Reborn As a Pirate

v2 Chapter 654: Layout Far East

Unlike the Muscat War of Aggression in 1784, the Barbary Chamber of Commerce War was the first time Pierce launched a war with his own will.

   The idea of ​​the war was very hasty, and the proposal did not give too much consideration to the succession and transformation. Even the opponent was a group of paper sharks, which is not worth mentioning for the current Drake Chamber of Commerce.

   But this war is of great significance to Pierce.

   First of all, he found the right goal, and he didn't overpower to challenge the Turkish Empire that could not be shaken by the power of the Chamber of Commerce.

  Secondly, he found the right way. First he stood on the commanding heights of morality and grabbed justice, then stood on the commanding heights of military force to grab the number of victories, and finally settled on the right side.

   When I first saw the special report written by Ramos, Lorraine felt that most of it was not written by Pierce.

   But a group of presidents are all brothers who watched Pierce grow up bit by bit. They insisted Pierce planned the entire operation, just as Pierce asked them to transfer the ship, and they disrupted their **** plan without saying anything.

   Speaking of Lorraine, the same is true, because he personally issued the second formation's transoceanic assistance.

   It is not important at all who contributed which part of the war, what is important is how much Pierce learned under these brothers.

   It turns out that he has learned a lot.

   After solving the Barbary pirate incident, Lorraine decided to loosen the rope tied to Pierce.

In August 1786, the repaired Secret Service formation escorted a European-African trading fleet of the Hundred Chambers of Commerce to the Cape of Good Hope, and continued eastward at the strong request of Eddie, arriving at the headquarters of the East India Company, the East India Colony in mid-December. The capital of Mumbai.

   "How do you say?" Pierce sat on the sofa with a frown, "I can only say that Eddie Garman is still the Eddie Garman."

   In the Muscat war of aggression in 1784, Eddie accidentally obtained the foothold of the Chamber of Commerce in the Indian Ocean with Lorraine's wrist, and has been obsessed with the legendary river Ganges, where gold flows endlessly.

   This desire was suppressed by him for a whole year, until it was determined that the branch had a firm foothold in Muscat, with the branch’s tentacles spread all over Africa, he finally used the relationship with the Royal Africa Company and began to greet the East India Company.

From the end of 1785 to the beginning of 1786, he spent six months bribing the greedy Governor of India Warren Hastings several thousand pounds. Just as he was about to reap the results, Hastings was suddenly recalled for alleged corruption. NS.

   Hastings's east window incident occurred, and Eddie's heart was ashamed for a while. The system of the Drake Chamber of Commerce gives the branch president great sovereignty, but under the sovereignty, the financial supervision built by Carmen forces them to balance out.

   Bribery is possible, but bribery must be rewarded, war is possible, but war must be rewarded.

   A huge crisis slammed into Eddie’s face. In the face of this fruitless bribery, did he advance himself or report the truth and accept the reprimand?

   Fortunately, the aftermath of the War of Independence and the political struggle in the Upper Parliament saved him.

   The British army was defeated in North America. The government of Lord North of the Tory Party, which had been in power for 10 years, fell. The Whig party of the Lord and the Marquis of Rockingham took to the forefront and took charge of the government.

   However, the Tory Party was not reconciled to this defeat. Taking advantage of Warren Hastings's resignation and the vacancy of the Governor of India, they launched a raid in the Upper Parliament and directly sent the new prime minister's right-hand man to the political circle of London.

   This arm is the second generation Earl of Cornwallis, Mr. Charles Cornwallis.

   The Earl of Cornwallis has a very close relationship with the Drake Chamber of Commerce.

  He played an important role in the North American War of Independence. To some extent, it was Lorraine's smuggling that allowed Washington to have a strong Continental Army, which eventually led to his surrender in Yorktown.

   This is something Eddie doesn't know.

   What Eddie knew was that this man happened to be the brother of Lieutenant General William Cornwallis, admiral of the Royal Navy's African Fleet.

General William Cornwallis’s lieutenants have gained a lot of points because of Lorraine’s many points. The half-dead sea-holding operation that year made him promoted from colonel to major general, and the subsequent Muscat aggression made him from major general to lieutenant general. The story of the African Fleet is a matter of fact.

   Lieutenant General William Cornwallis has a solid friendship with the Drake Chamber of Commerce, and he has a deep personal relationship with Eddie.

   At the same time, the Cornwallis family is an important member of the Whig Party, and the Drake family of Tavistock is also an important pillar of the Whig Party.

  Politics are the same path, and there is no lack of personal friendship. Charles Cornwallis’s transfer to the governor of India may be a conspiracy of political opponents, but for Eddie, only Baili is harmless.

   Eddie renewed his confidence.

He got the itinerary of Governor Cornwallis at the Cape of Good Hope through the manager of the African Chamber of Commerce, Willow Baker, and got to know the Governor through General Cornwallis at the dust washing reception. With a clever mouth, he persuaded the Governor. On the way to work, inspect the construction of Zuwo Port.

