While Li Yanzhi was presiding over the large-scale immigration to the South China Sea, a rumor gradually spread in the Malacca area that Li Yanzhi was planning to set up another customs in Singapore to control the import and export of the Strait of Malacca.

The news spread among merchants on the first day of the appearance of Malacca City. The merchants were in a big blow, and the Portuguese shouted to teach the Chinese people who were at least assigned.

"I shouldn't have allowed Chinese people to farm in Singapore!"

Some hindsmen complained.

When Li Yanzhi began to deploy the Nanyang strategy, Singapore was just a deserted island. Hundreds of Chinese immigrants came to plant rice here, but there were no large ships moored. With the efforts of Shenmen, the surrounding forces did not take it seriously at that time, "What are you afraid of when you come to farm!"

Some Portuguese businessmen even laughed at the Chinese as having no future and traveled from mainland China to Singapore. They didn’t do a profitable spice business, but they farmed here!

When Chinese immigrants and Singapore could provide more and more food, and the number of ships entering and leaving the wharf was getting bigger and bigger. After the Chinese immigrants in Singapore reached 3,000, the situation gradually changed. The Portuguese suddenly discovered that they could no longer drive away the Chinese through negotiation or threats, because this area has gradually formed a new city, and ships from mainland China generally no longer dock in Malacca and enter Singapore directly. With merchant ships, there are business opportunities, and slowly a market has formed here. Europeans suddenly feel that they are threatened.

Under Li Yanzhi's advice, Shenmen, who had been keeping a low profile, began to show his fangs. Singapore's port fortifications gradually increased, and warships often patrol the exit of the Strait of Malacca. Feilong Village in the north and Brahma Port in the east also echoed it. At this time, although the Portuguese felt that this place had become a thorn in their side, they no longer dared to use military means easily. However, Shenmen still restrained themselves from harassing the merchant ships entering and leaving the Strait of Malacca.

Now, among the rounds of immigration, Singapore is targeted at a considerable proportion. In just half a year, the population of this region has increased to more than 30,000, 70,800 of which are Chinese. Shenmen's attitude is getting higher and higher. He believes that the strategy of "hiding one's strength and maintaining a low profile" that Li Yanzhi ordered can be abandoned! Because this place has become an important town in Nanyang.

Since Li Yanzhi's final order has not been issued, Shenmen did not dare to intercept ships entering and leaving the Strait of Malacca. However, in Shenmen's view, the key to all this is not whether he can control Malacca, but whether he wants to control the Strait.

His attitude was very obvious. In the early days of Singapore's opening of the port, the envoys sent by the Shen clan were almost always humble. Looking at the wording, it seemed that Singapore was completely safe by the protection of the Governor of Malacca. Therefore, on the map of Casas, Singapore was regarded as a branch port and a supply station in Malacca. However, after Li Yanzhi won the victory of the Grand Secretary, Shen clan's attitude changed by 180 degrees. He wrote to Casas again, and the tone of the wording was all about Malacca.

Looking at Singapore's reciprocal ports, this made Casas very uncomfortable. When the military officers and soldiers of mainland China headed south on a large scale and the Chinese forces in Southeast Asia were unprecedentedly active, Shenmen did not even give Casas a reciprocal tone. Almost everything happened was conveyed in an orderly tone. For this reason, a cold war had begun between the Governor's Office of Malacca and the Singapore Commander's Office. Now, the news that the Chinese were going to set up customs in Singapore to replace Malacca, even if it had not been confirmed, it was enough to make Casas angry.

"These are damn, cunning, and uncredible Chinese people!" Casas roared at the Governor's Office: "Singapore belongs to Malacca and Portugal. Sooner or later, I will drive away the poisonous snake of Shenmen and drive away all the Chinese entrenched in Singapore!"

This was just what he said in anger. At that time, only a few Portuguese captains, including Anton V Pereira, Francisco V Toscano, were beside him, but somehow, it spread throughout the port of Malacca that afternoon. Many European sailors who were not serious about the importance of the matter started to cheer:

"Yes! It's time to teach those Chinese pigs a lesson!"

"They are so crazy!"

"Now I am getting less and less free in the South China Sea. After passing the Strait of Daren, I even have to apply to China's customs if I fart!"

"Expel the Chinese! All islands in this sea belong to Portugal! This is what the Pope admits!"

This is just public opinion in the port, but three days later, a secret report was placed on the table of Shenmen. The one who provided the secret report was Zhan Jin, a hundred households stationed in Singapore. After seeing the secret report, Shenmen sent someone to inquire, and found that there was such a rumor among the Portuguese.

After receiving the news, he was not angry but happy, and said to himself: "The governor said that without his orders, he would not take the initiative to act no matter what happened. Now that Nanyang is in such a prosperous state, I have more and more warships and sailors. There are obviously a large number of merchant ships [31 Novel Network] passing by, but I can only watch them head towards the Malaga for nothing. If the Malaga can be destroyed, my Singapore will be the second Shanghai!"

