"Good!" John and Powell nodded at the same time, and on the other side, the British Indian Governor and General Mountbatten were also discussing their own affairs, and Pamela Mountbatten, who was on the side, was obviously not very happy.

Because General Mountbatten was looking forward to the day of returning to Europe, and had been active for it, now that the war was over, he felt that he was more suitable for his homeland than in British India.

For this reason, after the surrender of Japan, Mountbatten was not only surrendered, but also asked if the mainland remembered himself.

"Let's wait and see!" Governor Wavell said that there is still a lot of going on in the country, and the war is over, which does not mean that the impact of the war will disappear immediately.

On the other side, Alan Wilson is also talking about his own business. Whether the British Empire is in the hands of politicians or civilians is a good question.

Alan Wilson knew to himself that Britain was indeed in the hands of an elected government if it were confined to the British Isles, but if it was talking about the British Empire as a whole, it would undoubtedly be in the civil service.

Basically, the elected politicians are homegrown, while the British Empire has civil servants all over the world.

Ordinary politicians do not go to the colonies to serve at all, and what if they have just arrived in the local area and the local government is elected early? What about the rotation of political parties? Isn't that just the time since I arrived at the place and going back?

Of course, the advent of airplanes as a means of transportation is not good news for overseas civil servants. Politicians come and go more easily than ever.

During World War II, the civil servants in British India faced a shortage of manpower, and had to think of ways to do it internally, except for handing over some unimportant work to the Indians.

To tap into the internal potential, students like Alan Wilson, who were themselves in British India, naturally became a reserve force.

This was also the beginning of Alan Wilson's career, and it is a cherished memory in retrospect.

Without the interference of pesky politicians, no one can now hinder the civil service in British India and unleash India's shackled potential.

There were nearly 600 princely states in British India, and the small and medium-sized princely states had limited ability to resist the Congress party, and the only ones who could really count on were the princes of Hyderabad and Mysore.

There are not as many as 600 princely states with a vast area, self-contained and quite powerful, including Kashmir, a total of fifteen of them, of which Hyderabad is the strongest, and Maharaja Ali Khan has enough financial resources.

Kashmir aside, Nehru will never let go, that is the origin of the Nehru family.

Although the princely state of Hyderabad is sufficient, it has a disadvantage, that is, it has no access to the sea, and is surrounded by the provinces of British India, but the princely state of Mysore is next to Portuguese Goa, and between the princely state of Hyderabad and the princely state of Mysore, there is a nominally similar isthmus, as if the mainland of India and the north-eastern land were separated.

But this segregation is only symbolic, and as long as Hydbara and the princely states of Mysore share a common position, that administrative segregation is almost non-existent.

"I haven't seen Pedro for a long time, I don't know if I'm still working in Goa? If it's still there, find a chance to meet up. Alan Wilson started the conversation with such an opening statement.

As early as the Brussels Conference, Alan Wilson had used the question of Portuguese Goa to lure Portugal into responsibility.

The effect was obvious, the garrison in Portuguese Goa had reached 20,000 men, and it was clear that a close ally of the British Empire was shouldering international responsibilities.

In the event of a deterioration of the situation, Alan Wilson even wanted to keep a backup hand and not withdraw part of the British troops in India to the mainland, or to remain in Portuguese Goa, and continue to exist in British India in name.

The three princely state commissioners naturally discussed that with regard to the glorious future of the whole of British India, after half a year, there will definitely be some changes in the whole subcontinent, and Powell mentioned one thing, the French Indian side seems to be shrinking.

"The French are the least credible." Alan Wilson began to accuse him with all seriousness, which was a precursor to escape. At a time when the colonizers of the world were about to unite, the French wanted to surrender.

Alan Wilson's accusations were completely ignored, and the fact that there were only a few enclave cities in French India, with such small interests, there was no need for the French to wade into troubled waters.

Now think about keeping the colonists in direct unity? How to calculate the accounts of French India during the Seven Years' War? But as long as France had a land as large as Portuguese Goa in British India, it would not want to slap its ass and leave.

