British civil servant

One hundred million dollars!This figure has already surpassed London's assessment. In the face of the rebellious sons who are better than blue, the British Empire seems petty. In the final analysis, this is what businessmen do, and bureaucrats don't necessarily.

In fact, for the UK, it is not a loss to find a new home, so the assessment is a little conservative.

But it doesn't matter, the London bureaucrats who are belatedly realize their shame and act bravely. On the one hand, Alan Wilson tries to fight for it, and on the other hand, Edward Bridges feels that it is time for the widely respected Prime Minister Attlee to know this. It's a good thing.

It's not that there was no talk before, just a hypothetical question for testing, but now the prime minister can make a decision.

Edward Bridges came to the Prime Minister's Office, more coincidentally, no one else.

"Edward, please sit down." Attlee was a little surprised. Edward Bridges didn't come to him most of the time, but took Norman Brook to familiarize himself with the work of various departments.

"Dear Prime Minister, I didn't bother you!" Edward Bridges nodded slightly as a greeting, then sat opposite Prime Minister Attlee, and said, "There is one thing today, and I feel that it is necessary for the Prime Minister to Know."

"What's the matter?" Prime Minister Attlee asked back with a smile, and then his face became serious. Is it necessary? "What happened?"

Whenever Edward Bridges said it was necessary, there was often something that had to be made known to him.

"It's not that something went wrong, but something that may be a good thing or a bad thing." Edward Bridges pondered for a while and said, "I still remember a few days ago, I discussed with the Prime Minister that there is a U.S. Do companies want to buy an iron mine in British India?"

"Yes, but you also said at the time that everything is still in doubt." The scene of Prime Minister Attlee that day, with the political secretary arranged by the Labor Party next to him, was also present that day.

"Yes, respected Prime Minister, it was indeed in the midst of uncertainty." Edward Bridges first affirmed the excellent memory of the Prime Minister, and then changed the topic, "I also regarded this matter as a British It is India's routine notification, and I didn't take it to heart, but out of constant caution, I still let local officials contact with the other party, it is entirely out of consideration for the relationship between the allies, and there will be no personal prejudice."

First, he took credit for himself, and Edward Bridges talked about the latest developments in the Mysore iron mine.

Prime Minister Attlee was calm as usual, until the moment he heard [-] million US dollars!

The current total debt of the United Kingdom is astronomical, of which the foreign debt is 30 billion pounds. With this kind of economic pressure, it is understandable that they are not concerned about the British India, which has become increasingly depleted since World War I.

Attlee wanted to draw out the power of British India and put it in a colony with better control for strategic contraction.

Although in the past year, British India seems to have suddenly become a cow that feeds the British Empire, but Edward Bridges also made it clear that this is unsustainable. Once the Indians decide to rise up, the British will take All current income is returned.

With huge foreign debts, Attlee's series of plans are also stretched. Now hearing Edward Bridges talk about [-] million US dollars, there is no way not to be excited.

"One iron mine sold for [-] million dollars?" Prime Minister Attlee asked seriously, very surprised by this.

"In fact, it is the best quality iron ore in British India, in the territory of Mysore state." Edward Bridges explained, "It was the Americans who took the initiative to contact us. We adopt a conservative attitude, but the Americans are very eager At the beginning, it was not ruled out that the Americans were taking advantage of the fire, and in fact it was the same, and the Americans just started asking for 3000 million U.S. dollars."

Prime Minister Attlee really wants to say that 3000 million US dollars is fine. When is it? Don’t look at the foreign debts of the British Empire.

But, isn't there an offer of [-] million now?Regarding the offer of [-] million US dollars, Prime Minister Attlee showed enthusiasm, "Where are we now? How sure are we of success?"

"If you accept an offer of 500 million, the success rate is of course 500%. In fact, I once made a general assessment, and the assessment was [-] million pounds." Edward Bridges directly reduced the estimated figure by [-] million pounds, then Naturally, the extra numbers were due to the fact that he, the cabinet secretary, was planning to win a decisive victory thousands of miles away, so the Americans had to sign the alliance under the city.

Of course, he did not forget Alan Wilson, "Of course, there are also civil servants in British India who conducted difficult negotiations."

