The booty seized in Malacca has not yet been sold out, and the clansmen sent by Shi Cunzhang to ask for help have already arrived on sea boats.

Kwong Kwong Hung took out the nautical chart and asked, "Where are you from?" “

The visitor's name was Shi Cunwen, and he pointed to the chart: "Here." This is the territory of the Aceh country, and dozens of miles to the east is the territory of the Banten country. The city, formerly known as Old Port, was renamed Palembang by the Banbang barbarians. At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the Han people founded a country here. The ancestors of the Liang family were kings,

The ancestor of my Shi family is the vice king. ”

"In the third year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, the ancestors of each family sent envoys to Beijing to pay tribute. In the fifth year of Yongle, the ancestor of my Shi family was named the consolation envoy of the old port of the Ming Dynasty by the Yongle Emperor. The land of the old port has since become the land of Daming, and now it is naturally the land of Datong. The old port city, we can take it ourselves, but the Sultan of Aceh will inevitably send troops to attack. Please send troops to help us defend the city, Lord Angel! ”

Kuang Hong was very surprised when he heard this: "Daming actually has overseas land? Do you have a certificate? “

Shi Cunwen took out a piece of paper, which was stamped with the seal pattern of "Daming Old Port Propaganda Envoy Seal".

Kuang Hong carefully discerned it, and handed it to Hong Xu: "Has General Hong ever heard of this?" ”

Hong Xu shook his head: "Unheard of." “

Shi Cunwen explained: "In the five years of Ming orthodoxy, the Ming fleet no longer went to sea, and the Majapahit was greedy and sent a large army to besiege the old port city. My Han family has few people and little strength, and after a hard battle, I have lost my troops and lost my generals, so I can only negotiate and reconcile. Majapahit was also afraid of too many casualties and agreed to peace talks. The Han people handed over the city and migrated to the current Xingang, and the ancestors of my Shi family were named the chief of the Xingang domain. “

"Later, the Danmu Kingdom rose up and destroyed the Majapahit. Ignoring the civil strife, it was divided into the kingdom of Banten and the kingdom of Matalan, and Aceh took the opportunity to seize the old port city. My Han family's sons and daughters have been dormant for more than a hundred years, and they have worked hard to support it, so naturally they don't dare to be too high-profile, so all forces don't know much about the old port to proclaim consolation..."

"Wait!" Kwong Hung interrupted suddenly, returned to his cabin, and took out a hand-copied copy of "Yingya Shenglan".

"Yingya Shenglan" was written in the second year of Jingtai, and the people could hardly find it, and the Datong Imperial Court still moved to the collection of books in Beijing of the Ming Dynasty to find out.

The author of this book is named Ma Huan, a native of Shaoxing, Hui nationality, proficient in Persian and Arabic, and is a translator at Zheng He's side. In his book "Yingya Shenglan", he sorted out and recorded the situation of more than 20 countries that Zheng He passed through along the voyage to the West, including shipping routes, sea tides, geography, kings, politics, terroir, humanities, language, climate, currency, wild animals, and so on.

Kuang Hong served as an envoy this time and carefully read "Yingya Shenglan".

He quickly rummaged for a while, and finally found the relevant content: (Old Port Propaganda Division) is bordered by Java to the east, Manchurian and Ka borders to the west, mountains to the south, and the sea to the north. The land is densely populated and the land is fertile. The climate is warm, with frequent rain in spring and summer. The soil is fertile and suitable for crops. Yuyun: One year to plant grain, three years to produce gold. The harvest is prosperous and the trade is rich. "It's a good place to plant grain in one year and grow gold in three years," Kuang Hong said with emotion, "Unexpectedly, more than 200 years have passed, and you are still resting in the old port.

I thought there were no Han Chinese. “

Shi Cunwen said: "There are Han people, and there are many of them, at least one or two hundred thousand, who can speak Chinese!" The soil there is fertile, the grain harvest is very large, and the whole land has been reclaimed as fertile land, all of which are the work of our Han people for 300 years of reclamation. It also choked the throat of the sea route, and was once the supply ground of the three treasure eunuchs. “

"The supply ground of the Three Treasure Eunuchs?" Kwong Hong's eyes lit up.

Shi Cunwen pointed to the navigation chart: "The fleet of the eunuchs of the Three Treasures, after passing Jiaozhi, if the wind and water are smooth, they can reach the old port in five days." From the old port to the west, you can go to the western countries via Malacca. To the east of the old port, you can return to Fujian from Luzon via Java Island! “

Kwong Hong and Hong Xu glanced at each other, and they both saw the surprise on each other's faces.

With the old port (Palembang), what more could Temasek (Singapore) have?

After all, the birds in Singapore at this time don't poop, there are only some natives on the island, and there is not much food to grow. Moreover, after occupying Malacca, Singapore's geographical advantages have also been repeated.

Palembang, on the other hand, has fertile land, dense population, abundant food, and can also radiate to Aceh, Banten and Batavia. What's even more commendable is that there are Han people everywhere here, and there is no need to spend energy on development. A natural overseas base, take here, combined with Malacca, can overwhelm the Dutch, and all the countries of the South Seas are under the control of the Datong Navy!

If you don't want Singapore, you want Palembang!

Guang Kuanghong's mind was spinning, and he already had an idea.

