"Are Prime Minister, Americans really reliable? I'm always a little worried." King George V said. Although he has decided to escape from Britain and escape to Canada. However, he had to think about the future! If possible, of course he would like to return to Britain one day.
"Your Majesty and Americans are of course unreliable. We and United States are actually just using each other. After the fall of the Empire, United States has become the only opponent of the Germany people. As long as Americans does not want to be defeated in the confrontation with Germany, they must find ways to strengthen their strength. United States has a vast territory, huge population resources and huge industrial output value. However, they also There are many shortcomings. The biggest shortcoming is the gap between Americans and Germany in terms of science and technology. With the help of the Empire, Americans can quickly shorten the gap with Germany in this aspect. It is difficult to defeat the Germany people by relying on our own strength. We must rely on the strength of Americans, so we need to spare no effort to strengthen the strength of Americans." Churchill explained.
George V nodded. "So, Prime Minister, after we defeat the Germany people in the future, can British Empire still maintain its status as the world's hegemon?"
Britain has been the world hegemon for hundreds of years. If Hegemonic Status is lost from his hands, George V will not know how to explain to the previous Königs who have struggled all their lives for the rise of the British Empire.
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid Hegemonic Status can't be saved!" Churchill said.
George V's eyes suddenly flashed with sadness, even though he had already guessed that this would be the result. However, hearing Churchill say it so clearly still made him feel a little uncomfortable.
"Your Majesty, this is inevitable. From the moment the empire loses this war, it is impossible to maintain our hegemony. Even if we defeat Germany with the help of the Americans, the new hegemon will be the United States. However, the empire's situation will be much better. According to our agreement with the Americans, I We can retain most of our colonies, especially important colonies such as India and South Africa. In that case, the empire will still have a chance to rise. If we are lucky and can seize the opportunity, we may not have the opportunity to become the world's hegemon again in the future!
George V nodded, Churchill's explanation was quite satisfactory to him. Although, British Empire is destined to lose Hegemonic Status next. But as long as they keep their homeland and most of their colonies, they will always have a chance to rise. Maybe in a few decades. They can rise again.
"Okay, Prime Minister, I fully support Cabinet's decision. I believe that for the British Empire, the difficulties are temporary. We will definitely be able to overcome this difficulty and let British Empire return to the top of the world!" George V said firmly.
"Your Majesty, I completely believe this!" Churchill also looked determined.
"Your Majesty, no matter what, Canada's infrastructure is too bad. After we arrive at Canada, we need to carry out large-scale construction. We also need to arm the army. These require a large amount of funds. We even have to prepare for counterattacks in the future. Canada's tax revenue alone is obviously not enough." Churchill continued.
George V is also a smart person. When Churchill said this, he immediately understood what Churchill meant. Now British Empire's finances have already collapsed. If you want to achieve re-emergence, you need a lot of funds. The purpose of Churchill is nothing more than to focus on the wealth of the British Royal Family.
British Empire has been the world hegemon for hundreds of years, and the wealth accumulated by the royal family is also very amazing. Thousands of tons of gold alone were accumulated. Including other treasures, the wealth accumulated by the royal family may exceed tens of billions Pounds Sterling.
However, these wealth are all gold, silver and jewelry. It is very difficult and takes time to turn them into money. Therefore, when British Empire is in crisis, these wealth cannot be directly turned into weapons and equipment. However, if you can escape to Canada, you can gradually realize the wealth, and then use the money to build Canada and arm the remaining troops.
"Prime Minister, now British Empire has reached this point. As König of the British Empire, I naturally have the responsibility to revitalize Empire. After arriving at Canada, I can lend the royal family's wealth to the government in the form of interest-free loans. After defeating Germany, I will slowly return it to the royal family." George V said.
It would be impossible for George V to donate such a large amount of wealth to the government. Even if he agrees, other members of the royal family will not agree. If it is a loan to the government, then there will be no problem. Anyway, everything is used to revive British Empire.
"Yes, His Majesty the King!" Churchill nodded. He was very satisfied with the result. With the support of the royal family's large wealth, they will soon be able to rebuild a strong industry and army in Canada. When the time comes, these will be an important help for them to defeat Germany and become a world power again.
British Royal Family has a lot of wealth. In order to keep it secret, it is scattered all over Britain. It is not an easy task to transfer this wealth to Canada. This is especially true when German Navy has blocked almost the entire Britain.
In order to transport this wealth away, Churchill specially established a Gold Transport Committee, which is directly responsible to him. The only responsibility of this committee is to safely transport the wealth of the royal family and British government to Canada.
The wealth of the royal family is very amazing, and British government also has a lot of wealth. Especially the gold and other precious metals stored in bank vaults must be transported away. If it falls into the hands of Germany people, Germany will develop even more powerfully because of these wealth. By then, it will undoubtedly be much more difficult for Britain to defeat Germany.
Under the command of Churchill, this department started operating quickly. The army, navy and intelligence agencies all cooperated with them. Large amounts of gold and other wealth were transported from secret warehouses in various places, and then secretly transported to port cities, and then transported to Canada via warships, submarines, and other ships.