Chapter 338 Our Governor

Meeting Alan Wilson is now regarded by Li Jisheng as a turning point in his career. He was born in 1905, which is more than 20 years older than Alan Wilson. In fact, he is now just behind Alan Wilson. Just the same.

He had served as an official stationed in Sikkim and Bhutan, and had been fighting for the British Empire, but he was not in a high position or powerful. At least compared to Alan Wilson, it was equivalent to the level of Alan Wilson when he was the commissioner in Hyderabad.

Alan Wilson couldn't help the other party in this regard, after all, he spent money, and he spent a lot of it. It was only then that Lord Barron finally used his money to do his thing and became the Commissioner of Hyderabad.

Compared with him, Li Jisheng is obviously too stingy and must have taken money too seriously, which is why his career has stagnated.

Of course things are different now. According to history, after Britain withdrew from the subcontinent, Li Jisheng would be hired by India and serve in the Indian government. Because of his work experience on the plateau, he would become the leader of Indian penetration.

Coincidentally, Alan Wilson also valued Li Jisheng's work experience and directly merged the affairs of Nepal, Bhutan and Sikkim, and appointed Li Jisheng alone as the commissioner of the three northern countries.

This is because currently, there has been a wave of resignations in the colonial government of British India, and many people want to return home as soon as possible to prevent them from falling into the embarrassing situation of unemployment after India's independence.

There are two types of civil servants left behind in British India. One type has already made enough and does not care where they go after the end of British India. They have achieved financial freedom anyway.

The second type of people are young civil servants who are just starting out, people like Andy, Alyssa and Alan Wilson.

Because young people do not worry about the future, they believe that even if British India ends, they can still find a new home. And it does not exclude working in other colonies.

It is precisely the backbone of civil servants like Li Jisheng, who is around forty years old, neither old nor young, and has a certain status but not a high position, who are the main force who leave their jobs and return to their hometowns.

In order to stand up for the last duty, the colonial government has also recently carried out organizational streamlining work. The institutions in Bhutan, Sikkim and Nepal were merged, and the commissioners were transferred back to British India, making Li Jisheng the British co-commissioner to the three countries.

After bidding farewell to the representatives of the three northern countries, Alan Wilson also had an in-depth talk with the new northern commissioner.

Although he has never been to the Three Kingdoms, as an assistant to the commissioner with a major in political affairs, it is not difficult for Alan Wilson to give guidance as if he had really been there.

In fact, I just said some simple truths to prevent Li Jisheng from being bribed by India. Letting Li Jisheng be the commissioner of the Three Kingdoms is a bit like Su Qin's seal with the Six Kingdoms, and this is also the reason.

"After all, you are a citizen of the British Empire, and you must understand who you are serving." Alan Wilson, who was in his twenties, taught Li Jisheng, who was in his forties, like a teacher, "Once British India becomes independent, say Maybe the Indians will win over you. I hope you will be able to clarify by then whether the interests of the UK or India come first. In fact, there is no doubt about your importance to the three countries of Bhutan, Sikkim and Nepal. These three countries will definitely I will give you the best treatment. It will facilitate contact with the British Empire and avoid being infiltrated or annexed."

"When dealing with the affairs of the three countries, we must also uphold the mentality of treating other neighboring countries as enemies. It is not impossible for these three countries to be defeated individually. As long as we persevere, nothing is impossible."

Alan Wilson remembers that the Nepalis in Sikkim played an important role when Sikkim was annexed.

India and Nepal reached an agreement to infiltrate Sikkim, then incited Nepalis to lean toward India, and finally voted to annex Sikkim in a referendum.

Therefore, this time the identification work was carried out by Li Jisheng in the country where he was located, and interference from other countries was eliminated. This was not just for India. It was better to clarify some interests first. In this way, India will not be given the opportunity to exploit every opportunity in the future.

While the British Empire is still there, we can eliminate all hidden dangers and clearly delineate the boundaries between the three countries.

Only then can we face India better.

The demarcation also included the border with India. Ali Jinnah had agreed to cooperate in this matter and sent representatives of the Muslim League to join the demarcation work. Now the pressure was entirely on the Congress Party.

Needless to say, none of the provinces close to Bhutan, Sikkim and Nepal are populated by peaceful believers. This time, representatives from the colonial government, the Muslim League and the Congress Party were sent to carry out the demarcation work. The Congress Party was in a difficult position. In a one-on-two situation, there is absolutely no way anything can go wrong.

Alan Wilson has given instructions that if there are hidden dangers in the ethnic issues within the three countries, they can make concessions to each other. For example, if there are Nepali residential areas in Sikkim, they will be directly allocated to Nepal, and then compensation can be found from some places in British India.

