British civil servant

"As a woman from an aristocratic family, you can't just think about living your own life."

Pamela Mountbatten nodded repeatedly. Her fiancé has her own business and works hard every day, so she should work hard too. "So you asked me to invest in the Comet Airliner, and I did as you said."

"It's not enough. The aviation industry is an important industry for the country. It is worth our risk investment. Even if it fails, it will be worthy of the empire in the end." Alan Wilson said in a persuasive way, "However, to create jobs, we still need to invest some money. , does not seem to be a very profitable industry, without a good foundation, the building will eventually crumble, right?"

Ai Zhongtang began to teach the governor's daughter again. He wanted to be responsible for the empire and make money. In the future, he, a humble social tool, would be indispensable for the country.

The British Empire needs a production base in its hands to protect its own interests, even if it is an industrial transfer.Don't worry about putting it where you can control it.

Allen Wilson has always believed that among the remaining colonies, British Malaya is considered suitable.

The area of ​​about 50 square kilometers is completely sufficient, even if the short-term population is still insufficient, but the border of Xiangjiang has been opening up, and the proportion of ethnic groups in British Malaya is rapidly shrinking.

Getting closer is not enough, because the island of Java is closer, and it is easier for Malays to smuggle in. In order to maintain a long-term balance, we need to use our brains.

If industrial transfer is to be carried out, it should be about the same time as the rise of Japan and South Korea.

If Alan Wilson did not make a mistake in his calculations, the time for British Malaya to accept industrial transfer, even if it was not at the same time as Japan, should be ahead of South Korea.

It's just that Japan's industrial transfer is at the expense of the US's open market, while British Malaya should be an open European market. From the perspective of purely technical difficulty, British Malaya has an advantage.

Before World War II, Japan already had a population of close to [-] million. Otherwise, how did the slogan of [-] million pieces of jade come out?

Unless satellites are launched, the population of British Malaya will be far smaller than that of Japan in the foreseeable future.But the advantages are not without. With the Strait of Malacca in hand, shipping can become a boost to the take-off of British Malaya.

Japan is a country that lacks everything, and British Malaya is still the world's largest rubber producer.There are natural advantageous industries.

Because there is an absolute gap in population, Europe only needs to open up a part of the market to achieve the same effect in British Malaya. Besides, the British Empire can still help a lot at present. The oil of many countries in the Middle East is in British companies. hands.

So Allen Wilson's career guidance to Pamela Mountbatten is the Formosa Plastics route.

It must be said that apart from chips, there are still rotten ships and [-] nails in many places on Deception Island. Formosa Plastics is one of the fields. Resin is a kind of plastic, but most plastics are made of petroleum. Polymerization or polycondensation reaction.

But not all.Many kinds of degradable plastics are not petroleum. Conventional non-degradable plastics are generally made of petroleum cracking products such as ethylene acetylene and so on.

As a colonial empire that has not yet collapsed, the British Empire still has some strength in the Persian Gulf, and the source of raw materials is not a problem.British Malaya itself is currently the world's largest exporter of rubber, and resin is not a problem.

The automobile industry can't use steel to make tires, can it?Therefore, if a very prominent industry is well utilized, it can also provide assistance to other industries, so the advantage of the entire industrial chain lies in this. The more complete the industrial chain, the lower the cost of each industry can be compressed, but almost no Humans can do it.

Similar to the cold zone of the Soviet Union, the use of synthetic rubber is not as easy as the rubber trees in British Malaya.

However, if the Soviet Union can import rubber from British Malaya to benefit British Malaya, it will be a good thing that can be talked about and patriotic.

Here in New Delhi, Alan Wilson hugged the girl sitting on his lap, thinking about the future.London, the heart of the British Empire, was not idle either. Two heads of civil servants suggested that Prime Minister Attlee spread the word to make British India lively.

At present, the Governor's Office has just been dealing with peripheral issues, which makes the Congress Party feel very uncomfortable. It would not be beautiful if it quarrels with the colonial government at this time. If it maintains stability for a few more months, the local economy will benefit a lot.

"Let's spread the word and carry out a preliminary transfer of power? Determine the current candidate for the deputy prime minister of British India?" Attlee leaned back on his chair, pondered over the proposals put forward by the two chief civil servants in front of him, and asked for a while, "Transfer to who?"

