British Civil Servant

v2 Chapter 542: Industrial Development Plan

Textiles, sugar, rubber, tin ore, palm oil, spare industries, and petroleum, as well as wood, steel, and plastics. After a little inventory in British Malaya, Alan Wilson found that the basic conditions were still good.

If all these industries are supported, in Southeast Asia, where there are no tigers in the mountains, it is easy to be king and dominate.

Then the post-mortem Malaysia will only stop at this stage. In fact, if there is no Singapore, Malaysia can be regarded as a beacon of Southeast Asia.

However, the level of Malaysia in later generations is completely insufficient for Alan Wilson. The starting time is about the same time as Japan, and it is earlier than South Korea. It is impossible to complete the historical task. The bottom line is that Japan cannot be beaten, but it must be stronger than South Korea. In fact Alan Wilson also wants to suppress Japan on a per capita basis.

After all, Japan doesn't want anything in its own country, and there are not so many relatively favorable conditions. Except that the number of social animals far exceeds the population of British Malaya, Japan has no advantage. Does Japan have oil resources? Is there a rubber industry? Is there a palm oil industry? There was nothing, not even food.

At least before the Plaza Accord, it is necessary to fight back and forth with Japan to be worthy of the current starting time.

Why do you say that before the Plaza Accord? That is because Japan after the Plaza Accord is no longer normal. From 1980 to 1985, Japan's per capita output value rose from 10,000 to 11,600 US dollars.

1985 was a glorious period for Japan, when the Plaza Accord appeared. After the Plaza Accord, Japan's per capita went from 11,600 in 1985 to 25,004 in 1990. After another five years, in 1995 it became 40,000 per capita.

If British Malaya and Japan compete on the same route, when the yen appreciates, if there is no change on British Malaya's side, they can directly cut off Japan's back path.

Even in the 21st century, Japanese products are still incomparable with European countries in terms of high-end products.

Take Japan's best car industry as an example. Although Nissan sells more cars globally than German cars, Toyota is also more than twice the market value of Volkswagen.

But even in Japan, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Audi are more high-end brands than Nissan.

Not to mention that in other parts of the world, German cars are rolling over Nissan cars in most countries in the high-end car field. There is no such thing as a Japanese word, but the German high-end cars in China are hoisted against Nissan cars, and high-end cars in any country are hoisted and beaten.

Even the best auto industry in Japan is like this, and other industries cannot compete with European and American companies. It is nothing more than relying on cheap and volume to support. Even in the 21st century, Japan still retains many industries that are not technically rich.

The main reason is the failure to hit the high-end, plus the Japanese population is twice as large as the average country. The two complement each other, and the road to industrial upgrading has been blocked by Europe and the United States. Therefore, many low-end industries must be maintained to create jobs.

Of course, Asian countries don't know the reality of Japan, because the standard of living is too far behind, and a glance is full of filters. Only by touching the road that Japan has traveled can you get a glimpse of the leopard.

The five industries of textile, sugar, rubber, tin ore and palm oil can be achieved by relying on Malaya's objective resources and its own conditions. , As for steel and plastic, external support is needed.

The steel industry definitely needs the support of Australian iron ore, and plastics need support from oil assets that British Malaya itself has not yet discovered, and the Persian Gulf that is currently under British control.

Finally, a month after arriving in Kuala Lumpur, Alan Wilson officially took out the development plans for seven industries of textile, sugar, rubber, tin ore, palm oil, oil exploration and wood mining, as well as electrification plans, and made a report and sent it to London. Awaiting approval.

After sending the telegram, Alan Wilson went to the textile factory in British Malaya to discuss the completion of the Royal Navy order.

In London, Mountbatten is still in charge of the entire Royal Navy as the Fourth Sea Lord.

Of course, most of the time, Mountbatten is still concerned about his share, which is logistics and financial expenses.

The life of the Royal Navy is not easy. The military funding focuses on the construction of the Air Force. Although I heard some discussions about the Trinity recently, and General Mountbatten also expressed his support, many projects of the Air Force are being developed, and we cannot cut off financial support at this time. Cut the project.

Therefore, although the Trinity has received attention, the investment of the Air Force cannot be changed in the short term.

Mountbatten had a son-in-law who used the telegram as a telephone. The telegram traveled halfway across the world. After Alan Wilson knew Mountbatten's troubles, he put forward an idea in the telegram that part of the Royal Navy's fleet could be anchored in British horses. Come to Asia to save money.