"There's nothing wrong with that. The property of the British Empire should be treated fairly." Prime Minister Attlee affirmed Edward Bridges' achievements righteously.

The tax revenue of British India was [-] million pounds during the First World War, but now it is less than [-] million pounds.It was still found by rummaging through boxes and cabinets. Before World War II, the tax revenue of British India was less than [-] million pounds.

Now an iron mine alone has been sold for 3000 million pounds, which is almost one-third of the income of British India in normal years.

"Although the Americans are allies, we can't sell the empire's heritage at a low price." Prime Minister Attlee affirmed the correctness of this move. Although he came from the Labor Party, it was because of the Labor Party that he understood the value of wealth. You won't lose money and make money.

Prime Minister Attlee, who was already mentally prepared for the eventual independence of British India, did not object to it. He cashed out the accumulation of the British Empire’s century-old management. He was not Churchill. He just talked about maintaining the majesty of the British Empire and making money. .

"Of course, no matter who it is, you can't take advantage of it." Edward Bridges said with a surprised expression, "Your decisive decision will be the key to the success of this merger."

Chapter 295 I'm very demanding

Now Edward Bridges is in a good mood, and decided to find Norman Brooke, who will soon succeed the cabinet secretary, to have an afternoon drink and relax. I have to say that the recent smog is a bit heavier.If you are free, it is actually good to go to Scotland to play golf.

With the Prime Minister's approval, it is basically certain that Alan Wilson has received the support of the British Empire.

Of course, as the direct person in charge, he was not idle. Similarly, all the forces in British India were also busy with their own affairs. Sir Barron was mediating disputes within the Congress Party, and the mediation was limited to words.

Regarding the differences between Nehru and Parker on issues, the one who can really mediate is Gandhi, not Sir Barron.

At the same time in history, General Mountbatten has already taken office, British India has also been reorganized, and Nehru has become the deputy prime minister of India. Patel cannot get along with Nehru under such conditions.

However, there have been some controllable changes in history. Mountbatten has not yet taken office, and the reorganization of British India is out of the question.The Congress Party was not part of British India and was still in the stage of resistance.

Just in time for the drought in the subcontinent, the Governor's Office seized the opportunity to openly and fairly turn the problems of some areas into the problems of the entire British India. From the political environment, the British India in the past year has been very lively and lively. Many people feel tired.

Among those who felt tired was definitely not Patel, who returned from London, where his tough stance on the Muslim League cheered the conservative forces of the Congress Party, a coalition party with all elements.

Internal problems are a great thing for the Governor-General of British India. How could Sir Barron sincerely mediate?

100 years ago, the National Congress Party was a certain traitor. Sir Barron believed that it was the harmonious society that saved the National Congress Party. In the past, the cannons were all set up.

So Sir Barron's mediation is nothing more than understanding, and even hinting at Patel through words. In fact, not all London is optimistic about Nehru, and some Conservative Party MPs are very optimistic about India under Patel's leadership.

This is not a lie, it is true that there are such voices. After this trip to London, the liberalism advocated by Patel has indeed been recognized by some members of Congress, but the members who have approved are all members of the opposition party.

On the contrary, Mr. Churchill's Conservative Party has doubts about Nehru's so-called Labor Party, and believes that the so-called Labor Party is a disguise, but there are shadows of Bolsheviks.

Of course Alan Wilson knew that on this matter alone, the British Conservative Party was not wrong in its judgment.

However, there is no need for him to get involved in this matter. Sir Barron has been very enthusiastic about his work recently. As an assistant, he cannot make the Commissioner of British India unhappy at this time.

What's more, Alan Wilson really didn't have time. The reply from London was sent directly to the Governor's Palace this time. In the telegram, Edward Bridges considered the feelings of Sir Barron and described the matter of the iron mine as ambiguous. It doesn't seem particularly important, it is a task assigned by the cabinet to Alan Wilson.

At the same time, he did not say that the matter is a certainty. Such wording did not touch Sir Barron. Isn’t it just negotiating with an American company? How can it be important to mediate between the two giants of the Congress Party? Handling instructions.

Sir Barron felt that the matter had only just begun, and no one knew that it was almost coming to an end.

