The Kra Isthmus is located in a narrow strip of land in the provinces of Chumphon and Ranong, Thailand. It is the narrowest point in the northern part of the Malay Peninsula, with a width of only 50 kilometers. It is bordered by the Indochina Peninsula in the north and the Malay Peninsula in the south, and belongs to Thailand with an area of about 75,000 square kilometers.

As for the remainder, it is now under the jurisdiction of British Burma, covering an area of 30,000 square kilometers. The Kra Isthmus is a crossroads between the territories of Myanmar and Thailand.

What is known is that part of it is in the hands of British Burma and part in the hands of Thailand, with a total area of about 100,000 square kilometers.

Together with the West Malaysia region, once incorporated into the British colonies, it covers an area of more than 230,000 square kilometers. West Malaysia is only a part of British Malaya, which still has more than 200,000 square kilometers of land. If a strong colonial government could be established in Malaya, the employment of a large part of the British Indian civil servants could be solved.

Obviously, Edward Bridges, the cabinet secretary, also thought of this, and his greatest concern for the independence of the British colonies was what would happen to the 100,000 civil servants serving British India once British India became independent.

There are only 260,000 civil servants in Britain, and in any case, it cannot afford to employ as many as 100,000 people. Moreover, a large part of the authority of the cabinet secretary itself is in the colonies.

There were only so many ministers elected, and the disparity was enormous compared to the size of the civil service, and in the colonies this disparity was magnified to the extreme, even more serious than in the homeland.

"Alan, sit down and speak slowly." With a gentle smile, Edward Bridges relieved Alan Wilson, "As far as I am concerned, I have always treated civil servants who have returned from the colonies equally, without the slightest prejudice. You can see this from Alexander, so let's talk about our future. ”

Edward Bridges bites us very hard, and of course refers to the whole group of British civil servants, "In fact, the most lacking in the civil service is the people who defend our interests, and it is very rare for you to think of this at your age, and you can see that you are very fond of that place in British Malaya." ”

"Sir Edward, I am doing this with no selfish motives, all for the sake of civilization and order in the British Empire." Alan Wilson took a correct attitude, "We cannot give up all the colonies, once we return to the British Isles, with Britain's own resources and population, we will always be in the shadow of the United States and the Soviet Union, once a normal situation is formed, even the original colonies will look down on us, and the consequences of this are extremely serious." ”

"Does Malaya have an advantage over the other colonies?" Edward Bridges was not moved, but pondered whether British Malaya was worth the tilt of resources, "British India was the richest colony, but we had to think about withdrawing. ”

"The biggest advantage of British Malaya, and the biggest difference from British India, is that the proportion of Chinese and Malay population is close to half and half, and even if we support Jinnah in British India, the peaceful population is only a small part of the Hindu population, and it still cannot play a role in restraining it. But in British Malaya, it's a different story! ”

Alan Wilson knew that the starting point of a better future was today, and he analyzed it with excitement in his heart, "Two ethnic groups of the same size, in the same colony, we have saved a lot of costs from containment. The colonial government does not think about containment at all, we are the judges. We say whoever is justified is justified! ”

Alan Wilson was eloquent, profoundly convinced that this was an advantage for the British colonial government. In other colonies, the British Empire had to bother to stir up ethnic conflicts, which were not necessary in British Malaya, where conflicts were natural.

In the eyes of the native Malayans, the British Empire is of course the undoubted colonizer, but the Chinese are also invaders of another level.

The most important thing is that now that the Netherlands is ready to fight back to the Dutch East Indies, in a sense, Britain can borrow strength in this, and Britain and the Netherlands can cooperate in this place in the South Seas.

British Malaya is also very important in terms of location, not far from two of the most populous places in the world. From the unknowable considerations of the comeback that the present liberal imperialists in Britain have in mind, it is also the most suitable base for it.

The benefits are not only these, British Malaya is not far from Australia, and once Britain has a colony that is focused on management, Australia will also consider more to the United States.

For the British colonies, Britain's cultural influence is far greater than that of the United States, but no matter how strong the soft power is, no hard power works, and if the British army has a presence in Southeast Asia, it may be able to get some help from Australia, and Australia will not completely fall to the United States.

"Building British Malaya requires a huge amount of manpower, and your idea is good. Allocate manpower? "Edward Bridges is a little difficult, but the British Empire in British India has been built for more than 100 years, and now the European battlefield has just ended, and Britain needs to rebuild itself, and Malaya will be prosperous first?

"Field Marshal Montgomery has reorganized all the German soldiers to maintain order in the British occupied zone." Alan Wilson gave his own reply, "The Japanese army's military operations in Nanyang focused on punishing the Chinese in order to win over the local people. If we hand over the surrendered Japanese troops to the Chinese to manage, we can save a lot of management costs. ”

"What you said is true?" Edward Bridges's eyes lit up, and he pushed the boat down the river, "With the extent of the Japanese army's damage to the South Seas, it should not be too much for us to temporarily detain Japanese soldiers to build the area." ”

"Not too much, Sir Edward." Alan Wilson bowed his head and said.

"This is also for the coming of justice." Edward Bridges nodded to himself, "Very reasonable. ”

"Makes perfect sense!" Alan Wilson turns on the repeater mode to express his determination to stand in a trench with the Cabinet Secretary.

"As for letting the Chinese take care of the Japanese soldiers, it's all because they are similar in appearance, which may reduce conflicts." Edward Bridges straightened his back, "The Chinese are always gentler than the Malays. ”

"I didn't expect Sir Edward to have such a study of Asian customs." Alan Wilson was greatly admired, and patted himself on the back as a top student of Oriental College, although he himself had not officially graduated.

"Then you can send a telegram to Barron in my name." Edward Bridges glanced at Alan Wilson with a very optimistic look at you and said, "I want to bring out an economic stimulus plan for the prime minister, and at the same time talk about when, and find an opportunity to talk with European countries that have a common position." ”