Chapter 157: Friendship Will Disappear
How to avoid saying things in just a few sentences, and completing a draft manifesto that no one can read, is actually a very test of endurance, and Alan Wilson has no time to pretend to be good now, but to find a way to find out all the terms he has learned in this life and add them to the final manifesto that no one can see.
On his right-hand side was a document that was the outline of Alexander Kojève's French state, and at the first glance the name Alan Wilson felt crooked, a proper Slavic name.
In fact, Alexander Kojèv was born in the Russian Empire and left Imperial Russia after the emergence of the Soviets, so the composition is a White Russia, France wanted to contain Germany before World War I, the Franco-Russian alliance is very strong, it is the cornerstone of the Entente, and the friendship and trust between France and Imperial Russia are far above that of Britain and France.
After the collapse of Imperial Russia, a large number of Imperial Russian nobles chose France as their place of exile, and a large number of White Russians lived in Paris.
In literature, the British Empire was actually not ranked first in Europe, and the real cultural powers were France and Imperial Russia. In the intellectual community, Britain has never been able to compete with these two countries.
In 1945, after a long period of study, Alexander Kojève had already established great prestige among the French intelligentsia and wrote the outline of the French state as a reference for post-war France.
Now the French National Outline has also become Alan Wilson's reference document, and the reason for the reference is that how to solve the problem that in the future European Community, France will challenge the United Kingdom, and for this reason, it is necessary to make a plan first.
The French state is mentioned in the outline, and the Latin Empire was geographically dominated by France, Spain, and Italy, while uniting the vast colonies, Africa, and Latin America, which had close ties.
The Latin Empire had to establish a realistic and effective political unity similar to that of the Commonwealth or the Soviet Union.
At the same time, the Latin Empire had to be confident in establishing an unprecedented concept of empire, because the various nation-states to be unified in the Latin Empire had a long and independent history, and in order to achieve a high degree of unity within the empire, it was necessary to form an imaginative concept of empire.
Alan Wilson remembered that France was about to set out to establish the French Confederation, probably similar to the British Commonwealth, which could be regarded as the prototype of the so-called Latin Empire, but in the end the French Confederation later evolved into the French Community, and finally became the Francophonie Organization that simply promoted the French language.
The idea of establishing a Latin empire in the outline of the French state can be said to have been unsuccessful in the end, but there should be many intellectuals in France who are enthusiastic about this concept now. Preparing some coping strategies is the job of an imperial civil servant.
And it will not make Alan Wilson tired anywhere, and when things happen, in case they are taken seriously by the London government, this is another credit for showing ability, and with a progressive heart, Alan Wilson thinks that everything is worth it.
After all, the concept of the Latin Empire mentioned in the outline of France is still very bluffing, you must know that especially Spain and Portugal, two Latin-speaking countries, because of the relationship between the ancestors, the entire south of the United States is the territory of Latin.
Although it is almost impossible for this concept to be realized, since this concept has appeared, it is not a mistake to think about it in a good way.
With the draft of the European Foreign Legion and the analysis of the French state outline in order, Alan Wilson went to Edward Bridges to see if he could make it through.
"Not bad!" Edward Bridges took the analysis document of the outline of the French state, put aside the British position of the European Foreign Legion, and nodded reservedly, "It's just that every important international meeting, the declaration that comes out is boring and boring, anyway, people from all countries can't understand it, and there are countless good people who analyze it from various angles, showing that they know a lot, so the six-nation declaration is not so important in nature." ”
"But France, that's another question." Edward Bridges smiled and said, "We and our neighbors have been rivals for hundreds of years. There has been ample communication since the Hundred Years' War! ”
Alan Wilson nodded, the definition of the Hundred Years' War is really difficult to judge, who is right and who is wrong from different angles, they all have their own reasons, and France was originally the territory of the British king at that time.
However, the end result was a French victory, expelling Britain from European territory, and if Britain had won the Hundred Years' War, it might have been a great power in Europe a few hundred years earlier.
"If there is an institution in Europe in which all countries participate, we still have to guard against the French, so of course your preparation is very good for the integrity of an imperial civil servant." Edward Bridges read through the documents and finally agreed, "Establish the Latin Empire? The French also dare to think, oh, the author is a Russian, two fantasy-loving peoples have come together. ”
"This may be a kind of expressiveness, a Russian in order to integrate into France, so he does his best to give advice to France." Alan Wilson followed Edward Bridges' advice and gave his opinion.
