There is a low hill not far from the port of Malacca, although the mountain is not high, but it covers a very large area, and this mountain is also very famous in the Kingdom of Malacca, because its name is called "Sanbao Mountain", according to legend, when Zheng He, the eunuch of Sanbao, went to the West seven times, the headquarters of the fleet was stationed here five times, there is also a "Sanbao Temple" under the mountain, there is a statue of Zheng He in the temple, and the mountain is also the settlement of the Han people in Malacca.

Speaking of this Sanbao Mountain, in addition to Zheng He, there is another character that has to be mentioned, that is, the historical legend of the Kingdom of Malacca, Princess Hanbaoli, it is said that this princess is from the Ming Dynasty, the Kingdom of Malacca at that time was unmarried to the Ming Dynasty, so the Ming Emperor married this Princess Hanbaoli to each other, and there were more than 500 people with the princess to marry, these people were arranged to live in Sanbaoshan, and it was since then that Sanbaoshan has become a settlement of Han people in Malacca.

However, the origin of this princess Han Baoli is very suspicious, according to the records of the Kingdom of Malacca, this princess should have married to the Kingdom of Malacca in 1459, and she came on a treasure ship, but at that time Zheng He had been dead for more than 20 years, and the Ming court was also implementing a strict sea ban, and the board was not allowed to go to sea, the original majestic treasure ship was anchored in the port for more than 20 years and no one paid attention to it, and it was impossible to use it again after more than 20 years, how could this princess take the treasure ship to Malacca?

In addition, the marriage of the princess is not a trivial matter, but in the historical documents of the Ming Dynasty, there has never been a record of this Princess Han Baoli, and the Ming royal family has long had the ancestral training of discord, and it is impossible to let the daughter of the Ming Dynasty marry outside. Therefore, the identity of Princess Humboli is very suspicious. At least in the entire history of the Ming Dynasty, there is no record of this princess.

After Zhou Chong occupied the port of Malacca. With the stability of the port affairs, he naturally wanted to meet the Han people here, after all, the Han people in Malacca City are also a force that cannot be ignored, according to what he learned from Baman, the Han people in Malacca City have reached more than 2,000 people, divided into several large families, these big families are engaged in business for a living, and are the richest group of people in Malacca City. Unfortunately, the Han Chinese do not seem to be very interested in being officials, unlike the Tamils who control the power of the Kingdom of Malacca.

In fact, when Zhou Chong had just defeated the Portuguese, the Han people in Malacca sent a few older representatives to ask for a meeting, but unfortunately Zhou Chong was busy with affairs at the time, so he just met the other party in a hurry, and then let them go back to live in peace, with the Ming army there, they will definitely ensure their safety.

Today, Zhou Zhong finally got out of the busy military and political affairs, and took Wu Shan and other Jinyi guards to Sambao Mountain, which is an independent residential area in the city of Malacca. Inhabited by Han Chinese, the entire area is neatly divided into smaller areas by the streets. According to Wu Shan's information, each family here occupies a separate area, and each area is an independent small kingdom, in which the family law is greater than the national law, even the laws of the Malacca Kingdom cannot control here, so when the Han people living here make mistakes, they are generally handed over to the patriarchs of each family.

Zhou Chonglai had already notified several big families here, so when he came to Sanbao Mountain, he saw that the street was already full of people, in addition to the head of a few old men who had seen before, they were followed by a group of men and women, including old and young, all of them were very excited to stare at Zhou Chong, in addition to the open space in front of them, there was a team of lion dancers fighting lions, and the sound of firecrackers was even louder.

"Little old man, see Lord Admiral!" Seeing Zhou Zhong coming, the white-bearded old man led by him immediately led people forward and saluted, and the people behind him also knelt down, after all, in the hearts of these overseas Han people, the Central Plains will always be their roots, and they are naturally very in awe of the officials of the Ming Dynasty.

"Ha Luha, Lu Lao doesn't have to be polite, everyone is the descendants of Yan and Huang, and being able to meet in Malacca overseas is also the fate of all of us, so you don't have to be formal, please hurry up!" At this time, Zhou Zhong also smiled and helped the old man in front of him and said, this old man's surname is Lu, and he is the patriarch of the Lu family, the largest Han family in Malacca, he is almost eighty years old this year, but his body is very tough, he is anxious and righteous, and he has a high prestige among the Han people in Malacca.

Seeing Zhou Chong supporting himself without a fight, Lu Lao was also very excited, and stood up tremblingly at the moment and said a few words of thanks, the content of which was nothing more than thanking Zhou Chong for destroying the Portuguese and saving them from the disaster of swords.

