Nowadays, although Japan has lost Hokkaido and lost a lot of weight, British Malaya has a larger area, several advantageous industries, and untapped oil resources. In addition, Australia has traditional British influence.
Advantages of open iron ore quotas.
But until now, he still doesn't know if these created spaces can compete with Japan's tens of millions of livestock. Even if Japan has traditionally favored sons over women, only male labor is counted. This part is still larger than the current population of British Malaya.
Four times higher!
The only advantage that can still be exploited is that in the early stages of Japan's development, it was completely resigned and did not develop its military power, leaving all its military power to the American occupying forces.
Now, because of the loss of Hokkaido, Japan's national defense pressure is completely different from its original history.
The U.S. military cannot be responsible for the defense of the northern part of Honshu Island for a long time. In the past, it did not rely solely on nuclear bombs for deterrence, but now the Soviet Union also has nuclear bombs. It is foreseeable that the United States will definitely not support Japan for such a long time. It will wait until Japan is fully started before letting Japan itself.
defensive.
Japan's self-defense will definitely come sooner. If Japan wants to use a quarter of its fiscal budget to subsidize coal and steel as in history, fiscal pressure will inevitably increase.
As for the British Empire's response, no one knows better than Alan Wilson, deputy secretary-general of the Overseas Asset Management Committee, that the original Empire System of Preferences was just a general tariff stripe.
After overseas foreign companies have settled in the colonies one after another, the UK is now pursuing rapid cash realization, and is already preparing to abandon the colonies and start fishing for the best. What it pursues is to quickly get rid of financial pressure.
Although Britain and Japan are both island countries, this time it became clear what imperialism is. Long-term influence is not as important as restoring imperial finances.
As long as the finances are fully restored, there will be another round of continuous progress. As the most valuable colony at this stage, Alan Wilson will make British Malaya a powerful supplement to the mainland.
The potential imaginary enemy is Japan, so Ikeda Yuto came here and wanted to open up the market. It was impossible to achieve it. If we want to open up, then we should open up the markets to each other.
Anyway, the current Japan cannot be said to be in a positive cycle. It can only be said that it has just begun to get rid of poverty and open markets to each other. Alan Wilson used the agriculture of British Malaya to overwhelm Japanese agriculture.
"We have the understanding of General MacArthur, and we hope to release the prisoners of war and let them return home." Ikeda Yuuto was pressed by Alan Wilson to ask the country's jade, and he didn't know how to answer. He could only carry MacArthur out!
Your Emperor Mai is about to leave. Alan Wilson glanced sideways at the date on the wall. It was already October 19th. If he thought so, he should keep these Japanese and let the other side hear about the war in Malaya.
Expanded news.
Of course, now that Emperor Mai is proud of his success, Alan Wilson cannot say anything bad about the American Caesar while he is still alive. Without mentioning this, he followed the question of the prisoners of war and asked, "Are these prisoners of war going back to defend Honshu Island? Is it the Soviet Red Army in Hokkaido?"
What's the news that the United States wants Japan to bear part of its national defense?"
Yuuto Ikeda tried his best to maintain a humble and polite demeanor, but the British man in front of him went too far. He first mentioned Pearl Harbor and then Hokkaido, which was obviously an attack on Japan's current scars.
The occupation of Hokkaido by the Soviet Union was a huge loss for Japan today. Tokyo had a hard time dealing with the surging pro-Soviet forces after the war. Japan's national resources were not many, and Hokkaido still occupied a large part.
Now that this part is occupied by the Soviet Union, major problems have arisen in Japan, and the food problem cannot be ignored.
Alan Wilson didn't know what the other party was thinking, and even if he knew it, he thought he hadn't done enough. The loss of Hokkaido could only be regarded as a small consolation for the losses caused to the British Empire.
He even believed that Japan's losses were not enough, so he was not sure about competing with Japan now. The manpower might not be able to catch up in a short time, and he was not prepared to let Malaya catch up.
The principle has been set at the Colonial Commissioners Conference in London that the population of an independent colony cannot exceed the mainland. Once it crosses the line, it must be split. Fortunately, the British mainland has a population of 50 million, so Malaya does not have to worry about this problem for a while.
Alan Wilson gave Malaya a maximum population limit of 35 million. Beyond this limit, British Malaya would be divided into two parts.
As for MacArthur's support mentioned by Yuto Ikeda, Alan Wilson said that he fully believed in the United States' love for the current Japanese government, and even produced evidence, which was about the thickness of a palm, all of which were Japanese women and American occupation soldiers. The group photos are all collected from public sources.
This proves that he now absolutely believes that Japan can get the support of the occupying forces. "If it were me, it would be hard for me not to support it!"
