Chapter 1118： Suggest and re-yin Portuguese one

After listening to Ricardo's report, Manuel I forgiven his incompetence. But at the same time, Manuel I was very angry at the North Sea country's provision of guns to the Malacca Kingdom.

So, Manuel I sent a messenger and walked 6 roads, changing horses all the way. He quickly rushed to Aurich, questioned Marin who was preparing for the trip, and asked why people sent guns to the Malacca people. Moreover, because the move caused huge losses to Portugal, Manuel I threatened to abolish the "Lisbon Treaty" just signed.

Marin had already prepared for this, so he pretended to summon Columbus and, under the witness of the Portuguese envoy, publicly questioned why he wanted to send guns to the Malacca.

Columbus had long been advised by Marin, and naturally knew how to deal with:

"This ca n’t blame me, Grand Duke. It ’s the Malacca Sultan Mahmud who greeted us with the guns we forcibly ordered from me. You know, I needed someone to take me to Guangzhou and then find the Japanese route So I had to promise to send them guns and guns. "This explanation perfectly dumped the pot to the Melaka.

"Then why it is rumored that you gave them the initiative?" The Portuguese envoy asked.

Columbus reluctantly spread his hands and said:

"Mr. Messenger, this is an extortion incident, which has damaged their reputation in Sudan. Therefore, the Malacca people will definitely say that I sent it. In fact, they forced me to ask for it. Do you know? Their sovereign state In the Ming empire, there is a formed artillery unit called the Shenji Battalion. They envy the empire of the Ming empire, but the Ming empire will not sell guns to other countries. So, they are like me extorting ... This explanation is perfect again, and it is also in vain after verification.

Because any king does not confess to extortion after extorting others. The Ming dynasty did indeed have a squadron of artillery battalions, and the vassal states of the Ming dynasty did envy the troops of the Ming dynasty. However, the Ming Dynasty had very strict control over firearms and classified them as state secrets, and would not easily provide guns to other countries. Therefore, all of this can stand the test.

Faced with this perfect explanation, the Portuguese emissary was also speechless ...

"But our loss ..."

Marin pretended to think for a while, and then said:

"Well, don't you want to seize the Kingdom of Malacca? Let me give you an idea ..."

"Idea?" The Portuguese messenger was a little puzzled.

"Yes, it can guarantee that Portugal can easily win the Malacca Kingdom."

"Really? If it's like you said, I think your majesty will forgive you for your inadvertent loss." The Portuguese envoy said happily.

After listening, Marin rolled his eyes as if forgiveness of Manuel I ...

But he patiently told the Portuguese messenger specific methods

"Next time you send troops to Malacca, don't rush to siege the Malacca City. After all, there are 30,000 defenders and hundreds of muskets in the Malacca City. It is extremely difficult to overcome. So, I suggest that your army directly attack Kuala Lumpur ... … "

"Kuala Lumpur? That big tin mine?"

"Yes, that Kuala Lumpur that may have tens of millions of pounds of tin metal! I think you should know the price of tin. If you occupy this huge tin mine, you have a gold mountain ..."

The messenger nodded and agreed with Marin, but said:

"But I heard that Malacca City is an important transit point for trade with the Ming Empire and the spice trade. The wealth in the city is extremely amazing. Otherwise, they will not be able to raise 30,000 troops ... so ..."

Marin's heart was suddenly full of contempt and it turned out to be a robber, not forgetting to covet the wealth accumulated over the past century ...

But on the surface, Marin did not show it, but continued to explain:

"I know that your country wants to occupy the city of Malacca, but there is no hurry. There are 30,000 defenders in the city, and there are guns and guns. How many troops do you have to send to attack? Can you transport troops from a long distance? Thousands of people are in the sky. So, it ’s best not to attack this city. "

"Also, if your country occupies a huge tin mine in Kuala Lumpur, the Kingdom of Malacca will definitely not be reconciled. By then, your team can wait for the victory and defeat the enemy troops who come to fight for the tin mine in Kuala Lumpur."

"You know, it's difficult for the opponent to shrink in Malacca City. But if they take the initiative and use your team's strength, they're afraid they can't beat it? And the hundreds of matchlock guns in the opponent's hands are not useful in the wild. Great. After all, your country can equip thousands of muskets and more ... "

"As long as the main force of the Malacca Kings is defeated in the wild, then it will not be easy to attack Malacca City?"

