Chapter 3 The Richest Man in the World

It was only now that Sir Baron felt in his heart how important it was to support the younger generation and add fresh blood to the civil service system of the British Empire. This was also for the sake of political stability.

Alan Wilson has his own understanding that British India is the jewel in the crown of the empire in every aspect. It is more important than Canada, Australia, or even the earlier thirteen states in North America, or even all other British colonies.

As for any colony under its current jurisdiction, it cannot be compared with British India from any angle. It is just the self-comfort of the British who lost British India.

The reason for saying this is because the size of British India is huge, and even relying on its own advantages in area, resources and population, its economic aggregate and important economic indicators have surpassed modern Japan, ranking first in Asia and further Far superior to other imperial entities.

During the First World War, at the same time, the fiscal revenue of the British and Indian governments was one billion rupees, about 100 million pounds, about half of that of the British mainland, basically the same as that of the Japanese government, and far more than entities such as Canada, Australia, and South Africa.

This is still taking into account the British-German naval competition, the result of the local British gritting their teeth and increasing taxes. In peacetime, the fiscal revenue of British India would be an indispensable part of the British Empire.

This has led to the extremely important status of British India. Except for Napoleon's short time, Britain worked hard in Europe. Almost all the time in the nineteenth century, Britain formulated policies for the security of British India, whether it was This is the reason for attacking Burma or going north to Afghanistan.

If it is not 1945, Alan Wilson has reason to believe that the civil servants in the UK will definitely travel across the ocean to work in India. After all, this is a colony, and they do not have to endure various checks and balances in the UK. You can enjoy the treatment of a master.

Therefore, Sir Barron did give Alan Wilson great convenience. If he went back a few decades, it could even be said that he would ascend to the sky in one step, saving twenty years of struggle.

But now it is different. Alan Wilson understands that British India, the jewel in the crown of the empire, is about to leave the control of the British Empire. Now he must use the little time left to accumulate qualifications and wealth as much as possible. Nor is it easy.

Regarding the position of Hyderabad, he was ready to accept it without saying a word. Although it is a land-state and belongs to the area under the indirect British rule, it also has great advantages in it. Like the ruler of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan.

This person is famous all over the world, because he was appraised by the United States as the richest man in the world in 1937, and Hyderabad will become a starting point for Allen Wilson's future career. He hopes it will be smoother.

Alan Wilson left the Governor's Mansion because Sir Barron had explained that it would be easier for him to recruit a few assistants himself, with the help of trusted people.

Before leaving, Allen Wilson was still carrying a document bag. Sir Barron said that it contained examination questions for civil servants in British India. This made Allen Wilson sigh, is the exam still unavoidable?

But when he thought about it, he felt relaxed. This has been much smoother than he thought before, and being able to get the position of Hyderabad commissioner is already an extra joy, and he can't ask for too much.

When I took the bus home and opened the test paper, I could actually see from the paper some of the current real environment of British India. Regarding the relationship between the Muslim League and the National Congress Party, as well as the relationship between the British Indian provinces and the states, they are all issues that the Governor's Office needs to solve at present.

On the other side, Sir Barron is persuading Governor Wavell for the commissioner of Hyderabad.

"A child who can be said to be a genius. If the war hadn't broken out, he might have been the youngest person to enter Oxford University in recent years, but he is still a bit too young." Governor Wavell frowned and asked,

"It started too well for him to be the Commissioner of Hyderabad."

"On the contrary, Mr. Governor, the commissioner of Hyderabad is more suitable. It is different to put it in the province and in the state. The monarch of Hyderabad is the distinguished guest of London. According to the agreement between us and the state, all The power placed in Hyderabad can't be too much, and we can't do it now, British India is already busy with 100,000 civil servants. Like a state with such a strong power in Hyderabad, we need to maintain the status of commissioner , At the same time, we can’t go too far, and one-sided interference will make the monarch of Hyderabad dissatisfied, so it’s just right for Allen to go.” Sir Barron spoke eloquently, going around and around, just to make it clear that Alan Wilson did The commissioner from Hyderabad is the most suitable and not the second choice.

The direction of the war is already very clear, and the Axis group has come to an end, but from the perspective of British India, the future direction is still unknown. Whether British India will continue to be under the rule of the United Kingdom in the future, or it will be directly independent.

Governor Wavell and Sir Barron, of course, understand that far away London is also engaged in fierce quarrels over the issue of British India. In this matter, not only must beware of the Soviet Union, but also the United States, another comrade-in-arms who fought side by side. To a certain extent, the United States is more dangerous than the Soviet Union.

The future is uncertain for the hundred thousand civil servants of British India, and even Governor Wavell and Sir Barron, the Governor-General of British India and the head of the civil service of British India, cannot guarantee a word on the matter right.

Under such uncertainties, Sir Barron himself could not see the future, and a small unreasonable arrangement was no longer a big deal.

In the middle of the night, Alan Wilson was still answering questions. In Sir Barron’s last test paper, he asked about supporters of British Indian rule. After a long time of thinking, he wrote, “The untouchable class, and more than five hundred The monarchy of a country, while the Congress Party and the Muslim League are the two opponents, and Nehru and Ali Jinnah are just different methods.”

"The National Congress Party represented by Nehru wants to take over all the rights of the entire British India, while the Muslim League headed by Ali Jinnah does not want to live in the same country with Hindus. It’s the same for the government, but it’s different for the Pax and Hindus, it’s a conflict between the Muslim League and the Congress party.”

"Under the rule of British India, only the untouchables have certain rights. As for the monarchs of more than 500 states, they are happy to maintain their current status. On the contrary, they have doubts about the Congress Party and the Muslim League. Regarding my upcoming Going to Hyderabad, my mission is to let the monarch of Hyderabad become the support of British India."

"Mir Osman Ali Khan has the most powerful strength among many Indian states. At the same time, he is also a peace believer. He is a minority in the whole of India, even in Hyderabad. I believe that Mir Osman Ali Khan is more than willing to maintain an amicable relationship with London."

Who is the enemy and who is the friend has always been a very important question.