Ever since Shenzhou blocked the port of Goa, the city of Goa has been in chaos, especially those who followed the propaganda of the domestic nobles and thought that India was full of gold, and the local natives were also very stupid and would not do anything to them at all.

Threat, but now they have provoked an enemy like Ming, whose warships are no worse than theirs, and even the port is blocked, so they can't escape even if they want to.

Originally, after Vasco da Gama escaped back, he had been strictly blocking the news of this defeat in order to stabilize the people of Goa, but he did not expect that the Ming Dynasty's fleet had already caught up with him, which made the news of their defeat no longer available.

Concealed, soon the Portuguese fleet was almost completely wiped out, and the news that only Vasco da Gama's flagship had escaped spread throughout Goa.

What does it mean to make matters worse? The current situation in Goa is that the Ming fleet's blockade of the port has already made the residents of Goa panic. Now the news that the fleet that set out for Malacca was completely annihilated has plunged the entire Goa into a state of panic.

In despair, after all, this is not Europe. Even if they want to ask for help from China, it will take at least more than a year for the rescuers to arrive, but no one can help them now.

People lose their minds when they are desperate, and these Portuguese people who are far away from home are no exception. So when the news spread that the entire expedition fleet was annihilated, the entire Goa fell into chaos, and the desperate Portuguese residents began to fight.

Smashing and looting, and even more than a dozen "qiangjian" incidents occurred in one day, making women among Goa residents afraid to go out alone.

During the civil strife in Goa, several Indian kings around were also ready to take action. Speaking of which, these Indian kings were very welcoming to the Portuguese at the beginning, because they could provide them with many novel products, and the Portuguese also

They will purchase some of their goods. It can be said that except for some kings who have enmity with the Portuguese due to trade and religious conflicts, the remaining kings are quite welcoming to the Portuguese. For example, several kings around Goa are those who have enmity with the Portuguese.

The Portuguese profiteer in trading.

However, since the Portuguese occupied Goa, they immediately showed their true colors. Relying on their strong military strength, they arbitrarily bullied several local kings around them and took advantage of them in trade. What was even more intolerable to those local kings was that,

The Portuguese also enforced their religion in Goa and strictly prohibited the natives from practicing Islam and Hinduism. As a result, the natives of Goa fled one after another, which also aroused dissatisfaction among the surrounding native kings.

In the past, the Portuguese were too strong. Although the surrounding local kings were dissatisfied, they did not dare to show it. Now the Portuguese are blocked in the port by the Ming Dynasty's fleet, and the fleet that Portugal relies on most has been completely wiped out. This makes Guo

Several local kings around A no longer had any scruples, and sent people to see Shenzhou one after another, hoping to help them attack Goa. After all, they had been oppressed miserably by the Portuguese before, and now it was time to take revenge.

Shenzhou was also very enthusiastic about those native kings who took the initiative to show their kindness. After all, Wang Shouren's order to him was not only to drive the Portuguese out of Goa. In addition, he was also asked to take care of the relationship so that the Ming Dynasty could be harmed in the future.

rule here.

However, although Shenzhou expressed his friendliness to these native kings, he did not fully agree to their requests. Instead, he only agreed that these native kings could enter the periphery of Goa to wipe out the Portuguese forces, but for the most elite

The city of Goa, however, strictly prohibits natives from entering. After all, grapes

After so many years of construction, the Portuguese finally built Goa City into a prosperous port. If the natives were allowed to destroy it wantonly, the Ming Dynasty's property would be lost, not to mention that there must be a large number of Portuguese people concentrated in Goa City.

Wealth, Shenzhou will naturally not give this wealth to others.

The reason why those local kings wanted to attack Goa so actively was that, in addition to their previous dissatisfaction with Portugal, the most important thing was the drive for profit. No one knew better than them how much wealth there was in the city of Goa, and it was precisely

Aiming at the wealth in Goa, that’s why they expressed

They were so active, but it was a pity that Shenzhou banned them from entering the city, which shattered all their wishful thinking. However, they did not dare to object, and there were many settlements established by the Portuguese outside the city of Goa, responsible for growing tea.

Crops such as spices and spices should also have a lot of oil and water.

After sending away those greedy earth queens, Shen Zhou once again urged the warships in the fleet to prepare. If the Portuguese in Goa still did not surrender by dawn tomorrow, then he would bombard the Goa port and attack by force.

In the city of Goa, he will no longer guarantee the safety of the Portuguese.

Compared with the high spirits of Shenzhou, the city of Goa is gloomy and gloomy. Especially the governor's palace where Vasco da Gama lives is extremely depressing. People coming and going are in a hurry and try not to go near da Gama's office.

, for fear of accidentally arousing the anger of the Governor-General.

