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"While we refused, we also relaxed the restrictions appropriately, so that the British thought we had made concessions. For example, in the oil facilities in Libya, we admit the part that has related disputes with the UK." Prime Minister Jupe did not just say it casually, Germany There are far more oil field disputes with the UK than between France and the UK, and it is only Germany that loses the most profit.

"What an old fox." Cole cursed secretly, he saw through the tricks of the French at a glance, and rejected the proposal straight away.

"This is not very good. I think there are better solutions. Oil is an inherent interest of Germany. We will not sacrifice our own interests to help the British, never."

Cole answered firmly, without any room for refusal.

"Old fox." Jupe also cursed secretly.But then both of them fell into deep thought. Obviously, neither of them was willing to cede their own interests to satisfy the appetite of Britain.

"I think there will be a better solution, Prime Minister Juppe. At that time, I think Britain, France and Germany will reconvene to discuss this issue."

Seeing that it would be futile to procrastinate, Cole got up and said goodbye to leave, but Jupe didn't stop him and let him leave.

The first discussion between the two parties ended without a problem.Delay and appeasement are the best ways to exacerbate the problem. Just when France and Germany were trying to return the responsibility to each other, the Soviet Union, which saw an opportunity, stepped in when the internal contradictions of the European Union were prominent.

If the United Kingdom is the shit-stirring stick of the European continent, then the Soviet Union is the centrifuge that destroys the cohesion within the European Union.

Chapter 482 The Black Sheep

Just when France and Germany were still thinking about how to calculate each other on the issue of Britain's departure from the European Union, the KGB of the Soviet Union fell in love with the Scottish National Party, the representative of Scottish independence, and the newly appointed Deputy Director of the KGB First Bureau Comrade Vladimir He put forward his own opinion. He suggested that Yanayev encouraged the Scottish people to hold a referendum when the United Kingdom was in chaos. Even if Scotland was not separated in the end, it would still make the senior officials of Downing Street break out in a cold sweat.

In the late 20s, with the discovery and development of oil fields in the North Sea, the Scots realized that they had to share the huge wealth brought by oil with the whole of Britain, which made them feel deeply.

So in 1974, the Scottish National Party, which advocated the independence of Scotland, won seven seats in the British Parliament for the first time.The party won another 7 seats in another general election that year.Then the Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher, who opposed Scottish independence, came to power, and the Scottish independence movement was frustrated.

In the 80s, the Conservative government led by Thatcher proposed a compromise that would allow Scotland to have regional parliaments, but the central government retained the power to abolish them.Although this plan was opposed by the ultra-independent elements of the Scottish National Party, it was accepted by most of the parties in Scotland.

"In 1997, just six months later, the United Kingdom held a referendum on the Scottish Regional Assembly Bill, and this time 75% of voters would accept a compromise. In 1998, the British government published the Scottish Act, which established Restore the Scottish Parliament that has disappeared for nearly 300 years." Yanayev recalled the history he had come into contact with while scrolling through the materials. It is not necessarily possible to encourage Scottish independence.

Thinking of this, Yanayev put down the heavy Cambridge History in his hand, turned his head and looked out the window.The appointment of Deputy Director Vladimir has brought fresh blood to the KGB, and the plan to "encourage the Scottish people to vote" that the conservative Kryuchkov opposed was proposed by Vladimir.

As an excellent KGB agent Gravelle, his first target is the Scottish MP Alex Salmond.As a staunch supporter of Scottish independence, Salmond has been campaigning for Scottish independence almost since the 70s, especially after becoming the leader of the opposition party, Salmond began to think further about how to get the Scottish people to agree to a referendum on independence.

Salmond's ambition coincided with the KGB's purpose, which also became the premise for Comrade Vladimir to send Gravelier agents to secretly contact Salmond.Of course, when Gravelle entered Scotland as an oil businessman, he avoided unnecessary attention from the outside world.

Gravellet specially visited Salmond's residence. He also specially selected the day when Salmond rested, and carefully prepared two gifts, one for his wife Moira and the other for Salmond. A special gift from Germany.

When the doorbell rang, Moira walked quickly to the door and asked softly who it was?

"Is it Ms. Moira? I'm a friend of Senator Salmond, and my name is Henry." Gravelle said softly, imitating an English gentleman. So fake that no one thinks this "gentleman" is a Soviet spy.

