The arrival of this ship of supplies can at most serve as an incentive, but compared with the losses caused by drought in British India, it is not worth mentioning at all. However, from the perspective of the Governor's Palace, apart from the loss of personnel,
, there seems to be no loss.
The most indispensable thing in the subcontinent is people. If you calculate it this way, it can be said that British India escaped from the drought without suffering any losses. It relied entirely on its own ability to withstand this crisis.
Alan Wilson read the British Ceylon newspaper with relish, which wrote, "In this happy age, we poor people have been driven by the powerful European civilization and enjoy many benefits such as movies, machines, etc.
, what could be more exciting at this time than the quality of life of our European benefactors? So we felt that our Ceylon might be interested in something in some of the interior areas of British India, but for Ceylon
For Lan's future development, we still need to move closer to European civilization so that we can live happily in this world."
Alan Wilson did not shy away from saying that he really wanted to meet the editor-in-chief of this newspaper. He was an old imperialist when he opened his mouth. He would not be at this level if he had not been a master in the colonies for twenty years.
"Just like Andrew." He muttered the name of the chief executive of Bengal Province. Alan Wilson sneered at the poor performance of this chief executive. The most scornful thing was not Andrew, but the praise of Andrew's speech from all walks of life in India. This was in
How could the chief executive of Bangladesh Province, who was so fated during the drought, receive such praise?
Alan Wilson has no doubt that the death toll from the Bengal Famine would have been even higher if it had been faced by Andrew instead of Burke, the current administrator of the United Provinces.
But what did the newspapers say about the chief executive of Bengal Province? "Mr. Andrew is one of those decent old-fashioned English gentlemen, like so many role models before us today. He is a family man, just like our dear
As our British brothers say, value family and be kind."
This newspaper either took money or was blinded by lard, maybe a combination of both. Andrew loved family matters, and Alan Wilson fully agreed. He only served as the chief executive of Bengal Province for less than a year.
Three offspring were born. Considering Andrew's age, he was afraid that the great master of Bangladesh would die suddenly from overwork.
But the most difficult time has passed. You can't come out to sing the opposite at this time. After the high efficiency of the Portuguese central government, Pedro sent a telegram that the bran from Africa...oh, the grain has been shipped to British India.
Already.
Portugal showed great sincerity and finally came belatedly after the death peak of British India passed.
This is certainly not the norm, at least as far as Alan Wilson is concerned, his other suggestion, taking advantage of the famine to recruit peaceful believers and establish an isolation zone for the residents of Goa, was implemented quite resolutely, and he could simply act on the wind.
describe.
During the drought, Goa absorbed nearly 200,000 peaceful believers and settled around Goa, changing the population ratio of the two surrounding ethnic groups, allocating land, and donating food rations to ensure that these new residents did not starve to death. A series of actions were not ambiguous at all.
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The matter of transporting food from Africa seems to be a little delayed, either because the distance is really long, or it is intentional. The Salazar family is the only one in Portugal, and Alan Wilson prefers the latter.
Just as he was thinking this, Edel, the commissioner's secretary, opened the door and came in, "Assistant Allen, the commissioner wants to talk to you about something."
"Thank you, Edel." Alan Wilson asked as he stood up, "Do you know what's going on?"
"I have the responsibility to keep it secret!" Edel pretended to be serious. "I heard that one hundred thousand tons of food from Portugal is about to arrive, and the blockade of the Andaman Islands cannot continue forever. It must be solved."
"Very aware of confidentiality." Alan Wilson thanked him solemnly.
Is it still useful for the Portuguese grain to arrive at this time? Of course it is useful. The current situation in British India can be divided into two parts.
The part that is open to the public is, "The most dangerous stage has passed, and this time the fight against the drought has achieved a staged victory. This time British India has exerted its spirit of self-reliance and self-reliance, shocking the whole world. The Indians have won the victory with practical actions."
Respected around the world.”
This is of course false. Among the colonies where the British Empire still had influence, the monkey show between the Congress Party and the Muslim League on the London stage attracted far more attention than the efforts of British India to fight drought.
In fact, the current situation in British India can be said to have passed the most difficult period. In a layman's terms, the curve has been flattened. If we say that before, 10,000 people starved to death every day, and this lasted for many days.
, that period has passed now, and now almost 9,500 people starve to death every day.
The Governor General of British India said that the most difficult time has passed because the data has reached an inflection point. It no longer refreshes the growth day by day and the curve has been flattened.
