Chapter 929 I, Daying, Am Back Again
"The few low-intensity group incidents are not a bad thing for us, as long as we know how to guide them." Alan Wilson changed the subject when he said, "Richard, the negotiations with General Aung San of Myanmar are still very satisfactory. . To overcome this economic crisis, Myanmar’s role is as important as Nigeria’s. Otherwise, as time goes by, Myanmar will think that we are dead.”
"Myanmar's life is not good, and it does need our support." Richard asked with the intention of asking for instructions, "The Indian and Myanmar coalition forces suffered heavy losses in Shan State before."
"We don't want to go to northern Burma to ask for trouble." Alan Wilson certainly knew what Richard was talking about, but the British army must not be sent out. People who feel good about themselves and can deal with guerrilla warfare are usually disgraced. "Give me some help." Valuable weapons and equipment are fine, but if the Malayan garrison is killed in battle, they will need pensions. If there are a lot of casualties, who will get the money?"
Most crucially, this may lead to him being blamed, and his personal advice to Aung San is to drag it out.
The Chinese are very easy to assimilate. In later generations, there was news that the Chinese collectively recognized themselves as Burmese and became naturalized in Myanmar.
The most powerful country in this regard is Thailand. Although many big figures in Thailand are of Chinese origin, it can be seen from their names that they have long considered themselves to be part of Thailand.
Trading with Myanmar is what the Malayan colonies should do now. If possible, in a safe place in Myanmar, they can also try to expand the tentacles of the wife's grain merchant group.
Alan Wilson knows that as a former colonizer, Britain is definitely not trusted by Myanmar, and Myanmar also does not trust its two big neighbors, China and India, but distrust is one thing, and reality is another.
The country that Myanmar really likes is actually Japan. However, it has been more than ten years since the war. Although Alan Wilson cannot remember all the development context of Japan in his previous life, he can still feel the development of Japan. Not as good as the Japan he remembered.
Myanmar wants to wait for Japan to rise again and bring funds to help Myanmar. This has never happened in the previous life, and it will never happen in this life. It is more practical for Japan to take care of itself and get rid of the economic crisis as soon as possible.
"You personally handle the affairs of the East Africa Office. Follow what I said and pay attention to guiding public opinion." Alan Wilson looked at the head of the Administrative Bureau, "Don't let your colleagues think you are unreliable. After handling this matter, we will Let’s discuss more important things.”
"I know." Instead of being depressed, Richard looked a little happy, indicating that he must be reliable.
"Killing is the simplest thing. It's a colony anyway. If we want to kill a person, it's not much more difficult than stepping on a bedbug. The key is to convince the public. If we can't convince the public, there will be problems in Malaya. As a commissioner, It also serves the overall interests of the British Empire. When necessary, it is completely within the scope of permission to sacrifice individuals. After all, compared with the stability of the entire colony, whether a person who makes a mistake is British is completely unimportant."
Leaving all the matters to Richard, Alan Wilson continues to take charge of the matter. He believes that Richard, who is the next high commissioner, will cherish this hard-won opportunity.
During the whole process, Alyssa sat silently with her legs crossed and her high heels bouncing, and did not join in the discussion. She only put down the newspaper when Richard left, "It seems you have made up your mind. "
"What do you think?" Alan Wilson asked in a businesslike tone, "How about letting Edel be the commissioner?"
"Then let Richard do it." Upon hearing this, Alyssa quickly shook her head, walked to Alan Wilson, leaned against him with a fragrant breeze, and said in a coquettish voice, "You have to arrange it for me anyway."
"I know, we are both mothers of two children." Ellen Wilson shook her head helplessly, "Don't worry, your husband is here with you. When the education industry is supported, you two will definitely make a lot of money, and you can still be a couple. Harmony, how wonderful.”
"I knew the commissioner still missed the old relationship." Alyssa's eyes flashed,
"We as a couple are very grateful to the commissioner."
"Before I leave office, I will definitely arrange all aspects of things. Everyone came here together when they left India in despair." Alan Wilson promised seriously, "Maintaining the unity of civil servants has always been the administrative responsibility. The first priority, sir. Help me inform the Sudanese people and Yangon. If possible, we can talk to Myanmar about regional cooperation."
Richard went to Rangoon last year to talk to General Aung San, but after all, he was not the administrator of the colony yet. He just talked about an intention and was the person who could really make the decision. Didn't he just come back?
The consequence of General Aung San not being assassinated is that the ethnic conflicts in Myanmar are not so great now.
The focus of the Panglong Agreement is that each ethnic minority region enjoys full autonomy in national politics, and the people of each ethnic minority region enjoy the rights and privileges enjoyed by citizens of a democratic country.
