Unless Nehru could find a stronger idea to suppress the disharmony between the two major religions, the partition of India and Pakistan would be a foregone conclusion.
Of course, this premise is that Ali Jinnah is safe and sound!
In history, does the hero create the situation, or does the situation create the hero? This is a very macro question. Alan Wilson, an ordinary person, cannot answer it, but he can make some tactical modifications.
Now Jinnah is still Jinnah, and Alan Wilson opposite him is now Nehru, and Nehru is Alan Wilson.
The feasibility of Ali Jinnah's post-partition plan can be judged from Alan Wilson's answer.
After Ali Jinnah made the first point, that is, after the partition was clear, Alan Wilson gave a very sincere answer, "Once India and Pakistan become two countries, they will definitely turn against each other. The existence of British India is only to suppress
To be fair, I personally think Hinduism is the most backward religion in the world. But after the partition, with the power of Pakistan, it will never be able to withstand the attack of India. The population gap is too far."
Alan Wilson can find countless examples, but the one he is most familiar with is Chinese history, similar to the history of India's crushing of Pakistan, which is the war between the Qing Dynasty and the Jungar Empire before the industrial revolution in the world.
If you just look at the map, half of the 13 million square kilometers of the Qing Dynasty's territory was once ruled by the Jungar Empire. Just look at the map and you can see that they are absolutely evenly matched.
In fact, for a period of time, they were evenly matched. They encountered the British's biggest defeat before and the Battle of Tongbo. The Qing army lost 10,000 people. This was the Qing army's biggest defeat before facing the Europeans.
Regardless of the small number of casualties, it was actually the first battle after the establishment of the Qing Dynasty in which 10,000 people were killed.
Being able to kill 10,000 Qing troops who beat everyone in East Asia as if they were beating children proves the combat effectiveness of the Jungar Empire.
But the Qing Dynasty had a huge manpower reserve. If the bannermen were not enough, they would replace them with Han people. All the people who died in Zhungar were Mongolians. The longer the time went by, the less likely Zhungar was to be a match for the Qing army.
"Throughout history, the fighting power of the Hindus is not as strong as the Chinese as Mr. Allen said." Ali Jinnah said that it is not appropriate to use the example of East Asia to generalize the subcontinent.
"I should thank you on behalf of the Chinese people." Alan Wilson said seriously. At least he is more honest than those in the Congress Party. "But, the principle is the same. Don't mention that the Hindus are several times your population and resources."
Mr. Jinnah should also be aware of the advantages. There is also the scale of industry. It can be said that the Congress Party has an advantage in anything that can be measured by indicators. Of course, weak countries like to boast about culture, and culture cannot be distinguished from high or low.
You can close your eyes and ignore objective laws."
"Shall I show Mr. Jinnah the resource reserves and industrial production capacity distribution of the Governor's Palace?"
Ali Jinnah remained silent. He knew in his heart that the weak past of Hindus in history could only give the peaceful believers a psychological advantage at best, but under the crushing data from all aspects, it had almost no effect.
This shows that the leaders of the Muslim League admit that if partition succeeds, India's advantage over Pakistan will be overwhelming.
If you can admit your own weakness, you can continue to talk, and then there will be several powder keg issues.
Alan Wilson did not mention Hyderabad and other princely states, but singled out Kashmir and asked, "Ninety percent of the population in Kashmir are peaceful believers, but the Maharaja is a Hindu. How does Pakistan view it?"
"Independence or annexation to Pakistan, no matter how you look at it, Kashmir should not be a part of India, respecting public opinion." Ali Jinnah thought for a moment and then gave a decisive answer.
"It's a pity that it was Nehru's hometown at that time." Alan Wilson shook his head helplessly. "If Mr. Jinnah thought that the Congress Party could be reasonable, he should now join the Congress Party in calling on the British to leave. There is something wrong here
What is the problem? There must be some problem, otherwise Mr. Jinnah would not have quit the Congress Party."
"Anyway, I am Nehru, and I will definitely not give up my hometown!" As soon as these words came out, Ali Jinnah's words that he wanted to refute were stuck in his throat. Ali Jinnah knew the style of the Congress Party very well.
Then Alan Wilson said that once a war breaks out, the newly born Pakistan and India will definitely become enemy countries because of the war.
In the future, we will continue to invest in the military, because India's foundation is much stronger than Pakistan, and Pakistan will not be able to withstand the long-term arms race.
"Mr. Allen, are you asking me to give up my demand for an independent country?" Ali Jinnah asked with a sinister look on his face, suspecting that Allen Wilson was working as a lobbyist for the Congress Party.
