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   Chapter 939 935 [Mughal Civil War]

  Prince Charles is going back to his country, and the envoys from various countries, of course, will return by boat along the way.

  In addition to Pascal, there is also a French envoy, a collateral branch of the Medici family, who misses the prosperity of Nanjing and refuses to leave China.

  The messengers were sent to Chittagong and sailed with Charles.

  The Mughal envoys are the most convenient. They land directly at the mouth of the Ganges River, and they can go to the capital along the Ganges River. Then, they were arrested not far away, and they were all escorted to meet the second prince Shah Shuja.

   Just last year, the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan became seriously ill.

  The eldest prince Dara Shuke was regent. In order to avoid disturbing his father's recuperation, only a few ministers were allowed to have an audience with the emperor, so rumors that the emperor had passed away spread throughout the country.

  The fourth prince Murad claimed that the emperor was dead and was murdered by the eldest prince.

   Facts have proved that the eldest prince is innocent, because it didn't take long for Emperor Shah Jahan to recover and received ministers on the balcony of the palace. But the other three princes insisted that it was a fake, a slave who looked a lot like the emperor.

  The second prince, Shah Shuja, took the lead in self-reliance, and declared himself emperor in Bengal.

  The third prince Aurangzeb then jumped back and separated the Deccan Plateau.

  The fourth prince, Murad, followed closely behind and ruled in Gujarat.

  The third child and the fourth child also secretly agreed that the third child will be the emperor in the future, ruling two-thirds of the country's territory, and the remaining third will be the territory of the fourth child. They told the second child that Bangladesh would give it to the second child, and recognized that the second child was the emperor of Bengal.

  The second, third, and fourth brothers agreed to send troops to Delhi to take the bird position.

  The Indian envoys who came back from China happened to crash into the territory of the second child. After being arrested, they realized that the Mughals had been divided into four (in fact, it was divided into five, and the Rajput prince declared neutral autonomy).

  Shah Shuja asked: "You came back from China?"

  The head of the mission replied: "Just came back from China?"

  Shah Shuja asked again: "How does China's territory compare with that of the Mughals?"

  The leader of the envoys took out a world map. This is the latest civilian version of the map. It only marks the cities and does not indicate the mountains and rivers.

  Shah Shuja carefully read the map and asked in surprise, "Is China so big?"

The leader of the envoy said: "China is very big, and China is the richest and most civilized country. The Mughals are far from being able to compare with China. The emperor of China is the most wise monarch. The ministers and people are very convinced and respect him. Even if there is They are low-level civilians, who can have enough food and clothing, have endless food, and endless cotton cloth.”

  Shah Shuja asked again: "How is the Chinese army?"

  The head of the envoy replied: "The Chinese army is invincible. Under the command of the Chinese emperor, it has never lost a battle. The blue areas on the map are all Chinese vassal states."

  Shah Shuja looked at the map and was speechless for a long time.

  He withdrew the envoy, called his advisor, and asked about China.

  Advisor Minister said: "Chinese businessmen have already traded in Bangladesh, but they are often blocked by the Dutch... Last year, China also occupied Chittagong. It is said that it was the dowry of the Portuguese princess marrying the Chinese emperor."

After Shah Shuja carefully understood the situation, he recruited his confidants: "You immediately go to Chittagong by boat and tell the Chinese governor of Chittagong. As long as China is willing to sell me artillery and armor, Hooghly Port will be completely open to Chinese businessmen. .When the time comes, I will expel the Dutch there and hand Hooghly Harbor over to China!"

  Hooghly Port is the most prosperous port in the Ganges River Basin. Half of the goods of the Mughal Empire are sold overseas from this port.

   At the beginning, it was managed by the Portuguese. The Mughal emperor drove the Portuguese away, but when he found that his management was not good, he invited the Portuguese back. In a few years, the Portuguese were driven away, the Dutch were attracted to manage the port, and then the British were allowed to get involved.

   Now, it seems that they want to expel the Dutch and invite the Chinese to cooperate.

  The capriciousness of the Indians seems to have a long history.

  Governor of Chittagong, Chen Shangyong, soon received news from the Indian envoy, and happily sent people to report to Nanjing.

  When Zhao Han heard about the Mughal civil war, he immediately became happy. Directly ordered to dismantle the artillery in the coastal city of Guangdong, and then dispatched 2,000 sets of chain armor and sent them to the second prince of India as quickly as possible.

  The situation in Bangladesh has been reported to the imperial court by merchants. Agriculture is extremely developed there, and the handicraft industry is also very prosperous, but there is no ability to manufacture arms.

  The second prince's separatist rule of Bangladesh needs the support of China. The longer this civil war is fought, the better. Not only can China obtain the right to operate the Hooghly Port, but it can also continue to sell arms to earn money. The Mughal civil war is comfortable until the end of time.

  Shah Shuja knew the disadvantages of Bangladesh, so he was willing to let his third brother seize the throne as emperor. Now with the support of China's arms, he himself is the second child and should succeed the Mughal emperor, so why would he want to stay in Bengal as the local emperor?

   This guy has already made a plan, let the third and fourth join forces, and the boss will lose all three. If the third and fourth children can't hold on, he will send troops to help. If the boss can't hold on, he will directly send troops to copy the back of the third brother!

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  But said that four Chinese warships escorted Charles to move on. They were in the port of Pulicat, and they were surrounded by the Dutch fleet.

