Chapter 738 Fatty Qiu’s Wishful Thinking (Fourth update, please subscribe)
“It’s easy to ask the gods but hard to give them away!”
Once, Lald Temple was standing by the window Le couldn't help but mutter.
Although the 717 jet made a test flight to Kuala Lumpur today, as the Malay High Commissioner, he did not go to the airport at all.
It's not because this thing is not worth going to, but because... he really doesn't want to share the happiness of Tang people.
As the Malay High Commissioner, he came to Kuala Lumpur with a mission.
In order to avoid losing Malaya, Churchill came back to form the cabinet again last year. After listening to the opinions of Colonial Secretary Lyttleton who had returned from an inspection tour of Malaya, he chose Deng Xiaoping, who had rich experience in military and police management. Puller as High Commissioner to Malaysia.
Before Templer came to Kuala Lumpur, he went to Downing Street, where he met the Prime Minister and received a face-to-face interview from the Prime Minister.
“Our policy in Malaya is not only to use Nanyang’s ambitions for Malaya to drive the guerrillas out of the jungle, but also to use them to suppress the Malays so that the Malays would rather stay Under the rule of the British."
"Let them understand that under the rule of the Tang people, they are second-class citizens."
"Only under the rule of the British Empire, they will not be reduced to second-class citizens!"
"Use! We must use the ambitions of Nanyang and the Tang people to ensure the British Empire's rule over Malaya!"
For this reason, from the day he arrived in Kuala Lumpur, Lald Templer faithfully performed his duties and overturned the policies implemented by his predecessor. Of course, this overthrow was based on the deputy It was carried out under the strong request of the High Commissioner, and he himself expressed his regrets to the Sultan and other Malay senior officials many times - yes, he was just trying to make a fuss.
But what about those guys?
The cowardice was simply beyond his imagination. Each one of them was like a cat seeing a tiger. When they met, they were filled with indignation, but when they left, they immediately turned into little sheep.
"What a group of guys who bully the weak and fear the strong!"
Templer complained a little depressedly. In fact, he knew very well that those guys were not bullying the weak and afraid of the strong, but doubted the national strength of the British Empire. They questioned the impossibility of the British giving They are somewhat supportive.
In this case, no one is willing to take risks.
Why did they dare to risk asking the British to grant them independence?
Isn’t it because Britain’s national strength is weak?
From the day when the British allowed India to become independent, the whole of Asia has seen the cruelty of the British and the decline of the British Empire. The independence of Myanmar has also given the Malays an opportunity.
Since the British are not even able to keep the crown on their heads, and even Myanmar allows them to become independent, then as long as they are tougher, they will definitely be able to become independent. As for whether they can succeed, at least they can test their attitude!
Unexpectedly, one try...tested the depths of the British Empire - they didn't even think of bluffing.
In general, the resistance of the colonies did not lie in the colonies themselves, but in whether Britain still wanted to maintain the colonies. When they saw that Britain had no intention of maintaining a colony, they naturally became crazy.
But what about the Tang people?
Why don't they test the Tang people's attitude?
Isn’t it because the Tang Dynasty has tens of thousands of troops staring at them eagerly? As long as they make a slight movement, those troops are not just decorations.
Even if you get kicked in the head by a donkey, you won’t do such stupid things!
So there is now the rapid rise of the Tang people, the Tang people's focus on becoming guests, and... Templer's troubles.
Frowning his brows, Templer suddenly thought of the world's first jet airliner, the "Comet". This belongs to Great Britain!
"You have 717, and we in Great Britain also have a "comet"!"
Templer's eyes suddenly lit up and he said.
“What if we convince overseas airlines in London to adjust the route of the Comet’s first commercial flight from London to Kuala Lumpur? Wouldn’t that just blind the eyes of those indigenous people!”
< br>Thinking of this, Templer could not sit still. He immediately walked to his desk, picked up a pen and wrote a letter, and then pressed the bell on the desk. After a while, his secretary came in. "Will, you telegraph this letter to Downing Street!"
