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Of course, he was very willing to go back immediately, but he still wanted to go after he knew what to do. He didn't know what Frank was talking about.

By now, Alan Wilson could no longer hold back his curiosity, and took the initiative to ask what step he had reached.

To this, Frank, who appeared again, also replied, "London's bottom line is that, together with the new aircraft carrier and the modification fee of the Tejas-class aircraft carrier, 75 million to 80 million pounds is more appropriate."

"The cost of the new aircraft carrier is estimated at 30 million pounds. If three ships are built at the same time, it is 100 million pounds." Alan Wilson nodded and said, "Around 200 million Australian dollars, this figure is affordable for Australia. of."

Australia's monetary policy is the same as that of the United Kingdom. It is a strong monetary policy. In this era, one dollar cannot be exchanged for one Australian dollar.

The cost of British shipbuilding has always been lower than that of the United States. During World War II, the cost of British battleships was equivalent to that of American heavy cruisers.

Take the Forrestal-class aircraft carrier as the target of the new aircraft carrier. The cost of the Forrestal-class aircraft carrier is 1.7 billion US dollars. The Admiralty's share price for the new aircraft carrier is 30 million pounds, slightly more than half the cost of the Forrestal-class aircraft carrier.

Because of the discovery of iron ore in Australia, the living standard of Australians is now a little higher than that of the United Kingdom.

This is all due to the fact that the United Kingdom has two wings together. If it was the original history, it would be good for the United Kingdom to have half the living standard of Australia for a long time after the war.

But the British side is flying on both sides, but Australia has discovered iron ore. The final result is that Australia's living standard is still higher than the current UK. There is nothing Alan Wilson can do about this. They are countries lying on mines. As long as the population of top resource countries does not explode, it is really impossible for ordinary countries to catch up with their efforts.

In terms of Australia's current economy, 700 million to 80 million pounds is affordable. Even if it is this figure, the United Kingdom has made a lot of money. If Alan Wilson remembers correctly, the original aircraft carrier Melbourne was 10 pounds in the United Kingdom. Sold at the nominal price, but charged a modification fee.

With the current size of Australia's economy, calculated based on the lowest military expenditure of 2%, there is still room for arms sales to be achieved, not to mention that the proportion of military expenditure is far more than 2%.

Frank also nodded, agreeing with this point very much, "In fact, compared with the military expenditure of the United Kingdom, Australia's military expenditure is not at all high, and this arms sale will not cause financial pressure."

"You are an official of the Ministry of Finance, and your words must be very professional." Alan Wilson agreed with Frank and continued, "I just don't know what the Australians think. Did you feel financial pressure during the negotiation?"

"I don't think so." Frank recalled and said, "But he asked about the fake time of the aircraft carrier, which seemed to be urgent."

"Oh, it doesn't seem to be a big problem." Alan Wilson said with a smile, "Everyone knows that our naval technical content is at least not inferior to that of the United States. This is not an excuse at all. In the event of an accident, I would like to congratulate you on such an extremely important arms sale to the UK."

Frank was also happy when he heard it, "Ellen, if it really succeeds, the credit goes to the two of us."

If the arms sale this time is successful, even if it is done close to London's bottom line, the UK will have the money to replace the aircraft carrier. Build three and give Australia one, and have two more.

The cost of a Forrestal-class aircraft carrier in the United States is almost 200 million. Is the British price too high? In this world, apart from the United Kingdom and the United States, no country has the experience of building large aircraft carriers.

The United States will not sell such a national weapon, but the United Kingdom can, so for Australia, as long as it really wants it, this is a multiple-choice question with only one option.

Australia can definitely afford it, because the current Australian government must be far richer than the original historical time and space.

The reason is that in the exploration contract signed by Pamela Mountbatten, in addition to her own share, the Australian government and the Western Australian state government have occupied a lot of shares, but they are not as much as the Mountbatten Group in total.

What is the difference? The difference is huge. For every ton of iron ore sold, the Australian government and the Western Australian government can share money. This is not the same as selling iron ore in Australia in later generations.

In a sense, Australia's iron ore has now become a model of a semi-state-owned enterprise, and the half that is not a state-owned enterprise is mostly Mountbatten Group. As for the iron ore layout in Australia in later generations, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton's rights and interests in major iron ore mines are either 100% or 85%.

Pamela Mountbatten's mining contract with the Australian government is actually similar to the future model of Vale in Brazil. The Brazilian government is seeking control over a 51 percent stake in the domestic iron ore mine. But the Australia of the future is not.

In the future, Australia will not be able to get so much money from the astronomical iron ore export, but it can now.

