British civil servant

Menzies nodded frequently. This is also the general public opinion in Australia. The British still understand Australia very well. The person who doesn't understand has just stepped down as the leader of the Conservative Party and got out.

Menzies is of course very willing to accept the latest British aircraft carrier. First of all, Australia really needs it. Australia, which monopolizes a continent, is actually similar to the British geographical environment.

It can even be said to be worse. The population of European countries is about the same as that of the United Kingdom, while the population of Indonesia is almost ten times that of Australia. The two sides are so close that Australia can't wait to sleep and stare at Jakarta with one eye open.

As Alan Wilson said, the bamboo curtain in the eyes of the United States and the bamboo curtain in the eyes of Australia are not the same country at all.

"Australia is also very worried about the proliferation of bamboo curtains." Menzies said with a pun.

"As the cabinet minister who supports arms sales said, Australia should have enough marine power to protect itself." Alan Wilson didn't worry about who the bamboo curtain was in the other party's eyes, and continued, "But respected Prime Minister, There are some reasons why the foreign minister and the permanent deputy minister did not come this time, but entrusted me to talk about it myself."

"Oh? Can Commissioner Wilson speak directly?" Menzies was very interested. In fact, it is unreasonable for Alan Wilson to talk about it by himself. The reason why Menzies is willing to meet is entirely due to Governor Slim and Margaery. In Princess Te's face.

"That's right, because the UK currently has a plan to sell an aircraft carrier to India." Alan Wilson began to explain that if he publicly sells the latest aircraft carrier to be built to Australia, it may affect the sale of the aircraft carrier to India. The matter had an impact, and then it was logical to start promoting the buy one get one free.

The United Kingdom will choose a Glorious-class aircraft carrier to sell to Australia on the surface, of course, it will only be sold in name, but in fact, the United Kingdom will send the Glorious-class aircraft carrier as long as Australia pays for the modification fee.

Although the Glorious-class aircraft carrier is larger than the Giant-class aircraft carrier to be sold to India, it will not cause a gap for the Indians. It is essentially an aircraft carrier of the same generation, but larger.

But now it is almost PPT's cva01 aircraft carrier, which is hidden under the Guanghui-class aircraft carrier and is being carried out in secret.Britain and Australia must keep plans for the sale of new aircraft carriers a secret.

"Dear Prime Minister, there are a large number of aircraft carriers in the Royal Navy that have not yet found a seller. Once potential sellers feel that the UK favors one over the other, it may affect the sale plan." Alan Wilson explained solemnly, "And the new aircraft carrier must have one The construction cycle will naturally be delivered after the construction is completed."

"It turned out to be like this." Menzies accepted this explanation. After the war, Britain was indeed looking for sellers to sell its aircraft carriers. This is not the first time that Britain has done this. At the end of World War I, Britain was selling battleship.

Of course, Britain now wants to sell the battleships with huge maintenance costs, but the key is that no one buys them.

Now who doesn't know that the era of battleships has passed. The role of battleships to Britain is limited to threatening colonies and coastal island countries, and it is even more useless to other countries.

Menzies promised to keep this arms sale top secret, and it is worth it. Australia can sing against other countries, but it will definitely not treat the United Kingdom and the United States, and the United Kingdom is Australia's largest investor.

In fact, since [-], the United Kingdom has been the world's largest investor every year. It is true that the British government has no money. It does not mean that there are no beneficiaries of the world's hegemony for hundreds of years in the United Kingdom.

When Pamela Mountbatten went to sea, he dug up a large iron mine in Australia, and became a huge rich man in a sudden transformation, and then it was out of control. The Mountbatten Group, which rose like a comet, naturally attracted British capital to flock to it. Australia, this seemingly desolate wild land.

American capital has enjoyed such a large dividend from World War II, and the U.S. economy has been bullish after the war. Staying in the United States is the biggest benefit. Naturally, it has no interest in going overseas. Now that Eisenhower has started to build infrastructure again, this wave of dividends will not be exhausted. The U.S. Capital will not go abroad on a large scale.

With the endorsement of Britain's actions after World War II, Menzies certainly believed the rhetoric that Britain would sell aircraft carriers to India.

The first logical chain is established, and it is natural to believe it later.

Moreover, compared with India, the United Kingdom will sell the new aircraft carrier that is about to be built, and this result is enough to satisfy him.Happiness is all about comparison.

