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After learning from the pain, Alan Wilson remembered his responsibilities. After leaving Puerto Rico, he returned to the Boston Consulate and got in touch with British Malaya Commissioner Gerald Edward.

As a diplomat who likes to send telegrams, Alan Wilson heard that there are currently Japanese women going to Malaya to seek life.

That question was answered in the affirmative by Gerald Edwards, who said the trend was indeed occurring.Japan is quite poor now, and some women have left their country to seek life in Nanyang.

"Did it bring about a flood of willow disease?" Alan Wilson asked in the second telegram.

Once again received a positive answer, Alan Wilson put forward a suggestion to Gerald Edward in the telegram, organize a campaign to eliminate the willow disease, spread the word, and by the way, tell the current situation in Japan and inform the British A resident of the Malayan colony.

Japan, which previously clamored for the destruction of the whole people and fought a decisive battle on the mainland, after announcing its surrender, the Security Division of the Metropolitan Police Department began to establish a "state agency" to mobilize manpower, material resources, and financial resources to provide female sex to the occupying forces.

The Japanese care for the U.S. military in every possible way. For the nurses, gay soldiers, and professional counterparts, they use preferential conditions such as clothing, food, and housing to attract their own people to "contribute to the country."

Originally the most arrogant right-wingers who clamored for war, they reaped huge profits by selling prostitutes. The price of the rape was [-] yen a time, which was equivalent to twice the average monthly salary in Japan at that time, but most of them fell into the hands of these entrepreneurs, A philanthropist's purse.

Because of the protests in the United States and the spread of the willow disease in the US military, the specialized agencies on the surface were cancelled.

"Gerald, we should let the residents of Malaya know the exact situation in Japan. This is what an authoritative media should do. As for the venereal disease that exists in Malaya, the colonies of the British Empire never existed. The reason why it exists is that it was spread by Japanese women. We eliminated these infectious diseases through the leadership of the colonial government, and at the same time, we can instill a deep-rooted impression on the local residents through this campaign.”

"That is, Japan is now essentially a colony like Malaya, and it is a colony that is being retaliated against. Focusing on the fact that Japanese men watch women comfort the occupying army, I believe it will help the stability of Malaya .”

"We didn't lie? This is a fact that exists. In this matter, the media should play the role of a porter of real information. It is best to find a few Japanese women who have come to Malaya to speak out. Don't forget to go to the prisoners of war. I believe the effect will be very good.”

Gerald Edward, the High Commissioner of British Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, put down the telegram, picked up the phone and said, "Contact the commissioners of various places to count the foreign population in this jurisdiction. The target is Japanese immigrants. I want to know how many people have smuggled into the country." come over."

A few days later, Gerald Edwards, acting in the name of the High Commissioner to British Malaya, ordered a clean-up of the executive order concerning the spread of the imported venereal disease virus in Malaya.

There are two main ethnic groups in British Malaya, one is Chinese and the other is peace believers. It just so happens that the two ethnic groups are very conservative in this era. Besides, this topic is indeed enough to attract the attention of the working people, and it has suddenly become a topic of discussion on the streets. .

As the topic fermented, the real situation after Japan's defeat also spread. The image of Japanese men changed from a vicious samurai who would rather die than surrender to a sycophant who offered his wife and daughter to the American occupying forces.

There have been hundreds of thousands of newborn babies in Japan who don’t know who their father is, rumors that Japanese women cursed their own men on the street, and so on, also spread at an alarming speed in the British Malaya colonies.

At the same time as this kind of speech was spreading, it was the propaganda offensive of the colonial government of British Malaya, which trampled the image of Japan from the light of Asia to the shame of Asia, and at the same time advertised that the colonial government was responsible and wanted to fight against this foreign country. disease.

Alan Wilson hid his merits and fame, and went to New York to accompany Greta Garbo while she was about to give birth.That's all about Malaya, and it has nothing to do with him, the Boston consul.

