In fact, Mountbatten was just the head of the navy. He was concerned about the affairs of the British troops stationed in Germany. In a sense, it was beyond his authority.
But when did he not overstep his authority? When he was the Fourth Sea Lord, he took care of all the affairs of several Sea Lords. Now that he is the First Sea Lord, he naturally takes care of all the affairs of the British military.
Already.
"Alan, are you interested in the military?" Edward Bridges was very happy, and then replied after listening to Alan Wilson's question, "Theoretically it is credible to shift the cost back to the Germans, but from
You can’t see it in the books.”
"So that's it." Alan Wilson nodded. In fact, for countries with good foundations like Germany and Japan, garrisoning troops is definitely profitable. The investment in garrisoning is visible, but the benefits are invisible.
Once the investment is not worth the benefits, France may not back down, but Britain will most likely abandon the colony.
This is why Alan Wilson feels that among the colonies currently in his hands, Nigeria is likely to be the next to be abandoned. There is too much population and little benefit, and the evacuated garrison can also strengthen the military strength of other colonies.
Edward Bridges, who also had a delicate relationship with the cabinet secretary, asked about the trip to Africa. Alan Wilson could only repeat most of the content, but there were also new complaints, "The people in Northern Rhodesia complained to me, and the locals
There is a problem at the border with Belgium and asking me if I can talk to the Belgians is really looking down on me."
Mikhailovich's Slavs were dissatisfied with the border between Northern Rhodesia and the Belgian Congo. There was a protrusion in the southern part of the Belgian Congo that inserted into Northern Rhodesia. This protrusion covered an area of 50,000 square kilometers.
Because of the existence of this protrusion, Northern Rhodesia was almost divided into east and west parts. If the British had followed the previous idea of merging Northern and Southern Rhodesia, it would not be obvious.
However, the merger of Northern and Southern Rhodesia has been abandoned. Northern Rhodesia will develop on its own, and this protrusion will be very uncomfortable. Mikhailovich hopes to add the area south of Lubumbashi in the Belgian Congo to the Northern Rhodesia.
All of Rhodesia.
The area seems to occupy a small part of the Belgian Congo, but Lubumbashi is very important. There are two famous copper mines in the suburbs, Kipshi and Ruash, which are rich in copper, zinc, lead, cadmium, germanium, and actinium.
Tantalum and other metals, there are large metallurgical enterprises.
Ask Alan Wilson to go to Belgium with a big face. He doesn't have such a big face. Alan Wilson can only tell Mihajlovic that there is only one chance, and that is the end of the Belgian Congo colonization.
Don't even think about getting the protrusion that goes deep into Northern Rhodesia at this stage.
"Those Slavs are quite greedy?" Edward Bridges laughed loudly after hearing this, and said after a moment of silence, "This matter can mobilize the Belgian expatriates in the Belgian Congo. Lubumbashi is from the Belgian Congo.
The mining center must be a paradise for many gold prospectors. Once the colony cannot be maintained, those people will not be willing to do so and can instigate the local white people to occupy that area and merge it with Northern Rhodesia."
"If that's not enough?" Edward Bridges continued without waiting for Alan Wilson to speak, "You have to know that the official language of Belgium is French, and many French people think that the Belgian Congo in Belgium is a French-speaking cultural area. You have
This understanding will be different if we look at the spheres of influence of African countries."
Alan Wilson was startled. If Edward Bridges hadn't reminded him, he would have forgotten that the official language of Belgium is French, and there is no cultural barrier between the Belgian Congo and French Africa.
From this perspective, plus the more than two million square kilometers of the Belgian Congo, the French-speaking culture of Africa occupies half of Africa. France itself accounts for half of the 30 million square kilometers of Africa. No wonder the French-speaking culture of Africa is
The mainstream has an overwhelming advantage over English culture.
Seeing Alan Wilson lost in thought, Edward Bridges said, "Now you understand that the French influence in Africa and the Belgian colonies are only nominally not French."
"Sir, I actually fell into a misunderstanding and forgot that Belgians speak French." Alan Wilson patted his head and was very embarrassed. He had the memory of the Rwanda massacre in his mind and knew that there was a shadow of France in it.
But they did not connect memory with reality, and ignored that Belgium is a French-speaking culture. Otherwise, how could France exert influence on Rwanda through the independent Congo, a Belgian colony?
"So in this matter, the French can help in a certain sense." Edward Bridges was happy to be able to give Alan Wilson advice. Didn't this young official know everything?
"Thank you Sir, I think I still have a lot to be desired." After Alan Wilson regarded the Belgian Congo as a French colony, he suddenly became enlightened.
Not entirely happy, France does have a much bigger foundation in Africa than Britain.
