Chapter 541 Local Orders

"Be honest!" He patted Princess Margaret on the shoulder, and the latter lay down obediently.

Alan Wilson, who took care of her, didn't have any evil intentions, but was a little impatient with serving the princess.

Although Princess Margaret's can be said to be beautiful, for him, it was a problem. Definitely don't treat her like those actresses. The consequences of not taking it seriously are obvious.

"As a contemporary princess, I believe there are many nobles who like you. By the way, you are also twenty years old." When dealing with princesses who do not act according to common sense, he decided to adhere to the principle of not offending as much as possible and giving him a proper life. guide.

There are ready-made role models, and today’s Crown Prince Elizabeth is a good example to follow. In fact, when Crown Prince Elizabeth ascended the throne, the skeleton of the British Empire was still there. To celebrate the Queen's accession to the throne, Britain also joined forces with the Commonwealth navies to organize the 1953 British Empire Fleet Review, which included nine aircraft carriers.

But in the blink of an eye, during the Suez Canal War three years later, Britain's tiger skin was torn off. Queen Elizabeth's tenure was a time when the British Empire continued to collapse. If we replace it with China, it should correspond to the period of Empress Dowager Cixi.

"Today's monarchy is no longer the mainstream, and the public's feelings about the royal family are also different. So you can't be too egotistical and should shoulder the same responsibilities of the empire as the crown prince."

"Sister lived a very hard life like that. In fact, Pamela's life is good. She has the help of a man who solves all her problems." Princess Margaret closed her eyes slightly, but her face turned crimson.

"Well, you will find them too. There are still many gentlemen of similar age. But you can't find married men! If you do this, the Anglican Church will make trouble for you. Even the crown prince will have to succumb to their pressure." Alan Wilson took a deep breath, exerted force with his hands, and his spine made a crisp sound, and then sighed, "Okay, Pamela will be back soon."

Alan Wilson found a place to wash his hands, but he didn't run away like he had done something wrong and found a chair to sit down. I chatted with the princess all the time. As for if you want to lie down, then just lie down.

"I think this palace is not bad. What's wrong with you, Margaret?" Pamela Mountbatten came in excitedly and saw Princess Margaret lying on the bed.

"She said she was tired!" Alan Wilson shrugged, without any explanation, leaving it up to Pamela Mountbatten's own judgment.

"Get up, have you forgotten the royal etiquette?" Pamela Mountbatten immediately went over and pulled Princess Margaret up, and complained to Alan Wilson, "Why don't you care?"

"How to control it? I am the local chief executive, but I don't seem to have the power to control the royal family members." Alan Wilson, who looked like he was talking easily, twitched the corners of his mouth and said, "I can only guide. If the princess doesn't listen, I will There is no way.”

"You always make sense." Pamela Mountbatten first took a step back and turned to her views on Sarawak.

As Alan Wilson suspected, Pamela Mountbatten only regarded this place as a British winter holiday place. Even if he gets the throne of the Kingdom of Sarawak, he will not come to live there permanently.

But that doesn't mean she doesn't care about this place. It's a territory in name only, and necessary construction is of course necessary.

She also expressed her firm support for electrification and was willing to solve part of the financial problem if her fiancé needed it.

Alan Wilson laughed out loud after hearing this, "I seem to feel that you have a little responsibility as a ruler. Do I want to say, yes, queen at this time?"

"Don't always laugh at me. I don't understand these things. I just want a noble title and a vain woman." Pamela Mountbatten was a little embarrassed, with a hint of irritation in her tone, and reached out to grab Alan Wilson's Itch.

Why! Watching this scene, Princess Margaret sighed inaudibly, and her previous advice was thrown out of the window.

"Pamela, please stay here for a few more days." Two days later, Princess Margaret was at the Kuala Lumpur Airport and made a vague suggestion that it was a good place and that she could wander around.

"Stop making trouble, the facilities in Australia are better. Ellen doesn't have time to accompany us around." Pamela Mountbatten grabbed Princess Margaret's hand and walked towards the boarding aisle without looking back. " He is now planning the development of Malaya, and he is taking time to receive us, so I cannot be too willful."

Alan Wilson, who was not here to see him off this time, was working on plans for the electrification of Malaya.

He even wondered whether he should imitate Japan and isolate two sets of standards. At that time, when purchasing electrical equipment in the Osaka area, they bought products from the American General Electric Company. Products manufactured by the American standard were all 60Hz, while those in the Tokyo area purchased The products are products of the German General Electric Company. Products manufactured to German standards are all 50Hz. After development, these areas radiate to the surrounding areas, naturally forming two power grids with different frequencies.

