Smuggling Daming

Old Port, also known as Palembang in later generations, is located at the southeastern tip of Jinzhou. This place originally belonged to the territory of the ancient Southeast Asian country Sanfoqi, but later Sanfoqi was destroyed by Majapahit, resulting in domestic chaos. Seeking self-protection, they jointly recommended Liang Daoming, the leader of the Han people, as the leader, established the new Kingdom of Three Buddhas, and got in touch with Daming. As a result, he was recruited by Emperor Chengzu. The position was passed on to his subordinate Shi Jinqing, and later Daming appointed Shi Jinqing as the comfort envoy of Jiugang, which marked that the new Three Buddha Kingdom was officially recognized by the Ming Empire.

The consolation envoy was originally the official position of the chieftains of the few areas of the Southwest Sea of ​​the Ming Dynasty, and Shi Jinqing became the consolation envoy of the Ming Dynasty, so his new Sanfoqi Kingdom became the reserve territory of the Ming Dynasty, and its status was higher than that of the vassal states, such as Southwest, etc. The comfort envoy of the land, which became the territory of the Central Plains Dynasty in later generations.

But the Old Port is too far away from Daming. Although Shi Jinqing was rewarded by Daming, Daming had no way to control it. It was better during Ming Chengzu’s time. Zheng He’s fleet would occasionally stop at the Old Port. Give him some practical support, but with the sea ban in Daming, Zheng He's treasure ships can only slowly decay in the port of Daming, and the old port is completely cut off from Daming except when it can get in touch with Daming during the tribute. got in touch.

Shi Jinqing was the first generation of old Hong Kong consolation envoys. After his death, he handed over the power in his hands to his daughter in accordance with local customs. Later generations called his daughter Mrs. Shi, and Shi's father and daughter are Muslims.During their rule in the Old Port, they spared no effort to promote the Muslim religion. In particular, Mrs. Shi adopted an adopted son, which made a great contribution to the promotion of Muslims in Southeast Asia. They were called one of the nine sages by Muslims in Southeast Asia, and they are still The greatest of them, and precisely because of this, Mrs. Shi also has a great reputation in Southeast Asia.

Both Shi's father and daughter are Muslims, which is one of the reasons why they were supported by Zheng He.Zheng He’s seven voyages to Nanyang also made great contributions to the promotion of Muslims in Southeast Asia. For example, Old Port was the religious center where Muslims spread to the outside world at that time, and even most of the Han people living there became Muslims. The Muslim community is said to be the largest in number.The number of Han Chinese living there once exceeded [-].

However, although Mrs. Shi gathered a considerable amount of Han Chinese power in the old port, Majapahit was in the prosperous period of the kingdom at that time. Mrs. Shi was unwilling to fight with them, so she surrendered in 1440 and moved to Java herself. Residence, the new Srivijaya Kingdom in Old Port officially perished.

However, although Shi's rule perished.But the Han people in Old Port are still there, and the Muslim religion here is still very strong.Even Majapahit at that time could only admit Muslim autonomy here. Until the end of the 15th century, after the demise of Majapahit, several small countries emerged on Jinzhou and Java Island. Many of these small countries believed in Muslim religion. , the Old Port belonged to the Kingdom of Banten at this time.This country is a Muslim country.

Although the Banten Kingdom is a Muslim country, they have been in constant disputes with the Danmu Kingdom, which is also a Muslim country on Java Island.Wars often broke out between the two countries. Originally, the strengths of the two countries were almost the same, so no one could do anything to the other.But just some time ago, the Danmu Kingdom suddenly increased in strength, and there were many muskets and artillery in the army. As a result, the Wandan Kingdom was defeated, and the army retreated again and again. Hit the Old Port area.

There are nearly [-] Han Chinese living in the Old Port. Although these people also believe in Islam, they also know that in the face of war, the armies belonging to Muslim countries have no mercy at all. It is likely to be a massacre, after all, the native troops in Southeast Asian countries are notoriously cruel.

It was also under such circumstances that the leader of the Han people in the Old Port, that is, the Grand Imam of the Muslims, convened the elders from all over the Old Port to discuss, and finally decided to ask for help from the Ming army stationed in Malacca. After all, they are also Han Chinese. At such a moment of life and death, naturally the first thing to think of is their home country, not to mention that they were the consolation envoys of the Ming Dynasty before. Although they have not paid tribute for many years, this title can be used.

When Zhou Zhong left the port of Malacca, half of the navy was left behind. As for the Beijing camp led by Shenying, all remained as the local defenders. Among them, Shenying has succeeded Zhou Zhong as the admiral of the four seas, managing the defense of the port of Malacca. Because he was not proficient in water warfare, he left Qu Lie as his assistant.