Although he knew that it was unreliable to count on the French, at the critical moment, Alan Wilson still hoped that the French would be stupid again and be able to play a certain role as a cover for Britain on the subcontinent issue

"It is still necessary to give a little benefit to the French, and a day in the subcontinent for France, even if it is only symbolic, can help us a lot." Alan Wilson sighed and said, "It's disappointing that there are no Portuguese with international responsibilities. ”

"Speaking of Portugal, Alan, you have been to the Brussels conference, you should know the cause and effect. When Portugal announced an increase in troops to Goa and Belgium announced its support for the return of the Netherlands to the East Indies, the news was heartening. John said happily, "The Dutch troop carrier once stopped in Mumbai, causing many people to stop and watch, even those in the Congress party, who were silent. ”

"I really didn't expect that one day, we would need the armies of other countries to help us complete the deterrence." Alan Wilson shook his head with a wry smile and said, "But something is better than nothing, we have to measure India's material resources and form the hearts of other countries, and at this moment, European countries must be closely united and stabilize their positions so as not to be taken advantage of by those two bastards." However, in a short period of time, one bastard can't reach us, and we just need to be careful of one bastard. ”

John and Powell nodded in agreement, and turned to happily talk about the incident of the Dutch warship firing in Jakarta at the end of October, and the whole of Jakarta became a sea of fire, believing that it would definitely form a certain degree of deterrence against the resistance.

"Let's not talk about it, it's a Dutch problem." Alan Wilson heard that thousands of Jakarta citizens had been killed in the indiscriminate shelling, so he turned the subject away.

The strength of the Dutch navy is not worth mentioning in Europe, but it is in Europe, as a country with the East Indies as a colony, the Dutch navy, no matter how bad, is not comparable to the colonies.

Regarding the bombardment of Jakarta to deter, Alan Wilson only casually mentioned it at the Brussels meeting, but he did not expect that the old imperialist countries, even if they were lonely, would still have this ruthlessness and really carry it out.

It was the Netherlands who shelled, and it was the Indonesians who were shelled, and the matter had nothing to do with Alan Wilson from beginning to end.

Besides, now it's about talking about British India, talking about the Dutch, isn't that off-topic?

The only thing that had to do with Britain was that two former British warships were also involved in the shelling.

Britain supported the Netherlands' return to Asia, but considering that the Netherlands' national strength might not be able to handle it, and because the war was over, the Royal Navy had a number of warships that needed to be decommissioned, so the Queen Elizabeth-class battleship Warrior was leased to the Dutch Navy.

Although the Warrior was a battleship of the First World War, its displacement of 30,000 tons and its fifteen-inch main gun were not fake. In the face of this kind of main artillery in coastal cities, the soldiers within the range of the battleship's main artillery in the Battle of Songhu had the most right to speak.

The rest of the fleet was used in the Far East Fleet of British India, and a few light warships were selected and given to the Dutch navy.

Alan Wilson did not object to this, if British India became independent, many warships of the Far East Fleet would definitely be left to India as a legacy, and it would be better to give money to the Dutch, at least the Dutch.

In terms of the whole thing, it was quite surprising that the battleship Warrior was actually leased to the Dutch Navy. Although it is not a sale, it can be seen that Britain is absolutely serious about supporting other colonial powers and sharing the firepower for itself.

This is very different from history, and it can be considered very proactive, and of course it has to do with the British Malaya plan. It was profitable to use British Malaya as a base to support the Dutch and French in their wars.

"It's better for the Portuguese to carry the flag and go around Jakarta. That's even better! Alan Wilson brought the topic to Portugal again, "There are more than 20,000 Portuguese defenders in Goa, and it is a waste to keep them, so it is better to carry the national flag to the East Indies to brush up on the sense of existence and reflect the unity of European countries." When I had time to communicate with the Portuguese Governor's Palace, I said that the old friend had returned, and that the issues that had not been negotiated in Hyderabad before could be resumed now. ”

"Then I'll find time to talk to Pedro." John nodded, "I wonder when the submarine will arrive?" The Lord of Salman Khan was very much looking forward to this, and when I first told him, I was a little reluctant, but then I figured out that if the princely territory could not be kept, the money would not be kept sooner or later. ”

"The Maharaja of Salamaran Khan is very right." Powell nodded in approval, and then said, "Then my side is to maintain a close relationship with Goa, train with the Portuguese army, and expect Portuguese support if necessary." ”

"It's when it's necessary in the future, and now we can only do it secretly." Alan Wilson corrected, "After discussing with the Congress Party, I will find an opportunity to talk to the esteemed Maharaja." ”

"Talk to the Congress party? What to talk about? John looked surprised, "Alan, it was Nehru who drove you away. ”

"Don't talk about such rumors without beginning or end, I have always had great respect for Mr. Nehru." Alan Wilson's face was blank and flatly denied, "The Congress Party is a close brother of civil servants. ”