Alan Wilson is also like a hard-working bee, cooperating with representatives from various countries. This is an unfamiliar field for the UK. Fortunately, he himself does not have any historical burden.
Yes, historical burden! In fact, American exceptionalism is not a mentality unique to Americans.
This mentality of thinking that you are superior to others, but in fact you are not that superior, exists in all countries. Arabs are proud of the glorious Arab Empire, Indians claim that Hinduism is the mother of religion, and Egypt likes to mention the Egyptian pyramids.
Of course, the side effect is questioning other civilizations, so there are new party members. It must be admitted that this small side effect, like a conspiracy theory, does not hinder the overall situation, but this mentality does exist.
The British believe in their hearts that Britain cannot be compared with other countries, so they show their insistence on the continental balancing policy. After all, this mentality was developed since the bourgeois revolution!
From the time when the Magna Carta clearly limited the power of the king to the rapid development of the Industrial Revolution, it was easy to say that it could be copied by any country on the planet, but in fact it was nothing more than a kind of psychological comfort for other countries.
Not to mention other civilizations, even among the European countries separated by only one English Channel, the British believed that the United Kingdom was more advanced than them. When the revolution occurred in the United Kingdom, the monarchy, the nobility, and the balance of their respective rights gradually became clear.
At this time, the European continent was just the opposite. The monarchy of various countries gradually got rid of the shackles of the past and became a near-absolute dictatorship. In France, Spain, the German Empire and other places, the monarchy had suppressed the feudal nobles and no longer protected the freedom of the common people.
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The originally arrogant nobles no longer even felt a sense of failure. They gathered around the king, looked at the king's gorgeous pomp, and were proud of it. The timid people by nature were more willing to live under such an order, because the monarch's rule instead
It brings them happiness that they have never enjoyed before. They work hard to get rich and increase their knowledge, but they do not have the idea of seeking an official position in the government.
During the revolution in Britain, the divine right of kings was popular in Europe. Of course, it was not just in Europe. The kingship of other civilizations had no boundaries. This was the overall situation in the world. Britain was just an outlier in the edge corner of the world.
But Britain, which is always on the fringes of Europe, used the countries that stood in front of its own country as stepping stones in the following days, and gradually built an empire on which the sun never sets.
With this kind of mentality, it is clear why after the end of the world war, Britain lost its throne as the world hegemon. It was like losing its soul. It moved to a bench and sat aside, watching other countries surpass itself one by one.
It is not easy to shrink once you reach the peak. The British are still somewhat sober people, and the United States a few decades later has never thought about shrinking.
Faced with the same difficulties, the current Prime Minister Attlee has chosen to shrink and let go of British India, which has the largest income but also the highest investment, first, and use its strength to defend the areas that can still be defended.
There are only two simple requirements for Alan Wilson's job in London: get the maximum number and strive for the fewest additional conditions. Alan Wilson also does the same. If there is only one less competitor, he doesn't care what the Eastern European countries think.
, anyway, the historical Marshall Plan did not have them.
In Paris, he focused on winning over the three Low Countries, namely the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. Because in name, every country is equal, and the Three Low Countries are a natural political group, and it is very easy for the three countries to unify and reach a common consensus.
In addition to the three Low Countries, there are also the Nordic countries represented by Sweden. Their large numbers and small differences of opinions are the advantages of these countries.
In front of the Swedish representatives, Alan Wilson loudly praised Sweden's defense policy for surviving the world war. At the same time, he also said that he admired Swedish culture very much and knew that Greta Garbo and Ingrid Bergman were Swedish.
"Mr. Allen is too polite. Britain's leadership of the world over the past hundreds of years is very admirable." The Swedish representative in turn praised the United Kingdom and expressed the hope that the United Kingdom would support Sweden's neutrality policy.
"There is no leadership. After all, in the eyes of many countries, any country can have an industrial revolution. The industrial revolution just fell from the sky and happened to hit the UK." Alan Wilson said with a reserved look, "Although the British aristocracy
When they were fighting against the king, people from other countries would crawl at the king's feet and kiss his shoes, but what does it matter? It's all over anyway, and they can forget history and pretend to have fought for their rights."
Appropriately expressing the traditional British attitude towards other countries, Alan Wilson also expressed the realistic side and expressed his understanding of Sweden's neutrality policy, although he could not say that he supported it.
Even if you look at the Nordic countries a few decades later, they will bite Russia as if they are crazy. But the Nordic countries now will never show such a terminal illness. Russia is not the Soviet Union, and the Soviet Union is too strong.
