Chapter 646 Ali Khan Arrives

Of course Alan Wilson is happy about this. Who doesn't want to be friends with rich people. Moreover, due to the political situation in Malaya, a powerful monarch is also needed here.

First of all, Ali Khan had experienced a change caused by the retreat of the British army. Hyderabad, which had been there for hundreds of years, was annexed by India. If a similar choice arises again, Ali Khan definitely does not want the British army to retreat from Malaya again.

Therefore, the future monarch of Sabah must be a die-hard pro-British faction. The arrival of Ali Khan will give the pro-British elements in Malaya an overwhelming advantage. Ali Khan's wealth will also allow him to control the British colonial rule. Helps tremendously.

With the help of such a Sabah Sultan, he believed that his transformation of Malaya would be greatly assisted.

Alan Wilson couldn't help but jump when he thought of this, and the haze in his heart due to the Berlin crisis was relieved a lot. Sometimes a bad mood just needs good news to counteract it.

As for the matter of the Dragoon sisters, Alan Wilson had already decided in his heart that he would find a suitable time to ask frankly and honestly. He could not take too tough an attitude towards a woman who had given his feelings to her. If the Dragoon sisters deny being spies, he may end up believing them too.

In a good mood, after the Hong Kong Governor returned to Hong Kong, Alan Wilson chose to inspect the Sarawak Steel Group.

The importance of steel to a country goes without saying. The most basic thing is that steel has a balance between performance and cost. Considering this balance, steel is almost the only option for a country's development.

Countries all use steel production to measure a country's war potential, which naturally makes sense.

The growth potential of British domestic steel is not great, and even the addition of high-quality Australian iron ore cannot change the historical trend. Malaya is not far from Australia, so transportation costs alone have a huge advantage.

Any industry is a large user of water, and steel is no exception. The water resources in East Malaysia are actually on the Malay Peninsula in the west. Not to mention there are reliability considerations.

In fact, Alan Wilson was not greedy. He had already formulated an absolutely suitable target template for British Malaya, and it was definitely not unacceptable in theory. He decided to set Sarawak's steel production target to Tangshan.

He feels that this goal is not excessive. After all, Tangshan's steel industry employs only 600,000 people. East Malaysia has a small population, but 600,000 employees are not a problem.

Once that is finally achieved, Alan Wilson can, with Australian support, get Sarawak off the ground.

"Edel, this year's steel production should reach four million tons. It is best to catch up with the mainland within five years. As for further things, we will talk about it later.

"Ellen Weir discussed with the accompanying East Malaysian Commissioner Eder whether the goal of catching up with the British mainland in steel production within five years could be achieved.

"Commissioner, are you a little anxious? How to solve the sales problem?" Edel frowned and asked the doubts in his heart.

"You don't have to worry about that!" Alan Wilson chuckled. As for the colonial capitals in British Africa, all of which were included in the real estate development plan, Edel was not a commissioner and did not know much about it.

If Edel knew that his immediate boss was not aiming at the local area, but Tangshan. I guess? It doesn't matter. How could a British person know where Tangshan is?

How could ordinary people think that the steel output of a city could be comparable to that of a big country?

But? No matter how bold a person is, he can be as productive as possible. Since Tangshan can create a steel production capacity of hundreds of millions with 600,000 steel industry workers, Alan Wilson feels that if Sarawak’s steel industry is wiped out, the target of 100 million tons should be set. It shouldn't be too much.

Alan Wilson gave important instructions on the development of steel in Sarawak at the Royal Palace of Sarawak. The core idea is that for Sarawak, the steel industry is a major taxpayer and a major employer. In the context of stable growth and stable employment, Under the current circumstances, concentrating on the development of large-scale steel enterprises is the best choice for local development. Expanding production capacity, increasing regional concentration, and reducing production costs.

From a long-term perspective, the steel industry is irreplaceable. At this stage, no one can find an element that can be an equivalent substitute for steel. Therefore, from a long-term industry perspective, the steel industry has its own development characteristics. But only companies with a sense of innovation and continuous improvement of product quality can survive.

In a larger sense, the good development of steel will also help to stabilize the imperial preferential system and increase the capital of the British Empire and other powerful countries in reciprocal negotiations.

The favorable situation now is that Australian iron ore production has gradually got back on track. The Australian government’s steel ban on the United Kingdom and its subordinate territories has been lifted, which will help the development of Sarawak’s steel industry.

