Chapter 900 Economic Crisis
It has to be said that Britain relied on its vast colonies and its life was really good.
Take agriculture as an example. The UK's agricultural foundation cannot be said to be bad in the world, but it cannot be said to be particularly good.
The agricultural power in Europe has the best foundation in France. France's agricultural foundation is so good that during the First World War, Northern France was scorched, but there was never a food crisis. On the contrary, Germany suffered from food shortages a year after the war began.
During the British colonial era, the meat consumption of an ordinary British person exceeded that of European countries, including but not limited to France, by 15 to 300 percent. Although there was only a small strait, it was almost Two worlds.
This is still based on the fact that Britain did not develop its colonies very much and plundered raw materials at a very low level.
Now, British India has become independent, and Alan Wilson, commanding the Overseas Colonial Commissioner, has for the first time seriously considered how to develop the colonies through the framework of the Overseas Assets Management Committee.
In fact, it’s not development at all, it’s just some real estate projects. But even these very low-level developments have never been done in many colonies by the British. If you think about the status of British India, it can be used throughout Asia after independence. Although it claims to be king and hegemony, the industrial indicators are also very poor. This is entirely because other Asian countries are so poor.
The initial development in the colonies was to allow Britain to increase its leverage in the war against post-war restoration of Europe.
The role of the Malayan colonies was to help the British mainland achieve this goal. Alan Wilson said that it is not wrong to let the Malayan colonies replace the role of British India. Not only did they replace it, but they replaced it very well.
Except that there is no way to make the British shout that they will never surrender until the blood of the Indians is drained. In other aspects, one can be better than his master.
Only by carrying out necessary construction in colonies can they play a role in passing on the crisis.
If there is no development at all, it will be completely primitive, and there will be no market.
In the process of necessary construction, the demand brought will benefit the Malayan colony.
So far, the economic and trade ties between the British colonies are actually stronger than before World War II. The reduction of colonies also forced the colonial commissioners everywhere, following the instructions of their deputy secretary-generals, to start working diligently in the afterglow of the colonial era.
The commissioners of each colony can be said to be the group of people who have been most concerned about the management of the colonies in the past century.
Of course, the returns are also huge. Once demand arises, the means to make a fortune not only do not decrease, but become more numerous.
A primitive person in Africa has never eaten sugar, so there is no need for it. You let her eat a piece of sugar first. Isn’t the demand already there?
Only when there is a market can we wield the scissor gap between workers and peasants. Otherwise, even if Alan Wilson had some understanding of the self-exploitation methods of the Soviet system, he would not be able to pass on the crisis to the primitive tribes who were full but not hungry.
Therefore, the strategy of real estate rejuvenation in British Africa was launched earlier than that of the Malayan colony.
In essence, the current United Kingdom is like a three-stage rocket. If the British African colonies that are still preserved are developed a little, it will bring the Malayan colonies to a higher level, and ultimately help the development of the British mainland.
Of course the UK also knew how to use scissor differences between industry and agriculture, but the one that really took this method to another level was the Soviet Union, which was re-established on the ruins of imperial Russia.
Because the British mainland is not large, before British India became independent, it wanted people, people, and land. It was enough for the locals to live a good life without using too much force. They could use some means to scrape the land without being too covert. Can make a lot of money.
The Soviet Union did not have this condition. If the industrial and agricultural scissors were in the hands of the Soviet Union, it would be on a completely different level.
Don't look at the vocabulary created by the Soviet Union to criticize the free world. It is more proficient in using it than the free world. If a colonial country like the United Kingdom is at a kindergarten level, the Soviet Union is completely at a professor level.
There are even theories.
Agriculture is not only an important source of primitive accumulation of capital, but also the absolute foundation of industrial development. Without the support of agriculture, industrialization cannot succeed.
Due to the increase in chemical fertilizers, machinery, pesticides, improved seeds, labor force, etc. used in agricultural production, the cost of agricultural products has increased. Industrial labor productivity increased much faster than agriculture. The cost of industrial products is declining both in absolute and relative terms. In this way, the price scissor gap of industrial and agricultural products calculated using price index will be reduced by another discount.
Alan Wilson simply used the Soviet theory of openly attacking the free world as a guide, and through the framework of his own leadership of the Overseas Assets Management Committee, he allowed other colonial commissioners to do so.
The results are now very obvious. The Soviet theory is really easy to use.
Even if Britain is in difficulty after the war, it is much better than the ruins left by the collapse of the Russian Empire. Alan Wilson dare not say that he is better than the cadres of the Soviet Communist Party at that time, but the situation in Britain is definitely better than when the Soviet Union was first established.
