British civil servant

"The new aircraft carrier project is progressing smoothly because of Australia's relationship. However, the Royal Navy still has a lot of problems. There are too many warships in stock, and the cost of keeping them is too high. The vast majority of aircraft carriers have little potential for reconstruction. After the war, the cabinet is always open. Trying to find a seller for these warships destined for scrap."

Pamela Mountbatten smiled like a little fox. After listening, "So? What do you think the scope of elimination is?"

"Including but not limited to all aircraft carriers below the Resentment-class aircraft carrier." Alan Wilson replied without thinking, "Don't expect the Malayan colony to share, and increasing the fleet size of the burden will affect the Malayan colony itself I’m not going to scrape here and run away.”

"I understand!" Pamela Mountbatten nodded, in the special period of post-war Britain's poor wet pants.She got the succession right of the Sarawak Brooke Dynasty through bribery, and the money she spent is a huge sum of money now, but at least she got the throne of a place, and after the communication between the colonial government and the Dutch Kalimantan, it was actually a huge sum of money. We purchased and expanded land after adjustment.

Now even if her husband wants to scrape away in the colony, she will not agree, but Pamela Mountbatten knows that since her husband mentioned it, he must have an idea, and cut to the point, "Is there anything for me to do?"

"I talked to Frank about the inventory of the Royal Navy and the obstacles to normal change." Alan Wilson was not polite to his wife who slept with him. He listed several candidate countries and said, "Frank judges that among the countries in need, the strength The strongest is France, the Vengeance-class aircraft carrier should be sold to France, France is currently using troops against Algeria, the Mediterranean Fleet cannot help the French blockade for a long time, they still have to do it themselves."

"You want to facilitate this deal, let France submit a purchase request, and then let father help pass it in the Navy Department." Pamela Mountbatten was no longer a little girl in New Delhi, and immediately understood her husband's intentions.

Alan Wilson narrowed his eyes and said with a half-smile, "For the special friendship between Britain and France to maintain order..."

"It's also for the benefit of oil in North Africa." Pamela Mountbatten's eyes sparkled, and Shi Shiran said, "Well, let me discuss with my friends in France. After all, the Mediterranean Fleet is my father's old subordinate. Is it very reasonable for the fleet to propose a blockade operation to increase expenditure?"

"Algeria is a French colony after all, it's too reasonable, how can I help in vain." Alan Wilson agreed very much, and continued to follow this line of thought, "Let the French use their own navy to block the outside world's assistance to the rebel forces, oh my God Now, the strength of the French Mediterranean Fleet seems insufficient."

"Then after discovering this problem, it is logical for the French to propose purchase intentions."

"And the Admiralty thinks there is no problem. Even if it is not for the special friendship between Britain and France, it will not refuse for the sake of money."

"After the arms sale is completed, the French Navy will usher in two Vengeance-class enhancements that surpass the active aircraft carriers."

The two of you said one sentence to another, outlining a very logical and self-consistent process, and the whole thing should evolve like this.

Of course, France needs aircraft carriers, especially now that it is no secret that the first post-war aircraft carrier is under construction.At present, France is in great need of aircraft carriers to safeguard the interests of its vast colonies.

"Find me this kind of task again, let my wife be so busy that she has no time to have children." Pamela Mountbatten sat directly on her husband's lap, with one hand hooked on the man's neck, He smiled and asked, "What's on your mind?"

"Oh, my queen, I didn't mean that." Alan Wilson bowed his head along his wife's arm, "Actually, as long as things have a good result, it doesn't matter when you arrive in loyal Paris."

But before arriving in Paris, he first participated in the collective meeting of the colonial reactionary forces.

Look at the list of people invited in Penang, colonists, feudal monarchs, big compradors, mouthpieces of public opinion and all kinds of people.

They are all ingredients that should be suspended from street lights. Of course, from the standpoint of Malaya, everyone is a patriot who resists Indonesia's unrealistic ambitions.

Starting from Alan Wilson's second term, the propaganda about the Asian Lighthouse of Greater Malaya has started. It is useless for a day or two, and the effect is not great for a year or two. It takes a long time Effective.

In recent days, Alan Wilson talked and laughed happily with all the distinguished guests who came to Penang. When he talked about the Jakarta regime and Sukarno, he couldn't hide his contempt, saying that it was a pattern.

