Chapter 1535 – Supporting Thailand
As long as a nuclear war does not break out, any country naturally has a variety of means to gather enough cannon fodder, while they hide in the safe back to enjoy the victory and wine.
Obviously, with Britain’s current strength, it is still not possible to use nuclear weapons to deal with an Argentina, not even in the original time and space, let alone now, it is better to think about how to ruffle Argentina, so that it has the idea of adventure, which is the more difficult point.
Alan Wilson, under the realistic conditions of competing with Japan for traditional markets, were all set to launch a fishing campaign in Xiangjiang to stir up the issue of territorial disputes, but after thorough weighing, still finally decided to leave this trick to Argentina.
Although the earth is very big, but what if it is used on Japan and noticed by Argentina? These are things that cannot be defended against.
The war on the island of Ma Allen Wilson is of course hope that the outbreak of the war, but also worried about the safety of their own good big children, it is known that the higher the status of the security of the more secure, must be for the good big children of the speed of the promotion to pull a hand.
With the experience of the war on the Isle of Man, there is also a reason to become a qualified general, or even marshal in the future.
Thinking this way does have some benefits all take, the risk does not bear the meaning, but after all, it is his own son, out of a father’s mentality, so do in normal but.
Margaret Thatcher, but in the election said, to enhance the British Empire’s defense force, he is only to help the first to achieve the campaign goals, no other intention.
Mrs. Thatcher rubbed her tired cheeks before meeting the Cabinet Secretary at the door, she had just discussed with the Cabinet Secretary about tax cuts, which was part of Thatcher’s reforms.
Not to mention that the Cabinet Secretary’s summary of the trickle down effect definitely fits with this privatization reform, Mrs. Thatcher is prepared to cut the basic rate of personal income tax from thirty-three percent to thirty percent and the top rate from eighty-three percent to sixty percent, and that’s just the beginning of the process, with further reductions to come once support is solid.
“Sir, your summary of the trickle-down effect possesses very strong theoretical knowledge.” Mrs. Thatcher saw Alan Wilson and immediately hid her exhaustion and said.
“Margaret, don’t be too overworked either, reform can’t be accomplished in a day.” Allen Wilson expressed concern from a personal perspective, as if he was pampering ladies of equal status.
Margaret Thatcher blushed and said squarely, “I haven’t heard this kind of address for a long time, it’s better to be more formal during working hours.”
“Yes, Madam Prime Minister.” Alan Wilson seemed to be listening to the Prime Minister’s orders, but still avoided this kind of address from Margaret Thatcher.
Mrs. Thatcher directly explained the discussion of tax cuts that had just taken place, as a solution to the unions’ demands for pay rises, and that lowering the tax rate was also reducing the burden on citizens.
A smile appeared on Mrs. Thatcher’s face when she saw that the head of Whitehall was deeply convinced, “And Sir thinks so?”
“Of course.” Alan Wilson answered with a firm voice, although he hadn’t asked, he could pretty much guess what astronomical amount of tax Pamela Mountbatten paid every year.
The tax cut bill is definitely a good thing for a successful person like Pamela Mountbatten, why would he oppose it. As for the tax cuts fiscal revenue deficit how to do, before not have decided it, sell state-owned enterprises ah, with the sale of state-owned enterprises of the money to increase revenue, trickle-down effect Well, are so dry.
British state-owned enterprises by the government to appoint and remove board members and other important executives, to determine the development strategy of the enterprise, and enterprise income into the budget, and the planned economy under the state-owned enterprises are not essentially different.
As a result, state-owned enterprises in the UK have the same drawbacks as state-owned enterprises in a planned economy.
The executives of the enterprises have become civil servants of the government, the profits and losses of the enterprises are not directly related to their personal interests, the internal management is administrativeized, inefficient, lack of innovation, lack of competitiveness in the market, and thus incurring serious losses.
If there is no comparison, Britain’s state-owned enterprises seem to make do, the problem is that many enterprises are comparable, take British Steel, Malaya there is also a Mountbatten Steel, people this side of the flourishing, the local British Steel is such a deplorable, anyone feels that there is a problem.
“There is one thing that Sir would make my job easier if he could understand.” Mrs. Thatcher was obviously well versed in the old Rockefeller saying that ninety percent wasn’t enough, I want one hundred percent.
“The Prime Minister can be blunt, I’ll try to do the work if it’s difficult.” Alan Wilson thought to himself it’s not going to come down on the civil service now is it, if so this is too soon.
“The Price Control Council should be abolished, in fact prices should be in line with the principles of a market economy, I wonder what Sir thinks.” Mrs. Thatcher was blunt, she knew that this was one of the many branches of power in Whitehall, which was filled with all sorts of committees, headed by this Cabinet Secretary.
Subconsciously, even Mrs. Thatcher herself did not find that she actually did not want to come hard on the man in front of her, to be able to do a good deal is naturally the best.
“If I say that colleagues on the price committee are gladly willing, it must be a lie.” Alan Wilson laughed bitterly, then nodded, “I will try my best to persuade them not to appear discontented.”
