"Where does this start?" Marshal Mountbatten was puzzled. In his opinion, the world economy is stable, and the US's advantage cannot be overthrown in a short time. comparable to the United States.

Alan Wilson is also hard to say. The United States spent nearly 300 billion because of the Vietnam War. After pondering for a moment, he said, "With the acquiescence of the United States, Germany and Japan have lowered their exchange rates to promote exports. The national economy is strictly underestimated. Now the U.S. economy The bulk of the balance lies in the auto industry, and we have seen the development of the German and Japanese auto industries in recent years. Once American cars cannot withstand the competition of Germany and Japan, the balance of imports and exports in the United States will be easily broken."

"The automobile industry looks high-end, but it's really not that difficult for major industrial countries."

Of course, for late-developing countries, it is easy to misread good scriptures. For example, the auto industry in a big country cannot be said to be complete. .

Even in the field of trams, before Tesla entered the domestic market, there were models cheating on subsidies everywhere, and they dared to buy 500,000 for a battery life of 200 kilometers. Tesla came in, and then it became conscientious.

"The U.S. import and export balance is fragile. Once someone launches a financial attack on the U.S. and the U.S. enters a deficit, the U.K. will inevitably not be affected." Alan Wilson explained. .

"Who dares?" Marshal Mountbatten couldn't help laughing, and then he heard his son-in-law lazily say the name of de Gaulle, and then he felt awe-inspiring, "If it were him, he might really dare."

"Strengthening our military power is beneficial no matter what it is. After the war, the economies of European countries have generally recovered. If Britain does not show its status as a military power in a certain sense, it may be underestimated. I think, Prime Minister Eden is not ready to accept the fact that the United States has become an ordinary partner. On par with France, Italy, and Germany."

Just kidding, the economic aggregate of the UK is three times that of the above countries. Even if these countries have always used currency depreciation to promote exports in recent years, it is also true that the UK is three times larger in a numerical sense.

The income of Malaya is the same as that of Japan, but the current per capita income of Japan is about half of that of Italy and more than one-third of that of France. It can be said that the per capita income of Malaya is not far from that of France.

Anyway, even if the residents of Malaya come to Europe, they just take a quick look at the flowers and don't see much difference.

Numbers don't lie? Numbers don't fool the rich, they always fool the poor.

France is the core of Alan Wilson's persuasion to his father-in-law to increase military spending. Britain's economic conditions are the basis for increasing military spending, and the external condition is that France may have an impact on the influence of the United States and Britain.

"Even in one ship?" Alan Wilson said in the tone of a navy son-in-law, "it can save the shipbuilding industry."

For a senior official, finding sufficient evidence to justify his claims is as easy as getting a pay raise.

If he can, Alan Wilson can flood the cabinet with professional documents from the Treasury, Foreign Affairs, and Defense Departments in an instant.

The reason is, who will promote this matter, at least so far, Alan Wilson does not have the ability to promote an increase in military expenditures. He can fight for it without always bothering his father-in-law, but now, Marshal Mountbatten has to do it. Help is available from Whitehall.

"You may have gone the wrong way. You didn't consider joining the army at the beginning?" Marshal Mountbatten said with a chuckle, "If you can be the chief of the national defense staff in a few decades, you will definitely be loved by the military."

"This is not a matter of love or not. Since Britain considers itself a strong country, its military cannot be too weak." Alan Wilson said truthfully, "The glory of the empire on which the sun never sets is based on defeating Spain, the Netherlands, France and Germany Without these, it’s just a small border island.”

To put it bluntly, there is no country that did not use military strength to express its prosperity. The Han and Tang Dynasties defeated the Huns and Turks head-on before being recognized as powerful. Even if the late Tang Dynasty fell into an infinite civil war, it would be remembered in the early and mid-term.

Looking at the Song Dynasty again, if it is said that the cultural governance is not up to standard, it must be a slander. Six of the Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties, three of the Four Great Inventions, and three of the Four Great Mathematicians of the Song and Yuan Dynasties. , to have such a result.

But there is no solid record in the outside world, people think that they can't fight, and naturally they are criticized.

"I understand the truth, but it's not so easy?" Marshal Mountbatten was a little embarrassed, "I increased military spending once before, but now I can mention it by responding to France, but it may not be successful. John Prover Isn't this person easy to deal with?"

"The Minister of Defense has changed?" Alan Wilson raised his eyebrows, but he was not surprised. The average term of office of a cabinet minister is not very long, but the four major ministers of state are still a little bit more stable, muttering, "John Pro Formosa?"