After he returned to Beijing, he would ask the emperor to reinstate the "Old Port Propaganda and Comfort Division", and the old port would be managed by the Han gentry there. Xingang is the real seaport, where the Datong Navy has built a base to obtain local specialties and food. Malacca is short of food, so it can also be transported from here.

The capital of Aceh, the city of Kotaracha.

The news of the loss of Palembang made Sultan Muhammad a little confused. The Chinese army, just across the strait in Malacca, how did he send troops to fight Palembang back?

The land of Aceh is on the east and west sides of the island of Sumatra, and there is a Sumatra country in the middle. If you want to send troops to regain Palembang, you must either pass through the country of Sumatra by land, or transport troops by ship from the sea. The state of Sumatra is already a vassal state of China, and the Strait of Malacca is also controlled by China, and both land and water routes are blocked.

If the Chinese army does not give way, the army of Aceh will have to bypass the entire southern coast of Sumatra and cross the strait controlled by the sworn enemy Banten State.

Muhammad thought about it and called his minister Ummah to discuss the matter.

Uma sighed: "I'm afraid I can't get it back, this matter must be negotiated with the Chinese first." An envoy could be sent to Malacca immediately to find out the attitude of the Chinese. “

Aceh at this time is no longer the Aceh of more than ten years ago.

The previous sultan of Aceh, named Iskandar Muda, was hailed by European colonizers as "Alexander of the Sea". In his hands, the territory of Aceh expanded several times, and he also crossed the strait to send troops to the Malay Peninsula, conquered Pahang, Kedah, Perak and other countries, and seized the pepper and tin mining areas of the Malay Peninsula.

This merchant's peak was so prosperous that it actually led to an alliance between Portugal and Johor. You must know that Portugal and Johor are mortal enemies who have fought each other for hundreds of years.

Portugal has just burned the capital of Johor!

After Portugal and Johor formed an alliance, they still felt uneasy and pulled in the army of Pattani. The three countries joined forces to defeat the state of Aceh and curb the pace of Aceh's expansion.

And the Sultan Muhammad in front of him is the prince of Pahang who was captured by Iskandar Muda when he conquered the kingdom of Pahang.

Iskandar Muda was the lord but died childless, and the captured Prince of Pahang succeeded him as his nephew. Since then, Aceh has gradually declined, and even gradually lost control of Pahang and other countries.

The declining country of Aceh is no longer as brave as it used to be, and the Sudan is also relatively cowardly, where does it dare to go to war with China?

A few days later, the envoy returned and said to the Sultan: "The attitude of the Chinese is very tough, and Palembang is Chinese territory. The Chinese there ruled Palembang three hundred years ago, and even the walls of Palembang were built by the Chinese. If our country is willing to give up Palembang, as a thank you, China is willing to give 1,000 taels of silver as a gift. If...... We are not willing to give up Palembang, the Chinese are happy to fight. At that time, China will occupy the entire eastern territory of Aceh until it borders the state of Sumatra. “

Muhammad was shocked and angry and gave 1,000 taels of silver, which was not compensation, but more like an insult and ridicule.

Palembang is so rich, the Han people have been farming for 300 years, and the banks of the Musi River are all fertile land. The population density there is several times higher than the rest of Sumatra! Moreover, there is also a natural harbor, and the port tax can be increased day by day. Compensation of a thousand taels of silver, isn't this nonsense?

Muhammad called Uma and asked: "Teacher, can you send troops to help the Dutch?" “

Uma sighed: "Malacca has been conquered, and the Netherlands itself is in difficulty, where can they help us?" “

Although disappointed by the weakness of the current sultan, Uma does not miss his predecessor.

Because, the former sultan was too strong and arbitrary, and did not take him as a prophet in his eyes. In the current weak sultan to succeed to the throne, Uma can comfortably become a powerful minister, and lose a Palembang, nothing more than a small annual financial revenue.

"The decline of the Netherlands here is already an irreversible fact. The other countries in the vicinity all worship China as their suzerain, and it is very likely that they will unite against us in the future. Now the most important, . Not to regain Palembang, but to become a vassal state of China. ”

Muhammad exclaimed: "China has seized our territory, and we still have to obey China as its suzerain?" It's also too ...... It doesn't make sense. “

Uma said, "Otherwise? Even if China does not send troops, and other neighboring countries join forces, will we be able to win? Only by obeying China as the mainstay,

Other countries will not dare to join forces against us. ”

"But it's detrimental to prestige." Mohammed.

Uma asked, "Is prestige more important, or is it better to avoid defeat?" “

Muhammad thought about it, but he couldn't think of a better way, so he could only nod helplessly: "Okay, just listen to the teacher." “

For Uma, even if his prestige is lost, it is a loss of the Sultan's prestige. He is a prophet, he is a powerful minister, as long as he can stabilize his own interests,

It's just a big deal to change the sultan.

Aceh had expanded too much before, its territory had multiplied several times, and there were many internal contradictions. The previous sultan was able to suppress and rely on foreign wars to transfer contradictions, but now it has become chaotic, and in the event of a major defeat, the whole country may be torn apart.

Everything is about stability, everything is about avoiding division, and it is acceptable to abandon the rich Palembang.

As long as he became a vassal state of China, the external pressure would be gone, and the status of Uma, a powerful minister, would be stable. Even, as long as it can be exchanged for China's care, in exchange for internal and external stability, and give away all the eastern territories of Aceh, Uma feels that it can also be considered.

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