"Oh, it's Pamela." Burgess gave Alan Wilson a meaningful look, letting the other person understand.
In fact, Alan Wilson believes that jade is a representative of the IQ tax, but there is such a nation in this world with something called jade culture.
There just happen to be a lot of this ethnic group in British Malaya. In terms of output alone, if diamonds are an IQ tax, jade is a more clear IQ tax, especially for the Chinese.
Diamond reserves are huge. On average, everyone in the world has one carat for each person. The industrial value of diamonds is very low, and they only have an irreplaceable position in the tool and abrasive industries.
The popularity of diamonds is the result of De Beers' marketing. In ancient times, diamonds were mainly produced in India, and the output was extremely low, so they were precious. After the discovery of the diamond mines in South Africa, diamond reserves rose sharply.
De Beers sized up the situation, took ownership of the South African diamond mines, and restricted shipments, creating the illusion that diamonds were in short supply.
The jadeite veins cover tens of thousands of square kilometers, and the jadeite produced is measured in tens of thousands of tons per year. It is normal for a single rough stone to be several tons or dozens of tons, and it should not have such a high price at all.
Alan Wilson didn't think jade was very precious, he just wanted to imitate the Emperor's treasure Amber Room and build a set of furniture for himself when it was still valuable.
Alan Wilson believes that this idea is not too much, and now Myanmar is also a colony of the British Empire.
If the local people are willing to help him realize this small dream, considering the mountains of weapons piled up in European countries after the war, he can expand his support for these ethnic armed forces and exchange scrap metal for broken stones.
Besides, this kind of IQ tax mainly depends on marketing. If the main advertising is strong enough, who’s to say it can’t become popular in Europe and the United States?
If we take into account that Myanmar became independent in 1948, and Alan Wilson worked hard to delay it for one year, and there are still three years to transport these broken stones, the dream of the Emerald House should not be a problem.
It's just that the current new British Commissioner for Burma doesn't understand his painstaking efforts and that this kind of thing is useful for social stability. As long as the advertisements are good, there will be women who come out to pursue the shiny things.
Considering Burgess' identity as a spy, Alan Wilson did not reveal too much confidential information.
Before Burgess arrived in Yangon, Alan Wilson had already contacted local civil servants and inquired about the situation of local Indian National Army prisoners of war. Some of these prisoners of war were still alive today after being mistreated by the Bamar people.
By coincidence, the date of this communication with the Congress Party was close to the date of the final trial of the Indian National Army. I heard that another Indian soldier mutinied, and of course, it was no surprise that it was quickly resolved.
If there is a risk of another mutiny, according to Alan Wilson's idea, there should be no trial, and the Bamar people can just take advantage of it and kill all these Japanese lackeys.
Of course, after careful consideration, Alan Wilson decided to see the results of communicating with the Congress Party.
If there is a good result, let these Indian National Army soldiers who pursue national independence live a few more days. If the result is not satisfactory, then don't blame the liquidation of the affiliated forces of the Axis Powers.
How to make the Congress Party scrupulous in the next two to three years has always been what Alan Wilson thought about when he set foot on this land again.
Perhaps within the scope of British India, it may be inappropriate to take a tough stance at this time.
However, the British Empire did not only have the colony of British India, but also had many other colonies. This involves another question, that is, what is the role of Indians in the colonies of the British Empire.
Not counting Australia and Canada's colonies with the same culture and race. Because British India was very important in the British Empire, it could of course be exchanged for some privileges, such as serving as a local force to maintain British colonial rule in other British colonies.
If the Congress party dares to adopt a non-cooperative attitude, the printing wave may not be far away.
As the Assistant Commissioner of British India, Alan Wilson had no control over other colonies, but he could still intervene in the immediate surrounding areas.
For example, Aden, the Yemeni city, is located at the southwest end of the Arabian Peninsula, guarding the gateway from the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean. It is known as the hub of maritime transportation in Europe, Asia, and Africa, and is also a world-famous port.
Yemen is in the Arabian Peninsula and seems to have nothing to do with British India. However, in fact, Aden is part of British India, but it does not often appear on the map.
Aden was occupied by the British and became a British colony. The British East India Company built a fuel and coal warehouse in Aden to refuel passing steam engines and ships. It was not until 1937 that the settlement of Aden under the jurisdiction of Bombay was established.
Like Burma, it was separated from the jurisdiction of British India.
Because it is a transit station in Bombay, there are many Indians working in Aden. If the Congress Party does not tame it, Alan Wilson may have to send a telegram to the Aden Commissioner.