As far as Menzies himself is concerned, this arms sale has already been passed, but it has to go through parliamentary appropriation.Fortunately, Alan Wilson has come up with a solution to cover the de facto arms sales in the name of refitting the Tejas-class aircraft carrier.

"Dear Prime Minister, there is also the matter about uranium mines, entrusted by the cabinet, and the relationship with his wife Pamela. It is about the mining and ownership of uranium mines." Alan Wilson paused when he said this, waiting for Menzies He has not forgotten the purpose of coming to Australia in the first place.

"Before the government signed an exploration contract with the Mountbatten Group, it is of course valid. And the UK needs uranium mines to strengthen the power of the free world. Of course we will not object." Obstacles, especially for the UK, the two sides can sign a contract right away.

Alan Wilson breathed a sigh of relief. As for the arms sales, he certainly knew that such arms sales were not up to Menzies alone, and Australia was not his own, so he took a deep breath and left the Prime Minister's residence to wait for the good news.

He thinks it is not a problem. Australians are a poor version of American thinking, and external threats are greater.In particular, the support of countries with the same language and the same species is needed. Today, Britain still retains its Asian colonies, and it is also the object that Australia very much wants to hold.

"It seems that the conversation is going well." Pamela Mountbatten saw her husband come back, and immediately asked how it was going.

"As soon as the threat of the bamboo screen was mentioned, Menzies' attitude became loose." Alan Wilson chuckled. Safety is Australia's top priority, especially when many minerals are discovered one after another.

"Bamboo curtain, China can't reach Australia at all." Princess Margaret joined the topic, wanting to talk to her brother-in-law.

"The Bamboo Curtain in the eyes of Australians is not the country you mentioned. There are closer ones." Alan Wilson corrected, and then emphasized, "Also, we'd better not have conflicts with China. I don't want the Malayan colonies Unstable, Australians think blood is thicker than water, don’t think Chinese don’t have similar ideas.”

"Understood." Princess Margaret replied in a low voice, "For the stability of Malaya. You seem to be afraid of China."

Alan Wilson answered this question from the side, "The conflict between us and China is not as simple as it seems on the surface. Don't think that in the war 100 years ago, the expeditionary force came to an armed military parade."

According to British statistics, the expeditionary army and the Qing army fought more than a dozen times, and the entire war was won after six or 70 people died.Leaving East Asia almost without damage.

However, the British army in the Opium War had a non-destructive armed parade, why did they always ask the Qing Dynasty to negotiate?They have all come across the sea to fight, and from one victory to another, how can they seek peace more actively than the Qing Dynasty?

The British death count is indeed only six to 70 people, but the expeditionary force reported the loss of more than 2000 people in the category of illness and death in shipwrecks.

This is very spiritual. The British Expeditionary Force did not go deep into the inland at all. The battle site was either Guangzhou or Zhenhai. There was no small place. Could it be that plagues broke out in major cities in the Qing Dynasty at that time?Or is it my per capita biochemical weapon in the Qing Dynasty?

Take the U.S. military as a comparison. The U.S. military has very strict standards for soldiers killed in action.First of all, soldiers killed in battle must be identified, such as corpses, important items marked with their names, etc. This has led many US soldiers to engrave their names on helmets, military boots or rifles to avoid being treated as missing.

In addition, soldiers must die on the spot. If they die in a field hospital, they will be regarded as accidental death or death after injury, which has nothing to do with the death in battle, so naturally they will not receive the full pension.

In the U.S. military, only those who die in battle will receive pensions from the military, and the remaining deceased can only receive compensation from commercial insurance companies.

Lieutenant General Walker of the U.S. Army overturned and died on the road during the retreat. In the end, he was not included in the list of U.S. military deaths, but was counted separately as "traffic accident deaths".The son of U.S. General Van Fleet was shot down in an air battle, and was eventually counted as missing.

There is no doubt that the British army won the Opium War, but sixty people died in battle, and more than 2000 died of illness?Headed to the African rainforest?

However, in front of Princess Margaret, Alan Wilson didn't question my glorious record, as if all of them died of illness.It may be that the Europeans who carried the virus and infected the Indians encountered an indescribable virus in East Asia.

