Chapter three eight three no loss
Speaking of serious matters, Li Junwei no longer laughed and made fun of it. Instead, he took out a map from the gift box and spread it on the big bed. Li Junwei explained it on the map.
In fact, if the imperial interests are maximized, then the great prince Li Jundu sent troops to go south immediately, take down the Khyber Pass, and threaten the core hinterland of the Mughal dynasty, namely the Punjab area along the Indus River. From Khyber to Delhi, the Mughals would definitely not sit idly by and would definitely dispatch the main force to go north.
However, the loophole in this plan lies in the unstable factor of the great prince Li Jundu. Given the subtle relationship between the emperor and the great prince, it is necessary to pay a huge price to convince Li Jundu. However, no one can guarantee that the great prince will fulfill his promise after he gets the benefits. Even if Li Jundu delays it, it will be a waste of money.
Therefore, the plan was revised, and the empire first cooperated with the great prince, and then the great prince cooperated with the empire.
Simply put, the empire had convinced many Thai colonial countries, including the two traditional allies of Britain and Portugal, the actual participants along the Indian Ocean coast of the Netherlands, as well as France, Denmark, Sweden and other countries that have tangible interests in the East and operate Eastern routes, the way to convince them is very simple. If these countries remain consistent with the empire on the issue of the Mughals, then security will not be guaranteed and they will not be able to participate in trade in the waters east of Malacca.
In the past few years, countries or East India companies have been in contact with the empire. At the beginning, their demand was that the empire restricted the actions of the great prince Li Jundu in Central Asia and controlled their merchants to excessively participate in military trade in South Asia. Because these actions were targeted by the Mughal Empire, it triggered the Mughal's xenophobic tendency and affected other countries. It has now been confirmed that the Mughal Empire, who has changed from solving problems to solving problems, can't help them.
Contacting all extraterritorial forces means that the empire can dominate the maritime forces of the entire Indian Ocean and threaten the east-west coastline of the Mughals. In addition, all countries were ordered to cancel trade with the Mughals, especially trade of war materials such as arms, and instead support the Mughals, including the unstable princes and dukes in the Bangladesh area and several independent sultanates in the south. At the beginning, the plan made by the maritime alliance was to instigate the princes and dukes in the Bangladesh area to launch an uprising against the Mughals. However, as Lin Junhong arrived in South Asia and was responsible for all military and political actions, the focus shifted to supporting the strongest and most determined Marathi against the Mughals, focusing on it, forming a political alliance against the Mughals and the Hindu alliance.
This means that all resistance to the Mughals will be integrated. As long as necessary, the Imperial Expeditionary Force, which has been recruited and rectified in Penang and Ceylon, will also come ashore to participate in the war. Obviously, such a alliance will definitely cause an uproar, and the Mughals will definitely transfer their elite main force to the south, which will give Li Jundu a huge window to cross the Hindu Kush Mountains and attack the Indus River Basin.
"Three, don't mess with me. How can you do that in the world be such a good thing? You are the shield in front and let me find a bargain in the north?" Li Jundu waved his hand and expressed his disbelief.
Li Junwei laughed: "Of course there are such good things, but there are bad things after the good things."
"Bad things? Okay, tell me what kind of pit the second child has dug for me?" Li Jundu poured himself a glass of wine and said with interest.
Li Junwei thought for a while: "What I want to say below is not what my second brother means, I guessed it myself. Although I guessed it, I am almost certain. And I will say it first, my second brother will definitely not take the initiative to plot against you."
"He is really nonsense. He is the emperor, commanding hundreds of millions of people. The emperor never has his own personal will. All he has to do is to meet everyone's needs. He may not be proactive, but he may not be calculating. You just say it. When you were a child, you never blushed." Li Jundu said.
"Can that be the same?" Li Junwei rolled his eyes and said, "I guess they will do their best to fight against the Mughals at the beginning. Allied forces, alliances, and everything is true, but as long as you cross the Khyber Pass and pose a huge threat to the Mughals, they will choose to negotiate with the Mughals and let you fight against the powerful Mughal Empire alone. It is probably just like this."
Li Jundu smiled: "How did you guess? Did Junhong let you know something, or did his father tell you what he said?"
