The Rise of the European Emperor

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After all, the Kingdom of Malacca is a backward country, and the combat effectiveness of the army is also very poor. Therefore, Marin does not think that the Kingdom of Malacca can resist the Portuguese for too long. It may be able to withstand a few years, but as long as the Portuguese are ruthless, Malacca will eventually fall.

Marin's move is only to delay the pace of Portugal's eastward advance. By the time the Portuguese took over the Kingdom of Malacca, Marin had already established a firm foothold in Daming.

In fact, the fall of the Kingdom of Malacca had a great impact on Portugal. In history, nine years after the Portuguese captured Malacca, the Prince of Malacca, Prince Bintang, sent an envoy to the capital to ask for help from Daming. It is a pity that the warlike Ming Wuzong Zhu Houzhao was sick at that time and was unable to pay attention to the matter. And those civil servants opposed sending troops across the ocean.

However, these civil servants made a decision, a decision that had a great impact on the Portuguese - not allowing the Portuguese to pay tribute, and detained the Portuguese envoy Pires, asking the Portuguese to withdraw from the Kingdom of Malacca.

Although this decision was absurd, it had one consequence—the Portuguese could not legally trade with Ming.

It was not until 1557 that the Portuguese came up with a shady trick - by deceiving and bribing local officials, they gained the right to land in Macau to do business. However, this delay has delayed the Portuguese for more than 20 years. During this period, the Portuguese could only obtain a small amount of silk and porcelain through smuggling. During this period, they also tried to attack Daming, but were repelled. After finding that Daming was not easy to mess with, he changed his approach in 1557 and bribed local officials to gain the small stronghold of Macau.

Therefore, the Kingdom of Malacca was not only geographically important, but also had a huge impact on the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and Portugal.

Therefore, Marin intends to let Columbus remind the king of the Kingdom of Malacca - if there is anything, go to Daming...

Historically, it took nine years for the Kingdom of Malacca to destroy the country, and it was stupid enough to think of going to the Ming Dynasty for help. As long as the Kingdom of Malacca (called the Kingdom of Mancigar in the Ming Dynasty) was destroyed by the Portuguese and asked for help from the Ming Dynasty, in the spirit of being responsible for the younger brother, the Ming Dynasty would definitely respond. Whether it is to declare war on Portugal, or, as in the original history, not to allow Portugal to pay tribute, it will deteriorate the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and the Portuguese. And the Portuguese will definitely not give up the fat they swallowed, so the demise of the Malacca Kingdom will be the reason for the deterioration of the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and Portugal.

The Ming Dynasty did not accept the Portuguese, and Marin stepped forward to beat the horse again. Then, the interests of the Ming trade would be dominated by Marin. And the Portuguese, at most, can only drink some soup by smuggling, who told them to dare to annex the vassal of the Ming Dynasty?

In addition, this time, Marin did not intend to present the red cannon to the Ming Dynasty, but planned to present the most popular rear-mounted Fran cannon in Europe. It is not that Marin blocked the technology of the Ming Dynasty, but because if Marin used the cast iron gun first, then the news is likely to be known to the Portuguese. After all, the Portuguese also know how to bribe and buy news.

Therefore, Marin's first batch of tributes to the Ming Dynasty will be a batch of arquebuses and Fran machine guns. And, it's just a gadget to get started. The real killer is the sweet potato. This achievement was the so-called prosperous weapon of the Qing Dynasty, and Marin planned to use it in exchange for a stable trade qualification.

For an agricultural country, sweet potatoes are definitely a nuclear weapon. Isn't it shocking that the yield per mu is ten times more than that of wheat?

Also, sweet potatoes are delicious. Whether it's roasted sweet potatoes or vermicelli made from sweet potato flour, it's delicious. Marin doesn't mind sending trained cooks to show the emperors and ministers of Ming Dynasty the delicious taste of roasted sweet potatoes, duck blood vermicelli, beef vermicelli...