Being able to defend a Singapore that cannot take the initiative is like defending a dead port, but if Malacca is destroyed, Singapore will become the main control port of this strait, and the benefits he can get from sinking the door will be great!

"Although the governor ordered me not to take the initiative, that was the case during the Jiajing period. Now the era has changed. If I take this opportunity to take action first and then report, he will have no choice but to support me."

He sent someone to invite Feilong County Magistrate Zhang Lian to discuss.

Why did you invite Zhang Lian? After all, Shenmen thought that his strength was not enough, so he wanted to pull another brother into the water and work together to make things bigger.

After reading the letter from Shenmen, Zhang Lian immediately led the fleet to Singapore. When Shenmen saw him leading his troops, he thought he agreed with his opinion and was happy. However, when he arrived in the secret room, Zhang Lian said to himself: "Old Shen, are you crazy or stupid? You actually want to do such a loss of mind!"

"What?" Chenmen was confused when Zhang Lian said this.

"Getting into war with the Furangji people and attacking Malacca, this is not something you and I can do!"

Shenmen pondered: "The ship cannons of the Folang Jiren are of great power, but they are not many. Now I have more than 3,000 Huafan people, and you have five or six thousand soldiers on hand, right? You and I join forces to block the Malacca Strait based on Singapore. Even if the Folang Jiren cannot win, at least they can support it. When the war comes, the rear will definitely support it. We are backing the Ming Dynasty, who are you afraid of? Therefore, I have planned that as long as I can block the first round of attack, there will be no disadvantages in the future!"

As he said this, Zhang Lian heard a word and sneered. After hearing it, he kept sneering. Chenmen said unhappy: "Zhang Feilong, just say whatever you have, why do you have to do this!"

Zhang Lian yelled and said, "I'll ask you, how many groups of Folang machines are there in Nanyang now?"

"Two gangs," Chen Men said: "One gang is called Portugal, and the other gang is called Spain."

"So," Zhang Lian said: "If we fight Portugal, what will Spain react? Have you ever thought about it?"

"I naturally thought about it." Chenmen said: "But the port of Spain is on Ma Yi's side. From there to Singapore, we have to pass Palawan and bypass the Port of Brahma. If he dares to attack Palawan, Luzon will immediately reinforce. When Luzon moves, the officials will also send troops. At that time, we will not be afraid."

Zhang Lian didn't refute him, but just asked: "Then the five ports in the South China Sea will move together. If then, how do you think the Bonito Congress reacts? How does the Java Congress react? How does the Benga Congress react?"

The Boni Country was in the north of Kalimantan Island in later generations, and the Banga Country was more than 100 miles southeast of Singapore. It was also the island country with a greater influence in this sea area, along with the Java country south of the Java Sea.

"This... they may not be able to help Folang Jiren." Chenmen was a little unconfident when he said this.

Zhang Lian immediately said, "What about Chameng? What about Annan Mo's family? What about Siam? Although Annan Mo's family is afraid of the governor, Chameng is weak and Siam is the century-old Shunbang of my Ming Dynasty, once I transfer my troops to the south, the flying dragons are empty, who can guarantee what they will do?"

Shenmen stopped talking.

Zhang Lian continued: "These are still outside. If you talk about internally, there are tens of thousands of guard soldiers in the South China Sea now and don't obey our commands. These people can't fight, and if they make trouble, we will suffer! Hu Zongxian, the leader of this group of people, is not from the same place! The Cao Gang has also moved south recently. If they come here and find that there is a war here, it's hard to say what will happen to those tens of thousands of people in chaos! As for the Chinese who have already taken root here, they are now busy making money and may not be willing to fight with us. There are so many things inside and outside, inside and outside, as long as one side does not handle it properly, the entire South China Sea may fall into chaos - this is what the governor is willing to see? If he starts anger and investigates it thoroughly, I'm afraid that the little credit you have made in the past will not be able to protect your head!"

Chenmen heard this and sweated in cold sweat. He wanted to provoke the battle for a long time. At this time, he got an opportunity and couldn't help but be a little eager for success. When Zhang Lian pointed it out, he realized that this matter was indeed dangerous and sighed: "If you say that, this matter really cannot be done."

Unexpectedly, Zhang Lian said: "No! This can be done!"

"What do you mean is to report to the governor first before handling it?"

Zhang Lian still said, "No! If you report it, when the Navy Governor's Office discusses it, the daylily here will be cold! In general, you have to take action first and report it, but you have to pull three people into the water in advance before launching it."

“Which three?”

"The first one is Lin Daogan. He is now in Shanghai. If he is threading needles there, things will go much smoother, but he is not the most important thing. If we can pull the other two, then no matter what the situation develops - even if we lose Singapore, it doesn't matter."

Chenmen was moved when he heard this: "Which two people?" (To be continued. If you want to know what happens next, please log in.qidian., more chapters, support the author and support genuine reading!) (To be continued)
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