Chapter Seventy-Nine: Recent Developments in the South Seas

Before Zhu Qizhen ascended the throne, he arranged chess pieces in Nanyang.

But in the next twenty years, Zhu Qizhen didn't interfere in this anymore.

It's not that I don't want to, but I can't.

The reason is simple.

Zhu Qizhen understood more and more clearly that the problem of Daming was inside, not outside. If we blindly expand our territory, we will treat the symptoms rather than the root cause.

Therefore, Zhu Qizhen has always asked for the status quo to be maintained in the old port propaganda department, as well as Nanyangwei and other places.

When the main force of the imperial army went south, the Ming Dynasty would have enough foothold in Nanyang.

It's just that everyone has their own ideas.

Zhu Qizhen's idea cannot replace the Nanyang Wei Zeng family and the old port Shi family's ideas.

The old port Shi family Shi Chang'an is now old.

is not an adventurer who talked eloquently about this young Zhu Qizhen at the beginning.

In the past 20 years, Shi Chang'an's time in the old port has become more and more uncomfortable.

Shi Changan made some mistakes in judgment on the enemy.

Because Shi Chang'an's biggest enemy in the old port is not Majapahit.

The reason is simple, because Majapahit seems to be coming to the end of his life.

Majapahit was established in the Yuan Dynasty expedition. That is, the Javanese monarch who first linked up with the Yuan army, defeated the rivals, and then buried the Yuan army with his backhand. He is the founder of Majapahit.

It's been almost 200 years now.

When he was in his heyday, it was between the Yuan and Ming dynasties, and even during the Taizu period, he also detained the envoys sent by Taizu to Java. and even built an imperial system.

It is like the Chinese civilization, which is composed of the empire itself, foreign vassals, etc.

Java is the homeland of Majapahit.

And the vassal states of Majapahit spread throughout Southeast Asia. It can be said that it was the first country in history to rule the entire territory of Indonesia, and even a considerable part of Malaysia was owned by Majapahit, all of which were his foreign vassals.

At this time, Majapahit could be called an empire.

But the good times did not last long, in the last years of Taizu, there was a serious civil strife in Java, that is, in history, the king of the east and the king of the west competed, even to the point of writing to the Ming court for support.

Note that the haughty Majapahit had been taking a hard line against the Ming until then.

But after this great civil strife, it softened.

Then he couldn't keep his vassal state, and the first vassal state of Majapahit threw himself into the Ming Dynasty, that is, the Manchurian state, that is, Malacca.

But at this moment, the Majapahit was no longer able to deal with the diplomatic offensive of the Ming Dynasty, nor was it able to deal with the rebellion of the vassal states.

Especially after Zheng He went to the West, he classified all the countries in Southeast Asia as the vassals of the Ming Dynasty, including the Majapahit.

Even the old port was originally one of the vassals of Majapahit, which was controlled by the pirate Chen Zuyi, and Majapahit was powerless to fight back, so he could only turn to Daming for help.

That's why there was the Old Port Propaganda Division.

At the time when the Ming forces retreated from the South Seas.

Many people thought that Southeast Asia would return to its original order. That is, the return of the Majapahit overlord.

Even Da Ming thinks so. After all, Java is one of the most agriculturally developed regions in Southeast Asia. Even in the Hereafter, it is a fertile land that can feed 100 million people.

It is not an exaggeration to say that Southeast Asia is at the center of this era.

But the changes from the early years of Orthodoxy to the twenty years of Orthodoxy prove one thing, that is, Majapahit is close to the end of his life.

The real threat to the Old Port is the Arabs, or Muslims.

There is nothing wrong with the fact that Islam is an opponent of the Han Chinese in trade. When Shi Chang'an discovered in the old port, this era officially Muslim developed explosively in Southeast Asia.

They seek not only economic privileges, but also political and territorial.

And Shi Changan has to face another problem, that is, the stall left by Zheng He, the Chinese may not be the support of the old port, but may be an opponent.

Shi Chang'an drove his aunt away and regained the Old Port Propaganda Division.

