Within the Mughal Empire, uprisings and rebellions took turns, and Emperor Aurangzeb was unable to suppress them.
More than 200,000 troops marched into Bengal, consuming all the empire's money and food supplies.
Historically, in order to raise military expenses, Aurangzeb had to hand over the coastal ports to the British for operation. Now that China is colonizing the lower reaches of the Ganges, how can it be possible to give Aurangzeb a piece of the pie? The Mughal Empire's finances will only become more difficult.
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As a last resort, Aurangzeb implemented the policy that disintegrated the empire twenty years earlier than in history - delegating power to the governor-general!
To put it bluntly, it is a late Han Dynasty script, letting Zhou Mu and Haoqiang go to destroy the Yellow Turban Army.
The governor is the state pastor, and the princes of the feudal states are powerful. They instantly gain greater power. Of course, the effect is immediate. Small-scale uprisings in various places are quickly extinguished. Large-scale uprisings are gradually declining, and it is only a matter of time before they are completely suppressed.
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Ever since, Aurangzeb began to take back power again.
How can I get it back?
This directly led to two negative consequences: first, the governors and princes of the feudal states became even more dissatisfied with the emperor; second, uprisings broke out again in various places, and they were always inexhaustible, and the local powerful began to support the bandits.
Under such circumstances, the rebel Sivaji declared the founding of the country.
He established his capital in the city of Rajghar and called himself "Chatrapati" (independent king). All 96 Maratha tribes (Hindu) declared their allegiance, and all pagan lords were expelled.
At the same time, taxes on landowners and farmers were directly reduced by two-thirds by Shivaji.
This can no longer be described as frivolous corvee and small taxes, and the finances will definitely not be able to sustain it. The main source of finance for the emerging Maratha Kingdom is the collection of protection fees from the Mughals. The surrounding Mughal governors and princes must give money and food every year
, Shivaji did not send troops to attack.
Those governors and princes would rather pay protection fees to neighboring countries than have Emperor Aurangzeb intervene.
Even, both sides acted together.
Once the emperor intervened in local affairs, the governor would say that Shivaji was calling, and then start a war as if to ask for more power from the central government.
Of course Aurangzeb understood what was going on, and he had to improve his prestige. Therefore, he once again mobilized the national army to wipe out the Golconda country in the south. The reason for declaring war was still the unquestionable "sectarian war".
The Golconda state, which had been strong for two hundred years, was destroyed by Aurangzeb in one battle!
Aurangzeb's emperor's prestige reached its peak. Immediately afterwards, the country ushered in a larger wave of uprisings, because the landlord class was really unable to hold on, and all the war funds were burdened on them.
The princes of the princes around Bengal even flirted with Zheng Sen, hoping to collectively seek refuge in China and break away from the rule of the Mughal Empire.
The merchants of the Mughal Empire were even worse. Under the emperor's heavy taxation and the dumping of Chinese goods, the industry and commerce in the Ganges River Basin had been destroyed. In particular, the Indian cotton textile industry was completely destroyed and became a raw material for China.
Markets and commodity dumping grounds.
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Dhaka.
The new Governor of Bangladesh, Xia Wanchun, is handing over work to Zheng Sen.
Xia Wanchun in history resisted the Qing Dynasty at the age of fourteen and died at the age of sixteen. Faced with Hong Chengchou's personal persuasion to surrender, he was ridiculed to the point of being speechless, and finally died under the butcher's knife of the Qing army.
"Today's Mughals are just like the situation at the end of the Han Dynasty," Zheng Sen said. "The emperor is still very authoritative, and the governors of various states are loyal to the court, but privately they have not taken the emperor seriously for a long time. Don't directly follow
There is a conflict between the Mughal emperors, and your top priority is to do three things."
Xia Wanchun cupped his hands and said, "Please give me some advice, Sir."
Zheng Sen said: "First, encourage Han people to immigrate; second, win over and control the princes of the feudal states; third, infiltrate the Mughals through merchants."
Xia Wanchun continued to ask for details, and Zheng Sen told everything he could.
After the handover of the work was completed, Zheng Sen left office with Zhao Zhenfang. When he was the governor, he did not deliberately collect money, but the Bengali people still paid tens of thousands of taels of silver. As long as this kind of gray income is not excessive, the Nanjing court will
There will be no investigation or prosecution.
Xia Wanchun patrolled the whole city with his guards. Wherever the governor's carriage passed, Bengali people knelt down one after another.
A few days later, nobles sent slaves, and some even wanted to marry Xia Wanchun.
Xia Wanchun accepted some of his slaves and declined the marriage proposal. Unexpectedly, a prince from a local state sent his own daughter to be Xia Wanchun's concubine, along with a dowry worth thousands of taels of silver.
Because he didn't understand the situation, Xia Wanchun didn't dare to accept it for the time being. He had to straighten out various local relationships before talking about it.
At this moment, a man came from Bangladesh to eat and drink.
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The Fei family slaves who had a good relationship with Zhao Han all developed well in the new dynasty.
For example, "Jiu Po" did not have much ability, but because he could write and calculate, he started working as an official when the Datong Army regained Qianshan. When he retired due to illness, "Jiu Po" had already reached the prefecture level and had more than ten children and grandchildren.
Unfortunately, due to poor management of the family, "Jiu Po" died of illness, and his children and grandchildren began to fight for the family property.
Fei Wenwei is one of the grandsons of "Jiu Po". His grades were too poor and he did not get a high school diploma. Thanks to many connections, he was sent to the Naval Academy and was expelled for violating discipline many times.
After that, he completely let himself go and hung out with a group of powerful people.
