Chapter 281 Derek Is Full of Confidence

"Ah um..." Wilkins' head briefly panicked. How did these two sentences appear in one sentence? It must be said that there is a class gap between Wilkins and Derek, and they are not able to understand the essence of civil servants' speech. "This is very creative. If Mr. Allen already has a bottom line, he can say it."

Wilkins also thought that Alan Wilson was too greedy and wanted a bigger sum.

This caused the assistant of the British Indian Commissioner to laugh, but he just smiled without explaining, "I am just waiting for the distinguished guest to arrive."

This group of so-called bank managers are just trying to get away with it. The people who really have the final say are behind them, so there is no need to explain.

When the person who can really make the decision comes, and Alan Wilson feels that the price is right, he will be honest with London about his plan to sell British Indian resources in exchange for cash, and win the support of London.

It should not be a problem. You must know that Prime Minister Attlee is still promoting universal health care, which is also a huge expense. There is also the alloy tube project, which is a bottomless pit of money, otherwise, even advanced engines would not be sold to the Soviet Union in the end.

In fact, if Prime Minister Attlee had not implemented universal health care, it is likely that Britain would not have ended rationing almost ten years after the end of World War II. But if the Prime Minister does this now, then Alan Wilson will have to think of ways and various ways to meet all the local needs and maintain the dignity of the British Empire.

Alan Wilson has a set of standards in his mind about what money can and cannot be taken. He is a civil servant in the British Empire. He is like a capitalist. He spends money every day...

Especially the bankers among the capitalist group are the most greedy group, and they don’t know anything about serving the country with loyalty.

If while promoting universal health care, the British Empire can still end rationing earlier than at the same time in history, even if no one knows what he did in British India, he will have a clear conscience and be worthy of his motherland in this life.

The importance of British Malaya is reflected in this. Take Malaya's rubber and tin resources as an example. Malaya's production accounts for one-third and one-half of the world's production respectively. As a post-war British The most important foreign exchange resources have played a considerable role. If Malaya had become completely independent in the 1940s, and Britain had lost this foreign exchange income, I am afraid that the exchange rate between the pound and the US dollar would have completely collapsed.

For the current British Empire, British Malaya is the outer cycle of the double cycle. The inner cycle depends on the two wings of British India and the German British-occupied area flying together. Generally speaking, if it can be achieved in 1949 In the past, the rationing system ended at about the same time as the Soviet Union. From now on, Britain will have a much easier road and its options will be much wider.

After all the important assets of British India are cashed out, the last step is to make the money printing press dry and smoke, but it seems still early, and Alan Wilson does not want to imitate the economic collapse caused by Chang Gong, as long as the rupee depreciates and about doubles That's it.

The key is that this way you can shirk responsibility and find a bunch of economists who don't understand economics to help India analyze it, and you can almost fool it.

In the end, people like Wilkins did not get what they wanted and left British India without even seeing these female stars.

Alan Wilson was better than them. At least he watched Vivien Leigh's trip to the East Coast goddess with a bad face. He could imagine how sensational this trip would be, and the donated materials from the United States had already set off. Once they arrived, Calcutta, it must be another round of praise.

But this was no reason for him not to show off his face. Vivien Leigh didn't know what was going on, so she gave him a chance in the past two days.

"Beautiful ladies, you must pay attention to your safety. If anything happens to you, angels who have fallen to earth, in British India, it will be the greatest sin of us mortals."

Alan Wilson, who was annoyed by Vivien Leigh, turned to Greta Garbo and Ingrid Bergman. The first two times he met Ingrid Bergman, she was always sitting down. Only then did Alan Wilson realize that Ingrid Bergman was taller than him when she was wearing high heels.

Even if they wear flat shoes, the two of them are equal in height.

"Young man has a sweet mouth. No wonder Vivian trusts you so much." Ingrid Bergman teased Alan Wilson with a mischievous expression, "Do you think my sister is pretty? How about marrying you as my wife?"

"It's so beautiful." Ellen Wilson thought Ingrid Bergman was talking about herself, so she answered truthfully. Ingrid Bergman is very good-looking, so it's not a mistake to answer this.

Then Bette Davis and Greta Garbo burst out laughing, and Ingrid Bergman teased Vivien Leigh, "Vivian, your good brother is saying that your sister is beautiful."

