Seeing Mr. Lu and the others hesitated, Zhou Chong knew what they were concerned about. He smiled and said, "Everyone, I know you are worried that the Ming Dynasty will not be able to station troops in Malacca for a long time. If you come forward to serve in the port now, in the future

If we withdraw our troops, you will not be able to gain a foothold in the Kingdom of Malacca.”

Hearing Zhou Chong telling the most worried question directly, Mr. Lu and his friends were embarrassed. Indeed, what they were most worried about was the problem Zhou Chong said. If they were to help Zhou Chong with all their strength at this time, then Wan

The Ming Dynasty withdrew its troops, but they could not leave. After all, their family business was all here. If the Malacca Kingdom blames them for this matter, who will they ask for to reason?

Zhou Chong smiled at this time, looked at the expressions on Mr. Lu and his friends' faces and then smiled: "Actually, you don't have to worry about this problem at all. I have been deeply grateful to the emperor. I have already explained to His Majesty before sending troops.

After discussing the harm of the Portuguese, His Majesty discussed with the cabinet, he finally decided to block the Portuguese from the South China Sea. Malacca is the gateway to the South China Sea, so the court will never give up here. Even this admiral has mobilized officials from the Ming Dynasty.

, In the future, we will manage the port as our territory of the Ming Dynasty!”

Zhou Chong's words were already very explicit, and he almost said that the Ming Dynasty was going to occupy the port of Malacca. Mr. Lu and others were all humans. Naturally, they understood what Zhou Chong meant, and what surprised them was that they occupied Malacca.

This incident was actually an order from His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, which also dispelled the last doubt in their hearts. Several people finally said together: "Thank you, the Admiral, for your appreciation. We must do our best to assist you in managing the Port of Malacca

!”

Seeing that Mr. Lu and the others finally agreed, Zhou Chong was relieved. However, what Mr. Lu and the others didn't know was that Zhou Chong had just lie, Zhengde and the cabinet just asked him to help the Kingdom of Malacca, but did not let him occupy it.

This matter was completely his personal decision at someone else's port. But this is nothing. After all, as the admiral of the four seas, he has the power to make his own decisions based on the situation. Moreover, when the port of Malacca is on track, he will give the court every year.

After paying a lot of taxes, I believe that even the stubborn ministers in the cabinet will turn a blind eye.

After receiving the help and promise from Mr. Lu and others, Zhou Chong visited the residences of Mr. Lu and others overseas Chinese, and also asked about the living conditions of some ordinary people. In the end, he even walked a few steps with a cute child in his arms.

I learned the tricks of the politicians who were close to the people in later generations, and the effect was good in the end. At least Mr. Lu and others thought that Zhou Chong was an approachable and good official.

At noon, Mr. Lu and his friends set up a banquet and warmly treated Zhou Chong. In the afternoon, Mr. Lu and his friends accompanied him to visit the Baoshan Temple in Sanbaoshan. There was a statue of Zheng He in the temple and the surrounding walls.

It paints a mural of Zheng He's voyage to the West. Although the entire temple is not very tall, it is very exquisite and has a strong incense. Almost every Han person who comes to Malacca Port will come here to burn an incense stick, which is said to bless the ships at the sea.

Peace.

Zhou Chong also admired Zheng He very much, so he solemnly put in incense on Zheng He's statue, and at the same time he silently thought in his heart, hoping that the other party's spirit in heaven could bless the Ming Dynasty's navy to go to the world again and recreate the dynasty that all nations came to pay tribute to him back then.

grand occasion.

After visiting Baoshan Temple, Zhou Chong went to Princess Han Baoli's tomb again. Before Princess Han Baoli died, he specifically told him to bury himself in Sanbaoshan. After all, compared with other places, Sanbaoshan may be the closest thing for overseas Chinese people.

It's a place in my hometown.

Although Princess Han Baoli's son Alike failed in the coup, her cemetery was protected by the Kingdom of Malacca. There were even special gravekeepers in the past. Unfortunately, due to the war triggered by the Portuguese, many people in Malacca City have been exposed to many people.

All have escaped, and now there are no guardians in Princess Han Baoli's tomb, but fortunately, the artillery fire did not involve here. When Zhou Chong came to the princess' tomb, he saw that the beautiful princess tomb was still quiet.

Standing here.

Although Zhou Zhongxin firmly believes that Princess Han Baoli’s identity is fake, one thing should be true, that is, she should be a Han woman, and she married overseas at a young age. Now there are so many Han people living in the Kingdom of Malacca.

, it is inseparable from this weak woman. In essence, she is not much different from Wang Zhaojun of the Han Dynasty, and she is also a miserable woman.

Just for the above point, Zhou Chong felt that he should come to worship. He even asked Mr. Lu and his friends to prepare various sacrifices for him, and worshiped the princess very respectfully.

