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Independent local elites in South Asia should reflect on this instead of complaining about the atmosphere.

This multi-faceted comment naturally also appeared on Edward Bridges' desk, to avoid the possibility that the respected and professional cabinet secretary might respond unfavorably when making suggestions to the prime minister.

Regarding the large-scale construction plan of the Kolkata industrial zone, there are also the population ratios of the two major local religions, as well as a note on the distribution of the industrial zone. live in the same country as the Hindus."

"Jinnah, how did it become like this after returning to British India?" Of course Edward Bridges knew that among the voices for British India's independence, the overwhelming majority was to retain the subjectivity of British India .

That is to say, it is different from the telegram. At present, the London government still believes that it is most cost-effective to keep British India from being divided.

However, Edward Bridges has already known through various channels that the Muslim League's attitude towards British India, knowing that this is Ali Jinnah will never agree, then look at this Calcutta construction plan, the cabinet secretary will I can appreciate the good intentions of the subordinates.

Putting away the big construction plan, Edward Bridges has already begun to think about how to respond to Prime Minister Attlee's inquiry.

Of course, the cabinet secretary thought more about it. The linkage between the German-occupied area and British India was also an aspect considered by Edward Bridges.

At least for now, it can be concluded that these civil servants in British India have felt that they cannot continue to suppress South Asia, and are considering the final madness.

If it is really impossible to retain the rule of the British Empire over British India, Edward Bridges has no objection to doing so.

At least one advantage is obvious, that is, the independence of British India cannot serve as a model for other colonies.

If the independence of British India was poor, it might be able to extinguish the resistance voices of some colonies in a short period of time. After all, the lessons learned from the past are not far away.

In New Delhi, the capital of British India, the annual Christmas dinner is in progress. The war is over and peace has come. Poverty in British India in stark contrast

Of course, General Mountbatten also attended the Christmas dinner, reluctantly bringing Pamela Mountbatten who had been clamoring to come.

When Pamela Mountbatten arrived at the Governor's Mansion, she disappeared immediately. Inside the Governor's Mansion, Mountbatten was not worried about safety. He knew where his daughter was.

"Oh, no one asked this question!" Outside the banquet hall, Pamela Mountbatten chased Alan Wilson, who was smirking, and finally gasped in embarrassment, "No, no one is right except you, a villain. I'm thinking."

"I just want to ask, you have to say something, I don't dare to stay inside, where is your father." Alan Wilson just blurted out a question for a moment, but he didn't expect to get the answer, dragged Seeing Pamela Mountbatten's hand not letting go, "It's still free here, at least to avoid embarrassment."

"There's nothing embarrassing, I'm already 16 years old." Pamela Mountbatten said with her chest out, not to be outdone.

You can't listen to some words carefully, otherwise there will be ambiguity. Alan Wilson still maintains a basic gentleman's demeanor, without thinking too much, just said, "Your father is also for your own good, don't get angry with him."

"What are you pretending to be? You asked me that question just now. I don't have time to think about how to work." A bare hand grabbed Alan Wilson's ear and gently pulled it, Pamela Mountbatten said angrily.

"This is slander. After I came back, I couldn't think about work all the time." Alan Wilson felt wronged. Just today he asked where the production line of money printing machines in British India was, and planned to follow the example of Chang Gong. For example, when British India was in trouble and Britain had to leave, it launched a quantitative easing policy that surpassed the times.

I remember that before the Battle of the Yangtze River, the banknote printing machines in the Kuomintang-controlled area worked overtime day and night, almost at full capacity, and the sixteen banknote printing production lines were almost dry and smoking.

Alan Wilson believed that he would never make a joke comparable to Zimbabwe like Chang Gong did.Just send four or five times more rupees to increase the economic vitality of British India, otherwise it will be too low.

Of course, if the currency depreciates due to natural disasters, then Alan Wilson cannot be blamed.

"Really?" Pamela Mountbatten tilted her head, with an expression that I believed in you, and said, "Then why don't you dare go in."