"Stop making trouble, how can Ellen know that you are joking." Vivien Leigh urged with serious dissatisfaction, "The train is about to leave, get on the train."

Hedy Lamarr, Joan Crawford, and Bette Davis did not go to the train station, but stayed in the apartment, treating this time as a vacation. It was not their turn to work hard yet.

Almost at the same time that several people started their journey to British India, Derek, who was destined to shine in history, had also received a telegram from Wilkins who had concluded his trip to India.

The telegram confirmed the authenticity of the precious information, which was huge good news for Derek.

Because Wilkins has long experience in working in the East, he naturally made a comparison between British India and the Republic of China. Alan Wilson would agree with this comparison and believed that British India was currently far stronger than China.

The United Kingdom has intensified its efforts to carry out economic and social construction in India, fostering and making good friends with local political, economic, and cultural elite groups. To this end, it has even given up and sacrificed some of its monopoly economic benefits to share with local Indian forces.

In exchange for ham, the British could reward Indians with sausages. Because of this, the expansion of the British Empire in Asia, the Pacific, and the Indian Ocean also promoted the expansion of Indians and their interests; moreover, the desire for expansion of the British and Indian colonial governments was often stronger than that of London. Correspondingly, the local forces in India were objectively The supporting role is also greater.

In many colonies of the British Empire, Indians appear as subordinates, so if they establish influence in British India, they are likely to extend their hands to other British colonies.

The telegram is very reasonable. When Wilkins sent the telegram, he may not have known that British Burma had just expelled the Rohingya. After all, the transportation conditions in South India were inconvenient and it was outside the influence of the princely states. I heard it's normal.

Indian immigrants and Indian capital gained comparative advantages in Africa, Oceania and other vast regions thanks to the shelter of the British Empire. The subcontinent currently ranks first in Asia in industries such as jute, paper, and steel. Many indicators are ten times that of China, and it has greater development potential.

Derek was overjoyed after receiving the in-depth investigation report. He first went to Pittsburgh and then to New York to show Wilkins' report to other shareholders to prove that his judgment was correct.

The U.S. steel industry accounted for 60% of the world's share during World War II, and now it has almost reached its peak after the war. The proportion will only fall and not grow. If you want to continue to grow, you must start the road to internationalization. This is what Derek insists on.

When he met Henry Morgan again, Derek was much more calm than the last time. The most important thing was that the authenticity had been confirmed, and he felt confident.

"In this case, you have been following up on this matter, so I will leave it to you." Henry Morgan listened to Derek's grand blueprint, and his heart was very calm. He said indifferently, "I am also happy to see the steel company. When will we be ready to set off?"

"Dear Mr. Morgan, I have decided to leave immediately." Drake said with an expression that wanted to make progress too much. "Although we have an overwhelming position in many fields, competitors also exist, even if they are very weak. Once After knowing the news, they may think this is a good opportunity to make a comeback and cause us trouble. So this matter cannot be delayed."

"That makes sense, so let's get ready." Henry Morgan nodded in approval and said, "Thank you for going there."

Seeing that Drake was about to leave, Henry Morgan also rarely said a few words of encouragement.

At present, the Morgan family's judgment on the steel industry still believes that there is room for development. The share of U.S. Steel may shrink, but there should be room for improvement in the total.

Now that the war has just ended, all countries need steel for reconstruction, and the total amount will still increase, but it may not be like during World War II, when the United States alone accounted for 60% of the world's production.

There are advantages to internationalization. Raw materials such as coal and iron ore required for steel production can be obtained from other places through cheap water transportation. Due to large-scale transportation, steel companies can also enjoy low freight rates, while steel transportation through railways The price is high, and the production of iron-rich stone in the Lake Superior region is declining.

However, the amount of high-quality and cheap iron ore imported from Canada, Venezuela and other countries is increasing day by day. This also shows that it is time to look beyond the United States for the steel industry.

This was the real reason why Henry Morgan was persuaded. After Derek left Morgan Stanley, he immediately decided on his itinerary. Then he gathered a team of managers and traveled with himself to British India via Hawaii and Manila.

Prepared to leave his mark on the growth of U.S. Steel, Derek's plane took off the next day.

At this time, Alan Wilson was playing chess with Hedy Lamarr, planning how to start a conversation about frequency hopping patents.

He didn't know that an impatient American was coming halfway across the world to discuss business with him, focusing entirely on Hedy Lamarr.