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Chapter 413 A good show (fourth update, please subscribe)

The sound of the tricycle's diesel engine could be heard clearly from a distance.

Houses that looked the same stood on this construction site. Workers were busy inside and outside the unfinished houses.

Tricycles shuttle back and forth constantly transporting the prefabricated components of the house to various construction sites.

After riding a bicycle into the construction site, I quickly arrived in front of the house. In fact, the house was still there.

There is only a simple foundation - a concrete slab of tens of square meters. The house is built directly on the concrete slab, which makes construction faster. According to the newspaper, 1500 such houses can be built in Nanyang every day. One construction site even set a record - 35 houses were completed in one day.

"There are a total of 27 construction steps, first laying concrete slabs, then installing prefabricated columns, beams and wooden exterior walls, and finally installing indoor electrical appliances..."

Zhao Deliang had seen the construction method of "Nanyang Building" in a magazine before - the wood was cut in the factory according to the designed size, and the concrete was prefabricated. Most of the work was completed in the factory, and the construction team divided the labor on the construction site. .

The construction team are all new immigrants from Tangshan, and they work very efficiently.

While the construction team was busy elsewhere, Zhao Deliang just stared at the concrete block in front of him. After knowing the location and room number of his "home", he would come here whenever he had time.

"Okay, just wait a few days and I'll have a home..."

"This is everyone's dream life."

Thinking of this, Berlin's memories of the past faded a lot.

Zhao Deliang's eyes were full of expectations. In fact, even if the house is completed, the delivery will still have to wait for a while. After all, it will have to wait for the entire community to be delivered together - not only 1778 residential units, but also a primary school, a nursery, and a school for children. Park including playground and small ball field.

Staring at the home in his dream, Zhao Deliang seemed to have seen scenes of his wife, children and family living here.

Once upon a time, as a believer, he thought that Germans would live such a life, but in reality?

Cannons not butter.

He will achieve a more glorious career here - bringing the people here the life of their dreams!

The past is in the past, and now is the most important thing. We no longer guard the Third Reich in the past, but now we will be here to guard this place and the people living here, so that they can pursue their dreams. life in!

This is your duty.

That's what the Germans got at that time, plus death.

It's Hydra!

Thinking of the devastated Germany and his compatriots who once again ushered in spring amid hunger and cold, Berlin couldn't help but sigh. Germany had long become a distant past in his heart. Now, others are in Nanyang.

When Zhao Deliang was looking forward to his future home, a car drove past the community under construction. Looking at the red brick school building from a distance, Berlin nodded slightly.

"Wait a little longer, and I'll have my own home..."

Yes!

As his mind became more determined, Berlin once again set his sights on the file aside, opened the file, looked at the contents on the file, raised his brows, and then said softly.

"Hope everything goes well!"

……

As the plane landed at the airport, Sir Conrad Cofield glanced out the window and said. "The show is about to begin, Mr. Cowell."

"Yes, sir, London and the UK will cheer for everything you bring!"

Cowell complimented softly.

Lord Cofield, the son of a missionary, came to London to represent a powerful but weak force in British India - the princely princes. As the director of the Princely Affairs Bureau, he spent almost all his life there. India under the rule of the princes belonged to him personally. In his opinion, whatever he thought was good for the princes was also good for India as a whole. Like the princes, he bitterly hated their enemies, especially Nehru and the Congress.

Now Sir Cofield came to London to make a desperate plea for the fate of those princes, in order to escape the fate arranged for them by Nehru and the members of the Congress Party. "Mr. Cowell, do you think they would agree?"

Turning to look at Cowell, this lawyer from London, as a political advisor to the princes, has also been working on the fate of the princes in the past few years. Their goal is the same - the princes and states must be preserved. This is not only related to British interests, but also related to their interests.

Sir Cofield's power and wealth came from the prince, and Cowell's wealth also came from the prince.

"At first, they may not agree, but Sir, we must understand that Britain now urgently needs the help of the princes!"

Jazz nodded and said nothing. He just stared at the long-lost London. When he left London when he was young, London was still the capital of the world. How powerful the British Empire was at that time. The British Empire under Queen Victoria attracted the attention of the whole world.

And now?

The huge empire is being destroyed by a bunch of damn politicians without any sense of empire!

No, not destroyed, but torn to pieces!

I will do my best to defend the British Empire!

When he just stepped out of the car, Sir Cofield's heart had become extremely strong, and he walked into the office of the Secretary of State for Indian Affairs.

This office has been known as the "golden birdcage" since Queen Victoria's time. The octagonal building structure is unique. The desk is placed in the center of the room, and the central axis has holes of the same size, shape and decoration. Two doors.

As soon as he entered the office, Cofield, who was full of fighting spirit, began to make an impassioned speech. He spoke eloquently and stated his views to the Earl of Listowel.

"... When the princes accepted the monarchy of the Empire, they had already given up some of their powers to Great Britain. When the monarchy of the Empire ceases to exist, the above powers should be returned to them as a matter of course. As for them negotiating a new agreement with India or Pakistan, It was entirely their own business and if this was practicable then they could declare independence, just like India and Pakistan became independent, that was their right. Anything else would be contrary to the agreement between Britain and the princely states .”

As the Secretary of State for Indian Affairs, Earl Listowel frowned. Although he was not a political novice from the Labor Party without any "imperial consciousness", he also knew the consequences of Cofield's proposal.

"Those princely states have stood on the side of the British more than once. They have shed blood and sweat for the British Empire. Now if we push them to India or Pakistan, we are undoubtedly betraying them, and we are also betraying ourselves. Treaty, Your Excellency, the British Empire may have declined in the eyes of some people, but we... As gentlemen, we must effectively maintain the treaty between us and them. This may be our last legacy to the South Asian subcontinent. So cool!"

After the impassioned speech, Cofield looked directly at the Earl of Listowel, waiting for his answer.

After a moment of silence, Earl Listowel said.

"Sir, if you look at the issue from a purely legal perspective, your explanation is blameless, but..."

When he said "but", Earl Listowel emphasized his tone.

"The actual consequences are daunting and prohibitive. If we allow the independent states to become independent, then we will have to face the problem that an independent India will face the danger of Balkanization, which will split into dozens of countries, and even we will We will face Nehru’s wrath and its consequences. How many countries will India be divided into, how much ill will we reap! Sir!”

Facing Count Costor's answer, Cofield said directly.

"We will indeed reap Nehru's malice, but we can also reap the goodwill of the princely states. Your Excellency, maybe Nehru will be angry, maybe he will give us this or that promise, but as we all know, for Nehru now Say, the most important thing is independence!”

Although Cofield made it very clear and analyzed various pros and cons, the result is obvious. Count Costor, who is the Secretary of State for Indian Affairs, is not willing to take the risk of Balkanization of India.

(End of this chapter)