While preparations were being made for the meeting at the Governor's Palace, intense discussions were also taking place within the Congress Party. Gandhi, as the proposed representative, a widely influential figure and the symbol of the Congress Party, naturally had a large number of followers.
What are the ideals of these followers? In fact, they are similar to Gandhi himself. They hope that after independence, the entire British India will become a large rural area where everyone can coexist peacefully, and they oppose the progress of industrialization.
This idea is nothing new in this era. There are many political parties that focus on agriculture. The Croatian armed forces, which have been at war with the Yugoslav Motherland Army for a long time, have this idea.
A few decades from now, Alan Wilson thinks Europe's obsessive environmentalist parties should be considered the heirs.
Naturally, Alan Wilson had no way of knowing the internal discussions within the Congress Party, but they were still full of gunpowder.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Gandhi himself insisted on non-violence and non-cooperation, and Nehru certainly supported this, but he did not agree with it in his heart, but he was not like the country that defected to Japan.
Like the former chairman of a major party, he insisted on fighting the British to establish the country through force.
Nehru and Gandhi had completely opposite views on the news that the Government House was about to be built. Gandhi was opposed to it, thinking it was another British conspiracy, while Nehru expressed support and thought it was a good thing after all.
However, apart from their attitude towards Dajian, the two people still have a lot in common. For example, both of them believe that if independence occurs in the future, the entire British India should be independent to avoid splitting into two or more countries.
When the two opinions continued to argue, a third opinion naturally emerged. The third opinion believed that the issue should be focused mainly on the bridge between the two major religions claimed by the Governor's Office.
In this way, the issue turned to the issue of the integrity of British India. If the rift between the two major religions could be bridged and the unity of the entire India preserved, this was something both Nehru and Gandhi agreed with.
This time, after internal discussions, it was finally decided to talk to the Governor General in New Delhi.
Contrary to the Congress Party, the Muslim League verbally opposed this major construction, but it did not turn into demonstrations.
In this way, four days after the Christmas dinner, at the Government House in New Delhi, Alan Wilson, who represented the Government House, waited for the Congress Party representative to come to his door.
"Nehru came in person?" Listening to the report from the Secretary of the Governor's Office, Alan Wilson showed a meaningful look in his eyes, but immediately became calm and said, "I have always treated Mr. Nehru with high respect.
With great respect, Mr. Nehru is known to be a knowledgeable and charismatic leader."
"Alan, how are you going to deal with the leader you say has charisma?" Sir Barron, who was sitting behind the desk, asked, "Don't mix personal emotions in communication."
"Of course not, Sir Barron." Alan Wilson bowed his head slightly and said politely, "In formal meetings, personal prejudices cannot be mixed. Besides, I have no personal grudges with the Indians."
"Then I will have a cup of afternoon tea first and wait for your news." Sir Barron did not move, squatting with a cup of black tea.
Alan Wilson nodded and walked out of Sir Barron's office and headed to the conference room that had been cleaned.
Nehru was wearing a traditional Indian robe and a white hat. Behind him were the representatives of the Congress Party. A total of eight people entered the Governor's House of British India. Under the watchful eyes of the British guards, they came to the door of the conference room.
, push the door open and enter.
"Welcome distinguished guests from the Congress Party!" As soon as the two parties met, Alan Wilson greeted with a gentle smile, saying that he had been looking forward to this moment for a long time, but in fact he had just arrived.
Nehru did not know Alan Wilson, and it could even be said that he had long forgotten that he had ever pressured a commissioner in Hyderabad. For Nehru, it was just a trivial matter where he nodded in agreement when someone else reported to him.
A leader like Nehru, unlike Gandhi who always went on hunger strikes, how could he remember what he did one day a few months ago?
Facing the enthusiasm of a young negotiator, the representatives of the Congress Party responded with friendly smiles and even greeted him with Hindu etiquette. Alan Wilson also pretended to put his hands together and returned the greeting.
In the eyes of Hindus, Buddhism is a branch of Hinduism. Of course, only Hindus in British India think so. Buddhists in other areas think it is fart.
After a friendly greeting, the representatives of both parties took their seats. Alan Wilson laughed and said something shocking, "Actually, I never thought that what many people in London said was true, that is, the Congress Party was the Bolsheviks of British India.
Nehru was another Stalin, and I personally have never quite agreed with what some people say about using drastic measures to deal with the Congress Party."