Bruce. Fan. Of course, Dimen is instigating Li Jicheng to invade India!

This is a poisonous plan he and Matsolko have come up with to harm the Dashun Empire - the evil Dutch capitalists want to lead the pure aristocratic peasant regime of Dashun astray!

After Matsolko met Bruce in Miaowu City, he learned that Dashun was different from Daming, they were a "robber kingdom", and they didn't want to exploit the colonial people at all, so they wanted to grab the money. As soon as the two of them combined, since they want to rob it so much, then lead them to India to rob it!

India's wealth is no less than that of the Ming Dynasty, and Aurangzeb's Mughal court collects 200 million rupees a year in taxes and silver, which is almost 60 or 70 million taels of silver, the second richest in the world!

Now the world's richest Daming can't grab it, so let's just go to India, the world's richest man.

As for the strength of the Mughals, in the blues. Fan. Diemen and Matsolko didn't seem to be a problem either, because Aurangzeb was strong on land, and his navy was weak, which was equal to none. Therefore, it is not easy for Dashun and the Netherlands to join forces to occupy the territory of the Mughals, and it is not difficult to grab a handful and leave.

Moreover, Aurangzeb has now taken the "homeland" Samarkand, and has also controlled part of Afghanistan, and there are places to recruit fierce Central Asian and Afghan mercenaries, so it is so inflated that no one will be given face. The Dutch, English, French, and Portuguese who traded on the coast of India were bullied by him!

What's even more hateful is that the Mughal dynasty hated Dutch profiteers from Aurangzeb's father, so they deliberately supported British profiteers and prevented Dutch merchants from trading on Mughal territory...... If it weren't for the fact that there was no army to use, the Dutch East India Company would have wanted to clean up the Mughal dynasty a long time ago.

And now, the East India Company has no room for expansion in the South Seas, so it can only look for opportunities in the Indian Ocean, and it happens to catch up with the "bandit kingdom" of Dashun.

The Dashun army was strong but did not have a navy, and the Dutch East India Company had a strong navy but no army, and the two sides could complement each other. And the treasure that Dashun snatched also needs someone to help sell the stolen goods, and they can't go to Daming's big business house, they are anti-thieves! So the Dutch just came to their aid, and even if it was inconvenient for the East India Company to come forward, they could organize another Indian trading company to do this.

And robbing India can be made into a long-term deal, India is so big, the coastline is so long, the coastal areas are so rich, there is no strong navy, Aurangzeb is still so horizontal...... It's the kind that has no friends!

"Grab it and leave?" Li Jicheng frowned, isn't this what Liukou did? He is obviously the emperor's grandson and the emperor's order, how can he always do the work of a robber? And the more he got dry, the more he went back, and he changed from sitting to sitting......

"Yes," Bruce said with a smile, "we can use Chittagong as a base, we Dutch will send ships, and you Dashun will send troops, and we will divide the accounts between the two of us...... How about you Dashun divide a little more and take 60 percent, and we in the Netherlands share a little less and take 40 percent? ”

"Six-four?" Li Jicheng pondered for a moment, "How much can you get in that amount?" ”

Bruce smiled, "That's hard to say...... However, according to our East India Company's investigation, the annual revenue of the Mughal Dynasty was close to 200 million rupees, about 60 or 70 million taels of silver! And the Bengal region, near Chittagong, was an important source of tax revenue for the Mughals! Aurangzeb's annual looting from there should be more than 10 million taels! ”

"More than 10 million taels......" Li Jicheng took a breath, "Isn't that the country of abundance?" Middle! Just six or four accounts! ”

Come on, it's a good day, this time it's finally broken by the evil Dutchman! Although they were called Liukou by the Ming Dynasty before, the nature was still a peasant uprising! Although there were no peasants in the backbone of the Dashun army...... But once they colluded with Western colonizers to rob India, the nature would be different immediately!

This is the degeneration from a rogue to a colonialist bandit!

