Chapter 751: The Rise of Aceh

The war between the Ming Dynasty and Dongyong will take several years to brew, but another war is already imminent.

Aceh was originally a small country, but the Portuguese invaded eastward, giving Aceh a chance.

Before the arrival of the Portuguese, the Southeast Asian shipping lanes belonged to Muslims, and after the fall of Malacca, a large number of Muslims were forced to bypass, and the navigation of Sumatra brought strong business opportunities to the Aceh country. The state of Aceh was greatly strengthened and the west coast of Sumatra was unified.

Of course, Zhu Houhuang captured Malacca, and the situation changed a little.

First of all, Zhu Houhuang is still not quite the same as the Francois man, although Zhu Houhuang is wary of Muslims, but foreign affairs are still open, although he monopolizes most of the business opportunities from Malacca to India, but he does not eat everything alone, all the traditional vassal countries of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Houhuang is open.

For example, the country of Sumatra.

The country of Sumatra has a deep relationship with the Ming Dynasty.

In the first year of Hongwu, the king of Sumatra offered gold leaf inscriptions, tribute horses and square objects.

Zheng He of the Ming Dynasty made seven voyages to the West and repeatedly passed through the coast of Sumatra. Emperor Chengzu ordered Zheng He to present a large bell to the king of Aceh. In the third year of Yongle, the king of Sumatra, Sultan Hannan Abizhen, sent Ali to pay tribute, and Ming Chengzu Zhao blocked Danhan Nanbi Town as the king of Sumatra, and gave seals and gold coins. In the fifth year of Yongle, he sent an envoy to pay tribute again. Then the kingdom of Sumatra was invaded by the orphan country, the king of Sumatra was poisoned by an arrow and died, and the prince Suganla was young, and the princess ordered that if there was a warrior who could avenge the king and defend the kingdom of Sumatra, he was willing to marry him. An old fisherman stepped forward and defeated the orphan country, and the princess married the old fisherman and respected the old fisherman as the old king. The old fisherman king of Yongle came to Beijing to pay tribute, and the emperor Chengzu of Yongle sent an envoy to Sumatra. At this time, the former prince Suganla had become an adult, and he gathered the crowd to kill the old fisherman king, and then fled to the mountains to build a cottage. Thirteen years of Yongle. Zheng He, the eunuch of the three guarantees, captured the former prince Su Ganla and sent him to Beijing to Fufa. The young fisherman king is grateful. In the tenth year of Xuande, Xuanzong Zhaofeng was the son of the young fisherman king to inherit the throne.

Because of this relationship, although it was a hundred years ago, Sumatra and the Ming Dynasty looked at each other very cordially.

On the island of Sumatra, there is also an old port.

The old port Shi family inherited the title of the old port propaganda department, in the world of Renxuan, the old port propaganda and comfort division was okay, but when Zhengde, the old port propaganda and comfort division was no longer good.

But even so, the Old Port Xuanwei Division is also a famous Chinese gathering place in Nanyang, and it is very friendly to Yongguo. When Yongguo was fighting with Franc Ji, he supported grain and grass.

Zhu Houhuang dared to boldly establish the capital in the southern capital, and the old port also had some factors, the old port was very Sumatran in the south of the southern capital, and it was relatively friendly to the Yongguo, which was enough to be the southern barrier of the South Seas.

Of course, this kind of barrier can be used for a period of time, and in the future, when the southern capital develops, I am afraid that it will have to go south in a big way.

However, Zhu Houhuang's enmity with the Manchurian state has aroused the dissatisfaction of some Muslim countries led by Aceh, and the Francosm people have also found Aceh, and in comparison, to pass from Malacca, a tax is required. Zhu Houhuang collects taxes from the outside world without mercy.

Moreover, the Ming Dynasty forbade the sea, and the goods of the Ming Dynasty were cut off.

While making the franc machine uncomfortable, it also completely asked for dependence on Daming.

The Francophile also made a detour south of Sumatra and did not take the Strait of Malacca. Aceh and Franco-Rang were originally incompatible with each other, but they had common interests, and they both looked at the Ming Dynasty unpleasantly, especially the blockade of Malacca City in the Strait of Malacca, and they hated it even more.

