British Civil Servant

v2 Chapter 1197: Arms sales

Because of his status as an assistant to the British Indian Commissioner, Alan Wilson is still not suitable to show his face at this time, but it doesn't matter, he can still control Rabo Butler.

In the final analysis, Rabo Butler is just one person, and the rest of the diplomatic team are all executive deputy ministers.

This does not mean that Alan Wilson is fine. He has come to the place where he once lived and fought. The apartment he lived in has many fond memories of him. Taking the precious time to experience the customs of India, the Indians responded with a kind smile to this white man's face.

Back at the Windsor Castle Hotel, Dixon called Alan Wilson's room, "Prime Minister Nehru was deeply shocked by what happened in Kenya, and also expressed his understanding for the delay of the Royal Navy's trip, the minister and Nehru's conversation It's still going well."

"Have you discussed the issue of the British pound? What is the attitude of the Indians?" Alan Wilson held the microphone between his arms and put Heidi Rama in his arms. Precious, wasting time is wasting life.

"According to our information, India is still open to pound settlement." Dixon replied solemnly.

"Anyway, people have sent out the battle report, and the war is over. The advanced equipment of the nine brigades should not be delayed." Alan Wilson raised his eyebrows. Although the Royal Navy is temporarily unable to come, aid can still be sent first. Anyway, at present Not even the Strait of Gibraltar.

"By the way, the executive deputy ministers, Moscow and Washington, have also expressed their intention to assist India. The minister may discuss this issue with you at night." Dixon reported as if he remembered something.

"Thank you, I'll hang up first." Alan Wilson put down the microphone, tilted his head and looked at Heidi Lamarr who was just being funny.

Heidi Lamarr shyly and timidly withdrew her bare hand, and said to him from left to right, "You Brits seem to have a morbid obsession with the pound."

"It seems that the French don't pay much attention to the franc." Alan Wilson answered calmly, "A stable and reliable currency can help the issuing country a lot. This is the charm of financial hegemony."

The currencies of many countries are actually worthless and cannot impact financial hegemony at all. There are not many currencies that can be called stable in this world.

The currency of most countries is anchored by the US dollar. What is its real state? Take Brazil and Argentina as examples. The total economic volume of Brazil was 4 trillion reais in 2010, and it will be 8 trillion reais ten years later.

If calculated in Brazilian currency, Brazil's ten-year economic aggregate has doubled, but international trade is calculated in US dollars, and Brazil's real is not recognized by other countries. Brazil's population has not grown much in ten years, and its per capita GDP It was also cut in half because Brazil's currency has devalued against the US dollar.

This is not just a problem for Brazil. Argentina, Russia, Saudi Arabia and other countries that export a large amount of primary agricultural products and various resources have no pricing power, so changes in per capita GDP are almost entirely dependent on exchange rates and international market prices.

A large number of products from these countries need to be imported. In international trade, the main settlement currency is the US dollar. When the exchange rate of their country falls, it means that more money must be used to buy the same product.

When the price of raw materials is high, the currency of the resource country will be strong, otherwise it will be weak. When Apple IV entered Brazil, it was sold for 1,700 reais, and when it came to Apple 13, it was sold for 7,900 reals.

If a big country is like Brazil, because the industry cannot support a stable currency, according to the trajectory of Brazil, everyone will welcome an Apple XIII with a price of 22,000 yuan, and I believe that the determination to cut the kidney will be firm. few.

Alan Wilson happened to experience briefly the era before the explosion of counterfeit mobile phones. With the income of his parents at that time, the mobile phone 40 Hexuan at that time was definitely not something he could buy just because he wanted it.

Mobile phones are just an example, and this example can be used in any field. For most countries, as long as your country does not have this industry, you will be cut off no matter what you do.

Many countries can't even cope with the tide of the dollar. What kind of development is this talking about? Russia's resources are enough to fill the periodic table of elements, and it is absolutely talented in terms of resources. The economy has doubled in terms of rubles, but when it is attacked by the dollar, the ruble immediately plummets.

Russia's industry cannot be compared with that of the Soviet Union, but it is already considered very strong among resource-rich countries. It is disgraced, and ordinary countries can still see it?

However, some of Russia's legacy industries from the Soviet Union can make Russia more capable than ordinary resource countries. This led to the growth of the local currency and the collapse of the dollar calculation.

Statistics can't decide everything, it depends on how you look at it. If Alan Wilson remembers correctly, when Russia was the worst in dollar terms, the national economy was not as large as Greece. Anyway, he didn't believe this statistic.

