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"Let the Emperor of the Chinese Empire also serve as the Emperor of India?" Imperial Foreign Minister Lin Zihao was completely stunned. He really wanted to knock the heads of these two strange Indians open with a hammer to see what they were thinking. I was able to even make such a request. You know, this is completely different from what the Imperial Foreign Ministry had previously envisioned, and it can't even be touched.

Originally, the Imperial Ministry of Foreign Affairs thought that the successors of the princely states of Baroda and Hyderabad had come to the Chinese Empire to ask for help. After all, the Chinese Empire was about to fight against Britain in India. As one of the largest princely states in India, these princely states may have political demands, such as independence with the support of the Chinese Empire.

According to the plan of the Chinese Empire, as long as these Indian princely states can give a price that satisfies the Chinese Empire and support their independence, it is not impossible. After all, India is overpopulated. If these two hundred million Indians were ruled by the Mughal Empire, sooner or later they would pose a serious threat to the Chinese Empire. If India can be divided into large and small countries, then this threat can be removed.

However, the demands of these Indians were completely unexpected by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Reich. They actually wanted the emperor of the Chinese Empire to be the emperor of India at the same time. Of course, this is also very beneficial for the Chinese Empire.

"Yes, Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary. This is the common aspiration of the Vadodara and Hyderabad states, as well as many other princely states. The Chinese Empire was the most powerful country in the East and in the whole world. If the Emperor of the Chinese Empire could be the Emperor of India. Then, India's security will be guaranteed. The social order in India will also be stabilized. This will be a boon to the people of India! Afza of the Princely State of Hyderabad also said.

Imperial Foreign Minister Wei Yuan nodded. It seems that these Indian Asan really want the emperor of the Chinese Empire to become the emperor of India. Although some do not understand why these Indians have such thoughts. However, as long as it is beneficial to the Chinese Empire, then it is perfectly possible to do it. If the emperor of the Chinese Empire becomes the emperor of India, then won't the Chinese Empire be able to justifiably grab the eye-popping wealth of India? The previous fears of the Chinese Empire seem to have been resolved. Of course, the Mughal royal family, which had just signed a contract with the Chinese Empire, had already been abandoned. The Chinese Empire supported the Mughal royal family to rule India. Where is the Chinese Empire ruling India by itself!

"Two, the Chinese Empire is a huge country, and it is already very difficult for us to manage such a large empire. If we add another India, I'm afraid our management will be very chaotic! Foreign Minister Wei Yuan began to grasp it. The Chinese Empire is vast, with a territory of more than 40 million square kilometers. There are also more than 500 million people, and if you add 200 million Indians, then this is too much trouble. After all. There is too much population, and it is not so easy to manage.

"Your Excellency, you may have misunderstood what we meant. We are hoping that the Chinese Empire will also be the emperor of India, but. The current situation in India can remain the same. The princely states of India will owe allegiance to His Majesty, Emperor of the Chinese Empire. But. The affairs of each princely state are still handled by each princely state itself! Handrao said.

Imperial Foreign Minister Wei Yuan's face suddenly fell. I did it for a long time, but I just wanted a name. This was for the Chinese Empire. What's in it for you? It is better to get two billion Chinese dollars from the Mughal royal family at one time, and another 200 million Chinese dollars every year in the future. This is a full 3 billion Chinese dollars, which is much more cost-effective than a fictitious emperor's name.

"Two, the emperor of the empire is not so easy to be the emperor of India at the same time. First of all, it is the Indian colonial authorities that now rule India, and they will certainly oppose the emperor of India at the same time. For this, the Empire will definitely need to send a large army to defeat those British. As far as we know, the total strength of the Anglo-Indian army has exceeded 1.2 million. Moreover, the Indian colonial authorities are still in the process of frenzied military expansion. This undoubtedly made it more difficult for the Empire to defeat them. In addition, the royal family of the Mughal Empire also exists. If the emperor is to be the emperor of India at the same time, then what to do with the royal family of the Mughal Empire? These are all problems! Wei Yuan said in embarrassment. The meaning of his words was also very clear, if there were not enough benefits, the empire would never agree.

"Your Excellency Foreign Minister, the military expenses required by the Chinese Empire to send troops to India can be borne by our princely states of India." Handrao said. As the heir of the princely state of Vadoda, of course he knew what Wei Yuan meant.

