Chapter 536 Trying Your Best May Not Be Enough!

The task of meeting with the Malayan National Congress Party was given to the incoming West Malaysia Commissioner, while Alan Wilson discussed development plans with the original civil servants of Malaya. In fact, everyone was not strangers to each other. Many local officials arrived in Malaya directly after leaving British India.

There are even a very small number of people who still have industries in India, but as time goes by, there will definitely be fewer and fewer.

Currently, Malaya has a population of nearly 10 million, an area of ​​nearly 500,000 square kilometers, and two pillar industries: tin mining and rubber. Apart from population and population quality, it should be said that Malaya is strong in other aspects. Is there a major pillar industry in Japan? Let's just wait for the United States to transfer its textile industry.

The island of Japan essentially does not have any basic industries that can be developed under control. There are two in Malaya and none in Japan. How about talking to the Soviet Red Army about going to Hokkaido to farm?

After losing Hokkaido, Japan's already low food self-sufficiency rate became even lower.

Even the infrastructure is stronger in Malaya. After all, even now, the population of Malaya is only 10 million, maybe less. Previously, 600,000 Japanese Southern Army laborers were detained to make up for the damage caused by the war in Malaya.

This is the essence of 600,000 well-trained Japanese troops. They not only repaired the damaged areas in British Malaya, but also built many more facilities. This time, the airport where Alan Wilson landed can be said to be the largest in the entire Asia is ranked number one.

The military bases, ports, roads and bridges have all been renovated to a certain extent. I can't say that they are much better than the Japanese mainland, but they are definitely not bad. The population difference between the two sides is ten times.

If Japan had six million soldiers who continued to carry out free construction, it would probably have recovered from the strategic bombing by the United States long ago. There would be no need for the United States to invest billions to help Japan recover.

The tin mining industry and the rubber industry are not industries that rely heavily on talent, so it is relatively easy to get started. So the outcome of the meeting is actually very easy to come out. Expand the export of tin ore and rubber industries and use all means.

"It has been five years since the war ended, and the reconstruction of Europe is accelerating." Alan Wilson said to these familiar and unfamiliar officials, "With a population of 10 million, Malaya has no population pressure, rubber plantations need to be expanded, and tin mines The intensity of mining must be increased. In five years, the population of Malaya has increased from 4 million to 10 million, an increase of 2.5 times. These extra people must be mobilized. We cannot just farm the land!"

"Malaya is about to carry out currency reform. I have nothing special to remind you. The entire British Malaya will implement a tax rate. This does not mean that you will not be denied the opportunity to improve your life, but it must be satisfied after local supply and local construction are met. It’s up to you. Do you understand?”

"Understood, Commissioner!" responded Alan Wilson's voice in unison.

"Okay, then let's discuss the establishment of the Tin Mine Development Committee and the Rubber Export Committee." Alan Wilson nodded with satisfaction. "The two committees are affiliated under the name of the Overseas Assets Committee in London. They are to cooperate with other colonies. They are an important part of reflecting the role of a public servant of the empire. I am currently in charge, and the monthly industrial reports are handed over to me. I hope to triple the export of tin ore in one year."

Alan Wilson reminded the civil servants present of the importance of this matter. This was no small issue after all, with nearly twenty colonial commissioners working to support the development of Malaya. No one is an internationalist, and feedback must be given to the development of Malaya.

"I'm afraid exports will triple in one year?" A slight question came.

rang out from the conference room.

"What are you afraid of? Are you afraid of making money? In principle, of course we hope that the water will flow slowly, but what time is it now? Even if it is destructive mining, we must first capture the things." Alan Wilson said calmly, " Ok, deal."

After the meeting, the Malayan Commissioner's Office issued regulations on promoting import and export, and carried out in-depth special actions to rectify enterprise-related charges within Malaya. Administrative charges for import and export links established in accordance with the law and business service charges set or guided by the colonial government shall be managed in a catalogue. Those not included in the list shall be investigated and punished as arbitrary charges.

Intensify the supervision of the implementation of canceled fee items, form a long-term mechanism to loosen restrictions and reduce burdens on foreign trade enterprises, and prevent the problem of arbitrary fees from rebounding.

All states and departments should further raise their awareness, pay more attention to foreign trade work, strengthen the leadership of commissioners, take the overall situation into consideration, and enhance the initiative, pertinence and effectiveness of work. All regions should take practical and proactive actions and take multiple measures to promote the stable growth, transformation and upgrading of foreign trade in the region.

"I must explain one thing. Dear colleagues, please use some of your abundant private life time. At the end of the year, I will adjust the positions according to the data. Who is the last one? I may arrange for that colleague to go to Christmas Island to mine."

