Chapter 854 – The Rulers’ Meeting

Things that would help split the enemy camp should definitely not be avoided from Alan Wilson’s current perspective.

“Lord Zhongtang, I can actually tell that compared to many people, you still respect other different cultures.” Lin Lian Yu hesitated for a moment to speak very frankly, “I don’t know if my feelings are right, but this is my true thought.”

Alan Wilson’s face flashed with an odd color, then he laughed, “Are you saying that I’m okay with your culture? Well, actually the problem is not complicated, it’s that we have different perspectives.”

“Hmm?” Lin Lianyu didn’t quite understand and asked in an attitude of asking for advice, “What does Lord Zhongtang mean?”

“In other words, let’s say that in recent times China has fallen behind and is in a passive position. What do you think?” Alan Wilson took out a come a cigarette and lit it, directly find a place to sit down, “What is the reason?”

“Since modern times? The Qing government is corrupt and incompetent.” Lin Lianyu said while thinking, “It’s also related to the alien government.”

“Mr. Lin, I don’t want you to spread that kind of thinking because? Our Queen is actually a German noble. And before the German aristocracy, the British royal family was a French aristocracy for a long time.” Alan Wilson opened his mouth to remind, if he simply said a sentence like that, he could treat it as if he didn’t hear it, but not if he meant to point a finger, “As for corruption and incompetence? All countries are the same, you see that’s where we have different perspectives because of our different nationalities.”

“In your eyes, as if for nearly a hundred years only China is in a backward position. You open your eyes and look at the world, the countries that have been crushed by Britain are all over the five continents, it is true that they include China, but it can only be said that they include but are not limited to China. China is just an ordinary member of a large group of countries being crushed.”

Lin Lianyu was stunned and had to admit, “Yes, I always dwell on my own country’s perspective on issues.”

“Mr. Lin is a very learned man, at least never arrogant, and still believes that the Chinese live on Earth. Since all countries have suffered at the same time, China is simply categorized among the vast majority, and this problem can be seen in perspective.” Alan Wilson said calmly, “There are no eternal powers, it’s just that this round just happened to be stumbled upon by Britain. I’m sure your homeland will adjust.”

There is no eternal power, Allen Wilson is now most qualified to say so, Britain is at the time of the sun going down.

Lin Lianyu felt that today’s conversation was very soothing, Allen Wilson was no longer that towering colonizer, the two seemed to be friends of a different nationality, and many questions were able to be asked, such as the different merits of Eastern and Western cultures.

“I don’t know if I feel right, but can make an analogy, the ancient Greek civilization is somehow considered a mathematician, while the same period of civilization is biased towards literary scientists. There were far more literary people than mathematicians, and both could be people who were widely respected by society.”

Alan Wilson explained as he thought and organized his words, “But what one learns as a teenager, when one first enters society, may not be of much help. It is, after all, only a minority that can become widely respected scholars. The same is true of civilizations, which don’t always end up being successful.”

It is also true that two thousand years ago, the mathematical knowledge studied in Ancient Greece was the standard outlier in those days. Who dares to say that the mathematical achievements of the ancient Greek civilization necessarily grew smoothly?

In fact, it did not go well, and in the course of the Christianization of the Roman Empire, which also incidentally persecuted the last wave of heirs of the ancient Greek civilization in Egypt, it was a godsend for all of Europe to be picked up again after more than a thousand years.

Out of a competitive angle with Japan, Alan Wilson could not allow Malaya to compete with Japan at its present level of education.

And at the same time, he absolutely can not be like the Soviet Union to support a place, the education industry is to support, but, have to add money ……

Lin Lianyu is a famous educator among the Chinese, to be started from the education industry Alan Wilson, the greatest value is to realize that in some not easily perceived areas such as the education industry, so that the United Kingdom to profit.

When he revealed that he might use resources to persuade the London government to tilt some resources to help Malaya to establish an education system, Lin Lianyu was very excited, “Lord Zhongtang, thank you ah.”

“This is all what I should do.” Alan Wilson was smiling, embodying the face of a downright imperialist bureaucrat, tricking simple educators, and although he was a little embarrassed, he was not ashamed but rather honored, “This of course still needs Mr. Lin’s help.”

At this Lin Lianyu of course agreed in one breath, in his opinion there was nothing that was more important than this matter.

“Then, we’ll see you at the parade in a few days, and talk about this matter carefully afterward.” Alan Wilson said as he sighed his wrist and looked at the time, until Lin Lianyu left then continued to busy himself.

