Reborn In 17th century India with Black Technology

Simeon Brezhnev, the Russian ambassador, took a deep breath after receiving the news about the victory of the Bharatiya Empire. "They really did it, huh," he muttered. He knew that the Bharatiya Empire had a high chance of winning, but still, he wasn't absolutely sure since they were going up against the British and the Dutch, two of the best naval powers in the world. Now it looks like he had doubted the Bharatiya Empire too much.

A hint of determination flashed in his eyes. "Prepare some gifts," he commanded. "I'm going to meet Minister Jai Shankar." It was important to him that the Russian Empire stayed in the good books of the Bharatiya Empire, especially now that Bharat had dominance over a whole ocean—a feat that no European country had achieved.

A few blocks across the Russian embassy, Pedro Santiago's face showed astonishment. "Bharatiya Empire won!" he exclaimed. He let out a deep breath, a hint of sadness appearing on his face as he leaned back onto his chair. 'From now on, no country can touch South Asia without having to go through the Bharatiya Empire.' This truth, especially for Pedro Santiago, representing Spain, the world's first naval superpower, was not easy to digest. But overall, he was still very happy since, even if the Bharatiya Empire did not occupy the Indian Ocean, the benefits that Spain could gain were little to none, especially since they had lost the Philippines colony. Instead, now that the Bharatiya Empire had occupied the Indian Ocean, competitors like the Dutch and the British experienced a great loss.

Oscar Anderson of Sweden wiped the sweat on his forehead. "Thank God I chose correctly." He touched his chest, trying to calm down his beating heart.

Leonardo Bellini, who had gone to inspect the new Guwahati-class armed merchant ship the Republic had ordered, laughed happily after he received the news of the Bharatiya Empire's victory. "Haha." The Republic of Venice had no illusion of conquering the world, so it did not really matter that the Bharatiya Empire had become the hegemon of South Asia. Instead, by the Bharatiya Empire becoming strong, it weakened the British and the Dutch, the strongest superpower of the last century and the dark horse of the 17th century.

"Prepare my carriage. I'm going to meet the External Affairs Minister," he ordered his servant.

In such a way, diplomats from major European countries made appointments with Minister of External Affairs Jai Shankar one by one. The Bharatiya Empire received congratulatory gifts from all the European countries.

Jai Shankar was laughing from ear to ear.

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25th September 1659 Stay tuned for updates on empire

Nearly a month had passed, and the benefits obtained from the battle were starting to appear.

The Dutch merchant ships were completely blocked from entering the Indian Ocean, which caused problems in the logistics of the Indonesian and Malaysian colonies.

All the European countries could no longer enter the Indian Ocean as they pleased. Checkpoints had been set up in Cameroon, Mayotte, Réunion, Mauritius, Seychelles, and Madagascar. The total western entrance of the Indian Ocean was completely controlled. Moreover, due to the anti-Bharat alliance building temporary docks, the workload that fell on the infrastructure department of the military was not too large. In a few weeks, they were able to construct basic ports for the docking of military vessels.

As promised, trade was kick-started. Madagascar and Yemen began to receive merchants from Bharat wanting to sell their products and also to buy the local produce.

Amazingly, these benefits were only getting started, and the majority of the Indian Ocean had not even been utilized.

Simultaneously:

The ambassador of the Holy Roman Empire, who had been released from prison, Maximilian V, sat opposite Jai Shankar, his expression desperate. "This is too much, sir. You're asking for too much," he cried out.

Jaishankar shook his head. "Sir, this is actually a low price after considering our historic ties and a good relationship with you, or else you could not just release these people with just some money," he said nonchalantly.

Maximilian V was depressed. "Sir, how about you reduce the price by 10%? You can at least do as much, can't you?"

Jaishankar looked at the constipated expression on Maximilian V's face and felt a little sorry for him. "Alright, sir, only for you. You can take back all the prisoners of war and the galleon for a total price of three million eighty-eight thousand two hundred and thirty-five Varahas," he said with an amiable smile on his face.

Maximilian V immediately felt depressed. He couldn't help but curse the deacon in his heart repeatedly. He knew he was being slaughtered like a sheep, but what could he do? He was the losing party, and it was his soldiers and vessels that were under the control of the Bharatiya Empire. "As you state, sir." Feeling very bitter in his heart, he reluctantly nodded.

Getting up from his seat, he left the ministry with lifeless steps. However, on his way, he saw French diplomat Henri Lefebure and a British representative.

He clenched his fist tightly, shaking with rage. If not for these bastards brainwashing Deacon Francis, why would the Holy Roman Empire have come to this state?

Looking at their faces, he wanted to immediately lash out. However, fortunately, he still had the rationality not to do such a thing, so he simply nodded at them as a greeting with a cold expression on his face and left.