"Of course not, but for such a major matter, you have to consider the worst-case scenario." Alan Wilson flatly denied Ali Jinnah's speculation. The Congress Party was too stingy. If it offered a certain amount of gold, it would at least be better than Ali Khan's.
The offer was large, but he himself didn't mind being a lobbyist, since he would definitely fail anyway.
He just came to remind Pakistan that it is best to gather a consensus and prepare for war. Don't look forward and backward when the time comes. Although this kind of early warning is better than nothing, at most it will make the Indian army die more.
It cannot change the national power gap between India and Pakistan, but Alan Wilson is a warm-hearted person who cannot bear the people of the subcontinent to fall into a trap, so he digs a bigger hole.
When the country is going downhill, someone needs to step forward and step on the accelerator. He is such a person.
Listening to Alan Wilson, all the way from how to treat the princely states, how to treat Kashmir, to the position and history of the Congress Party, Ali Jinnah had to admit that Alan Wilson's words were extremely true, and the Nehru he played was simply like
It's as if Nehru was so annoying.
"If it was Patel here, he seems to be even tougher." Alan Wilson changed the topic, "Gandhi is a person worthy of respect. He played the profession of saint impeccably, but he has no ability to govern the country. More
It's mostly just a mentor role."
"Patel is even more annoying." Ali Jinnah was silent for a moment, a trace of disgust flashed across his face.
"In principle, I hope that Pakistan will be safe and sound, but this hope is not high. I believe Mr. Jinnah can also understand that if you can be mentally prepared to face war, maybe the result will be satisfactory."
The work of sowing discord has been completed, and Alan Wilson does not plan to stay here any longer. In fact, it cannot be regarded as sowing discord, it is just a preventive reaction based on real history. Of course, apart from making the war more balanced, it has no big use.
"Kashmir!" Ali Jinnah didn't even know when Alan Wilson left. Instead, he sat alone on a chair, thinking about how to break the situation.
If a place where 90% of the people are peaceful believers cannot win, it will undoubtedly be a shame for the new Pakistan. Ali Jinnah, who was thinking hard and thinking hard, even forgot to ask why the British Empire could not
Give Kashmir directly to Pakistan.
A farewell reception was being held at the Government House of India in the evening. Sir Barron organized the staff of the Government House to praise Governor Wavell for his outstanding contributions as Governor of British India.
At this cocktail party, Alan Wilson pretended to be a private person and invited Vivien Leigh to attend. He knew that the international movie queen was suffering from depression and liked this kind of occasion.
In fact, this is also the case. Vivien Leigh's depression has been much better since she came to British India. Especially after meeting Alan Wilson, this assistant commissioner who responded to every request played a huge role in it.
From this point of view, Oliver should be grateful to Alan Wilson, who allowed Vivien Leigh to open her heart and become radiant again.
"Do you like this kind of occasion? Ms. Vivian." Ellen Wilson asked with a sanctimonious look and a tone unfamiliar to us, "This should be an occasion you are familiar with."
"After coming to British India, this kind of occasion is really rare. I am always so busy that I can't even stand up!" Vivien Leigh held the wine glass elegantly, glanced at Alan Wilson with a pair of charming eyes, and said with a pun, "This
It’s the upper class of British India, right?”
"It's impossible to say that. We uphold a humble heart and serve the interests of the empire. This kind of reception is very rare." Alan Wilson looked startled and signaled to the Demon Queen in front of him not to go too far and pay attention to the occasion.
While the two were talking, Governor Wavell came to the stage in military uniform to give a speech. The civil servants in the hall stopped talking and listened. He just reviewed his work history in British India and expressed that his body was injured in the war and was really helpless.
In order to fulfill the obligations of the Governor, I had no choice but to submit my resignation.
At the end, Governor Wavell expressed his gratitude to the officials in the Governor's House, and then expressed that the new Governor will take office soon, and during this period, British India will be handed over to you, and so on.
Sir Barron also gave a speech later, expressing his admiration for Governor Wavell's contribution during the war. His words were touching and impeccable at the same time. The civil servants at the entire reception looked serious, suppressing the happiness in their hearts, hoping that it would be soon... Yes
I am sad to see the Governor leave.
At the same time that British India was entering the reluctant phase, General Mountbatten, who was serving in the Mediterranean Fleet, was packing his bags with great joy. The telegram from Whitehall affirmed his achievements as the commander of the Southeast Asian theater, and
It is indicated that he may be awarded a medal in the near future.
Finally, he expressed tactfully that if he was busy with military affairs, if he had time, he would come back and handle the matter of conferring medals.
Compared with British India's reluctance to leave, Mountbatten almost immediately called back and said he would go back immediately, and embarked on the journey back to London.