Reborn In 17th century India with Black Technology-Chapter 933: Europiens reaction & ITI Openning!

The news about the metal ships of the Bharatiya Empire destroying a smuggling boat immediately reached the ears of the European diplomats on the Embassy Street.

"Are you sure?" Simeon Brezhnev asked the informer, his face twisted in disbelief. He looked completely gobsmacked, so much so that the expression on his face didn’t suit a nobleman. If he could look at himself in the mirror, he would rather be caught cheating than be seen reacting like that. But no one could really blame him. After all, who would believe the claim that the Bharatiyas had built a metal ship that could float on the sea, and not just float, but carry firepower equal to a 1,000-tonne battleship?

What was this, some kind of a fairy tale?

The informer took a big gulp, his heart still palpitating, "Yes, sir, th-the news is very reliable. I talked w-with the people who were actually there... at the scene, wh-where the smuggling ship was destroyed."

Simeon Brezhnev was shocked, "Unbelievable!!!"

He leaned back, his chest tight, as if a monster had clenched his heart in a vice. But then... he realised something. He looked around at the new house, the sound of his grandkids playing kabaddi outside, and the faint scent of herbs lingering in the air. He took a deep breath.

"That’s right... I don’t have to care about it anymore," he muttered.

A wave of clarity washed over him. The tightness in his chest vanished, replaced by a calm smile.

"Alright, keep your ears open for similar news. You can go now."

Simeon Brezhnev was no longer the official diplomat of the Tsarist Russian Empire, so there was no reason for him to remain. Yet, after spending a decade here, the place had grown on him. He chose to stay, settling into a house on Embassy Street and opening a teahouse that was doing fairly well.

Besides, he knew returning to Russia wouldn’t go smoothly, especially under the new emperor, who was unlikely to look kindly on someone once closely associated with His Highness Grand Duke Peter.

"While those idiotic nobles in the West are distracted by war, the Bharatiya Empire has quietly tightened its grip over its sphere of influence. It has become increasingly impossible to enter the Bharatiya waters, or even this part of the world, without the Empire’s consent. Now the question is: how will those nations bear it, when this eastern monster decides to sink its claws into them?"

He couldn’t tell, but in the end, since he had already left Europe and decided to settle permanently in the Bharatiya Empire, and even gotten his Aadhaar card a few days ago, he no longer had to care about the Europeans.

However, just because Simeon Brezhnev did not care about it, doesn’t mean that the other diplomats didn’t care either.

Lucius, the ambassador from the Holy Roman Empire, Garsia from Spain, Oscar Anderson from Sweden, Jan Kowalski from Polish-Lithuania, Heinrich Muller from Prussia, Pedro Santos from Portuguese, and Leonardo Bellini from The Italian Federation were all immediately shocked, first because the Bharatiyas were completely plugging the holes to and from in the Bharatiya Ocean, and second because the Bharatiyas were able to make a metal ship that can float on water, a metal ship that has enough firepower to bring down any medium-sized battleship in the world.

Unconsciously, the image of Agni appeared in their minds because nearly a year ago, they got the news about the prince proposing the construction of metal ships and commissioning them into the Bharatiya Navy. Almost all of them thought that it was a flawed and impractical design, similar to the 80 to 90% of all the designs that come out of the thesis defence, but who would have thought that His Highness Agni not only built the ship but actually brought it into life by indoctrinating it into the Bharatiya Navy?

"Quick, find out everything about this BNV Rakshak."

The orders immediately came, and the intelligence handlers immediately became busy, filled with a boatload of work on their hands. All the resources they had in the state of Cholapuri were directed towards Puducherry to infiltrate into Bhagat Shipyard to get as much information as possible.

Unfortunately, although they acted quickly, they didn’t gain any benefits because His Highness Agni seemed to have anticipated their actions and tightened their security, and secondly, even though they got the information from the engineers and technicians working there through hook or crook, they got to know that Bhagat Shipyard is only responsible for building the ship and assembling its components, while the main components are not directly made in Bhagat Shipyard. The weapons are made in the three military conglomerates, and the special steel used in the ship, Loha MV 1, is smelted in the military-approved iron and steel companies.

