668 [The Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean are both Daming Sea Territories! 】
A few days later, King João III invited Wang Chong again for negotiations.
João III went straight to the topic and said with a smile: "I admire the great China very much. But China and Portugal are thousands of miles apart. It is impossible for Portugal to become a vassal state of China just because of the lies of the Governor of India. Portugal can be a vassal state of China.
It exists as a vassal, but your country must agree to my request."
Wang Chong said: "Please speak clearly."
João III said: "The Chinese fleet seems to have brought many soldiers. If these Chinese soldiers can help Portugal fight for half a year, Portugal will be willing to become a vassal of China. I am very sorry that I cannot provide military expenses, but I can use some islands as
remuneration."
Wang Chong asked: "Which country are we fighting with?"
John III said: "Moors."
Wang Chong replied: "I must first know everything about the Moors."
"Okay." João III smiled and nodded.
João III sent a nobleman to provide information to Wang Chong. At the same time, Wang Chong also asked his men to find Portuguese merchants in the city to inquire about the situation.
The Moors are not a race, not even a race.
The earliest Moors refer specifically to the black people who lived in the province of Mauritania under the rule of the Roman Empire.
The meaning began to change in the Middle Ages. The Moors at that time were a mixture of Arabs, Berbers and blacks, and some even had Spanish and Portuguese blood. Later, Spain colonized Luzon Island and called Filipinos Moors.
, just because the indigenous people there have darker skin.
The Moors mentioned by João III generally refer to North Africans whose native language is Hassanian Arabic. Specifically, they may be white Catholics.
There has long been no country established by the Moors in North Africa, so who was at war with Portugal in North Africa?
The natives and pirates were supported by the Ottoman Empire and Venetian merchants.
These Moors ran away when they encountered powerful enemies, and fought out when they encountered lone enemies. To put it bluntly, it was guerrilla warfare, which made Portugal miserable. Ministers were already discussing whether to abandon the North African colonies. But once they gave up, Portugal would lose control of the Mediterranean.
If we do not give up the control of waterways, it will be difficult to bear the high cost of colonial management.
After Wang Chong learned about the situation in detail, he approached João III again: "It is possible to help Portugal fight, but it is impossible to fight for half a year. Within a period of three months, the Ming fleet helped Portugal clear out the North African pirates, and the infantry landed to help clear out the pirates.
The coastal power of the Moors. At the same time, the Ming Dynasty also needs Portugal's return."
King João III said: "Please speak."
Wang Chong said: "First, Portugal permanently withdrew from the three colonial ports of India, Basin, Bombay, and Goa, and permanently handed them over to the Ming Dynasty, including the shipyard and firearms factory in Goa, as well as the craftsmen in the two factories; second,
, the Port of Tees controlled by Portugal was permanently handed over to the Ming Dynasty as a supply place for Ming merchants; thirdly, the island of Madagascar controlled by Portugal was permanently handed over to the Ming Dynasty."
First, João III was willing. Since he could not control the waterway, the colonial port in India was meaningless. Not only could he not make a lot of money, but he had to spend huge sums of money to maintain it because the Portuguese colonists were too cruel.
The local Indians were forced to resist from time to time.
I just feel a little sorry for the two manufacturing plants. If the Ming Dynasty had not risen, Goa's shipyard and firearms factory would be the largest in Asia!
The second article is even more irrelevant.
The Port of Tis, later known as Chabahar Port in Iran, now belongs to the Kingdom of Makran and is close to the Persian border.
Wang Chong's request for the Port of Tis was the result of discussions with merchants. From now on, this will be the merchant city of the Ming Dynasty. The goods of the Ming Dynasty will be transported to this port for distribution, and they can be sold to Portugal or to Persia by land. Moreover,
Once the trade center is formed, Persia is likely to send troops to devour the Maklan Kingdom, and at least occupy its western territory (its eastern territory will become the land of Pakistan later).
The third article is a bit nonsense.
