Chapter 262 Blockade

In terms of distance, there is no need to worry about the rioters on the Andaman Islands affecting British India, nearly a thousand kilometers of ocean, I dare not say that it is a natural moat, but it is just that I dare not say it, in fact it is.

On the contrary, British Malaya and British Burma should worry about being escaped by Japanese prisoners of war. As for which one should be more worried, Alan Wilson is quite happy and troubled.

British Malaya is currently an important base for British rubber exports to the United States, and it shoulders an important role in foreign exchange. It is also the next destination for overseas civil servants in the vacating cage and bird program.

As for the situation in British Burma, it is more delicate. There are also Japanese prisoners of war working in Burma, and the scale is about 10,000.

Of course, these prisoners of war are not contributing their sweat for the future of Burma, they are purely contributing to Alan Wilson's Emerald House project.

Therefore, in the face of the interests of civil servants and personal interests, Alan Wilson decisively abandoned Malaya, and contacted Burgess, the Commissioner of British Burma, a member of the Five Elites of Cambridge, and now being probated as a colonial commissioner.

I hope that Burgess, like the Malaya side, will pay close attention to the movements in the direction of the Andaman Islands. Regarding the riots on the islands, after Sir Barron's reminder, New Delhi did not hide it.

Instead, they told the London side after wrapping it up in words, only emphasizing that there was no loss to the British expatriates, and that it was impossible for the prisoners of war in the Andaman Islands to be released when they were isolated overseas, and this problem would be resolved within a few days.

After this evasion, Alan Wilson can contact other colonies near the Andaman Islands to jointly deal with this emergency.

This is a test of political wisdom, and he can't just say that what he wants to see the most is to starve the people on the island to death, and when the cannibalism is almost over, the landing troops can go to the island to collect the corpses.

Burgess received a polished telegram in Yangon, the capital of British Myanmar. Recommendations to the Myanmar Commissioner were implemented.

The proposal to deport the Rakhine Rohingya back to British India was carried out at a time when British India was suffering from drought.

The Rohingya people are mainly a mixed ethnic group formed by the integration of South Asians who immigrated to Myanmar as the helpers of the British colonial government to control the barbarians after the British controlled Myanmar in the 19th century and some local aborigines. Bangladeshi refugees who fled to Myanmar.

This is how the Burmese know the Rohingya people, so Burgess’ move to set things right after he took office as commissioner is very welcome, but he is too busy for Bangladesh’s chief executive, Andrew. When Andrew is fighting the drought, he has to find time to resettle These Rohingya.

Whether it is Burgess or Andrew, neither Alan Wilson himself has a sense of accomplishment in this matter. Burgess just wanted to make things right for fun, and the one who really made things right was himself.

This expulsion is good for everyone, especially for the Rohingya.

The Burmese Buddhists that the Rohingya are facing are not the Buddhism tamed by the Three Warriors and One Sect. The nature of Burmese Buddhism is similar to that of the Peace Sect. If it is not a modern society, the Rohingyas will be wiped out collectively.

Once Myanmar becomes independent, the Rohingya who remain in Myanmar will definitely be expelled, and the rest are doomed to die.

In this case, Allen Wilson, based on humanitarian considerations, resolved this issue while British India was still there, which would be a good thing for all parties.

I don’t know how many lives have been saved just by this one suggestion. It doesn’t matter if the Rohingya don’t understand now, they will understand in the future.

The second suggestion to Burgess is that, compared with many native ethnic groups in the colonies, the Chinese are not too poor. If the British Burma wants to undertake the responsibility of blood transfusion for the British Empire, it must be good at using the Chinese as a group.

So at the heart of the proposal to help Burgess gain a foothold is the identification of ethnic groups within Burma. It is used by some ethnic groups for their own use.

To tell the truth, Myanmar has not been affected by this year's drought, and its grain production has remained the same as in normal years.

However, the matter of British Burma has nothing to do with British India, and British India has determined the spirit of self-improvement. Naturally, the food of British Burma is transported to the mainland where it is more needed.

Alan Wilson, who made an important contribution to Burgess's firm foothold in British Burma, just hoped to get Burgess' help to closely monitor the coast to prevent the emergence of fish that slipped through the net. This request is not excessive at all. .

In the telegram, Alan Wilson also mentioned that if it were not for his activities in British India, would it be so easy to deport one million Rohingya? That can account for nearly one-tenth of the current population of Myanmar, and Myanmar has only 12 million people, and the Rohingya people of various Indian origins are close to 1 million.

