"You think Nehru is a powerful man?"Barron asked in an uncertain tone as he crossed his fingers.
"Yes, Sir Barron."Alan Wilson nodded solemnly."Nehru's own ideas are more worthy of attention than those of Gandhi, who dreamed of an idyllic life."
Indeed, Nehru, now the leader of the Congress Party, and Ali Jinnah, the leader of the PML-N, are very powerful political figures.
And Ali Jinnah, who represents the other faction, is also a thoroughly secularized political figure, both Hinduism and the religion of peace, a tool in the hands of two men without a trace of religion in themselves.
More than Nehru, Ali Jinnah, the leader of the PMLN, was a thoroughly pro-Western leader, and even the religious claims of the PMLN were for a long time not seen by Ali Jinnah.
Nevertheless, as a minority, Ali Jinnah was inevitably influenced by the PMLN, and with Ali Jinnah's failing health, both the PMLN and Pakistan quickly took the path of religiosity after his death.
Jawaharlal Nehru of the Congress Party was a very different story; Nehru paid lip service to respecting Indian culture, but was unequivocal when it was time to strike; during his tenure, he carried out land reforms and defeated Pakistan in the field, reversing the world's impression of Hindus as weak fighters; the recapture of Portuguese Goa boosted India's national self-confidence.
In the final analysis, Alan Wilson believes that this has a great relationship with Nehru, when he was young to visit the nascent Soviet Union once, the Soviet Union appeared to the whole world is a big thing, to the then Nehru caused a huge impact is also very normal, resulting in after India's independence, Nehru adopted a large number of the Soviet Union's approach to solve things at home.
If it hadn't been for that one war, Nehru might have actually built India into a respectable power.
As Barron listened to the young man standing before him, earnestly answering his own questions, he nodded his head in satisfaction, a strange feeling welling up in his heart; it was hard to imagine this realization coming from a young man in his early twenties.
"There is a war going on right now, and many departments are in need of talent," Sir Barron spoke after a moment of reflection, "In the midst of the Imphal Campaign, your father did a great deal of work in Calcutta, whether in the war zone, the Governor's Office, or the Colonial Ministry, we must also consider the views of those who are meritorious."
With Barron's words, Allen Wilson grew more and more cautious, knowing that his path was entirely at the whim of the other man.
"I'll tell you what, Bombay, Calcutta and even Delhi are a little too conspicuous for your age.It's not a suitable job for you to start in the seventeen provinces of India right now.But for your father's sake, I can get you started in a simple position, one of modest status."Barron thought as he said, "What do you think about going as Commissioner of Hyderabad?"
"Eh?Thank you Sir Barron."Alan Wilson froze for a moment and settled down to thank with surprise in his heart.
British India by the Governor General's Office as well as the British Commissioner's management of the place, a total of seventeen provinces, occupying a total of two-thirds of the present British India, the remaining one-third of the land, the distribution of more than five hundred and sixty states of the soil.These land states have large and small, small land state is only a little larger landlords, while the large land state in the United Kingdom by a great deal of courtesy, regarded as the head of state.
Among the more than five hundred states, the strongest state is the Hyderabad state in Sir Barron's mouth, no matter the area or population is the largest among the British India, and the strength is much stronger than the Kashmir, which later caused many Indo-Pakistani wars.
Alan Wilson is still thinking, Sir Barron has been self-centered open mouth, "although Hyderabad is not actually under the control of British India, but the importance is no less than the Governor General's Office control of the provinces.Among the more than five hundred native states, Hyderabad can be regarded as a weathervane, so you should not be worried, the importance is the same".
Sir Barron, still sensing that Alan Wilson was a little disappointed with his arrangement, explained the importance of Hyderabad, mentioning, "The ruler there is now Mir Osman Ali Khan, a ruler respected in London, and communication with him is no less important than work in the provinces we control.
Perhaps it was more convenient to enter the Indian provinces to increase the work, but considering Alan Wilson's age, Sir Barron was not in a position to go too far because of a personal relationship, and by giving the other person a position of good standing among the Indian states of the soil ruled indirectly by the British Empire, he would not appear too conspicuous and would not be caught in the crossfire by others.
Now, after all, is the time of the world war, some of the rules of the past can be broken, but also to master a certain fire.
Alan Wilson was not displeased by this, he also knew that the Sir Barron before him had tried his best and could only do so much within the current rules.
"Your father helped me a lot during the Battle of Imphal, maintaining the stability of India," Sir Barron finally mentioned the past, and Alan Wilson understood it by heart.
To say that Alan Wilson's father, the old Wilson, had fled to India would be to say that he soon found a way to rise in the civil service and eventually settle in Calcutta.
Calcutta was the capital of British India before New Delhi, and Britain operated in Calcutta for half a century before moving its capital to New Delhi thirty years ago, at a time when it was undoubtedly India's second largest city.
After the Burma campaign, this center of Bengal faced the Japanese threat directly until the outbreak of the battle of Imphal, and as for old Wilson, it was in the midst of this time that he kept Calcutta running, as Sir Barron had told him to do.
But this is not Sir Barron's intention, the reason why the Allen Wilson high, the main reason is the outbreak of the Bengal famine, British India is always outbreak of famine, but two years ago the Bengal famine more than three million people were starved to death, it is the time before and after the battle of Imphal, the old Wilson can be said to be hard to blame, and equally hard to blame there is also Sir Barron, this in the Viceroy General's Office of the work of British Indiahead of the civil service.
Alan Wilson's heart breathed a sigh of relief, because of his father's relationship, he finally got what he wanted here in the Governor's Office, just at this time Sir Baron spoke, "Don't be too happy yet, I only have the right to recommend a candidate, you should know that the final decision, is still in the hands of the Governor of Weavell, no surprise, I'll let you know the good news after a period of time".
"Thank you, Sir Barron." Alan Wilson held out a gold coin and said to himself, "I got this from a merchant, and I personally hope that Sir Barron will not be concerned with its metal composition, but will see in it the precious Indian history, as in the academic problems studied at the Oriental College, of the wider Eastern world."
"Precious historical value, I suppose."Sir Barron reached out heartily and took it, glancing at it in the sunlight coming through the window and seeming rather to marvel at the pattern on it.
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