Alan Wilson was astonished. In front of these Japanese people, he read through the pages one by one and sighed, "When you launched the war, you forced women from the occupied areas to be military prostitutes. You didn't expect it to happen today, right? Something else. I don’t care about the country, but the British will not ignore the issues of the families of Australian troops and Dutch colonial troops in Southeast Asia.”
"Commissioner Wilson!" Yuuto Ikeda became a little angry even after being humiliated for a long time, and he opened his mouth to say something...
"Shut up, you are just a government official from a defeated country. I am the chief executive of British Malaya, and you are at best a local official under me." Alan Wilson interrupted rudely.
"The Japanese government!" Yuto Ikeda opened his mouth, wanting to continue what he had just said.
"It's no different from American Japan. What kind of government? If I were an American, General MacArthur's position would be mine now." Alan Wilson said with a disdainful smile, "Your Japan is a colony, the same as Malaya. It's basically There is no essential difference. Regarding the exchanges between the two colonies, it is a great favor that I can come to see you. I should ask the president of the MCA to come and talk to you."
The first day of meeting was definitely an experience that Ikeda Yuuto and other Japanese people did not want to recall.
In addition to the above-mentioned scars being opened again and again by Alan Wilson, the most outrageous thing the British said was to treat Japan as a colony.
But it was an Australian newspaper and there were photos of Japanese women and American soldiers, leaving Ikeda unable to refute.
In the end, apart from promising to discuss the issue of prisoners of war, all the rest was humiliating.
At this time, after the meeting, Alan Wilson asked his assistant to quickly develop the photo of Ikeda Yuuto bowing to him, maybe it would be used later.
"Don't forget to send one to London in my name to Admiral Mountbatten, the Sea Secretary." Alan Wilson, who was in a happy mood, did not get carried away and was ready to share the fun with his father-in-law.
He didn't just humiliate the Japanese. Didn't he also agree that the issue of prisoners of war could be discussed? First let Yuto Ikeda and others relax in Malaya, and the time would be ripe when MacArthur attacked Changbai Mountain.
"Commissioner, I see that when the commissioner said that the MCA can talk to the Japanese, he made the Japanese very angry." Alfred followed Alan Wilson out and talked about the scene he just saw, "It seems that the Japanese think this
It's an insult."
"What is there to be angry about? If you reveal this matter after a while, it will be used to add fuel to the anti-Japanese education." Alan Wilson Shi Shiran said, "From the beginning of the Sino-Japanese War to World War II, it should be presented in textbooks. As for the
The process of our UK becoming a global empire involves the Chinese and local Aboriginal people."
Alfred nodded, and Alan Wilson said easily, "Actually, I don't understand what the Japanese are angry about. The British Empire has been paying attention to the situation on the mainland for a longer time than it has been paying attention to Japan. Paying attention to Japan is nothing more than the Sino-Japanese War.
In the ten years since the Russo-Japanese War, when Japan fell into economic crisis, we were all on the Chinese side. Japan always had the illusion that a mere island was more important than the entire continent."
The emphasis on Japan at that time was also to prevent the expansion of imperial Russia, for the same reason that the United States now supports Japan to resist the Soviet Union.
But now Britain's status has been replaced by the United States. Since it is no longer the world's hegemon, Britain must choose a country with a larger population and a larger population to pay attention to. Is this strange?
Even Alan Wilson did not consider the ethnic issues in Malaya. If the ethnic issues were considered, Japan would be even less likely to get London to take it seriously.
After a busy day, Alan Wilson still had to take care of the little dragoon's mood, no matter whether Yuuto Ikeda had a sleepless night or not.
"Dear, what is the purpose of these Japanese?" Anna asked absentmindedly while cleaning the messy hair.
"I still have to use that blade." Alan Wilson looked at the scene in front of him with helplessness on his face.
"Okay, you can use it! How stingy." Anna stood up with an unhappy look on her face and handed over the razor.
"Ah, pretend I didn't say it." Alan Wilson made a haha, "I mainly feel that you should use new ones, and there is no other meaning. And the more you shave, the faster it will grow. I am thinking about you.
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Anna turned her anger into joy and directly took the man's hand, just in time to take a bath together. The climate here is too hot.
As a civil servant, Alan Wilson certainly cannot be afraid of hardship and fatigue, and sincerely solves practical problems for women. Now that the little dragoons cannot stand the scorching heat in Malaya, this is the most practical problem at the moment.
As for the issues that Ikeda Yuto is concerned about, he is a humble social instrument. These matters are beyond the scope of his own decision. Except for the prisoners of war who can express their intention to report to London, other matters are all rejected.