Chapter 214 Macklin Wants It All

This is not a conflict. Hard knives must be used and soft knives must be prepared. Public opinion has always been a very important thing.

Starting from a British Ceylon that is influenced by British India but can still control the situation, it can be used as a reference to control the actions in British India within an appropriate range. After all, considering the situation in the world, Nor should India be weakened too much.

From a grand strategic point of view, it is of course beneficial to take action against Hinduism in British Ceylon. Of course, for the sake of maintaining the British Empire, Alan Wilson cannot split British India into seven or eight pieces, otherwise there will be no checks and balances Not far away in the world of peace religion in the Middle East, we must also be wary of the subcontinent being scattered and becoming the back garden of the Soviet Union or a major northern country.

Therefore, India must have sufficient strength to protect itself, and it would be best if it can cause trouble for others.

But it also cannot allow India to be too powerful and affect the interests of the British Empire. India's influence is limited to the coastline of the subcontinent and must not cross the border.

In the telegram to Donald Maclean, Commissioner of British Ceylon, of course, it cannot be said so bluntly. Since the five heroes of Cambridge in history have been preserved in the world with idealized records, Alan Wilson wants to see whether this idealization is true or false.

In Colombo, the capital of British Ceylon, Donald McLean swung his golf club amidst the cheers of the crowd, and the golf ball drew a wonderful arc. Although he did not make a hole-in-one, victory was imminent.

On the balcony of the hotel not far away, some gentlemen and ladies were enjoying the tropical scenery, chatting in twos and threes, and even chatted about Vivien Leigh who was in British India.

"How dirty is that place in India? How did our movie queen go there? If you want to relax, you still have to come to Ceylon. General Mountbatten was here a few years ago, most of the year, but I don't know why in the last year. Yes, and have been staying in New Delhi.”

"Wouldn't it be nice to come to Ceylon to play golf and watch horse racing? How about we appeal to the Governor's Palace in New Delhi and invite Vivien Leigh to Ceylon as a guest?"

"Commissioner, it's a telegram from New Delhi. Would you like to see it, or tomorrow?" Just as McLean was about to win in one fell swoop, a secretary came over with a telegram from the Governor's Office of British India in his hand.

"Wait for me in the rest area, and I'll be there right away." McLean, wearing a ball cap, waved his hand indifferently, pointing to the parasol in the rest area and ordered, "There are drinks over there, you can do whatever you want."

Then he swung his club to complete the victory. People nearby stood up and cheered, excited about Donald McLean's victory. Amid the applause of everyone, Donald McLean returned to the rest area.

I have to admit in my heart that the life of being a commissioner in the colony is not as difficult as I imagined. It's not bad to get used to it, life is very relaxed, far less busy than before.

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No wonder when he was in London, Alan Wilson always mentioned from time to time that he wanted to return to British India. The life here was really comfortable. He brought a glass of coconut water, and Donald Maclean brought the telegram from New Delhi.

"The Minister of Indian Affairs has just left the subcontinent. Before leaving, he emphasized the importance of the Clean India Movement. I very much hope that British India and the colonies affected can change the current atmosphere."

"Actually, we have planned for a long time, but we have always been concerned about the image of British India and have not made up our minds. The most shameless crime in the world is the crime against women and children, let alone a combination of both. And British India And neighboring Ceylon, is the epicenter of this crime."

On the Galle Face Green Golf Course, other gentlemen and ladies were still entertaining, but Donald MacLean was serious, looking at the telegram sent from New Delhi.

Because of the low status of Indian women, the poor at the bottom will sell young girls to temples in exchange for a little money. At the same time, by virtue of this method,

Can bring good luck to the family.

Sometimes there will be elders from the temple who see a decent girl in the field or somewhere, go directly to the girl's home, and ask the girl's family to sell the girl to the temple in the name of the gods.

Most of these girls are between 12 and 13 years old, and few girls over 15 years old are selected. After being selected, their destiny is to marry the gods, because the gods will not come to the bridal chamber. monks.

They believed that by having sex with the woman of the gods, they could get closer to the gods. Since then, the saint has embarked on the road of dedicating herself to monks.

The idea received by the saint is: this is dedication to the faith, and it is possible to become a master in the next life, reverse the class, and be rich and unparalleled.

"Fack!" Donald McLean was in a bad mood. He looked up at the gentleman and lady on the golf course, but he couldn't bring his good mood back.

In Alan Wilson's telegram, there was no concealment attempt at all, and he hoped that British Ceylon would be the first to launch a raid on the Hindu gathering areas in the north. If successful, British India would follow suit.

