"By the way, dear, there is news that my father will be transferred back to the country within six months." Pamela Mountbatten, who was leaning against the man's body afterwards, said softly, "If nothing else happens, he should be the Fourth Sea Lord.
"
"That's the Sea Lord of Logistics and Finance." Alan Wilson said to himself and then looked at his fiancée, receiving a nod from Pamela Mountbatten.
In fact, the Lord of the Admiralty of the Royal Navy is a civilian official, held by someone like Churchill.
The First Sea Lord is actually the full-time head of the Navy; that is why Mountbatten aspired to be it very early. The Second Sea Lord is responsible for personnel; the Third Sea Lord is responsible for ship design and manufacturing; the third Sea Lord is responsible for ship design and manufacturing;
The Fourth Sea Lord is responsible for logistics such as supplies and military pay; the Fifth Sea Lord is responsible for the aviation force in the Navy.
General Mountbatten, who was full of confidence, wanted to start as the Second Sea Lord after returning from the Mediterranean Fleet. Alan Wilson could not comment on this kind of behavior. He just took care of personnel work. Isn't he a little overconfident?
"Actually, this is fine. Logistics and financial work are also very important. Although I don't just come up and take care of personnel, I believe that it is just a short period of time. General Mountbatten will definitely become the First Sea Lord as soon as possible." Alan Wilson bowed his head.
Kissed Pamela Mountbatten
While Pamela Mountbatten grabbed the handle, she rolled her eyes at the man and said softly, "You bad guy, you are dishonest all the time. My father is not enthusiastic about logistics and finance, and you also know that, currently,
The Labor Party's fiscal austerity, although not as severe as in 1945, is not good news for the Royal Navy's logistics and finances. Is there anything you can do?"
"Let me think about it!" Alan Wilson thought about any way to save costs. Of course, he certainly did not expect the idea of enough is enough that was later implemented in the UK.
The idea that just enough is enough is one of the important reasons why the Royal Navy retired heavy aircraft carriers and switched to light aircraft carriers. "This problem is easy to solve. If General Mountbatten doesn't mind, he can call the battleships and cruiser formations with the highest maintenance costs.
In British Malaya, if possible, I will select among the 600,000 prisoners of war in the Japanese Southern Army non-commissioned officers who have served in the navy and have logistics management experience, release them, and then train Chinese workers to accept logistics maintenance work."
"Of course the scope of application is limited to battleships and cruiser formations. The huge maintenance expenses saved by these warships should stabilize General Mountbatten's position as Sea Lord."
"Will it cause technology leakage?" Pamela Mountbatten paused at this point. "The cabinet will summon all major airlines to go there next month. In addition to us and Rolls-Royce, there is also Avro.
Armstrong, Whitworth, Bristol, Handley & Baker, Gloucester, Short Brothers."
"Is there such a thing?" Alan Wilson pondered for a moment and said in an uncertain tone, "Maybe the authorities want to compete with the Americans in the aviation field. If what I say comes true, you insist that simplicity and reliability are the most valuable.
project. Now let me answer the question you just asked. In fact, judging from the discovery trend of the Navy, battleships have been eliminated, including many cruisers in the Royal Navy."
However, the most successful Air Force project at present is not any of the three strategic bombers, but the Canberra tactical bomber. Alan Wilson remembers that this first-generation tactical bomber after the war has always been popular because of its extreme reliability and stability.
Serve into the 21st century.
As for the navy, the Royal Navy currently still has a battleship and cruiser formation with five George V-class battleships as the core. In the long run, these will be eliminated sooner or later.
In terms of logistics expenditure, the battleship is also a gold-swallowing behemoth, so it is normal for General Mountbatten to be helpless.
Looking for inspiration from his motherland in his previous life, Alan Wilson felt that several cities should be bound together. The local ones might not work, but a few cities in British Malaya should be bound to support the army.
Because of this election, the major colonial commissioners were once again recalled to London by Norman Brooke. Unlike the previous time, the return efficiency of the colonial commissioners from various places was much improved this time. Within a few days, they all returned to their homeland on Comet aircraft.
Prior to this, Norman Brooke summoned Alan Wilson in the Cabinet Secretary's Office and asked this very promising young official how he was feeling at this time.
"I'm going to decide to make Gerald Edward the commissioner in Germany. As for the candidate for the new high commissioner in British Malaya?" Norman Brooke looked at Alan Wilson for a moment and said uncertainly, "Actually, not yet.
decided."
