Daming: Brother, there is no future for monks, let's rebel

Chapter 197 Daming East India Company

"Are these poor people eating cow dung on the street?"

Tang He saw some unclaimed cows walking swaggeringly on the street, and occasionally dropped a puddle or two of cow dung, which would attract many local Bengali natives to loot them.

Tang He's brain directly felt hit by [-] points.

He and Zhu Chongba have been herding cattle since childhood, and even when they were poor, they never thought of grabbing cow dung to eat.

Faced with Tang He's shock, Maru Ali who accompanied him was not surprised.

This well-informed Persian businessman had already traveled back and forth on the continent of India many times when he went to Daming.

Maruari is not surprised by these Bengalis looting cow dung.

"General, in the eyes of these people, cows are sacred objects, especially these pure-colored cows. Every time they sacrifice festivals, they are all covered with red flowers and worshiped in temples. Now ordinary people can In fact, the cow dung is not for eating, but to smear the cow dung on yourself or on the yard of your home, in order to bring good luck to yourself!" As a not very devout Tianfang believer, Maru Ali said: These Indian natives are also quite disdainful.

"Oh, so it's not cow dung, I said, how could someone be so stupid!" Tang He looked at the dark natives who grabbed a hand of cow dung, and finally felt better, at least not as disgusting as before.

Unexpectedly, Maru Ali smiled and just listened to him continue talking.

"General, they don't eat cow dung, but they drink cow urine!"

Tang He's eyes widened immediately, as if he had heard a very frightening anecdote.

"What are you talking about? Drinking cow urine? Are these people crazy?"

As a senior cow herder, Tang He knew the strong smell of cow urine.

He really couldn't imagine how any normal person would think of drinking cow urine.

As if to confirm what Maru Ali said, on the street with people coming and going, the white Indian cow suddenly sprayed a yellow liquid from between its hind legs.

All the Indian natives around them seemed to be seeing a big happy event, and they all went to catch the hot cow urine with the bowls and cups in their hands, or with their hands.

They drank the cow urine they received like sweet wine with happiness on their faces.

After drinking this meal of cow urine, these Indian natives worshiped the sacred cow one by one.

After pulling and spreading, the white divine cow gnawed away a fruit on the side of the road, and then continued to walk forward leisurely.

Looking at the disgusting scene in front of him, Tang He's stomach was overwhelmed instantly.

If it weren't for the fact that I haven't had time to eat something, I'm afraid I would have vomited it out long ago.

"These barbarians are really disgusting!" Tang He said with a pale face.

Maru Ali is not surprised, "These Brahmins all believe in some weird things, and sooner or later they will be punished by God!"

Tang He originally planned to taste the local delicacies outside New Dali City, but when he saw a few vendors who had just received cow urine, they didn't even wash their hands stained with cow urine, so they went to kneading noodles again. Made pies, soups and almost spit it out again.

"Let's go! Go! Don't eat, don't eat!"

Tang He turned and fled without looking back. He would rather go back to the boat to eat those hard biscuits and jerky than eat the cow urine delicacy made by these locals.

Just as Tang He returned to the pier outside the city, a team of officials from New Dali City suddenly ran over.

It turned out that they were sent by Duan Gong. Not long after, Duan Gong led several of his personal guards and Xinfu generals to the pier in person to welcome Tang He, Lord Xin of Ming Dynasty and General of Zhennan.

"The last general, Duan Gong, pays homage to Lord Xin!"

Duan Power led his subordinates to salute respectfully.

According to Daming's canonization, Tang He is the Duke of the State and Duan Gong is the Marquis, so he naturally wants to pay a big respect to Tang He.

However, Tang He is a well-known loyal person, and he felt quite cordial when he saw Duan Gong, a vassal of the Ming Dynasty, in a foreign country.

Although Duan Gong used to be the head of Dali in the Mongolian and Yuan courts, but now Daming already doesn't know the relatives who were beaten by the Mongolians, and Duan Gong's little loyalty has been wiped out.

Especially now that Duan Power leads 1 people to establish a foothold in Bangladesh, the only one who can provide him with support is the Ming court.

Under Duan Gong's repeated invitations, Tang He finally agreed to the invitation and led the Ming soldiers into New Dali City.

The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty who had been wandering at sea for several months were immediately shocked by Duan Gong's generosity as soon as they entered the city.

