Chapter 381: Next time for sure
A trip to the Ministry of Finance wasn’t all about inquiring about the recovery of the Kokkin economy, although Edward Bridges didn’t hide the current recovery either, and even said a lot about it.
“By the way, the Prime Minister is preparing to sell a number of state-owned arsenals.” Edward Bridges said this smilingly looked at Alan Wilson, “Our prime minister is not interested in nationalizing all industries, and wants to give up on the military industry because the war is now over well. Now need someone to take over, but I don’t think it’s so easy.”
“Oh!” Alan Wilson narrowed his eyes, “It might take a company with a commitment to help the country out. After all, it involves a very large number of jobs.”
“That’s for sure, the importance of the military industry to the country cannot be overstated.” Edward Bridges nodded his head in recognition, “Just because the war is over, we cannot give up on these workers who supported the British Empire during the time of war, so that is why this batch of military industry companies for sale should be handed over to reliable people.”
“Thanks to the honorable Sir Edward, I am sure that this batch of military factories will fall into reliable hands.” If not for the fact that Edward Bridges was watching himself, Alan Wilson would have barred the small notebook he carried at all times.
As the original Cabinet Secretary, Edward Bridges now talked about the economy, but it wasn’t just about the economy either. For example, the negotiations to be held in Paris next month, he was just as very concerned, “Allen, there is your name in the negotiators, right.”
“Yes, Sir Edward.” Alan Wilson nodded his head, “I will do my best, in fact, with the relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom where blood is thicker than water, it would be completely unjustifiable if we don’t take the largest share.”
“The words are true.” Edward Bridges sighed and said, “That’s why I still suggest that the Prime Minister not publicize the news of the optimistic recovery, showing that the situation in the UK is not optimistic right now as well, so that it will be easier to achieve the goal.”
You Brits play this game too? Alan Wilson was taken aback, he had thought that the Labor Party was still at least on such a higher moral level than the Conservatives, but now he saw that it was all an illusion.
“Actually, according to Soviet statistical methods, it’s possible to mold that kind of data.” Alan Wilson lowered his voice and said, “What’s more, it’s the Labor Party in power now, and the rationing system hasn’t ended yet, so it’s very logical to count like this.”
What was so difficult about this matter, the combination of that Soviet system of accounting for material goods, that is to say, the calculations that only counted agriculture and industry, would allow Britain to successfully come up with a figure that had not yet been recovered.
Changing data is not much of a shame; India, the jewel of the British Empire decades later, changed data all the time.
That Soviet method of calculation would have made the economic figures much worse. But to believe it would be no different than stupidity, could a figure that was a third of the US economy have fought against the US plus a waterfall of old imperialist powers bundled together for so long?
From the data Japan than the Soviet Union, let Japan to raise five million troops, the world’s first army, the world’s second naval and air force, to see if Japan has the ability to afford to raise?
“Is this okay? But on the eve of economic aid, it’s not exactly a willful deception of the United States, is it?” Edward Bridges, on hearing this, was salty that socialism still had things to learn and that it could not be generalized.
The current year’s economic recovery figures for the UK have not yet been released, after all, the year is not over yet, where are the statistics at this time of year, this time of year the Americans are going to meet in Paris, the timing is also just right.
“Our approach to the European countries and the United States remains balanced.” Edward Bridges said that at next month’s meeting Allen Wilson should make this the most basic guideline.
In response Allen Wilson said that this bottom line must be kept in mind, and isn’t this the same attitude that he had in New Delhi, when he was confronted by those Indian merchant families? Every single one of them I have received money, it is the same as not receiving money.
Alan Wilson left the Ministry of Finance to inform Mountbatten of the current real domestic economic recovery rate.
On a more important matter, Edward Bridges mentioned the Prime Minister’s readiness to sell off a number of military industries.
It would be best if these factories fell into reliable hands, and Alan Wilson felt that Pamela Mountbatten was that reliable person.
“Registering companies again?” Pamela Mountbatten listened to Allen Wilson finish his words and was shocked, “Just registering a company without industry to do it doesn’t work na, right, the logo of the medical company, I still want to talk to you, get a simple and clear one.”
“How important the military industry is to the country, now that we got the news, we should do a little preparation. It involves employment. As for a logo for a medical company, how hard can it be, I’ll draw one for you right now.”
Alan Wilson finished his righteous statement, then took out the paper and pen, gazed and meditated for a moment, spent an umbrella, painted half of the blades in a dark color, and then placed it in front of Pamela Mountbatten and said, “What a nice umbrella, wouldn’t it be appropriate to use it as the logo of the medical company?”
