"Mother, in order to adjust and win my due share, the matter of making wine in a dirty pot has nothing to do with me ever since. My mission is to attack the walls of every town in Rajaput!" Baji, riding on a beautiful maroon war horse, recalled the conversation with his mother when he went out in the morning, and still felt that he was nothing wrong.

Some people should be born to soar in the sky like eagles, instead of crawling at the feet of noble people like humble pariahs, or kneeling outside the Shiva temple like stupid farmers, and praying to the gods who prayed to bless him with happiness and wellness in the next life. Shit gods! The gods are dead! Baji thought angrily. He once saw many eye-catching and miserable things happening to monks and saints in a temple. Those saints who can be called temple prostitutes practice yoga all day long to unlock countless postures and 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 an open wine merchant and a secret bandit leader, and was so happy until he hit the iron plate of the East Coast people.

To be honest, the people of the East Coast were very good at Baji. Their Zhou official hated Baji very much, thinking that he was a bandit who did everything he wanted (basically true...) and should be executed to serve as a warning. But Captain Yao Tong, the highest military commander of Diwu Island, pardoned Baji and several confidants, and then sent several Indian and Portuguese people from the island to join his team and let them go back and continue their old business.

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

With several military instructors with unique skills and dozens of muskets, Baji's career became more and more prosperous. He has now almost abandoned the main business of the wine merchant and began to be active on the southern coast of Rajput, attacking local landlords and temples to obtain supplies and money.

As a result, when Baji went to Diwu to "report" the last time, his troops have now grown to more than 300 people, with more than 80 muskets and more than 30 war horses. They are active everywhere by relying on their mobile and flexible tactics, becoming a nightmare for the servants of landlords and Shiva in the countryside.

The local government in Rajput has also noticed Baji's bandit gang. They had dispatched more than 500 soldiers to suppress it, but with the joint attack of the East Coast people and Baji, the clearance operation completely failed. Baji still remembered that it was a rainy night. At that time, he and two hundred people attracted the pursuit of the government troops to more than 30 kilometers north of Diwu Island, and were then defeated by the sudden arrival of the East Coast troops with a beautiful bayonet.

What a cruel battle it was, Baji still shuddered when he thought about it. The Diwu Island garrison dispatched more than 800 people, wearing raincoats and rushing out of the ambush like ghosts. The snow-colored bayonet emitted a terrifying light in the lightning. All more than 500 official troops died in this battle. They fell to the ground in a row, blood flowing all over the ground, almost all the nearby swamps were dyed red.

After the battle, Baji and his men trembled and burned all the bodies, and then devoted himself to the East Coast people to serve their strategic goals, and still dared not violate them.

Of course, the East Coast people did not make Baji too embarrassed, and did not let him do anything beyond his ability, such as ordering him to attack big cities. Their only request was to let Baji attack landlords or temples to strengthen his momentum, and then hope to obtain reunion and be incorporated into a local army in the south of Rajput.

Baji was also very moved by this grand strategy. Past history told him that since the Rajput region was controlled by the Mongols, the local area has been in chaos. Now the imperial emperor Aurangzeb ignored the national affairs and led his army to conquer the disobedient Marathis on the Deccan Plateau for a long time. The local order of Rajput has undergone many subtle changes. The governor, deputy governor, and generals were rebellious, and they all held their own troops and planned to compete for territory and become a local overlord who dominated the country. Since they wanted to compete for territory, they were bound to conquer troops that were good at fighting. Even though Baji's gang had a bad reputation, their combat effectiveness and number were always attracted by some powerful people. Baji was waiting for this opportunity, an opportunity to be incorporated and whitewashed!

Of course, Baji, who had seen the methods of the East Coast people, never had the intention to betray him. The East Coast people gave him muskets, war horses, and helped him train him without troops. It is said that he would give him artillery in the future, and he had no reason to betray him. Not to mention that the power of hundreds of East Coast garrison soldiers using bayonets to attack and defeat the government army on that rainy night was deeply imprinted in Baji's mind. He really did not have the courage to be enemies with such a powerful force.

Today, Baji brought his confidant to the North Border River to receive a hundred muskets and a large amount of ammunition provided by the East Coast people. These muskets were found by the Portuguese from the arsenal. They looked half-new and not old, and were very suitable for Baji's troops. In addition, the East Coast people also gave him two old bronze artillery, which seemed to be quite satisfied with Baji's actions in recent times. Because this guy attacked many merchants who went to trade elsewhere, he only let the caravans on Diu Island, which caused the East Coast people to increase their trade share in the Bay of Campbell and made 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 the eliminated old weapons to Baji, and encouraged him to continue his efforts, not be cowardly, and continue to do it!

