Attlee's disarmament was based on a financial perspective, but the king paid more attention to national security.
Only a country has a family. This sentence is really not a high-profile statement for the royal family. There have been too many kingdoms in Europe that have perished in the past two decades. Some royal families were cunning and fled before the turmoil broke out. With their accumulated wealth, although they lost their power, they still
Able to live leisurely.
Those royal families who were unable to escape were really miserable. Not to mention all kinds of humiliation, they could not escape the fate of death and annihilation in the end.
If the British Empire dies, the royal family will naturally cease to exist. George VI does not want to follow the example of those unlucky kings and go into exile abroad, let alone be executed in the basement or sent to the guillotine, so it is completely impossible for the British Empire to retain a certain strength of the navy.
necessary.
In fact, when the end of the line is reached, the royal family still needs the protection of the Royal Navy to escape.
Therefore, Attlee's two disarmament plans, let alone whether they are reasonable or not, are far behind Winston's in terms of speculation.
Only then did George VI remember Winston's goodness.
Compared with Attlee, who came from the grassroots, Winston, who came from a top noble family, was obviously closer to the king.
Although some of Winston's remarks are indeed outrageous at times and his thinking is not up to date with the times, as far as Winston always puts national security first when formulating national policies, Winston is better than Attlee.
A qualified leader of the kingdom.
Based on this premise, it is not surprising that Winston received an urgent summons message from King George VI in Cyprus.
Winston was in no hurry to see the king, and had a long talk with Roque before leaving Cyprus.
"Oh, I come to you when I encounter trouble. I'm really using you as a tinker -" Xiaosi sneered, feeling very grievances for Winston.
Despite Stoudemire's daily quarrels with Winston, his personal relationship with Winston is still very good. After all, they have been old friends for decades.
Britain really owed a lot to Winston. Winston stepped forward at every critical moment, and then after Winston successfully led Britain through the crisis, Winston was kicked out in an almost humiliating way.
Here you can see how deep Winston's feelings are for Britain.
If it were Stoudemire, Stoudemire would have given up his career long ago.
"This is not the best time for you to come back." Rock is not optimistic either. While Winston is digging a hole for Attlee, Attlee is also digging a hole for Winston.
After Attlee came to power, he actively fulfilled his promise and worked hard to build Britain into a welfare state. To this end, he formulated many welfare policies, which were deeply welcomed by the British.
Increasing social welfare is not a bad thing, the key is to do what we can.
The current situation in the UK actually does not allow the British government to do this.
In other words, Attlee sacrificed Britain's national interests to please British voters.
The situation is very complicated now. No matter who takes over the position of Prime Minister, social welfare and Attlee must promise more or less, otherwise the future will be worrying.
"Serving the empire is my mission. I cannot escape it. No matter how great the difficulty is, I will face it bravely." Winston is a man of faith and his courage is commendable.
"How are you going to deal with the current situation?" Rock was also curious. Winston had no homework to copy this time.
A closer look at the UK during the Winston era shows that the way it dealt with the crisis was very similar to that in southern Africa. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it was copying homework.
It’s not that copying is not allowed now, but the situation in the UK no longer allows copying homework.
At present, the social security system in Southern Africa is relatively complete among various countries, and there are many welfare policies especially for vulnerable groups.
Guaranteeing welfare means more financial expenditure. The UK now needs to borrow money to carry out post-war reconstruction. Attlee is actually trying to make a fool of himself. In fact, it cannot be done at all.
It doesn't matter whether you can do it or not. The key is your attitude. As long as your attitude is correct, you can gain the trust of voters.
"Disarmament must be carried out, and post-war reconstruction is also urgent. Soldiers who have retired from the army can fully participate in post-war reconstruction. Don't worry too much about this part. Social welfare and post-war reconstruction can be carried out at the same time -" Wen
Although I am not in the UK, I am always paying attention to the development of the situation in the UK.
"Attlee has promised to provide free medical care to every British person. Can the UK do this now?" Stoudemire is also very concerned about the UK. He has too many interests in the UK.
