Chapter 295 I’m Very Demanding

Now that Edward Bridges was in a good mood, he decided to go to Norman Brooke, who was about to succeed as Cabinet Secretary, to have an afternoon drink and relax. It must be said that the recent smog has become a bit heavier. If you have time, it’s actually not bad to go to Scotland to play golf.

With the Prime Minister's approval, it is basically certain that Alan Wilson has the support of the British Empire.

Of course, as the person directly responsible, he was not idle either. Similarly, all the forces in British India were busy with their own affairs. Sir Barron was mediating the disputes within the Congress Party, and the mediation was limited to words.

Regarding the differences between Nehru and Parker on issues, the person who could really mediate was Gandhi, not Lord Barron.

At the same time in history, General Mountbatten had already taken office, British India had also been reorganized, and Nehru had become India's deputy prime minister. It was impossible for Patel to break up with Nehru under such conditions.

However, there have been some controllable changes in history. Mountbatten has not yet taken office, and there is no way to talk about the reorganization of British India. The Congress Party was not part of British India and was still in the stage of struggle.

Just in time for the drought in the subcontinent, the Governor-General seized the opportunity to openly and impartially turn the problems of some areas into the problems of the entire British India. From the political environment, the British India in the past year has been very lively and lively. Many people feel tired.

Among those who felt tired, they definitely did not include Patel, who returned from London. Patel's tough attitude towards the Muslim League in London made the conservative forces of the Congress Party, an alliance-type party with all elements, happy.

When internal problems arise, it is a good thing for the Governor-General of British India. How can Sir Barron really try to mediate?

A hundred years ago, the Congress Party was definitely a rebel. Sir Barron believed that it was the harmonious society that saved the Congress Party. In the past, the cannons were set up.

Therefore, Sir Barron's mediation was nothing more than understanding and even hinting at Patel through words. In fact, not everyone in London was optimistic about Nehru. There were also some Conservative MPs who were very optimistic about India under the leadership of Patel.

This is not a lie, this kind of voice really exists. The liberalism advocated by Patel was indeed recognized by some members of Congress after this trip to London, but the members who recognized it were all from the opposition party.

On the contrary, Mr. Churchill's opposition Conservative Party had doubts about Nehru's so-called Labor Party elements, and believed that the so-called leaning towards the Labor Party was a disguise, but contained the shadow of the Bolsheviks.

Alan Wilson certainly knows,

On this matter alone, the British Conservative Party was actually right.

However, there is no need for him to get involved in this matter. Sir Barron has been very enthusiastic about his work recently. As an assistant, he cannot make the British Indian Commissioner unhappy at this time.

What's more, Alan Wilson really didn't have time. This time the reply from London was sent directly to the Government House. In the telegram, Edward Bridges took into account Sir Barron's feelings and described the iron ore matter as ambiguous. It does not appear to be particularly important. It is a trial task given to Alan Wilson by the cabinet.

At the same time, he did not say that the matter was a done deal. Sir Barron was not touched by such wording. It was just a negotiation with an American company. It was not important to mediate the two giants of the Congress Party, so he accepted the Cabinet Secretary Jean Alan Wilson. Operating instructions.

Sir Barron felt that things had just begun, and he knew it was almost at the end.

During Lord Barron's so-called mediation, Gandhi enjoyed walking every morning, always with Nehru by his side. They talked about many past, present and future issues.

When talking about the future of the Congress Party, Nehru imagined that after the motherland gained freedom, the Congress Party like the present one would disappear on its own and be replaced by a party more in line with the interests of workers and peasants.

Gandhi believed that the Congress Party should continue to exist under the following conditions, namely: the Congress Party could pass a self-binding regulation stipulating that no member should accept a paid position in a state agency; if anyone wants to To obtain such a powerful position in the state apparatus, one must quit the Congress Party.

The reason why Gandhi thought this way was to keep the Congress party in a detached and selfless position, so that it could exert huge supervisory pressure on the administrative agencies and other departments of the government to prevent them from going off track.

Gandhi's ideas are significantly different from the concept of modern political parties. The purpose of establishing modern political parties is to seize political power and transform politics and economy in accordance with the party's guiding ideology. That's what Nehru thought.

However, as Gandhi was optimistic about leading post-independence India, Nehru did not express his true thoughts. Gandhi was a more important figure than any Congress president within the Congress Party and even within the subcontinent.

He was the default chairman and his suggestions were always adopted. Gandhi repeatedly declined the chairmanship, preferring it to one of his colleagues or assistants, but Gandhi's support, especially after Patel's return, was crucial to Nehru.

