Alan Wilson could not understand Ali Khan's hatred for Nehru. It is impossible to pretend that hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of land were taken away from someone's name. A reaction like Ali Khan's was already considered very slight.
Already.
"Commissioner, in fact, the reunification of India is a good thing for all Indians." Alyssa said softly and cautiously.
"It's a good thing, but it has nothing to do with my friends." Alan Wilson said lightly, "Are you willing to give up the wealth you have accumulated over the years for the British Empire?"
Alyssa didn't speak, and Alan Wilson couldn't do this. Of course, he would do his best to prevent Britain from shrinking back to its homeland, but in the final analysis, this was because such a country was more beneficial to him.
Alan Wilson can use any method, even pay out of his own pocket and not make a profit, but that's it. Not making a profit is okay, but losing money is not.
The problem with Ali Khan is that all fixed assets cannot be taken away. Although they are not as conspicuous as those that can be taken away, those lands are the real priceless treasures.
This can understand why Ali Khan was willing to pay a sky-high price of 100 million pounds to come to Sabah to seek the position of a monarch.
Now counting the rulers of Sarawak and Sabah, the current monarchs of British Malaya are eleven. Alan Wilson actually wants to merge Brunei, but then the number of monarchs will become
Twelve. Once something happens, we may not be able to come up with a unified opinion.
If there is still a benevolent and wealthy monarch like Ali Khan in this world, he can consider dividing a piece of the Kra Isthmus and merging it into a new state to continue selling monarch titles.
In this way, the Thirteen Knights of the Round Table were assembled, which would help stabilize British Malaya. However, at present, he could not find a monarch who was both wealthy and benevolent. He could try in the future.
In fact, Chang Gong is also a good candidate, but considering reliability, this idea can only be abandoned.
British Malaya needs a candidate who is stupid and rich. If Chang Gong is really uneasy, Alan Wilson will have to find a reason to sink him into the sea, which may cause some trouble.
He expected to accompany Ali Khan to Sabah in two days, so after receiving Ali Khan, he returned to his residence to rest.
"In fact, if you want to achieve the purpose of containment, you should find a Chinese monarch in the Malay gathering area of the Kra Isthmus. Wouldn't this be more suitable?" Vivien Leigh said after hearing the man's thoughts.
Sure enough, the British are naturally good at dividing and conquering? Alan Wilson thought so, but smiled bitterly, "That's right, but where can I find such a person? The first thing is that he can have nothing but money. In terms of wealth,
At least we must be on par with Ali Khan, but we cannot have our own power, otherwise more than half of the population here are Chinese, what if he gives us trouble?"
As far as the conditions mentioned by Alan Wilson are concerned, Chang Gong is completely unqualified. The only benefit he can think of is that he may transfer future conflicts from a certain big country to himself. Why?
As a senior bureaucrat in the free world, he has no obligation to attract hidden dangers from other places to the colonies he manages.
It's good that everything is in peace now. As for the problem of Scam Island, that is a problem between the United States and a certain major country, and has nothing to do with the United Kingdom.
If someone consults him personally and asks him to give advice, even if asked a hundred times, his answer will be the same. The best way is to massacre the city, which is very consistent with Chinese historical tradition and has the lowest cost and quickest results.
If it drags on, God bless the relationship between Britain and Ireland, and bribery will have no effect.
Instead of hoping for bribery, it is better to hope that the British Malaya managed by Alan Wilson will block the industrialization path of Swindle Island. It will not make it rich at all, so maybe annexation will be easier.
Alan Wilson, who accompanied Sultan Ali Khan of Sabah to inspect the new territory, could see that Ali Khan was very satisfied with his new territory. After all, the sunny beaches of British Malaya were much more pleasant than Hyderabad. Hyderabad
Most of the land is on the Deccan Plateau, which looks far less livable than here.
As for the investment mentioned by Alan Wilson, Ali Khan, who became the Sultan of Sabah, agreed with all of it and expressed his willingness to invest his wealth in the new territory to help the development of local residents.
"I believe that the Indians in the Malayan Congress Party will also be very happy. After all, most people are very ignorant and really believe that blood is thicker than water. With your arrival, the Maharaja, they may think that it can improve the status of Indians.
Status." When Alan Wilson mentioned Ali Khan's possible potential supporters, he was helping to analyze from the perspective of a friend.
"Alan, although I don't really appreciate the British Empire, I can't fault you from any angle. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have found a new territory." Ali Khan sighed.
He said, "As long as I live one day, I will definitely help Britain maintain its rule here."
"The majesty is so magnanimous, I really have nothing to say." Alan Wilson pretended not to hear Britain's complaints. On the issue of which is more important, the honor and disgrace of the country or his own personal relationship, the latter is obviously more important.
