Chapter 1094 – The Pressure is All on the UK

“The subsequent batches of intern workers will be arranged according to today’s process.” Giving a command to his chief private secretary Wick, Alan Wilson set off on his return journey.

The Iranian oil crisis, which had already dragged on for so long, was still something that the Foreign Ministry had to follow up on. His wife, who had just given up her share of the quota, still had an undying look on her face these days, always feeling that she had lost out.

If it is usual, it is not possible that Pamela Mountbatten will forget after a long time, but his husband has been following up on the Iranian issue, resulting in the family did not forget the conditions, things can only be Alan Wilson for some calm analysis.

The key politician, never one to use history as a mirror, elaborated on the relationship between the state and businessmen as a group, “The Soviets said that workers have no fatherland, and the Americans said that capitalists have no fatherland, and in fact both are right. The relationship between the businessman and the state is not so simple, but there is no doubt that currently there is still a strong British flavor to your industry, and it can’t always be the state that contributes to you, you have to give some feedback to the state as well, don’t you?”

“Consider that more than a hundred years ago, it was Britain’s huge tax collection capacity that gave it the upper hand in the tussle with France. That’s what forged the splendor of the Sunset Empire and ultimately made Napoleon end up with a grudge.”

“I understand the reasoning.” Pamela Mountbatten muttered in a small voice, “But the losses are real.”

“Not letting go when it’s time to let go will only lead to a bigger disaster.” Alan Wilson was all seriousness.

“How come I’ve never heard of a similar example.” Pamela Mountbatten cocked her head, waiting for her husband’s answer.

How come there aren’t any? The Jews weren’t? But the Mountbatten family really does have Jewish blood, so that can’t be said, Allen Wilson frowned, “There is one counter-example, too much oppression of merchants led to merchants defecting to the enemy.”

In fact, China, with the exception of the Mongols who could do anything, would limit the expansion of merchants by state power.

There’s nothing wrong with that, because merchants seek profit, and they really should be controlled. But also need to be divided into how to suppress, the Ming dynasty is too black hearted to merchants, get in the national business level is extremely failed.

Jin merchants would rather do business with the Jin, are on the Ming Dynasty, like a thief, because there are many lessons learned from the past.

In other dynasties, merchants are also in a weak, from time to time will be cut by the court leek, but generally at the level of suppression. But in the Ming Dynasty, once the merchants show their wealth, no matter whether they are loyal to the country or for the scourge of the party, is to die for the whole family.

Ming Xiaozong period of big jewelers Feng Qian, Wang Tong, Li Xiang, Wang Zhi, Xia Lineer, etc., were arrested and imprisoned by the court on trumped-up charges, property are confiscated.

Ming Shenzong Wanli years of rich merchants Yao Prime, because of the death of the heirless, the court took advantage of his nephews to compete for the inheritance of the opportunity to seize all of his family property.

Ming Hizong Tianqi rich merchant Wu Jin thin, has lent to the court as much as two million silver, the court not only reneged on the debt, but also create an excuse to other things to seize his family property.

Ming Xizong Tianqi during the Hui merchants Wu Yangchun, ancestors started with salt trading, accumulated capital of more than a million, in the Huangshan and Jiangnan and other places wide range of industries.

His family had successively donated to the court more than 500,000 taels of pay, the court looking for trouble and crime, not only to recover the stolen silver 600,000 taels, but also the Wu family father and son arrested and imprisoned, their relatives and neighbors are not implicated, Wu family father and son eventually hanged themselves in prison.

The court has always taken such an attitude towards merchants, naturally, do not want to have any patriotic merchants in times of trouble.

Britain in the formation of the anti-French alliance, Britain’s commercial power has played a huge role, naturally, do not have to worry about what loyalty issues, but nothing can be too much, especially in the East, the Soviet Union also want to liberate the whole world, grasping the interests of the unrelenting, there is a real possibility of being hanged street lamps.

“The world actually has this kind of thing.” Pamela Mountbatten a face of anger, “No wonder they accept up the Soviet Union’s system so easily, the original is a historical tradition.”

“To the point where I can’t say I’m wrong, uh, there’s a certain amount of that aspect to it.” Alan Wilson opened his mouth and did not refute, refute what, he felt that his wife has a reason, “China is China, Britain is Britain, in a different angle, the attitude is naturally different. What we should consider is to try to build up a wide encirclement network under the fact that the Soviet Union exists, so when we eat meat we must also make sure that other countries can drink soup, otherwise, why would they side with the free world?”

“That’s what happened with Lumumba’s Congo, although we can’t openly say that Lumumba caused it to fall to the Soviet Union because he wanted to take back the Congo’s own resources, and we didn’t agree. But isn’t that essentially what happened?”

In order to avoid these countries falling to the Soviet Union, they had to give up some of their benefits, which would have been these countries’ own resources.

