Xinshun 1730

Chapter 1162 Preparation for Battle ([-])

The three roads, which one will be taken in the end, is completely uncertain now.

Because this is a long process, and the world is constantly changing.

The root of the story of carving a boat and seeking a sword is that the person who carved a boat and sought a sword was neither stupid enough nor smart enough.

Foolish enough not to think that the sword stays where it falls, just as a really stupid person can't think of the idea that a heavy ball hits the ground before a light one.

If you are smart enough, you will not be surprised that the ship is still moving forward.

The world is constantly changing, and no one can tell what will happen in the future.Because Liu Yu can only control Indian spinning, but he can't control any of the following problems.

For example, the simplest thing, he thought, was that after spinning was replaced by the steam engine, the Indians would definitely rise up.

But can he guarantee that the Indians will be like the people in Dashun, and if they don't want to be An'an and starve to death, if they can't survive, they will be kind to princes and generals?
Obediently starve to death at home.

He didn't want to starve to death, so he rose up.

The difference between the market impact on Dashun and the impact of the relative surplus crisis is simply heaven and earth.

Because obediently starving to death only affects oneself, but raising the rebellion can kill ten people in one shadow. It is destruction, killing, and shuffling, which will lead to a series of chain reactions that will cause the market to collapse and shrink.

He can't decide this.

Because he himself can't quite understand why the catastrophe in Bengal under British rule was not accompanied by a large-scale uprising.How could it be possible not to revolt?But there is no such thing in history...

External matters are still uncertain.

What's more, with the changes in the world, in the future, the ebb and flow of various strata in Dashun, compromise and confrontation, natural disasters and man-made disasters, land annexation, ideological advancement and retreat, rebellious talents and other issues will affect the final result.

The things here are too complicated, unlike the Great Development of America and Eastward Movement with the characteristics of Dashun in the future, it is almost a certainty.

But one thing is certain.

Only chaos can change.

Only if there is no change, there is the possibility of choosing one of three outcomes.

And unchanged, which means there is no choice.

The basis of the change is India, and the First World War in which Dashun participated in the follow-up to the Indian issue.

But now, the meeting between Duplex and Du Feng, who decided the fate of India, naturally also determined how Dashun will take this step in India.

The meaning of the people creating history is the industriousness of the Indian people. France, which is such a reality of Kerberism, cannot make profits in India, so France has a high probability of not being inclined to invest more resources in India.

It was the hard work of Dashun's working people and the awakening of Dashun's commercial bourgeoisie that caused the British commercial bourgeoisie to try to replace Dashun's supplier status with India in order to save themselves.

It is the working people of India and Dashun. Through hard work, a large amount of silver and gold in the world flowed into Dashun and India through trade. The Dutch have long gone to Japan and China to trade, why not go to North Korea, because North Korea does not have gold, silver and silk tea porcelain - the gold and silver accumulated for hundreds of years has prompted the commercial bourgeoisie of various countries to intend to control this place, and use the robbery system mentioned by the old horse to obtain high profits here. As for where the commercial bourgeoisie will get The interests here depend on Duplex, Du Feng, and Clive, who is the winner.

Whoever wins will choose the robbery system ruled by the commercial bourgeoisie, because there is only one Bengal area. In history, Clive has not died yet, but just controlled the Bengal area. With 3332343 million taels of silver in Shunkuping, who wouldn't choose to collect taxes as a way of looting?

If Duplex wins, France will choose this way; if Du Feng wins, Dashun will also choose this way; if Clever wins, Britain will still choose this way.

And what Du Feng reminded Duplex—asked him if he was Indian or French—actually, the meaning of these words was very clear.

France will lose in India.

Duplex might win in India, but he wouldn't be French if he won.

Because, the difference between taxation and robbery.

Dashun collects about 3000 million taels of tax every year, and spends all of this tax on Dashun, raising troops, disaster relief, flood control, immigration, etc. This is not called robbery, but rule.

The UK collects about 2800 million taels of tax in India every year, of which 2200 million taels are sent back to the UK. During the entire Bengal famine, the per capita relief amount was about 5 copper coins; India has such good water resources that it has hardly built canals and Water conservancy projects, this is called robbery.

Du Feng quoted Liu Yu's words, saying that if Duplex, relying on his own power, that of the Indians and not relying on the French regime, succeeds and becomes the king of India, then he will send all the tax revenues of India back to the country. France, into the French treasury?
Of course not.

Because if he succeeds, the local power he relies on will not allow him to send all the money to the French treasury, because the prerequisite for his success without relying on France must be Indianization and relying on local power.

Even if he wanted to, he couldn't do it, and those who followed him to "conquer the world" wouldn't allow him to do it.

