There is plenty of sugar cane in India, and there is plenty of sugar cane in the New World... but there is not much sugar cane in the lands governed by the United Provinces of the Netherlands!
William III immediately thought of an extremely serious problem!
As a sea coachman and controlling most of Europe's sugar supply, the United Provinces of the Netherlands did not actually own the production of sugar. They were only responsible for transporting sugar. Not only do they not have white sugar, they don’t even have brown sugar or sugar cane!
In other words, the white sugar in the Netherlands, whether for military or civilian use, was actually in the hands of Zhu Heji. He gives it, only the Netherlands has it! If he doesn’t give it, the Netherlands won’t have it!
The reason why Zhu Heji is willing to give it now is firstly because the Netherlands is willing to pay a high price. In recent years, because the armies of various European countries have been "sweetening", the business of exporting military white sugar has become extremely profitable.
The second reason is that he did not want to break up with the Netherlands. Although the Dutch East India Company had been supporting the Qing Dynasty, the Dutch East India Company also transported shiploads of gold and silver to the Ming Dynasty, and then transported silk, porcelain, sugar, etc. Tea, ironware, cotton, perfume, and alcoholic beverages greatly promoted the handicraft production of the Ming Dynasty. It also allowed Zhu Heji's court to receive sufficient war funds!
The third reason is that he does not yet have a sugar transportation line that can bypass the sea power of the Netherlands.
However, none of the above three reasons can guarantee that the Netherlands will have enough sugar to make sweet gunpowder during wartime, especially in a war with the Ming Dynasty.
Compared with the "sugar-free" situation in the Netherlands, Spain, which has the sugar-producing areas of the Americas, can at least guarantee the supply of brown sugar.
Although the purity of brown sugar is not as good as that of white sugar, the sweet gunpowder produced is not as good as the sweet gunpowder made with ordinary white sugar, and even worse than the sweet gunpowder made with military white sugar produced by Daming (with a catalyst and binder added).
But "with sugar" is much better than "without sugar"!
Although England did not own a colony rich in sugar cane, they could purchase Indian brown sugar through the British East India Company's merchant houses across India, so they could maintain supply during wartime.
When Suo'etu saw William III's face, he knew he had a trump card!
So he said slowly: "If...you, the Netherlands, don't want to do this business, then the Great Khan can teach the English and Spanish how to make sugar! Even the Great Khan can teach the English and Spanish how to make sugar!" The method of making white sugar is taught to the Mughals, as long as they can pay tribute to the Great Mongolian Kingdom!"
This is to engage in "sugar diffusion"!
By then, England, Spain, and even the Mughal dynasty in India will all have white sugar. Will the Netherlands still be so messy? If you don’t have it yourself, why should you hug Da Ming’s lap, recognize Ming’s father and become Da Ming’s dog?
Thinking of this, William III finally made up his mind, nodded heavily and said: "Okay, the Republic of the Netherlands is a good friend of the Great Khan... and the Republic also recognizes that the Mughal Empire belongs to the Great Mongolia. Part of it!"
His words were translated into Mongolian by Nan Huairen. Now Suo'etu finally showed a relaxed smile. He asked with a smile: "Your Highness, your East India Company has been operating in Tianzhu for many years. You should know the reality of Tianzhu." Right? How about we discuss now, how to fight? How to divide? Should we bring England and Portugal together to fight?"
Speaking of how to carve up India, William III, the ruler of the Netherlands, also became more energetic.
India now is a great place to be extremely rich!
Chinese silk, porcelain, Indian cotton cloth, and spices are all key products that dominate the European market. Therefore, most of the silver produced in the New World flowed into China, while most of the gold in the New World flowed into India. Europeans still played the role of gold and silver porters in this era. Although they robbed a lot in the New World, they actually saved not much.
In original history, the conquest of India can be said to be an important turning point in European history!
After conquering India, Britain gained a huge market and source of raw materials at its own disposal, and could also formulate textile trade rules that were beneficial to itself. .
This allowed the British to use administrative means to promote the transfer of India's cotton industry to the British mainland, thus accelerating the rise of the British machine textile industry and pushing India's cotton textile industry into the abyss.
Without the market and cotton provided by India, even if the British textile industry had machinery, it would not have enough market capacity to absorb production, nor would there be enough cheap raw materials. In the end, it would still be difficult to form an industrial scale.
For example, in history, Britain was unable to use its cotton cloth to crack the market of the closed Qing Dynasty from the beginning...
William III thought for a while, and then asked Suo'etu: "Mr. Special Envoy, can you tell me how many troops the current Mongolian country can devote to the expedition to India?"
His words were translated into Mongolian by Nan Huairen. Nan Huairen himself added: "Suo Zhongtang, you have to tell the truth about this... The Dutch have been operating in Tianzhu for many years and they know it very well." Those who know the inside story of the Mughals have their own tricks when there are many soldiers and few soldiers."
Suo'etu nodded: "To be honest, Mongolia suffered a big loss in the Central Plains. We no longer have as many soldiers and horses as before. Moreover, the newly conquered Kazakhs and the land in the river that will soon be conquered also need to leave some defenders. ...But a hundred thousand people can still come up with it!"
His words were translated into Latin by Nan Huairen.
"Are one hundred thousand people the Great Khan's own?" William III asked.
"Of course!" Nan Huairen replied for Suo'etu.
Nan Huairen now regards the Qing Eight Banners, Qing Mongolia and Qing Ruyong as one group.
"Add in the 100,000 people in Kazakhstan and Bukhara and Khiva in the river!" William III said, "As far as I know, those in Central Asia are more interested in attacking and plundering India than anything else!"
He paused, waiting for Nan Huairen to translate these words into Mongolian, and then continued: "In addition, the English, French, and Portuguese should also join the war to carve up India. They also have territory in the Indian subcontinent. Stronghold, and they were all dissatisfied with the Mughal dynasty. Of course, they were also afraid that the Mongol Khan would teach Aurangzeb how to make sugar."
If we can share the love and water, then we are all friends!
Share the money! What holiday can’t be put aside?
Nan Huairen quickly translated all these words.
Suo'etu nodded repeatedly: "Okay! Tianzhu is quite big, enough for the big guys to share."
William III said: "In addition, there are some forces in Tianzhu and Afghanistan that can be used. As far as I know, Aurangzeb's war to unify Tianzhu encountered great trouble in southern Tianzhu... Mara The resistance of the Tajik people is very tenacious! In addition, there are also some very powerful tribal alliances in Afghanistan who want to invade India."
India is really in crisis now!
Although Aurangzeb is quite capable of fighting, his Mughal dynasty is now facing an unsolvable problem - the "master's supply chain" has long been cut off!
India's Tianfang Sect regime has always needed to purchase military slaves from Central Asia at high prices - called slaves, but actually masters. Sometimes they would counterattack and become powerful ministers and sultans.
However, starting from their "wise king" Abak, the Mughal Dynasty began to localize India. They no longer relied on the supply of masters from Central Asia, but instead used a large number of local masters from India.
However, the local masters were not as fierce as the masters from Central Asia, so after the wise king Abak, the military capabilities of the Indian Mughal Dynasty became weaker and weaker... and Aurangzeb reformed India's Tianfang Christianity (actually also a Puritan movement) has been vigorous for a while, but now it has reached a point where it has lost its stamina.
However, Aurangzeb was unwilling to give up his ideal of unifying India, so he used his military power to the limit. If 200,000 "Mongols" armed to the teeth enter India from the northwest through the Khyber Pass at this time, Aurangzeb's rule will definitely collapse!
