Smuggling Daming

"Buddha...the warship of the Frang Robot!" Palak suddenly woke up, pointing at the warship that had just emerged from the sea in the distance and shouted loudly, his voice full of panic.The Kingdom of Malacca was influenced by the Ming Dynasty, and all Europeans were called Frangji, but now only the Portuguese fleet can appear in the city of Malacca.

Following his shout, other people on the port also noticed the warship on the distant sea. At that moment, the whole port suddenly fell into a strange silence, and immediately there were screams, most of them were terrified. Fleeing, but most of them are locals in Malacca, and those on the merchant ships moored at the port are a little unclear. Therefore, they don't understand what happened, let alone why the people in Malacca city are fleeing?

In fact, the reason why Malacca people like Palak escaped was mainly because they all knew the warships in the distance, because just the year before last, the Portuguese who drove those warships came to Malacca City and wanted to occupy it. Unfortunately, The Kingdom of Malacca resisted desperately, but after paying a considerable price, it finally repelled the Portuguese, and even captured many Portuguese soldiers, who are still locked in cells in the city of Malacca.

It was also the big battle the year before last. Not only did the Kingdom of Malacca pay thousands of casualties, but the port was also severely damaged, and even many non-combatants died. Palak was not a water supply officer at that time, and His previous water supply officer died at the hands of the Portuguese, and he also witnessed the brutality of the Portuguese, so he looked so panicked when he saw the Portuguese warship again.

But compared to the locals of Malacca like Palak.Those maritime merchants who docked at the port didn't know the brutality of the Portuguese, let alone the danger that had engulfed them, so each of them was a little unclear. However, some smarter merchants had already reacted, and they also threw down their ships immediately. Flee in the direction of the city with the people of Malacca. After all, although the goods and ships are valuable, they only have one life.

On the Portuguese warship, the new Governor of India, Alfonso, stood at the bow with a relaxed expression.Looking at the panic in the port of Malacca in the distance, there was a smile on the corner of his mouth. After a while, he whispered to himself: "Francisco is really an idiot. He led so many troops the year before last. He was defeated by the people of Malacca, no wonder His Majesty asked me to replace him as governor!"

Francisco in Alfonso's mouth was the former governor of India.That is the governor who forced the Xila family to flee to Daming, but because of Francisco's unfavorable battles in India and Southeast Asia, he has been ordered to be replaced by the King of Portugal, and now Alfonso will replace him as the governor of India.

Speaking of which, Alfonso had arrived in India the year before last, and announced the king's order to Francisco, intending to succeed him as the governor of India.But Francisco refused to recognize this order, and still refused to hand over his power.Alfonso was even imprisoned until another fleet sent by Portugal arrived in India last year, which forced Francisco to surrender his power and release Alfonso.

But it was also the above incident that made Alfonso very resentful towards Francisco, wanting to do better than him in everything, such as attacking Malacca now.Francisco failed to attack here last time, but Alfonso is determined to win this time.Because he not only brought more troops this time, but also prepared better.

The fleet led by Alfonso soon arrived at the port of Malacca. Eighteen tall warships lined up and blocked the entrance and exit of the entire port. No ships in the port could leave. Many merchant ships were dissatisfied and wanted to come forward to argue, but when they saw the artillery on the Portuguese fleet, they all retreated in fright.

After blocking the port, Alfonso immediately sent people ashore to meet the king of the Kingdom of Malacca. At this time, the people of Malacca were ready, and everyone who had nothing to do with them left the port and returned to the city. Thirty thousand Malacca soldiers were ready. Although they defeated the Portuguese last time, they also paid a huge price. At the same time, they also knew that the Portuguese's firearms were very sharp, so they did not dare to be careless.

After receiving the Portuguese envoy, Sultan Mahmud, the king of the Kingdom of Malacca, made three conditions to him. The first is to ask them to release the Portuguese prisoners of war, and the second is to compensate the Portuguese for the war. The third is to cede a piece of land near the city of Malacca for the Portuguese to use to build fortresses in order to better maintain the local peace in Nanyang.

These three points proposed by Alfonso can be said to be the essence of the word "shameless". It is obvious that they attacked Malacca first, but failed due to insufficient preparation, but now they come with a large army and demand compensation from others. The loss is simply shameless.But this is also the usual logic of European robbers. As long as their fists are bigger than others, then their words are the truth. If other people want to object, unless your fists are bigger and harder than him.

