Chapter 1523: Support the puppet
Qin Zuoming brought a cavalry team to Dhaka City in the Kingdom of Bangladesh. After their arrival, they attracted the attention of many civilians in Dhaka City.
They already knew that there was a group of people from the East in Bangladesh who were extremely powerful, and even the newly promoted Bangladesh kings were afraid of them.
A few Chinese merchants have appeared in Dhaka City, letting the local civilians know that there is an empire that is even larger than them in the not far east.
This huge gap in population size and technology has made the civilians in Bangladesh even more frightened. This is also the reason why Governor Qasim, who became the king of Bangladesh, still had to be respectful to the East India Company.
"In the past, the Mughal Empire did not easily allow overseas merchants to enter the hinterland of Bangladesh from the port to trade, but according to the Kolkata Treaty we signed with Qasim, our merchants are now free to trade, live, and enjoy the same treatment as any Bangladesh merchant. Our merchants are planning to establish a merchant hall in this city for our merchants to settle down when they come here to trade."
A director of the East India Company followed them and pointed to one of the land in Dhaka City: "This is where we expect to build the guild hall. The land here is very cheap. As long as they have money, it is not difficult to buy a piece of land to build the guild hall."
"It's a pity that the streets here smell really bad. They allow livestock, elephants, monkeys to walk freely on the streets, and they can also be convenient at will. It's really uncomfortable..." Qin Zuoming frowned when he saw the messy streets of Daka City.
Since the implementation of the "Sanitation Regulations" in accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Medicine, the main streets of the towns have been cleaned regularly. Except for the essential horses allowed to go to the streets, other livestock have been prohibited from going to the streets. Qin Zuoming and others can no longer bear the unclean streets.
As a colony managed by the Chinese, Kolkata is also managed in accordance with urban regulations and strictly limits the number of poor people around it, which is much cleaner than Dhaka City.
"In order to make money, we can only tolerate such a harsh environment. Ordinary businessmen may not be willing to come here to do business. It is much more comfortable to trade in our Kolkata than here." The Huaxia director nodded and said.
These businessmen can give up a lot of things for 100% profit, and they can still accept it if they just risk being unclean.
Qasim built a luxurious palace for himself in Dhaka City to demonstrate his majesty in the Bangladesh region.
When Qasim learned that the East India Company people were coming to find him, he immediately became frowning.
If possible, he hoped that the East India Company would continue to live peacefully with him in accordance with the Treaty of Kolkata, and it would be better that there was no relationship between them. The East India Company made a fortune by monopolizing the sea, and he successfully became the king of Bangladesh, levied land rent from millions of farmers, and became the largest feudal lord in Bangladesh.
He is quite satisfied with the current situation and does not want the East India Company to continue to take major actions to break the current balance.
Now that the East India Company takes the initiative to find him, it must have taken some major actions again.
"Friends from the East India Company, welcome your arrival. It's been a long time no see. I will ask my servants to prepare the most hearty dishes to entertain you." Qasim brought his son Ali to welcome Qin Zuoming and his group.
Behind him was a group of officers from the Imperial Guards, but when these Bangladeshi officers saw the arrogant cavalry led by Qin Zuoming and others, they always felt inferior.
In front of these outsiders, they felt inferior in their territory, which made them feel depressed and helpless. After all, their master, Qasim, had to act according to the expression of the East India Company.
Prince Ali was slapped by his father during a small conflict with the Chinese last time, and he was also afraid of the arrival of the Chinese.
Qin Zuoming and others did not take any prince seriously. Even the emperor of the Mughal Empire died of illness because of fighting with them. The King of Bangladesh needs to act according to their eyes. So what about the prince?
Qasim respectfully hosted a banquet to entertain Qin Zuoming and others. He believed that as long as he tried not to anger these people, they would not have any reason to continue to make up his mind. He had tried his best to satisfy the other party's demand for business. The East India Company could engage in any business in Bangladesh, plant cotton, mine coal mines, sell cotton cloth, and even the right to set tariffs was in the hands of the East India Company. What else do they want?
"I wonder what the hell is for you to come to me this time?" Qasim sat in the main seat, but he was sitting in pins and needles and carefully asked about the other party's purpose.
"His Majesty the King, do you know the death of the Bangladesh Emperor?" Qin Zuoming asked.
"Of course I know this. I have sent an envoy to Agra to pay condolences. After all, the Mughal Empire is the nominal suzerain state of our Bangladesh." Kasim said.
"Your Majesty, do you know that the eldest prince and the third prince of the Mughal Empire have launched great wars and fought for the position of emperor?"
"Of course I know this, do you..."
Qasim was holding up his wine glass, but when he heard the other person's words, he was stunned.
He already knew the other party's purpose, and it was obvious that the East India Company wanted to intervene in the War of Succession of the Mughal Empire.
"The second prince Shashujia is still in prison in Dhaka City. He also has the qualifications to inherit the Mughal Emperor. What do you think is that he will be the emperor of the Mughal Empire?" Qin Zuoming asked.
"Shashuja?! His territory is in Bangladesh, but now Bangladesh is mine. He has nothing to do, so why should he fight for the throne of the Mughal Empire?!" Qasim was shocked.
"Isn't this just right? He used to be the deputy king of Bangladesh. Your Bangladesh Kingdom raised an army to help him seize the throne, which is justified." Qin Zuoming said for granted.
"I betrayed the empire and imprisoned Shashujia. If I let him be the emperor of the empire, I will definitely take revenge on me..."
If Qasim hadn't been afraid of the forces behind these people in front of him, he would have turned against them.
The second prince Shashujia was the master of his former head, so he wanted him to be the emperor of the Mughal Empire?
"Don't worry, he is just a puppet. We can install ministers loyal to us to undermine his power by his side and let all the states escape the rule of the empire. The empire will no longer have the ability to attack you. Then can you and your descendants rule the Bangladesh region for generations?" Qin Zuoming tempted.
Chapter completed!