During Sir Barron's so-called mediation, Gandhi enjoyed a morning walk every morning, and Nehru was always by his side.They talked about many past, present and future issues.

When talking about the future of the Congress Party, Nehru envisioned that after the motherland was free, the current Congress Party would be eliminated by itself and replaced by a party that was more in line with the interests of workers and peasants.

Gandhi, on the other hand, believed that the Congress Party should continue to exist under the following conditions, that is, the Congress Party may pass a self-binding regulation that all members shall not accept a paid office in the state organs; Achieving such a position of power in the state apparatus necessitated quitting the Congress Party.

The reason why Gandhi thought this way was to keep the Congress Party in a detached and selfless position, so that it could exert huge supervision pressure on the executive agencies and other departments of the government, so that they would not go off track.

Gandhi's thinking is significantly different from the concept of modern political parties. The purpose of the establishment of modern political parties is to seize power in order to transform politics and the economy in accordance with the party's guiding ideology.Nehru thought so.

However, as Gandhi, Nehru, who was optimistic about leading post-independence India, did not express his true thoughts.Gandhi was a more important figure in the Congress party and even in the subcontinent than any Congress chairman.

He was the one who appointed the chairman, and his recommendations were consistently followed.Gandhi repeatedly turned down the chairmanship, preferring to have his colleagues or aides fill it, but Gandhi's support, especially after Patel's return, was extremely important to Nehru.

Gandhi has such influence, so as long as he gets Gandhi’s support, Nehru has the confidence to deal with Patel’s challenge. As for the mediation of the Governor’s Office of British India, Nehru also expressed his own thoughts, “British The old man's way, divide and conquer."

"But Patel should be sure of one thing, that is, the British will leave within two years, so he wants to be the person who leads India after the British leave." Gandhi frowned, no one is perfect, he Although in favor of Nehru, but not all against Patel's proposition.

For example, Patel upheld the beliefs of Hindus, which pleased Gandhi, but what about other aspects?It's very common.

Patel's supporters are mainly conservatives. Hindu conservatives are actually Gandhi's enemies. More than ten years ago, Gandhi once had a debate with conservatives because Hindu temples did not allow untouchables to enter the temples to worship.

Even in that debate, the conservatives said that even if it was longer than the hunger strike, some of them would stay with them to the end, to see who would last longer on the hunger strike.

Gandhi engaged in open polemics with them.In the end, after a referendum, the majority of Hindus still agreed with Gandhi, agreeing to allow untouchables to enter the temple and eliminate discrimination.

Of course, some people in the Governor's Office said that it was because Gandhi was challenged in the field of hunger strike that he was good at, so he kept suppressing conservatives and supporting Nehru's so-called enlightened faction.

Sir Barron and Gandhi are both mediating the claims of Nehru and Patel within the Congress Party. Of course, Alan Wilson is not idle either. He has received written guidance from the cabinet secretary. Responsible and cunning Americans Negotiations on mining issues.

The negotiation was quite difficult, but the most difficult one was the temptation to Greta Garbo. He was always afraid of being exposed as a guilty conscience, so he did the same thing and ordered a golden snake ring to tell Greta Garbo's fortune.

"I just saw the ring and found it." Greta Garbo glanced at Alan Wilson with a cold look, pointing at the mistake of the civil servant, "We are all actors who entered the industry very early, and Vivienne is not in Hollywood. You lied all over the place, and as for Ingrid, it's her personality. That's why I judged that you've got it."

Alan Wilson, who is holding the golden snake ring, is quite embarrassed now. The hand holding the ring doesn't know whether to continue to pass it or pull it back. Some beautiful actresses have such obvious loopholes?

Greta Garbo, who was half lying on the sofa, continued with an indifferent smile, "Do you want to do the same thing and get cheap from me? Realize your star collection?"

"If you say you didn't think about it at all, of course you'd be lying." Alan Wilson said with some embarrassment, "I can only say that I still have something to learn, and I can be more secretive, but I can't judge it with just the ring What, they didn't bring it with them."

"I used to act in silent films, and I conquered the audience through expressions. Eyes are extremely important in silent films. You only need to see how a few people look at you, and everything will be understood." Greta Garbo stretched a bit, and answered the question casually.

