"From Zhancheng to the south, a sailboat can take eight days to reach Longya Gate. From the entrance, you can go southwest for two days to get there." - "Yingya Scenic Spot·Manlajia Kingdom".
Champa was in the southern part of Vietnam in later generations, and Longya Gate was near Singapore in later generations.
Ning Botao and Huo Zhe Ya San went first and arrived in Singapore on a merchant ship.
The name Singapore has been around for a long time.
During the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties, a prince from the Sanfoqi Kingdom established the "Sanghapura Kingdom" here with the support of his mother-in-law, also translated as "Singapore La Kingdom", which means "Lion Castle" in Sanskrit. Today it is generally
Call it "Temasek".
More than a hundred years ago, the descendants of the royal family of the Srivijaya Kingdom were forced to flee to Singapore. The Ayutthaya of Siam attacked this place, and the descendants of the royal family fled to Wuyu, thus establishing the Kingdom of Malacca (Malacca).
Ning Botao, led by Fireman Yasan, first landed in Singapore.
Singapore was completely burned down more than a hundred years ago because it was involved in a regional struggle for hegemony. It has now recovered slightly and is an important maritime trade city, ruled by the exiled King of Malacca.
The King of Malacca, Mohammad Shah, currently lives in the city of Johor, which later became Johor Bahru in Malaysia. It is only separated from the island of Singapore by a narrow strait. Including the later Indonesian land of Bintan Island, it is also under the rule of the King of Malacca.
, this guy has been planning to counterattack Malacca, but his territory has been getting smaller and smaller by Portugal.
Hearing that the Ming envoy had arrived, Mohammad Shah was overjoyed. After successive defeats in the war, he had been in exile in many places and was being beaten eastward by the Portuguese. He was about to go to Beijing in person to ask the Ming father for help.
But when Mohammad Shah saw the Fireman Yasan, he immediately cursed angrily: "Yasa, you traitor, you actually have the nerve to come to see me!"
Fireman Yasan smiled and said: "Your Majesty the King, I was not the only one who betrayed you. Moreover, I have contacted Daming to help your Majesty regain the royal city."
"It's impossible for me to trust you again." Mohammad Shah sneered and shook his head.
Fireman Ya San said: "My great-grandfather's surname is Lin, and he was originally from Fujian, China. Since I am a Han, how can I have the right to be loyal to you, a barbarian?"
Mohammad Shah was so angry that he laughed: "Are you Han? Your mother, your grandmother, and your great-grandmother are not Han!"
Fireman Yasan said: "But my great-grandfather was Han Chinese, my surname is Lin, and my name is Lin Yaoshan."
There are records in history books that Huo Yasan claimed to be Han, but was not recognized by the Ming court.
Fireman Yasan said: "Whether you trust me again or not, I have brought an envoy from the Ming Dynasty. This is the deputy commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty Navy (deputy commander-in-chief, Zhejiang Beiwa). He can help you recapture the city of Malacca."
Mohammad Shah frowned and said: "How can you prove that you are not here to lie to me? Maybe it is a trick of the Francois to lure me to send troops and then set up an ambush at sea!"
Fire Man Ya San asked: "In the past few months, have the offensives of the Folangji been not as fierce as before?"
Mohammad Shah asked: "What do you want to say?"
Fireman Yasan explained with a smile: "The Folangji people sought death and dared to attack the merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty in Hangzhou in front of the Ming Emperor. The Ming Navy attacked in anger and annihilated the Folangji fleet, including all warships.
Sixteen ships. The Ming Dynasty sent an envoy to Goa to negotiate, but Governor Franco actually detained the Ming Dynasty envoy!"
"Is this true?" Muhammad Shah was overjoyed.
Although the territory occupied by the Shah at this time was not small, his military strength was very poor. Historically, this guy was about to take the entire fleet and take the initiative to attack the Linga Islands. It was a dog-legged force of Portugal, but was defeated by two Portuguese ships.
The battleship returned with a heavy defeat.
Now, the Ming Dynasty has completely wiped out sixteen Portuguese warships!
Shah, who was planning to go to Beijing to hug his thigh, was overjoyed when he heard the news. Regardless of his identity, he knelt down directly in front of Ning Botao and said: "Your Excellency, General of the Kingdom of Heaven, please make the decision for Xiao Wang! That's abominable
The Fo Langji people occupied my royal city, robbed my treasures, and plundered my people. It is really abominable!"