   The prosperity of the Port of Zuwo, as expected, left a deep impression on the Governor of Cornwallis. Eddie took advantage of the victory to pursue it and put forward a trade request to India.

  Governor Cornwallis welcomed a chamber of commerce with a distinguished background and strong strength like the Drake Chamber of Commerce. The two sides hit it off and Eddie quickly found a fulcrum in Mumbai and Chennai to enter the Far East trade.

   At this point, Eddie's good fortune is finally exhausted.

   The British East India Company is a special business organization.

She was founded in 1600. On December 31 of that year, Queen Elizabeth I granted the company a royal charter, granting it the privilege of trading in India. As a result, [London Merchants Trading Company in East India] officially Was declared established.

   At the beginning, this company with 125 shareholders and a total capital of £72,000 had only a 15-year license, and it failed to establish a stable trading point in India until 1608.

Between 1609 and 1610, she finally established its first factory in Mesuli Perdum on the ebony coast of the Bay of Bengal. James I, who was blinded by the payment, prompted him to issue an indefinite charter, which solved the company's urgent need.

  In 1612, the company defeated the Portuguese and was favored by the rulers of the Mughal Empire. James I sent envoys to win the company's factory and trade privileges, and then received preferential tariffs.

  Under such political protection, the company was able to flourish and quickly surpassed the Portuguese to become India's most powerful foreign power.

   During the Cromwell Revolution, the company made a big bet and stood firmly beside the royal family.

   This allowed Cromwell to adjust the company's charter while in power, which affected the company's interests. But the royal family was quickly restored, and the company's gamble was rewarded.

   In 1662, Princess Catherine of Portugal married King Charles II of England. Mumbai was taken to England as a dowry and was contracted to the company in 1668.

In 1670, Charles II issued five laws, granting the company the right to occupy territory independently, mint coins, command fortresses and the army, form alliances and declare war, sign peace treaties, and conduct trials in civil and criminal proceedings in occupied areas. The company acts as the United Kingdom. Agents overseas.

   In 1680, the company established the first armed force loyal to the company instead of Britain.

   In 1688, the company moved its headquarters to Mumbai and started to develop Kolkata two years later.

   By 1689, the British East India Company was in fact no longer a pure trading company.

   She has the characteristics of a country, autonomously controls the rule of Bangladesh, Chennai and Mumbai, and possesses terrible loyal and threatening military power.

   In 1698, the company had its own motto: [Subordinate to our sponsors-the King and Parliament of England], which further loosened its relationship with the United Kingdom.

   On the other hand, Britain naturally does not want to see its cornucopia drift away.

   In 1694, the Parliament passed a non-control bill allowing any British company to trade with India unless the Parliament passed a bill prohibiting the trade, which effectively cancelled the charter from James I to the company.

   In 1698, after the company had its motto, the Parliament passed a law to establish a parallel East India Company [British East India Trading Company].

   However, the new company has just landed. The shareholders of the old company have controlled more than 16% of the equity through various channels, reaching the majority of shareholders. They can no longer challenge and replace the old company's position in accordance with the expectations of the council.

   In 1702, the two companies merged. At the same time, some government agencies and two other companies participated in the merger.

   The full name of the merged company is [England Merchant East India Trading Association ~lightnovelpub.net~] by lending 3.2 million pounds to the government in exchange for the exclusive privilege for the next three years.

In the following decades, disputes between the Parliament and the East India Company continued. The company hopes to become an organization that permanently controls the British overseas economy. The Parliament will not let go of any opportunity to occupy the company’s wealth without making it gain greater Autonomy.

   Until 1770, the Great Famine in Bangladesh caused 1/6 of the population in Bangladesh to starve to death, exposing to the world the weakness and weakness of the company in the administrative field.

The company was forced to seek help from the United Kingdom. In 1773, the Parliament passed the "East India Company Act" under the threat of the "Tea Act" (which eventually led to the Boston Tea Incident and the War of Independence), and finally established Congress’s control of the company. Sovereignty and ultimate control power.

   This decree recognizes the company’s political responsibilities and clearly stipulates that [the company shall exercise the sovereignty of the royal family on behalf of the royal family, rather than obtain sovereignty for the company itself].

   The company’s current organizational structure consisting of the Governor of India and 24 directors composing all directors and 10 committees under its jurisdiction for regular reports was also established at that time.

   It can be seen that the East India Company is not a pure trading organization. It has monopolized all trade in the Far East for a long time. Even the nominal chairman of the Governor of India cannot get involved in business lightly.

   It is not that the Drake Chamber of Commerce cannot share the profits of the Far East, but the Governor of Cornwallis needs reasons to convince the directors and committees.

   In other words, Eddie needs to make a striking and memorable contribution to the East India Company if he wants to turn the trade license into a trade share.