Chapter 411 Insects

Vienna, Schönbrunn Palace.

Franz played with a beautiful, round blue gemstone. It was a moonstone. Locals believed that this stone could bring good luck, or even the blessing of the moon god, awakening the power of people's past lives.

Franz was curious about what it could bring him?

The person who gave this stone to Franz was the low-caste Indian rich businessman. Vera Weiss said that this stone was the Eye of Brahma enshrined in the temple. It seemed that he had made a lot of money.

Hyderabad, South Asian subcontinent.

Since Baruch won last time, he has received secret support from many princely states. Some people contributed money, and some people contributed manpower. But no princely state leader made a public statement because they were all waiting for a result.

If Baruch won, they would send troops to help liberate the Indian subcontinent. If Baruch lost, they would rush up like hounds and tear him and his Sind princely state to pieces.

20,000 British troops against 50,000 rebels. To be honest, the Indian side had a great advantage in terms of military strength. Besides the insufficient number of artillery, the other equipments were almost the same.

At the same time, the enemy had to cross the desert to attack Hyderabad, which was a long and tiring expedition, while the Sindh princely army had a strong castle as a cover and rested for a long time, which gave them the advantage of waiting for the enemy to tire themselves out.

However, the result was surprising. As soon as the battle started, the Kapil prince who was responsible for defending the front directly gave way and attacked the remaining two princes with the British army.

Bharuch's three-sided encirclement plan instantly turned into a home being bloomed in the middle. The British army directly divided the remaining rebels into two parts, and the Indians who lost the flank protection were simply unable to organize a decent counterattack.

What's more terrifying is that in order to increase their combat power, the rebels recruited many untouchables to join the army. The cancer of the caste system in India for thousands of years broke out at this time.

Many untouchables dropped their weapons and surrendered to the enemy in batches, because they didn't know what it meant to defend their country.

On the contrary, in the eyes of these low-level people, the other side was more "kind" and "good" than those local landlords.

To be honest, the barbarity of the Indian subcontinent is beyond the imagination of most modern people; human sacrifice, live sacrifice, eunuchs, clothing tax, nose piercing tax, slavery, cannibalism. Each of them is appalling.

To this day, some parts of India still continue some bad habits.

So for the poorest people at the bottom who are worse off than those living in a small house, there is no difference between their own master and the foreign white master, it's just a change of ruler, and this new master is more "merciful" and more "fair".

A war of 10,000 people ended with only 73 casualties on both sides.

However, the British did not show their "merciful" side this time. The Governor-General Earl Ellenborough ordered the execution of all the murderers who killed General Pinar and his officers and soldiers.

After conquering Hyderabad, the British army staged a massacre, with more than 20,000 lives taken away, but some of the rebel leaders of noble origin, such as Baruch, escaped the reckoning.

Of course, the death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped. They can only spend the rest of their lives under the supervision of the British.

But even this treatment is much luckier than those lower-class people. The untouchables were first conscripted to the battlefield, and finally survived the war and encountered a massacre. The local kings who came to take over the land also did not regard them as human beings, and even wished that all these people would die.

Veraweiss, who made a fortune in the war, came to the Governor's Mansion with an uneasy mood. After arranging two gold bars, he successfully met Earl Ellenborough.

"Mr. Veraweiss? What do you want to see me for?"

"Governor, I am a businessman. Today I specially brought some specialties from our hometown to visit you. I hope you don't dislike it." Veraweiss said cautiously.

Earl Ellenborough poured a cup of coffee and sat in his chair very casually. He had seen many guys like nodding and bowing.

However, the targets of bribery by those merchants were all the greedy people in the port authority. It was the first time that someone came to bribe him directly.

However, Ellenborough only thought that the Indian in front of him was an ordinary opium dealer who just wanted to sell his goods at a good price.

After a brief thought, he opened a box filled with neatly stacked gold bars.

Earl Ellenborough was so shocked that he even dropped his coffee cup on the ground, but he seemed to be unaware of it and stared at the valuable gift in front of him.

"Governor, Governor"

Veraweiss called three times in a row before Ellenborough came back to his senses.

The latter obviously realized that he had just lost his temper. Although he had heard people say that India was a place full of gold, he still underestimated this so-called "reputation".

Although he was born into a noble family and held a high position, he mainly relied on the protection of his ancestors. Although he had risen rapidly along the way, he had not seen much of the world, so he was frightened by a box of gold.

"What...what do you want to do?" After a long while, Earl Ellenborough finally said such an embarrassing sentence.

This was somewhat beyond Verawise's expectations. He thought that all British people were of the same character.

"Governor, I really want to make friends with you."

"Very good, no problem!" Earl Ellenborough agreed immediately, but who would have thought that as soon as he put his hand on the box, the other party spoke again.

"Sir, I am a decent businessman. Unfortunately, the masters of the navy always suspect that I am smuggling contraband."

Ellenborough immediately understood the other party's intention.

"Don't worry, I will give you a certificate to solemnly declare that you are working for the United Kingdom. From now on, you are a businessman of the British Empire, and no one can check you at will!"

After saying that, he waved his pen and stamped it with the seal of the Governor-General of India. This may not be a big deal for him, but it is a dream come true for an ordinary Indian.

Of course, it was not necessary to be so troublesome. In the past, as long as you bribed the staff of the East India Company and registered the ship under its name, you could avoid many troubles such as taxes and inspections.

But in 1833, the trade privileges of the East India Company were cancelled, and even if you were under its banner, you would be checked.

So Veraweiss went to the Governor-General's Mansion in person. After all, what he was dealing in was not just opium, but also absolute contraband-weapons.

It imported weapons and shipped them to India to make huge profits.

(Initially Austria, then the Zhenla region, because the distance is close and will not affect Franz's layout)

But the absurd thing is that the British have arsenals in India, and the output is not low. Although the Battle of Hyderabad failed, the businessman escaped sanctions, so more weapons flowed to other princely states.

With sharp weapons, the killing intention is self-starting.

The South Asian subcontinent has become more turbulent, which is a good thing for the Sikh Empire in the north and Afghanistan, which has just restored its country.

In fact, Russia, which is further north, also wants to get involved, but it has no choice but to break through the grasslands and deserts in Central Asia.

Bukhara, Haohan, and Khiva are like natural moats, lying between Russia and the rich South Asian subcontinent.