The Straits of Malacca is a long strait located between the Malay Peninsula and the island of Sumatra.

The Portuguese occupied only a small part of the Straits of Malacca, which they controlled with a powerful fleet. To the south, the island of Sumatra is controlled by the Aceh state, while the Malay Peninsula to the north of the strait is ruled by the Portuguese and the Johor state.

The predecessor of the Kingdom of Johor was the Kingdom of Malacca, the Portuguese invaded the city of Malacca in the sixth year of Zhengde, and the Sultan of the Kingdom of Malacca, Mahmoud Shah, led the army and civilians to move to Bargo and Johor to continue to resist the Portuguese invasion.

In the seventh year of Jiajing, Ala-ud-Din succeeded to the throne, and the successor chose to make peace with the Portuguese, and instead of attacking the royal city of Malacca, he established the Kingdom of Johor in the Malay Peninsula.

Aceh was a religious nation, and the current king, Ala-uddin Riayet Shah, was a bold leader who expanded his territory, developed maritime trade, and assembled a large fleet.

In the twenty-sixth year of Jiajing, Alauddin Riayet Shah led the army of Aceh to launch a full-scale war against the Portuguese, almost capturing Malacca, which was extremely powerful.

The three forces present the posture of the three kingdoms, and they are opposed to each other, and this relationship will continue for decades.

The King of Johor, Alla Ude Din, welcomed Lin Haoran back to the royal city very warmly, and arranged a grand dinner, and the two beauties rich in Southeast Asian beauty frequently sent autumn waves.

Lin Haoran drank and chatted very calmly, and he would be at ease in the face of this elderly king.

In the end, Ala-udeddin couldn't hold his breath and asked Lin Haoran directly: "Angel, can you help Xiao Wang recover Malacca and restore the glory of the Thorn Canada?" ”

In the current confrontation between the three countries, it is actually the weakest country in Johor. Not only is it difficult to retake the city of Malacca, but the Kingdom of Aceh on the other side of the strait has always been eyeing them.

Facing the ardent expectations of an old man, Lin Haoran had some impulsive thoughts in his heart, but he suppressed it and said very honestly: "With the current national strength of your Johor country, even if the envoy helps you take it back, you can't hold it!" ”

"This ......" Alla Udeuddin thought that Lin Haoran was doing everything possible to prevaricate, but he didn't expect it to be straight to the core.

Lin Haoran continued: "If you are really loyal to the Ming Dynasty, I can help you restore the identity of the vassal state, and if you have a reputation at that time, the Ming Dynasty will send troops to deal with you!" ”

"I hope so!" Ala-Udeddin smiled wryly, not holding out hope. In the past, the envoy of Malacca, Muhammad, went to Daming to ask for help, but he could not bring a single soldier to help.

Lin Haoran said with a straight face: "In the past, our Ming Dynasty did not send troops to rescue you in Malacca: first, because our Emperor Wuzong had just died, and the whole country was in mourning; Second, your Malacca Dynasty neglected to pay tribute, and you didn't know to ask for help from the Ming Dynasty until something happened, is this what you should be like as a vassal king? ”

"Thank you angels for your teaching! This envoy has written a letter asking the Emperor Ming to allow us to pay tribute to the state of Johor in order to restore the status of my Johor vassal state! Ala-ud-din's heart was greatly moved, and he immediately bowed respectfully.

Lin Haoran looked at this old man so interested, and his good impression of him only increased a few points, but he intended to support this small country of Johor with a good geographical location.

Daming is undoubtedly a golden signboard and has great prestige in Nanyang.

After leaving Johor, Lin Haoran went to Aceh on the other side of the strait.

The king of Aceh, Alaudddin Riayet, Shah, was still an ambitious man, but he showed enthusiasm and humility in the face of the Ming envoys.

Lin Haoran agreed to Galenel's proposal to mortgage 300,000 taels in Malacca, not because he believed in Galenel's character, but because this mortgage would produce economic benefits far exceeding 300,000 taels at a critical time.

The Strait of Malacca, the gateway to the South Seas for Western countries.

Lin Haoran naturally has some intentions for the Strait of Malacca, and even wants to get it. As long as the Strait of Malacca is controlled, the Western Ocean route can be opened up externally, and the spices of the South Sea can be included internally.

It's just that the plan is beautiful, but the reality is very skinny.

The current Ming Emperor was busy cultivating immortals and asked, while Yan Song and Xu Jie, important ministers of the imperial court, were still fighting with each other. If he told these gangs that Nanyang was so important, he was undoubtedly playing the piano to the cow.

The most important thing is that no matter how much the people in power talk about strengthening the country and enriching the people, the essence is to give priority to their own interests.

If Jiajing was really a Ming monarch, today's Mongolian disaster would not be as serious, and the situation of the entire Ming Dynasty would definitely be better.

In the past, the military department Shangshu had milled the governor's three sides, and saw that the Mongolian military department could invade important defense lines such as Xuan, Da and Sanguan from the Hetao, and the terrain was favorable to Mongolia and unfavorable to the Ming Dynasty, so he proposed to recover the Hetao and "once and for all" strategy.

After Xia Yan, who was the first assistant at the time, saw this military strategy, he also strongly supported this military operation, and Jiajing was also very excited to express his support.

It is just an action for the benefit of the country and the people, and a policy for the whole world, but when you want to really implement it, it is often difficult to really implement it.

The person who took the lead in standing up against this plan for the best in the world was this Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty, who took out his own handwritten edict and said: "Today, one set of thieves, is the teacher famous?" The soldiers have more than enough food, and success is assured? What is the sufficiency of a mill, such as the people are poisonous? ”

After pointing out all kinds of "problems", another "people are poisonous", and he is really a good emperor who loves the people like a son.

The situation took a turn for the worse, Zeng was beheaded, and his wife was exiled for 2,000 miles; Xia Yan, the first assistant of the cabinet who vigorously supported him, was even more miserable, abandoned the city, his wife was exiled to Guangxi, and his son and grandson were cut to the people.

The current Ming Dynasty doesn't need any strategies for eternity, it just needs exquisite green words, ambergris, pills, etc.

Lin Haoran is now just a small four-grade official, not to mention that he has no influence on today's saints, even if it is a major event of the Ming Dynasty, he can't intervene, at most it is just a blessing for Guangdong.

If he dares to write a book to "occupy Malacca", not to mention that the plan will definitely not be supported, I am afraid that he will also have to cause trouble for himself.

It is precisely like this, unless the emperor of the Ming Dynasty is replaced, or he holds the authority of the Ming Dynasty, the time to seize Malacca is far from coming, and it will even suffer from it, it is better to choose to follow Portugal to reach a cooperation.

Lin Haoran did not attack the Famosa Castle in Malacca, but chose to lead the fleet to the Indochina Peninsula, and sent to Siam, Champa and other landlocked countries, and saw the strength and exoticism of the farming country.

The voyage lasted more than a month, and by the time I returned to the city of Guangzhou, December had quietly arrived.