330 The earth is not necessarily rich

On the surface, Visacam seems to be a very reliable Indian, but after a few encounters, Roque was surprised to find that Visacam is also extremely unreliable like other Indians, and even more dangerous than other Indians, because Visacam is very deceptive and better at gaining the trust of others than other Indians, and the consequences of such a person seem to be more serious.

However, Roque already has a certain resistance to the Indians, when he used to do foreign trade, Roque has met a lot of strange Indians, and now it is not through electronic screens, but face-to-face dealings, this feeling seems to be stronger, so Roque doesn't care about how Visa talks about lotus, anyway, if he doesn't see real money, he won't ship it, he really wants to do charity, and there are hundreds of millions of Chinese in the Qing Kingdom waiting for Roque to relieve it.

So then Roque chatted more with the British officials, and then Roque was surrounded by a large group of British officers.

As soon as the dinner began, Mars Howard served as a volunteer propagandist for the new First Cavalry Division, praising the new First Cavalry Division to the point of being the best in the world, and then the British officers who attended the dinner were very curious.

Dhaka had a total of nearly 6,000 garrisons, which were divided into nine different battalions, of which Indian soldiers accounted for the majority, with a total number of more than 4,000 men, and the purely white troops had only one battalion, with a total number of less than a thousand, and the rest were Gurkhas.

It should be emphasized that all the officers are white, and the reason why Roque was able to mix up was because he first made a name for himself in the police system, and then entered the army, starting as a general, if Roque was in the army system from the beginning, then it is estimated that Roque is only a big soldier now.

The situation is the same in the Huayong Battalion of the Qing Kingdom, it is very difficult for minorities to get out of the British army, and there is only one Roque for so many years.

It's a rarity.

So Roque is very eye-catching, in a large group of white officers, Roque's yellow skin is as conspicuous as a light in the night, the key is that the color of the officers' dresses is not the same, the color used by the British army is dark brown, in fact, it is very ugly, the officer's dress looks like it has just been pulled out of the pile of old clothes, and the color used in the new 1st Cavalry Division military uniform is a little whitish khaki, plus Roque's standard clothes rack figure, so it looks like Roque is more conspicuous.

"The main thing is the courage of the soldiers, no matter when, courage is the key to determining the victory, in fact, the weapons and equipment of the rebels are still very rudimentary, basically there is no training at all, the battle relies on a force of blood and strength, when the wind is high-spirited, when the headwind is high-spirited, when the headwind is afraid that it will fall for thousands of miles, the brave wins when they meet on the narrow road, even if it is all a force composed of Indians, the factor of the officer still plays a major role, but in the homeland, the officer has to charge into battle with the troops, the Indian side, Officers are probably more focused on organization. "Roque tried to minimize the importance of the level of equipment, the British troops did not emphasize courage and bayonets, Roque said very Sandhurst.

In fact, many of the officers present also graduated from the Sandhurst Royal Military Academy, and knew that Roque also had a background in the Sandhurst Royal Military Academy, so they accepted Roque smoothly and did not show much exclusion and racial discrimination.

The soldiers still attach great importance to strength, and the performance of the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division on the battlefield is speechless, and even the officers have real respect for the general.

If the new 1st Cavalry Division does not perform well on the battlefield, then I am afraid that no matter how good Roque says, these British officers on the scene will sneer at it.

Although Roque is a baron and a nobleman, the colonial general still has no weight in the British army, and you can see why this is the case by looking at the performance of those Indian servants.

"That's right, every time we act, the biggest concern is not the enemy's combat effectiveness, but the morale and discipline of the troops, those Indian soldiers are really hateful, even if there is only the slightest danger, they will not move forward, if we strictly enforce battlefield discipline, then all Indian soldiers will be shot." Mars Howard has now become Roque's little fan brother, singing and cooperating tacitly.

"In fact, we can consider appropriately increasing the proportion of Gurkha soldiers."

"It is an indisputable fact that soldiers of Indian origin can only do auxiliary work."

"What we should think more about is restricting the rights of the princely states, and those who are the princes are the focus of controversy."

Most of the British officers are still very reliable, and you can quickly piece together a reasonable solution.

It's just a pity that the members of Congress don't hear these voices at the grassroots level, and what they are best at is deciding national affairs in their offices.

Lord Belloc deliberately found Roque in the middle of the banquet and discussed this issue with Roque.

