At the end of the straight avenue of Victoria Palace, at the gate of the Governor's Palace of British India, civil servants lined up in a row, waiting for the arrival of the leaders of the Congress Party and the Muslim League.
It can be said to be a very courtesy, something I have never seen before. The garden of the Governor's Palace is lined with green grass, the fountain is still spraying water, and a rainbow can be seen in the sun. There is no drought scene that is spreading in British India today.
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"Assistant, have you given these Indians too much courtesy?" Edel said impatiently.
"There is an American saying that holds a big stick and smiles, and courtesy is free! You have to bend down to pick up money." Alan Wilson wiped his sweat nonchalantly and said relaxedly, "This can prove that our governor
The government is taking the lead in fighting the drought. By the way, hide all those red wine steaks. During lunch, just take two large cakes to the representatives of the two parties. The biggest thing in British India now is
To fight drought, we can’t be too extravagant, right?”
Alan Wilson gave verbal criticism and education to Edel's capitalist evil nature of picking up money but being dissatisfied with bending. After talking about this matter, the Congress Party and the Muslim League left, and at the cocktail party in the evening, Edel should punish himself no matter what.
Three cups of reflection.
How long has it been? Now hundreds of millions of people on the mainland are facing the threat of famine, and they are still making sarcastic remarks in the bright sky.
A self-imposed penalty of three drinks can exempt you from guilt, but Alan Wilson was not ready to let Edel go so easily, and asked, "Have you replied to the telegram from Xiangjiang? It can't be done, right?"
"We have already replied to the Governor's Office of Xiangjiang." Edel replied quickly. "At the same time, we also put forward our suggestion to open the border to accept refugees. The Governor of Xiangjiang changed several times in a year. We contacted through the local commissioner.
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"That's good. Xiangjiang's status is special. It is a window. Of course, this window is two-way. At present, the biggest task is to balance the population of the Malayan colonies. After all, the Malays are too close."
British India was special in the colonial system of the British Empire. It maintained constant communication with other colonies. If it weren't for this kind of communication, Alan Wilson would not have known that the famine of 1946 also included East Asia.
After questioning, I found out that the situation in East Asia is actually not optimistic. There are disaster victims entering Hong Kong. So if you think about it, the Korean Peninsula and Japan may not be very optimistic either.
Even Germany has news of a food crisis. Germany is in Europe, where the United States and the Soviet Union focused on pretending to be decent people. The situation in the second-tier East Asia cannot be better than in Europe.
Now, it is certain that British Malaya was not affected by the famine that spread across Europe and Asia.
At present, the biggest problem of British Malaya is the insufficient population. After killing Thailand, the area of British Malaya is close to 500,000 square kilometers, and the total population reaches 6 million.
But next to British Malaya is the island of Java, the core of the Dutch East Indies, which has a population of over 80 million. Moreover, after killing Thailand from the Kra Isthmus, the proportion of ethnic groups in British Malaya became even more unbalanced.
The Isthmus of Kra, which borders British Malaya, was inhabited by Malays. It was also a hot spot for the Thai secession movement in later generations. Now a treaty directly merged it into British Malaya, leading to the peace of British Malaya.
There are more believers.
This is bad news for Alan Wilson, who balances the ethnic population.
After receiving the news of famine in East Asia, I thought that this was also an opportunity. The Governor-General in New Delhi asked Xiangjiang to consider opening the border from an overall perspective. Xiangjiang was too big to accommodate the nearly 500,000 square kilometers of British Malay.
Ya, there is definitely room for this group of people.
This morning, Alan Wilson's job was to send a telegram to British Malaya to inquire about the disparity in the numbers of the two ethnic groups. And from the perspective of distance, the difficulty of smuggling Malays from the Dutch East Indies was very low.
Going to some Chinese people will help with long-term thinking.
As for the issue of education, the Malayan colonial government should explain to the Chinese in an open and honest manner that the Chinese were not part of British Malaya, but an ethnic group that supported the colonial government as an auxiliary force.
Although it sounds unpleasant to say, ethnic Chinese in Southeast Asian countries did play this role during the colonial era. As a foreign force introduced by the colonial government, they assisted the colonial government in suppressing local resistance.
Of course, after generations of people have lived in the local area, many people have the illusion that they are the local masters.
From Alan Wilson's point of view, the illusion that one can exercise the rights of the master after becoming independent must be corrected immediately, and the attack must be quick and ruthless.
But to ensure that the illusion does not arise from the root cause, we still need to start with education. Therefore, the teaching materials for the Chinese in British Malaya should make it clear that the Chinese are not locals. This is a fact in itself. No one will object to describing the facts.
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Starting from education, it is necessary to ensure that the Chinese community has a guest mentality. The British will have half the success rate if they insist on not leaving.