Of the major sultans, including Ali Khan, Alan Wilson repeated the security assurances that Britain recognized all sultans as sovereign powers.

And willing to spend energy to promote the power of the Commonwealth to help Malaya develop.However, if some anti-British elements who cannot see the situation clearly and want to let Britain leave, they will be regarded as agents of Indonesian infiltration forces.

Pamela Mountbatten then took her husband's place, her position more in line with that of the feudal monarch and suitable for appeasement.

Alan Wilson is in contact with various political forces. The Malay Umno, the Chinese MCA, and the Indian National Congress Party will talk about everything without making trouble. The triangle is stable, and the number of Malays is not dominant. , under the fear of each other, the imperial commissioner is relatively at ease.

"Mr. Lin, I heard that you just came back from Xiangjiang? Your heart has gone to the motherland?" Alan Wilson held a wine glass and greeted Lin Lianyu who came in with a smile. As an imperial commissioner, this is his duty .

"Master Zhongtang, I went to Xiangjiang, but not to the mainland." Lin Lianyu immediately said truthfully, "We just talked about some educational issues, nothing else."

"Of course, isn't that what Xiangjiang is for? The Sino-Japanese trade agreement signed last year was also signed there. The total amount of the agreement is 3000 million pounds." Alan Wilson offered to pour a glass for Lin Lianyu, and said without changing his smile, " I don’t know how the communication in education is. The education here also needs Mr. Lin’s help. After all, I am not Chinese, although I am sure, don’t try to fool me with small tricks.”

"I have exchanged some textbooks, and I can send these textbooks to the government for inspection." Lin Lianyu immediately promised.

"Let me see it first, don't you mind?" Alan Wilson was very interested, showing an ignorant but almost stupid courage. It is estimated that the part involving the Soviet Union will definitely not be friendly.

It is densely packed with formulas and letters, and there is no such thing as our free world. Enlarged font illustrations account for half of the humanity.

Maybe I don’t understand it, but it’s good to have a general understanding. In contrast, using the education industry to cut leeks is easy to understand.

Alan Wilson is an expert in oriental studies, the character design must be able to stand up, otherwise how will he be the leader of the British civil servants in the future?

In the next few days, he used the content and price of British textbooks and Chinese textbooks as a comparison to determine the appropriate price for textbooks in the future. In addition, from the perspective of quality education, Soviet-style textbooks are very unfriendly to children. Too many children can't absorb it all, which is to be avoided.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that some people are really hungry for knowledge, so they can go to private schools to study.The strength of private schools is the political correctness of the free world, and there is nothing to say about this.

Lin Lianyu, who has been following Mr. Zhongtang for a few days, will definitely not have this idea like the chief executive of Malaya.

"Oh!" Alan Wilson took the initiative to ask, holding a historical illustration in [-], "Who drew this?"

"Mr. Gu Jiegang." Lin Lianyu asked, "Does Master Zhongtang have any opinions?"

"Nothing." Alan Wilson flipped through the illustrations of the territories of various dynasties and found it very interesting.Territory maps are generally a little smaller, especially in the Yuan and Ming dynasties, there are not a few, all of them are cut in half.

However, the sphere of influence of the Tang Dynasty is very large. It is somewhat like an enhanced version of the Tang Dynasty in the eyes of the Japanese in the first Tang Dynasty. Even Tubo is gone, and the Tang character is erased. Some people believe that it is the territory of the Mongol Empire.

"It's not much different from our textbook, so I'll keep it as a souvenir, maybe I can give it to friends as a gift in the future." Alan Wilson put away this commemorative book and asked Lin Lianyu if it was okay.

"Of course Master Zhongtang likes it, no problem." Lin Lianyu immediately said, he wonders if this can be used as a gift?

Of course, Alan Wilson knows Fultseva, the first secretary of the Moscow Municipal Party Committee, and will give it to her if he has the opportunity.

It would be more appropriate to wait until the Yuan Dynasty swallowed Siberia and the Ming Dynasty arrived in Kamchatka. It would be more appropriate to send out two copies as a comparison.

Chapter 854 Meeting of Rulers

Things that help to split the enemy camp, from Alan Wilson's current perspective, should absolutely not be avoided.

"Lord Zhongtang, I can actually see that compared to many people, you still respect other different cultures." Lin Lianyu hesitated for a moment and said frankly, "I don't know if my feeling is right, but this is my truth idea."

