Reborn In 17th century India with Black Technology - Chapter 1130

Capítulo 1130: Unease!!

Since the guests who attended the inauguration ceremony of the Clear Vision Camera Company were people from all over the world, the sensation it caused was not only within the empire but also globally.

“Have you heard? Mr Pillai has invented a device that captures a scene exactly as it appears in real life,” an elderly man boasted proudly in a quiet village square, drawing a crowd of curious listeners around him.

“Husband, can you buy me a camera? All the women in our society said they’ve already ordered one.” A young wife asked with pleading eyes. Her husband nodded stiffly, maintaining a calm expression, but inwardly, he cursed the entire society. The camera costs nearly as much as a small car. Although his father’s hard work had made their family wealthy, he still carried the frugal habits formed during his childhood struggles.

In Bijapur, a wealthy merchant who prided himself on his vast collection of portraits and paintings immediately ordered his servants to depart for Mangaluru and place an order for the SP Camera on his behalf.

In Indraprastha, a board member of a major agricultural company applied for leave and personally travelled to Mangaluru, determined to purchase an SP Camera before the stocks ran dry.

In Tripura, a young animal lover pestered his parents relentlessly, insisting that he needed an SP Camera to photograph his favourite animals and create his own image gallery.

In Madurai, a group of university students pooled their savings after seeing the information about the camera in the newspaper, convinced that the camera would help them document their research expeditions.

In Srinagar, a rich household’s steward received urgent instructions from his mistress to secure two SP Cameras, one for family portraits and another exclusively for photographing the gardens during spring.

In such a way, rich people from all walks of life set out to buy the camera, and with the situation like this, the 10,000 units, which Ganapatra Pillai thought were enough to last for a month or at least for a few weeks, got emptied out in barely under a week. As a result, Pillai had to immediately ask the factories to start a new batch of production.

The Bharatiya Empire was undergoing rapid shifts. At the beginning of 1695, various ministries of the government like the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and other ministries held a press release in which they informed the public about over 17 billion Varaha being poured into harsh states like Tibet, Baluchistan, and Pashtun Pradesh to bring their development to the same level as the mainland.

This for the people came as a huge surprise. The Ministry of Transportation and the Ministry of Communication had already announced their own investment of tens of billions in developing the infrastructure in Tibet, Baluchistan, and Pashtun Pradesh, but now the government issued a new round of investment.

And this added to the fact that most large scale industrial enterprises, especially the companies in the automobile and locomotive industrial chain, companies like Aakarsh Group of Industries, the largest car manufacturer, Berunda and Hima Industries, one of the prominent car makers, Tata Group, a new player in the heavy industry game, Brown Industries, the company of the logistics giant, Agni Group of Companies, the prince’s own company, Gaur Industries, Vikram Tractors, Engineers Guild of Indraprastha, and even the emperor’s own Raya Group of Industries, all of them were in the rush to expand their manufacturing capabilities by twice or even thrice.

This continued to stimulate the economy, and hundreds of thousands of jobs were being added every week, so much so that the outflow of population that usually happens had drastically slowed down, and more people began to find jobs within the empire.

For the people of the Bharatiya Empire, this is the best of times, but for the Monarchs living in the north of the Mediterranean, it was a completely different matter altogether.

Oxford, England

It was a rare sunny day, and the weather was beautiful at the Imperial Golf Club on the banks of the Cherwell River. Charles II Stuart, the king of the British monarchy, took in a deep breath and swung the golf club hard, hitting the ball with all his power.

‘Pow!’

The golf ball cut through the air at great speed, even skipping past the small hill, and landed a few metres away from the hole.

“Excellent shot, sire, your aim is simply impeccable,” Henry Worthington III said, offering a polite, well-bred clap.