"You go in first, I'll wait, it's cool outside." Alan Wilson said from the heart, "I'm definitely not afraid of your father, I'm just worried that you will be difficult to do, you know..."

"I know, I know very well." Pamela Mountbatten gave Alan Wilson a blank look, and bounced back to the hall.

Allen Wilson let out a sigh of relief, and Andy came out of the hall, "Commissioner, Commissioner John is waiting for you."

"Got it, Andy, I heard that you are doing well in Hyderabad." Alan Wilson patted the shoulder of the visitor and encouraged him, "But I also heard that something seems to have happened. Maharaja Khan helped you calm down. I don’t intend to blame you, but when you want a woman, you’d better pay and don’t force it.”

Not even willing to pay the money, which is very embarrassing to the colonists, it is simply the style of the Latins who just arrived in America in the early days.It's very embarrassing. Not only is it embarrassing, but it also ruins the possibility of pursuing Alisa.

Think about Alisa's natural red hair, doesn't it smell good when driving?Little is too much!Although it was impossible for Andy to fall in love with Alisa in the first place, at least there was a theoretical possibility, and now even the theoretical possibility is gone.

Alan Wilson, who is also a Hyderabad commissioner, is worried about his subordinates in Hyderabad.

With a sigh, Alan Wilson felt that the time was almost up, and the time had passed from his heart, so he stepped into the hall, and the Junagadh State Commissioner was still waiting inside.

Naturally, the conversation with the Commissioner of the State had nothing to do with the construction plan.After all, Tubang is a place under the indirect influence of British India, and there is no direct governing body, so naturally it is not so easy to search.

Not only John was waiting for the commissioner of the state, but also Powell, the commissioner of the state of Mysore. The state of Mysore is located in the southwest of the Indian subcontinent. It is a kingdom centered on the city of Mysore, next to the Portuguese Goa. .

In [-], the Kingdom of Mysore became an Indian state under the jurisdiction of the East India Company.It was the coalition forces of the British army and Hyderabad that attacked the Kingdom of Mysore in the first place. Hyderabad has always been the allied army of the British army in South Asia, so how could Alan Wilson not give Ali Khan a hand.

After the defeat of Mysore, part of its territory was divided between the East India Company and Hyderabad.The remaining territories were reorganized into the Mysore state.

At one time and another, the original hatred will not last until now. As a powerful state in British India, the Mysore state, like the Hyderabad state, can make its own decisions. Why listen to Nehru?

"Oh, long time no see, Alan!" Seeing Alan Wilson approaching, Junagadh State Commissioner John Breton opened his arms and gave him a warm hug, saying with the feeling of reunion after a long absence, " After more than half a year, you finally came back, I remember you said when you left that you would come back, you really did what you said."

"The gratitude to the Congress Party makes me work hard all the time to come back." Allen Wilson said with a pun with a smile, and then set his sights on Powell, the Mysore state commissioner next to him. He opened the mouth and said, "You are Powell. To be honest, I only heard about it. When the party was held in Hyderabad before, you happened to have something to do and didn't come. It's a pity."

"I heard that John talked about you. You are more energetic than I imagined." Powell said with a smile. He did not say that Alan Wilson was young, but that he was very energetic instead.

"I am still the commissioner of Maharaja Ali Khan. In fact, we can talk more freely. To be honest, we all serve the monarch of the Tubang, and we have a lot in common." Allen Wilson said modestly, and then He took three glasses of wine from the passing waiter's tray, "Let's chat slowly."

Chapter 184 The British and Indian Brothers Are Like Brothers

"Okay!" John and Powell nodded at the same time. On the other side, the Governor of British India and General Mountbatten were also discussing their own affairs. Pamela Mountbatten was obviously not very happy.

Because General Mountbatten is looking forward to the day of returning to Europe, and has been active for this purpose. Now that the war is over, he still feels that he is more suitable for homeland than life in British India.

For this reason, after Japan surrendered, in addition to accepting the surrender, Mountbatten was still asking if the mainland remembered himself.

"Let's wait and see!" Governor Wavell said, don't be impatient. There are still quite a lot of things in the local area. The end of the war does not mean that the impact of the war will disappear immediately.

