An oil refining center is not a necessary option. The island of Malta has a population of 300,000. With the investment of a military base mainly operated by the United Kingdom, life will not be too bad. It should be enough to take advantage of the free port and build an offshore financial center for North African countries.
This population base has been absorbed.
Alan Wilson just assumed that the unemployment rate in Malta was high, and suggested a way to try it out. But he has no idea what the local situation is like now, and he has never been a local commissioner...
Just as he was about to say something, the phone rang once, and Alan Wilson had to postpone the communication with his wife again, "There is a meeting of the Paleogeographic Society. Oh, I'm really sorry. Dear Dr. Ike, I have to go on a business trip."
"That's such a pity." Ike's voice came from the microphone, his tone full of regret.
"Ike? President of the Society of Paleontology?" Pamela Mountbatten asked with great interest, "And the Society of Paleogeography?"
"What about your husband and me? After all, he is an authority in the industry with numerous works!" Alan Wilson put down the microphone and naturally reached out to hug his wife into his arms. "Let's talk about Neanderthals, species evolution, and paleogeography with the Society of Paleontology.
Is it normal for the association to talk about the geological changes of the earth? It can also earn royalties..."
This can also get rid of the stereotype of a soft rice eater to a certain extent. Although both husband and wife know that the so-called soft rice eater is a myth, in the eyes of most people, he, the standing deputy minister, is indeed a soft rice eater.
This kind of unclear but mysterious circle is very suitable for Alan Wilson's character as a scholar, and he is not too unfamiliar. Paleontology is just history with a longer time span, and at least he does not reject it.
Pamela Mountbatten also supported her husband. Some published books that appeared to be powerful but were not aware of them made her feel very novel. "Anyway, those old men still respect you very much. It seems that my husband is indeed almighty."
player."
"Just some novel ideas! Time can eliminate falsehoods and preserve truths. Take the subject in which I graduated as an example. Back then, the teaching content was mainly based on Arabia and India, but now the courses are mainly based on East Asian civilization. This result occurs because India
had become independent, and Malaya was taken seriously."
Speaking of this, Alan Wilson said to his wife, "Once the DNA project you support develops, it will definitely overturn many people's common sense."
First of all, it can be applied to archaeology, which can overturn many historical records.
Even if we consider this issue from a Chinese perspective, the significance of archeology far exceeds what is recorded in history books. Archeology can overturn history books, but conversely, it is too difficult for history books to overturn archeology.
Alan Wilson can find a few examples at random. When the skull of Peking Man was first released, it was considered to be the ancestor of the Chinese people. Later, after research, it was not mentioned much. The victims of the Chinese ancestors were pretty much the same.
The Soviet Union inspected the tombs of the Xiongnu period in Mongolia to determine the blood relationship between modern Mongols and the Huns.
The British compared the relationship between ancient Egyptian mummies and modern Egyptians and found that modern Egyptians are also descendants of ancient Egypt, not just the Copts, but most Egyptians are descendants of ancient Egyptians.
"I feel that the progress of this research will be misused by you." Pamela Mountbatten smiled like a fox. She knew that her husband was a pseudo-historical figure who secretly carried the flag. Why secretly? Because it was too
Shameful.
"Next year you will see the publication of large-scale works questioning Indian history." Alan Wilson smiled sarcastically. Just after the border war, the pride of modern India was wiped out, which is a good time.
He can be the famous Indian scholar Singh, or he can also be a famous Chinese scholar, saying that ancient India is worthless. What is so difficult about this? Each time has its own considerations.
To sum up Liang Qichao's four ancient civilizations, when Liang Qichao proposed it, he clearly regarded China and India as civilizations whose inheritance has never been cut off since ancient times. However, decades later, at least from the perspective of the Chinese, China and India have never been interrupted since ancient times.
The only ancient civilization that has been discontinued in China is China itself.
There must have been changes here, and the reason is that it was in 1900 when Liang Qichao proposed the four ancient civilizations. At that time, the Indian civilization he knew was actually the Ganges civilization.
After that, the British archaeological discovery of the Indus Valley Civilization in the Indus River pushed the history of India forward by another 1,500 years and turned it into the civilization of Egypt and Mesopotamia at the same time.
But there is no inheritance relationship between the Indus River Civilization and the Ganges River Civilization, just like the oracle bone inscriptions have no records about Xia.
If we take the Shang Dynasty with oracle bone inscriptions as the starting point, China and India are of course civilizations that have never been cut off since ancient times.
Because during the Shang Dynasty, the Ganges River Civilization had already begun. If Chinese people at that time met Indians, they would know that both civilizations were ancient civilizations that had never been discontinued.
