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On August 24, 1511, 18 ships under the command of Albuquerque, the Portuguese military commander in the East, plus more than 1,200 Portuguese soldiers, attacked Malacca again.

Having learned the lessons of the previous defeats, the Portuguese army gave little chance to the Malays and Javanes defending Malacca, and the Sultan of the Kingdom of Malacca abandoned the rich city and fled to Johor in dismay.

The massacre lasted all night, with Albuquerque and his men looting tens of thousands of treasures and wealth, which accounted for two-thirds of the entire kingdom of Malacca, and thousands of local Malacca civilians died in the streets.

The fall of Malacca allowed European colonizers to lay the first nail in Asia, and the head-on conflict and convergence of Eastern and Western civilizations officially began, and also opened the prelude to the more than 400 years of colonial history in Southeast Asia. Since then, the Dutch, Spanish, English, and French have also crossed the ocean, turning this longed-for spice homeland into their ATM.

What's even stricter is that Southeast Asia, which has long been within the Ming Empire's geo-economic and political sphere of influence, is home to two-thirds of the Ming Empire's vassal states. The fall of Malacca led to the opening of a large hole in the southern strategic buffer zone of the Ming Empire, which changed the pattern of the East for thousands of years.

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Sunday, October 24, 1621.

The Portuguese convoy of 22 armed merchant ships slowly approached the mainland, and in the distance, a faintly visible town was rising and falling in view, and the Portuguese sailors on the deck cheered after nearly a month of sea turbulence after leaving Malacca.

The vast fleet of ships shook the sea, the distinctive style of Asian schooners retracted their sails or turned to make way, small fishing boats accompanied the fleet like curious children, and fishermen gazed with awe at the seemingly endless sea of sails in front of them.

"Your Excellency Councillor Yan, this is Macau, Portugal! Look how beautiful it is! Compared to the indigenous Malacca, this is the pearl of the great Portuguese kingdom in the East! ”

Ricardo, the commander-in-chief of the fleet, a long-time commander of the Portuguese East Indies Colony, pointed to the people standing at the pier not far away to greet them, with a proud smile on his face.

"Your Excellency, please pay attention to your wording, as far as we know from the diplomatic contacts between our country and the Ming Empire, Macau is only a drying yard leased by you, with an annual rent of 600 ounces of silver. A few years ago, you privately appointed Karloch as governor, but he didn't have the guts to take office! Yan Xiaosong looked at the port with a few European-style buildings in the distance, slightly moved, but his mouth was lukewarm, "If you don't want to cause unnecessary trouble, you might as well take back what you just said!" In addition, in Southeast Asia, the Kingdom of Portugal has lost almost all of its foothold, except for the island of Timor. ”

Such a straightforward reminder made the Portuguese general blushing and unable to say a word. The arrogant and old-fashioned Ming Empire's current internal famine and northern pressures have emboldened the Portuguese in recent years, and also made Portuguese East Indies military and political officials like Ricardo more crooked.

As the commander of the Portuguese East Indies Colony Fleet under the influence of the Duke of Bragança, Ricardo had already learned from the secret letter that the high-ranking official representing the "Chinese American Republic" had reached many secret cooperation agreements with Portugal. So the quarrel is obviously meaningless.

is obviously jealous, these arrogant Yankees must also intend to reap a lot of benefits from the hands of this Ming Empire, otherwise what are they doing all the way away? Ricardo secretly slandered in his heart.

"Well, Your Excellency Councillor Yim has misunderstood, I believe that the people of Macao will welcome you!" Putting aside his inner dissatisfaction, Ricardo could only divert the topic with a smile on his face, while pointing to the welcoming crowd in the dock area, "If I'm not mistaken, the local president of the Portuguese Macau Council is already waiting!" ”

"Yan, how do you know what the Portuguese have been doing in the East all these years?" Standing beside Yan Xiaosong, Katarina, dressed in the Hanfu palace costume presented by Yang Wenwen, turned her head curiously, stared at her lover's face, and said in half-baked Chinese, "Have you been here?" ”

"Well, I've been here, I've been here for a long time......" Yan Xiaosong quietly looked at the port that was getting closer and closer in the north, sighed softly, and his voice became lower and lower, "This is the hometown of my ancestors, and I have often been to ...... in my dreams"

"It's really beautiful, Manila is almost like Europe, there is no taste of the Orient at all!" Remembering the days before in Manila, Caterina frowned.

"Okay, I'm ready to go ashore, please ask Miss Caterina to tell Mr. Yan Sihai in the cabin, and say that from today onwards, I will stay in Macao for a long time, and our future contact location will be here, and if you have any financial needs, please put forward."

The 150,000 Spanish silver dollars brought this time have not been used, and the last 10 sets of high-end glass wine utensils imported from Italy and some French perfumes at the bottom of the box are not used, Yan Xiaosong is full of confidence in the upcoming action.

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At night, Yan Sihai, who had finally returned to his hometown, quietly left the hotel where Yan Xiaosong was staying with more than a dozen companions.

So far, there are only about 1,000 Portuguese residents in Macao, but there are thousands of local people, many of whom are Ming Dynasty maritime merchants or various local forces with whom they are inextricably linked.

Although his cousin Yan Siqi also has his own foothold in Macau, Yan Sihai, who has experienced a betrayal by his peers, is extremely cautious.

