Chapter 381 Definitely Next Time

The visit to the Ministry of Finance was not entirely to inquire about the national financial recovery, although Edward Bridges did not hide the current recovery situation and even talked about it a lot.

"By the way, the Prime Minister is planning to sell a number of state-owned arsenals." Edward Bridges said this and looked at Alan Wilson with a half-smile. "Our Prime Minister is not interested in nationalizing all industries. The military industry wants to give up because the war is over now. Now we need someone to take over, but I don’t think it’s that easy.”

"Oh!" Alan Wilson squinted his eyes, "This may require a responsible company to help the country solve the problem. After all, this involves a lot of employment."

"Of course, the importance of the military industry to the country is self-evident." Edward Bridges nodded with approval. "Just because the war is over, we cannot give up on these workers who supported the British Empire during the war. Therefore, these military industrial enterprises for sale should be placed in reliable hands."

"Thanks to the respected Sir Edward, I believe that these arms factories will definitely fall into the hands of reliable people." If Edward Bridges hadn't been watching him, Alan Wilson would have taken out the small notebook he always carried in the morning bar. .

As the original cabinet secretary, Edward Bridges now talks about the economy, but not just the economy. For example, he was also very concerned about the negotiations to be held in Paris next month, "Alan, your name is among the negotiators, right?"

"Yes, Sir Edward." Alan Wilson nodded, "I will try my best. In fact, the relationship between the United States and Britain is thicker than water. It is completely unjustifiable if they do not occupy the largest share."

"That's true." Edward Bridges sighed, "So I still suggest that the Prime Minister should not announce the news of the recovery of optimism, indicating that the current situation in the UK is not optimistic, so that it will be easier to Reach the goal."

Do you British people do this too? Alan Wilson was shocked. He had thought that the Labor Party was at least morally superior to the Conservative Party, but now it turns out that this was all an illusion.

"In fact, this kind of data can be created according to the Soviet statistical method." Alan Wilson lowered his voice. "What's more, the Labor Party is now in power and the rationing system has not ended yet. Such statistics are very logical."

What's so difficult about this matter? The combination of the Soviet material product accounting system, which only counts industry and agriculture, allowed the UK to successfully come up with data that has not yet been restored.

Changing data is not something to be ashamed of. A few decades later, India, the pearl of the British Empire, would often change data.

The Soviet calculation method would make economic data much worse. But if you want to believe it, it is no different from stupidity. Can a figure with only one-third of the U.S. economy be able to fight for such a long time with the United States and the old imperialist powers?

Statistically speaking, Japan is stronger than the Soviet Union.

Let Japan raise five million troops, the world's largest army, and the world's second largest navy and air force. Let's see if Japan can afford this?

"Is this okay? But on the eve of economic assistance, it's not a deliberate attempt to deceive the United States." Upon hearing this, Edward Bridges said that there is still something worth learning about socialism, and it cannot be generalized.

At present, the UK's economic recovery data for this year have not yet been released. After all, this year is not over yet, so there is no way to make statistics at this time. At this time, the Americans are going to have a meeting in Paris, and the time is just right.

"Our attitude towards the European countries and the United States remains one of balance." Edward Bridges said Alan Wilson should make this a basic rule at next month's conference.

In this regard, Alan Wilson said that he must strictly follow this bottom line. Isn't this his attitude towards those Indian business families in New Delhi? I collected everyone’s money, which is equivalent to confiscating the money.

Alan Wilson left the Treasury to inform Mountbatten of the true pace of domestic economic recovery.

There is another more important thing. Edward Bridges mentioned that the Prime Minister is preparing to sell a number of military industries.

It would be best if these factories were in reliable hands, and Alan Wilson felt that Pamela Mountbatten was that reliable person.

"Registering a company again?" Pamela Mountbatten said in surprise after hearing what Alan Wilson said, "It's not enough to just register a company without the industry. By the way, I also want to talk to you about the logo of a medical company. Let’s make a simple and clear one.”

"How important the military industry is to the country. Now that we have received the news, we should make some preparations. This involves employment issues. As for the logo of a medical company, how difficult is it? I will draw one for you now."

After Alan Wilson made a righteous statement, he took out the paper and pen, contemplated for a moment, took an umbrella, painted half of the leaves dark, then placed it in front of Pamela Mountbatten and said, "How wonderful. Isn’t it appropriate to use a protective umbrella as the logo of a medical company?”

