Chapter 305 Be Close to the People

In fact, in addition to General Mountbatten's own talents, Prime Minister Attlee also hopes that General Mountbatten's royal status can play a role in front of the monarchs including but not limited to major princes.

However, according to history, this role should not play its role as it should.

Of course, Mountbatten himself also obtained a personal right from Prime Minister Attlee, that is, he came to British India as the governor-general as an active naval admiral. In theory, he would have a place in the Royal Navy.

This was because Mountbatten was worried that serving as the Governor-General of British India would delay his service to the Royal Navy. Therefore, Mountbatten, who also had a progressive heart, left a way out for him to return to the Navy in the future.

"The Governor-General will hold an inauguration ceremony soon. Please stay and participate." Alan Wilson said this, turning to Pamela Mountbatten and asking, "Okay, I want to ask for your opinion."

"Isn't it easy for you to arrange someone? Do you respect my opinion?" Although Pamela Mountbatten said this, the slightly raised corners of her mouth still betrayed her true feelings.

"I have always respected women when I should respect them." In front of Li Jisheng, Alan Wilson still lied. As for when he shouldn't respect women, Pamela Mountbatten doesn't need to know at the moment. .

Alan Wilson himself could indeed arrange for Li Jisheng to attend the Governor's inauguration ceremony. Anyway, he was just a spectator. What's so difficult about it? Asking for Pamela Mountbatten's opinion is just to prove a fact that can be seen at a glance in front of Li Jisheng, that this is the governor's daughter.

Although Bhutan and Sikkim are small, they have been passed down for hundreds of years, and the accumulation must be there. It just so happened that he, the assistant commissioner of British India, was not picky about food and would not let go of any benefit no matter how small.

Although he has received money, Alan Wilson has another advantage, that is, he must do things after receiving money. So now that he has received the money, he will do everything possible to protect the existence of these two countries.

For this reason, Alan Wilson even stayed with Li Jisheng to eat. When he was alone, he always went to the Governor's Mansion to have dinner, but what time is it now, he returned to the days of cooking by himself.

Li Jisheng was very excited about this kind of treatment, and at the same time he said with admiration, "The assistant's skills are very good."

"I have lived in Hong Kong for several years." Alan Wilson said as he served the food. "I'm not saying that the food in British India is not good, but most Indians eat with their hands, so? I don't know much about it. Habit."

The common foods that Indians eat most are rice bowls and flatbreads. Why do we call them common foods? It's because other foods are not accepted here at all, and the slimy blob makes you feel full just by looking at it.

Alan Wilson was quite polite to Li Jisheng, who left his name in history as a pawn of imperialism and interfered in internal affairs.

He is also an imperialist, but he focuses on it and strikes hard where he can get it done. Is there anything wrong with this? He doesn't think he did anything wrong.

In fact, most politicians in all countries never look for allies when seeking relations between countries. They look for slave countries. They are a million good to your country. If they do one thing wrong, they will be scolded. White-eyed wolf.

For a country like India that had the ability to resist, Alan Wilson did not ask for much, and he was never prepared to tear British India into pieces. He was just trying to balance the details, because he knew deeply that India It is an important force to contain the Himalayas.

Don't mention that if you don't have this ability, you can't dismantle India even if you have this ability. Dismantling India will either benefit the Soviet Union or a certain big country. It will be too difficult for maritime countries and continental countries to compete for influence with the big countries in Eurasia. There are natural advantages.

"You are specifically responsible for affairs in Bhutan, Sikkim and Nepal. In order to ensure the safety of these three places, we may find an opportunity to talk to the Congress Party." Alan Wilson said while eating, and gave Li Jisheng some The power of the North to do things.

Two days later, the British-Indian authorities held an inauguration ceremony for the new Governor-General. According to traditional customs, the new governor should wear rich clothes and speak few words on such occasions. However, Mountbatten went against the norm, dressed simply, and delivered a speech to all the British and Indians who came to attend the ceremony: Although new governor generals do not usually speak at the oath ceremony, I am very willing to say a few words to you and the Indian people. talk.

"What I am doing is not the usual Governor-General. Our great King has decided to hand over power before the second half of 1948. ... I believe that every Indian political party leader agrees with me and realizes that The current situation is serious and our mission is arduous. I hope to consult with you as soon as possible and do everything possible to help you."

“At the same time, each of us needs to do everything we can to avoid excesses that could lead to bloodshed. I have many Indian friends, some of whom I met twenty-five years ago when my wife and I were in Delhi The engagement was made in college.”