Although the UK is gradually falling behind in competition with southern Africa and the United States, its position in Europe can still be guaranteed.
It's not that the British are great, it's that other countries are worse.
"Do you think Attlee can do it? I have carefully studied his free medical plan, and there is no possibility of it being implemented." Winston originally wanted to see the joke, but now he decided to expose Attlee's lies after returning to China.
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Attlee's free for all people is divided into two parts, one is the nationalization of the hospital, and the other is free for all.
Nationalizing hospitals is not difficult, what is difficult is the level of service.
The medical resources that southern Africa possesses are not yet free for all, and Attlee's promise is just a beautiful soap bubble.
But the British want to believe it.
"You are wrong. As long as Attlee is willing, he will definitely be able to do it." Roque knew too well what free medical care in the West was like.
Attlee's purpose is not free medical care at all, but to win votes.
Now that the votes have been received, it no longer matters whether the promise has been fulfilled, or to what extent.
The hospital is indeed free, but due to limited medical resources, you have to wait in line for a week for one surgery. If you can't bear it, you have to go to a private clinic at a high price.
I won’t tell you how disgusting the process is, but I’ll ask you if it’s free.
Therefore, Attlee can definitely roll out the policy first, and whether it can achieve the goal remains to be seen.
The good effect is due to Attlee's outstanding ability and the unity of the Labor Party.
If the results are not good, it is because the private hospitals are not cooperating, and a certain opposition party is obstructing it. In short, it is a crime other than war.
"If he does this, the British Empire will be over -" Winston was in pain. He wanted to kill the thief, but he was unable to save himself.
The key is that he doesn't even know who his enemy is.
Is Attlee the enemy?
Obviously not, at best he is a political enemy.
Southern Africa and the United States are not enemies, but allies.
Not even Russia is an enemy.
Rock's face was expressionless.
No matter how much Winston struggles, Britain's fate is destined to be, at best, a relatively influential regional country.
The once arrogant sun never sets has died
"There is no need to be so pessimistic. At least in Europe, the United Kingdom is still influential." Roque can only feel relieved that the current Britain has not at least fallen to the point of letting an Indian become the prime minister.
One characteristic of Indians is that they stick together. As long as there is one Indian somewhere, a large group of Indians will soon appear.
The same goes for the Prime Minister's Office.
Until then there will be no real solution.
"Locke, you have to help me -" The British came to Winston when they had trouble, and Winston came to Locke when they had trouble.
"Loan? No problem." Roark knew what Britain needed most.
Regardless of post-war reconstruction or free medical care, they all require strong financial backing.
What Britain needs most now is money. If Attlee had money, he wouldn't pay attention to the royal budget.
"You haven't paid back the money you owed from the last world war, right?" Stoudemire himself was one of the creditors of the British Empire.
Not only has it not been repaid, but the money has been saved more and more. The British government spends 1% of its fiscal revenue every year, which is not enough to pay interest.
After Attlee's disarmament, Britain's annual military expenditure was only about five thousandths of its fiscal revenue.
According to the current situation, if the UK's fiscal revenue situation does not fundamentally improve, the UK may never be able to pay off its debts.
"What else can we do? You can't just ignore it." Winston was confident that if the British Empire fell, all the previous debts would be wiped out.
Xiao Si frowned, are you trying to be a rogue with this attitude or what?
Ordinary people who act rogue will at most be restricted from spending too much.
If Britain dares to follow Russia's example and refuse the money it owes Southern Africa, Southern Africa will make Britain pay a greater price.
If nothing else, as long as the Commonwealth is dismantled, the UK will be completely reduced to a second-rate country, with no possibility of ever turning around.
There will never be another empire on which the sun never sets, with good luck like the Age of Discovery, just that once.
"Of course not, this is not the way we treat our friends." Rock reassured Winston that the loan could be given and the corresponding mortgage must be provided.
Rock believes that Winston will not cheat.
After all, Winston is already over 80 years old. Even if he becomes prime minister again, he can only serve for one term at most.
Roque doesn't know whether the next prime minister will cheat.
So there must be a mortgage.
