Chapter 241 Impossible Unity

Sir Barron first set the tone. The estimated scale of this drought is unprecedented since the emergence of British India. Coverage goes far beyond the year when the Great Bengal Famine broke out.

This is absolutely alarmist. The famine in India a hundred years ago had an area of ​​700,000 square kilometers, which is already a very scary figure. In terms of area, this is one-third to one-fourth of the area of ​​British India.

It is completely in line with the description of the great famine in the ancient Chinese history books. If the area of ​​the great famine is larger than that of the previous great famine, to fight against something, it is better to surrender early with white underwear on the head.

As soon as he opened his mouth, he used a heavy tone, attributed the imminent tone, and attributed the main reason to the drought.

At the same time, he said that the Governor-General of British India had given an early warning, which can be regarded as doing his best to contain it. Now he hopes that the Muslim League and the National Congress will abandon their previous suspicions and jointly deal with the Governor-General.

Of course, this is not all. Sir Baron later said that if a large-scale drought occurs, it will be difficult for the subcontinent to tide over the difficulties, because the population of British India is too large, and no matter how the local rescue is, it will not be able to meet the needs here.

What's more, the United Kingdom itself is an island country, and it is not good at agriculture. It is a well-known fact that the United Kingdom must import food to meet domestic demand.

Regarding the problem of overpopulation in British India, it is also a kind of euphemism. The famous Prime Minister of the British Empire, Winston Churchill, said more bluntly about the Bengal famine, "It's all the fault of the Indians. They are breeding like rabbits." .”

However, when the Ukrainian famine broke out in the Soviet Union in the 1930s, Churchill once said at full speed, "It is a well-known fact that Stalin used natural disasters to cleanse Ukrainians who have always been disobedient."

The famine in British India was the fault of the Indians because Indians breed like rabbits. It was Stalin's fault that the famine broke out in Ukraine. It was Stalin who deliberately wiped out the Ukrainians by means of natural disasters.

It is undeniable that the Soviet Union and countries similar to the Soviet Union have indeed tightened their own belts and tried their best to assist other countries because of the problem of saving face.

But Churchill's remarks, most people with IQ will not believe it. As for the majority of people in the world who do not have IQ, that is another problem.

Sir Barron's words mainly revolved around two points. First, this is a natural disaster, and second, there are too many Indians to save. After setting the tone, he said that the Governor's Office has been doing its best recently, which is a fact that everyone can see.

"We have been doing everything we can to help Indians,

But with little success. "Alan Wilson's voice was heavy and his tone was very sad, "But it must be admitted that many people are confrontational about the decision-making of the Governor's Palace. Not only did he not obey the orders of the Governor's Mansion, but he also did the opposite. Just like the hoarding behavior in many cities, the most important thing is to stabilize the price of food in a famine year. Once there is a panic, even when there is no shortage of food, the food price will rise due to panic grabbing, let alone now. "

Seeing the approval of the leaders of the Muslim League and the Congress Party, Alan Wilson continued, "This is an extraordinary period. No matter how the Congress Party and the Muslim League protest, I must first state the position of the Governor's Office. As for the problem of hoarding, as long as the drought lasts for one day, the government’s treatment will always be severe. In order to save more people, sometimes it is inevitable to kill some bad people.”

Gandhi was startled by the face-changing of Alan Wilson in this Sichuan opera. Even Ali Jinnah and Nehru frowned and didn't know what they were thinking.

"Alan is a young man after all. Sometimes he is impulsive when faced with a crisis. He really wants the drought to pass quickly." Sir Barron said lightly, "This is just a way to express indignation, I hope Dear guests, don't mind."

"The most important thing now is unity. Although the difficulties are very great. But if we can get help from the Congress Party and the Muslim League, I personally believe that British India will be able to survive the crisis this time."

Sir Barron first shirked the responsibility completely, showing that it was all the fault of the Indians, and then when it came to the stage of giving sweet dates, he was still optimistic about the future of British India.

Alan Wilson is still an upright person, saying that in fact, the Governor's Office has always known what the Congress Party and the Muslim League want, and he understands the idea of ​​independence in his heart, but as a manager, British India itself has no decision-making power.

The decision-making power rests in London, and now the two parties have ruled out the delegation to go to London for talks. Before the matter comes to fruition, the two parties will help the Governor-General to tide over the difficulties.

"Unless the party's interests are above the safety of the people of the entire subcontinent, otherwise, I can't think of why we can't unite. Time is running out now, and the situation is getting worse every day." Alan Wilson said, using the moral kidnapping technique, " If this happens, it's hard to imagine what your purpose in advocating independence is."

