Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Fight for the Thorns

Today's Malacca city is not as prosperous as later generations, and it is not even as prosperous as the old port, the gathering place of the Han people in Nanyang, for the simple reason that the old port is the old capital of Srivijaya, although Sriwijaya has entered the dust of history. But there is still some foundation left.

Malacca, on the other hand, was founded by the current king. Decades ago, it was a small fishing village.

Well. If you look at it in a modern way, it is now a small fishing village. The entire city of Malacca has no walls, only a layer of railings. Or the wooden wall, however, the population is quite large, and there are probably tens of thousands of people in the entire city of Malacca. A significant number of people are businessmen. Arab businessmen.

And the king had close relations with Arab merchants.

At least for a few decades, Malacca turned to Islam and became the Khanate of Malacca, which even led to the establishment of a series of Southeast Asian khanates, which have influenced later generations. Shifted Southeast Asia from Indo-Islam to Islam.

This kind of major decision is definitely not made lightly. Because Thailand in the north has always been an Indo-Christian country, and the southern Manjapahit is also an Indo-Christian country. Manthorn is taking a great risk in doing so.

Therefore, the close relationship between the two sides should not be a day or two, or even a generation or two.

It can be said that the first king of Malacca, as the son of the deceased prince, can be transformed into the founding king, it is impossible without the strong support of the Hui merchants, and even now in the city of Malacca, the number of Hui merchants is higher than elsewhere.

Yang Yu was in the palace of Malacca City at the moment.

It is said to be a palace, but it is actually a large wooden house with flowing water underneath. Take away a lot of the heat of the South Seas, full of thorns and a king of light yarn, Yang Yu looks at the material, it should be made in Suzhou. And the warriors around King Manthorn were much cooler. He wears gold and silver jewelry, and wears several rings on his hands and feet. I don't know if it's a protective role, but in addition, there is only one big pants. Then there are spears and knives standing on the side.

so that Yang Yu didn't know how to react.

The samurai who were full of thorns went to the court in such disheveled clothes, and the so-called court hall was a large wooden house with ventilation on all sides. There was also the laughter of women outside. It can be seen that the harem is not isolated from the front at all.

Sometimes, there is a gap between countries. Not an order of magnitude at all.

Yang Yu thought so in his heart, but there was no rudeness in his mouth, and said: "The king, the foreign minister has some heartfelt words to tell the king. ”

King Manthorn Jia motioned to Yang Yu to speak.

Yang Yu said: "Now there are two choices in front of the king. The first option is to defect to Java. But what is the origin of the king. The king himself knows it, and Java knows it. Before they didn't fight the king, it was because they had a more important goal, and they had already submitted to the king himself. Now, in such a situation, the king chose Java. Can Java trust the king? And today, Da Ming must let Java give an explanation. If the king, he will defect to Java. Then it is necessary to endure it on behalf of Java. The Ming soldiers could only continue to attack Java if they disembarked from Malacca first. The king also knows this. ”

"And if the king defects to the court, the court will not hesitate to reward him. The imperial army would also disperse the power of Java, so that Java could not easily attack Malacca in the north. In addition, the revenge of his parents for destroying the country, does the king really not want to take revenge? ”

King Manthorn's face was as calm as water, as if he didn't understand what Yang Yu said.

He said: "Didn't Daming come to Nanyang to leave? ”

Yang Yu pondered for a moment, if he didn't leave. Isn't it infringing on the interests of the locals, and this locals are Malacca. If you leave, you will be the opposite in the future, and you may be in trouble.

Sometimes, you might as well use some tricks, but there are some things that you can't use tricks indiscriminately. Yang Yu finally spoke: "Da Ming will not abandon his allies. ”

The implication is that if Malacca becomes an ally of the Ming Dynasty. Then everything is easy to say, otherwise.

King Manchu sent Yang Yu away politely.

Almost instantaneously. And the Javanese envoy came.

The Javanese envoys set out a long time later than Yang Yu. But because Yang Yu is too far away, he has come here one after the other. The mission of the Javanese envoys is only one, to stick to the city with thorns, and not to surrender to the Ming Dynasty.

