When Winston was living leisurely in Cyprus, Lloyd George, who had just assumed the post of Minister of Munitions, should have been in high spirits and was very anxious.
When he first became Minister of Munitions, Lloyd George was really high-spirited. Seeing those arms dealers who were usually arrogant and wealthy, groveling and flattering him, people who have never had power cannot understand power at all.
The beauty of holding it.
As a mature politician, Lloyd George knew very well that the arms dealers flattered the power in the hands of Lloyd George, not Lloyd George himself, so Lloyd George did not like the profit-seeking arms dealers.
Even in the face of tremendous pressure, he still relied on his influence on Congress to forcefully pass the Munitions Act.
The most unfavorable provision for arms dealers in the Munitions Act is that due to wartime needs, private arsenals must be handed over to state management and additional national factories must be built. The production plans of the factories, the raw materials required for production, and the transportation of products must be strictly controlled.
Determined by the Ministry of Munitions.
For the British government, the Munitions Act provides a strong legal guarantee for the supply of munitions, and is more conducive to the country's coordinated efforts to fight against the evil alliance group.
For arms dealers, the Munitions Act is a complete disaster. Doesn't Britain claim that "private property is sacred and inviolable"? Arsenals are also private property, so they are no longer sacred and can be invaded at will.
hypocritical!
The Nyasaland Military Industrial Group is also a British enterprise, so according to the provisions of the Munitions Act, during the World War, the Nyasaland Military Industrial Group will also be nationalized and managed by personnel from the Ministry of Munitions.
After the Munitions Act was passed, the Ministry of Munitions conveyed the relevant documents to the federal government of Southern Africa, but there was no response from the federal government of Southern Africa. The documents were like a mud cow sinking into the sea silently. This made the newly appointed Minister of Munitions, Lloyd George,
For light and fire.
In order to better organize production, Lloyd George decided to send people to southern Africa to nationalize the Nyasaland Military Industrial Group and manage the Nyasaland Military Industrial Group to better serve the British Empire.
A problem arises: no one is willing to accept this task. Even if Lloyd George directly names him, the named officials would rather resign than go to southern Africa.
"My health is not good and I cannot withstand the ocean voyage. I am afraid that I will die on the ship, so I am sorry that I cannot go to southern Africa." Macdonald Mountbatten, Director of the First Munitions Division, came from the famous Mountbatten
This family is one of the twenty dukes in England and a branch of the Hessian royal family in Germany.
After the outbreak of the World War, in order to avoid being associated with Germany, the Duke of Edinburgh changed his family's surname to Mountbatten. This was not surprising in the UK. George V also changed his surname to Windsor, which also drew a clear line with Germany.
Such a blatant violation of Lloyd George's appointment naturally attracted Lloyd George's wrath.
However, Macdonald Mountbatten did not flinch. He sat motionless in his chair and looked at Lloyd George calmly, with a slightly mocking look in his eyes.
Lloyd George was panting heavily for a long time, but he had nothing to do with Macdonald Mountbatten. Even if Macdonald Mountbatten openly contradicted Lloyd George, Lloyd George could not dismiss Macdonald Mountbatten.
"Ian!" Lloyd George cast his gaze at the Director of the Second Division, his eyes full of expectation.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Minister, I can't go to Southern Africa either. I can work hard for the British Empire, but I don't want to die in Southern Africa in vain." Director of the Second Division Ian Green said bluntly, everyone knows that Nyasaland is
In Rock's fiefdom, congressmen can pass the Munitions Act because they are not required to implement it. This is just like those nerds who claim that civilizing the king can convert barbarians. It is best for such things to be implemented by whoever proposes them.
"Southern Africa is the territory of the British Empire. How could he die there without knowing anything?" Lloyd George was extremely disappointed with the performance of his men. This was actually a fat job. Lloyd George thought someone would be willing to rush to do it.
No one is an idiot who is qualified to participate in the meeting. Everyone can shout slogans. If you really want to go to southern Africa to take over the Nyasaland Military Industrial Group, you will probably die suddenly within three days of arriving in southern Africa.
Just like Roque will not overestimate the bottom line of politicians, politicians will not overestimate the bottom line of frontier officials like Roque. Some people always imagine that being in a high position can lead to unimpeded access with a piece of official paper. I really don’t know.
Who gave them confidence.
"Mr. Minister, Southern Africa is a barbaric land with harsh environment and rampant diseases. Those of us living in London cannot adapt to the environment in Southern Africa." Macdonald Mountbatten gave a seemingly acceptable reason.
, but Lloyd George sounded full of ridicule.