Kuala Lumpur forwarded a telegram from London, and Alisa came to Penang to deliver a Cabinet resolution. This was the resolution he had requested London to make in the name of the Malayan High Commissioner for the Malayan colonies.

This resolution was delivered to him to-day, and then Alan Wilson went straight to his wife, and holding out the Cabinet resolution, said, “The Cabinet has approved the calling of a meeting of the rulers to adjust the question of the attributes of the colony.”

Pamela Mountbatten, still unaware of the inner workings, opened her mouth to inquire of her husband, “What is involved?”

“Britain recognizes, you and Ali Khan, as well as the nine Sultans of Malaya as hereditary princes, with eleven of you as the rulers of the colony, convening a conference of rulers to serve the British Empire.” Alan Wilson absentmindedly said, “That’s probably what it means, after all, we have to keep up with the times as well, we can’t have the colonial government making all the decisions, it’s a new era, Britain still has to have a face.”

Pamela Mountbatten grunted softly and got to the bottom of it, “What powers do these eleven rulers have.”

“The power to oversee the policies of the colonial government and keep it clean. There are no other powers at this time.” Alan Wilson coughed softly and explained for London, “What doesn’t take a time? It’s still over three hundred years before the fight between Parliament and the King comes to fruition.”

Pamela Mountbatten couldn’t help but roll her eyes, a pole branching out to three hundred years later? Dare to be a little more perfunctory?

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

The Conference of Rulers did not include Emperor Paul the Great, who had nothing to do with Britain when he lost his throne, and could have gone to the French if he had any grievances. In the division of responsibility, Paul the Great could not use the French sword to behead the British officials.

In the European tradition, even if a country’s royal family is overthrown, the kingship is recognized, or at least the contemporary king is recognized and is happy to form a government-in-exile for that purpose.

If Emperor Bao Daji still wanted to be polite in his address, Alan Wilson did not mind calling the emperor, who, according to the Eastern tradition, usually abdicated and died for no apparent reason, His Majesty.

But a South Vietnamese emperor in exile in the Malayan colony, hoping that Britain would recognize the rulers of the Malayan colony when it came to the Malayan colony, was out of the question.

Penang Commissioner’s Office, Allen Wilson took the resolution document from London, arrived at the opulent conference room, his eyes swept from the faces of the major rulers one by one, and then sat on his butt on the side of Pamela Mountbatten, and opened his mouth, “Greetings to the Honorable Sultans, about the future of the Malayan colony of some of the planning, today is a very good opportunity to communicate. ”

“First of all, congratulations to all of you, the London Cabinet has determined that the honored status of the eleven rulers here will be recognized by the London government, and that you will be given judicial authority to safeguard your honored status.”

“Thank you for the recognition of the London government.” Ali Khan immediately took a stand after hearing this and embraced the goodwill of the London government.

Ali Khan deeply knew what it meant to feel precious only after losing, from the overthrow of the Hyderabad Turbans to the current Maharajah of Sabah, the twists and turns of the road, only he himself could understand.

The Sultan of Johor inquired with a sniff, “Commissioner Wilson, what can we, the rulers, do then?”

“In principle I would like you to do nothing; it is best to leave the country in the hands of professionals. And due power, the colonial government will allocate funds for you to guarantee the standard of living according to a certain percentage of the financial revenue. At the same time you have the power to question the policies of the colonial government. But I hope it will be used with caution.”

Allen Wilson opened up a bit of a two-pronged exposition, spending ten minutes expounding on several pathetic powers of the Malayan colonial rulers, while spending half an hour refuting the above powers.

“What’s the difference between that and now?” The Sultan of Johor listened and simply laughed at the hypocrisy of the London government.

“There is a difference, for example, Britain is a monarchy and recognizes your status. And after Sukarno’s arrival, you may go from being an honored sultan, to a commoner. I hear that the Jakarta government now favors the Soviet line. Then maybe being a civilian is a good outcome, maybe it’s what happened to Nicholas II.”

“Of course, I’m definitely not a threat, and anyone who knows me well knows that I’m a matter-of-fact person.” Alan Wilson smirked, “This is especially true when it comes to rulers who are friendly with Britain.”

“There’s really nothing wrong with that, we all get what we want.” Ali Khan began to help out after Alan Wilson had finished, “The real enemy now is Jakarta, Sultans, and I think I’m qualified to speak to that, once upon a time my kingdom was overthrown by people who were pursuing much the same as Sukarno.”