Alan Wilson had a strange look on his face, and then he smiled, "You mean I treat your culture well? Well, in fact, this problem is not complicated, it's because we have different perspectives."

"Huh?" Lin Lianyu didn't quite understand, and asked with an attitude of asking for advice, "What does Master Zhongtang mean?"

"In other words, China has been backward in modern times and has been in a passive position. What do you think?" Alan Wilson took out a cigarette and lit it, and sat down directly, "What is the reason?"

"Since modern times? The Qing government is corrupt and incompetent." Lin Lianyu said while thinking, "It is also related to the foreign government."

"Mr. Lin, I don't want you to spread this kind of thinking, because? The queen of our country is actually a German nobleman. Before the German nobleman, the British royal family has long been a French nobleman." Alan Wilson reminded, if it is just a simple sentence, He can pretend that he didn’t hear it, but it’s not okay if Sang curses at Huai.

"In your eyes, it seems that only China has been in a backward position in the past 100 years. When you open your eyes and look at the world, the countries crushed by the United Kingdom are all over the five continents, including China, but it can only be said to include but not limited to China. China is just an ordinary member of a large number of countries that have been crushed."

Lin Lianyu was taken aback, and had to admit, "Yeah, I always look at things from the perspective of my own country."

"Mr. Lin is a very knowledgeable person. At least he is not arrogant. He still thinks that Chinese people live on the earth. Since all countries have been hit at the same time, China is only classified as the vast majority. I can see it." Alan Wilson said calmly, "There is no eternal power, but this round happened to be met by Britain. I believe that your motherland will adjust."

There is no eternal power, Alan Wilson is now the most qualified to say that, the UK is at the time when the sun goes down.

Lin Lianyu felt that today's conversation was very comfortable. Alan Wilson is no longer that high-ranking colonist. The two seem to be friends of different nationalities. Many questions can be asked, such as the different advantages of Eastern and Western cultures.

"I don't know if my feeling is right, but I can make an analogy. The ancient Greek civilization was a mathematician to a certain extent, while the civilization of the same period was more literati. The number of literati is far more than that of mathematicians. Both can become people who are widely respected by society."

Alan Wilson organized his language to explain while thinking, "But in the youth, when a person first enters the society, the knowledge he acquires may not be of much help. After all, it is only a minority who can become a widely respected scholar. The same is true of people and civilizations, not all of them will become talented in the end.”

The fact is also true, 2000 years ago, the mathematical knowledge studied in ancient Greece was the standard heterogeneity in that era.Who dares to say that the mathematical achievements of ancient Greek civilization will surely grow smoothly?

In fact, it did not go well. In the process of Christianizing the Roman Empire, it also persecuted the last wave of ancient Greek civilization in Egypt. It will be picked up again after more than 1000 years. It will be a big deal for the whole of Europe. Lucky.

If the dialogue ends here, this exchange, like Alan Wilson and McCarthy, will establish a good personal relationship, and the development may be another special relationship between China and Britain similar to the special relationship between Britain and the United States.

It's a pity... Alan Wilson is a standard British bureaucrat. He has already prepared to do some things in his second term, including education.

From the perspective of competition with Japan, Alan Wilson cannot allow Malaya to compete with Japan with its current level of education.

At the same time, he must not support a place like the Soviet Union. The education industry must be supported, but more money must be added...

Lin Lianyu is a well-known educator among the Chinese. For Alan Wilson, who wants to start from the education industry, the greatest value is to realize it in some imperceptible fields such as the education industry, so as to benefit the UK.

When he revealed that he might use resources to persuade the London government to allocate some resources to help Malaya establish an education system, Lin Lianyu was very excited, "Master Zhongtang, thank you."

"This is what I should do." Alan Wilson smiled, embodying the face of a complete imperialist bureaucrat, who deceived simple educators around. Although he was a little embarrassed, he was not ashamed but proud, "This Of course, Mr. Lin's help is needed."

Of course, Lin Lianyu readily agreed to this. In his opinion, there is nothing more important than this.

"Then, see you at the military parade a few days later, and we will talk about it in detail later." Alan Wilson sighed and looked at the time with his wrist, and continued to work on his own affairs until Lin Lianyu left.

Kuala Lumpur sent a telegram from London, and Alisa also came to Penang to send a cabinet resolution.This is the resolution he asked London to make on the Malaya colony in the name of the High Commissioner of Malaya.