"In principle, both Nehru and Patel are well-respected politicians. You can give it to anyone, but Patel's supporters are more radical, and Nehru's supporters are more rational. But at present Said, we just let out the wind, not who is more suitable, let's see the reaction of the two."

Edward Bridges, who came back from a vacation in Scotland, was in a good mood, or else he still had to combine work and rest. Isn't this a vacation, and there is a way to tease the Congress Party?

Norman Brook nodded, indicating that he agreed with the cabinet secretary's suggestion, and went further, "In fact, it is also possible to discuss it in Congress, so that Indians themselves will pay attention to it, and we don't need to release the news."

"That's right! Discuss for a few months first, and officially announce the candidate in September." Attlee nodded. Although he already had a candidate in mind, he also had the right not to announce it.To give another candidate hope.

Alan Wilson learned of the news the next day. In fact, if you think about it carefully, if you were officially appointed in September, Nehru would have been the deputy prime minister of British India a year later than in history.

This has nothing to do with him, what did he do wrong as a commissioner's assistant in a little British India?

It just made everyone aware of the drought that had been neglected in history. Nehru, who was supposed to take over as the deputy prime minister of British India, spent [-] in drought relief.

The whole people of British India resisted the invasion of the drought, measures were introduced one by one, and the pages of newspapers were full of chicken blood.

During the period, work on the health bill was also mixed in. The British India was very lively for a year, which caused London to forget about the initial handover of power, and by the way, Nehru, who was to be the Deputy Prime Minister of British India.

How could this be a mistake? Is it a mistake to do all in disaster relief?Delaying Nehru's appointment as the ruler of India is nothing more than a small sequelae. For the happiness of hundreds of millions of people, what's wrong with national leaders sacrificing a little?

"Sir Edward means, let's see if Nehru and Patel have any ideas." Sir Barron, who received the message at the same time, saw Alan Wilson's silence, thinking that he was dissatisfied with the preliminary handover, Explained, "It will also help to settle the matter of the pound."

"Yes, Sir Barron." Alan Wilson nodded, and it was indeed a good opportunity to settle on the British pound as the settlement currency, and said, "Then I want to prepare, write a comment and publish it in the newspaper, Focus on analyzing the advantages of Nehru and Patel, who is more suitable to be the deputy prime minister."

Although he thought that Prime Minister Attlee actually had someone in his heart to choose him, he wanted to fight without delay.

In the Congress, Attlee proposed to initially transfer power to India in September, and proposed two candidates to let the sacred Congress speak freely.

So the MPs really spoke freely, the Labor Party supported Nehru, and the Conservative Party supported Patel. The Congress on this day was very lively.

Chapter 337 Appointment of Northern Commissioner

There are also two voices in public opinion on who will hand over the future of British India.

In fact, this is very normal. As long as there are two candidates, there will be results of their respective teams.The triangle is stable, but it is not true in the political field. Even if there are three parties in the UK, there will be a left-right divide.

Finally, this wind spread from London back to New Delhi, which can be regarded as an important step in the independence process of British India.

Almost the whole of British India, from south to north, people of all classes and colors were aroused a strong political interest.

This can be very busy for the key political leader Alan Wilson. At the same time, London must be optimistic about Nehru, or hint that Patel hopes for a bigger draft. The Muslim League, a divided British India is in the long-term interests of the British Empire.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, it is also possible to arrange for Governor Mountbatten to meet with Ali Jinnah. On the one hand, Mountbatten is no longer enthusiastic about successfully solving the problems of British India like when he first took office.

Without this spirit, the meeting between the two would not lead to conflicts. For a long time, the governor's office has made the governor realize through various occasions that Ali Jinnah will not stay in the same country with Hindus, so that the governor is mentally prepared.

At a time when the subcontinent is discussing with unprecedented enthusiasm who will become the current deputy prime minister of British India and the future leader of India, it is also just right for Governor Mountbatten and Ali Jinnah to meet. comfort.

According to Governor Mountbatten's mentality when he first arrived in British India, Ali Jinnah's attitude of refraining from oil and salt will definitely arouse Mountbatten's disgust, but after a few months, the possibility of conflicts is now much less.

