When he heard the news of the annihilation of the 20,000 troops he had sent, the Sultan of Malacca, Ahmed, was stunned for a long time and did not react. Moreover, just the day before, he had received good news that the former general was "storming the enemy."

Suddenly, Ahmed, who had just ascended the throne, felt panicked and helpless. At this time, the Indian merchants who had received money to do the work came to persuade him to transfer the treasure.

In a panic, Ahmad finally accepted the advice of the Indian merchants and transferred a large amount of the treasure of Malacca to the small inland city of Bagor. Because, in the small city of Bagor, there is a palace of the Sultan.

However, because of the lack of secrecy and the leakage of information, the morale of the remaining 10,000 or so generals in Malacca was damaged-the Sultan began to transfer his property, proving that he had no confidence to confront the enemy......

So, when the Portuguese army began to besiege the city of Malacca, the morale of the more than 10,000 defenders in the city was very low.

Moreover, Albuquerque was very cunning, deliberately captured a lot of Malay indigenous strong men, and stood with the more than 4,000 Portuguese troops who came to attack the city with sharpened wooden sticks, creating the illusion that "there are many Portuguese troops".

But in fact, the more than 10,000 Malay indigenous strong men who were brought by Albuquer Clark are responsible for posing to scare people.

But the Malacca soldiers who defended the city didn't know, and they thought that there were really so many people in the Portuguese army. As a result, the more I fight, the less confident I become......

After more than a month of siege, the morale of the defenders in the city completely collapsed......

In desperation, Ahmed Sultan quietly evacuated the city of Malacca at night with his family and thousands of core troops.

Early the next morning, when it was discovered that the Sultan had fled with his descendants, the few thousand remaining Malacca soldiers in the city also abandoned the city, and the Portuguese effortlessly occupied Malacca, an important trading transit port in Southeast Asia......

Subsequently, Albuquerque ordered an arson robbery, which the Portuguese soldiers excitedly carried out.

But to the disappointment of the Portuguese, it seems that there is not as much treasure as they thought......

Among them, Albuquerque's descendants, who were responsible for the robbery of the royal palace in Malacca, were the most unlucky. Because, there really isn't anything left in the royal palace of Malacca. After all, all good things were diverted by Ahmet Sultan.

However, the families of the Malacca nobles and wealthy merchants still have a lot of treasures. The Portuguese soldiers, who were not descendants of Albuquerque, were well fed this time.

Albuquerque was also a little helpless, after all, this was the "lump sum area" he had arranged before, and he couldn't go back.

At this time, he was eager to lead his troops to pursue Ahmad Sultan and his party. Unfortunately, the Portuguese army was not well adapted to the climate of the tropical jungle. The last time Kuala Lumpur was successfully occupied, it was because Kuala Lumpur could be traced up the Klang River. There is no big river to trace in Bagor, so it is difficult to find.

Therefore, Albuquerque had to stay for a while and consolidate his rule in the city of Malacca. Anyway, it would be a great achievement to be able to take the city of Malacca, not to mention that the Portuguese army had already occupied the Kuala Lumpur tin mine, which had a large output.

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Albuquerque then split the Portuguese army in two – one part continued to control the huge tin mines in Kuala Lumpur and profited from the tin mines. The other part is to continue to occupy the city of Malacca. After all, Malacca City is an important transit point on the India-Southeast Asia-Daming trade route, and you can harvest a lot of taxes and fees for stopping ships.

As long as these two places are run well, Portugal will make a lot of money. You know, now European tin is very expensive, more expensive than copper......

Of course, if he knew that Daming's tin metal was only 80 Wen, he probably wouldn't even have the interest in opening a mine - how convenient would it be to go directly to Daming to buy tin metal?

But the Ming Dynasty has always been closed to itself, even if it is the Kingdom of Malacca, it will only go to pay tribute once a year or two. Therefore, the low price of Daming tin metal does not affect the high price of tin metal in Europe.

Unlike the original history, after the Portuguese army looted the city of Malacca, they did not massacre the city, but captured most of the strong men in the city and sent them to Kuala Lumpur to mine tin......

