British civil servant

After discussing with Lieutenant General Bilton, a Japanese warship that had been in the hands of the British Navy and had not been moved for several years was cleaned up by these slightly useful labor forces under the surveillance of the British troops stationed there. Rejuvenated, after all, it will be used as a target ship after the nuclear test. Rather than calling it a tugboat, it is better to let these skilled prisoners of war fiddle with it, and it will save a tugboat fee by then.

In the end, the warship was able to move, and the value of these prisoners of war who knew logistics was greatly improved, and they were treated like human beings again in the British High Commissioner of Malaya, but they should not be able to return to Japan.

Even if the United States speaks at that time, these prisoners of war will not be among the group of repatriated prisoners of war.

At the end of the telegram, Mountbatten also got a bill, calculating how much money the auxiliary warships of the Pacific Fleet could save if they were handed over to these prisoners of war who did not have to pay military expenses.Of course, they are all auxiliary warships, such as minesweeping and air defense destroyers.

Another part of the large warships still requires the Royal Navy to carry out logistics by itself.

General Mountbatten expressed doubts about the financial problems of British Malaya. Can a small colony afford this expense?

Normal is of course unaffordable, and it is indeed a heavy burden.However, Alan Wilson mentioned it in the telegram, which naturally makes sense, because there has been no news about his development plan for British Malaya. The telegram told Mountbatten that if his development plan was successfully approved by London, this matter In the future, even battleships with huge logistical expenses can be borne by the colonial government of British Malaya.

"Let me see what kind of development plan this is." After all, it is his daughter's fiance, and General Mountbatten does not think that Alan Wilson will do anything that will harm the interests of the United Kingdom.

Mountbatten came directly from the Admiralty and arrived at the cabinet not long after. As a nobleman of the royal family, he was no stranger to this place, and found the current cabinet secretary Norman Brooke by familiarity.

If you just inquire about the news, you can find the cabinet secretary. Norman Brooke praised him without hesitation, saying that this development plan is very detailed and reflects the professionalism of Whitehall civil servants. It involves textiles and sugar. , rubber, tin ore, palm oil, and oil exploration and timber extraction.

The most important thing is that London did not ask for money. "I believe that even the Prime Minister should be very satisfied, but if General Mountbatten can express his support and play a key role, I think the results that everyone wants to see will appear immediately."

After hearing Norman Brooke's words, General Mountbatten said clearly, "Norman, you civil servants have never had good ideas. Do you want to use me to exert pressure?"

"Yes and no!" Norman Brook pondered for a moment, "Whitehall supports this plan, but the ministers may have different opinions, and the benefits may not be enough, so if General Mountbatten can make a final decision The effect will definitely not be a problem."

"I want to see Prime Minister Attlee." General Mountbatten stood up directly, and expressed his position under Norman Brook's rather gratified eyes.

"The Prime Minister is fine now, I'll help you arrange it right away." Norman Brooke directly picked up the phone on the table, "Dixon, what is the Prime Minister doing? Arrange a meeting. Right now, our respected Lord of the Sea, General Mountbatten, is here." , ok, that's it."

Putting down the phone, Norman Brooke said calmly, "Just as I thought, the Prime Minister has time now."

"Whether Attlee is available or not depends entirely on your call." General Mountbatten laughed, pointing out that Whitehall's tricks in the scope of work cannot be hidden from him.

Chapter 543 Investment Attraction

It is very normal for industrial development plans to cause controversy. Britain has never taken the initiative to transfer any industry, at least not at the government level. Although the development of the United States in the late [-]th century was largely due to British capital, that Nor was it an initiative of the London government.

Even if British India had such an important position in the former British Empire, London did not transfer any industries.

Of course, India's industry is second only to Japan outside of the white European countries. That is why India must have some industries that meet its own needs. The British and Indian Governor's Palace has carried out some basic construction to meet this demand.

But leading the transfer of industries, making the colonies a powerful supplement to the British mainland?It is a novelty for this cabinet.

In the Cabinet meeting, the report on the industrial development of Malaya caused heated debate.Opponents believe, "Whether it is really at this time, the UK must use other forces to share the pressure on the mainland."

And the voices who think that you can give it a try also have their own reasons: "The facts are already obvious. Local citizens cannot always work in worthless jobs. As the report said, we cannot sell clothes to compete with the United States and the Soviet Union. Some jobs are bound to be eliminated with the progress of the times, do we still expect the medieval water delivery workers to still be active in the streets and alleys of London today?"

