"The investment in Myanmar and the reorganization of public institutions will be a major test we face after many years. Whether we can stabilize the situation in the Malayan colonies in one fell swoop is extremely important. Of course, we all understand that it is not enough.
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Alan Wilson saw that the pillars of the British Empire had no longer objected, and said with sincerity, "We know very well in our hearts how complicated the situation facing the entire UK is. It is impossible to count on performing artists in the zoo. Whether the cornerstone of civilization is solid?
It also depends on our own efforts.”
Everyone nodded solemnly and believed deeply in the words of their immediate superior. At a crossroads with an uncertain future, the fate should be in the hands of one's own people, but who is considered reliable among one's own people? Ministers and congressmen think it is them, and
Civil servants generally think they are themselves.
The main resistance to any reform comes from vested interests, but at least Alan Wilson used the reorganization of public institutions to appease the dissatisfaction of his subordinates, which is a good start.
After all, although the time for laying the foundation has passed, industrial upgrading is not a one-time event. The completion of the Asia-Pacific Refining Center will bring new jobs and there is room to satisfy the British civil servants in Malaya.
If once the industrial upgrading is completed and there are no new jobs to be arranged, it will be rolled up.
By that time, it will not be as easy to promote the reorganization of public institutions as it is now, so before leaving office, Alan Wilson still has to arrange the work of the colony and eliminate as many potential thunderstorms as possible.
In 1958, Malaya's per capita income was on par with Japan's. The only flaw was that Malaya's population was indeed incomparable with Japan's, and the difference in size could not be smoothed out by manpower.
The per capita income of Xiangjiang is a bit higher than that of Malaya. Alan Wilson can be sure that at any time, Xiangjiang has never been able to compare with Japan's per capita income. This can only prove one problem: Japan's development is not as good as he remembered.
of Japan.
It seems that Japan, which lost Hokkaido, has been greatly affected. As for the difference in compensation, it can be regarded as a small matter compared with the entire Hokkaido.
Comparing the domestic statistics in London, the per capita income of the Malayan colonies is about one-fifth of that of the British mainland, and that of Xiangjiang is slightly more than one-fifth. In terms of per capita income, Xiangjiang is slightly greater than or equal to Japan and the Malayan colonies.
"Japan has nothing. Malaya has rubber, tin mines, palm oil, and several industries that it can produce. The potential of agriculture and animal husbandry is also greater than that of Japan, which will reduce social operating costs. Don't look at the Japanese
It seems a little better than the colonies we manage, but their people have put in much more sweat than Malaya."
All regional commissioners agree with the views of their immediate superiors, but even so, their immediate superiors never forget to pull the ladder to Japan. Don't think this is easy, compare it to Myanmar.
Using the exchange rate of Burmese dollars to pounds, we can calculate the current per capita income of Burmese people. From 1945 to the present, the development of the Malayan colonies is definitely second to none in Asia. The per capita income of the Malayan colonies is Burma.
Seven times, which is also nearly seven times that of South Korea.
It is true that the Japanese and Malayan colonies cannot be compared with Europe and the United States, but they have left their surroundings far behind in Asia. Wu Nu and his party also traveled around the Peninsula of Peninsular Malaysia and felt the gap like a chasm firsthand.
, that’s why he’s so easy to talk to.
The comparison between the Malayan colonies and Japan, Myanmar and South Korea is not that simple. In addition to the cold numbers, we must also consider the hidden costs of all aspects of food, clothing, housing and transportation. The pressure on this huge land and abundant resources is definitely much stronger than that of countries like Japan and South Korea.
, Myanmar and South Korea are both backward, but in Myanmar, at least for now, it is much easier for a person to survive than it is for a Korean in South Korea.
"Gentlemen and ladies, we have the help of Australia in the steel industry. We have the European Community and the Commonwealth in the market. It is true that the American market is open to Japan, so that we do not have an advantage in the market, but the population of the Malayan colonies is also
Not as large as Japan, and the current market is still sufficient for the colony's population."
"With the Malayan colony as the center and radiating to the surrounding areas, through Xiangjiang and Portuguese-controlled Goa, it connects the two markets with the largest population in order to stabilize Britain's current international status. Whether we can do this depends on our
Work hard. Investing in Myanmar is just the beginning. No matter whether I leave office or not and who is the next commissioner, this goal should not change. I don’t know if everyone agrees?"
"Agree!" Everyone gave a uniform response. They had never fought such a rich battle.
"Then, let's start working. I have a hunch that this year will be a harvest season." Alan Wilson smiled and nodded.
At the beginning of 1958, investment in Burma and the reorganization of public institutions began to be carried out with great fanfare and secretly. This time, the regional commissioners meeting also used the harvest season as the theme to express that everything was safe in the Malayan colony.
