Chapter 1150: The Pickup Truck Founds a Nation

Salazar couldn’t figure out why Allen Wilson would want to move such an important industry as automobiles, to Portugal.

If it was him, he certainly wouldn’t do that, but as the receiving party, the Prime Minister of Portugal, Salazar was of course happy to accept it and asked Allen Wilson what conditions he wanted.

“Of course it is hoped that the Portuguese government will not put up obstacles.” Allen Wilson said after a moment of contemplation.

“There are no other conditions?” Salazar was amazed, he thought the Englishman in front of him would want a lot of policies.

“No more, I believe the Prime Minister can mold a favorable environment for the automobile companies.”

Alan Wilson smiled, what land use rights, tax exemption or infrastructure construction, are some specific issues, like Salazar such leaders, are a sentence, do not have to talk about specific.

Not only that, in order to bind the local capital of Portugal, Alan Wilson also came up with the concept of joint venture car.

Joint venture brand car, origin in the country, but hanging foreign car company license plate, such as SAIC Volkswagen, FAW Toyota, etc., the main technology of these cars originated from the foreign party, the domestic is only OEM.

Alan Wilson almost can not think of, joint ventures have any particularly strong models, basically can be considered to be the paradigm of cha lousy money, can not say that all, ninety percent are lousy.

The market of a certain large country is so huge that there are always some domestic cars that slip through the cracks.

But Portugal should not have this problem, the United Kingdom once the choice and Portugal for joint ventures, never have to worry about the development of the Portuguese automobile industry, can backfire on the United Kingdom.

Portugal’s market is too small, there is no market in itself can be done to allow domestic car companies and joint venture car companies to coexist. Once British car companies take root, there will be no opportunity for local car companies to rise.

And Allen Wilson felt that Portugal will not have the idea of independence and autonomy, the dependence on Britain has long lasted for hundreds of years, the Portuguese are used to.

Borrowing Portugal’s geographic location, westward can go to North America, southward can go to North Africa. To achieve this purpose on the line. You can also use Portugal’s labor force.

The United States is deliberately supporting Germany and Japan to balance the influence of Britain and France. America can do this, and so can Britain.

Now that Britain is facing stiff competition for shipbuilding and automobiles, it needs smaller countries to bite Germany and Japan from behind.

A Malayan colony was not really enough to be able to compete with Japan in automobiles. Malaya had a population of just over 16 million people, which were already spread over, steel, oil refining and Malaya’s own tin mining, rubber and sugar industries.

Japan, with a population of more than 100 million, the automobile industry occupies one-third of the economic activity, Malaya does not have this population base, not to mention that he is prepared to let Malaya later, in the British mainland shipbuilding unsustainable time, to take part of the shipbuilding industry.

Malaya’s labor force was not abundant, and in the foreseeable future, when the United States lost the war in Vietnam, causing the South Vietnamese to flee, there might be some surplus labor to spread to the surrounding area.

Indonesia has plenty of labor, and it’s close by, but would Malaya dare to take on a workforce that was ready to annex it? You know Sukarno is a loud mouth shouting the slogan of Greater Indonesia.

In a short period of time, Malaya’s labor force has been depleted, Britain must look for another country that can balance the industry offshore to Japan and Germany, this time to see Portugal is not as good as the income level of Malaya’s colonies, and then take into account the geographic location of Portugal towards Africa and North America, the Permanent Secretary has decided, Portugal to do the balance of the industry offshore base.

“I have rarely admired a man so much, Sir Wilson.” Salazar didn’t seem to smile very often, his smile was a little strange, “The Portuguese government will definitely give its full support to the automobile production line.”

“I think a year is enough time, Portugal prepares the plant and planning, I will discuss with Pamela about the landing of the automobile industry.” Alan Wilson said this turn of phrase, pickup trucks to establish the country of Salazar has agreed, now it is time to talk about business.

Alan Wilson elaborated on the British understanding of the status of Goa, and Goa local British military bases, Britain will not easily give Goa back, but in the premise of the rise of nationalism in India, the United Kingdom and Portugal, the two countries, should carry out a rounded response.

“Britain understands France’s determination to protect its own interests, more than one million soldiers fighting across the sea deserves respect. But unlike France, Portugal and Britain’s colonies were spread out and involved a great deal of energy. Although Africa is large, but the most valuable colonies, is in Asia, which is the same as Portugal and Britain.”

Alan Wilson explained the forward policy, “We wait and see what happens, and avoid conflict with India. If there is a border war, it is not too late to suspend negotiations. The so-called negotiations are just a gesture to appease India, and Portugal can back out at any time.”

Perhaps it was Picard’s strategy that endeared him to Salazar, the Portuguese ruler did not say no, “I am just worried that it will fuel India’s ambitions.”

