Chapter 598: Exactly Under Me

“However, will this help to stabilize the local area. Alan, do you have the certainty to suppress the Chinese so that they don’t oppose British rule in the area?” There were still doubts in General Mountbatten’s mind, especially against the backdrop of the bloodshed that was still going on in the peninsula today.

With regard to the risk of infiltration of British Malaya, the objective conditions are certainly there, and that is what is to be guarded against.

“It’s a very complex issue, but in terms of the composition of the local ethnic groups, it’s not really a big problem.” Alan Wilson could never have everything under control at this point in time, but also expressed cautious optimism.

If there was one man in the British Empire who could do the job of knowing the enemy, there was no one else but him.

General Mountbatten asked a few questions, which Allen Wilson answered, and finally said, “The South China Sea is still much wider than the Straits, after all, and our Pacific Fleet is no less strong than the Seventh Fleet, and strong enough to give the enemy a run for his money.”

It wasn’t a whitewash, he really thought so, and Mountbatten nodded his head in recognition of that.

“It’s none of our business who’s the victor and who’s the loser in the Far East, but I’m a little curious as to how long Changgong, who is left with just one island, will be able to hold out.” Mountbatten said to himself.

“That’s America’s problem, but once it’s normalized, it could eventually turn into Ireland’s problem.” Alan Wilson still found a realistic example for comparison, “If my Chinese friends had asked me for a solution to this problem, out of sincerity, I would have given the suggestion of massacre in the Asian tradition.”

“Massacre? My dear, don’t talk about such a dreadful subject.” Pamela Mountbatten whispered when she heard it, “It’s modern times, no one would do that.”

“Sooner or later they will. If it was a hundred years ago, I’m sure I’d have done it in Ireland if I’d been born.” Alan Wilson said without changing his mind, “Don’t mention that heartbreaking place in Ireland, it’s fine if it can be peaceful about it, if not, when the time comes, we might have to let the people in Northern Rhodesia solve it, they are more professional.”

For those who swindle the island of South Bowen, Alan Wilson has little feeling, anyway, Malaya’s development program must also be stepped on at the same time, strictly speaking is also a competitor. Even Japan has cleaned up, also do not care to clean up Japan’s filial son and grandson.

As for the consequences were also non-existent, he had only just taken advantage of this storming of the POW camp incident to make a group of unstable elements say goodbye to the world, which of course included those tentacles of the Gun Party.

For such people he had maintained the utmost goodwill as a colonizer, all shot in the modern way, and hadn’t moved the Qing laws out of the way.

Receiving a signal of cautious optimism here in Allen Wilson, General Mountbatten finally removed his doubts and agreed to help.

For the current Labor ruling party, the storming of the POW camps incident is also considered a hot potato, first of all, both Labor and Conservative influence is limited to the mainland.

Although the Cabinet can make policy on the colony, the information brought back by Alan Wilson indicates that the colonists do not know what the current Cabinet is made of, Churchill’s popularity may be a little higher, and Adderley is completely unknown.

When confronted by groups of journalists, Allen Wilson had also hinted that the so-called cabinet the colonies did not recognize at all, and that even the petitions were directed at the king on the face value of the pound.

After a little packaging by him, the Commissioner of British Malaya, the three million two hundred thousand co-signed petitions and allegiance petitions did a bit of bundling. With repatriation a real threat, the previous storming of the POW camps was on the cards again, waiting for Buckingham Palace’s endorsement.

It had been a long trip back, and as General Mountbatten headed for Buckingham Palace, Alan Wilson grabbed some time to accompany Pamela Mountbatten for a walk and to inquire about the situation at home.

“On the Trinity nuclear strike proposition, there is not much room on the mainland for silos.” Pamela Mountbatten talks about her father, General Mountbatten’s support, stating the risk of road-based nuclear weapons being placed on the mainland.

The British mainland is, after all, a small area, and in the event of a nuclear strike, it would be difficult to get away with stationary silos.

“What’s wrong with that, put it in Malaya.” Alan Wilson thoughtlessly said, “There is no nuclear landmine project, it happens to be shipped over there, who dares to rob our colony, directly detonate this are nothing to say.”

“Surely the people of Malaya wouldn’t expect their commissioner to come back and talk like that.” Pamela Mountbatten gave her man a blank look and whispered, “Just talk in front of me, don’t be invited to see it by others.”

“Will it be heard, and I’ll be sure to do the same when the time comes.” Alan Wilson smiled slightly and asked in a low voice, “Actually, for the consideration of sea power, the country should really make a batch of nuclear artillery shells and use them for emergencies, so that some countries where important coastal cities exist may be concerned about some of them.”

“Like what, like what cities?” Pamela Mountbatten looked straight at Alan Wilson and asked without any good humor.

