European companies offered military cooperation to the Manchu Empire, and they supported the expansion of the Manchu Empire into the two river valleys, while their demand was only to establish a few commercial bases in the two river basins.

Daoguang is not a monarch who is keen on expansion, all his actions are driven by changes in the outside world, he does not have the eloquence of Kangxi, nor the great achievements of Qianlong, maintaining the clan and the temple is his biggest mentality, and all his starting points revolve around maintaining the system of governance.

He had just annexed Persia and was not in conflict with the Ottoman Empire. In the previous Safavid era, Persia fought with the Ottoman Empire for the two river basins, but the Qajar dynasty did not have this ability, the Ottoman Empire controlled the two river valleys, they only kept Azerbaijan and southern Armenia, and they were also taken by Russia.

Daoguang, who had no ambition for the two river valleys, was more concerned about Russia, and he did not want to recover the old Persian lands from Russia, after all, for Persia, the Manchu dynasty was also an outsider, a conqueror from Central Asia, and he was only worried about whether the Russians would continue to expand southward.

European companies described to Daoguang the richness of the two river valleys, which was a paradise compared to Persia. The land of Persia can only be described as barren, and the valley of the two rivers has always been a place of cream and honey in Western legends. He told Daoguang that the two river basins are equivalent to the Yellow River and the Yangtze River in China, and that there is enough space to cross and close wherever they are occupied.

Daoguang was a little moved, he recently looked through the Persian annals translated by his subordinates, and he found that when the Persians were strong, they would definitely occupy the two river valleys, and when the Persians declined, most of the enemies came from the two river valleys.

For defensive purposes, the occupation of the two river basins and quite necessary. Now that the Ottoman Empire has been hit badly by Russia, it is a good time to take advantage of the fire to loot.

But Daoguang was still hesitant, he had no shortage of warriors who could fight well, whether it was the Eight Banners of Mongolia, or the nomadic tribes in Afghanistan and other places of the new government, they all had brave warriors, these people had been organized by him and trained quite powerful cavalry troops, the problem was that the Manchu economy was very difficult.

The political power based on the agricultural and pastoral economy could not carry out a protracted war, and the religious war that suppressed the Persians had exhausted the family funds that Jiaqing relied on to accumulate, and now it was about to go to war with the powerful Ottoman Empire, and Daoguang felt that he could not afford to fight.

The European company told Daoguang that there was no need to really send troops, only to make a deterrent, and then the territory could be seized through negotiations. As for the military expenses for military operations, European companies are willing to provide military supplies for 100,000 people and military salaries for half a year.

This is really tempting, even if there is no war, now the Manchus must maintain more than 100,000 professional troops, because the area of domination is always unstable, there are always some tribes who try to rebel, especially the tribes of Afghanistan, today it is your loyal foreign vassal, tomorrow it is possible to raid your city, for a variety of reasons, humiliation, conflicts, and even sometimes the market is defrauded by the merchants of the Han Eight Banners, which may cause a raid by a nomadic tribe.

The situation here in Persia has stabilized, and the Persians have resisted very stubbornly and fiercely, but once tamed, they are very obedient, just like the Han Chinese. Even more obedient than the Han Chinese, after all, it had become customary for the Persians to be ruled by foreign powers, and even more so than the Indians.

So the two sides reached an agreement, the Manchu Empire would send 100,000 troops to the border, and European companies would provide all weapons and equipment, as well as half a year's military expenses. As for whether or not to go to war in real time, it is up to the two sides to negotiate.

Even at a time when European companies were operating in Persia, the British noticed it. To be honest, the emerging Eight Banners Empire in Central Asia has been studied by Britain and Russia for many years. This empire is completely different from the traditional nomadic tribes, just entered the region, it appeared in the form of a state, with a stable and mature centralized system, organizational and management capabilities, which are higher than the local nomadic tribes, and they are very good at ruling and integrating the nomadic tribes.

With the revival of the Eight Banners Empire, both Russia and Britain established contact with them, and the purpose of both sides was very similar, Russia tried to use the Eight Banners Empire against China, and Britain only came into contact with the Eight Banners Empire later, and the main purpose was also to fight China, hoping that the Eight Banners Empire would expand into western India, which was controlled by the Chinese company.

However, in Persia, the British policy was different, the British had already entered Persia long before the Napoleonic Wars, and at that time China's operation in India was still weak, limited to the lower Indus region, and there was no influence on Afghanistan in the upper reaches.

At that time, Britain did not have the idea of using Persia to counterbalance China, and its activities in Persia at that time were mainly aimed at resisting Russia.

Before the Napoleonic Wars, China had not yet entered Central Asia, when the hegemon of Central Asia was Russia, which had begun to penetrate into the steppes, and the British had become more and more stable in India, and began to enter Central Asia, and in 1810 they entered Afghanistan for their first reconnaissance operations.

In Persia, the British also began to be wary of Russia, and they supported the Persian Kingdom to block Russia's southward movement, mainly fearing that after Russia annexed Persia, it would have an outlet to the Indian Ocean and threaten British-controlled India.

