Chapter 1,650 Preliminary visit to the Soviet Union
Immediately, Alan Wilson went to Industry Secretary Major to discuss the City of London plan, and also asked what he thought of Heseltine's departure. Major said with a bitter face, "Sir, what exactly do you want to ask?
Is it Heseltine as a person, or is it something else."
"The minister is really loyal to the prime minister." Alan Wilson praised with a smile, "Of course I can understand the idea, but does his view on Europe really offend the prime minister?"
"Those Atlanticists, huh." Major couldn't help but shook his head and replied, "They are suspicious of Europe and believe that Britain should stand with the strong, and the strong is of course the United States."
"But being too strong is not good." Alan Wilson replied calmly, "Our geographical location cannot be changed. Although those Atlanticists keep saying that Britain is a world power, you don't know that in the past twenty years, the United States has become almost
Using various methods to hope that Britain will withdraw from the Strait of Malacca, I doubt that the Atlantic faction will hand over Malaya to highlight the special relationship between Britain and the United States."
John Major has heard similar voices, but they are not loud. "Any voice will appear in the electoral system, but sending Malaya out to show the special relationship? This cannot be the mainstream."
The reason why it has not become mainstream is entirely because people who say these things have an alarming rate of cardiovascular disease. Otherwise, it might become the mainstream of the Conservative Party.
The Minister of Industry obviously did not know that the supreme authority had done too much for the interests of the United Kingdom. Alan Wilson changed the topic, "I mainly want to know the progress of the City. You must know that my term may not be long. If
Being able to accomplish this can be regarded as contributing to the development of the UK."
One of the City's projects, Doggers Island Enterprise Zone, has no land tax, training tax, or planning restrictions. Instead, it has 100% tax relief on capital costs and a ten-year tax holiday.
The Enterprise Zone is limited to the Isle of Dogs, but London Docklands Development Corporation actually has a vast territory, mostly located north of the Thames in Tower Hamlets and Newham, and also extending to the south bank of the Thames.
The workload also changed after reforms to financial regulation were passed, with Mrs Thatcher promising to fund an extension to the London Underground and even offering to move civil servants to Canary Wharf.
This is definitely impossible. If civil servants go there to work, it is difficult for Alan Wilson to find a reason. What is the use of these elected ministers?
Going a step further, according to the current plan, Canary Wharf provides 70,000 financial industry jobs and will surpass Frankfurt to become the center of the banking industry.
It is no longer a single office culture. Counting hotels, shops and restaurants, it employs about 120,000 people, and residential real estate is also under construction. When completed, it will become the core of the City of London.
"This plan is satisfactory." After the discussion, Alan Wilson said, "I think it can have both the leadership of the pound area and a transit station for American investment in Europe. This project is also in line with the current international status of the United Kingdom, which
Both points are very important. The pound area is the foundation. Only when this foundation is strong will U.S. investment in Europe follow our plan."
In fact, the national strength brought about by the establishment of a financial country is very weak. In later generations, British pensions almost exploded. Isn’t it because after Brexit, the UK lacks financial sources to realize cash? Whether it is tax increases or tax cuts, the key is to have money. Without financial sources, it cannot be
Always make up for it by printing money.
After a round of John Major, Alan Wilson went to No. 10 Downing Street, full of praise for the City. Mrs. Thatcher listened to the conversation and muttered, "You still have to be wary of the United States."
"The United States' line is the same as that of the United Kingdom. Of course I have to be on guard." Alan Wilson nodded and admitted, "The development of the Soviet Union does not conflict with that of the United Kingdom. The Soviet Union's financial system is almost non-existent. If the Soviet Union did not become a threat to the United States,
Is the United States going to use its own advantages to squeeze out areas where we also have advantages? To be honest, I hope that the free world will have an advantage over the Soviet Union, but I never want the Soviet Union to be stepped on."
The more the United States feels that it has the advantage, the more its attitude towards its allies becomes more hands-on. This has happened more than once. Coincidentally, decades later, the United States also feels that it has the advantage, at least that is how the Democratic Party feels.
Faced with competition from a certain major country, the city on the hill believes that as long as Europe fully cooperates with the United States to ensure that there are no problems with the U.S. economic cycle, the problem will not be big.
When Europe is suffering, the population of a certain big country has collapsed anyway. If you grit your teeth and hold on for ten years, a certain big country will have no stamina. Although it may be more difficult to deal with than the Soviet Union and Japan for a period of time, it will
After all, this world is still a city on a hill.
Of course, the premise of all this is that European countries should consider the overall situation and be willing to make sacrifices. Russia is not the Soviet Union anyway, and it is okay for European countries to sacrifice. As long as the prosperity of the United States is guaranteed, the free world will of course make a comeback. Ten years later, the biggest enemy will have a negative population growth.
