Chapter 272 Blackmailing Aung San

“That’s right!” Alan Wilson frowned thinking, if Aung San did not oppose, everything is still said. And it is better not to oppose, otherwise he can not be no way to deal with General Aung San.

It was important to realize that the Japanese prisoners of war and pro-Japanese faction in the Andaman Islands were doomed to a miserable end. So why was Aung San not liquidated for his actions during the Japanese attack on British Burma.

This question is actually very simple, Britain only liquidated the general pro-Japanese faction, in addition to British Malaya, Southeast Asia’s capable pro-Japanese faction were not liquidated, the high position of power itself is a kind of protection, General Aung San is in this case.

Now whoever stands in the way of the British Empire’s recovery of the homeland is an enemy, Allen Wilson could not care less about the future Burma is divided into several pieces, if this national hero of Burma does not cooperate, he may have to talk to the pro-British armed forces of Karen and Kachin.

Since the partition of British India was almost finalized, there was nothing wrong with Burma, which was once a province of British India, to follow suit.

In fact, Alan Wilson immediately asked Burgess to meet with the leaders of the Karen Kachin to talk about the Emerald House, the Japanese prisoners of war in Burma, now largely under the supervision of the armed forces of these two nationalities.

Public business could not be delayed, but it was all right to inquire into private matters while taking care of public business, and if he could, Allen Wilson even wanted to build an emerald palace, as a present to Pamela, right in British Malaya.

He came over on a business trip, but did not want to live in the Governor’s Palace, Burgess arranged for Wu Ding Lun to arrange a place to live, Allen Wilson was also quite curious about this second generation Chinese descendant, and did not object.

“Is your family name self-imposed, or did you learn Burmese when you entered the country?” Alan Wilson was quite curious about this question, the Burmese basically had no last name, the average Burmese name was just a first name, there was no last name that represented the family heritage.

That’s not surprising, it’s very common within Asia, and prior to the twentieth century, that’s how Japanese and Thais were known, by their first names, not their last names.

It was after the Meiji Restoration that Japan made it mandatory for all nationals to choose a surname, whereas before only a few nobles had surnames. And until now, the Japanese imperial family has kept this tradition, all Japanese imperial family do not have surnames, only first names.

Wu, the so-called great Burmese surname, actually means Mr. So the name Wu Ding Lun confused Alan Wilson.

“My last name is self-contained, which happens to coincide with the Burmese honorifics.” Wu Ding Lun replied with a respectful attitude, “The Burmese do not have a good relationship with many ethnic groups, but General Aung San is a man on the run.”

“Perhaps.” Alan Wilson looked at Wu Dinglian and suddenly asked a question, “If you want to take out your competitor, what method would you choose, don’t say you don’t know. You can be a district magistrate, you are no longer a bottom official. You’re not really a Maine man yet, it’s not that easy without some extra means.”

Hearing Allen Wilson’s words, Wu Ding Lun’s words that he wanted to deny were stifled, and while thinking, he said, “We’re going to slander him, ruin his reputation, and ultimately bring him to a complete end. This will be a very well thought out plan.”

“That’s not a good plan!” Alan Wilson thought for a moment after hearing it and vetoed, “It’s too low-end. Mr. Wu, you have to understand one thing, it’s not an unlucky clerk or police officer or something that we want to stink up, we want to stink up a high-ranking official, and for a high-ranking official, a high-ranking official isn’t the same as a clerk after all. How do you screw a clerk? It’s very simple. Charge him, get two dozen witnesses, remove him from office, jail him. But it won’t work here. Softly, softly, softly is my strategy. No scandals, and above all, no official investigations.”

“To be a district magistrate Mr. Wu is qualified enough, but on the way up, it is necessary to have a certain international outlook, and this international outlook is not just relying on the British to do the job, but insight into the changes in it, which Aung San and his friends, not to mention you, do not necessarily have.”

After dropping Alan Wilson off at the British settlement in Rangoon, U Tin Lwin went away, returning home to relieve the fatigue of the day.

Behind a curtain in the house’s living room, a table had been set with a large bowl of rice and a dozen plates holding curry, dried shrimp, and chopped green mangoes. Wu Ding Lun staggered over to the table, sat down with a grunt, and immediately devoured the food. His wife stood behind him to serve him.

He used his greasy fingers to quickly shove the rice into his mouth, the bottom of the bowl almost touching his nose. Every time he ate, he was incredibly fast, emotionally full, and ate extremely large amounts. Instead of eating, it was more like a form of making fun, indulging in curry and rice.

After a night’s sleep, and a tour of the Burmese landscape with the Assistant Commissioner of British India, he put on his magistrate’s uniform and left the house in a hurry.