This can be seen from the smile on Sir Barron's face. Seeing Alan Wilson come in, he asked relaxedly, "Did you see Andrew's speech?"
"I saw it, it has a deafening effect." Alan Wilson nodded with a smile, "Bengal Province's performance in fighting famine this time is far better than the mistakes made a few years ago."
The premise of Alan Wilson's words is that this drought has not actually affected the province of Bangladesh.
This drought is different from the Bengal famine. That drought affected the lower reaches of the Ganges, while this time it affected the upper reaches of the Ganges. Bengal Province was not affected much.
In other words, Chief Executive Andrew's performance was simply creating tension.
However, it is not true to say that there has not been a skyrocketing increase in food in Bangladesh, because the increase is indeed outrageous.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! However, the cause is not famine, but the consequences of the expulsion of the Rohingyas after communication between the Assistant Commissioner of British India and the Commissioner of British Burma. Millions of Rohingyas were expelled.
The Xingya people have millions of mouths. How long can the rations they carry with them last? Do they still have to open their mouths to eat?
However, in this regard, Andrew is very impressive. While expressing the seriousness of the drought, he also arranged manpower in the name of the chief executive of Bangladesh Province to allow the fleeing Rohingyas to have a bowl of porridge every day to prevent them from starving to death.
The consequence is that after doing this, Andrew has more reason to build up his image and at the same time sit back and watch the price of food rise. Since the food is all given to the Rohingya, the demand will naturally rise.
As for the specific amount of profit, the gentlemen of the British Empire will know when the accounts are divided after the drought is over.
"Calculate the time, the Portuguese ship will arrive in a few days." Sir Barron frowned when he said this, for fear of protests from the Congress Party, "Nehru is indeed a difficult person to deal with."
"Nehru should be more concerned about the refugees in British Burma now. Hasn't he been protesting against Burma's expulsion of Bangladeshi immigrants in the past few days?" Alan Wilson said with a thoughtful look on his face, "Shouldn't he know about the Portuguese?"
We can completely hide the matter from the Congress Party, and London has already recognized it. If we secretly sign it without making it public, and wait until the day we leave British India to admit that there is such a secret agreement, there is nothing Nehru can do."
Sir Barron nodded. Secret operation is an enduring method. Through Sir Edward's news, the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs was convinced and moved with emotion, asking the British Empire to confirm Goa's status for the sake of past kindness.
Come down.
Originally, the cabinet was not pretentious, but with the reply of the Muslim League of the Congress Party in London, especially the conservative leader of the Congress Party, Patel, there was a hint of disregard for the mother country in their words.
After the second defense, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the British Empire remembered the time-honored routine of operating behind the scenes.
It was decided that in the name of the Governor-General of British India, a secret treaty recognizing the status of Goa would be signed with the Governor-General of Goa, Portuguese India.
After the signing of this secret treaty, the Portuguese became much more efficient in raising food, and soon announced the shipment and set sail to save the people of the subcontinent from the fire.
Now that London has given its nod to sign the secret treaty, the details of how to sign it are up to British India.
Alan Wilson thinks that this matter is not difficult. Portugal's help in this famine, what's the matter with some rewards?
As for the worst stage of the drought having passed, that is because the Indian Ocean is vast and Africa's infrastructure is insufficient, which has delayed a certain amount of time, which is all forgivable.
"There is also the problem of the Andaman Islands, which should be solved immediately. It will be difficult to solve if it takes longer. Sir Edward meant the same." After talking about Portugal, Sir Barron mentioned the riots in the Andaman Islands again.
The problem is, there must be a limit to covering the lid, and it cannot be covered all the time.
Now that it has been twenty days since the uprising, and even the power of this drought has begun to weaken, it is unreasonable not to deal with the Andaman Islands issue.
"We should be polite first and then fight, and let the planes in Burma airdrop leaflets urging surrender. It is better to do it without bloodshed." Alan Wilson was still making a last-ditch effort to buy time for the prisoners of war on the island.
Sir Barron nodded and said to Alan Wilson, "If the army is really needed, General Irvine has already mobilized an Indian division and will launch a strong attack on the Andaman Islands."
"This couldn't be better." Alan Wilson nodded, then stood up and said, "I will contact Yangon about airdropping leaflets. Sir Barron is busy first."
Regarding the contents of the airdropped leaflets, he emphasized in his telegram to Burgess that the consequences of stubborn resistance should be emphasized. Only in this way will the rioters choose to admit defeat under fear. The wording must be strict and in the form of an ultimatum.