Chapter 192 The Two Winged Plan

This piece of news was stone-cold, and the move towards a new India was definitely not a wave, but had already begun to be implemented.

News of the sea of ancillary works in the Calcutta Industrial Estate, and of the assumption of responsibility, spread like wings all over British India, and never was there such a time when the Indians felt jubilant.

Has always been British India, although nominally the jewel of the British Empire, but has been at the lowest end of the status, rather than the jewel of the British Empire, not the cornerstone of the British Empire, stepping on the feet of the kind.

Nominally important, in reality, it is just a tool to bleed and sweat, as for the initiative to release such a large engineering program, it is something unheard of.

The Calcutta Industrial Estate claims to have six million industrial workers, but in reality Greater Bengal, where Calcutta is located, was run by Britain just after it arrived in the subcontinent.

More than two hundred years of notice had passed before such a so-called industrial zone appeared, and it was not known how many of these so-called industrial workers were actually craftsmen.

And now the British Empire seemed to be sincere all of a sudden, so sincere that it was unbelievable. This time the Congress Party took the initiative to come forward to say, this is all the Congress Party leadership of the long-term resistance to bring much effect, without the Congress Party British absolutely will not compromise.

Britain’s policy towards India was to trade not land, and while this was also hegemonic, it was not bloody. That is to say, Britain is not to occupy India, but to establish a trade relationship in India that only cooperates with them, to put it bluntly, even if it monopolizes trade in the subcontinent.

In the subcontinent, British power was on the weaker side compared to the massive Indian population, no matter how many people came. The British had two main assets to control India – the first, the Indian aristocracy; the second, the Congress Party.

Since World War I, the Congress Party had swelled in power and had become more important than the native states that traditionally controlled all parts of India.

The support of the maharajahs of the various native states has become weaker, and if the Congress Party is restless, the British Empire’s rule in British India is tantamount to nothing, but this time the Congress Party has welcomed the Viceroyalty of British India, and the great building of the industrial zone of Calcutta, and all of a sudden, the British Empire’s dominion over British India has come back.

Just don’t know how long this dominance will last, if one day the resistance within the Congress Party has the upper hand, this dominance will be lost, but Alan Wilson thinks, at least one year is no problem, right?

Of course, in the face of such support, the Viceroyalty of British India also expressed relief, of course, in order to let the opposition of the PML-N to settle down, the Viceroyalty of British India will also be Ali Jinnah put forward an invitation to the outside world that it is to bridge the contradiction between the Congress Party and the PML-N.

At the same time it was also a reminder to the Congress Party from another level that if you don’t cooperate, there are alternate collaborators.

To be honest, in the process of British India’s independence, Alan Wilson believes that London’s response is actually a bit frazzled, after all, it is the first time Well, it is not incomprehensible.

This hand-wringing is, all the electoral system of the country will have the shortcomings of the crowd, all opinions can be all can issue their own voices, some people insist on suppression, some people advocate letting go, advocate letting go of the voice of the voice of the retention of British India and the overall voice of the largest.

And want to keep and want to let go, naturally the last thing can not be done when, where there is what time to make money?

Alan Wilson arrived in British India’s biggest role is to host a last supper under the premise of acquiescence that British India is going to be independent, the beneficiary is of course the British Empire, and of course the civil servants of British India will also get some insignificant payment.

As long as one’s side coalesces its thoughts, one can fight the Congress or the PMLN with some mental preparation, or at least be able to buy time to come out and rake in the money.

This official response is not credible because Allen Wilson does not even believe that it was the PMLN leader, Ali Jinnah, whom he hosted.

In welcoming Ali Jinnah on his arrival, Alan Wilson did not adopt an arrogant posture as he had done with Nehru. Rather, he behaved as if he were meeting an idol of his heart. If the numbers of the two religions had been reversed, perhaps he would have treated Nehru well.

Ali Jinnah and Nehru grew up in a similar way, both went to London for further studies after studying hard, came back with their own men and women, and are now heads of the second largest organization in British India.

It was more of a private communication, not with any semblance of coercion, but entirely a conversation between gentlemen. Just by virtue of Ali Jinnah’s advocacy of Pakistan’s independence as a nation, he deserved his respect too.

Why stay in India as a second class citizen? The two religions have diametrically opposite dealings, staying together is bound to go wrong, separating is the right thing to do for the good of all, including the British Empire.

How can this spirit of one death for you and happiness for all not be worthy of Allen Wilson’s admiration.

