British Civil Servant

v2 Chapter 1485: Yen does not qualify

"My dear Sir, England and America both speak English, and blood is thicker than water." William Edward uttered a famous saying more than a hundred years ago. The British and French allied forces attacked the Dagukou Fort, and the watching American troops joined the battle under the command of the general. , This is why blood is thicker than water.

But in the face of national interests, there are so many personal emotions. Alan Wilson was silent for a moment, "I have a good relationship with some people in the United States, but this involves astronomical wealth. No matter how good a personal relationship is, it cannot be avoided. The current embarrassing situation, Minister William, you should also understand this. In all fairness, I even agree with the merger of the United Kingdom and the United States, as long as Her Majesty the Queen becomes the nominal head of state. But will the Americans agree?"

Seeing that William Edward was silent, Alan Wilson spread his hands and said, "You see, the problem is here. Britain and the United States are special allies, but they are still two countries after all. It is impossible to bridge the good relationship between me and the United States." It’s a pity that there’s such a disagreement.”

This meeting involves at least the international status of the next fifty years. It is hard to say how the United States is better than European countries except for the Internet. But the United States is 20,000 US dollars per capita higher than European countries. The power of currency is not understood by countries like Germany and France that have not achieved currency hegemony. How could the United Kingdom not understand it?

You must know that the concept of foreign exchange reserves was proposed by the United Kingdom. The time has already reached the beginning of 1976. The United Kingdom has gritted its teeth and survived for so many years, and is shrinking at this crucial step?

If there is a choice, William Edward definitely doesn't want to let the UK go, but he also knows that this matter is not easy. This time, the meeting before the arrival of other countries only played the role of talking to himself.

After people from both Britain and the United States left, William Edward appeared in front of Rockefeller and Kissinger with a stern look, shook his head slightly and said, "As expected, we think too much that Britain will cooperate with us, The UK also emphatically mentioned the issue of the yen, not giving the yen a share, even 1 percent."

"Britain is only subject to the upper limit of the total amount of the country, otherwise it may be more difficult to deal with than the Soviet Union." After listening to Rockefeller, he sighed. After World War II, the US military should find ways to stay in the UK.

But at that time, the United States did not have the mentality of a world hegemon, and it was not comprehensive to say that. It already had an economic mentality, but it was not yet ready militarily.

Waiting for the ruined European countries to ask for three resignations. Of course, the United Kingdom still invited the United States back to establish NATO as it wished, but in the end it did not give the United States a chance to control Britain.

Later, it was Charles de Gaulle's administration that drove the US military away from France, and all kinds of things, which led to the separation of Britain and France from the control of the United States.

"There is no doubt that the UK must have seen our purpose. It is logical to think about it. Linking to commodity settlement is exactly what the UK suggested 30 years ago. It's just that we had the most powerful gold reserves at that time, which disintegrated the UK supporters. But now it is not easy to find supporters.” Kissinger has a feeling that many people have appeared, and I feel that I have been living in his shadow.

The easiest country for the United States to control is Japan. Although there is South Korea, South Korea’s economic strength is too small. It is well known that the United Kingdom has been holding on to Japan. Although the United States has always adopted an ambiguous policy between the United Kingdom and Japan, the United Kingdom has apparently discovered that Japan and the United Kingdom have formed fierce industrial competition.

Specific to the strength of the United Kingdom, it is still not to be underestimated. The legacy of the British Empire can be said to be rich. European countries, whether it is France, Germany or Italy, stand on the side of the United Kingdom in a certain sense.

Of course, Britain is not a human being, nor does it have overwhelming national power over France, Germany and Italy. The United States really has the national power to shut up these countries. The United Kingdom is certainly not good, but in this matter, These countries still tend to support the United Kingdom.

On the other hand, the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer are still very confident. They are all sovereign currencies. The United Kingdom is more dependent on good foreign relations. This time the oil crisis is really right, and it should be on the side of the Arab League.

"If it wasn't for me, would there still be a fart's inheritance? It's sold clean, and the price hasn't been raised yet." Alan Wilson listened to the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer with an expression of approval, expressing revolutionary optimism.

Compared with 1945, Britain is definitely stronger rather than weaker. Although British India was still there at that time, most of the production capacity and resources of British India were consumed by themselves. many.

The biggest role of British India is actually to make Britain not afraid of a full-scale war, and to supplement Britain during the war in terms of manpower, that is, to make Britain not lack of cannon fodder.

