Chapter 860 Winning Ma

Latest website: "Since we all think there is no problem, I will talk to Governor Carle." Alan Wilson said that Angola is still relatively cost-effective, at least it does not have to go deep into the interior of Africa.

Although the Belgian Congo is now treated as Chile in later generations, it is considered the mining capital of the world. However, as Australia will explore its potential more and more in the future, the role of the Belgian Congo will no longer be significant.

Of course, the Belgian Congo is not useless. If the local white residents don't mind, they can take valuable land to Northern Rhodesia. The Slavs in Northern Rhodesia are now very dissatisfied with the colonial borders and hope that Britain will think about it. Find a way to adjust this kind of boundary that is difficult to defend.

Angola became an important oil importer for China in later generations, and for some time it was the largest importer.

Angola's oil resources depended on a strong reserve of key political knowledge. Alan Wilson knew where it was, near the later capital of Angola and the current capital of Luanda, which was very consistent with the resource allocation principles of early industrialization and the resources were nearby.

As long as careful exploration is carried out near Luanda, Angola's oil resources can be pinpointed and will never slip through the net.

Once Angola's resources are found, with Portugal's relatively stable rule in Africa, it will be a win-win situation for both Britain and Portugal. The Portuguese government has found a point of growth in wealth. The oil extracted can be sold to the European market.

But Portugal is a country in Europe with backward technology and a weak foundation. There must be a country that supports Portugal.

Isn't Alan Wilson starting to prepare support now? They even persuaded Her Royal Highness the Princess of the British Empire to support Portugal's development. Once oil is discovered, new cruise ships will definitely be needed to transport Angola's oil resources.

There is no doubt that as the largest shipbuilding country in Europe, the UK will also receive a number of needed cruise orders, which can promote the continued prosperity of the shipbuilding industry. Generally speaking, it is good for the UK, the princess is good, and Portugal is good.

The good thing for Alan Wilson is that he once again saw the brilliance of women blooming in his own hands.

"Oh, from a national perspective, I also hope that Britain can discover resources in Angola." Governor Carle nodded immediately after learning the purpose of his visit, "The Governor of Angola is Rear Admiral Vasco Lopez Alves, Rear Admiral Vasco There will be a lot of joy for British professionals heading to Angola and even hope to replicate Lady Pamela's miracle in Australia."

"Of course, this is what we all look forward to." Alan Wilson nodded, and then took out a contract, but it did not involve Angola, but a contract for exploration near Timor Island.

It is almost a replica of the exploration contract with Australia.

It’s just that the exploration contract with Australia involves the Australian government and the Western Australian government.

The contract with Timor Island is much simpler. The Mountbatten Oil and Gas Group signed a contract with the Governor-General of Timor, specifying the shareholding ratio at 51% and 49%, once oil and gas resources are discovered. As assigned.

Throughout the process, Mountbatten Oil and Gas Company will provide technical and financial support, and the Portuguese Governor-General will ensure local stability and stable development once oil and gas resources are discovered.

"There is absolutely no problem." Governor Calais assured with confidence that all Timor Island is now in Portugal's hands. He is the Governor of Timor and can definitely settle this matter.

"Then, I hope that Britain and Portugal can adopt a consistent attitude on certain issues. In fact, Portugal is very admirable on certain issues. I personally admire Prime Minister Salazar's persistence." Alan Wilson He opened his mouth to hint and even expressed respect for Salazar.

Salazar's foundation was not clean. During World War II, Salazar remained neutral but was pro-Axis. He received weapons assistance from Germany, Italy, and Spain, and also trained troops through them.

In the later period, seeing the gradual defeat of the Axis powers, Salazar had no choice but to improve relations with the Allies, making concessions in terms of exporting tungsten ore and allowing the use of the Azores naval base. As the Cold War began, Salazar made more efforts in purchasing weapons, The training of the army also moved closer to the free world, which was also opposed to the Soviet Union.

But so what, Salazar also helped Britain. During Britain's difficult period after the war, he frugally bought two battleships. For Portugal, which didn't even have a large destroyer, it had already expressed its sincerity through arms sales. .

Portugal is now Britain's closest ally and an absolute ally that it can rely on when it comes to colonial issues.

Helping Portugal is helping Britain itself. Alan Wilson wished that all colonial countries had the same attitude as France and Portugal. In this way, Britain's target in front of suspicious allies would be much smaller.

Stubborn colonial countries like Portugal have increased their strength due to the discovery of oil resources, which is a good thing for Britain.

Finally, Alan Wilson reminded Governor Carle that the terms of settlement in pounds sterling were clarified at the end of the contract. Don't pretend you didn't see it. This clause is also very important.