After waiting for two days, the matter of the uranium mine first took shape. This was originally his purpose of coming to Australia, to find the cheapest uranium mine for the UK and others, so that the UK can save costs to the greatest extent when expanding its nuclear arsenal.

It's just that the uranium mine hadn't started to discuss in depth, and the sale of the aircraft carrier was triggered, so he hurried back to London.On his return to London, Pamela Mountbatten was in constant communication with the Australian government.

When Alan Wilson came back, he happened to represent the British government, together with the Mountbatten Group and the Australian government to finalize the matter, and his original purpose of coming to Australia was achieved.

Chapter 845 Regional Airliner

Recovering from the short-term return and running in London and Canberra, the original exploration contract was consolidated, although there was no mention of uranium ore, a strategic material different from ordinary minerals.

As for the PTT aircraft carrier, it is destined not to be something that can be completed in a short time. Such a large-scale arms sale, even if it is a black-box operation, cannot be completed in a short period of time. Even if both parties are contributing, it will not take a year. Not even half a load.

Because this arms sale is a standard black-box operation and cannot be made public, neither the Foreign Secretary nor the executive resigner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can come to Canberra. The person sent by Whitehall to co-operate with Alan Wilson is an official from the Ministry of Finance.

It wasn't Edward Bridges, whose goal was too big, but Edward Bridges' deputy, Frank.

The specific amount of arms sales to the Australians is the work of Frank, the second in command of the Ministry of Finance, who brought his wife Chris to Australia in the name of vacation.

When the couple arrived in Canberra, the car sent by Pamela Mountbatten went to the airport to meet them. Alan Wilson was holding up a book of Romance of the Former Han Dynasty, pretending that no one knew the East better than me, forcing Grammer.

However, in the eyes of Pamela Mountbatten, these actions were speechless. To her, square characters are almost like heavenly scriptures.

"You are in Canberra now, not Kuala Lumpur." Pamela Mountbatten complained in a small voice, "Is there anything to see, right?"

"History." Alan Wilson said without raising his head, "It's the most powerful time in Chinese history. It's very interesting."

Dynasty fans have their own fans, but Alan Wilson has not found anyone who dares to hold on to the Han Dynasty. Without him, the Han Dynasty is really strong.

The Qing Dynasty had borders recognized by all countries, not counting. The other dynasties had more or less opened their borders on maps. The Yuan and Ming dynasties added hundreds of square kilometers with a stroke of a pen, and they didn't even know it.

The Tang Dynasty was at its peak, but it was always switching between beating others into dogs and being beaten into dogs by others.The peak territory only lasted for a moment before it was recorded in the history textbooks.

Then is there any dynasty whose peak is not worse than the Tang Dynasty, and whose stability is not worse than the Ming and Qing Dynasties?The Han Dynasty is actually the Han Dynasty. The territory of the Han Dynasty has not been opened, and the territory of the two Hans is almost the same. It can be seen that the territory is stable, and the two Hans have not been lost in the alternation.

The Han Dynasty was no worse than the peak Tang Dynasty militarily, and its ability to abuse food was comparable to that of the Qing Dynasty, the king of food abuse. It was powerful and stable in one.

Putting it down, he was about to show off his knowledge in front of his wife, but seeing Pamela Mountbatten's tendency to be unhappy, Alan Wilson decisively gave up his immature thoughts, and it was more important to connect with him emotionally.

Before the Franks appeared, Pamela Mountbatten's red tide had not subsided, and she had just experienced the eloquent tongue of an imperial commissioner.

"Oh, Frank, Chris, you are here." Alan Wilson got up with a smile and greeted his partner.

Pamela Mountbatten also greeted Frank's wife, and they became familiar with each other in a few words.

Alan Wilson and Prime Minister Menzies have not expressed their desire to cooperate with each other in principle.

But in matters like arms sales, desire is not the problem, the problem has always been money.Alan Wilson was unable to come up with a logical and self-consistent written material to prove how much the new aircraft carrier plan and the refitting cost of the Glorious class cost.

This matter can only allow officials from the Ministry of Finance to give the Australians an explanation to prove that the expenditure is reasonable.

Whether you can get the replacement funds for the Royal Navy's new aircraft carrier from Australia depends entirely on Frank.

"Since the completion of the two Queen-class ships, the Royal Navy has not launched a single warship. Although the inventory is sufficient, the livelihood of shipbuilding, the expectations of the Royal Navy? It depends on you, Frank."

