"We still hope that we will maintain the colonial form obediently." Nyerere snorted and said as if he had seen through Alan Wilson, "Britain is doing everything possible to colonize Africa."
"That's not bad, but we have our reasons. To be fair, I can find a hundred reasons for not letting you be independent, and every one of them is very reasonable. From education, ethnicity, military and even geographical environment. But I
I just want to say one thing now, let us use business thinking to explain this problem."
Alan Wilson seemed sincere and said to Nyerere, "Do you think that if the Soviet Union appears in the world, any country can learn from the Soviet Union? It has 22 million square kilometers of land, do you have it? Even if it is a merger
If you leave Malawi, the land you can use to build a country is only one million square kilometers. However, it is better than many countries in French Africa. At least your life on the land is still no problem, unlike Chad, which is 100,000 square kilometers on the surface.
It’s more than 10,000 square kilometers, but the whole country depends on Lake Chad.”
"If there is any problem in Lake Chad, the whole of Chad will be waiting to eat sand. There is no shortage of sand in the Sahara."
"You can use Tanganyika's resources in exchange for funds to develop the country, but who owns this market? One is the United States and the other is Europe. You won't sell resources to the Soviet Union, right? The Soviet Union is not short of resources, not any of them.
lack."
"So even if Tanganyika becomes independent, British influence will still exist. This is a fact."
The exchange between Alan Wilson and Nyerere was a fact-based dialogue. Even if Tanganyika became independent, it would not have many choices. Of course, if Nyerere recognized the RMB, just pretend he said nothing.
But what is the use of Tanganyika itself? In the world, only dollars and pounds are the only ones, and you can’t buy anything by hoarding a bunch of renminbi.
This was the first time Nyerere saw such a diplomat. In his eyes, Alan Wilson was sincere and everything he said was true. However, these facts greatly hurt his feelings, "I can ask the Soviet Union for help."
"The last country that asked the Soviet Union for help was in a civil war. Even if Britain could tolerate it, the United States would take action. So based on the facts, I hope Mr. Nyerere will not do this. Even if he wants to do this, he will not say it."
"Actually, from a transaction point of view, I want to exchange the land of Malawi for some time. If Tanganyika causes trouble with the British at the time of independence in French Africa, this will not take the dignity of the British seriously.
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"How long is that? Five years? Ten years?" Nyerere sneered, "The people of Tanganyika cannot wait that long."
"I hope it will be five years. After the end of the year, the independence agenda that follows Nigeria can be launched. You can direct the local British civil servants in Tanganyika to carry out government operations. After five years, Tanganyika can hold an election and become officially independent."
Alan Wilson was not embarrassed at all. This was his purpose, "We in the UK must prove that we are stronger than France. So hasty independence is not an option for the UK. If Mr. Nyerere is willing to cooperate, he will get a lot of help from the UK."
, including but not limited to economic, military and even a series of support."
Nyerere did not answer and fell into thinking. Alan Wilson went further, "Your trip in the UK has been arranged. Of course, I also hope to visit Nigeria and the Gold Coast. The West African colonies have entered the independence agenda."
Morning, the current construction may provide you with some ideas for building Tanganyika. In fact, we do have an economic plan covering the entire East Africa. If Mr. Nyerere wants it, I can give you a copy."
Of course Nyerere was very interested, so Alan Wilson gave Nyerere the railway construction and development plan for the Great Lakes region of Africa. It was not much, a total of 450 pages, a very detailed economic development plan for East Africa. But with the help of
Tanganyika itself is 100% unable to handle it.
Today's Britain cannot achieve the kind of industrial power that in the 19th century "the poorest patriots in the East End of London could not help but puff up their chests whenever they think of British industry and wealth."
But in front of Nyerere, it can still be regarded as an old industrial power. Alan Wilson included almost all the companies and industries that Britain can currently offer in Nyerere's visit itinerary. He said nothing.
It is better to let Nyerere feel the difference for himself and then make a judgment.
"Permanent Secretary, is this a bit too much?" Chief Private Secretary Wick was hesitant, feeling that the openness was too large.
"What are they? At the level of a black man, can you copy it just by looking at it?" Alan Wilson grinned, "It's really surprising that a black man has this level. Anyone can learn from the Soviet Union?"
In the field of reverse engineering, during the Cold War, only one country had this capability, and that was the Soviet Union, the leader of the hostile camp. If there were more than half of them, then add a certain big country that was fiercely attacking the Soviet Union.