"Oh? How much can you give. If the empire wants to defeat the millions of British and Indian troops entrenched in India, I am afraid that it will have to dispatch more than 700,000 troops, which is an astronomical amount of troops. Wei Yuan asked.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, we, the princely states of Vadodara and Hyderabad, can pay 500 million Chinese dollars for military expenses. The other princely states can pay a total of 500 million Chinese dollars! Handrao said.

If there is no contract between the empire and the Mughal Empire, this military support of up to one billion Chinese dollars will probably make the high-ranking officials of the Chinese Empire very happy. But now? Compared to the three billion Chinese dollars of the Mughal royal family, this billion Chinese dollars are too little.

"One billion Chinese dollars, too little!" Wei Yuan shook his head.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, one billion Chinese dollars is nothing but the first batch of military spending. If the Emperor of the Chinese Empire can succeed the Emperor of India, we can pay another billion Chinese dollars! Afza said hurriedly. Although the appetite of the Chinese Empire is somewhat large, most of the princely states of India are rich and flowing. The princely states of Hyderabad and Vadodara alone may not have been able to come up with that much money, but at least half of the more than 600 princely states supported their plans. In this way, two billion Chinese dollars will not be so much.

Wei Yuan nodded, two billion Chinese dollars, which is a lot.

"So, what benefits can we gain from the Emperor of India as Emperor of India? If you can't rule India directly, it's just a name, it's too boring. Otherwise, after the emperor of the empire concurrently served as the emperor of India, those provinces that originally belonged to the Indian colonial authorities would be directly ruled by the Chinese Empire! Wei Yuan said.

The Indian colonial authorities ruled half of India's provinces and population, and almost all of those lands were the richest in India. If the Chinese Empire were to rule, even if there was no immigration, the amount of wealth that could be harvested every year would be astronomical. The wealth that the British colonial authorities alone brought back to Britain every year, after deducting the interests of officials and troops at all levels in India, was worth 100 million pounds. If the Chinese Empire were to be more ruthless, it would be able to get more wealth every year, at least more than 500 million Chinese yuan!

In this comparison, the Mughal royal family's promise of 200 million yuan a year for the protection of the Chinese Empire is insignificant. After all, the contract signed with the Mughal royal family stipulated that the Chinese Empire would only be able to protect the Mughal royal family for five years. Five years later, the Chinese Empire's armies were to be withdrawn from India. If the Chinese Empire could rule India directly, it would be able to flow for a long time. That's a great deal!

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, this will not work. After the Chinese Empire worshiped the British* army, the territories that the British had originally forcibly occupied should also be independent, and should be ruled by the lords of the princely states, just like the present princely states. Of course, the lords of the princely states are willing to serve the Chinese Empire as the master! Handrao said. What would the Chinese Empire do if it were to directly rule the territories ruled by the Indian colonial authorities, and if the Chinese Empire used those territories as a base to encroach on the whole of India, step by step? After all, the Chinese Empire was much more powerful than the British, far from India. These lords of the kingdom want to continue to maintain their rule.

"So, is there a substantial benefit?" Wei Yuan asked. Dryly serving the emperor of the Chinese Empire, that doesn't make any sense.

"Your Excellency, when the Emperor of the Chinese Empire becomes the Emperor of India, the princely states of India will pay annual tribute to the Chinese Empire. It can also be regarded as the reward that the Chinese Empire deserves for providing security guarantees to India! Afza said.

Wei Yuan nodded, in this way, it was somewhat similar to the protection fee proposed by the Mughal royal family. However, how much can these princely states give?

"So, there must be an amount of tribute every year, right?" Wei Yuan said.

"We can pay 200 million Chinese dollars a year to the Chinese Empire!" Handrao said.

"No, 200 million Chinese dollars is too little!" Wei Yuan shook his head again and again. Although, this is already the same price given by the Mughal royal family, and if it can continue like this, the empire will be able to earn even more wealth. However, these Indian Ah San were sent to the door by themselves, and there was no reason not to slaughter them.

"As far as we know, the Indian colonial authorities receive as much as £100 million a year from India. If we give up our direct rule over the areas under the colonial authority of India, then the princely states of India need to give us more compensation. Therefore, we want the annual tribute to be more than 200 million pounds! Wei Yuan directly opened his mouth.

200 million pounds a year, which is 800 million Chinese dollars a year. You must know that the annual financial income of the empire is only one billion Chinese dollars. If you can get a subsidy of 800 million Chinese dollars from India every year, it is definitely a temptation that the empire cannot refuse. (The novel "Dragon Rises in the South Seas" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lottery gift for everyone!) Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner to "add friends", search for the official account "qdread" and follow, hurry up! (To be continued......)

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