Begging in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 740 The Jewel in the Crown
Because Indians have never heard of the Battle of Feishui, the nightmare that Fu Jian encountered in the Battle of Feishui was staged again on the banks of the Ganges, and the name of Li Dingguo was destined to be like Ah Like Shura, it will always remain in the hearts of these Ah Sans, becoming that lingering nightmare.

At a deeper level, it is a contest between the traditional feudal military system and the almost machine-like training of the modern army. The phalanx of more than 3 infantry led by Li Dingguo, like a wall, destroyed the huge and bloated army step by step. In the Mughal army, the knights with a trace of blue did not resist the combination of cannons and bayonets. On that day, the blood of the feudal knights flowed hundreds of meters, and even dyed the Ganges red.

Indirectly, a dynasty was also overthrown.

Six days after the Battle of Buxar.

It was still this land, but the people negotiating with Daming had changed.

Even Shah Jahan's golden tent was captured by Daming. The cumbersome Persian carpets and some expensive hanging paintings inside had been transported to Yingtian as trophies dedicated to the Ming Empire. In commemoration, the tent was covered with military maps of Ming Dynasty, marching maps and armor racks, and in the middle was the long and large table that Li Dingguo and other generals often used for military meetings.

Even so, Aurangzeb still seemed quite uncomfortable sitting in the tent that symbolized the supreme military power of the Mughal Empire.

Not only him, but other military officials such as Suba, Bakhsi, and Sarkar also felt extremely uncomfortable. In contrast, the officers of the Ming Army Expeditionary Army on the opposite side were full of spirits and looked refreshed.

"Ming people! My great Mughal emperor has fulfilled his promise. Shah Jahan was defeated. Ming merchants can also freely trade in any city in the empire. Now it's up to you! My majesty wants Dara Shiko and These two, Shashuja, are rebellious! They also demand that the Ming army return to Calcutta immediately!"

The ancients said that those who know current affairs are heroes, and this Shashuja is like this. He took the remnants of Bangladesh and retreated aside. Seeing that the Delhi Army was almost wiped out by the Ming army, he simply ordered the army to surrender to the expeditionary army. Seeing his brother wishing to eat his eyes immediately, the unlucky Deputy King Suba of Bengal stared at Li Dingguo's face pitifully and tremblingly.

An inappropriate metaphor is like a puppy staring at its owner and the dog dealer.

But beating a dog depends on the owner, not to mention that now Ming is the victor, and the 10,000+ strongest army in the Mughal Empire has been wiped out, especially when Aurangzeb is far from peaceful, he has just been imprisoned Shah Jahan was announced as the sultan of the Mughal Empire, Delhi Subba and other Subas, especially the Deccan he once ruled, and some ambitious princes and rebellious tribes challenged his rule. The expedition war has come to an end, but his war has just begun.

Leaning on the back of the chair, Li Dingguo smiled arrogantly and shook his head.

"Your Majesty, maybe you have forgotten one thing. In the agreement between Daming and His Majesty, it was our two armies that flanked the tyrannical Shah Jahan. But on the battlefield, I would not have seen His Majesty's shadow!"

"Old Wang, have you seen it?"

"Back to Li Shuai, I really didn't see Old Wang either!"

"Your Majesty, how do you fulfill the agreement?"

The two sang a double reed, which was translated into Aurangzeb's ears, and he almost exploded in anger. He slapped the table, and the bearded man with a violent temper and suspicion jumped up and cursed a lot. Look at the expression on the translator's face , I guess there is nothing good to say.

However, the general of the Ming army was not a vegetarian either, and the revolver slapped on the table with a bruise on his face from Chakra hitting him. Li Xiaohei also stood up proudly.

"What? Still want to fight? My Ming army has already defeated an army of 20 Mughals, and it's time to kill another [-] to [-]!"

"That's right! Grandpa, I haven't killed enough, let me come here!" Song Xi, the commander of the 29th Division, also hummed disdainfully with a grass stick in his mouth.

