British civil servant

William Joseph Slim, the current Governor of Australia, this nearly 60-year-old veteran soldier, the pinnacle of his life was commanding the British and Indian Army to meet the Japanese army in Imphal and winning the Battle of Imphal.

As we all know, Pamela Mountbatten's father, Mountbatten, the current governor of British India, was the commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces in Southeast Asia at the time, and he was the boss of the Australian governor in front of him.

This is of course very relevant. Didn’t you see that the Portuguese government just announced that it would award General Mountbatten himself a medal in recognition of his outstanding contribution to ensuring the security of the subcontinent?

"Oh, Pamela, won't your father worry about you taking these ladies around?" Admiral William Joseph Slim reminded lovingly, "You ladies of the family are traveling, let I felt a lot of pressure."

Admiral Slim's relationship with Mountbatten was very good, because of the friendship established during the war.

Slim himself did not get along well with his superiors. On the battlefield in Southeast Asia, General Liss, his immediate superior, was dissatisfied with Slim. He suggested to Mountbatten that Slim should stay and clean up the remaining resistance of the Japanese army in Burma. The general commanded the proposed attack on Malaya, which would have meant removing Slim from his position as army commander.

Mountbatten himself is best at dancing with long sleeves. That's why London sent him here, so he didn't want to offend the two subordinates, so he played a trick and agreed with Liss's suggestion, but asked Liss to come forward and directly explain to Slim. .

In this way, the conflict between Slim and Leith always broke out, and Slim protested to London.

At this time, due to the overwhelming victory in Burma, Slim was finally recognized in London and established his personal reputation. Lis was also deeply dissatisfied with Mountbatten's smooth attitude, and publicly accused Mountbatten, the commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces in Southeast Asia, of Mountbatten. So he wrote a letter requesting the Chief of Staff of the Empire, Viscount Alan Brooke, to remove Liss from his post.

In this way, the dispute between Slim and his immediate superior was interfered by the biggest immediate boss, Mountbatten, and Slim became the winner of this dispute.

As a subordinate, defeating the immediate boss at the time is a difficult thing in any country's tradition.It can be said that if it were not for General Mountbatten and the muddy mud, Admiral Slim would definitely have no good fruit to eat.

With such a relationship, it was natural for Pamela Mountbatten to ask for help.

"I don't understand you young people anymore. A group of noble ladies insist on setting up some exploration company."

Admiral Slim shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Pamela, in the name of a friend of your father, let me remind you that the land in Australia is very barren, and many experts have said that there are no mineral resources here. You established Exploration companies come to Australia and will probably come back without success."

"Uncle William, we must believe that there are miracles in the world. Australia is poor in mineral resources, so we need to help Australia even more. If a miracle occurs, it is possible to establish a closer relationship between Britain and Australia. My fiancé said that once Australia After a long time of independence, the close relationship with the UK may fade, and there is nothing stronger than the bond of interests."

Pamela Mountbatten replied politely, "We girls also want to contribute to the empire."

Whether or not minerals can be explored is not very important to Pamela Mountbatten. The key is that her fiancé has ordered that Alan Wilson make a lot of money in British India, and then hand it over to Pamela without leaving a penny. In the hands of Ramon Barton, this is not something that ordinary men can do.

Now I just hope that my fiancée can do such a small favor, she can't refuse, who made this man love himself too much.

"Your fiancé is Allen, who just became the chief executive of Newfoundland. Let's meet if we have the opportunity." Admiral Slim did not mention the word governor. The governor wants the cabinet to propose and His Majesty to appoint.

In fact, Alan Wilson was not appointed by His Majesty. Admiral Slim believed that Pamela Mountbatten's fiancé must have been deceived by the cunning head of the civil service system.However, the things they do are similar. What the Governor can do, the Chief Executive can also do.

While the two were chatting, an officer pushed the door open and saluted Admiral Slim, "Governor, it's a telegram from Newfoundland."

"Let me see!" Admiral Slim got up and took the telegram, and then showed a playful smile on his face, "Pamela, I was actually looking for you, your fiancé took the expedition team into the forest to investigate That's it, the rest is up to you."

In the telegram, Alan Wilson mentioned his life as a hard-working imperial civil servant, and at the same time said hello to his fiancée who was far away in Australia. order, but there is the most important part in the eyes of Pamela Mountbatten, which involves inheritance tax!