“Have you ever seen this kind of wood, Mr. Wu? Does it exist in Burma?” Allen Wilson took out a picture of Huanghuali and handed it to Wu Dinglian, how can you build a house without furniture?

Huanghuali is worth a lot of money in the latter part of the world, Allen Wilson does not know whether this tree exists in the territory of Burma, it should not be a problem, after all, Qiongdao and Burma’s dimension is almost the same, there is no reason to be in the same dimension, sitting on such a large piece of forest in Burma does not exist in the distribution of Huanghuali, it is only that the details of the grain may not be too different.

“This is not rare in Burma, I don’t know exactly where it is, but I can ask around.” Wu Ding Lun recognized this kind of tree at a glance, and immediately said that everything was wrapped up in him.

“Thank you very much.” Alan Wilson politely thanked, “I believe my trip to Burma should be very pleasant.”

The next trip has and Kachin Karen leaders to meet, but first thing first, or Burma’s currency reform issue, the British Empire to open source and reduce expenditure, model civil servants in this matter can not be ambiguous.

And the Kachin Karen leaders over also need time, unlike Aung San and his friends in Yangon.

Rangoon is the largest city in Burma and the capital of British Burma, located in the Irrawaddy River delta in the south of Burma, as the coastal city of Rangoon, in the middle of the sea breeze, the climate is quite pleasant.

The first official exchange on currency reform in Burma began in this pleasant atmosphere. Aung San and others were very familiar with Burgess, the Commissioner of British Burma, but they were not familiar with Alan Wilson, the younger Assistant Commissioner of British India.

Burgess affirmed the benefits of Burma’s currency reform in the grand scheme of things, the fight for a currency, the rupee, outside of British India as Burma’s first and very important step toward independence, as well as the benefits that come with that and more.

“Currency is a symbol of a country’s sovereignty, and I’m sure General Aung San and all of you understand that.” Burgess said very sincerely, “It has an important place for the country’s economy, and the benefits of this reform program for Burma are enormous.”

“Commissioner Burgess, we believe that this change is certainly necessary, it’s just that a lot of important issues have yet to be resolved.” General Aung San raised his head and spoke eloquently, “Many things are more important now than currency reform.”

“Heh! For example?” Alan Wilson, who had been silent, snorted and spoke in a very disrespectful tone, “Sleeping in today and driving the British out in the morning? That’s what the Japanese POWs at the diggings think.”

When Allen Wilson said this, the atmosphere of the entire conference room froze to freezing point, compared to Burgess, Allen Wilson would fit the image of a nasty colonial official very well, much to the disgust of Aung San and the others.

“Mr. Allen, this is Burma.” U Soe, who was next to Aung San, glared and spoke, “At least you should have a minimum of respect for Burma.”

“Thanks for the reminder, this is still called British Burma.” Alan Wilson leaned on the table, his chin opening and closing, “Perhaps I should do as Nehru suggested, and rejoin British Burma and British India into one, so more things will be solved, as we all know, British India is a bit overpopulated, the food gap is still large, and it’s still in the midst of a drought, so if we can merge Burma, the problem would be solved in large part.”

What do you mean by “dare to be angry and not dare to speak out” is the true portrayal of the mentality of some senior Burmese officials now. It is not as if there has not been a merger between British India and British Burma, and the consequence of the merger is the emergence of the Rohingyas.

Now the Rohingya problem has just been solved, and British India and British Burma are going to merge again?

However, not waiting for Aung San and other people to digest this news, Alan Wilson to start thinking jump, there are self-concerned about another problem, “the Chinese side wants to extradite some, in the period of war against Japan tends to Japan’s accomplices, out of the dignity of the British Empire, we should be refused, but if some people do not cooperate with the, then for the sake of the interests of the Allies as a whole, we also do not mind reopening the case. However, if certain people do not cooperate, then out of the overall interests of the allied countries, we do not mind reopening the investigation, and during the time of reopening the investigation, we will first transfer the suspects to Chinese custody, I wonder if everyone is in favor of this?”

“Alan, actually things are not that serious.” Seeing that the atmosphere was too grave, Burgess opened his mouth to round off the conversation.

“If the Chinese are willing to help us resolve some unstable factors, we should be happy to see it.” Alan Wilson stood up without budging and brought the topic back to currency reform, “I’ve finished my words, so now, regarding Burma’s currency reform and taking back the sovereignty of the currency, who’s in favor of it and who’s against it?”

“Stand up for me, there aren’t enough POWs for digging.” Alan Wilson slapped the table and shouted angrily.

After a long time, no one answered, Allen Wilson greeted his secretary to bring up the document and said, “Since no one is against it, then sign it.”