"No one told me anything, I guessed it all." Li Junwei took the wine glass from his brother, tasted it, and spit it on the ground: "It's really hard to drink. Although I guessed it, it's not without basis. Brother, think about it, if you and Jun Hong attacked each other from north to south, it would have been the Mughal Empire. At that time, the strongest part of the entire South Asia was the empire. However, in the past few decades, in South Asia, in Australia, and in the Indochina Peninsula, the stronger the empire's power, the more severe the exclusion of the extraterritorial forces. The Portuguese and the empire have been allies for many years. The power in the East has expanded, and even large-scale shrinkage has occurred. There are only a few strongholds left on the east coast of Africa. Under the protection of the empire, the British are almost the same.
To put it bluntly, no ally would like to see the empire dominant in the Indian Ocean region. Instead of finally breaking out in conflict, it would be better to draw a ladder halfway and throw us into pieces.
It is also impossible for allies on land. The main force of Marathis are Hindus, while those Tianfang countries are Tianfang scholars. These people can obey the empire in an orderly manner when facing the threat of the Mughals' destruction. But when the main Mughals head north and the threat is lifted, their attitude will definitely change. To put it bluntly, the survival mode that most land allies want is to get along with each other between the empire and the Mughals. They can not only make profits from the maritime trade with the empire, but also be recognized by Emperor Aurangzeb and become the prince of the Mughals.
Aurangzeb actually didn't have to pay any actual price. He gave those guys a few decent titles and made them princes. While abolishing some radical religious policies, he could make the land alliance fall apart without spending a penny. So, I guess, no matter whether the second brother plots against you or not, you will have to face the main force of the Mughals alone.
And the nobles and ministers in our country must think more, and they don’t want you to be able to grow up easily in South Asia. You can’t just pull your ladder and remove your bench. Haha, it’s their kindness if you don’t knock you behind your back."
When Li Jundu heard Li Junwei say these words, he was very moved. After all, he was his own brother. He did not say anything about his preference and had no concealment. If these words were sent to the country and to the imperial court, what would it be? Li Jundu really dared not think too much about it.
"Okay, third brother, you dare to tell the truth from your heart, and you are not afraid of someone suing you!" Li Jundu said in a low voice.
Li Junwei waved his hand: "Just just sue, what am I afraid of? I haven't rebelled, how can they kill me? This is not the case. If I am still imprisoned me, I will imprison me. Brother, there may be a knife to kill King Yu in this world, but there is absolutely no prison to imprison King Yu. If you take a step back, we still have a father. If the old man is only for one day, will he let me do it?"
Li Jundu laughed: "You are really not afraid of heaven or earth. Since you are talking about this, then tell me, what should I do?"
"Go down, what else can you do? If you don't participate in this matter, it will be a situation where the empire and you lose. The empire is huge and you can afford to lose. To be honest, isn't it just a few colonies and trade strongholds in the Indian Ocean? What is it? What is it? What is it? As for its influence and control over the local area, as long as the naval fleet is in hand, there will be no loss. The fleet cannot be lost, and Ceylon is also very strong.
And for you, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Decades ago, Li Zicheng made a big fuss in the world, and the Qing Dynasty fisherman benefited and almost entered the Central Plains. Now the empire wants to form an alliance in the south to deal with the Mughals, which is also a great opportunity for you to go south.
No matter how good the grasslands in Central Asia are, they are not as good as those along the Indus River. As long as you cross the Khyber Pass, the sea will be wide and the fish will leap, and the sky will be high and the birds will fly." Li Junwei said casually.
Li Jundu said: "What if I lose?"
Li Junwei laughed: "If you lose, you will lose. You are not God or a god. Why are you undefeated? Our father has few undefeated soldiers in his life. With two points, he has many helpers and fewer helpers. Zhu Ming was so corrupt and shameless back then, and he also joined forces with them as allies. The second is to understand the current affairs. From the battlefield in Shandong, his father retreated again and again. If he could not defeat the Qing army, he would retreat and land before he could fight.
Brother, you are rampant here, relying on domineering and killing, so there is no gain or loss, right?
And let's be honest, without this, if you want to take over South Asia, the Mughals are also the biggest enemy. Isn't it necessary to fight a war sooner or later? Now you have been swept by Central Asia, and the tribes of small countries have all annexed for you, and your strength has also expanded to the border. If you want to strengthen your strength, you either breach the contract and go north, annex the Kazakhs, or go west to destroy the Persians. This is not appropriate. Taking advantage of this opportunity to decisively move south. Although it is a bit risky, it cannot be said to be a bad thing."
"You dare to say this. In the world, only my brother dares to tell me the truth." Li Jundu responded with satisfaction, without feeling that Li Junwei's words were rude at all.
Li Junwei smiled and said, "Then brother said a few more thoughtful words to his brother."
Chapter completed!