It was under such circumstances that Mountbatten arrived in the cabinet. He didn't think there was anything wrong with it. He had a trump card named George VI. Although he would not use it generally, he could move the king out at any time. Achieve your own goals.

The king usually does not interfere in government affairs, which does not mean that the king is just a decoration, and his influence in the military also exists, even for the army. Although the UK does not have the title of the Royal Army, there are countless troops prefixed with the royal army in the army.

The army, like the navy and air force, is loyal to the king, not to any government.

"Louis, I didn't expect you to come here too. How is your work in the Admiralty? I heard that you, the newly appointed Sea Lord, have shown extraordinary energy." Seeing Mountbatten approaching, Prime Minister Attlee said Come out great tolerance.

Attlee, like Churchill, had known Mountbatten for a long time, and of course understood Mountbatten's important position in the royal family.At the same time, he also knew that Mountbatten's dream was to be the First Sea Lord, and he was also happy to see it come true.

There is no essential difference between Attlee and Churchill in supporting Mountbatten as First Sea Lord.

"Oh, Honorable Prime Minister, it is a great pleasure to meet you. Of course I have my purpose this time!" General Mountbatten skillfully expressed his intentions in the tone of a civil servant, "I heard that the cabinet is discussing about overseas construction. As for the plan, of course I am a soldier and I don’t know the situation, but I think the Privy Councilor’s opinion is very reasonable, some industries are sunset industries according to a new theory, and the value of retention is no longer great.”

"Louis, do you think so?" Prime Minister Attlee was taken aback when he heard that, as if he had underestimated the last governor of India. Even he, the prime minister, only recently clarified the definition of a sunset industry. The key is the British This word always appears in the telegrams in Malaya.

"Of course, the textile industry is a basic industry that any country can develop and is the easiest to break through." Mountbatten said with a smug look according to the content of the long-term telegram with Alan Wilson.

After expressing his understanding of the economy, Mountbatten changed the subject, "Of course what I care most about is the construction of the Royal Navy."

General Mountbatten's dream is to be the First Sea Lord, not the Commissioner of British Malaya. It is enough to pretend that love is unpredictable with the words "sunset industry".The key is also to optimize the use of the Royal Navy.

Logistics and expenditure are in his responsibilities as the Fourth Sea Lord. General Mountbatten was persuaded by an argument in Alan Wilson's telegram. Once the overseas territories of the British Empire cannot be kept, the role of the Royal Navy will naturally become smaller and smaller.

Especially like British Malaya, which can supervise the Strait of Malacca. Once such an important colony becomes independent, the status of the Royal Navy will become even more insignificant.

This is a historical development trend. With the disintegration of the empire and the growth of the navies of the Commonwealth countries, the traditional overseas opponents Japan, the United States, and Italy, even the Soviet Union, have either turned into allies or their threats have declined, so there is no need for overseas defense.

Sustaining a vast global empire was the most critical driver of the Royal Navy's expansion in size in the nineteenth century, and that driver no longer exists today.The large number of warships maintaining commuting and trade routes will naturally lose their role, and sooner or later they will completely withdraw from the stage of history.

In turn, the need to protect the British Isles has shrunk dramatically: even today's navy is still about the same size as the French Navy, and France, the number one threat to the British Isles in the traditional sense, has ceased to be a threat since the twentieth century.Other traditional European threats also became allies against the Soviet Union.

If it weren't for Argentina's sudden gesture of comparison with the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom would have regarded the shrinking Royal Navy even more insignificant. It was the Falklands War that made the United Kingdom step on the brakes on the continuous shrinking of the Royal Navy.

General Mountbatten naturally didn't know about the war decades later, but he wanted to be Lord of the Sea, and he didn't want to see the Royal Navy, which he had pursued all his life, become insignificant when he was Lord of the Sea.

Therefore, he must use his special status in the United Kingdom to make British Malaya very important, so that the Royal Navy needs to continue to develop.As for Alan Wilson's statement that the Malayan colony could be used to bear part of the logistical expenses, that was just incidental.

General Mountbatten came to the prime minister's office today to accomplish a goal that coincided with his son-in-law's interests.Even if the final decision cannot be made, Prime Minister Attlee should try his best to seriously consider this issue.

When Mountbatten was persuading, Norman Brooke was also blessing him. Whitehall also took a supportive attitude towards this development plan. It was entirely for the influence of the British Empire and was completely selfless. Even if there were some , It can be regarded as a balance between public and private.

"Actually, considering the cost and the current European common market, I'm not very opposed." Attlee pondered for a while, and frowned slightly, "It's just that the foreign minister may have some doubts."