If we really want to talk about production capacity, in fact, that is the case. The reason why Japan stands out is because Japan has been destroyed and other countries have not yet developed. It is not that India is really a powerful industrial country. It can only be said that some industrial indicators are considered good.

When delegations from France, Germany, Italy, Canada, Japan and other countries arrived in Jamaica, the chaotic meeting really started.

As the meeting began to confirm the American speculation, Germany and France pushed Britain out to confront the United States, just like at the Breton Conference 30 years ago, the United States won over most countries and put the British plan on the shelf. This time, the United Kingdom has won With the support of European industrial countries, especially the support of Germany, the United States has to pay attention.

Alan Wilson prepared a proposal for Callaghan to use with French President Pierre Mesmer and Prime Minister Chirac, this proposal is to win over Canada and Italy to join the group of advanced industrial countries.

In fact, this organization is called G7 in later generations, that is, the Group of Seven. The predecessor of this organization was actually established by France.

This time, the United Kingdom suggested that Canada, which is a Commonwealth country, and Italy, a Latin country, should strengthen each other's strength.

In fact, compared to Mesmer and the president, Chirac, the prime minister, Alan Wilson, is more impressive. Now that Chirac is still in the golden age of a politician, it is certainly impossible to imagine that he will have a long-term presence in French politics. Go down and be active into the twenty-first century.

After discussions, the No. 1 and No. 2 figures in France recognized the expansion of the Group of Industrial Nations, and expressed their willingness to support a package of currency solutions in the international monetary system, the pound franc and the Mark, to support the international status of the United Kingdom.

"Prime Minister Chirac, finding the position of Britain and France in the new era is the most important thing. You are so wise." Alan Wilson expressed his respect. The French Prime Minister is German Chancellor Schröder who led the establishment of the European Union and independent key figures.

Of course, when Chirac was president, it was also a time when France was being suppressed by the United States. It even listed France as a strategic competitor after the disintegration of the Soviet Union. It was not a big country that was going to let France taste the second in the world. France will definitely have to pay a higher price for catching up from behind.

France strongly opposes the United States launching the second Iraq War, which was also a move during Chirac's tenure. Sanctions against the United States were also promoted by France. There is such a person as the French Prime Minister. Alan Wilson knew that he was stable. This person may not be trusted in the United Kingdom, but compared with the United States, the United Kingdom can still be trusted.

Callahan is still worried. After all, this time the UK and the US have very different positions. They are really on opposite sides. He still has no idea.

"Callaghan, show fearlessness." Harold Wilson saw the hesitation of the No. 2 figure in the Labor Party, and expressed encouragement, "As a prime minister, there will be more problems."

Hearing that he was going to be Prime Minister, Callahan proudly puffed up his chest. Harold Wilson couldn't help but nodded in approval when he saw Callahan's confidence regained.

He has discovered that he has Alzheimer's disease, or dementia, and his body has struggled to sustain a longer term.

Thinking of leaving the position of prime minister, Harold Wilson was going to exchange interests with Whitehall for his retirement career. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com After getting along for so many years, the two sides can't be said to be sincere and share weal and woe. Complementing each other, now that he is facing parting ways, in a word, since he has reached a painful and irreversible end, it is not too much for him to make some arrangements after leaving office.

Of course, Harold Wilson is still going to hide all this for a while, and he will get enough achievements through this meeting in Jamaica before he can leave the position of prime minister with honor.

Anyway, in the eyes of some people, he is a very pro-Soviet prime minister who has the longest relationship with the United States after the war. Facing the threat of Alzheimer's disease, what is he afraid of now?

With this mental preparation, Harold Wilson is destined to become the opponent the United States is least willing to face at this meeting.

In fact, this is exactly the case. Harold Wilson seems to have never shown such aggression, and he still did it to the other side of the special relationship between Britain and the United States.

With the support of France and Germany, the United Kingdom seems to be holding back its energy to reverse the defeat of the Bretton Woods system, and it is clinging to the issue of the circulation of the yen, special drawing rights, and sterling.

In front of leaders and delegations from various countries, Callahan was about to take the stage to express his attack on the yen. Alan Wilson stopped the chancellor, "Minister, you are a politician, let me do it."

"Britain and Europe believe that the yen does not have a greater role. Japan has nothing. Just two years ago, it needed the Royal Navy to protect it. How can such a country have international influence? We must admit One point, Japan is a special country.”

Alan Wilson stepped onto the podium, nodded to the countries, and then preached according to the scriptures, "Modern civilization is led by Europe. There is no need to be modest about this, and there is no need to join an audience."