Such an order made the head of the Myanmar consulate in Johor Bahru very helpless. He wanted to appease him www.biquge.info but Daming didn't give him a chance to meet at all. There is nowhere to say this, let alone appease.

Fortunately, Meng Yun is angry and angry, and he still has the reason he should have. Let the curator disguise himself and go privately to the city of Malacca, west of Johor Bahru Town. On behalf of the official intention of Myanmar, he visited the UK secretly.

The city of Malacca is a city with a relatively long history, first founded in 1403, and is the capital of the Kingdom of Malacca. In 1410, the seventh year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, Zheng He, the eunuch of the three protectors, visited this place and conferred on the local chieftain Bairi Missula as the king of Manraka. Since then, it has become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty of the Zhu family, and it has no relationship with Siam.

Until now, there are many relics of Zheng He's voyage to the South Seas. Historic sites named after Sanbao, such as Sanbao Mountain, Sanbao Well, and Sanbao Pavilion, abound.

But by 1511, Malacca had become a Portuguese colony. In 1641, it was occupied by the Dutch. According to the original history, Britain would have included it in the Straits Settlements in 1826.

It's just that the appearance of the Ming Dynasty triggered the First Nanyang War. And according to the "Ming-British Treaty of Amity", it was included in the British sphere of influence. This brought the reign forward by nearly thirty years.

Because of the dangerous geographical location, it is close to Daming. The British relocated their office in Penang to Malacca, which was also convenient for monitoring the Ming Dynasty.

The British Malay Governor's Mansion in the current city of Malacca was originally the highest Dutch governor's office in Malacca. Called the Red House, it was built in 1650 and has a strong Dutch style. After the British took over, they were busy dealing with the rebellion in the Malay Peninsula, and their energy was limited, and they could not care about running Malacca.

The Red House was used as the Governor's Palace.

At this time, the Burmese envoy and the new Malay colonial governor and Marquis of the British Empire Magni sipped black tea and had a long talk.

It turned out that after visiting the Qing Dynasty, the British king promoted him from earl to marquis in order to sympathize with Magorny's hard work. It's just that Europe and the South Seas are far apart, and the news is getting a little slow to be delivered.

Along with this, the British Parliament passed the news of the establishment of a Malay colony. This was applied to the British Parliament by Magorny before his visit to the Qing Dynasty. Because he felt that the British colonies in the Malay Peninsula were the front line against the Ming Dynasty. In addition, the Malay Peninsula is one of the important sea passages in the South China Sea. If necessary, a blockade could be imposed here to intercept Ming warships and merchant ships. In addition, it is far away from the Indian colony, and it is difficult to get in touch.

It makes it difficult for the Viceroy of India to deal with the affairs of this side in a timely manner.

That's why he asked for the Malay Peninsula to be separated from the Indian colony to form a new Malay colony. He then nominated himself as the first governor of the Malay colony.

After the end of the sports meeting, he took office with the envoy ship and watched the flowers. It is also because of his high qualifications, rich administrative experience, and a certain understanding of Nanyang. The Parliament would approve him as the supreme administrator of the Malay colonies.

After a few pleasantries. The Burmese envoy took a sip of black tea, and his stomach was slightly repulsive. But on the face, he quietly put down the Qing domestic ceramic tea cup. In fact, he prefers to drink Daming's clear tea instead of the weird-tasting black tea of the United Kingdom. It was only out of etiquette that he made a gesture of drinking.

After thinking for a few seconds, he raised his head and said in a deep tone: "Your Excellency the Governor, I have come this time to ask for help from the British Empire on behalf of the will of my King of Burma. ”。

This title, this tone, has invisibly placed Burma's position below Britain.

Magorny stared at the crimson tea in the cup and said with a light smile: "We in the British Empire have always wanted to make friends with the Burmese side. If there is any difficulty, you can raise it. ”。 He already knew that the Ming warship had sailed to the door of Burma to show off his might. Therefore, the arrival of the Burmese envoy is not surprising.

It's just a matter of guessing what kind of support Myanmar will want.

Hearing this, the expression of the Burmese secret envoy was also a little relieved. After all, he was on the side of Daming, and he ate too much closed-door soup, and was accused by the king of Burma of being unfavorable. If he is also busy in vain on the British side, then relying on the irascible temperament of the King of Burma, his fate can only be described by the word 'miserable and bleak'.

Then he said in a slightly eager tone: "We, the King of Burma, want the British Empire to sell us five new warships. ”。

When Magorny heard this, he drank the black tea in just one sip. I called the servant over again and added a drink, but I didn't say whether it was good or bad.

The Burmese envoy immediately added: "In terms of price. We in Burma will not treat the British Empire badly. Moreover, the Burmese king will also allow the British to open a trading post in our Burma. ”。

Meng Yun was also frightened by the big cannon and was shocked by Yangon, so he was impatient to buy a warship. It's just that Daming only sells 'Ming Dezu' class warships, not 'Ming Yizu' class warships. Let Meng Yun only pay attention to the UK. After all, the warships are well built, and the Ming and Britain are the same. If you want to buy it, you can't sell it.

Maybe in his opinion, with the ship's strong cannons, he can protect the maritime frontier of Burma, and he has the strength to compete with the Ming Dynasty. But it's just a matter of thinking about it! Because a country's navy is so strong, it can't get around people and an excellent navy.

As an old maritime power, Britain is well aware of this. Magorny naturally knew this, but he didn't say it explicitly, but said in another apologetic tone: "This new type of warship, the British Empire is very poorly equipped, I'm afraid it is impossible to sell it." ”。

Like the Ming Dynasty, Britain also imposed a strict technological blockade, and it was a hundred times more severe. Like warships, it is forbidden to sell them outside.

Burmese envoys have also expected this. But when I heard Britain say it in person, I couldn't help but be disappointed. In a slightly cold tone, he said: "If Britain can't guarantee the safety of our Burmese side, then we must take into account the attitude of Da Ming in the matter of reconciliation." ”。

The title has changed from 'British Empire' to 'British', and it is clearly dissatisfied. And in and out of the words, there is a faint sense of threat.

Magorny only lowered his eyes and stared at the bright red tea in the teacup, and a cold flash flashed in his eyes. But because he kept his head down, he was not seen by the Burmese envoy.

After a while, he slowly replied: "If you Burmese have to buy it, then you will have to wait at least a year." Because the construction of warships is complicated, the time and manpower consumed are quite a lot. ”。

This came as a surprise to the Burmese envoy. Because he didn't expect that just a little tougher tone, Britain would succumb. This is quite consistent with Daming's evaluation of the British paper tiger.

After a little hesitation, Britain could guarantee the delivery of five warships within a year. Magorny argued only slightly, and agreed. (To be continued.) )