For a while, the smell of gunpowder was extremely strong, but looking at the provocative gazes of the generals of the Ming army, the generals of the Deccan army obviously avoided the aggressive edge slightly, looked at the translator and muttered in a low voice, Aurangzeb is ugly Li Dingguo snorted proudly, but his face quickly became gloomy.

"Presumptuous! His Majesty Aurangzeb is the honored guest of my expeditionary army. How can you be humiliated by vulgar warriors? Still not retreating!"

He tucked the revolver into his waist again, but Li Xiaohei still held his head high and stared at the other party. In such a situation, the warlord Fujdal yanked Aurangzeb's collar heavily, and hurriedly He whispered a few words in his ear, making Aurangzeb sit back holding his breath like eating a fly, and immediately this guy who should be the core strategist yelled loudly at the translator again.

"Then you smart people, what exactly do you want?"

"indemnity!"

A little golden light came out of the eyes, and Li Dingguo leaned forward with his hands clasped together in front of his chest.

"Because you and other Mughal bureaucrats broke their promises, the direct and indirect losses of our businessmen reached 2000 million taels! The Mughals must compensate Daming for this money, regardless of whether it is Shah Jahan or Your Majesty who sits on the throne! This is what the Mughals owe Daming!"

This war is completely supported by the emerging capitalist class of Ming Dynasty. Since the businessmen have invested, they must be rewarded!In particular, Song Qingshu hated those idiots who talked about the heaven and the country in the past. After winning the war, the other side bowed their heads and professed their vassals, exposing everything. The emperor and ministers lost face for nothing. The people, the country can only become poorer and poorer.

In this expedition to the Mughals, Song Qingshu wanted to set a new precedent. War must serve the interests of the country.

Aurangzeb obviously showed contempt for Ming people asking for money, and he wanted to agree when he opened his mouth, but he is not in charge of the family and does not know how expensive the money is, and this amount is something that several Bakhsi officials in charge of finances will reveal. With a terrified expression, he quickly grabbed his master, and muttered again, before Aurangzeb yelled a few words in local language rather shamelessly.

"The empire can't afford the money!"

"It's easy to handle. The Daming West India Bank is willing to lend to His Majesty, but it needs to be repaid by His Majesty in ten years, with an annual interest of [-]%! But the taxes of Bengal Suba and Bihar Suba are required as collateral!"

This Ming man is really considerate. Besides, Bangladesh is still in the hands of the Ming army. For a while, Aurangzeb's main energy is to go west instead of east. Regardless of the objections of his clerk, he has already nodded and agreed.

For decades the whole of the Mughals would regret this nod.

"Nadala Shiko and Shashuja!"

After talking about the compensation, Aurangzeb once again focused his attention on his two hapless brothers. While Shashuja was trembling, Li Dingguo shook his head arrogantly.

"Shashu Jasuba expressed his good expectation of being friendly with our Ming Dynasty. Now, he is a staunch ally of our Ming Dynasty. Compared with Delhi, who has already betrayed Ming Dynasty once, now our Majesty and the Chief Assistant of the Cabinet believe Shashu more. Shujasuba, if someone wants to move my steadfast ally of Ming Dynasty, then it is to start a war with Ming Dynasty!"

"As for Dara Shiko? I'm sorry, I haven't seen this man before!"

Once again, angry like a lion, Aurangzeb roared and stood up. He didn't care about money, but he killed the two brothers who threatened his status. But this time, Li Dingguo just Clenching his fists and sneering, this Shashuja is a puppet of Ming Dynasty intervening in the rule of Bengal, and Dara Shiko is the sword of Dachmos hanging on Aurangzeb's forehead. Turn your face and let the former heir out to bite people.

"Just to remind you, news came from businessmen in Delhi that Prime Minister Sujamir seems to be very dissatisfied with His Majesty's imprisonment of Shah Jahan, and King Misen of the Maratha people also seems to be very interested in the Deccan!"

