Chapter 248 Priceless Information
Alan Wilson hasn't received a telegram from the United States yet, so he doesn't know that what he is thinking is similar to Derek's idea, but the two people's considerations are different, one is for the enterprise, and of course the United States will benefit in the end.
And what he considered was how to benefit the British Empire, that is, to form a relationship between the upper echelons of Britain and India. This is also the law of historical development, and the upper echelons of India have relations with the United Kingdom.
Alan Wilson doesn't know who did this in history, but he is doing it now.
In fact, after the British Empire lost all its colonies, it is not true that it completely lost its influence.
In the original British colonies, many mining companies chose to list in London. In the 21st century, there are more than 200 African mining companies listed on the London Stock Exchange, with a total value of one trillion pounds.
Even many Africans are well aware of this matter. As for India's upper class, it has always been deeply influenced by Britain.
This is the same as France holding on to its colonies in Africa. Britain and France just have different emphases in means. From the financial field, Britain is definitely more successful than France. London is still the second largest city after the United States in later generations. Great financial center.
Otherwise, how could the UK's local industry be on an equal footing with France's comprehensive industrial country when there was almost nothing left after the Iron Lady's catastrophe? It relies on the financial control of the former colonies, and it is smarter than France.
The negative impact is not without it, just like there are more and more Africans in France, there are more and more South Asian faces on the streets of the UK.
After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, sub-powers such as Britain and France adopted different policies for different countries.
For the former colonies, it is to attract a small number of talented talents and powerful local elite families, but it does not let go of the large-scale introduction of labor.
The introduction of labor force starts from Eastern Europe, and citizens of Eastern European countries are given work visas.
The number of people in the Eastern European group is actually much larger than the number of people from the former colonies. The reason why there are more blacks in Britain and France is because the skin color of the blacks can be seen at a glance. Most people can’t tell the difference between the citizens of Eastern Europe and the citizens of Britain and France. of.
But the citizens of Britain and France, at least the British can tell the difference between Eastern Europeans and their own citizens. Although Polandball is not original in the UK, it is very popular among British netizens. The reason is that the Polish people are used to refer to Eastern Europe. people in the territory.
The status of distributing the right of abode in the UK is Alan Wilson's current job. He hopes that the UK can complete an orderly withdrawal from British India, instead of being the same as in history. British India became independent, and London was belatedly aware of it.
Since it is an orderly retreat, all aspects must be considered, how to take away the most valuable part of British India.
First of all, the maharajas of the Tubang have to be considered, let alone the small Tubang, the rare is the most valuable, like the top fifteen powerful Tubang families cannot be left behind, and the rest need to be identified, not much stronger than the landlords Sobang, just stay in India and make contributions.
There is also the current industrialists in British India. After all, it is a huge colony, and it is impossible for Britain to cover everything. They always need the help of Indian elites, such as the Tata family, which has already become famous.
For a long time, the Tata family has been synonymous with the richest man in India. Although many members of a group of maharajas like Ali Khan are wealthier than the Tata family, among the merchant class, the Tata family has absolute influence Powerful.
A family like the Tata family, regardless of whether the other party is willing or not, Alan Wilson will grant British citizenship, and the Tata family has no reason to refuse.
The belief of the Tata family is Zoroastrianism, which is the state religion of the ancient Persian Empire. When the Arab Empire beat Eastern Rome and kicked Sasanian Persia, the religion of peace also expanded accordingly. The ancestors of the Tata family fled to Indian Persians.
This group of Zoroastrians believed in Zoroastrianism and were later called Parsis. They mainly lived in Mumbai and several towns and villages in the north of the city. complete tolerance of any religion.
So the Parsis began to migrate to Mumbai. The expansion of Mumbai during the colonial period is largely due to their industrial and commercial capabilities. By the nineteenth century, the Parsis had become a wealthy society.
The Tata family came from the Parsis, the wealthiest ethnic group in British India.
Alan Wilson has already sent people to contact the Tata family. Once the partition of India and Pakistan causes vendetta, I believe that the Parsis who fled to the subcontinent because of the religious war will leave a way out for themselves.
Regarding the merchant class in British India, Alan Wilson will draw up a list of a total of 100 families in the next time, granting the right of abode to go to the UK at any time.