The attitude of the Scandinavian countries during the Cold War was that Norway and Denmark were pro-Western, Finland was pro-Soviet, and Sweden was in the middle and carried out armed neutrality. Among them, Norway and Denmark were not strong nationally, and the ruthless players among the Nordic countries were Finland and Sweden.
These two countries have industrial layouts, and their defense industries are very powerful.
Alan Wilson expressed his understanding of Sweden's armed neutrality policy, and at the same time also instilled a little private opinion, saying that Finland, which is also capable of fighting in Northern Europe, is now obedient to the Soviet Union, which is a lesson for Sweden.
"If, I mean if, a war breaks out in Europe, who does the UK currently think is the winner?" the Swedish representative asked somewhat maliciously.
"The United States, the United States has nuclear bombs." Alan Wilson gave a straightforward reply, highly appreciating the role of the system zeroing bomb.
After exchanging views with the three Low Countries and the Nordic countries, Alan Wilson arrived at the location of the American delegation.
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Others really begged for food, but Alan Wilson was different. He sincerely maintained the special relationship between Britain and the United States. He said that the Soviet Union's strength had become stronger and stronger, and the United States must not ignore this situation and continue to develop.
"The French people's concerns are justified, so before the results of the Italian election, we should not put Italy on the aid list. Otherwise, using American money to develop the Soviet Union, I believe this is not what Washington wants to see."
Assistant Secretary of State McCaul nodded solemnly and said, "We have long noticed the worrying development trends in France and Italy, so this aid plan is also to prevent Europe from such consequences."
Sure enough, Pierre's performance was in vain. Because of his two words, the United States would not pay attention to the Italian Communist Party in Italy and ignore the French Communist Party. Alan Wilson pondered for a while, but decided to say a few words for the French allies, "Although
It seems that the French Communist Party also has a high momentum, but there is one condition that Italy does not have. Although de Gaulle is annoying, as long as he is around, France will not become a country like the Soviet Union. However, Italy does not have such a figure. In comparison
Generally speaking, the leaders of the Italian Communist Party seem to be the most popular if taken individually."
Italy's Catholic Democratic Party, known to Alan Wilson, was the main party to suppress the PCI in the coming decades.
But the Americans did not know that Alan Wilson said that the situation in Italy could not be said to be safe.
Because in the last general election, the support rate of the Catholic Democratic Party was 35%. The Italian Communist Party was also supported by one-third of Italians. Judging from the election results, the Catholic Democratic Party cannot be said to be guaranteed to win. Who knows next time
What were the results of the election?
With an approval rate of only 35%, the Catholic Democratic Party has already kicked the Italian Communist Party out of the government with the support of the United States. What if the Italian Communist Party comes back through re-election?
McCall nodded, the numbers don't lie, Italy's situation does look a little more dangerous than France's.
When representatives of various countries joined forces, the Soviet Union also began to fight back in public opinion and attacked the term Finnization. A rebuttal article in Pravda stated, "Judging from the current situation, there is no such thing as Finnishization in the world."
The United Kingdom is more in line with the definition of Finnish, and for the sake of a bone, it wagged its tail at the United States. It also mentioned Churchill’s previous Iron Curtain speech, saying that Britain’s actions of inciting war are ruining the hard-won peace.”
Because of the word Finlandization, a war of words began among European countries. Eastern European countries also began to support the Soviet Union and questioned the Marshall Plan, questioning it as an advanced version of the United States' plunder of Europe.
Although this is true, countries that are in desperate need of dollar injections will not admit this accusation at all. The United Kingdom, in particular, stated that it has not received any pressure from the United States.
While expressing his position in London, Alan Wilson was discussing the issue of foreign exchange controls with the United States. "Now the Soviet bloc is watching every move of the United Kingdom. If we make too many concessions, we will not be able to explain it to the citizens at home."
The UK currently has a fiscal deficit problem, but it depends on who it is compared with. Compared with the gold reserves obtained by the United States through the World War, the UK does not have much gold. But it is still the largest in Europe. The current national treasury has 1,500 gold reserves.
One hundred tons of gold is three times that of France. The country with the largest gold reserves in Europe besides the United Kingdom is Switzerland.
As for Switzerland's role in the world war and whether it was truly neutral, all countries know it clearly.
Taking advantage of the Soviet bloc's collective attack on the United Kingdom because of a Finnish rhetoric, Alan Wilson said that every move in the United Kingdom is now magnified under the microscope. Now all European countries are clearly aware of the influence of the Soviet Union. He hopes that the United States will understand London's current situation.