It has been some time since Gandhi last mentioned that he would hand over the rule of British India to Ali Jinnah.

Now that there is no news from the Congress Party, it can be preliminarily concluded that Gandhi's saintly prestige is useless in this matter, and the top leaders of the Congress Party did not listen to Gandhi.

Before the talks, Mountbatten arranged for Jinnah to take a commemorative photo in front of the Mountbatten couple in accordance with the specifications for receiving Gandhi.Before Ellen Wilson accompanied the governor couple and Ali Jinnah into the office, he asked in a flat tone, "Mr. Jinnah, how are you doing recently?"

"Very good!" Ali Jinnah knew what Alan Wilson was asking, and also gave a sincere answer.

In the office, Mountbatten and Ali Jinnah had a far-fetched but sincere exchange about the future of British India.

"We will never coexist in the same country with Hindus. Gandhi is as cunning as a fox. The transfer of power to the Muslim League mentioned is not feasible at all."

When Ali Jinnah heard Mountbatten's suggestion that Gandhi should hand over British India to the Muslim League, he unceremoniously began to laugh, "Dear Vice King, how long have you known Gandhi? I am with him. For decades in a party, I must know more about him than you do."

"Oh, that's right." Mountbatten was good at coordinating after all, and kept his face on the surface, allowing Ali Jinnah to continue talking.

"Every different person in the world has different ideas. When I was young, I was a nationalist like Nehru, and all I asked for was equal treatment. At that time, I never thought One day I will be so advocating the division of British India into two countries."

"In [-], the Muslim League was already the second largest party in the subcontinent, fighting for rights and interests with the Congress Party, but after the election, the Congress Party refused to fulfill its previous promises, neither giving autonomy nor sharing power."

"At that time I knew that what the Congress Party wanted was that the Congress Party's flag would become the national flag of India, with Hindi as the mother tongue, while Urdu was banned, and the anti-Muslim Awe-in-the-Mother would be the national anthem. what?"

Mountbatten turned his head to look at Alan Wilson and signaled to Alan Wilson. After receiving the signal, Alan Wilson explained that the last cooperation between the Congress Party and the Muslim League was in [-], and he never stood on the same position since then.

His words are similar to those of Ali Jinnah, it’s not that he’s taking money, it’s the truth, he’s just repeating what happened before, without taking a personal standpoint.You can't be criticized by the Congress Party for repeating what the Congress Party did, right?

After Alan Wilson finished narrating, Ali Jinnah nodded and continued to say to Mountbatten, "I am different from Gandhi. Even in the Congress Party period, I also think that the non-violent non-cooperation movement is a cowardly movement. Fight for independence. You should resist, and I still have the same attitude today, so I can bluntly say that Pakistan must be established, even if it is a civil war."

"This is similar to the judgment we have made for a long time." Alan Wilson took the time to chime in, not wanting to cause hostility between the two sides because of Ali Jinnah's directness.

Edwina was also free and easy, trying to make this meeting as enjoyable as possible. With the help of his wife and daughter's sweetheart, the meeting this time was not too rigid.

At noon, Edwina prepared lunch for her husband and Ali Jinnah, and Alan Wilson came up cautiously and asked, "What does Madam think of Ali Jinnah?"

"It can be seen that he has received an orthodox British education, but he is far from showing a gentleman's side. It's not as good as Gandhi, and the non-violence just now is a coward, which is too harsh."

"Actually, from the perspective of a colonized place, Gandhi's way is really not smart." Hearing Edwina's words, Alan Wilson smiled wryly, "But from a personal perspective, Gandhi can do what we can do." Can't do it, if Gandhi didn't have influence, he was definitely a good man."

"The people here are really hard to get in touch with!" Edwina shook her head helplessly, "There are no exceptions. It's really regrettable that the so-called politics will turn people into this."

Is there no one to contact?Edwina also gave a hearty answer to Alan Wilson's questioning.

"That's right, they are all politicians. You can't trust what politicians say. They are knowledgeable and kind. They are all pretending. Politicians are natural actors."

After getting this answer, Alan Wilson now has a very intuitive idea that Mountbatten should express his gratitude to himself. He saved the Governor's love and did not let the 58-year-old man have the opportunity to use his words.

