"Since the city is due south, the good wind boat will travel to Longyamen in eight days, and the entrance will go southwest in two days." - "Yingya Triumph: Manraka Country".

Champa was in the southern part of later Vietnam, and Longya Gate was near what was later Singapore.

Ning Botao and Yasan the Fire went first and came to Singapore on a merchant ship.

The name Singapore has been around for a long time.

During the Mongol and Yuan dynasties, a prince of the Srivijaya Kingdom, with the financial support of his mother-in-law, established the "Singha Buluo Kingdom", also translated as "Singapore Raguo", which means "lion castle" in Sanskrit, and is now commonly known as "Temasek".

More than 100 years ago, the royal descendants of Srivijaya were forced into exile in Singapore. Attracting an attack from the Ayutthaya of Siam, the descendants of the royal family fled to the island of Wuyu, thus establishing the kingdom of Malacca.

Ning Botao, under the leadership of Yasan the Fire One, first landed in Singapore.

More than 100 years ago, Singapore was completely burned down because of its involvement in regional hegemony. It is now slightly restored and is an important maritime trading city, ruled by the exiled king of Malacca.

The King of Malacca, Mohammed Shah, currently resides in the city of Forjo, later known as Johor Bahru in Malaysia, separated from the island of Singapore by a narrow strait. Including the Indonesian land of Bintan, which is currently under the rule of the king of Malacca, this goods has been planning to counterattack Malacca, but the territory is getting smaller and smaller by Portugal.

When he heard that the messenger of the Ming Dynasty had come, Muhammad Shah was overjoyed. Under the repeated defeats in the war, he has been in exile in many places, and has been beaten eastward by the Portuguese, and is preparing to go to Beijing to ask Daming's father for help.

But when Muhammad Shah saw Yasan the Fireman, he immediately scolded angrily: "Yasha, you traitor, you still have the face to come to me!" ”

The Fire One Yasan smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I am not the only one who betrayed you at the beginning. Moreover, I have already contacted Da Ming to help His Majesty retake the royal city. ”

"I can't trust you anymore." Muhammad Shah shook his head with a sneer.

"My great-grandfather's surname was Lin, and he was originally from Fujian, China. Since I am a Han Chinese, how can I have the right to be loyal to you, a barbarian? ”

Muhammad Shah laughed angrily: "Are you Han? Your mother, your grandmother, your great-grandmother, are not Han! ”

"But my great-grandfather was a Han Chinese, and my surname is Lin, and my name is Lin Yaoshan. ”

It is recorded in the history books that Yasan of the Fire claimed to be a Han Chinese, but was not recognized by the Ming court.

The Fire Warrior Yasan said, "Whether you trust me again or not, I have brought the Great Ming Messenger. This is the deputy commander-in-chief of the Daming Water Division (deputy commander-in-chief of Zhejiang Beiwei), and he can help you recapture the city of Malacca. ”

Muhammad Shah frowned and said, "How can you prove that you are not here to deceive me?" Maybe it's a trick by the Francophone to lure me into sending troops and then setting up an ambush at sea! ”

The fire man Yasan asked: "In the past few months, has the offensive of the Franc machine people not been as fierce as before?" ”

Muhammad Shah asked: "What do you want to say?" ”

The fire man Yasan explained with a smile: "The Buddha Lang machine man killed himself and dared to attack the merchant ships of the Ming vassal state in Hangzhou in front of the Ming Emperor. The Daming Navy Division attacked angrily and completely annihilated the Francophone fleet, with a total of 16 warships. The Ming Dynasty sent an envoy to Goa to negotiate, but the Governor of Franco actually detained the Ming envoy! ”

"Is that really the case?" Muhammad Shah rejoiced.

Don't look at the territory occupied by the Shah at this time, but the military strength is very bad. Historically, this cargo was about to take the whole fleet and take the initiative to run to the Linga Islands, which was the Portuguese dogleg force, but was defeated by two Portuguese warships.

Now, the Ming Dynasty has completely annihilated sixteen Portuguese warships!

