Chapter 1776 – I am a royalist

The significance of this day for the GDR cannot be overemphasized, at least that’s how the GDR government advertised it, but in fact the biggest significance of the talks was still the Triple Entente, about how the traditional allies from the midst of the First World War could maintain peace and development in Europe, provided there was no American role.

Before the formal talks, Margaret Thatcher and Mitterrand had a deep conversation, reaffirming the leadership role of Britain and France in Europe, on the relationship between Britain, France and the Soviet Union, the two have a basic consensus, must stand together to jointly deal with the Soviet Union, because the three countries on the national strength of the Soviet Union belongs to a relatively strong party, the cornerstone of the future of the British and French allies is to let the framework of peace in Europe to go on the basis.

The Soviet Union’s difficulties are temporary, if not to show sincerity to balance the inferiority of Britain and France, this talk is not at all talk, Mitterrand also said that the balance of military power is very important.

Mrs. Thatcher, on the other hand, divulged that Britain had been working very hard to balance the Soviet Union in terms of military power, and that Britain would certainly not take money to solve the Soviet Union’s economic difficulties for nothing, but would have to exchange it for military concessions, which Mitterrand thought deeply and agreed with.

“France is willing to help in military purchases if the price is right.” Mitterrand was equally interested in buying Soviet armaments, which after all were relatively cheap.

The more Britain and France purchased, the faster the Soviet Union’s massive to the point of mind-numbing military strength would be reduced, and Mitterrand didn’t see this as a loss, after all it was more appropriate to keep the military equipment in their own hands than for the Soviet Union to keep it themselves, and it wasn’t as if France didn’t have a place to put it, for example, North Africa was a good place to store it.

What’s more, the Soviet Union was willing to share its own exclusive possession of the economic and political power of the Eastern European countries, which is no amount of money can not buy, can be regarded as an extremely cost-effective deal.

Indeed, Allen Wilson, if he did not know the history of the collapse of the Soviet Union, really may think that this deal is extremely cost-effective, of course, now in the eyes of other people in addition to his eyes, this deal is just as cost-effective.

The willingness to share Eastern Europe with Britain and France, instead of monopolizing it, was satisfactory enough in the present situation.

Shevardnadze had a big job ahead of him, and he knew that his position in the USSR would be established during this meeting, but immediately he knew that the task would not be easy, and it was good that Culture Tsar Foltseva had also sneaked in to give him some ideas.

Nearly five or six years down the line, the Soviet Union’s bottom has been mapped out, Britain and France will not be deceived, this time the British Prime Minister and the President of France came with sincerity, to give money to solve the Soviet Union’s difficulties is not impossible, but one size does not fit all, are required to the Soviet Union to take out something in exchange.

Alan Wilson, of course, the most important thing is, the Soviet Union and even the entire socialist countries do not value the things, but for the United Kingdom is extremely important things, that is, the international trade in pounds to settle the share.

As for the second most important, it was the division of the European banking system shared with the French, or as it were, the division scheme negotiated earlier with the French, whereby Britain was to democratize the GDR and Poland, and the rest would go to France.

“Forty-six years.” Allen Wilson faced the same opponent of the Potsdam Conference, deputy director of the Soviet Advisory Council, Foltseva, after forty-six years, the two men are old, a time to fall into the feelings, divided between the two countries until today, saddening. …

Foltseva silently look at each other, whispered and muttered, “You must be very proud now, now the Soviet Union and when the United Kingdom’s situation is almost the same.”

In her life, she couldn’t see her hairy sister suffer! Although a little older, but the feelings are still there, Alan Wilson opened his mouth to comfort, “In fact, the Soviet Union as long as the pursuit of world domination, want to develop properly is not very easy, the United States is the enemy of the development of the Soviet Union, as for the United Kingdom our volume decision, will not pay attention to this matter.”

Before the First World War, the United States had already exceeded the total economic output of Britain, except that this figure was more than Britain itself, not more than the British Empire, which included the colonies. And at that time Britain as the hegemon of the day, even if the total economy is not as good as the United States, in many stock data far beyond the United States, able to suppress the United States do not dare to act rashly.

Alan Wilson knows that the volume of the United Kingdom is destined not to take back the total number of first laurels, the future with a population of nearly 100 million people, to get than the other developed countries exceeded the per capita data of a cut, has afforded him a lifetime of struggle.

Even Allen Wilson hopes that other countries hurry to balance the total economic volume of the United States, so that Britain will have the opportunity to sit in the position of arbiter.

Since there is France expressed interest in arms sales, Britain then adjusted the focus of the work, the focus of arms sales on the navy, the Royal Navy’s power there is still room to strengthen.

After all, as one of the three strongest navies in the world, and the U.S. Navy’s total tonnage is not far from the difference, if there is a part of the Red Navy’s active warships to replenish? It would be a landmark event.

Alan Wilson believes that the Royal Navy is stronger than the surface fleet, so it should focus on replenishment of the submarine force, and this is precisely what the Soviet Union is good at, the Soviet Union Red Navy’s submarine size of six hundred and sixty, half of which are conventional submarines are generally nuclear submarines, and both of these submarines are more than three hundred.