"In the past three years, I have made a large number of Indian friends, especially in the combat troops, and I have made many friends that I am proud of. Being the successor of Governor Wavell is not an easy task. However, I am very grateful for the difficult task. The mission is to have no illusions. I just want goodwill from everyone. Today I am begging for goodwill from the people of India..."

"Is it too weak?" Alan Wilson, who was sitting next to Sir Barron, asked, "Who drafted this speech?"

"It was drawn up by the Governor himself." Sir Barron said with a headache. "But fortunately, even the Governor himself said that the time is set in 1948. As long as we stick to this premise, it will be fine."

"Of course, we have countless reasons to stick to it, even if we use any means." Alan Wilson deeply agreed. Other things can be easily discussed and discussed. This premise cannot be changed.

Governor Mountbatten cannot be allowed to use a one-sided selfish idea to win the favor of the Indians at the expense of the interests of the British Empire. This is not allowed by Alan Wilson and the entire Governor-General's Office.

In this matter, if the Governor made a mistake, then Alan Wilson had no reason to cover up and could only stand with Sir Barron to jointly safeguard the interests of the British Empire.

In any case, this speech made everyone in the Governor's Palace very uncomfortable, and it was as if he owed it to the Indians.

"Do we have to apologize to 90 percent of the countries in the world? Except for Antarctica, every continent has battlefields left by the expeditionary force. If we apologize one by one, do we have to compensate for the losses?"

After the inauguration ceremony, Ellen Wilson was full of complaints and complained about her dissatisfaction with her father in front of Pamela Mountbatten. "The Indians were colonized. They deserved it. This is the way history has progressed. Today's Celtic People came earlier than us, do we have to give up the British mainland?"

"Alan, the end of my father's speech was just an attitude. It doesn't mean anything." This was the first time Pamela Mountbatten saw Alan Wilson angry. "And what my father said made sense. He expressed some apology." nothing."

"Not mentioning it is the greatest kindness to the Indians. Are you apologizing? They deserve it." Alan Wilson took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, adjusted his tone and said, "Pamela, I am not a cruel person." people, but my historical knowledge tells me that there will always be a country that starts the pace of colonization, but it happens to be the United Kingdom. No other country, no, any colonial country, can be more tolerant than us. The so-called hobby since ancient times Peaceful nonsense is good for deceiving ordinary people, but the people who say this don’t believe it themselves.”

Alan Wilson spoke from an objective and neutral perspective and was not trying to whitewash the British Empire. If a country starts colonization and travels thousands of miles to a colony, is it to focus on poverty alleviation?

Since it is not the case, it must be exploited. If it is exploited, what is the point of morality? Indians were victims of colonization by the British Empire, and then after independence, they turned their backs on Bhutan, Sikkim, and Nepal?

While complaining about his father-in-law, Mountbatten also began to fulfill the Governor's accusations and formulated a series of negotiation goals involving various parties and forces in British India.

Mountbatten also had plans to meet with representatives from all walks of life, but he soon decided that the real powerful people were the main people he would meet with. For example, in the Hindu and Congress parties, Nehru, Gandhi and Sardar Patel had real power; in the Muslim League, the only top decision-maker was Jinnah. If we don't take them seriously, it will be impossible to solve the problems here.

Nehru was a man of eloquence and a master of words. He was confirmed by Gandhi very early and continued to rise through the ranks of the Congress Party, serving as the party's chairman three times. The Mahatma had foreseen that the torch of their struggle would be carried forward by Nehru.

Nehru also worshiped Gandhi as a god. Despite occasional conflicts and disagreements, he always followed Gandhi with sincere friendship. As the situation has developed to this day, the relationship between Nehru and Gandhi has undergone some subtle changes, but only the feeling of reverence remains.

"The Governor is eager to solve the problem with medicine." After learning about Governor Mountbatten's plan, Sir Barron called Alan Wilson and asked, "What do you think of the meeting plan drawn up by the Governor."

"No, we should start by meeting representatives from all walks of life." Alan Wilson said without thinking, "Otherwise it will be disrespectful to the imperial subjects of British India. We must avoid changing from the British ruling Indians to Indians. Rule the Indians, this is what Gandhi himself said.”

"It will be much easier to handle our work if the Governor is bothered by the messy chores first." Sir Barron was very satisfied, and Alan Wilson showed with practical actions that he was still one of ours.

"No one can say that being close to the people is wrong, right?" Alan Wilson thought for a moment and said, "We must take the lady route."