The later Isthmus of Kra is located in a narrow strip of land in Chumphon and Ranong provinces in Thailand. It is the narrowest point in the northern part of the Malay Peninsula, only fifty kilometers wide. It is connected to the Indochina Peninsula to the north and the Malay Peninsula to the south. The area belonging to Thailand is seven points
About 50,000 square kilometers.
The rest is under the jurisdiction of what is now British Burma, covering an area of 30,000 square kilometers. The Kra Isthmus is the intersection of Burma and Thailand.
What is currently known is that part of it is in the hands of British Burma and part is in the hands of Thailand, with a total area of about 100,000 square kilometers.
Together with the West Malaysia area, once it is incorporated into the British colony, the area will be more than 230,000 square kilometers. West Malaysia is only part of British Malaya, and East Malaysia still has more than 200,000 square kilometers of land. If it can be done in Malaya
The establishment of a strong colonial government in Asia could solve the employment problem of a large part of British Indian civil servants.
Apparently Cabinet Secretary Edward Bridges also thought of this. His biggest concern about the independence of the British colonies was what would happen to the 100,000 civil servants serving British India once British India became independent.
There are only 260,000 civil servants in the UK, which cannot afford the employment of up to 100,000 people. Moreover, a large part of the authority of cabinet secretaries lies in the colonies.
There are only so many elected ministers, which is extremely disparate compared to the size of the civil servants. In the colonies, this disparity is magnified to the extreme, and it is even more serious than in the mainland.
"Alan, sit down and speak slowly." Edward Bridges asked Alan Wilson to relax with a gentle smile, "As far as I am concerned, I have always treated civil servants who returned from the colonies equally without any prejudice.
. You can see this from Alexander, let’s talk about our future.”
Edward Bridges used the word "we" very strongly, referring of course to all British civil servants. "In fact, what is most lacking among the civil servants is people who protect our interests. At your age, you can think of this.
It’s so rare. I can see that you are very fond of that place in British Malaya.”
"Sir Edward, I am doing this completely unselfishly and for the sake of the civilization and order of the British Empire." Alan Wilson corrected his attitude, "We cannot give up all the colonies. Once we return to the British Isles, with Britain's own resources and
The population will always be in the shadow of the United States and the Soviet Union. Once it becomes normal, even the original colonies will look down on us. The consequences of this are extremely serious."
"Does Malaya have any advantages over other colonies?" Edward Bridges was not convinced, but wondered whether British Malaya was worth the resources. "British India was the richest colony, but we were
We have to consider evacuating.”
"The biggest advantage of British Malaya and the biggest difference from British India is that the population ratio of Chinese and Malays is close to half and half. In British India, even if we support Jinnah, the population of Peace Christians is only Indian
A small part of the religious population still cannot play a role in containing it. But it is completely different in British Malaya!"
Alan Wilson knew that the starting point of a better future is today. He suppressed the excitement in his heart and analyzed in detail, "Two ethnic groups with similar population sizes are in a colony. We have saved a lot of costs in terms of containment.
.The colonial government did not consider restraint at all, we are the judges. Whoever we say is justified is justified!"
Alan Wilson was eloquent and deeply believed that this was an advantage for the British colonial government. In other colonies, the British Empire had to bother to provoke ethnic conflicts, but in British Malaya there was no need at all. Conflicts existed naturally.
In the eyes of the locals in Malaya, the British Empire was undoubtedly the colonizer, but the Chinese were also invaders on another level. The Chinese had their own country, but they stayed in Nanyang.
The most important thing is that the Netherlands is now preparing to return to the Dutch East Indies. In a sense, Britain can borrow strength from this. Britain and the Netherlands can completely cooperate in Nanyang.
Moreover, British Malaya is also very important in terms of location, not far from the two most populous places in the world. Considering that the British liberal imperialists now have an unknown comeback in mind, it is also the most suitable base as a base.
The benefits don't stop there. British Malaya is not far from Australia. Once a British colony is focused on management, Australia will give more consideration to turning to the United States.
For the British colonies, Britain's cultural influence far exceeds that of the United States, but no matter how strong its soft power is, it is not as effective as hard power. If the British army has a presence in Southeast Asia, it may be able to get some help from Australia, and Australia will not
Totally leaning toward the United States.
"The construction of British Malaya requires a huge amount of manpower. Your idea is good. Do you want to allocate manpower?" Edward Bridges was a little confused. The British Empire in British India took more than a hundred years to build. Now Europe
The battlefield has just ended, and Britain needs to be rebuilt at home. Why not travel thousands of miles to make Malaya prosperous first?
"Marshal Montgomery has reorganized the German soldiers to maintain order in the British-occupied areas." Alan Wilson gave his own reply, "The Japanese military operations in Southeast Asia focused on punishing the Chinese in order to win over the local ethnic groups. If we
By handing over the surrendered Japanese troops to the Chinese to manage, a lot of management costs can be saved."
"Are you telling the truth?" Edward Bridges's eyes lit up and he said smoothly, "Given the extent of the Japanese army's damage to Nanyang, it should not be excessive for us to temporarily detain Japanese soldiers to build the area."
"Excellent, Sir Edward." Alan Wilson lowered his head and supported.
"This is also for the coming of justice." Edward Bridges nodded to himself, "It is very reasonable and reasonable."
"Very reasonable!" Alan Wilson turned on the repeater mode and expressed his determination to stand in the trenches with the cabinet secretary.
"As for letting the Chinese guard the Japanese soldiers, this is because they look similar, which may reduce conflicts." Edward Bridges straightened his back, "The Chinese are always gentler than the Malays."
"I really didn't expect Sir Edward to have such research on Asian customs and customs." Alan Wilson was greatly impressed and flattered him as a top student of Oriental College, although he himself had not officially graduated.
"Then, you can send a telegram to Barron in my name." Edward Bridges looked at Alan Wilson with a look of "I think highly of you" and said, "I will give the Prime Minister a copy.
We will discuss the economic revitalization plan at the same time and find an opportunity to discuss it with European countries that share a common position."