Chapter 809 Military and Political Smooth Flow

At that time, Myanmar was not independent yet and was a colony under the British Empire. The Kra Isthmus was part of Myanmar and was directly transferred to the Malayan colony. Myanmar without independence could not resist.

And this is necessary. Parts of the Kra Isthmus, Myanmar and Thailand, are intertwined. If only the land of Thailand is cut off, it will still be difficult for Britain, which is good at its navy, to defend. It must also cut off the land of Myanmar.

As for whether Thailand, which lost the Kra Isthmus, was hostile to Britain, of course it was theoretically possible, but considering that Bangkok and Jakarta were within the range of the battleship's main gun, it was not shown.

Judging from the current area of ​​the entire Malayan colony, even West Malaysia, which accounts for nearly 80%, does not have any population pressure. It has gone through a round of land distribution, and there is still arable land available for reclamation everywhere.

Alan Wilson later read statistics that showed that the cultivated land area of ​​Malaysia is slightly smaller than that of Vietnam, and the two countries are in the same level, while the cultivated land area of ​​Thailand is twice that of Vietnam. The cultivated land area in Indonesia is twice that of Thailand.

This shows how rare the Indonesian island of Java is among the islands. The cultivated land surface of Japan, which is also an island country, is one-fifth that of Indonesia.

Strictly speaking, the Kra Isthmus is not a high-quality farmland, but it is definitely not bad by the standards of a large country. The area has been under military control since it was ceded to Myanmar and Thailand. Limited land allocation was carried out, and it was still a wild land in the Malay Peninsula.

The Mountbatten Group has a grain management branch. Pamela Mountbatten has been deeply involved in farming in Australia. Naturally, she also bought some land for agriculture and animal husbandry. However, everyone knows the quality of land in Australia, and the places that can be developed include various Big cities only account for 4% of the land area, and a large part of them depends on the weather.

It is impossible for the Mountbatten Group to become a grain merchant relying on Australia, let alone compare with the four major grain merchants. The emergence of the four major grain merchants is rooted in the strong agricultural position of the United States and France. The agricultural empire of the United States is more difficult to overturn than any other imperial attribute of the United States.

France is also the place with the best agricultural foundation in Europe. Half of France became the main battlefield in the tug-of-war within a few years of World War I. Even so, France did not have a food crisis, while Germany had a food crisis the next year.

The four major grain merchants can be used to deal with any country, and of course they can also be used to deal with the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom can't put its hope in France, right? Emotionally speaking, it is better to hope that the United States will be better to Britain.

"My dear, you really have great expectations for me." Pamela Mountbatten's face was full of surprise, and she covered her mouth in a very cute way, "Why haven't I heard you mention it before?"

"Because agricultural issues are very important, you can't get in without certain thresholds. Don't think that anyone can farm the land. Planting the land well does not mean just pulling a buffalo to plow it." Alan Wilson shook his head slightly and said, "Then It can only feed one person, but it cannot reach the level of a weapon."

Agriculture is an industry with heavy investment, but profits are not very high in normal years. Except for some years when food wars were launched.

Therefore, it is impossible to enter this field without huge capital, especially now that the four major grain merchants have been operating for a hundred years at the earliest and decades later. It is indeed not easy for Pamela Mountbatten to enter agriculture now.

That's it! Pamela Mountbatten stopped talking and continued to listen to her husband's spirited instructions. From the moment she got married to today, Pamela Mountbatten had already formed an instinctive reaction. Her husband was extremely talented, and she had always Try your best to help her.

"Now you think I have the ability to enter the agricultural field?" Pamela Mountbatten asked in a low voice.

"The hardware should be almost there." Alan Wilson said thoughtfully, "After completing the four major family alliances, there are almost no areas where there are obvious shortcomings."

For agriculture, in addition to some agricultural technologies, farmland conditions and seeds, transportation issues are also very important. Take Louis Dreyfus of France as an example. Louis Dreyfus operates a fleet of more than 170 ships to support its global commodity trading and processing business and customize shipping solutions for customers. Its fleet tonnage covers Handysize ships and Capesize ships, transporting cargo all over the world's oceans.

The four major families in Hong Kong all operate shipping companies. Shipping is no stranger to Britain, and the British shipbuilding industry is absolutely second to none in Europe. Once these conditions are in place, the biggest difficulty will be overcome.

"The Isthmus of Kra?" Pamela Mountbatten saw her husband taking out a map and explaining the local situation, "Having a father who is the First Sea Lord, I believe that the Isthmus of Kra, which is currently under military control, does not exist for you. Obstacle."

From this point of view, the military-controlled Kra Isthmus was tailor-made for Pamela Mountbatten, just waiting for this day.

Of course, Pamela Mountbatten chose to believe her husband's judgment completely, and then asked, "So what should we do now?"