Ning Botao asked: "How many troops can you send?"
The Shah replied: "The Sultan has two thousand guards and more than twenty large and small warships."
Ning Botao asked again: "If I help you recapture Manlajia, how do you plan to repay the Ming Dynasty?"
The Shah said in a cunning way: "I must pay tribute every year and respect the Ming Dynasty as my country from generation to generation."
Ning Botao shook his head: "Not enough."
Shah frowned and asked: "What does Ming want?"
Ning Potao smiled and said: "Temasek (Singapore), Aragona Gate (Batam and surrounding islands) and Bintan."
There were not many things that Ming Dynasty wanted, just three islands. Except for the wealth of Singapore, the other two islands were very primitive, and there was really nothing worthy of the Shah's nostalgia.
And Malacca is the real essence.
It seems that Singapore controls the throat of the east-west waterway, but Malacca is the starting point of the trade winds. Standing in the city of Malacca, you can judge the changes in the monsoon, and there has never been a major storm in the city.
The Shah thought about it and suddenly said: "These three islands can be dedicated to the Ming Dynasty. However, the Ming Dynasty must promise to leave part of the navy to station in Malacca all year round."
Haha, take the initiative to ask the Ming Dynasty to garrison troops in Malacca.
Was the Shah a fool?
No, this guy is very smart. He is afraid that Portugal will be involved again and he will not be able to survive without the protection of the Ming Dynasty.
Ning Botao bargained: "The Ming Navy cannot be stationed in Managa, but it can be stationed in Temasek. Once Managa is attacked, the Ming Navy can immediately go to reinforce."
"Okay, it's settled!" Shah was overjoyed.
Ning Potao received a promise from the King of Malacca, and both parties agreed on a time to attack Malacca together.
Ning Botao returned to Hangzhou to resume his life, while Yasan the Fireman went to Malacca to connect with the anti-Portuguese forces there.
The population structure of Malacca is very complex. When Portugal only sent a thousand troops to capture the city of Malacca, which was garrisoned by tens of thousands of troops, it was because all forces chose to rebel.
The first is religious reasons!
King Mohammed Shah forced all races to convert to Green Christianity, which made religious conflicts more intense.
Secondly, there are economic reasons.
King Mohammed Shah continued to make money from merchants from various countries, and business taxes became increasingly ridiculous.
Again it's political reasons.
There is a serious polarization between the aristocracy and the common people in Malacca, and common people of all ethnic groups are the targets of oppression.
When Portugal came, the Indians were responsible for delivering intelligence about the royal city, the Chinese made suggestions for Portugal, and the Javanese directly sent 600 troops to help... People of all ethnic groups united and cooperated with Portugal to drive away the King of Malacca.
but!
Portugal, the dragon slayer in the eyes of all ethnic groups, soon became an evil dragon itself. The first thing that caused controversy was the promotion of Catholicism. Indians, Chinese and Javanese were very disgusted with this.
Until the current governor was changed, this conflict became more intense, and commercial taxes even returned to the situation when the King of Malacca ruled.
After Asan the Fireman returned to Malacca, he first went to the Portuguese to report that he had bribed Chinese officials to escape. He also said that China was very conservative and the civil servants opposed sending troops overseas. The emperor had been forced to compromise and it was impossible for the Chinese navy to attack
Malacca.
After paralyzing the Portuguese, this guy went to connect businessmen from various ethnic groups.
When they heard that the Ming Dynasty Navy was approaching, the Chinese were the first to express their willingness to cooperate. After careful consideration, the Indians and Javanese also agreed to help at the critical moment.
Nina Chattu, a wealthy Indian businessman, promised to open the west city gate because that was where the Indian community happened to be.
The Javanese brothers were very generous and promised to send five hundred troops, but asked for a piece of land near Malacca.
Fireman Asan fully agreed to all their demands. As for the inability to redeem the promise, they can blame it on the King of Malacca. After a few years, the King of Malacca completely loses the support of the people, and the Chinese fleet can take advantage of the situation and capture Malacca.
The reason why Fireman Ah San works so hard is that the emperor will appoint him as the Civil Affairs Officer of Temasek (Singapore) and reward him with a piece of land on Bintan Island.