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Chapter 1473 Shipping to Europe
The city of Calcutta, which has become the largest trade center in the Bay of Bengal, is also the largest concession, with a 30-mile radius centered on the castle being rented out.Many Indian businessmen chose to build hay sheds and wooden sheds outside the castle to live in order to trade with the outside world. Some small traders, handicraftsmen, and farmers who provided services to foreign businessmen would also live nearby in order to make money, which led to the settlement near Calcutta. The area has more than 20000 people, from three small villages to a real town.

There are 800 East India dispatched troops here, and 200 soldiers are stationed in Madras.In addition to the standing soldiers, there were about 7000 Indian mercenaries, who were recruited in large numbers, which even caused panic among the Bengal princes.When they were told that these mercenaries were being trained to be provided to other places, the princes were a little calmer, but this did not mean that the princes were satisfied.

In the name of the East India Company, recruiting young laborers in Bengal as mercenaries, which reduced the agricultural labor force, is undoubtedly a worrying thing for the Bengal princes who rely on land rent for a living.

A huge fleet came to Calcutta, including more than 20 galleons, in addition to several large troop carriers.

"This is the Tubang mercenary you trained? They seem to be generally poor in physical fitness. Are they really reliable?" The officer in charge of leading the team to the West inspected the 4000 Tubang mercenaries who were about to accompany them.

"They are all poor people in Bangladesh. Of course, their physical fitness is not as good as the ordinary soldiers we recruited. After I received the order, I hurriedly organized training. The main purpose was to grasp discipline and let them learn to line up. Go forward. As for shooting training, because we don’t have enough muskets, all of them have only had the experience of shooting a few bullets on average, so you may need to conduct additional shooting training for them when you arrive in the West.” Qin Zuoming said to the far away Said the officer of the Western Expeditionary Army.

Both of their troops are stationed overseas, except that one is in the West and the other is in India.The dispatched troops in the West are farther away, but the East India Company is also having a hard time, and the climate where they live is hotter.

"None of these people have gone on an ocean voyage. It is estimated that there will be a lot of loss on the sea. I don't know how many people will be able to reach the Western Ocean alive."

"However, the cost of employing them is very low. The cost of 4000 people like this is only equivalent to our 400 standing troops. Even if they are worn out on the way to the West, they can be recruited and replenished quickly."

The two talked while walking, and the Tubang mercenary, who didn't know where he would be transported, looked curiously at the galleon docked by the river.

They can't even understand where Xiyang is, they only know that after being a mercenary, they can have a full stomach and get a little change every month.For people like them who have no land and have a low status in the local area, this is enough.

"What happened to the Mughal Empire? I heard that you defeated the Mughal Emperor's army in the Battle of Plassey and forcibly split Bengal from the Mughal Empire."

"Hey, people from the Intelligence Department brought back news from Agra, the emperor of the Mughal Empire. The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan fell seriously ill due to the rain and fright during the battle. Now most of the government affairs of the Mughal Empire are The eldest prince will handle it on his behalf. We believe that the Mughal emperor's illness should be incurable, and it is very likely that he will not be able to survive this winter. The second prince was imprisoned in Bengal, and the fourth prince was young. Only the third prince can fight against the first prince. Aurangzeb. This Aurangzeb led the army at a very young age and served as the deputy king on the Deccan Plateau. It is very likely that he will raise troops to compete with the eldest prince for the throne."

"Isn't it exactly what we want if the first prince and the third prince fight to the death? A divided Mughal can give us greater benefits."

"Of course the split Mughal Empire can bring us greater benefits, but we are afraid that whether it is the eldest prince or the third prince who wins the battle for the throne, it is possible to consolidate the Mughal Empire more firmly. We are currently considering If the third prince of the Mughals really seized the throne in the Deccan Plateau, how should we intervene in the affairs of the Mughal Empire to gain more benefits... If possible, we will even use the captured second prince to To achieve our goal..."

Qin Zuoming revealed to the people who came that there was something about sending troops to the East India.

In order to split the Mughal Empire, they naturally have to intervene in the affairs of the Mughal Empire.

The Western Expeditionary Force only knows a little about things here, and their fleet is here to replenish for a series of voyages in the Arabian Sea, West Indian Ocean, and East Atlantic Ocean.

For native mercenaries who have no sailing experience, such an intensity of ocean voyage is enough to cause them to suffer from sailing diseases, and a group of people may not be able to support them and die at sea.

"Boys, it's time to board the ship and go to the west to fight for food and military pay!"

Qin Zuoming yelled for Tubang mercenaries to board the troop carrier. Probably a large sailing ship would carry nearly 700 to 1000 Tubang mercenaries.The galleon was overcrowded, and there were crowds everywhere.

"In order to save costs, we can only accumulate more mercenaries with as few ships as possible. It is conceivable that the sanitary conditions should be poor. But there is no way." Qin Zuoming can only hope that these hired mercenaries can By gaining access to Britain, and later being able to come back alive.

Many sallow-faced and emaciated native mercenaries don't know their future fate. Some of them have a sense of novelty in front of the ocean, and some of them are full of sadness of leaving their hometown.

In this era, the poor in backward countries have to face things. They need to accept employment from powerful countries at extremely low prices and work for them in order to eat a bite of food and survive.

"set off!"

Several galleons carrying 4000 native mercenaries left Calcutta with the fleet of the Western Company and continued to sail westward.

The princes of Bengal were a little relieved when they heard that the number of mercenaries in Calcutta had dropped from 7000 to 3000.It is true that Bangladesh has become independent from the Mughal Empire, but the East India Company has more and more troops in Calcutta, which makes them feel the pressure from the East India Company.King Kasim of Bengal could not speak as well as the governor of the East India Company in this place.

Ships carrying Indian mercenaries to Europe are likely to catch up with the ongoing British Civil War.

(End of this chapter)