Chapter 176: Let's Study Together
Alan Wilson sent the young Iron Lady home as promised, without any misdeeds.
Even in his heart, Alan Wilson hesitated, he was sure that he would not get involved with the future Margaret Thatcher, at least it was certainly impossible to become a family.
Just think about the situation of one being prime minister and the other being cabinet secretary to know how difficult it is in the UK. What's more, the two have completely opposite thinking, and Alan Wilson is not completely joking when he says that he is a true socialist.
If he had to choose between the Conservatives and Labour, he would definitely choose Labour, even if he couldn't say it publicly.
Under Labour's rule, Britain may have all sorts of problems, but the future is certainly brighter than that of dying of addiction. Abandoning industry and finance is destined to regress Britain's position in the world to that before the Industrial Revolution.
It's better when things are going well, but once something happens, the few underpants left in Britain will be seen by the whole world, thinking the opposite, if this can become a family, it will definitely divorce immediately.
But a historical figure with a halo appeared in front of him, and he was still in his formative years, and Alan Wilson could not turn a blind eye, he had already practiced it once at great risk, and it was in Fortseva.
The current Iron Lady is almost a defenseless existence for him, and as long as he thinks about it carefully, he will crush Alan Wilson's already small moral sense.
It was immoral, but he had already made up his mind to do one last big thing before going to British India. Successfully test drive a domestic car!
Alan Wilson comforted himself that this was a free society, there was no concept of chastity, and more emphasis was placed on fidelity after marriage. Anyway, Mr. Thatcher doesn't know his wife yet, and his actions are definitely not malicious.
And then again, even if there is a slight possibility that two people already know each other, wouldn't that be better!
At this time, Alan Wilson's appointment order had already been issued, but out of the care of the cabinet secretary, he himself decided when to leave, and the time was pressing, and he had to find a way to take the initiative.
But at this time, Alan Wilson also had to meet with Pesik-Lawrence, the Minister of Indian Affairs, and at the end of the day, a greedy person has too many desires, so he often gets busy.
In a sense, Margaret Thatcher was the same decades later, who paid too much attention to politics and neglected interpersonal relationships, resulting in a long period of loneliness in her later years.
"Sir Edward, I think I recommended you to New Delhi to find out what is really going on there." In the office of Peswick Lawrence himself, the new Minister of Indian Affairs, Persik Lawrence, personally examined Alan Wilson, "As for the question of British India, the Cabinet is now hotly debated, do you think it is possible to calm down?" β
"Out of concern for the British Empire, I would say yes. For the sake of the real situation in the British Empire at the moment, I can only say that there is little chance. It's man-made, and I'm willing to do my best to carry out the Empire's instructions. Alan Wilson held his head high, expressing great confidence in this difficult task.
"Very well, if at last the time comes to give up British India, what do you think will be done in the interest of the British Empire? It's just if, it's just a simple assumption. Peswick-Lawrence was pleased with Alan Wilson's statement and then asked another question.
"If it's just a simple hypothesis, I'll simply answer it. There are those who argue that the integrity of the British Raj should be preserved, but in fact this is unlikely. The relationship between the Muslim League and the Congress Party is in the same vein, and it will never coexist in one country. Alan Wilson thought for a moment and said, "Even if Nehru was willing, Ali Jinnah would never be willing, and the only feasible way is to divide the population on the basis of religion." β
This is also the final way to achieve this, in fact, it cannot be said that the Muslim League insists on independent statehood and selfishness, that is, it is not responsible for the entire South Asian subcontinent.
Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by the Hindus, and the problems of South Asia are not only the problems of peace religion, but also the problem of Hinduism, and the final division into two countries is already a good result.
The situation in South Asia was tricky because there were many demands and centers of power involved, and Britain did not completely bring the subcontinent under its rule, and there were many princely states outside of the large British Raj that were semi-closed and semi-independent, and Britain could only rule them indirectly.
And within British India, there were also various religious hostilities, each of which had its own ideas, and each of their small groups was likely to be mutually exclusive, and the war that took place a hundred years ago could be used as a perfect reason for disagreement, and there were several leaders whose attitudes were as hard as iron and whose appeal was as strong as the wind, and who could raise their arms and shout to start a reckoning that would spread throughout the continent.
