Section 183 Henry Pitt's Ambitions

The news of the continuous victories on the front came back, and after Zhou Lang read it, he immediately took it out and printed it, and then posted it everywhere.

There is also a government-run newspaper that will report on the war situation in more detail, inadvertently, Zhou Lang introduced more and more new things, using the power of the government This newspaper changed from the past "Fuguo Bao" to "Da Zhoubao", which can be fully published in the control area, but unfortunately there is only this newspaper at present, and no one has followed suit among the people, but the big weekly newspaper is widely circulated among readers, and the reading class now reads the newspaper as a newspaper, and will collect it after reading.

The good news that keeps coming back has greatly boosted the morale of the people, the sense of identity has risen, and the social order is so stable that it is impossible to see that most places were under the jurisdiction of another government just a few years ago.

In addition to native readers, there are also Westerners who care about these reports.

Henry Pitt collected all the battles on the front, and many of them he would write letters back home to show his brother. This was not an act of espionage, nor was it reported to his brother, who was prime minister, he just hoped that what was happening in the East would attract more attention from his brother and thus give him more support.

Henry Pitt is now inseparable from China, where his entire career depends, and he admires and even admires his partner's current achievements. Of course, because of Zhou Lang's explanation back then, Henry Pitt did not regard Zhou Lang's behavior as a rebellion, but as a general act of restoration of the Spanish Restoration Movement, which was a noble act.

He also sensed in his partner, Zhou Lang, qualities that were very different from those of Manchu officials, such as honesty and respect for the law. This made him regard Zhou Lang as a noble gentleman.

He kept writing to his brother, and each time he would mention the progress of his partner's business, but the hidden purpose was only to raise his own value, and he hoped that his brother would understand that because of his connections, Britain would be able to get more benefits from China.

When Zhou Lang gained a stable base in Fujian, he ostentatiously wrote his first letter to his brother, but his brother did not reply. When Zhou Lang conquered all of Fujian, he wrote a second letter to his brother, in which he portrayed Zhou Lang as the lord of the land of tea, but later felt that it was not enough to attract enough attention from his brother, and he changed to the monarch of the land of tea. This time his brother wrote back, not mentioning any question of political support, but kindly reminding Henry Pitt that it was extremely dangerous to rashly intervene in a war in a distant country, especially where the majesty of the United Kingdom of Great Britain could not be projected, and the glory of God could not shine.

Henry Pitt was devastated, he just wanted to get his brother's attention and let him know that he had achieved something in the East, even if it was a small thumbs up, it would make him feel gratified, but the other party completely ignored his achievements, and instead reminded him many times, not to cause trouble that could not be provoked, was he still a child, or was his brother worried that his actions would have a detrimental effect on his political future?

Henry Pitt couldn't help but feel a little depressed, not only because his actions were not recognized by the family, but also because his career was always in a bottleneck, and he felt extremely disappointed compared to the achievements of his partners.

The partners gave him enough support, and China (East India) obtained the right to trade in the two provinces of Fujian and Guangdong, and operated the exclusive trade between the two provinces and India, and Henry Pitt believed that he would be authorized to trade in other provinces by Zhou Lang in the future, and even when Zhou Lang recovered the whole country, he could obtain a concession for Chinese trade with India. Become a real Chinese (East India) company.

But with such resources in hand, he still can't open up trade between China and India. It is not a problem on China's side, Zhou Lang has adopted an open-door policy, whether it is all kinds of industrial products or special products, they can be freely shipped out of this country, and the problem lies in India.

The British East India Company was an ally of the Chinese Company, and the two sides helped each other to develop trade, but Henry Pitt felt that his operation in India was suppressed by the East India Company. He did establish a few trading houses within the territory of the East India Company, but in the popular trade between China and India, he could not compete with the East India Company at all, and the other party would use commercial and non-commercial means to control the supply of goods, such as cotton, which was currently expanding in the scale of trade, and the East India Company had long monopolized it.

The tax contractors in rural Bengal were all given power from the East India Company, and in this way, the East India Company established control over the countryside, and the East India Company had the final say on what the peasants planted and who they sold to. Moreover, the other party also directly allows the tax package to use cotton to deduct taxes, and even in some places only accepts cotton as a tax method.

Henry Pitt complained that the Chinese companies had not received any benefit from the cooperation with the British East India Company, and that the British companies were now free to buy tea and Chinese industrial products in Canton and Fujian, but the Chinese companies were not adequately protected in India.

But his brother reminded him that he was an Englishman and that he should put British interests first, and that British interests in the East were directly reflected in the interests of the British East India Company. He also said that the East India Company was the largest shareholder of the Chinese company, and hoped that his brother would fully consider this special relationship. Originally, the purpose of Henry Pitt's complaint was to hope that his brother would come forward to suppress the dirty methods of the East India Company, but he was taught to be a man.

On the one hand, the British East India Company's continued expansion of business in China, and on the other hand, the brilliant political achievements of his partners, he was limited to keeping the company on the verge of not losing money, and did not receive any attention, as if no one in the world cared about him.

Feeling extremely unfair and aggrieved, Henry Pitt decided to leave the East India Company behind and to trade independently in other parts of India, where the East India Company was not in a position to do so.

He didn't tell anyone about this plan, he didn't tell Zhou Lang, he didn't tell his brother, and he didn't discuss it with the British East India Company, this was an independent action, and he did it absolutely, and after making the decision, he felt that he was very strong, very brave, and convinced that he was right.

He just wants to use his own ability to create his own history in this magical land of the East, and no one, no force can stop him.

However, his independent operation soon ran into trouble, and it was normal to lose money, and the biggest trouble was that the merchant ships and crews he sent had a conflict with the local forces in India, and as a result, the people were killed and the ships were seized.

His men turned to the British East India Company for help, only to gloat at them, who warned them of the unintended risks associated with trading in India, and instead advised them not to go where the East India Company could not protect them.

With his brother not supporting him and the East India Company despising him, Henry Pitt felt completely isolated, and after seeing another piece of good news, Henry Pitt decided to turn to his partner for help.

In this good news, his partner claimed that he had captured Tianjin, so that the naval forces should be able to be drawn and should be able to provide him with some support.