Reborn In 17th century India with Black Technology-Chapter 800: Arming Southern Ming

After Peter left, he met a noble from Prussia-Brandenburg who thanked him profusely for the weaponry provided by the Bharatiya Empire, as well as the training provided to their elites.

Apparently, the elite unit that went back won a huge victory against the Holy Roman Empire and conquered two border cities called Schwerin and Magdeburg.

The whole of Europe believed that this was only a minor victory and that the Holy Roman Empire, which was going through internal reforms, might soon reoccupy the place and make Prussia-Brandenburg the thing of history. But Vijay had a vague feeling that Prussia-Brandenburg was slowly setting off on a war path. It was slowly becoming, one step at a time, the Deutschland which the whole of Europe hated and feared.

He knew that a lot of internal reforms were going on, especially with the reign of the new emperor Leopold I. But is it going to be completed quickly enough? Not to mention the Holy Roman Empire has already been rotten to the core. Unless it is a type of reform that cuts off the blood vessels to which the leeches have been attached, the problems won't be resolved. Give it some time, and new problems will rise up.

On the other hand, Prussia-Brandenburg has been newly modernised according to some of the laws and regulations of the Bharatiya Empire by Frederick William and has already become a lean and mean war machine that is well capable of hitting above its weight class.

Looking at the map of Europe, Vijay smiled, "Interesting..." The two border cities that Prussia-Brandenburg occupied are coincidentally very close to the major cities of the Holy Roman Empire, Hamburg and Hanover. Is it really a coincidence? Vijay doesn't know, since aiming directly for the two fortresses of the Holy Roman Empire's defences is ludicrous, but looking at the strategy of Frederick William, Vijay had an intuition that he might actually do it.

After meeting with a few more European guests who had come for the Warriors Day parade, Vijay finally met a very interesting guest whom he had personally invited.

A middle-aged Chinese man who looked to be in his 40s came into the conference room with some uncertainty written on his face.

He wore traditional Chinese brocade clothes while he had a chopstick in his hair which held up his long hair.

Zhu Youlang, as soon as he saw the emperor of the Bharatiya Empire, immediately wanted to Prostrate as a show of respect.

But he was immediately stopped.

"There's no need to Prostrate, Your Highness. Please sit down."

Zhu Youlang's whole routine was thrown off. He was momentarily stunned as he had already knelt halfway, but feeling uncomfortable with not showing any respect, he settled for a namaskar with a bow and sat down.

"Thank you for inviting me to such a great event, Your Majesty. The courage, the spirit, and the pride of your soldiers have really opened my eyes," he expressed his feelings sincerely, as he truly was mesmerised seeing the march as if he was not seeing 100 men walk in a line but a single man.

'No, the accent is still weird,' Vijay felt a little bizarre in his heart. He could never get used to a Chinese man speaking the Bharati language, i.e., Sanskrit, with a Mandarin accent, but he did not show it on his face.

"Haha."

"There is no need for thanks, Your Highness. It is only natural that I invite you, the King of the Southern Ming Dynasty, to the event—especially considering the historic ties my motherland had with yours."

Zhu Youlang was a little emotional, he nodded, "That's true, Your Majesty. Our both regions are among the oldest civilizations in the world—we can also be considered as brothers." Suddenly, he became a little sad, "Unfortunately, my motherland has been occupied by the traitorous Manchu people."

Vijay had a glint in his eye. In fact, he could have promised to support the Southern Ming Dynasty the last time he had read the letter, but he had some reservations because even though the Southern Ming Dynasty claims to be a separate kingdom and the only continuation of the Ming Dynasty, it also claims that it is the rightful ruler of the Chinese mainland.

In simpler words, if Vijay supported the Southern Ming Dynasty with all his heart, then there was a chance that they might actually wage war against the Qing Dynasty and become the next China—thereby once again becoming a problem, so he had to be cautious.

