My British Empire

Robin sold most of the china in Goa for about £80,000, a profit of 400% compared to the cost, which was only a short journey away.

As a result, the spare ship was loaded with a large amount of purchased materials, such as wood, tiles, tung oil, and gunpowder, and returned to Calcutta after half a month.

I saw that the villages that were originally made of wood, branches and cloth now erected a fortress, a simple fortress.

Like mushrooms in the forest after the rain, they stand upright, stubborn and strong.

In just half a month, there was such a scene, which made Robin beam with joy:

"This Will is indeed worthy of being a businessman who has served the royal family for generations. He is knowledgeable, quick to do things, and very capable!"

"Yes, Will's ability has always been good!"

"In just half a month, this fortress has been built very well!"

Thanks to Will's usual good popularity, the businessmen around Robin also nodded and praised, and they all looked very satisfied with Will's performance.

"It seems that this Will is quite popular and worthy of promotion!" Robin looked into the distance, thinking silently.

When they got to the shore, the simple pier had been built, which made Robin even more satisfied after disembarking.

"Sir, these people are laborers hired by me, let them carry the goods!"

Will saw the return of Robin and his party a long time ago, and his face was overjoyed. He hurried to the pier, led the black-skinned Indian laborers, and waited silently.

"These people are laborers? What about the villages here before?" Robin glanced curiously at these nimble laborers, and asked strangely that he felt a little familiar.

"I bought the village land here from the greedy officials of the Mughal Dynasty, and these laborers are all former villagers!"

Will glanced lightly at the laborers who were carrying them, and said casually.

"By the way, sir, with the bribes and the money for the land, you've left very little sterling!"

Having said that, Will touched his head a little embarrassedly, looking a little ashamed.

But those who are familiar with him know that at this time, he straightened his back, full of arrogance.

Seeing this, Robin smiled, the behavior of young people is normal.

"Money doesn't matter, as long as the business station can be successfully built, no matter how much money you need!"

Robin shook his head and said indifferently.

"It seems that these villagers are the so-called untouchables! No wonder the officials sold their land without any scruples!"

"Untouchable? What is an untouchable?" Will's young face was full of doubts. He didn't know the Indian system.

Therefore, Robin popularized the social system in India at this time to Will.

There are four major caste classes in India. Brahmins (priests) have the highest status, Kshatriyas (royal nobles) come next, Vaisyas (merchants or farmers and herdsmen) come next, and Sudras (servants) have the lowest status.

The status of castes is clearly defined. Women of high caste are not allowed to intermarry with men of low caste, but men can marry women of low caste.

Brahmins are priests, Kshatriyas are officials and kings, Vaisyas are merchants and workers, and support Brahmins and Kshatriyas, and Sudhudas are the common people, craftsmen and servants, serving the above castes.

In addition to the four major castes, there are untouchables living at the bottom of society, also known as "Dalits" or "untouchables", who are engaged in the most menial work such as cleaning up corpses or filth.

The number of untouchables accounts for a quarter of the total population. After the Aryans occupied India, they degraded dark-skinned Indian natives as untouchables.

The code stipulates that when ordinary "untouchables" go out, they must keep knocking on the earthen pots while walking on the road, reminding the high-level people not to touch them. The code also stipulates that if a person of a lower caste hurts a person of a higher caste, he must be severely punished.

If you hit a person of a higher caste with your hands, your hand will be chopped off; if you kick a person of a higher caste with your feet, your feet will be chopped off.

Kolkata villages belong to untouchable villages. The reason why they live near the river estuary is that they are far away from the residential area and suffer from dislike. The second is that they are engaged in laundry work. It is more convenient to be near the river estuary.

Therefore, facing the gold coins and the untouchables, the officials sold the untouchables without hesitation, and didn't care about their feelings at all.

After knowing this, Will only showed a trace of unbearable expression, and then he calmed down. What does this have to do with him?

"It is said that people of high caste in India have fair skin and exquisite facial features, which are indistinguishable from our appearance!"

"And people of lower castes have dark skin!"

"And the reason why you were able to successfully occupy the land may be that they thought you were a high-caste person, so they succumbed to you!"

Robin made a conclusion at the end, and Will had an expression of enlightenment.

"However, in this way, it will be easier for us to build a business station here. We can catch more untouchables and let them build forts and city walls!"

Robin looked at the business station that was getting more and more tidy, and nodded.

"Also, in order to ensure the future trading at the trading station, and also for the benefit of the kingdom, we need to recruit some Indians as mercenaries to increase our force."

Looking at the more than a thousand sailors around him, and then looking at the huge population of India and the giant Mughal Dynasty, this made Robin a little nervous and scared.

"Will, you have participated in military training before, and you have also participated in military activities in Brittany. So, in Calcutta, you will be responsible for the construction of the trading station. I will give you 300 people. And I and others will return to London with the fleet and goods to meet His Majesty!"

"Yes, sir, I promise to complete the task!" Will agreed with a smile on his face. At such a young age, he was given this important task, which made him extraordinarily excited.

"Remember, I need to see a thriving Kolkata when I return, not maintain it!" Robin said seriously.

Robin didn't care about the name Calcutta Trading Station. What he cared about was whether he could complete a foothold of the United Kingdom in India, so as to obtain a colony like the Portuguese and earn a lot of profits.

In this way, Robin stayed for a few days before taking a boat to Goa to purchase some spices and precious stones, and then returned to London all the way to announce the good news to His Majesty the King.

Thinking of this, Robin couldn't help but smile.

In the ship, apart from dozens of tans of raw silk, there were also some books from the East, and these were the things that His Majesty the King had enjoined thousands upon thousands of times.

After completing the task, he is about to get the reward, which makes him inexplicably excited.