British Civil Servant

v1 Chapter 359: You might as well grow corn

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In 1947, which was about to pass, Khrushchev's life was not very good. After the war he was the top leader of Ukraine, until Kaganovich was parachuted into Ukraine.

Kaganovich is Khrushchev's peer. The two are similar in age, which makes Khrushchev, who abdicated from the top to the auxiliary position, see little hope for the future, especially in response to the measures to deal with the drought last year, Losing points in front of Stalin made Khrushchev quite depressed this year.

Especially this time, coming to Berlin with Shepilov made Khrushchev feel pessimistic about his own prospects.

Shepirov is a rising star in politics in any way, and he and Shepilov have completed a task together. No matter how much he thinks about it, he cannot make him optimistic about the future.

Before the two arrived in Berlin, Alan Wilson also received the list of counterparties for this negotiation. Of course, Khrushchev was not named. The Soviet representative of this negotiation was Shepilov.

No stranger to the name Alan Wilson, who succeeded Molotov as foreign minister after Stalin's death. However, he was short-lived as foreign minister and disappeared from Soviet politics.

There is no controversy. Just like Shelepin, Kosygin and other high-level Soviet cadres who are quite accomplished, people who are familiar with them may just sigh with embarrassment: "Would it be better if the country let him manage?"

However, people like them cannot get to the highest position. They lack a fighting spirit, which is not a fighting spirit with themselves, but a fighting spirit with others.

In the appointment of cadres in the Soviet Union, excluding those who were promoted through normal channels, there are two extremes. One is the evergreen trees like Mikoyan, Gromyko, Kunayev, and Andropov. They stay in a position for as short as ten years, as long as for decades, until they finally retire or are promoted.

The other is like Shelepin and Shepilov, and the 30th year has knocked on the door of the central government, and the 30th year has entered the decision-making level.

If Shepirov survives the Khrushchev period successfully, he will likely become Brezhnev's political opponent. Because the two are of similar age and have very similar political trajectories, Shepilov's resume during the war was even more brilliant.

Being able to become the later foreign minister is already a big man in Alan Wilson's eyes. He still doesn't know that a bigger man than Shepirov has come to Berlin, Khrushchev who is in the stage of being beaten by Stalin.

Although he didn't know about Khrushchev's arrival, he knew that the Soviet representative was Shepirov, and Alan Wilson was very happy. Although Shepirov passed by like a comet, he promoted the relaxation during his tenure.

In the 1990s, the Soviet Union had ceased to exist, and at the end of his life, Shepilov concluded in his last words, "I have never relied on anyone, I have my own mind to judge things."

Such opponents are at least rational, and Alan Wilson feels that he will not face too many unreasonable demands.

There is no doubt that he now wants to knock on the door of the Soviet market. British India is about to become independent. Of course, the United Kingdom will certainly maintain its privileges on the subcontinent as much as possible, but after all, it is free to do whatever it wants without direct rule.

At this time, if the door of the Soviet market can be knocked on, it will be another great boost to Britain's already improving economy.

Trade is nothing more than learning from each other's strengths. As a high-latitude country, the Soviet Union has no reason to reject Britain.

"Isn't there any difficulty?" Eiffel already knew the purpose of Aaron Wilson's visit to Berlin this time. As a British foreign-related personnel in Berlin, Eiffel, of course, knew the stubbornness of the Soviets, and expressed his concern at this time.

"I have experienced many battles and have seen a lot of invincible players across the subcontinent from New Delhi to Mumbai." Although Alan Wilson was not too sure, he must not show his timidity in front of Eiffel, and expressed his feelings of invincibility in the world. .

In the past two days, Alan Wilson also prepared some materials and decided to scare the Soviet Union like this.

He knew that in the early days after World War II, the Soviet Union was focusing on its post-war vested interests, and actually did not want to fall out with the West.

The most important thing is the situation in Ukraine, which has not subsided with the end of the war. At least there are still many anti-Soviet armed forces in Ukraine. The importance of Ukraine to the Soviet Union is clear to any key politician.

In the evening, news came from the Soviet Union that the point of the negotiations this time was still at Potsdam Palace, which was equivalent to Alan Wilson's conditions for an away game, and the news was sent back to London at the same time.

Alan Wilson set off with several diplomats and MI5 agents, and the next day at Potsdam Palace, the place where the three giants once met, revisited the old place to continue negotiations with the Soviet Union.