On the other side, Alan Wilson is also talking about his own affairs.Whether the British Empire was in the hands of politicians or civil servants is a good question.

Alan Wilson knew himself, if the UK is limited to the British Isles, the UK is indeed in the hands of the elected government, but if we are talking about the entire British Empire, there is no doubt that it is in the civil service system.

Basically, elected politicians are based at home, but the civil servants of the British Empire are spread all over the world.

Ordinary politicians will never go to the colonies to serve. What if there is an early election in the local area?Has the political party rotated?Didn't you just arrive there and go back?

Of course, the emergence of airplanes as a means of transportation is not good news for overseas civil servants.Politicians come and go more easily than ever.

During World War II, the civil servants in British India faced a shortage of manpower. Apart from handing over some unimportant tasks to Indians, they could only think of ways internally.

To tap internal potential, students like Alan Wilson, who are themselves in British India, naturally become a reserve force.

This was also the beginning of Alan Wilson's official career, and it is a memory worth cherishing in retrospect.

Without the interference of nasty politicians, no one can now hinder the civil servants of British India and unleash India's tethered potential.

There are nearly [-] states in British India. The small and medium-sized states have limited ability to resist the Congress Party. Only the states of Hyderabad and Mysore can really be counted on.

Similar to having a large area, there are not as many as [-] self-contained and powerful states. Including Kashmir, there are a total of [-] states in total. Among them, Hyderabad is the strongest, and Maharaja Ali Khan has sufficient financial resources.

Not counting Kashmir, Nehru will never let it go. It is the place where the Nehru family originated.

Although the Hyderabad state is strong enough, it has a shortcoming, that is, it has no outlet to the sea and is surrounded by the British Indian province. The Mysore state is next to the Portuguese Goa, Hyderabad state and Mysore state. Between the Saul state, there is a nominally similar isthmus, which seems to be separated from the land of the thin neck in the northeastern part of India in later generations.

But this isolation is only symbolic. As long as Hyderabad and the Mysore state share a common position, that point of administrative isolation is almost non-existent.

"I haven't seen Pedro for a long time. I don't know if he is still working in Goa? If he is still there, find a chance to meet." Alan Wilson started the communication with such an opening statement.

As early as the Brussels Conference, Alan Wilson used the problem of Portuguese Goa to seduce Portugal to shoulder the responsibility.

The effect is very obvious. The garrison in Portuguese Goa has reached 2 people. It is obvious that the close ally of the British Empire is shouldering international responsibilities.

Once the situation deteriorated, Alan Wilson even wanted to keep a backup, and not withdraw part of the British troops stationed in India to the mainland, but to stay in Portuguese Goa and continue to exist in British India in name.

The three state commissioners naturally discussed that regarding the glorious future of the entire British India, after half a year, there will definitely be some changes in the entire subcontinent. Powell mentioned one thing, the French India seems to be shrinking.

"The French are the most untrustworthy." Alan Wilson began to accuse him righteously, which was a precursor to fleeing.At a time when colonists all over the world were about to unite, the French actually wanted to surrender.

Allen Wilson's accusations were completely ignored. The fact that French India only had a few enclave cities, and with such small interests, the French naturally didn't need to wade into troubled waters.

Now remember to keep the colonists in direct unity?How to calculate the account of robbing French India during the Seven Years War?But as long as France has a land as large as Portuguese Goa in British India, it will not want to slap its ass and leave.

Although he knows that it is unreliable to count on the French, at the critical moment, Alan Wilson still hopes that the French will be stupid again and can play a certain role in covering the British on the issue of the subcontinent

"It's still necessary to give the French a little benefit. France's one day in the subcontinent, even if it's just a symbolic meaning, can help us a lot." Alan Wilson sighed, "It's really disappointing that there are no Portuguese with international responsibilities. "

"Speaking of Portugal, Alan, you have participated in the Brussels meeting, so you should know the cause and effect. When Portugal announced the increase of troops in Goa and Belgium announced its support for the Netherlands to return to the East Indies, the news was really exciting. "John said happily, "The Dutch troop carrier once stopped in Mumbai briefly, causing many people to stop and watch, even those from the Congress Party were silent."

