Aurangzeb was indeed very resourceful, and what he came up with was a great way to kill three birds with one stone!
First of all, the Goan Portuguese were an absolute scourge to the Timurid Empire in India! Because they have not only mastered military technology from the West, which may be a bit outdated, but still very useful, but they are also unprincipled and willing to accept employment from everyone - no matter what religion they believe in, as long as they are given enough money, they They are all willing to work hard.
The native Tianfang Sect and Hindu Kingdom in India are their main employers!
Therefore, any prince with a few dirty dollars (all princes in India are rich) can get "rebel services" from Goa that are enough to give Aurangzeb a headache, from arms to officers, from the army to the navy, as long as there is Money can handle everything.
Therefore, Aurangzeb's enemies in India can always organize a combat-effective army in a very short period of time at a not too high cost...
In addition, Goa is also the place where failed Indian rebels fled! Once you go to Goa, you will never be able to catch him again, unless the rebel himself returns to the Indians.
Moreover, the rebels who escaped to Goa can also collude with various Western colonists. Maybe they will be able to come back with Western soldiers someday!
In recent years, the rebels in the Deccan Plateau and southern coastal areas of India have been able to rise and fall repeatedly, largely because these rebels were able to take refuge in Goa and contact external forces there who were willing to provide support!
Therefore, if Aurangzeb wanted to truly unify India, he had to eradicate the Portuguese colony of Goa!
But he did not have the military strength to level Goa. Goa was a city of mercenaries, and it was easy to get support from Western military powers such as France, the Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom. If he really wants to fight hard, he has no confidence...if he is defeated by others, his vitality will be greatly damaged.
Therefore, the arrival of King Alfonso and the Ming Dynasty's attempt to intervene in the European war gave him a god-given opportunity to send Goa's troubles back to Europe!
The second "bird" that fell into the hands of Aurangzeb pushed the Ming Empire directly onto the battlefield to fight alongside the Ottoman Empire!
This is unprecedented!
If you imagine the name of the Ottoman-Ming coalition, you will know how bluffing this is - the Chinese and the Ottoman Empire have joined forces, why don't you Europeans return to your home base quickly?
If the Europeans retreated from the Indian Ocean, wouldn't the Timur Empire's cause of unifying India be stable?
The third bird that kills three birds with one stone is to unite the Tianfang believers in India, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan, especially the Tianfang believers in Afghanistan and Tajikistan.
It’s really a bit convoluted to talk about this matter. It is probably that the “World Conqueror” of Tianfang Sect paid for a prince of the Ming Empire, went to Goa to hire a Portuguese mercenary who believed in Catholicism, and then sent him to help the Ottoman Empire attack Catholic Patron of the Holy Roman Empire…
This thing sounds a bit dizzy, but this kind of legendary story has always been very popular among Indians.
As for the Tianfang believers in Afghanistan and Tajikistan, you only need to know that their masters united with the Ottoman Sultan to launch a holy war against Christians. Once those people hear about the holy war, they will regard them as God's shadow in the world, and they will become more loyal.
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"Uncle Six, isn't this ridiculous? I, the prince of the Ming Dynasty, took money from the Indian emperor to hire a group of Portuguese mercenaries from Goa, and then helped the Ottoman Sultan attack the Holy Roman Empire... .Tell me, can it be any more ridiculous?"
Inside the Ming Dynasty's embassy in Lahore, Henry Zhu was shaking his head like a rattle while talking to his sixth uncle, Prince Fu Zhu Cibing.
He positioned himself as a diplomat, an envoy, not a general who went into battle to kill the enemy, let alone a king who opened up new territories.
King Fu listened with a smile, and actually nodded, "Yes! Why not? Henry, you have a bunch of Western relatives, all of them are dignitaries, including the king and queen of the Kingdom of New England! You Don’t you think you have a close connection with Europa?”
When Zhu Cibing said this, Henry Chu was also stunned.
It seems like this is really the case! It seems that I have some fate with the continent of Europa... Otherwise, why would my father, who has so many sons, send none of them to India but send me to India?
Prince Fu Zhu Cibing then added: "And you are also destined to that Maria..."
Henry Chu glared at his sixth uncle, “Sixth uncle...what are you talking about? Where did Maria and I have a fate?”
"No?" Zhu Cibing lowered his voice, "Henry, don't think that your sixth uncle and I don't know anything. When you were in Goa, you kept running to her every day..."
“Stop talking, stop talking…” Henry Chu waved his hands repeatedly, and almost went up to cover Zhu Cibing’s mouth.
Zhu Cibing looked at Henry Zhu a little anxiously, and quickly changed his words: "No more, no more talk about this... But you still have to recruit soldiers from Goa, and you have to lead them to the Ottoman Empire to help! This is My eldest brother is the errand assigned by your father! You must handle it well!"
"Yes, but my father didn't say he wanted to recruit mercenaries in Goa!" Henry Chu was a little anxious.
He is not a professional soldier! Like Zhu Cibing, he was both a student and could not lead troops to fight, let alone manage a group of Portuguese mercenaries. Don't cause a mutiny then and risk your own life in it!
“This matter is easy to handle!” Zhu Cibing waved his hand. He knew what Henry Chu was worried about, so he smiled and said, “Isn’t that Shi Paulo one of yours? He is in Goa now, and many people from the Portuguese-Macao Company are also In Goa... these people are always reliable, right? In addition, I will write to Galdan and your second uncle again and ask them to send some people over, so they can always keep you safe!"
"Yes, but the people in Goa are all Catholics!" Henry Zhu shook his head, "How could they be willing to help the Ottoman Sultan fight the Holy Roman Empire?"
"This thing is easy to handle!" Zhu Cibing smiled, "You can appoint an official and make a wish! After you win, you can get a piece of land in Europe, become the king yourself, and let them become your vassals, right? Anyway, you look quite like a Westerner, and you have a bunch of Western relatives, all of whom are powerful, and some of them have become kings and queens... How are you worse than them? Why can't you be a king? ?
As for Catholicism, it would be easier... you should join too! Doesn’t your mother believe this too? Don’t you believe it at all? "
"I, I don't believe it, how can I believe that God created the world in six days and a virgin gave birth to a child?" Henry Zhu said seriously, "Of course, heaven exists, and everything in the world originates from heaven... ..But I don’t believe in what the Catholic Church says.”
Henry Chu is not an "atheist" (the idea of atheism is actually inaccurate, because the gods in the West are similar to the heavens in the East, not the gods who have cultivated immortality), but he does not believe in apocalypse, and he does not believe in the apocalypse. He does not believe in the unity of heaven and man, but believes in the dichotomy between heaven and man. He believes that heaven and earth are unkind and treats all things as stupid dogs.
In his opinion, the universe is so vast and the living beings are almost infinite. How can the underlying laws of nature care about people's good and evil deeds?
For the laws of heaven that created everything in the universe, what is the difference between humans and ants?
Zhu Cibing waved his hand and said with a smile: "Don't talk about this with me... What you have to consider now is how to complete the mission assigned by your father. Coax people to go to the Ottoman Empire first, and as for what to do in the future, If you don’t want to be a king, let’s talk about it when the time comes!
Moreover, the strength of the Holy Roman Empire is not weak. It is hard to say whether Vienna can be won! "
Henry Chu thought for a while, but still couldn’t make up his mind, “Uncle Six, I have to discuss this matter with Paul Shi. If he thinks it’s feasible, then I’ll give it a try. If he says it’s not feasible, then forget it!”
"Okay," Zhu Cibing smiled, "Let's go together... and go to Goa with that King Alfonso!"