“Anyway, you have a point either way, and now thankfully, the Mountbatten Group is not a publicly traded company.” Pamela Mountbatten accepted her husband’s statement of looking at the bigger picture, “Otherwise the drop in share value alone would have upset a lot of people.”

“Speaking of which, let’s see what the government will do with Egypt when it comes to the Suez Canal Company.” Alan Wilson’s mood was instantly bad, the Suez Canal Company was a joint-stock company, and historically the reason why France was so determined to follow Britain into war was because of the nationalization of Egypt, which had caused a large number of French shareholders to suffer huge losses.

Usurious imperialism being attacked on something like this is about the same as asking for the French’s lifeblood.

The sky is the limit, and in a world littered with starvation, humiliation, ignorance, evil, greed, extortion, fraud, torture, despotism, and man’s inhumanity to man, one doesn’t assume that Britain is so noble just because Alan Wilson is British.

On the contrary, some Chinese, Persians, Indians, Arabs, show no less character, no less grace, no less warmth, no less wisdom, no less sanctity, than Europe and America.

Every man in every part of the world is moving toward classification. Some take the long way, some take the short cut.

Each sets his own destiny in his own way, and no one can help anyone but show kindness, generosity, and patience.

Just as Allen Wilson could not personally fight the war for the French, France could not continue to fight hard on the Iranian oil crisis in the place of Britain; both countries still have their own affairs, and there is essentially no obligation to go in and out of the war together.

“According to the embassy in Paris, today France officially launched the French Mobilization Act, a mass conscription, declaring that it will solve the Algerian problem in six months.”

Inside Macmillan’s office, Dixon, the Foreign Secretary’s Principal Private Secretary, reported the latest news from the Paris Embassy that France had activated the General Mobilization Law for partial mobilization.

All male people of French nationality who are at least over eighteen years of age are to register with the municipal government of their place of residence their address, occupation, relatives, protectors, employing masters, and their education at all levels of schooling.

Persons who are not subject to the obligation of military service, and who do not have any occupation or public office, shall be registered with the Provincial Government of their place of origin or residence; so as to be able to serve in the diligence and in the interest of the nation, for a period of service not less than one year.

“In accordance with a partial mobilization at the lowest level, France could add to the present Algerian garrison. Another half a million troops could be added to the Algerian war, and together with the immigrants collected into Algeria by French Africa, the French strength in Algeria could be increased to one and a half million.”

This was what Macmillan, who had visited France some time before, was to endeavor to prevent, and at the same time something which the American En did not wish to see. At such a tense time as the present, France was making a great effort to settle the colonies at one stroke.

“Alan, where are we now?” Macmillan asked, looking to Dixon.

“Should be in his office, the permanent undersecretary has been very family oriented lately and has spent his time at work preparing materials for the Basra meeting.” Dixon inquired, “Should I call the Permanent Undersecretary?”

Macmillan had picked up the microphone and within a few moments Alan Wilson drifted in, also aware of the news that France had initiated a partial general mobilization, but he had no idea, “I don’t think it’s a problem that can be solved by one department of the Foreign Office, the key thing is what the Cabinet, or the Prime Minister has in mind right now.”

“Now let’s think about it from the worst possible perspective, if the French are successful and the Algerian revolt is quelled, it’s actually not all good for Britain, France’s power will definitely be strengthened after Algeria is stabilized. With the power of the British Isles, it might be a little difficult to suppress France.”

The total area of Algeria is close to two million four hundred thousand square kilometers, even if the livable land area is not very large. There are also more than three hundred thousand square kilometers of the Mediterranean coast is available on, straddling both sides of the Mediterranean Sea, France, will become difficult to deal with.

Once this result occurs, the pressure is all on the United Kingdom, if the United Kingdom step back to the British Isles to bow down to live, then in the future in Europe not only to deal with the Soviet Union, but also may look up to the nose of France.

It was because of this vision that de Gaulle took the risk of initiating the mobilization order after analyzing the current population comparison. Against the pressure of other countries, one more effort was made on the Algerian question.

There was no doubt what Britain should do now. Macmillan also frowned, just then the phone beside him rang, it was a call from Prime Minister Aidan, asking Macmillan to go to a meeting at 10 Downing Street.

The content of the meeting Allen Wilson can guess, directly saw Macmillan leave, he turned around to return to his own office, sat down on his butt, “Save the United Kingdom eight, France is almost pulled out of the quagmire by me.”

A big plate has its difficulties, concentration has its benefits, and Britain’s widely spread colonies bring with them much more pressure to operate than France’s, and it’s no wonder, you can’t take advantage of all the benefits.

“Let’s talk about what the French move will bring to Britain.” Aiden got right to the point, and the central issue that had summoned the cabinet ministers here was the mobilization order issued by France.