Moreover, the French navy cannot defeat the British. Even if Duplex has a lone loyal overseas, why should he maintain control over India?
If Dashun didn't have a navy and the Grand Canal, it would be difficult to tell the difference between the north and the south, let alone such a far away place?

Therefore, France must fail in India.

And Duplex may win, but if he wins, it does not mean that Bourbon France has won, because if he wins, he must not be a courtier of Bourbon.

It was just a thin mist that hung over Duplex's eyes.

With a faint mist, he could vaguely think of this question in his heart, but he couldn't summarize it as an idea for a while.

The words Du Feng relayed were like a layer of fresh wind, blowing away the mist, as if enlightened, and his thoughts were clear.

In itself, he didn't come here just to drink with Du Feng and express his grievances and depression.

Drinking, complaining, he can find someone else.

The reason why he came to Du Feng was that he hoped to bring Dashun into the arena.

It's not that he has great trust in Dashun.

Rather, only by bringing Dashun into the arena can the possible peace be maintained.

So he had to believe in Dashun, rather than trusting in Dashun itself—like a drowning man who sees a straw, he has to believe that the straw will create a miracle, because this is the only possibility.

Duplex believes that Ma Chaoerte's idea is pure nonsense. How can he believe that the concession in India will allow Britain to maintain peace with France?

However, the reality can no longer be changed. He does not have the strength that Du Feng said "he will not obey the order", so he can only accept this reality.

Under the unalterable French strategy of "concession will keep Britain at peace", before he left, he came to Gaolang Port in Ceylon to find Du Feng, which was to convey a signal.

It is hoped that the British will maintain this balance under the threat of Dashun.In other words, let Britain think that some kind of agreement has been reached between China and France.

Even let Dashun act as a mediator, so that Britain and France can abide by the treaty.

The reason why Duplex chose this way was out of his own pride.

Proud of him, he thought that Ma Chaoerte was a fool, and even more that Gordon, who came to replace him, was a waste.

He even proudly thought that if he left India, things in India would inevitably be corrupted.That trash Gordon will be blown up by the British.

If he is not so proud, or not so confident, then at most he feels that his personal realization is impossible, and France's expansion will still maintain India's advantage under Gordon's leadership.

But, in fact, among those who have reached this status, who doesn't feel that they are awesome and powerful, and that the earth wouldn't turn around without them?
After accepting the edict, Duplex only had some brief exchanges with Gordon, and it was determined that the French court had lost its mind and found someone who didn't understand India at all, didn't understand reality, and was stupid in reading. take over from yourself.

It is impossible for this successor to gain an advantage in India.Even the Chinese idiom of talking about war on paper is not worthy, this person doesn't even have the ability to talk about war on paper.

So in this reality, Duplex had to do one last thing before leaving India.

The words Du Feng relayed forced Duplex to choose between the two identities of "Conqueror of India" and "loyal Frenchman".

Conqueror of India means fighting the Indians, fighting the British, fighting the Dutch, fighting the Marathas, fighting the Afghans, fighting the Chinese, fighting the Portuguese.

The Han people in Ceylon and the rebels who are within easy reach are his potential enemies, and he will not lure wolves into the house and drive them away.

Being loyal to the French means that even if he leaves India, he will leave an obstacle for the enemies of France.

If, France cannot get India.

First and foremost, then, is that India must never be given to the British.

Because the two hundred-year wars between the two countries are now in their second century; and also because Dashun's military power will not be able to influence Europe after all, at least at this time.

Even without Du Feng's words, Duplex also hoped that through his personal relationship with Liu Yu's family, Dashun would send a military delegation to visit the French-occupied cities and meet with them before he left India. Allies of the French Indies.

In order to create a kind of pressure on the United Kingdom: Indeed, Ma Chaoerte is a stupid pig, but it is already like this, and it is irreparable, so let's work hard towards this stupid fantasy.

For the sake of Sino-French relations, let the British really abide by the fragile peace treaty, and no one will take the initiative to do things in India.

In practice, however, it would be foolish to even think so.

The main force in doing things in India is the Jiedu envoys from various places in India, which are not dominated by Britain and France.

Duplex believes that the expansion in India can be divided into three stages.

In the first stage, as an outside force, it took advantage of the disputes among Indian Jiedu envoys.

In the second stage, as a powerful force entering the game, it controls the disputes between the Indian Jiedu envoys, actively provokes the disputes among the Indian Jiedu envoys, and makes profits from it.

The third stage is, as a conqueror, to eliminate or disintegrate the various military envoys in India.

At present, France and the United Kingdom are at most at the end of the first stage, and neither of them has reached the position where they can control and dominate the second stage.