Thousands of Ming soldiers who entered the city were served with sweet wine, bacon and rice. Not only that, but almost every soldier was served by a young native woman with slightly dark skin.

These Ming soldiers were already at the age of dragons and tigers, and they have been at sea for such a long time. Naturally, they can't be honest with these young women with exotic characteristics.

Unexpectedly, these young Indian native women not only did not show panic and fear when they were molested by the Ming soldiers, but all of them showed unconcealable joy.

In this way, it almost strengthened the courage of all the Ming soldiers.

The impact of thunder and fire from heaven and earth resounded from time to time in New Dali City.

There are so many Ming officials and soldiers led by Tang He into the city, so there is no need to worry about Duan Gong having any intention of plotting a rebellious attack.

After all, if there was a fight, Duan Gong's 1 people might not be the opponent of Tang He's thousands of people.

What's more, Duan Gong has already regarded Daming as his last resort, so how could he attack Tang He's officers and soldiers of Daming?

So these thousands of officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty unscrupulously relaxed in New Dali City.

It's just that unlike these soldiers who drank and ate to their heart's content, Tang He definitely had more than enough energy for the food and wine that Duan Gong entertained him.

It's not about soup and not hungry, but Tang He saw that the chefs who made these delicious wines and delicacies were all Indian aborigines.

This made him think of the natives drinking cow urine he saw on the street.

Thinking of the delicious food on the table, all made by hands that took cow urine, Tang He felt extremely disgusted.

Tang He didn't have the mind to eat and drink, so he directly turned the topic to the main topic.

This time he went to the west, one of the important tasks was entrusted to him by Zhu Han.

"I have brought you one hundred light artillery pieces, five thousand catties of gunpowder, one thousand new-style muskets, and one thousand new sets of plate armor on the orders of His Royal Highness the King of England!"

Upon hearing the weapons and equipment Tang He mentioned, Duan Gong and his generals were all pleasantly surprised.

They had long thought that the Ming court would reward them with some weapons, but they never expected that there would be so many.

"A hundred cannons?"

"A thousand sets of iron plate armor?"

"A thousand muskets?"

These Dali generals under Duan Gong are no longer the bumpkins who were born in Yunnan back then.

After they obtained some weapons from the Ming merchant ship, they had an excellent experience in beating the Indian natives.

In front of the Dali army with artillery, it often only takes one or two rounds of shelling to cause thousands of Indian indigenous troops to collapse and flee.

And those indigenous warriors wearing heavy armor and riding tall horses were completely like paper when facing guns and artillery.

Duan Power led his men to fight in Bangladesh for more than a year, but only 300 soldiers actually died on the battlefield.

Now, with these weapons and armor rewarded by the Ming court, the Dali army of that period can even walk sideways in the local area.

"The court's kindness is as great as a mountain, and Duan Gong is willing to smash his body to pieces and beat His Majesty and His Royal Highness violently!"

Duan Gong quickly expressed his loyalty to Tang He.

"However, so much equipment is not given to you for nothing. His Royal Highness has said that in the future, Daming will set up a business in New Dali to purchase local products. You should not only provide protection, but also be tax-free!" Tang He then said.

Of course, Duan Gong accepted such a small request without hesitation.

For Duan Gong, he wished that the Ming court would set up a business name here in New Dali, so that not only would it be more convenient to sell products from the Bengal area, but also it would be easier to purchase Ming weapons and equipment through these business names.

"Marshal Tang, the firm His Royal Highness is talking about is the Seven Seas firm?" Duan Gong asked beside him.

Although it is far away in Bangladesh, Duan Gong knows from the passing Da Ming merchants that the Seven Seas Shop in Da Ming is the largest shop in the world.

The chief treasurer of the Seven Seas Company is called Li Zhen, who is the brother-in-law of Zhu Yuanzhang, Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty, and a proper relative of the emperor.

With such a strong background, Qihai Company, if it can do business here in Bangladesh, it will definitely be able to provide very strong support to Duan Gong.

What kind of artillery, muskets or armor is not a problem at all for the Qihai firm with a deep background.

"It's not Qihai Company, but a newly established company." Tang He shook his head and said.

"Oh? I don't know what it is?" Duan Gong asked quickly.

At this time, stimulated by the soup and the already hot Indian singing and dancing, I drank several large glasses of healthy and hygienic sugar cane wine.

As the saying goes, after drinking three rounds, Duan Gong and Tang He became acquainted casually.