Today this resolution was sent to him, and then Alan Wilson directly found his wife, took out the cabinet resolution and said, "The cabinet has approved a meeting of rulers to adjust the attributes of the colony."

Pamela Mountbatten didn't know the inside story yet, so she asked her husband, "Which aspect is involved?"

"Britain recognizes that you, Ali Khan, and the nine sultans of Malaya are hereditary princes, and eleven of you will be the rulers of the colonies, and a meeting of rulers will be held to serve the British Empire." Allen Wilson said absently, "Probably this is what it means. After all, we have to keep up with the times. Everything cannot be decided by the colonial government. It is a new era, and Britain still has to face."

Pamela Mountbatten snorted softly and asked, "What power do these eleven rulers have?"

"I have the right to supervise the policies of the colonial government and keep the government clean. There is no other power at present." Alan Wilson coughed softly and explained to London, "Why don't you need a time? The struggle between the parliament and the king is more than 300 years old. The results of it."

Pamela Mountbatten couldn't help but rolled her eyes, 300 years later?Do you still dare to be perfunctory?

This matter is a matter for the cabinet. Allen Wilson asked his wife to notify the other rulers, and then asked Evered to prepare the venue in Penang for a meeting of rulers.

The meeting of rulers did not include Emperor Baoda. Emperor Baoda lost his throne and had nothing to do with Britain. If there is any dissatisfaction, you can go to the French.In terms of division of responsibilities, Emperor Bao Da couldn't use French swords to kill British officials.

According to European tradition, even if the royal family of a country is overthrown, the identity of the king is recognized, at least the contemporary king is recognized, and he is willing to form a government in exile for this purpose.

If Emperor Bao still wanted to pay attention to his address, Alan Wilson would not mind calling this emperor, who generally died after abdicating in accordance with the oriental tradition, His Majesty.

However, it is impossible for a South Vietnamese emperor to go into exile in the Malayan colony and hope that Britain will recognize the rulers involved in the Malayan colony.

At the Penang Commissioner's Office, Alan Wilson arrived at the magnificent meeting room with the resolution document from London. He glanced at the faces of the rulers one by one, and then sat down next to Pamela Mountbatten. , opened the mouth and said, "Hello, respected sultans, today is a good opportunity to communicate about some plans for the future of the Malaya colony."

"First of all, congratulations to everyone. The London cabinet has confirmed that the honorable status of the eleven rulers here will be recognized by the London government. You will obtain judicial power to protect their honorable status."

"Thank you for the London government's approval." Ali Khan immediately expressed his support for the goodwill of the London government.

Ali Khan knows deeply what it means to feel precious when he is lost. Only he can understand the twists and turns of the road from the collapse of the Hyderabad state to the current Maharaja of Sabah.

The Sultan of Johor asked, "Commissioner Wilson, what can we rulers do?"

"In principle, I hope that you don't do anything, and it is best to hand over the country to professional people. As for the power that you should have, the colonial government will allocate funds for you to ensure your living standards according to a certain percentage of fiscal revenue. The power to question government policy. But I hope to use it with caution.”

Alan Wilson started a two-headed exposition, spent 10 minutes explaining several poor powers of the colonial rulers of Malaya, and spent half an hour refuting the above powers.

"What's the difference between this and now?" After hearing this, the Sultan of Johor was almost laughed at by the hypocrisy of the London government.

"There are differences. For example, Britain is a monarchy and recognizes your status. After Sukarno came, you may change from a noble sultan to a commoner. I heard that the Jakarta government now favors the Soviet line. Then maybe being a commoner is a good result, maybe it is the end of Nicholas II."

"Of course, I am definitely not a threat. Anyone who is familiar with me knows that I am a down-to-earth person." Alan Wilson said with a smile, "This is especially true for rulers who are friendly to Britain."

"Actually, there's nothing wrong with it. Everyone gets what they need." Ali Khan began to chime in after Allen Wilson finished speaking, "Now the real enemy is Jakarta. Sultans, I think I am qualified to speak on this. Once My kingdom was destroyed by people who pursued similarly to Sukarno."

Chapter 855 The Upper Route

In the entire East Indies, there are dozens of Sudans who fell into the hands of the Dutch.Before Indonesia's independence, there were still many sultanates in the Dutch East Indies, but now there is only one left in Indonesia.

