Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 2171 Rajput's Plan ([-])

"Mother, in order to adjust and fight for my due share, brewing wine in dirty pots has nothing to do with me. My mission is to attack the walls of every town in Rachel Put!" Riding on a beautiful jujube Baji, who was on the back of the red war horse, recalled the conversation with his mother when he went out in the morning, and still felt that there was nothing wrong with him.

Some people are born to soar in the sky like an eagle, instead of kneeling at the feet of nobles like a humble pariah, or kneeling outside the temple of Shiva like a stupid farmer, praying to the gods to bless him Happiness and well-being in the afterlife.God of shit!The gods are dead!Budge thought angrily.He once saw many eye-popping affairs between monks and saintesses in a temple. Those saintesses who could be called temple prostitutes practiced yoga all day long to unlock countless postures to please senior monks and Brahmin elders , which completely disillusioned Baji's faith.From then on, Baji's belief was only himself, and he only loved himself, and then he became a wine merchant on the surface and a bandit leader in the dark, so happy until he hit the iron plate of the East Coast people.

To be honest, the East Coast people are still very good to Baji.Their official surnamed Zhou hated Baji very much, and thought he was a bandit who did all kinds of evil (basically true...) and should be executed as an example to others.But what saved his fate was Captain Yaotong, the supreme military officer of Diu Island. This tough man pardoned Baji and several of his confidantes, and then sent some Indo-Portuguese people from the island to join his team and let them go back. Continue to do your old job.

Baji was ecstatic about this dramatic change. He frantically kissed Captain Yao Tong's boots, expressed his loyalty incoherently, and then took dozens of old muskets and happily went back to "develop his career" .

With several skilled military instructors and dozens of muskets, Budge's career became more and more prosperous.He has now almost given up his main business as a wine merchant and has become active around the southern coast of Rajput, raiding local landowners and temples for supplies and money.

According to Baji’s last "report" on Diu Island, his army has now grown to more than 80 people, has more than 30 guns of various types, and more than [-] horses. He is active everywhere by relying on flexible tactics. , became a nightmare for country landowners and servants of Lord Shiva.

The Rajput local government has also noticed Baji's bandit gang. They have dispatched more than 30 soldiers to suppress it. However, under the joint attack of the East Coast people and Baji, the suppression operation has completely failed.Baji still remembers that it was a rainy night. At that time, he led two hundred people to attract the pursuing army to a distance of more than [-] kilometers north of Diu Island. Assault defeat.

What a brutal battle it was, Budge still shudders thinking about it.The defense team of Diu Island dispatched more than 800 people. They wore raincoats and rushed out of the ambush like ghosts.All the more than [-] officers and soldiers died in this battle. They fell to death on the ground in disorder, blood flowed all over the ground, and almost all the nearby swamps were stained red.

After the battle, Baji led his troops to burn all these corpses tremblingly, and then wholeheartedly surrendered to the people on the east bank, serving their strategic goals, which he has never dared to violate.

Of course, the people on the east coast didn't make Baji too difficult, and didn't let him do anything beyond his ability, such as ordering him to attack big cities or something.Their only request is to allow Baji to attack landowners or temples to strengthen their own momentum, and then hope to be recruited and incorporated into the local troops in southern Rajput.

Baji is also very tempted by this grand strategy.Past history told him that since the Rajput region was controlled by the Mongols, it has been in chaos locally.Now the imperial emperor Aurangzeb ignores state affairs and leads his army on the Deccan Plateau to conquer the disobedient Marathas for a long time. Many subtle changes have taken place in the local order of Rajput.The governor, vice-governor, and generals rebelled against each other, each of them embracing their own self-respect, gearing up to fight for the territory and become a tyrant.And since it is necessary to fight for territory, it is necessary to recruit troops who are good at fighting. Although Baji's gang has a bad reputation, but given its combat effectiveness and numbers, it will always be recruited by some dignitaries.What Budge was waiting for was this opportunity, a chance to get himself included and to be whitewashed!

Of course, Baji, who had seen the methods of the East Coast people, never had the intention of betrayal.The people on the east bank gave him muskets, horses, and troops to train him, and it is said that they will give him artillery in the future. He has no reason to betray.Not to mention, that rainy night when hundreds of soldiers from the east bank garrison used bayonets to defeat the government's army had been deeply engraved in Baji's mind. He really didn't have the courage to fight against such a powerful force.

