They used Viceroys who governed the colony.
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The silk road stretched 4000 miles from China to the Mediterranean Sea and was linked to the Mediterranean countries by ports and ships. It included China, India, Persia and Arabia and allowed for two-way trade of such things as silk from China and woolen goods such as carpets, curtains, blankets and rugs came from the western countries along the route, for example.
Polluted water, plants dying and structures corroding.
So they could raise more money.