WI: British Monarchy had 50% stake in the British Indian Company?

WILDGEESE

Gone Fishin'
What if instead of just granting a Royal Charter for a trading company to do business in India, the British Monarchy under Elizabeth I funded the enterprise with a 50% stake in the business thus getting half the future profits of the company instead of just the tax?

Would this be plausible?

What would the income be to the HM Treasury over the length of the BIC's charter until the company's demise?

Regards filers
 
What are the chances of this happening?

The Belgians killed perhaps 10 million people in the Congo, with estimates of the percentage dead varying up to 50% of the population.

The British killed 10 million people in the Bengal Famine of 1770, with estimates of the percentage dead ranging up to 33% of the population.

So, in regards to the suffering of the Belgian Congo, the EIC achieved roughly the same effect when it was at a comparable stage.
 
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