Ma Nuodi thought about it, Zheng Zhilong didn't brag, if the South China Sea Fleet really wanted to recover Jingao, it should be effortless, "Commander Zheng is saying that our businessmen can still engage in trade in Jingao?" ”

"Yes, as long as they are legitimate merchants," Zheng Zhilong once again threw the bait at Manodi, "as long as His Excellency the Governor signs the instrument of surrender, we can also open more ports to Portuguese merchants and allow them to engage in trade activities." ”

"Really?"

"Really."

"As long as the surrender agreement is signed?"

"No, the surrender agreement is about the ownership of Malacca, after that, the Ming and Portugal must re-sign an equal agreement, Portuguese merchants can come to the Ming to do business, and the merchants of the Ming can also go to Portugal to engage in trade."

"Ming merchants go to Portugal?"

"Yes, trade is two-sided, sooner or later Ming merchants will go to Europe, if Portugal can't accept Ming merchants, we can negotiate with other countries, Spain, the Netherlands, Britain ......"

"Okay, I agree to go to Jing O." Ma Nuodi almost interrupted Zheng Zhilong's words, the Ming is a behemoth in the East, and the Ming is absolutely indispensable in the trade in the East, if Portugal can seize this opportunity, it will be able to minimize the losses of the war, although it has lost Malacca, but the trade in the East is still there.

Manodi also understood that if he did not assist the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty would use the South China Sea Fleet to open the door to trade, but at that time, it would be difficult for the Portuguese to get a piece of the pie.

He designed a blueprint in his mind, and as long as this goal was achieved, even if he lost Malacca, he would be able to give an account to his government when he returned to China.

With Manodi's cooperation, the South China Sea Fleet took over the land and islands on both sides of the Malacca waterway.

The south shore of the Malacca waterway is Sumudu Thorn Island, because the island once produced gold, in the classics of the Ming Dynasty, it was also called Jinzhou Island, there were originally many small countries on the island, after a hundred years of Portuguese rule, most of the small countries have been wiped out by the Portuguese, only the northeast of the island, there is still a kingdom of Aceh.

The South China Sea Fleet sent the 5th Marine Division Yang Geng to take over the various bases set up by the Portuguese on the islands, and under the deterrence of the South China Sea Fleet, they were originally very friendly with Zheng He∝ ■dǐng∝■diǎn∝■Xiao∝■ said, .2≡3.←os_ (); The kingdom of Aceh finally agreed to submit to the Ming Dynasty.

On the northern shore of the Malacca waterway is the Malay Peninsula, where there was no independent state until the 15th century, but only a nominal possession of the Ayutthaya Dynasty (Siam), to which the indigenous people paid an annual tribute of 50 taels of silver.

At the beginning of the fifteenth century, the prince of Sriwijaya who had lost the political zhì# struggle, Bairi Missoula, was forced to flee to Sriwijaya and went to Malacca, where he gradually became the head of the area.

In the second year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1405 AD), Baili Missula sent an envoy to Beijing to worship the Yongle Emperor, and in the seventh year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1410 AD), Baili Missula sent an envoy to Beijing again to worship, and the Yongle Emperor Dale enshrined Bairi Missula as the king of Manchu Thorn, which is the transliteration of Malacca.

With the support of the Ming Dynasty, the local area was no longer subordinate to the Ayutthaya Dynasty, and in the ninth year of Yongle of the Ming Dynasty (1412 AD), Bairi Missula officially ascended the throne and established the Manchurian State.

When Zheng He went to the West, he established the largest material transit station and the largest supply base in Malacca City, and after Zheng He returned to China, he also left soldiers to garrison.

Due to the close trade ties established between Manchurian and Ming Dynasty, Manchurian also became the economic center of the Nanyang region.

However, after Zheng He's death, the fleet was gradually abolished, and the Ming Dynasty's contact with Manchu gradually decreased.

In the sixth year of Zhengde of the Ming Dynasty (1511 AD), the Portuguese came to Nanyang, a fleet of 500 people, relying on advanced firearms, defeated the Manchurian state, the king of Manchurian was forced to flee, and then he did not know what to do, and Manchurian entered the era of Portuguese rule.

As the suzerainty of Manchuria, the Ming Dynasty gradually declined at this time, the navy was almost abolished, overseas trade was banned, and it completely sat back and watched Manchurian being wiped out by the Portuguese.

After only a hundred years of statehood, the people's sense of state was very weak, and under the coercion, temptation and suppression of the Portuguese, they were completely subordinate to Portugal.

The homeland of Manchurian Canada is under the rule of the Portuguese, but the center of Portuguese rule is still in the south, mainly on the north shore of the Malacca waterway, with the city of Malacca as the center, and now the Ming Dynasty has taken over these lands, while the central and northeastern parts of the Malay Peninsula are still in a state of ownership, and the people live in extreme poverty under the management of the local chiefs.

When Mu Qiyuan recovered Burma, he once sent Liu Zhenyu's 55th Division to pursue the fleeing Burmese Taungoo Dynasty general Ji Lunhai, Liu Zhenyu pursued all the way to the northeast of the Malay Peninsula, but Liu Zhenyu did not penetrate deep into the Malay Peninsula, let alone contact with the Portuguese.

There are still Ming troops stationed in the northernmost part of the Malay Peninsula, outside the border of the former Manchurian state, which has become the southernmost part of the Ming province of Burma.

Taking over both sides of the Malacca waterway, Zheng Zhilong felt that the overall situation of the Malacca waterway had been decided, so he sent a military report to the National Defense Yuan while flying pigeons, and on the other hand, he sent ships to prepare to send Manodi to Macao.