The love between Mountbatten and Edwina is sincere and passionate.Although there were twists and turns in the relationship between the two people in their later lives, in general, the relationship between them not only did not decrease slightly with the passage of time, but instead increased with time.

Like-minded couple, the combination of the two brought material benefits to both of them.

Mountbatten had a good taste in life, but he had no other income than an officer's salary, and Edwina's great wealth not only enabled Mountbatten to live the life he wanted, but also, if not essential, It helps that he fulfills his dream of being an admiral.

Edwina would not be ignorant of Mountbatten's extraordinary kinship with the royal family, which also made her firmly believe in Mountbatten's future.

If it weren't for Alan Wilson working in British India so sleeplessly, Nehru would be exhausted, the governor would definitely have a fire in the backyard like in history, without knowing it.So it's not a loss for Mountbatten to have a daughter.

This is the first time that Governor Mountbatten and Ali Jinnah will meet for the next five times. , to deepen the negative impression.

In addition, through newspapers, they wrote diametrically opposed articles, implying that Nehru was more appealing, and thinking that Patel was the savior of Hinduism, and covering up the talks between Mountbatten and Ali Jinnah.

But even if it was a working machine, Alan Wilson had no time to do his own business. He was a bridge for Li Jisheng and got the approval of Sir Barron. A small country, conduct a census to prevent being mixed in by Indians.

Before the representatives of the three countries left, he took Pamela Mountbatten to say goodbye to the representatives of the three countries, and at the same time introduced Commissioner Li Jisheng who was in charge of the relationship between the three countries and the British Empire.

"Crown Prince Palden, your position as crown prince in the Kingdom of Sikkim should be very stable, right?" Alan Wilson stopped the last king of Sikkim and asked a question that would definitely kill him in the feudal era.

"Mr. Allen, if you have any tips, you can tell them directly." Prince Palden said, "You have helped us a lot. I believe you are a real gentleman and you will never harm Sikkim."

"Let me give you a personal suggestion. Don't save money on diplomacy. It is best to establish an embassy in London immediately. You will be an ambassador yourself. Anyway, your successor status is very stable. The smaller the country, the more it needs to use diplomatic capabilities. In the United Nations On the stage, several major countries need spokespersons who appear harmless to humans and animals, and who do not pose a threat."

"If the crown prince can be the head of a subordinate organization on the stage of the United Nations, Indians will never dare to touch your country. If you can do it, it will be good for your country and subjects. If Sikkim does not speak out If India really takes action suddenly, other countries will have no time to interfere, and when you want to speak out, you will find that the channels for speaking out have been blocked by the Indians."

"Should I be an ambassador myself?" Crown Prince Paldon hesitated, but finally made up his mind, "As Mr. Allen said, this money cannot be saved. I will discuss with my father about setting up an embassy in London after I go back. things."

"It's the same for your two countries. This is our British care for you before leaving the subcontinent." Alan Wilson said to the representatives of Nepal and Bhutan, "If you have anything to do, you can contact the Northern Commissioner Li Jisheng, Ambassador The museum still needs to be built, and the money must not be saved.”

"Thank you, Mr. Allen." Representatives of these small countries thanked Li Jisheng one after another.

Chapter 338 Our Governor

Seeing Alan Wilson is now regarded by Li Jisheng as a turning point in his career. He was born in 20 and is more than [-] years older than Alan Wilson. In fact, he is now at the same level as Alan Wilson. That's all.

I have been an official stationed in Sikkim and Bhutan, and I have been fighting for the British Empire, but I can't talk about high authority. At least compared with Alan Wilson, it is equivalent to the level of Alan Wilson when he was a commissioner in Hyderabad.

Alan Wilson couldn't help the other party at this point, after all, he spent money, and he spent a lot.That's why Sir Barron, finally using his money to do his business, became Commissioner of Hyderabad.

Compared with him, Li Jisheng is obviously too stingy, and he must have valued money too much, which caused his official career to stagnate.

Of course, it is different now. According to history, after the British withdrawal from the subcontinent, Li Jisheng will be hired by India and serve in the Indian government. Because of his work experience in the plateau, he will become the leader of Indian penetration.