Margaret Thatcher nodded and, having finished her business, asked rhetorically why she wanted to see her, and Alan Wilson then elaborated on responding to the Prime Minister’s advocacy of increasing the defense force, as well as revitalizing the United Kingdom, mentioning the real threat that the United Kingdom was now facing to some extent, and this real threat naturally referred to Vietnam.
After the unification of Vietnam, successively completed control of Laos and Cambodia, has become an area of nearly 800,000 square kilometers, the management of the population of more than 60 million political entity.
It is important to realize that the land Vietnam now controls is almost free of rotten land, unlike the frigid countries that have tundra, or the deserts of the Middle East and North Africa, which are all land with development value.
With a population of over 60 million, more than any other country in Europe, the population of the Federal Republic of Germany would probably have been larger than that of Vietnam if it hadn’t been screwed over by Allen Wilson.
But the Bundesrepublik Deutschland had millions fewer citizens than it had historically had, which led to the fact that if Vietnam were in Europe, it would be the largest political entity in terms of volume besides the Soviet Union.
“According to the domino theory, once the Vietnamese attack could not be stopped, all of Southeast Asia would be in danger, and certainly Malaya. Now the US has been cowed by the Vietnamese. Not only has it turned a blind eye to the situation in Southeast Asia, it has even withdrawn its military base in Thailand.”
Alan Wilson elaborated on the damage Vietnam had done to the entire Southeast Asian landscape, realizing that Britain’s in half of its life was in Malaya, not counting the original Dutch Kalimantan, now the Republic of Kalimantan.
After the withdrawal of the Netherlands from Southeast Asia, the newly independent Republic of Kalimantan, there are also nearly 200,000 Dutch immigrants in it, in these Dutch immigrants welcome, Britain borrowed the economic advantages of Malaya, to exert influence on the Republic of Kalimantan, which is a pro-British country.
Regardless of whether the Kalimantan Republic works or not, the consequence of not caring about this republic is that it leaves the Kalimantan Republic facing the current situation in Thailand, where the United States, faced with Vietnam’s tightening of the screws, has directly withdrawn the military bases that had been set up in Thailand during the war against Vietnam.
Indonesians can consider Kalimantan is part of their own country, Vietnam to Thailand to infiltrate still need to find an excuse, Indonesia do not even need to find an excuse, how dare Britain not care about this country, to protect the Republic of Kalimantan is to protect Malaya.
Once Vietnam took out Thailand, Malaya will lose the buffer country in the north, and then will not be Vietnam and Indonesia two pro-Soviet countries north-south pincer attack?
Although Alan Wilson knew in his heart that Thailand was actually not to be underestimated, and ultimately blocked Vietnam in the middle of the military conflict, others did not know, including Margaret Thatcher, the prime minister, after listening to the analysis of the security situation around Malaya once again, the heart could not help but be nervous.
“Supporting Thailand is also defending the interests of the United Kingdom, and it is now clear that the United States has lost confidence in military action. It’s not that we haven’t expressed our concerns, but at the moment it seems we can only rely on ourselves.” Alan Wilson nearly had another back-to-the-floor moment at the sight of the female Prime Minister.
But there was a way out, and it wasn’t as if Britain didn’t have its own advantages, with the millions of refugees who had fled after the fall of South Vietnam and were taken in by Malaya, public opinion was certainly not a problem.
And Britain now does have a batch of surplus military equipment can be used to arm Thailand, is already in the degree of production, ready to be sold to Iran’s tank order, if Thailand is willing to pay the right price to buy, all can be negotiated, nothing can not be negotiated.
Supporting Thailand would be enough to defend British interests in Southeast Asia and boost British influence in world affairs at a time when the US is already scared out of its wits. It is also possible to increase a number of military orders for some level of revenue generation, “We are going to form a group of advisors consisting of army officers to shoot to Thailand to let it form combat power as early as possible.”
The last is the purpose of Alan Wilson, the mountain is high and the emperor is far away is only easy to bring up the level of the good dal, but this is not a pitfall to the country, but completely personal level and national level win-win.
At a time when the US was in decline from Southeast Asia, the British move to support Thailand was really good for Britain.
Crushing the expansion of Soviet power in Southeast Asia, Britain’s attitude would be a crucial step in reversing the course of the Cold War.
The security issue in Malaya could not allow Mrs. Thatcher to raise objections, “Sir, you can have some communication with the Thai government, which fully supports your move.”
“The Prime Minister’s firm defense of the interests of the British Empire is truly moving.” Alan Wilson seemed to be very moved, and since the Prime Minister had already stated his position, he had to get in touch with the Thai side immediately.
Although Britain had ceded land in the isthmus of southern Thailand, it was not a big deal compared to facing the threat of Vietnam.
Although ceding land would upset the Thais, it was not a fatal problem. If the Vietnamese hit, at least for the Thai royal family, this is a demise, which is more or less, at least the King of Thailand is ruthless to understand.