The Rise of the European Emperor

When he heard the news that the 20,000 troops he had sent out had been wiped out, Sultan Ahmed of Malacca was stunned for a long time before he could react. Moreover, just the day before, he had received the good news that the former general "is attacking the enemy".

Suddenly, Ahmed, who had just ascended the throne, felt panicked and helpless. At this time, those Indian businessmen who had received money for their work came to persuade him to transfer the treasure.

In a panic, Ahmed finally accepted the suggestion of those Indian businessmen and transferred a large amount of treasure in Malacca to the small inland city of Pagok. Because, in the small city of Pagoh, there is a palace of the Sultan.

However, due to lack of secrecy and leakage of information, the morale of the remaining 10,000 soldiers in Malacca was hit. The Sultan has begun to transfer property, which proves that he has no confidence in confronting the enemy...

Therefore, when the Portuguese army began to besiege the city of Malacca, the morale of the more than 10,000 defenders in the city was very low.

Moreover, Albuquerque was very cunning. He deliberately captured a lot of Malay natives and stood with the more than 4,000 Portuguese troops who came to attack the city with sharpened sticks, creating a "many Portuguese troops" illusion.

But in fact, the more than 10,000 native Malays who were brought by Albuquerque were here to scare people with poses.

But the Malacca soldiers guarding the city didn't know, and thought that there were really so many Portuguese troops. So, the more I fought, the less confident I became...

After more than a month of siege, the morale of the defenders in the city has completely collapsed...

In desperation, Sultan Ahmed quietly evacuated Malacca city at night with his family and thousands of core troops.

Early the next morning, when it was discovered that the Sultan had fled with his direct troops, the remaining thousands of Malacca soldiers in the city also abandoned the city and fled. The Portuguese easily occupied Malacca, an important trade transit port in Southeast Asia. ...

Subsequently, Albuquerque ordered the soldiers to rob, and the Portuguese soldiers excitedly started the robbery.

But to the disappointment of the Portuguese - it seems that the wealth is not as much as they imagined...

Among them, Albuquerque's troops who were in charge of robbing the Malacca palace were the most unlucky. Because there is really nothing left in the Malacca palace. After all, good things were diverted by Ahmed Sultan.

However, there are still many treasures in the homes of the nobles and wealthy merchants in Malacca. Those Portuguese soldiers who were not of the direct line of Albuquerque,

This time I was full.

Albuquerque was also a little helpless. After all, this was the "commitment area" for the robbery he had arranged before, and he couldn't go back on his word.

At this time, he really wanted to lead his troops to pursue Ahmed Sultan and his party. It's a pity that the Portuguese army is not well adapted to the climate of the tropical jungle. The last time I was able to successfully occupy Kuala Lumpur was because Kuala Lumpur can go up the Klang River. But there is no big river in Pagoh, so it is difficult to find it.

Therefore, Albuquerque had to stay temporarily to stabilize his rule in Malacca. Anyway, being able to win the city of Malacca is also a great achievement, not to mention that the Portuguese army has already occupied the large tin mine in Kuala Lumpur.

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After that, Albuquerque divided the Portuguese army into two parts—one part continued to control the super-large tin mine in Kuala Lumpur, and profited from the tin mine output. The other part is to continue to occupy the city of Malacca. After all, the city of Malacca is an important transit point for the India-Southeast Asia-Daming trade route, and can reap a lot of taxes and fees for stopping ships.

As long as these two places are managed well, Portugal will make a lot of money. You know, tin is very expensive in Europe now, even more expensive than copper...

Of course, if he knew that Daming's tin metal was only 80 Wen, he probably wouldn't even be interested in mining—how convenient would it be to go directly to Daming to buy tin metal?

But the Ming Dynasty has always closed itself, and even the Kingdom of Malacca only pays tribute once a year or two. Therefore, the low price of tin metal in Daming does not actually affect the high price of tin metal in Europe.

What is different from the original history is that after the Portuguese army robbed the city of Malacca, they did not massacre the city. Instead, they arrested most of the strong men in the city and sent them to Kuala Lumpur to mine tin mines...

