The Australian government attaches great importance to aristocratic ladies from the UK, which is reasonable.
Pamela Mountbatten took a group of aristocratic ladies and visited local celebrities everywhere in an attempt to regain the favor of Australians.
The issue that has gained the most consensus is that the North is fighting for an independent Dutch East Indies. The population of the East Indies is ten times that of Australia. This population pressure is real and every Australian cannot take it lightly.
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Australia, which is far away from the mainstream culture of Europe and the United States and faces the pressure of Asian population, has always placed its security on its brothers of the same race. A few decades later it was the United States and now the United Kingdom.
"Dear Prime Minister, Britain is trying to establish a base in Malaya to contain the Dutch East Indies. At the same time, it supports the Netherlands in dividing New Guinea, and it is also to establish a buffer zone for Australia. As long as we, the United Kingdom, and other European countries are still in Asia, Australia will
There is no need to worry about your safety.”
The problem that Pamela Mountbatten talked about is a problem that Australia has always been worried about. Decades later, Australia will bite whoever is a challenger to the United States, whether it is Japan, Indonesia or a certain major country. Australia's response to
U.S. hegemony is more concerned about Americans than themselves.
Now, the British Royal Navy is still strong, and Australia relies heavily on the United Kingdom.
Naturally, Prime Minister Chifley was very pleased after hearing Pamela Mountbatten's words, "The developments in the Dutch East Indies are indeed something we are very concerned about. We are very touched that London can think of this."
"After all, the British mainland is too far away from Asia. During World War II, we looked down on the Japanese. This kind of mistake will not happen again." Pamela Mountbatten said with a smile, "My father very much agrees with this, and he also pointed out that,
After all, the Netherlands is a small country with few people. It is very difficult to rule the East Indies and may fail. If Australia can help, the success rate of this matter will be much higher."
Pamela Mountbatten's reserve of political knowledge naturally originated from the Governor of Newfoundland in the deep mountains and forests, rather than Mountbatten, the Governor of British India. However, attributing the credit to Mountbatten is more acceptable to the Australian Prime Minister.
After all, Mountbatten was the commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces in Southeast Asia during the World War. As the daughter of the commander-in-chief, Pamela Mountbatten should have such a reserve of key political knowledge, so it is logical for her to say these words.
Prime Minister Chifley naturally said that he was very willing to assist the Netherlands in establishing a buffer zone to separate Australia from the East Indies. Although the Dutch people's feelings were ultimately inferior, when they thought of the massive population of the East Indies, they
He seemed very amiable.
"The key to maintaining the British Empire's military presence in Asia is the Suez Canal. In fact, the United States' attitude towards the colonies has made London very distressed. If the Suez Canal escapes the control of the empire, the British Empire's power to protect Australia will inevitably
Greatly reduced."
"General Mountbatten's vision is admirable." Prime Minister Chifley expressed admiration, thinking that Pamela Mountbatten's vision came from Mountbatten himself.
Prime Minister Chifley's admiration is sincere. Although Australia is a big island, Australians do not have an island mentality. Instead, they consider themselves an isolated continental country. With Japan's experience and lessons, they will be more prepared to respond when danger comes.
Solve the problem before.
Seeing Prime Minister Chifley being so talkative, Pamela Mountbatten couldn't help but exclaim, "All right!"
It was as if Alan Wilson was right next to her, knowing Australia's national security concerns clearly.
In the process of competing with the Netherlands for maritime hegemony, Australia was a strategic fulcrum for the United Kingdom. At that time, the Dutch had the largest territory in the South Pacific, occupying the East Indies; the Philippines was a Spanish colony that was later taken over by the Americans.
The British had a vicious vision and occupied Malaysia and Singapore. They controlled the Strait of Malacca and strangled the maritime throats of the Dutch and French. As an auxiliary to the British Empire, Australia held back the Dutch in the south.
Now that national liberation movements are surging around the world, Australia's biggest threat is no longer the Dutch, but the Indonesians who have been resisting constantly. London also expects Australia to play a greater role.
To put it bluntly, the UK still has many warships waiting to be sold, and Australia could be a good buyer.
At this time in 1948, history should have seen the Soviet Union take action to Sovietize Czechoslovakia. However, it was not until Alan Wilson came out of the Humber River Basin that there were almost no logging sites.
Didn't happen either.
His inspection this time was very optimistic. The reason why the logging area is so small is because of manpower problems, not resource problems.
For now, the plan is to take advantage of the fact that the British-occupied Trade Commission is still the master, measure Newfoundland's forestry resources, win the favor of the European market, and use its own strength as much as possible to exchange resources for money.