A few years ago, his father also died of illness, and Fei Wenwei successfully inherited the family property. He was proficient in eating, drinking, prostitution, and gambling. Within a few years, all the family's wealth was lost, leaving only fixed assets such as shops and mines. He desperately wanted to turn over, but was
He fooled into stock trading and even mortgaged his store to the bank.
In the end, the old mother was so angry that he almost died, and the two brothers took him to court.
Fei Wenwei had no choice but to move away from home, and the remaining poor family property was divided between his two brothers, and his old mother was also given to the brothers to take care of.
After living in Coconut City for a year, cheating on food and drink, Fei Wenwei actually didn't starve to death. Hearing that Bangladesh was easier to live in, he took a boat over again and told everyone he met that his grandfather was the emperor's child.
Even when Zheng Sen and his wife left Dhaka, Fei Wenwei caught them by the tail.
"Madam, there is a Han family member who is demanding to see you, claiming to be an old friend."
"Bring him here."
Zhao Zhenfang saw Fei Wenwei and asked with some confusion: "Which old friend are you?"
Fei Wenwei knelt down when he saw her and asked, "Does my aunt still remember Jiupo?"
Zhao Zhenfang said in surprise: "But Brother Jiupo from the Fei family? I haven't seen him for thirty years."
Fei Wenwei said: "That is my grandfather. My grandfather often mentioned my great-aunt during his lifetime, saying that when we were in Ehu, my great-aunt and my grandfather had a very good relationship. Even when my grandfather was dying, he also thought about my great-aunt's benefits..."
As he spoke, Fei Wenwei looked sad.
Zhao Zhenfang sighed and said: "It's really sad that we no longer have an old friend. Come closer and let me take a closer look."
Fei Wenwei ran over quickly.
Zhao Zhenfang looked carefully and saw that the young man in front of her did have a somewhat "alcoholic" appearance, so she asked: "Why did you come to Bangladesh?"
Fei Wenwei half-truthed: "My grandfather died of illness, and several uncles fought for the family property. My father didn't like fighting with others, so he got a small share of the property. Later, he lost money in business. He was so angry that he couldn't afford to fall ill. I thought
In order to keep my temper, I stopped going to middle school and used the remaining money at home to go into business. But... But I was young and ignorant, and I was deceived in my business, so I had to entrust my mother to my younger brother to take care of me, and I went to sea to earn some wages."
This guy has been cheating for a living all year round, and he actually deceived Zhao Zhenfang.
Zhao Zhenfang felt pity in her heart and thought of her old friend, so she said: "Please follow me back to China and I will find you a decent job."
Fei Wenwei straightened his back: "A man must be self-reliant. I accept my aunt's kindness wholeheartedly, but please don't pity me. I will definitely be able to make a career in Bangladesh!"
Zhao Zhenfang nodded in approval: "But he is ambitious. If you want to do business, then I will pay 500 taels of silver to become a shareholder in your trading company."
"Thank you, auntie, for your trust!" Fei Wenwei was overjoyed.
At that moment, Zhao Zhenfang took 500 taels of silver dollars and wrote a handwritten letter recommending them to the new governor Xia Wanchun. He even assigned some of his close servants who were going to be brought back to the country to serve as Fei Wenwei's followers.
Fei Wenwei behaved extremely filially and stayed with Zheng Sen and Zhao Zhenfang, serving them wholeheartedly until they boarded the ship.
Next, Fei Wenwei took a few Bengali slaves and took the eldest princess's letter to see the governor Xia Wanchun.
Xia Wanchun did not doubt that he was there, and immediately asked Fei Wenwei to be a minor colonial official - the governor had the power to promote local officials and a small number of Han officials.
Fei Wenwei did not agree or refuse. He only said that he did not want to stay in Dhaka to enjoy it and would go to a colony farther away to educate and manage the natives for the imperial court.
Xia Wanchun admired this very much and praised Fei Wenwei for his ambition, so he made him the liaison adjutant of Rajshahi.
Rajshahi is a large city on the lower reaches of the Ganges River, located on the western border of Bangladesh.
The so-called liaison officer is responsible for conveying the governor's orders and monitoring local princes.
Fei Wenwei arrived in Rajshahi in a hurry and went to report to the driver's boss. While drinking, he revealed that his grandfather and the emperor were childhood friends. The boss was dealt with and treated him with great respect. Then he went to fight with the prince of the Tubang.
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In just half a year, the entire Bengali aristocracy in Rajshahi knew that Fei Wenwei was a family friend of the Chinese royal family.
This guy is not corrupt, he can even be called honest.
However, he took advantage of the local nobles for free and even married four wives at once, all of whom were beautiful daughters of local princes. Each wife brought a large dowry.
The princes who gave away their daughters felt that they had taken advantage of them, and they would brag to everyone that they were related to Chinese nobles.
Immediately, Fei Wenwei became a big landowner again.
Some of the land was part of the dowry, but some of the land was occupied by force. Those princes from the local states took the initiative to help him occupy the land, and by the way, they also got a share of the pie.
In just three years, Fei Wenwei had many wives and concubines, slaves everywhere, and more than 2,000 acres of fertile farmland.
Wealth that does not return to its hometown is like walking in brocade at night.
He first resigned from his position as liaison adjutant and handed over the management of his property to his trusted servants. Then he took his wife and concubines back to China by boat, and wore silks and satins to show off in his hometown in Qianshan.
By chance, I met Fei Yinghuan and his wife who were returning to their hometown for retirement.
(My father, my mother, my wife, and the three big bosses in the family are all positive. It is estimated that Lao Wang is only here for the past two days. Please take care of your health.)
(I recommend a book called "I Invented at Hogwarts". If you like this kind of novel, you can check it out.)