Finally, Zhou Chong asked Wu Shan and others around him to retreat. He stood in front of Princess Han Baoli's tomb for a long time, and finally said slowly: "Your real name may no one knows, so call you a princess, although I

I don’t know why you pretended to be a princess and married to the Kingdom of Malacca, but I guess you are like Wang Zhaojun, and your heart is full of unwillingness, but the past is gone. Now that Han people in Malacca are gathered, there are also princesses, your contributions, as a reward,

If Zhou can find the Huang family in the future and learn your real name and identity, he will definitely rebuild the tomb for you in the future and carve your deeds on the tombstone so that future generations can know your contributions!”

When Zhou Chong spoke at the end, he couldn't help but sigh. Although he had been married to the past, as a modern person, he hated this method extremely. After all, how can the relationship between countries be based on a woman.

Maintain it? Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty did a good job in this. The ancestral teachings of the Ming Dynasty royal family: not having a marriage kinship, no compensation, no cede land, no tribute, the emperor guards the country, and the king dies in the country. Moreover, the emperors of the Ming Dynasty have also done this, which is correct

This is what Zhou Chong is most satisfied with the Ming Dynasty.

After worshiping Princess Baoli, Zhou Chong said goodbye to Mr. Lu and the others. He said that the actions of Mr. Lu and the others were really fast. The next morning, many young children from these families came.

Zhou Chong was asked to see him at the port. They were all willing to work in the port, and these young people were literate. It seemed that these overseas families were also very strict in their education, which made Zhou Chong overjoyed and immediately arranged their respective positions for them.

try out.

With the addition of these overseas families, and the support from Mr. Lu and others behind the port, the entire Malacca Port was soon on track. More than a month later, the Maritime Steward Yang Tong personally rushed to the Malacca Port.

, and presided over the transformation of the entire port. After all, the Kingdom of Malacca was too backward in the construction and management of the port and could not fully play the role of Malacca, a major transportation route. Therefore, after Zhou Zhong occupied this place, he already wanted to transform the port.

As a Maritime Trading Division, Yang Tong was very familiar with the port, and he was careful and steady, so it was best for him to do this.

In addition to Yang Tong, Tang Bohu and some technical officials were accompanied by him. Of course, there were technical officials. They were responsible for the specific plan for the transformation of the port. As for Tang Bohu, he came to learn because Yang Tong could not stay there for a long time

Overseas, after the port was renovated, he still needed Shuangyu Port, so an important Maritime Department official was responsible for this place in Malacca. In the end, he gave this task to the younger Tang Bohu.

With the arrival of Yang Tong and Tang Bohu, it also marked the official entry of the Ming Dynasty's government agency, Maritime and Conduct Department. At the same time, it also marked that although Malacca Port belongs to the Kingdom of Malacca in name, it is actually completely controlled by the Ming Dynasty. People from later generations will do this.

One thing is considered to be the first sign of the Ming Dynasty lifting the sea ban and officially taking the path of expansion in the ocean.

With the arrival of Yang Tong and the others, Zhou Chong completely escaped from the heavy port management affairs and began to focus his energy on the port's military support. Although the Portuguese were defeated, Zhou Chong did not dare to

To ensure when the other party will come again, the military facilities at the port must be built as soon as possible.

In Zhouzhong's plan, in order to ensure the safety of the port of Malacca, he planned to build a solid fortress on the port. As for the style of the fortress, refer to the newly appeared in Europe, that is, a polygonal fortress. This fortress structure can be effective

To increase the blockade of artillery, the Portuguese built many such bastions in ports in India and other places. Although this bastion that has not yet been fully evolved still has blind spots, it is more square or round bastion than the previous ones.

It's much stronger.

However, although the plan is good, the construction plan of the leverage cannot be implemented immediately because Zhou Chong was short of money. Although the plan to attack the Portuguese this time went well, hundreds of casualties were caused, and subsidies were naturally needed for these casualties.

Moreover, in order to make the soldiers use their lives, Zhou Chong gave heavy subsidies for casualties. For example, if a soldier dies in battle, the subsidy for their families is enough to buy more than ten acres of fertile land, or rent or farm, and support the family.

Not a problem.

It was also the generous casualty subsidy, coupled with the previous losses, that Zhou Chong had a tight military pay donation from Zhengde before. He could not use his money as military pay at will, otherwise there would definitely be a censor.

He had a ill-thinking plot, even intending to rebel, so now Zhou Chong can only pin his hopes on the taxes of Shuangyu Port and Malacca Port. However, the time it takes for the two ports to take over is too short, and the taxes are very limited. I guess he will have to wait at least.

It took a few months, but the construction of the fortress is naturally the earlier the better, so Zhou Chong really couldn't wait.
Chapter completed!