Of course, Roque also has his own understanding, and it is enough to synthesize the opinions of the British officers and give feedback to Lord Belloc, of course, there are some parts that need not be said, and saying them will not solve the problem.

"Increasing the proportion of Gurkha soldiers, do you think this will increase the combat effectiveness of the troops?" Lord Belloc knew that Roque had a lot of ways on the battlefield, and for areas that he was not familiar with, Lord Bellok could still refer to the opinions given by others.

It's not easy to do this, many big people are very conceited, it's hard for them to listen to other people's advice, they will only deal with it according to their own understanding, and the higher the position, the more serious this conceit becomes.

"At least most of the problems can be solved, Indian soldiers can only do auxiliary work, so they can't take on combat missions, let them be qualified as coolies and laborers, this is also their purpose, after all, coolies and laborers are not too dangerous." Roque also doesn't know if the Indians are stupid or smart, and can only say that there are gains and losses.

"Well, we can try it, the 35th battalion is definitely going to be abolished, we need to add a battalion of troops, this battalion will be made up entirely of Gurkhas, and you will be responsible for forming it." Lord Belloc gave Roque full power and trusted Roque very much.

The 35th Battalion has now become the laughing stock of the Dhaka garrison, and it is said that on the day the troops returned to Dhaka, many of the white officers in the battalion applied for transfer from India, and could no longer tolerate the behavior of soldiers of Indian origin.

It didn't matter to the Indian soldiers, although the camp of the 35th Battalion was still closed, the Indian soldiers who should eat and drink did not seem to be affected.

This has not happened before, and the final result is that the thunder and rain are small, so those soldiers of Indian origin are not aware that they are about to lose their jobs, and even if they do, I am afraid they don't care.

The strange thing about Indians is that they don't live in the present, but in the future.

The reason why many Indians are not enterprising is to have a good birth in the next life and devote themselves to high-caste families, so that they can directly improve their social status without having to struggle.

The religion of India is also very deceptive, Roque used to think that the largest religion in India is Buddhism, but after coming to India, he learned that the biggest religion is Hinduism, and the status of Buddhism in India is the third, and this religion that Roque has almost never heard of is the real third largest religion in the world.

Hinduism is characterized by a direct preaching of a hereditary hierarchy and a firm belief in reincarnation.

Therefore, it is understandable why Indians behave so much Buddhism, and people are waiting for reincarnation to enjoy happiness so that they will not work hard to change the status quo.

After the reconstruction, the 35th Battalion is still an Indian force, and it has nothing to do with Roque, who is only responsible for the formation, and the officers of the 35th Battalion are still white.

The new battalion commander happened to be none other than Mars Howard.

Mars Howard was quite satisfied with this arrangement, half of the soldiers in the 21st Battalion were Indians, and now he had the opportunity to serve as an all-Gurkha company, Mars Howard was very happy, and he hoped that the new 35th Battalion, under Roque's tutelage, would have the same combat effectiveness as the new 1st Cavalry Division.

The Gurkhas, or Gurkha mercenaries, originally hailed from the Gurkha village west of Kathmandu in Nepal, were known for their discipline and bravery, as well as their loyalty to their employers.

This employer, of course, refers to the British, and now Nepal is also a British colony, so the Gurkha mercenaries only exist in the British army.

The source of soldiers in a village must not be able to meet the needs of the British for mercenaries, so now the mountain people from Nepal are called Gurkha mercenaries, the British War Department has set up a fixed recruitment office in Nepal, and thousands of Nepalese young people sign up to join the army every year, although the British War Department gives these heroic mercenaries a very low salary, but becoming mercenaries is one of the few ways for Nepalese young people to make a living.

From Dhaka to Kathmandu, cars are unusable, Roque and Mars Howard have to ride horses, the scenery along the way is quite pristine, large fields are sparsely grown with some crops, and the Indians working in the fields are almost all women, and there are no men in sight.

"Indian men are very lazy, they do almost nothing, the family is all taken care of by women, nominally men have to work to support their families, but in fact there are not so many jobs in India, as a result, many men are idle, they are very adapted to this lifestyle." Mars Howard has no affection for India, and in Mars Howard's mouth, it seems that the most despicable side of human nature is concentrated in Indians.

In fact, the natural conditions of India are still very good, although the land area is not large, but there is a lot of arable land in India, it is difficult for Roque to imagine, India's arable land area is more than that of the Qing Dynasty.

No wonder there are so many people in India.