"Dost in Afghanistan. Muhammad. Khan wants to betray Daoguang? Isn't he a good half-brother of Emperor Daoguang? ”

The Earl of Nelson also knew about this Dost. Muhammad. The affair between Khan and Emperor Daoguang was the result of the East India Company's failure to ignore Afghanistan and Central Asia to the north of Afghanistan.

In India's long history of conquest, only the British Empire came from the sea, and the others came from Afghanistan, and even if the invasion failed, they could return with a full load. Moreover, the "martial virtues" in the northwest of India are more abundant than in other parts of India. So the East India Company also had to pay attention to it!

In addition, there is now a princely state in northwestern India known as the "Sikh Empire", which is entrenched in the region centered on the Punjab. Although the country was also dependent on the East India Company, it was more independent than any other Indian princely state!

And after the Sikh Empire occupied Kashmir, it bordered the snowy plateau directly under the Ming Empire - who knows what the Sikh Empire's "Lanqida" (monarch) Ranjit Singh colluded with the Ming Dynasty's group of "Zhuge Liang" in private?

Therefore, for more than 100 years, the East India Company has invested a lot of money in Northwest India, Afghanistan and Central Asia. In the cities of Kabul, Kandahar, Bukhara, Samarkand, etc., the East India Company had cultivated many agents. Therefore, as soon as Daoguang's will to transfer troops, food, and people from Bukhara and Samarkand arrived, the East India Company had already sent information to Calcutta, thousands of kilometers away, through the telegraph line (which was a joint venture of the East India Company of Daming, Rakshasa and Dajin).

However, the Infinite Valley is still a forbidden area for the East India Company...... Not to mention that the compradors supported by the East India Company could not enter, and even the British Empire wanted to set up an embassy in Bagua City.

So now there is a "consul general" diplomatic relationship between Daikin and Great Britain - Great Britain opened a consulate general in Samarkand, and Daikin opened a consulate general in Calcutta.

Daoguang Emperor and Dost. Muhammad. Khan did not do it quietly, but did it in the "Asgard Palace" in Samarkand. The two brothers worshiped Guan Erye together, and vowed together to share blessings and difficulties. The British Consul General in Samarkand was also invited to see the excitement.

Baron Amsterd also wrote a special report focusing on explaining to London what a "good half-brother" is...... In fact, he doesn't need to explain this, the big man over there in London also knows, who hasn't watched "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"?

I think that Emperor Napoleon almost married Emperor Franz II of Austria and Tsar Alexander I of Rakshasa...... If this thing is going to be done, then Franz II will be "Big Brother Fu", Napoleon will be "Second Master", Alexander I will be "Yasan Master", and Zhuge Weidao's wife Natalie is Napoleon's little sister-in-law, and Zhuge Weidao can be regarded as Napoleon's little brother-in-law!

Baron Amsterdam heard Earl Nelson's question and replied with a smile: "Earl, according to my research on Oriental culture, this kind of good half-brother is sometimes unreliable...... Sometimes, brothers are just betrayed. Do you think, if Napoleon, Franz II, and Alexander I really worshipped back then, they would not have fought the War of the Three Emperors? ”

"This ......," Earl Nelson thought for a moment, "should still be able to fight." That's right, Dost. Muhammad. How much does Khan have to sell Daoguang? ”

"Ten million rupees," said Baron Amsterd, "plus Peshawar!" ”

"It's so expensive!" Earl Nelson frowned, "You can buy a monarch class......"

"Earl," interjected a major general of the East India Company's army in his fifties, who had already bowed his head, "ten million rupees is fine...... The princely states in northwestern India can be asked to donate voluntarily, but Peshawar is in trouble, Peshawar is not the territory of the company, but the company cannot hand it over. ”

The man who spoke was Major General Kirton, commander of the East India Company Army...... He is an old subordinate of the Duke of Wellington, and he once fought with the Duke of Wellington against Napoleon!