The umbrella company in the movie is the largest company in the world. The military strength is equivalent to that of a medium-sized country. As much money as superpowers. There are several sections that highlight the strengths of an umbrella company.

The Umbrella Companies are all underground, and those who watch the movie carefully will find that they are all under one thousand meters, the Beehive, Kamchatka Bay, and Tokyo. Take tunnels and bridges as examples. Bridges are cheaper because they are above ground, while tunnels are underground, which is particularly expensive.

The same goes for the company, not to mention it is still more than a thousand meters deep. The umbrella has many more divisions. France, UK etc.

Alan Wilson naturally knew that Pamela Mountbatten's medical company would not be able to achieve this level of strength, but it could serve as an incentive to inspire Pamela Mountbatten's ambition.

After talking about the logo of the medical company, Alan Wilson started talking about the Prime Minister's plan to sell part of the military industry and privatize it. He took out the list of state-owned military factories to be sold this time and said mysteriously, " I haven’t spent much time in China, so I don’t know the value yet, but I believe your father definitely knows.”

"My father has only been back for a few days, and he is about to go back again. You are making it so difficult for him." Pamela Mountbatten rolled her eyes at Alan Wilson and sighed, "I tell you, this is the last time."

"I'll do it next time, I'll do it next time." Alan Wilson smiled ingratiatingly, indicating that I was wrong and I would dare to do it next time.

Isn’t it possible that the current recovery speed of the domestic economy is not due to his contribution? This is absolutely true, without even mentioning his outstanding contributions in British India.

Just giving Germany's post-war fleet to the Soviet Union made a huge contribution to London's shipyards.

Even if the fleet is gone and the demand is still there, doesn’t Germany need to import? So as the number one shipbuilding country in Europe, does this demand fall on the UK? Moreover, during this period of building new ships, only Britain had the spare capacity to transport German cargo.

Alan Wilson was too embarrassed to take credit because he thought the Prime Minister was no more than that. Now we have to tearfully take over the sold national military industrial enterprises. We have simply paid too much for the British Empire.

Smiling in front of Prime Minister Attlee's sharp knife for cutting leeks is enough to show his deep love for this country.

While Pamela Mountbatten went to find her father to ask about the inside story, Alan Wilson was still living his life without touching the ground. In this era, his level of diligence has improved by more than one level compared to his previous life.

Chasing the reason, we must do everything possible to make a fortune in the shortest possible time, and at the same time, let the British Empire settle down smoothly.

Alan Wilson, who was standing at the port waiting for the cargo ship to arrive, complained to Ali Khan's housekeeper, "Alim, you know, I am very nervous every day. It is that sense of urgency that prevents me from staying."

"Putting these green stones in the port will require a lot of storage costs." Alim couldn't understand Alan Wilson's complaints and could only focus on more practical matters, "Isn't it too fancy to use for building houses? "

"Alim, you also know that I am an honest civil servant. Only Pamela's mother knows about these expenses." Alan Wilson said as if he had nothing to do with me. "You know, the Mountbatten family is a big family. I I also suffered a lot.”

This kind of thing should never be said to be related to oneself. It would be more appropriate to pin it on the Mountbatten family.

As for the value of these stones, it is written on the customs documents that it is 49.5 pence per cubic meter, which is about one pound for five cubic meters. They are completely ordinary stones and have nothing to do with luxury. There are many in Myanmar's mining areas.

"Have the train arrangements been arranged? Are the farmers in Hoxon satisfied with the compensation?" Alan Wilson looked back and decided to talk about a lighter topic, "Thank you very much for your concern about me moving into my new home. If there is any important news, I will definitely contact the Maharaja."

Alan Wilson will definitely remember the fact that Maharaja Ali Khan helped him build a house.

Sometimes I think about it, if conditions permit, Ali Khan is also a peace believer anyway. If he cannot save Hyderabad, he can continue to be the monarch of Malaya.

Of course, this is just an idea. With the friendship between the two, there is nothing impossible. Of course, Ali Khan must be willing to pay for the construction of Malaya. Nothing is free.

Of course, Pamela Mountbatten also had a task. She ordered a batch of mine detectors to be used to build houses. Everyone knew that the world war had just ended. In order to safely explore whether there were any exploded bombs in Hoxon, it was reasonable from a security perspective. .