Uh~ Qin Lin was stunned, and said in his heart that the front was fine, the more the big guy talked, the more he talked, the more he got up, why did the wind change in the back? Aren't the countries of the South Seas afraid of the ferocious Western colonizers and worried about their own situation?

In fact, the adventurers of the Age of Discovery were all characters who licked blood, Da Gama killed innocents on the east coast of Africa and India, burning entire ships of civilians, and the Portuguese colonial army slaughtered 30,000 Malays after the capture of Malacca...... It can be said that there is no surname at all.

It was not until Wang Jun, the deputy envoy of the Guangdong Sea Route, defeated the Portuguese colonial army in the two naval battles of Tuen Mun and Qiancao Bay, and captured the leader of the Portuguese army, Bedulu, that the colonists became honest and stayed in Macao to do business in a proper manner, and did not dare to do anything wrong.

Small countries such as Malacca and Luzon were invaded by Portugal and Spain respectively, and the original sultans and kings were wiped out, and the locals were reduced to slavery...... Cambodia, the Ryukyus and other countries, weak in strength and few soldiers, how can they not be afraid of the aggressive Western colonizers?

Qin Lin thought for a moment, and said, "Are you worried that the Celestial Empire won't be able to defeat Xiyi?" Joke, our China is a big country, when the eunuchs of Sanbao went to the West, the ships built were much larger than those of Xiyi, and when it comes to guns, we also have generals' barrels, Franc machines, Hongyi cannons, rapid-fire shotguns, and the number is ten times better than him! ”

To tell the truth, in today's Oriental Ocean, although the Ming Dynasty is not as invincible as Zheng He when he went to the West during the Yongle period, but in the east of Malacca, it can still eat the Western colonists to death.

"Don't dare, don't dare," Guess Wali, Ruan Song and others shook their hands wildly, and said with a smile: "The Chinese Celestial Empire is the co-master of the world, how dare we doubt the strength of the Celestial Empire, but, it's just ......"

Qin Lin kept a straight face, and didn't care about the other envoys, just staring at Ruan Song alone—this Vietnamese was the most cunning among the envoys.

Ruan Song couldn't hold back his strength, so he had to raise his hand in surrender, and lamented: "We don't doubt the strength of the Celestial Empire, but we are worried that the Celestial Empire will not send troops at that time." ”

Why?

There is a precedent!

Malacca was the choke point from the Pacific Ocean to the Indian Ocean, holding the east-west communication artery, so the Portuguese colonists were bound to win it, and launched a large-scale attack during the Zhengde period.

Malacca is an important vassal state of China, and in the fifteenth year of Zhengde, the Sultan of Malacca sent people to China for help, and Emperor Zhengde of Ming Wuzong knew about it.

The Portuguese occupation of Malacca by force posed a serious threat to the tributary system of the East centered on China. Forty or so of the 63 tributary states listed in the Ming Huidian were located west of Malacca, and the control of the city by the Portuguese meant that the tributary system was in danger of destabilizing and disintegrating, and most of the small states west of the Straits of Malacca would never come to court.

Emperor Zhengde was supposed to help the Sultan of Malacca defeat the Portuguese, but the Ming Dynasty at that time had no initial aggressiveness, although Malacca was important, but after all, it was only a peripheral vassal state of China, and its loss did not affect China's own security, so Zhengde, who was busy entertaining in the leopard room, did not take any measures, not to mention that the Portuguese bribed the ministers, the governor of Dongchang and the leader of the brocade Wei Jiangbin, and said a lot of good things for them in front of the emperor.

Ming Zhengde 16 years Wuzong died, Emperor Jiajing succeeded to the throne, and the Sultan of Malacca sent an envoy to ask for help, this time they were full of hope, the excessive Zhengde died, the new emperor should always cheer up, right?

Poor Sultan of Malacca, his old man never dreamed of hitting the muzzle of the gun again this time.

Zhengde did not have a son, Jiajing entered the great unification as the king of the side branch domain, and just succeeded to the throne in order to posthumously crown his father as the first emperor The question set off a "big gift discussion", and the Manchu Dynasty civil and military quarreled so much that the saliva was wild, where is there time to manage the affairs of a small vassal country thousands of miles away from Beijing?

The decision made by the Ming Dynasty was to reprimand Portugal in its capacity as the suzerainty of the Celestial Empire and the suzerainty of all nations, demanding that they immediately withdraw from Malacca, and ordering Siam, which was also a vassal state, to send troops to rescue the Sultan.

It is estimated that when the Sultan of Malacca saw this edict, he was afraid that he would have the heart to hang himself, and Portugal swallowed the fat in his belly, and he was willing to spit it out for the sake of an edict? It is even more unreliable to ask Siam to help, which green onion is Siam, Portugal that can win the ship at sea?

Therefore, the Sultan of Malacca, who received the edict, could only knock out his teeth and swallow it in his stomach, lose his territory and run away; Siam, on the other hand, could not laugh or cry, and until now they had not been ordered to send a single soldier to fight against Portugal.

To this day, it is said that the Ming Dynasty, which borders Yunnan on the border of the Taungoo Dynasty of Burma, as the co-lord of the world, exerts strong political pressure on it, and Siam, Cambodia and other countries are rejoicing; But the court said that it would protect them and deal with Westerners for them, so it could only be today's weather hahaha.

After Ruan Song finished saying these heartfelt words, several envoys laughed bitterly, the procrastination and ridicule of the Ming court, everyone knew in their hearts, they really had to face the invasion of Xiyi, and they were counting on the Ming Dynasty to send troops to rescue, hehe, the daylily was cold!

