This has nothing to do with who is the prime minister, and my father-in-law cannot do whatever he wants when he is the prime minister.
"Philip must be very angry -" The work came to an end, and Stoudemire, who returned to southern Africa for vacation, seemed to be watching the fun. The Relief and Rehabilitation Committee did not play its due role, but this had nothing to do with Stoudemire.
Europe is in such a horrible state that even gods can't save it.
If at the end of the world war, Winston and Clemenceau could give up interfering with the new Russian government and focus on restoring the economy, then Europe might still have a glimmer of hope.
Now Europe is on the verge of collapse. The defeated Allies in the world war have been devastated and severely damaged. Britain and France have not been able to obtain compensation from Germany. Instead, the interference in the new Russian government has led to further deterioration of the economic situation. Production has dropped sharply, factories have closed in large numbers, and workers have
Massive unemployment has severely damaged credit relationships, and the entire social economy has fallen into extreme chaos and paralysis.
In this case, the little help provided by the Relief and Rehabilitation Committee was of little help and could not solve the problem at all.
"No, it's not a bill proposed by Philip. He has nothing to lose." Rock was preoccupied with two things, chatting with Stoudemire and watching "Winston" at the same time.
Yes, Winston's autobiographical movie is finally completed. This guy shamelessly portrays himself as a savior who works hard to die. In the movie, he takes up more than half of the scenes. If you only watch the movie, you will think that
The World War was won by Winston alone. While carrying the pressure from Congress, he comforted the panicked king, and urged the frontline troops to fight bravely. At three in the morning, he was still worried about the winter coats of the frontline troops.
Fortunately, Winston still has some conscience and did not portray Rock too bad, but Rock in the movie did not play a big role. All the battles were completed under Winston's wise leadership, and Rock was
He is as diligent as an old scalper and has no more than ten lines.
At this time, there was a scene in the movie in which Winston faced a congressional inquiry. The Mediterranean Expeditionary Force failed in the first battle in the Dardanelles Strait, and Congress asked Winston, who was still Minister of the Navy at the time, to give a reasonable explanation.
Winston made an impassioned speech: "——Now is not the end, the end has not even begun, but now may be the end of the prologue——"
In the movie, Winston was very emotional, accompanied by exciting speeches, waving his arms greatly, and even made the famous "V" gesture.
Oops, you are so bold!
Rock burst into laughter. The next step should be for Winston to appoint Rock as the commander-in-chief of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. Rock remembered that Winston was very anxious at that time, his eyes were red, as if he hadn't slept for days and nights, and it was not like in the movie at all.
style.
So Rock turned to look at Winston's expression.
I found that Winston was not even a little embarrassed, and actually had a smile on his lips.
Uh-huh, the city (bu) is extremely deep!
The film has not yet been officially released, but Rock and Winston watched it in the theater at Eagle Castle.
Winston was very satisfied with "Winston" and claimed that he would invite Rock to watch it after it was released.
"Do you think anyone would really pay money to come into the movie theater and listen to you bragging?" Stoudemire is not polite. Except for Rock, Stoudemire rarely gives face to others, not even Winston.
"Cecil, why don't you make a movie to tell people what Mr. Cecil Rhodes did?" Winston didn't care about Stoudemire's attitude. It seemed that he was addicted to making movies.
Xiao Si's eyes immediately lit up, and it sounded like a pretty good idea.
It was really a large-scale and fragrant scene. Rock still remembers the way Winston looked when he watched "Escape from the Tiger's Mouth". Winston at that time was exactly like Stoudemire now.
"Is the situation in Europe really that bad?" Rock was very worried about Rand Bank's investments. Although Rand Bank did not lend money to Russia, it lent a lot to Britain, France and Italy, and even to Germany.
few.
Of course, the part lent to Germany was only lent to Germany after the Weimar government was established.
In addition, Rand Bank and Nyasaland have also invested in a lot of public infrastructure in Europe, such as roads, hospitals and airports. If the European economy is in a long-term downturn, it will be difficult to recover the costs of these investments.
Basically, if you can't recover the cost within twenty years, don't expect it.
"It's very bad. Factories are shut down, workers are unemployed, people can't find jobs and have to queue up to receive relief food. The crime rate in cities has soared. There is a shortage of labor in rural areas. Officials are busy fighting for power and profit, and the powerful are singing every night -" Xiao Si looked indifferent.
, the current situation in Europe is not a problem of any one group, but is caused by everyone.
Rock didn't want to comment, it was indeed a bit bad.
