Chapter 209: This is a political achievement

“Alan means to send it to London!?” Unlike some of the Tupang’s sent representatives, the Maharaja of Junagadh Tupang, Salaman Khan, came in person, and the Junagadh Tupang Commissioner, John, also came at the same time.

But even if Salaman Khan is very sincere, to Alan Wilson this proposal also feel very sudden, Junagadh Tupa’s strength in the whole British India is enough to rank into the top three, only Hyderabad Tupa and Kashmir Tupa in the area, far more than the other Tupa, the rest of the mighty Tupa’s area is more or less the same.

But the Junagadh Tupa was by the sea and was significantly better positioned than many of the Tupas, and as the Maharaja of the Junagadh Tupa, Salaman Khan was having a pretty good time.

Maharajas like Salaman Khan and Ali Khan of the turf states naturally had little love for the Congress Party’s claims. What’s more, the two of them happened to be pacifists, and the Congress Party just didn’t share the same beliefs.

“I would be lying if I denied it, Honorable Maharaja. The British Empire suffered in the midst of the war, but there shouldn’t be anyone who thinks that the Sunset Empire would look at your property, right?”

Alan Wilson asked rhetorically in a joking tone, and Salaman Khan shook his head outright, “I certainly don’t have that suspicion, I just think that this is a rather sudden approach.”

“We’re making plans for the worst possible scenario.” Alan Wilson breathed a sigh of relief, the tiger’s skin has not yet been ripped off the United Kingdom, is still quite capable of bluffing, in fact, with the current financial situation in the country, the wealth of these native states to the United Kingdom, will certainly be used.

Just be used and bloodsucking are two different things, Britain will certainly recognize that these riches belong to the maharajah of Tupang. But for the sake of liquidity it might be put into circulation in the market first, and if these maharajahs needed it, it would be returned to them.

Salaman Khan’s stance made the brewing opposition voices remain unspoken for the time being, a powerful monarch of the Tupang didn’t oppose it, so who were they, the representatives of these monarchs, qualified to oppose it?

“In fact, the Maharajahs behind all of you are perfectly capable of choosing a trusted bank, in the British Empire, the government is not allowed to interfere with banks. In fact, Maharaja Ali Khan, for one, has good relations with many widely respected bankers.” Alan Wilson glanced at Ali Khan and after getting acquiescence added more fuel to the fire, “I am sure you have seen the changes in the Hyderabad army, this is the payoff, in the face of external threats, one should look at the wider world, and it might just take a turn for the better.”

With the acquiescence of the two Maharajahs of the Tupangs, Ali Khan and Salaman Khan, Alan Wilson began to speak in a good way about the equalization of risk, that the land could not be taken away, but anything other than the land could be taken away.

Now London, the importation of wealth by these Tupang Maharajahs is absolutely welcomed with open arms. Prime Minister Adderley wanted money like crazy, otherwise, he would not have nodded his head at the fact that British India was discounted.

As long as the domestic economic cycle was restored, the remaining imperial colonies were still a very vast territory.

While the attention of the United States and the Soviet Union are focused on East Asia, this time gap, if you can take advantage of it, everything still has room to maneuver, if the default time slips away, the future will be difficult.

Britain had to wriggle out of the aftermath of the Great War right away, and it had to have nuclear weapons sooner than it had historically.

For the Maharajahs of the Turkish state, again, there is no loss. They understand that you can’t put your eggs in one basket, but they just always take their chances until it’s too late. Only when the noose tightens do they begin to give up their illusions and prepare for the struggle, and by then it’s already too late.

From Alan Wilson’s point of view it’s very simple, in order to get money, the Labor Party even dared to sell jet engines to the Soviet Union.

Allen Wilson is not opposed to the sale of imperial heritage, but this can be sold in British India, if the United States industrial capitalists want, you can come to the Viceroyalty of India to talk about it. As long as the money is given everything is negotiable!

But whether Nehru, a Soviet-influenced Indian leader, will later confiscate the assets bought by these American companies with a wave of his hand, no one knows.

Just talk about the property? That’s certainly out of the question, and surprisingly, the Han Dynasty’s policy of relocating the powerful comes to mind. Thinking up another policy called the Order of Pushing Grace is very logical, isn’t it?

“One cannot discount the possibility that Nehru might move against Tupang once the British troops leave from the subcontinent. Small and medium-sized Tupangs can be taken down with persuasion and negotiation, but for you large Tupangs, a battle may be inevitable. I know that none of the Maharajahs are willing to give up the land in their hands, so this offer is land specific.”

“Allen you have something in mind just say it directly.” Ali Khan crossed his legs, living like an old farmer, not related to the world’s richest four.