Malayan industrial products were priced in London, and the majority of the profits were of course captured by London, but this still allowed Alan Wilson to achieve outstanding results after taking office. Now he had the money to promote urban construction in the Malayan colonies.
Originally, after the independence of British India, the newly born India would briefly stand out in Asia.
Because British India had a high colonial status in the past, many communities in Africa had Indians. In addition, the subcontinent and the British East African colonies were face to face, which would be a boost to India's development.
But it doesn't work now. Alan Wilson blocked this road. Nehru still looked for ways to industrialize in India itself. Don't expect to play industrial and agricultural scissors in the British colonies. The British colonies should be left to themselves for their own savings. pool.
To put it simply, this is the economic policy within the framework of the current British approval of colonialism, and the effect is very significant.
Alan Wilson was running non-stop and had arrived in Sabah. He was chatting and laughing with Ali Khan. The relationship between the two was tested by a series of things. He did not hide his purpose, "Dear Maharaja, regarding Sabah as a cocoa plantation." Concentration area, you have understood my idea, I hope that in five years, the cocoa production can reach an annual output of 70,000 to 100,000 tons. The climate in Sabah is also very suitable."
"Alan, if you had shown such working ability when you were in British India, you would have been surprised." Ali Khan said with a hint of shock, "It's really surprising."
If Indians don’t mind the Bengal Famine happening every year! Alan Wilson muttered in his heart.
The scissor gap between industry and agriculture must have cost the agricultural population, and Alan Wilson transferred the crisis to the British African colonies. If he had done this in British India, he didn't know how many people would die in India.
"Even if I worked as hard as I could, India would be independent." Alan Wilson said calmly, "It would be better for me to take my talents to the warm beaches of Malaya. But then again, the existence of Goa , also helped me a lot.”
Goa is the equivalent of Perfume to India. The Portuguese are happy to load ships in Malaya and then transport the goods to Goa and then enter the Indian market.
Of course Alan Wilson is not opposed to this. Everyone has a bright future, which is good for Britain and good for Portugal. The alliance between Portugal and Great Britain would also be cemented, and the flow of goods through Goa would be worth over five thousand pounds a year, with potential for growth.
Now the UK has access to two of the most densely populated places in the world. Nothing could be happier than this.
Ali Khan readily agreed to help promote cocoa cultivation in Sabah. "Don't you consider returning to your country and becoming a prime minister?"
“It’s annoying to have elections every few years.” Alan Wilson sneered, tilting his head. “Democratic elections have no positive effect on the country. This is the consensus between the Hong Kong Governor and I. The purpose of British elections is only to provide citizens with An excuse that thinks it determines the fate of the country mainly serves to allow them to comfort themselves."
"Oh, fortunately this is Sabah and not London." Ali Khan said with a smile, "But having said that, I think the relationship between us still makes me trust your judgment."
"I'm very pleased with the Lord's judgment." Alan Wilson whistled.
During the busy period at the beginning of the year, Alan Wilson focused on urban construction, military expansion and the blue-light missile project in Malaya. He knew that historically this year the Soviet Union launched its first artificial satellite, allowing humans to touch space for the first time.
The whole of Malaya is still developing in an orderly manner. In his spare time, Alan Wilson will take ladies of the same status as his wife to ride on the rocket to stabilize each other's relationship.
Time entered March, and a storm-like economic crisis took shape in the North American continent. In the past three years, the investment growth rate in the United States has exceeded 10%, marking the most prosperous period for the U.S. economy after the war.
But what followed was that in the peaceful environment of more than ten years after the war, the industrial capabilities of various countries have been fully restored, and the long-standing competitive advantage of the United States has long since disappeared.
Entering March, there was a backlog of goods in the United States. Citizens' lack of purchasing power led to unsaleable goods, and inventories in various places skyrocketed. The unreasonable economic crisis has broken out again.
Under the Malayan sunshine, Alan Wilson was holding a newspaper and reading the news that Canada was implicated in the U.S. economic crisis. Only then did he wake up from a dream, as if there were signs of a world economic crisis.
However, Alan Wilson did not panic. Canada and the United States are close together, and it may be a technical adjustment.
The Imperial Commissioner continued to toil, jogging in parallel, having booked a trip to Australia to visit his wife and sister-in-law.
But immediately, the news from Japan clearly showed the world that this was not a technical adjustment. The world economic crisis is coming at a vigorous pace.
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