I'm sure of the prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong!

Chapter 553 Britain is a house without a foundation

The original intention of the British East India Company was that since China had set its sights on Indian land, and France and Britain were feuding.

As the overlord of the Far East, China in the Ming Dynasty simply pulled China completely into the big cake of India. Then Britain and China formed a true alliance in India, just like the Java battlefield in Southeast Asia, and jointly divided India's interests, and then gave a little more Portuguese leftovers.

Anyway, it is impossible for the British to really go to war with China in Bangladesh. This is not in the interests of the company, nor is it in line with the norms of the British Parliament, and it may not be possible to win.

It's just that these British people obviously didn't expect that China's appetite is bigger than they imagined.

At this time, Britain was not the Britain of the 19th century. It had not yet expanded to the point of swallowing up the entire India. The French alone were overwhelming the British.

Ai Dehao was silent for a long time: "Your Majesty, your suggestion is no longer mine to decide. Please forgive me. I must return to Calcutta first and ask the company's senior management for instructions before I can reply to this matter."

Zhu Yijiong smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, India's rich land and population are there, and it's not too late at this time. I'll just wait here for the good news from your Excellency and the United Kingdom!"

Although he just drew it casually on the map, he was not worried at all about whether the British would agree.

Not only because the British, but even the entire Western European colonists are greedy enough, whenever there is an opportunity, no matter the British, French, or the declining Portugal and the Netherlands, they will not let go of the opportunity to monopolize even half of India... .

Moreover, even if the British really disagree with Zhu Yijiong's division, it doesn't matter. With the British as allies, China and Britain would not need to go to war and could seize Calcutta, Chittagong, and even the entire Bengal without bloodshed. And without the British as allies, there is just one more enemy.

Although Britain has begun to rise, it is still far behind China. The hegemon in Europe is still the French before sunset.

"Thank you, His Majesty the Emperor, for your understanding and tolerance!" Ed Hao stood up and saluted respectfully.

His eyes were always fixed on the map of India on the table. Although the horizontal lines drawn by Zhu Yijiong in the picture are sloppy, they have a special appeal to Aidehao.

If based on this horizontal line, the whole of South India belongs to the British... Oh my God! This is simply God's gift to the United Kingdom.

After all, if China can really be allowed to join with all its strength, the French and Dutch will have to give in.

As for the indigenous people? These European colonists never cared. Even if they couldn't defeat them, they could retreat to the sea and then use trade and money to divide these Indian natives.

However, the specifics still depend on what the senior management at the company headquarters and shareholders think.

However, Ai Dehao had a hunch that neither the company's top brass nor the shareholders' meeting would let this rare opportunity pass them by.

The Ming Dynasty and Britain divided India. Not only could the Ming Dynasty gain a lot of benefits, but Britain could also gain access to the huge Indian market, provide financial support for the overall rise of the country, and also make up for the gap left after the independence of the Americas.

Historically, if the British had not quickly occupied India after independence in America, the East India Company would have gone bankrupt, let alone the empire on which the sun never sets.

However, in this time and space, Britain, even if it joins forces with the Ming Dynasty, can only gain southern India at best, and will have to spend a lot of energy to suppress integration.

The so-called "empire on which the sun never sets"?

Ha ha!

On the way out of the Forbidden City, Ed Hao sighed: "His Majesty the Emperor of China is a wise monarch with pioneering ambitions. The Mughal Empire in India has long been a thing of the past, and the Marathas are a group of religious lunatics. They There is not even a unified king, and they are allied with the shameless French. South India is a group of indigenous kingdoms. If the Chinese emperor really wants to join, he will be unbeatable."

Abraham said: "Then we should promote an alliance between Britain and China. China is the overlord of the Far East. By forming an alliance with China, we can gain access to South India and drive away the French and Dutch."

Edhoe shook his head: "His Majesty the Emperor of China wants too much. They want the entire North India, leaving the more troublesome South India to the British. Moreover, once the alliance is formed, we will have Calcutta and Chittagong, which we have operated in Bangladesh for many years. , will all be given to China.”

In fact, if the Ming Dynasty really couldn't eat the whole of India, how could the British have anything to do with it?

India is called the subcontinent, and it certainly deserves its name. Not only is it vast and fertile, it also has many coastal ports of great strategic and economic value.

Not to mention Chittagong in Bangladesh, the island of Ceylon controlled by the Dutch is also a strategic and economic important place.

