Chapter 182 Concentrating on Big Events

But even if it is a large-scale construction plan with a sheep's head, it still needs everyone's hard work. We can't make a plan full of loopholes, otherwise it will be spotted by the middle and lower-level Indian civil servants?

Therefore, this plan must be ambitious, believable and sincere, and you cannot just open a plan and spend money. Alan Wilson's proposition has already gained consensus among senior civil servants in British India.

Therefore, at the Christmas party near the end of the year, the British civil servants did not spend all their meals during the meal. They did not forget their work for entertainment, and did their best to contribute to the development of India.

Many senior civil servants are old seniors. Although Alan Wilson is an assistant to the commissioner, he is not picky about these seniors. For example, the road construction plan in Bangladesh Province has a very mature overall view.

If you don't take into account that the Ganges Delta is always flooded, resulting in roads and bridges that don't last long.

And once India is partitioned, Greater Bengal will be divided into two countries, the bridges will go to Pakistan, the roads built will be abandoned, and other reasons, this is a perfect plan.

Storm surges in the Ganges Delta are mostly caused by hurricanes, which are formed by a strongly developing low pressure center. Synchronized with the "summer monsoon", mid-May to mid-September is the season when tropical cyclones prevail. During this period, there are many convective rains and typhoons, often lightning and thunder, and heavy rains cause disasters.

The Ganges Delta is low and flat with an average altitude of only ten meters. The area near the Bay of Bengal is less than ten meters above sea level. The river network is densely covered and the coastline is funnel-shaped. Storm surges are not easy to disperse and gather near the mouth of the Ganges River, forming strong tides and covering the sky. Flooding to the Ganges delta plain, it is easy to cause large-scale flooding.

Hurricanes and rainstorms in the Ganges Delta are common occurrences, and the geographical factors in this are also due to the Himalayas. The precipitation in the entire Ganges River Basin is outrageous during the rainy season, and the Ganges River Delta is one of the high-incidence areas. Once a flood occurs, it is not sensational at all that 100,000 to 200,000 people will die.

But even so, the impact plain of the Ganges Delta is still the treasure land of the Ganges. After the partition of India and Pakistan, the mouth of the Ganges fell into the hands of other countries, which seriously affected the development of the Ganges Basin.

It is equivalent to that the Yangtze River Basin is under control, but the Dahekou from Huijing to Shanghai is lost. This is a fart.

Different provinces have different advantages. Bangladesh is mainly built on roads and bridges. Delhi and Mumbai can also have their own projects. Since they are the top two cities, the capital and the import and export trade center, the development of real estate should not be too much. ?

In the presence of Alan Wilson and senior civil servants in British India,

Immediately, a map of the distribution of natural resources appeared.

From the map in front of me, the gentlemen who are closely united probably already know it in their hearts. India's current industrial zone and resource allocation are actually located in the northeast region near the mouth of the Ganges River. The industrial zone centered on Calcutta is currently the most powerful industrial zone in British India.

So this time the big construction is mainly to strengthen the Calcutta industrial zone. As for Delhi and Mumbai, just build a house. Once the Partition of India and Pakistan occurs, the Calcutta industrial zone will collapse.

No wonder Nehru strongly opposed it when the Partition of India and Pakistan was first proposed. It turns out that this is where the Bengalis live and where the essence of British India lies.

The industrial area centered on Calcutta is the earliest industrial area formed in British India. Linen spinning and machinery are the two major industrial sectors in this area. The Ganges Delta is the jute producing area of ​​India. manufacturing industry center. Calcutta is the largest city in the Ganges Delta and has long been the largest city in South Asia.

However, all of this will say goodbye with the partition of India and Pakistan, and it is destined to decline due to political reasons.

"Northeast! The direction is the same! What a great place." Alan Wilson rubbed his chin with his hand, and suddenly thought of an old industrial area with similar basic conditions, so he directly set the core area of ​​Dajian, and opened his mouth to face The colleagues around said, "Gentlemen, this is an era of reconciliation. Calcutta is full of diverse charms. It should be the most prosperous place in British India, isn't it? Compared with other places, this is a heavy industrial area. Heavy industry The development of China needs a lot of capital investment, and it needs a lot of money."

Very, very large investment, this sentence has attracted the attention of all the chief executives, but if Calcutta is concentrated as the center of the construction, wouldn't other provinces lose their share? How about that?

