Chapter 243 Governor Mountbatten

Scared to pee? Exclaimed invincible? Edel looked at the assistant commissioner who was known as having a wonderful idea. Could this be the secret of the other party being promoted faster than himself?

"But it seems that there is no such voice in the international public opinion!" Edel said with some embarrassment, "Are you saying that Indians believe it?"

You are asking the right person! Alan Wilson straightened his waist and said, "We can say that is what the international public opinion says. As for whether Indians believe it or not, it depends on two aspects. There are two kinds of people in any region. Those with low self-esteem take the shortcomings common to all mankind. Belonging to their own nation, the largest group is just the opposite, thinking that their own nation has advantages that all human beings do not have. Both groups are huge."

"The former dare not look at us colonists. The mentality of the latter is probably like this. We European barbarians have only risen in the past three hundred years. How can we compare with their ancient civilization?"

Alan Wilson changed the subject when he said this, and laughed unscrupulously, "If I think they commit suicide immediately, and are humiliated by a group of monkeys who have just come down from the tree with three hundred years of money, it is enough to prove our excellence. And they, with The knowledge accumulated thousands of years ago proves how good you are, if it were in nature, Darwin's law would have taken effect long ago."

Seeing Edel nodding, Alan Wilson continued, "The words I said can be generalized including but not limited to all countries in India that consider themselves ancient civilizations. Specifically in India, some Indians who boast a few words will go to heaven , I will definitely believe it, of course this needs guidance, we focus on praising Gandhi, not praising Indians."

"What is the reason?" Edel looked puzzled, not quite understanding the difference.

"We all know that Gandhi is Gandhi, and Indians are Indians. But Indians themselves don't see it that way. This is not a problem with ancient civilizations. All countries are like this. Praising Gandhi, Indians will think it is a compliment. They. Just like most citizens during the war were cannon fodder but imagined themselves as Churchill, so am I.”

Life is already so hard, so what if you don't indulge in a fantasy world and have some fun?

That is to say, he came late. If he had come decades earlier and became King George V, how could the British Empire have fallen to this point?

"About our work, the essence is to try to make the life of the people in the colonies as bad as possible before we leave." Alan Wilson concluded with a smile, "Not only in British India, but in all colonies." so."

"Isn't this too ungentlemanly?" Edel disagreed, "I will be hated like this."

"When did you have the illusion that the British Empire was a gentleman?" Alan Wilson drank the last bit of whiskey and teased,

"It's as if you didn't get any money from this drought."

Regarding Gandhi's hunger strike, Alan Wilson also planned to say that a certain source who did not want to be named pointed out that the Indians are not worthy of such a leader who shines with humanity, and that Gandhi's behavior should be compared with the Indians as a group. Separated.

In the final analysis, the whole world only needs such a symbol, instead of treating Indians like this. There is a saying that the behavior of fans should not be raised to idols. Gandhi himself is worthy of respect, but it is limited to Gandhi alone, not Respect the Indians.

In any case, it is admirable that Sir Gandhi called on the entire subcontinent to save money and tide over the difficulties.

This time the Americans were faster than the client, Alan Wilson. You must know that Vivien Leigh has not yet arrived in the United States. Normally, it should not be the case that the United States is more enthusiastic than the United Kingdom.

But if you look at it from the perspective of disgusting the British Empire, this behavior is understandable.

Now, the war has ended for a year. During this year, of course, the Soviet Union has aroused the fear of the United States. But Britain and France also have huge colonies, and they returned to Asia in groups.

Before the Netherlands attacked Jakarta, the Dutch East Indies were the first landed by the British army to buy time for the Dutch reinforcements who were still on the way. Belgium, Portugal, and even Spain, which was isolated, sent troops. The old imperialism The great powers report to each other to keep warm, cover each other and hold on to the colonies. The United States sees it, and it is not completely speechless.

After all, the current world situation must be viewed from two perspectives. From a national perspective, the Soviet Union is definitely a more threatening opponent than Britain and France. But from the perspective of international order, the current international order still has remnants of the previous era.

This remnant is manifested in the fact that there are still huge colonies in the world today, which belong to different suzerain countries in Europe.

British India is the cornerstone of the British Empire. This is a fact that everyone knows, and the United States certainly knows it well.

The United States is embarrassed to directly turn against the United Kingdom when the Soviet Union is staring at it, but it is very willing to seize the opportunity to connotate the United Kingdom. Gandhi's hunger strike is a good opportunity.

