Chapter 647 Gathering the Wool of the Free World

Alan Wilson could not understand Ali Khan's hatred for Nehru. It was impossible to treat anyone who had hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of land taken away from his name as if it had never happened. A reaction like Ali Khan's is considered very mild.

"Commissioner, in fact, the reunification of India is a good thing for all Indians." Alyssa said softly and cautiously.

"It's a good thing, but it has nothing to do with my friends." Alan Wilson said lightly, "Are you willing to give up the wealth you have accumulated over the years for the British Empire?"

Alyssa did not speak, and Alan Wilson could not do this. Of course, he would do his best to prevent Britain from shrinking back to the mainland, but in the final analysis, this was because such a country was more beneficial to him.

Alan Wilson can use any method, even pay out of his own pocket without making a profit, but that's where it ends. It’s okay not to make a profit, but it’s not okay to lose money.

The problem with Ali Khan is that none of the fixed assets can be taken away, although not as conspicuously as those that can be taken away. But those lands are the real priceless treasures

This can understand why Ali Khan is willing to pay a sky-high price of 100 million pounds to come to Sabah to seek the position of a monarch.

Now counting the rulers of the two states of Sarawak and Sabah, the current number of monarchs in British Malaya is eleven. Alan Wilson actually wanted to incorporate Brunei as well, but that would bring the number of monarchs to twelve. Once something happens, we may not be able to come up with a unified opinion.

If there is still a benevolent and wealthy monarch like Ali Khan in this world, he can consider dividing the Kra Isthmus and merging it into a new state to continue selling monarch titles.

In this way, the Thirteen Knights of the Round Table were assembled, which would help stabilize British Malaya. However, he could not find a monarch who was both wealthy and benevolent at the moment. He could try in the future.

In fact, Chang Gong is also a good candidate, but considering reliability, this idea can only be given up. British Malaya needs a candidate who is stupid and rich. If Chang Gong is really restless, Alan Wilson will have to find a reason to sink him into the sea, which may cause some trouble.

He expected to accompany Ali Khan to Sabah in two days, so after receiving Ali Khan, he returned to his residence to rest.

"Actually, if you want to achieve the purpose of containment, you should find a Chinese monarch in the Malay gathering area of ​​​​the Kra Isthmus. Wouldn't this be more suitable?" Vivien Leigh said after hearing the man's thoughts.

Is it true that the British are naturally good at dividing and conquering? Alan Wilson thought so, but smiled bitterly, "It's true to think so, but where can I find such a person? The first rule is that he must have nothing but money. In terms of wealth, he must at least be on par with Ali Khan, but not We have our own power, otherwise more than half of the population here are Chinese, what if he troubles us?"

According to the conditions mentioned by Alan Wilson,

Chang Gong is completely unqualified. The only benefit he can think of is that he may transfer future conflicts from a certain big country to himself. Why?

As a senior bureaucrat in the free world, he has no obligation to attract hidden dangers from other places to the colonies he manages.

It's good to live in peace now. As for the problem of Scam Island, that is a problem between the United States and a certain major country, and has nothing to do with the United Kingdom.

If someone consults him personally and asks him to give advice, his answer will be the same if asked a hundred times. The best way is to massacre the city, which is very consistent with Chinese historical tradition and has the lowest cost and quickest results.

If it drags on, God bless the relationship between Britain and Ireland, and bribery will have no effect.

It is better to rely on British Malaya managed by Alan Wilson to block the industrialization path of Swindle Island than to rely on bribery. If it doesn't get rich at all, it might be easier to annex it.

Alan Wilson, who accompanied Sultan Ali Khan of Sabah to inspect the new territory, could see that Ali Khan was very satisfied with his new territory. After all, the sunny beaches of British Malaya were much more pleasant than Hyderabad. Most of Hyderabad's land is on the Deccan Plateau, which is far less livable than here.

As for the investment mentioned by Alan Wilson, Ali Khan, who became the Sultan of Sabah, agreed with all of it and expressed his willingness to invest his wealth in the new territory to help the development of local residents.

"I believe that the Indians in the Malayan Congress Party will also be very happy. After all, most people are ignorant and really believe that blood is thicker than water. With your arrival, the Maharaja, they may think that it can improve the status of Indians. Status." When Alan Wilson mentioned Ali Khan's possible potential supporters, he was completely helping to analyze from the standpoint of a friend.

"Alan, although I don't really appreciate the British Empire, I can't fault you from any angle. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have found a new territory." Ali Khan sighed. He said, "As long as I live one day, I will definitely help Britain maintain its rule here."