The education for the two ethnic groups is naturally one Chinese education and one Malayan education. They cannot learn each other's language, but higher education will include English textbooks, etc...
There was still time, and Alan Wilson had time to slowly lead deep changes in Malayan society, first completing a perfect curtain call in British India. The key was that the telegram did not make it clear, and he had too many thoughts about Malaya.
"Speaking of the issue of the Dutch East Indies, Lord Kilron is helping the Dutch and mediating with the locals." Naturally, the topic turned to the issue of Southeast Asia, and Edel talked about the current role of Britain in the Dutch-Indian War.
"It will only work for the time being. I want a nuclear bomb. Jakarta was bombed eight times." Alan Wilson chuckled and said with a murderous look on his face, "In Brussels, I talked about this issue with the Dutch. It was an occupation."
If you can't live in it, break it up and set an example for the colonies that want to be independent later. The French seem to agree more with this."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The split also applies to the current British India. The Congress masters in London have their own whims every day, and there are no glorious British Indian civil servants who understand the local situation.
The civil servants of the Governor's Office stood at the gate, carrying forward the spirit of political generals, discussing the international situation, laughing at the futility of the United States and the lack of wisdom of the Soviet Union. Delegations from the Congress Party and the Muslim League had already entered New Delhi, where the British lived.
British immigrants living in New Delhi also saw this team heading towards the Governor's Palace. Many of them remained silent, but looked at the team with contempt until they disappeared.
We can’t blame the Governor-General for not arranging a car. Gandhi liked rural life, and this was also for Gandhi’s sake.
When the team appeared in front of the Governor's Palace, Alan Wilson rushed forward with a strong stride, took the initiative to hold Gandhi's withered hand with both hands, his face was filled with the expectation that you are here, "Dear Mr. Gandhi, please excuse me."
You come here in person, but for this kind of matter, only you with this kind of prestige in British India can get the support of the people of the subcontinent."
"Mr. Jinnah, Mr. Nehru, it's great that you can come." Alan Wilson also did not forget Nehru, the powerful figure of the Congress Party, and Ali Jinnah, the leader of the Muslim League, and greeted them with reverence.
Edel turned his head away and stared at the branches and leaves of the trees planted on the side of the Governor's Palace Avenue. If he remembered correctly, Edel remembered that the assistant commissioner who was mingling with the visitor had just said something about bombing eight times...
"It is related to the safety of the people of the subcontinent. As an old man, I have no reason not to come." Gandhi lowered his head slightly, and greeted in a gentle tone in line with the seemingly wise eyes behind his lenses.
"This is exactly the purpose of our invitation to the Muslim League and the Congress Party. At this time, all selfishness should be abandoned, everyone should unite closely and tide over the difficulties as one." Alan Wilson said with a look of pain and a sincere tone.
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It was like the Buddha's light protecting his body. The Buddha came into the world and then extended his hand to make an invitation gesture, inviting delegations from both parties to enter the Governor's Mansion.
Alan Wilson, who was very into the scene, accompanied Gandhi, Nehru and Ali Jinnah, and introduced in a complaining tone the severe tests facing British India today.
"What makes us most angry is that grain merchants in many cities have taken advantage of the famine to hoard food. It is very abominable." Alan Wilson, who stood on the moral high ground, kept talking, and pointed out in a roundabout way that on this issue, the Indians'
The responsibility is greater, not the British. "Not to mention some anti-British elements, who took the opportunity to burn down the granaries in the United Provinces. Millions of tons of wheat were lost. This loss is really too great. The United Provinces are British.
If there is a food shortage in the most densely populated place in India, it will be a huge disaster."
After some nice words of shirking responsibility and calling for the unity of the two sects and the two political parties, everyone arrived at the steps of the Government House. Sir Barron arrived late, but he still walked down the steps out of respect and expressed his gratitude to the National Assembly.
Representatives of the Party and the Muslim League expressed their welcome.
After a few words of greeting, everyone officially entered the Governor's Mansion. The future meeting involving hundreds of millions of people in the subcontinent began under great expectations.
At the Governor's House of British India, Sir Barron was personally in charge, and Alan Wilson was one of the attending members.
The Muslim League is headed by leader Ali Jinnah. On the Congress side, except for Patel who is on the way to London, two of the Big Three, Gandhi and Nehru, are also there.
Sir Barron started this tripartite meeting in a slow and heavy tone. After talking about burning granaries and profiteers making things worse, he first set the tone for this drought, "If it is not controlled, this drought will be a disaster."
It will far exceed the magnitude of the Bengal Famine and even cause half of the Indian population to starve to death."
Alan Wilson covered his mouth with a heartbroken look on his face. Half of the people were going to starve to death, but in the end the losses were minor due to the strategizing of the Governor's Mansion.