British civil servant

Alan Wilson said that some industries in Southeast Asia are controlled by the Chinese, but there are exceptions. The unified Vietnam is actually an exception. Although the collectivization of Vietnam was not successful, it was also successful in some fields. In the beginning, it was the ethnic group introduced by the colonists to check and balance the natives.

Just like the role of Indians in many colonies of the British Empire, it is of course the same in the French colonies. Later generations have never heard of any Chinese in Vietnam who are particularly powerful. It can be seen that in the turmoil after the unification of Vietnam, the economic status of Chinese has been suppressed. erased.

This is something that even Indonesian Suharto failed to do, but Vietnam did.But now Vietnam is the same as other Southeast Asian countries and regions. The economic power of the Chinese is not small, concentrated in the big cities dominated by Hanoi and Saigon.

The power borrowed from going to Vietnam this time must be to establish a close relationship with local Chinese businessmen through these compradors who have made achievements in the Malaya colonies.

As for the official level, there is no need for compradors like Su Yang to care about the communication with the French. He will talk to the French after he arrives in Saigon.

Saigon is now the largest city in Vietnam, with a larger population than Hanoi in the north.

After all, the location of Saigon is very good. After all, it is the estuary of the Lancang River. From a geographical analysis, if Vietnam and Cambodia were one country, Saigon’s geographical advantages would be greatly increased, completely leaving Hanoi behind.

From this point of view, we should be grateful for the existence of Cambodia, which compressed Saigon's geographical advantages and preserved the balance between North and South Vietnam.The relationship between Saigon and Hanoi is like that of Shanghai and the imperial capital, the former has an overwhelming geographical advantage.

Saigon in this era, in the eyes of Alan Wilson, who has already landed, is not like Kuala Lumpur, the colonial capital of Malaya at that time, and the urban construction planning is like this.What is better than Kuala Lumpur is that Saigon has more people.

Although Hanoi in the north is still in the hands of the French army, Alan Wilson also knows that people in Hanoi are fluctuating now. Everyone knows that the French army will soon withdraw from North Vietnam. It is estimated that many citizens in Hanoi are embroidering red flags overnight.

But citizens of Hanoi who are entangled don’t need to worry. Sooner or later, Saigon will be the same. The withdrawal of the US military will leave behind the world-famous painting of Saigon’s Iron Fist.

Even Alan Wilson at this time can't wait any longer, hoping to fast forward to Saigon Iron Fist.

Of course, this is just thinking about it. Alan Wilson knew in his heart that when the United States retreated, it had tried to take away all the South Vietnamese who had served the United States as much as possible, as evidenced by the more than 200 million Vietnamese in the United States.

After arranging a safe and convenient apartment for Vivien Li and the others, and after Su Yang and the others settled down, Alan Wilson went directly to the location of the British Military Advisory Group.

The role of the British military advisory group in Vietnam during this period is useless if the truth is told.If watching the defeat of the French army count as an effect, then it counts as an effect.

On the way to the location of the British military advisory group, he also saw some South Vietnamese girls holding French hands. He didn't know what they were talking about. Could it be that they asked the French soldiers to take him away when they evacuated?

"The French are very harsh on the women in their own country, and most women cannot leave." Alan Wilson shook his head slightly when he saw this scene. France was far less responsible than the Americans when they evacuated.

He has enough qualifications to insult the law. He just returned to Europe nine years ago, and he even performed justice on the streets of Paris.

The British military adviser did not provide much information, but only informed that Hanoi was still in the hands of the French army and had not yet fallen into the hands of the Viet Minh.

Alan Wilson expressed his gratitude, which is already considered relatively important news. The role of the British military advisory group in Vietnam was limited to seeing the French army lose a battle, and he did not expect to get any secrets.

"Alan, why did you come to Saigon in person?" A lieutenant colonel named Klein asked, "You are the commissioner of Malaya, do you usually have so much time to go around?"

"London promised the French a certain degree of assistance in the withdrawal of troops. I am not at ease to come and see for myself." Alan Wilson replied with a smile. It is true that he is not at ease, but the help depends on the angle. "Is General Navarre still there? I don't know how he feels."

Several military advisers shook their heads. To be honest, General Nawal's military career will definitely be affected in the future.After all, the failure of the Battle of Dien Bien Phu cannot be regarded as an achievement in any way. "We feel that he is not in a good mood. Do you want to meet him?"

"Why not, he's the commander of the French army here." Alan Wilson laughed and chatted for a while before Alan Wilson left the military base. Now it's time to meet his old friend.

