Now the British Empire is the post-war triumvirate, the Royal Navy is still the second in the world, and there are still a large number of colonies. But just because of the lack of money, to what extent is the UK in economic difficulty?

Historically, the rationing system in Britain ended in 1954 after the end of World War II, and it had been nine years since the surrender, and the Soviet Union, which had lost nearly 30 million people on its own territory, ended its rationing system in 1949.

In the fifties, France and Germany surpassed Britain in per capita income, a situation that had not been seen since the beginning of the colonial era.

You must know that in World War I, Germany only had half of the per capita income of Britain, France, known as usury imperialism, was only a little more than half, and in the entire European continent, only the small Netherlands supported by the entire Dutch East Indies could be compared with Britain.

In terms of industrial proportion, Germany's industrial production capacity in World War II was nearly twice that of Britain, but in the first year of mobilization, Britain produced more arms than Germany, which had twice as much industrial capacity as itself, and this process was completed in just over a year.

Among the major belligerents, Britain even surpassed the Soviet Union in terms of mobilization, and perhaps only Bulgaria during World War I was more desperate than Britain in World War II.

After five years of such a general mobilization, the blow to the national economy was very huge, even greater than that of the Soviet Union, which had become a battlefield on its own territory.

What is a wartime economy? It is to distort the laws of the economy, and all resources revolve around war; Overdrawing the future of the national economy to serve the war cannot be sustained.

General mobilization is not a productive force obtained out of thin air, but is completely exchanged for overdrawing the future by eating too much food. The stronger the mobilization rate, the more difficult it is to get out, and the British mobilization rate is stronger than that of the USSR, and the more time there is for adjustment.

The current British Empire is not even temporarily able to suppress its vast colonies for a long time.

Historically, it was not until 1954 that Britain began to try to save the face of the British Empire, and the Suez Canal War was the last time Britain saved the colonial empire.

Prime Minister Attlee wanted to get rid of British India and rebuild, while Alan Wilson wanted to maximize the benefits of the process, and the common denominator was that any stab in British India would benefit from Britain itself.

"If the price is right, I will make a proposal to the prime minister." Edward Bridges agreed, and every amount of money was invaluable to London, especially given that American aid had been cut off.

When did the British Empire warm up with Belgium and the Netherlands, and now it has begun to do so? Since Alan Wilson returned to Europe, he has been spreading the rhetoric of using the colonies to make money to supplement the homeland, and now there is a certain market in the civil service community.

Since it is necessary to get rid of the burden and let the colony become independent, it is not wrong to realize as much as possible in the process, and the one with the highest price will get it.

"I believe that the princely states of Junagadh will fully recognize the goodwill of the Empire." Alan Wilson patted his chest, he must buy these German submarines at a good price.

"Alan, go and talk to the Dutch about the ultimate purpose of the Dutch East Indies, and what the worst-case scenario is." Edward Bridges nodded and gave Alan Wilson another task.

Since the colonial powers support each other, it is necessary to make it clear whether the Netherlands, which is going to carry out military operations, has a clear plan to maintain transparency in military operations, and the British side can cooperate with it.

Otherwise, I don't know what the purpose of the Netherlands is, and Britain is not too involved, after all, it is a colony of the Netherlands. Once you do it, you are likely to burn yourself.

Alan Wilson, who understood that his superiors were particularly optimistic about my spirit, took the initiative to go to the Dutch with a stirring mood, which was simply anxious to save the Netherlands from fire and water.

It is not incomprehensible that the British Empire, which owes a lot of debts, can think of selling jet engines to the Soviet Union, and now it is not incomprehensible that it will put aside the dignity of the boss of the colonial empire and take the initiative to help.

"Mr. Allen, of course we want to return to Asia and continue our rule in the East Indies." For Alan Wilson's arrival, the Dutch representative George Almand was also quite surprised, when the British were so understanding.

"Isn't there any filing? For example, if things don't go well, the bottom line condition that the effect is not significant if the investment is too large. "Alan Wilson even said with an analogy, it's okay for the suzerain's country to return to Asia, wouldn't it be too child's play without a detailed plan?

Or do you look at people with old eyes? Do you think that the leaders of the nations of the Far East are still at the level of the original three-legged cat?

Then Alan Wilson must give the Dutch a vaccination, he hopes in his heart that the Netherlands will not be in vain, at least more than in history, otherwise he will not change history in the slightest?

Yu Gong, once the Netherlands is defeated, then the pressure will be all on the British. Privately, British Malaya was a backup plan for British India as set by the overseas civil servants of the Empire, and no one wanted to see the place they managed, and they were harassed in three days.

