Chapter 186 Nehru Is Here

British Civil Service Volume 186 Chapter 186 Nehru is here "Oh, it's Pamela." Burgess gave Alan Wilson a meaningful look and let the other party understand for himself.

Emerald, in fact, Alan Wilson thinks it is a representative of IQ tax, but there is such a nation in this world, there is something called jade culture.

It just so happens that there are quite a few of these groups in British Malaya. In terms of production alone, if diamonds are an IQ tax, jadeite is a more definite IQ tax, especially for the Chinese.

The reserves of diamonds are very large, and the average person in the world has one carat per person. The industrial value of diamonds is very low, and they only have an irreplaceable position in the tool and abrasive industries.

The popularity of diamonds is a result of De Beers marketing. Ancient diamonds are mainly produced in India, and the output is extremely low, so they are precious. After the discovery of diamond mines in South Africa, diamond reserves rose sharply. De Beers judged the situation, won the ownership of the diamond mines in South Africa, restricted shipments, and created the illusion that the supply of diamonds was in short supply.

The emerald veins cover tens of thousands of square kilometers, and the amount of emerald produced is calculated in tens of thousands of tons per year. It is normal for individual rough stones to be several to tens of tons, and there should be no such high price at all. Alan Wilson didn't think emerald was too precious. He just wanted to imitate Emperor Russia's treasured Amber Room and build a set of furniture for himself when this thing was not worth much.

Alan Wilson thinks this idea is not too much, and now Burma is also a colony of the British Empire. If the local people are willing to help him realize this small dream, considering the mountains of weapons piled up in European countries after the war, he can expand his support for these national armed forces and exchange scrap iron for broken stones.

Besides, similar to this kind of IQ tax, it mainly depends on marketing, and the main advertisements are ruthless enough. Who says it can't become popular in Europe and the United States?

If you consider that Burma became independent in 1948, Alan Wilson tried his best to postpone it for a year, and there are still three years to transport these broken stones, the dream of Emerald House should not be a problem.

It's just that the new British Burmese Commissioner doesn't understand his painstaking efforts, and doesn't understand that this kind of thing is useful for social stability. As long as the advertisement is very boastful, women will come out to pursue shiny things.

Considering Burgess' identity as a spy, Alan Wilson did not reveal too much confidential content. Before Burgess arrived in Yangon, Allen Wilson had already contacted local civil servants and asked about the situation of the local Indian National Army prisoners of war. Some of these prisoners of war were still alive under the mistreatment of the Burmese.

Coincidentally, the date of communication with the Congress Party this time is close to the date of the final trial of the Indian National Army. It was heard that another Indian soldier had mutinied, and of course it was resolved quickly without any surprise.

If there is a risk of stirring up another mutiny, according to Alan Wilson's idea, there should be no trial, just let the Burmese do things cheaply, and kill all these Japanese lackeys.

Of course, after careful consideration, Alan Wilson still decided to look at the results of the communication with the Congress Party.

If there is a good result, let these Indian National Army soldiers who pursue national independence live for a few more days. If the result is not satisfactory, then don't blame the liquidation of the affiliated forces of the Axis powers.

How to make the Congress Party have scruples in the next two to three years has always been what Alan Wilson thought about when he set foot on this land again.

Possibly within the confines of British India, a tough stance may be out of date for now.

However, the British Empire is not only the colony of British India, but also many other colonies. This involves another issue, that is, what is the role of the Indians in the colonies of the British Empire.

Not counting the colonies of the same language and the same species in Australia and Canada. Because British India is very important in the British Empire, of course it can also be exchanged for some privileges. For example, in other British colonies,

Acted as a local force to maintain British colonial rule.

If the Congress Party dares to adopt a non-cooperative attitude, the typhoon wave may not be far away. As the assistant commissioner of British India, Alan Wilson can't control other colonies, but he can still intervene in the close surroundings.

For example, Aden, the Yemeni city of Aden, is located at the southwestern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, guarding the gateway from the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean.

Yemen is in the Arabian Peninsula and seems to have nothing to do with British India, but in fact Aden is part of British India, but it doesn't often appear on the map.

Aden was occupied by the British and became a British colony. The British East India Company built a fuel coal warehouse in Aden to add fuel to the passing steamships and serve as the settlement of Aden under the jurisdiction of Mumbai until 1937. Like Burma, it was separated from the jurisdiction of British India.

