Although thanks to Alan Wilson, the current conditions in British India may be worse than those in historical British India.
But there is a saying that says, if there are difficulties, you have to face them; if there are no difficulties, you have to face them even if they create difficulties.
The more difficult the time, the more we must exert our subjective initiative, tap our internal potential, and work together to fight against natural disasters.
Even if it is difficult to go to the front line in person, what is the difficulty to show off? If it really doesn't work, then use the pen. When making decisions, naturally there are people below to solve the problem. If the problem cannot be solved, it can only be said that the Indian civil servants are incompetent. British civil servants have given
They had a perfect plan that was impeccable, but the Indians had problems executing it.
After discussions with the chief executives of various provinces, a complete drought relief plan was finally produced. This plan reflected the excellent quality of civil servants in the British Empire.
The Governor-General of British India, as well as the chief executives of various provinces, attach great importance to the severe drought that has occurred in some areas of British India and pay close attention to the development of the disaster and its impact on production and life.
It is necessary to increase the intensity of drought relief work and effectively treat drought relief as an important task to protect people's livelihood and promote development. All relevant departments must further strengthen guidance and support for drought relief work.
We must insist on giving top priority to ensuring the safety of drinking water for the masses, coordinate drought relief water sources and water needs, scientifically dispatch water conservancy projects, and reduce the impact and losses of drought to a minimum.
We must put solving the drinking water problem of the masses at the top of the drought relief work, find ways to transport water to the masses, find water and dig wells, help localities speed up the construction of emergency water source projects, and alleviate the drinking water difficulties of people and animals as soon as possible.
According to the current seasonal production needs, we should actively support local emergency water conservancy repairs, dredge rivers, and irrigate farmland.
The choice of words and sentences is absolutely impeccable. No one can find fault with this plan. The only fault may be that Indians who cannot read a single word may not even know whether this thing exists.
Of course, that is the matter of the Indians themselves. In terms of attitude, the Governor-General has shown his determination to take it very seriously.
However, there are always accidents in life. If an accident does happen, I can only say that this may be life, and sometimes things like this happen.
"By the way, gentlemen, I would like to remind you of something on the basis of personal friendship. It is best not to keep the Indian currency in your hands. Exchange it for pounds or gold. Once a natural disaster occurs, the value of the rupee may not be stable.
.At critical moments, gold is more reassuring.”
After talking about the trivial matter of fighting the drought, Alan Wilson expressed his concern for the legitimate property of many gentlemen.
These Indian chief executives definitely have Indian currency in their hands, it's just a matter of more or less.
Not to mention that Alan Wilson has not yet smoked up the money printing press, and the Indian rupee is not a stable currency in normal times.
In the face of a possible drought, this kind of worthless currency cannot be kept. It is very likely that the slightest disturbance will cause the loss of the legal property of many gentlemen.
"You're right. We really can't keep any rupees. We should convert these rupees into gold. It will be easier to leave then." Andrew, the chief executive of Bangladesh Province, strongly agreed with this reminder.
Civil servants in British India reached a consensus on this matter in one-tenth of the time it took to talk about the drought.
"We will contact you by telegraph and take unified action. We are working in British India and we have to do as the locals do. This is not a difficult matter." Alan Wilson reminded the gold issue and then started talking about the drought. "It is necessary."
What's so difficult about grabbing some dirt and smearing it on my face, then lying down in front of the public, unconscious on the front line of the drought?"
"The main reason is that we have never done this before, although it is not difficult." Burke, the chief executive of the United Provinces, smiled bitterly and said, "When have we ever done this before? It is not a gentleman at all."
"This year, everyone has received more tangible rewards for their hard work than in many years before. Making money is not such a shameful thing, right?" Seeing many people nodding, Alan Wilson said kindly,
"Everyone still wants to continue serving the British Empire. If this drought is not controlled, our promotion... the process of serving the Empire may have twists and turns. In the final analysis, it is for ourselves."
Only by taking a long-term view can you catch big fish. You can't always think about a one-off business and then become an apartment owner when you return home. That would be very short-sighted.
For example, the Chief Executive of the Central Province, whose hair has turned gray and cannot see clearly without his glasses, is only fifty-nine years old. For a civil servant, he is still in the prime of life and can continue to serve the British government in other colonies.
The empire served for twenty years.
"When the time comes, let's all contact you by telegram. Don't act alone." As the meeting came to an end, Alan Wilson relaxed and said, "Maybe the situation is not as serious as we thought, but if there are undesirable results, collective action will always be taken.