The current foreign secretary is not Ernest Bevin, but Herbert Morrison, the deputy leader of the Labor Party.Is Prime Minister Attlee's opponent in the party.

Because the Labor Party does not have much experience in governing, and compared with the Conservative Party, there are not many talents available. Therefore, the Labor Party government has multiple super ministers, who hold two or more ministerial positions at the same time.Ernest Bevin was no longer fit for heavy diplomatic work because of his physical condition, and the current incumbent was replaced by Herbert Morrison.

Had he not lost his seat in Parliament at the [-] general election, it would have been he, not Clement Richard Attlee, who would have been Labor leader and later Prime Minister, a blow that has always stuck with him. Can't let go.

"Perhaps I think that what Herbert objected to was not some plan, it might be someone." General Mountbatten had a clear expression on his face when he heard this, but immediately retracted the words, "Of course I don't care about party affairs. I don’t know, and I don’t understand the specific situation, but like many people in Whitehall said, the most important thing to serve the empire is to be reliable!”

reliable!Prime Minister Attlee pondered for a moment, then nodded, this is a trait that politicians also consider important.

Alan Wilson's report, as in the past, has a lot of content and occupies a lot of space, explaining the important position of British Malaya.Even before sending it out, he should have revised it once, removed all the words of industrial transfer, and replaced it with more harmless industrial support.

It said that under the current background that European countries are beginning to recover, once these countries with basic foundations recover, the textile industry with the lowest threshold will be the first to be hit.Supporting the textile industry in British Malaya, within the framework of the Imperial Preference System, is equivalent to having a reliable external force to compete with European countries in the European Common Market with a lower cost advantage.

It can also unite the Commonwealth, considering the location of Malaya and the centripetal force of Australia.Wouldn't it be great to have the Commonwealth of Nations in one hand and the European Common Market in the other?

Attlee saw this telegram that support was greater than transfer, and he also approved of this paragraph.

After General Mountbatten left the prime minister's office, Prime Minister Attlee already had a vague decision in his mind.

In British Malaya, Alan Wilson was leading Boris, the guests of Newfoundland, to visit rubber plantations and tin mining areas.Its main purpose is to persuade Newfoundland to invest.

Although he had previously patted his chest and promised that no matter what London wanted for a pound, Newfoundland was not London, so he had to speak.

Returning to the High Commissioner’s Office, Alan Wilson said as he walked, “I’m not saying it’s wrong to keep funds, but since Newfoundland has sufficient funds, it should have relevant investment concepts. Although the current life must have been very difficult for Newfoundland. The citizens of Finland are satisfied, but who would dislike having more money?"

"Commissioner Allen, this time we are also eye-opening. Judging from the industries we observed, we fishermen's horizons are still too small." Boris was obviously convinced, and several Newfoundlanders who accompanied him also nodded .

"Commissioner, call back from London." It didn't take long for Alisa to wriggle and come forward, holding a telegram from London, "It is the approval of the industry support plan."

"Change support into transfer, and publish it to the public after translation. Don't do good deeds without leaving your name, we do a job, we have to blow it up. This is the work experience left in British India." Alan Wilson With a happy face, he still did not forget to remind his subordinates to pay attention to the details.

Chapter 544 The Big Firework Arrives in Hong Kong

"Boris, you have also seen that London also supports this move." Alan Wilson immediately used this reply from London as evidence to convince the Newfoundlanders, "The empire will continue to invest in this, The natural resource base here is second to none among today’s colonies. What’s more, we can also win the support of the Netherlands, Portugal and Australia. Because South Vietnam has been in turmoil, many military supplies are purchased by Malaya.”

Allen Wilson did not mention the factors of the Vietnam War in the telegram. In fact, the reason why British Malaya today is more stable than Japan after the war is that during the tenure of the Commissioner Gerald Edwards, he took advantage of the The military actions of France and the Netherlands promoted the development of Malaya.

Of course, in the long run, Japan's tens of millions of social animals are indeed difficult to deal with, but in the short term it will not be a problem.Not surprisingly, the textile industry is also the first choice for Japan's post-war rise.

Then the first step after the war was the competition in the textile industry. In fact, Japan’s superior population quality has little room for development. The textile industry is a profession that people who cannot read can do.In fact, the iron and steel industry does not need a high population quality.

Of course, cars and home appliances starting from the 60s cannot be handled by illiterate people.But there are still ten years to go, and the first batch of minors should be the age to enter the society after ten years.