There was a flash of inspiration in his head, as if around the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis, an important politician in the British Conservative Party fell into the spy door, and it seemed that this was the name.

"You know him? You shouldn't be." Mountbatten was very curious. His son-in-law had a lot of contacts in Whitehall, but in the cabinet circle, he didn't seem to have heard of anyone who was particularly close to him.

Even the father-in-law can't slander the son-in-law so much. Alan Wilson thinks he still maintains a good personal relationship with the Minister of Education, Mr. Macmillan. Even if the other party is not as popular as before, he will still greet him politely when he sees him.

"I don't know him now, but it doesn't mean I don't know him in the future." Alan Wilson looked like a cornerstone of the country. After so many years, he should also contribute to Britain, such as arresting a spy or something.

If the Secretary of Defense, John Provermo, is sensible, he will quickly block his future as an important figure in the Conservative Party and stand on the side of the military in the matter of increasing military spending again.

Otherwise, Alan Wilson was infinitely loyal to the British Empire, and he would certainly not be able to tolerate such a minister of defense who betrayed his motherland.

"The situation in the southern Mediterranean is out of control, and military spending must be increased." Marshal Mountbatten's hoarse voice appeared in John Provomo's office.

And Alan Wilson, who returned to the Ministry of National Defense, called Guy Liddell from the Central Government Communications Department and assigned an important task. Fortunately, he himself is the Secretary-General of the Joint Intelligence Committee. If he is an official at the same level, he will definitely be questioned.

"This matter is so important, no one can believe it now..." Alan Wilson whispered solemnly, "Of course we hope that nothing will happen, but if it is true, we must consider the impact of various aspects."

Alan Wilson doesn't know if his acting skills have regressed now, it seems that he should find Hepburn to make up lessons. Acting skills are not enough without training, this is the foundation of one's life.

The titular head of British intelligence, with such a performance now, Guy Liddell naturally dare not neglect, saying that he will immediately arrange the monitoring work. Then he comforted Alan Wilson, "Secretary-General, you don't have to worry, maybe there is nothing."

"Of course this is what I'm after. I'm just afraid. Forget it. Be careful." Alan Wilson sullenly made Philby counter-espionage just for fun.

The unlucky Minister of Defense in history lost everything because of this espionage case.

Before that John Provermo was a politician of great repute.

He was a respected MP and held several prestigious positions, most recently as Defense Secretary. He also often travels to certain places of interest with his wife, a former actress.

But these are not important after the exposure. In the House of Representatives investigation, he had an improper relationship with the model Kristen Koehler. What is more serious is that Provomo is said to have shared Chris with the former Soviet navy captain Ivanov. Ting.

Another person involved in the scandal is osteopathic doctor Stephen Ward.

Ward is accused of being a matchmaker between Provomo and Christine. He once told this woman that she could get high-level secret information for the Soviet Union from Provomo. Provomo's behavior seriously endangered national security, and the whole country was shocked.

As a result, the British government almost dissolved, the Labor Party shouted "resign", and the credibility of Prime Minister Macmillan and the Conservative Party plummeted. Soon after, Provomo resigned his post, and Dr. Ward was arrested.

If the military spending is increased this time, John Profomo can stand on the side of patriotism. Anyway, it is currently limited to secret investigations. Alan Wilson may let the Secretary of Defense retreat unscathed.

After all, John Provermo is now considered one of the few giants of the Conservative Party~lightnovelpub.net~ If things go well, he might be able to form a good relationship with the Conservative Party.

People can't always think about the petty gains in front of them. If the Minister of Defense develops well, maybe he will help him in the future. As a pillar of Whitehall, he must have a long-term vision and be able to go beyond.

Thinking about it carefully, Allison Wilson thinks he is still very tolerant. Unless he is like Duncan, his relationship with ministers is very harmonious, such as the Minister of Education Macmillan who is adding literature courses.

"The increase in literature courses is not to say completely useless, and it is basically useless. But it is useful for the stability of the country. Let them get caught up in these minutiae, and they won't think too much."

When chatting with Lawrence, the permanent undersecretary of the Ministry of Education, Alan Wilson commented on Macmillan's new job.

"Isn't that exactly our purpose?" Lawrence smiled slightly, raised his glass and bumped into Alan Wilson, and said with a serious face, "We are spreading a splendid culture and spreading it deep into the people. It can also reduce unemployment."

"Cheers to the reduction of culture and unemployment." Alan Wilson raised his glass and drank the whiskey.