10 Downing Street.

Archduke Heshen, Qishan, and Archduke Mihayer have all left, and now sitting in the conference room, in addition to the members of the current British cabinet, are Prince William and the Duke of Wellington, who are about to go to India.

Among them, Prince William is the vice-king of India, the so-called vice-king, which is the king's deputy, and is a super governor who can exercise power on behalf of the king in the frontier or colony. And Prince William's vice-president is not the same thing as the previous governor of the East India Company, whose rule over India is actually a bit misnomer.

The British East India Company was a chartered trading company in the early days, mainly engaged in zero-dollar purchases, and by the way, did a little smuggling, slave trading, and D trafficking...... and normal international trade. Well, normal trade is still required, because the black money earned by the East India Company's zero-dollar purchases and smuggling, slave trading, and selling D will generally be exchanged for silk, porcelain, tea, sugar, etc., and shipped back to Europe to earn another vote, which is more profitable than directly shipping gold and silver back.

But the British don't know how to do this deal? Gradually, feudal power to build castles and rule over the local people was acquired from Mughal governors or some short-sighted princely princes of India, who may have treated the East India Company as a feudal lord. So the East India Company began to transform from a corporation to a regime.

Later, the East India Company gradually grew bigger in the process of fighting with various princely states in India and even the Mughal Dynasty - the organizational efficiency of the company was of course much higher than that of the feudal monarchs, and the East India Company also had foreign guns, foreign cannons, and foreign generals. By the thirties of the 19th century, except for the Sikh Empire in the northwest corner, which was not very subordinate, the whole of India was already controlled by the East India Company.

However, this control was not blessed by righteousness, although the British Parliament passed a series of laws declaring the sovereignty of the lands acquired by the East India Company to the British king. But these laws were not recognized by the local princes and nobles of India, who saw the East India Company as merely stealing or stealing power from the Mughals, and their rule in India was not justified and illegitimate!

As if to justify its rule, the East India Company retained the Mughal emperors of India, but kept them under house arrest in the royal palace in Delhi and gave them a large annuity every year...... This inevitably gave Indians the illusion that the legitimacy of British rule in India was derived from the Mughal emperors.

In this case, the Mughal emperor did not have any political or military power, but the East India Company also struggled to rule because of its lack of legitimacy. There is no way to let go of the looting, let alone form an Indian army that is strong enough to fight against the Ming Dynasty.

And now the confrontation between the British Empire and the Ming Empire has intensified, and the British are at a disadvantage in the confrontation with the Ming because of the insufficient white population. The only way to reverse the decline seems to be to make British rule in India legitimate, and to have a name of righteousness that is recognized by all Indians.

So the East India Company must be revoked first...... However, the British could not return the power of the East India Company to the Mughal Emperor of India, but would have appointed a vice-king of India to take over the power of the East India Company.

And this vice-king...... Not only the vice-king sent by the King of England, but also the vice-king of the Mughal Emperor!

"Your Royal Highness the Prince," George. Canning said to the incoming Prince William, "On the advice of Viscount Amsterd, you should be the vice-king of England and the emperor of India at the same time." In this way, the sovereignty divided between the King of England and the Emperor of India can be reunited in you...... Then, according to the customary law of the East, we will arrange a usurpation for you! You will legitimately usurp the throne of the Mughal Emperor and become the recognized emperor of India. And when you inherit the British throne, all the sovereignty of India will be unified in the hands of the Emperor of India of Hanoverian!

In the future, the monarch of the British Empire will be able to firmly control India! ”

"Usurpation...... Can it really be legal? "Prince William is still a little uneasy. Although he also knew that there were three usurper routes, such as Chan Rang, Yellow Robe and Qun Qun Persuasion after killing his nephew, but was this really legal?

"Your Highness," assured the Chief Minister designate of the Indian Empire, the Duke of Wellington, patting his chest, "we can first establish the Parliament of the Indian Empire, and then make an Indian version of the Law of Power to make usurpation ......lawful."

"Yes, yes, as long as there is an Indian version of the Law of Power, usurpation can be legal!" Prince William was completely relieved at this time.

Because he knows that the background of the introduction of this "Law of Power" is a transnational usurpation!

King James II of England usurped the throne by his daughter, son-in-law, William III, the ruler of the Dutch Republic, and Princess George Anne (Princess of England...... Even the civilized and progressive Britain itself can usurp the throne legally, let alone India?

George. Canning smiled: "Now we and Da Ming have a difficult problem in front of us, we are facing how to merge the divided sovereignty of India and hold it firmly!" The Ming dilemma is how to transform Japan according to their wishes and turn Japan into a vicious dog in their hands. And whoever solves their own problems first will definitely have the upper hand in the next gambling game. ”

In fact, the problem in Britain is that there is a shortage of production - compared to the Ming Dynasty, the British production is quite insufficient! So Britain had to extend the Industrial Revolution to some extent to India, which had a large population.

The problem of the Ming Dynasty is that there is not enough cannon fodder - the per capita population of the Ming Dynasty is high, and the gap between the rich and the poor in the country is relatively small, and the people live relatively comfortably, so they are naturally unwilling to fight. Moreover, the people of the Ming Dynasty who pay taxes to a certain amount can elect political officials...... And the councillor has the power to overthrow the cabinet! Therefore, once the Ming Dynasty suffered too many casualties in foreign wars, the cabinet would be in danger of overturning.

And Japan, with a population of more than 30 million, is a country that can provide millions of cannon fodder for the Ming Dynasty!

Therefore, as long as part of India's industrialization is completed or Japan is integrated by the Ming Dynasty, then the final showdown between the Ming and Great Britain is not far off.

And whoever solves their own problems first will undoubtedly have the upper hand in the future game.

Prince William asked again: "Prime Minister, has Japan not succumbed to the coercion of the Ming Dynasty?" ”

George. Canning laughed, "The Tokugawa shogunate is seeking a compromise, but there are still many brave samurai who are unwilling to give in...... They have already raised the banner of reverence in Nagasaki, and they have also turned to our British Empire for help. This is exactly what we wanted from the start! Although the price paid was greater, Japan was in chaos after all. If the Ming Dynasty intervenes in Japan with armed force, it is very likely that they will be mired in war and will not be able to extricate themselves! ”

Speaking of which, George. Canning couldn't help but feel triumphant. He has only been prime minister for a few days, but the policies he has pursued have been very successful! The war with Daikin has been satisfactorily resolved, the war to carve up Turkey has also been resolved very well, and the dispute with Daming has been almost discussed...... I got the news yesterday that even Japan, which was originally going to give up, is now in chaos!

Someone on the Nagasaki side has already raised the banner of righteousness, and the entire Kyushu and the western part of Honshu Island have responded, and the chaos will arise, and the Tokugawa shogunate will be overthrown, and Japan may also fall into chaos, and as long as this troubled era comes, it will be difficult to clean it up.

Although the Ming Dynasty will definitely demand that the British Empire not interfere in Japanese affairs, but at present, there is no agreement yet? It was just the right time to step up the aid to the Japanese righteous men - the British Empire was too good at doing this kind of thing.