Seeing the part about the inheritance tax, Pamela Mountbatten lost her composure all of a sudden, and planned to call the sisters over to talk about the impact of this matter on the aristocratic class.

"He's still like this!" Pamela Mountbatten couldn't help but smiled wryly. "I took the expedition team into the mountains, and I don't know if it's suitable for the local environment. I can't get in touch now. It's a headache."

Pamela Mountbatten also wanted to tell Alan Wilson that with the help of the Governor of Australia, he had obtained the approval of the Australian government to conduct mineral exploration throughout Australia.

She hadn't sent a telegram yet, but she received a telegram first, which also brought good news about the inheritance tax. You must know that the aristocratic class was helpless against the high inheritance tax, but her fiancé made a gap.

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Chapter 4 Exploration Contracts

Alan Wilson, who has already entered the deep mountains and old forests, knows that Pamela Mountbatten has arrived in Australia, so he is not worried about achieving his goal at all, as the saying goes: blood is thicker than water.

After the signing of the Nassau Agreement in the future, if it is assumed that a nuclear war breaks out, Britain has already suffered a catastrophe.

Two of the top-secret filings of British nuclear submarines involve two countries. The first one is to directly accept the command of the United States to launch a counterattack if the United States still exists, and the other one is to go to Australia.

Australia has a large land area and a sparse population, separated from the mainstream European and American countries, and has always had a strong sense of vigilance in the face of the population advantages of Asian countries. However, until [-], Australia was clearly oriented by the interests of the British Empire.

After the United States joined the World War in [-], the local political circles in Australia were full of favor for the United States almost instantly, and the impression of the United States became extremely positive, mainly because Japan was approaching step by step, and Australia could not resist with its own ability.

But so far, Britain and the United States are still priority options in the eyes of Australians.This understanding will continue until the 60s, and the United States will completely establish its advantage over Britain's influence in Australia.

Who made the Royal Navy almost finished in the 60s? In the close cultural relationship, we must also face the facts.

Alan Wilson's guess is indeed similar. This is almost a replica of Pamela Mountbatten's arrival in Australia. The British have always had a psychological advantage in front of the Australians.

It's just that when she came, Alan Wilson once reminded her not to show such arrogance.In fact, the living cost of Australians is much lower than that of British people.This will remain in place as long as the population does not reach the cap of Australian land.

Up to now, the UK is still Australia's largest trading country. 40.00% of Australia's imports and 30.00% of its exports are related to the UK.

Pamela Mountbatten led a group of noble ladies, and the exploration plan discussed with the Australian government went very smoothly, as if General Mountbatten was the Prime Minister of Australia.

Pamela Mountbatten was educated when Allen Wilson was still in British Malaya. After arriving in Australia, she had to do two things. First, don’t mention the shameful performance of the British army during the Singapore campaign. If you can't escape, just scold Churchill.

It was said that British noble officers wanted to fight for Australia very much. It was Churchill who did not understand military command and led to Britain's defeat in the Battle of Singapore.

Another question about the European Community, if someone asks, it is said that the Americans forced it, and Britain does not want to lead Europe.

Historically, after Churchill's three-ring diplomacy went bankrupt and the Suez War ended, the United Kingdom was forced by the United States to join the European Community. Apart from being humiliated by Charles de Gaulle, the relationship between Australia and the United Kingdom was cold.

Compared with the fall of the Singapore base during World War II, Britain's move to apply to join the European Union constituted a more fundamental impact on the relationship between Britain and Australia.Australia even condemned the British behavior as immoral and dishonest.

In Canberra, Pamela Mountbatten held an expensive reception to express her gratitude to the invited local Australian elites, and then said something very friendly, "If there is another war, I will also Join the army to defend Australia."

At the reception, Pamela Mountbatten attributed the shameful performance of the British army in the Singapore campaign to Churchill's micromanagement.At the same time, it shows that no matter how good Europe is, it is not as good as Australia's blood is thicker than water.

As for favorability, it is mentioned that the royal family and the aristocratic class appreciate Australia, because Australia is the place where criminals immigrate. Saying this as an aristocrat will make Australians feel valued.

The dislike of the aristocratic class towards Churchill is true, but it has nothing to do with Australia, it is entirely because the aristocratic class suffered heavy losses in the world war.

