Chapter 539 Electrification

It is essential that this responsibility be placed on Gerald Edward, the previous British High Commissioner to Malaya. Gerald has returned to Europe anyway, and he should bravely bear the responsibility for the long-term stability of the British Empire. It is not a loss anyway. What, it’s okay to continue to be the commissioner in Germany.

Alan Wilson's current persona is to clean up the mess left by his predecessor. Although this mess is the work of all senior Whitehall officials and has been recognized by the cabinet, the local residents of British Malaya do not know it.

The current problem is simple. The Malays, as indigenous residents, are a minority. The new commissioner who just took office discovered this situation and expressed his apology for this situation.

In British-controlled newspapers, Alan Wilson described former Commissioner Gerrard as a bad guy.

Out of the care of the Allies during the World War, some immigrants were accepted, but the post-war reconstruction work was very difficult, which eventually led to the unmanageable end.

It’s not that I, the British, are incompetent, but that the Chinese are too cunning. If Alan Wilson hadn’t taken office, the Chinese would have continued to pour in.

In fact, the reason why there is no influx is just because the civil war is over. Of course, even the local indigenous people, the Malays do not need to know this deeper reason.

In the newspaper, Alan Wilson, in the name of the new commissioner, passed the blame on the Chinese and his predecessor. Anyway, he had just taken office and had absolutely no responsibility.

But even if there is no responsibility, as the current administrator of British Malaya, Alan Wilson still publicly expressed his apology, even if he felt no debt in his heart.

"The Malayan Administrative Office is already considering compensation for release. However, Malaya has its own national conditions and repatriation is quite difficult. Therefore, after research, in order to avoid the tragedy of the partition of India and Pakistan, the current priority is to stabilize the local situation. Administration The Commissioner's Office recognizes the rights of the Malays in British Malaya and will focus on protecting the interests of the indigenous people."

"At the same time, Indians and Chinese were given the status of overseas citizens of the British Empire. After necessary communication, the Indian government refused to allow Indian residents to return to the country. India has become independent. We can't just knock on the door. The problem of the Chinese is even more complicated."

In the public appeal on the second day, the issue of the Chinese was mainly mentioned. The commercial field was opened to allow the Chinese to operate freely. The Chinese and Indians in British Malaya would be regarded as overseas citizens. He said in a persuasive tone that although Chinese and Indians have a numerical advantage, but the interests of the Malays must be respected.

“The Executive Office will not sit back and let outsiders turn against foreigners. I hope the MCA and the Malayan Congress Party can understand this. Especially the Indian residents, it is already 1950, India has become independent, and India and the British Empire are no longer the same. The suzerainty relationship, the special favor which formerly held the crown jewel of the British Empire, will be terminated."

At this point, it has become a foregone conclusion that the Malays, although they are indigenous, have become a minority residents. Alan Wilson just issued a mild apology for this final outcome as an appeasement. As for the open letter in Malay published in the newspaper, it was more to remind Malays that you are a minority.

"After retreating from Japan, these Malays have swelled and are always making trouble with the colonial government. Now it's time to stop." Alan Wilson, hugging his fiancée, was in high spirits and looked like he was awesome.

"Are the Chinese reliable?" Pamela Mountbatten frowned and asked, "Are there any hidden dangers?"

"The main purpose at present,

It is to maintain the stability of Malaya in the near future. Don't think too far ahead yet. "Alan Wilson replied calmly, "The first generation of Chinese immigrants, considering that their country has left them with too many memories of suffering, the mentality of seeking stability is the mainstream, and it is difficult for the first generation of Chinese immigrants to get rid of it. The hidden danger of rural sentiment should appear in the second generation of immigrants. "

"So I start with education and try my best to let Chinese children have a guest mentality from an early age and not regard themselves as locals. And I will also start from this aspect in future public opinion. But this is not enough, there is nothing. You have to be willing to go all out, so the local economic construction must catch up. If you have the pots and pans, you will need courage if you continue to make trouble."

Anyway, to sum up, there are nothing more than three points, force deterrence, cultural suppression and economic development, among which economic development is the most important. If economic development is not done well, no matter how good the first two points are, it will be like a mirror.

"But having said that, the nuclear bomb traveled too slowly. It just crossed the Arabian Sea." Alan Wilson complained instead that sea transportation was still too slow. He was so averse to airplanes that he began to fly to save time for the sake of the British Empire.

"Speaking of this issue, I will discuss with Mr. de Havilland and leave a special plane for you. Otherwise, I will always feel uneasy. Although you said that the resistance is reducing, this is a colony after all." Pamela Mountbatten did not do it on a whim, but already had this plan, "This special plane is usually kept in Western Australia. It will come to pick you up when you need it."

"Okay, dear." Alan Wilson knew that his fiancée had good intentions, and refusing at this time was just looking for trouble. "By the way, let's go see what Crocodile Shame is like. What a coincidence, I put them all in Sarawak. in the river."

The rivers in East Malaysia were placed entirely because the local population was relatively small. The main part of British Malaya was the Malay Peninsula, not Kalimantan, which was divided from the Netherlands. Both the land fertility and the population ratio were the same. in this way.