Shah, who was already going to Beijing to hug his thigh, was already ecstatic when he heard the news. Regardless of any identity, he knelt directly in front of Ning Botao: "Your Excellency, Your Excellency the General of the Heavenly Empire, please be the master of Xiao Wang!" It is a great hateful thing for that hateful Francophile to occupy my royal city, to rob me of my treasures, and to plunder my people! ”

Ning Botao asked, "How many troops can you send?" ”

The Shah replied: "There are two thousand Sultan Guards, and more than twenty large and small warships. ”

Ning Botao asked again: "If I help you recapture Manraka, how do you plan to repay Daming?" ”

Shah played a trick and said: "We must pay tribute every year, and respect the Ming Dynasty as the main country for generations." ”

Ning Botao shook his head: "Not enough." ”

Shah frowned and asked, "What does Da Ming want?" ”

Ning Botao smiled: "Temasek (Singapore), Longyamun (Batam and surrounding islands) and Bintan. ”

There aren't many things that Da Ming wants, just three islands. Aside from Singapore's wealth, the other two islands are pristine and don't really have much to offer in Shah.

And Malacca is the real essence.

It seems that Singapore is the choke point of the East-West shipping lane, but Malacca is the starting point of the trade winds. Standing in the middle of Malacca, you can tell the monsoon changes, and the city has never had a major storm.

Shah thought about it and suddenly said, "These three islands can be dedicated to the Ming Dynasty." However, the Ming Dynasty had to promise to leave some sailors behind and be stationed in Malacca all year round. ”

Hehe, he took the initiative to ask Daming to garrison troops in Malacca.

Is Shah a fool?

No, this product is very smart, he is afraid that Portugal will come out again, and he will not be able to bear it without the protection of Daming.

Ning Botao bargained and said: "Daming Sailor, it is impossible to garrison in Manchuria, but it can be stationed in Temasek. In the event of an attack on Manraka, the Daming Naval Division could immediately go to reinforcements. ”

"Okay, that's it!" Shah was overjoyed.

Ning Botao received a promise from the king of Malacca, and the two sides agreed to attack Malacca together.

Ning Botao himself went back to Hangzhou to recover his life, while Yasan the Fire went to Malacca to connect with the anti-Portuguese forces there.

The population of Malacca was very complex, and the Portuguese only sent 1,000 troops to capture the city of Malacca, which was garrisoned by tens of thousands of troops, because all forces chose to rebel.

First of all, for religious reasons!

King Muhammad Shah forced all ethnic groups to convert to the Green Religion, which caused religious tensions to become more and more intense.

The second is economic reasons.

King Muhammad Shah continued to make money from merchants from all over the world, and the business taxes became more and more ridiculously high.

Again, for political reasons.

The Malacca aristocracy and the commoners were seriously divided into two categories, and the commoners of all ethnic groups were the objects of oppression.

When the Portuguese called, the Indians were responsible for delivering information about the royal city, and Chinese gave advice to the Portuguese, and the Javanese directly sent 600 troops to help...... The people of all ethnic groups united and cooperated with Portugal to drive out the king of Malacca.

But!

Portugal, the dragon slayer in the eyes of all ethnic groups, soon became an evil dragon itself, and the first controversy was the promotion of Catholicism, which was very disgusted by Indians, Chinese and Javanese.

It was not until the current governor changed that the contradiction intensified, and the commercial tax even reverted to the situation during the reign of the king of Malacca.

After returning to Malacca, Yasan the Fire first went to the Portuguese to report that he had escaped by bribing Chinese officials. He also said that China was very conservative, that civilian officials were opposed to sending troops overseas, that the emperor had been forced to compromise, and that it was impossible for Chinese sailors to attack Malacca.

After paralyzing the Portuguese, the goods went to the merchants of various nationalities.

Hearing that the Daming Water Division was coming, the Chinese took the lead in expressing their willingness to cooperate. Indians and Javanese, after much thought, also promised to help at a critical moment.

Nina Chatu, a wealthy Indian businessman, promised to open the West Gate because it happened to be an Indian community.

The Javanese brothers were very bold and promised to send 500 troops, but demanded a piece of land near Malacca.

For their various requests, Yasan the Fire was full of promises. As for the inability to redeem the promise, it can be pushed to the head of the king of Malacca, and after a few years, the king of Malacca completely loses the support of the people, and the Chinese fleet can take Malacca by chance.

The reason why Yasan the Fire is so hard is that the Emperor will appoint him as the Civil Governor of Temasek (Singapore) and reward him with a piece of land on Bintan Island.