The messengers sent by Portugal were also knights, and they knew military affairs. After listening to Marin's plan, he thought about it for a while and then approved Marin's plan. Then he also wrote down Marin's suggestion and took it back.

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Marin was relieved to see the back of the Portuguese emissary. In fact, his idea for the Portuguese was very clever. Siege of Malacca City is indeed difficult because it requires a lot of troops.

But if it controls the tin mine in Kuala Lumpur, Malacca Sultan Mahmud will definitely be reluctant to send this big fat and will send troops to fight. While fighting in the wild, the Malacca army is certainly not an opponent of the Portuguese army. Because, the fighting power of the Malay soldiers is indeed scum. Originally, the 30,000 Malay soldiers of the Malacca Kingdom lost to the Portuguese 12oo Portuguese soldiers and 2oo Indian soldiers. Moreover, it failed while guarding the fortress. If it is a field battle, it is estimated that the Melaka people have lost faster.

After this defeat, the Portuguese will definitely learn a lesson and send thousands of regular troops to Malacca. Kuala Lumpur is a wild mine, and the Portuguese can surely grab it easily. Then, you can wait for work and wait to destroy the troops sent by the Malacca. When the Malacca army is weakened, the Portuguese can siege and seize the city of Malacca.

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The reason why Marin is willing to help Portugal seize Malacca City is to hope that Portugal will cause a devastating blow to the Kingdom of Malacca. Then, the Kingdom of Malacca sent envoys to the Ming Dynasty for help. At that time, the Portuguese did not have the possibility of peaceful contact with Daming. After all, Malacca is Daming's vassal state and a respectful little brother.

And while the Portuguese are slow to enter Daming, Marin can also eat enough. By the time the Portuguese responded and obtained the right to do business in Macau through bribery, Marin had already eaten up the benefits, and the Portuguese would eat up a bit of soup.

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Moreover, Marin thought of an idea to pit the Portuguese ...

What idea? Marin intends to prevent the Portuguese from finding wealth in Malacca City ...

According to historical records, after the Portuguese broke through Malacca City, Malacca Sultans and Princes fled Malacca City with their army, and fled into the inner 6 areas to continue to breathe.

When retreating, the Malacca Sultan took away a small amount of treasure. The Malacca City has accumulated a huge amount of wealth for hundreds of years, and most of them have been hurriedly left behind, which is cheaper for the Portuguese aggressors. According to historical records, tens of thousands of treasures seized by the Portuguese in Malacca City are difficult to count. It is almost two-thirds of the wealth accumulated by the Kingdom of Malacca in the past hundred years.

The Malacca Kingdom serves as a transit point for East-West trade and an important distribution center for Spice Islands to India ~ www.novelhall.com ~ The wealth accumulated over the past 100 years is huge. Therefore, the Portuguese eat a full meal at a time.

This is not like the mining of the Kuala Lumpur tin mine. Even if the Kuala Lumpur tin mine has huge reserves, the value is amazing. However, it is not easy to mine and smelt tin ore, which requires at least several decades. You know, in the late 19th century, how many 20,000 or 30,000 miners in the Kuala Lumpur tin mine mined tin and smelted tin metal here. Then, after several decades of mining, all of Malaysia was directly brought out.

In this era, it is difficult for the Portuguese to use tens of thousands of miners. Moreover, the tin mining and smelting technology of this era certainly cannot be compared with the late 19th century.

Therefore, although the tin mine in Kuala Lumpur is valuable, it cannot be discounted in a short time. But the wealth in Malacca City can be obtained immediately, as long as the city is broken ...

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And the way Marin thought of disrupting the Portuguese is to send someone to secretly remind the Malacca people that if the war is not going well, they can transfer their wealth to the inner 6 cities as soon as possible. In this way, even if the Portuguese break through Malacca City, they will not be able to **** too much wealth ...

Moreover, the Malay region 6 is basically a restricted zone for the Portuguese. Because, they are all tropical rain forests. Portugal will also be able to play wildly in the coastal areas and deep into the tropical rain forest, and they will counsel.

Therefore, after going to Daming this time, Malin intends to secretly hire people to go to Malacca City to remind Malacca Sultan to transfer wealth in secret. When the Portuguese break through Malacca, they will realize that they have not received much benefit ...

Of course, the Portuguese did not know in advance how much wealth there was in Malacca City. Even if they are overcast, they may not know ...

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