Chapter 409 Pamela’s Efficiency

The Humber River is located in the west of British Newfoundland. It originates from the Changling Mountains, flows southward, passes through a series of waterfalls, and crosses several lakes. Its mouth is Corner Brook, Newfoundland's second largest city in the future.

However, Corner Brook did not exist at this time. According to history, Corner Brook would not become a city until the 1950s. Currently, Corner Brook has about 3,000 people. The Humber River Basin is a small logging area in Newfoundland.

As a newly arrived administrator, Corner Brook was Alan Wilson's destination, where he would inspect the Humber River Basin and formulate a logging plan to supply the continent's reconstruction.

In later generations, due to protection policies, forestry logging was generally limited to winter harvesting. It is said that in the early days when forestry resources were abundant, there was also autumn harvesting. However, for example, Newfoundland, which has almost no development potential for logging, does not have to be so troublesome. Alan Wilson feels that year-round logging is reasonable.

The Humber River basin flows into the sea in the southwest of Newfoundland. This has the advantage that it is not prone to heavy snowstorms.

According to local data, the northern part of Newfoundland has reached the snowfall season with very heavy snowfall, which has delayed forestry production.

Originally, the development rate of Newfoundland was low. It needed roads but not roads, and it needed railways but not railways. If the rivers were not utilized, this would increase great difficulties.

Before leaving St. John's, Alan Wilson had not forgotten to send a telegram to Pamela Mountbatten in Canberra.

In fact, there is no special reason. He just mentioned the content of the executive order he issued. British Newfoundland has become a tax haven. If he can help spread the word, he will be grateful to his fiancée.

Although Alan Wilson used British Newfoundland to trample Australia, he has to admit that Australia is also an enviable place. As long as the population does not exceed a certain number, Australia does have the capital of a deputy sheriff in the Pacific region. People It is not unreasonable to say that Australia is the smaller version of the United States.

But this premise is that Australia's population must not be too large. One thing that resource countries must do is that it has a vast land and sparsely populated areas, and its population must not expand too much, so that it can live a good life.

The Australian land is ancient and has been washed away by rain for billions of years, resulting in serious nutrient loss. The oldest rocks on Earth are found in the Murchissan Mountains in Western Australia and are 4 billion years old.

Australia's poor soils and low productivity have severe economic impacts on agriculture, forestry and fisheries.

The fertility of the land is low, which means more mechanized tools are needed to cultivate crops, and cultivation relies on artificial fertilizers. The yield is still not comparable to other countries.

The poor nature of Australian soil is not easy to see at a glance. When the British first arrived in Australia, they looked at the vast forests and thought they were fertile land, so they cut down and overgrazed them. Then they found that the replanted trees and grasslands grew very slowly and could not be tolerated. Don’t give up large tracts of land.

Nutrients in rivers and offshore waters come primarily from soil carried by currents. However, Australia's soil is poor, the water has insufficient nutrients, and fish resources are easily depleted. Australia has the third largest fishing ground in the world, but ranks behind the 50th in terms of output value. Freshwater fisheries are even smaller.

Another serious problem is salinization. The Southwest's Wheatbelt soil contains salts blown in from the Indian Ocean over millions of years. There used to be freshwater lakes in the inland basins that were separated from the sea water.

After the water evaporates, the lake's salinity increases. After it dries up, the remaining salt is blown to the east.

If it hadn't been for the discovery of the world's best-quality large-scale iron ore, British Newfoundland's basic conditions would have surpassed Australia's.

Ninety percent of Australia's population is in several cities on the eastern coast, and Canberra is one of them. Pamela Mountbatten is taking the aristocratic ladies who support the scene to develop her own business in Australia while her fiancé goes deep into the mountains and forests. cause.

"Thank you so much Uncle William." Pamela Mountbatten obediently thanked the old man in front of her.

William Joseph Slim is the current Governor-General of Australia. This nearly sixty-year-old soldier, the pinnacle of his life was commanding the Anglo-Indian Army to attack the Japanese army in Imphal and winning the Battle of Imphal.

As we all know, Pamela Mountbatten's father, Mountbatten, the current Governor-General of British India, was the commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces in Southeast Asia at the time, and was the boss of the Australian Governor-General in front of him.

This is of course very relevant. Didn’t you see that the Portuguese government just announced that it would award General Mountbatten himself a medal in recognition of General Mountbatten’s outstanding contribution to ensuring the security of the subcontinent?

"Oh, Pamela, isn't your father worried about you taking these ladies around?" Admiral William Joseph Slim reminded him lovingly, "When you ladies from your family travel, let them I felt a lot of pressure.”