In addition to the army, Malacca Port has now been officially incorporated into the administration of the Governor-General of the Four Seas. In other words, it has become the official territory of Ming Dynasty, and Zhou Zhong divided it into a separate government, so it naturally has its own administrative system. The team is all old people from the former Shibosi. Among them, Tang Bohu has grown up and succeeded Yang Tong as the second magistrate of Malacca. However, his magistrate is relatively poor. The area under his jurisdiction is only the city of Malacca, and there are not even a decent county in the surrounding area. No.

The Grand Priest of the Han Muslims in Jiugang personally ran to Malacca for help, which immediately attracted the attention of Shenying and Tang Bohu, and received him personally. As a result, after hearing about the situation facing Jiugang, the two of them had a question about whether to seek help from Jiugang. However, there was a disagreement, and it was very strange that Tang Bohu, who was a civil servant, insisted that he should go to Jiugang for help, but Shenying, who was a general, believed that he could not help.

Originally, as a civil servant, Tang Bohu probably didn't like fighting, but this time he insisted that Jiugang should be rescued very abnormally. In fact, he also had his own plans. It is a bit of a misnomer to govern the city of Malacca Port, so it is eager to expand its jurisdiction. The old port is not far from Malacca, and it is also an excellent port. What is even more rare is that there are nearly [-] Han people there. If he occupied it, then for him, not only would he be able to double the scope of his jurisdiction, but it would also be a remarkable political achievement.

Tang Bohu wanted to expand his jurisdiction, so he insisted on sending troops to rescue, but Shenying also had his own reasons for not wanting to rescue.

First of all, there are not many troops in Malacca, and there are only more than 3000 people at full strength. These people not only have to guard against the Portuguese comeback, but also guard against harassment from the remnants of the Malacca Kingdom who fled to the north, so these troops cannot be moved lightly.

The second reason is a bit complicated, mainly because the Han people who originally lived in Malacca, that is, the Nanyang Han people who have lived in the port of Malacca for a long time, such as the Lu family and the Zhao family, are very disgusted with the Han people in the old port, especially some Han families. In fact, they moved here from the Old Port, or they were kicked out.

As we all know, Islam is a very xenophobic religion. The Han Muslims in the old port also used some tough methods when they preached. As a result, many Han people were very disgusted. Some Han people chose to surrender due to the situation and converted to Islam. In addition, some tough Han Chinese were unwilling to give in, so they were treated unfairly. In the end, many people were forced to move out of the old port. Many Han families in Malacca moved here under such circumstances.

It is precisely because of this that the Han people in Malacca have always regarded themselves as orthodox Han people, and they are very repulsive to those Han people who converted to Islam. Even though the former Kingdom of Malacca was a Muslim country, none of the Han people in Malacca believed in this religion. At that time, when Zhou Zhong learned about this, he also felt very strange. Later, Mr. Lu told him that the Kingdom of Malacca did not force them to convert to Islam, but they all rejected them. In addition, the Han people controlled part of the trade in the port. This made the Kingdom of Malacca not dare to persecute it too much, which made it impossible for the local Han people to have a single Muslim.

The Han people in Malacca originally repelled Muslims very much, and they were influenced by those Han people who were forced out of the Old Port, so they hated the Han Muslims in the Old Port even more.Although Zhou Zhong has moved nearly [-] people to Malacca, the local Han families still control a considerable part of the trade in Malacca Port, so if he goes to aid the Old Port at this time, it will probably cause dissatisfaction among those Han families.

Of course, in addition to the above two reasons, Shenying has a third reason that he did not mention. This reason is his personal problem. When he was leading troops in the Shaanxi frontier army of the Ming Dynasty, he encountered local Muslim rebellions many times. Many of his comrades died at the hands of those Muslims, so he was also very disgusted with Islam, and he didn't want to help those overseas Muslims.

It is precisely because of the above reasons that Shenying insisted on not agreeing to rescue Jiugang. Originally, if the two of them could not settle down, they could only ask Zhou Zhong to make a ruling, but Zhou Zhongyuan was in Daming, and the messengers came and went. It will take at least two months. By then, Zhou Zhong's decision will be made. I am afraid that the old port will be burned to the ground by the Danmu Kingdom, so Zhou Zhong told them before that if there is an emergency, Shenying and Tang Bohu can pass by He made a decision when he agreed, but he didn't expect that the two of them would have a disagreement now, and neither of them could convince the other.

Seeing that the Danmu Kingdom's army is getting closer and closer to the old port, Shenying and Tang Bohu are still at loggerheads, which makes the head teacher from the old port extremely anxious. Finally, after he got some news from Tang Bohu, he finally made a decision. A stunning move. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)