There is a reason for everything, and then Greta Garbo mentioned that there is something wrong with the eyes of Heidi Lamarr and Joan Crawford looking at Alan Wilson.

He's always been the one to tell plays, and now it's Greta Garbo's turn to direct him.Although Greta Garbo, like Heidi Lamarr, has not won an Oscar, "If Katharine Hepburn is here, you can't hide it for a day."

Referring to Katharine Hepburn, who once fought against her, Greta Garbo said with an indifferent smile, "I guess she will persuade Vivian to stay away from you."

"Well, it seems that I am very lucky." Alan Wilson was still in the posture of handing the ring, and his wrist was already a little sore.

"I'll accept the ring first, it's a precious gift after all." Greta Garbo had already taken the ring away while speaking, and said in a condescending tone, "Young star collector, you should have heard that Inger Li, who can't hide secrets, said that I have made up my mind to remain single."

Then Greta Garbo heard a sentence that almost broke her defense, "You can have children without getting married."

For the first time, Greta Garbo, who had been in an iceberg state, showed a change of expression on her face. She still underestimated this young civil servant, and she could say it out loud.

"Want to have a baby with me? I'm very demanding." Greta Garbo almost gritted her teeth, letting this brazen person retreat.

"I'm sorry!" Ellen Wilson apologized again and again. Ingrid Bergman, who came over to eat on time at this time, came to the door and saw Greta Garbo who was half lying down and Ellen Wilson who was sitting serious. Before that, Greta Bergman Garbo has put away the ring.

"Wait in a hurry!" Ingrid Bergman went directly to the table without any guilt, that's how Garbo was in her eyes.Always careless, as if rejecting people thousands of miles away.

Chapter 296 Final Offer

The war has just passed, and people yearn for peace, but now in India, violence and hatred are brewing everywhere.

The British Empire itself is exhausted and exhausted, and India is no longer a wealth, it may become a burden to them, it is no longer a hunting ground for the empire to obtain prey, but is becoming a hotbed of harm to the empire.

Without other audiences, Alan Wilson can only let the two Nordic goddesses be the audience, otherwise, let's talk about something after dinner.You can't talk about the issue of being able to have children without getting married in front of Ingrid Bergman, otherwise the goddess of iceberg will explode.

"As a colonial official, you can't control much." Ingrid Bergman was a little surprised, swallowing the dumplings before saying, "Why didn't you cook this kind of food when they were still here?"

Greta Garbo was right when she said that her mind was relatively simple. Alan Wilson blinked and said in embarrassment, "The fields of the two questions are too far apart. Which one should I answer first?"

"Let's answer the food first." Ingrid Bergman did not forget to fork the dumplings when she spoke. "For the first time, I feel that tools are not as easy to use as hands."

"You can also imitate the Indians and grab it with your hands." Ellen Wilson was really defeated by Ingrid Bergman. Other actresses more or less saw the problem from the details, just this Nordic silly girl is an exception.

In terms of occasion, Ingrid Bergman is the most dangerous, almost caught in the show.But in the end, nothing was found. No wonder the paparazzi caught him just as soon as he contacted the director to talk about the play.

To say that Ingrid Bergman is the same as others is that she has been in British India for more than a month, and her body is a bit empty. After all, she is at the age she needs, and there is no one to love her around, so she will always be a little irritable.

But at present, only Joan Crawford doesn't care, and finally came to the door on her own initiative. With the first one, Alan Wilson's greed will inevitably expand, just like Greta Garbo's rhetorical question, he can't say that he hasn't moved at all , that is lying.

Of course, Alan Wilson is still hypnotizing himself. This is to protect Vivien Leigh. If Great British Treasure knew his true side, he would be so sad.Although he is not responsible, but there are bad people among the masses.

"It's over, Greta, let's go for a walk?" Ingrid Bergman wiped out the dumplings, still yelling why Alan Wilson didn't make them when everyone was ready.

To put it lightly, how much is the bag?Alan Wilson declined to comment for this question.

"I want to take a break and stay here for a while." Greta Garbo still had that expressionless expression, and made an appointment with the other party to find her later.

