Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 2120 Rajput's Plan ([-])

On December 1690, 12, Zhou Hesheng crossed the Beijie River and saw the Qingyang Temple built not far from the river bank, and his mood immediately relaxed.It can be regarded as returning to the territory of the east coast. This trip to Rajput is really hard to describe!

There was also a caravan belonging to the Diu Merchant Station following him back, and a force that was temporarily dispatched to escort them, and the scale was quite large.The reason for this is mainly because the situation in the opposite Rajput area is chaotic, bandits are rampant, and business has been greatly affected. Therefore, the people on the east coast have to take the initiative to purchase goods on the Rajput border , by the way, hit the bandits that Xiao gathered on the side of the main business road.

There are about two hundred troops fighting bandits, mainly cavalry.They come from the Diu garrison that is being reorganized. Since the removal of the Rajput soldiers, the garrison has been cut in half, leaving only about [-] reserve militiamen from Xinhua Island and [-] Indians. Portuguese soldiers.

Last year, Captain Yao Tong was ordered to rebuild the Diu garrison.He tried every means to get hundreds of military households from Denglai, and then asked people to recruit 300 people from Japan, North Korea, Vietnam, Luzon and other places, and finally restored the number of guards to [-]. , to replace those Rajput soldiers who went to Oman and the militias who returned to Huaxia Island.

This time following Zhou Hesheng to the opposite side were two hundred military household soldiers from Denglai.They are not rookies who have never fought in Denglai. Although the battles are not very frequent, they have seen a few battles after all.In addition, this group of people is well-equipped and well-trained, and their combat effectiveness can really be praised as "elite" on this Indian subcontinent.

Two hundred cavalry stayed on the opposite continent for nearly two months.During this period, they fought a total of three battles. The first two were small thieves who harassed the place.The third time was quite speechless. A bandit named Baji actually led people to attack the east bank caravan, but was overwhelmed by the east bank cavalry, and hundreds of people were taken as prisoners.

To be honest, the bandits with hundreds of people are astonishing, and at the same time, it also shows the collapse of the current situation in India from the side!Zhou Hesheng also vaguely heard that the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb is now fighting the Maratha people on the Deccan Plateau. All kinds of materials and soldiers are extremely consumed, so he issued an order to collect materials, money and food and transport them all over the country Soldiers went to the front line, which undoubtedly aroused the dissatisfaction of many local power factions.

Where the Rajputs lived, there was great resistance to imperial orders.Originally, the loyalty of these Rajputs to the Mughal officials was limited. In history, the Mughal dynasty conquered them very incompletely, so that in order to gain their loyalty, they not only gave them great freedom At the same time, many leaders were recruited to serve as high-ranking officials in Delhi, and only then did they barely win the surrender of the Rajputs.

But this time, in order to make up for the deficit on the front line, Aurangzeb also had to attack the Rajput area, asking them to donate more money and food, and send more soldiers to the front line to help him fight the Marathas. Naturally aroused the opposition of the Rajputs.The local governors and generals had no choice but to suppress the tribes and cities that did not obey the order, which aroused even greater resistance.

It is said that in the inland area, a small-scale conflict has broken out between the two sides.The anger of the Rajputs towards the central government has reached its peak, and the local Mughal governments are exhausted and there is nothing they can do.Those Rajput dignitaries with considerable power and even military power stood on the sidelines and had no intention of helping the dynastic government stabilize the local situation.On the contrary, they may still be the behind-the-scenes hands of many rebel forces and bandit forces, which makes people worry about where this region will go in the future.

Of course, the chaos in the local situation may not be good for business in the short term, which makes Zhou Hesheng, a veteran businessman, hate it very much.But for soldiers and careerists like Captain Yao Tong Yao, this is a perfect opportunity.Some local warlords came to discuss the purchase of weapons before, and the Portuguese in Goa also told the people on the east bank that a businessman from the Deccan Plateau ordered [-] rifles from them. All these made Yao Tong feel keenly To the changing situation in the Indian subcontinent.He estimated that the central government of the Mughal dynasty is gradually losing its control and influence over the localities, and the warlordization of governors and generals in various places is inevitable.In addition, the nobles, chiefs, and chiefs in the areas that were not completely conquered by the military (the rule was completed by wooing) will gradually get their minds, begin to change their attitudes towards the central government, become less obedient, and even fight back in the future Not impossible.

In short, the protracted war of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in the Deccan Plateau has seriously shaken the foundation of the empire.The murmur that had been forcibly suppressed by force in the local area will be heard again. If Aurangzeb can't handle it well, it will probably face the difficult situation of wars everywhere.This kind of situation may have been nothing in the past, but now that a large number of overseas colonists are waiting and coveting, it is hard to say where the Indian subcontinent will go in the future.

"Station Master Zhou, how did you gain from running for two months this time?" As soon as Zhou Hesheng entered the gate of the commercial station, he saw Captain Huang Jiandong, commander of the East-Portuguese United Fleet, smiling at him.

