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Chapter 182 Aurangzeb's Reaction
The Dutch assisted the Manchus in defending the Yangtze River and even took the initiative to send troops across the river to fight, which Liu Mu could not tolerate. Before returning to Beijing, he issued a decree.
From then on, the Han Dynasty waged a life-or-death struggle against the Kingdom of Holland. Any Dutchman, whether merchant, soldier, or civilian, who was caught was beheaded.
Liu Weiqing thought that killing the first one would be a waste, so he decided to give these Hindus something to provoke them and gathered them together to be sacrifices.
"Execute!"
With Madhav's order.
The executioner immediately raised the guillotine and, amidst the terrified gazes of the Dutch, swung it down with all his might.
Seeing that the atmosphere was right, Liu Weiqing immediately raised his right hand and scanned all the Hindus with his eyes.
"I, Liu Weiqing, in the name of the King of India, Lord of the Ganges, call upon my people, the people favored by the gods, to punish all heretics and arrest all Muslims!"
Since Muslims and Hindus cannot coexist, it is necessary to eliminate Muslims in advance to prevent them from causing trouble during wartime.
The Hindus in front of the temple shouted "Long live!" upon hearing this, as beating Muslims was their greatest joy.
As for who will fight?
These Kshatriya groups were organized.
After all, I was pretty much going to rob someone!
Seeing that it was almost time, Liu Weiqing went down the steps and led his personal guards back to the palace behind the temple.
The sign outside, originally written in Dutch for the Governor's Palace, has been changed to a bilingual Chinese-Indian translation: Indian Royal Palace.
With the temple's investiture ceremony concluded, these Hindus returned to their homelands and began spreading rumors about the Hindu king while simultaneously gathering to arrest Muslims.
In Bangladesh as a whole, 80% of the population is Hindu, 15% is Muslim, and the remaining 5% belongs to various other sects, such as Tibetan Buddhism.
With such a huge population disparity, the fate of ordinary Muslims is something even a fool could imagine.
On the third day, two thousand young Muslim men were sent there.
Liu Weiqing dispatched troops to escort the shipment, and at the same time sent the military report to the Han Dynasty via the 800-li express courier service, indicating that he needed more soldiers.
Bangladesh may lack many things, but it has plenty of food and money. As long as good soldiers come, even an army of 300,000 can be supported here.
Liu Weiqing was forced into a corner because these believers were simply invincible, not because of their physical condition or their faith.
Rather, it was because the Mughal royal family intentionally sought to eliminate their military capabilities, and it was very difficult to train Hindus, who had been abandoned for hundreds of years, into a fighting army.
If Liu Mu knew, he would definitely slam his fist on the table.
This is the same principle as the Qing Dynasty deliberately weakening the people. In the early years of the war, the people were skin and bones, and the casualties in bayonet fighting once reached five to one.
That means it takes five people to exchange for one.
Although his physical condition improved later on, at his peak, he could only achieve a 1:1 ratio.
……
Derry, Red Fort!
Aurangzeb, nearing sixty, reclined on his throne, wearing a white-gold robe and a jeweled, gold-embroidered turban, his gaze indifferent.
But the dozen or so Muslim ministers below were extremely anxious because their families' businesses in Bangladesh and large amounts of farmland had been seized.
If they don't send troops soon, their losses will only increase.
Thump, thump, thump, Aurangzeb patted the armrest.
"My uncle has been captured alive?"
"Why didn't you shoot him with an arrow?"
The five generals who had fled back to Delhi knelt on the ground in terror upon hearing this, wishing they could hide their heads in their trousers. Aurangzeb's methods were indeed ruthless.
At the same time, he cursed inwardly, thinking that he was in a lose-lose situation either way. If he really shot someone, he would probably be the first person to be beheaded today!
When the ministers saw that Aurangzeb was not sending troops and was instead making a fuss about his uncle, saying that his uncle was worth more than their property, they stepped forward to petition him.
"Your Majesty, please send troops!"
"According to reports from our spies, that Liu Weiqing has openly supported Hinduism and even called himself the King of India. This is an attempt to destroy the very foundation of our Mughal Empire."
Aurangzeb did not reply, but kept his eyes closed.
beat?
It's easier said than done. The army of 100,000 in the Deccan Plateau only recently received its pay and provisions.
Now that we've lost Bangladesh, a treasure trove of revenue, we don't even have enough money to pay our army to march out. How are we supposed to fight?
These families must be made to bleed!
Yes, the Mughal Empire was a system of noble alliances, and the army was in the hands of those nobles. If the emperor wanted to wage war, he had to pay silver, otherwise he couldn't mobilize any troops at all.
Seeing this, the noble ministers knew that Aurangzeb, this tyrant, simply didn't want to empty the royal treasury, so they gritted their teeth and stepped forward to donate money.
Having ruled northern India for over 150 years, these Mughal nobles became incredibly wealthy, quickly amassing 15 million rupees, roughly equivalent to one million taels of silver.
Aurangzeb laughed, a very happy laugh!
Having become emperor by killing his brother and imprisoning his father, with so much silver at his disposal, he could take over Bengal and then lead his troops to advance into the Deccan Plateau, fulfilling the core ambition of the Mughal Empire.
He wanted to prove that he was a good emperor.
Why was he excluded from the succession to the throne back then?
With this in mind, Aurangze gave the order!
"By my decree, all nobles throughout the land are to dispatch 100,000 troops and 500 war elephants according to their rank and location, to assemble in Danbad within one month. Those who fail to fulfill their duties will be punished for treason!"
Upon hearing that Aurangzeb was going to send 100,000 troops.
All the ministers looked terrified.
This is an army of 100,000, a third of the empire's elite forces. Is the emperor planning to conquer Bengal and then continue south to the Deccan Plateau?
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At this time, it was already August. After more than two months of traveling and stopping, Liu Mu finally arrived in Chang'an.
Since arriving from another time, Liu Mu had never been to this city before, yet he devoted a great deal of effort to it, including immigration, greening, and tax reduction, all primarily in the Guanzhong region.
Even in the sweltering heat of August, the area around Chang'an City remained lush and green, with locust and pine trees everywhere, and a large number of weeping willows planted along the moat.
The people of Chang'an, including scholars, licentiates, and those who had passed the imperial examinations, all crowded around the gate of Chang'an Palace, craning their necks to see what the emperor looked like.
There was no fear, no kneeling, no condescension; everything seemed so harmonious!
When the people saw the sedan chair clearly, they were all surprised. The emperor's sedan chair was so big that even the people carrying it were black slaves. What a grand display!
Zhao Ning, the governor of Shaanxi, led officials of all levels in Chang'an to wait at the city gate.
At this moment, Zhao Ning's hands were already sweating.
The emperor had not approved any of Wang Fuchen's rebellion, so he did not know what the emperor was thinking.
From a down-on-his-luck scholar to now, with great difficulty, a provincial governor of a third-rank official position, this is truly a stroke of good fortune.
He didn't want history to record that he served as governor for many years in the Han Dynasty before being demoted and exiled three thousand miles away!