Chapter 1 Yes, Governor!

The noisy noise outside the car window came from time to time, but Alan Wilson had already practiced the ability to turn a deaf ear, isolating himself from the curry-smelling English outside. There was no transfer from the newspaper in hand, and the headline on the front page was written with a striking headline, "The British Empire has the confidence to regain the entire Burma within a few months."

"Hey!" With an unrecognizable sigh, the voice was so low that the person involved couldn't even hear it. Alan Wilson put away the newspaper and looked out the window calmly. There was no longer a strong accent of English hawking in his ears.

Now the bus has passed through the Delhi Gate and entered the area of ​​New Delhi, the later capital of India. Now it is 1945. The biggest difference between New Delhi and Delhi is that New Delhi is completely British. Because Calcutta is too remote, the capital of British India was moved to the newly built urban area of ​​Delhi. New Delhi has only been inhabited by British people for a long time.

In 1945, this was the biggest problem Alan Wilson faced. The British Empire, which had been running around the world for three hundred years, was in decline. Although it still had colonies of 30 million square kilometers, five million troops were fighting on battlefields around the world. , but the end of this world war is the beginning of the decline of the British Empire.

Compared with the two armies of the United States and the Soviet Union with tens of millions of troops, a country that dominates the land and the other dominates the sea, it seems that the post-war world no longer has the position of the former overlord, the British Empire. This makes Alan Wilson, who is going to copy the history of countless classic protagonists Civil servants feel at a loss.

And with the blessing of past life memories, Alan Wilson certainly understands that the horn of the disintegration of the British Empire is in the land under his feet now. The most important colony of the British Empire in the world, British India with an area of ​​more than 4 million square kilometers is the first to sound. .

And this is unstoppable at all. Don’t say that Alan Wilson is just an inexperienced civil servant. Even if he is the governor of India now, he can’t ignore the independent voice that has become the consensus of British India. One day or one day later, what benefits can be gained from it.

After getting off the bus and being inspected by the guards, Alan Wilson stood directly in front of the Governor's Palace of India, which looked like the White House. His eyes swept past the British Indian flag on the dome of the Governor's Palace. He knew the way ahead right ahead.

"Sir, what's the matter with you?" The guard who had just finished checking looked at Alan Wilson, and said with some amusement, "But it's rare for someone as young as you to be seen in the Governor's Mansion."

"I'll just take it as a compliment, thank you." Alan Wilson lowered his head slightly and replied with a smile. By the way, he concealed his embarrassment just now, and walked towards the building somewhat similar to the White House.

The Governor's Mansion was full of office workers in a hurry, and in a well-lit room, the current Governor of India, Archibald Percival Wavell, was stretching out his hands in front of the fireplace to absorb the heat, without turning his head. He asked back, "Barron, have the members of the Muslim League and the Congress Party left?"

"Yes, Governor, they have already left." The man named Barron looked to be in his forties, his clean face was obviously well-groomed, and he replied solemnly, "Every time the two sides meet, the differences seem to be greater More at once, not less, not just for both parties, but for us as well."

"Damn it, the Prime Minister definitely doesn't want to hear the news." Governor Wavell yelled in a low voice, but it was more of a helpless sigh than a yell. Compared with the public news that the front-line British-Indian Army had invaded Burma and was about to avenge the Japanese, the internal disputes that gave him headaches from time to time could always dilute his good mood as the Governor of India.

"They and Ali Jinnah and Nehru they represent really give us a lot of headaches. Mr. Governor!" Although Barron still had a calm expression, he had to admit that compared with the world that had seen the dawn of victory, Great War, is the pearl of the British Empire still as shining as it is now?

is the biggest problem.

There was a suffocating embarrassment in the room, except for the charcoal fire burning in the fireplace, there was no sound.

Although there are some liberal imperialists in the Conservative Party, they claim that the investment in India and even the entire colony has exceeded the output, and they hope that the British Empire will abandon the entire colony and stop the current money-losing business.

Just as Adams, the author of The Wealth of Nations 150 years ago, called for the independence of the thirteen states in North America, he believed that British India had become a black hole that consumed the wealth of the British Empire just like the original thirteen states in North America.

