British Civil Servant

v1 Chapter 19: Portuguese

Just after returning from New Delhi, the commissioner comforted the monarch of Hyderabad. Ali Khan breathed a sigh of relief, "These supporters of the Congress party are too much. Let's not talk about it. What news is there in New Delhi now?"

"Counter-attack Burma and launch the Battle of Mandalay." Alan Wilson replied succinctly, "With the cooperation of the Allied forces, Burma can regain peace, of course, it can't be faked by others."

It's not that he deliberately downplayed the role of other allied forces. The main force to recover Burma was the British army. Even if the Americans pull sideways, they cannot change the balance of power. The main force that annihilated the Japanese army in Burma was originally the British Expeditionary Force.

"Oh, by the way, I met the commissioner of Junagadh, and I have already discussed with the other party. Find a time to talk privately about the future of India as a whole." Alan Wilson put the war in Burma. After taking it with one stroke, he didn't have to go to the front line himself to work hard. Now he has more important things to do, such as the alliance of the native nations.

Ali Khan's eyes lit up, and this is what he is most concerned about at the moment, especially after the supporters of the Congress Party made trouble this time, he couldn't help but thank him, "Although Commissioner Allen is young, he can always show sincerity in his work. I think I have a small present for you."

Ali Khan quickly returned to his room, and then held a quaint ring with rubies inlaid on it. British India has the title of the jewel in the crown of the British Empire, in fact, this is also a literal meaning.

India itself is famous for producing gems. Before diamonds from South Africa and Brazil were discovered, India was the place where the world's gems were produced and processed in the agricultural era.

"Why is this so embarrassing?" Alan Wilson declined, seemingly embarrassed, but took Ali Khan's ruby ​​ring over without hesitation, and said with admiration, "I saw ancient history and splendid culture from above."

Like Sir Barron, he, the Hyderabad Commissioner, has also become a well-known appraiser, and hypocritically said, "Actually, from the perspective of friendship, I should not accept such an expensive gift."

"It's just a souvenir, and it has no value." Ali Khan's flat tone reminded the other party that he was once the richest man in the world, but it was not easy to tell from his appearance.

"Since it's a souvenir, I'm welcome." Alan Wilson accepted it succinctly, squinting his eyes, "I'm in touch with John, and it's best to facilitate communication with the Junagadh native in the near future."

"Of course it's the best." Ali Khan nodded indifferently, this is much more important than a ruby ​​ring.

All the more than 500 princely states can play well, which Alan Wilson has never thought about, but the alliance of a few big princely states can give it a try. When he returns to the commissioner's apartment, he asks Andy to contact Junaga. German State Commissioner John. And invited the representatives of Mysore and Travangor.

In this way, when he left the palace of Ali Khan, he, the Hyderabad commissioner, got another Bengal tiger skin. Ali Khan's financial officer said that the Deccan Plateau is not warmer than New Delhi, and he should pay attention to keeping warm.

Alan Wilson didn't realize this. It was really cold when he first came, but now it's almost the dry season. Of course, he still smiled and accepted Ali Khan's gift, and they sincerely helped the commissioner solve life problems. He can't refuse people thousands of miles away, can he? This and the relationship between the British Empire and Hyderabad should not be taken lightly.

Back at the commissioner's apartment, Alan Wilson instructed the assistants on the tasks while preparing food. Out of distrust of the sanitary conditions in India, he developed the habit of cooking by himself after he came to India.

The United Kingdom itself is famous for its dark cuisine. The assistants who came over quickly found out that they had the opportunity of additional benefits and were full of praise for the food prepared by the commissioner.

Alan Wilson, who has a tradition of eating tight at the front and tight at the back, also took out the whisky he brought back from New Delhi as an embellishment for the dinner, which left the assistants unable to say anything.

Originally, according to the domestic laws of the United Kingdom, Alan Wilson's superiors who kept assistants busy regardless of the day and night when they thought of it were definitely not welcome, but other conveniences tempered this dissatisfaction.

"We contacted these relatively large states, almost all of them in southern India." Alyssa stretched out her hand and brushed the ends of her hair, and said confusedly, "Even if ten of us are on a business trip, we can get things done."

"The native states of North India are weak and are surrounded by the provinces of British India, and their use value is very limited." Alan Wilson took out a handkerchief and placed one in front of each of the five female assistants, placing the last handkerchief in front of Alyssa and whispering softly Instructed, "Actually, there is another guest who wants to invite."

"Commissioner, what about us?" Andy pointed to himself and looked around, why is a male assistant a human?

"I am a man of chauvinism. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com believes that men do not need to be taken care of, and should be able to do their own thing well." Alan Wilson replied irritably, and immediately returned to the topic, "You guys Anyone who has time recently went to Portuguese Goa and said it was a private party, we don’t expect to talk about anything, it’s just an ordinary communication.”

In fact, looking at the map of South Asia in 1945, in the entire subcontinent, in addition to British India, there are also French India and Portuguese India, and French India is a few city strongholds. Most of the colonies in Portuguese India are also strongholds, but Goa can be regarded as a colony.

In the process of colonial independence, the United Kingdom and France had different strategies. France was far more difficult to deal with than the United Kingdom, and took a position of suppressing the colonial independence movement, but with different strengths. They are also reluctant to spend too much energy on the Asian colonies. In Vietnam, they know they can't do anything.

Mainly, it has invested a huge amount of power in French Africa, especially in North Africa without compromise. So French India, after India declared its independence, France declared the stronghold city as an undefended city and handed it over to Nehru.

In Alan Wilson's eyes, France and the United Kingdom are just assholes. Faced with the vast colonies, they both need to focus on consideration and make trade-offs. So here in the subcontinent, the French cannot be counted on.

If you take the initiative to show affection to France, with the long tradition of pitting teammates in the British Empire, there is a high probability that the French will not be fooled.

But the Portuguese were different. When Goa fell to the Portuguese, British India did not exist yet. After India officially became independent, it demanded that the sovereignty of Portuguese India be handed over to India, but even if the International Court of Justice and the United Nations General Assembly both made a resolution in India's favor, Portugal did not agree.