King Parasidon is old and sluggish, but he is willing to obey the Chinese emperor. In addition to traditional political inertia, another reason is that he does not want to make any mistakes.
"Father, the Chinese envoy sent someone to say that the Governor of the Netherlands was disrespectful to His Majesty the Emperor," said the little prince Narai. "The Han people have an idiom, which is called the emperor's humiliation and the death of his ministers. It means that when the monarch is insulted, the ministers should die for the monarch. .Since my country is our suzerainty, our country should take action. Please ask my father to expel the Dutch in Ayutthaya and Liukun immediately!"
Parasay Dong said: "You are too young and don't know how to govern a country. For China, you can just obey China from afar. There is no need to harm your own interests for them."
Narai retorted: "Our country's goods are not only sold to the Dutch. Even if the Dutch are expelled, some are still bought by the Chinese. How can this be said to harm its own interests?"
The eldest prince Zhaofa guessed that he was a slippery person. He smiled and smoothed things over: "The Chinese envoy just sent people over to ask us to help as much as possible.
We can send 500 soldiers to Malacca at a leisurely pace. As for the Dutch in the country, we will impose heavy taxes on the goods they buy. This will not only serve China, but also take the opportunity to earn more gold and silver from the Dutch."
"This method is very good!" Palasay was very satisfied with his eldest son and thought he was very political.
"Father," Na Lai said quickly, "we can't just look at what's in front of us. Taungoo (Myanmar) in the north is very aggressive. If we try our best to help China this time, we will definitely gain the goodwill of the Chinese monarchs and ministers, which means China owes us a favor. If we do anything in the future,
Being invaded by Toungoo, our envoys asked China for assistance, and the Chinese emperor would definitely be willing to send troops!"
Parasay Dong waved his hand and said, "We'll talk about the future matters later. I'm going to rest. You can step back."
Seeing that he could not be persuaded, Narai retreated and said: "Father, please appoint me as the commander-in-chief of the army and lead 50 soldiers to help China attack Malacca!"
Parasay Dong was indifferent to this and said, "If you like fighting, then go ahead."
"Thank you, father!" Na Lai bowed and exited.
In the history of Thailand, there have been several "great emperors", and this little prince is one of them "King Narai".
In another time and space, Yunnan fell and news of Emperor Yongli's escape reached Siam. King Narai was prepared to welcome Emperor Yongli's escape. As a result,
Emperor Yongli went to Taungoo, Siam's mortal enemy. King Narai was worried about his safety and personally led his troops to the Thai-Burmese border to take action.
King Nalai originally wanted Dongyu to release people to welcome Emperor Yongli to the south, but news came that Emperor Yongli had been killed.
In desperation, King Narai led his troops back to the capital, offered sacrifices to Li Ding National Temple, and held Buddhist services every year on the anniversary of Yongli's death in Chongzhen.
Later, the Manchu Qing Dynasty forced Siam to surrender and ordered it to hand over the gold seal edict given by the Ming Dynasty and replace it with the gold seal edict given by the Manchu Qing Dynasty. King Narai did not dare to resist, but at the same time he was unwilling to betray the Ming Dynasty, so he asked craftsmen to imitate the gold seal and hand it over.
, secretly hiding the genuine product.
At this moment, Nalai, who was still a little prince, returned to his mansion and immediately summoned his two advisers and friends.
A good friend is Han, named Yang Dongkui.
A good friend is a Greek named Constance Valcon.
Na Lai said with a smile: "Mr. Yang's clever plan, my father did not agree to expel the Dutch, but allowed me to lead troops to attack Malacca."
Yang Dongkui said: "To put it in a common saying, it means asking for a high price and paying back when you get there."
Constance Valkan said: "The damn Dutch have been occupying Malacca. If they offend China this time, they will definitely suffer a big loss!"
"Two gentlemen, please come with me." Na Lai said.
Yang Dongkui raised his hand and said: "Since we are helping our mother country,
It is of course my duty to help the prince again."
Valkan was a Greek adventurer. He drew his sword and said, "It's been a long time since we've fought. I'll use the skull of the Dutchman to bring back to Europe as my adventure collection!"
