Alan Wilson said indifferently, "I dare not talk about other countries. I am a top student at Oxford University. I even understand Chinese, so I don't need any translation. Communicate with Chinese workers."

"That's what I've heard." Philby took over some materials while nodding, not forgetting to say, "We want to analyze the direction of the war and its impact on Britain."

"Leave it to me, are you in a hurry? If you are in a hurry, I will send it back tomorrow." Alan Wilson is full of confidence, and he will have fun with any China hand, and he has to personally act at the critical moment.

It's not bragging, even if you search the entire British Empire now, you won't be more professional than Alan Wilson himself.No one knows the true level of the Cannon Party better than him.

After getting the information, Alan Wilson wrote the evaluation report, and at the same time, according to the news from the roadside agency, Mr. Chang used American money to do American affairs in the previous American election and supported Dewey's campaign. , the most important thing is that this matter has been known by Truman.

Foreign aid has basically been cut off. Alan Wilson wrote this report in a very regrettable tone. If the United States sold kidneys to aid cannons, maybe the United Kingdom would not have to work so hard, stand up and share the world with the United States and the Soviet Union.

It's a pity, it's a pity, Alan Wilson said in a decisive tone at the end that the Cannon Party will be completely defeated within a year, unless the United States immediately forms an expeditionary force to rescue, it will only be sooner rather than later.

As for Britain's position on this matter, Alan Wilson said that Xiangjiang can be used as a touchstone. Naturally, there is no need for contact when Xiangjiang is attacked. Xiangjiang is safe and sound, which means that contact can be made.

It is even more strictly forbidden for the Far East Fleet to intervene. If it must intervene, the United States is more qualified than the United Kingdom.If the United States can remain calm, there is no need for the United Kingdom to wade into muddy waters.

After the report was completed and his name was written, Alan Wilson returned to MI[-] headquarters and handed it to Philby himself.

"In the field of intelligence, it's rare to have such a certain tone." Philby looked at Alan Wilson and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"If it's not allowed, I'll go to Newfoundland to be a fisherman." Alan Wilson raised his head slightly, as if Philby was not surprised to doubt his professionalism.

Chapter 475 Oriental Studies Expert

"Oh?" Philby flipped through it a few times, and suddenly glanced at Alan Wilson and asked, "Is there any possibility of peace talks? If the United States mediates."

"Mediation is like what Germany is now? Is it so that no one can eat anyone?" Alan Wilson shook his head while saying, "This is impossible. If you know a little about Chinese history, you will know that the country paid almost nothing for reunification. You can pay, how to mediate? Just like Germany now, with hundreds of thousands of troops on one side? Then according to the size of China, it would take 300 million Red Army troops to the north of the Yangtze River and 200 million U.S. troops to the south to guard it? Will the United States do this? "

As far as the level of the Cannon Party group is concerned, it is completely the opposite of any good word.Alan Wilson couldn't even pick out words to describe it. In a war of annihilation like the Eight-Year Anti-Japanese War, 13 rifles were manufactured. Who would dare to believe this figure?During the Opium War, the Qing government produced more thermal weapons than the Cannon Party. This is not incompetent to describe it, as if anything related to manufacturing could kill the Cannon Party.

"Like Germany? Haven't we always maintained the unity of Germany?" Philby frowned slightly, "It's just that the crimes of the Third Reich have not been settled yet, and it is not yet time to form a coalition government."

"Oh, Philby, you have access to so much information, you should understand that the division of Germany is a foregone conclusion. We have been reluctant to officially announce the merger of the three occupied areas, but we just want the United States to agree to some conditions." Alan Wilson sighed, "After all, most of the Ruhr area is in the British-occupied area. We still want some benefits from the United States. We can't give it up for nothing. Otherwise, we might as well let the Trade Commission continue to work."

The backing is down, the issue of Germany is not within the scope of communication between the two, and now we are talking about the issue of the East.Alan Wilson has answers to any of Philby's doubts.

At the same time, Philby said in any aspect that he might be able to save it. Alan Wilson gave a firm rebuttal, "There is no country in the world that has the power to save such an incompetent party. It is still possible to preserve the interests of the United Kingdom." We can fight for it, regardless of how the United States responds. I suggest that the British-funded enterprises in the Far East go to Xiangjiang, and then wait and see, the fleet withdraws from the inland river network, and the sea is our world."

After the Cannon Party knelt down, there are still many foreign-funded enterprises staying there, most of which are British-funded enterprises. The United Kingdom is a country with special characteristics in the capitalist camp. In view of the special characteristics of the United Kingdom, China has taken measures against British enterprises in China. It is different from the attitude towards American companies in China.