"Respected allies, we meet again." This was the first sentence Alan Wilson said when he met Shepilov. At present, the Cold War has not officially broken out. It is no problem to call the Soviets allies. At this time, The Labour government also saw the Soviet Union as a suspicious ally.

"Hello, Mr. Allen." Shepirov took the initiative to reach out and shake hands with the other party, as a gesture of friendship.

The few goodwill between the two sides is nothing more than that, and the ensuing negotiations are far less friendly than the greeting.

Alan Wilson mentioned the Rolls-Royce engine contract, saying that in view of the Soviet Union's record in intellectual property, it is completely reasonable for the United Kingdom to review this transaction, and the Soviet Union has nothing to complain about.

Because of this, the trade issue between the two countries is unfair. Alan Wilson said that the Soviet Union should open up the import of rubber and tin ore to balance the trade between the two countries.

"The Soviet Union has been exporting timber and grain to help the United Kingdom and even Western European countries to complete the reconstruction." Shepilov frowned, "And Mr. Allen, I personally don't appreciate your wording very much, you seem to have a condescending tone. One-sided demands on the Soviet Union are not the way to solve the problem."

"Can you try to buy the engine from the United States?" Alan Wilson said disapprovingly, "Do you see the Americans pay attention to you?"

In a country like the United States, some mistakes will never be made. How many idiots like the Soviet Union in the world still support an agricultural country into an industrial country from scratch? Forget the civilian industry, and even the military industry helps to build it?

For Shepirov's rebuttal, Alan Wilson just took it as if he didn't hear it, and had an attitude of whether you liked it or not. After passing this village, there is no such shop, and the regret is the Soviet Union.

"I heard that Mr. Allen has been working in the colony for a long time. This time, he may have made a mistake. The Soviet Union is a powerful country, not a colony." Shepilov sneered, "Britain is not so strong in the eyes of the Soviets. , I know some white Russians who escaped, walking in European countries with the illusion of being timid and cowardly. This kind of behavior is nothing more than a bereaved dog begging its owner to throw away two bones. After this war, I believe no one underestimated the power of the Soviet Union. ."

Wasn't this Stalin's response to European countries looking down on the Soviet Union before the war broke out?

"Mr. Shepirov has misunderstood. Of course, I will not listen to the propaganda of some imperial and Russian nobles one-sidedly like some people before the war." Alan Wilson waved his hand to indicate that he is not that kind of person, and then the conversation turned slowly. Tun said, "But I believe that a country with a core population of 20 million killed in action has no ability to start a war again. Why don't you Soviet Union announce the loss of population? Now we all know how much the lost population of Germany is, the Soviet Union's What? If you don’t publish it, you have a ghost in your heart. If the Soviet Union released the figures after this meeting, it could also be considered a fake, an official article that stabilizes people’s hearts.”

"Did you say what I said was right?" Alan Wilson turned to ask the diplomats and detectives beside him.

"Of course." For different reasons, whether it was diplomats or military intelligence agents, Alan Wilson was right.

On the contrary, the Soviet representative was silent. After the war, the Soviet Union did not announce the situation of population loss. The British people in front of them are so determined, it is inevitable that they are not sure.

"This is just a confused guess." Shepirov said with a gloomy face, "British diplomats have always had a great reputation, but now they are very disappointing, using unfounded information to blackmail."

"This is not blackmail, is it not a reasonable guess? Maybe Mr. Shepilov wants to tell me? When the German army attacked the Soviet Union, Qiu did not commit any crimes~lightnovelpub.net~ The Soviet Union except for the soldiers who died in battle. No one else died? The invader's army saw the Soviet people as lovingly as they saw the people of their own country?"

Alan Wilson said sarcastically, "Then why do so many countries fight to the end? Let Germany rule the world, maybe everyone will be better off."

In the first negotiation, Alan Wilson went back to the old ways of blackmail. Taking the population loss of the Soviet Union as a starting point, it shows that at present, the Soviet Union does not have the conditions for lions to open their mouths.

It was not until the end of the meeting that Alan Wilson mentioned the requirements on the export contract for the engines. The first batch of 300 engines should be paid in full first, and then wait for Rolls-Royce to ship.

Shepilov was very indignant about this, saying that this was an obvious blackmail. It would cost England a very good contract."

"I have never underestimated Soviet technology, but some things are not technical problems." Alan Wilson said disapprovingly, "It's like growing corn in the high-latitude tundra in Siberia. It's a ghost if you can succeed. Otherwise, you can try it. try?"