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Inside the Royal Palace of the Tower of London, Henry VII stood in the courtyard with a gloomy face, watching a large group of farmers digging the land in the palace. Henry VII has been suspected of monarchy since Edward successfully appealed to the Holy See.

Although people in England know that Richard III murdered Edward V and Richard, Duke of York,

But the question is - what about the corpse?

Without a body, who can prove that Richard III killed Edward V and Richard, Duke of York? Maybe they really disappeared?

Henry VII could not fault the judgment of Pope Julius II. Indeed, the absence of the bodies of Edward V and Richard, Duke of York cannot prove that Richard III was the Kingslayer. It is impossible to prove that Richard III was a kingslayer, then Henry VII himself became a kingslayer. Even if he married the daughter of Edward IV, it would be useless, kingslayer, sinner, marrying anyone for nothing. Besides, the York family still has the son Edward alive, and it is not the princess' turn. After all, Edward was the rightful heir if it could not be proved that Richard III was the kingslayer. Because, when Richard III was on the throne, after his son died, Edward, Earl of Warwick, was appointed as the crown prince...

Although Richard III later changed his sister, Elizabeth's son, the Earl of Lincoln, as the crown prince, but that was unreasonable. Because, the Earl of Lincoln is not a member of the York family. According to the law, Edward is the true heir. Because of this, Henry VII was very afraid of Edward, imprisoned him for more than ten years, and finally cut him, but he did not touch the Earl of Lincoln. Because Richard III made the Earl of Lincoln as the crown prince, which belongs to the chaos of government, and it is also one of the reasons for his rebellion...

However, it has been more than 20 years since Richard III murdered Edward V and Richard, Duke of York. At the beginning, Henry VII did not look for it, but he searched the Tower of London, and he did not find the body of Edward V.

Originally, it was over. After all, who has nothing to wrestle with a failed dead man? But now, Edward, Earl of Warwick, has escaped and proclaimed himself Edward VI, making Henry VII angry.

It's just that Marin's poisonous scheme has caused chaos in the northern counties and even the central counties in England. Now, Sir Richard Ball's army has left 10,000 people to maintain law and order in the central region, and to guard against those refugees.

After more than a year of restoration and this year's autumn harvest, the rich counties in southern England have achieved a bumper harvest. Henry VII originally planned to send troops to regain control of the central and northern counties. However, this verdict by the Pope disrupted his overall plan.

Now, Henry VII's biggest task is not to pacify the north, but to exhume Edward V's body. Best to find it in the Palace of the Tower of London. In this way, the rumors of his murder can also be confirmed, so that the crime of Richard III's monarchy can be confirmed, and a legal basis for Henry VII's rebellion can be found.

Moreover, Henry VII cannot be fooled casually. Because, accompanying the Holy See's observation group, there are also representatives of France and Scotland. The representatives of the two countries stared at the farmers who were excavating the land in the Royal Palace of the Tower of London without blinking, for fear of missing any details...

Originally, Henry VII planned to find the bodies of two teenagers to impersonate. However, France and Scotland sent experts to screen the bones. Whether it is a corpse that has been dead for more than 20 years, people can see it at a glance. What's more terrible is that they require that the bones must be dug up under supervision, and they can't just find two bones to exchange. Moreover, they asked the old man in detail, and determined the height and size of Edward V and Richard, Duke of York before their disappearance, so as to check in detail and avoid being fooled.

In this way, Henry VII would have a hard time doing things. With the French and Scots staring at them, it's really hard to find a suitable replacement, and people can only dig three feet in the Tower of London.

However, even if Henry VII sent someone to dig ten feet in the Tower of London, it would be useless. Because, the bodies of Edward V and Richard, Duke of York, were built inside the wall... They were looking in the wrong direction, and they were destined to gain nothing...

So, Henry VII was in a hurry... In the end, Henry VII even sent people to dive into the Thames near the Tower of London to dig silt and gangsters desperately, trying to find two qualified bones. However, that was in vain...

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