Gandhi had such influence, so as long as he received Gandhi's support, Nehru would have the confidence to deal with Patel's challenge. As for the mediation of the Governor-General of British India, Nehru also expressed his thoughts, "British The old way of doing things is to divide and conquer.”

"But Patel should be sure of one thing, that is, the British will leave within two years, so he wants to be the person who leads India after the British leave." Gandhi frowned, no one is perfect, he Although leaning towards Nehru, not all opposed to Patel's ideas.

For example, Patel defended the beliefs of Hindus, which pleased Gandhi very much, but what about other aspects? It's very ordinary.

Patel's supporters are mainly conservatives. Hindu conservatives are actually enemies of Gandhi. More than ten years ago, Gandhi had a debate with conservatives because Hindu temples did not allow untouchables to enter temples to worship.

Even during that debate, conservatives said that even if it was a hunger strike, some of them would stay with it to see who could go on a hunger strike longer.

Gandhi engaged in a public debate with them. Finally, after a referendum, the majority of Hindus still agreed with Gandhi's opinion and agreed to allow untouchables to enter temples and eliminate discrimination.

Of course, some people in the Government House said that this was because Gandhi was challenged in the field of hunger strikes, which he was good at, so he kept suppressing conservatives and supporting Nehru's so-called liberals.

Lord Barron and Gandhi were both mediating the ideas of Nehru and Patel within the Congress Party. Of course, Alan Wilson was not idle either. He had received written guidance from the Cabinet Secretary to be responsible and cunning Americans regarding iron Negotiate on mining issues.

The negotiations were quite difficult, but the most difficult one was the test of Greta Garbo. As a guilty thief, he was always afraid of being exposed, so he followed the same pattern and customized a gold snake ring to tell Greta Garbo's fortune.

"I just discovered the ring when I saw it." Greta Garbo glanced at Alan Wilson with a cold look, pointing out the civil servant's mistake, "We are all actors who entered the industry very early. It is easy for Vivian not to be in Hollywood. You deceived people all over the place, and as for Ingrid, that’s a problem with her personality. That’s why I judged that you have succeeded."

Alan Wilson, who was holding the golden snake ring, was quite embarrassed now. The hand holding the ring didn't know whether to continue passing it on or to pull it back. He almost wanted to reflect on himself. How cautious he is usually, how could he see it when he saw it? Some beautiful actresses have such obvious flaws?

Greta Garbo, half lying on the sofa, continued with an indifferent smile, "Do you also want to follow the same example and get an advantage from me? To realize your star collection?"

"To say that I didn't think about it at all would be a lie of course." Alan Wilson was a little embarrassed and said unspeakably, "I can only say that I still have something to learn. I can definitely be more secretive, but I can't tell just by looking at the ring. What, they didn’t carry it with them.”

"I used to act in silent films, and I conquered the audience through my expressions. Eyes are extremely important in silent films. Just watch how a few people look at you, and you will understand everything." Greta Garbo stretched a bit and answered the question casually.

Everything happens for a reason, and then Greta Garbo mentioned what was wrong with the way Hedy Lamarr and Joan Crawford looked at Alan Wilson.

He had always been the one narrating plays for others, and now it was Greta Garbo's turn to direct him. Although Greta Garbo, like Hedy Lamarr, never won an Oscar, "If Katharine Hepburn were here, you wouldn't be able to hide it for a day."

Referring to Katharine Hepburn, who was once her rival, Greta Garbo said with an indifferent smile, "I guess she would advise Vivian to stay away from you."

"Well, it seems I'm lucky." Alan Wilson still maintained the posture of handing over the ring, but his wrist was already a little sore.

"I accepted the ring first. After all, it is a precious gift." As she spoke, Greta Garbo had already taken the ring away and said in a condescending tone, "Young celebrity collector, you should have heard that Inge Li, who can't hide secrets, said that I have made up my mind to remain single."

Then Greta Garbo heard a sentence that almost broke her guard, "You can have children without getting married."

Greta Garbo, who had always maintained an iceberg state, had an expression change for the first time on her face. She still underestimated this young civil servant, and she could say this.

"You want to have a child with me? I'm very demanding." Greta Garbo almost gritted her teeth to make this shameless person retreat.

"I'm sorry!" Ellen Wilson apologized repeatedly. At this time, Ingrid Bergman, who came over for dinner on time, came to the door and saw Greta Garbo who was half lying down and Ellen Wilson who was sitting seriously. Before that, Greta Bergman Garbo had put the ring away.

"Wait a minute!" Ingrid Bergman served the food directly to the table without any guilt. This was how Garbo looked in her eyes. He is always careless, as if he is rejecting people thousands of miles away.