Translating these two sentences once again seemed to release the air from the ball, causing Aurangze to deflate. He muttered a few words to Fujdal next to him, and then walked out of the golden tent on his own, letting Shashu go today Jia, equal to the loss of Bengal, this kind of stigma naturally has to be borne by the courtiers.

With an extremely ugly face, Fujdal shivered for a long time before reaching out his hand under the sympathetic eyes of several other colleagues.

"General Ming, Mughal Empire, accept your terms!"

…………

At the end of July, the famous "Buxar Contract" was signed, which finally came to an end for the second overseas expedition in the history of the Ming Dynasty. Compared with Zheng He, the benefits brought this time were simply unprecedented.

The 2000 million taels of indemnity is enough to support five or six expeditionary forces, five times the investment of the West India Company and major shareholders, and the trading rights in the whole Mughal, so that the Ming merchants also surpassed the British in competition, Businessmen from France, the Netherlands and other countries will bring countless benefits in the future.

In particular, the contract clearly stated that Subba, Bangladesh, became the protectorate of Ming. Since Aurangzeb had no money, Ming would collect taxes from Bihar and Bangladesh for ten years, which was tantamount to directly bringing Bangladesh into rule. Next, the tentacles have also penetrated deep into Bihar, and in order to further penetrate India, lay down the front line.

This is how the later generations of Britain annexed India step by step. Now this role has been changed to Ming Dynasty, and history has also taken this bright pearl from the crown of the British emperor and put it on the crown of Ming Dynasty.

Unfortunately, not everyone is satisfied with the result.

In August, the expeditionary force that had already earned a lot of money began to slowly withdraw to the country, but when it came, it was the humble Calcutta of the British, and when it came back, it was the largest port in northern Bangladesh, Chittagong.

Many soldiers have really become upstarts. They only need to pay a retirement fee when they go back. With the spoils of war in India, they can buy hundreds of acres of land anywhere in the Southeast Asian colonies and hire hundreds of local natives or Japanese Laborers, living the lives of squires of the peace, just when they retired after the bloody battle, more young people who were captured because of defeat, or who were poor or unwilling to live a hard life now formed new mercenaries and began to come to this area The magical land, to defend the interests of Daming, and by the way, make a windfall that has never been seen in several lifetimes.

At the port, a father and son are also saying goodbye to each other.

"Oh, you bastard! Ever since I was a child, I have fed you so much shit and piss. Although you often get messy and make me angry, you have never been apart for such a long time. You left , I don’t know if I can have a chance to send Lao Tzu to the end! Sigh..."

He just made great achievements, became a senior director of the West India Company, and even became a distinguished guest at the Maharaja's seat of the Mughal Empire, but such a series of glorious titles did not stop Li Laobai from crying, watching him boarding a ship in the distance The old soldier hammered his crutches to the ground, moaning unceasingly.

Seeing his old father sigh, this Li Xiaohei also looked emotional, but when he finished his emotion, this guy suddenly found a red imperial commission in his arms and handed it over, Li Laobai couldn't help his heart. I was taken aback.

"Zi appointed Commander Li Xiaohei as the commander of the garrison stationed in India, the chief of staff stationed in India, and to assist His Excellency Shashuja, the Governor of Bangladesh! The Imperial General Staff!"

"Hey, isn't that unexpected? I've been begging for this letter of appointment for a long time. Now I can stay with my father all the time, without any delay in business. It's the best of both worlds!"

With a smug smile on his face, Li Xiaohei smiled honestly, and went up to show his merits to Li Laobai, but this remark made Li Laobai, who wanted his son to retire, almost exhausted his kidneys, and the old man groaned angrily. Hmph, he turned on his crutches and opened his mouth to yell and curse.

"I beat you to death, you unfilial son!"

"Ouch..."

(End of this chapter)