It's not just an inheritance tax issue, many pre-war British companies were owned by aristocrats.

But because Churchill wanted to fight to the end in the World War, under Roosevelt's strength, the Lend-Lease Act was extremely unfavorable to Britain, which led to the sale of a large number of companies owned by nobles to the United States under Churchill's pressure.

The United States specially "tailor-made" an additional clause for the United Kingdom: "Britain must sell all valuable companies in the United States before receiving aid from the United States." industry.When the British government protested this, the American side responded coldly: "The American government believes that this sacrifice is necessary.

Rolls-Royce, which is still in the UK, is just a lucky one among the large number of high-quality companies accepted by the United States.A large number of high-quality companies operating in the United States were sold to the United States overnight by Churchill, resulting in heavy losses of British capital.

Naturally, Pamela Mountbatten criticized Churchill, and the noble lady who came to Australia to help, was very sincere, even though the relationship between Churchill and Mountbatten was actually very good.

No matter how good the relationship is, Pamela Mountbatten's hostility to breaking people's money cannot be prevented. If her fiancé hadn't made a gap in British Newfoundland, the aristocracy would be helpless in the current British environment.

Whether Alan Wilson's actions in Newfoundland will hurt government revenues is a matter of opinion.

In the long run, it will definitely happen, but the current world war is over, and there has not been a war in which a large number of nobles died in a short period of time. The next batch of noble heirs will be beaten by the government, at least ten years later.

Therefore, this kind of harm is not very urgent for government revenue, but the aristocracy views this matter differently. Facing the London government, the aristocracy is now in a weak position, especially for families with only female heirs. When women's rights prevail decades later, the government can be sprayed out and spent.

But now the aristocrats can only endure in silence. After the world war, Britain has not been able to recover for a long time, but it has become the largest investor country for decades. It is definitely not without reason. In the name of inheritance tax, it becomes the revenue of the government.

Allen Wilson just took advantage of the current special status of Newfoundland to guide these fleeing capitals to settle in a place that is relatively safe for the UK. If he does not do this, these fleeing capitals will also go to the United States.Most people will never sit still.

In terms of inheritance tax, London has little feeling in the short term, and there has never been a big war that caused the nobles to die in large numbers for them to reap.

The current Prime Minister of Australia is Joseph Benadict Chifley. Coincidentally, he is the representative figure in the Australian political circle who expects the United Kingdom to quickly restore its national power.

In fact, given Australia's economic situation, it should have been out of the rationing system long ago.But Chifley still resisted the pressure and maintained the policy of wartime economic control, including the high oil price policy, which made the public not understand him.

In fact, since Australia's trade was heavily dependent on the UK, Chifley's purpose in helping the UK was to hope that the UK's economy would recover quickly after the war and its politics would stabilize, which would naturally benefit Australia's politics and economy a lot.

Two days after this reception, Chifley summoned the representative of the Mountbatten Exploration Company, that is, Pamela Mountbatten. Prime Minister Chifley first asked very intimately how the situation in British India was.

This is because fierce conflicts broke out between the peace believers and Hindus in British India. In the area centered on Calcutta, religious conflicts occurred between the two sects, and tens of thousands of people died.

This conflict, which originated in Calcutta, has spread to all parts of British India and is the biggest news in the world recently.

"The two major religious sects in India have been hostile for hundreds of years, and my father can't do anything about it." Pamela Mountbatten said obediently, "For two years, my father and the civil servants of British India have tried their best to bridge the conflict. Seems to have little effect."

"Oh, that's right." Prime Minister Chifley nodded knowingly, "I don't know how much the country has recovered."

"The situation in London is fine." Regarding the country Prime Minister Chifley mentioned, Pamela Mountbatten knew that he was talking about the United Kingdom, because the Imperial Preference System still exists, and Australians are also considered subjects of the British Empire in a certain sense.

If Alan Wilson is here, he also knows that the reason why Australia cannot accept the fact that Britain eventually joined the European Community is that at the same time that Britain joined the European Community, it began to regard Australia and some dominions as foreigners.Seriously hurt the feelings of Australians.

Sure enough, Prime Minister Chifley nodded happily and said, "Once London is fully restored, it will be of great benefit to the economic and trade relations with Australia."