"Now?" Alan Wilson said with some doubts and uncertainty, "Talk to General Bilton?"

"Idiot, carry me to bed." Pamela Mountbatten pushed her husband. Why should she talk to General Bilton? Let the horse run but not let it eat grass? There's no way this makes sense.

You should have told me earlier! For the sake of the food security of the British Empire, the imperial commissioner dared not speak out. He could only serve the pampered aristocratic lady sweating like rain. The pain involved cannot be known to others.

The little Yangma went to Xiangjiang and just came back very energetic and showing excellent physical fitness. For a long time, I exhausted all my energy and fell asleep with my beloved man in my arms.

The attitude of the military is not a problem. It can be said that if it were not for Mountbatten's overly enthusiastic proposal, there would not have been the emergence of the three major joint combat commands of the Near East, the Middle East, and the Far East.

Although at that time, Mountbatten was only a lieutenant general and the Fourth Sea Lord in the Admiralty.

But the Fourth Sea Lord did all the things that the First Sea Lord did, and also contributed to the reform of the overseas garrison command system. This can only be said that his identity is there, and it is difficult for many people. , no difficulty for Mountbatten.

Due to the division of responsibilities, in principle Alan Wilson should not come forward, and his intervention was not as effective as Pamela Mountbatten's intervention. He could only ask his wife to go to the Far East Joint Operations Command to talk to Lieutenant General Bilton.

With little problem encouragement, Pamela Mountbatten drove straight into the military stronghold, took the agricultural adjustment document issued by the colonial government, and met with General Bilton, who had a headache for no reason.

Mountbatten's son-in-law was already difficult to deal with, and now the appearance of his youngest daughter, who was even more difficult to deal with, made the respected commander not know how to deal with it.

Lieutenant General Bilton did not know Pamela Mountbatten's purpose, but he knew that Admiral Mountbatten was the First Sea Lord, had just visited Washington, and had good relations with the American military community. Through channels within the military, he knew that Mountbatten was now very popular, and especially maintained a good relationship with the cabinet.

Pamela Mountbatten had a great talent for business and ran a series of businesses in steel, oil, and banking. He also has the support of many grand dukes behind him, and his business is spread all over the Commonwealth, major colonies and monarchies with harmonious relations with the United Kingdom.

Pamela Mountbatten held the agricultural adjustment document of the colonial government, sat in front of Lieutenant General Bilton, who was dressed in military uniform, and greeted him politely, "Dear Uncle Bilton, I haven't seen you for a while. I am reckless today." When I come to the headquarters, I hope there will be no blame.”

"Oh, Pamela, why would uncle blame you?" Lieutenant General Bilton looked like a kind elder, his eyes fell on the document in Pamela Mountbatten's hand, thinking about the other party's purpose.

Pamela Mountbatten smiled and said, "Uncle, you are so polite. My father admires your performance in the war very much. Otherwise, the country would not give you such an important colony that manages the world's three golden waterways. We all Understand how important Malaya is to Britain now."

Then Pamela Mountbatten took out the document, handed it to Lieutenant General Bilton and said, "Has uncle read this executive order?"

"I've seen it, but I'm not the administrative commissioner." Lieutenant General Bilton was a little strange, thinking to himself, wasn't this administrative order issued by your husband? What does this have to do with him, the garrison commander?

"That's right. It's related to the development of the Malayan colony, and the consideration of balancing the two major ethnic groups at a macro level." Pamela Mountbatten said as if chanting, "The harmonious relationship between the administrative departments of the colonial government and the garrison, and the complex division of labor , unnecessary entanglements, in a word, the overall opinions of the administrative department, and putting myself in the shoes of the garrison headquarters to understand the attitude, I decided to help my husband and come to the Joint Operations Command to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings."

Lieutenant General Bilton's expression changed for a while. When Pamela Mountbatten finished speaking, he said with confusion, "So what are you talking about?"

"Uncle Bilton, the Kra Isthmus is under military control, right?" Seeing Lieutenant General Bilton nod, Pamela Mountbatten did not continue to use her words and went straight to the point, "The Kra Isthmus is in an undeveloped state. According to this For this policy adjustment, the Administrative Office believes that the military control state should be lifted and the local area should be included in agricultural development. Of course, this requires a lot of funds. As a British citizen, patriotism is indeed my duty. I will try my best to help Malaya. development, I hope the local garrison will provide convenience.”

"I see." Lieutenant General Bilton finally understood that Pamela Mountbatten wanted the land of the Kra Isthmus, and smiled, "No problem, actually you just need to say it. The purpose of the garrison is to protect the colony. healthy growth."

"It's better to come here to show your respect for the general." Pamela Mountbatten praised with a smile.