The relationship between the state and the company in british imperialism something that is quite hard to really ascertained from a from our modern m purview. I think spending time with these companies, i think allowed met o really make that connection that i was trying to make between the material interests of empire, this central role that empire plays. Of course, empire isa now complete social project. It requires a cultural element in order to elevate the imperial highlande require a racial element inorder to dehumanize, devalue, devalue populations in order to extract wealth from them. Butst also these companies becoming incredibly wealthy and incredibly powerful themselves.