"His Royal Highness said that the Ming East India Company will be established here in New Dali!" Tang He said with a smile.

"East India Company?" Duan Gong thought about this novel name that he had never heard before.

Duan Gong knew the word India from a Ming map of unknown origin.

On that incomplete map, the land where Duan Gong was located was marked as India.

Duan Gong thought, it might be because I belong to the eastern India here, so it is called the East India Company.

"This East India Company was established by His Royal Highness, and its main businesses are spices, gems and slaves!" Tang He began to explain the future industrial planning of the East India Company to Duan Gong.

Zhu Han's establishment of the East India Company was definitely not a simple evil thing, but to use the East India Company to influence Duan Gong's influence.

If the wealthy Indian continent is not in the hands of Daming, no matter how rich he is, it will be meaningless.

Especially now that the territory is being expanded everywhere, the demand for money and population is never-ending.

With the help of the East India Company, the wealth and population of the Indian mainland can be used by the Ming Dynasty. That is the real way to strengthen the country.

"If this is the case, then I will definitely obey His Royal Highness' orders in the future, and then I will help to protect the East India Company comprehensively, and I will definitely help Daming to promote enlightenment here and change customs!" Duan Gong once again couldn't wait to express his loyalty.

But what he said made Tang He shake his head.

"No, no, no!" Tang He said quickly.

Duan Gongduan was stunned, he didn't understand why Tang He reacted like this.

"Can I ask Brother Tang for advice?" Duan Gong hurriedly asked.

Tang He took a sip of the sugar cane wine in front of him, and then continued.

"I came here this time, and I brought the password of His Royal Highness. You wrote to the court earlier, saying that you want to promote enlightenment and change customs in the local area. Your Highness thinks this matter is very inappropriate!"

"Ah? What's wrong with Brother Tang? What did His Highness say?"

Duan Gong really couldn't figure out what was wrong with what he did.

According to the imperial decree promulgated by Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty should not only pacify the lands of all parties, but also educate the people everywhere, change customs and restore the glory of the Han and Tang Dynasties.

Duan Gong didn't know where he made a mistake.

"To be honest, I didn't understand it very well before I came here, but when I came to your new Dali City, I understood the painstaking efforts of His Royal Highness!" Tang He laughed.

"Brother Tang, please speak up!" Duan Gong asked.

It turned out that in the last memorial, Duan Gong said that he wanted to change customs in India and educate the local indigenous people. Zhu Han was frightened by this matter.

Today, Hinduism, developed from Brahmanism, is popular on the Indian mainland. The layer-by-layer caste system strictly restricts people from all walks of life.

This limitation is not only physically, but also mentally controlled.

Even in the most difficult days, under the anesthesia of this religion, people can take it calmly.

After all, in this religious environment, the afterlife is far more important than the present.

Now that you have suffered hardships like a cow and a horse in this life, if you don’t hurry up and practice hard, then you will continue to suffer like a cow and a horse in your next life.

As for how to practice well, it is naturally to be a law-abiding and obedient citizen according to the teachings of Hinduism.

Noble gentlemen of high castes must do whatever they are asked to do.

Otherwise, these high-caste aristocratic gentlemen have the privilege of communicating with God, and they can easily make these lowly embryos continue to be lowly embryos in the next life.

Therefore, Zhu Han felt that the caste system in India must be well maintained.

Only by maintaining the caste system in India can the Han people of Ming Dynasty be able to become masters in India, and they are very reassuring.

As long as all Indians believe in the caste system, Chen Sheng, Huang Chao and Zhang Jiao of India will not be born.

"His Royal Highness, I really admire seeing thousands of miles away!" After Duan Gong heard this explanation, he couldn't help but be overwhelmed.

The more than 1 Dali people led by Duan Power are equivalent to Brahmins in India. As long as they can win over those Brahmins and Kshatriya warriors, tens of millions of civilians and untouchables must be slaves for life.

"His Royal Highness also said that this kind of sexual system must not only be well maintained, but also that these indigenous cliques must be avoided. Once they unite one day, even if nothing happens, it will make it impossible for Daming to maintain its rule here."

What he said was a bit unclear, Duan Gong couldn't figure it out for a while, what does it mean?
Logically speaking, as long as the caste system can maintain India, the tens of millions of civilians on the mainland will always be civilians. How could they be able to threaten the rule of Ming Dynasty?
(End of this chapter)