Chapter 485 Detractors
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Pamela Mountbatten didn't notice the reaction of her love brain, but focused on her praise of her fiancé. It was Alan Wilson's constant encouragement that made her dare to take risks and believe that this continent of seven million square kilometers definitely exists. High quality iron ore.
The news returned by the exploration team, of course, includes the quality of this iron ore. Sixty percent of the quality is already the same as the Mysore Iron Mine, a big deal worth hundreds of millions of dollars, not to mention it may be even higher. .
After the detailed introduction, Crown Prince Elizabeth looked surprised, "That's really a treasure!"
As the crown prince of a relatively large empire, Crown Prince Elizabeth certainly understands what iron ore of such quality means. The United Kingdom is one of the very few countries in Europe that has both coal and iron. This alone surpasses the lame France and Germany.
However, the quality of British iron ore is also relatively common in the world. The average quality is 30%, and the mining cost is very high.
But even so, Britain took the lead in launching the Industrial Revolution in Europe with its coal and iron foundation, and became the most successful country in modern times.
Sixty percent of the quality iron ore supported the booming development of the United States in the late 19th century. If Australia's iron ore was stronger than the original American iron ore, Crown Prince Elizabeth would be amazed if she thought about it.
"Dear Crown Prince, I think this is a country on the mines." Pamela Mountbatten repeated Alan Wilson's definition like a strong woman, "The arrival of this good news makes me more confident. , Not only do we need to find iron ore here, but we also need to find all the minerals in this ancient continent."
Alan Wilson, half a world away, must continue to work hard for the British Empire during his vacation. First of all, the location of the iron ore area in Western Australia is very close to Indonesia, which has just successfully become independent.
Today's economically developed areas in Australia are in Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra in the east, while the west coast is still quite desolate. If the safety of this iron mine can be combined with Indonesia and a wave of public opinion manipulation can be carried out, I believe it will be more acceptable to Australians.
If World War II gave Australians any impression, it was that they must pay attention to the safety of the East Indies.
This is also the reason why Australia was very supportive when Alan Wilson planned to break up Indonesia.
Now that Indonesia has become independent, people are clamoring that imperialism has divided Indonesia. Other countries are far away, and even those that are close are colonies. Only Australia is very close to Indonesia.
Indonesia, which is making noise everywhere, has lost the island of Kalimantan and half of New Guinea, but still has an area of one million square kilometers. With different religious beliefs and a large population, such a country is only separated from Australia by a water. This makes Australia have a natural fear of Indonesia.
Indonesia is very dissatisfied with the division of two huge islands by a group of colonial countries plus Australia and New Zealand. Sukarno has repeatedly announced that it will not recognize this division. The most sensitive thing about Sukarno's stance is the recent Australia will never talk about the current issue of Australia, especially the island of New Guinea. It would rather let half of the island be under the rule of the Dutch forever than let the island fall into the hands of Indonesia.
In Australia's eyes, the island of New Guinea is an important barrier to the northern part of the Australian continent and an important part of Australia's defense of its own security. During the war, Japan tried to use the island of New Guinea as a springboard to attack Australia.
Once Indonesia controls the entire island of New Guinea, it means that Indonesia has a springboard to attack Australia.
Although at the United Nations General Assembly, countries supported Indonesia's partition, Australia was only one of them. However, other countries are far less aware of Australia's presence. At the United Nations General Assembly, Australia's attitude is also the most determined.
In the eyes of some Australian hardliners, only by dismembering Indonesia can the security of northern Australia be ensured. The Dutch partition plan made Australians cheer.
In fact, we know from the location of the iron ore that the iron ore area in Western Australia is closer to Java Island, the core of Indonesia. If we put some effort into this, the British will have more reason to occupy Malaya.
After all, distant friendship and close attack are not unique secrets of any country. Anyone with a little knowledge of political affairs will think of it. Alan Wilson knew that historically Australia had taken a supportive stance towards Malaysia.
The conflict between Indonesia and Malaysia intensified, and Sukarno directly sent troops to attack Malaysia. In order to support Malaysia, Australia also sent troops to garrison Sarawak and Sabah to confront the Indonesian army that invaded Malaysia. At the same time, Australia has also strengthened its military defense in areas close to Indonesia and announced that it will purchase a large amount of weapons from Europe and the United States, posing as a decisive battle with Indonesia.
