Chapter 2 Commissioner of Hyderabad

"Do you think Nehru is a powerful person?" Barron asked with his fingers crossed, in an uncertain tone.

"Yes, Sir Barron." Alan Wilson nodded solemnly, "Compared with Gandhi, who has been imagining the pastoral life, Nehru's own thoughts are more worthy of attention."

Alan Wilson's voice was not loud, but he was extremely firm. In fact, Nehru, the leader of the National Congress Party, and Ali Jinnah, the leader of the Muslim League, are very powerful political figures.

As far as Nehru alone is concerned, he is a person who cannot be compared with Modi in later generations. And Ali Jinnah, who represents another faction, is also a thoroughly secular political figure. Whether it is Hinduism or the Peace Church, it is a tool in the hands of the two people, and they themselves have no religious color.

Compared with Nehru, Ali Jinnah, the leader of the Muslim League, is a leader who is completely close to the West. Even the religious views of the Muslim League have been ignored by Ali Jinnah for a long time.

However, as a minority, Ali Jinnah was inevitably affected by the Muslim League, and Ali Jinnah's health was poor. After his death, the Muslim League and Pakistan quickly entered the road of religiousization.

Nehru of the Congress Party is completely different. Nehru always respects Indian culture, but he is unambiguous when it is time to act. During his term of office, he carried out land reform, defeated Pakistan externally, and reversed the world's impression of the cowardly fighting power of Hindus. The recovery of Portuguese Goa boosted the self-confidence of the whole of India.

In the final analysis, Alan Wilson believes that this has a huge relationship with Nehru's visit to the nascent Soviet Union when he was young. The shock of India is also very normal, which led to Nehru adopting a lot of Soviet methods to solve domestic affairs after India's independence.

If it hadn't been for that war, Nehru might have really built India into a big and impressive country.

Listening to the young man standing in front of him answering his own question in a serious manner, Barron nodded in satisfaction, feeling a strange emotion in his heart. It is hard to imagine that this kind of understanding came from the mouth of a young man in his early twenties .

"It is now a time of war, and many departments are in need of talents." Sir Baron pondered for a moment and said, "During the Battle of Imphal, your father did a lot of work in Calcutta, whether it was the war zone, the Governor's Mansion or the Colonial Department. In our eyes, we also need to consider the opinions of those who have made merit.”

Following Barron's words, Alan Wilson became more and more careful. He knew that his path was within the other's thoughts.

"Well, given your age, Bombay, Calcutta, and even Delhi are a little too conspicuous. Now the seventeen provinces of India are not suitable for your starting work. But for your father's sake, I can let you go from an easy It’s not a low-status job.” Barron said while thinking, “You go to be the Commissioner of Hyderabad, what do you think?”

"Uh? Thank you, Sir Barron." Alan Wilson was stunned for a moment, and An Nai thanked the surprise in his heart.

British India is managed by the Governor's Office and the British Commissioner. There are a total of 17 provinces, which occupy two-thirds of the current British India, and the remaining one-third of the land is distributed over 560 people. Tubang. These soil-states are big and small. The small soil-states are just bigger landlords, while the big ones are treated with great courtesy in the UK and are regarded as heads of state.

Among the more than 500 states, the most powerful state is the Hyderabad state in Sir Barron's mouth. It is the largest state in British India both in terms of area and population, and its strength is far stronger than that which caused many wars between India and Pakistan. of Kashmir.

While Alan Wilson was still thinking, Sir Barron had already said to himself, "Although Hyderabad is not actually under the control of British India, its importance is no less than that of the provinces controlled by the Governor's Palace.

Among the more than 500 states, Hyderabad can be regarded as a weathervane, so don't worry about it, the importance is the same. "

Sir Barron also felt that Alan Wilson was a little disappointed with his arrangement, explained the importance of Hyderabad, and mentioned, "The current local ruler is Mir Osman Ali Khan, a ruler respected by London. Or, communication with him is not inferior to working in provinces under our control."

It may be more comfortable to enter the Indian provinces to work, but considering Alan Wilson's age, Sir Barron is not good. Because of his personal relationship, it is not easy to give the other party a good position among the Indian states indirectly ruled by the British Empire. It will appear too conspicuous and will not be caught by others.

After all, now is the period of world war. Some previous rules can be broken, but there must be a certain degree of fire.

Alan Wilson was not dissatisfied because of this, and he also knew that Sir Barron in front of him had done his best, and within the current rules, he could only do so much.

"During the Battle of Imphal, your father helped me a lot and maintained the stability of India." Finally, Sir Barron mentioned the past, and Alan Wilson understood.

Speaking of Alan Wilson's father, since he fled to India, the old Wilson quickly found a way to continue working in the civil service system, and finally gained a firm foothold in Calcutta.

Calcutta was the capital of British India before New Delhi. The British had been operating in Calcutta for half a century. It was only thirty years ago that the capital was placed in New Delhi. In this era, it was undoubtedly the second largest city in India.

After the Battle of Burma, the center of Bengal faced the threat of the Japanese army until the outbreak of the Battle of Imphal. As for Old Wilson, it was during this time that he followed Sir Barron's orders to maintain the operation of Calcutta.

But this is not what Sir Barron meant. The main reason why he took a high look at Alan Wilson was the outbreak of the Great Bengal Famine. British India always had famines, but the Bengal Famine two years ago had more than three million people He was starved to death just before and after the Battle of Imphal. Old Wilson can be said to be to blame, as is Sir Barron, the chief of the British Indian civil servants working in the Governor's Mansion.

Alan Wilson breathed a sigh of relief. Because of his father's relationship, he finally got what he wanted in the Governor's Mansion. At this moment, Sir Barron said, "Don't be too happy, I only have recommended candidates You should know that the final decision is still in the hands of Governor Wavell, if there is no accident, I will inform you of the good news in a while."

"Thank you, Sir Barron." Alan Wilson took out a gold coin and said to himself, "I got this from a merchant. I personally hope that Sir Barron will not care about his metal composition, but from The precious Indian history can be seen from above, just like the academic issues studied by the Oriental Academy, it can see a wide range of the Eastern world."

"Precious historical value, I think it is." Sir Baron reached out to take it tacitly, glanced at the sunlight shining through the window, and seemed to be admiring the patterns on it.