“Like Jakarta, ah, Bombay, or even Tokyo. Anyway, there is no leakage from the start of the nuclear war, we can strike at whoever we want.” Alan Wilson looked relaxed and unconcerned, “If I were the one who said so, no one in the world would be able to blackmail Britain, big deal, none of them would live.”

With a plane full of petitions, Allen Wilson, this time back, of course, had to make a trip to Whitehall to express his own reliability to the Cabinet Secretary, Norman Brooke, as well as to the civilian minister, the Permanent Under Secretary of State for Finance, Edward Bridges.

“The Paris Coordinating Committee’s embargo list has added China to it.” Norman Brooke spoke of the recent addition to the embargo measures, objectively and neutrally, “Of course that’s normal, the current situation is really embarrassing for the Americans.”

“Honorable Sir, isn’t that a good thing, so that we can exclusively enjoy the power to do business with such a large and vast market.” Alan Wilson was overjoyed at the news and clapped his hands at the good news.

“Oh Alan, isn’t that a bit too optimistic.” Norman Brook was slightly stunned and said, “Although this is indeed the case, we should not expose ourselves too much.”

“Now that Xiangjiang is in our hands, it will be a long-lasting communication channel to the outside world. That’s a market of several hundred million dollars, and no matter what, it’s a boost to the British Empire, even if it’s opened up to a hundred percent.” Alan Wilson’s face was solemn, “Of course for the consideration of the special relationship between Britain and the United States, I think it would be good not to irritate the Americans too much.”

Alone on the United States to expand the Paris Coordinating Committee ban on this matter, Alan Wilson felt that the United Kingdom is really a only good news, the development of British Malaya is also a favorable.

If the previous Xiangjiang is a bulletproof place is not worth paying attention to, now you can pay attention to attention to, at least cut the leek conditions are ripe, a city can appear in the latter part of the world so many tycoons, is not still real estate Xingbang it?

Seeing Allen Wilson mouth corners are grinning to his ears, Norman Brooke coughed softly, “The sea is so vast, even if it is with the strength of the Royal Navy, can not stop the smuggling.”

“But we will certainly do everything we can to minimize the damage.” Allen Wilson collected his complacency and said in a heavy tone, “Our attitude is in place, the rest is in God’s hands.”

As a reliable man, Alan Wilson believed that part of the proceeds from the vigorous crackdown on smuggling should arrive in loyal Whitehall.

The storming of the prisoner-of-war camps has come to this day with this result; the process has been thrilling, but the foreseeable gains have been enormous. Norman Brooke is sort of pleased with the result.

If this was the end of it, the several communities in British Malaya had clearly defined their boundaries with each other, what went to the British and what went to the Chinese and Malays, and it was considered a happy outcome for all.

Britain, after all, was not France, and did not have much of a quest for winner-take-all, and even after World War II when it began to try to administer the colonies directly, it was not as greedy as the French.

The British colonies were in much better condition than the French colonies and didn’t have to pursue full French control too much. It was enough to satisfy Whitehall to be able to have this result.

The first batch of textiles from British Malaya, had already entered the European market, and with the addition of the colonies, Britain would become more comfortable in the face of the economies and industries that were already beginning to recover in droves in European countries.

Norman Brooke then made a report of this conversation, in an optimistic tone, to Prime Minister Airdrie. It also reconfirmed that for the colonies at large, the current government really didn’t work as well as the name of King George VI.

At Buckingham Palace, General Mountbatten, in the presence of a dying George VI, hoped that His Majesty, whose physical condition had taken a sharp turn for the worse after the war, would listen to the call of the overseas territories and use his position as king to defuse a crisis.

“Well, it’s easier than your last visit to get me to put pressure on the First Sea Lord.” George VI looked deep into the eyes of the important member of the royal family in front of him, “Louis, I will issue a pardon. In your position coming over and requesting it, there’s no reason why I shouldn’t do so, it’s just that there’s no precedent for it, and there will be misgivings on the part of the government.”

“It is a fact that the government has no presence at all for the colonies.” General Mountbatten replied blandly, “And the Prime Minister is aware of this, with the current war in the Far East still going on, the Cabinet is not prepared to risk taking a position. For many of the colonies the presence of the monarch is far greater than that of the Cabinet.”

“I never thought I would have to issue an amnesty when I reached the end of my days.” George VI glanced at the accompanying Queen at his side, “Elizabeth, I believe the Cabinet should have no objections right?”

There is no precedent to set a precedent, and George VI has not interfered in the domestic politics to reflect the king’s tolerance, what can be gained by issuing an amnesty decree?

As it happened, it took someone who had never known what the rules were to compose the matter, and General Mountbatten indicated that it was exactly what was under way.