"I never thought that one day, we would need troops from other countries to help us deter us." Alan Wilson shook his head with a wry smile, "But it is better than nothing. We want to measure India's material resources and win the hearts of all countries. At this moment, the European countries need to unite closely together so as not to be taken advantage of by those two bastards. However, in a short period of time, one bastard can’t reach us, so we only need to be careful of one bastard.”

Both John and Powell nodded in agreement, and then happily talked about the Dutch warship firing in Jakarta at the end of October. The whole Jakarta became a sea of ​​flames. I believe it will definitely deter the rebels to a certain extent.

"Let's not talk about this topic. This is a problem for the Dutch." Alan Wilson heard that thousands of Jakarta citizens were killed in the indiscriminate shelling, so he changed the topic casually.

The strength of the Dutch navy is not worth mentioning in Europe, but that is in Europe. As a country with the East Indies as a colony, no matter how poor the Dutch navy is, it is not comparable to the colonies.

Regarding the deterrent bombardment of Jakarta, Alan Wilson only mentioned it casually at the Brussels meeting. He did not expect that the old imperialist countries would still have such a cruel heart even if they were lonely, and they would actually implement it.

It was the Netherlands that was shelled, and the Indonesians were shelled. This matter has nothing to do with Alan Wilson from beginning to end.

Besides, we are now talking about the issue of British India, and talking about the Dutch, isn't that digressing?

The only British aspect of the whole thing was that two ex-British warships were also involved in the shelling.

The United Kingdom supports the Netherlands' return to Asia, but considering that the national strength of the Netherlands may be uncertain, and because the war is over, the Royal Navy has a number of warships that need to be decommissioned, so it leased the Warrior, the Queen Elizabeth-class battleship, to the Dutch Navy for use.

Although the Warrior was a battleship during World War I, its displacement of [-] tons and its main gun of [-] inches were not fake.What is the result of coastal cities facing this kind of main gun? In the Battle of Songhu, the soldiers within the range of the battleship's main gun had the most say.

The remaining fleet was used to select several light warships from the Far East Fleet of British India and hand them over to the Dutch Navy for use.

Alan Wilson does not object to this point. If British India becomes independent, many warships of the Far East Fleet will definitely be left to India as a legacy. Instead of this, it is better to give it to the Netherlands, at least the Dutch have given money.

Speaking of the whole matter, what is quite surprising is that the battleship Warrior was leased to the Dutch Navy.Although it is not for sale, it can be seen that Britain is absolutely serious about supporting other colonial countries and sharing the firepower for itself.

This is very different from the history. It can be regarded as very proactive. Of course, this is also related to the British Malaya Project.Using British Malaya as a base to support the Dutch and French wars can make money.

"It's better to let the Portuguese carry the national flag and go to Jakarta for a tour. That's even better!" Alan Wilson brought the topic to Portugal again, "There are more than 2 Portuguese defenders in Goa, and it's okay to keep them. It is a waste, it is better to carry the national flag to the East Indies to brush up the sense of presence and reflect the unity of European countries. If you have time to communicate with the Portuguese Governor’s Office, you will say that your old friend is back. There was no settled issue in Hyderabad before, but now you can Let's talk."

"Then I will find time to talk to Pedro." John nodded, "I wonder when the submarine will arrive? Maharaja Salaman Khan is looking forward to this very much. I was reluctant, but later I figured it out, if the Tubang territory cannot be kept, the money will also be lost sooner or later."

"The idea of ​​Maharaja Salaman Khan is very correct." Powell nodded in approval, and then said, "Then my side is to maintain a close relationship with Goa, train with the Portuguese army, and expect Portugal to support it when necessary."

"When it is necessary in the future, it can only be done secretly now." Alan Wilson corrected, "After discussing with the Congress Party, I will find a chance to have a good talk with all the respected maharajas."

