Chapter 1319 – Two and a Half Billion Dollar Budget

Mediation in the Indo-Pakistani war was a trump card for former Prime Minister Aidan, to ensure an early election victory, but of course the result now proves that an early election is indeed a risky thing, and it’s best not to do it.

But it can’t be denied that Britain did contribute to the security situation in South Asia, and the Conservative Party lost the election, stemming from Zipton’s classic, “Stupid, the problem is the economy.”

Rather, there is one thing that could be used to make a point about the drought that has hit eastern India; oil is not just able to be used to fuel cars, oil is also an important raw material for fertilizers.

In fact the Soviet Union assisted fertilizer companies abroad, generally oil-based fertilizer industries, such as in North Korea.

The reason why North Korea experienced agricultural regression after the collapse of the Soviet Union had to do with the loss of oil sources for the North Korean petrochemical industry, which caused it to regress into a march of misery. Because of the oil embargo caused by the Indo-Pakistani war, it has greatly hurt India’s agriculture and industry.

Rather coincidentally, India has been experiencing a drought in the middle and lower reaches of the Ganges River, since last year.

Monsoon climate countries weather is unstable, this kind of drought because the monsoon comes early or late for a period of time, resulting in force majeure natural disasters. Who made India’s climate is not rain and heat at the same time.

Had he known that India would experience dry weather in these two years, Allen Wilson might have regretted not coming out with such a damaging proposal as the oil embargo.

Stockholm conference, India’s Prime Minister Shastri mentioned India’s difficulties in the face of the oil embargo, Allen Wilson, the best friend of the Indian people, can not be forgotten because of the change of government on this matter, arrived at 10 Downing Street, Brewster led the top boss into the prime minister’s office, Allen Wilson’s face flat face, asked, “Brewster, the prime minister of whether your approval.”

“So far it seems okay.” Brewster was a little puzzled, “Secretary General, I’m a reliable civil servant.”

“British Water is in the middle of preparations, the Under-Secretary-General is leading this work for the time being, but of course the Under-Secretary-General’s worrying about water is only temporary, and in the long run the water company will need someone to sit in on things. Home Office Permanent Secretary was close to retirement age, I mean, a former Permanent Secretary to sit in the water company, on behalf of Whitehall’s determination to nationalize the water system. If you don’t mind, the Home Office job really needs a reliable person to run it.”

Alan Wilson explained his views as he walked away, and Brewster was delighted to hear it, supreme authority meaning? It was he who had this opportunity to become the Permanent Undersecretary of the Home Office, “Thank you a million times over, Sir ……”

“Don’t be too happy yet, the nationalization of the water supply system is going to take a year anyhow, there are thousands of agencies involved, there’s still a lot going on.” Alan Wilson shook his head slightly, “You first make the best of the job at hand, from the Prime Minister’s Principal Private Secretary to the Permanent Undersecretary, that won’t be a problem.”

The words just fell, Alan Wilson had already stood in the doorway of the Prime Minister’s office, and Brewster physically pulled the door open, and with a reverent gaze, he watched the supreme authority walk in.

Harold Wilson just sat on the throne of the prime minister, at this time is still in a state of vigor, water resources law is believed to come out soon, taking advantage of the leisure time to listen to the words of the cabinet secretary-general, “Aid to India? Last year India appeared in a drought? It doesn’t mean that there will be a drought this year.”

“To count the impact of the oil embargo overlay.” Alan Wilson explained the matter of oil being the raw material for fertilizer and then said, “India’s climate is unstable in the following ways.”

The cliché talked about a rain and heat is not the same time, India heat has hot trouble, why Indians like to use curry, and spicy spices, which is also related to the climate.

If a meal can not be eaten in a short time the best preservation method is of course the refrigerator, obviously India is not to do every household has a refrigerator, the normal preservation method can also be used in the oil, a dish to put more oil, such as braised meat in the summer will be able to put a longer time, obviously India can not do.

India is a lot of food is like paste, can only use spicy seasoning to try to maintain the food does not go bad, curry in India has its own reasons for popularity.

India’s food production is threatened by climate instability, with oil and can not afford to use, individuals can not store food for a long time, this is the objective difficulties, not to mention that according to the Indian ambassador’s telegram, this year India outbreak of bubonic plague, in short, India this year is really difficult.

“I wonder what Aidan decided to do in response at that time, to use the reserve food?” Harold Wilson came to be interested and asked if it was necessary to use the reserve rations to aid India.

Britain’s reserve grain system, is the Soviet Union to use gold to buy food under the desire of the United Kingdom to make a blindfold, but it must be said, Britain did establish a reserve grain system, reserve enough to use one hundred and eighty days of reserve grain system, Whitehall of course, is a strong support for, because it can be arranged for civil service positions well. The strength of support, and this time to support the nationalization of the water supply system.

