The Itch and the Rash

London, Britain.

Robert Peel was not particularly surprised by Canning's failure, but this three-way split truly disgusted him.

The opponent had gone from one to three; the script was never supposed to play out like this.

According to Robert Peel's plan, he intended to make those who dared to challenge the dignity of the British Empire lose both their money and their territory.

After all, the Indian Subcontinent was Britain's home turf, a place where it had defeated countless enemies.

No country could challenge Britain on the Indian Subcontinent, and he was only one step away from unifying India.

However, the fact that the number of enemies had increased from one weak nation (Denmark) to three major powers (Austria, France, and the Netherlands) made Robert Peel feel the malice of the great powers.

But that did not matter; after all, once the Sikh Empire was resolved, Britain would have plenty of ways and time to drive Austria and France out of the Indian Subcontinent.

As for the Dutch, Robert Peel truly did not hold them in high regard; for two hundred years, the British had built their success by stepping over the corpses of the Dutch.

The "Merchant King" might be a capable hand at economics, but his domestic politics were a mess, plagued by constant religious and ethnic conflicts, and the method William II had devised was to send all those who opposed him to Austria.

The Dutch fleet remained at an eighteenth-century level and might not even be able to defeat the maritime powers of that era; its potential was far too low.

France chose Serampore, which was very close to Kolkata, and its purpose was clear: the opium trade.

At this time, the British were raking in massive profits from the opium trade in the East. Louis