Chapter 648 Return
The Mughal Empire collapsed. Once a great empire with a mixed religious belief, it would be inevitable that once it lost the integration of its most powerful power, civil war would be inevitable. Shahryaer did not gain nothing, but obtained the most abundant territory in Delhi, as well as a large number of seized weapons, food and population. During the period when Chen Xie was busy with robbery, he and his accomplices were not idle. The troops he brought were attacking everywhere and robbed everywhere under the banner of collecting food, grass, chariots and horses for his masters. They were not like Chen Xie, who specifically picked rich people to rob.
In a month, the pain brought to the city can be seen from the bodies that you can occasionally see on the roadside that you have not yet come to clean up. In the carriage that leaves the city, there is a depressing crying. The women of wealthy families have no way to know what fate they are waiting for. In contrast, the slums seem relatively calm, at most they are a barbed wire, and there are still several roads that have not been moved away.
The long convoy left and didn't finish it. The next day, it took another half a day to evacuate. It was impossible to count how many things were stolen. The carriages and horses in the city were basically robbed, and this was not counted.
After entering the city, Sharya's army immediately seized the armory and granary, opened the door to the warehouse, and looked at the mountains of grain and weapons piled up inside. Sharya was full of confidence. What city-state autonomy alliance, go to hell, with so many weapons in hand, can you still be polite to those people? Recruiting soldiers and horses, Shunchang was destroyed. Isn't it just for such a day? Who doesn't want to taste the things that command the world?
Chen Xie knew that this guy had planned so that he left so many military supplies. The job of chasing Aurangzebu was not so easy to do. When this guy got beaten into a dog, let the army left behind Nashik be dispatched. In short, it was a requirement that India cannot be unified, Indian traitors cannot perish, civil war cannot be stopped, and finally divided into hundreds of city-states is the most ideal. Let's fight, and all kinds of transactions are easy to do, and the bone marrow of the Indian people will be drained.
As the saying goes, a cannon fires, gold is ten thousand taels. How can you make money without fighting?
There was a thunderous cheer on the Mumbai pier, and even the Ming merchant ships waiting here could not see the sails. The warships were cruising on the sea, five ships in groups, and salutes like dragons. Although they could not go ashore to rob, they could get 20% of the things they stolen. And everyone had a share. This is why the Xinghai Army worked so hard.
Why do we need Mumbai and Nashik? It is not just a simple matter of laying nails, but mainly to grow cotton here. At present, the demand for cotton in the European market is relatively strong. History has changed because of Chen Xie. The industrial revolution of the Ming Dynasty was a full hundred years earlier than that of Europe. Huge wealth promoted the process of industrialization along the coast of Ming Dynasty. This is why Nashik was needed. Chen Xie planned to grow cotton here, and weave cloth here directly and shipped it to Europe for sale.
As long as Chen Xie starts this, he will not be afraid that the rich Ming Dynasty rich man who did not want to make a fortune will come here to take risks. In fact, after the prelude of navigation trade is opened, the entire Ming Dynasty is swept in. Even if the inland provinces are still conservative, it will be difficult for them to resist the powerful inertia. If they cannot sail, they cannot do anything else? If they participate in industry and commerce, they may gain social status and huge wealth. This is not something that traditional forces can suppress.
As for labor, does India still lack people? Chen Xie doesn't think he can't do what the British can do. Since the Ming Dynasty is already ahead of the world, let's continue.
As the head of this army, Li Xingguo was appointed as the governor of India, and all the current army remained and guarded the place. He rotated once in two years and returned to Xinghai City to garrison. There is still a difference between Japanese soldiers and Ming soldiers. Their service time was ten years, while the service time of Ming soldiers was eight years. The reason for such a long service time was that it was not easy to train qualified soldiers in this era. Of course, there is a saying that Xinghai Army has retired, but other troops have no such statement yet.
Senior officers of the Navy and the Army received an invitation to attend a banquet held by Chen Xie. Or a celebration banquet. The entire Xing Navy suffered eighteen casualties in this war, which were all caused by sneak attacks during the robbery process after entering the city. The ratio of the robbery results to the effort is too small, and the investment can be ignored, but the output is crazy. No wonder robbery is so rampant in this era. How can you make a fortune without robbing?
According to rough statistics, the total number of all personnel who went to war, including the Navy, is over 30,000. Each army can get about 150 silver dollars in hard work, and the Navy is almost the same. For soldiers, one vote is more than a year of income, and for officers, it is not as simple as a year of income.
