Alan Wilson, holding the draft reform of the British food reserve, while congratulating Eden on his re-election, complimented, "This draft reform is a stroke of genius. From the most optimistic point of view, the most ideal situation in the UK, That is, you don’t have to pay any costs, and you can make a lot of money.”

When he was the executive deputy minister, Alan Wilson didn't have to be respectful to the minister, because his future was in the hands of the cabinet secretary, and the minister couldn't do anything to him. Of course, he cooperated well with the minister.

But being the secretary-general of the cabinet is completely different when facing the prime minister. The prime minister has the power to replace the secretary-general.

Although this is generally not the case, after all, as the birthplace of case law, the United Kingdom must pay attention to a precedent in everything.

"This business, for the UK, can promote its advantages in the financial industry and at the same time stabilize the value of the pound." Although it was a little later, Eden officially proposed to reform the UK's grain reserve system after the general election.

But the result was good. In the face of 220 tons of yellow gold, Eden could not remain indifferent. After the incident, Britain's gold reserves will be heading towards the 6,000-ton mark.

This ratio is already very good. The gold reserves of the United States are slowly declining. The gold reserves of the United States are 14,000 tons. These gold supports the Breston Woods system.

Of course, Alan Wilson knew that if the Vietnam War officially broke out, the 14,000 tons of gold would fall below 10,000 tons within three years, and then three years later in 1971, the U.S. gold reserves would fall to 8,000 tons, and then It is time for America to renege on its debts.

The UK can also make preparations at that time, even if it can't bring down the US dollar, it can still gain some benefits.

However, the Secretary-General of the Cabinet did not refer to the Soviet Union's gold income. Once food is scarce, the price will increase.

The root cause is not the Soviet Union's 10 million tons of grain procurement, but Aiden's grain reserve reform. In other words, Britain originally reformed its grain reserves to cover the purchase of grain and trade with the Soviets.

In this case, Britain will indeed receive two hundred and twenty tons of gold, but that is all.

But once this grain reserve reform is implemented, the gap will not only be 10 million tons of the Soviet Union. Including the 25% shortfall of the UK itself, the shortfall will reach 20 million tons.

At that time, the world grain market will skyrocket. What will happen if there is a 10% shortage of world grain? The answer is not that 10% of people will starve to death, but that while these people are starving to death, the price will rise to the psychological price of the remaining 90% of the burden.

If this consequence occurs, the food hoarded in the UK will be valuable, and when the time comes to resell it, it can make money again.

As a British Prime Minister, Eden has certainly seen the difficult times of Britain during the war, but to be honest, the difficult times of Britain during the war are nothing compared to the difficult times encountered by most countries in the world. not on.

If Aiden had personally visited India during the Bengal famine, he would have known what would happen if there was a 10% food shortage. Unfortunately, the Prime Minister did not have this experience, so he could not predict the consequences of just doing a business in the UK.

At this time in 1963, a certain big country was overwhelmed with self-care, and so was a big and impressive country. The Soviet Union came to their door to buy. Apart from the United States, only Australia and Canada, two Commonwealth countries, can meet the demand of tens of millions of tons at one time. But Alan Wilson is definitely quicker than the others.

The only remaining grain-producing area is Argentina. There are three major black soil belts in the world, but there is actually another alienated black soil belt in the Pampas grassland of Argentina. Because it is located in the subtropical southern hemisphere, there is no severe cold and long winter.

After the plants die, they cannot rely on the cold to accumulate debris over the years. The hot and humid climate causes the soil to contain more iron oxide, which makes the soil appear obviously red, so the soil here is actually not as nutritious as the black soil.

If Japan and South Korea are afraid of being blackmailed by the United States and feel that Argentina is too far away, Southeast Asia can actually solve part of the problem.

However, it is not very optimistic, because Malaya, as the agricultural base deeply cultivated by the female president, has brought about a consequence that it has tormented the surrounding Southeast Asian countries. This is like the normal agricultural competition in the United States, which will make Mexican farmers go bankrupt. Same.

In recent years, Southeast Asian countries have been dumped by Malaya's grain dumping, and the grain planting area has been declining.

In short, originally only 10 million tons of grain was sold to the Soviet Union, which may not have much impact. Coupled with the reform of Britain's own grain reserves, after doubling, it may cause unfavorable results for the world environment.

News of Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko's state visit to the UK dominated the headlines of British public opinion.

In fact, it is hard to believe that Britain in this era would respond with great enthusiasm to the visit of the Soviet foreign minister.

In fact, the reason is very simple. The Soviet Union can reach the United Kingdom, and the threat is more intuitive. After all, the Soviet army on the border of the Federal Republic of Germany is not so far away.

