Before the trophies captured in Malacca were sold out, the tribesmen sent by Shi Cunzhang to ask for help had already arrived on sea ships.
Guang Kuanghong took out the nautical chart and asked: "Where are you from?"
The name of the visitor was Shi Cunwen. He pointed to the sea map and said: "Here. This is the territory of the Aceh Kingdom. A few dozen miles to the east is the territory of the Wandan Kingdom. This city was originally called Jiugang, but was renamed by the barbarians from the other countries.
Palembang. In the early Ming Dynasty, the Han people established their country here. The ancestor of the Liang family was the king.
My ancestor of the Shi family is the deputy 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, my ancestor of the Shi family was named the Ming Dynasty's Old Port Xuan comfort envoy by Emperor Yongle. The land of Old Port has since become the land of Ming Dynasty, and now it is naturally the land of Datong. Old Port
We can take the city by ourselves, but the Sultan of Aceh will definitely send troops to attack. Please, Lord Angel, send troops to help us defend the city!"
Kuang Hong was very surprised when he heard this: "The Ming Dynasty actually has overseas territory? Do you have proof?"
Shi Cunwen took out a piece of paper with the seal pattern of "Xuanwei Envoy Seal of Ming Dynasty Old Port" stamped on it.
Kuang Hong distinguished it carefully, then handed it to Hong Xu and said, "Has General Hong heard about this?"
Hong Xu shook his head and said: "Unheard of."
Shi Cunwen explained: "In the fifth year of the Ming Dynasty's orthodoxy, the Ming Dynasty's fleet no longer went to sea. The Majago Boyi Kingdom became greedy and sent a large army to besiege the old port city. Our Han family, Erlang, had few men and weak strength. After a hard battle, we lost our troops and generals.
They could only negotiate and reconcile. Majapahit was afraid of too many casualties, so he agreed to peace talks. The Han people handed over the city and moved to the current Xingang. My ancestors of the Shi family were named the feudal chief of Xingang. "
"Later, the Tammu Kingdom rose up and destroyed Majapahit. Tammu was in civil strife and split into the Banten Kingdom and the Matalan Kingdom. Aceh took the opportunity to seize the old port city. I, the son of the Han family, have been dormant for more than a hundred years and worked hard to support me. Naturally,
I don’t dare to be too high-profile, so all the forces don’t know much about the old port propaganda envoy..."
"Wait!" Kuang Hong suddenly interrupted, returned to his cabin, and took out a handwritten copy of "Yingya Shenglan".
"Yingya Shenglan" was written in the second year of Jingtai, and it is almost impossible to find it among the public. The Datong court only found it after moving it to the collection of books in Beijing during the Ming Dynasty.
The author of this book is named Ma Huan, who is from Shaoxing and of the Hui nationality. He is proficient in Persian and Arabic and was the translator around Zheng He. In his book "Yingya Shenglan", he compiled and recorded Zheng He's voyages to the West and everything he did along the way.
Based on the situation of more than 20 countries, the content includes shipping routes, tides, geography, kings, politics, customs, humanities, language, climate, currency, wildlife, etc.
Kuang Hong served as an envoy this time and read "Yingya Shenglan" carefully.
He quickly rummaged for a while and finally found the relevant content: (Old Port Xuanwei Division) is bordered by the Kingdom of Java to the east, the Manchurian border to the west, mountains to the south, and the sea to the north. It is densely populated and has fertile soil. The climate is warm and spring
It rains frequently in summer. The soil is fertile and suitable for crops. There is a saying: Planting grains in one year will produce gold in three years. It is said that the harvest is prosperous and trade gold will be abundant. "Growing grains in one year and producing gold in three years is really a good place," Kuang Hong said with emotion.
, "Unexpectedly, more than two hundred years have passed and you are still living in the old port.
I thought there were no Han people there."
Shi Cunwen said: "There are Han people, and there are many of them. They can speak Chinese, at least one or two hundred thousand! The soil there is fertile, the food harvest is huge, and all the land has been cultivated into fertile fields, thanks to the three hundred years of cultivation by the Han people. It also blocks the sea route.
The Throat was once a supply place for the eunuchs of the Three Treasures."
"The supply place for Sanbao Eunuch?" Kuang Hong's eyes lit up.
Shi Cunwen pointed to the navigation chart and said: "After passing Jiaozhi, the fleet of the Sanbao Eunuch can reach the old port in five days if the wind and water are smooth. Going west from the old port, it can pass through Malacca and go to the Western countries. Going east from the old port, it can go through
Java Island, returning to Fujian from Luzon! "
Kuang Hong and Hong Xu looked at each other and saw the surprise on each other's faces.
With the Old Port (Palembang), what else does Temasek (Singapore) need?
After all, Singapore had nothing to lose at this time. There were only a few indigenous people on the island, and not much food could be grown. Moreover, after occupying Malacca, Singapore's geographical advantages were also repeated.
As for Palembang, it has fertile land, dense population, and abundant food. It can also radiate to Aceh, Banten and Batavia. What's even more valuable is that Han people are everywhere here, so there is no need to spend energy on development. It is a natural overseas base.
Taking this place, combined with Malacca, will make the Dutch breathless, and all the countries in Southeast Asia will be under the control of the Datong Navy!
If you don’t want Singapore, you want Palembang!
Guang Kuang Hong's mind turned and he already had an idea.