He still had to inform his majesty of the result of the negotiation. After all, thinking about the enraged emperor, Maximilian couldn't help but shiver in fright.

That day, the Bharatiya Empire made a total of half a ton of gold, all from reparations.

The Holy Roman Empire, due to only participating with 19 ships, had the lowest reparations of around 70 kilograms of gold. But it was a completely different matter for the Dutch, the British, and the French.

The French paid nearly 90 kilograms of gold, the British nearly 120 kilograms, and finally, the Dutch paid a whopping 210 kilograms of gold. Jaishankar was ruthless in his demands as he did not even budge a single gram when it came to the Dutch.

Through reparations alone, half of the material damage done to the empire had been recovered, bringing a smile to Minister of Finance Jagannath Mohan's face.

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The next day

26th September 1659

The Minister of External Affairs, Jaishankar, called for a meeting with all the foreign diplomats.

He took center stage with an amiable smile on his face. "Hello and good morning, everyone. I know everyone is worried about how the Bharatiya Empire's victory would affect all of your interests in this part of the world."

He stopped, looking at everyone's faces, which reflected anticipation and worry.

"But don't worry. It will not have any negative impact on your country. Instead, you may even benefit a lot."

Everyone suddenly erupted in murmurs.

"What benefit could he be talking about?"

"I don't know. Let's wait and see."

Jaishankar raised his hand and silenced everyone.

"The Bharatiya Empire will not stop anyone from trading with any independent country in southern Asia."

"And that includes the new countries like the United States of the Philippines or the Kingdom of Mindanao, or any other country. Everyone is welcome, and that includes the British, the Holy Roman, and the French."

"They are also free to trade with whomever they please in southern Asia. The only exception is the Dutch, who still have a large colony in South Asia. Until they grant independence to this colony, the Bharatiya Empire will have nothing to do with them."

Exclamations and surprised expressions were immediately seen among the audience.

Prussian diplomat Heinrich Muller immediately exclaimed, "What!" Did he hear it right? Even the enemies were allowed to trade with any country in southern Asia. Then why did they have to fight a war in the first place? He was confused.

And he was not alone, as exclamations and words like "Why bother?" and "What do they want?" were heard.

"Are you sure, Your Excellency?" Heinrich Muller carefully asked.

"Yes!" Jaishankar nodded his head without hesitation. "The reason why we initiated the naval net operation was for the sole purpose of defending our territorial integrity and protecting South Asian countries from barbaric practices like slavery and colonialism. As for trade, we don't want to control it."

There was a look of enlightenment on everyone's faces.

"But!" Jaishankar suddenly said, "This could only be allowed for independent countries and not regions under colonial rule. Under no circumstances is any European country allowed to trade with Dutch Indonesia." His eyes turned sharp. "In case the Bharatiya Emperor discovers your offence, all your assets in the Bharatiya Empire will be seized, and you will be permanently barred from entering the Indian Ocean."

"Now, I hope everyone takes this matter to heart because it is not too difficult for us to find out if anyone went against our actions. We have a permanent naval and military base in the port of Kuala Lumpur. Remember that."

All the diplomats' faces became stiff, and they looked at each other with embarrassment. Not because they were planning to support the Dutch to maintain the Indonesian colony, but because this was the first time the Bharatiya Empire had used such tough words.

Maybe deep in their hearts, they still saw the Bharatiya Empire as a polite southeastern power, but now, with the warning given by the Minister of External Affairs, they knew that there was a certain line that could not be crossed.

"Haha, just as you wish, Minister. My Tsarist Russian Empire is willing to come to an agreement."

' One word to wake up a dreamer '

The words of Simeon Brezhnev immediately made everyone realize what they had to do.

One by one, like schoolchildren getting up for attendance, they got up, promising to follow the conditions of the Bharatiya Empire.

"My Spanish Empire agrees."

"My Swedish Kingdom agrees."

"Polish Lithuania is willing to agree."

"Prussia Brandenburg has no opinion."

"Venetian Republic supports the Bharatiya Empire."

"Portugal agrees."

Far away in the Shaurya Royal Palace, Vijay, reading the transcript of the discussion, felt emotional. From a small Southeast Asian country spanning over 600,000 square kilometres to now a behemoth United Bharatiya Empire spanning nearly five million square kilometres of land and 70 million square kilometres of ocean—all within a decade—he had already fulfilled the lifelong wish of countless Bharatiyas. He had made the Bharatiya Empire a regional power that had an absolute say in South Asia, and not even the mighty Europeans could do anything about it.

But as they say, ambition knows no bounds. Now, he is no longer satisfied with being a regional power; he wants to be the superpower of the world, to the same status as the British Empire in the 19th century or America in the 21st century.

Vijay's eyes blazed with a dazzling light as he set off a new era for the Bharatiya Empire.

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