Chapter 467 The commissioners return to London

"Ireland's withdrawal from the Commonwealth is a wake-up call for the current United Kingdom." The telegram with little content was tossed and turned in the hands of Alan Wilson, and it seemed that the content of the short telegram was much more than that.

Seeing this situation, Greta Garbo, who was holding the baby in her arms, asked, "Are you leaving?"

"London summons the colonial commissioners to return to London." Alan Wilson glanced at the baby boy in Greta Garbo's arms, and apologized, "Actually, it had nothing to do with me, just because my position as the Chief Executive of Newfoundland did not Expired. So I'm one of the recalled list."

"Since it was called by the London government, you can go back." Greta Garbo said empathetically, "Don't worry about me, I still have the ability to take care of a child."

"I just feel that time is running out." Alan Wilson was a little sad, but it was not entirely because of time management factors. He just finished a job in Newfoundland, and it took just over a month. Withdrawing from the Commonwealth, life is too difficult.

On December 21, Ireland officially left the Commonwealth of Nations. For Alan Wilson, who had just achieved lofty ambitions in Newfoundland, it was equivalent to the flame of hope that had just risen, which was extinguished by a bubble of urine.

"I haven't recovered yet, so I won't send you off. Be careful when you return home." Greta Garbo gently put down the sleeping baby and said softly, "A little man who is busier than the Prime Minister, what doubts do you have?" No?"

"How about taking a family portrait? It's here with you. When a child grows up, he should know who I am, right?" Alan Wilson immediately made a reasonable request after hearing these kind words.

Greta Garbo squinted her eyes, saw the look of expectation on the face of the man in front of her, and nodded slightly.

The baby who was woken up kept crying, and was finally put to sleep by the mother to complete this family portrait.

Newfoundland is the earliest overseas colony of Britain, but if Ireland is counted, there are different explanations for this issue.British rule over Ireland began in the twelfth century.

Britain’s centuries of rule, rather than saying that Ireland is a British territory, it is better to say that Ireland is the earliest and the latest colony of the United Kingdom. If it is replaced by other civilizations, even if they are peace believers, after such a long period of rule, they will not let it go today. Ireland's easy independence.

But it is precisely the land that is closest to the UK and has been ruled for hundreds of years, and it is a place that the UK has been unable to handle.Riots broke out against Britain during the First World War. If the United Kingdom hadn't watched closely in World War II, Ireland would have joined the German camp.

The religious atmosphere in Europe is actually far stronger than that in the Middle East. Britain is the source of the Anglican Church, while Ireland has always been a Catholic region. In addition, Britain is at the bottom of the world in terms of national assimilation. A series of problems, although the potato disease swept across Europe, it hit Ireland alone.

It can be said that during the period of British rule in Ireland, the standard heresy was more hateful than the heretics. If the Irish nobles and the native states of British India were valued, things would not have evolved into what they are today.

Only when he really started to serve the UK can Alan Wilson feel the inherent problems in the UK itself.I have a deep understanding of the strengths of different civilizations.

When serving as the Governor of Newfoundland, the UK did not do nothing. For example, it sold three Colossus-class aircraft carriers to Canada, Australia and the Netherlands. , so that the Royal Netherlands Navy has always been a sea force that cannot be underestimated.

This time London summoned the colonial commissioners to return home, and Alan Wilson was just one of them, but he returned home very quickly. The time for McCarthy to make trouble in the United States has not yet come, and he has nothing to miss.

Moreover, if he summoned the Colonial Commissioner to return to the country, even if he did not have his share, he would find a way to squeeze in, not to mention his name was already on the summoning list.

This time, the convening caused by Ireland's secession from the Commonwealth was an order from Cabinet Secretary Norman Brooke to discuss the problems encountered by the major colonies and how to deal with them.

It was already Christmas when he arrived in London, he brought a gift to Hepburn through Alim, Alan Wilson went to Whitehall to report, and was received by Ismay, the current permanent undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Ismay is the Secretary-General of British India. After returning to China, he took over as the Permanent Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs. He is now in charge of the daily work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He also met Alan Wilson.

