"Oh, Louis!" Edwina Ashley had to say when she saw that things were going out of control, "Actually, the governor of British India is not too bad? After all, he is the highest in a region. Chief Executive, it is also related to whether your future journey will be smooth or not."

Mountbatten was not attracted by his wife's diversionary words, and was still staring at his little daughter who was at odds with each other, and said, "Pamela, do you know what a civil servant has been doing all his life? It's not with flamboyance. And unnutritious words, saying things that no one ever understands."

"What is it? Father?" Pamela Mountbatten had a girly smile that made her feel uneasy.

"The most common thing civil servants do in their lives is to avoid any really important issues. These rhetoric are there for that purpose."

In the second half of the sentence, Mountbatten gave his wife a response, sat down worriedly and said, "British India is fighting for independence, if I go, it is likely to be the last Governor of British India. The major political forces have differences on the line after independence, but the common point is to get rid of the rule of the British Empire, which is a premise."

Although he has stayed in British Ceylon for a long time to enjoy the sunshine and sandy beaches, it does not mean that Mountbatten has no understanding of British India. On the contrary, he is good at coordinating work and is clear about the propositions of the Muslim League and the Congress Party.

The current British India is a volcano that is about to erupt. If you go to British India to be the governor, whether the volcano will erupt during the term of office is a question that no one knows.

The Governor's Office implemented the policy of divide and rule in British India, which fragmented India and created contradictions and infighting among various forces in India against Britain, making it difficult for them to form a synergy, thereby consolidating and expanding the British colony in India.

The implementation of this policy naturally led to the further development of Indian society, which has been in a state of slow economic development or even stagnation and backwardness under the control of the Governor's Office.

Implementing a divide-and-rule strategy, dividing and disintegrating the anti-British forces in India, and maintaining colonial rule are the core goals of the establishment and evolution of the provincial administrative system in British India.

Then, according to the changes of British colonial policy in different periods, the provincial administrative system of British India was constantly improved, to appease Indian nationalists, to achieve the purpose of maintaining British colonial rule in India, and to serve the British economy and foreign policy in different periods.

"Dear, for a long time, in the cognition of Indians, there are only two major powers in the world, one is the British Empire, and the other is the Russian Empire, which is now the Soviet Union. Americans are honestly not respected by Indians. "

Mountbatten spoke eloquently to his wife, "Apart from us and the Russians, Indians have only a vague and confusing understanding of other countries. This is still the case today, except that we as rulers are powerful in India. , the Soviet Union was also very influential, just out of sight."

Mountbatten said this in the hope that Edwina Ashley could understand that the so-called Governor of British India was not necessarily a good job at this time.

"Father, but this is the responsibility that the empire entrusted to you." Pamela Mountbatten interrupted after listening for a long time, "and this matter has probably been settled, and even involves the issue of your contribution during the war. If If you avoid it, it will be very offensive."

"Go back to the room to sleep!" Mountbatten took a deep breath and said word by word, "I'm not going to this powder keg."

Pamela Mountbatten pouted, turned and walked up the stairs. The moment she turned around, a knowing smile appeared on her face, which she could no longer hide.

She didn't care if British India was a powder keg, as long as she could meet that person. The only fly in the ointment is that Patricia is getting married, which may delay a little time. If only Patricia hadn't gotten married...

"If you want me to go, unless you give me full authority, and you will not be held accountable afterwards. I handle the whole of British India by myself, and I don't have to report to the cabinet, so I may think about it." After his daughter went upstairs, Mountbatten Then he said to his wife, "The cabinet will reject it, and I don't have to go to that hellish place."

"That's fine." Seeing that her husband had made up his mind, Edwina Ashley followed the man's mood with relief.

Mountbatten was full of confidence and felt that if he made such an unreasonable request, the ministers in the cabinet would definitely not pass it, and the responsibility would fall on the cabinet, not himself. It is not that he refused to go to British India to be the governor, but the cabinet did not delegate power to himself.

Just as Mountbatten himself made a decision, Pamela Mountbatten, who was lying on the bedroom bed with a doll, also made a decision. He felt that he should tell Alan Wilson the good news by telegram.

