British Civil Servant

v1 Chapter 366: Leasing a battleship?

"That's even better. I have full confidence in Mr. Brandt." Alan Wilson gave Brandt full responsibility for this matter.

Because the decision-making power is still in the hands of Alan Wilson, he finally found the feeling of guiding the country in the British-occupied area.

You must know that in China, politicians always speak, and civil servants are obedient. At this time, asking the future German Chancellor to help him with his affairs is like turning a slave into a master. Naturally, he is refreshed and needless to say.

After more than two years, at least in Germany there is still a lot of improvement. The traffic is already very smooth. When he came to Germany just after the war, even traveling was a problem. Whether it was a railway or a highway, there were only railways and highways, but there was no railway network or highway network. that kind of thing.

This Brussels meeting was held under the slogan of "uniting as one to overcome the difficulties". Because of the recent illness of the Foreign Secretary, Prime Minister Attlee on the British side was quite alone.

Alan Wilson, who was almost full of time, hurried to Brussels to join this organization established to prevent the resurrection of the German ****.

Why did the Brussels Conference organize a discussion on how to prevent a German attack? It is nothing more than the old problem, the Soviet Union is too strong, so the Brussels meeting is to guard against Germany. Clauses against Germany have always existed only in public declarations.

The changes in Brussels are not too big, at least compared to the last time Alan Wilson came here. Of course, there are no earth-shaking changes in Germany, but when he went to Germany last time, Germany's land and the surface of the moon were the same. It was too unbearable to look directly at it, and it returned to the general level after two years, and the comparison between the two looked pretty good.

What was Brussels at that time, and what it is now, there is no significant change.

Alan Wilson, who arrived in Brussels, also found time to buy a pack of cigarettes from the Hellmann family. This brand Alan Wilson will never admit wrong, because this is what he copied.

When Pokina asked what brand the cigarettes were called, Alan Wilson thought about it for a long time, and then took out the Cosmic brand cigarettes that had been on the Spring Festival Gala cross talk.

This brand is still the brand of his hometown, and it was probably discontinued when he was less than 20 years old.

"The business is doing well, and it's all sold to Belgium." Alan Wilson sighed and joined the army according to the address.

After meeting with colleagues from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Alan Wilson prepared for the Brussels meeting. The one who followed Prime Minister Attlee has become Norman Brooke. Of course, he is respected by Alan Wilson because he is a senior official.

Alan Wilson also mentioned that he had just attended the German Social Democratic Party Congress, and he was quite worried about the ideological problems of the German Social Democratic Party, looking very worried about the country and the people.

"Actually, compared with other countries, our domestic recovery is very good. Now that Prime Minister Attlee is in power, why can't we think of a way to compete with the Soviet Union." Alan Wilson expressed that he joined in, and then broke through from the inside The idea of ​​the opponent's fortress.

"Oh, Alan. This is a matter of the Labour Party, and we are not very good at giving advice in this regard." Norman Brooke gave a look that you understand, indicating that the discussion was over.

Then, as soon as Norman Brooke turned around, he asked Prime Minister Attlee for advice. The cabinet secretary of the Labour Party is naturally inconvenient to interfere, but Attlee is now the Prime Minister of the British Empire, not just the leader of the Labour Party. It should be understood that the interests of the country outweigh the interests of the party. As Cabinet Secretary, Norman Brooke has the responsibility to remind.

"Which Ellen said it? Mountbatten's daughter's fiancé." Prime Minister Attlee heard Norman Brooke's retelling, and asked whose opinion he had, and then said with a predictable tone, "Of course the interests of the country are It is more than the interests of the party, and as the Prime Minister of the British Empire, I can still distinguish this point, of course, I am willing to communicate with the French."

This is what the Labour Party has been planning all along. It has been planning since 1944, but the planning and planning have been forgotten.

Alan Wilson reported on the Hannover Conference, which was a reminder to the Prime Minister. Indeed, we should take advantage of the current state of occupation of Germany to settle the matter, so that there will be one less competitor.

Norman Brooke was more familiar with these politicians than his predecessors, and almost immediately saw Prime Minister Attlee's thoughts, "We have ample historical experience in dealing with the French."

"Of course!" Attlee gave a look of approval. What Britain lacked most was experience in dealing with the French.

On the other side, Alan Wilson, who had a brief exchange with the new cabinet secretary for the first time, had just walked out of the lounge when he heard someone call him. As a young man in his twenties, Alan Wilson was certainly not old-fashioned. , called him the Portuguese representative at the last Brussels meeting.

