Chapter 17 King's Landing in Goa
Zhu Cijiu arrived in Ceylon for two main things. One thing was to condolences to the soldiers of the Second Legion of the Ming Dynasty Expeditionary Force, and the other thing was to see the growth of rubber saplings with one's own eyes. To accomplish these two things, Zhu Cijiu led the fleet to continue his journey. The next stop was the core city of the allied Portugal in the Far East: Goa.
Goa is a city with a long history, and its history can even be traced back to the famous Mauryan Dynasty in the third century BC. Of course, Goa's colonial history is also long. As early as 1498 AD, the famous Portuguese navigator, explorer and colonial pioneer Vascoda Gama visited Goa, and by 1510 AD, Goa became a colony of Portugal.
This colonization can be roughly divided into two types, one is predatory colonization and the other is economic colonization. To put it bluntly, predatory colonization is to grab, grab money, grab resources, grab minerals and even grab people. Economic colonization is relatively mild, and sometimes colonists will share a little profit to the local indigenous people in order to make more money.
Most of the early colonies were predatory colonies, such as Spain and Portugal plundering gold and silver from South America, Portugal plundering gold and gems from Africa, etc., which were predatory colonies. But Goa was lucky because Portugal urgently needed a colonial stronghold to monopolize the spice trade from India to Europe. Goa was fortunate to become the first economic colonial city. Portugal gradually built Goa into the core city of the Far East. Therefore, Goa was different from the surrounding indigenous countries and regions, and was already quite developed at that time, and its development level was not even inferior to that of the European cities in the same period!
On that day, teams of Portuguese soldiers and Ming soldiers suddenly appeared on the bustling streets of Goa. Their goals were the same, both Goa Port. Soon the bustling Port was blocked. All civilians were politely invited outside the port. However, neither the Portuguese nor the Ming army drove them away. They even set a large and empty space not far from the port for civilians to stop. Moreover, there were many Portuguese soldiers around the open space. Every civilian in the past would send a bouquet of flowers, which seemed to be worthless.
The experienced old Goa people know that there are big men coming to Goa. Otherwise, there would be so many Portuguese and Ming soldiers waiting in the port, and it would be even more impossible to give them flowers. Moreover, looking at the nervous look of Portuguese Governor Condede, this big man must have a big background and is likely to be a member of the royal family on the continent!
Some Goa civilians who love to watch the fun gathered in the area marked by the Portuguese army, staring at the port with flowers intently, preparing for the style of this European royal member.
Not long after, a sail battleship appeared on the sea outside Goa Port. The battleship approached the port at a speed that ordinary people could not understand. As soon as it stopped, a "big man" rushed down and headed straight for the Governor Kong Dede, who was waiting for the port.
This is indeed a big shot. Many Goa people know him. He is the Portuguese Governor of Macau Schvira. However, it seems that Schvira is at the same level as Condede. He used to bring some followers to the port every time he came to Goa. He had never had such a big show. Could it be that Schvira was promoted?
Of course, Schvira was not promoted, and he was not the target that Kong Dede was welcomed. What Kong Dede was preparing to welcome was His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire!
Not only did the civilians watching the fun around him find it strange, but also Comdede felt it strange. Why did this guy come here alone? His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire?
Schvira ignored whether Condedeci was surprised or not. He stepped forward and grabbed Condedeci's arm, and said anxiously: "Condede, please withdraw your guard from the port quickly and don't stand here to get in the way."
Kong Dede was shocked and said, "What did you say? I am welcoming His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire. What does a guard of honor look like?"
Schweila glanced at his guard and said disdainfully: "You are also called a guard of honor? Look at the First Legion of the Ming Empire Expeditionary Force, there are more people with guard of honor than you."
Kong Dede glanced at the soldiers of the First Legion of the Ming Empire Expeditionary Force, who were not far away, wearing new military uniforms and neatly arranged, and said guiltily: "They are first-class legions of the Ming Empire, and the mercenaries under my command are definitely not as good as those of me."
Schvira said impatiently: "It's right to know that you can't compare. Please ask your people to retreat quickly, and don't stand in the middle to get in the way. There are many guards of honor in the Emperor of the Ming Empire!"
Kong Dede looked around and asked in confusion: "How many honor guards can there be? There are enough 10,000 or 20,000 people in this area. Why let my people retreat?"
Schvira pulled Condede's arm, dragged him back, and advised him while returning: "Believe me, old friend, I don't have time to joke with you, hurry up, let your people retreat five miles!"
Retreat five miles? Could it be that the guards and entourage of His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire combined were more than 100,000? Although he did not believe it at all, he still ordered his guard to retreat five miles, because Schweila was almost slamming his arm. If he did not ask his guard to retreat, his arm would be gone!
In fact, Kong Dede was right. Zhu Cijiu made a random score of more than 100,000 people. He knew that Schvira and Kong Dede were very good friends, but if their friends were friends, this score still had to be put on. In order not to cause the embarrassment like last time in Luzon, Zhu Cijiu also asked Schvira to take a battleship first, drive at full speed, and rush over to notify Kong Dede and give him the place.
At this time, the Goa civilians who were watching the fun in the distance were even more puzzled than Condede. Then a warship came, and a man came down, and the warship drove away. Then the Portuguese soldiers began to retreat. Is this the end? What are the flowers used for? Could it be that the Governor gave everyone free benefits?
Just when everyone was puzzled, a row of dense black shadows suddenly appeared on the sea, and there were so many boats!
When the shadows gradually approached, both the civilians in Goa and the officials under Kong Dede were shocked. There were so many warships!
When the fleet approached a little closer, someone couldn't help but exclaim, Oh, what is the huge black shadow in the middle? Is it also a warship? How could there be such a huge warship?
When the fleet approached the port, everyone finally saw clearly that it was a warship, a warship, a huge warship, and there were two small ones behind it, but they were far larger than ordinary warships. Look at the flags on the warship, the Sun, Moon, Dragon Flag! Oh, the one who bought the cake turned out to be the royal family of the Ming Empire. Could this be the situation that His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire came to Goa in person!
Chapter completed!