Alexeyev responded with silence. If he had a solution, he would not be here. As Alan Wilson said, he could not do anything in front of Yakovlev. His whole person was full of emotions.
The sense of powerlessness, and ironically, Yakovlev's strength, was precisely brought about by the Soviet order.
"Look, you only know that there is a problem, but you don't even know how big or serious the problem is."
Alan Wilson spread his hands with a look of embarrassment on his face, "For quite some time, the reputation of the Soviet Union in the world has been as good as the KGB. You know that good deeds are not appreciated, but bad deeds can be remembered for a lifetime.
Not to mention the relationship with the enemy, your relationship with the countries that should be your allies is also not good. Of course, this issue is very complicated, and I don’t think you are all wrong.”
This is just like the issue between the Combined Fleet and the Kinmen Artillery Battle. The Soviet Union emphasized that the latter embarrassed the Soviet Union, and a certain major country emphasized that the former was unfair to itself. Of course, both countries make sense when it comes to their perceptions. It’s really hard to distinguish.
Know who is right and who is wrong.
"But precisely, as a British official, I understand the problem of strategic contraction. If this is not done well, contraction will turn into collapse. The British overseas territories now have more than two million, but compared with the British Empire before the war,
You can see how big the gap is. And let me tell you, Britain's shrinkage has reached the critical point where quantitative change leads to qualitative change. If the current framework cannot be maintained, the next step will be collapse. We cannot protect any overseas territory.
That leaves the British Isles."
"If this happens, it will be the beginning of the special relationship between Britain and the United States. The voice of Washington is more authoritative than the voice of Whitehall. Britain's military diplomacy, etc., will not be more independent than Germany."
The Soviet Union's strategic contraction is inevitable. No country can only expand without contracting, and the same is true for the United States. However, the United States will obviously not be as honest as the Soviet Union and stand upright after being beaten.
The strategic contraction of the United States can be said to be an enhanced version of the United Kingdom. The British strategic contraction after the war was to bury nails for offshore balancing. The United States is obviously bolder and does not mind provoking a war. Provoking a war can hinder the enemy from accepting the United States' contraction.
Territory time.
Moreover, the United States is much larger than the United Kingdom. After ten or eight years, if the enemy is unable to deal with it, the United States, after adjusting, can still kill a counterattack.
As for the situation of the Soviet Union, instead of following the United Kingdom, it is better to follow the United States. After all, the Soviet Union's national power is closer to the United States than to the United Kingdom.
Now the Soviet Union is facing the same problems that Britain faced in the past. It is actually impossible to stand up to it. Although life in the free world is not easy at this time, it is obvious that Japan and Germany can make the United States persist. Where can the Soviet Union find blood packs to replenish it?
Woolen cloth?
"Currently, I can see several problems in the Soviet Union. The three annexed Baltic countries have been in trouble. Poland has always been unstable within the Warsaw Pact. You also know this. Walesa's Solidarity trade union is a big trouble.
Obviously Moscow doesn’t have many solutions. This is not something you can solve.”
"Let's assume that what if one day the Soviet Union faces disintegration due to deterioration of economic conditions? Don't forget that the Soviet republics can withdraw. Normally this is not a problem, but once the national order collapses, this is a very obvious loophole. Don't forget
Saying it can't happen, when Ireland became independent, we thought it was impossible."
"If the Soviet Union was on the losing side in the Cold War, and if the winner was the United Kingdom, then the United Kingdom might try to weaken the Soviet Union, but it would not make the Soviet Union unable to stand up forever. But Alyosha, the leader of the NATO camp is now the United States.
, if the Soviet Union bows to the United States, don’t forget that decades ago, when the United States just entered the war, it clamored for Germany to surrender unconditionally. If you surrender to the United States, you will not be able to save your country."
Alexeyev's heart trembled. Ever since he started working, he had never been like this one day before. He couldn't raise his spirits and was in a state of confusion.
He also knows that the current situation of the Soviet Union is not good, and it may indeed need to adopt an evasive attitude and ease with the free world, but will the Soviet Union collapse? He thinks that stabilizing the position is not a problem. But what the old father said makes sense, the United States will let
Did the Soviet Union successfully shrink?
Of course not. As Secretary-General of the Cabinet, Alan Wilson seemed to be able to hear the voice of the elder at this time, and began to introduce that starting from the end of the world war in 1945, Britain and the United States immediately entered a state of battle of wits and courage.
, surrounding the interests of British India, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand, British Africa and the Middle East, and how the British were driven out of Yin Lang in secret contests.
