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Chapter 1248 Buying Land in the Indian Peninsula
"With the silver we bring, we want to buy from you the narrow strip of land where the village of Patam, Madras is located." A narrow strip encloses it.

Opposite him and Chen Bangyan is the native feudal lord of this area.He wore a long robe and many jewels wrought from gold.Behind him are Ganesha and various other unnamed gods.

"Outsiders, what do you want to buy this remote fishing village for?" the native feudal lord asked a group of strangers who arrived.

"We are a group of merchants from a distant place, engaged in maritime trade, and need a place to rest and store goods here. Please be sure to agree to our request." Francis Day did not tell the other party the truth talk.

On the surface, the seaside village they bought was to be used as a warehouse, but in fact they also wanted to build a castle here and hire soldiers.

Naturally, such a purpose cannot be disclosed to the other party, otherwise it will definitely be rejected.No feudal prince would like outsiders to train troops on his own territory.

The native feudal lord and several nobles present discussed this matter, and there was a brief dispute, and they had different opinions on whether to sell the land.

In the end, the native feudal lord said: "The village of Patam, Madras is a small village, and the land you asked for is hardly populated. As long as you pay a price that satisfies us, you can buy the land."

For the local aboriginal feudal lords, there are countless small villages like this. They obtain the output of the land by collecting land rent and other means, and they can sell it if the consideration is higher.

When the translator conveyed the meaning to them, the people of the East India Company finally became excited. The purpose of their trip was to buy land on the east coast of India. Since the other party was willing to sell it, it depended on whether they could pay enough.

"Please bid. We sincerely want to buy the land, and we will carefully consider your bid." Francis Kicked back the right to bid to the native feudal lord.

The native feudal lord turned his head to discuss with several nobles, but they had no experience in selling land to outsiders before.

The native feudal lord said: "If you give 500 pounds of silver, then this village and the place you have marked will belong to you."

500 pounds of silver!
A group of people from the East India Company looked at each other in blank dismay.

They don't think the price is expensive, but cheap.

What Francis Day marked out is a long and narrow strip on the east coast, and the excellent coastal ports can be used as the embryonic form of a port city.And although this place is only a small fishing village now, its hinterland has a lot of people.

For a company engaged in overseas trade like the East India Company, it is easy to come up with 500 pounds of silver.

"We are willing to pay 600 pounds of silver, and give us this small island by the way!" After a brief negotiation, the people of the East India Company not only agreed to the bid of the native feudal lords here, but also increased the price to 600 pounds, and bought the horses. A small island near Dallas.

The native feudal lords were also frightened by these people's spending a lot of money, didn't they just buy a piece of land as a warehouse, and even bought a small island?

However, the small island was almost uninhabited, and it was a place of no output for the local aboriginal feudal lord, so the aboriginal feudal lord was also very straightforward and agreed to sell the narrow strip along the coast of Madras and a small island for 600 pounds. Give these merchants who do business on the sea the location of their warehouses.

In order to prove its legitimacy, after the East India Company handed over the six hundred pounds of silver carried by the elephant to the aboriginal feudal lord, he signed the title deed in two languages ​​as required by the East India Company.

As a result, a large piece of land that was of no value in the eyes of the local aborigines was easily sold.The local aboriginal feudal lord didn't know what it meant, but looked at the heavy silver box and showed his yellow teeth in satisfaction.

"I hope we can have further cooperation in the future. Our goods are temporarily stored in Madras Village, and we are happy to buy cotton cloth from you. We also welcome your merchants to buy the goods you need." Francis said in Chen Bangyan and others After confirming the accuracy of the land deed, the people said to the native feudal lord.

"I will welcome you with a banquet of the highest standard. From now on, you will be my friends. If you need help, just tell me." Company businessmen are regarded as the objects of making friends.

Chen Bangyan, Francis Ri and his party were entertained by the local feudal lord in this awkwardly named city, and they returned to the coast the next day.

When they returned, they were already the owners of this piece of land and the fishing village, and they were free to expel the residents of the fishing village and build "warehouses" here.

"Originally, we had planned for the other party to bid 3000 pounds. The silver taels were too heavy, so we also brought a box of gold bars. Unexpectedly, the other party was satisfied with only paying with silver, which saved a lot of money." After Huaxia Director returned to the coast, he recalled that this transaction was only one-fifth of the budget.

"They don't have many other things here, but the land is the most vast, but they think that the land that can be cultivated is the valuable land, and there are as many fishing villages like this and seaside land that is not suitable for planting." Francie Si Ri said.

"Before our soldiers arrived, we built a bastion here to protect the safety of our merchants and goods. After our soldiers arrived from the mainland, we used this place as a stronghold on the east coast to monopolize the business on the east coast." Chen Bang Yan can imagine the future here.

"We already have strongholds on the west coast and east coast. Next is the Bengal region, which is the treasure house of the Mughal Empire. The Ganges plain is rich in grain, jute and other products. If we look for a place in the lower reaches of the Ganges as a trading station, we will The layout will be completed, using three major ports to form a blockade of the coastline of the Mughal Empire." Francis Day was particularly hardworking for the realization of his plan.

The East India Company dominated by the British in the past did not have the strength to realize his ambitions, but now that the Chinese have taken over the East India Company, they have contributed money and people, allowing him to quickly implement his plan to conquer the Mughal Empire.

Originally, it took decades for the East India Company to slowly establish a layout. They only needed a few years, and the capital has already begun to send instructors here in batches.

The cost of training soldiers of upper and lower castes in the Indian peninsula is much cheaper than hiring Japanese samurai.They will become loyal thugs of the East India Company.

(End of this chapter)