After turning around, Yan Sihai found a certain Ming-style inn in the dark night after nearly two years of separation. The door of the inn was closed, and no lights could be seen from outside, as if no one had taken care of it for a long time.

After a few taps on the door, about a moment later, the door opened, and an old man stuck his head out in the light of a small dim lantern.

"Ahh It's the fourth master! Fourth Master, you're finally back! Didn't you hear of ......" The old man's whole body trembled, and the lantern in his hand almost fell to the ground, and his other hand trembled and pointed at the young strong man in front of him, and instantly burst into tears.

"Uncle Seven, it's me!" Turning back to give his companions a look, more than a dozen men hid into the inn one by one.

In a small room, only a small oil lamp was lit, and Yan Sihai did not show the slightest interest in the hometown food that he had not tasted for a long time, but frowned tightly and listened to the old man opposite.

“…… After the old man heard that you were kidnapped by the red hair the year before last, he took the big guy to fight a few battles with the red hair in a fit of anger, and offended the Fran machine people, injured some Ben, and now goes to the Japanese land, where he runs business. Now in the Fujian and Guangdong areas, there are only a few housekeeping points. After Li Dan's family left, the business took the opportunity to grow a lot, not only in Japan, but also in Luzon, and several families also followed the call of his son Li Guozhu. ”

The seventh uncle sighed and talked about the secret competition between Yan Siqi's forces and Li Dan's forces in the past two years, as well as the movements of Westerners in Southeast Asia.

"Uncle Seven, I was sold by Li Dan's son Li Guo's assistant the year before last! The rules on a road dare to be broken! Yan Sihai slapped the table and was very angry, "This Li Guozhu is also my Ming person, and he has been colluding with the Japanese and Fanyi to deal with my eldest brother!" If the light doesn't work, the dark will come! ”

"Hey, Fourth Master, it's not the same as before, Li Guozhu, the son of Li Dan, is now in a relationship with the people in the court, if we want to continue to have a bite on this sea, we have to lower our heads a few times......" The seventh uncle shook his head, his face was bitter, "The fourth master will have great blessings after the disaster, and the remaining families in this area are small, so I count on you to take care of them." ”

"Well, Uncle Seven, let's not hide it, I was able to return to Daming alive thanks to the rescue of an overseas compatriot! You can go in with your left ear and come out with your right ear, they are the descendants of the remnants of the people who moved to America after the former Song Yashan...... Even the Frangi obeyed him. ”

After muttering for more than half an hour, the little learned old seventh uncle showed a shocked expression, and he didn't say a word for a long time. Finally, he slammed the table and stood up and walked around.

Sure enough, it is a great wealth after the catastrophe, these former Song Dynasty relics are actually expanding their territory and sealing the country in a huge foreign land thousands of miles away, and they can also make Taixi Fanyi carefully serve and dare not offend, they are big backers!

"Good! Fourth master, since everyone in Macau has to look at this Mr. Yan's face, then the matter between the Yan family and the eldest master has taken a turn for the better! That Mr. Yan, think about him a little more, as the saying goes, there is no love sent to the door for no reason, what does he need us to do? Let's talk to the eldest master! ”

The old man is worthy of running the rivers and lakes for a long time, and he thinks of a lot of things in one thought, and his face is more serious, but he can see that he is very excited.

"Well, along the way, I have also inquired many times, but Mr. Yan just said that he can't bear to kill each other, and is willing to mediate, it is said that he came to Daming to find some trustworthy maritime merchants this time, and he will have some contacts with the imperial court in a few years. These Francos also looked at some of the benefits in his hands. Yan Sihai, who doesn't have much culture, can only say what he knows.

"Good!" slapped the table again, and the seventh uncle finally smiled this time, "Since the former Song Dynasty relict country America and the imperial court will have something to do with it in the future, then we will be better able to handle it!" I'm going to arrange for a boat to go to the land to tell the lord, and there are still a lot of people in Fujian and Guangdong, so I will immediately send someone to contact him, so that before the lord comes back, the flag will be held up again! ”

"Then it's hard for Uncle Seven. Oh, by the way, Little Liu, bring up the things that Mr. Yan brought! ”

After Yan Sihai finished speaking, he greeted the door, and a moment later, a man walked in with a black cloth package. Unfolding the package, a large white box, and when it was opened again, suddenly under the light of the oil lamp, a bright and gorgeous glass reflection flashed.

"Uncle Seven, it is estimated that the eldest brother did not leave much belongings after leaving. You can find a way to help Mr. Yan sell this, on the one hand, to raise cash, and on the other hand, to show those maritime merchants. Yan Sihai proudly picked up his wine glass.

"Tessie Crystal Glass Bottle, Crystal Glass Cup!" The knowledgeable old seventh uncle looked even more stupid now, "If this is in Guangzhou and Fuzhou, it will be at least 30,000 taels of silver!" Then Mr. Yan will believe you lightly? ”

"Hehe, Mr. Yan also gave me 10,000 pieces of silver, saying that it is to settle the family of my brother who died as a slave in Taixi last year. Brother Yan is so righteous, I think the eldest brother will be very happy! Yan Sihai finished drinking and was full of emotion.

"Well, it's an outlier for people like us who are on the road, so let's think so."

Thinking that he was about to do something again, the seventh uncle was dozens of years younger, and went out with a glass wine set.

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