"Mr. Olivia, what's the matter?" Alan Wilson stopped and said hello to the other party politely, "I haven't seen you for two years, but I didn't expect Mr. Olivia to know me. It's such a surprise."

"As I said earlier, I have a good relationship with Pedro." Olivia breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Alan Wilson stopped, "Mr. Alan, do you have time to talk to me?"

"Of course!" Alan Wilson was a little surprised. Is there something that needs to be done behind the scenes?

However, Alan Wilson did not refuse due to the friendly relations established with the Portuguese in British India. See what the other person is saying.

Olivia breathed a sigh of relief and took Alan Wilson to a place to sit down. He talked about the difficulties facing Portugal, which made Alan Wilson frown slightly. , it's better to wait for the meeting of the Americans in Paris, not to mention Portugal, the British Empire is waiting.

Just as she wanted to express her helplessness, before she could say it, Olivia turned to the navy to continue complaining.

It's just a lot of emotion. As the initiator of the era of great seafaring, the current situation of the Portuguese navy can be described as quite miserable. And it's been a miserable fifty years.

Before the First World War, Spain could still fight a Spanish-American war with the United States, although it was beaten unilaterally. But anyway, it can be regarded as a gesture of coming to power, even if the performance is not as good as the Qing army in the Sino-Japanese War.

At the same time, Portugal had a problem even going to the battlefield. At this time, the situation of the Portuguese navy was extremely bleak.

The main battleship was actually the ironclad Vasco da Gama launched in 1876. This classic ship, which is not even as good as the Dingyuan, actually participated in Queen Victoria's Diamond Celebration, which shows the decline of Portugal.

The Vasco da Gama was forcibly remodeled in Lisbon. The replacement of the Yarrow boiler increased the speed from ten to fifteen knots, forcibly calling it an armored cruiser, forcibly indicating that Portugal is a country with armored cruisers.

Then the Portuguese navy had an active-duty protective cruiser Adamas, which could probably compete with the warships in the hands of the Cantonese warlord Chen Jiongming. At this time, that is, at the end of 1947, the main warships of the Portuguese navy are The destroyers exported by Britain in the 1930s had a displacement of 1,200 tons, and there were five ships of the same class.

And now, the five capital ships of the Portuguese Navy are all returning to the Yarrow Shipyard for upgrades

Alan Wilson, who didn't feel anything at first, listened to Olivia's story about the originating country of the Great Voyage Age and the history of the navy in the past fifty years. It was really uncomfortable. People like Alan Wilson have no sense of morality at all. With sympathy, it's really miserable.

"Dear Mr. Allen, in order to keep Goa, the Portuguese navy needs a naval update. It will shock and deter the post-independence India." Olivia only stated the purpose at this time, "I heard that the British Empire has leased many powerful warships to France and the Netherlands."

Snapped! Alan Wilson lit a cigarette and said with his legs crossed, "There is such a thing, the aircraft carrier is leased to France, and the battleship is leased to the Royal Netherlands Navy."

"We also want to lease in Portugal. It's a pity that those powerful battleships are lying on the slipway to be dismantled." Olivia said in a patriotic tone, "If Mr. Allen can help , Salazar leaders would like to express their gratitude."

"No thanks at all." Alan Wilson shook his head quickly~lightnovelpub.net~ His head was like a rattle, what were you kidding? This all goes back to Europe, when here is British India? Can we talk about money?

Alan Wilson, who has returned to Europe, is already an honest and honest imperial civil servant. After all, the days of British India are a distant dream.

Are Portuguese people popular? He wanted to lease battleships as soon as he opened his mouth, but it was not without precedent. The historical precedent was that the United Kingdom leased an aircraft carrier to France. The precedent of this time and space was also leased at the request of the Dutch after France was leased.

There are not only battleships lying on the slipway waiting to be dismantled, but also many in Britain? For example, the Nelson-class battleship, which has been lying there for almost two years, will be dismantled at some point.

After the First World War, the United Kingdom originally planned to build the G3 battlecruiser and the N3 battleship. The displacement of these two types of warships is about 48,000 tons, the design concept is very advanced, and the paper data is very powerful. It can be said that G3 and N3 are equivalent to Iowa and Yamato during World War I.

But the Washington Naval Treaty cut them off, limiting the tonnage of capital ships to 35,000 tons.

In order to maintain a relatively strong combat power under the tonnage limit of 35,000 tons, the United Kingdom launched a shrunk version of the original plan - Nelson. The biggest feature of Nelson is that the main gun is fully forward. This layout can compress the length of the armor belt to the maximum extent and obtain the best possible protection under the limited displacement.

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