British civil servant

After talking about the teaching materials, Lin Lianyu talked about the simplification of characters, saying that there are also such ideas in China, as well as the literacy campaign.Lin Lianyu said that the gains from the exchanges were mainly focused on the literacy campaign.

"Commissioner, I also want to try many methods, maybe they will work." Lin Lianyu expressed his intention to follow suit.

"No problem. Out of concern for the Malays, I cannot use the power of the colonial government to support it. But there is absolutely no limit to such a good thing as literacy. To put it bluntly, Britain is good at dividing and conquering. It can be said that every colony They’re all ready to divide.”

Speaking of this felt a bit too straightforward, Alan Wilson changed the subject, "Of course we hope to live in peace. Preserve the differences of different ethnic groups and build a pluralistic society together. The British Empire believes that each ethnic group has its own unique Some characteristics, just like Indians have faith, Chinese are hardworking, Jews are good at doing business, and French are good at making girls happy. This is a reconciled world, let us focus on the future, seek common ground while reserving differences, and be good at discovering the advantages of other nations.”

Lin Lianyu asked Alan Wilson if he supported the literacy campaign, and of course Alan Wilson supported it.

This is conducive to the original intention of building a pluralistic society in Malaya. In the final analysis, a classified society is conducive to the rule of the British Empire.

Of course, the best rule is to quickly hope that the domestic nuclear weapon carrier will make progress, and build a nuclear bomb silo in Kalimantan Island, so that people can feel at ease.

Regarding the Korean War, Lin Lianyu did not say anything, and Alan Wilson did not ask. He just repeated that the original intention of maintaining the stability of the sea area in this region will not change regarding the persistence of the Royal Navy's crackdown on piracy.

As a scholar, Lin Lianyu didn't have much research on this kind of speech, and finally couldn't help asking, "What does Master Zhongtang mean?"

"Hey!" Alan Wilson said with a wry smile, "Britain does not recognize smuggling in the waters of this region. It is the duty of the Pacific Fleet to maintain the smooth flow of free navigation. Mr. Lin just needs to know about it."

The U.S. military on the Korean peninsula is being counterattacked. If the U.S. caught the smuggling at this time, it would be unreasonable. Do we still need the special relationship between the U.S. and the U.S.?

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Chapter 643 Common Ground

As far as Xiangjiang's issue is concerned, the biggest advantage is not the clean legal system or democracy.It lies in the unique position and foreign relations, and other factors are secondary.

Any group of people will develop well in Xiangjiang Xiangjiang, and the geographical location has been decided.Just like moving the people from Shanghai to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, it is impossible for the people from Shanghai to recreate another city from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

The British Empire defined Xiangjiang as a free port. If there is any place that is envied by local citizens, the tax rate in the free port is much lower than that in the mainland. Before Alan Wilson went to Newfoundland to take office, the tax rate in Xiangjiang was the lowest.

This does not mean that Xiangjiang has not handed over its wealth. After all, after the end of the World War, the British mainland can be said to be poor.

However, compared with the unity of the [-] civil servants in British India, Xiangjiang handed over [-]% of the annual income every year, which is not high anyway.

At present, Hong Kong's annual income is about 3000 million Hong Kong dollars, according to the exchange rate of [-] to [-] between Hong Kong dollars and British pounds.At present, the annual income of the British Hong Kong government is less than [-] million pounds.

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

Allen Wilson proposed an invitation to the Governor of Hong Kong, Grantham. The name of the invitation was to discuss how to combat smuggling at the request of the US allies. In fact, it was to invite the other party to come to Malaya to exchange construction experience and travel around by the way.

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 upholds the Great Indonesianism and wants to liberate the Malays all the time.

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

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

Allen 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. Then we two will have a good talk and see how to deal with London." Alan Wilson pointed to his most reliable subordinate.

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

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

In fact, the work of the governor of Hong Kong is more on the diplomatic level. As long as the status of Hong Kong is clarified, everything else will be fine.

Other colonies are different, most of them have ethnic conflicts.The basic strategy of Britain's colonial rule is not to divide and rule, but to unite the people. If it weren't for Hindus and peace believers, they really wouldn't be able to pee in the same pot.Britain has always wanted to protect the integrity of British India and make it independent.

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

The same is true for Myanmar. The Burmese not only have a population but also a territory that only accounts for 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 Myanmar to establish a federation. It did not expect that the Burmese planned to dominate the entire federation and ended up with civil wars. Among them, the Rohingya introduced from Bangladesh were due to their peace religion. Identity gets trickier.

