Chapter 1198 Treaty of Calcutta
Gao Huan waited Shahshujia out, glanced at everyone and asked, "What do you guys think?"
Aurangzeb wanted to seek peace, while Shahshuja did not want the coalition forces to negotiate with Aurangzeb.
However, whether the war will continue will obviously not be considered based on the interests of Aurangzeb and Shahshuja, but rather what situations should be considered in the interests of Gan Chao.
Everyone looked at each other, and Xia Wanchun bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I think it's time to have a peace talk."
Gao Huan looked at him, "Tell me your reasons!"
Xia Wanchun said: "Your Majesty, first of all, we are short of troops. If we continue to fight, we need to mobilize troops from the country. Secondly, even if we take Delhi and use Shahshuja's strength, we will not be able to maintain the Mughal Empire. This will lead to no way to withdraw and we need to continue to invest our troops to help Shahshuja maintain the situation. This is obviously not in our interests. It is better to take advantage of Aurangzebu to seek peace and maximize our interests."
Gao Huan nodded when he heard the words, "What I mean by my dear is exactly what I think."
After saying that, Gao Huan looked at Qian Bingding and said, "Since that's the case, then let's negotiate with Aurangzebu. The conditions are based on the original, including war reparations, tariff negotiations, port leasing, and ensuring Shahshuja's power in Bangladesh."
Qian Bingding bowed and said, "I understand."
At this time, Xia Wanchun said: "Your Majesty, since you have decided to negotiate peace, does Shahshuja need to be appeased?"
Gao Huan stroked his beard, "You are negotiating with the messenger of Aurangzebu, I will comfort him!"
At present, Gao Huan, the monarch and ministers agreed to make an agreement and took action.
Qian Bingding sent someone to summon Rahul, and the two sides began negotiations. Representatives of the Eight countries participated in the meeting, and Rahul was the same.
At this time, both sides sat on both sides of a long table, facing the aggressive representatives of the Eight Kingdom. Before the negotiations began, the Mughal Empire had already lost in terms of momentum.
Qian Bingding and representatives of various countries opened the draft treaty written in several languages.
"Mughal envoy, our country's will to seek peace, our country's emperor is already aware of it!" Qian Bingding pushed his eyes and continued: "Now we will add a few more to the original opening-door policy. If you agree, then we will sign a peace agreement."
Rahul sat opposite him with some silence, as if he was a prisoner interrogated by various countries, and said nervously: "Please say it."
Qian Bingding said: "First, it is the number of tariffs imposed by countries entering Mughal goods. The Mughal Empire needs to negotiate with other countries. In order to coordinate the collection of tariffs by the Mughal Empire, we require the Mughal Empire to hire officials who are proficient in customs affairs as the chief of customs."
Rahul frowned when he heard the words and said nothing. The Mughals were a colonial country established by nomadic peoples. They were not proficient in tariffs. Moreover, there were many nationalities in the Mughal Empire, and they all collected their own taxes.
The commercial centers along the coast of the empire are not under the control of Aurangzeb, so it seems not unacceptable.
Rahul felt that this was harmful to the interests of the empire, so he said in a deep voice: "The customs chief cannot be the chief, he can only be an adjutant. The Khanate cannot give a department to the commander of another country."
Qian Bingding said: "If you have any objections to this article, then enter the next article. The Mughal Empire admitted that the war was defeated and compensated the eight countries with 10 million taels of silver dollars as military expenses! Do you have any objections to this."
Rahul knew that the money must be compensated, so he could only try his best to get it. "Your Excellency, tens of millions of silver dollars a day are too much. Even if you empty the national treasury, you can't afford so much money!"
The new king of Aurangzebu succeeded to the throne. In order to win the hearts of the people, he rewarded his ministers and spent most of the silver deposits in the treasury. Now he wants to fight again and needs some money, so he can't afford ten million taels of silver.
Qian Bingding was a little surprised, "You are such a big empire, you can't even get ten million silver dollars?"
Rahul said: "No, although the empire is large, there are many places to spend money."
He hopes to act like a rogue to reduce compensation, but Qian Bingding had already thought of a solution for them, "If the treasury does not have it, then use the tariffs to mortgage it, but three-point interest will be charged every year."
Rahul did not expect that Gan Chao had made clear arrangements for him, and representatives from all countries were shocked by Gan Chao's plan and said that they had learned it.
Seeing that Rahul did not speak, Qian Bingting agreed to agree and jumped to the next issue, "In order to facilitate business, Ganchao needs to rent Calgate to facilitate merchant ships to moor, and the lease period is 100 years."
Kolkata is Shahshuja's territory, so Rahul naturally has no objection.
Qian Bingding continued: "All countries are engaged in trade in the Mughals, hoping that the Mughal Empire will safeguard the interests of the countries in the Mughals and maintain the stability of the Mughal Empire. Prince Shahshuja is our friend, and he is in the Bangladesh region and only cooperates with him, so I hope that the Mughal Empire can guarantee Shahshuja's rule over Bangladesh!"
The coalition forces openly split the Mughal Empire, but Aurangzeb doesn't want to fight on multiple fronts now, so Rahul did not object.
Next, countries proposed opening trade ports and inland shipping and other issues. Rahul agreed if he could, and argued with reason if he couldn't. Finally, after an afternoon of fierce discussion, the two sides signed the Treaty of Kolkada.
At this time, both sides stood up, Qian Bingting handed a treaty to Rahul, shook hands with him and said, "Congratulations, Governor Rahul, you have brought peace and civilization to the Mughal people!"
Rahul's face was full of bitterness, and finally left the palace with a hunchback, returning to Kanpur to report the news to Aurangzeb.
That night, in the palace living room, Gao Huan summoned Shahshuja.
At this time, Shahshuja had already received the news that the coalition forces had negotiated peace with Aurangzeb, and his face was full of displeasure and he felt a little emotional inside.
Shahshuja will be the spokesperson for Ganchao in India, and Ganchao needs to rely on him to expand its interests in India.
This is like the great powers standing behind the warlords of the Republic of China, Shahshujia was also the Mughal warlords trained by Ganchao.
Therefore, Gao Huan had to appease this important piece, so he smiled and said, "Prince Shujia, the truce is actually for your consideration."
Shahshuja had a calm face and did not dare to show any emotions clearly. He just said, "If Your Majesty helps me overthrow Aurangzebu, I will definitely give more than him!"
Gao Huan was very enlightened when he heard his words, and felt that this agent needed to be comforted, so he said, "I know this, but the time is not yet ripe. Now I am reasonable. Can you defend it with your strength? Don't forget that there is also the power of Ladashuko. Your current army has problems even controlling Bangladesh. Defeating Aurangzeb will only benefit the Radashuko fisherman."
Shahshuja was stunned when he heard the words. Now there are only more than 10,000 coalition forces. After conquering Delhi, he did not have so many troops to control Aurangzeb's territory.
At this time, if Radashuko and Bahsh raised an army, he might not be able to resist.
The coalition forces could not help him all the time. Shahshujia seemed to understand Gao Huan's painstaking efforts and saluted for a while: "It's your Majesty who is considerate, I'm too anxious!"
Gao Huan smiled and said, "That's right. You should first manage Bangladesh and build a solid foundation. I will send military advisers to train the army. When you have the strength, you will unify the Mughal Empire!"
Chapter completed!