Chapter 429: The Impact of the Southern Expedition II

When Zhu Houhuang's fleet was about to come to Kuching. The news not only reached Kuching, but also to the city of Malacca, which is not far from Kuching.

The city of Malacca is Famosa.

He is relatively high and built on a mountain. Below the castle of Malacca, there are some castle towns similar to Japan. Vast expanses of bazaars spread across the plains, directly to the port. The port is an important place for the Franco, divided into two places, one is a commercial port, and the other is a military port, and the military port is directly under the city of Famosa. and built a fortress to connect with Famosa.

Although Famosa is not a special fortress, Famosha Castle has the effect of a fortress because of the twists and turns of the terrain, plus there are artillery cannons everywhere on the city walls.

No matter who looks at it, it's a first-class fortress.

In the central council chamber of Famosa, Antonio, Tomei, and the others sat around each side, except for one person.

Although Westerners are not as clear as the current Ming Dynasty, they can also show their dignity and inferiority.

The man who sat in the most important position was already a little old, with slightly gray hair, and a long sword at his waist, which often clanged against something else because of his shaking.

This man is the man Magellan said, the Governor of the East of Portugal. Aberqua.

Ten years ago, it was he who broke Malacca, took Malacca from the hands of Manchuria, and destroyed Manchuka.

This time Antonio's request for reinforcements was almost all of Portugal's mobile forces in the East, India. It can be said that so many troops were gathered in Malacca that all military operations on other Portuguese fronts had to be temporarily stopped.

So Aberqua is not worried about this place, and wants to come here to have a look.

He was the one who presided over this meeting.

"Ladies and gentlemen, hasn't the resistance of the Thorny Canada not gone away? Ladies and gentlemen, the king has not sent you to the East, not for you to travel, the capital, the palace, and even the mausoleum have become castles under your feet, do you still want to let the country continue to exist? Aberqua seemed to be a majestic teacher, and said, "Please tell me, when will the state of Manthorn be completely destroyed?" ”

Ten years ago, the kingdom of Manchu Jia was destroyed, and the king fled to Daming to ask for reinforcements, and finally died in Daming, but not everyone in the royal family of Manchu Jia was so unproductive. There are also people who lead the children of the Manchurian Republic to continue to resist the Franco.

However, although the Manchu State is a little stronger than the Boni State, and even the Boni State has been a vassal of the Manchu State for a while. But in terms of state structure, there is no difference between the Manchurian state and the Bo Ni country.

The authority of the king of Manchurka was established on the city of Malacca.

The city of Malacca is not only the capital of Manchuria, but also an important trading port in the South Seas. There are about 200,000 people here. Such a powerful city of Malacca is the reliance of the king of Manchuca.

It's just that after the city of Malacca became the territory of the Franco, the decline of the royal family of Manchu was inevitable.

The current king of Manchurian retreated inland, did not operate at sea, and continued to fight, but his struggle was very troublesome for the Franciscans, and only very troublesome.

"Lord Aberquay, the current range of activities of the King of Manthorn is in the mountains, if you want to destroy him, you must have enough army troops, and we have very few troops now, it is good to maintain the status quo."

Zhu Houhuang should actually come to Malacca to have a look.

Zhu Houhuang has been saying that there is a lack of troops, and the maintenance of the Franc machine in Malacca is the real lack of troops.

At the beginning, it only used more than 1,000 troops to conquer Malacca, and the number of troops maintained in Malacca now is probably this number. More will not be more.

"This time I have brought enough men from Goa to solve the problem of King Manthorn at once." Aberqua said.

Aberqua obviously wants to make a difference in this visit to Malacca, and he wants to solve all the problems encountered in Malacca at once.

"How's the Spice Islands? Don't you get enough spice from the Spice Islands? I must remind you that there is a high demand for the removal of the Governor of Malacca? You have to show the king enough benefits, enough benefits, you know? ”

In fact, the Governor of Malacca did not have this position on the Portuguese royal family, and they only had the title of Commander of the Malacca Fortress Garrison.

In people's impression, the Age of Discovery was very profitable, but on the contrary, the early pioneering behavior of the Great Voyage did not make much money.

Just like Portugal is now. If it weren't for the Portuguese who made a deal with Zhu Houhuang. Zhu Houhuang opened up an important link for Chinese goods to enter Europe. Otherwise, it is not profitable to operate in Malacca now.

Historically, the seafaring was not so smooth, at least the Portuguese were like that, and the Portuguese presence in the East was official until a few decades later, when the Portuguese could not afford such a big financial black hole, and the existence of Malacca allowed the merchants to make money, while the Portuguese royal family lost. Only then did the East India Company appear.

And now they have to face this problem, at least they don't know that because of Zhu Houhuang's existence, their financial situation is much better than in history.

"Your Excellency, the Spice Islands have been completed and will become a new economic growth point for the Empire in Malacca, and there will be nothing wrong with that. Please rest assured. Antonio said respectfully. At least to make more profits, we can only look north, not east. ”

Aberqué can naturally understand what Antonio meant, maybe they have gained too much benefit from Zhu Houhuang, so they are simply salivating over China. Attention is also more focused on Daming.

This is also why Zhu Houhuang's every move has been closely watched by the Francophone people, without him, because of interests.

Aberkui doesn't want to talk about this now, because dealing with Zhu Houhuang is the most important issue, and it is also the purpose of his coming from Goa this time, but because it is the most important, he has to put it at the end?

"And what about the trade problem in Malacca? When? Will Malacca be able to regain its position as a trading hub? Aberqua squinted his eyes and looked down.

They couldn't help but grimace.

Malacca, an ancient port, also anchored here when Zheng He went to the Western Ocean, saying that it was the center of the entire South Seas, a little bit, but it was indeed a large regional port.

But since the capture of Malacca, everything has changed.

Without him, as an outsider, the Francophile is naturally rejected by the surrounding countries, and the fate of the Canadian country has also made many countries sad.

They unanimously restricted trade to the city of Malacca.

Even if you have a superior position, if you don't have enough people, it's in vain.

Therefore, the restricted city of Malacca seems to be a big city, which is supported by the trade of Dongyong, and the trade of other countries is very small.

"If you want to restore Malacca's trade status, there are two ways, the first way is to submit to the Ming Empire and submit to the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Empire has an extraordinary influence in Nanyang, and only if the Ming Empire accepts us, then our predicament in Nanyang will be swept away. ”

"What's the second option?" Aberqua asked.

The first method has proved to be unworkable, and the first thing Aberqua did as soon as he occupied Malacca was to send an envoy to Beijing, and after several years of travel, the envoy met Zhu Houhuang in Beijing. This messenger is Tomei.

"The second way is to defeat the Ming Empire, as long as we can defeat the Ming Empire, the hegemony in this area will be in our hands, and when the time comes, we will naturally be able to make them obey."

The strength of the natives of the South Seas is not at all able to resist the Francophiles, which has long been proven by history. They also did not look at the natives of the South Seas.

And because Dongyong Zhu Houhuang frequently appeared in Nanyang, the countries of Nanyang had a backer, and they were squeezing out the Francophiles. It's even better. It has a direct impact on the revenue of Malacca City.

The Nanyang trade network woven by Zhu Houhuang deliberately or unintentionally excluded Malacca City, which also greatly affected the recovery of Malacca City.