"Southern Africans can live in southern Africa, why can't you?" Lloyd George deliberately ignored Macdonald's true meaning.
Macdonald Mountbatten stopped talking and leaned back in his chair to play with the gold pen in his hand.
The lavender fleur-de-lis logo produced by Itno is impressive.
Ian Green didn't say anything, and looked at the slowly rising heat in the coffee cup in front of him, as if he could see the flowers.
"Your Excellency Minister, with all due respect, I am afraid that everyone here does not want to go to Southern Africa. Nyasaland is the kingdom of Lord Nyasaland. I am not trying to attack anyone. We should give Lord Nyasaland what he deserves."
Respect, don't forget how much contribution Lord Nyasaland made to the empire after the outbreak of the world war." The director of the third division is Neville, whom he has not seen for a long time. Everyone here knows the relationship between Neville and Rock, so
Lloyd George never mentioned Neville's name.
"I have not denied Lord Nyasaland's contribution to the Empire. This is Lord Nyasaland's due responsibility. Without the appointment of the Empire, Lord Nyasaland is nothing." Lloyd George told the noble class
His disgust was undisguised. A few days ago, George V offered to knight Lloyd George, but Lloyd George refused.
By the way, Roque is now the Earl of Nyasaland. Because Roque has to command the Battle of the Dardanelles, he cannot return to London. The person who presided over the investiture ceremony was Winston, who represented King George V.
Lloyd George's words caused a few inaudible sneers, and it was not clear whether they were laughing at Roark or at Lloyd George.
"The Empire promotes hundreds of Lords every year, but there is only one Lord who can produce tens of millions of artillery shells, billions of bullets, and train hundreds of thousands of troops for the Empire every year -" Macdonald Mountbatten said seemingly casually
The sarcastic remarks aroused Lloyd George's anger even more.
"An important question -" Neville spoke before Lloyd George, not giving Lloyd George a chance to get angry: "-even if we take over the Nyasaland Military Industrial Group, can we guarantee that Nyasaland
Can the current production intensity of Lanjun Industrial Group inspire workers' 100% enthusiasm for work, and can it ensure the close cooperation of the entire industry chain in society? If any problem occurs in any of the above links, it will affect our logistics supply. In that case, it will
It won’t be worth the loss.”
Before serving as Director of Munitions, Neville served as Mayor of Birmingham and had administrative experience in governing a local area.
Lloyd George started in Parliament and has been a member of Parliament, without any experience in local management.
Ironically, what really boosted Lloyd George's reputation was his mediation of the 1907 railway workers' strike. As a result, after Lloyd George became Minister of Munitions, his first order was to strictly prohibit arsenal workers from organizing strikes.
It is also ironic that during his tenure as Prime Minister, Lloyd George had always been at odds with the aristocracy, dressing up as Robinson who robbed the rich and gave to the poor.
As a result, in 1945, Lloyd George accepted the canonization by the British government and was awarded the title of earl, and became the person he hated most.
For such a person to be ranked among the top three in the selection of the greatest British Prime Ministers, it really makes people wonder what other British Prime Ministers did during their tenure.
"Nyaasaland is still part of the British Empire, not someone's private territory--" Lloyd George said without hesitation.
"Your Excellency Minister, Nyasaland is someone's private territory." Macdonald Mountbatten had a natural stance on this issue, and the Mountbatten family also had territory.
Lloyd George was furious. He never expected that the work of the Munitions Department would face such great resistance.
At this time, Lloyd George's secretary hurried over and handed Lloyd George a document.
Macdonald Mountbatten glanced at it inadvertently and found that it was actually a summons from the court to Lloyd George.
About three years ago, the British Parliament decided to build a radio station within the empire. In 1912, the Postmaster General accepted the application of the Marconi Company to build the radio station. In the process of signing the specific terms of the contract, the chief prosecutor Sir Isaac persuaded the then
Chancellor of the Exchequer Lloyd George bought 2,000 pounds of shares in an American company.
Newspapers exposed this fact, and Parliament set up a special committee to investigate. The investigation report found that the accusation was "ridiculous" because the two companies were legally completely separate, and Lloyd George was acquitted.
Now the British court has brought up the old matter again, claiming that there is new evidence to prove that Lloyd George was suspected of taking advantage of asymmetric information for unjust enrichment, and took Lloyd George to court.
The court prosecuted a serving ministerial official, which is very rare in the UK. If I remember correctly, the person who served as the British Postmaster General in 1912 seemed to be Neville's brother Joseph Chamberlain.
Looking at the summons in his hand, Lloyd George's hands were shaking. He felt that a huge conspiracy enveloped him, leaving him with nowhere to escape.
