As far as the Hong Kong issue is concerned, the biggest advantage is not what is a clean legal system or what is democracy. In terms of unique location and external relations, other factors are secondary.

If it is replaced by any group of people, it will develop well in Xiangjiang Xiangjiang. The geographical location has been determined. Just like migrating all the people of the Magic Capital to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, it is impossible for the people of the Magic Capital to build another Magic Capital from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

In the definition of the British Empire, Hong Kong is a free port. If there is anything envied by local citizens, the tax rate of the free port is much lower than that of the mainland. Before Alan Wilson took office in Newfoundland, the tax rate of Hong Kong was the lowest.

This does not mean that Hong Kong did not hand over his wealth. After all, after the World War, the British mainland can be said to be poor.

However, compared with the unity of 100,000 civil servants in British India, Xiangjiang handed over 1.75% of the annual income every year, which is not high by any means.

At present, the annual income of Hong Kong is around 400 million Hong Kong dollars, according to the exchange rate of 16:1 between Hong Kong dollars and British pounds. At present, the annual income of the British Hong Kong government is less than 30 million pounds.

This is very good. British Malaya managed by Alan Wilson does not have this number yet. Not to mention handing over more funds to the Ministry of Finance to enrich the local finances.

Alan Wilson invited Grantham, the governor of Hong Kong, to discuss how to combat smuggling at the request of the US allies. In fact, he invited the other party to come to Malaya to exchange construction experience and travel everywhere.

While waiting for the other party, Alan Wilson's main job is to see if the social order in Malaya is still stable when he leaves. After all, there are people who care about the two major ethnic groups in British Malaya.

Not to mention the Chinese, Sukarno held high Indonesianism and wanted to liberate the Malays at all times.

Fortunately, it was generally stable, and Alyssa didn't say anything unusual, and asked her boss how she was talking with Mr. Lin.

"Mr. Lin is just like a traditional Chinese. Being pedantic is a little bit pedantic. But there is no problem with communication. In fact, some things are good to talk about. At least in Malaya, we don't owe the Chinese anything."

Alan Wilson mentioned the meeting with Lin Lianyu lightly. On the contrary, he should let the Chinese thank him.

"The Governor of Hong Kong has promised to come to Kuala Lumpur. We will have a good talk and see how to deal with London." Alan Wilson pointedly said to his most reliable subordinate.

"Then I wish my boss and the Governor of Hong Kong a good meeting." Alyssa's eyes lit up, saying that Hong Kong and Malaya should show solidarity in the face of London's affairs.

"I believe there is no problem. After all, we are all faced with a similar situation. More than half of the residents of Malaya are also Chinese." Alan Wilson said with a smile, "Actually, among the problems faced by the Hong Kong Governor, at least there is no ethnic conflict. This is where we have to be careful, the civil servants in Malaya are more worried.”

The work of the Hong Kong Governor is actually more at the diplomatic level. As long as the status of Hong Kong is clarified, the rest will be fine.

Other colonies were different, most of them had ethnic conflicts. The basic strategy of British colonial rule is not to divide and rule, but to unite, if it is not for Hindus and pacifists, they really can't pee in a pot. Britain has always wanted to protect the integrity of British India and make it independent.

In this way, after independence, India does not need to be fragmented due to the loss of the Indus River Basin and the mouth of the Ganges. Just a major geographical improvement can make India not too weak in the future.

Myanmar is also similar. The Burmese not only have a population but also have only about half of the entire Myanmar. The United Kingdom was worried that Myanmar would be annexed by Thailand or India next door, so it brought together various ethnic groups in Burma to establish a federation. As a result, they did not expect that the Burmese planned to dominate the entire federation and eventually led to civil wars. Among them, the Rohingya people who were introduced from Bangladesh because of their peaceful religion Identity makes things trickier.

As for Malaya, where Alan Wilson is located, it was the introduction of Chinese and Indians to dilute the ethnic status of the Malays.

Even without Alan Wilson, this policy has been implemented for a long time, but his proposition has accelerated the growth of the number of Chinese. In the original history, the Malays were because even the capital of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, and the important islands of Singapore and Penang. It is a Chinese gathering area. The excessive Chinese population in Singapore and Penang led to the instability of the federation. In the end, Singapore, which has strong autonomy, had to be kicked out to reduce the proportion of the Chinese population.

Now that Alan Wilson is here, even if Malaya is independent, it is not enough for the Malays to kick out a Singapore. The remaining Chinese are still no less than the Malays.

Before waiting for the arrival of the Governor of Hong Kong, Alan Wilson contacted Yangon via telegram. Since the independence of Myanmar, the relationship between Yangon and London has not been very close, but it has not been too much trouble.