Today Baji brought his confidantes down to the northern border river, in order to receive a hundred muskets and a large amount of ammunition provided by the people on the east bank.These muskets were all found by the Portuguese from the arsenal. They looked half-new and not old, and they were very suitable for Budge's troops.In addition, the people from the east bank also presented him with two old bronze cannons, which seemed to be quite satisfied with Budge's recent actions.Because this guy attacked many merchants who were going to trade elsewhere, only the caravan to Diu Island was spared. This made the people on the east coast increase their trade share in Cambay Bay and gained huge profits.

Captain Yao Tong was very happy after learning the latest trade data from Zhou Hesheng. He immediately issued an order to hand over obsolete old weapons to Baji, and encouraged him to make persistent efforts. Don't be cowardly, just keep going!

Zhou Hesheng was a little worried about Yao Tong's slightly aggressive way of doing things.As a business cadre, he was really worried that Baji's subordinates' messing around might anger the upper ruling class in the Rajput region, which in turn would affect the trade plans of the people on the east coast.Captain Yao Tong dismissed Zhou Hesheng's concerns. He insisted that the foolish actions of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb would lead to fragmentation of the entire country.

Historically, the Rajput region has been settled semi-military and semi-political. There are many local power factions, and they have always ignored the Delhi side.Now the central court of the Mughals has resorted to militarism, and its control over the localities has weakened to an astonishing degree.At this strategic opportunity, people on the east coast should have risen to intervene in the situation in the Rajput region, instead of sitting at home and doing business, so how can we achieve greater development?

Zhou Hesheng has no better reason to refute this, and Captain Huang Jiandong of the Navy does not support it, so he can only acquiesce in the end, provided that the trade of Indian goods in Diu Island cannot be affected, otherwise he will also vote against it. Yes, after all, he is also a member of the newly established management committee of Diu Island.

Speaking of the Management Committee of Diu Island, the upper management has also given tasks, there are three main ones.The first is to expand the trade volume and grab more profits; the second is to obtain as much gold as possible, the more the better, and there is an urgent need for local gold standard currency; the third is to expand the colonial area and affect more Latin American countries. The upper-level officials in the Japt area, so that when the opportunity comes (such as Aurangzeb's failure or death), they can take the opportunity to expand their sphere of influence.

The Diu Island Management Committee strictly enforced the local guidelines, and they also added one, that is, to join forces with the Portuguese (they just transported a thousand army officers and soldiers from Lisbon) to fight against all attempts to get involved in Rajput foreign colonial powers in the region.They want to announce to all the colonists who are ready to move, that Rajput is the sphere of influence of the people on the east coast, if you don't want to die, go away, or you will have a good show!

It should be said that until now, the entire strategy has been steadily implemented.Negotiations on the expansion of the two colonial fulcrums of Diu Island and Shallow Island are progressing steadily—the reason why the negotiation has not yet been concluded is that the officials of the Mughal Empire in the Rajput area are frequently changed, and the situation is also very turbulent——Colonial Population After supplementing part of the population of Denglai and Ningbo, it also rose to more than [-] people, and its economic strength grew rapidly, making Xinhua Island, which is engaged in entrepot trade, earn a lot of money.

In addition, they also successfully cultivated Baji, a local "puppet army" in Rajput, laying the foundation for further penetration into this vast land in the future.Speaking of which, these are all political achievements. This is the reason why Captain Yao Tong is unwilling to cut off the aid to Baji's armed gang.

Here is one more word.After the unremitting efforts and coordination of the people on the east coast, the Dutch East India Company and the Portuguese Goa colonial government basically reached an agreement. The two sides recognized each other’s colonial scope and divided their interests. No one can afford the sanctions imposed on the people on the east coast.What everyone should really do is to unite under the banner of the Diu Management Committee, oppose the English, French, Swedes, Danes and other colonial competitors, and keep the interests that are already in hand, instead of fighting It was dark and dark, and it was in vain to benefit others.

The Dutch East India Company was reluctant in the past, but now that the situation has developed, they have no choice but to succumb to the reality, obey the profit distribution plan of the people on the east coast, and concentrate on developing their own Three acres of land.After the Portuguese received reinforcements and weapons and equipment sold on the east coast, they also rekindled their plans to pay for many towns that were occupied by the natives.

With a population of 1.5 million, the Indian subcontinent is facing a crisis of partition after the frequent appearance of chaos in the Mughal Empire!It is conceivable that after the death of the prestigious old emperor Aurangzeb, what kind of tragic ending this land will usher in.

(End of this chapter)