"Please sit down, you should have heard that Ireland has announced its withdrawal from the Commonwealth of Nations. Since the end of the war, the territory of the British Empire has been on fire everywhere, first in British India and Burma, then in Newfoundland, and now in Ireland." IS May asked Allen Wilson to sit down, and then her mouth was full of deteriorating words, "Of course, the issue of Newfoundland has been handled very well. London has communicated with Vancouver. So far, Washington has no objection. If it weren't for the Irish issue, Maybe we'll be happy for a while."

Ismay used to be the secretary-general of British India, and he knows how Alan Wilson evacuated British India while diverting his attention in two years.

What surprised him the most was that the Assistant Commissioner of British India, who had proved to be of great destructive power, went to Newfoundland to transform himself, and took the position of Chief Executive to clear Newfoundland's debts in less than a year.It also allowed local citizens to approve the transformation into a royal domain.

Ismay had to admit he had been mistaken, that Mountbatten's son-in-law looked more than sabotage.

What surprised him most was that the two successive cabinet secretaries valued this young official very much. When Norman Brook recalled the Colonial Commissioner, he also specifically mentioned that the list should include Alan Wilson.

"Dear Executive Deputy Secretary, are you presiding over the meeting?" Alan Wilson asked. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Colonial Affairs, the Ministry of Indian Affairs, and the Commonwealth Ministry have changed extremely frequently in the past one or two years, just like the territories of the British Empire are on fire everywhere. Similarly, this time the major colonial commissioners returned home, not knowing what to discuss.

"No, it was Sir Norman who presided over the meeting." Ismay replied very flatly, as if she didn't think anything was wrong, and said proactively, "Sir Norman asked you to meet him when you come back."

"Understood, Sir Ismay." Alan Wilson stood up directly to pay his respects, and then exited the office backwards.

The colonial commissioners summoned to return to London this time include British Basutoland, British Bena, British Togo, British Cameroon, British Gold Coast, British Kenya, British Nyasaland, British Commissioner of the Protectorate of Sudan, British Zanzibar, British Malaya, and the Persian Gulf.

In fact, in the Americas, there are still a group of islands in the United Kingdom, but they are not included in this recall.Similarly, Cyprus and Gibraltar in Europe are no longer within the scope of the recall.

After Alan Wilson left from Ismay, the Permanent Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he went to the Cabinet Secretary's Office to wait. After a short time, Norman Brook summoned Alan Wilson, "Alan, isn't it a good day to be a consul in Boston? boring?"

"There is such a point, but I have been trying my best to find something to do, and it can be regarded as some gains." Although the biggest gain is the harvest of a son, this is a private matter, and Alan Wilson believes that Norman Brook does not need to know.

Norman Brook nodded, and then said, "I believe you already know about Ireland's secession from the Commonwealth. What do you think about it?"

"It dilutes my good mood. I only achieved a little result in Newfoundland. After hearing the news, the feeling of complacency disappeared." Alan Wilson smiled bitterly and said truthfully, "But there is no way, the Irish problem There is no reason, but 800 years of British incompetence from generation to generation. We have already lost the opportunity to solve the problem, unless we are French."

"Do you think that if the French ruled Ireland, it would be better than the situation we are facing today?" Norman Brook narrowed his eyes slightly. "Are you considering this issue from a religious point of view?"

"Yes, if Ireland is part of France, I believe that until today, Ireland is still an inseparable part of the great France. Of course, it may not be a good thing for us in the UK." Avoid the most serious pain and take the lightest.

First of all, France is the most powerful agricultural empire in Europe, and Ireland is in the hands of the French, so there will be no famine at all.Furthermore, it is because of the difference in thinking between island countries and mainland countries.France will not treat Ireland as a colony for long, and sooner or later it will give it native status.

Unlike Britain, which has conquered Ireland since the twelfth century, it has been unable to do basic assimilation work after 800 years.Regardless of whether the filial son of the French God is joking or not, France and Ireland are one religion, and certainly not like England, where practicing heresy is more hateful than heretics.

