With the end of the war, the British mainland had to resume production, especially after Prime Minister Attlee came to power. At this time, there were no external enemies, and the civil servants were actually a very hateful group.
Civil servants do not have to do tiring work and receive guaranteed wages. Compared with British citizens who are starting anew, they are particularly conspicuous at this time when they need to save money.
As time goes by, there is no guarantee that Prime Minister Attlee will have the idea of layoffs. Edward Bridges must find a way to prove that there are many things now and civil servants need to be busy before the Prime Minister has this idea.
In difficult times, the Prime Minister wants to save money, but at any time, the Cabinet Secretary hopes that as many people as possible will follow his arrangements. This is why Edward Bridges was anxious when he heard that the Prime Minister wanted to give up British India.
The cause of getting angry.
The colonies were important to the Prime Minister of the British Empire, but they were especially important to the Cabinet Secretary.
However, the Cabinet Secretary cannot oppose the Prime Minister's policies and can only find ways to resolve the negative impact. It is best to let the Prime Minister retreat when the difficulties arise.
That night, Edward Bridges made an appointment with a guest. When the guest arrived, he rarely showed a hint of anxiety, "Sir Morris, what do you think I should do? This is worse than what you encountered in 1919."
Things are ten times more troublesome. At least at the end of the last war, your prime minister didn’t want to give up the colony, right?”
"That's true!" Sir Maurice Hankey smiled and looked at the somewhat anxious Edward Bridges, "It seems that the new Prime Minister has made you feel at a loss what to do?"
During World War I, Maurice Hankey served as Secretary of the Imperial Defense Council and Director of the War Cabinet Secretariat.
The civil service system of the British Empire was shaped by Maurice Hankey. He remained at the head of the British Civil Service for twenty-two years until his retirement in 1938, until Edward Bridges took over the cabinet.
secretary.
It can be said that everything that Edward Bridges has today was created by Maurice Hankey.
After retiring, Maurice Hankey joined the Conservative Party and served as minister of state in Neville Chamberlain's cabinet after the outbreak of World War II.
In front of the former founder of the Cabinet Office, Edward Bridges had nothing to hide. The other party was now a politician, but as the original cabinet secretary, the troubles of the civil servant leader could not be hidden from the other party. He nodded and said
, "Once British India is abandoned, one hundred thousand civil servants will have to return to the mainland unless we can find a place to divert them."
"Oh, things are really serious!" Maurice Hankey nodded and said to himself clearly, "The cornerstone of the British Empire is collapsing. What is your response?"
"Today, based on Field Marshal Montgomery's telegram, I am requesting the Prime Minister to send civil servants to organize the civilian institutions in the British-occupied areas." Edward Bridges spoke and saw Maurice Hankey directly extend four fingers, happily
He admitted, "Yes, I have come up with a four-step plan to dispatch two thousand civil servants from various departments to go to Germany immediately."
"Yes, at this moment all civil servants in the British Empire should realize that the crisis is not far away and be efficient." Maurice Hankey nodded with great approval, "I also heard the Prime Minister mention the situation in the British-occupied areas of Germany and the British Empire.
India's establishment of a linked dual-track system is a very good idea, was it you who came up with it?"
"Since Sir Maurice feels this is a good idea, there is nothing to worry about." Edward Bridges breathed a sigh of relief and did not answer the question directly. Although Sir Maurice Hankey had retired long ago,
After retirement, he became a minister again, but he was still the chairman of the Colonial Advisory Committee and had a great say in colonial affairs. "If the Prime Minister asks Sir..."
"I will agree with this suggestion!" Sir Maurice Hankey raised his eyebrows. "Actually, we all know in our hearts that the prosperity of the British Empire is based on the colonies. It is not necessary to give up because the cost is too high, but we must avoid North America.
things happen again, we have to find ways to prove that if the colonies leave the management of the British Empire, there will be problems, chaos, famine, religious conflicts, ethnic massacres, whatever. If such a wonderful scene occurs, we have the responsibility to the colonial people.
Until you can no longer manage yourself, continue to manage those backward ethnic groups."
"Oh, yes? That's really a tragedy!" Edward Bridges raised his glass with understanding, and clinked a glass with Maurice Hankey, bang! "But it's better for this to happen naturally, we
We need to find someone who looks harmless and who has preferably not been groping in the civil service system for a long time. I happened to learn about such a candidate recently..."
Sneeze! Far away in Berlin, Alan Wilson sneezed twice for no reason, and then looked at the shocked Mikhailovich. He knew that letting so many people leave Europe was not easy for these people to accept.
fact. But at present, there is no solution.
"Can't we stay in Europe?" Mikhailovich said with dark eyes, "We are Europeans, how can we go to Africa and be with a group of black people?"
"Mr. Mihajlovic, now that I am handling the border crossing group you are leading, haven't you seen that the Americans are not prepared to take you in? Even General Patton, who allowed you to cross the border, has now been dismissed.
"Alan Wilson said with a sympathetic look, "Everyone knows that the United States was not affected by the war, but the United States was established by the hard work of Americans, and American citizens are not willing to move you to the United States."
Alan Wilson sighed sadly. The United States has not gone too far and is not very welcoming to immigrants. Even if it is welcome, it only welcomes high-quality immigrants, which are simply wealthy immigrants. As for Mihajlovic's subordinates,
Apparently nothing but military skills.
"But going to Africa?" Mikhailovich felt unspeakably uncomfortable when he thought of leaving his homeland. He even wanted to lead the refugees back to Yugoslavia and fight Tito, which was better than going to Africa.
"What happened to Africa?" Alan Wilson said dissatisfied, "You don't know where that place is. The British Empire asked you to go to Rodnia. The land and resources are very rich. Each of you can definitely share a hundred acres.
Land, being a farmer happily is something you would never imagine in Yugoslavia. Look at Yugoslavia, one country, two languages, three languages, four religions, and five nationalities: Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Macedonia, and Montenegro.
.Maybe the Yugoslavs who didn’t run away will envy you in the future.”