Although I had just experienced the treatment of Lloyd George and Clemenceau after the Paris Peace Conference, I felt the pleasure of giving birth to a new country with just one stroke of my pen on the world map.
But unlike the British and French leaders at the Paris Peace Conference, Alan Wilson had his own moral standards. He would not do anything that would lead to death because he was addicted to it.
Taking the initiative to give Portugal an opportunity to take advantage of the situation, it is still unknown whether India will abide by the treaty once it overcomes the crisis and becomes independent.
As mentioned before, the problem of Goa is that it has a small territory and a small population. Its security does not depend on Portugal's military power, but on Nehru's weighing the pros and cons.
Unless Portugal launches a nationwide mobilization and shows France's attitude towards Algeria, it may be possible to maintain it. However, it is best to value peace and avoid fighting if possible.
"As for the problem in Goa, as long as the opportunity arises, we will cooperate and you can find a way to get the Portuguese government to make suggestions to London. I will do the rest. Once the great famine occurs, the Indians will not be tolerated and they will not agree. Let them survive first.
But don’t let the Indians feel humiliated too much.” Alan Wilson, holding a pen in his hand, told Pedro not to be happy too early, “Dadra Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu three pieces
The enclave must be let go."
"This?" Pedro hesitated instinctively, not for any other reason. No one would want to spit it out after eating it.
"The three enclaves add up to less than 1,000 square kilometers. I just made a random calculation, and the 6,000 square kilometers of Goa suddenly turned into more than 20,000. Portugal should be able to calculate this, and don't be too greedy.
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Alan Wilson reminded, what time is it, don't think about eating meat and finishing the soup, you always have to make people look good, and Indians also want to save face.
"It shouldn't be a problem." After listening to Alan Wilson's words, Pedro came to his senses and explained that he just didn't want to spit out the meat in his mouth just because of the inherent colonial thinking, but in fact, as long as the area of Goa can be expanded,
, returning the other three enclaves to India will still make a lot of money.
"That's good. There are two bastards. One wants to liberate the world, and the other wants self-determination. That is our common enemy. We must carry forward the Brussels spirit and work closely together to protect each other." Alan Wilson nodded and said, "Three bucks are flying.
Do the local residents also believe in Christianity?”
Pedro nodded, and Alan Wilson said happily, "Just move the residents of the three enclaves to Goa. If that's not enough, introduce the Peace Christians to settle. Finally, if you can convert the Peace Christians' beliefs, you Portuguese people
It’s something.”
Once the partition of India and Pakistan takes shape, it will inevitably be accompanied by religious conflicts. In that case, the peace believers who enter Goa will no longer be a threat. Goa is far away from any gathering areas of peace believers and can only hold the lap of the colonists.
It can even be said that by that time, the Peace Christians in Goa will become the group most resistant to India's ambitions in Goa. Christians may all rebel, but the Peace Christians will definitely not.
Once this plan goes smoothly, the situation after the independence of British India will be easier to control. Originally, the two major river basins of the subcontinent, the Indus River Basin itself belonged to Pakistan, and the mouth of the Ganges River was also the East Pakistan of the Peace Christians. By analogy, it is equivalent to China
The Yangtze River Estuary and the Yellow River Estuary are both foreign countries.
Even if India becomes independent, its geographical location will be very poor. In fact, India's geographical location has always been very poor. If you ask the Chinese to give up the mouth of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, the Chinese will never do it.
The so-called location of India is very good, but the Chinese cannot experience it personally. They only see that the Indian land is harvested three times a year, but they cannot see the two big rivers in South Asia. One is completely in Pakistan, and the other most important Ganges Delta is Bangladesh.
country.
Now with the addition of Goa, as the balancer after the partition of the subcontinent, Alan Wilson cannot say that it is foolproof, but it will not be a problem if Nehru works harder.
"The garrison in Goa is still not enough. We need 30,000 troops anyway. Africa will not have problems in a short time. We countries in the civilized world should manage Asia well first."
Expand the area and populate the population. If there are not enough Christians, temporarily fill it with peaceful believers. As long as the colonial government is still there, is it not easy to convert the population to their faith?
Regarding the land replacement plan of Portuguese India, it can to a certain extent eliminate the suspicion that the Indians are taking advantage of the situation.
Abandon other useless enclaves and strengthen the territory and population of Goa. This is the foundation. Even if we implement the hedgehog strategy, the foundation cannot be too bad, right? Alan Wilson thinks that it must be as large as Qiong Island.
For more details, Alan Wilson and Pedro filled in the plan with the future of the subcontinent in mind, witnessed by endless refills of black tea.
