Reborn In 17th century India with Black Technology
Chapter 959: Economic Crisis 4

Chapter 959: Economic Crisis 4

After the meeting, Vijay summoned Kattappa.

"Have our people in Venezuela spread the news secretly that the area under the control of the Bharatiya Empire has banned slavery, and any slave that reaches the Bharatiya Empire or its area of influence will be freed from their shackles."

" Focus more on the colonies of the Spanish."

" Also, secretly provide some weapons to the natives who are resisting the Spaniards."

Vijay knew that neither of the two orders would change anything in this situation of the Americas, but it was still enough to disgust and annoy the Spanish, very much similar to how they annoyed and warned him.

"Didn’t Charles say that they have some power in the Pacific Ocean, then let them understand that I also have the power to topple nations in the Americas."

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A few weeks passed, and the orders of the emperor were quickly implemented by the government. They ran propaganda campaigns throughout the empire in every state as well as printed millions of pamphlets and posted them across the public spaces to let the public know about the opportunities available in the overseas territories for the unemployed skilled and unskilled labour who are proficient in operating and working with machinery in the empire.

"Hey, Macchi, look at this, a company in Indonesia is actually willing to pay over 450 Varaha per month, along with land allocation for factory workers."

"Huh, really? Lemme see."

"Damn, you are right. Bro, maybe we should really consider it. Let me tell you, yesterday, I went to a construction company to find a job, but guess what, the work is much harder and the pay is much less. Maybe going overseas is not a bad thing after all. I have a few friends who have gone there. Besides, it’s only a two-year contract anyway, maybe by the time we come back there will be more opportunities in the mainland."

"Right, that was what I was thinking as well, you know what, go and quickly inform the aunt and uncle, let’s see what they say, and I will do the same, if they agree we can set off together."

Groups of people like this simultaneously made plans and decided to try and work in the overseas territory for a limited amount of time, while the large majority of the highly skilled labourers who had recently been unemployed were quickly employed by the companies located in the industrial zones across the empire.

All the unemployed but educated workers in the empire were like nutrients for the manufacturing companies located in the industrial zones. Be it the saffron industrial zone, mining industrial zone, cement industrial zone, coal industrial zone, iron industrial zone, textile industrial zone, shipbuilding, silk weaving, sandalwood, coconut, spice, cinnamon, gem mining, glass making, fruit production, bamboo, tea or rubber, every kind of industrial zone absorbed the nutrients in the society as if they were starved since they were born and suddenly invited to an all you can eat buffet.

With enough nutrients, like bamboo shoots after a rain, all the industrial companies began to expand at a never-before-seen proportion; they cannibalised the weaker opponents in the market and made themselves stronger.

In the iron industrial zone of Gangapuri, several new massive furnaces were added, and the amount of iron produced suddenly jumped by over 1000 tonnes in a span of a week, and this expansion has not stopped.

In the sandalwood industrial zone of Vijayanagar, the additional workforce brought more vitality as well as competition and diversity. The sandalwood was now being made into beverages, soaps, incense sticks, incense pods, candles, aromatics, ingredients for an ayurvedic medicine, and many other things.

The Kesari K1 engines in the sandalwood industrial zone could now be heard from dusk till dawn, and hundreds of carriages carrying raw materials or finished products could be seen moving in and out of the industrial zone every day.

The textile industrial zone experienced the fastest rise in orders and was the quickest industry to expand. With thousands of tonnes of fabric produced every year, the industrial zone has indisputably become the fabric capital of the world. Fabric from Pala Nagari is now not only supplied throughout the Bharatiya Empire but also exported to countries within its sphere of influence, to European nations, and to colonies in the Americas. Clothes produced in Pala Nagari have even attained brand status of their own and are highly sought after for their premium feel and quality.

Even a saying has been created and has become widespread: "Wear Palanagari, feel like nobility."

A similar scenario could be witnessed in all other industrial zones. Without exception, all of them, across the board, invigorated by the explosion of high-skilled human resources availability, have begun to blossom and began to show their true might to the empire.

During the economic collapse driven by the fall of low-technology industries still using legacy manufacturing techniques, all industries, whether in the industrial zones or not, saw a downturn in their stock prices. This was due to the collapse of investor confidence and the general public’s lack of understanding about the difference between companies equipped with a K1 engine and those without.

However, with the industrial zones across all 23 states functioning like the organs of a healthy body, the stock exchanges in both Kolkata and Mangalore have begun showing signs of revival. And this minute detail was quickly caught on by a few sensitive and knowledgeable investors.

Balaram Chhatri is one of them; he was one of the thousands of people who were smart enough to quickly pull out all the money invested in the stock exchange as soon as he noticed something was wrong with it.

Balram incurred some loss due to his investments in the manufacturing sector, but since his portfolio was pretty diversified, his losses were recovered by the continuous profits he made from the agricultural sector, whose profits are extremely stable.

Balram has been in the investment business since the Mangaluru Stock Exchange started. He documented, studied, and learned every pattern in the stock exchange, what makes the stock fall and what makes it rise. Balram definitely did not experience an economic collapse before, but he definitely knows that the manufacturing sector is not a failing sector like everyone thinks it is.

The closest comparison he could think of to the current situation was the Iron Economic Collapse over a decade ago. Back then, an excess of iron ore was mined by various companies, driving prices down so low that mining became unprofitable. As a result, several small and medium-scale mining companies went bankrupt. And taking the Iron economic collapse as a parallel, if he compares it with the economic collapse now, he suspects that the industry is slowly recovering, strengthening itself, and becoming stronger than ever, very similar to the mining industry, where it is now much more regulated, much more united, and much more resistant to risk.

For the last few weeks, Balram had settled in a hotel at the stock exchange, and every day he came to the MSE Square to see how the market performed. He was looking for a clue or a message to say that the heartbeat of manufacturing has shown signs of revival, and that was exactly what he got today. Several listed companies in the manufacturing sector, all located in various manufacturing industrial zones, rose in stock prices ever so slightly. ’Got you, ’He knew that the top investment firms were slowly sinking their claws into these juicy pieces of meat. He no longer hesitated and immediately ran to the stockbroker.

"I will purchase 125 stocks of DVRA, 12 stocks in SDKA, 123 stocks in BKACA, and 43 stocks in TTAB, please."

The stockbroker didn’t have to go through the ledger to realise which companies they were. In the past, she had heard these names countless times, but now, when anyone mentions these names, it’s rarely to purchase the stocks; instead, it is to quickly dump the stocks from these companies at cheap prices.

But now the man in front of him actually wants to buy so many stocks all at once? She was a little taken aback, and her mouth was agape.

"Are you sure, sir? The stocks of these companies, although they have risen slightly since yesterday, their total loss since last month has reached over 15% on average."

Balram knew the lady stockbroker was trying to help him, so he quickly thanked her for the helpful suggestion, but he still insisted on his decision.

The stockbroker was left speechless, but since the man wouldn’t listen to her suggestions, she quickly filled up the forms and handed them over to the man.

"That will be 125,000 Varaha, sir."

"Please provide a transfer slip, we will collect the money from your bank."

Balram quickly took the slip he had already signed and gave it to the stockbroker.

"Thank you for trading with Mangalore stock exchange, please come again."

Coming out of the stock exchange, Balram’s body felt so light and airy that he didn’t look like a person who had invested almost all of his liquid assets at all; instead, he looked like a person who had discovered a gold mine.

P.S. Thank you, Sudhanva_SH,for the IceCola x 2

P.S. Thank you, vhvuvi,for the IceCola

P.S Thank you, Lucifer_6671,for the Massage chair

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