Chapter 926 Integration of the three armies

To say envy, of course he is envious, Mountbatten’s marshal uniform is very attractive Allen Wilson, only in this life he is not this opportunity to wear such a uniform, Mountbatten in front of wearing a shiny Bath Lord Grand Cross.

Among the three classes of the Grand Cross of the Order of St. George, the full name of “CMG” is “CallMeGod”, i.e. “Call me God”, “KCMG The full name of “CMG” is “CallMeGod”, i.e. “Call Me God”, “KCMG” is “KingsCallMeGod”, i.e. “The Monarch Calls Me God”, and “GCMG” is “GodCallsMeGod”. “GodCallsMeGod”, i.e. “God Calls Me God”.

The Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, one of the GodCallsMeGods, was a great honor for its wearer, and many senior Whitehall officials had their hearts set on just one of the honors that Mountbatten was now receiving.

After the investiture ceremony, Pamela Mountbatten and her sister’s family accompanied her parents, while Alan Wilson exchanged courtesies and expressions of goodwill with his Whitehall colleagues.

“The honor of a soldier’s life, Marshal Mountbatten has done it all.” Makins said without envy, taking his wife Julian’s arm, and then pointing out that his wife should get acquainted with Pamela Mountbatten, a rare opportunity.

“Can’t say that, a lot of things until the end, everything is not good to say.” Allen Wilson nodded at Makins’ wife, pointing in the direction of Pamela Mountbatten, and then said, “Maybe, this is just the beginning.”

Makins looked at Allen Wilson with a face of Versailles, and smiled and did not say anything, his eyes flicked, his wife was chatting happily with Marshal Mountbatten’s two daughters, the purpose had been achieved.

“I hear there has been good news off Angola, causing an influx of capital.” Makins said borderline, “That’s sort of the Gulf of Guinea in a broader sense, and it looks like there’s going to be a surprising discovery of oil resources in the Gulf of Guinea as well.”

“That’s wonderful.” Allen Wilson inquired with a happy face, “Has the domestic economy been affected by this economic crisis?”

Alan Wilson was still more concerned about whether the world economic crisis of 1957 had affected the British mainland.

During that initial period after the war, Britain was extremely in need of economic assistance from the United States. Now it was more than ten years later, it should have gotten rid of its dependence on the U.S. But he had been working overseas, and his understanding was a bit incomplete.

“There’s still some impact, but construction in Nigeria and exploration in the Gulf of Guinea have diluted the negative impact in North America. Growth in the second half of last year was the same as the previous year, and the forecast for this year should be the same as last year.” Makins answered in a nutshell, knowing the country best now that he was working in the Ministry of the Interior.

This result is already very good, and last year’s economic growth is flat, it shows that it has not been affected.

Once the economic crisis cycle had passed, the UK would be considered safe and sound, wasn’t that something to be happy about?

“How gratifying.” Alan Wilson said with a happy face, if this is the case, it proves that Britain has the ability to get rid of the U.S. economic hostage, without having to be blackmailed by the U.S. a blackmail, look forward and back.

The main thing is that this economic crisis can make Britain realize that Britain is capable of this, then in the formulation of policy, it will be more in the interests of Britain first.

Of course on the surface, Britain will not fall out with the United States as a last resort, but it is afraid that the United States wants more.

After chatting with Makins and Frank for a while and setting a verbal promise to get together sometime, Allen Wilson, a flunky in the district, followed the Mountbatten family home.

The promotion of marshal and the awarding of the God Call Me God Medal is the Cabinet’s hope that Mountbatten will be able to consolidate the status quo of the mountainous British military, which Mountbatten after returning home did not hide.

“I may soon be chief of the defense staff, the entire military forces of the army, navy and air force, which is an offending job.” Still wearing his marshal’s uniform, Mountbatten spread his hands out, indicating that it was not a good marshal’s uniform to wear.

“The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. It’s only a matter of time before the British Army adapts to the times. The three major overseas joint war commands have been in operation for a long time now, and there has been nothing wrong with them.”

Alan Wilson spoke calmly, “This is a time of drastic change, just like the Royal Navy after the war, battleships have been eliminated from history and aircraft carriers have been given a boost. There is also the even more significant nuclear submarine that Britain has not accumulated, a series of adjustments that need to be made to conform to the times. And that’s just the Royal Navy, in fact the Army and Air Force have the same problem, and it will take a man to get the job done.”

Marshal Mountbatten nodded his head, he was also able to feel that what his son-in-law said was very right, for the current British army, the transformation is of great significance, John Brabourne also spoke up, “Father, you are also the only one who has the ability to do this, to coordinate the relationship between the various branches of the military, and to make them convinced.”