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At this time, the Sultan of Malacca, Ahmed, with thousands of remnants of troops and a group of ministers, struggled to establish a provisional regime in the small inland city of Bagor to maintain the Sultanate of Malacca.

However, compared to the original history when he did not have time to bring out any treasures, this time the Ahmet Sultan still hoarded a lot of treasures in the city of Bagor.

The Kingdom of Malacca has been in the country for a hundred years, relying on its superior geographical location to engage in trade transit, and its status is no less than that of Li Jiapo in later generations. Therefore, the royal family's family background is still very thick.

The gold and silver treasures that Ahmad Sultan had transferred to Pagor were more than enough to sustain the Kingdom of Malacca. Unlike in the original history, because of the rush to flee for his life, he did not have time to bring wealth, which led to extreme financial difficulties for the country. Ahmed then died in 1513 in poverty and illness.

And this plane, because Marin reminded Ahmet Sultan in advance, so that the Sultan is still very rich in his hands. As a result, the imperial institutions of the Kingdom of Malacca were preserved intact. At the same time, Ahmad Sultan also began to recruit and train new recruits in order to recover the tin mines of Malacca and Kuala Lumpur.

And as the Malacca court in the city of Bagor began to function, Najib, who continued to serve as foreign minister, suddenly remembered what Kong Tai had said when he went to Guangzhou a few years ago - if the kingdom was invaded, he could ask the Ming for help......

So Najib approached Ahmad Sultan and said:

"Sultan, we can ask Daming for help!"

"Ask Daming for help?" Ahmad Sultan said with some hesitation:

"I know that Da Ming is very strong, but I heard that Da Ming no longer has a treasure fleet, and there are no sea heroes like Lord Sanbao. Now, the Ming people are no longer at sea, what can they do to save us? ”

Najib was a little deflated, but he insisted:

"Whether it works or not, we're going to give it a try. Perhaps, Da Ming will save us? ”

After a pause, Najib added:

"Moreover, it seems that the time for a new tributary trade is coming again, and it is time for us to go to Guangzhou for tributary trade......"

Ahmed's eyes lit up suddenly, tributary trade, that's a good thing to make a lot of money! But soon, he was discouraged again:

"Aiqing, I also know that tributary trade is very profitable. However, all our ships were lost in the city of Malacca. Now, even if you want to send a ship, there is no big ship suitable for long-distance sailing, only a small boat left! ”

Najib thought for a moment, then looked at the treasures that were randomly piled on the ground in the Bagor Palace, and suddenly his eyes lit up and said:

"Why don't you go overland and go to the port of Mersing in the east to take a boat to Daming?"

"However, there are only fishing boats in Mersing Harbor, and there are no big boats suitable for going to Guangzhou." Ahmed is clearly aware of the situation.

"So, Sultan, don't you have a lot of treasure in your hand? The minister can take the treasure and the certificate of the tribute to the Ming Dynasty, and first go to Mersing to catch a fishing boat to Siam (Thailand). Then, use the treasure to buy a big boat in Siam. At the same time, a large number of local specialties are purchased in Siam. After filling the ship, go to Guangzhou for tributary trade......" Najib advised.

"Procurement of tributary goods in Siam? That's not right......" Ahmed thought it was child's play.

"What's wrong with that? Our Malacca is originally a commercial country, and most of the goods we pay tribute to are also purchased from other countries. Purchasing tributary items from Siam is nothing. ”

"By the way, I listened to the request of the Ming Dynasty before, and asked us to offer more rhinoceros skins and rhinoceros horns?"

"No problem, let's just bring some more rhino skins and some rhino horns. Anyway, this thing is not worth much in our country! ”

"Okay, that's it!" Ahmed clapped.

In this way, Malacca's foreign minister Najib Razak, with a certificate of tributary trade to the Ming Dynasty, a few rhino skins and some rhino horns purchased from the locals, as well as a batch of treasures for the purchase of large ships and goods, went overland to Mersing in the east. Then, set off there, first to Siam to buy ships and goods, and finally to the Ming Dynasty tribute trade, and at the same time to ask the Ming court for help...... (https:)

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