The Rise of the European Emperor

In fact, the Portuguese are very envious of Marin's method of using Taiwan Island as a territory to submit to the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and they also want to learn.

However, they didn't know that the reason why Marin passed and became one of Daming's own people was not because he was willing to surrender, but because he offered sweet potatoes, a high-yield crop. For the agriculture-based Ming Empire, Marin has contributed a lot to this move, and he is naturally qualified to become Daming's "own man".

But Portugal is different. The Portuguese don't have such an artifact to offer food, they only know how to buy things with money. Such a person is dispensable to Daming, so naturally he doesn't have to.

What's more, Portugal actually occupied the capital of the Ming Dynasty's younger brother, the Kingdom of Mancijia (Kingdom of Malacca), and also occupied a large amount of the younger brother's land. This is a slap in the face of the Ming Dynasty. If Liu Daxia hadn't hidden the nautical chart, the belligerent Emperor Zhengde almost wanted to restore the treasure fleet and go south to compete with the Portuguese.

Fortunately, the most important enemy of the Ming Empire at the moment is Mongolia, and Zhengde is now concentrating on preparing for the battle against Mongolia, so he doesn't bother with the Portuguese who occupied Malacca.

However, the Ming court sent envoys several times to ask the Portuguese to withdraw, but the Portuguese refused. Now, the Ming Empire couldn't bear it anymore. Therefore, it was ordered that the Portuguese were completely prohibited from coming to Ming Dynasty, and any officials who colluded with the Portuguese were severely punished. As a result, the two sides completely turned their faces.

The Portuguese are also depressed. If they hadn't discovered Kuala Lumpur, a super tin mine with huge reserves, they would have given up on Malacca. The big deal is to occupy Luzon Island and become a vassal state of Ming Dynasty like Marin. However, the existence of the super large tin mine in Kuala Lumpur made it impossible for the Portuguese to let go. Therefore, they could only watch helplessly as they fell out with Daming.

Right now, since the two sides cannot live in peace, the Portuguese ruling and opposition parties have begun to discuss how to deal with it.

Obviously, under the premise of not intending to abandon Malacca, Portugal and the Ming Empire have no possibility of peaceful coexistence. However, they were extremely reluctant to ask the Portuguese to give up the trade benefits of the Ming Empire.

In the end, the Portuguese government and the public reached a consensus that Portugal planned to dispatch a fleet to expedition to Ming Dynasty, attack the coastal areas of Fujian and Guangdong, and force the Ming Dynasty to make concessions.

The Portuguese are not as arrogant as the Spaniards, and they don’t think that sending a fleet can conquer the Ming Empire (in history, the Spaniards really planned to send more than 10,000 people to conquer the Ming Empire). Of course, the reason why the Spaniards proposed such a brain-dead plan was probably because they were dazzled by the conquest of the Aztec Empire and the Inca Empire with a small number of people.

But the Ming Dynasty and those barbarian empires were not the same thing at all. Neither the Aztec Empire nor the Inca Empire had metal weapons, cavalry, or firearms. But the Ming Dynasty had everything. Although the fighting power of the Ming Dynasty's southeast guards was inferior, the northern frontier army was still very strong. Therefore, when Chinese people of later generations heard about this plan, they all found it extremely funny.

The Portuguese were not as stupid as the Spaniards, but their ships visited the coast of the Ming Dynasty until the Ming Dynasty navy's combat effectiveness was average. Although there are many ships, they are mainly small boats, still at the level of boarding battles.

The Portuguese ruling and opposition parties believe that if a powerful fleet of 30 warships is dispatched, it will not be said that the Ming Dynasty can be defeated, but there is no problem in destroying the Ming Dynasty navy. Once you gain a huge advantage in naval battles, you don't have to worry about the Ming Dynasty's uncompromising...

Therefore, the Portuguese concentrated their national strength and formed a fleet of 30 warships of two to three hundred tons. The battleship is equipped with a lot of Fran cannons, ready to be used to deal with the navy of the Ming Dynasty.

And the commander of this expedition fleet is the famous Da Gama...

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After learning the news, Marin's spies stationed in Lisbon quickly sent pigeons to report to Marin. After Marin received the report, he was also dumbfounded. The Portuguese played a lot...

Marin shook his head and smiled, because he knew that the Ming Dynasty was a country that would never surrender. Even if the Portuguese fleet really wiped out the navy,

But the Ming Dynasty will never give in. What's more, the current Emperor Ming is an extremely belligerent Zhengde.

Therefore, the Portuguese will not get the desired result. Even if it gains the upper hand for a while, it will anger the Ming Empire. At that time, the Ming Empire will fight with the power of the whole country, and the Portuguese will definitely not be able to please them.

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However, after thinking about the consequences, Marin's expression changed...

why? Because Marin thought that if the Portuguese really angered the Ming Empire, Zhengde might develop the navy desperately. At that time, Daming will have a navy, and it is likely to go to sea to snatch benefits.

After all, if there is a real fight with Portugal, no matter how insane Liu Daxia is, he must show the nautical charts and shipbuilding materials. Otherwise, it will inevitably be infamous for thousands of years.

At that time, the Ming Dynasty, which has restored its treasure ship fleet, will easily come to "Zheng He's voyages" several times. Once the Ming Dynasty people go abroad, what's the matter with Marin?

Maybe, when Marin dispatched an army to invade Japan, the Japanese King of Japan asked Daming for help, and the Ming Dynasty treasure fleet would also intervene.

Marin is not afraid of the strength of the Ming Dynasty fleet, but is afraid that the two sides will turn their faces and break the trade route...

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Therefore, the Ming Dynasty cannot lose this battle. Otherwise, the enraged Ming Dynasty might explode the treasure ship. Once the treasure ship is built, it will definitely not rot in the port.

In order to ensure that the Ming Dynasty can win, Marin can only find a way to help the Ming Dynasty secretly...

After thinking about it, Marin finally decided to send someone to report to the Ming Dynasty in advance. At the same time, he sent a batch of 12-pound Napoleon guns to the Ming court, and even dedicated the casting method of this gun to Zhengde.

Right now, the Portuguese warship is not too big, and the main gun is also in the 12-pound class. If the Ming Dynasty had a batch of 12-pound guns, it would not be afraid of Portuguese warships. Even if a few cannons could not be placed on the warships of the Ming Dynasty, it would not be able to support the many naval ships of the Ming Dynasty. A ship is equipped with three or four doors, and hundreds of ships have thousands of doors. They are not afraid of small Portuguese warships at all.

Therefore, Marin sent people to install 20 12-pound Napoleon guns, and sent a craftsman who knew how to cast guns with mud film (iron mold casting guns are a secret of the Beihai State, not rumored), and went to Daming in person to guide the Ministry of Industry A gunsmith casts a 12-pounder Napoleon cannon.

Marin's men took the route to Panama first, and then across the Pacific Ocean. Although the journey is farther, the speed is faster than the Portuguese fleet because of the smooth sailing in the Pacific Ocean. As long as the Ming Empire made preparations in advance, the Portuguese would not be able to please them.

Of course, what Marin cares about is not whether Portugal can take advantage of it. He was just worried that the Ming Dynasty would restore the treasure fleet. As long as the treasure fleet did not resume, the trade of the Ming Dynasty would still be monopolized by him. This is a huge profit, and there is no room for loss...