As for Malaya, where Allen Wilson is located, Chinese and Indians were introduced 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 born 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 had a stronger autonomy, had to be kicked out to reduce the proportion of Chinese population.

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

Before waiting for the visit of the Governor of Hong Kong, Allen Wilson contacted Yangon by telegram. Since the independence of Myanmar, the relationship between Yangon and London is not very close, but it is not too noisy.

Regarding the value of emeralds, Alan Wilson can't get around the barrier of the Burmese government, and it's not before independence.There is no relationship between the two countries. It is good to talk about business normally.

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

Arrived in Xiangjiang in [-], in fact, the position of overseas civil servants is basically the same, that is, they value the interests of the place where they are located.

If the relationship between Whitehall and the cabinet is generally passable, overseas civil servants are completely unaware of the positive effects of the cabinet.More believe in the logic of power that lasts forever.

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

In the eyes of Whitehall, Ge Lianghong is an overseas civil servant who is not very obedient.The handing over of [-]% of Xiangjiang's financial expenditure not only involved the interests of Hong Kong's British civil servants, but also often led to wrangling among several departments in London under the lobbying of Ge Lianghong.

The direct contribution to the British government is mainly the defense expenditure for defending Hong Kong. However, the Ministry of Defense and its predecessor, the Ministry of War, and the Colonial Department often argue about this expenditure:

The Ministry of Defense believes that the colonies should always be responsible for their own security and national defense expenditures. If there is not enough financial resources, the Colonial Ministry should find a way out instead of always taking advantage of the empire. Moreover, Xiangjiang also gave cash to the British Empire during World War II. Now facing external threats, we should be responsible for our own defense spending;

The Colonial Department believes that it is necessary to distinguish between how much Xiangjiang is able to pay and how much it should pay. It also stated that Hong Kong has already provided a lot of money in World War II, and the Ministry of National Defense cannot continue to use Xiangjiang's financial ideas.

Everything can be seen dialectically. The Ministry of National Defense believes that Hong Kong has a precedent of paying money, so it can be done again and again;

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

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

Why Xiangjiang can compete with local bosses, but Malaya can't, the key is that Xiangjiang is really making a profit, and Malaya is fighting for London's support.

One is to make money, of course, is full of confidence, and Malaya is still in the stage of needing local support.Of course, Alan Wilson can't be hardened. When Malaya's development enters a positive cycle, he can also learn from Ge Lianghong how to play Tai Chi with the local people.

The well-trained and well-rooted civil servants of the British Empire generally treat their London bosses as enemies when it comes to handing over their finances.If it hadn’t been 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 the mainland would be the same as that of Xiangjiang today.

The civil servants of British India after [-], it was only because they saw that British India could not be maintained, so they showed the master spirit of the imperial civil servants one by one, and they did this to prove their ability.

Of course, colonial officials dared to confront London, and must build on the basis of colonial profits.To put it simply, it needs money. Xiangjiang, a port with a population of more than 200 million, has a financial expenditure of nearly 3000 million pounds, which 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 of Hong Kong, Grantham, is now communicating with London on an equal footing, which is exactly what Alan Wilson is striving for.And with the foundation of British Malaya, he felt that he could do better and establish a new type of relationship with the mainland.

Finally, Ge Lianghong finally arrived in loyal Malaya and felt the sunny beach of 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 Xiangjiang."

"This is a miracle of nature!" Allen Wilson laughed loudly. After all, considering the area of ​​Xiangjiang, it really can't ask for too much.

"The key point is that we have to safeguard local interests. The bureaucrats in London are very greedy and cannot let us eat too much." Of course, Ge Lianghong knew the deep-seated purpose of Alan Wilson looking for him.

The power of the telegram just went out, and the chapters were not saved

Now my head is buzzing, I slowly sleep in the first chapter, don't wait.

Chapter 644 I'm a Clown

"I wholeheartedly agree! Sir's words are too reasonable." Alan Wilson agreed as if I am one of our people, "But for most colonies, finding their own value is the most important thing for the resident commissioner The conditions of Xiangjiang are not available in general colonies.”

"Look, for us, the most critical thing is to find the problem." Ge Lianghong said meaningfully, "Let's see who can find the most critical problem."

"Oh, my lord, let's change the subject." Alan Wilson nodded, and said in a daze, "Actually, for us overseas civil servants, the source of interest depends on the territory we manage, not thousands of miles away. London outside. I agree with the Jazz on this issue."

