78. The attitude of the Governor of Bengal
The Governor of Bangladesh was furious, and he was roaring loudly in the Governor's Mansion in Dhaka, "These damned Chinese! What do they want to do? Do you want to destroy Shangri-La and then come to us for trouble in India? You must know that India is the most important overseas territory of the British Empire, and it is also the most brilliant pearl in the crown of Her Majesty the Queen, what do these yellow-skinned monkeys want to do? Completely without pursuing any diplomatic decency and courtesy, marching within our territory without authorization! ”
The tropical flowers and trees bloomed very warmly, and the Persian-style governor's palace was very gorgeous, but it was obvious that this Count Gatsby had no intention of paying attention to such a clean and gorgeous governor's palace cleaned by Indian servants, but was very annoyed, "Your Excellency," the clerk next to him smiled helplessly, "The letter passed back over there is very clear, saying that they are all voluntarily organized a team to come to Tianzhu to arrest the traitorous criminal, Madrid Sihan." It has nothing to do with the official of the Da Yue Dynasty, it is a volunteer army. ”
Volunteer Army...... Count Gatsby was a little shocked by such a shameless excuse for the Chinese, "So their purpose is really to catch that damn king?" Then why is he attacking our city again? ”
"Probably trying to use violent armed means to force us to back down." The clerk calmly analyzed, "The problem of Madrid Khan and Shangri-La is known to the Governor-General, and it must be the policy and plan specified by the Governor of New Delhi, and it must have passed the consent of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, otherwise it is impossible to explain why so many standard weapons and equipment appear in Shangri-La Country, and it is obvious that there are preparations," the clerk said sarcastically, "When the Chinese presented evidence, they resolutely said that there was no official order, It must have been the local officials near Tianzhu near Shangri-La who were greedy for profits, accepted bribes, and then delivered them to Shangri-La without permission. ”
The clerical officer's tone carried some dry humor of the British, Gatsby's face was a little ugly, the meaning of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this is the local official, no, not even a local official, but some unscrupulous profiteers greedy for profits, destroyed the political structure of Tianzhu place, and resold arms to Shangri-La country, the biggest suspicion here is, of course, this Dongba Kista, who is close to the Da Yue Dynasty and the Xiangguo region, the governor of Bangladesh.
Gatsby shook his head, "My dear secretary, how could I not know what those people were thinking?" Their purpose is obvious, they want to deny that there is an official force to intervene in the coup and rebellion in Shangri-La, we are very clear, our dear Buckingham Palace in London, and the honorable Prime Minister in 10 Downing Street, are eager to intervene in the territory of southwest China, this is obvious, but we did not expect that as soon as our behavior ended, the ambition of the Chinese will come immediately. ”
"They just want Madrid Sihan." The clerk calmly analyzed, "Your Excellency, we don't need to cause a conflict with them? ”
"Really?" Gatsby sneered, and handed the artistic letter written with a quill pen to the clerk, "Look, this is a letter from New Delhi." ”
The clerk read it at once, and he was a little surprised after reading it, "Just rely on our little soldiers, as well as those Indian native soldiers, want us to intercept the Chinese?" It's completely impossible! ”
"Such an unreasonable order, and at this time I finally learned the fact," Gatsby smiled as he sipped Darjeeling black tea, "that is, someone wanted me to leave the position of Governor of Bangladesh." ”
In the current political system of the United Kingdom, the colonies of overseas territories are very desirable places, especially the position of India, the "most brilliant pearl in the Queen's crown", which is coveted by countless people, Gatsby's direct territory of the Governor of Bengal is more than that of Socrates and Wales combined, and the local population of India in Bangladesh exceeds the total number of the British mainland, and the local natives are ignorant and honest, and regard the British as the sky, and a few foreign guns can rule everything in Bengal. The governor here in Bangladesh can be regarded as the governor of any other place, and whether he lives a luxurious life can be seen by looking at the governor's palace that is not inferior to the residence of the Indian emperor in the past.
Of course, Gatsby was reluctant to leave, being a governor here, just like those emperors in the East, killing and deciding, and following every word, even if he went to London to be a cabinet minister, he was not as easy as he is now, and he earned so much.
"Why did you let you go, Lord Governor? Most likely, I am not satisfied with your political views. The clerk said.
Gatsby is about a type of person who has no ambitions, he likes to enjoy, he doesn't like too much tossing, especially for the policy of Shangri-La, he is very opposed, he thinks that there is no need to have any conflict with China, Britain wants to get involved in the southwest inland of the Great Yue Dynasty, which requires too much money and material resources, it is not worth doing this at all, because this will affect their own interests in the first place, Bangladesh is the only channel from Tianzhu to the Great Vietnam, in previous years, through the tax and silver collected on the business travel, The Governor's Office of Bangladesh can live a very rich life, but since the rebellion of Shangri-La, business travel has almost been cut off, and the black tea of Darjeeling here in Bangladesh cannot be sold to China, which is a very heavy loss, Gatsby has more than once expressed his opposition to participating in the affairs of the Governor General of India, of course, this is because of the first consideration from the perspective of interests, but Gatsby does not think that there is no need to have any conflict with this big country and powerful country in the Far East, because their revenge will come quickly, and now, it will come soon.
"It is indeed not in line with my point of view to have a bad relationship with the Chinese, and I also expressed my position, when that damned Madrid Sihan came to Bengal, I completely ignored him and asked him to leave Bangladesh Province immediately, but these Chinese have no position of respect at all, and even say that they have no respect for the system and law of the British Empire!"
"Tianzhu, it belongs to the British Empire, there is no doubt about it," the clerk said tactfully, "Our queen has also crowned the emperor of India, which is recognized by all the great powers of the world." ”
"These people have to be taught a lesson," Gatsby touched the delicately trimmed red whiskers on his chin, "or they'll continue to be arrogant." ”