Of course the surface fleet can not be spared, modern class, glorious class can be placed in Malaya, so that the Royal Pacific Fleet to try another route, don’t one day a major country really understand the anti-ship guided missiles to play, so that the United Kingdom in the scratch to catch up, we must know that the lack of volume, resulting in the United Kingdom must not be able to make the route error, once the wrong way and then catch up on the extremely difficult.

This is especially true for the navy, which is the military branch that best reflects the tradition of the underdog rather than the bullshit navy.

Put it this way, if the People’s Navy suddenly brings out a fleet of twenty aircraft carriers, while the number of US Navy remains unchanged, even if the US Navy has a long history of experience in the use of the sea conditions of the various oceans and all the factors in favor of the US Navy, but also the same will be the pants will be beaten flying.

The Army can persevere with the spirit of hardship, the Navy is different, the ship sinks will drown there will be no second coming.

Conventional submarines this item is Britain’s weak project, because Britain was not good at submarines, after the war transferred to the nuclear submarine above, the conventional submarine slowly abandoned, the latest class of conventional submarines is the Champion class, but also only four in service, obviously in the manufacture of experience above is not comparable to the Soviet Union.

Allen Wilson looked at the Soviet Union’s Kirov class, of course, Allen Wilson also like Foltseva said, and will not refuse the Shark class as well as the Typhoon nuclear submarine, he also wanted to see the world’s largest tonnage of nuclear submarines, in the end, what are the advantages. …

“That’s all the result of decades of Soviet military-industrial talent.” Foltseva was indignant; the man could really pick ’em.

“The paychecks are running out. If the Typhoon class is kept, the Soviet Union can’t afford to keep it, so why don’t you take it out to show your sincerity, I’m taking this as a military sale not for nothing.” Alan Wilson gently reminded, this kind of speech in his ears, usually only analyze out a subtext, have to add money!

Besides, the North Wind God is not under construction, the Soviet Union can replace the Typhoon class, just like the Kuznetsov class to replace the Kiev class, what is not sustainable development?

In fact, these things that seem extremely important, but are really valued by everyone in this UK, are precisely what the Soviet Union valued the least, what the UK wanted was the hegemony of the pound brought about by the international trade settlement of the Warsaw Pact countries, which was instead what the socialist countries neglected the most, and valued the least.

The Soviets had no awareness of this aspect at all, and even if the agreement ended up being known throughout the Soviet Union, the Soviets wouldn’t have cared, because the Soviet banks would have literally only been able to deposit money.

And Britain’s banks can do a lot of things, Britain will take advantage of a great deal, but the Soviet Union will not lose, because the financial hegemony of the Soviet Union has never been, the Soviet Union’s understanding of this is only the objective existence of things, even the objective existence of the map on the head of the power before they recognize.

The Soviet Union’s stock market exchange was established last year, to the current is still a month short of a year, how can this raise awareness in this regard?

As for arms sales, in fact, Britain and France to buy armaments do not spend any money, T55, T62 are the main battle tanks of the fifties and sixties, even if the number of over 10,000 in the value of the value of the value of how much it can be? Only to fight is different, the purchase of these tanks is for the sake of the security of Europe, the European Community, Britain and France, the two leaders, in order to other countries’ peace of mind before agreeing to buy.

Afterwards, Britain and France will not only not say that they have taken advantage of the situation, but will also make a public opinion of the loss, showing that the two countries for the security of Europe has paid too much.

Of course this is still not enough, since Britain, France and the Soviet Union are ready to return to the good old days of the Triple Entente, there is no need to keep the Soviet Union’s tactical nuclear weapons, and Britain and France will destroy their own tactical nuclear weapons in exchange for the Soviet Union’s huge nuclear arsenal no longer poses a threat to any European country, and to be a threat, please aim it at the United States.

It was a unity event, and although the head of the map on the Soviet side was not in Berlin, it didn’t matter, as Margaret Thatcher and Mitterrand found out, relations between Britain and France had never seemed better.

Even if Britain and France were not economically weak, it was impossible to get all their money out at once in the face of Soviet military equipment of this scale, so the two countries offered to draw up a five-year plan with which the Soviet Union was extremely familiar, pledging to accept, step by step, the sphere of influence in Eastern Europe that the Soviet Union was willing to talk about.

Shevardnadze, after consulting with Foltseva, decided to inform the head of the map of the conditions of the British and French, and after receiving the approval of the head of the map, expressed that there was no objection to this request.

This is also to show good faith to the Soviet Union, black and white at the same time also make security assurances to each other, Alan Wilson suggested that Prime Minister Thatcher, proposed to Shevardnadze, next year’s February is the Queen’s accession to the throne of the fortieth anniversary of the celebration of the naval parade, invited the Soviet Union Red Navy and the French Navy to participate in the joint.

“This will highlight the British Empire, the important position in this world, which is two or three months later.” Alan Wilson said with the tone of a Lord of the Middle Temple, who can always be a royalist.