Okay, let's celebrate Britain's contribution to the colonies over the years.
Without the Commonwealth's markets, what would the Malayan colonies eat? Without Australia's steel supply, what would the Malayan colonies drink?
Is it too much to forget the well-diggers and praise Britain, even if it is just to praise Her Majesty the Queen?
"Dear, what are you doing standing still?" Pamela Mountbatten was very happy because oil exploration off the coast of Sarawak had begun. She was the ruler of Sarawak and she had been in a happy mood recently.
"I'm thinking about the hidden dangers." Alan Wilson came to his senses. The hidden dangers are obvious. In a few days, there will be a landing exercise of the British troops stationed in Malaysia. The exercise will be held in the Natuna Islands. The meaning of the landing exercise, to put it bluntly, is
Just set up a few cannons on the eastern coastline to threaten Indonesia. Who makes Jakarta a coastal port city? It is within the range of a battleship.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The entire offshore islands near the Strait of Malacca are in British hands, and some islands are jointly managed by the British and the Dutch. This kind of cross-management is of course a colonial way of keeping warm, but also
One function is that once you have to leave, you can also create territorial disputes.
"How about you be awarded a medal based on your administrative achievements in the Malayan colony?" Pamela Mountbatten said mysteriously, "My dear, as long as you nod your head, I will take care of everything else."
"I suddenly remembered that there is a hidden danger." Alan Wilson slapped his thigh and said, "The Kra Isthmus, the part of the land ceded from Burma and Thailand, is different from the rulers of the Malayan colony itself. Such a large piece of land
There is no ruler in the land, so the cabinet should arrange two rulers."
The Kra Isthmus has been under military control since its cession, and now serves as the grain merchant base of the Mountbatten Group.
"Creating a sultan?" Pamela Mountbatten sighed, her husband was destined to go further and further on the road of reversing history, "but there is no suitable candidate."
"There is one candidate, Emperor Bao Dai of Vietnam. But now the number of monarchs in the Malayan colony, including you, is eleven, and with Emperor Bao Dai, it is an even number. There is still one missing. The area of the Kra Isthmus used to belong to Thailand.
Together with Myanmar, the area is too large. The key lies in the Malay Peninsula. Such a large area cannot be an administrative unit. It must be divided into at least two parts." When Alan Wilson said this, he suddenly laughed out loud, "What do you think?
Your Highness, how about being the ruler of one of the states, just like you in the same name, and usually not in the Malayan colony at all."
"This will balance the situation. The number of monarchs is an odd number, so there is no need to worry about deadlocks in opinions sometimes." Alan Wilson clapped his hands, "This way all administrative units, except the original Straits Settlements, will have monarchs."
"I will be the monarch?" Princess Margaret looked stunned. Does this feel like an imperial decree?
"What? Dear Princess? You don't want to?" Alan Wilson was holding a map of the Kra Isthmus, looking as smug as British Prime Minister Lloyd George at the Paris Peace Conference.
A casual stroke on the world map means the birth of a new country. A casual stroke now means the emergence of two monarchs in the colony of Malaya.
He had no culture, so he casually re-established the names of the two new administrative divisions of the colony on the Kra Isthmus according to the boundaries that formerly belonged to Myanmar and Thailand.
The land that originally belonged to Myanmar was called Delin State, and the land that originally belonged to Thailand was called Nam Tai State.
Princess Margaret's face felt hot. She walked up to her brother-in-law, who had the same status as her husband, stood on tiptoes and gave him a kiss.
"Pamela is down there..." Alan Wilson said with a panicked look on his face and his teeth bared.
Princess Margaret groaned. She had forgotten her wife when she did that, and she was afraid of it now. As the footsteps of Pamela Mountbatten going upstairs were heard, she immediately hid far away.
"But Emperor Bao Dai was the former emperor of South Vietnam. If he became the ruler of one of the states, would he attract the royalists from South Vietnam? This would be a trouble for the Malayan colony."
When Pamela Mountbatten appeared, she saw her husband walking back and forth with his hands behind his back, mumbling to himself.
These are all unavoidable things. Alan Wilson does not want any change in the process or outcome of the Vietnam War. Compared with the disgraceful events of the United States, Emperor Bao Dai is really as light as a feather.
"I was thinking after eating." Pamela Mountbatten called softly to her husband, and soon the three of them went downstairs.
Alan Wilson thought hard about where the hidden dangers were every day. This was not a good working condition. It happened that Xia Meng came to Singapore to support the army, so he stopped by the military camp to relax and pay close attention to the landing exercise on the Natuna Islands.