Chapter 19 The Portuguese

Just after returning from New Delhi, the commissioner comforted the monarch of Hyderabad. Ali Khan breathed a sigh of relief, "These supporters of the Congress Party are too much, let alone, what news is there in New Delhi now."

"Counterattack Burma and launch the Battle of Mandalay." Allen Wilson replied succinctly, "With the cooperation of the Allied Forces, we can restore peace to Burma. Of course, this cannot be done by others."

It is not that he deliberately downplayed the role of other allied forces. The main force to regain Myanmar was the British army. Even if the Americans pull sideways, they can't change the balance of strength. The main force that annihilated the Japanese army in Burma was originally the British Expeditionary Force.

"Oh, by the way, I have met the commissioner of the Junagadh state, and I have already negotiated with him. Find a time to talk about the future of India in private." Alan Wilson described the war in Burma With one stroke, he doesn't have to go to the front line to fight desperately. Now he has more important things to do, such as the Tubang Alliance.

Ali Khan's eyes lit up. This is what he is most concerned about at the moment, especially after the supporters of the National Congress made trouble this time. I have a little present for you."

Ali Khan quickly returned to his room, and then held a simple ring in his hand with rubies inlaid on it. British India has the title of the jewel in the crown of the British Empire, which is literally what it means.

India itself is famous for producing gemstones. Before the discovery of diamonds in South Africa and Brazil, India was the world's gemstone producing and processing place in the agricultural era.

"Why is this so embarrassing?" Alan Wilson declined seemingly embarrassedly, but took Ali Khan's ruby ​​ring without hesitation, and exclaimed, "I saw ancient history and splendid culture from above."

Like Sir Barron, he, the commissioner of Hyderabad, has also become a well-known appraiser. He said hypocritically, "Actually, from the perspective of friendship, I shouldn't accept such an expensive gift."

"It's just a souvenir, and it's of no value." Ali Khan's flat tone reminded the other party that he was once the richest man in the world, but it was not easy to tell from his appearance.

"Since it's a souvenir, I'm not welcome." Allen Wilson accepted it openly, squinting his eyes and said, "I'm in touch with John, and it's best to facilitate communication with the Junagadh State in the near future."

"That would be the best." Ali Khan nodded indifferently. This is much more important than a ruby ​​ring.

All the more than 500 states can play around. Alan Wilson didn't think about it, but the alliance of several large states can give it a try. When he returned to the commissioner's apartment, he asked Andy to contact Junaga German State Commissioner John. And invited representatives of Mysore and Travancore state.

In this way, when he left Ali Khan's palace, he, the Hyderabad commissioner, got another Bengal tiger skin. Ali Khan's financial officer said that the Deccan Plateau is not warmer than New Delhi, and he should keep warm.

Alan Wilson didn't notice this. It was really cold when he first came, but now it's almost the dry season. Of course, he still accepted Ali Khan's gift with a smile. He sincerely helped the Commissioner solve his life problems. He can't reject people thousands of miles away, right? This and the harmonious relationship involving the British Empire and Hyderabad should not be taken lightly.

Back at the commissioner's apartment, Allen Wilson ordered the assistants to do their tasks while preparing food. Out of distrust of the sanitary conditions in India, he developed the habit of cooking by himself after he came to India.

Britain itself is famous for its dark cuisine, and these assistants who followed soon found that they had the opportunity of extra benefits, and they were full of praise for the food prepared by the commissioner.

Alan Wilson, who has the tradition of eating tight in the front and tight in the back, also took out the whiskey brought back from New Delhi as an embellishment for the dinner,

This made the assistants unable to say anything.

Originally, according to the provisions of British domestic law, superiors like Alan Wilson who kept his assistant busy whenever he thought of it, regardless of day or night, were definitely not welcome, but other conveniences diluted this dissatisfaction.

"We contact these relatively large states, almost all of which are in South India." Alyssa stretched out her hand and brushed the ends of her hair, and said confusedly, "Even if ten of us are on a business trip, we can get things done."

"The states in North India are weak and are surrounded by the provinces of British India, so their use value is very limited." Alan Wilson took out a handkerchief and placed one in front of each of the five female assistants, and put the last handkerchief in front of Alisa and said softly He ordered, "Actually, there is another guest who wants to invite."

"Commissioner, where are we?" Andy pointed at himself, looking around, why is a male assistant a human?

"I'm a machismo, and I think men don't need to take care of them, and they should be able to take care of their own affairs." Alan Wilson replied angrily, and immediately returned to the topic, "Whoever you have time recently, go to Portugal As for the trip to Goa, let’s say it’s a private party, we don’t expect to talk about it, it’s just an ordinary exchange.”

In fact, looking at the map of South Asia in 1945, in the entire subcontinent, in addition to British India, there are also French India and Portuguese India, and French India is a few urban strongholds. Most of the colonies in Portuguese India are also strongholds, but Goa can be regarded as a colony.

In the process of colonial independence, the United Kingdom and France have different strategies. France is far more difficult than the United Kingdom. They both adopt a suppressive stance against the colonial independence movement, but the strength is also different. They are also unwilling to expend too much energy on dealing with the Asian colonies. In Vietnam, they know that there is nothing to do, so they let go.

Mainly, it invested huge power in French Africa, especially in North Africa without compromise. Therefore, French India, after India declared its independence, France declared the stronghold city as an undefended city and handed it over to Nehru.

In the eyes of Alan Wilson, France and the United Kingdom are both shit. Facing the vast colony, both need to make more considerations and make some choices. So here in the subcontinent, the French can't be counted on.

If you take the initiative to show favor to France, there is a high probability that the French will not be fooled by the long-standing tradition of cheating teammates in the British Empire.

But the Portuguese were different. When Goa fell to the Portuguese, British India did not exist yet. After India formally became independent, it requested that the sovereignty of Portuguese India be handed over to India. However, even though the International Court of Justice and the United Nations General Assembly made resolutions in favor of India, Portugal refused to agree.