The pressure was all on Frank, but Alan Wilson had no time to comfort his colleagues, but increased the pressure as soon as he spoke.

Don't think that there is no military-industrial complex in the UK, at least in this time period, the UK also exists.The RAF program alone supports a dozen airlines, including de Havilland.

The degree of involution of major shipyards is no less than that of airlines. The Labor Party government was frightened into a cold sweat by the Conservative Party after the latest general election. It also knows that economic development and welfare construction alone cannot solve all problems.At present, there are still many citizens in Britain who have imperial ambitions.

Once the construction of a new type of aircraft carrier is started, it may increase the support rate of the Labor Party.It depends on whether Frank can get enough funds for the Labor government to feel that it can start.

Pamela Mountbatten had already prepared a sumptuous dinner for the Franks and their arrival, and helped her husband consolidate the harmonious relationship among colleagues, which flattered the Franks.

The next stage of arms sales work has been transferred from Alan Wilson to Frank.

Alan Wilson, who has not been back to Kuala Lumpur for a long time, is not in a hurry again, but is calculating how to shear the sheep.

At present, Malaya assumes the role of the original British India. It is still under the framework of the imperial preferential system, through the acquisition of technology and bulk goods. It has been heard that the processing industry has helped the United Kingdom to stabilize the pound zone.

This is not impossible, but it is not mature enough, although it is an advanced version of the most basic colonial exploitation.But it is still worrying after a long time. As the Commissioner of Malaya, he wants to establish an efficient but invisible method of wool gathering.

Real estate is definitely not good, because he has already set the development direction of the Malaya colonies. West Malaysia is a wolf pack model, and East Malaysia is a strong provincial capital model.West Malaysia has 80.00% of the Malayan colonial population, but at least Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Malacca, and Singapore all have to develop at the same time.

Even in West Malaysia, there is no population pressure, and the development direction of the wolves has been set, and the real estate wool has automatically ceased to exist.The strong provincial capital of East Malaysia develops real estate in this way, but East Malaysia has a small population.

It’s not that the Malayan colony couldn’t extract wealth from real estate, it’s just that it’s impossible to rely on real estate to support the colonial government. The development of the Malayan colony is still based on the processing industry for import and export, taking into account agriculture.

There is also the need to carefully consider the degree of fleece. Allen Wilson directly put the concept of GDP on it and began to calculate.He is not familiar with this set of calculations, and it is easier to calculate.

Per capita GDP and per capita income are not the same concept. Per capita GDP is gross personal product. Just because you have produced so much value does not mean you can get so much.Various taxes and insurances, as well as the exploitation of the boss and the company, as well as the government's operating costs are also deducted here.

Generally speaking, the per capita income of later developed countries is 50.00% of per capita GDP.The latter is income at hand.Some European and American countries are above 50.00%, but Eastern European countries are not.

Different countries have different ratios of income to per capita GDP, which is the so-called water content of GDP.So in many countries that seem to have a high income, after the Chinese go there, although they feel richer, they don't feel the difference of three or four times in the book.

A typical example on the European side in later generations is Ireland, whose per capita GDP is US$[-].The United Kingdom is [-], but the per capita income of the United Kingdom is not much worse than that of Ireland.

For example, Vietnam and Thailand in later generations can get one-third of the per capita GDP.There is also Mexico. Mexico is catching up with Southeast Asia in this regard, and it only has a ratio of 30.00%.

Mexico, with a per capita GDP of 50.00, is only [-] throughout the year, while the per capita income of the United States next to it is [-] US dollars, and its income exceeds [-]% of its per capita GDP. This is a tenfold gap.

The smaller the ratio of per capita income to per capita GDP, the greater the degree of exploitation.Alan Wilson remembers that China's per capita income ratio is 40.00%, which is not low in developing countries.

If the manufacturing industry is developed, prices can be lowered. This is why although Japan and South Korea are not as easy as some European and American countries, their living standards are still prosperous.

After some calculations, the current proportion of Malaya is 30.00%. In addition, the current industrial and agricultural output value of Malaya is rising. Alan Wilson feels that the light of the Asian beacon has been initially lit.

In the early stage of development, there is always blood and sweat, and there will be no pie in the sky.The bottom line in Alan Wilson's heart is that after ten years, this ratio will be increased to 40.00%. Such a slow rate of profit reduction can ease Malaya's resistance.

