Seeing Alan Wilson silent, Edward Bridges asked, "Now let me ask you a few questions about whether British India will flourish once it becomes independent. ”

"British India will certainly fall into chaos, and the two major religions that have been suppressed for a long time will merge with each other, and the fifteen great princely states, including Hyderabad, are the decisive factor, but from what I know of Ali Khan, he will not choose to annex India. But Nehru's fundamentals are too strong, and he can fix them if he is given time. "Alan Wilson told the truth, this was what happened later.

"Good!" Edward Bridges nodded approvingly, and instead asked, "Do you think the independence of British India was a good thing for the British Empire?" ”

"Of course not, British India was the most important colony of the British Empire. Independence would have had an impact on the British Empire's vast colonies. This will set our civilization backwards, for more than a hundred years we have continued to make British India stronger, but the Indian nationalists will not appreciate it, think that it is as it should be, they will only pursue the antiquity and greatness of India, and if it does not go well, it must be the fault of the colonizers. ”

Again, Edward Bridges said with great satisfaction, "On the issue of British India, Mr. Churchill and Prime Minister Attlee have different views, Prime Minister Churchill thinks that it should be suppressed, but our British Empire can no longer do it, and Prime Minister Attlee thinks it should be abandoned, but I personally do not approve of it." ”

Edward Bridges meant that he wanted British India to stand on the last shift. This is actually Alan Wilson's idea, the British Empire is still a little too merciful in the independence of British India.

It may be that he thought that there would be a chance to make a comeback in the future, and he did not loot the colonies before leaving, as France did, but judging from the later days, it was the French's method that was more deterrent.

Although France was far less successful than Britain in the colonial era, it maintained greater influence over the former colonies in the post-colonial era.

In Alan Wilson's eyes, with his eyes closed, he could find a myriad of serious problems facing India, and even if there were no problems now, he could create problems if he was given the opportunity to return to British India.

Although the premise of creating problems is that Hinduism must be stronger than peace religion, this cannot be changed. But in other ways he was very thoughtful.

The opportunity was at hand, and Edward Bridges, as Cabinet Secretary, played a decisive role in the deployment of civil servants. Alan Wilson articulated his vision of using British India to pull the British Empire out of the quagmire with greater enthusiasm than the Potsdam Conference, including his imaginary two-track price system.

The dual-track price system refers to the price management system in which the unified national pricing and the market-regulated price of the same commodity coexist. It was formed by the simultaneous implementation of two operational mechanisms, planned regulation and market regulation. It mainly involves the price of food and the price of means of production.

The countries that often use this method have good relations with the Soviet Union, but the reason is the same, this method of relying on administrative power to save emergencies, and now Britain can do it, that is, Alan Wilson envisioned before, using the grain of British India to stabilize the order of the British occupation of Germany, and using the industry recovered from the British occupation of Germany to import British India.

The British Empire was in the middle, controlling the pricing power of German industrial products and British Indian agricultural products, and restoring the prosperity of Britain proper, once Britain returned to its pre-war level, it could reallocate resources to the colonies.

There was also the Imperial System of Preferences within the British Empire, which could be used as a support for this deployment, and the key was efficiency.

However, the British occupation of Germany was under de facto military control, and British India was a direct colony. At present, the British Empire has no shortage of administrative power in these two places.

Finally, Edward Bridges's question is that once British India becomes independent, I am afraid that the local citizens will not be able to accept this gap in their hearts, which Alan Wilson can also answer, the Ganges floating corpses, rape tragedy, as long as it occupies the BBC page for a month, the British citizens will probably be able to accept it.

"I'll just say that Sir Barron is still good at spotting talent." Edward Bridges asked several questions, all of which were answered satisfactorily, not least about the linkage pricing system between British India and the British-occupied areas of Germany, which was very attractive to him.

"At your level, and the Prime Minister say that these plans are not credible." Edward Bridges thought for a moment and said, "If the Prime Minister comes to you, you just need to keep the British Indian content." How to maintain the influence of the British Empire, if the prime minister asks, I will come up with this plan for you, hey, in fact, it is not easy, the Americans can keep an eye on it. ”

"Sir Edward, in fact, the colonial empire is not only our British Empire, but also France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Portugal, and if we can get the support of these countries on the colonial issue, our room for maneuver may be much greater." Alan Wilson remained humble, and he made a suggestion that it would be up to Edward Bridges to judge whether it would be implemented or not.

"In fact, on this issue, there is a suitable person to be the executor." A smile tugged at the corner of Edward Bridges' lips, "It's too early for you to be the Deputy Secretary-General, if you particularly want to go back to India, you can go back as a liaison officer in the Indian Affairs Department and be Barron's assistant at the same time." ”

Isn't that progress? Alan Wilson's eyes widened suddenly, and he couldn't help but ask excitedly, "Can I go back to British India?" ”

"Absolutely! And I can see that your love for British India cannot be concealed. Edward Bridges nodded approvingly, "But it may take two or three months to arrange, after the Potsdam meeting, the Prime Minister will definitely be busy with domestic problems, and I will transfer you back to New Delhi as soon as the time is right." Of course, I'm looking forward to seeing you live up to the vision you just mentioned. ”

Coming out of Edward Bridges, Alan Wilson felt like he was walking with the wind, what is a dream come true? That's it. Although it may take two or three months to make arrangements, he is now full of energy.

Not to mention that Edward Bridges was going to be promoted to the rank of assistant to Sir Barron, the deputy secretary-general. Once the work of the British Raj is done beautifully, it is believed that it will be able to establish itself in London.

It is not in vain that after he arrived in Europe, he worked hard for the British Empire, from France to Austria, and almost ran all over Western Europe.

"Nehru, you wait for me." Alan Wilson expressed his longing for a great power with great anticipation.