Alan Wilson remembers that the Indonesian version has existed since ancient times, and the basic logic is that Indonesia and Malaysia have been a unified country since ancient times, but the evil Western colonizers have dismantled the unified Indonesia and artificially turned it into two countries.

In fact, before the CIA took out Sukarno and the Indonesian Communist Party in one fell swoop, Indonesia was a pro-Soviet country. You must know that there is a very famous Bandung Conference, which is the Asian-African Conference held in Bandung, Indonesia by government delegations from Asian and African countries and regions.

This is the first time that Asian and African countries and regions have not participated in the country. A major international conference to discuss the vital interests of the peoples of Asia and Africa. This meeting is also known as the Bandung Conference because it was held in Bandung.

Bandung is a city in Indonesia, which shows the tendency of Indonesia, and Indonesia has been committed to unifying Greater Indonesia and annexing British Malaya with the support of the Soviet Union during the Sukarno period.

Then Alan Wilson knew that this future naturally had to be cracked from scratch, and theoretically the Dutch suppression of the Dutch East Indies was a great success, which was the most beneficial to the British Empire.

Because the Netherlands itself is, after all, a small European country, and will not have an impact on the influence of the British Empire.

But Alan Wilson also knew that it was precisely because the Netherlands itself was not strong that it was difficult to keep such a large Dutch East Indies, and he had no strict plan, so he had to sit down and talk to the Dutch.

"Mr. George, you should probably have heard that the Japanese army deliberately armed the Indonesian resisters before surrendering." Alan Wilson sat down slowly, and said in a heavy tone, "I'm coming back from British India, would you like to hear what I think of Asia?" ”

"Mr. Allen, relations between the Netherlands and Great Britain have always been very cordial, and I will listen carefully to your views on the East." George Armand was slightly embarrassed, and it seemed that the Netherlands was slightly underprepared.

"There is no harmony, but compared to the hatred between the Dutch and the British, in all the colonies, we have a common identity as colonists." Alan Wilson waved his hand lightly and said, "The theme of this meeting is how to protect the interests of Europe today, and everyone must show unity on the issue of colonies, so I will first tell you what I have." ”

Before Japan decided to surrender, the Japanese troops in India received secret instructions from the Japanese mainland to hand over their weapons and equipment to the local Indonesian national independence movement and instigate the Indonesians to carry out a revolution to cause chaos for the Allies. The next day, the Japanese troops stationed in India sent a message to all of Indonesia that they would set up an Indonesian Preparatory Committee for Independence.

After talking about the Japanese arming the Indonesian independence forces, Alan Wilson changed his words and said, "I can send a telegram to New Delhi at once, ordering the Indian regiment to land on Java Island to buy time for the arrival of the Dutch army." But in the end, whether the Dutch army can succeed in suppressing the independent forces is not something that external forces can help, of course, in theory, the British Empire wants the Netherlands to succeed. ”

"The Netherlands is very grateful to the British Empire for its support in important decisions concerning the civilized world." When George Armand heard this, he was immediately overjoyed and expressed his gratitude.

"Don't be too happy too soon, I still have something to say. Japan's wreaking havoc in Asia can be said to be a fluke or anything, but the impact will be extremely bad. Many natives of Southeast Asia, affected by Japan's defeat of European countries, have ceased to be in awe of us psychologically, and this is the most terrifying place. Alan Wilson let out a sigh of relief and told George Armand not to thank him too soon, "This is the case in British India, and I believe that the situation in the East Indies will only get worse." ”

"The British Empire, of course, will support the Netherlands as much as it can, just as we support France's return to Vietnam. But the difficulties may be even more serious than you two countries think. So I have some personal advice. Alan Wilson also hesitated when he spoke, but finally made up his mind, "If you want to maintain an order that is beneficial to Europe, you may not be able to do it without a little ruthlessness." Hopefully, the Netherlands will be mentally prepared and have a backup plan. If you don't have the whole of the Dutch East Indies, it might be much easier to use the registration, for example, to cut off the island of Indonesia, which is the largest, least populated, and naturally the least able to resist. ”

Having just learned the best things from the Cabinet Secretary, Alan Wilson turned around and talked about the benefits of partition in front of the Dutch, and even hinted intentionally or unintentionally that Kalimantan was actually very good. As the largest island in the Dutch East Indies, its population is only one-tenth of that of the Dutch East Indies.

If Dutch rule could not be maintained throughout the Dutch East Indies, then the separation of Kalimantan Island would also be supported by the British Empire.