Even Zhang Zhijie was stunned when he first heard the news, he had just visited Manraka last year, and the then governor of Manraka Alaso had also hospitably entertained Zhang Zhijie and proposed to beware of the Spaniards together.

The most important thing is what kind of courage makes Arasuo dare to seize the merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty and ask for the warships of the Ming Dynasty? Just relying on the warships in Alasuo's hands can't compete with Daming's huge fleet at all, this is not only known by Zhang Zhijie, but also by Alasuo.

But it is true that the Portuguese seized the merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty, so someone must have come to support him, and the Portuguese fleet gathered in Manraka? Zhang Zhijie entered the palace while making a carriage, and his heart was also a little heavy, is it the main battle or the main peace?

There were a lot of pieces piled up on the imperial case, and Emperor Zhengde was not in the mood to review them, but quietly waited for Zhang Zhijie's arrival. Maritime affairs have now become the top priority of the Ming Dynasty, because it is not only the sea water that rolls in the sea, but also silver.

"Your Majesty, the minister is here" Zhang Zhijie looked calm and calm, and did not have any heavy expression.

Emperor Zhengde was inexplicably relieved when he saw Zhang Zhijie, and sighed: "You know everything at sea, right?" Now there is a lot of discussion between the government and the opposition, and there is everything to say. ”

Zhang Zhijie blamed himself a little and said: "This is the fault of the minister, and the extortion of the Portuguese at that time was a bit excessive!" ”

Emperor Zhengde waved his hand and said: "This has nothing to do with you, it was they who harassed the Ming Dynasty first, and this is the price they should pay!" Besides, since they have this heart, sooner or later they will find trouble! ”

Zhang Zhijie was a little puzzled and said: "Actually, when the minister went to sea last year, he also visited Manraka, and the governor of Manraka received the minister warmly, but I didn't expect it to change in just one year!" ”

Emperor Zhengde nodded when he heard this and said: "It can be seen that something must have happened in Manraka, the court is very concerned about this matter, some people are the main battle, some people are the main peace, what do you think?" ”

Zhang Zhijie muttered: "Your Majesty, the Navy Division has developed rapidly in the past few years, and now the Longjiang Shipyard is not only to build our Ming Dynasty's lucky ships, but also to build Western sailing ships, plus the captured Western warships, plus the Western warships manufactured by the Longjiang Shipyard, can gather nearly one hundred and fifty main warships!" ”

"Your Majesty, this is already a powerful water fleet, and although the Portuguese are strong at sea, they are only a hundred main warships. We have more than 100 warships, and if we still choose to reconcile in the face of the Portuguese who have crossed the ocean, it will inevitably seem a little weak! ”

Emperor Zhengde smiled when he heard this: "Yes, they are also too arrogant, not only have they hit our doorstep, but now they have seized the merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty, I have never suffered this kind of anger!" ”

"I've often heard you say how powerful Westerners are, but I'm still worried about your lord's peace! Surely they are strong, but we are not weaker than them! ”

Zhang Zhijie said with a smile: "Your Majesty, although our sailors have also experienced naval battles, they have not experienced large-scale naval battles, so this is indeed a challenge!" ”

"The court has opened the sea, and the minister has already expected that he will encounter challenges, and he must not retreat when he encounters challenges, step back, step by step!"

Emperor Zhengde nodded and said, "That's right, I think so too." I command you to take charge of the sea affairs and set off for the south, and have full authority to deal with this matter. It would be fine if the Portuguese released the seized merchant ships, but if not, they would have to let them go! ”

Zhang Zhijie immediately prepared to go south after returning home, although the house was reluctant, but this time after all, it was different from the last time Zhang Zhijie wanted to go to sea, this time it was a state affair.

Zhang Zhijie, who had just returned to Beijing for two months, went south again, and quickly went straight to Quanzhou, and after arriving in Quanzhou, Zhang Zhijie immediately summoned the people who had been released.

It turns out that Alfonso is no longer the governor of Goa, and the governor of Goa has changed someone else, so it should be that Alfonso was escorted back to the Kingdom of Portugal because of his bad deeds.

Today's Manraka has gathered a lot of Western warships, and the strength is very strong, according to what they have seen, there are enough 80 Western warships, with a total strength of nearly 10,000 people!

After hearing this, Zhang Zhijie immediately understood in his heart that it must be the Kingdom of Portugal or the marshal of the Portuguese fleet who was dissatisfied with Alfonso's defeat at Manuca, so he withdrew Alfonso.

Portugal crisscrossed the seas, and although it was challenged by rising stars such as Britain and the Netherlands, Portugal was still the most powerful maritime kingdom outside of Spain. Therefore, Alfonso's defeat in the east was definitely not convinced, and the Portuguese fleet did not dare to say all, it should be that most of it was gathered in Mangara.

It seems that they wanted to restore the dignity of the Kingdom of Portugal and to preserve and consolidate the maritime interests of the Kingdom of Portugal in the East. The Kingdom of Portugal was accustomed to crisscrossing the seas, and it did not have a contempt for the Ming Dynasty.

This is a challenge for the sailors of Daming, but Zhang Zhijie must meet this challenge. In fact, Zhang Zhijie didn't hold back his breath in his heart, he had long thought about driving the Portuguese away from Manchuria.

The Portuguese occupied Manraka and the Spice Islands, which was a good place to make a fortune, and spices were so expensive that they were more expensive than gold, how could Zhang Zhijie not covet them. Besides, Manraka is at the door of the Ming Dynasty, how can the little Portuguese be so presumptuous!

Although Zhang Zhijie had already had the intention to drive away the Portuguese, he couldn't make up his mind, because the Portuguese fleet was indeed very powerful, so Zhang Zhijie also planned to let the Portuguese be arrogant for a few more years, and then clean them up after the Ming sailors were completely developed!

Unexpectedly, before Zhang Zhijie made up his mind to drive away the Portuguese, the Portuguese actually provoked the war first, and Zhang Zhijie could only choose to fight against the water, completely defeat the Portuguese, and drive them out of the East.

Later, the Ming Dynasty occupied Manraka and the Spice Islands, and if Westerners wanted to obtain spices in the future, they had to buy them at a high price! After that, the Portuguese completely lost the source of spices.

If the Portuguese were expelled from Manchuria, the Ming Dynasty would be able to hold the east in the future, and let the Ming fall into the country, and no one would want to intervene.

However, if Portugal finally relented, Zhang Zhijie still chose to let him go for the time being, waiting for the Ming sailors to continue to develop.

After coming to Quanzhou, Zhang Zhijie immediately began to actively prepare for war, and began to hoard supplies while gathering all the warships. The entire Quanzhou port is unprecedentedly tense, because it is related to the maritime safety of the Ming Dynasty.

The whole of Jiangnan was very concerned about the movements of the imperial court, and just when Zhang Zhijie was actively preparing, a Ming merchant ship came to the port of Quanzhou, this ship came from Mangaraga, and carried a blonde and blue-eyed Portuguese on board.

(End of chapter)