A few days later, Prince Narai took two advisers and 500 soldiers to sail south.
Historically, his father would die of illness in a few years. His brother was killed by his uncle just after he succeeded to the throne and usurped power. Prince Narai led an army to kill his uncle and regain the throne. Within a year, Thailand changed four kings.
During the reign of King Narai, Siam even sent envoys to Europe for diplomatic visits and were warmly received by King Louis XIV of France.
The two kings of the East and the West even became pen pals, and the relationship between Thailand and France quickly heated up.
At that time, the Netherlands was frightened and felt that its trading position in Siam was not guaranteed. Unexpectedly, the arrogant French actually took the initiative to send a big gift. The French fleet bombarded the Siam port for no reason, trying to do business with Siam as a conqueror.
, causing the diplomatic achievements of the two kings to be in vain.
King Narai's active and open trade policy also made many local merchants and nobles dissatisfied. When King Narai was seriously ill, his generals launched a rebellion and killed all the Siamese royal family. Siam has since closed itself off, and has rapidly gone from its peak to prosperity.
decline.
This great emperor in Thai history is inexplicably excited at this moment.
His father and brother told them to let the army move slowly, but Prince Narai urged the ship to speed up. When they arrived in Johor, the Sultan of Johor was still dilly-dallying, saying that he was waiting for more coalition forces to come and join forces.
"The soldiers are so quick, how can we wait any longer?" Prince Narai was very unhappy.
After repeated urging, the Sultan of Johor finally gave the order to set off.
Among the coalition forces, there are 3,000 Johor soldiers, 500 Siamese soldiers, 800 Pahang soldiers, 400 Dadi soldiers, and 450 Dingjialu soldiers.
people, 280 Suluoke soldiers.
Johor had many soldiers, Prince Ibrahim of Johor was the commander-in-chief, and the generals from other countries were all deputy commander-in-chief.
Moreover, all Johor soldiers had matchlocks, a total of three thousand matchlocks!
On the Prince Narai's side, there were only 150 matchlock soldiers, and the remaining 350 were armed with cold weapons.
The northwest tip of Sumatra Island, Kota Ratcha (Banda Aceh).
This is the capital of the Aceh Sultanate. The navies of China and the Banten Kingdom swim back and forth in the Strait of Malacca, intercepting all Dutch merchant ships encountered in the attack. Their supply points are also close. If there is no fresh water, they can go directly to the port of Johor.
When docking, it's like patrolling in front of home.
The coalition fleet broke into the port of the capital of Aceh, and the Aceh fleet was frightened and fled quickly.
Twenty-one years ago, Aceh attacked Malacca and was completely wiped out by the Portuguese and Johor coalition forces. After so many years of recovery, they finally accumulated more than 30 offshore oars. How could they dare to go head-to-head with the giant ships and cannons of the Datong Navy?
?
"Your Highness, please." Kuang Hong said with a smile.
Prince Iskandar of the Sultanate of Pahang landed at the dock as a special envoy and was invited all the way to the royal palace in Aceh.
After meeting the Sultan of Aceh, Iskandar actually said: "Uncle, I am here on behalf of China this time."
Uncle and nephew!
The Sultan of Aceh was the prince of Pahang. When the Acehnese army attacked Johor, they also attacked Pahang and captured a prince of Pahang.
Coincidentally, the prince of Pahang was the nephew of the Sultan of Aceh. After the old Sultan died without any children, the prince of Aceh inexplicably succeeded to the throne from a captive to become the King of Aceh.
How do you describe the country of Aceh?
Rich, warlike, making enemies everywhere, constantly expanding, and being enemies of all surrounding countries, it was forced to form an alliance with the Netherlands.
The Sultan of Aceh asked: "I didn't provoke China, so why did the Chinese fleet come to Aceh port?"
The prince of Pahang said: "Uncle, the Netherlands insulted the Chinese emperor, and you chose to ally with the Netherlands. The Chinese envoy asked me to take the message that Aceh must not interfere in this war. Once Aceh sends troops, it will be equivalent to declaring war with China!
"
The Sultan of Aceh thought carefully and said: "I will not send troops. Aceh will remain neutral."
