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Chapter 1403 Managed Customs
Half a month after the battle of Plassey, the Governor of Bangladesh, Kasim, was under pressure from the East India Company and had to send envoys to discuss the treaty with the East India Company.

It was not Qasim who really defeated the Mughal emperor, but the East India dispatched army.The East India Dispatch Army can defeat the Mughal Emperor, and naturally it can also defeat the Governor of Bengal, so Kasim still depends on the face of the East India Company behind him.

"Our East India Company's proposition is very simple, there are only four items. The first item is to lease Calcutta Fort thirty miles to our East India Company at an annual rent of 1 tael. Our East India Company enjoys judicial, customs, Autonomy, such as permanent residence, with a lease term of 300 years.”

"Article [-], we collect tariffs instead of Bangladesh. Calcutta and other strongholds we set up along the coast are where Bangladesh tariffs are collected. All ships that trade in Bangladesh must go to the above places for customs declaration. If any ship does not pass through Calcutta or other When the port declares taxes, it goes ashore for transactions, and our patrol boats have the power to sink them."

"Article [-], all urban and rural markets in Bangladesh need to be open to the East India Company and Chinese merchants, and no tariffs should be imposed on our products. In addition, other taxes should also be within a reasonable price."

"Article [-], Huaxia residents have the right to settle and buy properties in any city or village in Bangladesh. The East India Company enjoys consular jurisdiction, and this power can be inherited."

The representatives of the East India Company listed the four most important conditions, which made the representatives sent by Kassim suffocate slightly.

None of the four clauses requires payment of compensation or compensation for gold and silver, but it is very harsh, even more ruthless than asking for gold and silver directly!

"The first, third, and fourth articles are fine, but the second article, that is, all tariffs must be collected by you, then our governor will lose the huge treasure house of the ocean, which is too unfair to us ..." Qasim's envoy said in embarrassment.

"We just collect tariffs on behalf of your governor. For the collected tariffs, we only charge [-]% as a management fee, and your governor can still get [-]%. If you hand it over to your officials to collect it yourself, maybe it will fill your own pockets, plus In other words, the "[-]% tariff" collected by you may not be higher than the "[-]% tariff" collected by us. I believe that under the management of our East India Company and Chinese merchants, Bangladesh will be extremely prosperous. "The East India Company said confidently.

What he said may not be untrue. If the coastline of Bangladesh is invaded, the country can only be closed to the outside world, and there will be no tariffs there.Only the East India Company can protect this place!
Ninety percent of the management fee!Kasim's envoys were shocked by the ambitions of the East India Company. They had never heard of the manager taking over the role, and they wanted to take [-]% of the profit!

"It's not impossible to hand over all the customs duties to you. I don't know if it can be divided into six and four, you six and us four." The envoy cautiously strived for more benefits for Kassim.

"Impossible. We need to invest a lot of manpower, material resources, and ships to take over the customs on our behalf. Kasim just sits and enjoys the benefits. We are willing to give up [-]% of the profit to think highly of him. Think about who won the battle of Plassey?" Dong Indian company directors are aggressive.

The envoys sent by Kassim were scolded like this, but they didn't dare to fight for more rights.

If Kasim wants to successfully become the king of Bengal, he must obtain the consent of these conquerors from outside the sea.Sometimes there is nothing you can do to sell some power.

In fact, renting out the 300-mile land around Calcutta for [-] years is the condition that Kasim pays the least attention to. For him, it is just a piece of land allocated to a foreign land feudal lord. Many princes in Bengal have bigger than this fief.

"I will bring the preliminary treaty back to Dhaka City for confirmation by the Governor. Ten days later, our Governor will be enthroned in Dhaka City and become the king of Bengal. We invite you East India Company to attend the enthronement ceremony in Dhaka City." Kasim said. Seeing that the people of the East India Company were so strong, the envoys no longer fought for their rights and interests, but extended an invitation to the people of the East India Company.

The director of the East India Company looked at Qin Zuoming, Chen Bangyan and other officers, and found them nodding, so he said, "We will set off for Dhaka in two days, and we will definitely give the King of Bengal a generous gift."

"Thank you!" Kasim's envoy saw that the other party was not too embarrassing for Kasim, so he left Calcutta with the unequal treaty of the East India Company.

"Tariff rights, residency rights, consular jurisdiction rights, and free trade rights have been won at one time. It seems that supporting the puppet kingdom is much better than dealing directly with the Mughal Empire. The Mughal Empire doesn't know how much it has. Two, the so-called arrogance is useless in front of strength." Qin Zuoming watched Kasim's envoy leave.

"Sirs, you said that this Qasim ascended the throne in Dhaka, could it be that he set up a grand feast?" asked the director of the East India Company.

"If he had the guts, I'd say he's a man. But even if he did, it wouldn't help. What we scare him is not a few of us, but the whole. We represent a powerful country and industry for We stand behind us, we are invincible." Qin Zuoming patted the shoulder of the director of the East India Company, "A few of us brought a small team to Calgary to celebrate this Kasim, and beat him by the way, don't let him He became king of Bengal and started defiantly."

"Hey, that's natural—" the director of the East India Company rubbed his hands.

The governor of Bangladesh, Kasim, appointed by the emperor of the Mughal Empire, is about to become king in Dhaka. After the news spread that he voluntarily broke away from the rule of the Mughal Empire, the princes and generals of the provinces and states of the Mughal Empire were extremely shocked. .In particular, Kasim stabbed the emperor of the Mughal Empire fiercely in the Battle of Plassey, almost eating half of the emperor's elite, and imprisoned the second prince of the Mughal Empire, completely turning against Shah Jahan. became the number one enemy of the Mughal Empire.

The failure of Shah Jahan, the emperor of the Mughal Empire, also made many powerful princes, officials, and generals eager to move. They have strong power in the local area, and the emperor can deter them with his territory and army.Now that most of the emperor's army was wiped out in the battle of Plassey, and their vitality was seriously injured, can they still hold down these rebellious princes?

(End of this chapter)