However, although it has not been confiscated, the general environment has changed, and British-funded enterprises still encounter operational difficulties.In this regard, Allen Wilson said that an imperial retreat should be carried out, and the company should be evacuated to Xiangjiang to wait and see.

"Then we need to send troops to defend." Philby said to himself after listening.

"What to defend? If you have that energy, it's better to think about how to defend Malaya. Why should we defend that place with a lot of boogers. How can we have the manpower to fight against millions of troops? They want to take it away, but we can't keep it. This kind of It's time to be more straightforward, like a woman who looks forward and backward, and will only be seen through."

What Alan Wilson was talking about was the chairman of the Conservative Party of a certain school. The blackmail depends on who is targeted, that is, Argentina is indeed too nonsense. If it is replaced by Brazil, maybe London will think about it carefully and finally forget it.

Philby is actually more interested in German affairs, and Alan Wilson said that this is not his business. He himself is now an idler, and he doesn't know what to do.

Nothing came for nothing, and Britain and France had no obligation to help the United States fight the Soviet Union.

Now at least the political core in London has recognized that the Soviet Union has been severely damaged in terms of manpower in this world war.The regular army just looks scary, but before a world war can really start, at least the current ten-year-old children need to grow up for another ten years.

Although the source of this is Alan Wilson, he is also the result of careful verification and guesswork. After all, Churchill has always wanted to let Germany and the Soviet Union stay in the morgue and the other on the operating table.

The former prime ministers all called for this. Could it be that Alan Wilson's conclusion after verifying it is also wrong?

Now that the proof has come to a conclusion, then Prime Minister Attlee, who is far less enthusiastic about the Cold War than Churchill, is not unable to cooperate with the United States, but it is definitely not an unconditional cooperation. It is normal for the boss to formulate rules that are beneficial to him, but sometimes bloodletting is required Now, Prime Minister Attlee is waiting, what conditions the United States can use in exchange for Britain agreeing to cede the interests of the British-occupied area.

The current situation is that from the end of the war, the United States had to continue to shed blood from the United Kingdom, so it agreed to the four-nation occupation. The area occupied by the United States is not as prosperous as the British-occupied area or even the French-occupied area, and its area is far less than that of the Soviet-occupied area. .

But just like the facts in many fields, the United States now wants to change this unfavorable division, and has been working hard for it, hoping that London can make concessions.

If, as in history, the United Kingdom needs others, then forget it.However, it has been three years since the two wings flew together. London officially ended the rationing system and cleared its short-term debt. Obviously, it did not want to let go of the British-occupied area so early.

Ismay, the permanent undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has been working for the past six months to negotiate with France to adopt a common position and the merger of the three regions advocated by the United States.Originally, in the original history, it was the joint pressure of Britain and the United States that made the merger of the French-occupied area and the dual-occupied area finally successful.

Now it has become Britain and France, in the name of establishing a coalition government, evading the United States' request for merger.This also received solidarity from the Soviet Union, believing that the United States was splitting Germany, while Britain and France did not want to see Germany split.

This is of course not true. Britain and France are also happy to see Germany split, but the interests of the occupied areas make people want to give up.

However, considering cooperation and struggle, Britain and France are also willing to pin the shit pot of Germany's division on the Americans.If the United States is willing to pay an appropriate price, Britain and France will give up resistance and let the United States bear the main responsibility.

Norman Brooke, who was busy with the establishment of the Overseas Assets Management Committee, asked Allen Wilson to visit once during his busy schedule to ask whether he submitted a report on the trend of a civil war in a major country, whether it was authentic, or whether he was talking nonsense.

"Dear Sir Norman, this is a question to a gentleman!" Alan Wilson said sternly.

"Oh?" Norman Brook glanced up and down at Alan Wilson and asked, "Is it questioning a gentleman?"

"Of course!" Alan Wilson straightened his back and emphasized, "A gentleman who graduated from Oxford."

"The Prime Minister is also very concerned about the situation in the Far East. Although it is far inferior to the United States, we also have interests." Norman Brook took a deep breath, "If such a large country becomes a country under the Soviet system, it may bring about a difference Usual reaction, the future is hard to say."

Alan Wilson opened his mouth, wanting to say something about the domino theory, but he still didn't say it, he just said insincerely, "The situation on the Korean peninsula is similar, and we are also in a dichotomous environment between the United States and the Soviet Union. We all know that, China's position in the Eastern world, if it causes a demonstration effect?"

