Chapter 691: Fortune and misfortune depend on each other
"Smoke fell from the chimney cap, forming a light black drizzle, with soot in the middle, as big as formed snowflakes... It made people feel that the sun had died."
Since the 18th century, London's smog has appeared in various literary works.
Many of them described this smoke as a doomsday weapon. At that time, the London smoke had become an excellent cover for criminals to escape.
But it was not until today that the whole of London saw the lingering smog covering London, what a terrifying sight it was.
This feeling can be described in words. Every London citizen felt that the sky above London at this time was as if the sky had collapsed, suffocating the citizens of this two-hundred-year-old center of the world.
At this moment, every London citizen is crying out in despair, "I can't breathe."
And this time the smoke was so deadly that people kept dying because of it.
Soon it was known to the whole world that London was covered in unprecedented smoke.
Alan Wilson, who was in high spirits and giving guidance far away in Kuala Lumpur, knew that this famous historical scene had occurred.
The telegram already stated what London is like now. The smoke has lasted for three days. The bigger problem is that no one knows when the smoke will dissipate.
"I remember that the coffins and flowers were all sold out in London." Alan Wilson muttered to himself as he looked at this rather nervous telegram.
The funeral industry in London will definitely develop for a while because of this smog incident. The door of the office opened, and as expected, it was his lovely sister-in-law, poking her head around.
"Sister...Commissioner Wilson!" Princess Margaret changed her words when facing the straight eyes, "What are you looking at?"
"There is unprecedented smog in London. The whole city is invisible. The sun is blocked." Alan Wilson pretended to be sad and said, "This is really a tragedy. Fortunately, Pamela and you are not here.
"I originally wanted to urge you to return home as soon as possible, but it seems that the smoke has not dissipated yet, and we don't know how long the subsequent effects will last. It is safer for you to stay outside."
"So serious!" Princess Margaret took the telegram directly and read it word by word.
"This is just like in the colonies. If you were in the mainland, you would snatch government documents without permission. It might cause controversy." Alan Wilson said earnestly, "I don't have any conditions here. You'd better follow Pam.
It’s better to pull.”
Alan Wilson actually didn't have any fluctuations in his heart, even if he knew that this incident directly caused the death of four thousand people, and the subsequent impact of tens of thousands of people was related to this incident. But this is something that has happened in history,
He doesn't have the ability to deal with it, and he doesn't have the ability to affect the earth's climate. What can he do? Let's see!
As long as these people died a worthy death, they could be regarded as dying a worthy death for the free world.
The most important thing is that he can lobby to quickly move the highly polluting industries around London out of London.
British Malaya now particularly needs to undertake industrial transfers. There can never be too many industrial transfers. Just because industrial transfers have already begun, we cannot start picking and choosing.
As a thrifty commissioner, he must focus on every opportunity to move these industries to a reliable place. No place is more reliable at present than the colony he administers.
"I want to write a letter to Pamela. Her Royal Highness the Princess will not go back to London for the time being. The air is too bad. You can only go to Australia first. You can just help me bring the letter there."
There is a reliable place. As for reliable people, Alan Wilson still trusts his wife who teaches through words and deeds. At present, there are only two people who view the problem from the same perspective.
Therefore, the husband and wife must be honest, and he will state in the letter the matter of promoting the transfer of the industry. He has his own connections in Whitehall, but at the same time he also needs the aristocratic and business connections behind Pamela Mountbatten. This is not a contradiction.
can jointly promote the emergence of policies.
This is actually an excellent opportunity for the UK. After all, after such a tragic incident, why does it not need to reflect and reflect? Reflect on and reflect on? How to deal with highly polluting industries?
There are similarities between the current British Empire and the United States in the 21st century. For example, the United States in the 21st century is full of backward infrastructure that has been in operation for more than half a century, and it also has the most powerful high-tech industry in the world.
The situation in the UK is similar now. Some people lived in the 1950s and some lived in the Victorian era. There are still such professions as lamplighters and ice-delivery people in London.
In situations like the United States in later generations and the United Kingdom now, there is no opportunity for drastic reforms.
If this smog incident can be used to eliminate a number of industries that are not in line with the times, and by the way eliminate many ancient professions that lasted until the 1980s, then it will not be considered a loss.