The purpose of Gromyko's coming is not like the purpose in the communiqué. The real purpose is to confirm whether Britain is capable of completing this transaction with the Soviet Union and how to pay.

The London Stock Exchange is the gold trading center in Europe, which has no difficulty for the UK.

Perhaps in his life, Eden has never treated a Soviet person so sincerely, expressing a friendliness that is as hot as the sun. Regarding Gromyko's doubts, the respected British Prime Minister said that he has no problem.

At this very moment, in Southern Rhodesia, which is supported by African bread baskets, the white residents are responding to the call of the suzerain country, and they are in a hurry to contribute to the vital interests of the United Kingdom.

Ian Smith, Minister of Finance of Southern Rhodesia, is a staunch supporter of this move. He said that he will spend the last pound and take out the last grain to meet local needs.

This is almost a proper style of imperial loyal dog. Ian Smith did not hesitate to financial pressure, using Rhodesia's budget to buy food from black tribes, and for this reason, he is also planning to borrow from South Africa...

Not even the poorest patriot in the East End was more patriotic than the Southern Rhodesian finance minister.

Ian Smith's move surprised the only Rhodesian royal territory that retained the southern passage. Grace wondered if he should also show it, otherwise he seemed a little sorry for the certification of the royal territory.

In Kuala Lumpur, the colonial capital of Malaya, High Commissioner Richard signed an executive order banning the export of wheat.

In Canada and Australia, representatives of the Mountbatten Group have negotiated the purchase price with the government. The two governments have no objection to this, blood is thicker than water, and are willing to help Britain tide over the difficulties.

The United Kingdom, which still maintains the largest ocean-going fleet in the world, received an order from the London government to go to Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Singapore, Perth, and Montreal to transport the purchased grain back to the mainland.

"We can't ignore the possibility that it may cause a food shortage in the country and lead to a series of reactions to rising prices. But I believe that the four major grain merchants will not be dissatisfied with this, but will be very interested in talking to you dear .”

In the office of the CEO of the Mountbatten Building in Perth, Pamela took the telegram and read the telegram from London word by word for her mother, "Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko has just left London, and the Prime Minister communicated very happily with him. The Foreign Minister also very much recognized the unique position of the UK as a world power in today's world."

"Your husband, Alan Wilson, was in London on March 1st..."

The old imperialism is at the tail end of the colonial era, seizing the few opportunities to maximize its benefits. No power can stop Britain at this time, absolutely nothing...

At this time, the United States pays a little attention to the movements of the United Kingdom. Even if it doesn't see anything, it will be prepared anyway.

Of course, this psychological preparation is not very likely. If the United Kingdom wants to deliberately hide it from the United States, it can do it, such as the Suez Canal War.

The reason why the United States did not pay attention to the movements of the United Kingdom is entirely because Kennedy was busy with something that he considered to be good for the United States. Since 1950, the United States began to have a trade deficit. In the 1960s, the trade deficit began to appear. Occupies most years.

The gold reserves of the United States are slowly declining, and the Breston Woods system will inevitably be unsustainable in the long run. In the Nassau agreement, Kennedy threatened Eden with his huge gold reserves, and would make the pound worthless.

The result is that Aiden didn't care about his threats at all, saying that the United States is a beneficiary of the Breston Woods system. This is undoubtedly the United States' self-solution of its own hegemony~lightnovelpub.net~Kennedy threatened a loneliness.

"Linden, in fact, using silver as a reserve can also stabilize the value of the dollar." Under the influence of the Democratic silver party, Kennedy finally expressed his thoughts on this day.

Kennedy didn't know that someone dug up a silver mine in Australia, but the United States itself is a big silver-producing country. In fact, several big silver-producing countries in the world are in America. With the current national strength of the United States, the silver in the United States and the Americas can easily be produced Controlling the source, as a supplement to the Breston Woods system, I believe that the decline in gold reserves caused by the US trade deficit will be greatly alleviated.

"President, although the Silver Party has proposed it for nearly a hundred years, the value of silver is still not comparable to that of gold." Lyndon Johnson expressed his pessimism when he heard this, "Since it cannot be done, there must be difficulties place."

"The difficulty lies on Wall Street." Kennedy laughed, "Don't you think so? We can't unilaterally assume that the cost of the Silver Act will be borne by the country, and then watch a huge amount of silver lie quietly in the Treasury Department."

Lyndon Johnson didn't answer Kennedy's words, and seemed to be thinking or thinking about something else, and finally nodded with an attitude that seemed noncommittal.