British Civil Servant

v2 Chapter 1319: 250 million budget

Mediation in the India-Pakistan war was former Prime Minister Eden's trump card to ensure victory in the early general election. Of course, the current results have proved that early general election is indeed a risky thing, and it is best not to do it.

But it cannot be denied that the United Kingdom has indeed contributed to the security situation in South Asia. The Conservative Party lost the election, which originated from the classic sentence of Zipperton, "Stupid, the problem is the economy."

There is one thing that can be used to make a fuss about the drought in eastern India. Oil is not only used to fuel cars, but also an important raw material for fertilizers.

In fact, the chemical fertilizer enterprises aided by the Soviet Union to foreign countries are generally chemical fertilizer industries that use oil as raw material, such as North Korea.

The reason why North Korea’s agriculture retreated after the disintegration of the Soviet Union was related to the fact that North Korea’s petrochemical industry lost its source of oil, which caused agricultural regression and entered the track of a march of suffering. The oil embargo caused by the India-Pakistan war has greatly hurt India's industry and agriculture.

Coincidentally, since last year, India has experienced drought in the middle and lower reaches of the Ganges.

Countries with a monsoon climate have unstable weather. This kind of drought caused by the early or late arrival of the monsoon is a natural disaster of force majeure. Who made India's climate not rainy and hot at the same time?

If it is known that India will experience drought in the past two years, Alan Wilson may regret not making such a harmful suggestion of embargoing oil.

At the Stockholm meeting, Indian Prime Minister Shastri mentioned India’s difficulties facing the oil embargo. Alan Wilson, the best friend of the Indian people, cannot forget this matter just because the government changed. He arrived at 10 Downing Street , Brest led his immediate boss into the prime minister's office, Alan Wilson asked flatly, "Brest, does the prime minister agree with you?"

"It looks good so far." Brest was a little puzzled, "Secretary-General, I am a reliable civil servant."

"The British Water Company is in the process of preparation. The Deputy Secretary-General is temporarily leading this work. Of course, the Deputy Secretary-General's concern about water affairs is only temporary. In the long run, the affairs of the Water Company still need someone to sit in charge. The Deputy Secretary-General of the Ministry of the Interior is close to retirement age. I mean, a former permanent undersecretary sits in the water company and represents Whitehall's commitment to nationalizing the water system. If you don't mind, the Home Office really needs a reliable person to run the job."

Alan Wilson explained his views while walking, Brest was overjoyed when he heard it, what does it mean to be supremely authoritative? It was he who had the opportunity to become the Permanent Under-Secretary of the Home Office, "Thank you very much, sir..."

"Don't be too happy too early. It will take a year to nationalize the water supply system. Thousands of institutions are involved. There are still many things to do." Alan Wilson shook his head slightly and said, "You first make the best of the job in front of you, and the prime minister will If the Principal Private Secretary is promoted to Permanent Undersecretary, then it will not be a problem."

As soon as the words fell, Alan Wilson was already standing at the door of the prime minister's office. Brest opened the door with his hands, and watched the supreme authority walk in with reverent eyes.

Harold Wilson just sat on the throne of prime minister, and he is still in a state of enthusiasm. The water resources law is believed to be released soon. He listened to the cabinet secretary's words in his spare time, "Aid India, India appeared last year Drought? Doesn’t mean there will be drought this year.”

"We need to count the superimposed impact of the oil embargo." Alan Wilson explained that oil is a raw material for fertilizers, and then said, "India's climate is unstable, mainly due to the following aspects."

I often talked about the different periods of rain and heat, the problem of hotness in India, and why Indians like to use curry and spicy seasoning, which is also related to the climate.

If you can’t finish a meal in a short time, the best way to preserve quality is of course a refrigerator. Obviously, every household in India cannot have a refrigerator. Oil can also be used as a normal way to preserve quality. A dish uses a lot of oil, such as braised Meat can be kept longer in summer, which obviously cannot be done in India.

Many dishes in India look like a slurry lake, so we can only use spicy seasoning to keep the food as good as possible. Curry is popular in India for its own reasons.

India's food production is threatened by climate instability, oil cannot be used, and individuals cannot store food for a long time. These are all objective difficulties. What's more, according to the telegram from the Indian ambassador, the plague broke out in India this year. All in all, India is really difficult this year. .

"I don't know how Aiden decided to respond at that time, did he use the grain reserves?" Harold Wilson became interested and asked if he wanted to use the grain reserves to aid India.

The British grain reserve system is a cover-up of the Soviet Union’s desire to buy grain with gold, but it has to be said that the UK has indeed established a grain reserve system that can last for 180 days Of course, Whitehall strongly supports it, because civil servant posts can be arranged. The intensity of support is the same as this time supporting the nationalization of the water supply system.