At this time, Edel, the secretary of the Governor's Office, pushed the door in. Alan Wilson looked up and said, "Please sit down, Edel, what's the news?"
"It's the statistical data sent by senior officials from various industries." Edel said as he read out, "The report from the United Provinces is that 3,530 people died of famine and hot weather, and the number from the Bangladesh Province is One thousand five hundred and forty-eight people, northwest..."
Alan Wilson looked serious, and after listening to the reported figures so far, these are all human tragedies, which deserve to be taken seriously, and then said, "Invert the words of famine and hot weather, and turn them into deaths from hot weather and famine. , there is no problem with the numbers, and there is no need to verify them, they are included in the statistical data. The matter of mobilizing all the fishery harvests of the Andaman Islands to the subcontinent to deal with the drought should be done immediately. Oh, what does our Lord Barron think? .”
You don't need to look at it to know that the death figures reported by various provinces must be fake, so don't even think about it. The numbers that come out are still small and complete, which is also a hard work for the chief executives of the provinces.
However, Alan Wilson can't dismantle it with a sense of justice. This is very in line with the tradition of the subcontinent. Since the number of infections is high, he will boast about the cure rate. Wait until people believe in the cure rate, and then slowly reduce the number.
This is the average level of the vast majority of the world, nothing to blame. Regarding the famine in British India, India is not the Soviet Union, so it has no right to be concerned about it.
"Sir Barron means that you can deal with these matters. Young officials should have the opportunity to exercise." Edel's tone showed a hint of envy, as if since the news that the new governor was about to take office, Assistant Commissioner Allen became more been reused.
"Things still need to be approved by Sir Barron. I can only do specific work, and there is still a lot to learn." Alan Wilson looked humble, and did not appear because of the news that the new governor was General Mountbatten. The slightest change.
If there is a change, it is that he works harder, at least he does not need to manage time, and all the extra time is devoted to serving India.
"By the way, Alyssa sent a private telegram from Hyderabad, you can read it yourself." Edel handed the telegram to Alan Wilson, and even thought maliciously that Alyssa might be Alan Wilson's mistress, otherwise Why do I always send private telegrams? Every time I send them, Alan Wilson also acts as a telegram translator himself to prevent others from knowing what the content of the newspaper is.
"Oh, thank you." Alan Wilson, who had suffered injustice, reached out and took the telegram, unaware of the commissioner's secretary's malicious conjecture. He was justified in this matter. Alisa and him, at least for now, had a purely superior-subordinate relationship.
Soon Alan Wilson went to the telegraph room to do the translating work himself, and muttered clearly, "News from Vivienne."
The way to contact Vivien Leigh is to ask Vivien Leigh to send the telegram to Hyderabad, and then forward it to Alan Wilson through Alisa. Although it is a bit cumbersome, it is better than safety.
He can't blatantly seek personal gain in the Governor's Mansion, the place where General Mountbatten is about to arrive.
It would be too dangerous to do so, and having a working relationship with Alyssa was a valid excuse.
After a while, Alan Wilson already understood the ins and outs of the matter. Vivien Leigh's trip to the United States was a great success and was praised by all public opinion. It has not been reduced to useless work, some people really miss it...
"These are unprofitable Americans." When it happened, Alan Wilson still couldn't help but denounced the shamelessness of the Americans. He could do anything for money. Didn't he know that there was a famine in British India? Can't wait to come to the door?
"U.S. Steel Corporation, the industry of the Morgan system. This fish is not too small..." Alan Wilson muttered. He knew this because he had read a novel about slave owners before, which happened to mention .
But in any case, the British whirlwind caused by Vivien Leigh in the United States did cause a huge sensation with the help of fuel, and Vivien Leigh's kind and beautiful image was further consolidated.
As for this telegram, as a good younger brother of an international actress, Alan Wilson quickly found it from the Governor's Mansion. The information about the distribution and estimated reserves of coal and steel in British India was extracted and resent to Hyderabad.
Another time, this is an act of betraying the motherland, but isn’t British India going to be independent? That is not selling the motherland, but exchanging precious information through legal means. The blood of the Five Eyes alliance is thicker than water, so it is not a betrayal .
Alan Wilson's being so on the road also opened up the situation for Vivien Leigh's activities in the United States.