In a sense, General Mountbatten felt the state of the powder keg in British India, but Alan Wilson, who was sitting on the powder keg, could feel it better. He danced on the powder keg every day.

Finally found a chance to get Patel out. It doesn't mean that Nehru is easy to deal with. In fact, the latter is the one who should be difficult to deal with. But now, during the window period of the handover of the two governors, the whole of British India is the people. The servant said it.

At this sensitive time, Pedro of the Portuguese Governor's Palace arrived in New Delhi and met with his old friend, the Assistant Commissioner of British India. As soon as the two sides met, they gave a warm hug. Pedro sat down and asked , "How's it going, Alan? The Governor has left, isn't he relaxed?"

"On the contrary, I'm busier than when the Governor was there." Alan Wilson sighed, relying on the advantage of age, although the confrontation with the actress made the other party feel fulfilled, but time management always requires extra energy Yes, it is better to have a marriage contract to save a lot of time.

The so-called legal charm may lie in this! After sighing, Alan Wilson waved his hand and said, "Don't mention my business, what is our relationship? From a national point of view, even in the most tense period when the Third Reich ravaged Europe, Portugal did not stand on the British side. The opposite of the empire, not to mention that now everyone has a common purpose."

"The friendship between Portugal and the United Kingdom will last forever. I don't know why Alan asked me to come?" Pedro stared at Alan Wilson's face carefully, trying to see something from the other party's expression.

As a glorious imperial civil servant, Alan Wilson certainly couldn't let the other party see it, and poured two cups of black tea, "The Chief Executive of Assam Province has been in the tea business recently, which is also a good thing. The advantageous industries are different in different places. The government will not prevent the provinces from generating their own income.”

"British India has a wide range of land, and Goa does not have such a large area, so there is no need to adjust it." Pedro picked up the black tea, and expressed envy in his words.

"That's the truth." Alan Wilson nodded in approval. The large population of land has such a benefit. For ordinary people, the ceiling is high, and it is not easy to feel the hardships of survival. People in small countries and few people are very sad and have to bear the country's much lower ceiling.

It is even better for officials. There is another side to the advantage of high ceilings, that is, officials naturally have a sense of distance from ordinary people. Ordinary people don't even know what an official wants to do, what is there to object to?

This is like the embezzlement of the village chief. The villagers know the village very well, so they can roughly calculate it.

But the mayor's corruption of the public is smeared. The riches of British India endowed the provinces with different advantages, and it is not too much for the prefects of the provinces to make use of these advantages.

Goa is more tragic. The local small population is small. It is similar to the relationship between the villagers and the village chief. The village chief suddenly becomes rich, and the villagers will definitely ask each other.

After enjoying the afternoon tea, Alan Wilson said slowly, "What does Pedro think of this place in the subcontinent."

"The huge population and market are the cornerstone of the British Empire." Pedro told the truth, the British Empire's hegemony for nearly three hundred years, and the capture of the subcontinent is closely related. This is a fact that all countries know.

"We in the UK are known as the empire on which the sun never sets, but now it's past noon, and there is no scorching light." Alan Wilson said with a little sigh, even when the colonial era was about to pass, he became a colonial In all fairness, he felt very aggrieved.

"In fact, Goa is a good place, if you can hold it in your hands. It can bring great benefits to Portugal, and the geographical location is there, directly facing India's huge population and raw materials. If the subcontinent becomes independent, The importance will still increase, and it will depend on whether Portugal can make good use of this card."

Finally, when it came to Goa, Pedro felt a lot of energy and was not sleepy at all. This is the purpose of his coming to New Delhi, but the owner here does not take the initiative to speak. If he mentions it, he may be too much. A little anxious.

"Goa's safety has always been a matter of great domestic concern." Pedro organized the language, hoping to get the UK's attention, but not too eager, but the party was anxious.

"Pedro, I understand, I understand." Alan Wilson smiled with understanding, "No one understands the subcontinent better than me, what you want, I understand, what I want, not I know if my client understands."

"I don't know what Mr. Allen wants first. In the traditional British-Portuguese friendship, we are very much looking forward to some important people to play a key role." Pedro was very polite and gave Allen Wilson a hint.