"Oh, will this happen?" Norman Brook frowned, his face uncertain.

"But it's not necessarily a bad thing for Britain, right? It just allows the United States to continue the Pacific War and realize the wishes of some gentlemen." Alan Wilson thought with a relaxed expression.

The so-called certain gentlemen, since they were a group of leaders who knew Britain very well in the late World War II.After the end of the European battlefield, there are actually many people in the UK who really hope that Japan will do what it says and do a decisive battle on the mainland.

This is exactly the opposite of the European battlefield, where European countries serve as backup, and the U.S. military goes to the battlefield desperately. On the one hand, it can continue to receive assistance from the United States to restore its strength, and on the other hand, it can use Japan’s resistance to weaken the United States.

Among these gentlemen, even Pamela Mountbatten's father was included. General Mountbatten has been advocating that the US military must attack Japan and completely liquidate the whole of Japan.

Of course, Mountbatten was not prepared to lead the British army to complete this task. He just hoped that the US military would be bloodletted like European countries.

The most optimistic people think that Japan will continue the war for two years, and the United States will be exhausted.But with the successful detonation of the nuclear bomb, this wish was not realized.

Norman Brooke had obviously heard such remarks before, and said in a low voice, "Write a report and give it to me, don't let anyone know, my expert on Eastern issues."

Alan Wilson nodded understandingly, similar to this kind of report with clear results, in fact, the difficulty is very low.Just fill in the specious and far-fetched content.

The vast majority of China hands are actually at this level. The so-called China hands are just labels used to match meals.

Not to mention, Alan Wilson has real talents and learning. It is not difficult to make such a report by piling up the number of words. The biggest difficulty is to make the report stinky and long, so that the prime minister and ministers cannot understand it. Unknown.

This report is full of utilitarianism. It is written from the perspective of how to see the excitement in the United States. Fortunately, the level of confidentiality is very high. The importance of a copy cannot be overstated.

While Alan Wilson was busy, the Newfoundland Royal Territory delegation arrived in London, which made Alan Wilson have to slow down the progress. How can he say that his chief executive has not yet expired? Of course, he has to handle the reception work himself.

Chapter 476 Newfoundland Fishing Fleet

"Hankey, Boris, I don't know what it is to come to London this time." Alan Wilson gave a warm hug when he saw the visitor. Hankey is a member of the Newfoundland Commission, and Boris is a tax haven. The direct person in charge, "It can't be that something happened to Newfoundland, right?"

"Sir Allen, from what you said, everything in Newfoundland is as usual." Boris smiled. Compared with a few months ago, he finally got rid of the feeling of compulsion and actual embarrassment. It can be said that he has been reborn. general change.

Alan Wilson was very enthusiastic, and it was a place where he did his best, so he asked how Newfoundland had developed after he left.

When talking about the Chinese workers, Boris said that after the departure of this batch of Chinese workers, the Newfoundland Parliament will decide whether to hire a second batch of Chinese workers based on the needs of the European market.

"It's best to change to a new batch of new people. Any worker is like this. Once they start to adapt to the environment, they will start to cheat and play tricks." Alan Wilson gave himself advice after listening.

This reason is certainly plausible, but it is definitely not the main reason. The main reason is that changing a group of Chinese workers to improve their lives can expand the basic market. In the end, he did not forget to emphasize, "Peranakan Chinese are not credible. If you continue to hire , looking for new immigrants, by the way, the High Commissioner of Malaya, Gerald Edwards, is in London, you are here at the right time, if it is such a few days in the evening, maybe the other colonial commissioners will leave."

"Thank you so much, Mr. Allen! If Commissioner Gerald is here, we can talk." Hankey, who is already the speaker of the Newfoundland Parliament, nodded happily, "Actually, we came to London, and there are some other things."

"Please tell me, if I can help, I will definitely help. Newfoundland has absolutely extraordinary feelings for me." Alan Wilson promised that he was completely responsive.

"It's a proposal about a five-mile no-fishing zone, which has already been passed by the parliament. But there are endless ships of unknown nationality near the fishing grounds, and there are even many ships from European countries." Boris said hastily, "There is only one in our royal territory. Fishing boats are incomparable in terms of tonnage with these fishing boats from afar, not to mention expulsion. This time, on the one hand, I hope that London can test the pressure on the distant sea fishing boats of European countries, and on the other hand, I also want to improve Newfoundland itself. The self-defense ability, see if we can strengthen the defense force."

