Chapter 542 Industrial Development Program

Textile, sugar, rubber, tin ore, palm oil, alternate industries and oil as well as timber and steel and plastics, a little inventory in British Malaya, Alan Wilson realized that the basic conditions are still good.

If all these industries are supported, it is easy to dominate in Southeast Asia, a place where there are no tigers in the mountains.

Of course, the latter-day Malaysia also stops at this stage. Than the top is not enough than the bottom, in fact, if there is no Singapore, Malaysia can be considered a beacon of Southeast Asia.

However, the level of latter-day Malaysia, for Alan Wilson is completely insufficient, starting time and Japan is almost at the same time, earlier than South Korea, to complete the task of history is not, the bottom line is to get but Japan but must be stronger than South Korea, in fact, Alan Wilson also wants to suppress Japan on a per capita basis.

After all, Japan’s own country to what nothing, there are not so many relatively favorable conditions, in addition to the number of social animals far more than the current population of British Malaya, Japan is no advantage. Does Japan have oil resources? Is there a rubber industry? Does it have a palm oil industry? Nothing, not even food.

At least before the Plaza Accord, and Japan to fight a half a catty back and forth, in order to afford the current start time.

Why do I say before the Plaza Accord? That’s because Japan, after the Plaza Accord, was out of sorts. From 1980 to 1985, Japan’s per capita output rose from 10,000 to 11,600 dollars.

Nineteen eighty-five was Japan’s period of glory, which was the year the Plaza Accord emerged. After the Plaza Accord, Japan’s per capita went from 11,600 in 1985 to 25,400 in 1990. After another five years, in 1995, it became 40 000 per capita.

If British Malaya and Japan compete along the same lines, by the time the yen appreciates, if there is no change on the side of British Malaya, it can directly cut off Japan’s back.

Even in the twenty-first century, Japanese products are still not comparable to European countries at the high end.

Take Japan’s most skillful automobile industry, although the number of Nissan cars sold globally is more than the number of German cars, Toyota is also more than twice the market value of Volkswagen.

But even in Japan itself, Mercedes-Benz BMW Audi is the premium brand that outranks Nissan.

Not to mention that in the rest of the world, German cars are crushing Nissan cars in the premium segment from the vast majority of countries. Does not exist in the mouth of the Japanese blow, just the German high-end cars within China to hang Nissan cars, any country’s high-end cars are hanging.

Even the best automobile industry in Japan, other industries are unable to compete with European and American companies. It is just rely on cheap volume to support, even in the twenty-first century, Japan still retains a lot of talk about the technical content of the industry.

The main reason is the failure of the impact of high-end, coupled with the Japanese population for the average country more than twice. The two complement each other, by Europe and the United States blocked the road of industrial upgrading, so must maintain a lot of low-end industries to create jobs.

Of course, Asian countries do not know the reality of Japan, because the standard of living is too far away, look at all the filters, only to touch the road traveled by Japan to pipe in.

Textile, sugar, rubber, tin ore, palm oil five industries, which is relying on Malaya’s objective resources and its own conditions can be done, the latter four oil mining as well as timber relying on Malaya itself can also be done, as for the steel and plastics will need external support.

Iron and steel industry certainly need the support of the Australian iron ore, plastic need British Malaya itself has not yet discovered the oil assets, as well as the current is still under British control near the Persian Gulf to provide support, plastics and iron and steel first as a record.

Finally Allen Wilson arrived in Kuala Lumpur a month later, officially took out the textile, sugar, rubber, tin, palm oil and oil exploration and timber mining seven industry development plan, as well as electrification plan, made into a report sent to London for approval.

After sending the telegram, Allen Wilson went to the textile factories in British Malaya to talk about fulfilling the Royal Navy’s orders.

In London, Mountbatten was still dictating the whole Royal Navy business in his capacity as Fourth Sea Lord.

For the most part, of course, Mountbatten was still concerned with internal matters, namely logistics and financial expenditure.

The Royal Navy is not having a good time, the military appropriation focuses on the air force construction, although recently heard what trinity discussion, General Mountbatten also expressed support, but the air force’s many projects are in the middle of research and development, can not be cut off at this time of financial support to cut the project, right.

So although the Trinity has received attention, the Air Force’s commitment can not be changed in the short term.

Mountbatten had a son-in-law who used the telegraph as a telephone, and telegrams traveled halfway around the world. After Alan Wilson learned of Mountbatten’s troubles, he put forward an idea in a telegram that part of the Royal Navy fleet could be docked in British Malaya in order to save money.