The islands that are truly isolated in the ocean rarely have fertile land, but they are just Australia with different degrees of severity. But the Malay Peninsula is different, it's part of Eurasia.

Whether the land is fertile or not depends on several conditions, including glacial movement, fire outbreaks, and being part of a broad continent. Australia is very miserable. There is no glacial movement at all, and volcanic eruptions are all on nearby islands. Australia itself is unusually stable and has been baptized by salty sea breezes for hundreds of millions of years.

Don't think that the sea breeze doesn't have such a big effect. If you go to the plateau for a month, will your skin still be in the same condition as before?

"My dear, can you see the future?" After hugging her fiancé's neck and kissing her twice, Pamela Mountbatten suddenly paused, "Are you taking advantage of your work to accompany me by the way?"

"Uh, yes and no!" Alan Wilson tilted his head and said, "It depends on the perspective you look at the problem. From a macro perspective, public affairs and private matters have the same goals and can be regarded as one thing. Let's go to East Malaysia to handle it. Private matter, but in the meantime wouldn’t you like to see your kingdom?”

"Ah?" Pamela Mountbatten looked like she understood, "So what is your main purpose?"

"Inspecting the local power resources, Malaya must be electrified to have a foundation for development. Due to geographical environment factors, Malaya's power grid must be divided into two parts, and no one can change this." Alan Wilson Speaking of which, he glanced at Pamela Mountbatten and said, "You don't want to see your kingdom in a barbaric state, do you?"

Regarding the development time of electrification in British Malaya, it was announced as a ten-year development plan. However, Alan Wilson was only given five years at an internal Executive Office meeting.

You must know that the Soviet Union used two five-year plans, 1,525, to achieve electrification. However, he only gave it five years, and it was implemented simultaneously with the development of the textile industry. It can be said that there was no room left at all.

Ultimately, it comes down to per capita resources. The Soviet Union had a vast territory and abundant resources, and per capita resources were certainly very abundant. However, the Soviet Union in 1920 had a worse electricity base than Malaya in 1950.

Of course, this is also due to the 600,000 prisoners of war seized by British Malaya. At least three power plants in West Malaysia were built by these prisoners of war. The British Malayan Administrative Office only needed to come up with a plan.

It’s not that the former Commissioner Gerald Edward did nothing, it’s just that now the British Empire needs him to take the blame, and he has already returned to Europe and doesn’t care anymore, so the responsibility for the influx of Chinese people is passed on to him.

Of course, the electrification of British Malaya now only covers 25% of the population. If the population of Malaya had not increased by 2.5 times in just five years, Gerald Edward could even be said to have completed it. It has achieved most of the electrification, which is no weaker than post-war Japan.

But the population is no longer four million, it has indeed become 10 million, so the remaining 75% must be completed by Alan Wilson. Without a good foundation, no industry can be developed.

Regarding the establishment of the power grid, Alan Wilson remembered that East Malaysia actually has more resources than West Malaysia. In addition, the population is smaller than West Malaysia, so it is estimated that it will enter electrification earlier than West Malaysia.

It's just that he has financial problems now, and he can't touch the revenue from rubber and tin mines handed over to London. So he definitely had to provide the money himself at the beginning, but he was not prepared to ask Pamela Mountbatten for it. The financial company affiliated with Newfoundland should have helped him sell his shares in the U.S. stock market, except for steel stocks.

Just before the nuclear bombs and money arrived, he accompanied his fiancée to East Malaysia. Baiji dolphins and alligators are placed in a tributary of the Balan River, and there is an interception net at the intersection of the main stream. Of course, before that, he had specifically inquired whether there were Malayan crocodiles in this river. Otherwise, after finally releasing it, it will become food for local crocodiles, which is not acceptable.

After issuing an announcement about the electrification inspection, he accompanied his fiancée...and Princess Margaret, who appeared unexpectedly.

"The princess seems to have a good relationship with you recently. Princesses of the British Empire always run away. Isn't this appropriate? It's very undignified." Sitting on the boat, Alan Wilson asked Pamela Mountbatten in a low voice.

"That's the Baiji dolphin!" Princess Margaret suddenly pointed at a white dorsal fin not far away. Alan Wilson stood up directly, walked to the edge of the fence with Pamela Mountbatten, and looked at this white dorsal fin. The back figures are one big and two small.

"Margaret can still bring good luck." Pamela Mountbatten poked her fiancé, but there was no response. When she glanced in surprise, she saw liquid falling from the man's tear trough.

This discovery frightened Pamela Mountbatten. She had never seen her fiancé like this before, and she did not dare to say anything.

When the Baiji dolphin disappeared from the water, Alan Wilson rolled his eyes, squeezed out tears, sat back to his previous position with an expressionless face, and continued to talk about how to govern in Malaya as if nothing had happened.

"You just scared me!" Pamela Mountbatten looked away from the huge Baiji dolphin sign next to the river bank. "This is the first time I've seen you like an animal."

"Oh, right!" Alan Wilson neither admitted nor denied that the Baiji dolphin was extinct in his previous life. It was naturally difficult to calm down when seeing this kind of creature. Although he had not shown his emotions for a long time, he still couldn't. Take control.

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