Alan Wilson was quite relaxed at first, but after hearing it, he asked with doubts, "Newfoundland Fleet?"

If he remembers correctly, he seems to have mentioned this idea on the radio one day while he was serving in Newfoundland.But it's just a casual statement, I'm used to reporting good news but not worrying, and there are always times when I can't find something to blow.

I really didn't expect that one day, what I said casually would receive feedback. In a trance, Alan Wilson seemed to see the cod war beckoning to him.

He seemed to remember that he was talking about using battleships to deal with poaching fishing boats on the radio at the time. Thinking of this, Alan Wilson lowered his voice and said, "Oh, my friends, don't you really look at which battleships? ? Not to mention the purchase, even the cost of use is quite high."

Although Alan Wilson has no objection in principle, for the population of Newfoundland, it is still unimaginable to really raise a battleship, which can only be explained by having money and no place to burn it.

"How come? We just heard that there are many warships in the local shipyards that are in a state of abandonment. Let's see if there are any suitable for Newfoundland, and we don't want to fight with anyone." Hankey quickly shook his head, saying that if it is actually used to protect fishing, use Not as big as a battleship.

This made Alan Wilson heave a sigh of relief, his frowning brows relaxed, and he said with a smile, "When I go to the Ministry of Defense to have a look, if you just want to protect the fish, then you have found the right person. Come to the mainland Find a more suitable one. The local aircraft carrier and battleship alone have sold several ships. I can still fight for a suitable price!"

The current financial problems in the UK, and being able to maintain a normal change is already a high incense. Selling aircraft carriers and battleships everywhere is completely helpless, but the meaning of the existence of words depends on how to say it. According to Alan Wilson, It is because of the need to conduct research on new technologies that precious naval officers and soldiers have to be used on cutting-edge warships.

He is the one who sold German submarines to India. The Junagadh state admired these German submarines very much, and even these submarines came back once, including but not limited to the wealth of the Maharaja of Junagadh. Shipped to London.

"I still need to ask the cabinet secretary for my opinion on this matter." Alan Wilson said to the two Newfoundland representatives in front of him.

"The cabinet secretary is also in charge of this matter." Boris was quite surprised, it seems that this has nothing to do with the power of the cabinet secretary.

"Everything in the British Empire is related to Sir Norman." Alan Wilson shook his head slightly, indicating that you don't understand.

It's pretty obvious by now that Norman Brooke is nothing like his predecessor or even his predecessor.

He is interested in everything, otherwise there would not be so many committees established to correspond to the work of various ministers.

It can be said that Norman Brooke, the cabinet secretary, has two characteristics. The first is to establish a deep personal relationship with the prime minister and ministers, and then use this personal relationship to clarify the scope of authority with the prime minister and ministers.

So the external performance is that Norman Brook is almost absolutely loyal to the current government. Whether it is the Conservative Party or the Labor Party, as long as you win the election, Norman Brook will assist wholeheartedly.As for how you won the election, it has nothing to do with him as the cabinet secretary.

But from the perspective of civil servants in Whitehall, Norman Brooke has almost an authority that can be described as absolute power.He will not let the Cabinet interfere in the affairs of Whitehall.Also participates in all cabinet, formalities, including top secret, nuclear war.

So look around without telling Norman Brook, Alan Wilson doesn't have the guts.

The most important thing is that Alan Wilson has the home phone number of the cabinet secretary, so he can ask for instructions first.

"This matter? Come to the Cabinet Office to talk about it tomorrow. I'm doing carpentry, so that's it. By the way, you and Ismay are here together." Norman Brook held the microphone between his neck and held a saw in his hand. After putting down the phone, he looked at the wood in front of him, as if he was looking at how to get it more suitable.

Ismay was Churchill's chief military secretary before [-], and later went to British India as secretary general.Ismay knew all the warships built in Britain during the war, even better than the current Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Defense.

Norman Brook asked Allen Wilson to go with Ismay, and he also listened to the views of the chief military secretary during the war.

Alan Wilson didn't know how the chief military secretary viewed Churchill's various eye-catching operations during the war. In his opinion, Churchill's skill in the field of micro-manipulation was at least not inferior to Chang Gong.Considering the international influence, there is more than that.

After learning of Norman Brook's request, Ismay thought about it a little bit and said, "From this point of view, a combat-class destroyer is very suitable. The displacement of more than 2000 tons is enough for ocean-going fishing boats. It is also more suitable in terms of firepower. After all, the main It's for emptying out."