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The story is divided into two parts, not to mention the Portuguese invading army in Albuquerque. At this time, Sultan Ahmed of Malacca took thousands of remnants of soldiers and a group of ministers to establish a temporary regime with difficulty in the small inland city of Pagor. Keep the Malacca Sultanate from collapsing.

However, compared with the fact that he did not have time to bring out any treasures in history, Ahmed Sultan still hoarded a lot of treasures in Pagoh City this time.

The Kingdom of Malacca has been established for a hundred years, relying on its superior geographical location to engage in trade transit, and its status is no less than that of Li Jiapo in later generations. Therefore, the royal family's family background is still very strong.

The gold and silver treasures that Sultan Ahmed transferred to Pagoh before are enough to support the continued maintenance of the Kingdom of Malacca. Unlike the original history, because of fleeing in a hurry, there was no time to bring wealth, which led to extreme financial difficulties for the subjugated country. Then Sultan Ahmed died in 1513, poor and sick.

And in this time and space, because Marin reminded Sultan Ahmed earlier, Sultan still has a lot of money in his hands. As a result, the imperial court organization of the Kingdom of Malacca was completely preserved. At the same time, Ahmad Sultan also began to recruit and train new soldiers in order to regain the city of Malacca and the tin mines in Kuala Lumpur.

And as the Malacca court in Pagoh began to resume operations, Najib, who continued to serve as foreign minister, suddenly remembered what Kong Tai said when he went to Guangzhou a few years ago-if the kingdom is invaded, you can ask Daming for help...

So, Najib approached Ahmad Sultan and said:

"Sudan, we can ask Daming for help!"

"Ask Daming for help?" Ahmed Sultan said hesitantly:

"I know that Ming Dynasty is very powerful, but I heard that Daming no longer has a treasure fleet, nor does it have a sea hero like Master Sanbao. Now, people in Ming Dynasty are not going to sea, so what can we do to save us?"

Najib was a little discouraged, but he insisted:

"Whether it works or not, we have to try it. Maybe Daming will save us?"

After a pause, Najib continued:

"Also, it seems that the new tribute trade time is coming again, we should go to Guangzhou for tribute trade..."

Ahmed's eyes lit up immediately, tribute trade, it's a good thing to make a lot of money! But soon, he was discouraged again:

"Aiqing, I also know that the tribute trade is very profitable. However, all our large ships were lost in Malacca. Even if we want to send ships now, there are no large ships suitable for long-distance voyages. Only small boats are left!"

Najib thought for a while, then looked at the treasures piled up on the ground in the Pagoh Palace, suddenly his eyes lit up and he said:

"Why don't you go by land and go to Mersing in the east to take a boat to Daming?"

"However, there are only fishing boats in Mersing, and there are no big boats suitable for going to Guangzhou." Ahmed obviously knew the situation.

"In this way, Sultan, don't you still have a lot of treasures in your hands? You can take the treasures and the proof of tribute to the Ming Dynasty, and go to Mersing to take a fishing boat to Siam (Thailand). Then, use the treasures in Siam At the same time, purchase a large amount of local specialties in Siam. After the ship is full, it will go to Guangzhou for tribute trade..." Najib suggested.

"Purchasing tribute goods in Siam? Isn't it appropriate..." Ahmed felt that this was a bit of a joke.

"What's wrong with this? Malacca is a commercial country, and most of the tribute goods are purchased from other countries. It's okay to purchase tribute items from Siam."

"By the way, we heard the request from the Ming court before, asking us to donate more rhino hides and horns?"

"No problem, let's just bring a few more rhino hides and some rhino horns. Anyway, these things are worthless in our country!"

"Okay, that's it!" Ahmed said.

In this way, Najib, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malacca, took the proof of tribute trade to the Ming Dynasty, a few pieces of rhinoceros hides and some rhinoceros horns purchased from the locals, and a batch of treasures for purchasing large ships and goods, and went overland. Mersing to the east. Then, set off there, first go to Siam to buy ships and goods, and finally go to the Ming Dynasty for tribute trade, and at the same time ask the Ming court for help...