This was a very novel idea, even when British India was still in existence, Britain did not base a large amount of logistics in British India, Mountbatten did not immediately agree, but asked how much logistical savings could be made on the Pacific fleet.

“It would require me to survey the Japanese prisoners of war to see how many had done logistical work for the Combined Fleet.”

After this return telegram, Allen Wilson’s telegram after three days, the first half of the telegram was about being supervising local factories to fulfill Navy orders, and the second half was about surveying the Confederate Army, how many POWs had done logistical work for the Union Fleet.

Allen Wilson does take this matter very important, although the Japanese Southern Army is the army, but this elite force can not be flying to Southeast Asia to fight it, the Southern Army of course, there is also associated with the Japanese Navy departments, these departments also support the United Fleet in the ocean fighting, after the war these prisoners of war are naturally counted in the Southern Army prisoners of war.

For decades, soldiers of the Japanese Army and Japanese Navy were finally treated equally in POW camps.

But now that this equal treatment was over, the Army Maru served only as free labor for British Malaya. The 2,000 POWs who had done naval logistics, on the other hand, were not taken out of the POW camps, and a special place was found to hold them.

After discussing with Lieutenant General Bilton, a Japanese warship that originally fell into the hands of the British Navy, a few years have not moved, under the watchful eye of the resident British troops, was a little bit of the role of these laborers to clean up and clean up, to see if it can be rejuvenated, after all, wait until the nuclear test, it will be used as a target ship, rather than calling a tugboat is better to let these skilled prisoners of war to pound and pound, and then you can save a tugboat costs.

Eventually this warship can move, the value of this group of prisoners of war who understand logistics greatly enhanced, in British Malaya High Commissioner to have a human treatment again, except that they should not be able to return to Japan.

Even if the U.S. opened its mouth when the time came, these POWs would not be among the group of repatriated POWs.

At the end of the telegram, Mountbatten was also given a bill calculating how much the Pacific Fleet’s auxiliary warships could save if they were turned over to these POWs who didn’t have to pay military dues. Of course it was all auxiliary warships, what with the minesweepers and air defense destroyers.

Another part of the large warships, or the Royal Navy itself to carry out the logistics.

Admiral Mountbatten wondered about the finances of British Malaya, could a small colony afford this expense?

Normal certainly could not afford it, it was a heavy burden indeed. But Allen Wilson mentioned in the telegram, naturally there is a reason for mentioning it, because his development plan for British Malaya was delayed, the telegram told Mountbatten that if his development plan succeeded in getting London to recognize it, the matter could be tried, and in the future, even the battleships, which had a huge logistical expenditure, could be borne by the colonial government of British Malaya.

“Let me see what kind of development plan this is.” After all, he was his daughter’s fiancé, General Mountbatten didn’t think Allen Wilson would do anything to jeopardize British interests.

Mountbatten came straight out of the Admiralty and reached the Cabinet in no time, as a royal nobleman, he was no stranger to the place, and familiarly found the current Cabinet Secretary, Norman Brooke.

If just inquiring about news, find the cabinet secretary on the line, Norman Brooke smiled and gave unstinting praise, said this development plan is very detailed, reflecting the professionalism of the Whitehall civil servants, involving textiles, sugar, rubber, tin ore, palm oil, as well as oil exploration and timber extraction.

Most importantly, no money was asked from London, “I believe it is the Prime Minister who should be very satisfied, but if General Mountbatten can show his support and play a key role, I think the results that we are all happy to see will appear immediately.”

Hearing Norman Brooke’s words, General Mountbatten said with understanding, “Norman, you civil servants never have good ideas, are you trying to use me to apply pressure?”

“Yes and no!” Norman Brooke mused, “Whitehall is supportive of the plan, but ministers may have differing views, and the benefits that will be brought about may still not be enough, so if General Mountbatten can play a one-two punch, surely there won’t be a problem.”

“I want to see Prime Minister Adderley.” General Mountbatten rose straight to his feet and took a stand as Norman Brooke looked on with considerable relief.

“The Prime Minister is not in trouble right now, I’ll arrange it for you right away.” Norman Brooke picked up the phone on his desk directly, “Dixon, what is the Prime Minister doing? Arranging a meeting, right away, our honorable Minister of the Sea, General Mountbatten is here, okay, that’s it.”

Putting the phone down, Norman Brooke schmoozed, “Just as I thought, the Prime Minister has time now.”

“Whether or not Adderley has time depends entirely on your call.” General Mountbatten let out a laugh, pointing out the cattiness of Whitehall in the midst of the scope of work, which could not be hidden from him.