"The situation in Europe is different from that in southern Africa. The main population in southern Africa is still farmers who own farms. Even if the industry is in recession, the lives of farmers will not be seriously affected. But Europe has completed industrialization and has a large industrial population. These people
Once you lose your job, serious problems will arise in your life, which will lead to serious social disasters." Winston knew the situation in Europe very well, but the more he knew about it, the less optimistic he became.
Winston's office appears at this time in the movie, and it's not much different from what Rock remembers.
This is normal. Winston himself is a director, so he must be very familiar with the Prime Minister's Office. If nothing else, the movie "Winston" should be persuasive. After all, the world war just ended, and many scenes have real objects.
You can refer to it.
"When I was in Munich, I met a Munich professor living on the street. The situation in Germany is very bad now. They are unable to repay the compensation, and Europe has lost the engine to restore the economy." Stoudemire's attention was not on the movie.
, the expression on his face was full of sadness, with a bit of happiness and fear.
I guess seeing how miserable Germany is now, I can't help but think about what would happen if the Allies were defeated——
So Germany now is what Britain was at that time.
If the Allies were defeated, southern Africa would not fare much better.
"Aren't you talking with the Germans? What's the result? Is there any result?" Winston was also concerned about this issue. Southern Africa and Germany were talking about borrowing money, and the Americans also got involved.
Germany wanted to borrow money from Southern Africa and the United States and distribute it to the Allied Powers as reparations. In this way, the money would go to Germany and then go around to Britain and France. Britain and France would then return it to Southern Africa to repay the loans during the World War.
Perfect cycle!
"The Americans' asking price is too high, and we are still negotiating now." Rock really hates Americans who stir up trouble everywhere.
The United States gained nothing during the World War. It did not receive reparations, did not join the League of Nations, did not open up the colonial system dominated by Britain and France, and did not find enough markets for the goods produced by American companies.
Then the United States turned its main energy to Asia, hoping to find a breakthrough in Asia.
The United States did not completely give up on Europe. After learning that southern Africa was negotiating with Germany, the Americans took the initiative to join in, hoping to get a share of the pie.
However, the conditions in the United States are relatively harsh, requiring Germany to open its domestic market and allow American goods to enter.
Coincidentally, Southern Africa also has this requirement. Although Germany suffered heavy losses during the World War, it still has a good foundation and a large population, so the demand for goods is naturally also high.
"Washington Naval Conference, do you want to send people from southern Africa to participate?" Winston was not worried about the Germans. He asked this question mainly to test the ambitions of southern Africa.
In November of the previous year, the United States proposed convening a Pacific Conference to redivide the colonies and spheres of influence in the Far East and Pacific regions. The main participating countries in the conference were the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan.
The meeting achieved certain results, but did not completely resolve the problem. Last year, U.S. Navy Secretary Daniels announced that he would build 137 warships within five years to "build the most powerful and best navy in the world."
Since the United States surpassed the United Kingdom in gross national product and became the world's largest, its ambitions have continued to expand, trying to challenge Britain's maritime supremacy around the world. Before the outbreak of the world war, the United States formed the "Great White Fleet" and also sailed around the world. This time the United States
Secretary of the Navy Daniels' plan can be regarded as an upgraded version of the "Great White Fleet."
Faced with the provocation of the United States, Britain was unwilling to be outdone. Andrew Bonar Law, the Lord Privy Seal who replaced Winston as acting Prime Minister, claimed that Great Britain would rather spend every last penny to maintain naval power against the United States or any other country.
Advantage.
Japan is also eager to try. During the World War, Japan turned over from a debtor country to a creditor country, and its ambitions expanded to the point where it also wanted to challenge the British naval hegemony.
Just after Daniels announced that he would build 137 warships in five years, Japan decided to form the "Eighty-Eight Fleet", that is, it has two powerful fleets, each with eight capital ships, updated every eight years.
once.
Under this circumstance, France and Italy, which already had many problems of their own, also joined in and enthusiastically participated in this larger arms race.
The "larger scale" here refers to the arms race between Britain and Germany before the World War.
The arms race before the World War was limited to Europe, but this time the arms race has expanded to the whole world. The Atlantic, Pacific and Mediterranean are all involved in the arms race.
It is against this background that the United States proposed to hold a naval conference in Washington to ease the pressure caused by the arms race in a new way.
This proposal by the United States was immediately approved by Britain, France, Italy, and Japan. The naval supremacy of the British Empire was not easy to challenge. France and Italy were too busy to take care of themselves and had no ability to challenge it. They responded passively.
The same goes for Japan. Regardless of how high the Japanese jump, in fact, the little wealth Japan accumulated during the World War is still not enough. In order to implement the Eighth Eighth Fleet Plan, the Japanese Navy's allocation has accounted for one-third of the entire national budget.
