Chapter 274: Those who understand current affairs are heroes
Myanmar is divided into Upper and Lower Myanmar. Lower Myanmar is the Burmese residential area with Yangon as the core. Upper Myanmar is larger and contains residential areas of other tribes besides the Burmese.
Unlike Lower Myanmar on the coast, Upper Myanmar is regarded as the heartland of the country, because although the Burmese rule is more stable in Lower Myanmar, Upper Myanmar is the place where they started, equivalent to the Central Plains of China.
The living areas of the Karen, Kachin, and Shan people are small in number but occupy a large area. The residential areas of these tribes occupy half of the entire British Burma.
Standing on the steps of the club was a British man with blond hair, his hands in the pockets of his shorts. He had a stiff beard, light gray eyes that were far apart, and his calves were surprisingly thin. This man
It was District Sheriff West.
He stood up on his heels and rocked back and forth in boredom, and at the same time he pushed his upper lip vigorously so that the beard thorns would scratch his nose. He tilted his head slightly to the side as a greeting.
Alan Wilson, Wu Dinglun and Aung San, who came here specially, nodded in response. On both sides of the club were patches of British flowers such as hollyhocks and petunias. These flowers had not been killed by the sun and were still blooming in a colorful way.
Alan Wilson was quite surprised that Aung San could appear. After all, he was indeed rude to people like Aung San. Of course, there was a reason for this. During World War II, people like Aung San did have an ambiguous relationship with the Japanese army.
After thinking about it for a moment, Alan Wilson made his own judgment. It was not surprising that Anglant joined after he couldn't beat him.
There is no need to deliberately avoid anything, Alan Wilson still has to do what he should do. The three of them entered the club, where the tribal representatives were already waiting.
When several representatives saw Aung San himself, a hint of surprise flashed in their eyes, wondering why Aung San was here.
They even think that the British are committing the old habit of waiting for the price to sell.
Alan Wilson had absolutely no intention of doing so. He was just used to hitting hard in the colonies and didn't take Aung San seriously. It was that simple. There was no special reason.
"Mr. Allen, why is Aung San here?" Shinwanan, the leader of the Kachin armed forces, said with a dark face. He was quite disgusted with Aung San's appearance, but he still tried to remain polite.
"It won't change anything whether he is here or not." Alan Wilson said indifferently, "Since the fact exists, it cannot be solved without you meeting. Let's talk about our affairs as if Aung San does not exist."
The relationship between the Bamar people and other ethnic groups living in Myanmar is really tense.
The conditions of the so-called European Club are just like that. There are only a few rooms in the club. One of them has a poor reading room with moldy novels, and the other has a dilapidated billiard table.
There is also a bridge room and a lounge. The lounge looks directly at the river across a wide balcony, but at this time, all balconies must be covered with green bamboo curtains. The lounge does not feel like home at all.
The floor was covered with a mat made of coconut leaves, and there were a few wicker tables and chairs, with some shiny newspapers with illustrations scattered on them.
Colonists only have some privileges in the colonies, which does not mean that life in the colonies can really be compared with that on the mainland.
Alan Wilson was not a picky person, so he sat down directly, facing Xingwanan, the Kachin leader with a ruddy complexion, good looks, and a little bit of weight.
"I am grateful to the Kachin and Karen for their help to the British Empire during the war." Alan Wilson expressed his gratitude to the leaders of these tribal armed forces. "The British Empire will not forget your contribution in the war, the Burmese issue and the Indian issue.
All the same, they are all noticed by London."
"Mr. Allen, our Kachin demands are actually very simple. We want autonomy. Many people think that we and the Burmese are not suitable to be in the same country. We know their virtues too well." Even if Aung San himself is there
In this regard, Singwanan also did not restrain himself, and his attitude towards the Burmese people was undisguised, and he was simply disgusted.
"I will report your opinions truthfully to London." Alan Wilson nodded with a smile on his face, "This request is not too much. There must be a reason why it is not possible to freeze three feet in a day."
General Aung San looked serious, his eyes wandering back and forth between the armed leaders such as Alan Wilson and Singwanan. He hesitated to speak. He wanted to say something but did not know where to start.
Alan Wilson has a general understanding of the situation in Myanmar. The conflict between the dominant ethnic group and the ethnic minority is not that rare.
Before encountering the British Empire, the Burmese Konbaung Dynasty was considered to be full of martial virtues, conquering the east and west to expand its territory. The other ethnic groups under the rule lived like that, similar to the relationship between the Han people in the Ming Dynasty or the Manchu people in the Qing Dynasty and other ethnic groups.