Coincidentally, Allen Wilson also valued Li Jisheng's work experience, and directly merged the affairs of Nepal, Bhutan, and Sikkim, and appointed Li Jisheng alone as the commissioner of the three northern countries.

This is because at present, the British Indian colonial government has seen a wave of resignations, and many people want to return to China as soon as possible to prevent the embarrassing situation of unemployment after India's independence.

Now there are two types of civil servants left in British India. One kind of people has already earned enough and doesn’t care where they will go after the end of British India. Anyway, they have achieved financial freedom.

The second type of people is the fledgling young civil servants, people like Andy, Alyssa and Alan Wilson.

Because young people are not worried about gains and losses in the future, they think that even if the British Raj ends, they can still find their next home.And does not exclude working in other colonies.

It is just like Li Jisheng, who is about forty years old, neither old nor young, has a certain status but is not the backbone of civil servants, who are the main force who leave their jobs and return to their homeland.

In order to stand on the last post, the colonial government is also recently streamlining its institutions. The institutions in Bhutan, Sikkim, and Nepal were merged, and the commissioner was transferred back to British India, making Li Jisheng the British common commissioner for the three countries.

After bidding farewell to the representatives of the three northern countries, Alan Wilson also had an in-depth talk with the new Northern Commissioner.

Although he has never been to the Three Kingdoms, as an assistant commissioner with a major in key administration, it is not difficult for Alan Wilson, as if he had really been there, he gave guidance without shame.

In fact, I just said some simple truths to prevent Li Jisheng from being bought by India.Let Li Jisheng be the commissioner of the Three Kingdoms, which is a bit like Su Qin's relationship with the six countries, and this is also the factor.

"You are a citizen of the British Empire after all, and you must know who to serve." Alan Wilson taught Li Jisheng, who was in his 20s, like a teacher in his 40s, "Once British India becomes independent, maybe India People will win you over. I hope that by then you will be able to clarify whether the interests of the United Kingdom or India are the priority. In fact, for the three countries of Bhutan, Sikkim, and Nepal, your importance is beyond doubt, and these three countries will definitely give you The best treatment. It is convenient to communicate with the British Empire and avoid being infiltrated or annexed."

"When dealing with the affairs of the three countries, we must also uphold the mentality of treating other neighboring countries as enemies. It is not impossible for these three countries to be defeated individually. As long as they persist, nothing is impossible."

Alan Wilson remembers that when Sikkim was annexed, the Nepalese in Sikkim played an important role.

India and Nepal reached an agreement to infiltrate Sikkim, and then incited the Nepalese to lean towards India, and finally annexed Sikkim in a referendum.

Therefore, for this identification work, Li Jisheng is in the country where he is located, and to exclude interference from other countries, it is not only for India, but it is better to clarify some interests first.In this way, India will not be given a chance to see stitches in the future.

While the British Empire is still there, remove all hidden dangers, and by the way, clearly demarcate the boundaries between the three countries. Only when they are clearly distinguished can we better face India.

Demarcation also includes the border with India. Ali Jinnah has agreed to cooperate in this matter and sent representatives of the Muslim League to join the work of demarcation. Now the pressure is all on the side of the Congress Party.

Needless to say, none of the places close to Bhutan, Sikkim, and Nepal is a province with a population advantage of peace believers. In a one-on-two situation, it is absolutely impossible to make a moth.

Allen Wilson has already instructed that if there are hidden dangers in the ethnic issues in the three countries, they can make room for each other. For example, if there are Nepalese residential areas in Sikkim, they will be directly assigned to Nepal, and then some places in British India will be compensated.

Li Jisheng expressed his understanding that he will try his best to settle the hidden dangers of the three small northern countries and form a situation where they will face India together.

"This is also a good thing. Three countries support you as a commissioner. I believe that even India will not be able to offer a higher price." Alan Wilson gave Li Jisheng a look to let the other party understand for himself.

The matter of the three northern countries has come to an end, and the rest of the follow-up will be handed over to the newly appointed Northern Commissioner Li Jisheng.

General Aung San has also returned to Myanmar. This time, the friendship treaty involves nothing more than demarcation of the Myanmar part.At the same time General Aung San himself stayed in New Delhi for so long.