When Prime Minister Prim learned that the so-called treasure was located in the Indian Colony under British control, his first reaction was one of surprise, but he soon found it quite reasonable.
The United Kingdom's strength was heavily reliant on its vast colonies. Among all the colonies of the British, the most brilliant was the land known as the jewel of the British Empire, a fertile land that provided massive financial income and mineral resources to the British Government—India.
However, the British had not always ruled this land. Before the British, this land was home to many states, and they were the true masters of this land.
If the British could obtain immense income and minerals from India, what about the original masters of these lands? Would their income be any less?
Even if the varying-sized states did not earn as much as imagined each year, the accumulation over several decades or even centuries would be quite substantial.
