Chapter 23 The Andaman Islands

Even if it is based on the overall situation, in order to maintain India's stronger foundation than Pakistan, there are still quite a few places where the knife can be used. It is not possible to create a bunch of small countries that cannot catch up with Pakistan. It is still possible to cut off some corners.

After bidding farewell to Ali Khan, Alan Wilson took John and the Portuguese representative Pedro back to the residence of the British. Similar gatherings could not be completed in one day, and they could not stay in Ali Khan's palace all the time.

"Commissioner, why don't you drink a cup of black tea? I made it!" Alyssa brought a cup of black tea to Alan Wilson, who was a little drunk, and followed the commissioner for a long time. The taste of milk tea is different from that of ordinary British people, but tea.

"Oh, thank you, Alisa, you've worked hard." Alan Wilson, with straight eyes, thanked with a smile, "I'm a student of the Oriental College, and I lived in Xiangjiang. My eating habits are somewhat oriental, thanks to you remembering."

"You are my boss, I don't dare to forget." Alisa sat down with her thighs together, looking very ladylike, and smiled at some superior bosses, "Actually, you don't have to run back and forth like lightning at all, listen Some old staff of the Commissioner said that the previous commissioner was not so desperate."

"It also depends on time. The time we are in now does not allow us to enjoy life. Oh yes!" Alan Wilson seemed to remember something, took out the briefcase under his feet, and took it out from Ali Khan. gift for him.

As soon as he took it out, Alisa's eyes were straightened, and it turned out to be small gold nuggets. Although his family background was good, he had never seen so much gold.

This is not as good as his boss. Alan Wilson has seen a lot of gold, so he looks very plain, "Go and call Andy and the others, divide up the gold, and come to South India from New Delhi. Is it for the sake of the general public?" To contribute to the people of South Asia? Anyway, this is not my purpose, we want to think about our own lives and avoid living in poverty in the future, so that is the purpose of our work."

The gold that Alan Wilson took out was a small gold bar of ten tolas, and a tola is a unit of weight in India. One tola is equivalent to 11.7 grams, and ten tolas is 117 grams.

Of course, this is not all the benefit money that Ali Khan gave him, but he just took it out and distributed it to his assistants. Ali Khan's gold is all transported by truck, and this gold is completely worthless compared to his huge wealth.

Soon the other nine assistants came to Alan Wilson's office. Everyone's eyes seemed to be equipped with radar, and they saw the gold on the table instantly, and they couldn't move away.

"They're all here, take a piece for each person and keep it well. This thing is much more useful than rupees, and it's hard currency everywhere." Alan Wilson immediately gave his assistants a surprise, letting them share that they came to work in Hyderabad joy.

As for his own share, he didn't need his assistants to bother, and it was really not much. He was busy organizing the alliance of Tubang, and even called the Portuguese to attend the party. How can a small reward be enough to impress Yes, if you want to let him, the commissioner of the British Empire, do things, you have to pay more!

"Commissioner, you are so kind to us." Andy was overjoyed holding a small gold bar. "It is definitely a right decision to come to work in Hyderabad."

"Oh, is that so? Then don't whine behind your back, what is Lightning Allen?" Allen Wilson scolded with a smile, and then turned serious, "Compared with local civil servants, we have a certain number of people in British India." degree of freedom, but it is still up to you whether you can return home with a full load. Well, let’s go and rest, we still have to work for a few days.”

The Commissioner of Hyderabad, who just won the title of Lightning Allen, is not tired, but because he drank a little wine, his mind is very active. At this time, Hyderabad is in darkness except for a few places.

In this era, except for a few places in the big cities of South India, most of the areas were not powered.

Under the light, the tireless Alan Wilson opened a map of British India to pass the time, and rested when the sleepiness hit, "It would be a pity if the Andaman Islands became independent with India. It can't be cheap for Nehru." .”

Decades later, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands were an overseas joint dependency of the Federation of India, located south of Myanmar, between the Bay of Bengal and the Burma Sea, and 800 kilometers away from the Indian mainland. An island group in the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar, India, in the southeastern Bay of Bengal.

In fact, whether the Andaman and Nicobar Islands belong to Myanmar or become part of Bangladesh, it makes sense. But it belongs to India, which is undoubtedly a certain legacy of the British Empire.

The most important thing is that the Andaman and Nicobar Islands are just on the westward route of the Strait of Malacca. As long as the ship comes out of the Strait of Malacca, it can be monitored by the military facilities of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Because of the strong productivity of the United States during the war, in terms of naval size, the U.S. Navy is undoubtedly the world's number one, surpassing the world's number one Royal Navy before World War II. But the current strength of the British Royal Navy is also the only second in the world.

The British Royal Navy is not an opponent of the US Navy, but it also surpasses the naval power of other countries. The Japanese navy is only close to the British Royal Navy in terms of strength, but the main force of the Royal Navy is not in Asia. After all, in the eyes of the British, Malacca is close at hand; in the eyes of the Japanese, Gibraltar is far away.

The world's No. 1 colonial empire is so tyrannical. Now that Alan Wilson is looking at the location of the Andaman-Nicobar Islands, his desire to cut it off from British India is getting stronger and stronger.

At least right after World War II, when the strength of the British Royal Navy was still there, the status of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands was very important, far from being reflected in that little land area.

The Andaman-Nicobar Islands were chosen because Alan Wilson thought it was easier, because India just became independent and would definitely not vigorously build a navy, and it does not necessarily have such an understanding. It is not difficult to cut off an archipelago that is isolated overseas!

Furthermore, it is also convincing to London. Although the independence of British India is likely to be a certainty, the British colonies are not only British India, but also British Malaya. The Strait of Malacca is still under the control of the British Empire, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, which happen to block the route of the Strait of Malacca, should of course remain in the British Empire.