"Commander Huang, long time no see." After handing over his coat to the servant, Zhou Hesheng sat across from Huang Jiandong, looked at him who was instructing people to inspect the naval supplies, and said, "I made a few deals and caught a group of bandits. It's nothing. It can be said. The only interesting thing is that the bandit is probably a well-known businessman, the wine merchant Budge, whose alias is Kutep, commanding the largest group of bandits in our vicinity, of course, it has now been wiped out."

It is said that the wine merchant Baji is indeed a well-known Rajput businessman on the island of Diu. He sells palm wine to the people on the east coast all the year round, and his business is not big or small.To be honest, Zhou Hesheng really did not expect that this guy would be the leader of a relatively large bandit group. I remember that when he interrogated Baji on the spot, the unbelievable man said plausibly: "When a wine merchant extracts palm When it comes to sap, he has wine sellers who make palm wine, basket weavers who weave knife baskets, pot makers who make crock pots, don't such people know how to be a leader?"

It is worth mentioning that this passage was sung by Baji with the tune of a ballad, which made people speechless.Of course, there is some truth in what he said. Winemakers, basket weavers, potters, etc., these people belong to different classes and castes, and it really takes a certain amount of knowledge to deal with them and arrange everything properly. prestige and coordination.It is not completely unreasonable for Ba Ji to boast that he is suitable to be a leader or hold great power, although this is still a bit of a joke in Zhou Hesheng's view.

"I know Bhaji. Our ship used to be full of palm wine from him in the bilge, and it was shipped to Salalah to be sold to the local Rajputs. The Indians like this very much. It is the public. Consumer goods." Captain Huang Jiandong nodded, and said, "It's just that I didn't expect this person to be so bold as to become a robber. Well, it's nothing to be a robber, but he actually robbed us on the East Coast, that's courting death I guess he will be hanged by Commander Yao in two days, right?"

"Not necessarily." After thinking for a while, Zhou Hesheng said, "Why do I think that according to Commander Yao's recent intentions, this Baji is likely not to die? The most likely possibility is that he was controlled by us and then sent back to the On the Indian mainland on the other side, let him make troubles locally, wait for the opportunity to expand his power and influence, and lay a solid foundation for us to extend our tentacles."

"This—it's really possible!" Huang Jiandong took a breath, thinking that with Yao Tong's character, it's really possible to do such a thing.This is really not taking the Mughal Empire seriously. Why do so many people think that Aurangzeb is gone and it is difficult to regain strong control over the region?

"Intervening in the internal affairs of the Indian mainland is a good move, but it is also a dangerous move. Is our strength in Diu and Qiandao enough to support such a big plan? Will it be a bit risky?" Huang Jiandong shook his head. , Wei Wei felt a little unreliable about this decision: "The Mughals, the big empire, haven't reached the best time to share food."

"Let's take one step at a time." Zhou Hesheng said: "Only part of the foreign trade in the Rajput region has already made us a lot of money and huge profits. No one would dislike such a rich market in India. Tempted. Therefore, even if this will take some relatively radical and risky actions, there are still many people at the top who support it.”

Huang Jiandong fell silent when he heard the words.Supporting agents to disrupt the situation and fish in troubled waters is indeed the Army's consistent approach, and it is also a good way.But the question is, if this is the case, what does it have to do with their navy?In the future, when they claim their merits, they will not let their navy get a dime.At the beginning, Yao Tong robbed him of the position of director of the Diu Management Committee, which made him very unhappy. Now, if he was robbed by the army in the matter of infiltrating India—this is almost inevitable—what would it be? Lying grass!

"How is the implementation of the plan to relocate Denglei military households to enrich Diu and Qiandao? Without enough people, such a large-scale intervention will not have any good results. The quality of these Denglei military households said The truth is very good, if you dare to fight hard, and you are not afraid of hardships and dangers, you should get more." After thinking about it, Huang Jiandong changed the subject and asked.

"It's in progress, but it's not very optimistic. Those military households in Denglei are too sought-after, and many places are reaching out. Brunei, Dili, Rabaul, Tahiti, and us all need people!" Zhou Hesheng replied: "However, there are so many military households in Denglai that need to be abolished, so you can give us some. The area of ​​Diu and Qiandao is too small, and it may not be able to accommodate too many people. I heard that Commander Yao I am still trying to find a way to expand the borders of Diu and Qiandao. I don’t know if it will be successful and what price I will pay. In short, let’s get people here first. The strength will be stronger when there are more people, and there will be more in the future when expanding new territories. Don't you have confidence? The area opposite the North Boundary River is relatively desolate, with many forests, and there are not too many Rajputs who have settled there, so the resistance should not be too great."

The pain in the neck spread to the shoulders and arms, it was almost deadly.I hope you readers can take good care of your body. The cervical spine is a degenerative disease, which is irreversible and annoying.

(End of this chapter)