Chapter 804: Gold Transshipment

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, can the Americans really be relied upon? I'm always a little worried. King George V said. Although he had already decided to flee England and flee to Canada. However, he had to think about the future! If possible, he would certainly like to be able to return to England one day.

"Your Majesty, the Americans, of course, are unreliable. In fact, we and the United States are just using each other. After the fall of the Reich, the United States became the only rival of the Germans. As long as the Americans did not want to be defeated in the confrontation with Germany, they had to find a way to strengthen themselves. The United States has a vast territory, huge population resources, and huge industrial output. However, they also have a lot of shortcomings. The biggest shortcoming is the gap between Germany and Germany in terms of science and technology. With the help of the Reich, the Americans were able to quickly close the gap with the Germans in this respect. And if we want to defeat the Germans, we will rely on our own strength, which will be very difficult to do, and we must rely on the strength of the Americans. Therefore, we need to spare no effort to strengthen the strength of the Americans. Churchill explained.

George V nodded: "So, Your Excellency, after we defeat the Germans in the future, will the British Empire still be able to maintain its position as the world hegemon?" ”

Britain has been the world hegemon for hundreds of years, and if the hegemony is lost from his hands, George V does not know how to explain to the previous kings who fought all their lives for the rise of the British Empire.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid the hegemony can't be maintained!" Churchill said.

A flash of gloom flashed in George V's eyes, even though he had already guessed that this would be the outcome. However, listening to Churchill say it so clearly still made him feel a little uncomfortable.

"Your Majesty, this is inevitable. From the moment the Empire lost this war, it was impossible for us to maintain our supremacy. Even if we, with the help of the Americans, defeated Germany. The new hegemon will also be the United States. However, the situation of the empire will be much better. According to our agreement with the Americans, we can keep most of the colonies. In particular, important colonies such as India and South Africa were able to be retained. In that case, the empire will still have a chance to rise. If we are lucky enough to seize the opportunity, we may not have a chance to become the world hegemon again in the future! Churchill explained.

George V nodded, Churchill's explanation was quite satisfactory to him. Although, the British Empire is destined to lose its hegemony 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 will be able to rise again.

"Well, Your Excellency Prime Minister, I fully support the Cabinet's decision. I believe that for the British Empire, the difficulties were temporary. We will definitely get through this and bring the British Empire back to the top of the world! George V said firmly.

"Your Majesty, I also fully believe this!" Churchill was equally determined.

"Your Majesty, no matter what, Canada's infrastructure is terrible. When we arrived in Canada, we needed to build on a large scale. There is also a need to arm the army. These require large sums of money. Even in the future, it will be necessary to prepare for a counteroffensive on the mainland. Canada's tax revenue alone is obviously not enough. Churchill continued.

George V was also a smart man, and when Churchill said this, he immediately understood what Churchill meant. The finances of the current British Empire have long since collapsed. If you want to make a comeback, you need a lot of money. And Churchill's purpose is nothing more than to focus on the wealth of the British royal family.

The British Empire has been the world hegemon for hundreds of years, and the wealth accumulated by the royal family is also very amazing. Gold alone has accumulated thousands of tons. Together with other treasures, the wealth accumulated by the royal family may exceed tens of billions of pounds.

It's just that these riches are gold, silver and jewelry, and it is very difficult and takes time to turn them into money. Therefore, when the British Empire was in danger, this wealth could not be directly turned into weapons. However, if you can escape to Canada, you will be able to gradually realize this wealth, and then use it to build Canada and arm the remaining troops.

"Your Excellency, the British Empire has reached this point, and as the King of the British Empire, I naturally have a responsibility to revitalize the Empire. When I arrived in Canada, I was able to lend the royal family's wealth to the government in the form of interest-free loans. After defeating Germany, it will be slowly returned to the royal family. George V said.

Such a large fortune would not have been possible if George V had been given to the government. Even if he agreed, the rest of the royal family wouldn't agree. If it's a loan to the government, then there's no problem. Anyway, everything was used to revive the British Empire.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Churchill nodded, and he was very satisfied with the result. With the support of the royal family's large wealth, they were soon able to rebuild a strong industrial and military in Canada. When the time comes, these will be an important help for them to defeat Germany and re-establish themselves as a world power.

The British royal family has a lot of wealth, and for the sake of secrecy, it is scattered all over the United Kingdom. It is not easy to transfer this wealth to Canada. This was especially true when the German Navy had blockaded almost all of Britain.

In order to transport this wealth away, Churchill set up a special gold transshipment committee, which was directly responsible to him. The sole duty of this committee was to safely transport the wealth of the royal family and the British government to Canada.

The wealth of the royal family is very amazing, and the British government also has a lot of wealth. In particular, the gold and other precious metals stored in the vaults of those banks must be transported. If it fell into the hands of the Germans, Germany would have grown stronger because of this wealth. At that time, if Britain wanted to defeat Germany, it would undoubtedly be much more difficult.

Under Churchill's orders, the department was up and running at a rapid pace. The Army, Navy, and intelligence agencies are fully cooperating with them. Huge quantities of gold and other wealth were shipped from secret warehouses all over the world, and then secretly shipped to port cities, and then shipped to Canada by warships or submarines, and other ships.