Regarding the value of jadeite, Alan Wilson couldn't get around the Burmese government, and now is not before independence. There is no relationship between the top and bottom of the two countries, and normal business talks are fine.

As for the meeting with the Governor of Hong Kong, it is to take a common position when dealing with London. The current Hong Kong Governor is Grantham, who is a civil servant. Grantham was promoted to the Governor of Fiji and the High Commissioner for the Western Pacific at the end of World War II. The position of High Commissioner for the Western Pacific was once shelved during World War II. Although Grantham served as the Governor for many times when he served as the Colonial Secretary and Chief Secretary in his early years, the Governor of Fiji is still the first time he has officially assumed the position of the Governor.

When I arrived in Hong Kong in 1947, in fact, overseas civil servants all held the same position, that is, they valued the interests of the locality.

If the relationship between Whitehall and the Cabinet is generally OK, overseas civil servants have absolutely no idea of ​​the positive role of the Cabinet. More believe in the logic of eternal power.

Moreover, colonial officials always have to leave a way for themselves. This way cannot be counted on in London, but must start with the colonies they manage.

In Whitehall's eyes, Grantham is an overseas civil servant who is not very obedient. The handover of 1.75% of Heungkong's financial expenditure not only involves the interests of British civil servants in Heungkong, but also under the lobbying of Grantham, often leads to disputes among several departments in London.

The direct contribution to the British government is mainly to defend the defense expenditure of Hong Kong mainland, but the Ministry of Defense and its predecessor, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Colonies often argue about this expenditure:

The Ministry of National Defense believes that colonies should always be responsible for their own security and defense spending. If there is not enough financial resources, the Colonial Department should find a way out instead of taking advantage of the empire. Moreover, Hong Kong also served the British Empire with cash during World War II. In the face of external threats, we should be responsible for our own defense spending;

The Ministry of Colonial Affairs believes that it is necessary to distinguish how much Hong Kong is able to pay and how much it should pay, and said that Hong Kong has already supported a lot of money in World War II, and the Ministry of National Defense cannot continue to fight the idea of ​​Hong Kong's finances.

Everything can be viewed dialectically. The Ministry of National Defense believes that Hong Kong has a precedent for paying money, so it can be done again; the Ministry of Colonial Affairs believes that if it has been given, it will be a lion.

The Ministry of Finance agrees with the Ministry of National Defense because of its own interests, and believes that Hong Kong has always had a very low tax rate, the government has a small debt, and it has the ability to contribute more to the defense of the Empire.

British civil servants in Hong Kong believe that the local area is different from other colonies with vast territory and rich resources, and its importance lies in geography, not resources. After the colonial department compromised, the immediate boss of the colonial department also became the enemy of Hong Kong civil servants.

Why Hong Kong can compete with the local boss, but not Malaya, the key is that Hong Kong is really making a profit, and Malaya is trying to win the support of London.

One is to make money, of course, to be very confident, and Malaya is still in the stage of needing local support. Of course, Alan Wilson couldn't be hard-hearted. When Malaya's development entered a positive cycle, he could also learn from Grantham, how to play Taijiquan with the locals.

The British Empire has been carefully cultivated, and the civil servants who are rooted in their roots generally regard their bosses in London as enemies when it comes to handing over finances. If it weren't for the outbreak of World War II and the imminent independence of British India after the war, the attitude of civil servants in British India towards their homeland would be no different from that of Hong Kong now.

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Of course, colonial officials dared to fight against London, and they must build on the basis of re-colonial profit points. To put it simply, it is to have money. A port in Hong Kong with a population of more than two million and a financial expenditure of nearly 30 million pounds is the basis for London's willingness to calm down.

As for colonies that are not profitable and whose geographical location is not important, in the eyes of the London Cabinet and even Whitehall, they are all arbitrary existences.

The Governor Grantham of Hong Kong now communicates with London as an equal, which is exactly what Alan Wilson strives for. And on the basis of British Malaya, he felt that he could do better and establish a new type of relationship with the mainland.

Finally, Grantham finally arrived in loyal Malaya and felt a sunny beach in British Malaya.

In a good mood, he was very satisfied with Alan Wilson's arrangement, and expressed his gratitude, "A big place naturally has the benefits of a big place, and the scenery here is much better than the Xiangjiang River."

"This is the magic work of nature!" Alan Wilson laughed. After all, considering the size of the Xiangjiang River, he really couldn't ask for too much.

"The key is that we must safeguard our local interests. The bureaucrats in London are very greedy and cannot make us eat too much." Grantham certainly knew the deep purpose of Alan Wilson looking for him.

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