Alan Wilson, who has his own political experience, has actually participated in similar discussions before. When ethnic forums were still in existence, he once again entered a certain minority forum and saw a topic he had long experience with, the dispute between the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Curious that this kind of topic has reached the third-party battlefield? So I went in to take a look, and was deeply impressed by one of the answers, "In the Ming Dynasty, the Han people ruled the world, and in the Qing Dynasty, the Manchus ruled the world. Two bastards with a stand, asked us
Which ruler is better? The Southern Great Wall was built from the Ming Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty. Whose share was missing?"
This is the attitude of the Kachin and Karen tribes towards the British and Burmese. The Konbaung Dynasty forced assimilation of these tribes.
Instead, the British Empire suppressed the Burmese, and the divide-and-conquer policy gave these tribes breathing room. Nothing changed for them. What changed was that the Burmese, who were above them, were now like them, belonging to the ruled.
Alan Wilson promised to report the voice of the Kroenqchin to London, which made Aung San himself uneasy. These tribes have a small population, but they live in a large area. If the British really want to do this, the whole of Myanmar will be injured.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Mr. Aung San, what are you thinking about?" At some point, Alan Wilson tilted his head and stared at Aung San himself with a half-smile.
Are you thinking about how to take remedial measures? If you really think so, it means there is still hope."
Part of the reason for bringing Aung San here was to prove the previous threat that the British Empire had a way to harm Myanmar.
Don’t think that only Burma has the ability to create obstacles for the British Empire. If the UK restores its true imperialist nature and in turn creates obstacles for Myanmar, Myanmar will definitely suffer more losses than the UK.
Turning around, Alan Wilson promised to find ways to provide some supplies to support these armed forces. At the same time, he also expected these armed forces to do what they asked for.
Then he took out the photo of Huanghuali and gave it to Xinwanan and others to express their need for this kind of tree.
There was no secret operation in the whole process, it was all done openly, which made Aung San realize the style of old-style imperialism. It happened that British India was disarmament, and based on the idea of recycling, these remaining weapons were cut off
, can be placed in the hands of trustworthy people in the British Empire.
Aung San asked himself, it seems that the people Alan Wilson can trust currently do not include the Burmese.
The negotiations between the two parties were carried out in a friendly atmosphere. Alan Wilson received a series of guarantees including but not limited to Jade and Huanghuali. He settled all personal matters and also ran official business. It can be said to be the best of both worlds.
Seeing that it was lunch time, Alan Wilson asked everyone to go find the club organizer West.
"Mr. West, it seems that the locals in Myanmar are not very welcome." Alan Wilson said vaguely with food in his mouth, "Actually, there is no need to be like this. This is not our place. Being able to cash out and leave is more important than anything else.
.Since we are guests, there is no reason to offend the owner here. Wouldn’t it be better to return to our homeland with the scenery?”
"My God, but I just can't accept it. I just don't want those black and smelly pigs to enter the only place where we can have fun. The gentlemen here are all considerate of dignity and support me. I don't care about some people and those in the market
Scumbags make friends. If they're happy to hang out with them and drink whiskey with their nigger friends, that's their own business. They can do whatever they want outside the club. But for God's sake, if they bring niggas in, that's another thing.
It’s the same thing.”
"Uh, okay, pretend I didn't say that." Alan Wilson listened to West's breathless tirade. After a while, he realized that the nigger was talking about the Burmese, and he gave up the idea of correcting the other person's three views.
Even in later generations, there are many people who have the double standard of hating racial discrimination and hating black people. West just didn't hide it, so there is nothing to blame.
Generally speaking, except for the West episode, today's results are still very fruitful. Before leaving, Alan Wilson took a jadeite stone that Sinvanan gave him, about 30 centimeters square. Although
There is no research on jade, but judging from the emerald green color, it should be of very good quality.
If the materials of the Emerald Palace had this standard, it would not have been built in British Malaya. It would have been too dangerous. If you were not afraid of thieves, you would just be worried about them. It would have been safer to put it in the British mainland.
"Does Mr. Allen have some prejudice against Myanmar? In fact, there is nothing wrong with us striving for national independence." Aung San, who has a flexible moral bottom line, seized the opportunity and said, "This does not mean that we want to be hostile to the British Empire."
"Oh, right. I really want to hear when you cooperated with the Japanese army to fight, did you think that the British Empire could come back?" Alan Wilson said with a smile that was watching a show, "What is Mr. Aung San's Japanese alias?"
Understand?"
"I..." Aung San had just spoken, and Alan Wilson jumped over and over again, "Of course this is not important. The British Empire's expectation is to ensure the stability of British Burma in the next two years, so some of the previous mistakes can actually be made.
No further investigation. It depends on General Aung San’s choice.”
On the third day after Alan Wilson arrived in Yangon, Aung San personally presided over the Myanmar currency reform aimed at getting rid of colonial influence, which kicked off amidst great expectations. Upon receiving this news, Alan Wilson smiled very happily and knew the current affairs.