However, Salazar's close comrade-in-arms failed to contact Alan Wilson. The British gentleman left the manor and prepared to wander around Lisbon to judge this small country with a population of less than nine million and a colonial power.
Portugal, the real current state of society.
"There is such a place in Europe!" Alan Wilson couldn't help but sigh. Statistics are only one aspect. Only by seeing it with your own eyes can you have a clear understanding of the real situation in Portugal.
Although he considers himself traveling all over the country, Alan Wilson has never been to the capital of Brazil, but Lisbon is really not that much better than the colonial capitals of British Africa that have prospered through real estate...
What is certain is that Salazar solved the problems of frequent deficits and social instability.
But the time in Portugal as a whole seems to have stayed before World War II, with nothing changing over the years.
When you haven't changed at all, your neighbors are advancing by leaps and bounds. The colonial history has clearly explained the consequences. In this peaceful era, Portugal naturally does not have to worry about being annexed. But if it continues like this?
Ingrid Bergman wears a headscarf and sunglasses. Although this kind of dress is not uncommon in Portugal, her outstanding height also makes the disguise only effective. This is her feeling of taking care of the deputy secretary of state. She wears flat shoes.
the result of.
The two of them were like tourists, walking around with the attitude of bystanders. As for the bodyguards, they followed not far away and did not disturb the good mood of the female president. Professional bodyguards must possess the excellent qualities of Sanmao. To put it simply, no
Don’t read what you should see…
Knowing that 50% of Portugal's population met the definition of illiterate, Alan Wilson stood quietly in front of a school for a moment, and then decided to walk around.
Domingos, an elementary school teacher, sits in his simple house, which is connected to the school building, both of which are modern buildings.
He looked at the house across the road, where his colleague Susan lived. Susan's work arrangement was quickly settled. The teacher who was originally going to be transferred to Mr. Feller's elementary school refused to come, so Su temporarily accepted the offer.
lack.
Susan's transfer to a permanent teaching position must be approved by Principal Feile. She taught for about two years in London, and although she resigned not long ago, it is hard to say that she is an amateur in teaching anyway; Feile
Mr. Le saw no difficulty in keeping her on the faculty permanently; Susan had only been working with Dominguez for three or four weeks, and he already wanted her to stay.
In Dominguez's eyes, Susan is so smart; which industry master wouldn't want to keep a colleague who can help him save half of his energy?
They had been attending classes like this for several weeks. Although it was monotonous, he found it very interesting.
It happened that one day the school received a notice asking them to take students to Christ Church to visit a traveling exhibition, which contained a model of Jerusalem. Considering the educational effect, each student only had to pay one penny to enter the exhibition. So the students pressed two
One by one, go in formation.
Susan walked beside her class, holding a simple parasol with her little thumb hooked on the umbrella handle. Domingos, wearing a wrinkled suit, followed behind, swinging his cane gracefully.
When she arrived, he had been uneasy and thinking about things. This afternoon, the sun was sunny and dusty, and when he entered the exhibition room, there were not many people except them.
With enthusiasm, he saw Susan talking and laughing to a man and a woman, introducing the situation of the school.
"Ms. Susan worked in the UK and returned to Lisbon to teach today, which is very admirable." Ellen Wilson was also lucky and found a female teacher who had experience working in the UK.
"Mr. Allen, you and this lady are from the upper class at first glance. Our conditions here are limited, so don't mind." Susan was a little embarrassed and tried her best to maintain her dignity.
"Upper society? That doesn't count!" Alan Wilson shook his head. Neither he nor Ingrid Bergman was considered a member of the upper class. Of course, in the eyes of ordinary people, that couldn't be wrong.
He reached out and took out some pounds and handed them to Susan. Alan Wilson stopped the other party's refusal with his eyes, "Miss Susan, thank you for your reception, which gave me a certain understanding of Portugal."
The most profound understanding is that Portugal's current basic conditions are less than 10 million people, the mainland is like a large rural area, but there are 300,000 troops, struggling to support the operation of overseas colonies.
An ally like Salazar deserves help from the UK, and in terms of human cost, this European manpower depression is not without value.
Alan Wilson donated five hundred pounds and took away a school world map, clearing the suspicion of charity.
At this time, Alan Wilson saw Dominguez, who was not far away. There were many ladies of the same status as his wife. He could see the admiring look in his eyes, and he smiled and went back to get the world map.