"I have this idea, but the taste of British food conflicts with people in the subcontinent. What we need is wheat, and Indians mainly eat rice." Alan Wilson said this and emphasized, "The Malayan colony was also different from the native It is also very close to the taste of India to establish a grain reserve system.”

"You were already the secretary-general of the cabinet at that time, weren't you?" Harold Wilson asked with a smile, "Whitehall is really interested in the Malaya colony."

Of course, it’s all about creating jobs, but the prime minister doesn’t need to know about such trivial matters. Alan Wilson, “We can allocate food reserves from Malaya to help India. Of course, this is not a unilateral aid. India is a As a big country, we have to take care of the dignity of Indians."

The Indians must not be allowed to take advantage, and it has become the dignity of taking care of the Indians here. Harold Wilson agrees. Ren Wilson was right.

"This is also to compete for influence with the Soviet Union. When there is already war in Southeast Asia, India still needs to appease the interests of the United Kingdom. Otherwise, it will only damage the interests of the United Kingdom."

Alan Wilson explained another important reason for doing so, and brought the topic to the Vietnam War. "In addition to the combat effectiveness of the army, which is relied on by Britain's global interests, we cannot ignore the play of traditional influence."

"The military plays an important role in safeguarding Britain's global interests. We have never denied it. Britain's border is in the Himalayas." Harold Wilson's answer gave the cabinet secretary in front of him a reassurance.

Alan Wilson let out a sigh of relief. The border of the United Kingdom is in the Himalayas. This is a slogan during Harold Wilson's election campaign. Alan Wilson does not expect the prime minister to do what he says. But don't just withdraw the 100,000 British troops overseas. It is easy to retreat, but there will be no chance to go back.

"I hope the United States can solve Vietnam immediately, and then bring the matter back to Europe." Harold Wilson asked, "Do you think you can see the end of the war within two years?"

"We are cautiously optimistic. We are also happy for the export of our Tiger gunships, which reflects the role of the special relationship between Britain and the United States." Alan Wilson smiled. This is the first battle of the military-industrial complex. How could it be So easy to end?

The Soviet bloc also didn't want it to end so quickly. The Soviet Union paid one dollar, and the United States had to get twenty dollars to balance it. Wouldn't the Soviets count this deal?

If the United States were in the position of the Soviet Union on the other hand, it would do this even more. It would spend tens of billions and tens of billions of money without blinking, but it is meaningless to win over ASEAN. $500 million is enough to send off the beggars.

After all, giving to Ukraine will satisfy the military industry, but giving to ASEAN will never return.

What I have to admit is that the American military-industrial complex of later generations is even more greedy than during the Vietnam War. How much money has been added in less than three months? What a big country is an unprecedented competitor is just a joke. The opponent that really deserves the attention of the military-industrial complex has to be Russia~lightnovelpub.net~ Walking out of the prime minister's office, Alan Wilson was very happy and talked nonsense for a long time , he at least knew that the Prime Minister was not ready to disarm, and expressed his appreciation for the export of Tiger helicopter gunships.

Although it is just a joke to say that the British border line is in the Himalayas, as long as there is no disarmament, everyone will be good friends.

In April, the Ministry of Finance officially released the budget for the nationalization of the water supply system, with a total expenditure of 250 million pounds, involving 29 river basins and 1,400 institutions. The one-year nationalization budget, Harold Wilson was taken aback, not expecting so much money.

"Actually, the nationalization during Prime Minister Attlee's period also paid a huge cost." Frank came with James Callaghan, the chancellor of the exchequer, and explained the first round of nationalization during the Attlee period. Nearly two billion pounds of funds have been allocated to achieve the target. Compared with that nationalization movement, the nationalization of the water supply system this time can only be regarded as a small test.

In the House of Commons in early April, Harold Wilson put forward his own water resources law for a vote, and the result was naturally passed by the overwhelming majority of the Labor Party.

"Secretary-General, I heard that Eden of the Conservative Party intends to retire. Who do you think will be the next leader of the Conservative Party?" Makins looked away from the live televised vote of the House of Commons and asked Alan Wilson who was watching TV together. .

"Now the Conservative Party giants are about the same age as Aiden, like Profumo, it seems that there is no possibility of replacing Butler and Home." Alan Wilson dragged his head with one hand, his face was full of words How do I know, "As for Maidening?"

"Don't even think about him. Maidening has already accepted the employment of the financial group, and the director of the group has done a good job." Ma Jinsi said with a chuckle.