Chapter 851 Arms Sales Negotiated

Latest website: This exchange with the military commander was very fruitful. It is very important for the civil servants and the military to be harmonious in maintaining the stability of the colony. After a while, Lieutenant General Sconce will familiarize himself with the garrison and discuss it in detail.

Leaving Command in Singapore, Alan Wilson began to carry out his duties as Commissioner, conducting inspections of a number of operating factories.

The Malayan colony is currently undergoing primary industrialization. If he wants to conduct an inspection, he can schedule it from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.

However, Tian Qianqiu was surprised when he visited the instant noodle factory. He did not expect that the native emperor of Malaya would come.

"It looks pretty good. It's easy to make. And it's very suitable for Asian tastes." Alan Wilson opened a pack of instant noodles and was quite satisfied with the plastic packaging on it. "However, this packaging is more important than the food industry. , it involves the chemical industry, do you know?"

"Master Zhongtang, today's results are all due to the support of the government." Tian Qianqiu immediately spoke reliable words after hearing this.

"Don't be too modest. At present, the only one the UK can rely on in Asia is you. And this is a win-win situation. If you succeed, the Newfoundland foundation that invests in you and the local capital will also benefit. But your Potential rival Japan is not easy to deal with. Although I have thought of many ways, I don’t know how many favorable conditions I can obtain.”

After Alan Wilson said this, he took out the dough and crunched it. It tasted pretty good. But then again, how could something like instant noodles be so bad?

Of course Tian Qianqiu had heard that Alan Wilson hoped that the Great Comprador, where British Malaya and British capital would merge, could take advantage of the presence of Chinese in various Southeast Asian countries to create a siphon effect. In that case, the market radiating to Southeast Asia will not be too small for the UK.

Retain the core industrial advantages and use the guise of free trade to dump peripheral markets. It is true that the harvest is not necessarily smaller than direct colonization, but there is a prerequisite that the Malayan colony must still be retained.

The population of more than 200 million is a market, which is enough for the British Malayan colony without the additional burden of British India. Therefore, the Asian lighthouse sign of the Malayan colony must be erected.

"Japan?" Tian Qianqiu frowned slightly when he heard the name of this country. He was an immigrant from Malaya after the war. Apart from living here, all his thoughts were Chinese.

"Don't make a fuss. China and Japan have signed a trade agreement. It was signed in Hong Kong last year. Of course it's your right to hate Japan, but now is a peaceful era, and war methods cannot be used. There are still ways to think of ways to compete in business.

Alan Wilson swallowed the chewed instant noodles in his mouth and still did not show the slightest optimism. "The enemy is very powerful. British capital will support you, but you must work harder. Japan is also supported by the United States." "

In the field of diligence, the Chinese naturally have no problem, but it does not mean that Japanese social animals are inferior.

For a long time after the war, Japanese people worked more than 2,400 hours a year. By the 21st century, Japan has become a developed country for a long time, and Japan still has 1,700 hours of work.

In China, where the slogan "996" has spread throughout the country in the 21st century, the working hours are 2,200 hours. In South Korea during the same period, working hours were still around 2,100 hours.

At least in the 21st century, China, which is known for its hard work, has less working hours than postwar Japan. A simple comparison is that in postwar Japan, working hours were greater than those in China in 1996, and China in 1996 was greater than South Korea.

This is why, when Japan first started investing in open China, it felt that Chinese workers were lazy. Two thousand years later, Japan’s working hours have dropped significantly. That is another problem.

After all, the population of the Malayan colony was not very large. Considering that ethnic balance was a problem, another problem was that Alan Wilson had no place to introduce Chinese in a short time.

Japan has a population of nearly 90 million. Even if it turns the jobs of Malay-Chinese people into a zero-zero-seven system, the effect will not be very great.

Fortunately, Japan's natural conditions are not as good as those of the Malayan colonies, and the Malayan colonies still have an advantage in terms of external conditions.

The problem is simple. If Malaya's food self-sufficiency rate is 200% without imports, Japan's is only 50%. Does Japan need labor to replace its 50% gap?

Is Japan just short of food? There is no iron ore in the steel manufacturing country, and there is no oil in the automobile country. The latter exists in Malaya, the former can be found through the Imperial System of Preferences, and Australia owns its own iron ore.

Japan is a country that is lacking a lot of places, and it needs labor to replace it in all aspects. In other words, it cannot be done without hard work.

The vast land and abundant resources can indeed create a buffer zone out of thin air. Before World War I, the United States and Germany had surpassed the United Kingdom in the industrial field, but the two countries were obviously not as comfortable as the British.

