Chapter 465: The Second Battle with Portugal
What happened to the Great Qing Dynasty in the previous life?
During the Ming Dynasty, the fleet of the Ming Dynasty used to be a giant on the sea, and the entire South China Sea and the waters west of the Pacific Ocean belonged to the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
Fortunately, he was born again!
No matter how powerful Daming is today, no matter what, the development of science and technology cannot be compared with five hundred years later, this time, he can set foot on that land in advance.
More than 20 years have passed, and his eyes are still the scenes he saw when he set foot on the land of the East, the fertile land, the magnificent rolling mountains, the beautiful lakes and mountain villages, and the most unforgettable thing for him is the fairyland-like scenery of the Old Summer Palace, which contains various antique collections, as well as countless gold, silver and jewelry.
"Father, then urge the shipyard to hurry up the production of ships, this time, I will personally lead the army and go to the country of Daming."
Touched that His Highness was going to avenge them, he wept bitterly, asked for a piece of paper, drew a scoop on the paper, and wrote down the word "Ming".
There is no doubt that it is Da Ming!
Enrique, who has studied Chinese history, naturally knows this word, and he has seen a lot of precious materials in the Old Summer Palace, including the treasure ship of the Ming Dynasty, how powerful and huge, although it uses manpower, but the design is exquisite, the speed is so fast, but it is amazing.
Daming, he must take this country into his pocket, Oriental culture is like a graceful woman with a covered face and a light veil, showing infinite charm and mystery in front of him, he has never married, because he already has a lover in his heart, that is, China.
Ibrahim didn't know what was going on, and waited for two hours before he was summoned again, and Enrique still told him to tell the truth, he had to say, "Our neighbor Timurid Khanate has been controlled by the Ming Dynasty, and the Timurid Khanate, in alliance with the Golden Horde and our Ottoman Empire, launched a million-strong army to attack the Ming Dynasty, who knows, their firearms are too powerful." “
Enrique laughed, "Their firearms are powerful? Is it as powerful as my Portugal? ”
Ibrahim has not really seen Portuguese firearms, until now, the Ottoman Empire has not clashed with the Portuguese Khanate, besides, he has always firmly remembered his mission, and will never say what is powerful about Daming firearms, shaking his head, "I have not really seen Daming's firearms, I was on the way back to Ottoman from Daming, and after I went back, our general had already returned from defeat." ”
If Ibrahim had complimented Portugal, Enrique would have been suspicious, but Ibrahim was telling the truth, and he didn't doubt it at all, "You go on!" ”
"We have always remembered the Yellow Peril, when Temujin's army fought from east to west, and their 200,000 troops crossed the mountains and mountains, and the war swept across two continents, and how many people died at the feet of the horses' hooves of Temujin's army. If it weren't for the timely death of their Great Khan, I'm afraid that our entire continent would have fallen. “
Ibrahim seemed to have witnessed the war and disaster with his own eyes, and he wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead, "We are just afraid, afraid of this Eastern Demon Country." ”
"Eastern Demon Kingdom, hahaha, then I'll take her!" Enrique's hands are outstretched, his face is full of smiles, like a blooming sunflower, and he looks energetic and fascinating.
Ibrahim breathed a sigh of relief, no matter whether this marriage was useful or not, a country like Portugal should not allow the existence of the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty would not allow Portugal to pose a threat to it.
Coming out of the palace, Ibrahim's lieutenant waited at the door to meet him, and after the two had walked out for a while, he asked, "My lord, how are you doing?" ”
Ibrahim glanced at the street scene in front of him, and only felt that the sun was shining, the wind was blowing, and everything in the world was so bright, which made people feel much better.
"I thought it would be difficult, but as soon as I said the Yellow Peril, they were scared. The task of this trip has also been completed, and I knew that this was the case, and I shouldn't have given so many gifts in the first place. ”
The deputy envoy wiped the sweat from his forehead, and finally breathed a sigh of relief, "My lord, money is a trivial matter, and right now, saving the country, keeping the family, and saving the life is the big thing." “
"I don't know this truth, but if we give up so much money, can we really save our country, our family, and our lives?"
"Is there something wrong?" The deputy envoy didn't understand, didn't he just say, it's very simple? Portugal is afraid, will they not send troops?
"If the two countries can fight a lose-lose situation, then we may be able to survive in the cracks, but if not, we will be very dangerous."
"Definitely, there has never been room for two tigers in one mountain, Portugal and Daming are two powerful countries, we can find a way to let them meet on the battlefield."
Enrique has no interest in marrying a wife, he is bent on going to that land in the East and fulfilling his dreams that were not fulfilled in his previous life, and he has no idea about the princess of the Ottoman Empire.