If he didn't take over from British India, would Burgess, the Burmese commissioner, have the opportunity to build up his prestige and show his courage? The mountainous areas of Myanmar are mostly ruled by feudal hereditary chieftains of ethnic minorities, and the level of economic development in the Rakhine region is very backward.

The British developed a large amount of wasteland here, which greatly increased the demand for labor force, and the Bangladeshis in the Chittagong area immediately moved to Rakhine State, Myanmar as seasonal short-term workers. The "Twelve Bengal Towns" had a lot of people and little land. In addition, the British colonial authorities implemented the land grant system in the Rakhine area, and a large number of Bangladeshis moved in and settled in the area.

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Although the Rohingya hate them, the Rakhine region was very wealthy in this era. This is why the Burmese respect Burgess so much. Don’t the fields and houses vacated by Rakhine belong to them?

Although the essential reason is that Alan Wilson felt that the ethnic group in British India was unbalanced, so these peace believers were allowed to return to British India to strengthen the strength of the peace believers in the Ganges Delta and prepare for the future partition.

These Rohingya who have been expelled once, because they had a similar experience, will definitely become the vanguard force against the Hindus when they are partitioned.

Occupying an extra piece of land is also a contribution to the future balance of the subcontinent. It is said that they are originally Bengalis, and there is nothing wrong with returning to the land of their ancestors.

Although it hurt some people, the advice given by Alan Wilson is very useful. The praise Burgess received in Myanmar is not fake, so I received a telegram from Alan Wilson, and after thinking about it, I called back and expressed my willingness to pay attention to this issue.

The Malayan fleet also set off at this time to carry out the blockade mission to the Andaman Islands. At the same time, the local British army also issued an order to prevent unidentified personnel from appearing on the coastline.

The coastal community received a warning from the British garrison, ordering them to report any suspicious persons immediately.

"What happened?" As soon as the colonial officials left, people in the community immediately began to whisper.

"Maybe something happened to the island where the Japanese were exiled."

A middle-aged man took a puff of a cigarette. If Alan Wilson was here, he would be very surprised. I didn't expect a small British Malaya to have a master of key politics. It's really disrespectful.

It's a pity that he is sending a telegram, thanking Burgess for his help, and expressing that he must go to Yangon to visit him when he is free.

So there is nothing 100% in the world, so what about the five masters of Cambridge, as long as they play a role in the right place, they can also contribute to the British Empire, it all depends on how to use it?

As the Ceylon Commissioner, McLean delivered justice and opened the fuse for Ceylon to liquidate Hinduism. But now it is very popular with Buddhists in Ceylon. Burgess deeply felt that the native Burmese ethnic group was hostile to Indians, so he ordered the expulsion while the drought made British India in a hurry, and he also received the gratitude of the Burmese.

Who said that the Cambridge Five cannot become the cornerstone of the British Empire? The problem is that they are also very popular with local ethnic groups, which can be described as a win-win result.

After the riots in the Andaman Islands, the Governor's Office in New Delhi responded quickly and pieced together a fleet of destroyers from India and Malaya, and gunboats from Myanmar. The blockade will be implemented for a period of one month.

Any floating object out of the Andaman Islands, whether it is a raft or a log, as long as it floats, this motley fleet of motley crews can shoot directly.

This military order is to prevent the affairs of the Andaman Islands from affecting the stability of the surrounding British colonies, and it must be strictly enforced.

The telegrams of the departure of the fleet came one after another, and everyone in the Governor's Palace breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that this crisis was passed without any danger. Some people know.

As for the Indians being completely kept in the dark, this result can be said to be quite perfect. At present, it is not suitable for Indians to know about the future of British India.

The sea in Andaman was still as calm as ever, and the storm on the island did not affect other places. A good result for the British Indian civil servants involved.

"Sir, when shall we inform Nehru and those people?" Edel also breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a sigh of relief, "After all, there are many Indian soldiers up there."

"There are probably no Indian soldiers up there now." Alan Wilson took over the conversation and said, "I personally think that Nehru and those people don't need to know about this, and it's better to focus on the drought. It's best The hard times are over, but the problem of food crunch may continue for some time."

This means that the peak period of famine death should have passed, but it does not mean that the famine will stop. It can only be said that the real proletarians have been wiped out, and the extremely poor are still struggling to survive.

For some time to come, there will still be people who starve to death, but not as many as in recent months, forcing everyone to cover up.