Chen Yucheng's surrender ceremony was very formal.
There were even people taking photos at the scene.
Oh, cameras are no longer a rare thing under the rule of the Renaissance Army.
The moment the spotlight flashed.
He even wanted to dig a hole in the ground and hide.
It's hard to imagine how much of a sensation this photo would cause if it reached Europa.
The civil servants sent by the Holy King have not arrived yet, but his orders have arrived.
Chen Yucheng could only select a few hundred literate soldiers and find some interpreters.
There are too few translators who understand Chinese.
But there are many translators here who understand Mon language and English.
Chen Yucheng first asked the interpreter who knew Mon Chinese to explain his request to the interpreter who knew Mon English.
Then let these interpreters who understand Mongolian and English come forward to do statistical work.
It seems a bit confusing, but that's all it can do. After all, the Holy Army is meeting a foreign country, and language is a problem.
The Dai people, Mon people, and Indian people in the Holy Kingdom must learn the Holy Mandarin language, which is Cantonese.
The statistics this time are quite urgent and are related to the recovery of Calcutta city.
What they have to do is to collect basic information about the population in the city. The most important thing is the work and expertise of these people.
Those who didn't know better thought that the Holy Army was conducting a census.
Calcutta is a large city with a population of hundreds of thousands, including fifty to sixty thousand white people.
It is not an easy task to complete this work.
Most of the residents in the city are still locked up in their homes.
But this situation won't last long. The Holy Army is not a philanthropist. This entire city is the Holy Army's trophy.
Most properties in the city will be confiscated and then redistributed.
The purpose of conducting this census now is to provide a basis for future redistribution.
Others did not know, but Chen Yucheng knew in advance that the Holy King intended to make Calcutta the future Holy Capital of the Holy Kingdom.
When the Holy Kingdom was placed in Dinsugia before, the Holy Kingdom was still very weak at that time and had to rely on the Renaissance Army to survive.
The place of Dinsugiya was backed by the Renaissance Army, allowing the Holy Army at that time to advance and attack, and to retreat and defend.
However, with the weakening of Da Ying in the Indian region, the situation has changed.
The current Indian continent is in a situation where all the heroes are chasing each other.
If the Holy Capital is placed in Dinsugia, it will be very detrimental to the expansion of the Holy Kingdom.
In the current subcontinent, the Holy Kingdom has the strongest military strength.
Although the Kingdom of Burma controlled Upper and Lower Burma and East Bengal through the integration of Garaya, Burma was still essentially a feudal aristocratic comrade.
Moreover, the combat effectiveness of Myanmar's soldiers is generally not as good as that of the Holy Army.
Although the system of the Holy Army is also feudal, their feudalism extends to every warrior.
The Kingdom of Myanmar still delegated power to the nobles.
However, after relocation and reshuffling, the current group of nobles are all nobles loyal to Galoa.
The next one might be the Northern Alliance, but the Northern Alliance is more loose. They are just a confederation composed of a group of feudal states that broke away from the control of Daxing.
The combat effectiveness of the soldiers is even lower. Most of them are slave soldiers, with poor combat effectiveness and morale.
Only an enlightened king like the Queen of Jhansi knew how to turn her subordinates into wealthy people and improve their combat effectiveness.
The Northern Alliance was able to achieve some victories in the battle with Dayang, relying almost entirely on the strong combat effectiveness of the Jhansi soldiers.
Ranked fourth is the Kingdom of Gorkha, but this country is too poor. The soldiers have good combat effectiveness, but they are not many in number.
And due to its geographical location, Gorkha has no room for expansion.
The fifth place is the Southern Alliance led by the Tamil Kingdom.
These southern people have darker skin, are relatively short, and do not look like the same race as the northern Indians at all.
There are many of them, but many of them still exist in the form of primitive tribes.
The level of civilization is very low.
The strength of an army composed of such people can be imagined.
They are good at fighting in the jungle, but in frontal combat, they are fighting against the five scum.
In addition, there were many other kingdoms still under the control of the Dayang people.
The Bombay area and the Peshawar area are places where the Great Empire has been operating for a long time.
The feudal states here are very loyal to the Great Empire, and this is also a place rich in servant soldiers.
The entire Ganges River Basin is equivalent to the Central Plains of China.
The northeastern region originally controlled by the Holy Army was equivalent to outside the customs. Now that they control Calcutta, it is equivalent to entering the Central Plains region.
