"Your Majesty, I had a very pleasant conversation with Mir Osman Ali Khan. The attitude of the group of India Princely Ruler he represents is very clear, that is, as long as their interests can be guaranteed If so, they are willing to surrender to the Empire, and they will not pursue India's independence," Empire Foreign Minister Wachth reported to Oscar.
Oscar nodded. "Well! If they have such an attitude, it is undoubtedly the best. India is too far away from the Empire. In addition, India people are becoming wiser, and more and more people will demand independence. Empire wants to occupy India wants to get a lot of wealth from India, instead of falling into a quagmire. In that case, it will be very detrimental to the Empire! If those India Princely Ruler work for the Empire, this will save Empire a lot of trouble."
Considering from the German Empire's standpoint, they naturally do not want India to become independent. However, HMS Indomitable is no longer as easy to fool as before, and those of Indian National Congress and Green Party Alliance are becoming more and more influential. If their goal of independence is not achieved, they will soon turn from peaceful actions to violent actions. When the time comes, you don't have to think about it to know that the enemies of the Empire will definitely support those guys in every possible way. They will never watch Empire wantonly collect wealth from India, and then become more powerful. Therefore, if India can cause trouble for the Empire, they will definitely enjoy it.
By then, India will definitely become a hot topic. Once India becomes chaotic, Germany will no longer be able to benefit from India. By then, I'm afraid it will become a burden to the German Empire. India will also become a piece of useless food, tasteless to eat, and a pity to throw away.
If we can withdraw from the rule of India, only obtain benefits, and leave other matters to those Princely Ruler, it will undoubtedly be very beneficial to the German Empire. After all, letting those Princely Ruler deal with those who want to be independent has nothing to do with Germany. At best, Germany is just hiding behind his back and providing weapons and equipment to those Princely Ruler.
"Everyone, I have a proposal. Doesn't the territory of those Princely Ruler account for 45% of the total area? It is almost half. How about this, we will allocate the remaining land of India to those Princely Ruler, let them rule those lands instead of the Empire. In this case, Empire can completely withdraw from India." Oscar suggested.
"Your Majesty, wouldn't that be too cheap for those Princely Ruler? India The rest of the ordinary land is the essence, the most fertile land! Mughal Dynasty was After the Britain people are destroyed, the Britain people will directly rule those territories. If we hand over those territories to Princely Ruler of India, they will get a big advantage." Prime Minister Bülow said.
"Of course, I know that those feudal lords have long coveted those territories. If they want those territories, then they must pay a certain price. Gold, silver, jewelry, or cash. In exchange for the wealth accumulated by those feudal lords over countless years. You know, Those feudal lords are very rich. Mir Osman Ali Khan alone has a net worth of at least tens of billions. If the empire is willing to give him a piece of land as large as the current territory, will he be willing to contribute all his wealth to the empire?" Qin Tian asked.
"God! India is indeed a rich place. Even Princely Ruler has so much wealth." Imperial Chancellor of the Exchequer sighed.
Although Germany received a large amount of war compensation from World War, there are many places where Germany needs money! Especially in order to absorb and digest part of the Eastern Europe territory gained from this war, many major projects were launched. Coupled with the improvement of people's livelihood, the reorganization of the army, the upgrading of weapons and equipment, etc., it can be said that money is spent like water. If a large amount of wealth can be obtained from those Princely Ruler, this will undoubtedly greatly improve Empire's finances.
"India has nearly six hundred princely states, large and small. If those Princely Ruler can hand over their wealth to the Empire, Empire is most likely to be able to obtain hundreds of billions of Mark wealth from them! Or even more!" Imperial Prime Minister Bülow also said.
Suddenly, everyone's breathing became rapid. That means hundreds of billions of wealth Mark or even more! If Empire can gain so much wealth from India, Empire will take off again. The gap between the Empire and United States, which follows Empire, will once again widen. By then, it will be impossible for Americans to surpass Empire.
"Your Majesty, India's land is not of much use to us at all. It can be given to those Princely Ruler. As long as they are willing to use money to buy it, then give it to them!" Minister of War and Chief of Staff Feng? Field Marshal Falkenhayn said.
If Empire can have such a fortune, then Empire's comprehensive strength will once again increase a lot. Hegemonic Status from the Empire will become more stable. It is simply impossible for other countries to challenge Empire's Hegemonic Status.
"Yes, Your Majesty. I also agree to sell those lands to those Princely Ruler in exchange for a lot of wealth!" First Sea Lord Reinhard? Admiral Scheer also said.
Imperial Navy is designing a newer aircraft carrier. An aircraft carrier alone does not have combat capabilities and must be paired with Carrier-based aircraft. At the same time, there must be various escort warships, which makes the cost of building an aircraft carrier battle group very high. If German Navy wants to form more than a dozen aircraft carrier battle groups, the funds required will be an astronomical figure. In addition, annual maintenance also costs a lot of money. If there are no other funds, German Navy may have to continue to tighten his belt. If India can get a huge fortune, then Imperial Navy's life will be much easier.
Empire Other Military and Political Ministerss also agreed to let those lands be sold to those Princely Rulers in exchange for huge wealth.
If India is relatively close to Germany, then it is undoubtedly more advantageous to directly rule India. However, India is too far away from Germany, and Germany does not want to spend more energy on India. In this case, using India's land in exchange for huge wealth is undoubtedly the best way.