Chapter 845 – The Regional Airliner

Recovering from a short period of time running back and forth between London and Canberra, the original exploration contract was consolidated, although not a single word was mentioned about uranium ore, a strategic material that was different from ordinary minerals.

And PTT aircraft carriers, destined to be not a short period of time to be able to do things completely, like this large-scale military sales, even if it is a backroom operation out of, is by no means a short period of time to be able to get it done, even if both sides are contributing to, not a year and a half years can not be.

Because this arms sale is a standard backroom operation, can not be publicized, so the foreign minister and the permanent resignation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can not come to Canberra, Whitehall sent to operate with Alan Wilson, is an official of the Ministry of Finance.

Not Edward Bridges, who was also too big a target, but Frank, Edward Bridges’ deputy.

The specific amount of arms sales with the Australians was Frank’s job, and the second-in-command of the Treasury, with his wife Chrissie, came to Australia under the guise of a vacation.

The husband and wife arrived in Canberra, Pamela Mountbatten sent a car to the airport to meet, Alan Wilson is holding up a book of the former Han Dynasty, pretending that no one knows more about the East than I do, forced Graman.

The gesture, however, was breathless in the eyes of Pamela Mountbatten, to whom the block letters were about as good as heavenly books.

“You are in Canberra, not Kuala Lumpur.” Pamela Mountbatten whispered grudgingly, “What’s there to read, again?”

“History.” Alan Wilson said without lifting his head, “It’s the most powerful time in Chinese history, it’s interesting.”

Dynasty fans each have fans, but Allen Wilson has not found anyone who dares to bite on the Han Dynasty, no other, the Han Dynasty is really strong.

Qing dynasty is the first to have countries recognized borders do not count, other dynasties more or less map open the border over, yuan and Ming a big stroke of the pen more than a few hundred square square kilometers, even they do not know.

The peak of the Tang Dynasty is bright, but always in the other people into a dog and their own by others into a dog in the switch. The peak frontier only lasted for a few moments before it was recorded in the history textbooks.

So is there any dynasty whose peak is no worse than the Tang Dynasty, and no worse in terms of stability than the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The Han Dynasty is actually, the Han Dynasty’s territory is not after the opening of the border, the two Han’s territory is almost the same, the visible territory is solid, the alternation of the two Han have not been lost.

The Han Dynasty is not worse than the peak of the Tang Dynasty in military, the ability to abuse vegetables is comparable to the king of abusers Qing Dynasty, powerful and stable two in one.

Put down, is trying to show his knowledge in front of his wife, but saw that Pamela Mountbatten had the trend of unhappiness, Alan Wilson decisively gave up the immature idea, or contact is more important.

Before Mr. and Mrs. Frank appeared, Pamela Mountbatten’s red flush had not yet subsided, and she had only just experienced the coquettishness of an Imperial Commissioner.

“Oh, Frank, Chrissy, there you are.” Alan Wilson rose with a smile and greeted his partner.

Pamela Mountbatten also greeted Frank’s wife, and was already well acquainted within a few words.

Allen Wilson had already previously and Prime Minister Menzies, in principle, do not express a desire for cooperation with each other.

But arms sales this kind of thing, desire is not a problem, the problem is never money. Alan Wilson is unable to come up with a logical self-consistent written materials to prove that the new aircraft carrier program and the modification cost of the Kohinoor class in the end how much money is needed.

It was a matter that could only be left to the Treasury officials, to give the Australians an argument that the expenditure was justified.

It was up to Frank to get the money for the new Royal Navy carrier turnover from Australia.

“Since the completion of the two Queen’s Classes, the Royal Navy has not launched another warship. While the stock is adequate, the livelihood of shipbuilding, the Royal Navy’s expectations? It’s up to you Frank.”

The pressure was all on Frank, and Alan Wilson had no time to comfort his colleague, but increased that pressure as soon as he opened his mouth.

Don’t think for a moment that the military-industrial complex doesn’t exist in Britain, at least at this point in time. The RAF program alone feeds a dozen airlines, including de Havilland.

The major shipyards must be no less imploded than the airlines, and the Labor government, after being scared out of its wits by the Conservatives at the most recent election, knows that economic development and welfare building alone won’t solve everything. There are still a lot of current UK citizens with imperial ambitions.

Once the construction of the new aircraft carrier is initiated, it may be possible to boost the support of the Labor Party. It’s up to Frank to get enough money to make the Labor government feel ready to start.

Pamela Mountbatten had already prepared a sumptuous dinner for the Franks’ arrival, helping her husband to cement the rapprochement between his colleagues, which flattered the Franks.

The next phase of the arms sale had been transferred from Alan Wilson here to Frank.