If Sukarno has been ruling Indonesia, instead of being killed by the CIA halfway, how long this last remaining Sudan can exist is hard to say.

The nine sultans of the Malayan colony are similar to those preserved in the Dutch East Indies.

Britain's colonial policy is similar to that of the Netherlands, but there are still differences.The commercial characteristics of the Netherlands were stronger than all European colonial empires in the colonial era, characterized by strong monopoly and weak empire.

They are all plantations, but plantations are different from plantations. Because the Netherlands has little local power, it is even better than the United Kingdom in leveraging its strength. It pays special attention to differentiation policies. The slave system in the Netherlands was also the strongest, and it lasted until the late nineteenth century.

After the abolition of slavery, the Dutch were the most efficient in introducing labor, leading to the influx of a large number of Indians, Indonesians and Chinese.

In Indonesia, the Netherlands, like the United Kingdom, introduced Chinese to check and balance Indonesians, which led to the Dutch East Indies being the place with the largest number of Chinese in Southeast Asia. However, Indonesia itself is densely populated, and from an overall perspective, Chinese are still very few.

Unlike the Malayan colonies, once the British opened their mouths, they could easily turn the Malays into a minority.

Malaya and Indonesia are in a cultural zone, and now there is only one sultan left in Indonesia.And the nine sultans of the Malayan colony are all doing well, and there are two more.This comparison has been decided.

"Dear sultans, we are a cooperative relationship. In this era, wealth is no longer measured by the amount of land. You cooperate with the British, and the Chinese perform their duties, and manage the Malaya colony as a successful enterprise. Everyone is completely You can sit down and negotiate." Alan Wilson did not hide his desire to make a big cake, "Why bother with national independence? Are you and the people at the bottom the same kind of people? You and the UK are the same kind of people."

The role of introducing Ali Khan to Sabah has been reflected. Ali Khan, who once lost his country and family, is now a staunch pro-British representative. He also uses his own experience to prove it, and it also means that the expansion of wealth is the truth. .

As the Maharaja of Sabah, who is no less financial than Pamela Mountbatten, Ali Khan has a very important voice.Malays do not reject Ali Khan religiously, and because of his origin in South Asia, the National Congress Party composed of Indians also has a natural affection for Ali Khan.

As a result, although Ali Khan is a latecomer, he has great prestige among the feudal monarchs by virtue of this support and his own financial resources.

Now, Ali Khan represents the weak link of the Malayan feudal monarchy, playing the role of imperial Russia before World War I.

The money is yours only if you put it in your pocket. With Indonesia as a foreign enemy, it is not difficult to choose.

For a while, these Sudans talked a lot, and they were not resolute in resisting Alan Wilson's words psychologically.

That is resolute non-resistance. Alan Wilson added without losing the opportunity, "In the Commonwealth system, no matter where you go, you are respected monarchs. If you change to another country, that may not be the case."

There is no guarantee of loyalty, and there is no need to be tough to defend the authority of the monarch. As the tip of the nose brushed the documents, all the major sultans signed the declaration of harmonious coexistence with the United Kingdom.

"The eleven monarchs of the Conference of Rulers have certain supervisory powers over the colonial government. Of course, given the scarcity of management talents in Malaya itself, I still use my previous attitude and use it with caution." Alan Wilson took care of the sultans The conversation changed, "However, the meeting of rulers can be held every year. As a platform to demonstrate the authority of the monarch, the colonial government will also respect it. Dear sultans, we will have a happy cooperation in the long time to come. "

"The times are different, and you sultans don't have to worry about your status and security. Britain will guarantee the power of your sultans. The personal experience of Maharaja Ali Khan can best prove this." After listening to her husband, Pamela Mountbatten chimed in, "Everyone I will be a respected monarch in the future, and now I only think about one thing, how to work together to bring Malaya's economy to a higher level."

Alan Wilson nodded, and in front of the ten peace monarchs, he turned his head and kissed Pamela Mountbatten's red lips, making the Sarawak monarch flushed, and then made a concluding speech, "The truth is Pamela told you that the military parade will be held three days later, and I hope that all respected monarchs will be present. Regarding Indonesia’s long-term undermining of Malaya’s economic development, I hope that all sectors of the Malayan society will give the Jakarta government a response.”

After speaking, he nodded to his embarrassed wife and left the conference room.

"Dear sultans, he is like this. He is actually a very gentle person, but he seems unreasonable at work."