British civil servants in Hong Kong tended to disdain London bureaucrats for dictating the governor and the policies implemented in Hong Kong in an attempt to retain greater autonomy.The Hong Kong governor and officials also realized that London has always viewed Hong Kong from a commercial perspective. If Hong Kong becomes an economic burden for London one day, their autonomy will be impossible to talk about, and they may even give up Hong Kong.

Therefore, the Governor of Hong Kong has focused on improving Hong Kong's economic self-sustainability. On the one hand, it highlights the importance of Hong Kong to British commerce and trade, and on the other hand, it increases the bargaining chip to resist London's interference in internal affairs.

As for respect for the cabinet, yes, but not a lot.Officials trained by the British Empire do not regard the mainland as a help, but as an opponent on this issue.

For Alan Wilson, he needed Xiangjiang as a transit point. Anyway, he could sell rubber to the Soviet Union, and naturally he didn't care about adding another country, and even if he didn't sell it, Indonesia would sell it.

Instead of allowing Sukarno to earn the money, it is better to enrich Malaya's finances.

Alan Wilson mentioned that Whitehall had predicted that trade with China could reach a figure of [-] million pounds within five years.Of course, this is trade volume, not profit.But [-] million pounds is definitely not a small amount of money.

"The leaders of Whitehall, after all, see it more clearly than those foreign politicians." After hearing this, Ge Lianghong agreed, "After the formation of complementary trade, I believe Xiangjiang's income will also increase greatly. The only doubt The point is, maybe our allies won't be happy about it."

"Of course we have to take into account the attitude of our allies, but I think it's not a big problem." Alan Wilson answered absently.

Xiangjiang's unique position is not just a financial advantage compared to a completely unfamiliar enemy.Is it true that Asia's spy centers are fake?

Ge Lianghong saw one thing very clearly, that is, Xiangjiang will return to Chinese rule sooner or later.As for some politicians' whimsical autonomy, or city-states, it is simply impossible to realize.

Since it is definitely impossible to keep, it is better to do a little good deed to form a good relationship.Before coming here, Ge Lianghong invested in education.

Due to the increase in population in Xiangjiang, as the number of schools increases, the demand for teachers is also increasing.However, the only Luo Fuguo Institute of Education in Hong Kong could not meet the demand. As a result, Gregory established a new Institute of Education in September.Ge Lianghong was very proud that the new Teachers College was named after him.

"But having said that, it is also beneficial for the two places to cooperate. Xiangjiang has a unique geographical location. And Malaya has resources. If the trade volume can be expanded, both places will be developed."

Seeing this, Ge Lianghong accepted the invitation to come to Kuala Lumpur this time instead of coming for vacation.

On the issue of dealing with the local area, Allen Wilson and Ge Lianghong have the same standpoint. They both believe that the land under their rule must be developed, and the world's No. 1 largest country cannot be regarded as non-existent.

Regarding the fight against smuggling, a consensus has been reached, that is, there is no smuggling in the South China Sea.It is all legal and normal trade, as the Royal Navy Pacific Fleet can attest.

"Generally speaking, Xiangjiang already has enough profits without doing anything." Allen Wilson said.

As for the direct management experience, it is also a place that British Malaya should learn, compared to the commissioner Alan Wilson.

In fact, as the governor of Hong Kong, Ge Lianghong has more power. The governor of Hong Kong has both executive power and legislative power. In addition, military power and police are also in the hands of the governor of Hong Kong.In Xiangjiang, you can do whatever you want without being restricted.

The governor of Hong Kong has executive power and legislative power at the same time. In addition, military power and police are also in the hands of the governor of Hong Kong.In Hong Kong, the governor of Hong Kong can do whatever he wants without being restricted.

Therefore, Allen Wilson must obtain the approval of Ge Lianghong before he can get a ride on the world's No.1 largest country, and there is no way around it.

But as he said, this is a good thing for everyone, and Xiangjiang will benefit from it.Then the British civil servants in Xiangjiang are naturally the group that benefits the most.At that time, I will have more confidence to mess around with London!

The conversation between the two sparked, and Alan Wilson asked for his experience in direct management, "Actually, if domestic politicians talk about development plans, they must be inseparable from democracy."

"What do they know about governing the country?" Ge Lianghong taunted with a chuckle, "Democracy is a derogatory term in economic development. Our officials in Xiangjiang all believe that democracy is the thing that will bring down the local economy the fastest, and they will Destroying social and political security. If one day we want to bring down Xiangjiang’s economy, we can try democratic politics, and the effect will definitely be very fast.”