Because the island of Madagascar is so big, Portugal only has one colonial port, and the rest of the island does not listen to Portugal at all.
Apart from being a supply node, this place was of no benefit to Portugal. However, João III was afraid that after the Ming Dynasty occupied this island, it would extend its tentacles of power into West Africa, which would seriously threaten Portugal's trade routes.
King João III shook his head: "Madagascar cannot be given to China."
Wang Chong smiled and said: "Then there is no need to talk anymore. I will go back right away and lead the fleet directly to the Ottoman territory! Maybe the Ottomans are willing to make a deal with the Ming Dynasty."
As soon as these words came out, João III was instantly discouraged.
Damn Ottoman, damn Venice. After being beaten by Portugal at sea, they provided money, food and weapons to secretly fund the Moors to fight guerrillas in North Africa. Now, China actually threatens the Ottomans, which makes Joao III lose his temper.
nothing.
King João III still wanted to save face and said: "Chinese ships, whether warships or merchant ships, are not allowed to pass through the port of Tees and Madagascar!"
Wang Chong said with a smile: "Of course, to the west of this island and one port is the sphere of influence of Portugal. To the east of this island and one port is the sphere of influence of the Ming Dynasty."
"That's it!" João III agreed immediately.
What does it mean?
Except for the coasts of East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, the entire Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean will all belong to the Ming Dynasty from now on. As long as the Ming Dynasty declares its possession of Mauritius and the Maldives, no one will dare to grab them.
There must be merchants from the Ming Dynasty who followed the monsoon currents directly from southern India to Madagascar. And the Arab merchants would definitely take risks and secretly come to trade on offshore merchant ships under the nose of Portugal, and then sell them overland to the Ottoman Empire, and then sell them to the Ottoman Empire.
Sold to Europe by Venetian merchants, thus breaking Portugal's monopoly on Eastern trade routes.
Even if Portugal knew about it, it would have to hold its nose and admit it, and then strengthen patrols on the East African coastline, which would greatly increase maintenance funds.
In the past, Portugal and Spain divided the world.
Now, it is the Ming Dynasty and Portugal that divide the Eastern Sea Route, and no one takes other countries seriously.
As for helping Portugal fight the war, that was all incidental. Because before Wang Chong went on his mission, Wang Yuan specifically told him to sail the ship to the Mediterranean to flex his muscles. Helping Portugal wipe out the North African pirates is not the best way to flex his muscles.
Is that a good way? As for the Moors on land, they can fight if they can, and forget it if they can't. Anyway, the fighting period is only three months.
João III made this request just to save himself face and to attack the damn Moors.
That month, João III accepted the Ming Dynasty's edict and gold seal, and Portugal officially became a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty.
Portugal is in trouble, and Ming Dynasty has no obligation to help, but he can help if he has time.
The Ming Dynasty needed troops, and Portugal had to mobilize troops and ships nearby. Otherwise, it would not abide by the obligations of the vassal state, and the Ming Dynasty would have enough reason to tear up all agreements.
As for why the Ming Dynasty did not bypass Portugal and do business directly with the Ottoman Empire, it was because the Ottoman Empire was too powerful and Wang Yuan did not want to encourage its arrogance. At this time, the Ottoman Empire had already annexed Byzantium, Egypt, and Hungary.
It annexed parts of Persia and Greece, and even raised 250,000 troops to attack Vienna a few years ago.
If the Ottoman Empire were allowed to gain dividends from maritime trade, this country would simply go to heaven. In comparison, Portugal would not need to worry.
The news that Portugal became a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty once again shocked the whole of Europe. At the same time, various countries began to rejoice in the misfortune. Portugal and Spain had earned so much wealth from the sea that they had long made European countries jealous. Even pirates who robbed the ships of the two countries were regarded as robbing the rich and giving to the poor.
It's a righteous act. Now you feel good. Portugal has kicked the iron plate in China. It deserves this grandson to go to the East and provoke the behemoth!