Just as Alan Wilson returned to the capital, St. John's, the freighter carrying Chinese workers arrived at the port of St. John's.
The Chinese faces shocked the local residents of Newfoundland. Why did so many foreigners suddenly pour into their paradise-like hometown?
At night, Alan Wilson's voice appeared again on the radios of Newfoundland residents, explaining the arrival of the Chinese workers and their next plan.
"After careful consideration, the idea of complementary colonies is very necessary for Newfoundland at present."
Alan Wilson took the written speech, spoke into the microphone, and used a tired voice to communicate with the residents of Newfoundland for the second time, talking about his inspection of the Humber River Basin logging area.
"My initial idea is to maintain production of 10,000 cubic meters per day, including rough processing. Newfoundland's forestry resources will be sent to the European market that is in urgent need of raw materials for reconstruction. However, for now, Newfoundland's local labor force has a very high demand.
Big gap."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "As for whether conflicts will arise, there is no need to worry about it. The militiamen from Northern Rhodesia came to Newfoundland to help local residents and these Chinese workers.
Isolate contradictions.”
Speaking of this, Alan Wilson paused, not for any special reason, simply because he was turning the page, and then he saw the prompt on the paper. He coughed a few times after reading this, and then coughed a few times into the microphone.
Continuing reading, "I'm very sorry, I may have caught a cold during my inspection trip to the Humber River Basin."
Along with intermittent coughing, Alan Wilson's voice continued to be heard on the radio and was known to thousands of households in Newfoundland. At the end of the broadcast, the voice coming from the radio said, "I personally am willing to come to Newfoundland."
All Chinese workers in Newfoundland eat and live together in the logging areas, using this attitude to ensure the psychological safety of local residents."
The first batch of Chinese workers to arrive found a place to stay during Alan Wilson's performance of pretending to be sick.
There is another problem. After inspecting the Humber River Basin, Alan Wilson understands that manpower cannot solve all problems, at least not in forestry production.
Due to the terrain of the Humber River Basin, vehicles are almost useless. Fortunately, just pushing the wood from the logging area into the river can save a lot of effort, but this section cannot be solved by manpower.
As long as animal power is needed, that is to say, horses are at least needed as auxiliary tools. So he called the governor of Newfoundland, Joseph Roberts Smallwood, and said in a hoarse voice, "Mr. Joy, I have an honor.
And for this arduous task, it seems that you are the only one who is more suitable for it at the moment."
"Mr. Allen, please speak." Smallwood saw Allen Wilson, who had not seen him for more than half a month, and his face was obviously weathered, and he also slightly restrained his verbal socialism.
During last night's broadcast, Alan Wilson promised to live and eat with the Chinese workers who came to Newfoundland. I don't know yet how the response will be, but he did make a great sacrifice.
"It's a very important thing, but it may not be very difficult for you. I need to purchase a group of horses in Canada as an aid to logging. The current settlement at the mouth of the Humber River has a reserve of horses far away.
It's not enough." Alan Wilson said with a smile, "I'm from China and don't have a close relationship with Canada, so I need your help."
As we all know, Canada has a vast land and sparsely populated areas. In fact, even in countries with vast land and sparsely populated areas, the animal husbandry industry is not weak. First of all, if the animal husbandry industry occupies an important position in a country, it can conversely prove that the country either has a small population or a vast territory.
Because animal husbandry itself has no added value, if the country has population pressure, it must be placed behind industry and agriculture. Unless it is like British India, which considers cows sacred and turns a blind eye to the cows wandering back and forth on the street.
If the livestock industry is strong and can become an industry valued by the country, it must be a country with a vast land and sparse population, and Canada is one.
"Okay, I wonder how much it will cost?" Smallwood indeed had good connections in Canada, so he decisively agreed.
"Three thousand horses is enough!" Alan Wilson pondered for a moment and gave a rough number.
The next day, Smallwood set off for Canada by boat. When he boarded the boat and left, Alan Wilson announced at the Government House that the Newfoundland Timber Industry Consortium would be established to manage the export of forestry resources to the European market. "The Humber River Basin"
, divided into ten harvesting areas, and rough processing is carried out at the river mouth."
"I am currently in charge of the Newfoundland Timber Industry Federation. Any Newfoundland citizen has the right to supervise. Newfoundland residents can elect a committee to conduct audits to prevent some low morals. In fact, I myself have the opportunity to be corrupt. The Timber Industry Federation
In principle, the entity is owned by all Newfoundland citizens, and the proceeds will be used for the development of Newfoundland. This is a collective enterprise."