...
When I received Templer’s telegram, it was already the morning of the next day. Fatty Qiu had just held a cabinet meeting, and because Colonial Secretary Littleton had not left yet, he briefly read the telegram. Fatty Qiu, who was holding a cigar, said to Littleton.
"Temple has come to us to ask for help."
"Ask for help?"
Littleton said incomprehensibly,
"This seems unlikely. Since he took office, Malaya's economy has been far better than at the beginning of the past year. He even sent a telegram claiming that Malaya's economic growth rate this year may exceed 18%, and may even exceed 20%. , Now Malaya’s economy can even be said to be the best among all the colonies. After our evaluation, the future prospects will exceed those of Hong Kong Island and Singapore.”
Temple was completely lucky— - Nanyang's industrial transfer to Malaya began at the end of the 1950s. In less than a year, hundreds of textile and garment factories moved to Malaya. It was just when Templer took office It showed results, so he lost a dazzling political achievement in vain.
"Malaya's economy is entirely due to the transfer of industries from Nanyang. They moved many textile industries to Malaya."
Glancing at Littleton, Qiu The fat man said,
"Otherwise, it would be impossible to make such great progress, but the problem he encounters now is also for this reason. What is the situation in Malaya? There are too many local Tang people, and we They want to use Nanyang to grab chestnuts from the fire for us and suppress the Malay independence. However, we must also see that they have extended their hands into Malaya and are even threatening our interests in Malaya.”
Fatty Qiu frowned as he took a puff of his cigar.
Using Nanyang to attack the Malays is his basic strategy, just like he used the Russians and Americans during World War II. If Attlee hadn't ruined his plan, the British Empire would still be the British Empire today. , although the Russians will occupy Eastern Europe, they will have more conflicts with the Americans, and he only needs to maintain British interests in the confrontation between Russia and the United States.
But that guy Attlee... is simply an idiot!
But now in Malaya, he must keep that colony - in his hands, the British Empire may not regain its yesterday's glory, but it will never lose even one colony again. It is for this reason that last year he suggested that the king inspect the colonies and overseas territories. Although later due to the kingdom's health, Crown Prince Elizabeth did the inspection instead, but it played a certain role.
Including Malaya, Sarawak, and North Borneo are all within the scope of Crown Prince Elizabeth's inspection. The reason for this is to maintain the overseas territories of the British Empire.
Nanyang... is just a tool man!
As for Nanyang's construction in Malaya, in Fatty Qiu's opinion, it is also beneficial to Britain. After all, what Britain needs is cows - the colonies can not only be self-sufficient, but can even transfuse blood to Britain. In this way Once this happens, Britain will soon be able to recover from the trauma of the war and restore the yesterday's glory of the British Empire. That is just around the corner!
"In recent times, the Malayan Tang people have not only demanded a proportional distribution of public offices, but also made many suggestions in their favor among police officers, which... will definitely give Templer a headache "
"We need to use the Tang people to suppress the Malays."
Puffy Qiu said after taking a puff of his cigar.
"Only in this way will they know the kindness that Britain once had. At least for now, we still need the Tang people, but Templer..."
After thinking about it, Fatty Qiu said.
“He also needs some support, because our concessions have made the Malays feel that the British Empire is no longer what it used to be. Since we can’t give much military help, then at least we need to make the Malays realize , Britain is still very powerful now, not only Nanyang has jet aircraft, but we in Britain also have jet aircraft, and they are earlier than Nanyang's jet aircraft! So..."
Give the telegram to Li Te. "Dun," Fatty Qiu said.
"We need to give him some support. You should coordinate with overseas airlines and change the route of the first flight of "Comet" to London to Kuala Lumpur!"
After the words fell, Fatty Qiu once again held his cigar in his mouth, his eyes full of pride. At this moment, his office door was pushed open, and then his secretary hurried in and reported.
"Mr. Prime Minister..."
(End of this chapter)