Alan Wilson, who hadn’t been back to Kuala Lumpur for quite a long time, was not in a hurry again for a while, but was calculating how to shear the sheep.

Currently Malaya to assume the role of the original British India, or in the framework of the imperial preferential system, through the purchase of technology and bulk goods, listen to the processing industry to help Britain to stabilize the British pound area.

This is not impossible, but it is not mature enough, although it is an advanced version of the most basic colonial exploitation. Still, it was worrisome over time, and as Commissioner of Malaya, he would have to establish an efficient but untraceable method of woolgathering.

Real estate is definitely not an option, because he has previously set the direction of development of the Malayan colony, West Malaysia is a wolf pack model, East Malaysia is a strong provincial capital model. West Malaysia has eighty percent of the population of the Malayan colony, but at least Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Malacca, Singapore, are to be developed at the same time.

Even West Malaysia does not have population pressure, but also set the direction of the wolf pack development, real estate woolgathering has automatically ceased to exist. East Malaysia’s strong provincial capital is so the development of real estate, but East Malaysia’s population is small.

Not that the Malayan colony can not extract wealth from real estate, just count on real estate to support the colonial government is impossible, Malayan colony development, or processing industry as the basis for import and export, taking into account the route of agriculture.

There is also the degree of woolgathering also need to carefully consider, Alan Wilson directly put on the set of GDP concept began to calculate. This set of calculations he is not more familiar with, the calculation is more easy.

Per capita GDP and per capita income is not a concept, per capita gdp is the gross personal product, you produce so much value does not mean you can get your hands on so much. Here you also have to deduct all kinds of taxes and insurance and the exploitative part of bosses and companies and the cost of running the government.

Generally speaking, per capita income in the latter developed countries is fifty percent of GDP per capita. The latter is income in hand. Some countries in Europe and the United States are fifty percent or more, but not Eastern European countries.

The proportion of GDP per capita taken up by income in hand varies from country to country, and this is known as the wateriness of GDP. So a lot of countries that seem to have high incomes, Chinese people go to, although they also feel more affluent, but do not feel the accounts of three or four times the difference.

The example of the latter-day European side is typically Ireland, where the per capita GDP is eighty thousand dollars. Britain is forty thousand, but the British per capita income is not much worse than Ireland.

Like Vietnam and Thailand in later times get a third of the GDP per capita. And then there’s Mexico, which is right on top of Southeast Asia on this, also only thirty percent.

Per capita GDP of ten thousand Mexico, only three thousand a year, and next to the United States per capita of sixty thousand dollars, income is still more than fifty percent of the per capita GDP, this is a tenfold difference.

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 forty-four percent, which is not low in developing countries.

If the manufacturing industry is well-developed, it can depress prices, which is why Japan and South Korea are not as easy as some European and American countries, but the standard of living is still prosperous.

After some calculations, Malaya’s current ratio of thirty-five percent, coupled with Malaya’s current industrial and agricultural output are rising, Alan Wilson felt that the light of the Asian lighthouse, has been sort of initially lit.

The initial stage of development is always blood and sweat, the sky will not fall pie. Allen Wilson’s bottom line in mind is that after ten years to increase this ratio to forty percent, so that the slow concessions, can ease the Malayan resistance.

As for woolgathering, on the basis of industrial transfer, one can only think of ways from the education industry. He felt that there should be no problem, the UK’s Oxbridge is so famous in the world, not to be utilized for nothing.

Pamela Mountbatten only saw her husband, as a psychopath, holding a pen and gesticulating, and then revealed a touch of meaningful smile, holding her daughter’s heart, said the daughter grew up can not be the same as this father.

Now Malaya exploits Chengdu big, can give Alan Wilson greater fiscal space, he is certainly happy, as for Pamela Mountbatten does not understand, a woman, hum ……

“Daddy!” Pamela’s milky call, finally let the cranial orgasm of the Imperial Commissioner back to God.

Taking over his daughter, Alan Wilson also perceived his wife’s dissatisfaction, his daughter is here, he is not good to carry on a verbal argument, opened his mouth, “De Havilland’s company has a problem with its products, in fact, I think a lot of your operation above the problem.”

“Really?” Pamela Mountbatten immediately got serious, she was afraid to not take her husband seriously on this. The biggest foundation for the current prestige of the Mountbatten Group was this man.

“The Comet airliners are getting bigger and bigger, and with the advancement in craftsmanship, they are not suitable for all routes anymore, cost-wise. Currently in terms of product power, De Havilland needs a regional airliner for the domestic aviation market. Not only do we need it, like many countries in Europe need it.” Alan Wilson’s face was serious, and he was full of majesty in front of his wife on such occasions.