The last appeal of the Muslim League is Ali Jinnah, and the talent pool on the side of the Congress Party is much richer.
If Alan Wilson returns to New Delhi, although he will try to delay the British evacuation, he will also take into account Ali Jinnah's physical condition and handle the partition while the leader of the Muslim League is still in good health.
"Partition seems to be Ali Jinnah's claim!" As a minister of Indian affairs, Peswick Lawrence, although previously passionate about the emancipation of women, knew about several prestigious leaders of British India.
"Yes, the Muslim League has stated that it will not live in the same country as the Hindus. That's why I said that the plan for a unified India is very difficult to implement. Alan Wilson said with a frank attitude.
After the First World War, King George V signed into law the Organic Act of Government of India, although this Act was already trying to apply India to the separation of powers.
However, it established a sectarian electoral system, which exacerbated sectarian strife, and the vast majority of Indians were not satisfied with the sincerity of the British reforms.
In particular, the Congress Party has resisted this bill, not to mention the contradictions and disputes between Hindus and other sects, so it is impossible to build a peaceful democratic society in such a situation.
In the thirties, the London government came up with another solution, this time met with even stronger resistance from the Congress party.
To follow Alan Wilson's ideas, what else to solve, and to expect a comeback later?
Hurry up and unify your thinking to get a big vote and run, which makes more sense than any bill. Isn't it a joke that Britain wants to build up its influence over India for a long time?
But despite that, he can't say that, politicians often have naΓ―ve ideas that I want them all? But I don't know that when I was on the stage, it was far less comfortable than forcing my eyes to shout against it in the House of Commons.
But this conversation proved that Alan Wilson's return to India was a foregone conclusion.
In the telegram sent to New Delhi in the evening, he made it clear that he could go back and sent the good news to Pamela Mountbatten by telegram.
"How can I test drive a domestic car?" Alan Wilson, who had sent the telegram, stood by the window and meditated. The patriotic heart of supporting domestic cars cannot be extinguished for a long time.
It's not useless for people like Iron Lady to talk about feelings, it's just that Alan Wilson doesn't have that time, and nothing can delay his planned return to New Delhi.
It can only be said that Alan Wilson has many missions on his shoulders and cannot focus all his energy on test drives of domestic cars.
Alan Wilson had met Margaret once after that night's civil servant reception, and the same time he had left his contact information with a friend, and had talked about politics on his day off at girls' school.
Since the Iron Lady likes politics at such a young age, Alan Wilson can only start from this direction and be a good life mentor for the Iron Lady to mature.
It's a vacation day again, and Margaret, with a progressive heart, once again attends the civil servant's drinking party, and has learned the lessons from before. Alan Wilson did not let him bother his colleagues, but personally received the future Prime Minister.
During this time, the guests and the host had a good conversation, and Alan Wilson introduced his views on the colony to Margaret, attracting the girl's attention. Lang Lang Qiankun, the colleagues present today are already drunk.
"What time is it? How are these people already drunk? Margaret was a little displeased, but considering that she was just a student, she lowered her voice and said, "This is different from the elite of Whitehall I imagined, it was already night last time, and now it is daytime." β
"Even when we work in Whitehall, we're all human beings. What's more, on a holiday day, it's nothing for everyone to relax. Alan Wilson saw that the time was ripe, and said with some embarrassment, "Why don't I send you back!" β
"Okay!" Margaret actually had a lot of questions to ask, but seeing that Alan Wilson already had the intention of ending, she could only answer dryly.
This time, Alan Wilson was much more nervous, so he repeated the trick and brought Margaret back to his home. Subsequently, it was said that some information was being sought, and documents from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Indian Affairs attracted the girl's attention.
The two of them naturally stopped at Alan Wilson's house, it was still early, and broad daylight always gave people a false sense of security, although they were a little nervous when they first came in, but between the questions and answers, Margaret also let down her guard.
Holding some papers, he asked Alan Wilson about everything, and after a while, Alan Wilson shook his head and said, "Alcohol is a thing, as long as you want to drink yourself unconscious from the beginning." Oh, by the way, Margaret, are you an adult? Would you like a drink? β
"I'm not a few years younger than you, how can I not be an adult." Margaret asked unconvinced, her young age had already initially embodied the nature of human annoyance.