As for wool, on the basis of industrial transfer, we can only find a way from the education industry.He thinks it should be no problem. Oxford and Cambridge in England are so famous in the world, it would be useless not to use them.

Pamela Mountbatten only saw her husband, gesticulating with a pen like a psychopath, and then showed a meaningful smile, holding her daughter in her heart and saying that her daughter will not be like this father when she grows up.

Now that Malaya is exploiting Chengdu, he can give Alan Wilson more financial space. Of course he is happy. As for Pamela Mountbatten, she doesn't understand, a woman, huh...

"Father!" Pamela's childish voice finally brought the imperial commissioner back to his senses.

After taking over his daughter, Alan Wilson also noticed his wife's dissatisfaction. The daughter is here, and he is not good at arguing with words. He said, "De Havilland's company's products have problems. In fact, I have thought a lot about your business. The problem."

"Really?" Pamela Mountbatten immediately became serious. She dared not take her husband seriously on this.The biggest foundation of Mountbatten Group's current momentum is this man.

"The Comet airliner is getting bigger and bigger. With the advancement of technology, it is not suitable for all routes in terms of cost. Currently, in terms of product strength, de Havilland needs a regional airliner for the domestic aviation market. Not only we need it, but many countries in Europe need it." Alan Wilson looked serious, and on this occasion, he was full of majesty in front of his wife.

8Chapter 16 Iron Ore in Brazil

If Alan Wilson remembers correctly, the UK was also the first country to start in the field of regional airliners, about five years earlier than the Boeing regional airliners in the United States.

Of course, it is no surprise that the UK once again brought out a second-rate product manufactured with first-class technology. This regional airliner is well-known in China and is called the Trident airliner.

Compared with Boeing's regional airliner, which has sold thousands of units, Trident's biggest market is China besides the UK itself.The total production is only one-tenth of Boeing.After the comet lost to Boeing, the UK lost again in the field of regional airliners.

And now, compared with the Boeing 707 that just came out, Comet has sold [-] planes, establishing a huge advantage.Differentiated products can now be considered.

"Is there a market?" Pamela Mountbatten asked cautiously, "I'm not doubting anything, just asking casually."

"The distance between East Malaysia and West Malaysia is very wasteful to use Comet Airliner. It's just that I couldn't help it at the beginning. You have shares in De Havilland Company. Even if I help you, I will bite the bullet and help you increase sales." Alan Wilson The tone is quite helpless, the British own products, he can't help the domestic products to gain a foothold, "Actually, Australia's domestic routes are also suitable for regional airliners."

The market for regional airliners is definitely not as good as that for mainline airliners, but because of the different positioning, the market demand also lies there.After all, there are not many Chinese airliners that use mainline airliners as regional airliners, resulting in a rare 5.00% ratio.

Regional airliners generally have a usage ratio of 20.00% to [-]%, which cannot be ignored.

Unknowingly, a small notebook has appeared in the hands of Pamela Mountbatten, and the husband and wife still have similar habits.It’s just that Pamela Mountbatten is used to record business affairs, and Alan Wilson is used to recording, which movie queen’s birthday is coming soon, what she likes to eat, etc...

This time her husband's insight on the aviation segment, Pamela Mountbatten felt compelled to record.It will be implemented in consultation with de Havilland.

"It's another good project for the colony to pay." Following Alan Wilson's words, Pamela Mountbatten became more serious.

"I've made a note." Pamela Mountbatten asked after remembering it, "Be the first to develop the regional airliner market. Will it cause chaos in the company's business?"

"Competitors of the Comet Airliner have already appeared. We must develop the market, otherwise it is really difficult to deal with." Alan Wilson said to his wife worriedly, "Has one of the Comet Airliner entered American Airlines? No, Boeing is a Formidable enemy."

He also wanted de Havilland to be able to share the same share with Boeing, but how could it be so simple?

Now the British comet airliners stuffed into the major colonies have filled the market.In addition, the United Kingdom itself, together with France, Canada, Germany, India, the Netherlands, and Portugal, only sold nearly [-].

Anyone who has a little understanding of the international aviation market in later generations knows that Boeing has a considerable advantage over Airbus.

The fundamental reason is that there are nearly [-] passenger planes in the hands of major US airlines.China ranks second with [-] planes!