"Your Majesty, my conversation with Mirosman Ali Khan was very pleasant. The Indian princes he represented were very clear about their willingness to submit to the empire as long as their interests were guaranteed. And they will not pursue Indian independence. Imperial Foreign Minister Vasit reported to Qin Tian.

Qin Tian nodded: "Hmm! If they have such an attitude, that is undoubtedly the best. India is too far away from the Empire. Coupled with the gradual opening of the Indian people's wisdom, there will be more and more people demanding independence. The empire wanted to occupy India because it wanted to get a lot of wealth from India, not to get bogged down in a quagmire. In that case, it would be very bad for the Empire! If there are those Indian princes who work for the Empire, it will save the Empire a lot. ”

From the standpoint of the German Empire, they naturally did not want India to gain independence. However, Indians are no longer as foolish as they used to be, and those in the Congress and Green coalitions are becoming more and more influential. If their goal of independence is not achieved, they will soon move from peace to violence. When the time comes, you don't have to think about it to know that those enemies of the empire will definitely support those guys in every possible way. They would never watch the empire ruck up wealth from India and become stronger. So, to be able to make trouble for the empire in India, they will definitely be happy to do it.

When the time comes, India will definitely become all over the place. If India is in turmoil, Germany will not want to benefit from India again. When the time comes, I am afraid it will become a burden to the German Empire. India will also become a piece of chicken ribs, tasteless to eat, and it is a pity to abandon it.

It would undoubtedly be very advantageous for the German Empire if it could be withdrawn from the rule of India and only benefit from the rest of the affairs of the princely states. After all, it had nothing to do with Germany to let the princes deal with those who vainly sought independence. At most, Germany hid behind its back, supplying weapons and equipment to the princes.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have a proposal. Didn't the territory of those princes occupy forty-five percent of what it once was? It's almost halfway there. In this way, we will divide the remaining lands of India among the princely lords, and let them rule those lands instead of the empire. In this way, the empire would be able to withdraw completely from India. Qin Tian proposed.

"Your Majesty, isn't that too cheap for those princes? The rest of India's ordinary land is the essence, the most fertile land! After the Mughal dynasty was destroyed by the British, it was up to the British to rule those territories directly. If we give those territories to the princes of India, they will get a big bargain. Prime Minister Billo said.

"Of course, I know that those princes have long coveted those territories. If they want those territories, then they have to pay a price. Gold, silver, jewelry, or cash. In exchange for the wealth that the princes had accumulated over countless years. You know, those princes are very rich. Mir Osman Ali Khan alone has a net worth of at least tens of billions of marks. If the Empire was willing to give him a piece of land as large as his existing territory, would he be willing to give all his wealth to the Empire? Qin Tian asked.

"Oh God! India is indeed a rich place. Even a princely lord has so much wealth. The Reich Chancellor of the Exchequer lamented.

Although Germany received a large amount of war reparations from the world war, Germany also needed to use money in many places! In particular, in order to absorb and digest the territory of Eastern Europe obtained from this war, a lot of major projects were launched. In addition, the improvement of the people's livelihood, the reorganization of the armed forces, the upgrading of weapons and equipment, and so on, it can be said that spending money is like running water. If a great deal of wealth could be obtained from the princes, it would undoubtedly greatly improve the finances of the empire.

"India has nearly 600 princely states, large and small. If those princes can hand over their wealth to the empire, the empire will be able to obtain hundreds of billions of marks of wealth from them! And even more! Imperial Prime Minister Bilo also said.

Suddenly, everyone's breathing became a little short. That's a fortune of hundreds of billions of marks or more! If the empire can get so much wealth from India, the empire will take off once again. The gap between the empire and the United States, which is closely following the empire, will once again widen. When the time comes, if the Americans want to overtake the empire, it will be simply impossible.

"Your Majesty, those lands in India are of no great use to us at all, and they can be handed over to those princely lords. As long as they're willing to buy it with money, give it to them! "said Field Marshal von Falkenhein, Minister of the Imperial Army and Chief of the General Staff.

If the empire can have that kind of wealth, then the overall strength of the empire will rise by a large margin again. The hegemony of the empire will become more secure. It is unlikely that other countries would challenge the supremacy of the Empire.

"Yes, Your Majesty. I also agreed to sell those lands to the princes for a lot of wealth! The Minister of the Navy, Field Marshal Reinhardscher, also said.

The Imperial Navy is designing newer aircraft carriers, and individual aircraft carriers are not capable of combat, and must be matched with carrier-based aircraft. At the same time, there must be various escort warships, which makes the cost of an aircraft carrier battle group very high. If the German Navy were to form a dozen aircraft carrier battle groups, the amount of money needed would be astronomical. In addition, annual maintenance can be costly. Without other funding, the German Navy would have to continue to tighten its belts. If a huge fortune could be obtained from India, then the life of the Imperial Navy would be much better.

The other military ministers of the empire also agreed to sell the land to the princes in exchange for huge wealth.

If India had been relatively close to Germany, it would undoubtedly be more advantageous to rule India directly. However, India is too far away from Germany, and Germany does not want to spend more energy in India. In this case, it is undoubtedly the best way to exchange those lands in India for huge wealth.