The Rise of the European Emperor

Sultan Mahmoud did not know that the discovery of the Kuala Lumpur tin mine did not bring him wealth and happiness, but brought him disaster - the batch of muskets and artillery that Marin gave him did repel a Portuguese attack. . However, because of the development and reputation of the big tin mine in Kuala Lumpur, the desire of the Portuguese to capture the Sultanate of Malacca is even stronger...

In the end, the Kingdom of Malacca was taken down by the Portuguese... Of course, this is another story...

Although Columbus was perverted, he did Marlin a favor unintentionally. why? If the Portuguese had discovered that Malacca's firepower was stronger, perhaps they would not have attacked the Malacca Sultanate again. However, the existence of the super tin mine in Kuala Lumpur makes the Portuguese coveted. Therefore, Portugal finally captured the Sultanate of Malacca...because tin mines are a strategic resource in Europe. After all, tin metal was an important ingredient in casting bronze cannons. And European tin mines are very scarce. How could the greedy Portuguese let go of such a large tin mine in Kuala Lumpur?

However, Portugal's victory over the Kingdom of Malacca was also in Malin's interest. why? Because Malacca is a vassal of the Ming Dynasty. The vassals were destroyed by the Portuguese, so it's no wonder that Ming allowed Portugal to trade...

Of course, the Portuguese are not too bad either. Although they lost the trade qualification of Daming, the super tin mine in Kuala Lumpur can indeed bring them huge benefits. You know, because of the lack of tin ore, the price of tin ore in Europe is not even lower than that of copper ore...

It wasn't until he was on the boat that Columbus remembered that he seemed to have forgotten an explanation from Marin to warn the Sultanate of Malacca, reminding them to be careful about Portugal...

Fortunately, Sultan Mahmoud sent his envoys to go to Daming Guangzhou to pay tribute to Daming along with Columbus' fleet, and by the way asked for craftsmen to smelt tin metal...

So, Columbus invited the envoy from Malacca to translate it in Arabic (Malacca is a halal country, so he naturally understands Arabic, otherwise how would he read the scriptures?), and repeatedly emphasized to him that if one day an evil country called Portugal occupied it The Royal City of Malacca, please be sure to send an envoy to Daming for help...

The Malacca envoy looked at Columbus like a madman, thinking that Columbus had too many girls and that he was insane... However, he wrote down this reminder. Years later, when Malacca was really broken by Portugal, he immediately remembered Columbus's original reminder and went to Daming to ask for help... And this also avoided the idea of ​​sending someone to Daming after many years in history. Asking for help...

Of course, this call for help was in vain. Because, Daming is unlikely to send troops to expedition to the South China Sea and fight against the Portuguese. However, it caused Daming and the Portuguese to tear their faces. In the end, it was Marin who made the profit...

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However, it is too early to say this. why? Because the Portuguese have no time to take into account the Straits of Malacca.

Because, at this stage, Portugal's biggest task is to unite with Spain and squeeze the power of Venice out of the Indian spice trade. Then, Spain and Portugal carve up the European spice trade market...

Therefore, when Columbus, the scumbag navigator, took a group of girls to Guangzhou in the Ming Dynasty, the Spanish-Portuguese Union and the fleet were intercepting all the spice merchant ships that did not belong to the two countries in the Arabian Sea of ​​the Indian Ocean. This combined fleet, consisting of 27 large warships of over 200 tons, roamed the Arabian Sea and intercepted the ship when it saw it. If spices are found on board, they will all be confiscated. Of course, other belongings were also looted. If anyone dares to stop the ship for "inspection", they will be bombarded with artillery and sank...

It can be said that this Spanish-Portuguese Union and the fleet are a group of sea robbers. Although in the name of "inspection", as long as the boats stopped by them are almost not spared. It's okay if you don't resist, just grab your goods and money, and then let you get out of the boat. If they dared to resist, they would either sink the ship directly, or grab the ship by catching up and jumping off the ship. By that time, the captives will not be spared - they will be put into sacks, and then thrown into the sea to feed the fish...

In fact, both the Spaniards and the Portuguese knew it well—their main competitors in the spice trade were the Venetians and their partners, the Egyptians. Of course, there are also merchant ships from some other Arab countries, including some local merchant ships in India.

However, because he was warned by Marin. Therefore, at this time in the Indian Ocean, the merchant ships of the Venetian merchants had long since disappeared. Because they were afraid of being looted by Spanish and Portuguese warships, and they were determined to dig the Suez Canal, the Venetians simply disposed of all the merchant ships in the Indian Ocean and concentrated on digging the canal...

Of course, the Venetians have also thought of other ways. For example, if you want to go overland, continue to get some spices back to Europe to sell. The original route chosen by the Venetians was to pass through northern India, then enter Persia by land, and then transport it to Azerbaijan in northern Persia, arriving at the ports of the Black Sea. The Venetian navy can reach out to the Black Sea. At least, in this era, the Ottoman Turkish navy cannot be compared with the Venetian navy.

Although, the cost of land transportation may be much higher than that of sea transportation. However, considering that spices are valuable materials, it is not a loss to travel by land. At most, make most of the profit less, but still profit.

The problem is that the situation inside Persia is now unstable and it is in the midst of a civil war. The newly rising Safavid dynasty is waging a civil war to clear the Aries dynasty that has been destroyed by it. Therefore, the situation in Persia is very chaotic now.

Moreover, the founder of the Safavid dynasty, the 19-year-old Shah (equivalent to king) Ismail I, was in high spirits at this time. As invincible and invincible, the young Shah did not take others seriously. The embassy sent by Venice to Persia was directly expelled by Ismail I on the grounds that "Persia does not deal with pagans", and he was not even given a chance to negotiate...

In fact, this is Ismail I who has never suffered a loss, and is currently inflating himself, how can he put the world's heroes in his eyes? After occupying Iraq, he failed to compete with the powerful Ottoman Turkey and was beaten badly before Ismail I realized the reality, and then took the initiative to contact Venice and other countries in Europe to fight against Turkey together. But now, the young Shah has not suffered the loss of the Turkish brand "European road roller", and he is proud of himself...

In desperation, Venice had no choice but to give up the overland plan, and instead forbearance, wait until the Suez Canal is dug, and then compete with Spain and Portugal...

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However, Venice retreated early, but Egypt's trading partner, Egypt, was unlucky. Most of the spice-carrying merchant ships looted by the Spanish-Portuguese Union and the fleet were ships of the Mamluk dynasty of Egypt. The spice trade is an important source of tax revenue for Egypt. The Mamluk Dynasty of Egypt had a very good life by participating in the spice trade and collecting taxes from the Venetian spice merchants. However, the actions of the Spanish-Portuguese Union and the fleet directly violated the interests of Egypt. In addition, during the sweep of the Spanish-Portuguese Federation and the fleet, other Arab merchants, including merchants from Ottoman Turkey, Oman and other countries, as well as merchant ships from some countries such as Calicut in India, were attacked to varying degrees by the Spanish-Portuguese Federation and the fleet. attack. So, a kind of anger, spreading in these countries...