Moreover, competition from the textile industry can at least block Japan's low-priced textile industry from entering the European market.Let Japan's textile products rely entirely on the US market, without the European market, I believe that Japan's industry will not mature so quickly.Maybe it can slow down the pace of Japan's development and buy time.

As a colonial administrator, Alan Wilson did not think it shameful to break the legs of competitors.Japan is destined to be a place where all raw materials are imported.

It depends on how well Malaya's own advantageous industries can make a fortune. Listening to the former chief executive of Newfoundland's high spirits and pointing out the country, several people in Newfoundland are convinced.

"Commissioner, we must explain the situation here to the council when we go back." Boris patted his chest and promised, "I can't guarantee that the council will use the money from the Newfoundland Foundation for investment, but I believe it's okay to take part of it. "

Now the Newfoundland Foundation is the part of the Commonwealth Lottery that belongs to the public property of Newfoundland.As for the other part, it belongs to Pamela Mountbatten's own investment.

At present, the Commonwealth lottery is widely sold in North America, and of course it is also sold in the UK. It has become a major source of income for Newfoundland. After its own governance, a group of honest Newfoundland fishermen have degenerated into what they are today. Alan Wilson There are mixed feelings in my heart.

Therefore, it is normal to attract investment from the Newfoundland Public Foundation. Without him, the chief executive who brought earth-shaking changes to Newfoundland, Newfoundlanders who were still heavily in debt in [-] would be able to look at the United States in just three years. Canada?

When Boris and others returned to Newfoundland to persuade the Newfoundland Parliament to invest with Alan Wilson's expectations.

Alan Wilson began to continue to make up for his predecessor's mistakes, and wanted to give some Malays some visible benefits and benefits.It shows that the British Empire has not forgotten the aborigines of Malaya.

The visible benefits are nothing more than land and industrial orientation. The most advantageous industry in Malaya today is the rubber industry.This industry needs land, so the Malays are supported from the land.

And the current British Malaya is fully qualified to do so, because compared with a population of 1000 million, it has an area of ​​nearly 50 square kilometers, and there is a lot of room for Alan Wilson to allocate land.

Land distribution is also the most favorable way. Malays now account for 30.00% of the colonial population, but they must get the majority of the land, and I believe there will be no more troubles.As for the biased support for the rubber industry, it is only a long-term goal in five years. You can keep your promise or forget about it when the time comes.

Giving the majority of the land to the Malays is convenient for later nailing Malaya to agriculture.At the beginning, it may be a very complicated question which one is better off, farmers or workers.Maybe the Malays who occupy most of the land but have a better number will really live better than the Chinese.

It does not mean that the Chinese do not have their own land, but it is certainly not as large as the land of the Malays.This is convenient for the Chinese to invest in the industry. After all, the Chinese are more credible in confronting Japanese social animals.

The Malays will definitely take advantage of the biased land allocation at this stage, but if the industry in Malayan is successfully launched, the potential of the two cannot be compared in the same breath.

The High Commissioner of British Malaya is different from the chaos of his predecessors, but he started to set things right when he took office.

It was praised in the Malay newspapers.There is no way, who let me have my own national conditions here, and the plans I am studying are always leaked by unreliable people, and then known by the Malays.

Of course, the British Empire has shown sincerity that has never been seen in the past 300 years. It wants to hand over the textile industry to Malaya, and itself provides a market to help a colony develop. Social Fermentation in British Malaya.

Ai Zhongtang, a senior writer, recalled his work experience in British India, and led a group of reliable writers, saying that after the independence of British India, the war that broke out made the British Empire condemned by conscience, although in fact it was not at all No.

But it is precisely because of this condemnation of conscience that the United Kingdom expressed that it must cultivate the remaining colonies well, so that the ethnic groups in the colonies will no longer hate each other, and they will only let go if they have a certain ability to support themselves.In fact, I just want to hang on!

After the two world wars, the British Empire was left unscathed. Alan Wilson cherishes this cruise hegemony very much. There is also a very big advantage. Chinese Malays are not mentioned.

That is, Xiangjiang is in the hands of the United Kingdom, and it will be the most important channel for China to communicate with the outside world in the next few decades.Other countries cannot enter, but the United Kingdom can. If this favorable condition is used well, there will be an extra trump card in hand against Japan and South Korea.

While Alan Wilson continued to lead the colonial officials to relive the glory days of British India and distract their sight with dazzling news of mixed truth and falsehood, Ingrid Bergman, the president of Woodpecker Films, arrived and constantly called for it. Kuala Lumpur.

Alan Wilson, who is good at micro-manipulation, immediately handed over the work of public opinion guidance and land distribution to Alisa, and went to meet the Nordic goddess with a fiery heart.

