British Civil Servant

v2 Chapter 690: London Smog

"The management of important members of the royal family has nothing to do with me." Alan Wilson took a deep breath and bowed his head decisively to the uninvited guest in front of him.

This gesture finally made Princess Margaret satisfied, and she saw the newspaper on the table with her big eyes. Immediately, she became interested. Obviously, this is what her brother-in-law is most concerned about at the moment.

Newspapers reported the results of Operation Ivy, just days after a nuclear test was carried out on a coral island in the United States. Entering the category of second-generation nuclear weapons, according to the equivalent, it is almost 500 times the power of the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki. After the test, the explosion razed the island of Irujilab to the ground.

"It turned out to be this incident, and the Australians were very happy." Princess Margaret put down the newspaper and talked about her experience in Australia. "But isn't this a good thing?"

"I don't think so! Destiny is in my own hands." Alan Wilson pressed his forehead twice. The news that the United States had successfully experimented with the first hydrogen bomb made the recent Korean War another good news without success. It looks rather bleak now.

This distressed appearance made Wang Mei dare not speak, and said cautiously, "Aren't we allies with the United States?"

"Allies and servant countries are different." Alan Wilson raised his eyebrows and shook his head, "A little change in the world is a disadvantage for a small country like us, just like the transition from sailing battleships to steam battleships. , wiped out centuries of British naval superiority."

We all know that in the era of battleships, Britain used to implement the two-strong standard, which seems to be very powerful. But in the era of sailing battleships, starting from defeating the Dutch Navy, the status of the British Royal Navy was far higher than the implementation of the two-strong standard.

The Royal Navy can go to war with the navies of all countries. After defeating Napoleon, Britain learned that it cannot rely on Europe for wood. To this end, it cost a lot of money to terminate a large number of trees in Canada to store wood for the construction of sailing battleships.

Then came the Crimean War. The warring parties installed steam ships, especially the imperial and Russian navies used steam ships to deal with the British and French forces, which directly showed all countries that the sailing battleships had fallen, and the timber that Britain had stored overseas had become greenery. project.

History has proven that every application of new technology will weaken the first-mover advantage. After all, there is no real protagonist on earth. Britain has launched an industrial revolution, and it cannot fail to fail again and again.

Now the UK has no first-mover advantage at all. If it cannot keep up with the rhythm of the United States and the Soviet Union, the miserable end is obvious.

Alan Wilson believes that the Atomic Energy Commission in London has also received news, and maybe they have already discussed with Washington whether they can share the hydrogen bomb technology, and it is estimated that they have been rejected.

The only consolation is that the United States will take more than a year to overcome the issue of the actual combat of hydrogen bombs. The current hydrogen bomb is an 80-ton behemoth, and no vehicle can actually combat such a thing.

When he wanted to worry about the country and the people, Princess Margaret had entered a dangerous distance and sat directly on Ellen Wilson's lap, muttering, "These are the Prime Minister's worries, why are you in a hurry from here? use?"

"If it wasn't for the prime minister's general election, the term would not be long, I would have run for the election long ago." Ellen Wilson didn't know where to put her hands, but she was finally caught by Princess Margaret and placed on her own legs. superior.

The two maintained this position for such a minute, Alan Wilson said helplessly, "I'm afraid that I will be killed by the royal spy. How many times have I said that I am your brother-in-law."

"Understood, brother-in-law!" Princess Margaret's red lips were already pasted, and she kissed softly, "How about the courage to support other women? Now you know you're afraid?"

"That's different, you're the princess." Alan Wilson stretched out his hand and pulled Her Royal Highness's chin aside, "Safety comes first, I still want to contribute to the country. By the way, you should leave Kuala Lumpur immediately, as an empire Princess, you shouldn't stay in the colony for long."

Regarding the delivery of the sister-in-law to the door, Alan Wilson showed obvious duplicity. If someone asked him if he was very proud, of course he was proud.

But this kind of pride could not prevent him from making a correct judgment, and he was still undecided and willing to cut himself.

He couldn't ensure that Princess Margaret would be content with his wife's status, so he had reservations about what happened to important members of the royal family.

While dealing with the initiative of the princess, Alan Wilson has never been so passive before, studying how to invade Indonesia, and inquiring about whether the uranium mine in Australia can be used, these things are much more important than the sincerity of the princess.

As for how to receive the princess, he asked Alyssa to arrange the princess's itinerary, whether there were any nice scenery or places that were not dangerous, and the etiquette should not be neglected.