However, this kind of voice is not the mainstream among the Conservative Party. Now the Prime Minister of the British Empire, Churchill, has always claimed to defend the glory of the British Empire, but now several leading figures in British India know in their hearts that things are far from that simple.

"Tell London the news of the British Indian Army's penetration into Burma, Barron." Governor Wavell withdrew his hands in front of the fireplace and sighed, "London still hopes for more good news, and put aside the matter of the Congress Party and the Muslim League." behind."

"Yes, governor!" Barron agreed with a stylized smile, and Barron took a few steps back and walked out of the room.

In the entire Governor's Mansion of India, it was normal during the war. Everyone was in a hurry, dealing with information about British India and the entire battlefield in Southeast Asia, and they seemed very busy.

Barron, who left Governor Wavell, waited for his guest today with a gentle face. At this time, he was not idle, but played chess with himself wholeheartedly.

Not long after, the assistant pushed the door open, and Alan Wilson walked in behind him. Barron took the last step without looking up, finished the game of chess, and then looked up at the young man in front of him.

He got up and pointed to a place for Alan Wilson to sit down, then returned to his place and took out a stack of document bags, looked at the person from the corner of his eye, as if verifying his identity.

"You are the son of Grote Wilson. I am very saddened by your father's passing. He and I have a good relationship!" Barron said while looking at the document, "Born in London in 1924, Then he followed his father's work to live in Xiangjiang. Before the Pearl Harbor incident, he obtained information that was extremely important to the allies, and then fell to Calcutta in the Xiangjiang colony. Before the war, you have been admitted to the Oriental College of Oxford University."

Speaking of this, Barron closed the file bag and said, "Your father could have had a bigger job, but unfortunately, there are still more diseases here in South Asia. Alan, you are younger than I thought .”

"Maybe this is not an advantage! Entering the Oriental Department is mainly due to his father's work experience." Alan Wilson replied softly, and he couldn't help sighing in his heart. He had already used the special environment of the colony to persuade his father in this life to change his age. He was three years old, because the courses in primary and secondary schools were really not difficult for him. This makes the upbringing experience seem normal,

As for providing information on Pearl Harbor, he originally intended to be a well-off rich second generation, while gilding his father as a civil servant, to make his father prosperous. However, the fate failed, and the responsibility for starting a business fell on his shoulders.

"Very good, but don't be overly modest. Your studies are very good. If it hadn't been for the outbreak of the World War, you would have become the youngest graduate of Oxford University in recent years." Barron sat on the chair and nodded in satisfaction, then changed the topic and asked Dao, "Although I haven't finished my studies, I have accumulated some concepts about Orientalism. What do you think of India?"

Barron knew the purpose of this age person, and Alan Wilson also knew the purpose of the question asked by the chief civil servant. The two sides knew each other's thoughts and tacitly understood each other.

"Huh?" Alan Wilson pondered for a while, and quickly gave an answer, "There is no doubt that during the time period of the agricultural era, Eastern countries could accumulate far more than European countries because of their advantages in scale and geographical factors. South Asia is one of the best, whether in the past or now, British India has always been the cornerstone of the prosperity of the British Empire, the brightest jewel in the crown."

Barron nodded in approval, and heard Alan Wilson continue, "It is thanks to the wealth created by the extensive colonies that the British Empire can face the attacks of challengers one after another, whether it is Napoleon or William II. India is a land of wealth. Oxford University started the systematic study of Orientalism and produced a large number of talents. These talents have a broad vision and a better understanding of the nature of the world than the narrow thinking of other European countries. "

In the end, Alan Wilson also praised Oxford University. He knew that Barron was also born in Oxford University, and from this aspect, the relationship between the two parties was shortened.

Obviously, Barron is very satisfied with this young man who came here. Thinking that the other party's father has a good relationship with him, he also has a sense of support in his heart. In this place of British India, Barron's authority is no worse than that of several prominent figures.

As the chief of civil servants, Barron quickly asked about his views on British India, the Congress Party, the Muslim League, and his understanding of local Indian politicians such as Gandhi, Nehru, and Ali Jinnah. .

Allen Wilson gave his own answer to this, and gave some future ideas.