“It’s really just a way to stall for time. If it becomes a foregone conclusion that the Congress party will take a hard line against Tupang, then before leaving New Delhi, I will suggest that the Viceroy’s office put out a message. That is, all the Maharaja’s heirs have equal rights of succession, and once a Maharaja dies, the land of Tupang will be divided equally among all the heirs.”

The Pui En Decree was an important decree issued by Emperor Wu of Han to consolidate centralized power.

The Pui En Decree was essentially an improvement on the county system. The decree required that the area under the jurisdiction of each vassal be inherited by the eldest son only, instead of the eldest son, the second son and the third son together. According to the Han system, marquisates formed under the Pui En Order were subordinate to counties, and their status was comparable to that of counties.

Later, according to this decree, the vassal states were divided into smaller and smaller ones, and Emperor Wu took the opportunity to weaken their power.

In fact, Nehru’s intention was also to avoid Tupang becoming an independent kingdom, so he fought against the powerful Tupang. There were only a few wars against Tupang and most of the Tupangs were not hit militarily.

Military action is never a decision to be taken lightly, and if there was such a thing as a Push Ensign, there might not necessarily have been a Tupang war, but the time for India to integrate internally might have been prolonged.

At least Ali Khan had twenty years to live, Nehru would have waited for each of these monarchs to reach the end of their lives, and it was not certain who would be able to outlast who.

Ali Khan and Salaman Khan did not think much of it, but a number of representatives of the native states took the idea to heart.

In the British India’s point of view, as long as the news is stabbed out on the way out, no matter what the final evolution is a good thing, the British army to evacuate Nehru made a big fuss, then in the Governor General’s Office before the statement to the Turkish state, Nehru is not good to do, fell into an out of the box image.

If Nehru had also agreed to let these Tupangs disintegrate themselves in a way that did not involve war, then India would not have been able to complete its integration for at least twenty years.

No matter how you count it, this was a good thing for Britain, and the representatives of the native states joined in the discussion to ask about the details, and the main discussion still revolved around the two points of equalization of risk and the Push for Grace order.

But while discussing diplomatic confrontation, the matter of the barrel of a gun was not forgotten, and in the afternoon the representatives of the major native states, went to visit the Hyderabad private army, which was, at least superficially, transformed from what it had been before.

Compared with a year ago when Alan Wilson came here, at least on the surface, the Hyderabad army appeared to be transformed changes, Ali Khan divided out a lot of land, used to cohesion of the military heart. German instructors were brought in to formalize the army and replace it with weapons that had been eliminated from Europe.

On the surface, at least, it looked relatively decent, and Hyderbala’s army was now close to 100,000 men. A waterfall of pacifists, worthy of the strongest Turkish state.

Ali Khan’s accumulation in Hyderabad over the centuries was evident in the fact that he was feeding a hundred thousand troops with the power of one man.

Numerous representatives of the native states, also expressed their appreciation of Hyderabad’s army, and in front of the Congress party, everyone was on the same page, and the strength of the Hyderabad native state could benefit other native states as well.

South India’s climate is more humid, afterward Vivienne felt the afterglow and laughed, “You have good stamina ah, and tossed me in a sweat, originally the climate here is uncomfortable.”

“Why don’t we go out on the balcony, it’s after midnight and no one will be there.” Allen Wilson came over and whispered in his ear, pointing in the direction of the outer balcony.

“Go on, take me for what I am.” Vivienne slapped the man lightly, rejecting the suggestion to become one with nature, “How do you explain too many mosquitoes and being covered in beans tomorrow? What did you do today?”

Snap! Lighting a cigarette Alan Wilson took two deep puffs, indicating that he was looking for political favors for the Honorable Minister of Indian Affairs so that he could return to London with his head held high.

“The Honorable Minister, I have good news for you.” Sir Barron took the initiative to find the Secretary of State for India, Pethick Lawrence, and introduced his assistant’s progress in Hyderabad, “Now many of the native states are very worried, the British Empire’s attitude towards British India, this kind of future is not clear, Allen suggested that some of the maharajahs, transfer the property that can be taken away to London, just at present these maharajahs are also a little worried, if they can get the London’s go-ahead to safeguard the wealth that has been accumulated over generations, I think that this can happen.”

Pesik Lawrence was a bit puzzled, but with Barron’s words, he finally understood what this meant, and his waist straightened, crossing his arms haughtily, “The powerful and ethical bankers of the British Empire are unrivaled in financing, and the facts will prove that these Maharajahs have made the right choice, very rightly.”

“Above all, the Honorable Prime Minister would be overjoyed if he knew the news.” Sir Barron said with a smile on his face, “This is political achievement.”

“Yes!” Pethick Lawrence nodded solemnly, “These maharajahs are His Majesty’s subjects, and I believe that His Majesty would not want, these loyal nobles, to face persecution.”