Chapter 929: A huge amount of money
"Damn the Germans, are they trying to take out all our last bit of money? It's like this! Mir Osman Ali Khan's face was very ugly.
Although, knowing that the Germans wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to extort wealth this time. But they don't want to just give in. So, several of the larger princely states have been secretly contacted. When bidding, just make the Germans get by. In this way, they will be able to achieve their goals with minimal cost.
However, now the Germans' plan has completely bankrupted their plan. Each person writes the amount of the donation on their own, and there is no opportunity to communicate with other princes. This makes them have to give it their all. Otherwise, if you have reservations and others do their best without reservations, the final consequences will be very serious.
The princely lords of the various princely states of India also have many contradictions with each other. If you want them to really unite and unite, that's almost impossible. So, for the sake of their own interests, they can only do their best.
"No matter what, you have to get the first place. That meant not only fertile territory, but also the ability to be appreciated and reused by the Germans. The Germans had promised to choose a princely lord among the princely states of India to rule over India. Even if it's just in name, it's worth my efforts! Mir Osman Ali Khan said.
This news was unknown to the other princes. This is also what the German government specially told him in order to reward Mir Osman Ali Khan. Of course, if Mir Osman Ali Khan was reluctant to spend money and was not able to grab the first place in the military donation, then it would naturally not be his turn to do this good thing.
"The British set up a vice-king of India to govern India, but the vice-king of India has always been held by the British. If the Germans had appointed a vice-king of India, they would have been the lord of the princely state. This is a temptation that can never be refused by any princely lord! So, this time I must grab the first place! "Mir Osman Ali Khan secretly made up his mind.
Subsequently, Mir Osman Ali Khan wrote the figure of donation of 15 billion marks on the form. And this almost wants to be equivalent to 80% of his net worth. It's the only thing he can monetize quickly. The rest are real estate such as land, houses, and mines, which are not easily realized.
Mirosman Ali Khan believed that there was no one among these princes who could have such courage as him. Therefore, this time the donation of military spending is the first, and he should be decided.
The other princes were also aware of this. No one wants to be surpassed by anyone else, they all want to be at the top of the military donations, or even get the first place. In this way, they will have the right to choose land first. Therefore, the only thing they can do is probably to donate as much military spending as possible to Germany. In this way, they will be able to get what they want.
Of course, such a statement will undoubtedly make these princes bleed profusely. The only victorious one seemed to be the German Empire. With these princes doing their best to donate military expenses, it is not necessary to think about how much wealth Germany will get this time.
After ten minutes, a dedicated staff member retrieves the form and then counts and ranks it.
An hour later, the staff had finished counting. When the ranking was sent to the first Billo, he almost didn't laugh out loud.
At the top of the list is Mirosman Ali Khan of Hyderabad. He donated 15 billion marks. In second place is the state of Mysore, which donated DM 14.5 billion. The third is Indore, which donated 12 billion marks. The fourth is Junagat, with a donation of 10 billion marks, and the state of Kashmir is seventh with a donation of 8 billion marks. The other princes also donated a lot.
It can be said that in order to occupy a good position in this land distribution, the princes of each princely state have done their best. After all, if you come to the bottom of the line, there's little room for picking.
In nearly 600 princely states, large and small, no one donated less than 100 million yuan in military spending. Even some of the princely states were not large and not wealthy. However, the wealth they have accumulated over generations is also very staggering.
In total, these princes donated 1,72.5 billion marks. Obviously, this is already a huge amount of money. Even Germany's annual GDP is nothing more than that. These landlords are really fat and oily!
The military and political ministers of the empire, after circulating this form, were very happy one by one. After all, this means that Germany will not be short of money for a long time to come. There is no shortage of money, which means that they can do a lot of what they want to do. And Germany's strength will inevitably be further enhanced because of this.
"Next, I announce the donation of the top 10 princely states! 1st place, Hyderabad, donated DM 15 billion. 2nd place Mysore, donating DM 14.5 billion......"
When this list was announced, it also caused an uproar among the princes. They obviously didn't expect that the top princely states would donate so much. In particular, the princes of Mysore are very regretful. Although 500 million marks is a large amount, if he insists on making it up, it is not impossible to make it up. With just another 500 million marks, he will be able to become number one. At that time, Mysore will be able to surpass Hyderabad and become the first princely state in India.
It's just that it's too late to talk about it now. They don't have a chance to do it all over again.
Mirosman Ali Khan was also terrified, and if he had kept it a little, he might have been overtaken. When the time comes, his losses will be great.
"Thank you for your help to the German Empire, which will not forget you. A month later, the division of land in India began! The order of selection is this list of donations! Prime Minister Billo said.
"Also, one more thing to announce. His Majesty the Emperor appointed Mir Osman Ali Khan as Vice-King of India to take the place of the Empire and govern India. Responsible for collecting taxes for the empire, etc.! Billo concluded.
For a time, many princely state lords regretted it!