"Major General Kirton," asked Earl Nelson, "to whom does Peshawar belong now?" ”

"Belonging to the Sadochay dynasty, the monarch Sha. Mahmoud," said Major General Kirton, "the Sadochay dynasty had earlier ruled all of Afghanistan, but Dost. Muhammad. However, Khan, with the support of Emperor Daoguang, seized most of the territory of the Sadochayi Dynasty, and now only one Peshawar is still left in Sha. Under the rule of Mahmoud. Of course, we're also in the sand. Mahmoud provided protection, otherwise his rule in Peshawar would not have lasted even an hour. ”

"Oh," Earl Nelson thought for a moment, "then we'll give up on supporting Sha. Isn't Mahmoud enough? ”

"This will not work," Major-General Kirton shook his head, "Peshawar is located east of the Khyber Pass, guarding the gateway to India. ”

Peshawar belonged to Pakistan for later generations, but it was the territory of the Kingdom of Afghanistan during the Sadochay dynasty in Afghanistan. The Pashtuns who live there are the same language, religion, and living habits as the main ethnic group in Afghanistan.

But because Peshawar is located just east of Khyber Pass, the gateway to northwestern India, it is necessary to control Peshawar if you want to hold Khyber Pass. To ensure that India, the diamond in the crown of the British Empire, was not stolen by someone from Central Asia, the East India Company had to take control of the Khyber Pass.

Based on this logic, the British Empire could not return Peshawar to Afghanistan...... Unless the British Empire swallows all of Afghanistan!

"This ......," said the Earl of Nelson, who turned his head to Baron Amsterd, the governor of the East India Company, laughed, "although we cannot hand over Peshawar to Afghanistan, we can put the whole of Afghanistan under the protection of the British Empire!" ”

"That Dost. Muhammad. Can Khan promise? Earl Nelson asked.

Baron Amsterdam shrugged, "I don't think he will ...... But we can deceive him! We can pretend to say yes and pay two or three million rupees as a down payment, and the rest in instalments, while Peshawar will hand over after we defeat Emperor Daoguang. In exchange for the East India Company Army entering Afghanistan and Dost. Muhammad. Khan's army fought side by side. And once Daoguang is defeated, we can take the opportunity to take the whole of Afghanistan and turn it into a part of India! ”

Earl Nelson nodded: "Although it is a bit mean...... But I'm for this option! ”

Major General Kirton also nodded and said, "Baron, give me 50,000 people, and I will definitely let Emperor Daoguang know that the British Empire is invincible!" ”

"Good!" Baron Amsterdam smiled and said, "General, I will pray for you and your army, and wait for news of victory in Calcutta!" ”

Then he said to Earl Nelson: "Earl, there has been a telegram from London asking the Grand Fleet of India to send a convoy to protect the merchant ships of the East India Company on a mock wartime trip to Japan. ”

"Do you want to simulate a wartime situation to replenish Japan by sea?" Earl Nelson frowned, "Then you can't go out of the Strait of Malacca, and then go through the South China Sea and the Bass Strait to the coast of Japan." Because in a wartime situation, the Strait of Malacca will definitely be blocked by Chinese, and even the Malay Peninsula and Kalimantan Island may be captured by them...... If we were to travel to Japan under these circumstances, we would have to make a detour south of Kalimantan and the East Indies, pass through northern Australia, then head north into the ocean east of Luzon, and then safely reach Japan all the way north...... If you travel from Kolkata, it will take about 10,000 nautical miles each way! ”

"Count," Amsterd said, "we must prove to our friends in Japan that we can transport the weapons and equipment that Japan needs by sea to the ports of Japan in time of war!" ”

"Okay," Earl Nelson nodded, "I see, I'll arrange it...... When did the East India Company's merchant ships depart? ”

"It will take some time," Amsterd said, "the secretary of the Admiralty, George Murphy," said the secretary of the Admiralty. Colonel Gillu will personally come to India to lead the voyage. ”