The Portuguese currency has no additional value, at least in Asia, where it's either the dollar or the pound. Alan Wilson is British and of course he has to do his best for the value of the pound.

At present, Australia recognizes the value of both the pound and the US dollar, and the pound is still recognized in Australia. On the one hand, it is because the Western Australian iron ore discovered by Pamela Mountbatten is linked to the production base of Malaya. The Asian pound currently used in Malaya is based on British pounds as reserves.

Sterling also circulates in the colonies of the Netherlands and Portugal, and the situation nearby is closely related to Australia. After all, they are all countries on the gold standard, and Australia naturally recognizes the value of the pound.

There is also the surge in British immigrants after the war. These new immigrants are no strangers to the British pound and maintain emotional ties with the British mainland, as evidenced by the British flags across Perth.

The post-war British immigrant group to Australia was nicknamed Ten Pounds. Australia was discovered and ruled by the British for a long time. At that time, the concept was that the British language and culture were less different from Australia. Assisting British immigrants was an effective way to maintain Australia's "British character" and increase its population.

The plan was proposed by Australia's first Immigration Minister Arthur Calwell, who advocated encouraging and subsidizing British immigration. For every non-British immigrant who joined, ten British immigrants should be introduced.

After the war, the two countries signed an agreement. Australia requires all sponsored immigrants to work in Australia for at least two years, and the government will guarantee subsidies before they find a job; it will also provide immigrants with social benefits including medical insurance, unemployment security, and employment services. The federal government is responsible for recruiting and transporting immigrants, while state governments are responsible for reception, temporary accommodation and follow-up.

For the entire process of immigrating to Australia, the UK and Australia charge a nominal fee of ten pounds to immigrants. This is how the British immigrant Ten Pound nickname came about.

Any British person can come to Australia for a fee of ten pounds. This is the back door that Australia has opened for Britain alone. Compared with the Australian immigration threshold that is as high as the sky in later generations, it shows Australia's persistence in blood being thicker than water.

With such a group of ten-pound immigrants in Western Australia, the Australian government certainly cannot just regard the US dollar as a currency anchor.

The Angolan mining contract that was also prepared, as well as the British investment, were settled in pounds sterling. The pound sterling still had to resist, just in case a miracle happened.

The guests and hosts enjoyed themselves, and Pamela Mountbatten was also happy with her husband's help. The couple followed Carle and Ocust to visit the construction of the Malayan colony.

"Actually, I'm curious whether Chinese beliefs are too complex." In front of a Guandi Temple, Kalai shook his head at the bustling Wusheng Temple and expressed his incomprehension.

"It's not as complicated as India." Alan Wilson looked good, "Chinese people have more religious beliefs? Huh? Pragmatic."

Compared with China, today's Malaya is definitely full of feudal dross. Theoretically, men can have many women without breaking the law. The colonial government is not prepared to stop this. It can only serve as a persuasion. If you like to marry more, If you don’t listen, there’s nothing anyone can do.

Although for people in the Christian world, statues are considered idolatry and are not worth promoting, the two governors still entered the Guandi Temple in a novel way and asked about some things.

In response to this, Alan Wilson of course gave a flawless answer. Aucust said in surprise, "Is this equivalent to the French watching Napoleon?"

"Yes and no, it's very complicated." Alan Wilson glanced at Guan Yu's statue and secretly confessed.

Decades later, Guan Yu almost became a blind appraiser of history. He was never a figure deliberately promoted by the Qing Dynasty. In fact, Guan Yu's status was very high in all dynasties, and he would get a lot more titles with each dynasty. It is normal for people to become more and more powerful as time goes by.

While Alan Wilson represented the United Kingdom and was having a good time with the two governors, the Asian fleets in the ports of Malaya, Kalimantan, and Timor began operations aimed at ensuring free navigation, expelling and detaining Indonesian ships entering the coastal waters. Indonesian ships that intervened in the confrontation were sunk.

A few days ago, Alan Wilson warned the media that Indonesian boards should not be put into the sea. With the attack of the sea forces of the three countries, it began to become a reality step by step.

The colonists proved with practical actions that they meant it this time. Not only Sukarno fiercely protested against this imperialist behavior. Even Indonesian Army Chief of Staff Nasution said that such behavior will only push Indonesia into the position of an enemy.

How could such remarks possibly stop Alan Wilson, who had this purpose? Then, in the name of ensuring free navigation, the media in Malaya were ordered to shout to Indonesia that recognizing the existing borders was the solution to the problem, otherwise it would be a threat to world peace.