After chatting for a while, he left Whitehall. In fact, Mountbatten was not idle. NATO's North Atlantic exercise had just ended. At that time, he was still in Northern Rhodesia, chatting and laughing with Mikhailovich.
Mountbatten is currently working hard to save military expenditures, and within the scope of optimization, he is trying not to let the cabinet's tightening of military expenditures affect the combat effectiveness of the Royal Navy.
Thinking about avoiding disarmament and freeing up some funds, it is logical to send domestic troops to Germany. And that's not all.
After arriving home, Pamela Mountbatten was already busy preparing food. Naturally, Alan Wilson couldn't let his wife do the work by herself, so he also entered the kitchen to start, "Don't make my wife busy."
"It's not that I'm very busy, I just met a few organizers of the women's movement." Pamela Mountbatten said while boiling water, "Are you interested in hearing about it? Those people have caused a lot of trouble for Markins.
.”
"What are you listening to? Are you still not convinced?" Alan Wilson was very interested and asked his wife what was going on.
"That's not true!" Pamela Mountbatten pondered for a moment and said, "Maybe she feels a little aggrieved. By the way, dear, what do you think of them? Are you really not allowed to have contact with them?"
"It will be harmful in the long run, no matter how legitimate the concept proposed." Alan Wilson replied without thinking.
In his eyes, there is no such thing as women's rights, it is 100% female boxing. Women's rights and female boxing are two sides of the same coin.
The female boxers are responsible for causing chaos, and women's rights will not stop it. This is similar to the radicals and moderates of religious groups. The radicals make trouble, the moderates pretend to be good people, and the ultimate beneficiary is the whole group.
Women themselves have little ability. Power is based on men's patience. Once men no longer want to endure, the foundation will collapse.
European and American societies are in a state of flux. For example, Eastern societies have chosen to lie down, while religious societies have chosen to suppress women's rights. These are all different responses.
But whether it is Europe, the United States or Japan and South Korea, the breakup or collapse is based on a certain level of economic strength. In other words, the standard of living is high, higher in Europe and the United States, but worse in Japan and South Korea.
When it comes to a big country, it may not be easy to be flat because it doesn’t have this foundation. It can even be said that in terms of income data, it is between the Peace Sect world and Japan and South Korea, so any route is possible.
Once you find that you have no economic foundation and you can't bear it anymore? Maybe the Taliban will have more and more fans.
If you choose to be a fan of the Taliban, then it will no longer be a matter of women’s rights not taking advantage of you.
"Indeed, talking without a financial foundation will not work." Pamela Mountbatten rolled her eyes at her husband when she said this, "Especially in front of you, you must have some tricks to deal with them, right? Tell me."
"Of course there are, but I didn't deal with them. This time it was just a small restraint. If I really acted with an enemy's attitude, I would definitely contact the newspapers and intensively report on the felony cases of women in the past year to create a stereotype of hating men.
The image is being associated with the Soviet Union."
Pamela Mountbatten squinted her eyes slightly and asked in confusion, "What's the use of this?"
"Dear, the force is mutual. Once intensive reports cause disgust, do you know Jack the Ripper?" Alan Wilson mentioned the most famous murderer in history. "Once emotions are incited, they may become violent."
Just showing up is a batch.”
Pamela Mountbatten swallowed, as if the name Jack the Ripper frightened her, "Thankfully you didn't do that."
"I'm just saying casually, doing this will frighten British women." Alan Wilson shook his head and said, "So ordinary homicide cases cannot appear in the media. Men are much more dangerous than women. Once
Intensive reporting also has a demonstration effect. If not many people know about it, no one will imitate it. Once there is negative news about women against men for a long time, it will be dangerous for women."
"You scared me, idiot." Pamela Mountbatten's face was tense, her fists kept pointing at Alan Wilson, and she complained in a suppressed voice for fear of disturbing her daughter who was left alone upstairs.
"You're obviously asking me this...you shouldn't be too honest." Alan Wilson looked helpless and bowed his head decisively in front of his unreasonable wife, "I was wrong."
It was still early and there was no need for after-dinner exercise. Alan Wilson held his wife in his arms and talked about something to divert attention. The discussion just now was treated as a fart. Jack the Ripper did not exist...
"The Admiralty intends to dispose of the battleship Vanguard to save high logistics costs. What my father means is to transfer the battleship Vanguard to the Pacific Fleet. If possible, can Malaya afford the cost of this battleship?" Pamela said.
Lamont Barton mentioned the latest measures taken by the First Sea Lord to increase revenue and reduce expenditure.
"I have no problem, that's the latest battleship." Upon hearing this, Alan Wilson was ready to accept it with confidence, "It can still serve for a long time, which is good for the security of the Malayan colony."