At this time, the British Commissioner of Malaya did not show any excitement because he was worried about his British nationality.
Not to mention the sadness, even during the meeting of regional commissioners, he was all smiles and was not affected.
The current living environment in London is probably similar to that of Khrushchev in the Soviet Union. Although it is not a gated community with strong socialist characteristics, the internal environment is actually similar. Even if you live in a building, you still need to rely on a fireplace to light a fire.
, only a small number of new post-war apartment buildings have integrated heating.
London is always shrouded in smog. In addition to London's factories, London residents' domestic fires also contribute a lot.
Alan Wilson himself has experience with family fires. At that time, especially in winter, he could see small black particles floating out of his chimney. It was the same throughout the town. Fortunately, his home was at the same latitude.
The coldest places never lack north wind.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Princess Margaret was directly pushed onto the special plane back to Australia by Alan Wilson to serve as a messenger.
Pamela Mountbatten had just returned to Perth, and while she was still relatively comfortable, she went to the Woomera launch site.
The Woomera launch site is a test range jointly used by Britain and Australia. Britain was annoyed that in the late World War II, Britain was the country most severely damaged by the German "V-2" missile attack, but by the end of World War II
At that time, Britain received very few "V-2" missiles, any major facilities, engineering technicians and experts.
Despite all the unfavorable conditions, Prime Minister Attlee still ordered the construction of the Woomera launch site with Australia. Who knows that the UK does not have the conditions to build a launch site on its own soil.
After Pamela Mountbatten expanded her territory in Australia, she joined the launch site promoted by Prime Minister Attlee and built a space launch pad based on the space launch pad sketch given by her husband.
Even though no one knew the purpose of this seemingly useless space launch pad, Pamela Mountbatten still got it out. This time, she just returned to Perth and saw the returning
Princess Margarita comes to your door.
"Alan told me that I wanted to send you back to London!" Pamela Mountbatten said, and asked her assistant Marina to send a telegram to Kuala Lumpur to inform her that the princess had arrived. By the way, she also informed her husband of the Wumera launch site.
The space launch pad has been built.
"He asked me to bring a letter, but I haven't read it." Princess Margareta looked at Pamela Mountbatten eagerly, her eyes lingering on her bulging abdomen and asked, "Is she about to give birth?"
"It's almost time. I'm just going back to Perth to wait for the birth. The doctor said that my fetal position is very normal, and it is not very obvious among pregnant women." Pamela Mountbatten held the letter with one hand and sat down slowly.
, let’s see what other fantastic ideas his man has.
The husband talked and the wife broke her leg. Pamela Mountbatten supported the Philippines through the media, helped her husband build the facilities he wanted, and had children. The level of hardship was no worse than that of Ellen Wilson.
"Actually, I saw some reports, but I didn't expect it to be so serious." Pamela Mountbatten was a little surprised, and smiled after being stunned for a while, "No wonder he always said that the air in London is bad, and something will happen."
"Your husband said such a thing?" Princess Margaret asked in shock when she heard this.
"It's so frequent that I can't even remember how many times." Pamela Mountbatten put down the telegram. "He has always said that the air in London is too bad. Not only is it incomparable to Australia and Canada, it is also very bad in Europe.
of."
As a wife, she had heard Alan Wilson complaining about the weather in London more than once in the past few years. As a result, this time such a big incident happened and it was spread all over the world.
The content of the telegram is actually simple. There are two main points. If you want to take care of these highly polluting industries at the same time and do not want to conflict with the smog incident, you cannot have both. This time it has such a big impact, London's industry must
To be relocated.
Alan Wilson hopes to gather his own connections in Whitehall, together with his wife's aristocratic group and business connections, to move some industries that will be eliminated sooner or later to Malaya.
There is another main force in the smog incident, in terms of home heating. London must carry out urban transformation and change household fires to central heating.
Moreover, phasing out coal can also promote the application of natural gas and increase economic ties with the Middle East. This is probably what Aizhongtang version of shanty town reconstruction means.
"Zakharova will contact the nobles and business partners who have business dealings with us, ask if the smoke has cleared now, say hello to them, and then we will follow up on this matter." Pamela Mountbatten picked it up.
Call and ask your assistant to come in.
Opportunities always come to those who are prepared. Pamela Mountbatten felt that her husband was always prepared.