Chapter 108 Approval by the Cabinet Secretary

Seeing that Alan Wilson was silent, Edward Bridges asked, "Now let me ask you a few questions. Once British India becomes independent, will it flourish?"

"British India will definitely fall into chaos. The two major religions that have been suppressed for a long time will merge. Fifteen major states including Hyderabad are certain factors, but based on what I know about Ali Khan, he will not choose Incorporated into India. But Nehru's fundamentals are too strong, and he can solve these problems if he is given time." Alan Wilson told the truth that this was what happened later.

"Very good!" Edward Bridges nodded in approval, and then asked, "Do you think the independence of British India is a good thing for the British Empire?"

"Of course not. British India is the most important colony of the British Empire. Once independent, it will have an impact on the vast colonies of the British Empire. This will make our civilization go backwards. For more than a hundred years, we have continued to make British India stronger, but India Chinese nationalists will definitely not appreciate it and think it should be, they will only pursue the ancient and greatness of India, if the development does not go well, it must be the colonizers’ fault.”

Once again, it was very good, and Edward Bridges said very satisfied, "Mr. Churchill and Prime Minister Attlee have different views on the issue of British India. Prime Minister Churchill believes that it should be suppressed, but our British Empire In fact, it can no longer be done, and Prime Minister Attlee thinks it should be given up, but I personally don’t agree with it.”

What Edward Bridges meant in his words was that he hoped that British India would stand on the last post. This is actually Alan Wilson's idea. In terms of the independence of British India, the British Empire is still a little too benevolent.

It may be that there is still a chance to make a comeback in the future, and it is not like France, which ransacked the colony from the bottom up before leaving, but judging from the later days, the French method is more shocking.

Although France was far less successful than Britain in the colonial era, when the post-colonial era came, France maintained greater influence over the original colonies.

In the eyes of Alan Wilson, you can find countless serious problems facing India with your eyes closed, and even if there are no problems now, as long as he is given the opportunity to return to British India, he can also create problems.

Although the premise of creating the problem is that Hinduism must be stronger than the Peace religion, this cannot be changed. But in other ways he is still very thoughtful.

The opportunity was at hand, and Edward Bridges, as cabinet secretary, played a decisive role in the deployment of civil servants. With greater enthusiasm than the Potsdam Conference, Alan Wilson expounded his vision of using British India to pull the British Empire out of the quagmire, including the dual-track price system he imagined.

The dual-track price system refers to the price management system in which the national unified pricing and market-adjusted prices coexist for the same commodity. It is formed due to the simultaneous implementation of two operating mechanisms of planned regulation and market regulation. Mainly related to food prices and prices of means of production.

The countries that often use this method have good relations with the Soviet Union, but the reason is the same. This method of relying on administrative power to rescue emergencies can now be done by the United Kingdom, which is what Alan Wilson imagined before, using food from British India Stabilize the order in the German-occupied area, and import the industries restored in the German-occupied area to British India.

The British Empire is in the middle, controlling the pricing power of German industrial products and British Indian agricultural products, and getting the price difference to restore the prosperity of the British mainland. Once the British mainland returns to the pre-war level, it can redeploy resources to the major colonies .

There is also an imperial preferential system within the British Empire, which can be used as a boost for this kind of deployment. The key is efficiency.

However, the German-occupied area is in a de facto state of military control, and British India is directly a colony. At present, the British Empire has no shortage of administrative power in these two places.

Finally Edward Bridges' problem is that once British India becomes independent,

I am afraid that local citizens cannot accept this gap in their hearts. Alan Wilson can also answer this point. As long as corpses floating in the Ganges and rape tragedies occupy a page on the BBC for a month, British citizens in the UK will probably be able to accept it in their hearts.

"I just said that Sir Barron is still good at finding talents." Edward Bridges asked several questions and got satisfactory answers, especially about the pricing system linked to British India and the British-occupied area of ​​Germany. Very attractive to him.

"At your level, tell the Prime Minister that these plans are not credible." Edward Bridges thought for a moment and said, "If the Prime Minister asks you, you only need to keep the content of British India. How? To maintain the influence of the British Empire, if the Prime Minister asks, I will come up with this plan for you, hey, in fact, this is not easy, the Americans can keep an eye on it."

"Sir Edward, in fact, the colonial empire is not only our British Empire, but also France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Portugal. If we can get the support of these countries on the colonial issue, our room for maneuver may be much greater." Alan Wilson still maintained a humble attitude. He made a suggestion, and it was up to Edward Bridges to judge whether it would be implemented.

"Actually, on this issue, there is a suitable candidate to be the executor." A smile appeared on the corner of Edward Bridges's mouth, "It's still too early for the Deputy Secretary-General, if you really want to If you want to go back to India, you can go back as a liaison officer of the Ministry of Indian Affairs and work as an assistant to Barron."

Isn't this progress? Alan Wilson's eyes widened suddenly, and he couldn't help asking excitedly, "Can I go back to British India?"

"Of course! And I can see that your love for British India cannot be concealed." Edward Bridges nodded in approval, "But it may take two or three months to arrange, the Potsdam Conference After the end, the Prime Minister will definitely be busy with domestic issues, and when the time is right, I will transfer you back to New Delhi. Of course, I very much look forward to your fulfilling the beautiful vision just mentioned."

Coming out of Edward Bridges, Alan Wilson felt like walking with wind. What is a dream come true? That's it. Although it may take two or three months to arrange, he is full of energy now.

Not to mention that Edward Bridges wants to upgrade his rank and directly become the assistant to Sir Barron at the deputy secretary-general level. Once the work of British India is completed beautifully, I believe it can gain a foothold in London.

It is not in vain that he has devoted himself to the British Empire since he arrived in Europe. He has traveled almost all over Western Europe from France to Austria.

"Nehru, you wait for me." Alan Wilson expressed his longing for the vibrant and colorful big country in a tone of great anticipation.