The various intelligence handlers collectively experienced the second-largest failure in their careers, the first one being the collection of the intelligence about the Kesari engine.

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While all the foreign spies in the Bharatiya Empire were pulling their hair over how to obtain the intelligence, news broke out in the empire that caught everyone by surprise.

"Hey, daughter, look at this!" an elderly man with a pockmark called for his daughter as he stretched out the newspaper.

His daughter-in-law came into the house from the garden, took the newspaper from her father-in-law, and began reading aloud:

"The Industrial Training Institute—an institution dedicated to preparing capable workers for the industrial sector—has now been officially approved by the central government. Several regulatory boards have been established across all state governments.

Readers interested in establishing their own ITI can refer to the detailed guidelines provided in the article below.

Meanwhile, students eager to step into the workforce early can look forward to the inauguration of these institutes in the coming days."

Both father-in-law and daughter-in-law’s eyes lit up. They knew this was an opportunity. Their family ran a small factory that made the springs for the bicycle.

They are one of the third-party manufacturers under Surya Carriages, the second biggest carriage company in the empire.

The opening of the ITI was an excellent opportunity for them to expand their workforce without having to pay for it themselves.

"Father, I’ve read the article. It’s not too difficult to establish an ITI. We just need to provide infrastructure for experimentation and learning, and hire teaching staff approved by the ITI Council of Gangapuri."

"For the infrastructure, we can use the old factory you wanted to overhaul. We can add a few libraries for learning, and have our engineers teach the practical subjects in their free time. The syllabus seems right up their alley. Theoretical teachers might be harder to find, but it should still be doable."

"Father, weren’t you worried about the lack of skilled labour in the factory? Now we can start an ITI in metallurgy, train the talent we need ourselves, and we won’t even have to pay for their training."

The elderly man was moved as well. He quickly dressed himself up, called a carriage, and set off to the Ministry of Education.

The thoughts of the elderly man and his daughter-in-law were only a chasm in the Bharatiya Empire. Many other industrialists, rich elites, and even universities that thought about expanding their branches made their move.

It was the youth of the society who were most affected. They immediately became excited, knowing that they could join work early. Even though going to a college or a university offers a wider spectrum for their future, they were even more attracted by the tangible prospects in the short term than the intangible ones in the long term.

Not to mention, the job fever of the empire has not calmed down yet. Various industrial companies are still gobbling up workers for their companies. Unfortunately, most people can only sit and watch with regret, as either they had not completed their studies or they just completed their high school and dropped out. Now that they would get a chance to join a manufacturing company as a worker and obtain a lot of salary after only studying for half a year in the Industrial Training Institute, they were all excited.

A few days later, news began to appear in various local and regional newspapers about the establishment of an ITI from the so-and-so company.

Immediately after the news spread, the young people of the empire were like taking stimulants. They immediately rushed with what little money they had in their hands to join the nearest ITI at all costs.

Unfortunately, there were more people willing to join the ITI than there were ITIs themselves, so at the last moment, the various councils of ITI across the Empire decided to set up an entrance examination for the ITI as well. But the examination was different; it was not based on theoretical knowledge, but it was based on the skill of the person. The exam was simply about if he was literate, if he had basic arithmetic knowledge, and finally, the most important part being, could the applicant carve the desired shape from wood using simple tools.

The test was basically to see the hand-eye coordination of the applicant and the craftsmanship they already possessed. After the tests were held, naturally those involved in carpentry or blacksmithing were selected the majority, but thankfully the rest of the students did not have to be disappointed for too long, because as time passed on, more ITIs were started at a cheaper price, which made the vast majority of the people relieved. But unconsciously, a hierarchy was formed within the ITIs, where the ITI that accepted students after they passed the entrance examination stood at the upper echelon, while the ITI that took the applicants directly made up the vast majority of the lower echelon.

The companies that decided to start the ITI naturally got to employ the bulk of people who were graduating from the ITI, but since there was no employment contract signed between the student and the educational institute when the institute was opened, the companies could not force any student to stay and work for their company. So the student could leave and work for any company he or she desired.

The ITIs came at the perfect time, since the 3rd batch of steam engines, several thousand in number, came out of the assembly line and were ready to be shipped.

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