Charles Stuart smiled and nodded with quiet satisfaction. In recent months, he had developed a deep fondness for the Scottish game. Something about it soothed him, the calm rhythm of each stroke, the open stretch of green, and the gentle silence that settled around him. Yet beneath that simplicity lay a tasteful complexity: the wind’s dance, the slope of the land, the weight of the club, the precision of his stance. When all of it aligned, and the ball sailed exactly where he intended, a sharp thrill ran through him. It was one of the few activities that allowed him to relax while still feeling alive.

As he slowly walked to the ball, he took the proper starting position and lightly swung the club, gently touching the ball.

The ball slowly rolled forward and finally went into the hole.

Applause from Worthington once again broke out, but Charles paid him no heed; instead, he continued to move to the next course.

In such a way, time slowly passed until eventually he was informed that William III of Orange and Louis XIV were here to join him.

After Charles met with the fellow monarchs, he didn’t immediately get to the topic that all three of them were worried about, but instead casually guided the other sovereigns on how to play golf.

William III and Louis XIV were not impatient either; they listened to the instructions carefully and intently observed the swinging action of Charles to understand how to play the game.

Louis XIV, youngest of the three, was the first to get the hang of it, and only a little later did the older William III learn how to strike the ball properly.

“I have to admit, Charles, this is a fun game, but I am sorry, although it was invented by the enemy, football is much more exciting for me,” Louie said as he hit a long shot and only landed a few feet from the hole.

Charles, hearing Louis’s words, was not offended. Many young people in his own country like football, and no matter how much he tries to control the sport made by the enemy, it doesn’t work at all, so in the end, he simply gave up. As a response to Louis’s remark, he simply shrugged and hit his golf ball as far as possible.

Charles remained silent, but William did not. With a faint look of disapproval, he shook his head and said, “All the sports invented by the Bharatiyas are the pastimes of barbarians. Only barbarians could come up with such crude games. But golf, now this is different. It is elegant, intellectual, and calculating. It carries a nobility and refinement that games like football or cricket could never hope to reach.”

Charles could tell that William and Louis were about to go on a debate, so knowing that he had socialised enough, he used the golf club as a support and looked at the two monarchs.

“So what do you both think about the recent developments in the Bharatiya Empire?”

Hearing the question, William and Louis, who were about to start a debate, suddenly made their expression stern. The recent situation in the Bharatiya Empire, where billions of Varaha were being poured into the development of infrastructure and other things, left them all concerned.

“It is very alarming, the amount the Bharatiya Empire is using to consolidate its rule in the new territories is inconceivable,” William commented, after which Louis nodded and spoke out, “That’s not even the main point, the main point is where they are getting so much money?”

“My intelligence channels seem to have no clue.”

Charles furrowed his brows and spoke out, “My channels seem to mention the money their reserve bank borrowed from the people and from other countries, but that is only 15 billion; the investment from the last six months has already surpassed 30 billion.”

“I have asked my financial advisor, and he confidently stated that even for the Bharatiya Empire with its rising economy, coming out with so much money in such a short span of time is next to impossible.”

“Something fishy should be going on.”

The expressions on all three monarchs were confusion and doubt. No matter what they thought, they were unable to figure out what was happening until eventually William III came up with a possibility: “The Bharatiya Empire may somehow be making a lot of money by demanding that kingdoms under its influence to only trade using the currency of the Bharatiya Empire”

This left Charles thoughtful, but Louis shook his head in disapproval, “I had Duke Henry Deguis study the new financial policies of the Bharatiya Empire carefully, and the result I got is that there is no way for the Bharatiya Empire to obtain a lot of money at the same time, although…” He paused with a glint in his eyes, “The new policy of the Bharatiya Empire has a lot of ways to make small amounts of money over a large span of time if used properly, and I am even thinking about implementing some of the policies for France myself.”

William III and Charles were intrigued and reminded themselves to have people study the policy documents thoroughly after they got home.

Charles raised his head, “Let’s put that aside for now. How’s that matter coming along?”

As soon as he asked the question, both Louis and William became serious, with a cunning glint in their eyes.

P.S. The final arc will kick off in the next chapter. This will be a long one; hopefully, it will be a good conclusion

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