In 1812, the Russian general Pyotr Kotlyarevsky suddenly crossed the Arras River on the border and attacked the British-backed Persian army. The Englishman Christie, who was serving as an advisor to the Persians, was killed in battle, and the Qajar dynasty was finally forced to sign the Treaty of Guristan with Russia, relinquishing the semi-independent khanates of Georgia, Dagestan, and Mingri.

The British then stepped up their support for the Persian kingdom, signing the Treaty of Tehran with Persia in 1814, providing military aid to the Qajar dynasty and an annual grant of £150,000. Of course, it also got some trade privileges.

The Napoleonic Wars not only changed the situation in Europe, but also affected the situation in Central Asia, mainly the strong rise of China, during the Napoleonic Wars, it went deep into the hinterland of Russia, defeated the Russian army, and the remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty expelled by China rose rapidly in Central Asia.

When Jiaqing annexed Bukhara, the British began to pay attention to this empire, but at that time they really did not know how to communicate with this power to use it against its traditional rival Russia, which was temporarily in a slump after being attacked by China, and its expansion in Central Asia had stalled. At that time, Britain felt that it was completely impossible, at least in Central Asia, and the Manchus could not dare to confront China.

Later, Jiaqing annexed Afghanistan, and the British had reached an agreement with the Chinese East India Company to exchange Australia for the area east of the Indus River, and they were sandwiched between them and the Manchu Empire in Afghanistan an African company territory, so the British began to adjust their goals to support the Manchu Qing to squeeze out the presence of Chinese African companies in India.

However, after the lift, Jiaqing was reluctant to confront any Chinese power, much to the disappointment of the British.

After the Manchu Empire seized Persia, the British immediately came to their door and reaffirmed their policy towards the Persian kingdom. They wanted to maintain this relationship with the Manchus, providing military aid and spending to help the Manchu Empire against its powerful neighbors, not only Russia, which had seized Persia in the north, such as Georgia, but also the Chinese and African companies that had become increasingly dominant in the Indus Valley.

The Manchu Empire, led by Daoguang, agreed to maintain relations with the British and was willing to accept £150,000 a year in military aid, but still refused to confront African companies, instead strengthening trade ties with them.

The British could also accept that, after all, by giving the Russians access to the Indian Ocean, Britain would not only have to face a Chinese African company in India, but also a huge Tsarist empire. Therefore, supporting Persia to block Russia on land is also one of the goals.

However, this alliance between the Chinese European Company and the Manchu Empire was unacceptable to the British, who had already learned the general content through various channels, and the Manchu Empire would cooperate with the European companies to intervene in the European war caused by the Greek War of Independence.

Now that the war has come to an end, the Russian-controlled fortress of Sevastopol is already in jeopardy. The Ottoman Empire was an important ally of Britain and France, they provided a large amount of cannon fodder, if the rear of the Ottoman Empire was attacked by the Manchu Empire, they would inevitably fail, and if they lost such a cannon fodder existence, they would have to consume directly with the Russians, and the casualties of the Anglo-French alliance at that time would be several times that of the current one.

The British, who had a global outlook, saw not only the activities of the Chinese European companies in Persia, but also the European companies that had made a deal with the slave empire in South Africa.

If the South African Empire attacked from Africa, the Manchu Empire from Asia, and attacked the Ottoman Empire, the old empire, at the same time, it would be difficult for this weak empire to resist.

The consequences of the defeat of the Ottoman Empire were very serious, and in addition to the direct confrontation between Britain and France against Russia, Britain was more worried about another thing, that is, European companies would greatly strengthen their influence in Europe through this war.

In particular, by supporting the South African Empire to compete with Egypt in the north, European companies will have stronger control of the Suez Canal, which worries the British even more.

However, the African empire has always maintained a close relationship with African companies, and as a slave empire, they have a lot of discrimination against white countries, which the British do not understand, but after trying to be convinced, African companies cannot be co-opted.

Moreover, the African company went north, mainly to confront Egypt, an ally of the Ottoman Empire, and could not directly put pressure on the Ottoman Empire, so the Manchu Empire, which occupied Persia, was the most critical.

The British began intensive diplomatic operations in Persia, and they offered to increase the military aid to Persia from 150,000 pounds to 400,000 pounds sterling, on the condition that the Manchu Empire abandon its actions against the Ottoman Empire and remain neutral in this war.

If the Manchu Empire refused, it would be an enemy of the British Empire, which would not only cancel all aid, but would also retain the right to retaliate.

The coercion and temptation of the British, not only failed to make Daoguang in Andijan succumb, but instead produced disgust, he could tolerate the Central Plains Dynasty standing on a high and looking down on the Qing Dynasty, but even the barbarian countries in the West dared to coerce the Qing Dynasty, which is tolerable or unbearable!

Not only would he continue to send troops to deter, but he would also inform the representatives of the European companies that they were sure to march into the Ottoman Empire.

Is it really just because of dissatisfaction with the attitude of the British?

At this time, the European company found that the Russian envoy had also quietly appeared in Andijan!