In order to express the friendship between the two sides, Zheng Zhilong personally sent Ma Nuo to the seaside, "Your Excellency the Governor, if you can successfully persuade the Portuguese merchants in Macao to return the management of Macao, I will release all prisoners of war and sign the Treaty of Malacca, and the Portuguese merchants will gain the right of free trade in Malacca." ”

Ma Nuodi was about to step onto the fortune boat, when he heard the words, he stopped, he had no choice now, Zheng Zhilong should not deceive him, and there was no need to deceive, "Commander Zheng, rest assured, I will definitely live up to my mission." ”

"Haha, then I'll wait for His Excellency the Governor in Malacca." Zheng Zhilong's heart blossomed, his third and final plan to capture Malacca has been fully realized, and the recovery of Macao is just the icing on the cake, which is an additional task assigned by Zhu Youzhen.

Manodi glanced at the city of Malacca behind him, because the distance was too far, his governor's palace was no longer visible, but he had returned to reality from disappointment, sadness, and even despair, and he was content to win the right to trade with the Ming Dynasty, with Portugal's current strength, whether in Europe or in the East, it was the best ending to be able to participate in the most profitable East-West trade.

He lost the Melaka waterways because the Portuguese state and navy were not strong enough, and he was about to gain the right to trade in Daming because of his personal wisdom and compromise.

Ma Nuodi didn't speak, he just followed Zheng Zhilong's example, arched his hand to Zheng Zhilong, and bowed his head to the lucky boat that had been prepared for him a long time ago.

The Fu boat slowly left the dock, carrying Ma Nuodi's vision and Zheng Zhilong's expectations.

After Manodi's departure, Zheng Zhilong returned to the city of Malacca, and he was going to start to establish a rule like the Portuguese, and perhaps the imperial court would establish a province on both sides of the Malacca waterway in the future.

Su Mu Du Thorn Island was temporarily handed over to Yang Geng, and he and Zheng Xing's Fourth Marine Division were still near the city of Malacca, which was once the Manchu Thorn Kingdom, and maybe the people still remembered Zheng He and remembered the Ming Dynasty.

Zheng Zhilong inspected the micro-service of Malacca City, and saw that the people in the city were not panicked, let alone have the desire to escape out of the city, and secretly rejoiced in his heart, "How are the people in the city?" ”

"Commander, these natives are mothers if they have milk, as long as we don't bully them, they shouldn't oppose Daming." Zheng Xing has always maintained law and order in the city, and he knows more about the people.

"Ao, tell me, why don't they oppose Da Ming?" Zheng Zhilong was interested, and if he could subdue the local people earlier, it should be regarded as a great achievement of the South China Sea Fleet.

"As long as we don't harass them, they will continue to live their old lives, continue to open shops, get married and have children."

"That doesn't mean they welcome the Ming Dynasty," Zheng Zhilong frowned, "Are there Han people in the city?" ”

"There are some Han people, but they have lived here for a long time, and they have been away from the Ming Dynasty for a long time, and the Chinese language is not good." Zheng Xing couldn't wait to teach them Chinese immediately.

"It doesn't matter if the Han language is not good, the key is their attitude towards the Ming Dynasty," Zheng Zhilong hopes to use the local Han people as a breakthrough to make the people gradually recognize and even accept the rule of the Ming Dynasty, "Will the Han people accept us?" ”

"The Han people welcome our arrival very much, but the number of people is too small, and I am afraid that we will not be able to achieve the climate in a short time," Zheng Xingyou was worried, "Commander, naturalizing the local people is a matter for the local government, and the imperial court will send civil officials sooner or later." ”

"Of course, the imperial court will send civil officials, but now that the civil officials have not arrived, we must first spread out the work, and we will be idle anyway."

"Commander, how are we going to do our job?"

Zheng Zhilong thought for a while, "First register the population in the city, and then we will start from Malacca City and re-register the population of the area we rule, to see how many Han people there are, and then how many people are willing to register as Han Chinese." ”

"Commander, let the staff officers in the army do this work?"

"No, first find a few Han people who have returned to their hearts, and then let these Han people register, they have local acquaintances, and in the future, as small officials, it will be easy to communicate with the local natives."

"Commander, I understand that letting these Han people serve as small officials in the future government can also promote the naturalization of the indigenous people into Han Chinese."

"Well, it should be like this, you go to find a few Han people, the main thing is to induce, don't use force for the time being, I'll see the situation of people's hearts first, and then decide on other countermeasures."

Zheng Xing remembered what the local Han people once said, "Commander, I heard from the local Han people that the people nearby revere the Sanbao eunuch very much, and I don't know if we can borrow the prestige of the Sanbao eunuch." ”

"Eunuch of the Three Treasures? Okay, "Zheng Zhilong was overjoyed, "This is the best way, immediately organize people, draw the portrait of the Sanbao eunuch, the entrance of the barracks, the market, and the traffic arteries should be posted, in addition, let go in the city, we are the descendants of Zheng Sanbao, we want to go to Sanbao Mountain, Sanbaojing, Sanbao Pavilion to worship, welcome the local people to go together." ”

"Commander, the original name of the Three Treasures Eunuch was Ma Sanbao......"

Zheng Zhilong's eyes widened, "You are stupid, the eunuch of the Three Treasures was given the surname Zheng, who knows what happened hundreds of years ago so clearly-Ao, he is a eunuch, let's say that it is his collateral descendant, don't be self-defeating." ”

"Yes, commander, I understand, Zheng Sanbao's surname is Zheng, so are we, Zheng Sanbao likes ships, and we are the same, if we want to say that we are the descendants of Zheng Sanbao, no one dares to believe it."