General Aung San's liveliness has suppressed the voice of the Burmese people to a certain extent. This is also the biggest role Alan Wilson sees. But what about the rapid development of Myanmar after independence? I really haven’t seen it, I can only say that there is no regression.
Myanmar's economic peak was in the 1930s before World War II. At that time, all countries were deeply affected by the Great Depression. Myanmar's living standard in Asia exceeded that of Japan. The United Kingdom defined Myanmar as an agricultural product base. Compared with other countries, Myanmar people lived a better life. Pretty good.
India is only the most important British colony in terms of size, and the lives of the Burmese people are much better than those of the Indians.
In terms of transportation, two main railways have been built, one from Yangon to Pyay and the other from Yangon to Taungoo.
During colonial rule, Myanmar had the longest railway mileage among Southeast Asian countries, but much of it was destroyed during World War II. The total mileage of Myanmar's railways reached 3,000 kilometers, which was more than twice that of Thailand's railways at that time.
In terms of waterways, the UK has established many steamship companies, which are very convenient for transporting passengers and cargo. The waterway transportation industry is very developed. "It has more than 600 large and small ships, with an annual passenger volume of 9 million and a cargo volume of 1.5 million tons."
In terms of enterprises, because the British planted rice on a large scale in Myanmar, many rice processing plants were established in Myanmar.
During this period, Myanmar's mining industry also developed rapidly, and mining-related factories were established.
The joint embargo is a devastating disaster for small countries. Only large countries with large populations and large areas can resist it.
The original history was that Aung San was assassinated, and the subsequent military government took the initiative to break away from the outside world. Myanmar, which was in a closed state, naturally retreated.
Today's Myanmar is still within the framework of the British Commonwealth, and its economic ties with the Malayan colonies are quite good.
This is also the reason why Alan Wilson selected Nigeria and Myanmar to help Britain survive the economic crisis in London. After all, they have a population of more than 18 million. Together with Nigeria, it is not a big problem to help Britain survive the one-year economic crisis cycle.
Now we can actually have a good talk with General Aung San. Myanmar has been independent for ten years. When it was a colony, you said that the British restricted Myanmar's development. That's right. But even after ten years of independence, it is very boring to still repeat the same old rhetoric, just like Indians.
What's more, the development of the Malayan colony is a counterexample. Myanmar was once the most prosperous place in Asia, more powerful than Japan.
The Malayan colony is worse than Myanmar. Now that Myanmar has been independent for so many years, the Malayan colony is developing very well.
The comparison between the two cannot be said to be a judgment call, but it is enough to make Burmese people who have seen Myanmar's prosperous period feel sad.
In fact, the working population of the Malayan colonies is already saturated. If the British transfer any industry, the Malayan colonies will no longer be able to sustain it. Now Alan Wilson has the foundation to transfer industries, such as the textile industry.
Of course, he cannot transfer to an unreliable place. India is extremely unreliable in his eyes.
If Aung San is interested, he can talk about it. After all, the Malayan colonies are close to Burma. It is best to maintain harmonious relations. It is also easy to contain Burma. Use the naval base in the Andaman Islands to check more of Burma. Whether there are pests or diseases at the export is enough to give Yangon a headache.
Alan Wilson not only wants to compete with Japan to see who can accept the transfer of industries faster, but also who can transfer industries out earlier.
In the initial stage of development, you can count on the textile industry, but you cannot count on the textile industry forever, and the textile industry cannot make much money.
It is time for the Malayan colony to consider transferring this part of its industry and upgrade its own industry.
There is no doubt that it is better to rely on the next High Commissioner than to let Alan Wilson do it himself.
He set the meeting place in Penang, which was the nearest colonial city in Malaya to Myanmar. At the same time, he, a mere son-in-law, wanted to represent his wife at the Rulers' Meeting. Who asked Pamela Mountbatten to be in London.
The next day, Alyssa informed Alan Wilson that Yangon had responded and was willing to talk about investment.
"Richard seems to have made a good deal." Alan Wilson nodded with satisfaction. "We can use this industrial transfer to regain influence in Myanmar. We don't have to pay the cost of maintaining stability."
In this case, Alan Wilson was preparing to go to Penang. At the same time, a certain international movie queen expertly put on a headscarf and sunglasses and was ready to complete the logistics support work.
After a full investigation by the colonial government, it was found that the East African Office incident was caused by organized and premeditated incitement by anti-British elements, and that there was no black rape. Richard announced the results of the investigation righteously, "We must be responsible for The victims demand justice."
"How can we seek justice? There were hundreds of people who stormed the office that day, and they were all arrested and shot?" Alan Wilson curled his lips, "Just negotiate terms with the Chinese and let them think about the price they are prepared to pay to avoid punishment."
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