The telegram did not hide even a little bit, even Ceylon is a Buddhist country, and the British garrison presence can control the situation, they all frankly stated in the telegram that they wanted to test the waters with British Ceylon.

To be honest, it is said that the current British India may set off the next independent rally at some point. The British Empire must weaken the influence of Hinduism at present, and it has been clearly stated.

Why should the influence of Hinduism be weakened? Donald McLean used to only serve in the country, of course he does not understand. But after becoming the Commissioner of Ceylon, I gradually understood what was going on.

Colonization is of course good for the British Empire, but everything has two sides, and there is never a unilateral benefit. The British Empire began to receive backlash from British India. Not only the British colonies in Southeast Asia, such as Malaya and Sarawak, but also Xiangjiang began to appear Indianized to varying degrees.

Even the British Yemen-Somalia, which is known as the most intrusive peace religion, has been Indianized, and Indian ethnic communities have also emerged there.

Because British Ceylon is very close to the subcontinent, it cannot get rid of the subtle influence of Hinduism, and the situation is more serious than other colonies.

Now the Governor's Palace began to prepare for the independence of British India and began to eradicate Indian influence in these colonies. A good place to start with British Ceylon.

In fact, members of the National Congress Party have said similar things, expressing the relationship between Ceylon and India since ancient times. The evidence is the influence of Hinduism in northern Ceylon. Before independence, they have already begun to think about other legacies of the British Empire. The road to a great country has begun, how can this work?

Although the telegram is full of the ugly face of imperialism, the buttocks stand on the side of colonialism and sing praises. On another occasion, the Commissioner of Ceylon might give him contempt, but McLean is obviously not in the mood now.

"Contact the Trincomalee garrison right away, and tell me that I'm going to visit and discuss some issues with the commander of the base." McLean put away the telegram and ordered to the secretary who had just sent the telegram.

"Just send a telegram directly." The secretary sitting across from McLean was puzzled. He didn't know why Commissioner Ceylon seemed to be a different person in such a short period of time. He was talking and laughing on the golf course just now. .

"It's better to have a face-to-face interview. It's not clear on the telegram. I'm not Alan. I even sent so many telegrams." Donald McLean had a cold face, because this telegram that disturbed his good mood did not give a good face .

Of course, he is dissatisfied with Alan Wilson's ideological complicity with imperialist colonialism. But he is also a British, and choosing between India and the British Empire must be to safeguard the interests of the United Kingdom.

And the group of Indian saints, he didn't know the existence of this group before, so he can pretend that he didn't see it. Now that we know it, we must eliminate this phenomenon.

Even if it is used to some extent, he has no objection, which is a good thing after all.

McLean soon left the Galle Face Green golf course, and now has two things to do. The first is to determine whether such a group exists in the temples of the Hindu community in the northern Tamil area.

The second point is that contacting the British army at Trincomalee Naval Base is more credible for my own family.

In the evening, in front of Donald McLean, several bald-headed Buddhist monks were already sitting. After learning about the purpose of the Ceylon commissioner, they looked at each other, "We know this kind of behavior, the Gopram Tower temple, and the worship of wet monks. There are many temples like this in places where Tamils ​​live, such as the Temple of God of War, the son of the mother-in-law.”

"Thank you, I just need to know if this kind of thing exists." McLean thanked several monks in front of him, "There will be no such saints in Buddhist temples."

"I dare not say that this phenomenon does not exist in temples in Ceylon at all, but it is contrary to the idea of ​​Buddhism. If it occurs, it is a personal matter and has nothing to do with religious traditions."

"Then monks, please go back." Donald McLean gestured to the secretary next to him with his eyes, sent a few monks back, and when the secretary came back, he ordered, "Inquire about the situation of all Hindu temples, prepare the car, and I will go to Trincao tomorrow morning." Mali Naval Base."

Idealists are efficient. On the second night, Donald McLean was already at the Trincomalee Naval Base, and several Royal Navy warships were docked in the bay not far away.

McLean stayed at the headquarters for a long time, saying that this was an instruction from New Delhi that British Ceylon should act first, and explained the various analyzes in Alan Wilson's telegram, saying that it was to safeguard the interests of the British Empire. Eliminate the influence of India, which is eyeing British Ceylon.

"Well, since it is New Delhi's instruction, the Navy is willing to participate in this operation. Just tell us the target!"

"There is no specific target, all Hindu temples must be searched." Donald McLean said word by word, "Not one, but all."