"Well, the matter has come to this point, it is not too late to correct it, this time I summoned the commissioners of all the colonies in Africa and Asia to return to London, just to come up with a solution." Norman Brook pondered for a while and said, "Ai Ren, you also know what colonies mean to civil servants, don't you?"

Alan Wilson nodded. Of course he knew this well. Politicians would lose nothing if they lost the colonies, but civil servants would lose their jobs and the space to fight against politicians. Any discarded colonies would be meat for civil servants. .

Of course, he could not directly talk about the role of civil servants, but to express the interests of the British Empire, "From the current situation, every lost colony will be fed back to the mainland, and continuous turmoil is not good for the economic development of the UK. "

Chapter 468 End Rationing System

"Alan, are you talking about the independence of British India?" Norman Brooke smiled.

"The cost of British India was too high. We should have created a divide between North and South India, instead of connecting the entire subcontinent with railways. Over time, nationalists spread throughout India. But respect Norman Sir, the role of British India can be replaced, and the subcontinent has a huge number of people, but it can’t show its true strength. In fact, I think that as long as Malaya develops all its potential, it can completely replace India’s role.”

"If we change to another place, we can take the operation of merging colonies in Africa and squeeze out a huge colony, but I don't recommend this. Colonies in Africa should follow the example of the partition of India and Pakistan and carry out split management."

Norman Brooke nodded incredulously and said, "This time the commissioners from the colonies are summoned to come up with a response plan for the sake of the real British Empire. Work out a plan that is beneficial to us."

The real British Empire in Norman Brooke's mouth naturally includes all existing colonies.As for the UK in the cabinet's mouth, it is nothing more than the British Isles controlled by the party.

As for the plan that is beneficial to us, of course it is a plan that is beneficial to the civil service system. Although Norman Brook did not say it clearly, Alan Wilson understood it, and that is what he meant.

"Wait until they all come back to London and come up with a workable plan. You have to be on the table too. Although the work in Newfoundland has been completed, the performance of looting [-] million pounds from British India in the last two years is enough. Let you have the right to speak." Norman Brook said this and encouraged, "Go back and prepare, and hope that the meeting can come up with a way that will make people's eyes shine."

"I will try my best, Sir Norman." Alan Wilson nodded, looking forward to this meeting in his heart.

How to safeguard the interests of the current British Empire? In the colony assessment report to Prime Minister Attlee, Alan Wilson said once in a general way, but this time, the meeting is facing the same group of imperial civil servants, so we can do something practical. Something to help make a plan.

In fact, before World War I, a worldwide market had already been initially established. After World War II, due to changes in the global pattern, the cost of plundering raw materials was higher than the normal procurement from the international market, which was unnecessary at all. Maintain the original colonial system.

But this is not a reason to abandon the colonies, because the current industrialization is not a country of Britain itself.There are still many competitors, so of course the imperial preferential system must be maintained as much as possible.

In the way of dealing with colonies, France is actually very different from the United Kingdom. Compared with other powers, France's colonial policy is very assimilated. French civil servants are used in government agencies. The official language is French, which completely copies French politics. system.

In education, the children’s textbooks are the same as those of the native French children. There are “My ancestors are Gauls” in the textbooks. These sentences are used in the colonial textbooks without changing their words.

This is also the main reason why Alan Wilson said that if France occupied Ireland, maybe Ireland is now an integral part of France.After all, Ireland is also a white ethnic group. With the Catholic faith, the ethnic and religious problems faced by France will disappear, and assimilation can be said to be very easy.

However, in fact, this is a double-edged sword for France to maintain its colonies. Although before World War II, this policy has strengthened the aboriginals in French colonies to identify with France, and it can even be said that I am French. , and most of the French regard the colonies as provinces with the same status as the French mainland, the most representative of which is Algeria.

One aspect of the cruelty of the state apparatus is that the more it attacks its own people, the more ruthless it will be.In China, which is also a mainland country, half of the book population will disappear every time the dynasty changes.