A day later, Alan Wilson had arrived at the French army headquarters in Saigon. Under the guidance of several military policemen, he saw Navarre at this time. In fact, General Navarre's appearance was definitely worthy of a famous general, but Dien Bien After the Battle of the Mansion, there was only style left.

Chapter 767 True Advisor Wilson

"Alan, you are here." The two have met several times, and General Nawal also got help from Malaya. Seeing Alan Wilson coming in, General Nawal was not polite and called him by name directly.

"Come here to see if I can help. I think the French allies may need me at this time." Alan Wilson sat down directly and explained the purpose of this visit.

General Nawal's vigor was not the same as the previous few meetings. It can be seen that the defeat of Dien Bien Phu was still a big blow.Although it is not an exaggeration to say that he is ten years old, it can still be seen that there is a little more twilight.

It seems that Nawal also feels that his own military career may be greatly affected, or even terminated.

The French transfer order has not yet been issued. General Navarre is still the commander-in-chief of the French army at this time and still controls the power here.

The two exchanged a few pleasantries, and Naval did not hide his current worries. In any case, he lost the battle. In addition to worrying about his future military career, he was also worried about the fate of France.

Coincidentally, Alan Wilson is also worried. All the colonial countries prosper and lose. Don’t think that the defeat of the French army has nothing to do with the British army. If Thailand is not ahead, whoever says that the next one will not be British Malaya ?

"Help?" General Naval was taken aback for a moment, then asked with a wry smile, "What can you, a British colonial official, do to help?"

"I also experienced a similar evacuation operation a few years ago. When I evacuated from British India, I was present for a similar work, so I encountered similar things again. I think I can provide some experience." Ai Ren Wilson mentioned his work experience in British India, and then changed his style of painting, "Of course, some of the nails buried in British India were also cracked by Nehru. For example, the state of Hyderabad no longer exists. Yes. The local Maharaja is my friend, but fortunately, I have found a place for him to play in Malaya.”

In terms of treating friends, Alan Wilson is really not targeting anyone. He feels that he can be the spokesperson of friendship. Whether it is a feudal monarch like Ali Khan or a reactionary force like McCarthy, he has a clear conscience.

General Naval was taken aback for a moment, and Alan Wilson was in high spirits at this time, as if he felt that this was a very honorable job.Is it an honor to retreat from the colony now?

This is of course, for Alan Wilson, this is the highlight moment of his life.

"What can you help? It's nothing more than borrowing the British shipping power that is on the way." General Nawal said puzzled.

"There are many things to pay attention to when withdrawing troops." Alan Wilson said confidently, "Whether it is out of the unity between Britain and France, or the overall interests of the free world in a larger scope, I am obliged. And I have already obtained the Whitehall With the approval of the Communist Party, try to maintain the expansion momentum of the pro-Soviet armed forces.”

General Navarre was interested at this time, and wanted to hear what the British thought during the withdrawal period.

"If Paris doesn't mind, I suggest that the French army systematically destroy the areas that can still be controlled in North Vietnam before withdrawing, and try to disintegrate the national power of this little Soviet brother. This is good for the stability of the surrounding countries in the future, although Destruction cannot permanently solve the problem, but it will definitely work within two or three years. As for the specific methods, including but not limited to, killing livestock in North Vietnam, which will affect agricultural production, I don’t know if there is iron ore discovered in North Vietnam , if it exists, I recommend mining the iron ore."

Alan Wilson spoke eloquently. As for basic operations such as blowing up factories, destroying electricity, and looting cultural relics, he just mentioned it. The endless talk will make him appear to be a commissioner who has no structure and is very stingy.

These actions are best done by the soldiers of the North African colonies. On the one hand, it can avoid the casualties of the French soldiers. Colonial attitude, might think twice about going back to North Africa.

"Especially this kind of thing that is destined to be condemned must be done by colonial soldiers." Alan Wilson emphasized, "General Navarre, the colony in the hands of the French is not one. As far as I know, Algeria was During the colonization process, the French army also encountered fierce resistance, and the situation in Vietnam collapsed, if it spreads to other colonies, it is likely to bring about a chain reaction.”

"It will even bring a chain reaction to the British colonies." Upon hearing this, General Nawal pointed out that Alan Wilson's scope was wrong.

"I don't deny this. However, the proportion of ethnic groups in Malaya is conducive to the reconciliation work of the United Kingdom." Alan Wilson narrowed his eyes and said, "This is the layout that started in [-], and France was in the middle of the war. After that there is only military action."

