Australia is considered to have the strongest war atmosphere among the major British colonies. During World War I, Australia had a population of three million, and 400,000 soldiers were recruited to the battlefield. In World War II, Australia used a population of more than 7 million to form an army of 950,000. Currently,
Australia has a population of 8.2 million.
This also includes the 500,000 European immigrants who immigrated to Australia in the post-war years. One out of fifteen people in Australia is a new immigrant in the past five years, and the majority are British. Naturally, the visit of the Crown Prince and his wife is so popular.
It's all said and done.
It was getting late, and Princess Margaret was almost pushed out of the room by Pamela Mountbatten.
"Ellen is tired from flying and needs a rest. It's strange that you guys would take a rest." Princess Margaret was sulking. The scene in Newfoundland began to swirl in her mind again. Her head was so clear that she couldn't fall asleep.
Is the princess still so dirty? Alan Wilson just took a shower and slept with his fiancée. And Pamela Mountbatten is obviously more proactive, so what can be done?
In Alan Wilson's view, Canberra's urban planning is actually much better than London's. After all, Canberra is a new city compared to London, and it lives in a completely different era, which will naturally cause this effect.
The so-called infrastructure maniacs are not so much talented as they are racing against time. Because when the income level rises, the existing infrastructure will also take shape, and the maintenance cost of the existing infrastructure will become increasingly large.
It will be much more difficult to think about any substantial improvement in the future, and it is not uncommon for it to be surpassed by emerging countries in the future a hundred years later.
Canberra, which is now much better than London, will definitely be surpassed by Tokyo in another thirty years. In terms of hardware, Tokyo in the 21st century will begin to lag behind Chinese cities. Wait until another country starts infrastructure construction from scratch and builds new buildings.
The city will also surpass the original well-known city.
The current attraction of Canberra and Australia as a whole to European immigrants is absolutely real.
Strictly speaking, Alan Wilson's leave has not yet expired, but the location of the leave has been changed from Europe to Australia. By the way, a telegram was sent to ask the British High Commissioner for Malaya, Gerald Edward, to come to Canberra as a guest.
The latter also arrived happily immediately and became the second passenger of Comet 1. He couldn't stop praising him after getting off the plane. Obviously he was very optimistic about Comet 1. "This is really a perfect experience and the journey is very comfortable."
Gerald Edward said that this was a perfect flight experience. The entire journey was comfortable and smooth, the service was excellent, and the food on board was also very delicious.
"It's okay, it's okay!" Alan Wilson nodded modestly, and then gave his fiancée a poke. Pamela Mountbatten immediately introduced the situation of the Comet.
Maybe Malaya's air routes in the future will depend on the Malayan High Commissioner in front of her. Pamela Mountbatten, reminded by Alan Wilson, immediately tried to establish contacts. This was the missing part of her network. For these
In the bureaucracy, her network accumulation is still very insufficient.
As long as there are no major problems with the Comet, Alan Wilson feels that except for the Americas, which does not include Canada, the rest of the world can compete face-to-face with Boeing! Well, Japan is also excluded.
The oligopolization of the civil aviation market in later generations is very obvious. Boeing is undoubtedly the number one, with a share of 10% more than the second-placed Airbus. The two passenger aircraft account for nearly 90% of the global share.
If we start to compete now, Comet will definitely have a few years of first-mover advantage. The U.S. market will still be difficult to enter, and even the American market is difficult. But in other places, it will be a matter of competition to see who has the bigger base.
Dozens of colonial commissioners are widely distributed, which can definitely solve a large part of the sales problem of the Comet airliner. As for the British-speaking countries such as Australia and Canada, although the national power of the United States has surpassed the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom, where tiger skins still exist, is not necessarily as powerful as the United Kingdom.
The United States has low influence.
Pamela Mountbatten, who was reminded by her fiancé, immediately understood that a lot of the company's performance depended on these colonial commissioners.
When Alan Wilson invited the current Malayan Emperor to come, he naturally wanted to talk about the issue of insufficient iron ore development. In fact, this issue can be broader, such as the island of New Guinea, which is still controlled by Australia and the Netherlands.
With an area of 100,000 square kilometers, it can accommodate even 6 million prisoners of war, not to mention 600,000 prisoners of war.
However, compared with the unobstructed view of northwest Australia, if Japanese prisoners of war escaped to the island of New Guinea, no one would know if something really happened.
"Japanese prisoners of war?" Gerald Edward looked surprised, "Will the United States find a way to release us?"
"The situation is no longer the same, especially considering that the situation in the Far East has changed in favor of the Soviet Union. The United States may look at Japan differently. Americans are like this. As long as they think about it themselves, they don't care what others think." Alan Wilson shrugged.