The fundamental reason is that Britain has a huge colonial backbone, which allows Britain to face two countries whose industries have surpassed its own, and still live a life far inferior to its own.

Alan Wilson still gave Tian Da comprador encouragement, and the United States could open its market to help Japan. What he can do is not only open the market, but also help the Malayan colonies find cheap resources within the imperial preferential system.

What was expected was that the industrialized colonies of Malaya would help stabilize the Sterling Area.

On October 1, 1955, there was joy everywhere, and countless people poured into the streets and shouted long live the motherland. Huge banners and surging crowds became a sea of ​​joy, and the streets were decorated with lights to celebrate this special day.

This scene on the streets of Jakarta appeared on the desk of the Administrative Office a day later. Alyssa looked at her immediate boss in front of her, her eyes wandering between the photo on the table and the face of her immediate boss, "Commissioner..."

"You forgot, I understand Chinese characters." Alan Wilson looked at the background of Long Live the Motherland in the photo and sighed in his heart. It is difficult to imagine that Indonesia and China in this era have this kind of relationship.

When I think about the views of Indonesia on the Internet in later generations, it feels like a time and space confusion. Later generations' view of Indonesia was as bad as eating its flesh and bones. The change began at the pinnacle of the Cold War by the CIA.

Of course he knew where the roots lay, in the land beneath his feet, the British Colony of Malaya.

Deep in the hearts of Sukarno and the Indonesians, they have always firmly believed that the best destination for the British colony should be to be integrated into Indonesia and return to the great Majapahit Empire. Now the Malayan colony is obviously under the influence of colonialism. The continuation of the remnant in Southeast Asia.

Indonesia is the largest country in Southeast Asia. Sukarno was the mentor and standard-bearer of the Asian and African national independence movements in this era. The existence of the Malayan colony was to trample on Indonesia and Sukarno himself. It is no wonder that the Indonesian people reacted differently. Unexpectedly strong.

"It seems that Sukarno is more inclined to the Eastern Bloc?" Alyssa asked when her immediate boss remained silent.

"The price for returning Indonesia to the free world is that we leave and give the Malayan colony to Sukarno. Are you willing?"

Alan Wilson returned to his indifferent expression again and said sullenly, "I would rather Indonesia follow the Soviet Union than give up this colony. Why do these so-called independent national leaders take it for granted that they can inherit the motherland? All the land? Let’s go to the Dutch.”

"Maybe the living standards of the Malayan colonies have been known to Indonesia." Alyssa pondered for a moment and said, "From this perspective, of course they hope to take over a wealthy area."

"The Indonesians may be dreaming." Alan Wilson smiled coldly and thought for a moment. "We must find out what the United States thinks. Let MI6 in London communicate with the United States to learn the exact thoughts of the United States towards Indonesia."

Alyssa nodded and walked out of the office, while Alan Wilson was thinking about a favorable time point. It would be best to settle the matter in Indonesia during his term of office, and no later than the official outbreak of the Vietnam War. This time period is the most favorable.

Once the U.S. military officially intervened in the Vietnam War, Sukarno, who was suspected of surrendering to the Communist Party in Indonesia, would definitely be tempted to launch a military coup. As for now, I probably haven't made up my mind yet.

In other words, the best time must be before 1960, once the official confrontation between North and South Vietnam begins. The United States is at a time when a coup may occur at any time. It does not have to wait until 1965 in the original history. The Beibu Gulf incident was in 1964. It is just that 1965 happened to be the year when the United States discovered the opportunity to intervene. .

At this time, there are only more than 400 military advisers from the US military in South Vietnam. The United States is still full of confidence and believes that it can use the experience of armed training of the Korean army to enable South Vietnam to withstand the expansion of pro-Soviet forces.

Lieutenant General Sconce, who took office during this time, was already familiar with the work of the British Army in Malaysia and began to shoulder the responsibilities of a military commander. Alan Wilson was informed by telegram that a military parade would be held and whether he would attend.

Alan Wilson asked about the time, and then said that of course he was willing to join, and he also hoped to invite the sultans of the Malayan colonies to participate, and also added Emperor Bao Dai to the list of participants.

Here in the Malayan Colony, a major alliance of reactionary forces was being prepared. A telegram from Canberra attracted Alan Wilson's attention. This arms sale has been negotiated.

On his way back to China, Frank stopped in Kuala Lumpur for a day, and the two talked specifically about this matter. "The total cost of modification of the new aircraft carrier and the Tejas-class aircraft carrier is 93 million pounds. I believe this will satisfy the cabinet and the Ministry of the Navy." .”

"It's great, the Australian government is really rich." Alan Wilson couldn't help but sigh, but the fundamental reason for the money is that Australian iron ore contributed many years in advance.