“This time Britain is engaged in armed mediation. First there will be a naval maneuver, and then will make the appearance of calling on Portugal and India to sit down and talk, we will first discuss with India, Portugal will then comply with the situation on the line. Negotiations don’t have to start right away, they will start in the middle of the year, and there will be a round of consultations every month, so it’s not really that hard to drag it out.”

From the Cuban Missile Crisis is also only half a year, Alan Wilson felt that this difficulty is about one plus one is greater than two. When the time comes, Nehru will be shown what it means to say that the world is ultimately about strength.

“And also in the middle of the year, Kuala Lumpur will host the current Commonwealth Games, after the military exercises, it is exactly when the Commonwealth Games will open, so we can take this opportunity to set up the two countries of Portugal and India to add to world peace.”

“It seems Britain has thought of everything.” Salazar seemed to smile and eventually sighed, “Well, we’ll just wait for the news and will give Britain cooperation when the time comes.”

“Thank you Prime Minister, I make a personal pledge that I will never sell out Portugal’s interests. It is also unlikely that Britain will force Portugal to do anything against its own interests.”

The Permanent Undersecretary had wanted to give the assurance in Britain’s name, but it was awkward when he thought of Britain’s offshore balancing past, and reckoned that Britain’s reputation in diplomacy didn’t work as well as his own.

The two then also talked about a number of ways to maintain the colonies, Alan Wilson also introduced the British experience, nothing to hide, Britain is dragging its feet, France is a direct manipulation of the war.

Each country has its own different situation, Salazar did not speak, and in his mind he was also comparing the British and French methods, which one is more suitable for Portugal.

“It’s not really a failure to do some necessary construction on the colonies. Can building out some houses actually make the colony grow? Of course it won’t, but these things can confuse the resistance in the colony. We give the people in the capital of the colony a place to live, and the money we need goes to construction on the mainland.”

“It’s better than France making the colonies as primitive as they are, and getting nothing for themselves.”

“The permanent undersecretary turned out to be a connoisseur in that area as well, and if you’re Portuguese, you might even try your hand at being colonial minister.” Salazar spoke half-heartedly, “This conversation has been enjoyable.”

“I think so too, Mr. Prime Minister.” Alan Wilson replied with a grin.

“Actually, I’m more used to being called Mr. Minister.” Salazar got up and walked over to the window and looked out at Lisbon, having feelings at that moment, those were Salazar’s glory days.

The revolution of nineteen ninety established the Republic in Portugal. But the nascent democracy was running on shaky ground, due to a long history of accumulated ills.

Sixteen years saw the emergence of forty-five cabinets. As the parliamentary system failed to solve domestic problems, in 1926 a military coup broke out in Portugal.

The military government that came to power in the coup d’état was mostly of military origin, and although it gained the support of the majority of the social classes, it was ineffective in governing the country.

With a fiscal deficit of 45 percent of Portugal’s revenue, Salazar became minister of finance and began a tenure of scrimping and saving to control inflation, which he succeeded in doing. So fruitful political performance makes Salazar become Portugal’s “savior”.

I have to say, the centralized state in the efficiency, often able to make the unexpected, Salazar ruled Portugal is so, Allen Wilson just returned to the manor, thinking about when to return home.

Salazar has convened a meeting to talk about the issue of Picard statehood, the allocation of land, the construction of a series of road problems, the end of the meeting of the principle of the problem has been all taken care of.

It was almost faster than Allen Wilson inviting Ms. Ingrid Bergman to ride a rocket.

Caetano informed Allen Wilson of the good news, “I believe the permanent undersecretary is also very excited about the outcome.”

“That’s right, Mr. Caetano, I achieved what I set out to do.” Alan Wilson replied with the tone of a good warrior without a heck of a lot of good, “But it’s not Britain itself that has benefited, both of our countries have benefited.”

Alan Wilson can not be a big mouth, Portugal can really pickup the country. Land Rover currently has no pickup trucks, only Land Rover Defender and Land Rover Discovery models. Land Rover Discovery is still a shell that he used his writing wheel eyes to get out.

Now Malaya’s production line has started, is in Southeast Asia to attack the city, Land Rover found is certainly can not be changed into a pickup truck, Land Rover Defender positioning than the Land Rover found high-end, changed into a pickup truck?

It is not impossible, but at the expense of the Land Rover Defender, but also to add a high-end models, Land Rover Range Rover at this time has been called out. These things will also have to be personally busy with him, and only then will he be able to give Salazar an answer.

But there is a point, now the armed mediation can already start, the first thing is to show the military power in front of the Indians, my Great Britain cut itself, still not India this Tang San can be ignored.