With the end of the war, production will also resume in the UK, especially after Prime Minister Attlee came to power. At this time, there were no foreign enemies, and the civil servant group was actually a very hateful group.

Civil servants don't have to do tiring work and have a guaranteed salary, which is particularly conspicuous when it comes to saving money compared to British citizens who are starting anew.

After a long time, it is difficult to guarantee that Prime Minister Attlee will move the idea of layoffs, and Edward Bridges must find a way to prove that there are many things going on and that civil servants need to be busy before the Prime Minister moves this idea.

In times of hardship, the Prime Minister wanted to save money, but at all times, the Cabinet Secretary wanted as many people as possible to follow his own arrangements, which was why Edward Bridges was in a hurry when he heard that the Prime Minister wanted to abandon British India.

The colonies were important to the Prime Minister of the British Empire, but especially to the Cabinet Secretaries.

However, the cabinet secretary cannot oppose the prime minister's administration, and can only find a way to defuse the negative impact, and it is better to let the prime minister retreat.

That evening, Edward Bridges invited a guest, and when the man came, he rarely showed a hint of anxiety, "Sir Morris, what do you say I should do, it is ten times more troublesome than what happened to you in 1919." At least at the end of the last war, your prime minister didn't want to give up the colonies, did he? ”

"That's right!" Sir Maurice Hankey smiled and looked at Edward Bridges, who was a little anxious, "It seems that the new Prime Minister is at a loss for you?" ”

Maurice Hankey was secretary of the Imperial Defence Council during World War I and director of the War Cabinet Secretariat.

The civil service of the British Empire was shaped by Maurice Hankey. He remained chief of the British civil service for twenty-two years until his retirement in 1938, until Edward Bridges took over as cabinet secretary.

It can be said that everything that Edward Bridges has today was created by Maurice Hankey.

Maurice Hankey joined the Conservative Party after his retirement and became a minister in Neville Chamberlain's cabinet after the outbreak of the Second World War.

In front of the former founder of the Cabinet Office, Edward Bridges has nothing to hide, the other party is now a politician, but as the original cabinet secretary, the distress of the head of the civil service cannot be concealed from the other party, nodded and said, "Once British India is abandoned, 100,000 civil servants will have to return to the homeland, unless we can find a place to divert them." ”

"Oh, it's really serious!" Maurice Hankey nodded knowingly and said to himself, "The foundations of the British Empire are crumbling. What is your coping method? ”

"On the basis of Marshal Montgomery's telegram today, I ask the Prime Minister to send civil servants to organize the civilian service in the British-occupied zone." As Edward Bridges spoke, he saw Maurice Hankey directly stretch out four fingers and admit happily, "Yes, I have come up with a four-step plan, and I am going to send 2,000 civil servants from various departments to Germany immediately." ”

"Yes, at this moment, all civil servants in the British Empire should realize that the crisis is not far away and show efficiency." Maurice Hankey nodded approvingly, "I also heard the Prime Minister mention the establishment of a two-track system of linkage between the British Occupation of Germany and British India, this idea is very good, did you come up with it?" ”

"Since Sir Morris feels that this is a good idea, there is nothing to worry about." Edward Bridges breathed a sigh of relief and did not answer the question directly, although Sir Maurice Hankey had long since retired and became a minister after retirement, he was still the chairman of the colonial advisory committee, and had a great say in colonial affairs, "if the prime minister asks Sir ......"

"I would approve of this suggestion!" Sir Maurice Hankey raised his eyebrows and said, "In fact, we all know in our hearts that the prosperity of the British Empire is built on the colonies, and the cost is too high to give up, but we must avoid the recurrence of things in North America, and we must find a way to prove that the management of the colonies without the British Empire will have problems, chaos, famine, religious conflicts, ethnic massacres, everything, if this wonderful scene occurs, we have the responsibility to continue to manage those backward nations before the people of the colonies can no longer govern themselves." ”

"Oh, would? What a tragedy! "Edward Bridges raised his glass in understanding, and touched a glass with Maurice Hankey, bam!" But it's better for this to happen naturally, and we need to find someone who doesn't seem harmless, and preferably hasn't been in the civil service for a long time, and I happened to learn about such a candidate recently......"

Ahh Alan Wilson, who was far away in Berlin, sneezed twice in a row for no reason before looking at Mihajlovich, who was shocked, and knew that letting so many people leave Europe was not an easy fact for these people to accept. But for now, there is nothing that can be done.

"Can't we stay in Europe?" Mikhailovich said with a gloomy gaze, "We are Europeans, how can we go to that part of Africa and be with a group of black people." ”

"Mr. Mikhailovich, since the cross-border group led by you has become my handle again, don't you see that the Americans are not ready to take you in? Even General Patton, who let you cross the border, has now been dismissed. Alan Wilson said with a sympathetic look, "Everyone knows that the United States has not been affected by the war, but the United States was established by the efforts of the Americans, and the American citizens are not willing to let you move to the United States." ”

Alan Wilson sighed that the United States has not gone mad yet, and foreign immigrants are not very welcome. Even if it is welcome, it is also a welcome to quality immigrants, in simple terms, immigrants with money. And Mikhailovich's subordinates, apparently, had nothing but military skills.

"But to Africa?" Mikhailovich felt unspeakably uncomfortable at the thought of leaving his homeland, and he even wanted to lead the refugees back to Yugoslavia, and it was better to fight with Tito than to go to Africa.

"What's wrong with Africa?" Alan Wilson said dissatisfiedly, "You don't know what kind of place it is, the British Empire let you go to Rhodesia, which is rich in land and resources. You alone can divide a hundred acres of land and be a farmer happily, which is unimaginable in Yugoslavia, look at Yugoslavia, one country, two languages, three languages, four religions, five nationalitiesSerbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Macedonia, Montenegro. Maybe the Yugoslavs who didn't run out will envy you in the future. ”