British Civil Service Volume 1219 The Silver Bill Alan Wilson, who held the draft reform of the British grain reserves, congratulated Aiden on his re-election, and complimented, "This draft reform is a genius move. From the most optimistic point of view, the most ideal situation for the UK is to pay no cost and still make a lot of money.”

When he was the permanent secretary, Alan Wilson didn't have to show respect to the minister, because his future was in the hands of the secretary-general of the cabinet, and the minister could not do anything to him. Of course, his cooperation with the minister was quite good.

But being the cabinet secretary is completely different when facing the prime minister. The prime minister has the right to replace the secretary with the secretary.

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. This gold supports the Breston Woods system.

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

The United Kingdom can also make preparations at that time, and even if it can't pull the dollar off the horse, it can still gain some benefits.

Although it is generally not done, the United Kingdom, as the origin of case law, must pay attention to a precedent for everything.

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

But the result was good. Facing the 220-ton yellow scene, Aiden could not remain indifferent. After the event was completed, Britain's gold reserves would run towards the 6,000-ton mark.

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

At that time, the world food market will skyrocket. What if there is a 10% gap in world food? The answer is not that 10% of the people will starve to death, but that when these people starve to death, the price will rise to the psychological price of the remaining 90% of the burden.

If this consequence occurs, the food hoarded by the United Kingdom will be valuable, and when it is sold, it will be able to make another profit.

However, the Secretary-General of the Cabinet is not referring to the Soviet Union's gold, which will increase the price of food once it is lacking.

The root cause is not the Soviet Union's 10 million tons of grain purchases, but the grain reserve reform of Aiden. In other words, the United Kingdom originally used the reform of grain reserves to cover the purchase of grain, and to do business with the Soviets.

In this case, Britain would indeed get two hundred and twenty tons of gold, but that's about it.

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

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

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

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

If Aiden personally went to India during the great famine in Bangladesh, he would have known the consequences of a 10% food shortage. Unfortunately, the Prime Minister did not have this experience and could not predict the consequences of just doing a business in the UK.

At this time in 1963, a certain big country was too busy to take care of itself, and the same was true of a great country with a lot of energy. The Soviet Union has come to buy it. In addition to the United States, there are only two Commonwealth countries, Australia and Canada, which can meet the demand of tens of millions of tons at one time. But Alan Wilson must be quicker than the others.

The news of Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko's state visit to Britain grabbed the headlines of British public opinion.

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

In fact, the reason is very simple. The Soviet Union has enough access to Britain, 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.

However, it is not very optimistic, because Malaya, as an agricultural base where the female president is deeply cultivated, has a consequence that it has tossed the surrounding Southeast Asian countries too much. This is like 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, and the grain planting area has been declining.

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

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

Southern Rhodesian Finance Minister Ian Smith, a strong proponent of the move, said he would spend the last pound and take out the last grain of grain to meet local needs.

This is almost the style of a proper imperial loyal dog. Ian Smith did not hesitate to use financial pressure to buy food from black tribes with Rhodesian budget, and he also prepared to borrow from South Africa for this purpose. .

The purpose of Gromyko's visit is not like the purpose in the communiqué. The real purpose is to confirm whether Britain has the ability to complete this transaction with the Soviet Union and how to pay for it.

The London Stock Exchange is the gold trading center in Europe, which is not at all difficult for the United Kingdom.

Perhaps in all his life, Aiden had never been so sincere towards a Soviet person and expressed his friendliness as hot as the sun. The respected British Prime Minister said that he had no problem with Gromyko's doubts.

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

The United Kingdom, which still maintains the world's largest ocean-going fleet, received orders 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 a possibility, which is a series of reactions that may cause the country's food shortage and then lead to rising prices. But I believe that the four major grain merchants will not be dissatisfied with this, but will be very interested to talk to you dear. ."

Not even the poorest patriot in the east end of London is more patriotic than the South Rhodesian finance minister.

Ian Smith's move made the Rhodesian royal domain, the only one that retained the southern channel, extremely surprised. Grace thought to himself, should he also show it, otherwise it seems that he is a bit sorry for the certification of the royal domain.

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

At this time, the United States pays a little attention to the movements of the United Kingdom. Even if it does not see anything, it will be somewhat prepared.

Of course, this psychological preparation is unlikely. If the UK wants to hide from the United States, it can be done, 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 a thing that was good for the United States in his opinion. Since 1950, the United States' trade deficit began to appear, and it entered the 1960s. Trade deficit occupies most years.

In the President's Office of Mountbatten Building in Perth, Pamela held the telegram and read the telegram from London for her mother word by word, "Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko has just left London, the Prime Minister communicated very happily with the other party, the Soviet Union The Foreign Minister also recognises the UK's unique position as a world power in today's world."

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

Old-fashioned imperialism, at the tail end of the colonial era, seized the few opportunities to maximize its benefits. Nothing could stop Britain at this time, absolutely nothing...

Kennedy did not know that someone had dug up silver mines 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 the Americas. By controlling the source and using it as a supplement to the Breston Woods system, the decline in gold reserves brought about by the U.S. trade deficit is believed to be greatly alleviated.

"The President~lightnovelpub.net~ Although the Silver Party has been advocating for nearly a hundred years, the value of silver is still incomparable to gold." Lyndon Johnson expressed his pessimism when he heard it, "Since we do There are bound to be difficulties.”

"The difficulty is on Wall Street." Kennedy laughed. "Isn't it true? We can't unilaterally cover the cost of the silver bill by the state, and then watch a huge amount of silver lie quietly in the Treasury."

The U.S. gold reserves are slowly declining, and the Breston Woods system is bound to be unsustainable in the long run. In the Nassau agreement, Kennedy threatened Aiden with a huge gold reserve, to beat the pound worthless.

It turned out that Aiden didn't care about his threats at all, saying that the United States was a beneficiary of the Breston Woods system, and doing so was undoubtedly the United States self-solving its hegemony, and Kennedy threatened a loneliness.

"Lindon, 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.

Lyndon Johnson didn't take Kennedy's words, seemed to be thinking or was thinking of something else, and finally nodded, his attitude seemed noncommittal.

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