It gradually annexed province after province, purchasing them of the native chiefs, whom it seldom paid, and appointed the governor–general and his subordinates, civil and military.
步吞并了很多省,名义上是用分期付欺的地价券从土王手里买来的,其实这些地价券很少兑现,甚至根本就不兑现。当时全印总督和总督府文武官员都由东印度公司任命。