"This is also the purpose of my coming to Australia, Honorable Prime Minister." Pamela Mountbatten strictly followed the guidance of her fiancé, and carefully prepared a series of speeches. From arriving in Australia until now, the effect is very good.

Whether it is the government or the elite, these noble ladies from London are very popular, and Canberra is full of praise.

After meeting with Prime Minister Chifley, the Australian government announced that Mountbatten Exploration Company will carry out mineral exploration rights throughout Australia, and all expenses will be borne by the exploration company alone. The efforts of the hat of the poor country have won the support of a large number of nobles in London.

Then Pamela Mountbatten directly registered a mining company in Canberra. According to the agreement with the Australian government, the mining company will have the priority to exploit the discovered minerals. The contract states that after the mining company discovers resources, it will cooperate with Australia. The government, as well as the state governments, conduct a profit split.

In fact, for Australia, which has implemented a ban on iron ore exports for decades, the sharing agreement prepared by Pamela Mountbatten is very conscientious, and it even takes care of Australia's feelings.

Chapter 411 Collective Enterprise

The Australian government attaches great importance to the aristocratic ladies from England, which is also reasonable.

Pamela Mountbatten took a group of aristocratic ladies and visited local celebrities everywhere, trying to win back the favor of Australians.

The most common issue is that the independent Dutch East Indies is being fought in the north. The population of the East Indies is ten times that of Australia. This kind of population pressure is real, and no Australian can take it lightly. .

Australia, which is far away from the mainstream culture of Europe and the United States and faces the pressure of Asian population, has always placed its own safety on the brothers of the same race. A few decades later, it will be the United States, and now there is the United Kingdom.

"Dear Prime Minister, the UK is trying to establish a base in Malaya to contain the Dutch East Indies. At the same time, it supports the Netherlands to partition New Guinea, and it is also to create a buffer zone for Australia. As long as we, the UK, and other European countries are still in Asia, Australia There is no need to worry about your safety.”

The issues that Pamela Mountbatten mentioned are the issues that Australia has always worried about. After decades, Australia will bite whoever is the challenger of the United States, whether it is Japan, Indonesia or a certain big country.Australia is more concerned about the hegemony of the United States than it is about the Americans themselves.

But now, the strength of the Royal Navy is still there, and Australia relies heavily on the United Kingdom.

Naturally, after hearing Pamela Mountbatten's words, Prime Minister Chifley was very pleased, "The movement in the Dutch East Indies is indeed a matter of great concern to us. We are very moved that London can think of this."

"Britain is too far away from Asia after all. During World War II, we underestimated the Japanese. This kind of mistake will not happen again." Pamela Mountbatten said with a smile, "My father agrees with this very much, and he also pointed out that, After all, the Netherlands is a small country with few people, so it is very difficult to rule the East Indies, and there is a possibility of failure. If Australia can help, the success rate of this matter will be much higher."

Pamela Mountbatten's key government knowledge reserve naturally originated from the Governor of Newfoundland in the deep mountains and old forests, not the Governor of British India Mountbatten, but attributing the credit to Mountbatten made it more acceptable to the Australian Prime Minister.

Anyway, Mountbatten was the commander-in-chief of the Southeast Asian Allied Forces in the World War. As the daughter of the commander-in-chief, Pamela Mountbatten should have such a reserve of key political knowledge, and it is logical to say these words.

Prime Minister Chifley naturally expressed his willingness to assist the Netherlands in establishing a buffer zone to separate Australia from the East Indies. It seemed very amiable.

"The key to maintaining the British Empire's military presence in Asia lies in the Suez Canal. In fact, the attitude of the United States towards the colonies has made London very distressed. If the Suez Canal is out of the control of the Empire, the British Empire's power to protect Australia will be inevitable. Greatly reduced."

"General Mountbatten's vision is admirable." Prime Minister Chifley admired him, thinking that Pamela Mountbatten's vision came from Mountbatten himself.

Prime Minister Chifley's admiration is sincere. Although Australia is a big island, Australians do not have an island mentality, but consider themselves an isolated continental country. With Japan's experience and lessons, they will think more about it when danger comes. Solve the problem before.

Seeing Prime Minister Chifley being so eloquent, Pamela Mountbatten couldn't help admiring, "All hits!"