Seeing that the other party could accurately say the names of herself and her husband, Moira opened the door unprepared. Gravelle walked in and handed the flowers to Moira, "This beautiful bouquet of flowers is naturally To give to the equally beautiful lady."

A flattering flattery made Moira feel more useful. She said to the man named Henry, "Then please wait a moment, Mr. Salmond is currently in the study."

"Good lady." Gravelle was like a skilled fisherman, knowing when to set out the line and when to pull the hook.When Salmond appeared in front of "Henry", he frowned, because he didn't seem to have seen this oil businessman from the North Sea oilfield.

"Who are you?" Salmond asked very dissatisfied, "Why do you lie about knowing me, I don't know you at all. Please get out of our house, otherwise I will call the police now."

Gravelle didn't make too many moves, but cut to the core in the most direct way, "I visited Sir Matthewson a few days ago and discussed with him the possibility of Scottish independence. Now I want to know about Salmond What do MPs think about Scottish independence? After all, you have been fighting for the future of the entire country for almost 20 years."

"So what do you want to express?" Salmond asked vigilantly.

"What I want to express is very simple, that is, how determined is Lord Salmond to make Scotland independent from Great Britain? Lord Salmond has promised the voters of Scotland that once your National Party comes to power, it will be 100 days later. I don’t think His Excellency Salmond has forgotten the proposal to propose an independent referendum to the British government?”

Salmond nodded. The whole of Great Britain knew his desire to separate Scotland. Salmond replied firmly, "Of course I haven't forgotten it, and I won't forget it either, because this is our political belief, and we rely on it. It’s only now. Look at what these Englishmen have done to us, seizing our oil resources, cutting oil dividends again and again, the chief of all evils is the capital of England!”

"Yeah, I also want Scotland to get out of damn Great Britain, we bought these people's endless greed, endless wanting Scotland's rich oil resources, we have to change something. This is what I stand today Here's to supporting your cause, Senator Salmond."

Perhaps moved by Henry's persistence, Salmond canceled the idea of ​​calling the police and instead invited the uninvited guest to chat in the living room. After all, it was the first time in a long time that he met a common ally who could fully express his inner thoughts.

"Now the Scottish political parties lack an opportunity. We will use this opportunity to win the foundation for Scotland's independence. I wonder if Sir Symond understands that this EU referendum is our best chance?"

What Gravelle said made Salmond feel something. He was eager to know what kind of means the North Sea oilfield businessman in front of him had to make Scotland independent from the damn Great Britain.

Chapter 483 The Scalpel Project

“Isn’t the UK recently instigating a referendum to withdraw from the EU? I think the Scottish people can do the same thing, that is, to submit an independence bill and encourage the people to vote to leave Great Britain. Whether it’s taking advantage of the fire or striking while the iron is hot, it’s an independence referendum anyway. It’s the best time.” De La Ville began urging Salmond to withdraw from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and prepare for his own future.

Salmond said with some helplessness, "We oppose the de-EU of the UK, which is tantamount to making Scotland's economy worse. The National Party has tried to protest this, but now everyone will only pay attention to the news of the referendum on Britain's departure from the EU, not the news of the referendum. Follow news of Scotland's secession from the UK."

This was the first time he felt that his power was too small to resist a group of mindless voters who had been instigated.Staying in the EU is more beneficial than disadvantageous for Scotland, and it will die after leaving the EU.

"It is precisely because the whole of Europe has been attracted by the referendum on Britain's withdrawal from the European Union recently, so the Scottish National Party should take the opportunity to act against the British side." De La Ville sarcastically said, "Since they oppress the Scottish nation by leaving the European Union, Then you can also oppress each other by means of Scotland's secession from Great Britain, and perhaps Senator Salmond may become the next William Wallace of Scotland."

"Braveheart" was released in the United States in 1995, which aroused the ambitions of Scottish independents. They believed that it was time to take up arms against the rule of England and establish a free Scotland like the hero William Wallace.And John Major's erroneous policies shattered the last illusion of moderate independents. They believed that Britain's withdrawal from the European Union was to cut off the back road of Scottish independence and make them surrender wholeheartedly at their feet.Scotland naturally cannot accept such a result.

Once the atmosphere of Scottish independence is incited, it will be difficult for the Scottish Labor Party, which insists on great unity, to become the opponent of the Scottish National Party in the general election, so they lost, and the "Brexit faction" gained the upper hand.