If Alan Wilson's idea can be realized, it would be best to operate the Malayan colony for a long time with the support of Australia. As long as this goal can be achieved, he would rather Indonesia be a country in the Soviet system.
It would be better if Indonesia became a country in the Soviet system, and Britain could continue to occupy Malaya on the grounds of protecting Australia.
It took Alan Wilson, who was on vacation, to concoct a report about the Western Australian iron ore area being exposed to Indonesian gaze, and transmitted it to Pamela Mountbatten, so that his fiancée could go through certain channels at the appropriate time. , let Australians pay attention to this issue.
"Should I use the Malayan people to spread some ambitious remarks about Australia in Indonesia?" Alan Wilson put his hands in his pockets and finally decided to wait.
It's always unreliable to do this kind of thing with other people's hands, so he still hopes to handle this matter himself. There is still enough time and it is not an imminent matter.
After sending the telegram, Alan Wilson went to talk to Ingrid Bergman and Hedy Lamarr about the drama. He wanted to make a movie called The 300 and promote the European epic.
Although the timing may be somewhat debatable, for example, the Turkish army is currently in Greece, organized by the United States, to suppress pro-Soviet armed forces.
But Alan Wilson doesn’t believe that the situation in Greece can change because of a movie? Even if the Persians in the movie may be regarded by Greek movie fans as reflecting the current Turks, it is still not a problem under the strong stability maintenance work of the United States.
Make money and don’t shiver! Alan Wilson even wanted to use this to cast Greta Garbo into the role. He felt that Greta Garbo was suitable to play the queen.
Pamela Mountbatten immediately received this extended version of the telegram. This time the telegram was more clear. It related to the announcement of iron ore reserves. Alan Wilson said this in the telegram, "According to the most optimistic news, It is estimated that the iron ore reserves can reach one billion tons."
An iron mine of this size is certainly not small, but it is not enough to be targeted by the Americans, and it is not enough for Australia to lift its ban on iron ore exports. It is nothing more than a larger Mysore iron ore.
After all the relevant preparations are completed and Pamela Mountbatten has everything ready, it will not be too late to announce larger reserves.
In fact, no one knows how many iron ore reserves there are in Western Australia in later generations. The term estimated reserves itself is not a definite word. But there are at least 20 billion tons of foreseeable reserves, which are numbers exposed on the surface and easy to mine.
As for the theoretically most optimistic six trillion tons of iron ore, Alan Wilson estimates that the mine will be dug deeper than the South African gold mine.
Because of the discovery of this iron mine, Pamela Mountbatten was even more convinced of her fiancé's talent. After getting such a high-quality iron ore, she now wants to fly back to Europe immediately to give birth to a child for her fiancé.
Pamela Mountbatten, holding a telegram in her hand, was seen by Princess Margaret who was coming over. At a glance, she knew that she must have been told by the man that she didn't know what was going on.
Sitting directly next to Pamela Mountbatten, Princess Margaret saw Pamela Mountbatten putting away the telegram as if it was very rare. She couldn't help but speak and said in very childish words, "Sister Pamela, You said that if a man always hangs around women when he has nothing to do, does he have bad intentions for this woman? If the woman has a noble status and the man has a relatively average background, can we conclude that he has bad intentions?"
"Margaret, don't say that about Prince Philip!" Pamela Mountbatten listened to the words of the crown prince's sister, without even thinking about Alan Wilson, and directly persuaded her, "Although the identities of Prince Philip and the crown prince are different, It is a bit far away, and Greece cannot be compared with the United Kingdom, but the relationship between the crown prince and the prince is still very good. And the prince is a man and has his own self-esteem. If we look at his marriage with the crown prince this way, it will also be a harm to the crown prince."
"This..." Princess Margaret looked at Pamela Mountbatten helplessly. Could it be that what she said was not clear enough?
The uncompromising Princess Margaret once again organized her words, "Even if you are right, Pamela, there are some problems in your own body, and you may not be so clear-headed. With your identity and The conditions are such that you can’t find any kind of man in the UK, but a guy like Allen is not a good match for you.”
"Ah?" Pamela Mountbatten's expression changed. She now knew how her fiancé could hate this princess. She would hate it too. She smiled bitterly and asked, "Margaret, you don't know him. How can you I am lucky to be with him."
Alan Wilson, who had just added a premium to the highest quality iron ore in the world today, could not be slandered in the eyes of Pamela Mountbatten, not by anyone!