In this regard, Eder and civil servants below have expressed that they will understand the spirit of their immediate superiors, contribute to the cause of building the British Empire, deeply implement the spirit of the Whitehall meeting, and work hard to usher in rapid development of the British Empire.

"Modern life without steel is unimaginable. The things we take for granted in life, from houses, bridges, cars, airplanes to home appliances, are either made of steel or produced with the help of steel. And iron ore is smelted As the core raw material of steel, we have Australia’s help and there is no reason to fail.”

Alan Wilson glanced at his subordinates when he said this, "I believe that my colleagues working overseas will not be disappointed in you. We all believe that everyone is reliable."

After hearing the assurances of reliability from his subordinates, Alan Wilson nodded slightly. The fundamental reason why the steel industry was placed in Sarawak instead of the more populous Malay Peninsula was that the entire British Malay Eighty percent of Asia's coal resources are in Sarawak.

From the principle of resources being nearby, it is natural to place the steel industry in Sarawak. Now that both coal and iron resources are available, it would be really disappointing if the production capacity cannot be reached.

Does mining coal and making steel require vehicle transportation? This is also a good thing for the British automobile industry. It can promote employment in the British automobile industry. Based on the real estate development of the major British African colonies, with British Malaya as the intermediate processing link, it will eventually promote local high-end industries. needs.

It can be said that this is the best option for Britain today. In fact, the United Kingdom has never carried out industrial layout in a colony, not even British India. The industry in British India only met some basic needs of India.

Britain's former imperial preferential system was essentially a local production of industrial products and raw materials received from the colonies. It was a very general method without an industrial base in hand. Originally, the United States played this role before World War I, but after World War I, the United States was no longer tame.

At this stage, Malaya does not need any sophisticated development steps. Extensive development can solve a lot of problems. After completing the steel and textile industries and accumulating them for a few years, we can then start the processing industry and build an import and export system bit by bit. Basically not much worse than Japan.

Of course, during this process, the colonial government's necessary supervision must not be relaxed. Every businessman is a natural comprador. Without the power of supervision, the vast majority of businessmen will only work in very basic industries and will not think of investing funds in heavy industries with greater risks.

"Democracy is a stumbling block to economic development. We must not allow unreliable people to mix among our colleagues." Alan Wilson repeated what he had just learned from the Hong Kong Governor in his own words.

He said that for the stable development of Malaya, we must be wary of the spread of liberalism, but we must also prevent the confusion of democratic political ideas. Only by combining the benefits of both aspects could Malaya be made a reliable overseas base for imperial civil servants.

Don't pay attention to the United States now. The fundamental reason why the United States cannot even respond to the Berlin crisis is that the war in the Far East has not stopped and it is bombing Shangganling indiscriminately. Only when this round of fighting is over will the United States have time to focus on other directions.

The days passed little by little in the hard work of Alan Wilson, and he was coming out of this state at the end of October.

Because Ali Khan, the glorious Sultan of Sabah, landed in Penang and came to British Malaya under the rule of his good friend Alan Wilson. Alan Wilson immediately came out from the Kuala Lumpur Administrative Office to welcome Ali Khan.

Sometimes he felt that Ali Khan's life was absolutely full of legend. The basic life trajectory was that after becoming the monarch of a British colony, he changed to the monarch of another British colony.

After the two met, Ali Khan was very happy and almost couldn't wait to see his new territory.

"Alan, I'm really happy to see you, and it makes me feel more at ease to see you in person. If you were managing British Malaya, I believe it would develop very well." Ali Khan said that day He smiled more than he had in the past year, spoke with genuine sincerity, and praised Alan Wilson constantly.

"Dear Sultan, there is no need to talk about the relationship between us." Alan Wilson was also very wise and cautiously mentioned, "Maybe the development of British Malaya needs the help of a benevolent monarch with strong financial resources."

"This benevolent monarch with strong financial resources has now arrived." Ali Khan nodded his head and said, "I will make the subjects of the territory rich, so that time will last."

"Eternal power is power." Alan Wilson nodded with deep understanding, and then asked, "Will Nehru notice that you are here? Will he make any protest?"

"Don't mention this annoying person. I hope he will fall into trouble in the future." Ali Khan said with a face that turned from sunny to cloudy.

"I believe it will happen." Alan Wilson sincerely believed in this.