"Talk to the Congress Party? What are you talking about?" John said with a look of surprise, "Allen, but Nehru drove you away."

"Don't talk about such endless rumors. I have always respected Mr. Nehru." Alan Wilson flatly denied, "The Congress Party is a close brother of civil servants."

Chapter 185 I'm Not Interested in Money

this?Both John and Powell were dumbfounded. Could it be that there is a very rare gentleman in front of them?

Soon they knew how outrageous their ideas were, and Alan Wilson continued, "It is best that the major construction plan should be approved by the Congress Party. Of course, even if it is not approved, we will implement it, but it is not as good as one more thing." One less thing. If we can reduce some resistance, it is worth our efforts. We can’t be so selfish, we can’t close the dialogue channel just because Nehru drove me back to Europe, this is not the solution to the problem.”

The current British India still needs the support of the Congress Party. After all, the Congress Party still hopes to take over a complete British India.Moreover, London's voice that can be known by the Congress Party is also to try to preserve the integrity of British India.

In this matter, the interests of the Congress Party and Alan Wilson overlap at present. Since there are overlapping interests, don't make things too ugly, it is not a gentleman at all.

"I see!" The two nodded in unison. Alan Wilson, who became the assistant to the commissioner, did not forget the embarrassment of being kicked out of British India, but just ignored it for the time being.

That's right, it's definitely temporary!Alan Wilson thought so too, it's just not the time.

When talking with the National Congress Party, it doesn’t mean that things on the Tubang’s side will be settled. The light weapons piled up in Europe still have to find a market. The National Congress suppressed the last three to five years.The province is fine and always comes out to cause trouble.

Considering the great northern country that was suppressing bandits at the same time, Alan Wilson felt that applying this standard to the Congress Party was already very respectful of the Congress Party, and it was only for Nehru's sake that he made such an assessment.

The in-depth communication with Tubang is scheduled after the meeting with the National Congress Party. Things must be done one by one, and there should be no impatient thoughts. Once impatient, things will be difficult to handle.

After making a plan, Alan Wilson and several commissioners joined the reception of the Christmas dinner.

"This is a great mountain and river. I don't know how long we will have a good life." Alan Wilson sighed full of nostalgia.

Then he got busy, watching General Mountbatten drink three rounds, no time to worry about his daughter, Pamela Mountbatten sneaked out again, and said with an unhappy face, "My father just said to find a way Transfer back to Europe."

"Don't worry about Pamela, isn't there no news yet?" Alan Wilson thought about it carefully, as if Mountbatten did return to Europe after the war.

But he was immediately sent back by London to preside over the division of British India. In the final analysis, he valued General Mountbatten's long-sleeved skills and hoped that he could give full play to this quality so that the British Empire could go away with dignity.

For this reason, Mountbatten was even given the full power of British India to make independent decisions without the consent of London.

Mountbatten made things difficult for the London government in order not to return to British India, but the London government still agreed to this discretion.

It depends on how you think about it. If General Mountbatten can get this full power to handle it, it will definitely be a great thing for Alan Wilson. This is tantamount to unlocking the shackles on the entire British Indian civil servants.

Those in the province have nothing to report to London now, preparing a large amount of written materials, waiting for London's decision.At that time, as long as the returned Mountbatten is settled, what to do is not up to you?

But Pamela Mountbatten is here. Of course, Alan Wilson couldn't say that going back is a good choice, but asked the girl what she meant.

"I hope London ignores my father's activities, I don't want to go back now." Pamela Mountbatten gave Alan Wilson a blank look, and muttered in a low voice.

"Of course, this is our common wish." Alan Wilson assured with an affectionate face and duplicity.

As for Maharaja Ali Khan, because of the gift from Alan Wilson, he immediately handed it over to Pamela Mountbatten.

"I don't want money, why do you always give me money?" Pamela Mountbatten shook her head and refused.

"I don't even need money, someone should take care of it. I'm the only one in my house!" Alan Wilson murmured, "It's really impossible to have a woman by my side."

Then Pamela Mountbatten took over the Wilson family's private property and wanted to keep it for Alan Wilson.