But after thinking about it for a moment, I felt that it was completely unnecessary, not to mention the extra investment, and it was not necessary at all. The two parts of British Malaya were originally separated by the sea, so there was no need to study such futile details.

Just copy the European standards. Just when the electrification plan was coming to an end, Boris, who had traveled halfway around the world, finally arrived at the Administrative Office in a dusty atmosphere.

Accompanying them were some Newfoundland financial personnel and security personnel. Alan Wilson immediately entertained these Newfoundland guests. Boris directed the security personnel to carry up the box full of pounds and breathed heavily, "Ai." Commissioner Lun, we sold these funds except for the steel stocks, and then went to London to convert them into pounds, and then personally escorted them over. The total is five million pounds."

"Thank you very much for your help this time!" Alan Wilson did not shy away. He opened it directly in front of these Newfoundland people. Looking at the banknotes that could buy ten Sarawaks, he sighed, "It's really hard work." , it doesn’t sound like an easy journey.”

This money is naturally his own, and now he has to invest it in the construction of British Malaya to see where the insufficient investment can be made up at the critical moment.

Seeing these pounds, he couldn't help but sigh. After working tirelessly for two years in British India, apart from gold, he only had this little money left. He came to his senses and continued, "Actually, needless to say, there are many colonial accounts. All the funds are managed by you, which is good and more reassuring.”

Boris nodded and talked about the changes in Newfoundland in the past two years. Compared with Newfoundland's population, the explosive growth of per capita wealth is visible to everyone.

It’s hard to imagine that a place that was in debt of tens of millions of dollars three years ago could live such a comfortable life in such a short period of time. What's more, the Newfoundland fishing grounds are still there, and many Newfoundland fishermen are grateful to Alan Wilson, who last served only for a short period of time but pointed the way for Newfoundlanders.

"Commissioner Allen, are you in charge of this colony now? It seems to be a bigger problem than Newfoundland back then." Boris said curiously, "So much so that you have to invest some money to help develop it?"

"With a population of 10 million, the difficulty is naturally several levels higher. To get rid of the current life here in Malaya, we definitely cannot follow the path of Newfoundland and develop handicrafts honestly." Alan Wilson shrugged, "Newfoundland The shortcuts are limited to specific environments, and it’s also because Newfoundland’s population is really small. Otherwise, it would be really difficult to handle.”

While Alan Wilson was discussing issues with his guests in Newfoundland, half a world away, General Mountbatten, who had been promoted to Fourth Sea Lord, was frantically calculating the funds needed to fill the logistics gap.

It was his arrival that made the position of the Fourth Sea Lord more important than ever before. His great work enthusiasm and energy burst out, and new ideas and new initiatives continued to emerge.

Mountbatten, who moved tenaciously towards the First Sea Lord, first took over the power to allocate weapons and ammunition to each fleet from the Third Sea Lord; thirdly, he obtained the power to formulate all administrative plans of the Royal Navy.

Mountbatten was also ready to do his extra work, not only because he liked the pressure, but also because he very much hoped that the entire Royal Navy, the military machine into which he had devoted his affection, could operate according to his intentions. Let others think that he is the only indispensable person in the navy.

For a person like Mountbatten, it doesn't really matter which Sea Lord he is, it all depends on what he wants to do. If possible, he can do the job of the First Sea Lord as well.

In fact, for Great Britain Long Aotian, these are all basic operations. After receiving a telegram from his daughter Pamela Mountbatten, General Mountbatten, who was deeply aware of the limited financial support after the war, contacted Alan Wilson in Kuala Lumpur. . Ask about the cost of replenishing some military supplies.

After all, this is a matter involving 150,000 Royal Navy Reserve supplies. Saving money is certainly important, but quality must also be ensured.

A telegram from British Malaya was soon received, in which Alan Wilson stated that he could personally supervise the quality of the products and offered a price that was only one-third of what was offered in the mainland.

Although the telegram was full of confidence, in fact Alan Wilson had just formulated a plan for the textile industry in Malaya. The textile industry is mainly composed of four sectors, namely basic textiles, clothing manufacturing, textile finished products and accessories. Among them, the spinning and weaving industries account for a relatively low proportion, while the development of the printing, dyeing and garment industries is relatively well-founded.

The textile industry is the most basic industrial entry industry anywhere, and of course there were textile factories in British Malaya. But it’s also true that it’s not systematic.

But General Mountbatten didn't know that. After calculating the freight, he placed all the logistics materials except military uniforms as orders and sent them to Kuala Lumpur. Some are not in line with traditional practices, but there is nothing to say about family matters.

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