“It’s been many years since Mr. Zenner left London, I didn’t expect that he still retained his British habits.” Passing over a cup of black tea, Allen Wilson smiled and spoke, “In fact, we have always hoped for the rapprochement of the two major religions, of course I’ll be honest, in the history of British India, we did carry out the operation of pulling one faction to fight another, but as a minority, Mr. Zenner should know that the minority is the beneficiary most of the time, isn’t it? Our aim is simple, we just want British India to be smooth in the midst of this time of uncertainty.”

“The interests of the Congress Party are not necessarily the interests of the PML-N.” Ali Jinnah took a sip of black tea, his thin cheeks filled with seriousness as he said, “Things are subject to constant change.”

“Of course, I endorse Mr. Jinnah’s assertion.” Alan Wilson nodded, “It’s like Mr. Jinnah’s early advocacy of unity with the Hindus, and against Mr. Gandhi’s non-violent non-cooperation movement. To take a hard line against Britain and force us to go?”

Allen Wilson was talking about what Ali Jinnah advocated before the thirties, but then with deeper contact with the Congress party and the numerical superiority and sidelining of the Hindus, Ali Jinnah’s ideas slowly changed.

“Now the idea of the PML-N is not to live in a country with Hindus, we have different habits. Hindus are stuck in their thinking two thousand years ago and are more backward than many other religions.” With a cold look of indifference, Ali Jinnah criticized, “The difference between religion and government must be made clear in the modern world, religion cannot replace the government, the country should be left to the real elite to run it or else things will go wrong.”

What a great idea, but unfortunately the religion of peace is only just a little more advanced than Hinduism. One lived two thousand years ago, the other a few hundred years ago.

Alan Wilson sighed in his heart, not to mention that Ali Jinnah’s health was not good and historically died not long after independence, even if Ali Jinnah’s health was twice as good, it would not change Pakistan’s slide into religiosity.

“I can’t give a positive answer, but I can make sure that the PMLN’s claims are passed on to London. Forgive me, I am not a politician who can speak at all times and there is no truth in the news coming out of the group that can’t keep their mouths shut.”

“But while London can listen to the PMLN, the PMLN will have to give us time to keep British India stable in the short term, and if at the end of the day London’s refuses to let British India become independent, you can make a fuss again. It won’t be our problem then, it’ll be Congress’s problem.”

“Alan, you do realize that the PMLN’s claim will surely split the Calcutta Industrial Estate.” Arijana glanced at the door and lowered his voice, “You can’t have worked in British India and not know this.”

“I know it, but London doesn’t know it, and the Congress Party, which pays attention to London news every day, doesn’t know it.” Alan Wilson said without a trace, “Since they don’t know, what’s wrong with this plan?”

Ali Jinnah was silent, now he had concluded that these Englishmen did not have good intentions. If it was twenty years ago, he would have immediately discussed with Nehru and united against the British conspiracy, but now?

“I can oppose it without explicitly saying so, but it doesn’t mean that my position has changed.” Ali Jinnah leveled his eyes at Alan Wilson and said, “I believe you understand what I am talking about.”

“Why change such a good position? There is nothing wrong with pursuing freedom.” Alan Wilson replied in the affirmative, “The goodwill of the PMLN is appreciated by all of us Britons in the subcontinent. Doing nothing is the best way to help.”

Ali Jinnah finished his black tea and left, the statement issued by the Viceroyalty of British India regarding bridging the communication between the two religions gave an optimistic outcome, on which the PMLN would not comment.

In the eyes of the onlookers, the PMLN’s reaction must have been threatened by the Viceroyalty of British India, especially the Congress Party thought so, but in reality it was a cup of black tea.

Being the leader of a minority, especially after there had been an assassination, Arijana’s trust in others had diminished. So there was no leakage with any of the PML-N leaders, of the details of what happened after entering the Governor’s residence.

That was enough, the rest was up to the British civil servants, the drumbeat of propaganda had already begun, warming up for the construction of the Calcutta Industrial Estate, and countless funds were being poured into what the Viceroy’s office claimed to be the project of the century.

At the same time, countless orders flew to the British mainland. Stimulated by this news, the British steel industry was the first to be boosted, and the British Occupation Board of Trade also began to try to let the steel enterprises in the Ruhr area reopen, so as to solve the problem of unemployment of the Germans in the British Occupation Area.

As for profits, they were kept under the control of the Board of Trade, receiving pricing guidance from its London headquarters.

The two-winged program to boost the post-war British economy had officially begun!