On the eve of World War II, German dive bombers rose rapidly. After the war began, the German "Stuka" successively raided Poland, bombed the Dutch barracks, destroyed the solid fortress of Belgium, smashed the counterattack of the French tank troops, and strafed the Dunkirk beach. The British Expeditionary Force waiting to retreat showed their prowess as the vanguard of the German Blitzkrieg.

Because of the experience of World War I, the Royal Navy had a huge fleet at that time, but basically did not have air defense capabilities, but focused on anti-submarine. In addition, for slower targets such as surface ships, Stuka is definitely a deadly threat , as long as a heavy bomb is enough to scrap a large and medium-sized ship.

The British government held an emergency meeting to discuss countermeasures. As part of the "wartime emergency destroyer" plan, Churchill supported the construction of anti-aircraft destroyers, and the battle-class destroyers came into being.

When Churchill proposed to build anti-aircraft destroyers, Ismay was his chief military secretary, so he was very familiar with this group of destroyers.

The "combat" class air defense destroyer was a product of the war, but due to its late arrival, it basically failed to accept the baptism of World War II.It was originally designed to deal with German bombers, but by the time these ships gradually entered active service after [-], the Allied forces had entered the counter-offensive stage in Europe, and the "combat" class was no longer useful.

Like many warships in the Royal Navy today, the performance is very good, almost brand new, but behind the times.

There are a total of 38 combat-class destroyers in two batches, 24 of which have been completed and are in service. The remaining [-] ships are not incomplete, but not in service. Some of them have been dismantled, and five are in a state of abandonment. for other purposes.

"Five destroyers are in the shipyard. It can be said that they have been completed, but they are not in service." Ismay introduced, "I think it is quite suitable if Newfoundland needs it. These are not ordinary emergency warships. The construction standard is based on the capital ship, but it was born at an untimely time. It is not appropriate to keep it in the shipyard all the time. If some funds can be gathered, it is still acceptable."

"Allen, you heard it too. We don't expect to recover the cost. After all, Newfoundland is a royal territory, and the price can be negotiated." Norman Brooke ordered after listening, "You take the representative of Newfoundland to the shipyard Look, if Newfoundland is interested, I'm sure the Prime Minister would be happy to facilitate that."

Chapter 477 The Future of the Royal Navy

The design of the Battle-class destroyer was controversial from the outset, starting with the ship's armament.

Initially it was planned to be equipped with [-]mm guns and a small number of mine-sweeping devices, but when the final plan was drafted, the Admiralty decided that all ships would be equipped with [-]-mm guns and sufficient mine-sweeping devices.

The [-]mm artillery is installed on a closed turret. Perhaps this is the mainstream in modern society, but during World War II when the equipment was not advanced, this design made the gunner blind.

Maybe this is a problem during the war, but for the current peacetime, this is no longer a shortcoming. Alan Wilson does not believe that Newfoundland fishermen will find trouble with fishermen from other countries in the dark.

Although the ship was equipped with a variety of artillery, the generals of the Royal Navy still believed that the artillery firepower was not enough.

This is also not a problem. It may not be enough to deal with a fleet. To deal with poaching fishing boats, lack of firepower is not a problem at all. The living environment on the warship is also very bad, but it is enough to have fewer crew members.

Originally planned to have a crew of [-], half of them will be equipped after handing over to Newfoundland, and the problem of living environment will be solved.In the final analysis, the shortcomings of the war period are not considered shortcomings in peacetime.

Now there are at least five fighter destroyers that can be sold at any time. Alan Wilson, who has been recognized by Norman Brook, went directly to discuss with the representative of Newfoundland.

As for the blow point, Alan Wilson said that the biggest advantage of this destroyer is its beauty. When he arrived at the shipyard with Hankey and Boris, Alan Wilson said, "What a beautiful ship! , very much in line with the image of Newfoundland, in fact, the combat effectiveness is a trivial matter, the key is to conform to the temperament of Newfoundland's paradise on earth."

The "Battle" class destroyers are generous and beautiful in appearance. They are the first ships of the Royal Navy to be equipped with stabilizer fins.

What data and what caliber are mentioned are secondary, and it doesn't even matter whether it has combat effectiveness.

As the royal territory of the United Kingdom, Newfoundland must be protected by the Royal Navy. As for the two close neighbors, Canada and the United States, let alone there is no need for conflict at all, even if there is, it cannot be resolved by the performance of warships.

Just talk about the appearance. Although there is a saying that a beautiful fighter is a good fighter, the meaning is the same. For example, the Nelson-class battleship looks awkward, and the battle-class destroyer is no worse.