"Do you think Nehru was a powerful person?" Barron crossed his fingers and asked in an uncertain tone.
"Yes, Sir Barron." Alan Wilson nodded solemnly, "Compared to Gandhi who always imagined a pastoral life, Nehru's own ideas deserve more attention."
Alan Wilson's voice was not loud, but he was extremely determined. In fact, Nehru, the leader of the Congress Party, and Ali Jinnah, the leader of the Muslim League, are both very powerful political figures.
As far as Nehru is concerned, he is a person who cannot be compared with Modi in later generations. Ali Jinnah, who represents another faction, is also a thoroughly secular political figure. Whether he is a Hindu or a peace sect, they are two people.
A tool in their hand, and there is nothing religious about them.
Compared to Nehru, the leader of the Muslim League, Ali Jinnah, was a leader who was thoroughly close to the West. Even the religious views of the Muslim League had not been taken seriously by Ali Jinnah for a long time.
However, as a minority, Ali Jinnah was inevitably influenced by the Muslim League, and Ali Jinnah was in poor health. After his death, the Muslim League and Pakistan quickly entered the road of religiousization.
Nehru of the Congress Party was completely different. Nehru kept saying he respected Indian culture, but was unambiguous when it came time to take action. During his term in office, he carried out land reform, defeated Pakistan externally, reversed the world's impression of the cowardice of Hindus in combat, and recovered the Portuguese.
Goa has boosted the self-confidence of India as a whole.
In the final analysis, Alan Wilson believes that this has a huge relationship with Nehru's visit to the Soviet Union when he was young. The emergence of the Soviet Union was a huge event for the entire world and had a huge impact on Nehru at that time.
The impact of the crisis was also very normal, which led Nehru to adopt a large number of Soviet methods to solve domestic problems after India became independent.
If it hadn't been for that war, Nehru might have really built India into a great and impressive country.
Listening to the young man standing in front of him answer his questions seriously, Barron nodded with satisfaction, and a strange emotion surged in his heart. It was hard to imagine that this understanding came from a young man in his early twenties.
.
"Now is a war period, and many departments are in need of talents." Sir Barron pondered for a moment and said, "During the Battle of Imphal, your father did a lot of work in Calcutta, whether it was in the war zone, the Governor's Palace or the Colonial Department.
In our eyes, we must also consider the views of those who have made meritorious deeds."
Following Barron's words, Alan Wilson became more and more cautious, knowing that his path was determined by the other person's thoughts.
"Well, considering your age, Bombay, Calcutta and even Delhi are a little too conspicuous. Now the seventeen provinces of India are not suitable for the job you start. But for your father's sake, I can let you start from an easy
Start working in a position that is not low-status." Barron thought and said, "What do you think about becoming the Commissioner of Hyderabad?"
"Um? Thank you, Sir Barron." Alan Wilson was stunned for a moment, then he tolerated the surprise in his heart and thanked him.
British India was managed by the Governor-General and the British Commissioner. There were a total of seventeen provinces, occupying two-thirds of the current British India. The remaining one-third of the land was distributed with more than 560 provinces.
These princely states are large and small. The smaller princely states are just larger landowners, while the larger princely states receive great courtesy in Britain and are regarded as the heads of state.
Among the more than 500 princely states, the most powerful princely state is the Hyderabad State mentioned by Sir Barron. It is the largest in British India in terms of area and population, and its strength is far stronger than that that later caused many Indo-Pakistani wars.
of Kashmir.
While Alan Wilson was still thinking, Sir Barron had already spoken to himself, "Although Hyderabad is not actually under the control of British India, its importance is no less than that of the provinces controlled by the Governor-General. In the Five-Year Plan,
Among more than a hundred princely states, Hyderabad can be regarded as a bellwether, so don’t worry, the importance is the same."
Sir Barron also felt that Alan Wilson was a little disappointed with his arrangements. Explaining the importance of Hyderabad, he reminded, "The current local ruler is Mir Osman Ali Khan, a ruler respected by London.
or, communicating with him is no less effective than working in a province under our control.”
Perhaps it would be more comfortable to work in various provinces of India, but considering the age of Alan Wilson, Sir Barron would not be able to do so because the personal relationship was too personal. In an Indian state indirectly ruled by the British Empire, it would be inappropriate to give the other party a position with a good status.
It will appear too conspicuous and will not be caught by others.
After all, this is a time of world war. Some past rules can be broken, but a certain degree of temper must be mastered.
Alan Wilson was not dissatisfied because of this. He also knew that Sir Barron in front of him had tried his best and could only do so much within the current rules.
"During the Battle of Imphal, your father helped me a lot and maintained the stability of India." Finally, Sir Barron mentioned the past, and Alan Wilson understood it.
Talking about Alan Wilson's father, the elder Wilson quickly found a way to continue working in the civil service system after escaping to India, and finally established a foothold in Calcutta.
Calcutta was the capital of British India before New Delhi. The British operated in Calcutta for half a century and only placed the capital in New Delhi thirty years ago. In this era, it was undoubtedly the second largest city in India.
After the Battle of Burma, the center of Bengal faced the threat of the Japanese army until the Battle of Imphal. As for the old Wilson, it was during this time that he maintained the operation of Calcutta in accordance with Sir Barron's instructions.
But this is not what Sir Barron meant. The main reason why he looked up to Alan Wilson was the outbreak of the Bengal Famine. Famines always broke out in British India, but the Bengal Famine two years ago had more than 3 million people.
He was starved to death just around the time of the Battle of Imphal. It can be said that the old Wilson was not exempt from the blame, but also was Sir Barron, the head of the British Indian Civil Service who worked in the Government House.
Alan Wilson breathed a sigh of relief. Because of his father's relationship, he finally got what he wanted in the Governor's Mansion. At this moment, Sir Barron said, "Don't be too happy yet, I only recommend candidates."
You should know that the final decision-making power is still in the hands of Governor Wavell. If nothing else happens, I will inform you of good news in a while."
"Thank you, Sir Barron." Alan Wilson took out a gold coin and said to himself, "I got this from a businessman. I personally hope that Sir Barron will not care about its metal content, but get it from
You can see the precious Indian history above, just like the academic issues studied by the Oriental College, you can see the broad Eastern world."
"Precious historical value, I think so." Sir Barron reached out to take it tacitly, and glanced at the sunlight coming through the window, seeming to be quite impressed by the patterns on it.