Zhou Zhong also politely said a few words, and then was let into the Han residential area by Lu Lao and the patriarch of several other big families, a group of people surrounded him into a very grand mansion, although this mansion obviously has the architectural style of the Central Plains, but it is different from the mansion of the Ming Dynasty, until later after Lu Lao introduced him, he knew that Lu Dao, it turned out that Lu Gong and his family were Han people who moved to Nanyang at the end of the Song Dynasty, and later moved several times, and settled in Sanbao Mountain a few decades ago, but so many years have passed, They maintained the habits of the Han people in all aspects of their lives, such as the architectural style, and the house built by their family was significantly different from the mansion of the Ming Dynasty.

After the group entered the living room, Zhou Zhong was given to the main seat, next to Lu Lao sat with him, and below sat the patriarchs of several other big families, they had met Zhou Chong before, so there was no need to reintroduce them.

"Elder Lu, last time the official was busy with official business, so I could only meet you in a hurry, I didn't come to understand your situation, it's really rude, I don't know if there are any casualties among our Han people in this war?" Zhou Zhong sat down and didn't even take a sip of tea, so he immediately asked with concern, and he used the title of "we Han people", obviously wanting to get close to each other.

Lu Lao, they are also human spirits, how can they not understand the meaning of Zhou Chong's words? At that moment, I saw that they were all happy, and then Lu Lao said: "Lord Qiyu, the Portuguese are extremely cruel, when they attacked the port, we also hid in the city, fortunately, the Portuguese failed to kill the place where we lived, so there were not too many casualties, but a few young people who sent Lu to inquire about the news were shot by the Portuguese, this is all our mistake, we should not have let them go out of the Lu Dao!" ”

When it came to the most reluctant, Lu Lao's face also showed a little remorse, and it seemed that he had been haunted by the deaths of several young people. However, Zhou Chong was relieved when he heard this, even if the Malacca people died, he would not feel distressed, but these Han people were the basis for him to rule the port of Malacca in the future, so there must be no accidents, and now he finally let him relax.

Regarding Lu Lao's remorse, Zhou Zhong also comforted him with kind words, and then asked: "Lu Lao, I don't know how many Han people there are in Malacca City now, what is the current situation, and have you encountered any difficulties, if there is, if you bring it up, this official will definitely try his best to help you!" ”

Hearing that Zhou Zhong cared about them so much, Lu Lao and the others were even more happy on their faces, and at that moment, they saw the middle-aged man sitting under Lu Lao speak: "Lord Qiyu, now we Malacca Han people have a total of 1,643 people, divided into five big families and seven small families, each family has its own property and land, although the Portuguese attack has caused us some losses, but it is not a big problem, but we are worried that the Portuguese will make a comeback, so now many families are discussing the matter of migration." ”

The middle-aged man who spoke was named Zhao Pu, the patriarch of the Zhao family, who was second to the Lu family, and coincidentally, he was also a Han who migrated out of the late Song Dynasty, and it is said that their ancestors were still in the Song Dynasty clan, but unfortunately the glory of the past is long gone, and now they are just a group of ordinary overseas Han merchants.

Hearing Zhao Pu's words, Zhou Chong's brows furrowed suddenly, and he pondered for a moment before he spoke: "Patriarch Zhao, you don't have to worry about the Portuguese in the future, I have already discussed with Baman before, in order to prevent the Portuguese from coming again, so our Ming sailors will be stationed in Malacca City, and the port will also be taken over by our Ming, as long as we are big, even if the Portuguese double the strength, I am afraid they can only return with a feather!" ”

Hearing that the Ming Dynasty was going to garrison in Malacca, this news made Lu Lao and them overjoyed, after all, they had seen the incompetence of the Malacca army before, and also saw the bravery of the Ming army later, and they had long felt that the Ming army could ensure their safety, and now that the Ming Navy Division was stationed in the port, they did not have to relocate, after all, no one was willing to give up their foundation that they had struggled in Malacca for many years.

In addition, these people have been adrift overseas for many years, but they have always been attached to their homeland, but unfortunately they have already taken root overseas, and it is impossible to go back unless they give up the foundation that these generations of people have struggled for overseas. But now the Ming Dynasty has begun to garrison troops in Malacca, although it still nominally belongs to the Kingdom of Malacca, but it gives them a greater sense of belonging, and they also believe that with the beginning of the garrison, more and more Han people will flock to Malacca, and then it will definitely be more prosperous, and even become the territory of the Ming Dynasty overseas.

However, before Zhou Chong's words were finished, he paused and then said: "Old Lu, according to what I learned before, there are more than 2,000 Han people here in Malacca, but why did you just say that there are only more than 1,600 people, why are there hundreds of people missing all of a sudden, what is going on?" ”

Hearing Zhou Zhong ask this question, Lu Lao and the others were all stunned, and then glanced at each other, and their faces also showed a little weirdness. (To be continued......)