Because it is a transit point in Mumbai, there are many Indians working in Aden. If the Congress Party does not tame it, Alan Wilson may have to send a telegram to the Commissioner of Aden.

While preparing for the meeting at the Governor's Palace, the Congress Party was also having heated discussions. As the representative who was carried out, Gandhi had a wide range of influence, and the signboard of the Congress Party naturally had a large number of followers.

The ideal of these followers? In fact, it is similar to Gandhi himself. He hopes that after independence, the entire British India will become a large rural area where everyone coexists peacefully, and he opposes industrialization.

This kind of concept is really nothing new in this era. There are many political parties that focus on agriculture. The Croatian armed forces that have been at war with the Yugoslav Homeland Army for a long time are such ideas.

If it were decades later, Alan Wilson felt that Europe's obsessive environmentalist parties should be regarded as successors.

Naturally, Alan Wilson couldn't know about the internal discussions of the Congress Party, but they were also full of gunpowder. Gandhi himself insisted on non-violence and non-cooperation. Of course Nehru also expressed support for this, but he didn’t think so in his heart, but he didn’t insist on fighting the British like the former chairman of the National Congress who defected to Japan. A country is established by force.

Nehru and Gandhi expressed diametrically opposed to the news that the Government House would be built. Gandhi opposed it, thinking it was another conspiracy by the British, while Nehru expressed support, thinking that it was a good thing after all.

However, apart from their attitude towards Dajian, the two have a lot in common. For example, they both believe that if they become independent in the future, the entire British India should be independent to avoid splitting into two or several countries.

When the two opinions were arguing endlessly, a third-party opinion naturally appeared. The third-party opinion believed that the main focus should be on bridging the contradiction between the two major religions that the Governor's Office claimed.

In this way, the question turned to the issue of the integrity of British India. If the rift between the two major religions can be bridged and the unity of the entire India can be preserved, both Nehru and Gandhi agreed.

This internal discussion finally decided to talk to the Governor's Office in New Delhi.

Contrary to the Congress Party, the Muslim League verbally opposed this construction, but it did not turn into demonstrations.

In this way, four days after the Christmas dinner, at the Governor's Palace in New Delhi, Alan Wilson, who represented the Governor's Palace, waited until the representatives of the Congress Party came to the door.

"Nehru came in person?" Listening to the report from the Secretary of the Governor's Office, Alan Wilson showed meaningful eyes, but immediately became calm and said, "I have always paid high respects to Mr. Nehru. Respect, Mr Nehru is known to be a learned and charismatic leader."

"Alan, how are you going to deal with the charismatic leader you say?" Sir Barron, who was sitting behind the table, asked, "Don't mix personal emotions in the communication."

"Of course not, Sir Barron." Alan Wilson bowed his head slightly and said politely, "Personal prejudice cannot be mixed in formal meetings, and besides, I have no personal grievances with the Indians."

"Then I'll drink a cup of afternoon tea first and wait for your news." Sir Barron said without moving while squatting with a cup of black tea.

Alan Wilson nodded and walked out of Sir Barron's office, heading for the conference room that had been cleaned out.

Nehru was wearing a traditional Indian robe and a white hat. Behind him were the representatives of the Congress Party this time. A total of eight people entered the Governor's Palace of British India. Under the watchful eyes of the British guards, they came to the door of the conference room. , Push the door and enter.

"Welcome to the distinguished guests of the Congress Party!" As soon as the two sides met, Alan Wilson greeted with a gentle smile, saying that he had been looking forward to this moment for a long time, but in fact he just came here.

Nehru did not know Alan Wilson, and it can even be said that he had long forgotten to pressure a commissioner in Hyderabad. For Nehru, it was just a small matter of nodding in agreement when others reported it.

A leader like Nehru doesn't seem like Gandhi went on hunger strike every now and then. How can he remember what he did one day a few months ago?

Facing the enthusiasm of a young negotiator, the representative of the Congress Party also responded with a friendly smile, and even greeted with Hindu etiquette, and Alan Wilson also pretended to put his hands together in return.

In the eyes of Hindus, Buddhism is a branch of Hinduism. Of course, only Hindus in British India think so, and Buddhists in other regions think it is fart.

After a friendly greeting, the representatives of both sides sat down, and Alan Wilson said with a smile, "Actually, I never think that what many people in London say is true, that is, the Congress Party is the Bolsheviks of British India. Nehru is another Stalin, and I personally have always disagreed with what some people said about using drastic measures against the Congress Party.”