He said, "So it will be distributed to some prisoners of war from the Netherlands, Australia and even Portugal. There may still be discussions on this matter. The United States will persuade them one by one. It will take time, right? When the time comes, each person will say his own thing. There are many people talking and all aspects must be taken care of.
The benefits will come out in time."
It can be said that at this time, no one understood the significance of Japan to the United States better than Alan Wilson. He had seen the development in the next few decades and had a deeper understanding of the significance of the United States controlling Japan.
Because the entire Western Pacific defense line is built with Japan as the core, U.S. decision-makers have always regarded Japan as the cornerstone of stability in Asia and regard maintaining the U.S.-Japan alliance as an untouchable bottom line. Imagine if the U.S.-Japan alliance collapses and U.S. troops withdraw from Japan, China
If Japan and Japan move towards unity, the US military stationed in South Korea will be the turtle in the urn. Without support from Southeast Asian countries, Guam will also be in danger.
As a result, the Western Pacific defense line will collapse across the board, and Europe, which has long been dissatisfied with the United States, will take advantage of the situation and expel the U.S. military. The U.S. world hegemony will then collapse and fully shrink back to the scope before World War II. Based on realism
, Japan can be said to be the foundation for ensuring US hegemony.
Japan has no ability to break away from the control of the United States. In addition to population and nominal GDP, whether it is corporate profits, labor efficiency, and some side data, such as pensions, productivity, etc. Japan belongs to Spain among European countries.
The level is even better than that of Italy.
The so-called second place in the world in the 1980s was entirely supported by a population of more than 100 million. Except for the Soviet Union, there was no country in Europe with such a large population. For European countries to work for eight hours, Japan, including South Korea, needed 12 hours to catch up.
Among the so-called seven major industrialized countries, Japan is actually the last one, but compared to other countries with a population of only 40 to 50 million, it is very dominant in terms of total population. It later expanded and was weakened by the Plaza Accord.
However, although Alan Wilson believes that Japan is three times the size of Spain, it cannot make it easier for him. The return of 600,000 working-age workers will definitely be a great help.
Since the British colonies may be put under pressure, dispersing these prisoners of war can also draw closer feelings with other colonial countries, especially Australia.
"If we take the initiative to propose that some of the prisoners of war of the Southern Army be sent to the island of New Guinea controlled by the Netherlands and Australia to build the area in the name of atonement, I think Australia and the Netherlands will not refuse. After all, the Japanese Southern Army fought in World War II
, but what makes the two countries very dissatisfied is that if Japan had not challenged the local colonial order, the suppression in the East Indies would not have left the Dutch helpless."
From the perspective of the colonists, Alan Wilson's words have made it quite clear. It is best not to go back to the prisoners of war of the Japanese Southern Army, as they will be digested internally.
"This is a big deal!" Gerald Edward hesitated. There are 600,000 prisoners of war. This is not a small number.
"We can let the Dutch propose it, and then let the Portuguese in Timor agree. If someone makes a move, the Australians will definitely agree." Alan Wilson said this and looked at his fiancée.
"As long as there is this rumor, I will talk to the Australian parliamentarians." Pamela Mountbatten received the signal and said that everything was taken care of by her. At the same time, she added fire to Gerald Edward, "New Guinea Island.
It is said that there are traces of copper mines. I was about to send an exploration team there, but the environment on the island is harsh. If there is a disciplined construction team to build, I believe it will be a good thing for everyone. If a copper mine is really found, then
Mr. Gerald, who helped this time, should undoubtedly get his own share."
Pamela Mountbatten had just discovered Australia's large iron ore, and now the whole country of Australia is discussing it. Of course Gerald Edward also knew about it.
Now Pamela Mountbatten is no longer simply the daughter of General Mountbatten. She has her own place in popularity, otherwise no one would want to poach her.
"Wow!" The smile on Gerald Edward's face flashed away, and he said with a sense of justice, "As for the destruction caused by the Japanese Southern Army in Southeast Asia, it is definitely not limited to Malaya. It is also very normal to atone for one's sins through work.
."
"It's very normal." Alan Wilson agreed following the other person's words.
"It is reasonable and reasonable for us to give some compensation to the Netherlands, Australia and even Portugal." Gerald Edward said hesitantly, "It is all for peace."
"It is of great significance to peace." Alan Wilson nodded in agreement, and Pamela Mountbatten followed suit.
"Then just wait for my good news. I'll talk to the Dutch first." Gerald Edward began to tell his thoughts. The room was filled with whispers, and from time to time a knowing laugh came out.