It was as if Alan Wilson was by her side, and she could see Australia's national security clearly.

In the process of competing with the Netherlands for maritime supremacy, Australia is a strategic fulcrum for the United Kingdom.At that time, in the South Pacific, the Dutch had the largest territory, occupying Indonesia; the Philippines was a colony of Spain, which was later snatched by the Americans; The sea throat of the French and the French.Australia, as the auxiliary of the British Empire, resisted the back of the Dutch in the south.

Now that national liberation movements are surging around the world, Australia's biggest threat is no longer the Dutch, but the Indonesians who have been resisting. London also expects Australia to play a greater role.

To put it bluntly, the UK still has a lot of warships waiting to be sold, and Australia could be a good buyer.

At this time in [-], the Soviet Union should have taken action to Sovietize Czechoslovakia in history. That didn't happen either.

His investigation this time is very optimistic. The pitiful small logging area is due to manpower problems, not resource problems.

At present, it is taking advantage of the fact that the British Occupational Trade Commission is still the master, measuring the forestry resources of Newfoundland, and in favor of the European market, exerting its own strength as much as possible, exchanging resources for money.

It happened that Allen Wilson returned to the capital St. Johns, and the freighter carrying Chinese laborers arrived at the port of St. Johns.

The faces of Chinese people shocked the local residents of Newfoundland. How come so many foreigners suddenly poured into their paradise-like hometown?

At night, Alan Wilson's voice reappeared on the radios of Newfoundland residents, explaining the arrival of the Chinese laborers and the next plan.

"After careful consideration, the idea of ​​complementarity to the colonies is very necessary for the present Newfoundland."

Alan Wilson took the written speech, faced the microphone, and used a tired voice to communicate with the residents of Newfoundland for the second time, talking about his investigation of the logging area in the Humber River Basin.

"My initial idea is to maintain a production of [-] cubic meters per day, including rough processing. The forestry resources in Newfoundland will be sent to the European market that urgently needs raw materials for reconstruction. But at present, the local labor force in Newfoundland is very important. Big gap."

"As for whether there will be conflicts, there is no need to worry about it. The militiamen from Northern Rhodesia came to Newfoundland to help local residents and these Chinese workers isolate conflicts."

Speaking of this, Alan Wilson paused, not for any particular reason, but because he was turning the page, and then saw the prompt on the paper, coughed a few times after reading this, and coughed a few times into the microphone, Continue reading, "I'm very sorry, I may have caught a cold while visiting the Humber River Basin."

With intermittent coughing, Alan Wilson's voice continued to be heard on the radio, known to thousands of families in Newfoundland. At the end of the broadcast, the voice on the radio said, "I am willing to come and All the Chinese laborers in Newfoundland eat and live together, and live in the logging area together, using this attitude to ensure the psychological safety of the local residents.”

The first batch of Chinese laborers who arrived got a place to stay during Alan Wilson's performance of pretending to be sick.

There is another problem. After investigating the Humber River Basin, Allen Wilson understands that manpower cannot solve all problems, at least not in forestry production.

Given the terrain of the Humber River Basin, vehicles are almost useless. Fortunately, only pushing the timber into the river from the logging area can save a lot of effort, but this section cannot be solved by manpower.

As long as animal power is needed, that is to say, at least horses are needed as auxiliary tools.So he called Joseph Roberts Smallwood, the governor of Newfoundland, and said in a hoarse voice, "Mr. Joy, I have a glorious and arduous task. At present, only you are more suitable."

"Mr. Allen, please speak." Smallwood saw Alan Wilson, who hadn't seen him for more than half a month, and his face was obviously weathered, and he also restrained his verbal socialism a little bit.

In the broadcast last night, Alan Wilson promised to eat and live with the Chinese laborers who came to Newfoundland. We don't know how the response will be, but we did make a great sacrifice.

"Is an important thing, but it may not be a very daunting thing for you. I need to buy a group of horses in Canada. Not enough." Alan Wilson said with a smile, "I come from China, and I don't have a close relationship with Canada, so I need your help."

As we all know, Canada has a vast land and a sparse population. In fact, the animal husbandry industry is not weak in countries with a large land area and a sparse population. First of all, if the animal husbandry industry occupies an important position in a country, it can prove in reverse that the country either has a small population or a large territory.