Looking at Salmond's uncertain expression, De La Ville knew that his plan was half successful, and the next step was to show his sincerity. He took out a check from his pocket and placed it in Salmond's In front of him, "If you think about it, please call me, and I will do my best to fight for the independence of Scotland. This 38 pound check is just an appetizer and dessert, and there will be more generous financial support behind it."

Hearing the £30 appetizer and dessert, Salmond was a little dazed, he had no idea that the young gentleman in front of him would be so generous in helping him, he twitched the corner of his mouth, and asked, "Henry, why do you want to help us like this? When I raised funds before, the other party would not exceed £15 at most."

"Why?" De La Ville chuckled, leaned in front of Salmond, opened his mouth, and stated his purpose in a voice that only the other party could hear.Salmond's originally calm expression became brighter, and even his breathing became short of breath.

And what de la Villier said to Salmond also became one of the slogans of the Scottish National Party in the future.

"The people of Scotland, shall never be slaves."

When everyone focused on London, England, no one in the KGB would have thought that a major storm would be brewing in calm Edinburgh, not inferior to the EU referendum.After leaving Salmond's house, De La Ville made a call to Vladimir to report the progress.

Although using an encrypted channel, De La Ville kept his voice down as much as possible, and replaced it with code words in key places, "They have been fooled, Director Vladimir, yes, the leader of the Scottish National Party, Salmond Agree to our project support plan, identity has not been revealed."

"Very well, Comrade de la Ville, keep in touch with Salmond, he is the key point in our instigating this divisive movement. If we can throw a referendum on Scotland's secession at the same time as the referendum on Britain's departure from Europe, I think the United Kingdom The prime minister will face an even more embarrassing situation since he took office," Vladimir said.

"Please don't worry about the organization, I will definitely complete the task smoothly." After explaining the last thing, De La Ville and Vladimir severed contact.

After getting the news that the mission was going well, Vladimir immediately went from Lubyanka to the Kremlin, where Yanayev was also waiting for the news. He was very interested in this conspiracy to subvert and split the British regime. Ladimir must report the news to himself as soon as possible.

Obviously, Vladimir did not disappoint Yanayev. He walked into Yanayev's office in high spirits, and Yanayev, who was waiting to report the news, saw his expression and knew that there must be new actions in Scotland. Progress.

"We have contacted Salmond, the leader of Scotland's largest independent party, and now Salmond is preparing to cooperate with us to secretly instigate the independence movement of the Scottish people." Vladimir said excitedly. If the plan is successful, He will be one step closer to the decision-making core of the Politburo.

"Everyone is focusing on London, but no one is paying attention to Edinburgh. This secret mission can be said to be very successful. When the time comes for the Brexit referendum, there will be another Scottish Brexit campaign. I think the whole British Parliament will be shocked."

"Now is not the time to be happy, Comrade Vladimir." Yanayev pushed his glasses, dragging his chin with his left hand to think about the changes in the British situation, "This is a carefully prepared surprise for Prime Minister Major, so thousands of Don't mess it up, I will let the Soviet propaganda department cooperate with your actions, and focus the attention of the British people on the Brexit referendum, rather than being aware of the troubles in Edinburgh."

The way to divert attention is nothing more than to focus on this referendum, and try to make people all over the world pay attention to the event of the British referendum to leave the European Union.Now that Prime Minister John Major's performance still belongs to that kind of ambiguous attitude, then the Soviet Union will push from behind and push the British government into a pit of fire.

"I will let all the newspapers in the Soviet Union switch to the headlines that the UK is preparing to hold a referendum. No matter whether the news is true or not, at least let the people of the UK know that your government is going to do this kind of thing. Of course, if the UK can leave the EU, it will be for us It's a victory, it's a nightmare for America."

Yanayev is going to push John Major to the point of no return, and eventually be forced to implement a referendum.And by then the Scottish independence referendum will also cause John Major to suffer a serious back injury.Maybe Great Britain, which lasted for hundreds of years, will really fall apart.

"You are preparing, Comrade Vladimir. Please be sure to let the Scots launch an independence referendum. The final success is not the point. The point is to make London feel the crisis that is ambush on all sides."

"I know how to do it, General Secretary Yanayev." Vladimir said, "If there is nothing else, I will go back to work first. After all, the follow-up situation will continue to be followed up."

Yanayev told Vladimir a few words, and asked the busy man to return to the building in Lubyanka to continue working, and was responsible for following up plans related to Scottish independence.At this time, Yanayev was a little excited. Once Brexit and Scottish independence are realized, the EU will become the biggest loser.