Chapter 551 Five-Nation Joint Defense

Agriculture is the foundation of industry, and Britain first went through the Agricultural Revolution and then had the foundation before it could have the capability of the Industrial Revolution.

For most countries, this is a necessary condition. Countries like Australia can live well by virtue of their special advantages in certain aspects. After all, they are in the minority.

The world is so unbalanced, just like there are no coal mines in all of Latin America, they will not be able to compete with the United States in the 19th century. If this basic condition does not exist, no matter how hard you try, it will be useless.

India is a weak agricultural country with a standard monsoon climate. The biggest feature of the monsoon climate is instability, with rainfall fluctuating between one-third less and one-third more.

We cannot say that there will be floods and droughts every year, but one year out of two years will definitely happen. Due to dimensional reasons, India has high rainfall and high evaporation, and most of the disasters encountered are droughts. Even though there seems to be a lot of annual rainfall, India is a place short of water.

China's natural conditions far exceed those of India. There is no such thing as giving such good land to Indians in vain, and it cannot be given to the Chinese more than China itself.

Two-thirds of the cultivated land in Indian agriculture relies on rainfall for irrigation. Once the southwest monsoon is abnormal, autumn harvest crops will suffer a large-scale loss in production due to lack of water. Reduced food production has led to rising social prices in India, so India's inflation is often directly linked to whether the southwest monsoon can arrive as scheduled.

India's total renewable inland freshwater resources are also only half of China's. India itself is in a relatively arid natural ecology. This source of drought is not a man-made result, it is natural.

In a country where food is always threatened, and the agricultural foundation is not solid, is it possible for the country to achieve rapid industrial development?

No matter in any aspect, India's cards are far worse than China's. What Nehru and Indira couldn't do, the old immortal can't do either.

Although the climate in British Malaya cannot be said to be friendly, the tropical rainforest climate is much better than the monsoon climate in India, which depends on the weather. There is nothing that can be done about it. The only temperate colony in British hands is now called the United States.

Moreover, the United States is also a place regularly harvested by arctic cold waves, and the climate is equally unstable.

British Malaya is the only British colony worth investing in so far.

On the issue of steel, Pamela Mountbatten suggested that steelmaking facilities could be sourced directly from the United States, bypassing London. Alan Wilson agreed with this point, "My dear, I have the power and you have the funds. This colony of 500,000 square kilometers will definitely become a source of wealth."

"It's also for the British Empire!" Pamela Mountbatten opened her mouth and filled in the loopholes in her fiancé's words.

The two, actually three, and Princess Margaret returned to Kuala Lumpur together. Pamela Mountbatten also returned to Paris to convene French shareholders to discuss exploration in Libya.

At the same time, Pamela Mountbatten also needs to pay attention to the purchase of steel-making equipment, as well as the breeding pigs and seeds needed by her fiancé.

Although she is very busy, she is also very happy. It is said that those who are close to red are red and those who are close to ink are black. When she meets a man who likes to work, she also becomes a woman who likes to be busy.

"If you could talk to the Honorable Sea Lord about unsealing the Elizabeth and Warrior and sailing to Malaya, I think the Sea Lord would also be very happy." Alan Wilson held Pamela Mountbatten's hand Body,

A suggestion that is by no means excessive.

"If it doesn't increase the burden on military expenses, I think it can." Pamela Mountbatten nodded. She did not feel that her father did not have this power. As a daughter, she knew her father very well and liked to intervene in things she encountered.

"Leave the cost issue to me. I will make an account that can be explained to all parties." Alan Wilson pondered for a moment and said, "If you want British Malaya to bear part of the military expenditure, it is best to do it as soon as possible." Good. Because Malaya has just started to get better now, it is most appropriate to pass on the burden at this time. Once you really have a certain foundation, it will be difficult to do it."

Alan Wilson remembers that China also had discussions about building high-speed rail. Many people believed that the cost of building high-speed rail was too huge for China at that time, and that it should wait until the economy was more prosperous before implementing it.

Opinions supporting the establishment believe that construction costs will increase after the economy improves. When labor costs are not high, it may seem to increase the burden, but it will save money in the long run. In the end, China started building a high-speed rail network even when it was not very wealthy.

When this happened to the UK, it became the foundation of our country, and first-rate technology became second-rate equipment.

The heavy aircraft carrier was killed because of saving money, and the light aircraft carrier was built based on the idea of ​​​​enough. As a result, a small amount of money was saved on the hull, but a lot of money was spent on electronic equipment that was updated very quickly.

In the end, the hull was too small, and a lot of money was spent on modifications that could not improve the combat effectiveness much.