As for what to use as collateral, Winston has to talk to Gavin. Rock is a retired old man who doesn't care about worldly affairs.
After seeing Winston off, Rock and Stoudemire continued to have a small meeting, not to discuss how to add insult to injury, but to discuss how to seek greater benefits for southern Africa under the current circumstances.
In other words, it's a win-win situation.
Win-win is a brand new concept to European and American countries. There was no such thing as win-win in European and American countries before.
The Angsa people's logic is to grab it if they like it. What's mine is mine, and what's yours is mine.
Rock can help Winston and at the same time seek more benefits for southern Africa.
"Six billion pounds is a lot of money, and the UK has to use India as a mortgage." Stoudemire was ruthless, and he wanted to hit the lifeline of the UK.
Although Britain is already considering releasing India, it is a helpless choice.
Britain would never allow India to become independent if it had the means to do so.
"Why do you want India?" Rock was surprised. Is Stoudemire now confused?
"Selling grain, do you know that serious famines often occur in India?" Xiao Si took a fancy to the Indian market.
"You must be crazy. Indian civilians don't need to eat." Of course Rock knew, but Rock knew better the reasons why serious famines often occur in India.
It is not that there is no food in India, but that the distribution system is unreasonable. Food is concentrated in the hands of landlords and local kings. The poor class that occupies a larger population cannot feed themselves, so famines often occur.
During World War I, India sent grain to Britain to feed cattle, resulting in 20 million people in India starving to death.
The number of 20 million is a conservative estimate, because even the British Governor-General in India does not know how many people there are in India, so the statistics cannot be accurate.
A similar thing happened again during World War II. India is currently experiencing an unprecedented food shortage, and the situation is expected to be more serious than during World War I.
"I've always been curious, since India is short of food, why doesn't the Indian government import food from southern Africa?" Stoudemire is obsessed with this issue because he owns the most powerful food company in the world.
Unlike India, southern Africa has solved its food problem a long time ago. Africa is really a geomantic treasure land. Whatever you plant, you will get a good harvest.
Of course, the casual planting here is only for the Chinese. If Africans grow casually, it depends on how much harvest they can get.
India actually has a lot of land, and its food production is only so-so. Under normal circumstances, it would not import food from abroad.
But since people in India die of hunger every year, it is hard to understand why the Indian government does not import food.
"I have long said that India is a country with a population of only 30 million." Roque doesn't want India, so he doesn't want it for free.
India has a population of 7.8 billion, of which only the 30 million high-caste people live like human beings, while the remaining 90% are slaves.
If you look at it this way, many of India's strange behaviors can be explained.
"Then use Australia as a mortgage." Stoudemire settled for the next best thing. Australia's relationship with Southern Africa has been warming up in recent years. If the United Kingdom agrees to mortgage Australia to Southern Africa, then Southern Africa can prepare to annex Australia.
"This will only benefit the British." Roque already had a plan for Australia.
Annexation or something like that is too imperialistic. Southern Africa is to become a beacon for the future world. This kind of thing cannot be done. It is a loss of character.
Australia is now one of the most important sources of raw materials in southern Africa. Southern Africa imports large amounts of iron ore, wool, wheat and other agricultural products from Australia every year.
Australians don't have high requirements either. The country's population is too small, and Australians can live a good life just by selling them.
As a pure resource importing country, Britain naturally covets Australia's resources.
Australia is still a member of the Commonwealth, and the UK can also benefit from trade with southern Africa and Australia.
This makes Australians very unhappy.
In addition, during the war, Britain ignored Australia's interests and insisted on putting Europe before Asia, which completely broke the hearts of Australians.
Without the need for a mortgage, Australia will voluntarily leave the Commonwealth and move closer to southern Africa.
After the end of the world war, other countries were disarmament, but Australia purchased two decommissioned "Island" class aircraft carriers from southern Africa for 200 million rand.
Britain's latest aircraft carrier cost only 25 million to build, and if it were sold twice, it would only cost 50 million.
Australia did not lend money to Britain, but purchased decommissioned warships from southern Africa. This is Sima Zhao's intention, and everyone knows it.