General Naval knew that what Alan Wilson said was true. France quickly began to retake the colonies after the war, and suppressed the independent forces that had developed during the war. It only landed in Madagascar and killed 10 people.The suppression of the petition in Algeria killed 5 people, not to mention Vietnam.

France's attitude after the war was not unyielding. It was completely different from London's hesitation in repeatedly discussing the independence of British India at that time, and it did quickly stabilize the major colonies.

"Maybe I still have a chance to make a little contribution to France." General Navarre was silent for a long time, then expressed his approval and praised, "In terms of professionalism, you have experienced a troop withdrawal once, and it is indeed more professional."

"We, the UK, have not done similar things in India. At that time, British India suffered from a drought, and there was no need to do so." Alan Wilson pushed everything to natural disasters.

In fact, Allen Wilson understood very well that his idea was already similar to Sanguang!policy!But this kind of thing depends entirely on the position. The enemy can call it that, and we call it the scorched earth policy.If you still find it unpleasant, you can change it to a neutral word, such as Jianbi Qingye, or any other words.

General Navarre was noncommittal. He had already endorsed these proposals. The French had little moral burden on this point.It is imperative to reduce North Vietnam's war potential.

"If the British military advisers were as enthusiastic as Alan, we might have heard more military disagreements." General Nawal obviously meant something when he spoke. The arrival of the British military advisers was useless.

"Their advisers are just for fun. The real advisers still need me to come in person." Alan Wilson's attitude was very good, as if he hadn't heard General Navarre's sarcasm, "Has the Viet Minh released the captured French soldiers?" officers and soldiers."

"It is being released, and it has already started after the Geneva meeting." General Naval nodded. This is no secret, and he told Alan Wilson directly.

"In this way, there is nothing to worry about." Alan Wilson was relieved when he heard it. If the Viet Minh still detained prisoners of war, the French might not dare to do so. Just do it under the banner brought by France, and now take it back as it should be, there is no price for independence."

Of course, this is not all, but he can only say this to Navarre, after all, these Frenchmen are better at it.As for the rest, Allen consultants decided to do it themselves.

There are many Chinese in Vietnam, especially Saigon, a major commercial city.These Chinese are mainly engaged in business and acted as compradors in Vietnamese society during the colonial period of Vietnam, and their social status is generally high.

From the perspective of the vast proletariat of the third world, there is nothing to say about the eventual cleansing of these Chinese businessmen.But Alan Wilson is a colonial commissioner. Although he is not French, he naturally has a good impression of these people.

The property of these people was confiscated after the reunification of Vietnam, and most of them who were able to escape fled to the United States.This is why Vietnam, unlike many Southeast Asian countries, does not have any well-known Chinese entrepreneurs.

Different from the false advisors of the Advisory Group, his real advisor left the French Army Command and started working immediately. How can there be such a sincere ally as him?He even felt that the French should offer him a professional salary, which should not be less than that offered by the top ten sultans of Malaya.

At this moment, General Navarre is waiting for all the prisoners of the French army to be released. Once the release is complete, he will start the operation to take away all the things brought by France.

And the big Malaya compradors brought by Allen Wilson have already found their way, and they are getting in touch with their Vietnamese counterparts of the same species in Tongwen, and by the way, get to know the details of the business around Saigon.

"You tell the same people in Saigon, don't need to panic, keep your heart in your stomach." Alan Wilson stood on the balcony of a French villa in Saigon, with his back turned to several compradors who brought him, "The Geneva Conference is a meeting of 23 countries. Discuss the results together. Of course, this is not impossible to overthrow, but North Vietnam does not have this ability. Saigon is not in great danger for the time being. It is true that the French are about to leave, but as long as there are no major changes in the political situation, their good days will not affected."

"Since Mr. Zhongtang said that, I think they will be relieved." Tian Qianqiu was relieved when he heard the British guy who turned his back on everyone and pretended to be the emperor, "We have talked with the Chinese businessmen here in the past few days. When dealing with the situation, you can really feel the worry in their hearts."

"The Chinese businessmen in Hanoi can't help it. If they can inform the channel, let them find a way to leave North Vietnam." Alan Wilson turned around and stretched his neck, "There is still some time now, wait until the French army really starts If we evacuate from Hanoi, it will be too late."

Su Yangtian and Qianqiu all nodded, knowing the relationship between Alan Wilson and General Nawal, since he said so, time is really running out.

Chapter 768 The Ownership of the Legacy

.

