Chapter 542 Industrial Development Plan

Textiles, sugar, rubber, tin ore, palm oil, spare industries, petroleum, wood, steel, and plastics. After a little inventory in British Malaya, Alan Wilson found that the basic conditions were still good.

If these industries are supported, it will be easy to become king and hegemon in Southeast Asia, a place where there are no tigers in the mountains.

Of course, Malaysia in the future will only stop at this stage. Not as good as above but better than below. In fact, without Singapore, Malaysia can be regarded as a lighthouse in Southeast Asia.

However, the level of Malaysia in later generations is completely insufficient for Alan Wilson. It started at about the same time as Japan and earlier than South Korea. It is not enough to complete the historical mission. The bottom line is that it cannot beat Japan but it must be stronger than South Korea. In fact, Alan Wilson also wanted to suppress Japan on a per capita basis.

After all, it doesn't matter what Japan wants. It doesn't have so many relatively favorable conditions. Apart from the fact that the number of livestock far exceeds the current population of British Malaya, Japan has no advantages. Does Japan have oil resources? Is there a rubber industry? Is there a palm oil industry? There was nothing, not even food.

At least before the Plaza Accord, we have to have a half-hearted fight with Japan to be worthy of the current starting time.

Why do we say before the Plaza Accord? That’s because Japan after the Plaza Accord is no longer normal. From 1980 to 1985, Japan's per capita output value rose from 10,000 to 11,600 US dollars.

1985 was Japan's glorious period, when the Plaza Accord emerged. After the Plaza Accord, Japan's per capita population increased from 11,160 in 1985 to 25,400 in 1990. Five more years later, in 1995, the number per capita reached 40,000.

If British Malaya and Japan compete along the same route, when the yen appreciates, if there is no change in British Malaya, Japan's retreat can be cut off directly.

Even in the 21st century, Japanese products are still incomparable with European countries in terms of high-end products.

Take the automotive industry, which Japan is best at, as an example. Although Nissan sells more cars globally than German cars, Toyota's market value is more than twice that of Volkswagen.

But even in Japan, Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi are high-end brands that surpass Nissan.

Not to mention that in other parts of the world, German cars crush Nissan cars in most countries in the field of high-end cars. There is no such thing as Japanese cars say. It is just that high-end German cars in China are inferior to Nissan cars. High-end cars from any country are inferior to Japanese cars.

Even Japan's best automobile industry is like this, and other industries cannot compete with European and American companies. It is nothing more than relying on cheap and large quantities to support it. Even in the 21st century, Japan still retains many industries that cannot be said to be technological.

The main reason is the failure of the high-end impact, coupled with the fact that Japan's population is twice as large as that of the average country. The two complement each other, and Europe and the United States have blocked the road to industrial upgrading, so many low-end industries must be maintained to create jobs.

Of course, Asian countries don’t know Japan’s reality, because their living standards are so far apart that all they look at is through filters. Only by touching the path Japan has taken can we get a clear picture.

The five industries of textiles, sugar, rubber, tin ore, and palm oil can be achieved by relying on Malaya’s objective resources and its own conditions. The latter four oil extraction and timber industries can also be achieved by relying on Malaya itself. , as for steel and plastics, external support is needed.

The steel industry definitely needs the support of Australian iron ore, and plastics needs the oil assets that have not yet been discovered in British Malaya itself, as well as the support near the Persian Gulf that is still under British control. Plastics and steel will be filed first.

Finally, one month after arriving in Kuala Lumpur, Alan Wilson officially came up with development plans for seven industries including textiles, sugar, rubber, tin ore, palm oil, oil exploration and timber extraction, as well as electrification plans. He made a report and sent it to London. Waiting for approval.

After sending the telegram, Alan Wilson went to the textile factories in British Malaya to discuss completing the Royal Navy order.

In London, Mountbatten was still dictating matters in the Royal Navy as the Fourth Sea Lord.

Of course, most of the time, Mountbatten was still concerned about his own duties, namely logistics and financial expenses.

Life is not easy for the Royal Navy. Military funding focuses on the construction of the Air Force. Although I have recently heard about the Trinity discussion and General Mountbatten also expressed support, many projects of the Air Force are under development and funding support cannot be cut off at this time. Cut the project.

Therefore, although the Trinity has received attention, the Air Force's investment cannot be changed in the short term.

Mountbatten had a son-in-law who regarded telegraphs as telephones. The telegrams traveled halfway around the world. After learning about Mountbatten's troubles, Alan Wilson put forward an idea in the telegrams, which could anchor part of the Royal Navy's fleet in the British Isles. Come to Asia to save money.