He thought a lot about this for the last 12 months and finally came to the conclusion that there was nothing better he could do. All the Chinese speak the same language, and follow the same culture, and they all think that they, as people, are Chinese. Although Vijay looks down upon the fact that in order to be so unified they had to destroy all the minorities and cultures in the land—which is like taking a shortcut—but at the end of the day, the Chinese did win in his last life while his motherland, which supposedly did the right thing, suffered.

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He had no doubt that China would be unified once again very soon—either Southern Ming occupying the Qing or Qing occupying Southern Ming. He did not see any other way unless the Russians supported Qing, in which case the battle could be prolonged enough for differences to be fostered even among the people, like the people of Hong Kong and the people of the mainland—and even that took almost a century to happen.

However, given the relationship between the Manchurian Dynasty and the Tsarist Russian Empire, he does not think it is bound to happen any time soon. On the contrary, even the Russians may support the Southern Ming in order to take back some of the lands they have lost to the Chinese.

In the end, Vijay made a decision: he would support the Southern Ming to stay independent—but nothing more than that. And if they copied the weapons that he would provide and produced more of them, which they would use to fight against the Qing, he couldn't do anything about it then.

Anyway, Vijay was actually prepared to fight the whole Qing Dynasty in the first place before he got the letter from Southern Ming during the ASEAN establishment summit, at most he would be going back to square one.

Vijay thought a lot of things in his mind, but it was only a split second in reality. "I've thought about your request, Your Highness Zhu Youlang."

"And I'm happy to tell you that the Bharatiya Empire is willing to provide you with military support by providing you with adequate armaments."

"Additionally, understanding your troubles of not being able to trade with gold, the Empire is willing to trade with your silver taels, with standard silver conversion rates," Vijay remembered that by this time China had become the silver magnet of the world, very similar to how Bharath had become the gold sink of the world a few centuries ago, so he did not mind reducing the price of silver jewellery in the Empire and making it more accessible to the lower class, given that gold jewellery had become extremely pricey.

"However, there is a small condition from the Bharatiya Empire."

Zhu Youlang was overjoyed.

Before he came to the Bharatiya Empire, he had already ordered his trusted commander and general, Li Dingguo, to use all the manpower and resources in stock until he came back as a last line of defence. He was already on his last straw.

He was waiting with bated breath for the reply from the Bharatiya Empire. Every passing day was like the footsteps of death getting closer and closer. Without any supply of weapons, he was losing one city after another. He was almost considering abandoning the country in order to save his life. Finally, the invitation from the Bharatiya Empire to attend the Warriors Day was like the light of hope that he needed, because if this deal did not succeed, then he would have no choice but to abandon his kingdom and run away somewhere. His first choice was Zheng Chenggong, who had successfully established Taiwan.

"Please enlighten me, Your Majesty."

Vijay had a very serious expression. "I know that you have a lot of spies working for you within the Qing Dynasty. I need them to work for the Bharatiya Empire as well."

"Meaning, you have to share your intelligence network with the Bharatiya Empire."

Zhu Youlang was stunned—not because the condition was too harsh, but because compared to what he had thought in his mind, it was nothing.

"Definitely, Your Majesty. Rest assured, with your permission I can actually have a few people permanently settled down in the Empire."

Vijay nodded. "That would be nice."

Vijay didn't ask for anything else since it was all very hard to keep and hard to monitor since the Chinese are one of the most xenophobic groups in the world.

Additionally, the agents of Bharatiya External Pragya found it extremely difficult to infiltrate into the Qing Dynasty. If a person had not grown up in China, it is almost as if he is a walking sign that something is wrong with him. Hence, he put forward the condition of sharing the intelligence channels, as it would not only be more economical but also more effective, not to mention it could also be a classroom for his own local agents so that they could be deployed in the near future to both Southern Ming and Qing. Moreover, the intelligence channels of Zhu Youlang might have been in development for at least 10 years, so spies may have been present in even the highest positions of the Qing Dynasty.