Admiral Slim and Mountbatten had a very good relationship, which was due to the friendship established during the war.

Slim himself did not get along well with his superiors. On the battlefield in Southeast Asia, his immediate superior, Admiral Leith, was dissatisfied with Slim. He suggested to Mountbatten that Slim should stay to clean up the remaining Japanese resistance in Burma, while Christison The general took command of the proposed invasion of Malaya, which meant removing Slim from his position as army commander.

Mountbatten himself was best at dancing with long sleeves, and London sent him here for this reason. Therefore, he did not want to offend his two subordinates, so he played a trick and agreed to Leith's suggestion, but asked Leith to come forward and explain directly to Slim. .

Conflicts between Slim and Leith always broke out, and Slim protested to London.

At this time, due to Burma's overwhelming victory, Slim was finally recognized in London and established his personal reputation. Leith was also deeply dissatisfied with Mountbatten's tactful attitude and publicly accused Mountbatten, Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces in Southeast Asia. He wrote a letter asking the Imperial Chief of Staff, Marshal Viscount Alanbrooke, to remove Leith from his post.

In this way, the dispute between Slim and his immediate superior was interfered by Mountbatten, his biggest immediate superior, making Slim the winner of this dispute.

As a subordinate, defeating your immediate boss is a difficult thing in the tradition of any country. It can be said that had it not been for General Mountbatten and Xi Ni, Admiral Slim would have never had a good harvest.

With such a relationship, it was natural for Pamela Mountbatten to ask for help.

"I can't understand you young people. A group of noble ladies insist on setting up some kind of exploration company."

Admiral Slim smiled bitterly and shook his head. "Pamela, in the name of a friend of your father's, I would like to remind you that the land in Australia is very barren, and many experts have said that it does not have any mineral resources. You established If an exploration company comes to Australia, it is likely that they will come back without success.”

"Uncle William, we must believe that there are miracles in the world. Australia's mineral resources are poor, so we must help Australia even more. If a miracle occurs, a closer relationship between Britain and Australia may be established. My fiancé said that once Australia As independence lasts for a long time, the close relationship with Britain may fade. There is no stronger relationship than the binding of interests."

Pamela Mountbatten politely replied, "We girls also want to contribute to the empire."

Whether or not the minerals could be explored was not very important to Pamela Mountbatten. The key was that her fiancé had told her that Alan Wilson would make a lot of money in British India, and then give it all to Pamela without leaving a penny. In the hands of Ramon Button, this is not something ordinary men can do.

Now she just wants her fiancée to do such a small favor. She can't refuse. Who makes this man love her too much?

"Your fiancé is Allen, who has just become the chief executive of Newfoundland. Let's meet if we have a chance." Admiral Slim did not mention the term governor. The governor needs to be proposed by the cabinet and appointed by his majesty.

In fact, Alan Wilson was not appointed by His Majesty. Admiral Slim believed that Pamela Mountbatten's fiancé must have been deceived by the cunning leader of the civil service system. However, the things they do are similar. What the Governor can do, the Chief Executive can also do.

While the two were chatting, an officer pushed in the door and saluted General Slim, "Governor, this is a telegram from Newfoundland."

"Let me see!" Admiral Slim stood up and took the telegram, then showed a playful smile on his face, "Pamela, I'm actually looking for you. Your fiancé took the expedition team into the forest for inspection. Okay, you can figure out the rest yourself."

In the telegram, Alan Wilson mentioned his life as a hard-working imperial civil servant, and at the same time said hello to his fiancée who was far away in Australia and did not know if she was doing anything serious. Then he mentioned the Newfoundland executive order he signed, which naturally also included the administration of tax havens. Order, but the most important part in the eyes of Pamela Mountbatten involves inheritance tax!

Seeing the part about inheritance tax, Pamela Mountbatten suddenly lost her composure and prepared to call her sisters over to discuss the impact of this matter on the aristocracy.

"He's still like this!" Pamela Mountbatten couldn't help but smile bitterly. "I took the expedition team into the mountainous area. I don't know if it is suitable for the local environment. I can't contact him now. It's really a headache."

Pamela Mountbatten also wanted to tell Alan Wilson that with the help of the Australian Governor, she had received the approval of the Australian government to conduct mineral exploration throughout Australia.

She hadn't sent a telegram yet, but she received the telegram first, which also brought good news about inheritance tax. You should know that the aristocracy was helpless against the high inheritance tax, but her fiancé had found a way out.

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