"The Maharaja is so magnanimous, I really have nothing to say." Alan Wilson pretended not to hear the British complaints. On the issue of which is more important, the honor and disgrace of the country or his personal relationship, the latter is obviously more important than the British. The former is important.

Ali Khan has kept his promise and is willing to use his wealth to promote the development of Sabah, which is of course a good thing. After all, Sabah is next to Sarawak, and no one wants to live next to a poor neighbor.

Regional discrimination is real, and there are relevant examples in India. Bihar was the cultural center of ancient India, equivalent to Henan in China. With such a high cultural status, it was indeed a high-risk area for map artillery throughout India in later generations.

Various discriminatory remarks about Bihar are common. When things like eating cow dung, drinking Ganges water, and drinking cow urine appear, Indians think that it is done by people from Bihar.

The fundamental reason is that Bihar is too poor and ranks last in India in various indicators. If you are suffering from poverty and illness, don’t blame yourself for becoming the focus of the map cannon.

Sabah and Sarawak are adjacent. If Ali Khan can use his wealth to promote the development of Sabah, it will help the unity of East Malaysia, which is very important for maintaining the overall stability of the British colony.

"Charlie, come here." Alan Wilson called the Sabah commissioner over and introduced the Sabah commissioner to Ali Khan. "My friend, the current Sultan of Sabah, Maharaja Ali Khan, is a very kind and charismatic monarch. , helped me a lot when I was serving from India. I hope you can live in harmony with the Maharaja and bring Sabah into prosperity."

That night, the group rested in Kota Kinabalu, the capital of Sabah. Compared with an area of ​​more than 70,000 square kilometers, Sabah has a sparse population. There are only tens of thousands of people in the capital, and the main residents are Chinese.

Ali Khan promised to build Kota Kinabalu into a capable capital, build schools and railways, etc.

Alan Wilson just listened to this. Maybe Ali Khan would invest in building these things, but he could almost predict that the first big project to be built would definitely be the mosque.

From a population perspective, British Malaya was suitable for Ali Khan to be the monarch in the Malay area of ​​​​the Kra Isthmus. But considering that there are already nine sultans in the Malay Peninsula, placing Ali Khan there is not conducive to balance. And Ali Khan really spent 100 million pounds and gave Sabah, the second largest area in British Malaya, to Ali Khan.

As for the largest state, it is of course the area-adjusted Sarawak, which occupies a quarter of what is now Great British Malaya and is now owned by Pamela Mountbatten, his wife as the commissioner.

One thing needs to be explained, that is, the Sultan of British Malaya was not as powerful as the former princes of British India. The entire people of British Malaya were subjects of the British Empire, even the hereditary sultans of the states.

These sultans do have the power to bully men and dominate women, but if they really think that they are princes, the commissioners from various places are not just decorations. Alan Wilson had talked with the nine sultans before. Ali Khan had just arrived here, and he wanted to take this matter Make things clear.

Time has rushed into October, and the international situation can be said to be stable or unstable. After all, even war, once given the persistence of time, people will gradually become accustomed to it.

This is from the British perspective and does not represent the mood of the United States. Whether it is the Berlin Airlift or the war in the Far East, the United States is the absolute main force in the free world.

The latest development regarding the Berlin crisis is that the pressure on air transport capacity from West Berlin's demands is increasing at a visibly high rate. Because the citizens of West Berlin were under the dual pressure of power outages and the construction of the Berlin Wall, the number of people fleeing was increasing day by day. The population of West Berlin has dropped from 2.5 million to less than 2 million.

In just half a month, the number of people fleeing exceeded half a million. It can be said that citizens of West Berlin fled at any time and at any time.

With the threat of a return to agrarian life, communism was no longer the greatest threat. The citizens of West Berlin showed their good character by kneeling and shaking their fists. While shouting that the free world would never compromise, they took the airlifted supplies out of West Berlin and into the arms of the Soviets.

Perhaps these West Berlin citizens would one day still find ways to devote themselves to the Federal Republic of Germany, but for now they were unwilling to sacrifice themselves for the free world on the front lines of the Cold War.

Since West Berlin citizens are fleeing in large numbers, why does it increase the pressure on air transportation? It should be reduced.

The reason is that the black market that just ended World War II has revived. West Berlin resold the materials shipped by the free world to the citizens of East Berlin. They sold their properties in West Berlin in order to find a place to settle down.

London even believes that the current crisis in Berlin has evolved into the Soviet Union's attempt to exploit the free world. On the one hand, the free world continues to increase its capacity to transport supplies by air, and on the other hand, these supplies have fallen into the hands of the Soviet-occupied areas.

"This is what I expected." Alan Wilson, who was holding the telegram, was taught. He really didn't expect this.