"When your wealth accumulates to a certain level, I can let each of you get the title of Justice of the Peace, and then enter the Legislative Council. At that time, you can be regarded as powerful." Alan Wilson slapped a The truth of sweet dates is still understood, this can only be regarded as the basic rules of the bureaucracy.

The departments of the British Malaya colony have learned from Xiangjiang and carried out reforms. In addition to the Executive Bureau, the current real power department, the Legislative Council is also a well-known department. Of course, Alan Wilson also has the power to fully take over this department.

In addition to the administrative work, other matters that cannot be intervened are the affairs of the British army stationed in Ma.After all, Malaya cannot be compared with Xiangjiang, a place with a lot of boogers, and can achieve military and political integration.

Even if the current cabinet and Whitehall trust him the most as the High Commissioner, it is impossible to agree to Alan Wilson's military affairs. If he agrees, he will be equivalent to doing Cromwell's work in the colonies.

"Thank you, Mr. Zhongtang, for your support!" Su Yang's colleagues looked at each other and saw the joy in each other's eyes. It's no wonder, who doesn't like progress, at least most of them do.

"Don't talk about supporting and supporting. I am very good to every friend. The French rely too much on military power, which is a kind of destruction to order. Once order is destroyed, it will bring a lot of fearless killings. The British military power is stronger than that of France. Strong, of course we can choose the same path, but we know in our hearts that we should not do so.”

Alan Wilson pondered for a while and said, "Sooner or later, there will be Chinese figures in the colonial government. What we hope is to let reliable figures appear as much as possible, and work together to build Malaya well."

First point out that Britain's military power is stronger than that of France to deter it, and then say that everything can be discussed. Although Alan Wilson is not an old bureaucrat, it can even be said that he has a kind of idealism about people.But it is also necessary to do so from a practical standpoint.

The conflict between the colonial government and the colony itself had to be hidden. Of course, Allen Wilson pursued the power. Considering that the monarch of Sarawak was Pamela Mountbatten, he also wanted to firmly control Malaya.But at the same time, he was still trying to find a way to hide behind the scenes so that people in the colonies would not feel the existence of the colonial government.

As for the questions raised by the big comprador, Alan Wilson also answered them one by one, helping the comprador friends brought in to discuss how to achieve their goals.

"Master Zhongtang, your words have inspired us a lot." Tian Qianqiu said with admiration.

"The French colonial government is also a colonial government. The businessmen here are just in a different place from yours. So you know what my daily work in Kuala Lumpur is?" Alan Wilson chuckled and shook his head slightly, "Although I don't want to be self-critical, but honesty is in my nature, and these words should not have been shared with you."

His daily work, of course, is to get up every day and start thinking about how to strengthen the colonial system and how to eliminate the resistance of the colonies. Big compradors like Su Yang who are already on the road to success are also the objects of his thinking every day.

"What are you talking about?" Vivien Li poked her head from the stairs leading upstairs. Naturally, she didn't know anything about Chinese, but Xia Meng, who was also downstairs, could understand and knew a lot, so she came up to ask, " We brought a bit of baguette, which seemed different from what you get in France."

"Of course, you have to do as the Romans do. Well, Mr. Su and the others may not be used to it." Alan Weir was a little embarrassed, not to mention Su Yang and the others, his appetite was greatly reduced when he heard the baguette, but when he thought of Different places have different tastes, and the national treasure has good intentions, so it didn't say it out loud.

"Think about it, there are quite a few Chinese here, and you have something to eat." Vivien Li smiled lightly, raised her arms in greeting, and went downstairs.

"Thank you ma'am!" Several people from Su Yang expressed their gratitude at the same time, and there was no one at the stairway.

oops!Alan Wilson scratched his head involuntarily, the title Madam might cause trouble.Vivien Leigh couldn't understand, but there was someone downstairs who could.

All in all, it's not worth thinking about, but when I went downstairs to eat, Xia Meng, that little girl, looked at Alan Wilson with a strange expression. If she had noticed it before, she was sure about the title of Madam this time. , the high official of this colony has this kind of relationship with her boss.

"He seems to be much younger than the boss." Xia Meng thought in her heart, but she heard that this senior official was not very old, and she was considered the same age as her. Thinking of this, Xia Meng couldn't help being entangled.

After the meal, Su Yang and others left one after another. After some analysis by the British Colonial Commissioner, they had already understood the environment of their Vietnamese counterparts in the same environment. Ideas go to activities.

