This exchange with the military commander was very fruitful. It is very important for civil servants and the military to achieve harmony to maintain the stability of the colony. After a while, Lieutenant General Sconce will familiarize himself with the garrison and discuss it in detail.
Leaving headquarters in Singapore, Alan Wilson began to carry out his duties as Commissioner, conducting inspections of a number of operating factories.
The Malayan colony is currently undergoing primary industrialization. If he wants to conduct an inspection, he can schedule it from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.
However, Tian Qianqiu was surprised when he visited the instant noodle factory. He did not expect that the native emperor of Malaya would come.
"It looks pretty good. It's simple to make and very suitable for Asian tastes." Alan Wilson opened a pack of instant noodles and was quite satisfied with the plastic packaging on it. "However, this packaging is more important than the food industry.
, it involves the chemical industry, do you know?"
"Master Zhongtang, today's results are all due to the support of the government." Tian Qianqiu immediately spoke reliable words after hearing this.
"Don't be too modest. At present, the only one the UK can rely on in Asia is you. And this is a win-win situation. If you succeed, the Newfoundland foundation that invests in you and the local capital will also benefit. But your
Potential rival Japan is not easy to deal with. Although I have thought of many ways, I don’t know how many favorable conditions I can obtain.”
After Alan Wilson said this, he took out the dough and crunched it. It tasted pretty good. But then again, how could something like instant noodles be so bad?
Of course Tian Qianqiu had heard of it. Alan Wilson hoped that the large comprador companies in British Malaya and British capital could take advantage of the presence of Chinese in Southeast Asian countries to form a siphon effect. In that case, the market in Southeast Asia would be radiated to the United Kingdom.
It won't be any smaller.
Retaining the core's industrial advantages and dumping it on surrounding markets under the guise of free trade may not necessarily result in smaller gains than direct colonization, but there is a prerequisite that the Malayan colony must still be retained.
The population of more than 200 million is a market, which is enough for the British Malayan colony without the additional burden of British India. Therefore, the Asian lighthouse sign of the Malayan colony must be erected.
"Japan?" Tian Qianqiu frowned slightly when he heard the name of this country. He was an immigrant from Malaya after the war. Apart from living here, all his thoughts were Chinese.
"Don't make a fuss. China and Japan have signed a trade agreement. It was signed in Xiangjiang last year. Of course it's your right to hate Japan, but now is a peaceful era, and war methods cannot be used. There are still ways to think of ways to compete in business." Ai
Len Wilson swallowed the chewed instant noodles in his mouth, but still did not show the slightest optimism, "The enemy is very powerful, and British capital will support you, but you must work harder. Japan is also supported by the United States."
In the field of diligence, Chinese people naturally have no problem, but it does not mean that Japanese social animals are inferior.
For a long time after the war, Japanese people worked more than 2,400 hours a year. By the 21st century, Japan has become a developed country for a long time, and Japan still has 1,700 hours of work.
In China, where the slogan "996" has spread throughout the country in the 21st century, working hours are 2,200 hours. In South Korea during the same period, working hours are still around 2,100 hours.
At least in the 21st century, China, which is known for its hard work, has less working hours than postwar Japan. A simple comparison is that in postwar Japan, working hours are greater than in China in 1996, and in China in 1996, they are greater than South Korea.
This is why, when Japan first started investing in an open China, it felt that Chinese workers were lazy. Two thousand years later, Japan's working hours have dropped significantly. That is another problem.
After all, the population of the Malayan colony was not very large. Considering that ethnic balance was a problem, another problem was that Alan Wilson would have no place to introduce Chinese in a short time.
Japan has a population of nearly 90 million. Even if it turns the jobs of Malay-Chinese people into a 007 system, the effect will not be very great.
Fortunately, Japan's natural conditions are not as good as those of the Malayan colonies, and the Malayan colonies still have an advantage in terms of external conditions.
The question is very simple. If Malaya's self-sufficiency rate in food is 200% without imports, and Japan's is only 50%. Then does Japan need labor to replace its 50% gap?
Is Japan just short of food? A big steel manufacturing country has no iron ore, and a big automobile country has no oil. The latter is available in Malaya. The former can find a way through the imperial preferential system. Australia has its own iron ore.
Japan is a country that is lacking a lot of places, and it needs labor to replace it in all aspects. In other words, it is impossible without hard work.
The vast territory and abundant resources can indeed create a buffer zone out of thin air. Before World War I, the United States and Germany had surpassed the United Kingdom in the industrial field, but the two countries were obviously not as comfortable as the British.
The fundamental reason is that Britain has a huge colonial backbone, which allows Britain to face two countries whose industries have surpassed its own, and still live a life far inferior to its own.