This is a very novel idea. Even when British India was still there, the United Kingdom did not set up a lot of logistics in British India. Mountbatten did not agree immediately, but asked how much logistics expenses could be saved on the Pacific Fleet. .

"This requires me to investigate how many Japanese prisoners of war have done logistical work for the Combined Fleet."

After this reply, Alan Wilson's telegram was three days apart. The first half of the telegram was that he was urging the local factory to complete the Navy's orders, and the second half was to investigate the Confederate Army and how many had done logistical work for the Combined Fleet. of prisoners of war.

Alan Wilson does take this very seriously. Although the Japanese Southern Army is an army, it is impossible for this elite unit to fly to Southeast Asia to fight. Of course, the Southern Army also has departments related to the Japanese Navy, and these departments also support the joint operation. The fleet fought in the ocean, and after the war these prisoners of war were naturally counted among the prisoners of war of the Southern Army.

For decades, soldiers of the Japanese army and the Japanese navy have finally received equal treatment in prisoner-of-war camps.

But now this equal treatment is over, the army red deer have only the role of free labor for British Malaya. The 2,000 prisoners of war who had done naval logistics were not brought out of the prisoner of war camp, but found a place to be held there.

After negotiating with Lieutenant Admiral Bilton, a Japanese warship that had been in the hands of the British Navy and had not moved for several years, under the surveillance of the British army stationed there, was cleaned up by these slightly useful laborers to see if they could After all, after the nuclear test, it will be used as a target ship. Rather than calling it a tugboat, it is better to let these skilled prisoners of war fiddle around, and then a tugboat can be saved.

In the end, the warship was able to move, and the value of this group of prisoners of war who understood logistics greatly increased. The High Commissioner in British Malaya was treated as a human again, but they should not be able to go back to Japan.

Even if the United States opens its mouth at that time, these prisoners of war will not be seen in the group of repatriated prisoners of war.

At the end of the telegram, Mountbatten also got a bill, calculating how much the auxiliary warships of the Pacific Fleet could save if they were handed over to these prisoners of war who did not pay military fees. Of course, they are all auxiliary warships, such as mine-sweeping and air-defense destroyers.

Another part of the large warships still requires the Royal Navy to carry out the logistics.

General Mountbatten expressed doubts about the financial problems of British Malaya. Can a small colony afford this expense?

Of course, it is unaffordable to be normal. This is indeed a heavy burden. However, Alan Wilson mentioned in the telegram that there is a reason to mention it, because there is no news about his development plan for British Malaya. The telegram told Mountbatten that if his development plan is successfully approved by London, this You can try it out. In the future, even the battleships with huge logistical expenses can be borne by the colonial government of British Malaya.

"I'll see what kind of development plan this is." After all, he was his daughter's fiancé, and General Mountbatten did not think that Alan Wilson would do anything that would harm the interests of the United Kingdom.

Mountbatten came directly from the Admiralty and arrived at the cabinet not long after. As a royal nobleman, he was no stranger to this place and found the current cabinet secretary, Norman Brook.

If you just inquire about news and find the cabinet secretary, Norman Brooke praised him without hesitation, saying that this development plan is very detailed and reflects the professionalism of Whitehall civil servants, involving textiles, sugar production , rubber, tin ore, palm oil, as well as oil exploration and timber mining.

The most important thing is that ~lightnovelpub.net~ did not ask London for money, "I believe that even the Prime Minister should be very satisfied, but if General Mountbatten can express his support and play a key role, I think the results that everyone is happy to see will be met. appear immediately."

After listening to Norman Brooke's words, General Mountbatten clearly said, "Norman, you civil servants have never had a good idea. Do you want to use me to put pressure on you?"

"Yes or no!" Norman Brooke pondered for a moment, "Whitehall supports this plan, but the ministers may have different opinions, and the benefits may not be enough, so if General Mountbatten can make a final decision The effect will definitely not be a problem.”

"I want to see Prime Minister Attlee." General Mountbatten stood up directly and said in Norman Brooke's relieved eyes.

"The Prime Minister has nothing to do right now, I'll arrange it for you right away." Norman Brooke picked up the phone on the table directly, "Dixon, what is the Prime Minister doing? Arrange a meeting, and right away, our esteemed Admiral Mountbatten is here. , okay, that's it."

Putting down the phone, Norman Brooks said, "Just as I thought, the Prime Minister has time now."

"Whether Attlee has time or not depends entirely on your phone." General Mountbatten laughed and pointed out that Whitehall was tricky in the scope of work, which could not be concealed from him.

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