“There is the idea, but the tastes of British food clash with the people of the subcontinent. What we need is wheat, and the Indians eat mainly rice.” Alan Wilson said this with emphasis, “The Malayan colonies had established a reserve grain system at the time just like the mainland, and it was close to Indian tastes.”

“You were already the Cabinet Secretary at that time, weren’t you?” Harold Wilson asked smilingly, “Whitehall really had its eye on the Malayan colony.”

That’s for sure, it’s all about creating jobs, but the Prime Minister doesn’t need to know about such trivial matters, Alan Wilson, “We can allocate Malayan reserves to launch help to India, of course it’s not a unilateral aid, India is a big country, we have to take care of the dignity of the Indians.”

Never let the Indians take advantage of, in Alan Wilson here became to take care of the dignity of the Indians, Harold Wilson fell to recognize this kind of statement, this time and space he had been a foreign minister, but also know that from the diplomatic level, Alan Wilson’s view is right.

“This is also in order to compete with the Soviet Union for influence, in Southeast Asia has appeared in the war, in the interests of Britain’s considerations, India is still to be pacified. Otherwise it would only damage Britain’s interests.”

Alan Wilson explained another important reason for doing so, steering the conversation to the Vietnam War, “In addition to the military’s combat power being relied upon for Britain’s global interests, we can’t ignore the play of traditional influence.”

“The military has an important role to play in safeguarding Britain’s global interests, we have never denied that. Britain’s borders are in the Himalayas.” This reply from Harold Wilson gave the Cabinet Secretary in front of him a piece of mind.

Alan Wilson let out a light breath, Britain’s borders in the Himalayas, is a slogan during this Harold Wilson election campaign, Alan Wilson does not expect the Prime Minister to live up to his words. But don’t pull back the 100,000 British troops overseas on the line, it’s easy to retreat, go back and never get another chance.

“Let’s hope the U.S. can get Vietnam out of the way right away and then pull things back into Europe again.” Harold Wilson inquired, “Do you think we’ll see an end to the war in two years.”

“We protect cautious optimism. And happy that our Tiger helicopter gunship exports, which exemplify the role of the special Anglo-American relationship.” Alan Wilson smiled, this was the battle where the military-industrial complex first showed its fangs, how could it end so easily?

The Soviet bloc didn’t want it to end so quickly either, the USSR put up a dollar and the US had to take twenty to balance it out, wouldn’t the Soviets have counted on this deal?

If in turn the United States in the position of the Soviet Union, that is more will do so, tens of billions of tens of billions of money out of the eyelids do not blink, but pull together ASEAN on the meaning of the landowner’s home is no food, take out a point five hundred million U.S. dollars to send out a little bit of food on the line.

After all, to Ukraine will make the military industrialization enterprises satisfied, to ASEAN but there is no return.

Have to admit is that the latter-day U.S. military-industrial complex than the Vietnam War period is even more greedy, only less than three months, are additional how much money aid? What a certain big country is an unprecedented competitor is also just a figure of fun, really worth the military-industrial complex to pay attention to the opponent, but also people Russia.

Out of the prime minister’s office, Alan Wilson is very happy, bullshit half a day, he at least knows that the prime minister is not ready for disarmament, and the Tiger helicopter gunships export expressed appreciation.

It was just a figure of speech to say something about Britain’s borderline in the Himalayas, but as long as there was no disarmament everyone was good friends.

In April, the Ministry of Finance officially took out the budget for the current nationalization of the water supply system, with a total expenditure of two and a half billion pounds, involving twenty-nine watersheds and fourteen hundred institutions, for a period of one year of nationalization, Harold Wilson was shocked, not expecting to need so much money.

“In fact the nationalization under Prime Minister Adderley came at a huge cost.” Frank was following James Callaghan, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, explaining the first round of nationalizations under Aidley, when the Labour government took out nearly two billion pounds to accomplish its goals. Compared to that nationalization campaign, this nationalization of the water system is only a small test.

In the House of Commons at the beginning of April, Harold Wilson took out his own push for a water resources law to be voted on, and the result was naturally passed in a Labour landslide.

“Secretary General, I’ve heard that Tory Aiden is interested in retiring, who do you think will be the next leader of the Conservative Party?” Makins retracted his gaze from the televised vote in the House of Commons and asked Alan Wilson, who was watching the TV together.

“Right now the Conservative Party giants are about the same age as Aiden, like Profumo and the others, it doesn’t seem possible to replace the Butler and Holm lot.” Alan Wilson dragged one hand over his head, how the hell should I know written all over his face, “As for Madnin?”

“He’s out of your mind, Madnin has accepted employment with the financial group, and the group director is doing just fine.” Makins said with a snort.