Section 943 The Chinese strategy in India
After hearing this, Cabot couldn't help but be overjoyed!
As a soldier, the time of serving as a governor is not sustainable, he is about to leave after completing the basic structure of the colony, but he didn't expect a big gift package from heaven before leaving, cool!
He asked rhetorically, "What kind of treatment do you governors need?" ”
Rahman said unceremoniously: "He needs your support to get the military, administrative, personnel, and financial power of the Bengal Province!" ”
"So what can he give us?" Cabot continued.
"Allegiance to the Chinese king, and cooperation." Rahman said what Aamir Khan meant: "It is the same as your province, and what you do in the province is what you do in Bengal!" ”
Ruthless enough, sold thoroughly enough!
Cabot asked with interest, "Why did your Lord do this, is there any trouble in it?" ”
Rahman knew that he could not hide it, and explained: "Because of the defeat in the war with you, our lord has been strongly challenged, from Amar Aziya, the governor of the northern province of Bengal, who has the support of Delhi, and the princely king of the eastern province of Bengal, Kopar, who also wants to become the ruler of Dhaka. ”
"Okay!" Cabot clarified the situation and asked Rahman to go and rest first, and he called a meeting of his men to discuss.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the South-East has clear instructions on how to deal with relations with Indians, pursues a policy of divide and rule, and plans to give great autonomy to India's many princely states, after all, we can't dig a manure pit!
It's okay to drip, but not too deep and too much!
This is what Chen Xinji, the prime minister of the southeast country, said!
If you take too much land, you have to be responsible for the Indians in those lands, and the South-East doesn't intend to give too many resources to India.
Really intend to give them the light of civilization and transform their society?
NO!
Therefore, Cabot and his subordinates worked overtime overnight to concoct a "Calcutta Offer", which stipulated the relationship with Bangladesh, that is, Bangladesh became a semi-colony of the Chinese, and the main provisions of the offer were:
1. It is agreed that the Chinese will have friendly relations with the Bangladeshis, that the Chinese will support the right to territorial, political, military and financial freedom in the province of Bangladesh, and that the Chinese will not interfere in the affairs of the province of Bangladesh.
2. The province of Bangladesh leased a total of 200 square kilometres of land in the city of Kolkata and surrounding villages to the Chinese for a period of 99 years.
3. In order to facilitate the residence and trade of the Chinese, the major cities of Bangladesh Province shall be opened as commercial ports, and the places where they should be opened shall be separately agreed.
(4) The Chinese may acquire the right of lease or ownership of the land they need in the commercial port for the purpose of building a factory for industrial use, or for farming.
5. Chinese are allowed to reside and travel in Bangladesh Province, and to engage in various businesses such as commerce and industry.
6. The Chinese can participate in the mining of minerals in Bangladesh Province, which is equivalent to the Bangladeshi people, and the proposed mines will be discussed separately.
7. Forming a new-style army, using Chinese weapons, and appointing Chinese military instructors.
8. Consular jurisdiction, the establishment of a consul of the southeast country in Dhaka, if the Chinese violate the local laws and are not subject to the local laws, the Chinese consul shall adjudicate and notify the Bangladeshi authorities.
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Rahman had no decision, so he got the "Calcutta Offer" and hurried back to Dhaka.
When Aamir Khan saw the offer, he felt that the Chinese were not asking too much.
In the document, he was not asked to surrender unequivocally and abandon the Mughal Empire in favor of allegiance to the southeast, which gave him a long sigh of relief, and it was clear that the Chinese in the southeast were also sensible.
The Mughal Empire is a hundred-legged insect that dies but does not stiffen, and it is also like a behemoth, its strength still exists, and if you really want to fight with it, Aamir Khan will feel a lot of headaches, even if it is supported by the Chinese military!
From the offer, Aamir Khan saw two things, one was that the Chinese were just seeking money, they were promoting mercantilism, and the main purpose of colonization was to make money through business. Although the Chinese practiced colonial rule in India, their rule there was not brutal and was even more tolerant than that of the Mughal Empire.
The second is that the Chinese helped him to set up an army and establish consular jurisdiction, which only served to protect the interests of the Chinese, and did not to completely control the province of Bengal.
"Perhaps, if you want to give it to them, they won't be able to look at it!" Thinking is like lightning.
"That's fine, it's good to work with the Chinese!" Aamir Khan muttered.
He immediately called a meeting of his subordinates and said: "The Chinese commander said that as long as we accept it, they will immediately send troops to Dhaka to protect us!" ”
The subordinates were surprised and delighted, and this "offer" stabilized their hearts.
The reason why they hooked up with Amar Azia and Gopal was because they were afraid that they would die if Aamir Khan lost power, but they were not willing to submit to Amar Azia and Gopal, the reason is very simple, once a son of heaven and a courtier, no one would trust the second minister, at least not like Aamir Khan to put them in a key position, in other words, when Amar Azia or Gopal came to power, they could not have a place in the conference room here.
Since Aamir Khan has brought in strong foreign aid, it would be the best.
A group of treacherous and slick subordinates are loud and eager to show their loyalty to Aamir Khan!
Aamir Khan knew their virtues and was not too much to do, but he was so old that after signing the "Offer" in public, he blocked the news, and the butler sent the "Offer" back to Calcutta as quickly as possible to make it effective, and at the same time, brought the Chinese army in!
Sure enough, by the time Amar Azia in the northern part of Bengal Province and King Gopal of the princely states in the eastern part of Bengal Province wanted to make a move after receiving the news, 2,000 troops of the Chinese army had already entered Dhaka!
After hearing the legend of the Chinese defeating Aamir Khan and seeing the training and equipment of the Chinese, the two local powerful factions did not dare to act rashly.
Aamir Khan and the Chinese have successfully started to cooperate!
The Chinese army was stationed in Dhaka for a year, during which time 6,000 troops were trained.
Armed with flintlock pistols and 6-pounder guns, they were certainly inferior to the Chinese army, but they were already superior to the surrounding powers, even if they muttered or envied Aamir Khan's traitorous state.
The Chinese traded in Bangladesh, and they set up barns, houses, trade, and minerals.
Selling Chinese materials to Bangladesh, and at the same time purchasing Bangladeshi rice, wheat, sugarcane, jute and their products, and developing coal, limestone and kaolin, etc., established new industries such as paper bag making, sugar extraction, pottery making, cement, etc.
The Chinese trade fairly, keep their promises, and do not take advantage of them, coupled with their respect for religious beliefs, the people in Bangladesh have benefited from it from top to bottom, and they generally have a good impression of the Chinese.
After many years of operation, the city of Kolkata has become a bright pearl of the colonies of the southeastern country.