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Chapter 991 Selling out the East India Company (Part [-])
"Why would the Easterners think of buying our shares in the East India Company?"

"Our East India Company has never had direct contact with China. Haven't they always been interested in oceans and foreign trade?"

"They want to buy 7.2% of our shares at once, but they know that the value of our East India Company is more than 100 pounds when it was first established. The current East India Company is more than [-] million pounds!"

A dozen directors of the East India Company in the city of London gathered at the headquarters of the British East India Company on Leadhall Street. When they learned that King Charles I wanted the East India Company to be sold to the Orientals, there was an uproar.

"This is the meaning of His Majesty the King. I hope you can make a wise choice. This is not just a business matter, but also a matter of cooperation between the two countries." Sir Greenville, who came back from the East, personally came to meet with the East India Company Directors negotiate.

Since his daughter chose to stay in the East, his thoughts have undergone subtle changes, and it seems that joining the Easterners is also a good choice.

"Did His Majesty choose to sell the East India Company?" The members of the board of directors looked at Chairman Smith.

Smith felt the eyes of his colleagues. Although the East India Company was established by private businessmen, the franchise came from the royal family and had a close relationship with the royal family. It often depends on the attitude of the royal family.

"Our East India Company pays taxes to the royal family every year, which is about 2 pounds. How can His Majesty the King abandon our East India Company? In the future, our East India Company will provide higher taxes to the royal family when it becomes bigger and stronger. His Majesty the King’s request that our East India Company stocks be sold to the East is undoubtedly killing the chicken and taking the eggs. I believe that our East India Company will become a great company in the future, and please give us some more time, Your Majesty the King.” Smith told Charles I said the official who came.

"The East India Company had a disadvantage in the contest with the Dutch before, but the Easterners were attacked by the Eastern fleet in the Spice Islands in the past two years. The entire Spice Islands were lost, and Director Cohen was also held accountable. They are far closer to the Mughals than we are. Malacca is already under their control. I have seen their warships in Malacca when I went to the east this time, and they are not weaker than our battleships. If we don’t Cooperate with them and let them intervene in the Mughal market by force, the East India Company cannot compete with them at all. Selling shares to them is just to reduce future losses in time!" Sir Greenville tapped the table and said.

"Orientals want to intervene in the Mughal market? They have a large population. Is the internal market price already saturated? What do they want to get from the East India?" A group of directors of the East India Company said one after another.

"As far as I know, the Eastern Empire has a vast land and abundant resources. Tea, silk, cloth, saltpetre, and spices are all available, which is enough to meet all their expenses. Why covet the barren Mughals." Smith was puzzled.

For the East India Company, the value of the Spice Islands in Southeast Asia is even higher than that of the Mughals. Before the Spice Islands were controlled by the Dutch, Spaniards, and Francois, the East India Company could not find a chance to penetrate.China in the East is rich enough, and with the Spice Islands occupied, it is hard to imagine that there is still room and necessity to deal with the unfamiliar Mughal Empire.

The rest of the directors of the East India Company looked at Sir Greenville in unison. They also wanted to know what Chu Yun wanted to do in the affairs of the Mughal Empire.

"The rulers of the East are ambitious, and they probably want to occupy the market in the Eastern Hemisphere and build an unprecedented Eastern Empire." Sir Greenville said.

"If they occupy the Mughal market, will they invade our domestic market in Britain?" asked the director of the East India Company.

"In fact, His Majesty the King has planned to allow goods from the East to enter the City of London, and allow their merchants to lease land and hire workers in the City of London. We are working hard to build a union across the East and West." Stratford, Governor of Ireland said the Count.

He was a loyal vassal of Charles I, and what he said basically represented what Charles I meant.

The directors of the East India Company looked at each other in blank dismay. The news was too shocking.

In this era when wind power is still needed for navigation, someone is actually thinking of establishing a worldwide alliance of nations?Moreover, this alliance is an ancient land dynasty in the East and an emerging sea power country in the West!

It is estimated that when this news spreads, the whole of Europe will be shaken by it. What do these two countries want to do by establishing an alliance?No one would believe that he had no idea of ​​the rest of the Continent and their colonies.

"According to the treaty, if the East India Company agrees to sell [-]% of the shares, the Kyushu Army will purchase all the assets of the East India Company at fair value, and all employees will not be dismissed." Lord Greenville proposed Chu Yun's conditions.

"Then what should we do with the original directors? We only have [-]% of the shares left, and we don't even have the weight to speak. And which country's assets will the East India Company belong to in the future, and which tax agency will it pay taxes to? ’ asked the shareholders.

"After the acquisition of the East India Company, the Kyushu Army will send their officials to Mughal as new directors, and move the board of directors from the city of London to the Mughal Empire. You can get dividends from your own shares every year, or transfer your Sell ​​them the shares," said Sir Greenville.

"But we still have very few employees in Mughal, and it is not suitable to serve as the headquarters yet." Smith expressed his concerns.

"They have a lot of manpower and material resources, and they can build a permanent fortress on the territory of the Mughal Empire. This is their business. They promised to expand the market of the East India Company in the Mughal Empire by ten times. , and even let the Mughal emperor surrender, then [-]% of the shares will still be able to obtain no less than the current profit." Sir Greenville said.

The directors, including Smith, were a little surprised when they heard about Chu Yun's ambitions. Chu Yun actually wanted to control the Mughal Empire, which was second only to China in size in the world.You must know that these two empires are the top agricultural countries in the East, and the vast plains of the South Asian subcontinent have raised a large number of people and armies. How difficult it is to achieve it.

"According to our East India Company's speculation, the Mughal Empire may have more than 40 troops on paper. If Huaxia really has the courage to fully develop this market, it must subdue the Mughal Empire militarily. The question is, do they have the ability to cross the ocean and fight against the cavalry of the Mughal Empire?" The East India Company, which is not yet powerful, has doubts about Chu Yun's ability.

(End of this chapter)