Zhou Hesheng was a little worried about Yao Tong's slightly radical way of doing things. As a business cadre, he was really worried that Baji's troops would make trouble and anger the upper ruling class in the Rajput region and thus affect the trade plan of the East Coast people. Captain Yao Tong was disdainful of Zhou Hesheng's concerns. He insisted that the foolish actions of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzebu would lead to the entire country being fragmented. The current real power governors and nobles were ready to move.

Historically, the Rajput region was originally a semi-military and semi-political solution. There were many local powers and had always ignored Delhi. Now the Mughal Central Court was in a state of war, and its control over the local area had weakened to an astonishing point. At this strategic opportunity, the people of the East Coast should have risen to an alarming level of interference in the situation in the Rajput region, rather than sitting at home and doing business without caring about anything. In this way, how can we achieve greater development?

Zhou Hesheng had no better reason to refute this, and Captain Huang Jiandong of the Shanghai Army did not support it, so he could only make a mistake in the end, assuming that the trade of Indian goods on Diwu Island could not affect Diwu Island trade, otherwise he would also vote against it. After all, he is also a member of the newly established Diwu Island Management Committee.

Speaking of the Diwu Island Management Committee, there are three main tasks. The first is to expand the trade volume and gain more profits; the second is to try to obtain more gold, the more the better, and the local issuance of gold standard currency is urgently needed; the third is to expand the colony area and influence more upper-level officials in the Rajput region so that when the opportunity comes (such as Aurangzeb's failure or death), you can take the opportunity to expand your sphere of influence.

The Diwu Island Management Committee strictly implemented the local guidelines, and at the same time they also added one, which was to join forces with the Portuguese (they had just transported a thousand army officers and soldiers from Lisbon) to crack down on all foreign colonial forces trying to get involved in the Rajput region. They want to declare to all the colonists who are ready to move that Rajput is the sphere of influence of the East Coast people. If you don’t want to die, get away, otherwise you will have a good show!

It should be said that since the implementation, the entire strategy has been steadily implemented. The development negotiations between the two colonial fulcrums of Diwu Island and Suda Island are steadily underway. The reason why the negotiations have not yet been agreed is that the Mughal Empire officials in the Rajput area are frequently replaced and the situation is also turbulent. The population of the colonial population has increased to more than 5,000 after replenishing the population of Denglai and Ningbo, and its economic strength has grown rapidly, allowing New China Island, which is engaged in re-export trade, to make a fortune.

In addition, they also successfully trained Baji, Rajput's local "pseudo army", and further laid the foundation for further enlargement of this vast land in the future. These are all political achievements. Captain Yao Tong was unwilling to cut off the assistance to the Baji armed gang, and this is the reason.

Here is another thing. After unremitting efforts and coordination among the East Coast people, 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. They would not attack each other again in the future. Otherwise, they might incur sanctions from the East Coast people, which no one could afford. What everyone should do is to unite under the Diu Management Committee and oppose colonial competitors such as the English, French, Swedes, and Danes, and protect the interests that they have been grasped at the moment, rather than fighting for the darkness and making others vacant.

Here is another thing. After unremitting efforts and coordination among the East Coast people, 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. They would not attack each other again in the future. Otherwise, they might incur sanctions from the East Coast people, which no one could afford. What everyone should do is to unite under the Diu Management Committee and oppose colonial competitors such as the English, French, Swedes, and Danes, and protect the interests that they have been grasped at the moment, rather than fighting for the darkness and making others vacant.

The Dutch East India Company was reluctant before, but the situation has developed to this day, and Dandan is held in the hands of others, they have to succumb to reality, obey the East Coast people's interests distribution plan, and concentrate on developing their own one-acre and three-point land. After receiving reinforcements and weapons and equipment sold on the East Coast, the Portuguese have also rekindled their plans to collect and pay several towns occupied by the natives.

The Indian subcontinent with a population of 150 million has ushered in a crisis of division after the frequent appearance of chaos in the Mughal Empire! It can be imagined what kind of tragic ending will this land come to after the death of the prestigious old emperor Aurangzebu.
Chapter completed!