The fact that the United States successfully tested a hydrogen bomb, which is far more powerful than the atomic bomb, will naturally attract the attention of other countries. Not to mention that Moscow thinks so.

The British Atomic Energy Agency naturally asked for US technology sharing, and of course it was rejected unexpectedly. Asking is just a routine process, and the Labour cabinet understands that Americans are unreliable, and sharing will not tear up the agreement.

The United Kingdom must have its own hydrogen bomb. This is the consensus of the current government. The rejection by the United States is just to allow the United Kingdom to continue its own hydrogen bomb research, and related research has never stopped.

Like Alan Wilson in Kuala Lumpur, the ministers who were rejected by the United States could only comfort themselves with the Korean War stalemate that resulted in the same war again.

Alan Wilson learned this from the level. As a colonial commissioner, he also has a certain self-discrimination ability, although he was disturbed by the princess.

The collaborator of his wife Pamela Mountbatten, de Havilland, is the initiator of the research on the Blu-ray strategic missile. Father-in-law, General Mountbatten, was a proponent of research into nuclear submarines.

So Pamela Mountbatten can easily know the attitude of the cabinet towards advancing the Trinity Strike Force. The wife knew it, and he, the husband, knew it right away.

"The Labour Party is indeed more reliable than the Conservative Party!" Alan Wilson muttered, as long as the Nassau Agreement is not signed, the United Kingdom does not need to look at the face of the Americans.

The Nassau Conference marked the fact that after the United States declared independence, after more than a century of continuous blows, it finally completely overwhelmed its biggest strategic rival, the British Empire. As a second-rate power, the United Kingdom actually withdrew from its position as a contender in the Cold War. From then on, the Cold War became a two-man turn between the United States and the Soviet Union.

In any case, Alan Wilson felt that Britain must have much more leeway than it had in the past. This is of course all his credit. From this point of view, it is actually reasonable and reasonable to reward him for driving a British limited edition luxury car. He himself has a clear conscience.

But this princess is not a peaceful existence. Before he can fully grasp the thought of subduing the princess, he still cannot act rashly. This must be a protracted battle.

Near the end of the year, Alan Wilson naturally continued to balance public and private affairs, sending out a call of love to ladies everywhere through telegrams, and at the same time making annual summaries, adjusting officials in British Malaya, and appointing new Christmas Island Commissioners based on performance.

How can Pamela Mountbatten be so easy to buy land in Australia with the hard money of a North American abstaining brother.

The hydrogen bomb explosion in the United States this time has caused a deadly silence on the surface for all countries, and secretly stepped up the pursuit of such an effect. Compared with the sunny beaches of Malaya, London has entered a period of frequent smog throughout the year.

And still busy Londoners do not know that this London smog will become the most unforgettable time in their lives.

As Londoners woke up in the morning, coal-fired fireplaces were set ablaze in homes and offices across the city as Londoners woke up in the morning, as icy winds had swept through the UK capital for weeks as icy winds swept through the UK capital for weeks. to warm the indoor air.

Since the Industrial Revolution, London has been known as the City of Fog. In the eyes of today's Londoners, the haze itself is a part of their lives. Like rain, it is completely a part of nature.

Citizens went to work as usual without making a fuss about the usual thick fog. Citizens who walked out of their homes did not know that the smoke that was part of their lives would really take their lives this time.

Big Ben, St. Paul's Cathedral, and Waterloo Bridge were all covered in smoke, and the whole of London was in a thick, tawny fog, and it was different from what many Londoners imagined in a few hours.

Throughout the day, the smog has grown so thick that it is almost invisible. The towering chimneys of major factories and the fireplaces of residences have added to the smog. The smoke is so thick that residents in certain areas of the city cannot see it when they walk. own feet.

The smog that enveloped London the next day still showed no sign of dissipating. It was noon, but pedestrians who went out could not feel any trace of the sun. The bright sun that usually shone out, radiated in the sky as bright as the moon. The light, barely reminding Londoners, it was day.

Passenger planes, ships and trains have all been cancelled, universities have been suspended, and concerts have been cancelled. Even in the usually bustling Whitehall, even if it has long been accustomed to the smog in London, the repeated coughing will remind everyone that the situation is extremely serious now.

Even birds crashed into buildings and died because of the smoke, and the smoke continued. Citizens tried their best to find handkerchiefs that could be used to make masks. Gas masks became the favorite of Londoners at this time.

However, this kind of protection still cannot prevent some people from dying under the influence of the smoke. Many people with breathing problems call for help, but they cannot reach the hospital at all, because the ambulance cannot go on the road at this time.