... brought opium to China and in return received the rights with the Chinese to trade tea for opium. They then set up a trading post in China, this post was one of the first ever in China. These events spread the companies' interests all over the trade market in many different types of trade. ... to tax the people, many of the rich, in India, found themselves in poverty. It controlled trade for the country, which was the entire Indian economy. The company was at the top of its power, but it was having problems with money and internal problems. The company received money from the domination o...

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