As for the reward or something. Not at all.

This also confirms Yang Yu's previous inference.

However, another difficulty in persuading the king of Manchu to surrender was ignored by Yang Yu.

After King Manchuga sent off the Javanese envoys, a group of merchants appeared. They were all Arab merchants, all wrapped in white scarves. When the king saw these people, he was very polite and intimate. Both sides sit on the floor of the stilted building. Grasp the meat and fruit on the plate with your hands.

An Arab businessman said: "There is no sincerity in Java, but neither is there sincerity in the Ming Dynasty." Nowadays, the Han people are aggressive. Step by step to Nanyang, wait for the Han army to arrive here. Can our business still go afloat? ”

"The old port is already Liang Daoming and Chen Zuyi's. Now Malacca has also been given to the Han Chinese. What should we do? ”

These people are talking a lot.

Historically, the Malacca Dynasty fell to Zheng He, and there were no such twists and turns, because Zheng He was a return. Both sides are one family. And Zheng He was also committed to mission. Even the popularity of Islam in Southeast Asia and how it relates to Zheng He is a major proposition for historians.

It's all about money.

Malacca is a small country. King Manthorn cooperates with the Hui merchants. Make some money on the business road. This has maintained the growth of Manthorn Plus over the years. Otherwise, relying on the king alone, how could he go from a poor and white prince to a dead prince. To the side of the princes that Java did not dare to despise.

Even magic hasn't changed that way.

When Chen Zuyi opened up the business road of the Ming Dynasty. And the Hui merchants are still relying on smuggling. The high cost, the quantity, and the high judgment made the return businessman have to buy from Chen Zuyi. For a while, a considerable part of the profits of the returning merchants went to Chen Zuyi.

This already makes them very unhappy.

But to give up more is absolutely unwilling.

Suddenly, a merchant said, "Ladies and gentlemen, if we don't want to, are the Han people willing?" I've heard that both Chen and Liang escaped from China, especially since Chen is still on the wanted list of the Ming court. When the Ming army came here, they were really at ease. ”

"Why don't we drag? Tell the news to the Old Port side first, and see how they are doing? ”

King Manthorn said, "Good." That's it. Whether it's Da Ming or Java, I can't offend. Drag it off. Drag it out until the outcome is clear. Let's see how the rest of the people reacted. ”

In fact, this is what King Manthorn Jia said, and it is also his helplessness, or the helplessness of a small country. For small countries, a diplomatic failure is almost fatal. If you make the wrong choice, you will lose your country. This is also the reason why the king of Manthorn has been hesitant.

Small countries can only be on the side of the winners.

But now, who is the winner?

The Javanese tiger is deeply rooted and occupies a favorable position. Daming came from afar, with strong financial resources and sufficient soldiers. It is a dragon crossing the river, and it must not be underestimated.

But tigers can eat people, and dragons can also swallow people.

This dragon and tiger fight has just begun. is full of thorns and kings, how dare you put all your small capital on the victory.

Although he knew that one day he would have to choose. But he still wanted to see more. Take a look and choose the side with the better chance of victory.

King Manthorn Jia immediately sent all this news to the old port, in fact, on the side of the old port, there is no need for King Manthorn Jia to remind him, Chen Zuyi and Liang Daoming already know. The Old Port also stirred up an undercurrent because of this news. This matter is a later story, so I will not mention it for the time being. Just talk about Yang Yu.

Yang Yu visited the king of Manthorn a few times, but King Manthorn did not give any substantive response at all. The meaning of procrastination is all too clear.

How could a smart person like Yang Yu not know?

It's just that King Manthorn Jia wants to drag it down, and Yang Yu doesn't want to, he has a heavy responsibility this time, if he can do it well, he will soar into the sky in the future, if he can't do it well. Then Yang Yu should sink into subordinates in the future.

Add to that the pressure of the army in the rear to want to go. Yang Yu can only tolerate the delay of King Manchu Jia?

"That's the only way to go." Yang Yu said secretly in his heart.