With more people and greater strength, we must defeat a few of our enemies and many of our friends.”
The standard of drought depends on how you look at it. British India is currently in a state of relying on the sky for food.
To put it simply, this situation means that natural disasters occur every year. If you don’t believe it, you can read the records of Chinese history. Floods and droughts occur every year. It’s just a matter of scale.
This was the situation in British India, but sometimes the degree of natural disasters did not reach shocking death numbers. This can be regarded as a good year, but it does not mean that no one really died of hunger.
If not many people starve to death, Indians are used to it. After all, they have been doing this for thousands of years.
At the end of the meeting, Alan Wilson thought of another thing, slapped his head and said with some annoyance, "Look at my head, if there is really an uncontrollable situation, I will think of more solutions based on the numbers. Four
Years ago, the Governor-General's Office counted the population of British India at 160 million. There is still a lot of room for us. As long as there are no major problems in the accounts, no one can blame us."
The recorded population of British India in 1941 was 160 million. In terms of authenticity, this number cannot be false. After India became independent, its own population statistics was close to 400 million, and the error was almost double.
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Even if a severe drought really comes, no one will see any flaws in the accounts, because the demographic statistics of British India are all false.
On this side, British India was holding an emergency meeting on possible problems arising from drought.
Thousands of miles away in London, the issue of British India was also being discussed. Edward Bridges was very honest and explained the possible difficulties to Prime Minister Attlee.
"The problem is huge, but the local people do not have the power to help British India." Prime Minister Attlee looked embarrassed, showing the embarrassment of the landlords who had no surplus food.
"Dear Prime Minister, British Indian civil servants have always been synonymous with integrity and efficiency. This request is not for help, but for the local community to help the subcontinent from another level." Edward Bridges listened to Prime Minister Attlee's expression.
It was very difficult, but the tone of my words was decisive, which directly stated that Prime Minister, you have misunderstood.
Sure enough, Prime Minister Attlee, who had always regarded himself as a true socialist, heard that he was not asking for help, so he asked Edward Bridges to continue speaking, expressing the consistent position of the British Empire and being willing to provide all support except help.
"Natural disasters can be overcome, the key is man-made disasters." Edward Bridges said righteously, "If it were not for the struggle between the Congress Party and the Muslim League, which involved the energy of British Indian civil servants, many disasters would have been avoided.
It is preventable and controllable, just like the Bangladesh Famine."
"Is that so?" Prime Minister Attlee's eyes were filled with doubt. Was even the Bangladesh Famine preventable and controllable?
"Of course it is. When the Bengal Famine broke out, the struggle between the Muslim League and the Congress Party was extremely fierce. The Japanese spread some public opinion, which led to instability in British India. The local civil servants devoted a lot of energy to fighting against this
In terms of hostility, the failure of the Muslim League and the Congress Party to cooperate led to the outbreak of the Great Famine in Bengal."
Edward Bridges lied without a blush and blamed all the causes of the Bengal Famine on the Congress Party, the Muslim League, and even the Japanese.
"If it can be ruled out that the interference of the Congress Party and the Muslim League on the Governor's Palace, I believe that this drought can be fought." Edward Bridges put forward his own suggestion, "According to the news from British India
, the Congress Party and the Muslim League are also interested in sending a mission to London to explain their views on the future of the subcontinent."
"Isn't it too childish to allow the political forces of the two colonies to come to the heart of the empire?" Attlee hesitated. After all, although this kind of thing had never happened before, he did not want it to happen during his term.
Do you think that Congress is usually a joke? Edward Bridges thought so in his heart, but did not say it out loud. He changed his perspective and said, "Actually, it is not a bad thing to let the hostility between the two forces be known to the whole world.
In this way, many countries will understand how much effort the British Empire put in to maintain the integrity of the subcontinent."
"Well, Sir Edward, let me think about it." Attlee did not make a decision immediately and decided to ask Norman Brooke.
"Yes, Prime Minister." Edward Bridges nodded slightly and left the Prime Minister's Office.
Not long after, Norman Brooke received the telegram and went to the Prime Minister's Office for a long time. The news was immediately transmitted to the Cabinet Secretary's Office, "Get ready to send a telegram to India. It should not be a problem."
With a calm expression, Edward Bridges ordered his personal secretary, "Tell Barron to handle the affairs of British India properly."