“Indeed, it is also only me.” Mountbatten didn’t feel the slightest bit of a problem, instead he felt obliged, and the aura of the Great British Dragon Pride was unmistakable.

The chiefs of staff of each of the three armies of the sea and air, something can go directly to the cabinet minister and the prime minister, if you want the entire British army, that now talk to themselves, the chiefs of staff of all armies can go to the cabinet at any time the situation must be changed.

“That’s for sure, the military chiefs of staff meet with cabinet ministers so frequently that it shouldn’t be happening in the first place.” Alan Wilson spoke up in agreement, “The military should be self-contained and loyal to Her Majesty, rather than always being with politicians, which also increases the risk of military-political collusion, and it’s better to keep a certain distance.”

Alan Wilson, who wanted to continue to talk about Bibi, was dragged away by his wife in the middle of the conversation. In the end, he could only say goodbye to his father-in-law, who had just become a marshal, and followed Pamela Mountbatten away.

Just as he got into the car, Pamela Mountbatten, who knew that her husband was upset, opened her mouth to explain, “John wants to enter the House of Lords, and wants to talk to father about it, so it’s better for us to recuse ourselves.”

“I see.” Alan Wilson understood in a second, the eldest son-in-law came over to take the back door, the two people are really not very suitable to listen to the audience, asked, “How sure does it feel?”

“How do I know. But it depends on what the Cabinet side is considering.” Pamela Mountbatten started the car and said without looking away, “There’s been a discussion of a life knighthood bill, and Patricia might be afraid that it won’t be easy to maneuver after the bill is introduced. So came to discuss it with father.”

“In fact, why don’t you consider becoming a civil servant, you have to go to the House of Lords as a poseur. It’s fine to go into business, as long as you make it big enough, even the House of Commons is a poseur.” Alan Wilson commented in disbelief, “A group of peers doesn’t really deserve any respect, but a group of peers with huge amounts of money, that’s a different matter.”

“Is it like you and me?” Pamela Mountbatten glanced at her husband, wasn’t Alan Wilson referring to himself when he said being a civil servant? Wasn’t it she, as a wife, who had amassed a vast fortune in business?

“You and I are still not enough, there is also a need to have a father who leads the military.” Alan Wilson corrected in a serious manner.

A good trip back to London, the two rested for the night, and the next day went to the house of Mountbatten, today there is no sister-in-law’s family to talk about the seat of the House of Lords, and the two of them keyed up the politics properly.

The so-called reform of the three armies, the overseas garrison has long been completed, Mountbatten is now to do is to extend the reform to the British mainland.

“Allen, you in the Malayan colony and Sconce together, proposed the formation of native-oriented combat troops, they are trustworthy?” Mountbatten talked about this matter after talking about the operation of the Far East Combined Operations Command, after all, the combat forces to be formed, far from the usual security forces, armored divisions, marine divisions that are the main combat forces of the establishment.

“The so-called trust is too illusory. It can only be one aspect of the work to consider. Although the colony is dominated by Chinese and Malays, it is actually different.” Alan Wilson explained his thoughts in detail.

The education he promoted in Malaya did not deliberately de-nationalize the local Chinese.

But when the Chinese in the Malayan colony grew up, they certainly wouldn’t be the same as the mainland, and their sense of national pride couldn’t be compared.

As in the case of Zheng He’s voyage to the West, Malayan textbooks will first mention that the route was originally controlled by the Arabs, and earlier by the Jura dynasty of India. Adding this premise, Zheng He’s voyage to the West becomes much less significant and becomes a very generic event.

But it’s not like Allen Wilson lied, he hasn’t falsified history, it’s inherently true. The Arab influence on Southeast Asia can be seen by looking at the pacifists all over the place now, and the Indian influence can be seen by the temples all over Southeast Asia.

There is no point in talking about different civilizations to pull a stomp on, just present it in a factual manner. People who grow up educated according to this set of materials do not feel inferior to their own people, and likewise do not have the illusion that they were once ahead of the world.

“Of course the main thing is to use economic bondage, a poor place, no matter how justified the theory is. It’s useless to say anything when you haven’t reached that level yourself.”

Alan Wilson calmly said, “I have many ways to deal with possible threats, such as opening the border line in Xiangjiang for a few days. All I ask is that we stay out of harm’s way with China, and as long as the Malayan colonies are safe, Britain can create beauty from distance with China.”

Pamela Mountbatten looked at her husband with fascination and explained to her father, “If the borders are opened and there is a wave of escapes, the whole country’s image will suffer. No matter how they explain it, the world will only see poverty causing flight.”

“We can do otherwise and just live in peace with each other. Confrontation is a lose-lose consequence.” Alan Wilson said flatly, “I’d still prefer to focus on Indonesia so that our navy has a greater role to play.”