In this land, they will be the masters in the future and can make money here for at least three years. As for how to make money, it depends on personal ability. There are ways to make money in this area. Moreover, every officer has a preferential policy to subscribe to a certain amount of stocks of Xinghai India Group. This Xinghai India Group is naturally something Chen Xie has made. India's land is fertile, so it would be a waste not to use. In the future, not only will they grow cotton here, but they will also have to set up factories. With cotton
When it comes to factories, you naturally need cotton cloth. With cotton cloth, you have to ship out a wharf. The so-called Xinghai India Group's coverage is not comparable to ordinary companies. Take the wharf for example. Once the wharf is built, the dock, and the ships outside come in, you dare not pay the fee? There is no such a good thing. The wharf is for you to use for free. When the goods arrive ashore and go to sea, you dare not pay taxes? Ask whether the ship cannons at sea and the fortress cannons on the hills to agree. After paying all kinds of fees, a huge sum of money will be paid every year.
In short, I just don’t plan to leave, and I search for it slowly for a long time, which is called long flow of water.
The jewel in the crown of the Queen of the British Empire is now from the Ming Dynasty. This is the benefit of the Industrial Revolution starting a hundred years in advance. In fact, at this time, countless eyes were staring at this Ming Dynasty.
The banquet was naturally held in the original lord's mansion. On the lawn of the courtyard, there were beautiful Indian women with graceful figures everywhere. They were all palace maids snatched from the palace. They were the main service staff tonight. The officers came one after another. The level requirements for this banquet were not high, and the captains and above could attend. Two hundred people came and set up a barbecue and buffet. After entering the yard, the officers were stopped. They entered another yard in sequence, and came out.
Only, there was an Indian woman next to her, with a veil on her face. The generous prince gave each officer a female companion, Chinese or Japanese, and the treatment on this issue was the same. This woman was either a concubine or a maid. In the future, these officers would stay in India to live. Even if they temporarily live in a prefabricated house, they would have a single room to live. As for what is emotional or not, it was a joke. They could determine the life and death of this woman with just one word.
Inhumanity? Haha, have you ever seen willful colonists?
The banquet was extremely successful, and it was already late at night when the officers brought their female companions back with them.
Except for the troops on combat readiness, all other troops will be on vacation for three days, so everyone can have a good time. During this period, there are also spoils. There are actually a lot of things, but Chen Xie doesn't have to worry about it. The team he brought will do things properly. Aren't the merchants doing this? If anyone does something wrong in it, it will not be a personal problem after being discovered, and it is certain that the disaster will end up with family members. Such things have not happened before, but after every discovery, they are the most severe punishment, and such things gradually become less.
After three days of rest, merchant ships were still in a row. The fleet had already anchored Yang Fan and the journey back to Xinghai City began. A squadron, including ten third-level battleships, five fourth-level battleships and ten fly-scissors, remained. As an Indian squadron, it was stationed in the port of Mumbai. There were as many as fifty ships returning, including thirty merchant ships, which were not all. There were more merchant ships still staying in Mumbai, waiting for the next cargo.
There are too many things to grab, and even if you can't, you can still trade. Not only do you trade with Indians, but also with Europeans. It can be predicted that within three years, Mumbai will become a big city, and Nashik will become a much larger city than it is now due to the transit effect.
When he returned, Chen Xie, who was standing on the flagship after Ceylon, felt very unhappy when he looked at the island country. This place is still very important, but at present, Chen Xie's strength is only a little bit, and he can only be cheaper for the Portuguese. No matter how much place you occupy, it is not possible to manage it. I can only see step by step. Who knows in the future? Maybe my descendants can find an excuse to make a comeback here.
Back to Xinghai City, Chen Xie saw Su Haochen standing on the dock amid the cheers. The matter in Japan can come to an end. As Chen Xie’s most trusted general, Su Haochen came to Xinghai City and would take up the post of Prime Minister of the Nanyang, and would take the lead in the military and political affairs of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. His power was extraordinary. In Nanyang, he was only one person or ten thousand people. As for the Japanese place, the imperial court simply sent a seventh-rank official to protect the interests of the concession.
Chen Xie was happy to see this. It is a good thing that officials of the Ming Dynasty were willing to go out and have the awareness of expanding outward. Not only in Japan's concession, but also in Ryukyu Island, Chen Xie also asked the emperor to send people to be the emperor. (To be continued, please search for astronomy, novels are better and faster!
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