With such unique innate conditions, it is really hard to imagine how India made itself so poor.

But it doesn’t matter, India in this time and space doesn’t have to worry about this anymore. Because even the country of India will completely cease to exist. Originally, India was not the real name of this continent. It was just that after the British unified India, they forcibly merged all the kingdoms to make it easier to manage.

It is precisely because of this that various problems occurred frequently in India in later generations. However, the central government was obviously not strong and kept clamoring to show off to the outside world. After all, it is not unified by itself. If the central government does not maintain its strength, the local states may rebel.

Zhu Yijiong had learned the lessons of later generations, so it was naturally impossible for the Ming Dynasty to follow the British methods. Moreover, in the entire North India, except for the land of Bengal, which must be directly controlled, the rest of the kingdoms had no value in ruling.

By then, North India can be transformed into small kingdoms in the form of enfeoffed feudal states, and then carry out colonial dumping to support the Ming Dynasty's subsequent expansion of colonization and continue to seize profits and free labor.

By the way, there is also Ceylon Island in the south. We must find opportunities to capture it here too.

As for whether the British would be angry, anyway, what the Ming Dynasty promised was only South India, and Ceylon was an island, and it was also controlled by the Dutch.

The Ming Dynasty only robbed the Dutch colonies and had a rough relationship with the British.

The British mission did not leave immediately, but stayed in Nanjing for another half month and purchased many books.

In addition to the complete volumes of "History of the Ming Dynasty" and "History of the Qing Dynasty", there are also several "Chinese Dictionaries" of various ethnic groups, as well as many map and picture books and scientific research books, such as "Detailed Explanation of Tianyuan Art" and "Four Yuan Techniques" written by Mei Yingcheng. Technical Explanation".

These books surprised Ed Howe, especially the long-running "The Commandments of Women" and several current political newspapers about the manumission order.

The latter two are projects undertaken by the imperial government. Not only a few bookstores in Nanjing, but also prefectures and counties across the country basically have to hang them in bookstores for a long time, and they sell them first and then pay for them.

Ed Hao’s diary: Ever since he came to China, he has been burning the midnight oil almost every day:

"I thought that His Majesty the Emperor of China was a wise hero, but I was wrong. He was clearly an excellent philosopher monarch. My Chinese translator said that he liberated women who had been imprisoned for thousands of years in China, and Slavery was also abolished..."

"Oh my god! I can't even imagine how broad-minded this is. An emperor of an empire actually took the initiative to abolish slaves. In this country, even civilians can enjoy equal social status with nobles. How great is this? If the past monarchs of the United Kingdom can do the same, then maybe we don’t have to resist the king..."

"However, although the glorious revolution did not bring death and bloodshed, it still retained the king and his royal power. Perhaps we should learn from the Chinese emperors, their systems, and their political reforms. Our king …Oh, let’s not mention that guy, he is a Germanic guy who can’t even speak English…”

"His Majesty of China also attaches great importance to science and mathematics. Although I did not see the legendary spinning machine, it is said that it was successfully developed with the support of the Chinese Emperor. With such a wise monarch ruling, here Commoners and merchants are really happy. Moreover, His Majesty the Great Emperor also attaches great importance to all races other than his own nation, and has built a dictionary translation system for this purpose. I think the kingdom may also learn from this, and perhaps it can eliminate the Scottish , the conflict between England and Wales..."

If we say that when Aidehao came to China, he was simply amazed at the power of China. So now, he sincerely praises the enlightenment of the Chinese emperor.

He even thought that when he returned to China, he might be able to refer to China's reform model and bring about a revolution in the UK.

However, this is obviously impossible because the UK does not have such conditions.

I won’t talk about the previous ones, let’s just talk about the issues of Scotland and Wales. These two issues were not resolved until later generations.

Moreover, the real conflict between the two parties and England does not lie in race, but in disputes over interests.

Scotland merged with England about thirty years ago, and Wales a little earlier, but no matter which one merged with England, it was essentially for profit.

Because the British promised to bring more benefits and wealth to Scotland and Wales, the two agreed to merge with England to form the United Kingdom.

Including Ireland, the British really made money, and then they took the opportunity to ride on the peak of the empire where the sun never sets.

It’s so unpretentious!

That's why Britain will explode in later generations, because this kind of national system that relies on money will collapse once the source of money is cut off.

The whole of Britain is essentially a gorgeous new house without a foundation.

(End of this chapter)