The former is important.
Ali Khan has kept his promise and is willing to use his wealth to promote the development of Sabah, which is of course a good thing. After all, Sabah is next to Sarawak, and no one wants to live next to a poor neighbor.
Regional discrimination is real, and there are relevant examples in India. Bihar was the cultural center of ancient India, equivalent to Henan in China. With such a high cultural status, it was indeed a high-risk area for map artillery throughout India in later generations.
Various discriminatory remarks about Bihar are common. When things like eating cow dung, drinking Ganges water, and drinking cow urine appear, Indians think that it is done by people from Bihar.
The fundamental reason is that Bihar is too poor, ranking last in all India in various indicators. It is plagued by poverty and diseases, so don’t blame it for becoming the focus of map cannons.
Sabah and Sarawak are adjacent. If Ali Khan can use his wealth to promote the development of Sabah, it will help the unity of East Malaysia, which is very important for maintaining the overall stability of the British colony.
"Charlie, come here." Alan Wilson called the Commissioner of Sabah over and introduced Ali Khan to the Commissioner of Sabah. "My friend is also the current Sultan of Sabah, Maharaja Ali Khan. The Maharaja is a very benevolent and charismatic monarch.
, helped me a lot when I was serving from India. I hope you can live in harmony with the Maharaja and bring Sabah into prosperity."
That night, the group rested in Kota Kinabalu, the capital of Sabah. Compared with an area of more than 70,000 square kilometers, Sabah has a sparse population. There are only tens of thousands of people in the capital, and the main residents are Chinese.
Ali Khan promised to build Kota Kinabalu into a capable capital, build schools and railways, etc.
Alan Wilson just listened to this. Maybe Ali Khan would invest in building these things, but he could almost predict that the first big project to be built would definitely be the mosque.
From a population perspective, British Malaya was suitable for Ali Khan to be the monarch in the Malay area of the Kra Isthmus.
But considering that there are already nine sultans in the Malay Peninsula, placing Ali Khan there is not conducive to balance. Moreover, Ali Khan really spent 100 million pounds to take the second largest area of British Malaya.
Sabah was given to Ali Khan.
As for the largest state, it is of course the adjusted Sarawak, which occupies a quarter of the area of what is now Great British Malaya and is now owned by Pamela Mountbatten, his wife as the commissioner.
One thing needs to be explained, that is, the Sultan of British Malaya was not as powerful as the princes of the former British India. The entire people of British Malaya were subjects of the British Empire, and even the hereditary governors of various states
So does Sudan.
These sultans do have the power to bully men and dominate women, but if they really think that they are princes, the commissioners from various places are not just decorations. Alan Wilson had talked with the nine sultans before. Ali Khan had just arrived here, and he wanted to take this matter
Make things clear.
Time is approaching the end of the year, and the international situation can be said to be stable or unstable. After all, even war, once given the persistence of time, people will gradually become accustomed to it.
This is from the British perspective and does not represent the mood of the United States. Whether it is the Berlin Airlift or the war in the Far East, the United States is the absolute main force in the free world.
The latest development regarding the Berlin crisis is that the pressure on air transport capacity from West Berlin's demands is increasing at a visible rate.
Because the citizens of West Berlin were under the dual pressure of power outages and the construction of the Berlin Wall, the number of people fleeing was increasing day by day. The population of West Berlin had dropped from 2.5 million to less than 2 million.
In just half a month, the number of people fleeing exceeded half a million. It can be said that citizens of West Berlin fled at any time and at any time.
Under the threat of returning to life in the agricultural era, communism is no longer the biggest threat. West Berlin citizens showed their good character by kneeling and shaking their fists, while shouting that the free world would never compromise, while taking airlifted supplies out of the West.
Berlin fell into the arms of the Soviet Union.
Perhaps these West Berlin citizens will one day still find ways to devote themselves to the Federal Republic of Germany, but for now they are unwilling to sacrifice themselves for the free world on the front lines of the Cold War.
Since West Berlin citizens fled in large numbers, why did the pressure on air transportation increase? It should have been reduced.
The reason was that the black market had revived just after World War II. West Berlin resold the materials transported by the free world to the citizens of East Berlin, sold off their property in West Berlin, and wanted to find a place to settle down.
London even believes that the current crisis in Berlin has evolved into the Soviet Union's attempt to harvest the wool of the free world. On the one hand, the free world continues to increase its capacity to transport supplies by air, and on the other hand, these supplies have fallen into the hands of the Soviet-occupied areas.
"This is what I expected." Alan Wilson, who was holding the telegram, was enlightened. He really didn't expect this.