Opium Inc. by Thomas Manuel

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/127614 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Opium Inc. Author: Thomas Manuel Narrator: Jehaan Dhalla Format: mp3 Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins Release date: 09-01-21 Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 1 rating Genres: India Publisher's Summary: In the 19th century, the British East India Company operated a triangle of trade that straddled the globe, running from India to China to Britain. From India to China, they took opium. From China to Britain, they took tea. From Britain to India, they brought empire. It was a machine that consumed cheap Indian land and labor and spat out money. The British had two problems, though. The British solved both problems with opium, which became the source of income on which they built their empire.