  Xian Biao said: "Get ready to fight, send envoys to negotiate!"

  Charles said with a smile: "General, I will negotiate in person. The Dutch will not only let us go, but also send us respectfully along the way, and even provide food supplies."

   Those Dutch fleets actually did not dare to attack rashly, after all, China and the Netherlands are still in the truce period. Once China is provoked and the two countries go to war again, who will be responsible for this fight?

  Charles passed by in a small boat, negotiated with the Dutch commander, and the Dutch fleet "escorted" them to Ceylon.

  The governor of the Netherlands is named Joan Matesolko. He greeted him: "It's a pleasure to meet you, Your Excellency the famous prince."

Charles got straight to the point: "The Emperor of China funded me to train 2,000 soldiers. I want to go back to England to regain the throne. At that time, I will abolish all the decrees of Cromwell and restore relations with the Netherlands. Everything that the Netherlands lost during the war, I will It will all be returned to the Netherlands."

   "Really?" Joan was delighted.

   "Of course it is true!" Charles said.

  Joan asked: "Can you write an agreement, I think the Netherlands will send troops to help."

  Charles shook his head: "I can't write an agreement, and I can't let the Netherlands send troops, otherwise the British subjects will oppose me."

  Joan was suddenly disappointed: "How can you guarantee that what you said will be fulfilled?"

  Charles said: "In the name of the King of England, I swear to the Almighty and Omniscient Lord that if I break my promise, I will go to **** after death."

  This oath is really heavy, and Qiao An immediately believed it.

   Moreover, even if Charles breaks his promise, it doesn't matter, and there is no loss to the Netherlands. Now the Dutch are most afraid of Cromwell. If Charles can oust Cromwell, it will be beneficial to the Netherlands.

  The atmosphere immediately eased, Joan warmly entertained Charles, and ordered the port to sell supplies to the Chinese warships.

  Zhao Han hopes that the Mughals will continue to fight civil wars, while Qiao An hopes that Britain will continue to fight civil wars. After Charles returns to the UK, it is best to be undefeated and keep fighting against Cromwell, and then the Netherlands will be able to reap the benefits.

   In this way, under the **** of the Dutch fleet, the Chinese warship continued sailing very smoothly.

  Even, the Governor of the Netherlands also issued a document, so that the Dutch ports along the way should not conflict with the Chinese warships, and can provide fresh water and food for the Chinese warships.

  Passing Ceylon, along the way is the port of Portugal.

  Go all the way to Goa, where the ruler has changed.

  The insurgent Shivaji that Lu Tianxiang met last time successfully defeated the Bijapur army and occupied half of Bijapur's land. Moreover, while fighting against Bigapur, he was also actively attacking the territory of the third prince Aurangzeb.

  The entire Indian subcontinent has been smashed into a pot of porridge.

  The ship sailed to the Persian Gulf, and the Omani and Persian envoys landed and returned home. In fact, these two countries are already engaged in trade with China, shipping back Chinese goods from Coconut City or Palembang.

  However, Persian envoys brought back a large number of literary and artistic works.

   There are paintings purchased from China, and Chinese works translated by envoys. They returned to the Persian capital, and immediately caused a great response.

  The wise monarch Abbas II who loves art specially hosted a banquet for the returning envoys.

At the banquet, the envoy said to the emperor and ministers: "The Chinese emperor is great, and Chinese officials are also friendly. China and Persia have a long history of friendship and exchanges. We and Chinese scholars studied history and wrote a thesis, the content is about The ancient exchanges between Persia and China. Persian carpets and musical instruments have long been transmitted to China, and have derived different types. And Chinese culture has long been transmitted to Persia..."

  The envoy talked a lot about the achievements of the exchange, took out the papers to recite on the spot, and took out Chinese paintings for everyone to appreciate.

  The Persian rulers and ministers clicked their tongues in admiration, and then asked about what the envoy had seen and heard in China.

  That night, Abbas II began to read the translated version of "Water Margin", and was so obsessed that he stayed up all night. For a month in a row, the emperor was reading novels, finishing "Water Margin" and "Journey to the West", and Zhao Han's "Legend of the Condor Heroes", and even "Jin X Mei".

  Finally, Abbas II ordered: "Except for "Jin X Mei", other novels should be printed so that more Persian people can appreciate them. Also, after learning Chinese painting, they will all serve as court painters in the future."

   Abbas II also received a reply letter from Zhao Han, and he also planned to write a reply letter, asking Persian businessmen to take it to Nanyang, and asking the Chinese governor there to forward it.

"Respected Chinese Emperor Zhao Han: I have received your letter, and at the same time, I have learned more news about China from the envoy. China, like Persia, is a great and prosperous country. May our two countries be able to Friendship lasts forever. I like Chinese novels very much, their stories are so wonderful. I also like Chinese paintings, which are completely different from Persian paintings..."

"I also wrote a poem for Your Excellency: I can't describe my joy and excitement, so I have to write it all on white paper. There are countless flowers blooming in the garden. Its fragrance is as if from the far east. In the far In the east, there is a kind and wise emperor. I have never met him, but it seems that I have known him for many years..."

   Zhao Han has so many pen pals, and they are all monarchs.

  It's a pity that the Indian emperor Shah Jahan probably won't receive Zhao Han's reply.

  (end of this chapter)