However, under the spread of Zheng He, Islam is very popular among the Chinese in Southeast Asia, and it can even be said that Zheng He's behavior greatly advanced the time for the great development of Islam.

This is where the problem arises.

That is, whether a Han person who believes in Hui believes in his ancestors or believes in his own parishioners.

Don't underestimate this issue.

The disappearance of the Old Port Propaganda and Consolation Division is because Shi Sanniang and her husband defected to Islam, so the Shi family disappeared in the Old Port, and even spread the nine great saints of Islam in Java, five of which have Chinese ancestry.

But only one has a Chinese name handed down.

The only other ones that have survived are the names of the religions.

Just looking at the literature, if it is not specially marked, who knows that they are of Chinese origin.

And the so-called nine saints of Java have appeared one after another in the decades before and after. Over the next few decades, all of Southeast Asia will be dyed green.

It has been maintained until modern times.

Without Zhu Qizhen's support, there would be no Nanyang Wei Zeng's family to support each other. Shi Changan may have believed in Islam and thrown himself into the influence of Islam.

Of course, it's not that he really believes it.

It's just that the Han people follow the customs.

Sometimes there are things that can be done in order to maintain one's power.

After all, many times, in order to live, some things are superfluous.

But with Zhu Qizhen's promise and support, he naturally had hope, so he persevered. But this insistence has been met with internal and external resistance.

Especially on the island of Java, in the native area of Majapahit, Islam has gradually spread among the upper nobility, and there is a tendency to replace Brahmanism.

Yes, Majapahit was a Brahman, and even the royal family of Majapahit had a marriage relationship with the royal family of Champa.

However, under the strong propagation of Islam, many people even forget that Majapahit believes in Brahmanism, and they all think that Majapahit originally believed in Islam.

In a country, when Islam develops to an advantage, no, it doesn't have to develop to an advantage, as long as there is something to be done under the relative advantage, it is not to ask what is known.

The fall of Majapahit is also a few years ago.

And the country built on the corpse of Majapahit must be a Muslim country. This trend is clear to many people.

Will the Old Port Propaganda Division still be able to maintain its independence?

Don't forget that because of Zheng He's influence, there are quite a few people in Southeast Asia who are convinced of Islam.

This situation of internal and external difficulties made Shi Changan a little exhausted.

So when Daming and Annan went to war, Shi Changan was simply ecstatic. He was thinking about whether this incident was the beginning of Daming's plan to return to Nanyang.

He didn't wait for the order of the imperial court, and independently pulled out this fleet to support the Ming Dynasty, just to show their ability. Secretly urged the Ming to participate in Nanyang affairs.

is just such a move, which shows the sense of urgency in Shi Changan's heart.

So in the process of going north, I heard the wind. So they joined up with Feng Shi, the Guangdong sailor, and came to support the city.

The Guangdong Navy Division took on the responsibility of inspecting the Nanyang, and Feng Shi can be said to be one of the generals in the Ming Dynasty who knew the Nanyang region best. After all, when the Guangdong sailors were inspecting the South Seas, they would not be empty-handed, so they naturally had to carry a little private goods.

It's just private goods, and there must be buyers.

Naturally, the relationship should be intimate.

After this army came to the vicinity of Champa and landed south of Champ, they directly changed the balance of power around Champ.

In this case.

Li Sicheng has two choices, one is to play a game. Siege and reinforcements, followed by the withdrawal of troops.

It's just that Feng Shi understands the ability of his army.

In a word, a ragtag army.

The water battles of the various departments are okay, and on land it is some soft-footed shrimp. It's okay to bluff, so in the Donglanglang Mountains dozens of miles south of the city, the banners are all over the mountains, but they just hide in the mountains and don't go out of the city.

With reinforcements close at hand, the Ming army in the city of Zhancheng has support, coupled with the strong city defense of the city, I am afraid that it will not be able to defeat it within a few months.

And the window of time for Annan's army has almost run out.

Withdrawal is the only option.