"After Pedro returns, we can communicate with Lisbon. Wait for news from our Governor's Palace and prepare food. When it comes to food, this issue is more important." Alan Wilson looked regretful. This issue is more important than the result just now.
A question is more important.
It can even be said that the reason why the Goa issue was raised and Alan Wilson was willing to give Pedro a chance to solve the Goa issue was because of the food problem.
Alan Wilson faced the great famine caused by this drought. The reason why he had to face the difficulties was to take the initiative. Once famine strikes, anything to eat will become sky-high.
It would definitely be a good opportunity to accumulate wealth at that time, so he didn't overly imply benefits from Portugal. He didn't want it, the Portuguese had to take the initiative to give it, just be willing to do it.
Achieving various goals through the Great Famine was what he, the Assistant Commissioner of British India, pursued.
"This famine will depend on the help of Portugal. Portugal did not participate in the war. The country was not affected by the war." Alan Wilson nuzzled at Pedro Nuno, "It can also solve the problem of Goa, why not
Why?"
"Then we can only mobilize food from Africa, but Portugal is a small country with few people, and what we can help is limited." Although Pedro agreed to help because of the Goa plan, he was also afraid of being yelled at by the lion, so he still had some problems with his words.
reserved.
"Mr. Pedro, there are always more solutions than difficulties." Alan Wilson said disapprovingly, "If the food is not enough, you can also get some other things, such as bran. Are the by-products of food not considered food?"
"That's for animals!" Pedro was very surprised. "It's hard for people to eat."
"It's better to be hard to swallow than to starve to death, right? Are people who are about to starve to death still considered human beings?" Alan Wilson smiled and said, "The purpose of the Governor's Mansion is to limit the number of people who will starve to death within a certain range.
That’s fine, as for how they live, that’s not something we can control. Everyone is an independent individual, and this is a free world.”
"One pound of grain can be exchanged for three pounds of bran, so the grain that could have saved one person can now save three people. Before the unprecedented famine comes, we can save one more person. This is all because of this."
It's a gratifying thing." Alan Wilson said compassionately, "This is also not a solution. As for the food, we will distribute it to the Brahmins and Kshatriya castes when the time comes, and through them we will rescue the people at the bottom.
"
"Don't they withhold all the food?" Pedro thought, isn't this an operation of meat buns to beat dogs? Alan Wilson looked like he was strategizing. He even dared to carry out the Goa plan while taking advantage of the great famine. How could he see it?
come out.
"Mr. Pedro, the British Indian civil servants are the largest group of civil servants in the empire, second only to the local civil servants. There are 100,000 people. However, managing hundreds of millions of people in the subcontinent is still a drop in the bucket. There must be manpower for drought relief and disaster relief. Let the subcontinent
To fill the belly of the people, should you or I go? Don’t we have to rely on Brahmins and Kshatriyas?”
Alan Wilson reminded Pedro that we should pay attention to the national conditions of the subcontinent. If we can't even save the Brahmins and Kshatriyas, what disaster can we save?
"After settling the Brahmins and Kshatriyas, can we fight this famine? Of course, we Portugal will help, is this enough?" Pedro started a cautious test, and the young assistant commissioner opposite was so confident.
?
"We can adopt a confrontational attitude, but this kind of natural disaster is hard to predict." Alan Wilson said righteously, "No matter what the final result is, our attitude is absolutely fine."
Alan Wilson left Pedro behind to attend the evening reception at the Governor's Mansion. It was normal for the front to be tight and the back to be tight.
In the lobby of the Governor's Palace, all the gentlemen were drinking and changing glasses, while Alan Wilson was thinking, what if even the Portuguese didn't stand by and watch the great famine in the subcontinent? Would there still be French India in the subcontinent?
We can come to the rescue through Portugal and then look at the people in French India to see if we can deduct some benefits from the French.
While the hard-working assistant commissioner was thinking about how to turn danger into opportunity, Sir Barron, who came to the reception with his wife, happened to see Alan Wilson in the corner. He asked his wife to help herself, and Sir Barron headed this way.
Come over here.
"Sir Barron!" Seeing his immediate boss coming, Alan Wilson quickly stood up and greeted him.
"I remember that you didn't attend many cocktail parties." Sir Barron nodded with a gentle smile and motioned for Alan Wilson to sit down. He also sat next to his assistant and said, "News came from London.
Maybe our new governor didn’t take office so soon, who do you think the new governor is?”
Mountbatten! Alan Wilson said with a confused smile, "How could I possibly know who the new Governor is."
"Mountbatten, be surprised." Sir Barron took a glass of whiskey from the waiter's tray passing in front of him, touched a glass with Alan Wilson and praised, "This is good news for you."