Sultan Mahmoud was trembling with anger after listening to the three points put forward by the Portuguese envoy. The ministers on both sides were also very angry, especially those generals, who clamored to fight the Portuguese to the death. After all, they had already defeated the Portuguese once last time. Although they paid a high price, they had a great psychological advantage after all.

Sultan Mahmud has no real power in his hands, and all matters in the country need to be decided by Prime Minister Shu Ertai, but Shu Ertai was obviously also angered by the grape people, so he quickly stepped forward to suggest to Sultan Mahmud, Be sure to let those shameless Portuguese see the power of the Kingdom of Malacca.

With Shu Ertai's statement, other ministers also asked for orders one after another, and Sultan Mahmud would naturally not refuse, so the six kingdoms of Ma quickly made a decision to resolutely resist, and even to express their determination, Sultan .Mahmoud also ordered someone to cut off the nose of the grape-man messenger, and killed ten grape-man prisoners of war, and asked the messenger to take back the heads of the prisoners of war. He responded to Alfonso's shamelessness in this tough way. .

"Bastard, barbarian, Malacca is a bunch of shameless barbarians!" On the flagship, when Alfonso saw the bloody messenger and the ten heads, he angrily threw the expensive porcelain cup in his hand. It fell, and the two blue eyes flashed with crazy light, wishing to order the attack on the city of Malacca immediately.

However, although Alfonso was angry, he finally forced himself to calm down, because he didn't want to repeat Francisco's mistakes. If he fights desperately with the people of Malacca, then even if he wins in the end, he may suffer a lot of losses. At that time, he, the governor of India, must also bear certain responsibilities.

It is precisely because of this that Alfonso did not rush to attack the city of Malacca. Instead, he sent people to check the terrain around the city of Malacca, and at the same time completely blocked the port of Malacca. No ships were allowed to enter or leave. Ships will be destroyed by artillery fire immediately. Although the Malaccans also have a navy, their small boats are no match for the Portuguese, so they can only stay in the port in the end, lest they be used as targets.

On the one hand, the Portuguese did not dare to organize an army to go ashore to attack for the time being, and on the other hand, the navy was too weak and could only put all their hopes on land, so the two sides came to a stalemate for a while.However, Alfonso's side obviously took the initiative in this stalemate. He has the final say on when to start the war. The people of Malacca can only defend passively. Moreover, as the port is blocked, previous merchant ships cannot dock at the port. Let Malacca lose a lot of tax revenue every day.

Although the people of Malacca have a hard time, the maritime merchants who come and go are more miserable than them. For example, those ships that were supposed to replenish fresh water at the port of Malacca are now unable to enter the port at all. In the end, they have to figure out their own way. And suffer from hunger and thirst due to lack of fresh water.

But in comparison, those sea merchants who were blocked in the port were even more uncomfortable. Originally, they just wanted to replenish fresh water in the port and then left, but now they are blocked in the port by the Portuguese. Leaving, especially if some merchants have already signed an agreement with others, if they can't deliver the goods on time, then they will lose a lot of money.

It is precisely because of this that since the day when the Portuguese besieged the port of Malacca, merchants have been coming to the Portuguese warship in small boats, hoping to see Alfonso and asking the other party to let his ship leave.But Alfonso rejected all the requests from these merchants, and he didn't even see them in the end. The Kingdom of Malacca puts pressure.

However, on the tenth day after Alfonso besieged the port of Malacca, another businessman came to ask for an interview, and this time it was not one or two, but a group of businessmen. Of course, this alone was not enough to attract Alfonso's attention. , but the key is that the other party is a group of businessmen from Ming Dynasty, which made Alfonso have to pay attention to it, and finally decided to meet the other party.

As mentioned earlier, Europe’s understanding of the Central Plains Dynasty is mainly through Marco Polo’s travel notes, and it happens that Europe is in the darkest period, so they have a beautiful fantasy about the Central Plains Dynasty, and at the same time they have a certain awe in their hearts After all, the Central Plains Dynasty is a country whose land area can be compared with the whole of Europe, so even if the strength of the Portuguese is the best in Europe, they still dare not underestimate Ming Dynasty. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)