Everything For Britain And Profits: The East India Company (Second Attempt)

[liberty90]

Let's try this again, and hope for a more fortunate British Empire this time.

Many in the year 1836 believe that the Future belongs to democracy, nationalism or freedom.

They are very wrong, as the Grand Tomorrow belongs to Profits of the British Investors.

Rural Folk faction added to the administration, in order to support professionalization of the Armed Forces.

Our moves are pretty radical, and more conservative landowning investors may not understand the need, but this is long-term necessary if we want Profits of the Company to remain strong.

A hard tasks before us, if we want to retain Profits for our Investors. Many wouldn't understand why changes are needed.

It's sad, but the landowner faction among us would be, often, obstacle to modernizing the Company.

But in other news...

Incompetence of rulers is sad; they don't understand how to generate Profits out of their land and subjects.

Gujarat is ours.

 

[liberty90]

Soon after Gujarat, Sindh also accepted direct corporate rule after receiving ultimatum from the Company.

Their resources shall be Profitably used in the Future.

Meanwhile, while research in the direction of railroads is ongoing; ports shall improve infrastructure in India.

 

[liberty90]

Intelligentsia is unhappy. I understand it, but soon, soon fellow graduates of British Universities- soon we shall make you into more important faction and allow you, not landowners, to dictate how Hindus should live their lives. We know that this is needed to Profit, but please- Patience.

 

[liberty90]

Despite support from Siam, Burma also accepted demands from the Company. A new puppet for the British Capital and the NOBLE causes of Profit and Imperialism.

 

[liberty90]

They need to serve the cause of British Investors and Civilization (synonymous things) where they are needed, regardless of savage customs.

 

[liberty90]

Reforming the Company feels, at times, like herding cats. We need to scrap the professionalization of the armed forces and try something else.

 

[Nikolai]

Glad you didn't give up!

 

[liberty90]

Agrarianism, as we can see, managed to persuade the board of our Company.

Many western ideas about management of the countryside shall be slowly introduced in India, from property rights registry for land, to partially westernized commercial courts.

 

[liberty90]

Western-style agrarianism sounds easy in theory, but practical introduction in a place as savage as India- needs further actions.

 

[liberty90]

The second attempt at introducing more professionalism to our forces proved more successful than the first.

Remember. Even when a corporate board act like a herd of cats, be patient.

 

[liberty90]

Not everybody loves the rapid pace of change. We need to slow down, probably, if we want to avoid a catastrophe.

Although to have both Landowners and Intellectuals unhappy is a rare thing.

In other news, Industrialists entered the political scene. There is still not much industry in India of course, but they profit from wood and iron.

 

[liberty90]

Mr Teignmouth Ramsay-Maitland!

What an interesting idea, to create a University in India.

 

[liberty90]

Uh-huh. Persia is a Russian subject it seems, and they support Kalat.

Should we back down?

No. We will not pay them.

 

[liberty90]

The Great Game is real. The Company should go to war even with Russia, if this is needed to secure northern territories for Profitable uses.

 

[liberty90]

Russia was, after all, unable to defend Kalat- logical given logistical issues present.

More land for the British Capital to use.

 

[liberty90]

A controversial decision for a colony, but industry proves itself Profitable, not only farming.

London should be satisfied with our dividends, even if we buy slightly less British tools.

Because we are responsible before shareholders in London, not before any random British toolmaker.

 

[liberty90]

Of course, our traditional opium plantations cannot be wholly ignored. It would be a crime against Profits.

In other news, railways should enormously help our struggling infrastructure.

 

[liberty90]

Tax system reformed, mainly to better tax poor people working outside of the agricultural sector.

We have less and less time to avert the Mutiny... It may be an inevitable thing.

 

[liberty90]

Hyderabad shall be administered more directly, to modernize their unprofitable, feudal and incompetent, savage institutions.

 

[liberty90]

Finally, brave uniformed servants of the British Capitalists, ready to beat all enemies of Profits and Western Civilization.