Fall of the Mughal Empire v2.c27.s9.4

v2.c27.s9.4

In addition, there was the eternal insistent demand for money in every letter from the Bhāu to Govind Ballāl, the commander-in-chief’s tone growing harsher and more reprimanding at the prolonged delay and default of that collector. The monthly expenses of this expeditionary force reached five to six lakhs of Rupees, and all the remittance that the Bhāu had received from the Deccan, less than two lakhs, had been eaten up in a fortnight. The monotonous burden of almost every letter received by Govind Ballāl from the Bhāu week after week, was, “Send me 25 lakhs quickly, or at least 12 lakhs in 10 or 12 days. Your failure to pay is very surprising.”