When it comes to the issue of Israel, how many times have I resisted lobbying in favor of Israel, and how did I finally have to leave Africa and concentrate the remaining white people in Rhodesia, etc.
"I also wanted to maintain the territories of the British Empire as much as possible, but in the end I could only save Rhodesia, Newfoundland, and Malaya."
Alan Wilson said feebly, "Looking at Canada and the United States getting closer, and to be honest, Canada's national power has become smaller and smaller since the war, and its status in the world economy is simply not comparable to that of 1945."
.But so what if I see it, I can't do anything. Just like you now, when I see a problem, all I can do is watch it happen."
After the war, Canada was truly one of the top four in the world. The United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and Canada were ranked behind. France was further down the list. The United Kingdom chose to show its favor to Canada and wanted to give Newfoundland to Canada. This was Alan Wilson's personal experience. This is simply not true.
No need to ask others.
It was he who firmly opposed it, and Newfoundland was also unwilling to merge with Canada, which ultimately saved Britain's foothold in North America.
Having and not having treatment are completely two different things. Even if there is only one British soldier on Newfoundland, Britain can still say that it has interests in North America.
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Maintaining traditional relations and safeguarding Britain's unique status was possible even when facing the Soviet Union, but it was not possible when facing the United States.
Alexeyev was like a good student, listening to his father explain how Britain shrunk after the war, and how many dangerous lucks there were. Even if Britain's shrinkage was considered very successful, it was different from the three thousand people before the war.
Thousands of square kilometers are not the same. "Is it so difficult to understand that India has been robbed by the Soviet Union and has been included in the United States' own system?"
"If the Soviet system shows signs of collapse, I hope for your help. Will you help me?" Alexeyev felt funny when he spoke. Maybe there was nothing wrong with the Soviet Union. The fundamentals of the two countries are still very different.
different.
"Your leader with a map on his head, doesn't he have to change the ruble settlement in order to absorb foreign exchange? Now he uses US dollars and a small amount of pound marks?"
Faced with the promise that Alexeyev hoped to fulfill, Alan Wilson changed the subject and said, "If the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries all settle their foreign trade in pounds sterling, and encourage countries with good relations with the Soviet Union to do the same, I will definitely
Do your best to help.”
The UK's current settlement share in the free world is 27%, while the United States' share is 45%. If we look at historical records, the pound once accounted for 80% of the international trade settlement share. This is
The proportions have never been even close.
Not to mention that the pound has never been marginalized in this world. Even in the world in Alan Wilson's memory, the Mark has been a challenger to the US dollar for a long time, and the Japanese yen also has a large share.
If the Soviet Union's sphere of influence over the past decades is included in the pound system, the pound can overwhelm the US dollar in one fell swoop after the war and regain its status as a world currency. You must know that the Soviet bloc is almost another economic and trade system, and the extent of using the currency of the free world is not the same.
Not big, this settlement share is underestimated.
Alan Wilson's request is almost equivalent to telling the big brother that if he wants to avoid being wiped out by the United States, the Soviet Union can only bring a gun to Britain and help Britain expand its voice in the financial field. Other than that, there is no other way to let the United States.
Britain risked a break with the United States and became a rebel.
Alexeyev felt that this condition was too much, and said rudely, "The United Kingdom is considered a powerful country in the world, but it is still lagging behind the Soviet Union. Even the Royal Navy, which can be taken seriously by others, is
It is not necessarily the opponent of the Soviet Red Navy."
"I have high respect for the military construction of the Soviet Union over the past decades." Alan Wilson yawned and said, "This is the only thing the Soviet Union can do well, forget about other aspects."
It is indeed too much to ask the Soviet bloc, not just the Soviet Union, for all foreign trade settlements of a country to be settled in pounds. If Alan Wilson were a Soviet, he would also think it was too much.
Even if the size of the system controlled by the Soviet Union cannot be compared with that of the free world, it is almost one-third of the world's area. What about pro-Soviet countries such as India?
If everything goes to the pound, the status of the pound and the dollar will be reversed. Britain will get the benefits, but the Soviet Union seems to get nothing. But there is nothing you can do. Why should Britain help if you don't give us huge profits? How big is it to go against the United States?
risks of?
"Actually, what can we consider? Don't we have to settle in US dollars now? Is it just to increase the liquidity of the US dollar? It is better to strengthen the UK, which is also conducive to the balance of the world."
Alan Wilson brought out the British ancestral offshore balance theory again and started persuading his good son Alyosha. Maybe his good son Alyosha wouldn't be able to accept it for a while, so it's okay to take your time. Don't be in a hurry to leave Xiangjiang.