The reason why Pamela Mountbatten did this was to exclude other competitors. It seems to work very well now.

In the Australian exploration field, the Mountbatten Group now has no rivals. The biggest beneficiaries are the Australian and Western Australian governments.

"Frank, I'm going back to Kuala Lumpur.; Before I leave, let me tell you one thing, last year Malaya imported 33 million tons of iron ore from Australia, and the purchase price was five pounds a ton. It cost 150 million Sterling. The Australian government and the Western Australian state government got at least £70 million in revenue."

Alan Wilson decided to tell Frank that the iron ore export data created by his Malayan colony to Australia gave Frank more confidence when negotiating, not to mention the shipping fee of 0.4 pounds.

The value of this part of the freight is mainly created for the major shipyards in the UK. Larger ships can be built, and resources at longer distances can be obtained due to the use of large special-purpose ships to reduce sea freight.

Now looking at the average sea freight per mile, it can be seen that the reduction in the freight rate is very large.

Concentrating on the use of ore-only ships and seeking to reduce freight costs is good for the Malayan colony, as well as for the shipbuilding industry, which is a pillar of Britain itself.

This part of the shipbuilding industry is also related to Frank's arms sales negotiations. Without a prosperous shipbuilding industry, it is impossible for the United Kingdom to reduce the cost of building warships. It has been known from the United States of later generations that civilian shipbuilding has collapsed, and warship orders alone cannot be saved. , the cost of military procurement will certainly rise.

The two of them were about to take a pen and list Australia's public financial income one by one. I want to find out where Australia's financial bottom line is.

This time, the United Kingdom has brought out the latest, or even new, aircraft carriers that only have drafts for arms sales. It is definitely worth the money. It is not too much to pay a little more money.

Leaving from Alan Wilson, Frank was even more confident. Before leaving, he said, "I wonder if the Indian stroke will be smoother."

"Uh, let's negotiate this first." Alan Wilson opened his mouth. India's economy is one-fifth larger than Australia's, but India has 400 million people, while Australia's population is only 10 million. The hard work of making money can't be compared.

He knows the inefficiency of India's tax collection. After independence, India's tax collection level may not be as good as that of British India.

"It's time for me to go back. Malaya is planned for the second term." Alan Wilson stretched and rubbed his bloated head due to various calculations.

The most important thing is the national treasure and the little dragoons. They have already sent out a call of love to him. If you think about it carefully, you should show up. Women cannot be made to wait. Kissing Her Royal Highness's red lips fiercely, he finally suppressed his desire to be the concubine, and he also revealed his intention to leave Australia.

"This is going away?" Princess Margaret was a little unhappy, thinking about what name she would go to the Malayan colony under.

"I'm the high commissioner there, do I keep disappearing?" Alan Wilson shook his head slightly, and suddenly said with a wicked smile, "I can't bear to leave, so don't let me kiss my little pink lips. Otherwise, I'll have to wait."

"Huh?" Princess Margaret pinched her legs and whispered, "Can I kiss you there?"

If Alan Wilson was struck by lightning, it took a long time for Alan Wilson's face to flash with suspicion. He asked uncertainly~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Your Highness Princess, your requirements for me are not so low. "

How decent is it for Her Royal Highness, the dignified Princess of the British Empire, to drive in public in public.

Although he really wanted to clarify the outcome of the arms sale, Alan Wilson couldn't continue to do his job properly. After Pamela Mountbatten came back, he said that he wanted to go back to Kuala Lumpur.

"I really need you there." Pamela Mountbatten didn't say anything, just asked to hand over the public rations before leaving.

Alan Wilson is definitely fine. The big deal is that he will go back to Kuala Lumpur and live in the Administrative Office for two days, and set up a character as a public servant of the empire.

With the landing of Comet 1 in Kuala Lumpur, the High Commissioner who left the colony before the Bandung Conference once again brought his talent to the warm Malayan beaches. He really lived in the Administrative Office for the first two days, while letting Richard put The responses of various countries after the Bandung Conference were made into reports and submitted.

This circle has gone halfway from Africa and Europe to Australia. Now is the time to take good care of your own jurisdiction. You can't always be full of lice and have time to tickle others.

"Peoples and nations have awakened from centuries of slumber. The white old world that burned the earth with war is dying, and a better world is rising. A world that will eliminate the Cold War and create a multi-ethnic, multi-religious world. Society, because all great religions agree on the teachings of tolerance, people of color will establish new moral standards."

Putting down Sukarno's speech at the Bandung Conference, Alan Wilson said with a strange expression, "It's not that I don't have the right to speak so loudly, but Indonesia is obviously not good enough now."