"It is indeed not easy to maintain order in the South Ocean and Indian Oceans with the number of ships in the South Ocean and the Indian Ocean at the same time. But we also need ships to maintain order in Mumbai, Goa, Madras and Kolkata at the same time. Not only to prevent the indigenous people from attacking the trade points, but also to check whether the surrendered Portuguese and the Netherlands avoided our customs and the indigenous kingdoms to trade privately."

The Nanyang Fleet came to Kolkata, and the East India Company made a request to Deng Qianlong.

The East India Company expanded too quickly! They swept Portugal in almost one year, and the Netherlands' stronghold on the Indian Peninsula, and the coastline that needs to be controlled is as long as 10,000 miles. With the current armed sailing ships and more than a dozen small boats inherited by the East India Company from the British, it is really impossible to manage such a long coastline.

"This matter needs to be applied to the military headquarters. I don't know if the military headquarters intends to manage our Nanyang Fleet here, or your East India Company is responsible for forming a larger armed fleet. Although Kolkata and Mumbai are one of the two naval bases in the future, the construction of ports has not yet begun, and it is estimated that it will be completed in the next five years. If the ship structure of our Nanyang Fleet does not increase, it will be difficult to really manage the matter here."

Deng Qianlong was resting in Kolkata. At this time, Kolkata gathered most of the main ships of the South China Fleet, with 4 sail battleships and nearly 10 frigates. Even so, more than a dozen ships fell in the vast Pacific and Indian Oceans, with dozens of important trading ports and locations to patrol. Hundreds of small ports, fishing boats, and islands may have smuggling and piracy. It is very difficult to effectively mobilize and manage. For example, when Deng Qianlong led the fleet from Surat to Kolkata this time, the battle was over.

"We will apply to the military headquarters, and the East India Company should have an armed merchant ship to maintain trade here." said the East India Company's person.

"The Dahan formation has also come here. I don't know what the indigenous kingdoms in the South China Sea will be like." Deng Qianlong met the captain of the Dahan formation here. He learned that the Dahan formation left behind in Malacca escorted an infantry battalion and artillery company of the 12th Corps in order to support Kolkata, and couldn't help but worry about the Nanyang incident.

There are many indigenous kingdoms of all sizes in the South China Ocean. Usually, there are Nanyang Fleets, constantly destroying ships and pirate ships organized by the Indigenous Kingdoms. If their spies learn that all the Nanyang Fleets have left Southeast Asia, these indigenous kingdoms will inevitably take action.

Although it is almost impossible for the indigenous kingdom to conquer Batavia and Medan to have a stronghold like fortress, the emerging plantation economy in Nanyang has recently become increasingly popular, and the harm of indigenous people and pirates to plantations is greater than that of cities that cannot be conquered.

Some indigenous kingdoms also have their own merchants, who will trade with the Nanyang Province. These people can trade seriously when the Nanyang Fleet is still there, but if the Nanyang Fleet leaves, they may become pirate ships.

"The 12th Corps in Nanyang is also watching. At least one infantry battalion has its troops in important strongholds such as Batavia, Medan, Malacca, Brunei, Manila, etc., so there should be no accident..." said the captain of the Korean roster.

"It's better to be careful. Our main force will return to Malacca after resting here for three days. Your Korean formation will continue to stay in Kolkata and will usually carry out patrol routes from Kolkata to Mumbai. If something happens in East India, you can go to Malacca to ask for help." Deng Qianlong made the arrangements when the ship was limited.

The main force of the Nanyang Fleet is still placed on the more important Southeast Asian islands, where there are spices, plantations, oil, and close to the local area, which can transport resources back to the local mainland in a steady stream. This is why Chu Yun forcibly set up three provinces in Nanyang to implement direct rule rather than adopting the East India Company to support the agency model of the Bangladesh King.

Deng Qianlong was afraid that something would happen if he left Southeast Asia for too long, so he led the formation of three sail battleships, Daqin, Dawei and Dazhao, and quickly sailed towards Malacca and brought back the treasures robbed from Surat.

Currently, there are still Daehan and two frigates left in Kolkata, several East India Company's armed merchant ships and several small boats.

The East India Company will also migrate from Surat to Fort Kolkata on the Indian Peninsula, and use Bangladesh as a breakthrough to slowly penetrate the Indian Peninsula.

However, in order to support the East India Company to obtain trade privileges and expand on the Indian Peninsula, this time the South China Fleet was used, an infantry battalion and an artillery company of the 12th Corps, employed more than 2,000 indigenous people, and the consumption of guns, ammunition, and food and grass during this period was amazing. Not to mention profitability, the East India Company will not lose money.

So they must make up for the military expenditure from monopoly trade!

"It's time for us to return to Malacca City. Our 12th Corps guards all over the country with only 10,000 people. We have not been able to catch them. We often go to Siam, Dongshu, Malay and other places to quell the rebellion, but we really can't get away. However, I believe that the mercenary troops you recruit will soon grow and become a considerable force. We can solve the problem here without asking for help from Malacca. We are honored to be able to fight side by side with you!" Wu Yi, the battalion officer of the 8th Infantry Battalion of the 12th Corps, said to Qin Zuoming, Chen Bangyan and others who were fighting side by side with him.

"Brother Wu is polite. I'm sorry, you come here thousands of miles away. There is nothing to be entertained here. We also want you to fight the Mughal army in the heavy rain. I really feel sorry." Qin Zuoming, Chen Bangyan and others came to the river to see off the officers and soldiers of the 12th Corps.

"If we can achieve such a great victory, we probably won't have any problems with our 8th Infantry Battalion and Artillery Company's major test this year, and it's not in vain!" Wu Yi said, and took a group of infantry and artillery on board the ship.

They were infantrymen under the 12th Corps stationed in Nanyang. This expedition was to support the East India Expeditionary Army that had not yet grown up. In the future, they would actually help the East India Company to conquer cities and territory on the Indian Peninsula and force the Tubang princes to sign an unequal treaty.

"It seems that we need to appropriately increase the scale of mercenaries according to the scale of trade and conduct more rigorous training for them." Qin Zuoming watched Wu Yi and others leave, and next he could only rely on Tumen mercenaries to make the Indian princes surrender.
Chapter completed!