"I don't know what the specific measures of the Governor's Palace are." Nehru glanced at the British opposite with the white of his eyes, and asked the most concerned question.

Of course, please ask Gandhi to go on a hunger strike! However, the atmosphere has not yet been set in place, so it is not appropriate to say so now.

He waved his hand and asked Edel to take out some telegrams and put them in front of the representatives of the Congress Party and the Muslim League. There was also Lagardia, Director of the United Nations Rehabilitation and Relief Administration, describing the famine that spread to the Eurasian continent. There are signs of famine in a wide range, from the Rhine to the Han River.

We cut off Nehru's hint that he wants foreign aid, and if there is foreign aid, it will only supply the local people. What do the local elites in these colonies think? Now it can be said that there are not many places where there is no food shortage.

"Considering the huge population of British India, the fight against the drought this time must be based on self-rescue." Alan Wilson said with a serious face, "Only by letting the majority of people work together can we get good results."

"We have also used diplomatic agencies to inquire about the situation of other countries and seek goodwill assistance from friendly countries." Sir Barron once again showed the demeanor of a weak link in imperialism, and did not say anything dead.

Of course, it takes time to seek foreign aid and requires extensive mediation, and there may be things that cannot be quenched in the long-term. Therefore, Sir Barron also said that his assistant is right. The fight against this drought should be based on self-help.

Near noon, at the luncheon for the National Congress Party and the Muslim League, the Governor's Office brought out the prepared Indian flying cakes, indicating that the Governor's Office is now saving money, practicing thrift, and working with the people of the subcontinent to fight this time. drought.

The attitude has already been established. Even the ruling center of British India, the Governor-General of British India, is saving food and clothing, sharing the responsibility with the general public of British India. There is nothing to blame.

After lunch, the talks began to enter the deep water area, which was based on self-rescue, how to save more people to the maximum extent, and now the granary of the United Provinces was wiped out by a fire.

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Bangladesh itself is densely populated, and the supply of food produced is difficult. How can there be spare power to supply other places.

The problem has come to the granary of British India, Punjab province, which is a province where the peace believers have an absolute advantage, and they probably share the same account with the Sikhs.

Decades later, the people who surrounded New Delhi because of Modi's agricultural reform were the Sikhs in Punjab, India.

The Governor's Mansion made a moderate appeal, hoping that the Muslim League would show solidarity and use the surplus food to support other regions. Of course, it was just an appeal, not mandatory.

This almost made Nehru angry, and the local governor's office, which should not be forced, insisted on its own opinion.

Where it should be mandatory, the Governor's Office instead began to say that everyone can discuss it, but don't force it.

Punjab Province is the granary of British India. Isn't it just a matter of the Governor's Office to mobilize food? Now that these British people have turned around gorgeously, wouldn't they let themselves beg Ali Jinnah and come to be slaughtered?

Ali Jinnah glanced at Nehru, and his heart was quite complicated. On the one hand, he hoped that Nehru would speak up, but on the other hand, he was afraid that the other party would speak up. When the drought came, he would send the food from the peace church gathering area to support other provinces.

"This time the drought has affected a wide range of places, and there are also a large number of peace believers." Before Nehru spoke, Ali Jinnah decided not to embarrass this old opponent, saying that the peace believers also had no food left.

"We also know that this drought is for everyone, no matter what religion they are." Alan Wilson sullenly, he was waiting for Ali Jinnah's words, and said in a heavy tone, "Religion is involved The problem, the Governor's Palace is not suitable for making a statement, and the affairs of British India have always been complicated..."

Even if the Punjab's food is taken out, it is actually not enough, not to mention what kind of disaster relief, the United Kingdom has to help the British-occupied areas recover, so no food?

The Governor's Office tended to express its non-interference attitude, which made Nehru very angry, and really wanted to make a fuss. This is the method of divide and rule. For more than a hundred years, the British have never changed.

"Thank you for the understanding of the Governor's Office. As I said before, regardless of belief or region, this drought is facing everyone. The foundation is to save yourself, not beg for help." Ali Jinnah expressed to Sir Barron In order to express my gratitude, I also told Nehru from the side, wishing myself luck.

Regarding the hope of Punjab's grain, the suggestion of pulling other places, was just aborted.

Sir Barron did not hold on to it, but said that he would find an opportunity to communicate in private. After all, even the party leaders have to go back and persuade their supporters, so don't be in such a hurry.

The last topic is about the central idea of ​​this meeting. After the Punjab food problem returned without success, all the pressure was on Gandhi's side. Alan Wilson suggested at the right time, "What does Mr. Gandhi think about the campaign to save food?" ?”