"My lord, you are really a prophet." Alan Wilson's admiration was absolutely sincere. Isn't the future the same as what Ge Lianghong said.

The two reached a consensus again on the point that Xiangjiang can benefit. Xiangjiang is a small area and lacks natural resources. Therefore, local living materials, agricultural products, energy, etc. need continuous blood transfusions from the outside world.Xiangjiang's live cattle, live sheep, and live pigs are completely dependent on the outside world.In terms of beans, tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, lettuce, mushrooms and other vegetables, overseas is also the main supplier.

In general, it is absolutely impossible for Xiangjiang to develop without trade.Therefore, for the British civil servants in Xiangjiang, the so-called extensive blockade of the free world is itself the greatest insult to the public servants of society.

The civil servants of the empire did not participate in smuggling, which was already worthy of the training of the British Empire over the years.As for cutting off the trade role of Xiangjiang as a free port, don't even think about it, it doesn't matter how many governors you change.

In the next few days, as the chief executives of the two places, Alan Wilson and Ge Lianghong talked about the matter in various ways.

Hong Kong and Malaya can not only promote each other's development economically through the division of labor.Politically, it is more possible to take a common position with London, as both believe that the interests of overseas civil servants are not exactly the same as those of local officials.

Hearing that the Americans had taken the initiative to talk about peace talks, Alan Wilson took the respected Governor of Hong Kong to the church to express his prayer for peace. After all, war is cruel and no one wants the war to continue.

Prayers are done.Yawning endlessly, the venerable priest finished his day's task of praising God.They entered the sacristy one by one with the tired faces of government servants who went through their daily routine mechanically.

The enthusiasm of these respectable priests for religion, like the priest's robes and shawls worn by them, gradually disappeared in the day after day of hymns.

Among the clergy of the church, there is also a common problem in public institutions: some priests usually do not speak to each other, and some even do not even say hello when they meet.However, it is not easy for outsiders to find this kind of situation, because on the surface, they pretend to be united when they are together.For example, when you meet, you always shake hands, pat each other on the shoulder lightly, and even tell a few jokes, or whisper a few words into the ears of your colleagues.

Of course, there are also some people who are usually reticent. After praying, they left the church very quickly.Others left without saying goodbye.

After completing their prayers, the two continued to discuss the topic of when peace would come.At this time, according to news from Whitehall, the United States' request for peace talks was rejected.

It seems that the great God recognized a hypocrite like Alan Wilson at once, and imposed punishment at a critical moment.

"Oh, my God." Alan Wilson felt heartfelt anguish at the shattering of the American dream of peace.But as an adult, he has learned to hide his sadness with a smile.

If the matter ended here, it wouldn't be a bad thing, but the next piece of news from Whitehall made him almost as if he had been struck by lightning, and he stayed where he was for a long time.

Ge Lianghong was very strange. Could it be that Alan Wilson has friends in the United States, so he has been expecting peace to come?

"Oh, it's okay!" Alan Wilson hesitated for a moment, and told Ge Lianghong about the Soviet Union's move to build a wall around West Berlin. This kind of thing should not be concealed.

"The behavior of the Soviets is too bad." Ge Lianghong accused with righteous indignation, "This is a kind of pressure on us."

"Maybe!" Allen Wilson responded absent-mindedly. The construction of the Berlin Wall and the interruption of West Berlin's connection with the outside world caused the citizens of West Berlin to fall into panic, and many citizens escaped from West Berlin.

But this is actually not a big deal for Alan Wilson, and it can be said that it has nothing to do with him.But he clearly remembered that the Berlin Wall was built in [-] after the Second Berlin Crisis.

In any case, it should not appear at this time. Apart from him, there are only two possibilities. The first is that there is someone like him in the opposite camp in this world, which is unlikely.

Another possibility is that there are spies by his side!Alan Wilson thought of this, and felt that the clown was himself.

Chapter 645 No Brothers, No Malaya

Before returning to Kuala Lumpur, Alan Wilson remembered what he said about how to deal with it from the Soviet point of view.

Including but not limited to building walls, power outages, especially the latter, for an era of electrification, power outages are a devastating blow.

No matter how good a city's hardware facilities are, once there is a lack of electricity, the citizens living in this city will not be able to adapt.Berlin has always been the capital of Germany. If the Berliners of the capital have been in the environment before the era of electrification for a long time.

No matter how much the free world preaches, the sense of superiority of the citizens of West Berlin cannot be maintained, which is a big deal.