Therefore, after some colonies rebelled, the native French often showed their truest side. The first choice was to suppress, and they would never allow these places to become independent unless it was absolutely necessary.

However, France's current attitude of strong suppression is not necessarily a bad thing for Britain, because there are still many overlaps in the colonies of Britain and France, and the facts of Vietnam can be used to warn people in Malaya.

The behavior of the French army in Algeria is a cover for the behavior of the British army in British Africa. In the final analysis, each country must consider its own interests. Britain and France must unite in the general direction, but Britain itself must be more united.

Christmas in [-] has a different meaning to the citizens of London, because on this day, Prime Minister Attlee announced the abolition of the rationing system, which was supposed to be announced on New Year's Day in [-]. The third year after the war brought an end to the impact of the World War on Britain.

At present, the United Kingdom is the first country in Europe to make the rationing system a history, a few months earlier than the original Soviet Union in history.

A few days in advance, it can be regarded as providing a good mood for British citizens.Alan Wilson was also in a good mood, holding Hepburn's hand and strolling in Hyde Park, wearing a mask of course.

"How about the magazine that Lord Sheffield helped to find? Are you satisfied?" Alan Wilson asked gently, wanting to know Hepburn's thoughts on appearing in the public eye.

"Very good, I heard that this magazine sells 150 million copies a year. I also went back to Holland to shoot an advertisement, and it looks good now." Audrey Hepburn said with a smile all over her face, "It's all thanks to you. "

"A girl like you, any man can't help but help." Allen Wilson said flatteringly, "I'm just an ordinary one in a huge group of men, but seeing that you've gotten out of trouble, it's really gratifying."

"It's also thanks to you for Mr. Alim's help, but my mother still cares about his skin color." Audrey Hepburn sighed, "Actually, I think it's okay, I don't know why my mother is like this. "

"Individually speaking, the ratio of good to evil is about the same everywhere, but when South Asians gather together, it's very surprising. I have worked in British India and I know something about this." Alan Wilson thought for a while and explained, "It is doomed to be useless to study the issue of national character. If you see a book that evaluates others from the perspective of nationality, don't waste your money. They are all deceptive. I have only seen one people who have never seen any people..."

Hearing Hepburn's words, Allen Wilson remembered an event that existed in Chinese history, but also happened in India. Beginning in 100, Hindu Brahmins and Peace Mullahs joined hands to spread prophecy across North India: The British rule will end in [-], [-] years after the battle of Plassey. Villages make pancakes to pass on the communication code and prepare to revolt together. There is a rumor among the Indian soldiers that the bullets are coated with lard and butter rumors.Finally, in [-], the massive Indian national uprising broke out.

Of course, this resistance failed, and the fate of the British captives for a hundred years obviously did not become a reality.

So if similar things happen, it doesn't mean that there will be similar results. Otherwise, France is better than Britain in terms of any hardware. Why didn't the industrial revolution break out from France?

Alan Wilson has always avoided mentioning the issue of key politics when getting along with Hepburn, but only from the perspective of how Alim is, he said that Alim is a good person, which does not mean that Indians are good.Every time you know someone, you have to get in touch slowly to build trust, and the interest relationship will be established faster.

His fiancée is not in London, and Alan Wilson spent this Christmas with the Hepburn family. In fact, given Hepburn's current environment, Alan Wilson can completely cook rice and use his contacts to silence Hepburn.

It's just that he didn't need to do this at all, and he didn't even want to use the means of throwing money at other women. He just wanted to get along with such a relaxed attitude. Hepburn's mother knew that Alan Wilson's parents were gone, and her attitude towards this young man was quite for tolerance.

On Christmas Eve in [-], Allen Wilson spent at the home of Hepburn’s mother and daughter. After dinner, he got up and said goodbye, and declined Hepburn’s farewell, “Have a good rest, I will come to see you when I have time. "

Before the arrival of New Year's Day, Alan Wilson still followed the old habit, drinking with his colleagues in Whitehall, as if nothing happened, but Lord Sheffield would ask in private, "That seemingly innocent man Whether the little girl was captured or not, this kind of thing should be done as early as possible."