Alan Wilson still gave Tian Da comprador encouragement, and the United States could open the market to help Japan. What he could do was not only open the market, but also help the Malayan colonies find cheap resources within the imperial preferential system.
What was expected was that the industrialized colony of Malaya would help stabilize the Sterling Area.
On October 1, 1955, there was joy everywhere. Countless people poured into the streets and shouted long live the motherland. Huge banners and surging crowds became a sea of joy. The streets were decorated with lights and colorful decorations to celebrate this special day.
days.
This scene on the streets of Jakarta appeared on the desk of the Administrative Office a day later. Alyssa looked at her immediate boss in front of her, her eyes wandering between the photo on the table and the face of her immediate boss, "Commissioner..."
"You forgot, I understand Chinese characters." Alan Wilson looked at the background of Long Live the Motherland in the photo and sighed in his heart. It is hard to imagine that Indonesia and China in this era have this kind of relationship.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! When I think about the views of Indonesia on the Internet in later generations, it feels like a time and space confusion. The views of Indonesia in later generations are like eating its flesh and eating its bones. It has changed.
It started when the CIA was at the pinnacle of the Cold War.
Of course he knew where the roots lay, in the land beneath his feet, the British Colony of Malaya.
Deep in the hearts of Sukarno and the Indonesians, they have always firmly believed that the best destination for the British colony should be to merge into Indonesia and return to the great Majapahit Empire. Now the Malayan colony is obviously under the influence of colonialism.
The continuation of the remnant in Southeast Asia.
Indonesia is the largest country in Southeast Asia. Sukarno was the mentor and standard-bearer of the Asian and African national independence movements in this era. The existence of the Malayan colony was to trample on Indonesia and Sukarno himself. It is no wonder that the Indonesian people reacted differently.
Unexpectedly strong.
"It seems that Sukarno is more inclined to the Eastern Bloc?" Alyssa asked when her immediate boss remained silent.
"The price for letting Indonesia return to the free world is that we leave and give the Malayan colony to Sukarno. Are you willing?"
Alan Wilson returned to his indifferent expression again and said sullenly, "I would rather Indonesia follow the Soviet Union than give up this colony. Why do these so-called independent national leaders take it for granted that they can inherit the motherland?
All the land? Besides, let’s find the Dutch.”
"It may be that the living standards of the Malayan colonies have been known to Indonesia." Alyssa pondered for a moment and said, "From this perspective, of course they hope to take over a wealthy area."
"The Indonesians may be dreaming." Alan Wilson smiled coldly and thought for a moment before saying, "We must find out what the United States thinks and let MI6 in London communicate with the United States to learn the exact thoughts of the United States towards Indonesia."
Alyssa nodded and walked out of the office, while Alan Wilson was thinking about a favorable time point. It would be best to settle the matter in Indonesia during his term of office, and no later than when the Vietnam War officially breaks out. This time period is the most favorable.
Once the U.S. military officially intervenes in the Vietnam War, Sukarno, who is suspected of surrendering to the Communist Party, will definitely be tempted to launch a military coup in Indonesia. As of now, he should not have made up his mind yet.
In other words, the best time must be before 1960, once the formal confrontation between North and South Vietnam begins. The United States is at a time when a coup may occur at any time, and it does not necessarily have to wait until 1965 in the original history.
The Gulf Incident occurred in 1964, but it was only in 1965 that the United States found an opportunity to intervene.
At this time, there are only more than 400 military advisers from the US military in South Vietnam. The United States is still full of confidence and believes that it can use the experience of armed training of the Korean army to enable South Vietnam to withstand the expansion of pro-Soviet forces.
Lieutenant General Sconce, who arrived during this time, was already familiar with the work of the British Army in Malaysia and began to shoulder the responsibilities of a military commander. He informed Alan Wilson via telegram that a military parade would be held and whether he would participate.
Alan Wilson asked about the time, and then said that of course he was willing to join. He also hoped to invite the sultans of the Malayan colonies to participate, and also added Emperor Bao Dai to the list of participants.
Here in the colony of Malaya, a grand alliance of reactionary forces was being prepared. A telegram from Canberra attracted Alan Wilson's attention. This arms sale has been negotiated.
On his way back to China, Frank stopped in Kuala Lumpur for a day, and the two talked specifically about this matter, "The total cost of modification of the new aircraft carrier and the Tejas-class aircraft carrier is 93 million pounds. I believe this will satisfy the Cabinet and the Ministry of the Navy."
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"It's great, the Australian government is really rich." Alan Wilson couldn't help but sigh, but the fundamental reason for the money is that Australia's iron ore mines contributed many years in advance.