, the final victory still belongs to the United States.
If European countries do not cooperate with the plan to prosper the United States, then the United States will have to make difficult decisions and sometimes have to abandon some good people who do not cooperate.
The economic recession in Europe can also stimulate a wave of immigrants to the United States, which may increase the proportion of white people in the United States. This is simply killing two birds with one stone. However, the bad elements with France and Germany as the core always ignore the overall situation. This makes it very difficult to lead the free world.
The United States, which has reached its peak, has a headache.
"The Soviet Union cannot be weakened. The confrontation will last for a long time, but it will only relieve the pressure." Mrs. Thatcher rarely laughed at Alan Wilson, "Actually, my biggest hope is that the Soviet Union will give up its military power in Europe.
pressure."
"This is our common expectation." Alan Wilson agreed, "But in the next step, if there is no military pressure, will we have to exert military pressure on the Soviet Union? After all, everyone knows that NATO was established before the Warsaw Pact. Originally, we
It was to besiege the Soviet Union, but later Americans became addicted to food, causing the Soviet Union to overtake the United States. Once the Soviet military pressure is reduced, will the next cycle repeat, exerting military pressure on Eastern Europe, and then lead to the Soviet Union?
Choose confrontation again?”
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The current dialogue is actually very politically incorrect. NATO was indeed established before the Warsaw Pact, and it was even established after the United Kingdom took the lead and joined forces with France to jointly make suggestions to the United States.
"Sir, I didn't notice it during my first term, but after the beginning of my second term, I found that you are more and more inclined to the Soviet Union." Mrs. Thatcher recalled the past few years and asked directly, "Is it possible that since the founding of the Soviet Union?
Are you indifferent to all the crimes committed by me?"
"For the interests of Britain, I let the local anti-British elements in Malaya disappear every day. Am I not indifferent?"
Alan Wilson thought you were joking and replied, "I only know that the triangle has stability. If Britain wants to make its own voice, it must balance the world. If the Soviet Union does not pose a threat at all, Britain will be next. The Iron Curtain
The purpose of the speech is to provoke confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union and preserve the strength for Britain to make a comeback, rather than any special relationship between Britain and the United States. If there are interests, Britain can have a special relationship with any country."
"Sometimes the Labor Party's policies have some problems, but they have never touched on offshore balance. I hope the Conservative Party can do the same, and the Atlantic faction's voice still needs to be controlled."
The supreme authority is very honest. He always uses this kind of private dialogue to make Mrs. Thatcher understand that this is the right thing to do, instead of assuming that the Soviet Union is extremely powerful and only comes to her senses when the Soviet Union is about to withdraw its troops from the Democratic Republic of Germany.
Come and want to give me a hand.
Mrs. Thatcher may not like to hear it, just like the Conservative government has never solved the unemployment rate during its two terms, but she is not willing to listen to what Alan Wilson has to say.
Alan Wilson has his own views on the development of the United Kingdom. If a plan happens to fail during Mrs. Thatcher's term, although some things in his youth may make him feel a little disadvantaged to the Iron Lady, there is no guarantee that it will not happen when the time comes.
When settling accounts after the fall, he has even settled the accounts with Churchill's descendants and does not care about one more.
Mrs. Thatcher obviously heard the implication and asked dissatisfiedly, "It seems that you have always viewed my governance policy as Prime Minister with a harsh eye. It was I who led the United Kingdom to defeat Argentina."
"I made the plan to defeat Argentina in the 1950s. My son even went to the front line himself."
Alan Wilson frowned and sneered, "You might as well talk about the unemployment rate and vowed to control fiscal spending, but ended up treating it as unemployment benefits. There is still room for discussion."
As Christmas approaches, Mrs. Thatcher has already decided on her visit to the Soviet Union. The time is set to be after the new year. In countless private quarrels, the name of the Cabinet Secretary-General also appears in the visiting team, including Alan Wilson.
The tone of "I'm afraid you'll mess it up" made the Iron Lady look dissatisfied.
Before visiting the Soviet Union, Mrs. Thatcher would first visit Germany and France, and then leave five days to the Soviet Union. The entire visit would last a week. Alan Wilson had no objection to this. Before the visit to the Soviet Union, it was true that
European countries need to be united.
Before that, Alan Wilson suggested that Mrs. Thatcher send Foreign Secretary Geoffrey Howe to visit as a warm-up, mainly to test her attitude on the Iran-Iraq war.
If Mrs. Thatcher could get Tutou and herself to issue a joint statement during her visit to the Soviet Union, I believe this voice would be decisive and help bring peace to the Middle East.
The foreign minister was extremely unwilling, full of complaints, and went to Moscow in the cold winter before the New Year. He vowed in his heart that when he left politics, he would expose the mom-and-pop shop.