Faced with this kind of objection, Alan Weir signaled to be calm and said, "Gentlemen, now is the time to unite. If the Indians know what we are like now, they will laugh at us. Let's not be limited to one city and one city. The gains and losses of the land, because it is very likely that the entire British India will not have room for us to display our talents."

"The advantage of concentrating efforts to do big things is that when all eyes are on one place, everyone has made their own contribution, and of course they all have their own share."

"Gentlemen, this is not normal. We are in the same boat now." The chief executive of Bengal Province, Glitter, also said, "All the funds of British India are gathered together, and the movement of every fund is in the hands of everyone." Under your nose, you can send people to Calcutta to closely monitor the movement of funds."

"Of course, we have to carry out large-scale construction in a planned way. For example, we must strictly establish supporting factories in the residential areas of Hindus and peaceful Christians. To use a popular metaphor, we have to give Hindus a lock. , but the key is in the hands of the Peace Cultists, and vice versa."

Alan Wilson explained lightly that the advantage of this is that once the Partition of India and Pakistan begins, the entire Kolkata industrial area will collapse as a whole, and even if it doesn't end all at once, there is no need to think about any further development.

London is still hesitating about the idea of ​​British India, but those present are all civil servants of British India. Everyone knows that Ali Jinnah has publicly announced more than once that he will never stay in the same country with Hindus .

This resolute attitude, even after being assassinated, did not change, on the contrary, it became more and more firm.

Thinking of the distribution of the two major religions, when looking at the Kolkata industrial zone, everyone can see the difference.

"We are also trying to bridge the conflict between the two major religions. As Allen said, this is an era of reconciliation." The chief executive of Bangladesh, Grit, nodded in understanding, and then said loudly, "This is not just about Calcutta or It is the province of Bengal, and the glory belongs to the whole of British India, including any religion."

"Yes, yes!" The chief executives of the provinces responded positively, so the key areas of the major construction this time have already been determined, and the rest is what kind of support the provinces can give, which Alan Wilson is not a professional , but also these chief executives to introduce.

Looking at the colleagues who spoke freely, Alan Wilson was quite proud. The counterpart assistance appeared in British India in this way, which should be regarded as a feat of his own.

Based on the principle of "complementary advantages, mutual benefit, long-term cooperation, and common development", the two parties should carry out multi-level and all-round cooperation in poverty alleviation assistance, economic and technological cooperation, and talent exchanges.

However, the difference is that the Calcutta Industrial Zone itself is currently the most important industrial zone in British India.

Therefore, the current counterpart assistance is to help the backward areas to help the rich areas become richer. The main goal of the large-scale construction plan is to drain all funds and talents from other provinces and focus on the construction of the Calcutta industrial zone.

I look forward to this becoming the most competitive place in British India. This is all for the future of British India.

However, if there are some twists and turns in the future that no one wants to see, such as the partition of India and Pakistan, all funds and construction will naturally be in vain.

But there is absolutely no responsibility for the gentlemen present here. It is well known that this time the large-scale construction plan is a good intention, and it even has the intention of bridging the places where Hindus and peace believers live together and promoting unity.

If the two groups of people have to live separately in the future, resulting in the disintegration of the entire Calcutta industrial zone, the responsibility cannot fall on the gentlemen present, but the selfishness of the Congress Party and the Muslim League.

Already having a framework for the general direction, Alan Wilson quickly sent the preliminary plan to Sir Barron.

Once Sir Barron approves, he will report to British India. Holding the draft of the major construction plan, Sir Barron asked a few questions, "This draft is very detailed, but if London proposes a major construction plan for this What if the Kolkata industrial zone is going to be a contender?"

"Sir Barron, this is a long-term development plan. My colleagues and I believe that now is the time to realize the potential of British India. There are many people and strength. I believe that mobilizing the enthusiasm, the ten-year development plan can be achieved in the future." We will launch at the same time within a year." Alan Wilson explained calmly, "We have all worked in British India for many years, and we have deep feelings for this land, and we are eager to see earth-shaking changes here."

"Okay, I'll send this draft to Sir Edward right away, don't leave yet, and explain some key points here that the locals may not think about." Sir Barron nodded, and stopped Ai who was about to leave. Len Wilson.

"Oh, I understand!" Alan Wilson stayed very obediently, and the annotation document must have been sent to the cabinet secretary.

With the invisible radio waves, the big construction draft crossed half a broken ball, spread to the European continent, and was soon placed on Edward Bridges' desk.