Chapter 296 Final Quotation

The war had just ended and people longed for peace, but now in India, violence and hatred are brewing everywhere.

The British Empire itself is haggard and exhausted, and India is no longer a wealth, but may become a burden to them. It is no longer a hunting ground for the empire to obtain prey, but is becoming a hotbed of harm to the empire.

There was no other audience, so Alan Wilson could only let the two Nordic goddesses serve as his audience. Otherwise, they would just have something to talk about while eating. You can't talk about having children without getting married in front of Ingrid Bergman, otherwise the iceberg goddess will explode in front of you.

"As a colonial official, you can't do much." Ingrid Bergman was a little strange, and she swallowed the dumpling before saying, "Why didn't you cook this kind of food when they were still there."

Greta Garbo was right when she said that she has a simpler mind. Alan Wilson blinked and said in embarrassment, "The fields of the two questions are too far apart. Which one should I answer first?"

"Let's answer the question about food first." Ingrid Bergman did not forget to use a fork to skewer the dumplings as she spoke. "For the first time, I feel that tools are not as useful as my hands."

"You can also imitate the Indians and just grab it with your hands." Ellen Wilson was really defeated by Ingrid Bergman. Other actresses more or less saw the problem from the details. Just this silly Nordic girl is an exception.

Judging from the situation, Ingrid Bergman was the most dangerous, almost caught in the act. But nothing was found in the end. No wonder the paparazzi caught him just as he was contacting the director about the scene. If not, who would they catch?

The one thing that makes Ingrid Bergman the same as others is that she has been in British India for more than a month, and her body feels a little empty. After all, she is at an age of need, and there is no one around her to love her, so she will always be a little irritable.

But at present, only Joan Crawford doesn't care, and finally takes the initiative to come. With the first one, Alan Wilson's greed will inevitably become more and more swollen, just like Greta Garbo's rhetorical question, he can't say that he has not been touched at all. , that’s lying.

Of course, Alan Wilson is still hypnotizing himself. This is all to protect Vivien Leigh. How sad it would be for the British treasure to know his true side. Although the responsibility does not lie with him, but with the bad people among the masses.

"Have eaten, Greta, let's go for a walk?" Ingrid Bergman destroyed the dumplings and was still yelling at Alan Wilson about why he didn't do it when everyone was fully staffed.

It's light. How much does it cost? Alan Wilson declined to comment for this question.

"I want to take a break and stay here for a while." Greta Garbo still looked expressionless, and made an appointment with the other party to find her for a while.

"Okay, see you later." Ingrid Bergman finished eating and left naturally, without any intention of staying to help.

Alan Wilson had concluded that Ingrid Bergman was not a suitable wife, or at least not thrifty enough to run a household.

"Can you take your eyes back?" Greta Garbo reminded lightly. With just a glance, she could see the man's gaze on Ingrid Bergman's sizable buttocks.

When Greta Garbo first arrived in the United States, she was packaged as an athletic woman by her company because of her tall stature. Compared with her, Ingrid Bergman is even worse. That is to say, Greta Garbo does not know the term "practical weapon", otherwise she would definitely agree.

"I'm a normal male, can't I just look at it?" Alan Wilson said in a dumbfounded voice, "This is an instinctive reaction, and I didn't do anything."

"You have already done it, with Heidi and Joan." Greta Garbo looked directly at Alan Wilson with indifferent eyes, and at the same time exposed the other party's lies mercilessly.

Regarding Hedy Lamarr, Alan Wilson knows best. He has nothing at all. That is, this generation of popular lovers who came from silent films is not so impeccable.

Also making a mistake, Alan Wilson humbly asked for advice, "Heidi is not as obvious as Joan made it appear."

"Don't you know her acting skills are not good?" Greta Garbo insisted,

"She has too few opportunities to exercise. She always plays the role of a vase without any disguise. It's the same problem as Ingrid."

It seems that Bette Davis's acting skills are the best among these people, and she even hides Greta Garbo.

But at the same time, this does not prove that he has a chance in Hedy Lamarr, even if what Greta Garbo said is only one percent possible, for the simple reason that people only believe what they like to believe, Alan Wilson also I feel it is 100% worth the effort.

Alan Wilson, who has always considered both public and private affairs as his own responsibility, will not delay his official affairs because of his children's personal affairs, and vice versa. What's more, the iron ore matter has seen the dawn of hope.