Alan Wilson stood up and said, "The meeting is adjourned now! The air routes in the Malayan Colony will be tripled within five years. I believe it will not be inconvenient for you to report on your work."

When Alisa came, the meeting had ended. She came over and talked about the meeting with the Malayan Congress Party. It brought the enthusiasm of Indian immigrants to express their loyalty.

"So easy to talk to after being marginalized? Didn't you ask them if they want to go to India? Can I send them back?" Alan Wilson smiled indifferently. "As for Nehru's request for the Andaman Islands, they have What do you think?"

"They are willing to send a telegram to show that the Andaman Islands have been an integral part of Malaya since ancient times." Alice covered her mouth and snickered, "Then I will inspect the tin mining work on your behalf."

"Pay attention to safety, this is a colony after all." Alan Wilson nodded, then pulled out a body armor from the office and said, "Don't feel too heavy wearing it, although the security is much better than during Gerald's time. But it's better to be careful. "

"Thank you, my boss." Alice took the body armor directly and said with a smile, "It's really a very heavy protection, very sincere."

After spending a few days making some adjustments to the work he had just arrived in Malaya, Alan Wilson asked Lin Lianyu to come again and directly stated his purpose, "The Chinese people must become literate immediately. Rubber and mining are not permanent." The basic quality of Japanese citizens far exceeds that of the Chinese. Although it is of no use now. There are still Japanese women coming to Malaya to sell their bodies, but once the processing industry starts, this advantage will be revealed. Although compared with the Japanese, Malaya’s The basic conditions are better. Compared with Japan alone, it is vast and sparsely populated, so there is not much pressure on life, but the basic natural resources cannot last a lifetime. This is not Australia."

"I want the next generation of Chinese to be literate and become qualified industrial workers." Under Lin Lianyu's stunned gaze, Alan Wilson took out a simplified Chinese character catalog, "Mr. Lin, can you do this well? If you don't do this well it could make us in the UK question your reliability."

Simplification is one of the main trends in the development of Chinese characters. The guiding ideology of simplification is "convention" and "steady progress". The principle of simplification is to follow the commonplace and keep it simple. The main content of simplification is to reduce the number of words and reduce strokes. The main problems existing in traditional Chinese characters are complexity and chaos. Traditional refers to a large number of strokes, and chaotic refers to various variations. These two problems have brought inconvenience to the learning and application of Chinese characters, and the solution is to simplify and organize them.

"This? Of course I have no problem." Lin Lianyu looked at the dense catalog of simplified characters and exclaimed, "I didn't expect Master Zhongtang to be so familiar with our characters."

"Are you not familiar with the Chinese name Zhongtang?" Alan Wilson said with satisfaction after hearing Lin Lianyu's answer, "Very good, you are indeed reliable. Of course, I don't know the specific situation, but I hope that even as an adult, You also need to understand daily words. As for children who grow up, they need to communicate without barriers. The scope of promotion is throughout West Malaysia."

Why is it West Malaysia? Because East Malaysia wants to promote English education and create a gap between the east and west parts of British Malaya.

"I'll try my best!" Lin Lianyu held up the simplified Chinese character catalog. He now felt that the new commissioner was really a good person. Chinese education was something he had always insisted on.

"Try your best? Maybe it's not enough!" Alan Wilson looked at the other party deeply, "It must be done. Regarding the plan for the development of Malaya, there must be a reliable ethnic group to support it. The only advantage is hard work. It’s not enough. It still needs to go through the necessary cultivation and proceed to the next stage of work.”

"One thing I must explain in advance is that the mainland sent me here to ensure the stability and development of Malaya, and I have already made psychological preparations that cannot be achieved. I have two ideas. Once colonial rule cannot be maintained, I will Another way to repatriate all Chinese is to carry out partition. Partition with the Malays as the center of power. Once partition begins, the Chinese will definitely suffer because you have your own country. This is the land of the Malays, and the Chinese are not It was introduced to maintain colonial rule. Like many Indians in the colonies, they really thought this was their own place after living there for a long time. Malays are not so forgetful."

"Of course, before these two methods, I have to do some other work. As we all know, Malaya is a coastal colony, and many cities are seaside cities. There are currently many battleships in the British Empire, which are very suitable for replicating the glory of bombarding Jakarta. Deeds, the battleships that bombarded Jakarta were also made in Britain.”

"Mr. Allen, you should know that colonial rule is unpopular and should not continue to persist." Lin Lianyu said cautiously.

"Well said, so all the Chinese must be repatriated before leaving. The Chinese are also part of the colonial rule." Alan Wilson said with a smile, "I don't think so, it's the Malays who think so."

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