Ibrahim was also worried that the emperor and empress would not agree to marry the princess far away, and for him, as long as Portugal was willing to send troops and marry the princess or not, it didn't matter whether he could form an alliance or not.
King João was curious and asked his son, "What's so good about that Eastern Ming Kingdom?" What good is it for us to be so far away and have to go around half the world to get there? ”
"Father, it is a magical land, a place where the sun rises, where there are countless beauties, treasures and beauties, enchanting mountains and rivers, enchanting amber and forests, a wonderful country that cannot be described in words, and I thought it should have been heaven once upon a time."
Joao also had an infinite yearning for the Ming Dynasty of the East, and he couldn't help but support his son's conquest of that land, "If you can, you will love, I also want to see it!" ”
Let's try it soon, everyone. 】
Ma Sanbao's ship docked at the port of Zhigu, a large truck came to carry the goods, the container was hoisted, put on the train, from the track from Zhigu to Beijing, the train was full of treasures brought back by Ma Sanbao, arrived at the Beijing station.
Zhu Gaoxian came to pick up Ma Sanbao in person, and when he saw him get off the train, he was immediately happy, "It's good to be able to come back safely!" ”
"Your Highness!"
Tan Yuan stepped on the solid ground, looking at the unfamiliar city of Beijing, he saluted Zhu Gaoxian, his eyes were full of surprise, "Your Highness, the last general is back!" ”
"Tonight, I'll pick up the wind and wash the dust for the two of you in the Spring and Harmony Palace!"
Zhu Gaoxian led the two generals to the car and asked, "How is it along the way, where have you gone?" Can it still be too peaceful? ”
"We didn't go very far, and when we got to the Cape of Good Hope, we met the fleet coming from Portugal, we clashed, sank all their ships, and did not dare to go any further."
"This is a steady approach, the strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, you go over, it is the lair of the people, in case it is surrounded and the ammunition is exhausted, how can you get it?" Zhu Gaoxian asked, "There are no fewer people, right?" ”
"It's all back." Ma Sanbao breathed a sigh of relief, this is called fulfilling the mission.
"How? How does it feel? Zhu Gaoxian asked Tan Yuan, "Have you stayed enough at sea this time?" ”
"When the minister was at the mouth of the Songjiang River, I heard that our Ming Dynasty was going to build a big warship, which was very big and could take off and land planes? Your Highness, if you want to test the waters, the minister is willing to go! ”
"Okay! It's building an aircraft carrier, and the main thing is that the materials are difficult to do, but for me Daming, it's not a difficult thing, and it will be done sooner or later. ”
In the evening, Zhu Gaoxian originally planned to pick up the wind and wash the dust for the two in the Chunhe Palace, but after Zhu Di met the two, he said, "The prince will pick up the wind and wash the dust for you, and I will go with you." ”
Zhu Gaoxian had no choice, so he had to invite Zhang Yu, Zhu Neng and other veterans, as well as the officials of the six departments and others to accompany him.
Ma Sanbao said, "Your Highness, their warships have made some technical improvements, and they are more advanced than when we exchanged fire on Mingwei Island before. But compared with my current Daming, it's still a little worse. ”
"Your Majesty, the minister is willing to lead a fleet to Portugal, their country is the size of a projectile, we will destroy him!" Tan Yuan said.
Zhu Di looked at Zhu Gaoxian, "What did the prince say?" ”
Zhu Di has never made up his mind about this kind of thing, in addition to trusting his son, knowing people and being good at his duties is his greatest advantage.
"Not necessarily! Sooner or later, they'll find it. Zhu Gaoxian said, "The Timurid Khanate, the Golden Horde and the Ottoman Empire have suffered a big loss this time, they will definitely have to find helpers, and the Kingdom of Portugal already has a certain industrial base, and it will definitely become the object of their alliance." ”
As soon as these words came out, Xia Yuanji and the others were very worried, and Jing Qing couldn't help asking, "Your Highness, do you need the minister to find some people who know about Portugal, let's find out the situation in advance?" ”
"If you have, find out, if not, forget it." Zhu Gaoxian couldn't help but think of Chara, "Portugal is a colonial country, their land area is indeed very small, and it is no exaggeration to be a small country, so they plan to expand to the sea, build very advanced ships and fleets except for the Ming Dynasty, look for gold everywhere, and seize land." ”
"Such a bandit act is really damned!" Natsuhara Yoshimichi.
Zhu Gaoxian was noncommittal, although he didn't know what kind of opportunities the Kingdom of Portugal had, but in history, the third prince of the Aveish Dynasty was indeed a talent, opened a maritime school, improved warships, and Portugal became the first maritime power, it can be said that Prince Enrique contributed a lot.