This was a very novel idea. Even when British India was still there, Britain did not locate a lot of logistics in British India. Mountbatten did not agree immediately, but asked how much logistics expenses could be saved on the Pacific Fleet. .

"This requires me to survey the Japanese prisoners of war and see how many of them have done logistical work for the Combined Fleet."

After this reply, Alan Wilson sent a telegram three days later. The first half of the telegram was to urge the local factory to complete the Navy's order, and the second half of the telegram was to investigate how much the Confederate Army had done logistics work for the United Fleet. of prisoners of war.

Alan Wilson indeed regarded this matter as very important. Although the Japanese Southern Army was an army, it was impossible for this elite force to fly to Southeast Asia to fight. Of course, the Southern Army also had departments related to the Japanese Navy, and these departments also supported the joint effort. The fleet fought in the ocean, and after the war, these prisoners of war were naturally counted among the Confederate prisoners of war.

After decades, soldiers of the Japanese Army and Navy were finally treated equally in prisoner of war camps.

But now this equal treatment is over, and the Army Red Deer has only the role of free labor for British Malaya. The two thousand prisoners of war who had served as naval logistics were not taken out of the prisoner of war camp and were held in a special place.

After discussing with Lieutenant General Bilton, a Japanese warship that had been in the hands of the British Navy and had not been moved for several years was cleaned up by these somewhat useful labor forces under the supervision of the British troops stationed there to see if it could be done. After all, it will be used as a target ship when the nuclear test is carried out. Instead of calling it a tugboat, it is better to let these skilled prisoners of war tinker with it, and then save a tugboat fee.

In the end, the warship was able to move, and the value of these prisoners of war who understood logistics was greatly increased. The High Commissioner in British Malaya regained treatment as human beings, but they should not be able to return to Japan.

Even if the United States opens its mouth at that time, there will be no such prisoners of war among the group of repatriated prisoners of war.

At the end of the telegram, Mountbatten also received a bill to calculate how much expenses could be saved if the auxiliary warships of the Pacific Fleet were handed over to these prisoners of war who did not have to pay military expenses. Of course they are all auxiliary warships, such as minesweeping and air defense destroyers.

Another part of the large warships still have to be handled by the Royal Navy itself.

General Mountbatten expressed doubts about the financial problems of British Malaya. Can a small colony afford such expenses?

Normal is certainly unaffordable and this is indeed a heavy burden. However, Alan Wilson mentioned it in the telegram, which is justified, because there has been no news about his development plan for British Malaya. The telegram told Mountbatten that if his development plan was successfully recognized by London, this matter In the future, even the huge logistical expenses of battleships can be borne by the British colonial government of Malaya.

"Let me see what kind of development plan this is." After all, he is his daughter's fiancé. General Mountbatten does not think that Alan Wilson will do anything to harm British interests.

Mountbatten came directly from the Admiralty and arrived at the Cabinet not long after. As a royal nobleman, he was no stranger to this place and found the current Cabinet Secretary Norman Brooke with familiarity.

If you just want to inquire about information, just find the Cabinet Secretary. Norman Brooke praised him generously and said that this development plan is very detailed and reflects the professionalism of Whitehall civil servants. It involves textiles and sugar production. , rubber, tin ore, palm oil, as well as oil exploration and timber extraction.

The most important thing is that it did not ask for money from London. "I believe that even the Prime Minister should be very satisfied. However, if General Mountbatten can express his support and play a key role, I think the results that everyone wants to see will appear immediately."

After listening to Norman Brooke's words, General Mountbatten said clearly, "Norman, you civil servants never have good ideas. Do you want to use me to put pressure?"

"Yes and no!" Norman Brooke pondered for a moment and said, "Whitehall supports this plan, but the ministers may have different opinions, and the benefits may not be enough. So if General Mountbatten can make the final say, The effect will definitely not be a problem.”

"I want to see Prime Minister Attlee." General Mountbatten stood up directly and expressed his position in the eyes of Norman Brooke who was quite pleased.

"The Prime Minister is fine now. I will help you make arrangements right away." Norman Brooke directly picked up the phone on the table. "Dixon, what is the Prime Minister doing? Arrange a meeting. Our respected Sea Secretary General Mountbatten is here right away. , Okay, that’s it.”

Putting down the phone, Norman Brooke said calmly, "Just as I thought, the Prime Minister has time now."

"Whether Attlee has time or not depends entirely on your call." General Mountbatten laughed and pointed out that Whitehall's tricks in the scope of work could not be hidden from him.

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