"You value them very much?" Although Vivien Li didn't understand Chinese, there was someone downstairs who did, and she knew everything about it, and understood what the man was talking about upstairs.

"They will become successful people in the future, and they can do a lot of things on our behalf." Alan Wilson picks his teeth with a toothpick and explains slowly, "This time, I have my mission, and they have theirs. Let me borrow it." I don't think the local sentiment of the Chinese is too much."

"But the Chinese are the majority in Malaya. If you support them, will you want more in the future?" Vivien Leigh was a little worried. She was afraid that her man's efforts would be in vain, and she didn't particularly like this colony.

"The majority of the Chinese is temporary. Malays have a higher birth rate than the Chinese. Except for Ali Khan, the nine sultans are all Malays. I have to find a way to separate the two groups. "Alan Wilson explained.

Just as the rural population must have a higher fertility rate than the urban population, he has allocated most of the land to the Malays.

The Chinese shoulder the mission of being workers, and only this generation of Chinese can maintain a strong desire to have children.The next generation of Malays will catch up in numbers.

After all, the population advantage of the Chinese is only a relative majority, and this advantage can be smoothed out within a generation.

"The Legislative Council also needs them. I can't keep looking at the British troops stationed there. I only have one person, and there are more than 4 British soldiers. I can't see it." Alan Wilson also gave a reason, the colonial garrison There will definitely be conflicts with the population of the colonies. In this regard, Britain is already considered a top student. It cannot be compared with the French, and it is much better than the United States.

But conflicts do exist. Alan Wilson has encountered many similar cases, and he also upholds his consistent ethics, slackening the middle and high-level military officials, and striking hard at the soldier class.

Fines are mainly used for middle and high-level military officers, and ruthless measures are taken for the soldiers.This is already not easy, that is, Admiral Mountbatten takes all the two major fields of the nobles and the military.Do other commissioners dare to deal with the military all the time?

"That's a problem!" Vivien Leigh also understood Alan Wilson's difficulties, and then asked, "Will the British army stationed be the same as the French army?"

"No, it's far stronger than the U.S. military. British military discipline was seen throughout Europe during World War II. It's just that the military is made up of people. It's impossible to expect military discipline to restrain everything." Alan Wilson replied road.

At the critical moment, the French once again became a good shield, not a slander, but all facts.

The end of colonization is a wonderful world for experienced people like Alan Wilson. The overlord country needs independent colonial security, but it is better to be developed too well.

So there are still a lot of doorways here. Take Alan Wilson as an example. Before he left, he distributed the fixed assets of British India to Tata, Birla and other big Indian families, and issued a lot of money. UK Settlement.

At this moment, if he is the commissioner here, everything will be easy to handle, but he is only here to help, and he can only advise the French, which may not work.

"At least for now, the legacy left behind is still under the control of France. You still have the power to distribute. We also have to do something within our capacity. For example, focus on supporting a group of reliable people. These people cannot be accepted by mainstream ethnic groups. Accept it, only in this way can we find support from foreign forces.”

General Nawal thoughtfully, nodded and said, "This is indeed what should be done, Alan, what group do you think is suitable."

"The embarrassing status itself has a certain ethnic group, and there is no choice but the Chinese. Other small ethnic groups are still behind the Vietnamese, and it is too late now." Alan Wilson said truthfully, the Chinese group in Southeast Asia is in the colony. Does this work?

In fact, both of them knew in their hearts that there was only one choice, and there was no second choice in their visible field of vision.

When dealing with North Vietnam, France took away everything it could, and if it couldn't take it away, it would destroy it.There is nothing to say about this, but this cannot be done to South Vietnam. Even if France wants to do this, the United States will not agree.

If South Vietnam is also completely destroyed, both North and South Vietnam will become proletarians. How can the United States resist the power of the Soviet Union going south?Therefore, in South Vietnam, France cannot allow South Vietnam to maintain its ability to resist the North as it did with North Vietnam.

Now France in South Vietnam faces the same choice as Britain did in British India. It must choose a group of reliable people to transfer the colonial heritage.

Alan Wilson knew in his heart that the United States had long been thinking about France's colonial heritage, and he was also thinking about it, otherwise what would he bring the Chinese compradors from Malaya over here?France's colonial heritage is destined to be accepted, Americans think it should be them, he also thinks it should be Britain.

General Nawal decided to give Alan Wilson a gift to express his gratitude, but Alan Wilson refused. He came here in the spirit of imperialist unity. How could he receive such a small favor?

Chapter 769 Father-in-Law Saves Me