After he returns to Beijing, he will ask the emperor to restore the "Old Port Xuanwei Division" and hand over the management of the old port to the Han gentry there. The new port is the real seaport, where the Datong Navy builds a base to obtain local specialties and food. Malacca
If there is a shortage of food, you can also transport food from here.
The capital of Aceh, Kota Ratcha.
The news of the loss of Palembang City made Sultan Muhammad a little confused. The Chinese army was in Malacca across the strait. How could he send troops to fight back Palembang?
The country of Aceh is located on the east and west of Sumatra Island, with a country of Sumatra sandwiched in between. If you want to send troops to regain Palembang, you must either pass through the country of Sumatra by land, or transport troops there by sea. As for the country of Sumatra,
It is already a dependent country of China, and the Strait of Malacca is also controlled by China, and both water and land routes are blocked.
If the Chinese army does not give way, the Aceh army will have no choice but to bypass the entire southern coast of Sumatra and cross the strait controlled by its mortal enemy Banten.
Muhammad thought carefully and called the minister Ummah to discuss the matter.
Uma sighed: "I'm afraid we can't take it back. This matter must be negotiated with the Chinese first. We can send an envoy to Malacca immediately to find out the attitude of the Chinese."
Aceh at this time is no longer the Aceh it was more than ten years ago.
The previous sultan of Aceh, named Iskandar Muda, was hailed as the "Alexander of the Sea" by European colonists. In his hands, the country of Aceh expanded its territory several times, and even sent troops across the strait to the Malay Peninsula.
, conquered Pahang, Kedah, Perak and other countries, and seized the pepper and tin mines in the Malay Peninsula.
This army is so powerful that it actually led to an alliance between Portugal and Johor. You know, Portugal and Johor have been mortal enemies of each other for hundreds of years.
Portugal just burned the capital of Johor!
After Portugal and Johor formed an alliance, they still felt uneasy and enlisted the troops of Pattani. The three countries joined forces to defeat Aceh and curb Aceh's expansion.
The Sultan Muhammad in front of him was the prince of Pahang whom Iskandar Muda captured when he conquered the country of Pahang.
Although Iskandar Muda was a male lord, he died without any children. The captured prince of Pahang succeeded to the throne as his nephew. Since then, Aceh has gradually declined, and even gradually lost its influence on Pahang and others.
State control.
Aceh is in decline. It is no longer as brave as it once was, and Sudan is also relatively cowardly. How can it dare to go to war with China?
A few days later, the envoy came back and told the Sultan: "The Chinese have a very tough attitude, saying that Palembang is Chinese territory. The Chinese there ruled Palembang three hundred years ago. Even the city walls of Palembang. They were all built by the Chinese. If our country is willing to give up Palembang, China is willing to give 1,000 taels of silver as a gift as a thank you. If... we are not willing to give up Palembang, the Chinese will be happy to fight. By then, China will occupy Aceh. The entire eastern territory until it borders the country of Sumatra."
Muhammad was shocked and angry, and gave him 1,000 taels of silver. This was not compensation, but more like an insult and ridicule.
Palembang is so prosperous. The Han people have been farming for three hundred years. There are fertile fields along the Musi River. The population density there is several times that of other places in Sumatra! Moreover, there is a natural port, and the port tax can make a fortune every day. Compensation for one Thousand taels of silver, isn't this nonsense?
Muhammad called Uma and asked: "Teacher, can you persuade the Netherlands to send troops to help?"
Uma sighed: "Malacca has been captured, and the Netherlands is in trouble. How can they help us?"
Although she is disappointed with the weakness of the current Sultan, Umma does not miss the previous Sultan.
Because the previous sultan was too strong and arbitrary, and did not take him as a prophet seriously. If the current weak sultan succeeds to the throne, Uma can comfortably be a powerful minister, losing a huge port, and only losing less money every year. income.
Uma said: "The decline of the Netherlands here is an irreversible fact. Other surrounding countries all respect China as their suzerainty and are likely to unite to deal with us in the future. The most important thing now is not to regain Palembang, but to become China vassal state.”
Muhammad was shocked: "China has seized our territory, and we still want to respect China as our suzerain? This is too... so unreasonable."
Uma said: "Otherwise? Even if China does not send troops and other neighboring countries join forces, can we win? Only by obeying China as the leader, can we win?
No other country dares to join forces to attack us."
"But this is detrimental to the prestige." Muhammad said.
Ummah asked: "Prestige is more important, or is it more important to avoid defeat?"
Muhammad thought about it and couldn't think of a better way, so he could only nod helplessly: "Okay, just listen to the teacher."
For Ummah, even if the prestige is greatly lost, it is also a loss of the Sultan's prestige. He is a prophet and a powerful minister. As long as he can stabilize his own interests,
At most, it's just a Sudanese change.
The country of Aceh expanded too much before, its territory increased several times, and there were many internal conflicts. The previous sultan was able to suppress it and rely on foreign wars to deflect the conflicts, but now it has become chaotic. Once there is a big defeat, the entire country may fall apart.
Stability is the top priority in everything, everything is to avoid division, and it is acceptable to give up the wealthy Palembang.
As long as we become a vassal state of China, external pressure will be gone, and the status of Ummah, a powerful minister, will be stable. In fact, as long as we can exchange for China's care and internal and external stability, we can give away all the eastern territories of Aceh. , Uma thinks it can also be considered.
