Chapter 221 The Successor

The movement was still to be pursued, a point to which Allen Wilson had received an affirmative answer from Clark when he traveled to the Supreme Court, and there is never a time to stop this sort of thing once.

There are countless times when there is one, and as long as they can see the benefits, they will go on indefinitely until they can no longer make a profit.

Of course this is not necessarily a bad thing; at least British India is much more energetic than British Ceylon. The biggest thing that has been going on in the Viceroy’s office lately has been Governor Weaver’s application for transfer.

As a general who had been seriously wounded in the First World War, Governor Weaver’s health was not good, not to mention that the environment in British India never had anything to do with good.

In fact, the summers were hot and the winters, though short, were unpleasantly wet for a month, especially for a wounded man like Viceroy Wavell.

Governor Wavell was adamant when it came to making an application to return home.

Of course this didn’t really interfere with the Governor’s office, and the Governor didn’t deal with political matters while he was there; he was, after all, a purely military man who hadn’t amassed similar talents.

Vivienne, who was clad in a shirt but exposed to the air underneath, walked around the bedroom and returned in a short while with a cut fruit plate, which she was enjoying with Alan Wilson, and hearing the men say that, said in an understanding tone, “You’re actually the one who’s in control of everything, aren’t you?”

“Not everything, and you can’t say that, we’re just the enforcers.” Alan Wilson took a grape and sucked gently on it, performing a display of pure ventriloquism before saying, “As representatives of the British Empire administering the colonies, we all work at the behest of the native ministers.”

“Oh, yeah. A minister working on the mainland half a world away is able to bend you over backwards to do his bidding?” Having already spent a short time in British India, Vivienne certainly understood how these civil servants viewed ministers.

For the ridicule of the demon queen, Alan Wilson took it all as if he didn’t hear it, and said with a heartfelt smile, “That’s why we hate any discussion of giving up the colonies, without the colonies, we’re just an island nation, the fringe of the continent, and what imperial influence will eventually disappear, not just from the country’s point of view, but also from a personal point of view, you’re still the same person who has an international Are you still a movie queen with international influence? Please tell me who is the most famous movie star in Colombia?”

This? Naturally, Vivien Lei didn’t know, but a woman has a woman’s way, directly reaching out and slapping Alan Wilson who was lying on the bed, “How can you compare me to those mixed race people.”

“But don’t dare to talk nonsense, this is racial discrimination, although everyone’s heart is default, but can’t say it.” Alan Wilson extended his finger to point at Vivien Leigh’s red lips as a punishment, and then said, “This, you actors, are inferior to real actors, such as those in Congress.”

Purely from the point of view of desire, as long as they were not black, Alan Wilson could be anyone.

Mentally he also knew that the blacks as a race also had advantages, such as the most harmonized body proportions and the smoothest skin.

And definitely not nothing, black people is a broad concept, the black countries on the Atlantic coast were destroyed by the triangle trade, the original civilization accumulation were wiped out and became skeletons on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.

Blacks in East Africa, because the triangular trade had ended by the time they were colonized, were significantly more stable after independence than those in West Africa.

It’s also true that blacks don’t have a strong state, but for Alan Wilson, it’s still a matter of aesthetics.

This kind of thing about civilization and human race, said Vivien Lei is not interested, Allen Wilson will say a little bit of the demon queen is interested in things, and now can already start filming the documentary, if it is late, the captured temple elders will be bailed out.

“O Goddess who came to London, it is time for you to save these miserable women. All your merciful heart shall be shown from the documentary already.” Reaching out, he ran his hand over Vivienne’s full breasts, “Are you ready? Out of respect for Indian traditions, I suggest a three hour length of time.”

“Can I direct myself?” Vivien Leigh came forward without retreating, leaning forward and mentioning what seemed to be an outrageous request, yet in Alan Wilson’s eyes it was not excessive at all, and nodded his head in approval.

For the first time, under the care of the Assistant Commissioner of British India, Vivien Leigh took the lead in directing a movie on her own. From now on she was no longer a controlled actress, taking the first step towards capitalization, all brought about by the man in front of her.

With the assistance of the Viceroy’s Office, Vivien Leigh went to work for the first time since her arrival in British India, and began to enter the Supreme Court, borrowing files, contacting temple elders in custody, as well as a wide range of victims, listening to both sides of the case, and accumulating material for the film’s release.

And it’s business as usual in the Viceroy’s residence, except for the increasingly obvious signs of drought, and the equally fervent building of a major construction project. There are also sporadic religious clashes, as well as protests on a manageable scale, and overall things can still be said to be going well.