Susan teased, "Miss Susan, this should be your admirer."
"He's just my colleague!" Susan blushed and explained embarrassedly.
"I can't be wrong, especially with this look." Alan Wilson spoke, glanced at Ingrid Bergman who had been silent, and rolled his eyes behind his sunglasses, but he did not delay in nodding.
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"Look!" Alan Wilson, who was recognized, smiled and expressed his congratulations in an old-fashioned way. Then he waved goodbye to the new friends he met today.
Ingrid Bergman followed the man and whispered, "It's five hundred pounds, you are quite wealthy."
"Part of professional image management shows my love for the citizenry." Alan Wilson raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and opened the car door first to let Ingrid Bergman get in first, and then got in himself.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! On the way back, Alan Wilson opened the world map. Sure enough, one of the key political artifacts is the world map. Some vague ideas immediately became clear.
It is known that the automobile industry is a huge employment industry. Due to the exchange rate of the pound, the UK cannot outpace Germany and Japan. By the time the exchange rates of these two countries normalize, the automobile industry has already been established and has begun to invade from the bottom up.
the process of.
There seems to be a term in later generations called the crusher of developed countries. This is not the first time that the UK has encountered this.
Alan Wilson moved to a Land Rover production line in Malaya and placed it at the first stop for Japanese companies to go overseas to intercept.
But this is still not enough. He has a way to deal with the popular models in Japan. However, another important factor in the popularity of Japanese cars over German cars in later generations is pickup trucks.
The demand brought about by pickup trucks is one of the reasons why the production of Japanese cars exceeds that of German cars. Of course, pickup trucks in the US market are still dominated by domestic car companies. American pickup trucks are equivalent to Wuling in a large country. Such a status
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Excluding the U.S. market, pickup trucks are also widely used in Africa, especially North Africa, and the Middle East.
Land Rover currently does not have such a model, but it doesn't matter. The Executive Secretary said there will be one soon, so he will naturally have one.
Comparing Portugal's position, it is still unsatisfactory. There are better positions, but without Portugal being so easy to use, Britain would not be able to boss France around, nor can it control Italy, which is close to North Africa.
But it can be done for Portugal. The Portuguese have long been accustomed to the existence of British capital. If you start from Portugal, it is easier to go to the North American market. Portugal's location can take care of both North America and North Africa, so there is no problem in terms of sales routes.
Coupled with the fact that Portugal currently has low labor costs in Europe, a feeling of great potential emerged in Alan Wilson's mind.
Moreover, Portugal only has such a small population, even smaller than the colonies of Malaya. Focusing on one car model can bring great changes to Portugal.
In later generations, Germany and Japan were founded on the automobile industry, and the automobile industry accounted for one-fifth of the German economy.
Japan's proportion is larger, reaching one-third of the scale. Once the fuel vehicle field is squeezed out, both countries will have big problems, and Japan is definitely the more miserable one.
Germany has a population of 80 million, and Japan has a population of over 100 million. The annual output of German cars is less than 20 million, while that of Japanese cars is more than 20 million. Portugal has less than 9 million people. Being able to understand a car model is enough to
Portugal escapes the current situation that Gandhi dreamed of India.
"To the west, you can go to North America, and after crossing the Mediterranean, you will reach North Africa." Alan Wilson took the conversion of Portugal's per capita salary and suddenly discovered one thing: Portugal's per capita cost is cheaper than the current Malaya.
When Caetano came to the estate, Alan Wilson had already determined the strategy of establishing a country. In the context of globalization, any resources can be purchased, and Portugal's own lack of resources is no longer a big problem.
"Sir Wilson, the Prime Minister wants to have an interview with you." Caetano said directly when he saw Alan Wilson.
"I really have something good to discuss with the Prime Minister." Alan Wilson also responded happily, "To show sincerity, I will keep it secret for now."
Caetano was stunned, and after a long time he smiled bitterly, "Then I hope that the friendship between Britain and Portugal will last forever."
"That's how it should be!" Alan Wilson put away the world map he bought for five hundred pounds. Europe's human resources depression will now be included in the British planning system. Investing in the Portuguese automobile industry is a bridge to the African automobile market.
Salazar did not expect this unexpected scene. He originally wanted to discuss the British views on the international situation with Alan Wilson, but he did not expect to start with industrial development. He even had the illusion that what he was facing was
A minister in the Portuguese government, Sir Wilson, Supervisory Minister.