It was already dusk, and there were no candles lit in Vasco da Gama's room, making it dim. Behind a large desk, Vasco da Gama sat there with a haggard look on his face, his hands in long

His curly hair was full of pained expressions. The way things had developed to this point was already beyond his expectation. Even now, he still can't believe that he was defeated by Daming so easily.

in hand.

Vasco da Gama was the first European to reach India by sea. He led his fleet around the Cape of Storms in Africa and reached India. Although he suffered heavy losses, when he returned to Portugal with a ship full of spices

, he was immediately treated like a hero, and the value of the spices he brought back exceeded their investment in the voyage by hundreds of times. It can be said that that voyage made him famous and wealthy, and he became a hot upstart in Portugal.

Originally, according to Vasco da Gama's plan, he would spend his later years in Portugal. However, due to the failure of Portugal's attack on Malacca a few years ago, da Gama had to accept the order at the last moment and returned to India to serve as the Governor-General of India. Even in order to find out more about

To learn more about the Ming Dynasty, he even took the risk of sending an envoy to the Ming Dynasty to meet with the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty in person.

It was also the experience of that mission to the Ming Dynasty that enabled Vasco da Gama to thoroughly understand the details of the Ming Dynasty. Although Vasco da Gama was surprised when he first arrived at Shuangyu Port under the rule of Zhou Zhong.

Later, Shuangyu Port, which had extremely developed industry and commerce, was just a port of the Ming Dynasty, but it already had such a strong strength, so the Ming Dynasty with its huge territory was definitely not something they could provoke.

However, the Ming Dynasty only shocked him by the Shuangyu Port. Before that, he took a boat to Beijing, the capital of the Ming Dynasty. Although there were few boat stops along the way, Vasco da Gama quickly made him understand through conversations with the Ming sailors.

Some situations that could not be seen before, and when they come from

When the place called Tianjin Wei landed, Vasco da Gama finally saw the other side of the Ming Dynasty, which was poverty and ignorance. You must know that Tianjin is not far from the capital of the Ming Dynasty, Beijing, and it is so poor in places so close to the capital.

, then other places can be imagined.

The next trip also confirmed Vasco da Gama’s conjecture. The Ming Dynasty was not as powerful as he had imagined. Most of the ordinary people he saw in the Ming Dynasty were very poor and could not even afford to eat. Many people in the Ming Dynasty were very poor in winter.

He was still wearing unlined clothes, and the bureaucrats of the Ming Dynasty were arrogant and stupid. There were almost no officials like Zhou Zhong, the governor of the Four Seas.

When Da Gama met the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, although Da Gama was very respectful, he was actually observing the master of this huge empire with his own eyes all the time. Although the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was very young and very

Although he was heroic, he did not like to deal with government affairs, and had deep conflicts with ministers, which made Vasco da Gama even more relieved. He even lived in Beijing for a long time in order to better understand the empire.

It was after these multi-angle investigations and understandings that Vasco da Gama finally made an accurate judgment about the Ming Dynasty. In his opinion, although the Ming Dynasty had an extremely vast territory and an extremely splendid history and culture, this

huge empire

But it has entered its final stage. The people in the country are living in poverty, the officials are arrogant and stupid, and there is an external threat from the Tatars. It is said that the Tatars are the Mongols who conquered Europe. It is a blessing from heaven to have such neighbors in the Ming Dynasty.

Europe's gift.

After seeing clearly the actual situation of the Ming Dynasty, Vasco da Gama immediately started the second attack on Malacca after returning from the Ming Dynasty. After all, in his opinion, although there were ministers like Zhou Zhong in the Ming Dynasty, no matter how powerful Zhou Zhong was,

, he is just one person, but the Ming Dynasty behind him has been rotten from the root, so only Zhou Zhong can rely on him.

Nothing can be changed at all. In addition, Vasco da Gama did not believe that the Ming Dynasty's navy would be stronger than the Portuguese navy. The reason why the Ming Dynasty was able to win the last battle of Malacca was all by relying on sneak attacks to seize one's own warships. If it were at sea

In a head-on battle, the Ming Navy he saw at that time was definitely no match for his side.

It can be said that Vasco da Gama’s analysis is quite reasonable. If Zhou Zhong was just an ordinary minister, he probably would not have changed the current situation of the Ming Dynasty in just a few years. But unfortunately, Zhou Zhong had the absolute trust of Zhengde and could make him

He can do whatever he wants on the sea, and the circumference has the advantage of being a traverser, so he can do whatever he wants in a short period of time.

In just a few years, the Ming Dynasty underwent earth-shaking changes, especially the naval construction of the Ming Dynasty, which far exceeded Vasco da Gama's expectations. As a result, when he entered the Strait of Malacca, he suffered the biggest defeat in his life. Now
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