The Umbrella Corporation in the movie was the number one company in the world in terms of strength. The military strength is equivalent to a medium-sized country. There is as much money as a superpower. There are several parts of the movie that highlight the strength of the Umbrella Corporation.
The Umbrella Corporation is underground, and anyone who watches the movie carefully will notice that it’s all under a thousand meters, the Hive, Kamchatka Bay, and Tokyo. Take tunnels and bridges, bridges are less expensive, they’re above ground, tunnels are underground and particularly costly.
The same goes for corporations, not to mention over a thousand meters deep. Umbrella has more divisions. France, England, etc.
Alan Wilson naturally knew that this Pamela Mountbatten’s medical company, was not going to be able to reach that kind of strength, but it could be used as an incentive to energize Pamela Mountbatten’s career.
After talking about the medical company logo, Allen Wilson began to say that the prime minister wants to sell part of the military industry, to privatize things, from his arms took out the list of state-owned military factories that are to be sold this time, mysteriously said, “I have not even stayed in the country much, and do not know the value of this yet, but I believe that your father definitely knows.”
“My father has only been back for a few days and will be going back soon, so you’re being so hard on him.” Pamela Mountbatten blankly glanced at Alan Wilson and sighed, “I’m telling you, this is the last time.”
“Next time for sure, next time for sure.” Allen Wilson smiled curtly, indicating that I was wrong, and I will dare the initial intention next time.
Wasn’t he to blame for the speed of recovery of today’s domestic economy? It was absolutely there, without even mentioning the remarkable contributions he had made in British India.
What a contribution to the shipyards in London was created just by giving the Soviet Union the German post-war fleet.
With the fleet gone the demand is still there, doesn’t Germany need to import? So as the number one shipbuilder in Europe, doesn’t that demand fall to Britain? And in the time it took to build the new ships, the fleet responsible for transporting German goods was the only one with this spare capacity, Britain.
Alan Wilson was too embarrassed to take credit, he felt that the Prime Minister was no more than that. Now also have to tearfully take over the national military industrial enterprises that were sold, simply for the British Empire paid too much.
Smiling in the face of Prime Minister Adderley cut leeks sharp edge, enough to show that he loves this country deeply.
Taking advantage of Pamela Mountbatten to go to her father to ask for inside information, Alan Wilson still carries on his own footloose life. By the time he arrived at this age, his industriousness was more than a step up from his previous life.
Tracing the reason for this, to do everything possible to become rich in the shortest possible time, and by the way, let the British Empire land smoothly.
Alan Wilson, who was standing in the harbor waiting for the arrival of the cargo ship, complained to Ali Khan’s steward, “Do you know what, Alim, I am very nervous every day, it is that sense of urgency that makes me not dare to stay down.”
“Putting these green stones in the harbor also requires a lot of storage costs, right?” Arium couldn’t understand Alan Wilson’s complaints and could only focus on something more practical, “Isn’t it too fancy to use it to build a house.”
“Arium, as you know I’m a clean civil servant, only Pamela’s mother knows about these expenses.” Alan Wilson said with an air of having nothing to do with me, “You know, the Mountbatten family is a big family, and I’ve suffered a lot.”
This kind of thing can never be said to be related to oneself, it’s still more appropriate to hold it on the Mountbatten family.
As for the value of these stones, the customs documents have written, forty-nine and a half pence per cubic meter, roughly five cubic meters of one pound, completely ordinary stone, and what luxury is nothing to do with, the Burmese mines have a lot.
“Have the trains been arranged yet, and are the Hawksin farmers satisfied with the compensation?” Alan Wilson pulled his gaze back and decided to speak on a lighter note, “Thank you very much for the Maharaja’s interest in me moving into my new home, I will be sure to contact the Maharaja if there is any important news.”
Regarding the fact that he was going to build a house and that the Great Monarch of Ali Khan had helped with it, Allen Wilson would definitely keep it in mind.
Sometimes when he thought about it, if the conditions allowed it, Ali Khan was a pacifist anyway, and if he couldn’t keep Hyderabad, he could totally continue Malaya and continue to be the monarch.
Of course this was only a vision, and with the friendship between the two, there was nothing wrong with this. Of course, the cost of building Malaya, Ali Khan must mean, nothing is for nothing.
Pamela Mountbatten of course also has the task, ordered a number of mine detectors ready to be used to build a house, everyone knows that the World War has just ended, in order to explore the safety of the Hawksin there is no exploding bombs, from a security point of view makes sense.