MTL - My British Empire-Chapter 491 new governor
Chapter 491 New Governor General
Not long after businessman Allen left Ceuta Port, a Berber riot ushered in Ceuta Port.
Hundreds of Berbers, holding muskets and bows, suddenly ransacked the Ceuta area.
The Portuguese soldiers stationed at Mount Hazhuo, the highest point in Ceuta, relying on the number of hundreds of people and several cannons, have been strictly defending, which did not cause Ceuta to escape from the control of the Portuguese.
But the Berbers also attacked and just surrounded them, leaving hundreds of Portuguese to sit and eat.
As a result, in less than two days, hundreds of Portuguese who had been relying on the port to live and had not stored much food and grass raised their hands and surrendered, and the port of Ceuta also reached the hands of the Berbers.
It is not that Portugal has never thought about taking back the port, but the Berbers are still haunted. As soon as they took back the port, they came to harass them. How can they do business like this.
In this way, wouldn’t the port of Ceuta be abolished? In the eyes of the Portuguese who are all about money, the value is greatly reduced, especially in Tangier, which has another higher military and economic value, and the abandonment of the Ceuta region has been put on the agenda.
After hearing the news, Archbishop Enrique, the regent of Portugal, felt a little bad.
He doesn't want to lose this port with great military value, but the Portuguese aristocracy is very powerful, and they are unwilling to operate such an area whose value has plummeted, and they need to invest a lot of money.
The pressure from the nobles made the regent Archbishop Enrique have to consider three points.
Losing a stronghold for no reason, how helpless such aggrieved appeared in Portugal!
In Morocco, Portugal only has Tangier and Ceuta, but Ceuta has fallen into the hands of the Berbers, which is really unlucky.
"My lord, please see the English ambassador!" At the moment when the regent was having a headache, an attendant suddenly said softly.
"Let him in!" The archbishop said softly after thinking for a while.
"Honorable Lord Regent, please forgive me for taking the liberty to visit!" The ambassador has two swarthy beards, looks like a gentleman, and looks a little pleasing to the eye.
However, His Excellency the Archbishop, after being robbed by the English a while ago, was particularly uncomfortable with the English, especially the handsome gentleman etiquette. No matter how you look at it, you feel disgusted.
"Why? The arrival of His Excellency the Ambassador makes me happy!" The archbishop suddenly laughed when he saw the ambassador, and his tone was gentle and friendly.
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"Ambassador, what's the matter?" After discussing some other topics, the archbishop restrained his smile and asked softly.
"It's like this. After your country's Ceuta Port was illegally occupied by Berbers and those heretics, not only your country, but also our businessmen suffered heavy losses. Our Majesty Edward was very saddened by this, and decided to send troops to help your country Get rid of those Berbers!"
His Excellency the Ambassador looked at the serious face of the archbishop, with a kind smile on his face, as if England is a country that is eager to help others.
Words are contagious.
"We in Portugal understand your enthusiasm for your country, but this Berber is not worth mentioning to us in Portugal!"
The archbishop's face changed to be kind, and he immediately opposed it affirmatively and resolutely.
The harmless expressions of the English people are no longer useful to him, and he will never agree with England's kindness.
Because he knows that under every piece of fat meat, there is a trap that is regrettable.
Looking at the Portuguese regent's anti-thief expression, Your Excellency the Ambassador sighed.
"In this case, I will take my leave first, and I hope you will not regret it!"
"Of course, I will never regret it!"
Soon, the news reached London.
"Since the Portuguese don't eat fine wine when toasting, don't blame me for taking advantage!"
His Majesty Edward looked at the letter, showing a sinister smile, and said to himself.
Originally, he was going to help the Portuguese seize Ceuta Port as a condition, only to share Ceuta with them, not to monopolize it.
And who knows, the Portuguese don't appreciate it, so don't blame England for being shameless next.
Three days later, three armed English merchant ships docked at the semi-abandoned Ceuta Port, and then disembarked 500 well-equipped English soldiers.
Different from the decadent and undisciplined Portuguese soldiers, this group of Englishmen was well-paced and disciplined.
They did not have the spirit of fear of death of the Portuguese. Instead, they swept across the entire Ceuta area without hesitation, killed many Berbers who were making trouble, and restored the entire Ceuta area to peace.
Moreover, under the leadership of the English, the Ceuta region has expanded a lot. The original small peninsula has directly occupied a large area of Morocco. It is conservatively estimated that the Ceuta region has expanded by more than three times.
What everyone didn't pay attention to is that the Amoranga tribe united some tribes to occupy Ceuta, and then took over some tribes that were maimed by the English. In a blink of an eye, it became the largest tribe in the Ceuta area, with a population of Ten thousand people.
At this time, the English who planted the flag of the United Kingdom w on Mount Hadro did not feel the pressure.
On the contrary, the Amorancy tribe, whose number of tribes has risen sharply, is facing tremendous pressure.
The newly established Saad dynasty in Morocco officially set its sights on it and began to watch the rising Berber tribe.
In 1553, the Saad dynasty overthrew the Marin dynasty. Mohammad Allaj officially called the Sultan, set his capital in Marrakesh, and established the Saad dynasty.
Although this dynasty defeated the Portuguese, regained Agadir, Safi, Aizemur and other coastal strongholds, and captured Fes in 1548.
But the Spaniards still firmly occupy Melilla. It can be seen that the Portuguese are still too weak.
Forget about the European colonists, suddenly a new big tribe emerged in the mainland, and like the previous Marin dynasty, they were all Berbers. This made Abdullah Ghalib very angry, and the consequences were very serious .
A 10,000-strong army has set off from the capital Marrakech and is on its way to the Ceuta region.
The young and fearless leader of the Amoranga tribe, unable to control the fear in his heart, came to the port of Ceuta and asked the English for help.
The Amorangwa tribe is the Berbers, while the Saad dynasty is the Muslin. There is no room for relaxation between the two, and it is directly a battle of life and death.
"My lord, if you can help our Amoronwa tribe get through the difficulties, we are willing to donate ten camel's humps of gold!"
Amoranwa looked at the English army officer in front of him solemnly, and said in proficient Portuguese.
"Yes, but I need not only gold, but also land!" The new Governor of Ceuta said with a serious face.
"This land is not enough for us to live on, we need more land for trade activities!"
The translator next to him was meticulously translating.
(end of this chapter)