The Prince of Pahang added: "You are not allowed to take the opportunity to invade Johor's territory in Sumatra, and you cannot take the opportunity to invade the country of Sumatra! Otherwise,
Aceh will not only be attacked by China, but also jointly attacked by the seven countries of Johor, Pahang, Dadi, Siam, Dingjialu, Suluoke and Sumatra!"
The Sultan of Aceh couldn't help but swallow his saliva: "We will wait until China finishes fighting."
The coalition fleet went to the country of Sumatra and picked up 30 soldiers from the country. So Kuang Hong, the envoy of the Honglu Temple, took the seven-nation coalition to Malacca - including the Chinese army, it should be the eight-nation coalition.
Historically, John Neuhoff, the author of "The Dutch Envoy's First Visit to China", lived in Malacca at this moment.
He is a travel writer who likes to adventure around the world and write down what he sees and hears in books. He was first employed by the Dutch West India Company to explore the tropical rainforest in Brazil, and later worked for the Dutch East India Company and was hired by the Dutch East India Company.
I was transferred to India to work, and I was just transferred to Malacca not long ago.
John Neuhoff's greatest influence on Europe was that he brought about a "Chinese style" in European aristocratic circles.
Previous European writers, even if they wrote in a dazzling way, had no pictures and no truth. But Neuhoff was still a painter. He painted Chinese architecture, clothing, and furniture, including the Great Baoen Temple in Nanjing. Europeans
It was also through his sketches that we learned his true identity.
As Hoffmann's books and paintings spread, European aristocrats liked to use silk to imitate Chinese clothing, and gentlemen and ladies wore Chinese clothing to have parties and have fun.
At this moment, Hoffman is recording everything in front of him:
"The city (Melaka) is large and has a large population. Although the streets are wide and lined with trees, the houses are built densely..."
"The center of the city is a hill, with St. Paul's Church built on the top. The Dutch could worship here. The churches and monasteries built by the Portuguese have fallen into decay. Most of the houses are made of bamboo, which can survive well in the dry season.
Of course, there are also many stone houses. They are generally low, not very big, with only a few rooms..."
"The castle was built by the Portuguese and is located at the foot of the mountain, facing the ocean, so that it can be used during wars. The castle is composed of a fortress and walls facing the sea on all sides, and strangles the mouth of the Malacca River in the south. During the nearly one hundred years of Portuguese rule
Within thirty years, the fortress was continuously expanded, and the surrounding walls were also extended to the foot of St. Paul's Hill. It was being continuously expanded by the Dutch, eventually forming an irregular pentagonal bastion group..."
"People of different races live here, and the ruler is of course a Dutch citizen. In addition, there are Malays, Nyonyas (mixed-race Chinese), Kelins (Hindu) and Eurasians.uuReadings www.uukanshu.com Of course,
It also includes Javanese, Gujarati, Tamil, and even people from places like Luzon and Brunei...
"Each ethnic group has its own settlement. For example, the Dutch live in Helen Street and Jonker Street, the Chinese and Nyonya live in Goldmead Street and Ersburg Street, and the Kelin merchants live in Corridge Street.
,Javanese can only live in the suburbs outside the city..."
"The division of residential areas is not based on race, but based on wealth and occupation. This is the most loosely managed of all colonial cities in the Netherlands... Wealthy Chinese and Nyonya, as well as those Kelin merchants
, has extremely high neighborhood autonomy…”
"Oh God! What did I see? A fleet is coming. It is composed of ships from multiple countries. They are using the castle's artillery to continuously bombard the Malacca Castle..."
"The city was full of noise and chaos. From time to time, shells fell into the streets and destroyed houses in the city."
"The enemy landed in small boats. They entered the city and ordered all residents to evacuate to the port. Fortunately, I am an employee of the East India Company.
I usually work and live in the castle...
"The residents of all ethnic groups in the city have been evacuated by the enemy..."
"It's another new day. I heard that the Chinese use food to hire Malays from the suburbs as servants. These Malays are very cheap. A small bag of food can send them to death. They are helping the enemy dig
Trench... And in our castle, there are only 18 Dutch soldiers defending..."