"Okay, see you later." Ingrid Bergman naturally ate and left without any attempt to help.

Alan Wilson had concluded that Ingrid Bergman was not fit to be a wife, at least not thrifty enough to run a family.

"Can you take your eyes back?" Greta Garbo reminded lightly, and with just a glance, she could see the man's gaze on Ingrid Bergman's sizable buttocks.

When Greta Garbo first arrived in the United States, she was packaged as an athletic woman by the company because of her tall stature.Compared with her, Ingrid Bergman is even worse, that is, Greta Garbo doesn't know the word "practical weapon", otherwise she would definitely agree.

"I'm a normal male, can't you just look at it?" Alan Wilson said dumbfounded, "This is an instinctive reaction, and I didn't do anything."

"You've already done it, on Heidi and Joan." Greta Garbo looked directly at Alan Wilson with indifferent eyes, and at the same time exposed the other's lies mercilessly.

About Heidi Lamarr, Allen Wilson knows best that he has nothing at all, that is, this generation of popular lovers who came from silent films is not so impeccable.

It was also misjudged, and Alan Wilson asked humbly, "Heidi is not as obvious as Joan."

"Don't you know that her acting skills are not good?" Greta Garbo insisted. "She has too few opportunities to exercise, and she always plays the role of a vase. There is no disguise. It is the same problem as Ingrid."

From this point of view, Bette Davis' acting skills are the Nanbowan among these people, and Greta Garbo is hidden from it.

But at the same time, this does not prove that he has a chance in Heidi Lamarr, even if what Greta Garbo said is only [-]% possible, for the simple reason that people only believe what they like to believe, Alan Wilson also It's worth [-]% of the effort.

Alan Wilson, who has always taken both public and private interests as his own responsibility, will not delay his official business because of his children's personal affairs, and vice versa, not to mention that the iron mine matter has seen the dawn of hope.

Almost at the same time, Gandhi also made a public statement on the analysis of Nehru and Patel, "My heaven on earth does not allow Indian soldiers to replace British soldiers. The country depends on the protection of the army, and the morals of the citizens will never be good. India The choice should be made. If one wants to become imperialist, India may become the fifth most powerful country in many years, yet contribute nothing to the world. If one chooses non-violence as a policy, one will eventually be able to become the first-class country in the world, and Can use the first freedom to save other oppressed nations in the world."

This was because some of Patel's supporters had the voice to resolve conflicts by force, which made Gandhi have to express his opinion on the dispute between Nehru and Patel for the first time.

At the same time, it also warns some people not to associate internal disputes with violent confrontation.

"With a leader like Gandhi, I believe that the future of British India will not become a challenger to the world order." Alan Wilson happened to hold the newspaper of Gandhi's remarks to prove to Drake that any risk is nonsense , Mysore iron ore is a very safe cash cow.

Thanks to Gandhi’s sage personality for decades, if a person pretends to be a saint all his life, he is almost like a saint. Derek had only heard of Gandhi before, and he heard some of Gandhi after he came to British India anecdotes.

Of course, I also heard some very stupid remarks from Gandhi, but I can only say this, Drake can't do something, someone can do it, and he can only say admiration.

Derek also agreed with Alan Wilson when he mentioned that India under the leadership of Gandhi had little risk. "It is true. A leader like Gandhi has much less risk than East Asia."

I hope you don't cry when you know the news of Gandhi's assassination!Alan Wilson gave Derek a sympathetic look. He has already been taught by Greta Garbo's precepts and deeds, which has made up for his shortcomings, and his skills have been improved to a higher level.

Gandhi was assassinated because of Hindu conservatives. In fact, Gandhi was also considered a conservative, but not as conservative as those conservatives. However, there is a saying that loyalty is not absolute, but absolute disloyalty.In the eyes of Hindu conservatives, Gandhi is more hated than the Muslim League.

Not to mention that Gandhi had already made enemies with these conservatives more than ten years ago because of the issue of untouchables.As soon as Partition started and Gandhi started calling for it, assassination was almost inevitable.

If there is a real need, Alan Wilson is not unable to help. In order to maintain the purity of Hinduism, the assistant commissioner who has always loved the land of India can do anything.