Such was the thrill of sitting on the crater, that while the Congress side was in the midst of dissatisfaction and misgivings about the second phase of the NCR, that is, the crackdown on crimes against women, the Viceroy’s office let slip that the PMLN might be considered for the formation of an interim government.

All of a sudden, the discontent evaporated and the Congress Party wanted an independent India to be a Congress-controlled India and not a PML-N-controlled India and for that reason expressed its firm opposition to the Viceroyalty’s tryst.

Almost instantly, accusations against the Viceroyalty came pouring in, and the smooth situation in which British India was still getting by. It seemed to be a thing of the past all of a sudden, but in the end, the protests that swept the subcontinent were quickly quelled by the presence of the entire Congress Party hierarchy.

The resettlement of ex-soldiers also still continued during this time, the big construction was not delayed, and of course the crackdown on women’s crime did not stop, it was business as usual.

In the London newspapers, the Viceroy’s Office had captured tens of thousands of temple elders suspected of bullying young girls and over 100,000 rapists in a short period of time, and it became the greatest concern of the citizens of London. British India also became almost synonymous with hell!

But what concerned the center of the empire was the protests in British India, and although the situation was stable for the time being, it had to be a cause for concern.

With the exception of the Secretary of State for India, many members of the Cabinet were quite worried, the Secretary of State being the one exception; the Secretary of State wanted to ensure women’s rights, and the vital interest was women’s rights, not British India.

This, together with the telegram of resignation submitted by Viceroy Wavell, earnestly desiring to leave British India, has made the Cabinet feel that it is time to have a little discussion on the question of British India.

“The fact is that the conflict in British India has never abated, but it is only the local civil servants, who keep diverting the conflict and delaying the departure. The problem still lies with the Congress Party and the PML-N.” Adderley gushed at Edward Bridges, “Once the situation gets out of hand very worrying.”

“Honorable Prime Minister, as of May, British India has contributed over fifty million pounds, as well as a large number of orders. It’s a huge boost to the mainland.”

Edward Bridges directly took out a statement and placed it in front of Airdrie and said, “Of course we recognize that the current British India is like sitting on the crater of a volcano, but the local civil servants, who have taken the risk, will only revitalize the mainland sooner, if this time to throw cold water I’m afraid?”

“I certainly understand their bearing for the sake of the British Empire.” Looking at the statement of fifty million pounds, Prime Minister Aidley first affirmed the merits of the British Indian civil servants, after all, it is now less than half a year, able to contribute fifty million pounds of financial support, is indeed gratifying.

Subsequently, Airdrie still face the reality, “But we can’t not think about the future, Governor Weevil put forward his resignation, has expressed several times to return to the mainland idea, we can’t ignore, and he is a pure military man, is not good at coordinating, we need to consider a suitable candidate.”

“That’s a problem, this person needs to be flexible, have experience of local knowledge, a wide network and the personality to deal with complex personnel relations.” Edward Bridges summarized the advantages one by one.

“Not bad, to know the local area, have a network of people and be good at coordinating all parties.” As Prime Minister Edley recited a few conditions, a silhouette had gradually appeared in his mind and suddenly looked up at Edward Bridges.

“Mountbatten!” Prime Minister Airdrie and Edward Bridges blurted out almost simultaneously.

“Would it be a bit too hasty, after all, General Mountbatten has only left British India not long ago.” Prime Minister Airdrie said with some difficulty, “Now he has just gone to take up his post in the Mediterranean Fleet, and the orders were given by the Cabinet, and now he is being asked to go back?”

“It is not for me personally to interfere in the formulation of policy. But on this candidate alone, there are probably few more suitable than General Mountbatten.”

Edward Bridges first cleared the suspicion, and then said, “In the Asian battlefield, the allied forces of various countries were not coordinated in their operations, which led to them being broken by the Japanese army in various ways, and once General Mountbatten took office, he reorganized the relationship between the countries and strengthened the cooperation between the allied armies, thus laying a good foundation for the counterattack. There is reason to believe that General Mountbatten is capable of doing this and harmonizing the relationship between the NCP and the PMLN.”

Edward Bridges mentioned the coordination ability of Mountbatten in World War II, which made Prime Minister Airdrie constantly nod his head, and despite having a brilliant haircut, he could not think of a more suitable candidate right now, and could only say, “Why don’t we send a telegram to try and ask the general how his time in the Mediterranean is going.”