As soon as he returned from New Delhi, the commissioner comforted the monarch of Hyderabad, and Ali Khan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "These supporters of the Congress Party are too much, not to mention, what news is there in New Delhi now." ”

"Counterattack Burma and launch the Battle of Mandalay." Alan Wilson replied succinctly, "With the cooperation of the Allies, peace can be restored to Burma, of course, this cannot be done by others." ”

It was not that he deliberately downplayed the role of other Allied forces, the main force to recover Burma was the British. Even if the Americans pulled the bias, it could not change the balance of strength, and it was the British Expeditionary Force that annihilated the main force of the Japanese army in Burma.

"Oh, by the way, I have met with the commissioner of the princely state of Junagadh, and I have already talked with him to find a time to talk privately about the future of India as a whole." Alan Wilson had brushed aside the fighting in Burma and had no need to go to the front on his own, and he now had more important things to do, such as the princely alliance.

Ali Khan's eyes lit up, this is also what he is most concerned about at the moment, especially after the supporters of the Congress Party made trouble this time, he couldn't help but thank, "Although Commissioner Allen is young, he can always show sincerity in doing things. I would like to give you a small gift. ”

Ali Khan quickly returned to his room, and then held a quaint ring in his hand, which was also set with rubies. British India has the title of the crown jewel of the British Empire, which is actually literal.

India itself is known for producing gemstones, and before the discovery of diamonds in South Africa and Brazil, India was the source and processing place of gemstones in the world during the agricultural era.

"What's so embarrassing?" Alan Wilson seemed embarrassed to excuse himself, but he took Ali Khan's ruby ring directly with his hand, and exclaimed, "I have seen the ancient history and splendid culture from above. ”

Like Sir Barron, he, the Hyderabad commissioner, has become a well-known appraiser, and hypocritically said, "Actually, from the point of view of friendship, I should not have accepted such a valuable gift." ”

"It's just a souvenir, it's not valuable." 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 see from his appearance.

"Since it's a souvenir, you're welcome." Alan Wilson accepted it in a grand manner, squinted his eyes and said, "I'm in contact with John, and it's best to facilitate communication with Junagadh in the near future." ”

"That's for the best." Ali Khan nodded indifferently, it was much more important than a ruby ring.

Alan Wilson didn't think about it when all the more than 500 princely states were played, but the alliance of several big princely states could give it a try, and when he returned to the commissioner's apartment, he asked Andy to contact John, the commissioner of the junagad princely states. and inviting representatives of the princely states of Mysore and Travangore.

In this way, when he left Ali Khan's royal palace, he, the Hyderabad commissioner, was given another Bengali tiger skin, and Ali Khan's treasurer said that the Deccan Plateau was no warmer than New Delhi and that care should be taken to keep it warm.

Alan Wilson didn't notice this, it was indeed quite cold when he first came, but now it is almost the dry season, of course, he still smiled and accepted Ali Khan's gift, people sincerely help the commissioner to solve life problems, he can't refuse people thousands of miles away, right? This and the rapprochement involving the British Empire and Hyderabad should not be taken lightly.

Back at the commissioner's apartment, Alan Wilson prepared the food while directing the tasks of his assistants, and out of distrust of the sanitary conditions in India, he developed the habit of cooking for himself after arriving in India.

The UK itself is known for its dark cuisine, and the assistants who came with them soon found themselves in the opportunity for additional perks, and were full of praise for the food prepared by the commissioner.

Alan Wilson, who has a tradition of eating tight in the front and in the back, also brought out whiskey brought back from New Delhi as a decoration for dinner, which made the assistants unable to say anything.

Originally, according to the provisions of British domestic law, a superior such as Alan Wilson, who keeps his assistant busy when he thinks of anything, is definitely unpopular, but the convenience of other aspects dilutes this dissatisfaction.

"Almost all of these larger princely states are princely states of South India." Alyssa reached out and stroked the ends of her hair, and said in a daze, "Even if ten of us go on a business trip, we can get things done." ”

"The princely states of North India are weak and surrounded by the provinces of British India, and their use value is very limited." Alan Wilson took out a handkerchief and placed one in front of each of the five female assistants, put the last handkerchief in front of Alyssa and whispered, "Actually, there is another guest who wants to be invited." ”

"Commissioner, what about us?" Andy pointed to himself and looked left and right, how can a male assistant be considered a person?

"I'm a macho person, I think that men don't need to be taken care of, and they should be able to do their own things." Alan Wilson replied angrily, and immediately returned to the topic, "Any of you who recently had time to go to Portuguese Goa, just say that this is a private party, we don't expect to talk about anything, it's just an ordinary communication." ”

In fact, if you look at the map of South Asia in 1945, in addition to British India, there are also French India and Portuguese India on the entire subcontinent, and French India is a few urban strongholds. Most of the colonies of Portuguese India were also strongholds, but Goa could be considered a colony.

In the process of colonial independence, Britain and France had different strategies, and France was far more difficult than Britain to deal with, and both took a repressive stance against the colonial independence movement, but the intensity was also different. He didn't want to spend too much energy on the Asian colonies, and in Vietnam he knew that he couldn't do anything and let go.

It was mainly the great investment in French Africa, especially in North Africa without compromise. Therefore, French India, after India declared independence, France declared the stronghold cities to be undefended cities and handed them over to Nehru.

In Alan Wilson's eyes, France and Britain are both shit, and in the face of vast colonies, they need to make special considerations and trade-offs. So here in the subcontinent, the French can't count on it.

If they take the initiative to show favor to France, with the British Empire's long tradition of pitting teammates, the French will most likely not be fooled.

But the Portuguese were different, and when Goa fell into the hands of the Portuguese, British India did not exist. After India's formal independence, it demanded that the sovereignty of Portuguese India be transferred to India, but Portugal did not agree even when the International Court of Justice and the United Nations General Assembly voted in India's favor.