Ali Muhayat Shah. He was the first Sultan of Aceh.

This time, the person he wants to see is the messenger of the Franco.

"Yes, Your Highness the Sultan." This person is an old acquaintance of Zhu Houhuang. Tomei Pires.

Tomei's experience in the past few years has been like a roller coaster.

After the defeat in Malacca, he returned to Goa. For the sake of business interests with the Ming Dynasty, these people never cared about a loser. So Tomei couldn't stay in Goa any longer. I had to go back to Portugal in disgrace.

However, everything he has invested is in Malacca, and in Portugal, he is almost penniless. Down and out. He repeatedly wrote to the king that he wanted to continue to explore the East.

All sunk into the sea.

Just when Tomei was discouraged, he was about to go to the colony to find a job to support his family. His second chance came.

The aristocracy of Lisbon, dissatisfied with the sharp reduction of oriental goods. If they hadn't gotten it before, they could have endured it, but they had gained a lot of small money from the trade with Dongyong in the past two years, and it was gone. They are extremely dissatisfied.

So they decided to let the kings of the East feel their will.

This decision was even endorsed by Spain.

When preparing to start another war with Dongyong, Tomei was turned out of the corner again and entrusted with a heavy task.

Contacting Aceh is the first step in Tomei's plan.

At that time, several of the dozen or so warships of the Franco-Rang aircraft in Malacca were prepared to defend the country of Aceh. It just didn't happen that they would unite with Aceh a little. It makes Tomei feel that the world is impermanent.

"Hello." Sultan of Aceh said, "What is the matter with you coming to me?" ”

This is also now, a large number of Franco-aircraft ships pass by Aceh, bringing a lot of business opportunities to Aceh, and the Sultan of Aceh has the mind to speak, in the past few years, it is impossible for Tomei to see the Sultan of Aceh alive.

"I heard that His Majesty the Sultan sent someone to learn the shipbuilding technology and artillery making technology, in fact, it is not comparable, not that the Ottomans are inferior to Portugal." Tomei said.

"How do you know?" The Sultan of Aceh frowned.

The world is back and forth, perhaps a bit exaggerated. But there is nothing wrong with Muslims having a broken relationship.

Even though Aceh is far away in Southeast Asia, it still has Ottoman connections.

"There are very few things that we don't know about business roads." Tomei said.

"Do you still want to sell me these?" The Sultan of Aceh said: "Don't you know who I am doing this against? ”

"I know that the Sultan's intention was to use these things to drive out the infidels, but it's not us who occupy Malacca now, right?" Don't you want to retake Malacca, Your Majesty? ”

The Sultan of Aceh said, "I want to retake Malacca, but after I retake Malacca, there will be nothing to do with you heretics?" ”

"It's not a smart choice," Tomei said. Your Majesty the Sultan, if you don't have our help, when will you be able to accumulate the strength to fight Dongyong, I think you still know the strength of Dongyong. Ten years, twenty years, thirty years. His Royal Highness King Yong is an ambitious king, and it is hard for me to imagine that in a few decades, it will be Aceh attacking Dongyong, or Dongyong attacking Aceh. For the strength of Yong, we are just giving up Malacca and giving up the eastern shipping lane, but what is Aceh ready to give up, is His Majesty the Sultan ready to become a vassal state of Dongyong? ”

The Sultan of Aceh is silent, and the Sultan of Manchu is a lesson from the Sultan of Aceh. Now Zhu Houhuang has not noticed Aceh, just because Zhu Houhuang has no idea of attacking India now, and he wants to firmly occupy the center of the South Seas.

But when Dongyong has a solid foundation, what will he do? No one knows.

Different people, different styles.

Faced with such a potential threat, the Sultan of Aceh's decision was to prepare for battle and strike first.

"What are you going to want?" Aceh Sultan asked.

"We want the right to free navigation in the Strait of Malacca, and we have the right to build a small city in the Strait of Malacca, and as a deal, we will fully develop the arms trade in Aceh, whether it is muskets, artillery, or warships, as long as Goa has, we can buy them to Aceh." Tomei said with a sincere face.

The Sultan of Aceh, though a little tempted, could not fully trust the infidels, and he said, "I need to think about this matter. ”