Of course, the Holy Army must control Calcutta, and another important reason is to blockade the Kingdom of Burma.
Shi Dakai knew that Dong Shuheng of the Fuxing Army had always regarded himself as the patriarch of the Chinese nation.
Dong Shuheng probably didn’t want to see the Kingdom of Myanmar become too big.
Although everyone is the younger brother of the Fuxing Army, there are also differences between the younger brothers.
The Holy Kingdom, which is dominated by Chinese people, is naturally closer.
Shi Dakai didn't quite understand this at the beginning.
Therefore, at that time, Dong Shuheng did many things that he could not figure out despite racking his brains.
After I figured this out, many of the things Dong Shuheng did made sense.
…
There was a knock on the door of a white mansion in Kolkata.
Several Holy Army soldiers wearing khaki military uniforms, accompanied by a Mongolian interpreter, and several soldiers selected from the Tiger Army stood outside the door.
Schmidt Pal was a supervisor at Calcutta Steel Works.
They have lived in Calcutta for more than ten years and married their wives here.
His three children were also born here.
In the past two years of turmoil, he was originally ready to return to China, but in order to ensure the production of the steel plant, the Governor-General did not allow these technical managers to leave.
The war caused many factories to lose orders, but the business and production of steel plants became busier.
Because the war increased the consumption of steel.
Mr. Parr could only stay.
The Government House has been assuring the people that Calcutta will never be breached.
Even in the most dangerous situations, the port's waterways can remain open.
Facts have proved that the guarantees of politicians are unreliable, and those bad old men are very bad.
In this way, until the city was breached, Schmidt Pahl had no chance to leave with his family.
They can only close the door and wait for God to bless them.
When Mr. Parr was destroying the city, he saw the hell-like chaos in the city.
He saw white people trying to escape on the street being hacked to death by the natives.
The natives even vented on the corpse.
He also saw the natives dragging the captured women into alleys and humiliating them, even old women and little girls.
The view from the attic of Mr. Parr's house was very good, and he could clearly see the whole street.
He asked his wife to hide in the basement with their three daughters.
He also prepared poison for them.
Parr loved his wife and daughter deeply. It was precisely because of this that he did not want his woman to fall into the hands of these natives.
Pal was a liberal, deeply influenced by Enlightenment thought. He did not treat the indigenous people as inferior people, and he never oppressed or bullied these people.
But he knows what other white people do.
Now these natives look like they are seeking revenge.
Fortunately, a group of soldiers with long hair and khaki military uniforms came later. All these natives were driven out.
Next, someone in English, while beating the gong, informed everyone to stay at home.
The city entered a curfew state, and Schmitt Pal felt a lot more relieved. This approach is a common practice among civilized countries.
Maybe they can leave here by boat soon, but at worst they will lose some money.
In addition to being a manager, he is also an engineer. He doesn't have to worry about not having enough to eat when he returns to China.
The family was having dinner, and suddenly there was a knock on the door outside.
Mr. Parr quickly ran to the attic to observe.
There was a group of soldiers outside the door. Mr. Parr asked his wife to take their daughters and hide in the basement.
He carefully came to the door.
"What's going on?" Parr asked through the door first without opening the door directly.
"Hello, we need to register your information." A native interpreter said.
Each statistics team has about ten people.
In advance, the content of the questions will be handed over to those who understand Mandarin and English by interpreters who understand Mandarin and Mandarin.
These Bangladeshi-English bilingual interpreters are then assigned to various statistical teams.
In fact, all the records of the interviews were completed by an interpreter who was bilingual in both Mandarin and English.
The people of the Holy Army are actually responsible for the security work and can also play a certain supervisory role.
Parr knew that just a door could not stop the opponent.
He didn't want to offend these soldiers. Therefore, he opened the door anyway.
He looked at three indigenous people with darker skin and some yellow people with lighter skin.
The native man said: "Sir, we need to register your basic information."
When the native spoke, he looked at a yellow man with his eyes. From this, it can be seen that that man is the leader.
"Okay, you can ask." Mr. Parr said expressionlessly.
Like most Chinese people, Parr still feels that I have the final say in my house, and no one can come in without his consent.
The interpreter was a little unhappy. How should he record it at the gate?
"Sir, can we go in? We need to count every member of your family."
If there weren't a few people from the Holy Army nearby, the interpreter would have gone crazy.
Fortunately, Parr was not stupid. He turned sideways and invited a few people in.