Zhu Shunshui, Quan Zhengyin and others looked at each other, and secretly wondered in their hearts: Could it be that this is the first time in the history of Chief Qin that he has failed?

Jin Yingji's expression moved slightly, and a different color flashed in her watery eyes: Ah, is the little wrongdoer thinking...... Qin Lin was indeed a little depressed at first, the Ming Dynasty reached the middle and late periods, and the government was endlessly ripping, delaying, attacking, and dumping, making the reaction speed extremely slow, and as long as one thing was not an imminent threat to the safety of the empire, it would be delayed indefinitely, making the whole country like a huge and clumsy dinosaur - in this sense, Zhang Juzheng acted arbitrarily and used the "Examination Law" to whip the officials to strengthen efficiency, which was really too deserved.

But soon he perked up, and the corners of his mouth even showed the kind of evil smile that Jin Sakurahime was familiar with: I thought it would take a lot of time, but now it is logical, isn't it right in the middle?

"Everyone, you may have thought about it, what this official means," Qin Lin said slowly, and took another sip of gaiwan tea, which whetted everyone's appetite, and then lowered his voice: "Since the lords and gentlemen of the imperial court like to rip off, and you can't count on Xiyi to fight, then why don't we find a way to protect ourselves?" Overseas vassals were originally self-built armies! ”

When it comes to building an army, the envoys are bitter, their country is weak, where can they have the strength to build a navy that can compete with the Western colonists?

Ruan Song was the first to shout: "Chief Qin, you don't know, the small people in the lower state are poor, and the soldiers are small and the generals are outnumbered......

"Yes, the imperial court asked us to send troops to Malacca, but where are we Xiyi's opponents?" The Siamese envoy guessed that Vari did not forget to excuse himself by the way.

Qin Lin laughed and pressed down with both hands: "One chopstick was gently broken, ten pairs of chopsticks were firmly held into a group, it was difficult for one person to cross the ocean, everyone worked together to drive a big boat!" To deal with Xiyi and keep the waves of the South Seas calm, I think it will still fall on Jin Xuan's consolation envoy and the brothers under her. ”

Ah, it turned out that I went around in a circle and came back here! Jin Yingji threw a wink at Qin Lin and whispered: "Little enemy, you will toss slaves." ”

Do I toss you less? Qin Lin had a wicked smile on his face, and the consolation envoy who knew that he was speechless pinched him, and his face flushed.

Kwon Jeong-eun looked at Qin Lin, his eyes were full of awe, this clever North Korean already knew how ingenious Qin Lin's plan was; And the Takeo of Guiban and Zhu Shunshui haven't figured out the situation yet, and secretly guessed in their hearts: Chief Qin's meaning, clearly resisting Xiyi, is actually asking us Yingzhou Xuanfu to be the overlord of the East China Sea and the South Sea, can these small countries agree? Can you trust us?

"Chief Qin's clever plan, what a clever plan!" The Ryukyu envoy Liang Can had tears in his eyes, if it weren't for Qin Lin's eyes and hands to hold on quickly, he would have knelt down: "With Governor Qin and Jin Xuanwei Envoy presiding over justice, it's too late for us to thank you, and I really feel that within the five hearts, our country from the lord to the people must be overjoyed!" ”

Why are the Ryukyuan people so excited? It turned out that Ryukyu was located in the center of the trade between China and the South Seas, and the routes from Korea to Luzon and the South Seas all passed through him, and he made a lot of money through trade.

This kind of rich place, can there be fewer people who beat his idea? Not only Westerners are eyeing it, but even the Shimazu family of the Satsuma Domain is also sharpening their knives, and it was originally more than ten years later that the Ryukyus were really annexed by the Satsuma Domain, and the Ryukyu domain changed from a Chinese vassal to Okinawa Prefecture.

Therefore, Liang Can came out to support first, not because Qin Lin solved the case in the Sea Shark Club sea murder incident and gave him justice, but because the Ryukyu Kingdom was really scared, afraid of both Xiyi and Yuben.

Wufeng Maritime Merchants are not good men and women, but compared with the extremely vicious Japanese and the unnamed Xiyi, they are simply as pure as angels.

"Great!" Ruan Song, Mahaluo, and Chaiwali also clapped their hands and laughed together: "General Qin, the owner of the golden ship, what else can we not believe?" We are all over the country, and we are overjoyed! ”

Why don't you believe in the imperial court and maritime merchants? The stakes are high!

The imperial court always regarded itself as the central Celestial Empire, and regarded the Xiyi invasion as a vassal dispute located overseas, and often ignored it, and even if it was rare to pay attention to it, it was also delayed because of the endless court disputes and strife.

But the maritime group is different, and has to compete with the Western colonists for trade markets and routes! Wang Zhi, an older generation of Wufeng maritime merchants, had fought with Xiyi and Zhenwei in order to dominate the East China Sea, forcing the Portuguese, Spanish colonists and coastal daimyo to bow to him, and now Jin Yingji is ready to do the same thing, and of course the countries are convinced.

That is to say, the small Nanyang country invaded by Xiyi, it is extremely difficult to get rescue from the imperial court, ask Jin Yingji for help, for the sake of vital interests, she will definitely do her best to send troops and start a war with Xiyi!

As long as you are not blind, you can see this!

The overall situation has been decided, Qin Lin rubbed his fingers with a smile: "Everyone, it is a good thing to cooperate in defense together, whether it is Xiyi or Dongyi, Jin Xuanwei can fight for you, but things in this world can't be done in vain......"

Okay, this bamboo pole will be knocked down!

Grinding, negotiating, and you come and go, the prototype of the future hegemony of the East and the West will gradually be revealed.

(To be continued)