In terms of finance, Alan Wilson is not even as good as the accountant next to his wife. He can only say that financial hegemony is very important and answer it from some industries.

Take the Asian pound issued by Malaya as an example, it is a weak currency compared with the British pound.

It is also a strong currency, compared with neighboring South Vietnam, Thailand, and Myanmar.

Weakness compared with the British pound is that the UK has financial hegemony, and it is much easier to be stronger than the currencies of other countries. Just last year, it just surpassed the U.S. Steel Company, with an annual production capacity of 35 million tons, and Kuching Steel, which ranked first in the world. Base, even the production capacity of 5 million tons of a famous big country can be crushed, not to mention other wine bags and rice bags.

Nehru was also justified in being wary of Britain. Britain had not yet withdrawn from Asia, and Malaya was not far from India. And in the foreseeable future, Alan Wilson has no plans to quit.

He really wanted to know which future prime minister with a grand blueprint would dare to let the increasingly important Malaya become independent.

"At the Commonwealth Prime Ministers' meeting next month, all Commonwealth countries will come together and come up with a comprehensive plan to express their support for India."

On the radio, Rabo Butler's latest speech was being broadcast. This real-time broadcast reflected Britain's firm support for India. At the same time, it unilaterally announced that Nehru, who had just been disheartened, would be on a bigger stage.

The British diplomatic mission has not yet left New Delhi. The first batch of aid from the United States and the Soviet Union, the almost negligible armaments that are better than nothing, have been delivered to New Delhi.

The three giants of Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union served only one person in India in World War II. Is this a small blessing? Britain took out the loyal and reliable Lee Enfield rifle. As the former suzerain country, Britain was embarrassed to only use this weapon to prevaricate India.

Rabo Butler returned to the hotel and said, "Nehru wants a main battle tank and ask the UK to help develop it."

"Dear minister, we should promise the Indians." Alan Wilson replied immediately after hearing this, "I believe the military will be satisfied with this."

"Will this cause a chain reaction?" Rabo Butler thinks, will this make a certain big country feel that the United Kingdom has intervened too much, which will lead to danger in Hong Kong, an important free port in the United Kingdom.

"In any case, we should all stand on the side of India." Allen Wilson firmly wanted to facilitate the deal.

Is there a need for tanks at the battle location? Who drives tanks on the roof of the world? Driving a jeep in that place might be even more useful.

India's requirements are obvious, and it has committed the problem of piling up important equipment and being top-heavy. It will definitely follow the old path of more tanks than armored vehicles and more armored vehicles than artillery.

Why didn't the UK agree? If the UK didn't respond, wouldn't the Soviet Union be the cheap one? Soviet tanks are much more reliable than British tanks, and throughout the Cold War cycle, Soviet tanks were on the side of the free world.

British tanks also have the usual problems of free world tanks, such as adapting to the European Great Plains, and having the characteristics of thin skin and big stuffing. Since the Indians need it, as the former suzerain country, the UK has no reason to refuse.

"We should inform the Prime Minister of the good news immediately." Alan Wilson was about to leave, and Heidi Lamarr was still waiting, and he couldn't make people wait.

For India, Alan Wilson can be said to have paid too much. He even came to the Indian Ministry of Defense in person during his busy schedule, and met with Menon, the Indian Defense Minister who has not been dismissed yet but has entered the countdown of his official career.

For the Minister of Defense who was bitten by a snake while playing with snakes under the roof of the world, Alan Wilson did not rub salt on the wound. When he was the High Commissioner of Malaya, Menon was also the High Commissioner in London, that is, the ambassador to the United Kingdom~lightnovelpub.net~ At this time, Menon was in a state of despair, which was in stark contrast to the high spirits two months ago, but still Talk about the military cooperation between Britain and India in a strong spirit.

While Alan Wilson was talking about the procurement of tanks with the other party, the BBC specifically found the home of the former Chief of Staff of the Indian Army, General Timaya, and started an in-depth interview. , the promotion of local generals led to the conclusion of defeat.

The operation of pulling down Menon and shaping Admiral Timaya to take office has already begun.

Later, Britain and India announced at the same time that they would jointly develop a new generation of main battle tanks to deal with the threat. In fact, they used the British Chieftain tank to adapt it to the customs of India. The tanks were first manufactured by the United Kingdom. After the assets are available, the parts will be provided by the UK and assembled in India.

Depending on the situation, India will purchase about 1,500 to 2,000 vehicles as the main battle equipment of the Indian Army. An Air Force procurement contract was announced at the same time.

"Dad is the only good thing in the world." Alan Wilson whistled, and it was time to rest after a tiring day.