"Regarding the European Foreign Legion, the Prime Minister and I agreed that the number should not be too many, and the four countries together should not exceed 100,000, but the skeleton must be there. In order to prepare for the future, we will decide whether to expand or not when the time comes. Edward Bridges bowed his head slightly, and said in a slow tone, "Speaking of which, the prosperity and development of the British Empire is also inseparable from the risk of some foreign soldiers, especially the support of British India. ”
"Alan, that's exactly what you're familiar with, isn't it?" Alan Wilson was just listening, but he was coldly called by the secretary of the kernel, and immediately replied, "Dear Sir Edward, that's right. ”
"I have consulted with my colleagues in the Indian Department and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and they all agree that we need a suitable person to carry out the phalanx in London to complete the tasks of this special period." Edward Bridges said this, glanced at Alexander Cadogan and said, "Alexander, is that so?" ”
"Sir Edward." Alexander Cardo immediately said, "We need an enthusiastic and energetic person to get this done." ”
"The most important thing is reliability." Edward Bridges added unhurriedly, "Alan, if you could go back to British India and work in a familiar environment, would you be able to satisfy everyone?" ”
"No matter where I work, I do my best. As long as the empire needs me. Alan Wilson bowed his head, and his tone was full of humility, a complete expression of a servant of the people.
"Very well, after this meeting in Brussels, you will deal with the work of the Trade Committee and wait for the notice." Edward Bridges' face turned pale, and he said in a businesslike tone, "I remember that you haven't graduated yet, complete the graduation procedures in this time, let go of all your worries, and set off for the land of your dreams." Once London has agreed on the fate of British India, you have to devote all your energy to your work. ”
"I believe that Indians have been waiting for this day for a long time." Alan Wilson was holding back his heartbeat, and after his hard work, he was finally rewarded and could return to the land of his dreams as an old friend of the Indian people.
Alan Wilson's exhaustion was swept away in an instant, and of course the little civil servant did not get carried away, but said that even work in British India required constant instruction and criticism from the Cabinet Secretary.
The Brussels conference was a great success, a historic breakthrough in European economic cooperation. Post-war reconstruction, safeguarding the interests of all countries, and restoring economic prosperity at an early date are the main contents of the Brussels Conference.
Britain and France need to properly manage the differences within Europe, strengthen relations with countries outside Europe, and contain wars, promote reconciliation, and build a peaceful and prosperous world. The Brussels conference is intended to be a win-win situation and long-term benefit, with the ultimate goal of achieving common prosperity for the whole world.
Heads of State and Foreign Ministers attending the conference said that Europe will have a better tomorrow.
In terms of deterring war and protecting common interests, Britain and France have expressed the need to focus on the future, promote regional cooperation and common defense obligations, and promote a defense agreement that is beneficial to peace in Europe.
To establish, on the basis of common interests, a defence force consisting of Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands and Belgium, with no more than 100,000 men.
At about the same time as the Brussels Conference, Stalin convened an important conference in Moscow on post-war reconstruction, and the Soviet Foreign Minister then publicly announced that he would focus on the issue of post-war reconstruction, and that a huge rehabilitation of soldiers who had participated in the war was already underway, and that the Soviet Union would focus on military construction for some time to come.
The two pieces of news were published in the next few days, and for a time the clouds of war hanging over Europe had lifted. Newspapers in various countries are full of praises for the coming of peace.
"Who will maintain an army of tens of millions all the time? It was only at this time that kindness was shown to the British Empire. The only thing the Soviet Union can do is the Army, but this is the last hole card, and I don't believe that the Soviet Union will dare to die with us. Alan Wilson spoke arrogantly and unashamedly at the ensuing reception.
What is the Soviet Union, if it weren't for the Americans in the middle and the mud, the British Empire would definitely teach the Soviet Union to be a man.
"Alan, you have always been convinced of the weakness of the USSR. Any definite information? Nino Bertrand opened his mouth to test whether Britain had its own people within the Soviet Union.
"Well, there is no specific information, it is based on the losses of France in the First World War, fighting on the mainland." Alan Wilson inadvertently began today's insult.
Nino Bertrand looked embarrassed and glanced at the diplomats of the countries around him, so the friendship will disappear, right?