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Chapter 738 Fatty Qiu’s wishful thinking (fourth update, please subscribe)

“It’s easy to invite God but hard to send away!”

At one point, Lald Templer, standing by the window, 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 it's not worth going, 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 Templer, who had rich experience in military and police management, as the senior official stationed in Malaya. Commissioner.

Before Templer came to Kuala Lumpur, he went to Downing Street, where he met the Prime Minister and received face-to-face advice from the Prime Minister.

"Our policy in Malaya was not only to use Nanyang's ambitions in Malaya to drive the guerrillas out of the jungle, but also to use them to suppress the Malays so that the Malays would prefer to remain under British rule."

"Let them understand that under the rule of the Tang people, they were second-class citizens."

"Only under the rule of the British Empire will they not be reduced to second-class citizens!"

"Use! We must use Nanyang and the ambitions of the Tang people to ensure the British Empire's rule over Malaya!"

Because of this, 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 toughness of the Deputy High Commissioner. It was carried out at the request of the Sultan, 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 bunch of guys who bully the weak and fear the strong!"

Templer complained somewhat depressedly. In fact, he knew very well that those guys were not bullying the weak and afraid of the strong, but they doubted the national strength of the British Empire. They questioned how much support the British could not give them.

In this case, no one wants to take the risk.

Why did they dare to risk asking the British to grant them independence in the first place?
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 United Kingdom has refused to keep the crown on its head, and even Burma has allowed 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, just one try...tested the depths of the British Empire - they didn't even think of bluffing.

Generally speaking, 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 his head was kicked by a donkey, he wouldn't do something stupid like that!
So now the Tang people are soaring, the Tang people are turning their backs on foreigners, and... Templer's troubles.

Templer, who frowned, suddenly thought of the world's first jet airliner, the "Comet". This belongs to Great Britain!
"You have 717, and I, Daying, 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!"

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, because Colonial Secretary Littleton had not left yet. After briefly reading the contents of the telegram, Qiu had a cigar in his mouth. Fatty Qiu said to Littleton.

"Temple has come to us 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 colonies. After our assessment, its future prospects will exceed those of Hong Kong Island and Singapore.”

Templer took a complete advantage - Nanyang's industrial transfer to Malaya began in the late 1950s. In less than a year, hundreds of textile and garment factories moved to Malaya. Laiya, it happened to show results when Templer took office, so he lost a dazzling political achievement in vain.

"Malaya's economy completely benefited from the transfer of industries from Nanyang. They moved many textile industries to Malaya."

Glancing at Littleton, Fatty Qiu said,
"Otherwise, it would be impossible to make such great progress. But the problem he is encountering now is also for this reason. What is the situation in Malaya? There are too many local Tang people. We want to use Nanyang to pull chestnuts out of the fire for us and suppress them. The Malays have the idea of ​​independence, but we must also realize 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. Although the Russians would occupy Eastern Europe, but they will have more conflicts with the Americans, and he only needs to maintain British interests in the Russian-American confrontation.

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 another colony. It is for this reason that last year Only then did he recommend 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.

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 view, 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, Britain will soon We can 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, Malayans 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."

Fatty Qiu said after taking a puff of his cigar.

"Only in this way will they know Britain's past kindness. At least for now, we still need 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 that the British Empire is still very What’s amazing is that not only Nanyang has jet aircraft, we also have jet aircraft in Britain, and they are earlier than Nanyang’s jet aircraft!”

Passing the telegram to Littleton, Fatty Qiu said.

"We need to give him a certain amount of 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)