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Chapter 19 The Portuguese

Just after returning from New Delhi, the commissioner comforted the monarch of Hyderabad. Ali Khan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "These Congress Party supporters have gone too far. I won't tell you what news there is in New Delhi now."

"Counterattack Burma and launch the Battle of Mandalay." Alan Wilson replied concisely and concisely. "With the cooperation of the Allied Forces, we can restore peace to Burma. Of course, we cannot leave it to others."

It was not that he deliberately downplayed the role of other Allied forces. The main force that regained Burma was the British Army. Even if the Americans deflected, it could not change the balance of strength. It was the British Expeditionary Force that annihilated the main force of the Japanese army in Burma.

"Oh, by the way, I met the commissioner of the Junagadh state and have already negotiated with him. Find a time to talk privately about the future of India as a whole." Alan Wilson said about the war in Myanmar.

He took it all away without having to go to the front line to fight. He now has more important things to do, such as the Tu-Bang Alliance.

Ali Khan's eyes lit up. This is what he is most concerned about at the moment, especially after the Congress Party supporters caused trouble this time. He couldn't help but thank him, "Although Commissioner Allen is young, he can always show sincerity in his work. I think

I want to give you a small gift."

Ali Khan quickly returned to his room, and then held an ancient ring in his hand with a ruby ​​inlaid on it. British India has the title of jewel in the crown of the British Empire, which is actually a literal meaning.

India itself is famous for its gem production. Before diamonds were discovered in South Africa and Brazil, India was the world's gem production and processing center in the agricultural era.

"Why is this so embarrassing?" Alan Wilson seemed to be embarrassed to refuse. His hand was not slow and he took Ali Khan's ruby ​​ring and praised, "I can see the ancient history and splendid culture from above."

Like Sir Barron, this Hyderabad commissioner has also become a well-known appraiser. He said hypocritically, "Actually, from a friendship point of view, I shouldn't accept such an expensive gift."

"It's just a souvenir, it has no value." Ali Khan reminded the other party in a plain tone that he was once the richest man in the world, but it was not easy to tell from his appearance.

"Since it's a souvenir, I won't be polite." Alan Wilson accepted it grandly, squinting his eyes and said, "I'm in contact with John. It's best to facilitate communication with Junagadh in the near future."

"That's naturally the best." Ali Khan nodded indifferently. This is much more important than a ruby ​​ring.

All the more than five hundred princely states could have fun. Alan Wilson had never thought about this, but the alliance of several large princely states could give it a try. When he returned to the commissioner's apartment, he asked Andy to contact Junaga.

Commissioner John of the German princely state and invited representatives from the princely states of Mysore and Travancore.

In this way, when leaving Ali Khan's palace, he, the commissioner of Hyderabad, received another Bengal tiger skin. Ali Khan's financial officer said that the Deccan Plateau was not warmer than New Delhi and that he should keep warm.

Alan Wilson didn't notice this. It was indeed quite cold when he first came, but now it's almost entering the dry season. Of course, he still accepted Ali Khan's gift with a smile. He sincerely helped the commissioner solve life problems.

He can't refuse people thousands of miles away, right? This and the harmonious relationship involving the British Empire and Hyderabad should not be taken lightly.

Back at the commissioner's apartment, Alan Wilson prepared food and gave instructions to his assistants. Out of distrust of the sanitary conditions in India, he developed the habit of cooking by himself after coming to India.

Britain itself is world-famous for its dark cuisine. These assistants who came over soon found that they had an opportunity for additional benefits and were full of praise for the food prepared by the commissioner.

Alan Wilson, who has the tradition of being tight at the front and tight at the back, even brought out the whiskey he brought back from New Delhi as a garnish for dinner, which left his assistants speechless.

Originally, according to the provisions of British domestic laws, superiors like Alan Wilson who kept his assistants busy at all times of the day and night, would definitely be unpopular, but other conveniences diluted this dissatisfaction.

"We are contacting these relatively large princely states, almost all of them are princely states in South India." Alyssa stretched out her hand to lick her hair and said confusedly, "Even if ten of us go on a business trip, we can get the job done."

"The princely states in North India are weak and surrounded by the provinces of British India. Their use value is very limited." Ellen Wilson took out a handkerchief and placed one in front of each of the five female assistants. He placed the last handkerchief in front of Alyssa and whispered softly.

He ordered, "Actually, there is another guest I want to invite."

"Commissioner, where are we people?" Andy pointed at himself and looked around, why do male assistants count as human beings?

"I am a chauvinist person and believe that men do not need to be taken care of and should be able to take care of their own affairs." Alan Wilson replied angrily and immediately returned to the topic, "Which of you has time recently to go to Portugal?

When I went to Goa, I just said it was a private party and we didn’t expect anything to be discussed, it was just an ordinary social interaction.”

In fact, looking at the map of South Asia in 1945, in the entire subcontinent, in addition to British India, there were also French India and Portuguese India. French India was just a few city strongholds. Portuguese India had a large colonial area.

Most of them are also strongholds, but Goa can be considered a colony.

In the process of colonial independence, Britain and France had different strategies. France was far more difficult to deal with than Britain. They both took a stance of suppressing the colonial independence movement, but the intensity was also different. They were not willing to spend too much energy dealing with Asian colonies.

In Vietnam, I knew I couldn't do anything, so I gave up.

Mainly because it invested a huge amount of power in French Africa, especially in North Africa, which was uncompromising. Therefore, after French India declared its independence, France declared its stronghold cities as undefended cities and handed them over to Nehru.

In the eyes of Alan Wilson, both France and Britain are shit. Facing the vast colonies, they both need to make careful considerations and make choices. Therefore, here in the subcontinent, the French cannot be counted on.

If you take the initiative to show favor to France, given the long tradition of cheating teammates in the British Empire, the French will most likely not be fooled.

But the Portuguese were different. When Goa fell into the hands of the Portuguese, British India did not yet exist. After India became officially independent, it immediately demanded that the sovereignty of Portuguese India be transferred to India. However, even though the International Court of Justice and the United Nations General Assembly made decisions on this
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