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Chapter 1822 Indian Peninsula Emperor Star Falls
Not many people know about the expedition's establishment of a stronghold on the east coast of South Africa except those who participated in the expedition.

During this period, the mission passed through the Suez Canal to the seven islands of Mumbai.

The Seven Islands of Mumbai was originally a backward place. Later, the Portuguese colony occupied it, and the Kyushu Army occupied the Portuguese Mumbai Island and built it into an important port.The reason why this place is important is not only because the Portuguese laid the foundation here, but also because Mumbai is an important trading place for cotton and cotton textiles.

The purpose of colonial expansion is to obtain raw materials and markets. The Mumbai colony has become an important cotton trading location. Tens of millions of farmers on the Deccan Plateau are providing cotton to China and the rest of the world.

There are Chinese, Portuguese, and Indians living here. Although the Chinese are small in number, they are the rulers here, and they set up customs to levy cotton taxes on ships that come to Mumbai to trade cotton and other commodities.

"The potential of the cotton tax is no less than that of the spice tax. After Nanyang realized large-scale spice plantation production, the output of spices increased, and the price dropped. Cotton, as an important textile raw material, has a huge market." Mumbai Local The officials introduced the situation here to Chu Lingyun and others who came.

The envoys arrived temporarily, and local officials took them to visit the Seven Islands of Mumbai, which were occupied and built by their own people.

Mumbai Island has built a deep-water harbor for warships to enter Mumbai Island at any time to deal with incidents that may break out at any time.

"I heard that Darashiko and Aurangzeb, the eldest prince of the original Mughal Empire, proclaimed themselves emperors five years ago, and were called the northern and southern dynasties of the Mughal Empire by the princes." Chu Lingyun asked about India with concern. The situation on the peninsula.

"The third prince, Aurangzeb, is a hero. He has surrendered dozens of princes in the Deccan Plateau, and has repeatedly made northern expeditions to the prince. He has already reached the Indus River Plain. The situation of the prince is getting worse every year. If it is not for us Some people ask the Kingdom of Bangladesh to help the eldest prince behind his back, maybe the Mughal Empire will be reunified.” The official in Mumbai said, “The eldest prince has no talent, and most of our aid has been in vain, and advanced materials are not assured if they are handed over to them. , and ordinary black powder and other materials will be withheld by their officials after they are given to them. It is very difficult for him to stop Aurangzeb from unifying the Mughal Empire. Not only that, Aurangzeb also has some secrets along the coast The port builds ships, and he's learning as much as we can from our technology."

An ambassador said: "There is an armed fleet of the East India Company patrolling the Indian peninsula. Is it possible that the third prince Aurangzeb wants to form his own fleet to resist the East India Company's monopoly on the sea?"

"This is probably Aurangzeb's attempt. We can't underestimate him. The coastline is very long, and some places are even more tortuous and complicated. Small boats come and go, and they will attack our merchant ships and passengers. If Aurang is not contained as soon as possible Zebu's power in the Deccan Plateau, I am afraid that our strategy to divide the Indian princes will face failure." An official in Mumbai said.

Chu Lingyun heard from his father that China's control strategy for the Indian peninsula is to divide and suppress, so the original Mughal Empire of India was split into three major forces: the First Prince, the Third Prince, and the Kingdom of Bengal.In addition to the three major forces, there are more than 300 independent princes, large and small, and thousands of feudal lords, which is comparable to the chaos of the Warring States Period in Japan.

The semi-commercial and semi-military East India Company is above the three major Indian powers, three hundred princes, and tens of thousands of feudal lords. Already 47 Indian princes have sought the protection of the East India Company and submitted protection fees to the East India Company. And allowed the East India Company to recruit and train soldiers in their territories to provide them with protection.

A divided peninsula is a good Indian peninsula, an idea his father often brought up.

Aurangzeb, the third prince of India's three major powers, tried to break this dangerous balance, reunify the Mughal Empire, and restore the glory of the Mughal Empire in his father's era.

"Didn't we organize a special campaign against Aurangzeb?" Chu Lingyun asked.

"The East India Company and the Kingdom of Bengal have tried to jointly suppress Aurangzeb, but this man is very shrewd. He formed an alliance with the Marathas. When the East India Company army approached, he would retreat to the mountains. The superiority of the cavalry attacked the supply line, which caused a lot of trouble for the East India Company. If you try your best, you can definitely defeat Aurangzeb, but that will require a lot of time, energy and money.” The Mumbai official replied.

Many ambassadors just happened to pass through Mumbai. After hearing about the situation here, they have no right to interfere in the affairs of the Indian peninsula. Perhaps they may be sent here to serve as diplomats in the future.

"By the way, the East India Company has recently dispatched an army of 3000 people, composed of us Chinese and Indians, to land from Surat Port to join the Great Prince, and once again to attack Aurangzeb. I don't know this time Can Aurangzeb be defeated.” Mumbai officials mentioned another interesting thing.

The Port of Surat in the north of Bangladesh was once the most prosperous port of the Mughal Empire, but it is hard to say whether it is the most prosperous port now. Calcutta, the headquarters of the East India Company, is rising at an unimaginable speed.

The port of Surat is also a port occupied by the Chinese, where the East India Company stationed an Indian infantry regiment.

In the past ten years of rule, the third prince Aurangzeb led the Deccan Army to attack the bastion fortress in Surat Port more than once, trying to remove this thorn in his sphere of influence.

But every attack has suffered heavy casualties, and the port of Surat, where heavy artillery is deployed, is simply an impenetrable moat.

Qin Zuoming brought two Tubang infantry regiments and a cavalry regiment here, intending to stop Aurangzeb's ambition to unify India.

"We have suppressed Aurangzeb for more than ten years, but we have not suppressed this annoying guy. He has won the hearts of the tribes of the Deccan Plateau, and he also tried to imitate our firearms. This is already our East India Company Organize the fourth crusade against him with the East India Expeditionary Army. The so-called repeating and repeating cannot be repeated and repeated. If this goes on endlessly, our energy will be wasted in competing with him." Qin Zuoming, who is now a general of the army Said to a man in plain clothes.

"Please rest assured that our intelligence department has been ordered this time. As long as your army puts pressure on Aurangzeb's forces, someone will eradicate him." Said from the intelligence department.

(End of this chapter)