Alan Wilson does not believe that Tanganyika, which is not considered powerful in Africa in later generations, has this ability.
"Making good use of our commercial power is one of the factors that have distinguished us since the agricultural era." Alan Wilson said to Wick, "You accompany Nyerere everywhere, remember to maintain respect for him, and say
He may become the leader of a country at some point, and it will be good for your future to establish a personal relationship."
"Are we really letting Africa go?" Wick couldn't believe it. "Five million square kilometers of land."
"Who told us that our population does not have an advantage? That opportunity has passed." Alan Wilson sighed. The attempt of the European colonial countries to occupy the magpie's nest was ultimately unsuccessful.
In fact, the reason why Europe beat other civilizations is very simple, it is the direct result of population crushing.
It is true that no country in Europe has the population of the Qing Dynasty, but the population of any country in Europe has an absolute advantage over places other than the Qing Dynasty.
Take the Ottoman Empire before its collapse as an example. The population of the Ottoman Empire was only 20 million. Even Italy had a larger population in Europe than the Ottoman Empire. This was the population size of the overlord in the Near East.
The combined population of the entire black Africa is equivalent to one of Britain, France and Germany, not to mention the division of Africa into Britain, France and Germany.
As for the reason why the Qing Dynasty did not receive colonial treatment, the simplest reason is that the population was too large and it was under the management of a central government.
India has been dividing. It took Britain more than a hundred years to establish British India. The same tactics could not deal with the Qing Dynasty.
Even now, Tanganyika's population is less than 10 million, and the population in the interior of Africa is even less. However, Alan Wilson knows that Africa's population growth far exceeds that of other continents.
The Cabinet and Whitehall are also very concerned about Nyerere's arrival this time. Norman Brooke has recently asked Alan Wilson to sit at No. 70 Whitehall to ask if there is any progress.
"What do you think of Tanganyika's future?" Norman Brooke asked, "Can it stably become a country close to Britain?"
"It may be difficult to just tie it up economically and politically, unless we intervene in French African countries at any time like France. But Zannibar is in our hands, so it is not that difficult to balance offshore." Allen
Wilson thought as he replied, "The reason for leaving Sannibar is for this reason. Its largest city, Dar es Salaam, is directly opposite the garrison of Sannibar. I think Tanganyika will be considered independent.
He won’t fall out with us either.”
"If I were Nyerere, I would ask if we could merge with Sannibal." Norman Brook said with a smile.
"Even if we agree, Egypt and Iraq will not agree. Although Europe may not have a good reputation due to the colonial era, it does not mean that other countries do not discriminate against black people. Don't look at the Soviet Union. China, which is further away, puts it nicely.
If they had nothing to do and saw black people wandering around, it would be explosive. Let alone Arabs."
Alan Wilson said it categorically. Many things he criticized from the moral high ground were just because they failed to catch up. Alan Wilson has always believed that once a continental country adopts an expansion strategy, not to mention 100%, 90%
It is possible that the expanded areas will become Junger.
When the two were discussing the future of Tanganyika, Nyerere was visiting the production line of the Comet airliner. From this, we can see how sincere Alan Wilson was. Even in the 21st century, large aircraft are very high-tech.
Industries. Boeing and Airbus represent the cutting-edge industries of the United States and the European Union respectively.
The Comet airliner was Pamela Mountbatten's property. Naturally, the people here knew who arranged for Nyerere to come here. The person in charge looked elegant and easy-going, and took Nyerere to visit the industrial pride of the British Empire.
"Mr. Nyerere, no offense, but I am proud to say that only three countries in the world have such strength."
Nyerere, who had been silent all this time, asked, "What three countries!"
"The United Kingdom, the United States, and the Soviet Union." The person in charge of the production line in work clothes said with a confident smile, "Without decades of industrial accumulation, there would be no such industry. This is also the cornerstone of the British Empire's foothold in this world."
This proud person in charge must not know that if it weren’t for his boss’s husband, the so-called pride of the Comet airliner would have been destroyed by Boeing long ago. What is the pride of the British Empire?
Nyerere visited various itineraries including airplanes, automobiles, and biological laboratories. He was very interested at first, but then became taciturn. Britain opened up these cutting-edge industries to him without scruples, which made him enthusiastic.
A basin of cold water was poured on my heart.
Compared with Britain, which owns these industries, Tanganyika simply does not seem to live together on the same earth. The gap is too far.