Arriving at the living room, the interpreter found an empty table, spread out a notebook, and prepared a pen.
Parr also called his wife and daughter out, but they were still scared.
Parr knew it would be fine, as long as
I am willing to cooperate with the other party.
He could tell that these people had no intention of harming them. Otherwise, the other party wouldn't have to pretend to open the door, which would be completely unnecessary.
Perhaps the most hostile person among them was the interpreter.
Maybe if he refuses one of their requests, the interpreter will complain to the soldiers around him.
"Interpreter, when can we leave here? We are all ordinary civilians." Although he saw that the interpreter was not a person in charge, he still tried to ask.
Parr had already explained his situation just now. The interpreter had written everything down on the paper.
"Mr. Pal, I heard that you will not be able to go back until the Holy Kingdom and the Great Empire have ceased war and the two countries have reached an agreement."
"You should be grateful that you are a valuable person. Maybe if you cooperate well with the Holy Kingdom, you can still keep your property."
"I can tell you in advance that the Holy Kingdom is planning to confiscate all property in the city and then redistribute it. Those worthless people may work as coolies. You can continue to go back to the factory to work as a manager."
"The adults of the Holy Kingdom have said that all people must obtain a place to live and food through labor."
Parr's heart was like a turbulent wave. They were violating sacred private property.
But Parr didn't dare to show it.
He glanced at his wife and daughters, nodded and said: "I understand, I will cooperate with the work of the Holy Kingdom, and if they let me return to the factory, I am also willing. I just hope to keep our house
, and give me a salary that can support my family.”
The interpreter shook his head and said: "Mr. Pal, the specific arrangements will be decided by the big shots in the Holy Kingdom. Just wait for the notice at home. I think the food at your home can last for how many days?"
The interpreter looked at the dining table of the Parr family. There was still plenty of food on the table.
At least it's much better than these natives.
Although the translator hates white people, he does not play any tricks. He also cherishes this job.
The Holy Army's rule here cannot be separated from these interpreters.
There was a white family just now who did not cooperate with their work.
The interpreter told the soldiers who followed him.
The soldiers immediately blew up the door of the house. They also killed a white man and arrested the rest.
When encountering those unreasonable people, the soldiers of the Holy Army will not show mercy at all.
Although they don't understand English, they can observe each other's expressions and body language and understand the general idea.
Therefore, he did not dare to complain casually.
This Mr. Parr is quite cooperative, although he looks neither humble nor overbearing, which makes people a little disgusted.
But he did everything as he was told. And this person turned out to be the technical manager of the steel plant, that is, a key figure.
He is the kind of person who is taken very seriously, so the interpreter would not dare to neglect him.
…
The white Governor's Palace in Calcutta.
Chen Yucheng looked at the compiled statistical report in his hand. There are hundreds of factories in Calcutta.
Half of them are cotton textile mills. However, the problem of production suspension is serious because the main cotton-producing area is in the Ganges River Basin on the side controlled by the Northern Alliance.
The war cut off the industrial chain in India.
There are also a series of factories such as steel smelting, mechanical processing, and sugar refining.
There is even an arsenal for making guns.
If the Holy Army can get these factories up and running, it will no longer need to import so much equipment from the Renaissance Army, and can also export some products to several surrounding allies.
He quickly ordered that all these things be protected.
Not only the factories must be protected, but the original workers and managers must also be protected.
When the Holy King comes with his people and has management personnel, the Holy Kingdom will be able to gradually resume work and production in the factories here.
"King of England, good news from the Flying Dragon Army."
It has been three days since Chen Yucheng occupied Calcutta.
He stayed here, but his troops did not stop.
Accompanying him on this expedition were the Azure Dragon Legion, the Suzaku Legion and the Flying Dragon Legion.
The Flying Dragon Legion is a cavalry legion.
Chen Yucheng had previously sent out to intercept the fleeing Yin army.
After completing their mission, they took advantage of the situation and captured Howrah, an important town in the southwest.
Then they continued to pursue Robert's remaining army in the direction of Chhattisgarh.
The Suzaku Corps moved south along the coastline, and with the cooperation of the Renaissance fleet, captured Balasore, Cuttack and other coastal cities that were still under British control.
The eastern coastal areas, the French colonies along the coast, and the areas already controlled by the Tamils in the south are all areas that the Holy Kingdom can occupy.
Shi Dakai knew very well that after occupying these coastal areas, the adjacent inland areas would also be territories that the Holy Army could expand in the future.