Li Jisheng said that he understood that he would try his best to eliminate the hidden dangers of the three small northern countries and form a situation in which they jointly face India.

"This is also a good thing. Three countries can support you with one commissioner. I believe that even India cannot offer a higher price." Alan Wilson gave Li Jisheng a look to let him understand.

The affairs of the three northern countries have come to an end, and the rest of the follow-up will be left to the newly appointed Northern Commissioner Li Jisheng.

General Aung San has also returned to Myanmar. The part of Myanmar involved in this friendship treaty is nothing more than demarcation. At the same time General Aung San himself was in New Delhi for such a long time.

He went deep into the enemy's cave but was neither humble nor arrogant. On the issue of the Rohingya people, he did not bow down in the face of pressure from the Congress Party. It has aroused strong responses from all walks of life in Myanmar and is simply a national hero.

There was also Alan Wilson's negligible contribution, so he also got an understanding from Aung San. Before British India was officially independent, Myanmar's affairs would wait first, and he should be patient enough and not let London handle the affairs of the two colonies at the same time. Work independently.

If Aung San could give the British Empire some time, without anyone else, Alan Wilson would be willing to write the article himself, enumerating the ten ways in which General Aung San could be a better national hero than Gandhi.

After the departure of General Aung San and the representatives of the three countries, the only remaining hot topic is whether Nehru or Patel is more suitable and has been recognized by London as the deputy prime minister of British India.

The British civil servants in the Government House do not think so about the Indians. General Mountbatten has talked with Ali Jinnah several times and has already acquiesced in his heart that Ali Jinnah's will to make Pakistan independent will never change. We know that the partition of India and Pakistan is a foregone conclusion.

In the meeting with Mountbatten, Ali Jinnah repeatedly stated his view that now that British India had gone beyond the bargaining stage, the only way was to establish Pakistan.

"With the situation in which the east and west ends of Pakistan are separated by India, this country will be divided sooner or later." Governor Mountbatten expressed his views on the future situation of the subcontinent when Lord Barron and Alan Wilson were present.

"I have discussed this matter with Ali Jinnah, and it is almost irreversible. But the Muslim League leaders themselves don't care, so why should we worry about it?" Alan Wilson opened his mouth and told Governor Mountbatten that he and Ali Jinnah talked about this problem.

Talks have been made, but there is no solution. Alan Wilson cannot ignore the objective fact. This objective fact is that East Pakistan, also known as Bangladesh, actually has the best nation-state foundation in South Asia.

If something happens in India, such as a civil war, East and West Bengal become a country, and Bangladesh becomes a South Asian hegemon. If national issues can overpower religious issues, Bangladesh's achievements will be limitless.

However, this possibility is too small. Bangladesh does not yet have the strength to take West Bengal back from India and complete national reunification into a nation-state.

"East Pakistan is only one of the problems. The problem of the North-West Frontier Province will also cause war between the two countries after the partition in the future." Governor Mountbatten thought for a moment and added, "There is also Kashmir, which is the most likely to cause trouble. I heard that Nepal Is Helu’s hometown Kashmir?”

"Yes, my dear Governor." Sir Barron smiled meaningfully and asked, "Does the Governor want to deal with this problem?"

"No, I don't have this idea. That is a problem between the Congress Party and the Muslim League." Mountbatten smiled like an old fox. The new confusing question was that he suggested that the North-West Frontier Province should also have the freedom to choose independence, but he Think it must be so.

Obviously, it is in the interest of the former sovereign country to leave some hidden dangers to the former colonies. At the same time, it will also satisfy some British people who are unwilling to withdraw from the colony and take a certain pleasure in schadenfreude.

"A very far-sighted idea, honorable Governor." Sir Barron laughed heartily. If British India had not entered the track of independence, he believed that Governor Mountbatten would have become a very outstanding governor. What a pity.

At a time when key politicians in the subcontinent were carnivaling and debating who would become the Deputy Prime Minister of British India, Nehru or Patel, the basis for the future partition of British India into two countries had already been laid down in the Governor's House. .

As an old friend of Pakistan, Alan Wilson was still thinking about whether to reveal it to Ali Jinnah to make the founding father of Pakistan happy. Secretary Edel of the Commissioner knocked on the door and came in to report, “Representatives from some American pharmaceutical companies arrived in Calcutta and said that Examine the health situation in British India and hope that the British and Indian government can provide help.”

"Huh? What are the Americans doing here?" Governor Mountbatten, who has become one of ours, asked with confusion.

"Leave it to me to handle this matter. What about reception work? I'm better at it!" Alan Wilson took the initiative, and Sir Barron would definitely arrange for him to do it anyway. No one knows better than him what the people from American pharmaceutical companies are here to do.