Li Jicheng, who didn't know that he was walking on the evil path, paused and asked again: "Mr. Fan, you just said that you want to send a reliable person to see it...... Can you tell me more about what to see? In what name should the people sent out go to the Mughal court? ”

Bruce said: "Now that Dashun and Mughal are neighbors, of course we should send someone to inform Aurangzeb and discuss the issue of demarcation by the way...... The Mughal and Arakan kingdoms have always been at odds over the ownership of Chittagong. Now Chittagong nominally belongs to Dashun, and it is not allowed to say a word to the Mughal Empire?

Moreover, the Portuguese and Bengali pirates in the Chittagong area have been harassing Bengal under Mughal rule. If you can promise to guarantee religious freedom in Chittagong and expel the Bengali pirates there, it is possible for Aurangzeb to temporarily recognize Chittagong as your Dashun country.

And if we want to go to the coast of India to rob money, we must first control the stronghold of Chittagong! It was not only a springboard into India, but also a bulwark against Mughal counterattacks. Only when Chittagong is well managed, can the business of robbing money in India continue for a long time. ”

Now Chittagong only nominally belongs to Dashun, because the actual control of where is the Portuguese colonists and pirates in the Bay of Bengal - Portugal is too weak because of its own strength, and it was invaded by Spain, so the colonists on the other side outside are a little out of control, and many Portuguese colonists no longer obey the command of Lisbon and become independent forces.

There were some Portuguese colonial groups that also served the feudal state where they were located, and this was the case with the Portuguese colonists in Chittagong. After the Arakanese Kingdom was destroyed by Dashun, the Portuguese in Chittagong colluded with Bengali pirates to take Chittagong for themselves. However, they also knew the power of the Dashun Empire, so they sent people to Miaowu City to pay tribute to Li Jicheng.

And if Li Jicheng wants to partner with the Dutch to rob India, he must first firmly grasp Chittagong.

"Medium!" Li Jicheng slapped his face, "That's it...... He immediately sent an envoy to Tianzhu. Mr. Fan, you have great ability, and you have a wide range of knowledge, it is better to be a consultant minister in the country of Dashun, pay 1,000 stones, and accompany the envoy sent by the forehead to Tianzhu in a few days! ”

That's a great thing to ask for...... As Li Jicheng's adviser, he can continue to lead him to the evil road!

Bruce. Fan. Di Men hurriedly got up and bowed to Li Jicheng, "The minister is willing to serve His Royal Highness the Imperial Grandson." ”

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Myaou Castle South, Poki Island Pier.

The Dutch Provincial Council, which was less damaged in the Battle of the Strait of Malacca, has now been restored, and today is the day when the new battleship, which was found to be outdated, has set off for the Netherlands. Along with the return were a dozen or so armed merchant ships from the East India Company, which were to be used to transport back men from other Dutch ships.

The remaining dozen or so Dutch warships repaired in Miaowu City will join the Dutch-Dashun combined fleet after being completely repaired to transport Dashun's army to India to fight local tyrants......

The commander of the Dutch East India Fleet, Trop, was also returning aboard the Dutch Provincial Council, and at this time he was not yet on board, but was in the fort on the island of Poki with David. Jones, Bruce. Fan. Dimon, Matt Solko, and the others said goodbye to each other—each of them had their own place. Jones was to remain at Myau U and join a group of Dutch naval officers in the task of training the combined Dutch-Dashun fleet. Bruce. Fan. Dimon would soon go to India with Song Yaowen to meet with Emperor Aurangzeb. Matsolko, on the other hand, was to return to Batavia, and then go north to Yingtianfu to discuss the future of the Dutch East India Company with the Ming Emperor!

Tropp looked at the few who were about to go their separate ways, and sighed softly: "Ladies and gentlemen, we have witnessed the end of an old era and the beginning of a new era...... In this new era, the sea no longer belongs only to Europe, and we have to learn to coexist with the Celestial Empire in the East, which is not pleasant, but it is the reality.

Only by learning to coexist with the world empires of the East can the Dutch Republic maintain its wealth and freedom for a long time! Hopefully, in the years to come, we will be able to get the most out of the Netherlands! ”

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