Seeing that everyone is a man, I understand Lord Sheffield, Alan Wilson nodded in agreement, even if he didn't listen to a word, it doesn't matter, nodding first is not a bad thing.

Finally, Gerald Edward, Commissioner of British Malaya, arrived in London, ending Alan Wilson's days of doing nothing, and there was one more person in the gathering of civil servants in Whitehall.

"Is there any response to my proposal?" Alan Wilson secretly asked about the Healthy Malayan Movement.

"The effect is very good, Alan, you know the mentality of the Malayans too well." Gerald Edward sighed greatly, "I don't know why the respected cabinet secretary asked us to come back?"

"It's related to the development of the colony. I don't know the details." Alan Wilson said honestly, he really didn't know.

In the next few days, the commissioners from the colonies of British Africa arrived one after another, and they were notified that the meeting time was set for January [-], so that the commissioners of each colony were ready to manage the information of the colonies by themselves, so that they could be discussed during the meeting.

All the commissioners who overshadow the sky in the colonies are facing enemies. Ministers generally don't pay attention to what officials in a certain colony are doing, but the cabinet secretary will, and they can be replaced.

At [-]:[-] am on January [-], the commissioners who had returned from the colonies in Asia and Africa arrived at the Foreign Office building in Whitehall. Together with Ismay, the Permanent Under-Secretary of the Foreign Office, they waited for the arrival of Norman Brooke.

Alan Wilson graciously showed his kindness to his old boss, Sir Barron, and proved himself a reliable man until Norman Brooke came in.

Chapter 469 Colonial State-owned Enterprises

"Sir Norman!" The atmosphere in the entire meeting room was suffocated. Everyone stood up and greeted Norman Brook who walked in, as if he was ready to devote himself to the supreme authority at any time. It was uniform and shocking.

Norman Brook nodded with an almost imperceptible range, stretched out a finger and pointed to the place next to him, "Alan sits here, gentlemen, please sit down."

Norman Brook sat down calmly, and Alan Wilson took small steps to the left of Norman Brook, and on the right was Sir Ismay, Permanent Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

"Ireland has announced its withdrawal from the Commonwealth of Nations. Not surprisingly, according to the procedures and procedures, London will recognize this decision within half a year. Things in Ireland have passed, but many things are still happening. Regarding the future of the British Empire, We are duty-bound, not to mention that you are dispatched commissioners, we have to come up with a feasible solution to deal with the current chaotic situation." Norman Brook finished his opening remarks word by word, and then said, "From the big In terms of the situation, the current threat to overseas territories, where does it come from, where is the territory most likely to be shaken, and so on, all have to reach a conclusion, so now the meeting begins."

Sir Ismay then said, "Currently overseas territories are concentrated in Africa and Asia. Africa has a larger area, while Malaya in Asia is more important. From an overall perspective, Malaya is more likely to face enemies from... …or a threat from an ally."

"I agree with Sir Ismay's words very much. Let me introduce the situation in Malaya." Gerald Edward immediately said, "Malaya is still relatively peaceful at present. Since the war has not yet ended, Malaya The main job is to bring the population balance of the two major ethnic groups closer to avoid a repeat of the situation in British India. With the addition of new immigrants, from the comparison of the current ethnic groups in Malaya alone, the two ethnic groups can be regarded as evenly matched, and the population is very close. .”

Gerald Edward's words made Norman Brooke and Ismay nod, and Alan Wilson asked, "If you look at it by static standards, this work can be said to have been completed, but if you consider the surrounding situation, This is not enough, is the population of Dutch Kalimantan counted?"

"This is not calculated. Of course, considering the factors of Java Island and Sumatra, the current situation cannot be said to be stable." Gerald Edward pondered for a while and said, "Alan reminded you very well."