October 15, 1674 AD, Goa colony in the Portuguese Viceroyalty of India.
Several armed merchant ships flying the British Union Jack rolled up snow-white waves and slowly sailed into Goa's New Goa Port. This port is located at the mouth of an inland river. It is in the shape of a trumpet. The entrance is relatively wide and becomes narrower inward, making it easy to blockade. The Portuguese built many forts on both sides of the river mouth and firmly controlled the port. No foreign ships were allowed to enter without permission.
The forts in the port are now controlled by Goan mercenaries loyal to King Alfonso. French, Dutch, Spanish and Portuguese ships loyal to Prince Regent Pedro are not allowed to enter.
Of course, the Goan ships loyal to King Alfonso can't get out either... because there are always several Dutch armed merchant ships wandering off the coast of Goa - they are all sent by the Dutch Indian fleet to monitor and blockade Goa. Hong Kong!
However, these ships did not dare to attack the armed merchant fleet of the British East India Company. The neutral Republic of England now has the most powerful navy in Europe, and it is an existence that France and the Netherlands are unwilling to provoke.
Moreover, Britain's neutrality was actually what Louis XIV expected. Because Louis XIV did not want trade with China to be completely interrupted, his kingdom also gained a lot of profits from trade with China. So he needed a neutral Britain to maintain this trade that was beneficial to both sides.
In addition, he also needs Britain to play the role of peacemaker when necessary.
Therefore, Britain's neutrality is now recognized by France, the Netherlands, Spain (Spain also declared war after the Battle of Kinmen Bay), Portugal (Prince Regent), Dashun and other countries. The Ming Empire also officially issued a diplomatic statement, recognizing Britain's neutral status. Although Zhu Cixi was very afraid of the "British Empire", he still needed Britain as a trade bridge to maintain silk, tea, porcelain, and lacquerware (Japanese). exit.
However, the Indian Timurid Empire ignored Britain's neutral status and still gave orders to the British East India Company to let the East India Company's ships transport troops and arms for itself.
If the British East India Company does not implement Aurangzeb's will, then wait to be expelled from the Indian market!
Of course, the British now dare not confront Aurangzeb, and they are even less willing to lose the "money printing machine" of India. They have no choice but to offend France, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal and Dashun, under the banner of "neutrality" , continued to serve the Timurid Empire.
And the French and Dutch turned a blind eye to this...otherwise what else could they do? The large fleet they sent to the Americas was completely wiped out in the Golden Gate Bay. How can they still break up with Britain now?
So on the stern deck of one of the several British armed merchant ships that entered the port today, a large ship with a load of more than 500 tons, stood King Alfonso, Zhu Henry, Zhu Cibing and others. All of them were looking at the affairs in front of them with great concern.
The port of New Goa lay before them.
The water is blue and the sand is white, and white European-style buildings can be seen everywhere. They are tall and neat, full of European colonial flavor. They reflect the sunlight near the equator and look unusually clean. It is in sharp contrast to the local Indian buildings that always look a little dirty!
The port of New Goa is surrounded by plantations, which mainly grow rice, areca nuts, cashew nuts and coconuts, and also produce some spices. Most of the owners of these plantations are Macanese, and a considerable number of them belong to the Albuquerque family of Goa. Those who work there are local farmers from Goa who have converted to Catholicism.
For more than a hundred years, the Portuguese Kingdom has been trying to make Goa a region indistinguishable from its mainland. That's why they spared no effort to promote intermarriage between Portugal and Portugal, and also worked hard to spread Catholicism and force the local indigenous people to convert. After more than a hundred years of hard work, Goa has finally turned into a Catholic country with many churches and believers (Catholicism) everywhere.
However, this Kingdom of God is not as beautiful as the Duke of Goa envisioned, and has become an "overseas Portugal". In fact, Goa's heyday was long gone with the decline of the Portuguese world empire.
The sign of the decline of the Goa colony is the continuous decline of the white population with relatively pure blood! In Goa's heyday, the Kingdom of Portugal vigorously immigrated to Goa, and also encouraged intermarriage between Portuguese men who immigrated to Goa and Persian women who settled in Goa (Goa was originally a commercial center with a large number of Persian merchants). Expand the white population.
But with the decline of the Portuguese maritime empire and the development of the Brazilian colony, the white people who originally settled in Goa left one after another in search of a better future. By the time King Alfonso arrived, there were not many Macanese who still looked relatively white. Darker-skinned “mulattoes” (mostly illegitimate children) have become the norm, and their numbers are declining.
The main reason for the decrease in the number of "earth-white mixed blood" is the plague that is difficult to eradicate!
In the city of Goa, the capital of Portuguese India, a plague broke out every few years, killing the residents there one after another. Those who survived either resigned themselves to their fate and sought spiritual comfort from Catholicism, or they moved to New Goa, which was closer to the sea and relatively clean.
Although the capital of Goa and Portuguese India is still Goa City, the real center of Goa has been transferred to New Goa.
The Portuguese nobles gathered in New Goa also wanted to escape from this increasingly bleak "overseas Portugal". It’s just that their skin color is not white enough or they own too many industries in Goa, so they didn’t leave.
The arrival of King Alfonso undoubtedly gave these people hope of leaving Goa decently!
The leader of the Albuquerque family in Goa, the female knight Maria is one of them. Now she is standing on the dock of New Goa, waiting for Alfonso with the chief minister appointed by King Alfonso. King Fangsuo disembarked from the British armed merchant ship.
She had just given birth to a baby...a fat little boy who was less than a month old. His skin was very white, as white as King Alfonso from Portugal. And Maria herself has some Indian (Indo-Aryan) ancestry, and her skin color is darker. But she is still a stunning beauty, much prettier than King Alfonso's ex-wife. I just gave birth to a baby now, and I look a lot plumper, and will have a bit more charm when the time comes.
The newborn prince, now being held by an indigenous maid, is also waiting for his father, King Alfonso, on the dock.
At this time, the sound of trumpets and drums suddenly sounded, and then King Alfonso was seen walking lightly from a British armed merchant ship that had just docked, with a smile on his face.
Maria also showed a charming smile and looked towards the king who was disembarking from the boat. As a result, he saw Henry Zhu dressed in Ming Dynasty military uniform walking behind King Alfonso. This time, the smile on her face became even brighter...
Henry Chu also saw Maria, and nodded to her from a distance. Their eyes met, almost sparking, and then they moved away slightly at the same time.
Alfonso Wang flew to his wife's side. Without waiting for her to curtsy, he stepped forward and kissed her. Then he smiled and said to his wife: "Dear," Aurangzeb is willing to support me in killing him. Back to Portugal... He is also willing to help me clear the Ottoman Empire and let us go to Lisbon via North Africa! "
Maria showed a surprised smile and said to her husband: "Your Majesty, I also have good news... Our son is born! Now the whole world knows that you are a real king, Pedro and Maria .Francesca is the one who usurped the throne!"
King Alfonso was overjoyed, "This is great. Now as long as I return to Lisbon, I will definitely be able to regain my power! After all, I am the legal king of Portugal! I am still the king now!"
