Chapter 22 Tier 4 Tactics

"Is this?" John pondered for a while, thinking about the political structure of the UK, he seemed to have no reaction time, and smiled wryly, "I can't just throw Goa away without saying a word."

"That's not possible! We always have to explain to the people how to lose Goa." Alan Wilson shook his head with a smile.

John shook the wine glass in his hand, and said with a look of willingness to hear more, "How do you explain it?"

"Stage one, we say nothing happened; stage two, we say maybe something happened, but we shouldn't act; stage three, we say maybe we should act, but we can't do anything about it." Alan Wilson They said as if they understood each other, "In the fourth stage, maybe we could do something at the beginning, but it's too late now."

"Will the public believe this explanation? It would be too stupid to believe it." John picked up his glass with some amusement and said, "But then again, the British have not been so smart since ancient times."

"Of course, my friend, stupid people are easier to deal with, especially for us. Otherwise, the Governor's Mansion had abolished the caste system at the beginning, and then discovered the benefits of this system and began to strengthen it. Even if Aren’t the experienced governors also learning?” Alan Wilson took the wine glass handed over by John and continued, “If the Portuguese can be on our side, even if India becomes independent, we still have a way of."

Bang...John nodded when he heard the words, held a glass and clinked a glass with the Hyderabad commissioner beside him, thanking him for his hospitality. As for Ali Khan, the sovereign of Hyderabad, the two were not very familiar with each other.

"India's independence is the worst outcome you said. Given our current position, it's not too much to imagine the worst outcome." John nodded in agreement, "but for now, this is only good for us , you can get the benefits of the two states, but once India becomes independent, it may be more chaotic than Ali Jinnah's partition plan. I am really a little bit sorry, my moral sense makes me feel a little guilty. "

"Maybe you should go to the church and donate one-tenth of the proceeds to the church. Maybe God will forgive you." Alan Wilson curled his lips and said insincerely, "Then you can retire early and enjoy life gone."

"The tithe tax is a bit too expensive, and it doesn't conform to the tradition of the Anglican Church in the British Empire. It is because of the corrupt Holy See that our king cut off ties with Rome." John rejected Alan Wilson's kindness very simply.

If he had a million pounds, he would give a tenth of it, because he didn't. But you can't donate a tenth of the number regardless of the number. Even if there is only ten pounds, you have to donate one piece. It's too bad.

uh-huh! Alan Wilson didn't answer, and some things can't be seen through. In terms of morality, both of them are equal, otherwise he would not have made a proposal, and immediately got John's cooperation in Junagadh.

For Ali Khan himself, this kind of extravagant banquet is absolutely incompatible with his own life. But despite his simple life, as Alan Wilson judged, Ali Khan is very clear that the wealth he now owns is firmly linked to the monarch of Hyderabad, and everything is not for nothing.

In order to stabilize one's own independent kingdom, some occasions that conflict with personal habits are not completely unacceptable.

While Ali Khan was in a daze alone, Alan Wilson came to the interior of the palace and greeted him friendly, "Dear Majesty, things are going well so far, and I just talked to the Portuguese, and the effect is very good .”

After that, Alan Wilson talked about the communication with the Portuguese. Ali Khan frowned and said, "If you British are about to evacuate, what can the Portuguese help me?"

"You can't say that, Portugal is strongman politics,

The speed of making decisions is faster than London, I believe you understand this, Maharaja. Wouldn't it be to your advantage if the Portuguese reacted immediately and gave London time to make a decision? "Alan Wilson said with a smile, "This is the reason for having a good relationship with the Portuguese, and as far as Goa's status is concerned, there is every reason to do so. "

India took back Goa because it fought a battle with the Portuguese. It was through this battle that Nehru felt that the so-called old-style imperialism was nothing more than that. On the road to stepping into a great power with confidence, he finally bumped into the Himalayas.

If possible, Alan Wilson certainly wants to help the Portuguese. At least the suzerainty of British India must not be handed over to the Congress Party. Even before handing over power to the Congress Party, he should find an opportunity to sign a treaty with the Portuguese and officially Declares that Portuguese Goa is not part of British India.

That's what he and Pedro had just imagined. If Allen Wilson was Sir Baron's position, there would be no need to think about it, and he would immediately prepare to sign a treaty with the Portuguese.

But he was only the commissioner of the Hyderabad state, and the proposal to New Delhi was too ambitious, so he called Pedro and asked the Portuguese Governor's Office to make suggestions to the British Indian Governor's Office at the diplomatic level.

As long as this matter is discussed by the Governor-General of British India, the first step has been successfully completed. With this request, there is a need for discussion. Anyway, if the British Empire leaves the subcontinent, if it is a foregone conclusion, it should not mind giving it to the Portuguese. Be a sympathetic one.

After listening to the Hyderabad commissioner's explanation, the monarch of Hyderabad also understood the key point. Ali Khan thought for a while and said to himself, "That is to say, the Portuguese attach great importance to the existence of Goa and will never give up that port. ?”

"This is the same situation as the Hyderabad state. When facing Nehru, the maharaja may be able to get a little help from the Portuguese." Alan Wilson nodded, appearing full of confidence.

If it is really impossible to keep British India, he certainly hopes that British India will appear as a negative example of the British evacuation, so that it can set an example for other colonies that do not have independence for the time being, and play a deterrent role.

With this goal as the direction of efforts, Indians must not live too well. As for other ideas, Alan Wilson does not have no ideas, but currently he does not have the opportunity and status to operate. He can only do things within the scope of the state first. .

As for whether British India later fell into a huge internal conflict, and how many huge casualties were caused by it?

This has nothing to do with him, the commissioner of Hyderabad, the dead is an Indian, he is a British. At that time, I will start again in another department and continue my official career.