Alan Wilson knitted his fingers together and said cautiously, "The new commissioner should have the ability and energy of a Chinese, the ability to solve complex affairs, and the determination to safeguard the British Empire."
"The most important thing is reliability!" Norman Brooke smiled slightly and pointed out the most important point, "Alan, you know that Malaya is the largest rubber and tin mine producing area in the world. If you go
, what can local people help you with?"
"I don't want anything but nuclear bombs." Alan Wilson said categorically, "I just want the honor of detonating the first nuclear bomb and placing it on Kalimantan."
"Actually, the cabinet recommends that Australia be placed in Australia. However, this is not something that cannot be fought for." Norman Brooke nodded in agreement, and then changed the topic, "Be prepared to deal with the colonial commissioners' meeting. We must respond to the Prime Minister's call and make Britain great again.
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Britain had reason to give it a go. At the end of the war, Britain's economic aggregate was second only to the United States among Western countries, and its economic situation was the best among European countries. Last year, Britain's import and export scale accounted for about 10% of the world's total trade.
Fourteen percent and 12 percent. Britain's foreign trade accounts for 18 percent of the total economy. This ratio is higher than the average level of Western countries. Its export volume is nearly half of that of the United States. Its shipbuilding industry is significantly ahead of the United States.
The United States relied on the Liberty Ship to lead Britain for a short period of time just after the war.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! After the independence of British India, the British Empire still had tens of millions of square kilometers of overseas territories and an overseas population of nearly 100 million. They were distributed in Asia, Africa, America, Oceania, and Persia.
The Gulf region is still under British influence. Half of the British troops are stationed in overseas territories.
During Prime Minister Attlee's first term, the Air Force, as a military service that Britain focused on developing during the war, had technical reserves no less than those of the United States Air Force and surpassed the traditional Royal Navy in terms of budget. Attlee's cabinet approved three projects at the same time
strategic bombers and vigorously develop the air force.
After the Comet was launched, diplomats from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stationed in various countries became promoters of the Comet. So far, two hundred aircraft have been sold at a price of 270,000 pounds. Pamela Mountbatten will also participate in the cabinet this time.
in the air force development plan.
The Malta aircraft carrier, which is of the same class as the Midway-class aircraft carrier, has not been cut and is being worked on at the shipyard.
Although the strength of the Royal Navy cannot be compared with that of the United States, it has not been left too far behind. There is a gap in scale but not in technology.
At the Whitehall Overseas Territories Conference in March, Norman Brooke first asked whether the skeleton nationalized enterprises in each colony had been established.
The answer is obvious. The major colonial commissioners simply regarded this enterprise as their own assets, which of course demonstrated unprecedented efficiency. The British colonies in Africa all established nationalized enterprises based on local resources.
"At present, the situation in Africa is generally stable. After all, European countries have colonies in Africa, and other countries are also our cover. As for other key areas, we are not so optimistic." Norman Brook said indifferently, "Although there is also the Netherlands
, with the assistance of Portugal and France, but the direction of Asia is not stable."
"In addition to creating benefits for the British Empire, the next phase of the overseas territories is to support the development of Malaya. Malaya's location is extremely important. We can help France support the war in Vietnam and suppress Indonesia to the south.
Forming an alliance with Australia is not only a matter for Malaya itself, but also a matter for the colonies you manage."
"Now that the previous plan has come to a conclusion, this will be your job for some time to come." Norman Brooke emphasized this, "Of course I don't know the specific situation of the colony, but this is related to what Whitehall thinks you will do.
Whether a colleague is reliable or not is an important matter. In theory, we all hope that it will succeed, but in reality? Failure is not allowed!"
"Sir Norman has made it very clear that Africa is currently in a safe state, but the situation in Asia is already unstable. Malaya's tin mines and rubber are extremely important to the British Empire, and under various conditions,
Malaya must become an overseas territory to supplement the shortage of British mainland. This is not only a matter for the local commissioners, but also for other colonial commissioners, and everyone is obliged to provide assistance."
After Norman Brooke finished speaking, Ismay took out an appointment letter and read out, "Gerald Edward, High Commissioner of Malaya, has been appointed as Commissioner in Germany. The new High Commissioner of Malaya, Allen
Wilson will shoulder the responsibility of developing and consolidating the Asian colonies, and all colleagues are obliged to assist."
"Take office before April comes, so you two gentlemen, prepare to rush to your new positions." Norman Brook finally concluded, "This may be your rare free time. You can take a vacation in the past few days."
"Yes, Sir!" The colonial commissioners in the entire conference room replied in unison, watching the majestic figure of Norman Brooke leave.