Although it is impossible to directly oppose the decisive response to the governor's office and Gandhi's hunger strike this time, the connotation of yin and yang and eccentricity all belong to the category of freedom of speech.

Such rebellious actions, if the American father is still at the peak, it is necessary to teach how to be a man. But now his father, Daying, is old and frail, with old arms and legs, so he can only pretend that he didn't see it. What he said is just a difference in speech skills, not a different opinion.

In the matter of Gandhi's hunger strike, Britain and the United States, which have a rather complicated relationship, formed a joint force, which made Gandhi's reputation in the world rise to a higher level.

Although it was connoted by public opinion in the United States, this matter depends on how you look at it. The more Americans brag about it, the more sensational it will be when Vivien Leigh sets foot on American soil and starts raising donations in the name of her Indian daughter.

The golden age of Hollywood has come to the second half. After the Great Depression, there have been some legendary works such as "Gone with the Wind", "Casablanca" and "A Streetcar Named Desire" successively in Hollywood. The huge success made the leading actor Vivien Leigh popular in the United States, and it was the first time that Hollywood really gained popularity.

Vivien Leigh's name spread to the Soviet Union through Fultseva's words. In the golden age, world-class sexy idol Marilyn Monroe, elegant Audrey Hepburn, and Greta Garbo et al.

At present, Greta Garbo has passed her peak, and Katharine Hepburn is the defeat of Vivien Leigh. As for Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe, they are not famous yet.

It can be said that in the past two years, only Ingrid Bergman among the actresses can compete with Vivien Leigh.

If the upsurge of focusing on Gandhi in the United States had not passed, Vivien Leigh would have arrived in the United States, and the Great British Treasure would definitely be enthusiastically praised by all walks of life, whether sincere or hypocritical.

Through the Governor's Palace, the fact that Gandhi was widely acclaimed by the international community spread throughout the subcontinent.

The Indians who all thought they were Gandhi were naturally inspired. The whole world was paying attention to the subcontinent. Since Gandhi expressed his support for the movement of frugality, he also went on a hunger strike.

"Such Indians are awe-inspiring, and we are not far away." According to a source who did not want to be named, Sir Barron, the current administrator of British India and the commissioner of the Governor's House, exclaimed in shock. India said so in a tone that did not dare to win.

"But having said that, Gandhi is already this old, so there won't be any problems." Sir Barron, with a cigar between his fingers, received the telegram with a smile, confirming that this month's income has been credited, and at the same time revealed a Good news, "I heard that the Mountbatten family is holding a wedding. It is very lively, and many civil servants from Whitehall have attended. The little girl Pamela is very eye-catching, wearing a pair of jewel shoes, which are very valuable. You know this pair Where did the shoes come from?"

"I don't know, but I heard that General Mountbatten's wife is from a wealthy family, and she is a rich man. Maybe she is particularly partial to Pamela." Allen Wilson said with a blank face, showing that he was completely kept in the dark. , "How would I know about the affairs of the upper class."

"Oh, yes, it is said that it is a gemstone that originated in India, and it was Pamela who said it herself." Sir Barron smiled, and said without saying anything, "But it is too ostentatious, it may attract some flies, don't worry about it. A little loses a lot."

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"Thank you sir for the reminder." Alan Wilson's smile gradually disappeared, and he thought to himself that this possibility is indeed possible. Thinking of this, even the dividend telegram from the Royal Bank of Scotland is not good to read.

After the words of the full-time commissioner, the assistant commissioner now has a mentality of always trying to make trouble for me.

Until three days later, a telegram was sent from London, "Whitehall has already talked with my father, and His Majesty will canonize my father as the Earl of Burma, in recognition of his contribution in the Southeast Asian battlefield. My father is asking the cabinet for the right to handle it completely." If you want to avoid going to New Delhi to take office, what is the solution?"

"Wow!" Alan Wilson almost jumped to the telegraph room, let the translator go to rest, and sent a telegram to London in person, expressing his miss for the little girl, poor Tom, being played in the palm of his hand ...

At the end of the telegram, Alan Wilson wrote, "I expect Whitehall will agree to your father's request."

On the last day of June 1946, after careful consideration, the cabinet announced the candidate for the new deputy king and governor of British India, who would be appointed by Mountbatten, who had made outstanding achievements in the Southeast Asian battlefield.

Once the news was announced, Mountbatten himself was in shock and his mind went blank. Glancing at her father secretly out of the corner of her eye, Pamela decided not to act rashly for the time being, and directly said that she missed her sister, and went to chat with her married sister.