When India is defeated next year, Ai Zhongtang will transform from Nan Murong and Bei Qiao Feng to Xiao Feng, a good man who is as famous as you. Not only will he take the opportunity to step on India after independence, but he will also step on India's history.
He knew that it was not good to do so, and that it was untenable to question Indian history, but it was a matter of right and wrong, and he could not talk about bullshit objective facts. It didn't matter if he did it. India would not hate Britain, but would only think it was a conspiracy of the enemy in the north.
"You will definitely question all ancient civilizations in the future." Pamela Mountbatten pulled her husband's cheek and kept shaking it, seeming to sigh because of this.
"It's okay to leave one or two." Alan Wilson raised his eyebrows again and again. Didn't he doubt everything about leaving China to the Soviet big brother Fomenko?
Either that or the members of the He Xin Party have no original spirit at all, or they just deleted the part about Fomenko questioning China about the whole world, and just promoted it as their own achievement. But at least it pays more attention to objective facts than South Korea, the giant country in the universe.
The signal for this business trip has been sent. Hedy Lamarr immediately prepared a three-piece suit for the trip, including sunglasses, a scarf, and a classic Arabic robe, waiting to show the common progress and retreat of the two major colonial powers. She immediately packed her bags and set off.
At the Libyan Palace, King Idriss I was waiting for distinguished guests to come to the door. He was as uneasy as when he declared Libya's independence. To the west of the Libyan Kingdom, 1.5 million French troops had suppressed the Algerian resistance. There were huge forces on both sides.
Regarding the border, he had no idea how many Algerian armed forces had crossed the border into Libya.
The old imperialists were so terrifying, and the people who came to visit this time were from more powerful colonial countries. This made Idris I feel guilty, fearing that his attempt to share the oil accounts would arouse the dissatisfaction of the stronger Britain.
Your Majesty the King must not know that Alan Wilson is not here to make trouble at all. He is more interested in questioning the history of Libya than this meeting. He is here just to formally announce the handover and then win some support from the Kingdom of Libya.
Development support in Malta.
"It's a pity. Although there are Carthaginian ruins, it is obvious that the Libyans don't care about what happened in the past." Under the attention of the palace guards, Alan Wilson nodded politely and finally appeared in front of Idris I.
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Since the establishment of the independent Kingdom of Libya, Idris I has been the king for ten years. If you include the period when he was the tribal leader, he has been the ruler for forty-five years.
"Dear His Majesty the King, it is an honor to meet you." Alan Wilson took the initiative to say hello. "After Libya became independent, the country is stable and its subjects live and work in peace and contentment. It is really gratifying."
"Sir Wilson, welcome to the Kingdom of Libya." Idris I said hello, and then he didn't know how to continue. He thought of the 1.5 million French troops in Algeria to the west.
"This time I am brought here for two purposes. The state asked me to strengthen regional cooperation in the Southern Mediterranean region, and the private side asked me to talk about the oil division." Alan Wilson took the initiative to speak, and his frank attitude made Idris
I was relieved, "Many of my subjects really complained about the oil division."
"I don't worry about the lack of numbers but about the inequality. I can personally understand it. But it's best not to learn from the Persians. We can talk about things between the two countries." Alan Wilson behaved like a gentleman, showing that I can talk about it too.
Can have a patriotic attitude.
King Idris I was completely relieved and hurriedly said, "How could we go back on our word like the Persians? There is no spirit of contract at all."
"Since the founding of the Soviet Union, there have been more countries in the world that have no spirit of contract." Alan Wilson sighed, "Your Majesty, no matter what, a country with a royal family should know whose side it is on. Libya.
The kingdom has a population of only 1.5 million, but it has such good quality oil. It is really worrying. We are afraid that the surrounding powers will take a peek at Libya's oil resources."
An hour later, the two of them were talking and laughing. Idris I insisted on going out to see him off, and Alan Wilson couldn't refuse. He could only say with a smile, "We had a heated argument for an hour.
It’s really physical work.”
"Who says it isn't?" King Idris I responded with a smile, and then said, "Sir Wilson, the Kingdom of Libya absolutely supports the British military base in Malta and is willing to appropriately support the free port plan."
"That's great!" Alan Wilson exclaimed, "The Kingdom of Libya is lucky to have such a king."
Reports about Idriss acting as an Arab fighter and demanding to recover his oil share were fueled by public opinion in both countries and appeared in front of Libyans.
This dispute between Britain and Libya, the newspaper reporting on the false fighter Idris I, is in the hands of the real fighter Nasser. After a long journey, Nasser and the guerrillas who followed him finally broke through the encirclement and brought their talents to Libya.