In this case, thousands of miles away, there is a treaty saying that peace and balance in India must be maintained. Isn't this bullshit?

Now it is only possible to use India's festival to cut off the dispute. Why can Britain and France decide the peace and balance of India with a secret agreement tens of thousands of miles away?

In Duplex's view, this is nothing short of schizophrenic.

Take Dashun as a simple example. If there is an accident in North Korea at this time because of the "wild species" and "brother killing", Dashun says that it is not allowed to fight, then it really cannot be fought; and the reason why Dashun speaks so well , it is Dashun who really has the ability to kill both sides - Dashun's hesitation on the issue of North Korea is only because North Korea is poor.If North Korea was like Bangladesh and could collect 1000 million taels of silver in taxes a year, Dashun would instantly redefine the concept of "royalty".

It is the same with regard to India.

On the one hand, they think that Duplex's idea of ​​conquering India and collecting taxes is bullshit, and think that the Mughal heritage can be determined by a few thousand soldiers?

On the one hand, they feel that the situation in India can be determined by a secret agreement between Britain and France. If it is said that India is peaceful, India will be peaceful, and if it does not fight, it will not fight?
The premise of being able to decide whether a subcontinent is peaceful or war based on a secret agreement, isn't it first necessary to believe that a few thousand soldiers can determine the fate of the subcontinent?

Conversely, I can determine the ownership of the subcontinent with a secret agreement, so why don't I send troops to conquer this place and eat up those Jiedushi and princes?

These two are completely contradictory.

How did those idiots in the cabinet come up with this idea?
But now, it's a done deal, and scolding is useless, so what else can I do?

A dead horse is a living horse doctor.

Duplex wanted to conquer India and dominate India before, so Dashun was naturally full of vigilance.

Because, since Dashun went to Nanyang, in fact, there are only five players left in this chess game in India.

China.

France.

United Kingdom.

Afghani.

Maratha people.

The rest, whether it is the Netherlands or Portugal, are no longer eligible to mix.

Duplex knew Liu Yu as early as when Liu Yu was training in Weihai.The first batch of new French cannons in Dashun was negotiated between Liu Yu and Duplex.

So what is Liu Yu's diplomatic credibility these years?In other words, what does Duplex think of Liu Yu?
This... most of them are derogatory terms.

A person who keeps his eyes on the situation in Europe, and even participated in the coups in Russia and the Netherlands, can't see India in front of him?
Letting Dashun act as an intermediary for peace between Britain and France, isn't this leading the wolf into the house?
Before Duplex didn't want to drive tigers and wolfs away, because he really felt that he had the ability to conquer India.

Now, whether it is to lure wolves into the house or drive them away, he can only let Dashun enter the arena.

Hope itself is slim.

In case, maybe, once, maybe, maybe, maybe, Liu Yu really didn't see India, did he really have no interest in India?

What else can we do?
Let the British dominate India?

Then he might as well lure Dashun into India.

With drunken eyes, Duplex either intentionally or pretending not to, stared at Du Feng's eyes with drunken folded eyes, and asked, "How many troops... do you have in Ceylon?"

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How many troops does Dashun have in Ceylon?
Duplex was unaware of this question.

Even though Ceylon is so close to India, even if the French can go anywhere as long as they don’t preach in Ceylon.

It's just that Duplex is French, he is not from Dashun.

I don't understand Dashun's military system, finance, land policy, and military system.

Therefore, he could not deduce how many soldiers Dashun had in Ceylon.

Duplex, who had been in India for a long time, couldn't understand Dashun's real strength in Ceylon.

On the contrary, Quan Zheshen, who just came to Ceylon not long ago, relied on his understanding of the traditional land system, finance, and military system, and within a few days of landing on the island, he thought that Dashun had a lot of soldiers on Ceylon.

Because... Dashun in Ceylon is not a pure recruitment system.

According to the tradition of the Confucian cultural circle, this kind of military system that is not a pure recruitment system can be seen clearly, and it must be closely related to the land system.

in short.

farming war.

If you only look at recruiting troops, Dashun's army in Ceylon is really not that many.

But in fact, there are many who can pull out the resistance line.

After all, Quan Zheshen is a member of the cultural circle of the Celestial Dynasty. He doesn't care too much about such things as government soldiers, land equalization, service, good people, state-owned land grant system, farming warfare, frontier army variant military household military service system, and good family service system. familiar.

In the cultural circle of the Celestial Dynasty, one of the fundamental issues of reform is the land system.

He was only here to find a way to save the country, the people, and the world. Naturally, it depends on the land system here.

So after setting foot on Ceylon, he quickly understood the war potential of Dashun here.

(End of this chapter)