Using a few examples that had already appeared in Britain, Pamela Mountbatten instilled this kind of thinking into her fiancée. Pamela Mountbatten nodded with deep understanding, "In other words, the construction of heavy aircraft carriers is the best way to save military expenses? "

"Of course, dear, can the effect brought by the two Malta-class aircraft carriers be the same as that of the escort aircraft carrier? Aircraft are also getting bigger and bigger. Do small aircraft carriers have enough space for larger and larger aircraft to take off and land?" "

Alan Wilson expressed his support for the construction of heavy aircraft carriers without thinking, saying that leaving room for improvement on large aircraft carriers is the real way to save money, rather than focusing on the small money on the hull.

"It seems that you should be Sea Lord?" Pamela Mountbatten understood Alan Wilson's idea of ​​​​advising her father through herself. As the time together grew longer and longer, she began to understand this. Our understanding has also begun to advance by leaps and bounds.

Alan Wilson gave his fiancée a death stare, and Shi Shiran said, "In the final analysis, it is still not possible to have no money. If there is a choice, I believe the cabinet does not want to cut military spending, so my job is still very important."

When Alan Wilson was thinking hard about the development of British Malaya, Lieutenant General Bilton, the commander of the garrison, signed a five-nation defense treaty on behalf of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Portugal, Australia and New Zealand to deal with the threat of the spread of Greater Indonesia in Indonesia. .

He only found out about this after Lieutenant General Bilton completed the signing. After all, he is an important member of the military! Alan Wilson is an administrative specialist. Their division of labor is different, and there is no need for Lieutenant General Bilton to disclose it.

However, Alan Wilson had a very obedient and well-behaved fiancée, so he immediately found out about it from his father-in-law.

The information provided by Mountbatten stated that this was in response to the Sukarno regime in Indonesia that posed a threat to local security after independence, so he contacted the Netherlands and Portugal, which still have colonies in the region, as well as stakeholders Australia and New Zealand, to adopt a joint response plan. .

In fact, Britain also considered whether to involve France, which was fighting fiercely in Vietnam, but considering that the French army itself was at war, it would not be good to drag Britain into the quagmire of war after signing, so it gave up.

The five countries will cooperate in defense; in the event of any form of armed attack or threat of force against British Malaya, Dutch Kalimantan, Dutch New Guinea, and Portuguese Timor by external organizations or their support , the five governments will immediately hold consultations to decide on measures to be taken collectively or individually to deal with such attacks or threats.

The five countries will establish a unified local air defense system; establish a joint consultation committee, a joint air defense committee and a five-nation joint force headquarters. The headquarters will have a joint force composed of the land, navy and air force of the above countries.

"Five-nation joint defense?" Alan Wilson remembered that Britain signed a similar treaty with Singapore and Malaysia in the 1970s.

This 1950 version of the five-nation joint defense replaced the new horses with Portugal and the Netherlands. It seemed to be stronger, and of course it was Indonesia that faced the challenge.

Of course, the public targets for prevention include a large country in the north. But Alan Wilson knew that Indonesia, which was right in front of him, was the real target of defense.

This is a good thing. Alan Wilson's long-term goal is to keep Britain hanging on. The signing of the five-nation joint defense treaty can also shock Indonesia, which is just around the corner, and at least give British Malaya a sense of security.

Only when there is enough security can we develop well. Anyway, he has never seen a country that is constantly at war and has a steady economic growth.

There is a military agreement binding Australia and New Zealand, which is also a good thing for the current Britain. Don't think that the five-nation defense that appeared 20 years ago is of no use. The United Kingdom in 1950 is very different from the United Kingdom in 1971 in terms of strength. Different places.

Especially not long ago, Britain had just completed Operation Hurricane, successfully acquired nuclear weapons, and then promoted the emergence of the five-nation joint defense, which has an extremely powerful deterrent effect.

After going to the Indonesian Affairs Office and then returning, Alan Wilson had a few Indonesian newspapers in his hand, criticizing the subversive activities of imperialist countries against Indonesia, saying that this was a containment strategy adopted by European colonists because they were afraid of Indonesia's development after independence.

"Containment is containment, fear is out of the question." Putting down the newspaper, Alan Wilson picked up the phone and gave the work instructions of the Indonesian Affairs Office, "The news spread in Indonesia is that the United States supports the emergence of the five-nation joint defense. You Regardless of whether he is credible or not, most people believe in conspiracy theories. If you tell too many lies, you will always encounter a few idiots."

Not surprisingly, Jakarta is very angry about the Five-Nation Defense Treaty, which is in line with Alan Wilson's thoughts. If he is not angry, he will think about whether there is any conspiracy. The time has entered June, and the sun is like fire! It seems that Indonesia has nothing to do but be angry, but the problem is not Indonesia, but somewhere else.

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