Almost at the same time, Gandhi also made a public statement about Nehru and Patel's analysis, "My heaven on earth does not allow Indian soldiers to replace British soldiers. The country must rely on the army to protect it, and the morals of its citizens will never be good. India You should make a choice. If you want to become imperialist, India may become the fifth most powerful country in many years but make no contribution to the world. If you choose non-violence as your policy, you will eventually become the world's first-class country, and He can save other oppressed nations in the world with his pioneering freedom.”

This was because some of Patel's supporters expressed their views on resolving the conflict by force, and Gandhi had to express his views on the dispute between Nehru and Patel for the first time.

At the same time, it also warns some people not to associate internal disputes with violent confrontations.

"With leaders like Gandhi here, I believe that British India in the future will not become a challenger to the world order." Alan Wilson happened to be holding the newspaper containing Gandhi's remarks to prove to Drake that all risks were nonsense. , Mysore iron ore is a very safe cash cow.

Thanks to Gandhi’s decades of being a saint, if a person pretends to be a saint all his life, he will be almost a saint. Derek originally only heard about Gandhi, and only heard some about Gandhi after coming to British India. anecdotes.

Of course, I also heard some very stupid remarks from Gandhi, but I can only say this. If someone can do something that Drake definitely cannot do, he can only express his admiration.

Regarding Alan Wilson's mention that the risks in India under Gandhi's leadership were very small, Derek also agreed, "It is true. For a leader like Gandhi, the risks are much smaller than those in East Asia."

I hope you won’t cry when you learn about Gandhi’s assassination! Alan Wilson gave Derek a look of pity, but he had already received Greta Garbo's words and deeds, made up for his shortcomings, and his skills had reached a higher level.

Gandhi was assassinated because of Hindu conservatives. In fact, Gandhi was also considered a conservative, but he was not as conservative as those conservatives. But as the saying goes, loyalty is not absolute, which means absolute disloyalty. In the eyes of Hindu conservatives, Gandhi was more hateful than the Muslim League.

Not to mention that Gandhi had long been enemies with these conservatives over the issue of untouchability more than ten years ago. As soon as the partition of India and Pakistan began and Gandhi began to call for it, assassination was almost inevitable.

If there is really a need, Alan Wilson is not unable to help. In order to maintain the purity of Hinduism, the assistant commissioner who has always loved the land of India will do anything.

Gandhi may not be interested in the assets acquired by the United States, but Nehru is much more powerful than Chang Gong.

Now the meeting between Alan Wilson and Derek takes more time to discuss the hard work than the purchase price.

Of course, loyal and honest imperial civil servants cannot hide this kind of thing. They must let Sir Edward know. Only a widely respected and loved person like Sir Edward can allocate the money reasonably.

This made Edward Bridges very pleased. The empire needed such capable civil servants. One percent of the benefit fee is one million. If the acquisition amount is set, it will be based on the principle of fairness and justice.

Of course, it is most appropriate to divide the civil servants equally between the two groups of native and British Indians. No one can find fault with this. It's just that there are fewer people in the local division, but in fact there are not too many people in British India to count, which is very fair.

After encouraging Alan Wilson with the words "I'm very optimistic about you", Edward Bridges was quietly waiting for the good news on the golf course in Scotland.

Except for the 1% that belongs to everyone and the 0.5% that belongs to others, Alan Wilson did not change his mind and let Vivien Leigh take it on his behalf.

In the last few days of negotiations, the two sides reached a stalemate over the price of 106 million. No matter how high or low he is, he is unwilling to compromise. Drake said that there is still 1.5% for various expenses. Expenditures cannot be increased.

"I will report this to London." Alan Wilson didn't know if it felt right or not, but it should be almost gone.

US$106 million, plus agency fees of US$1.06 million, personal income of US$530,000. Derek rounded up the total for Alan Wilson. The total expenditure of the United States Steel Company for the Mysore Iron Mine was US$107.6 million.

The British Empire transferred the Mysore iron ore and all supporting facilities to the United States Steel Company.

"The railway is not good. The local railway is owned by the prince. This is the benefit given to the local Maharaja. Mr. Derek, the local stability needs to be protected by the Maharaja of Mysore." Alan Wilson said that the ownership of the railway is not there. in the hands of the British Empire.

"Okay!" Derek pondered for a moment. After all, he was satisfied that he had saved more than 12 million US dollars for U.S. Steel.

Alan Wilson is also satisfied. This is already more than 20 million US dollars higher than the domestic requirements. London should be satisfied.

Both of them thought that they were the big winners. They let their opponents be as cunning as ghosts, and they were both spoiled. I can't help but feel a sense of accomplishment in my heart, and the United States/UK are nothing more than that.