"Why are there other people?" After taking the guests out of the airport, Alan Wilson asked in a low voice what the couple who followed her were doing.

"It's the marketing manager of Louis Vuitton. I managed to get them to come with me." Ingrid Bergman whispered.

"It turns out to be a distinguished guest!" Alan Wilson quickly understood that the largest IQ tax company on the planet, although each IQ tax company has its own field, there is no doubt that Louis Vuitton's reputation is much greater than other similar companies.Who doesn't know about the famous donkey brand?

Ingrid Bergman was able to invite the marketing manager of this company, and Alan Wilson was very grateful. He couldn't help but have a frank meeting right away. dispute.

The crocodile, which the people of British Malaya turned pale, was put on the counter by his high commissioner who loved the people like a son.

Through Ingrid Bergman, Alan Wilson also knows that Louis Vuitton's business status is very ordinary.This is also normal. The world war has just ended five years ago, and the French franc has collapsed several times in recent years.Naturally, luxury goods don't sell well!

"If I were you, if you have a certain degree of liquidity in your hands, you can consider investing in Louis Vuitton." Alan Wilson said while holding a glass of red wine, looking at Ingrid Bergman who was about to take a bath.

"Luxury goods are hard to sell now!" Ingrid Bergman, who was slowly showing her nuclear bomb figure in front of others, was taken aback, and the burden on her chest was jumping and jumping, which made Alan Wilson swallow a mouthful of spit.

Directly pouring the wine down the throat finally regained the dignity of the chief executive of 50 million square kilometers.

"The weather here is too hot!" Ingrid Bergman walked to the door of the bathroom, turned around and looked back with a smile, "Do you want to go together?"

What about the dignity of the High Commissioner of Malaya?Allen Wilson now wants nothing more than to fill the void of a Norse goddess.

What a wonderful crocodile, not only can it be turned into a crocodile leather bag, crocodile leather shoes, but also a belt.The most ferocious crocodile has become a decoration for people. It is a very touching thing to think about.

The skin of the crocodile is the best among crocodile skins. However, because the number of crocodiles is too small, and most of them are wild, the value of the crocodile naturally increases. It just so happens that there is a habitat for crocodiles in Malaya.It solves the hidden dangers of local residents and at the same time can get funds, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

Faced with Ingrid Bergman's doubts that Louis Vuitton might not accept the shares, Alan Wilson thought for a while and said, "What do you want to do with such a big name? It's not for cash, it's really impossible to tie up with the Barbie company If you are willing to help Louis Vuitton expand its popularity in the United States as a condition, let’s talk to Louis Vuitton. I don’t believe that Louis Vuitton is not interested in the American market. If you can help, it can save Louis Vuitton a lot of money Work."

"Let's talk now?" Ingrid Bergman thought for a moment, maybe she was too eager.

"Let me talk first, and you will watch from the side." Alan Wilson said, "You should first figure out what Louis Vuitton's profits are. It may take a few months. Keep in touch with me then."

At the Kuala Lumpur Administrative Office, Alisa picked up the phone and said, "Lieutenant General Bilton? The commissioner is not here, just say that the transport ship Ansen, which transported the fireworks, has arrived at the port. I understand. I will contact the commissioner immediately."

Chapter 545 Looking forward to it

Three hours later, Alan Wilson had returned to the Malaya Commissioner's Office. Although he was very reluctant to spend time with Ingrid Bergman, he still knew which side was more important.

He just arrived at the administrative office, ignored the greetings of many administrative officials, and went back to his office directly. He didn't bother to take a sip of water and asked, "The alloy pipe has arrived, which port is it?"

"Penang!" Alyssa didn't know what the alloy tube meant, but she instinctively felt that it must be a great thing to have her immediate superior rush over. "Lieutenant General Bilton has already rushed to Penang."

"Prepare the plane, and I'm going too." Alan Wilson said without thinking, "The work of the Civil Administration is still entrusted to you."

Alan Wilson, who didn't even sit on his butt, asked the driver to take him to the military base, showed his ID and hurried to Penang.

Penang was the earliest free trade port colonized by the British in the Far East. Its status was no less than that of Singapore for a long time, and it managed Malacca and Singapore.The Straits Settlements are composed of several colonies that are not adjacent to each other, and Penang is the jurisdiction.

The location of Penang was in the middle of the Malay Peninsula after the Isthmus of Kela was assigned to British Malaya. Geographical changes did not change the important position of Penang. The British troops stationed in Malaya also had military bases in Penang.