The Rise of the European Emperor

In this way, relying on a shameless and wonderful performance, Edward successfully accepted the throne of Scotland "helplessly" in public. Then, Edward announced in public that when the main force came back, he would go to Edinburgh to be crowned King of Scotland with Queen Anna under the escort of the main force.

At the same time, with the encouragement of several Scottish earls "Thor", Edward applied to the envoy of the Holy See in order to obtain the approval of His Majesty the Pope.

In fact, Marin had already promised in private-this matter was on him, and he would be responsible for persuading the Pope to affirm Edward's status as King of Scotland. The premise is that Edward has to "bleed some blood". Marin's asking price was 200,000 gold coins, excluding the fief of the southern border county of Scotland promised by Edward.

In other words, when Edward is crowned, Marin will also receive the title of Earl of Scotland. The fief is the Scottish Borders (Borders) in southern Scotland next to Marin's fief Northumberland in England. This border county is very large, covering 4,732 square kilometers. However, most of them are mountains in southern Scotland, and the agricultural value is not very great. Only some valley areas have small-scale agriculture. Other areas, only in hilly areas, have sheep herding. But overall less value.

However, there is one thing in this border county that is very famous in later generations, and that is the border collie.

The border collie is the smartest dog in the future, and it is also an excellent helper for the Scots to herd sheep. Be aware that Scotland is sparsely populated and has rugged terrain. It is very difficult for people to herd sheep in hilly areas. Because people are not very good at chasing sheep in hilly and mountainous areas. Fortunately, there is a cute, obedient and athletic border shepherd to help herd the sheep. Otherwise, the shepherd would have to work too hard and would not be able to raise too many sheep.

Speaking of which, in Marin's eyes, the best shepherd dog for herding sheep is the Border Collie. As for the German shepherd, it is actually more suitable as a police dog and military authority.

Therefore, Marin plans to vigorously cultivate the black-and-white-faced Border Collie, an excellent shepherd breed, after taking over the Scottish Border County. After all, Marin's colony is too big. Even if the sheep are herded, there are not enough manpower, so we can only rely on the help of sheepdogs.

The German Shepherd's fighting power and aggressiveness are too strong, and it is easy to hurt passers-by. The border collie is friendly to people, smart and obedient, and has strong working ability without hurting people. It is the best choice for shepherd dogs.

Of course, these are secondary and superficial things. What Marin really wanted was for Edward to help him block the mines and attract the firepower himself. In the future, after his son Caesar married Princess Margaret, he would not have to bother to launch a war of annihilation against Scotland. Because, his father-in-law has already helped him settle...

In fact, it is not too troublesome to settle Scotland, the most troublesome thing is-it will anger France. There is no psychological pressure for England to annex Scotland, because they are not afraid that France will attack England. As far as the French navy is being attacked by English merchant ships pretending to be pirates every day, it cannot threaten the mainland of England at all.

But the Beihai country is different. The Beihai country is on the European continent, but France is a powerful country in the European continent. If it is a one-on-one match, although Marin can't guarantee that he can defeat France, it is still no problem to withstand the French attack. But the problem is that in Germany, there are too many people holding Marin back. If France attacks the North Sea country, maybe many princes on the German side will help France beat themselves up. This is what worries Marin the most. Therefore, Edward's annexation of Scotland is tantamount to helping him take away the hatred of France. Later, when Caesar got England through marriage, France had no reason to vent their anger on him, and it wasn't him who did it...

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When Edward was acting vigorously to seize the Scottish throne, Marin was not idle. Because, he also has to prepare for sending troops to Italy. The most basic preparation is to start transporting troops...

From the North Sea country to the Apennine Peninsula in Italy, although the land route is short, it is easy to be noticed. But taking the sea route is hidden, but it has to go around half of Europe. When passing through the Strait of Gibraltar, it is even more necessary to take advantage of the night, otherwise it will be discovered by the Spaniards.

Therefore, although troops will only be dispatched in November, Marin has been dispatching ships and transporting troops since early September. After this trip transported 15,000 troops to the seaside fishing village prepared by the Pope, the ships returned just in time for the autumn harvest.

As for Marin himself, he does not intend to follow the large army south. Because, he was going to Edinburgh on the way, and when Edward became the king of Scotland, he accepted the canonization by the way and got the fiefdom of the Scottish Border County.

After all, from a legal point of view, Edward is now one of Marin's bosses (the other boss is Maximilian I). The boss is crowned, and if his "double bonus stick" doesn't join in the show, the boss meeting will be very embarrassing.

As for the war in November, Marin can go directly to Italy by land. Anyway, if he didn't lead his troops to go south by land, he wouldn't attract attention. After all, as an old friend of the Holy See, there will be no doubts about rushing to Lord Rome.

From land to Italy, along the way there is a hotel and station system that Marin has laid out before, and there are enough horses to transfer, and you can arrive in Rome in a few days without delay.

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And at the beginning of September, in the far east, on Heping Island in Keelung, a fleet from the North Sea Kingdom once again ushered in. This fleet is naturally the one led by Amerigo to explore the routes on the Pacific Ocean.

Of course, Amerigo is only responsible for the great voyage, and the specific task of contacting the Han people in Jilong Village on the island is still given to Kong Tai, who came here last time.

After Kong Tai presented the secret medicine that poisoned the French queen and made her infertile, Marin sent Kong Tai to the East again in order not to leak the secret.

But this time, in order to show his determination, Kong Tai even brought his new wife along. As for the old parents, Kong Tai entrusted them to his brother. Because he understands that he can't go back to Europe anymore, and bringing his wife here this time is tantamount to taking root in Dongfan Island.

Coming to Heping Island (Sheliao Island) again, Kong Tai was surprised to find a tall stone compound. On the courtyard wall, there are several young men with matchlock guns patrolling...

"Is Mr. Liu there?" Kong Tai asked loudly in standard Mandarin.

It's a pity that the young and strong in Jilong Village on the wall can't understand this kind of "official language". Fortunately, they also know Kong Tai. After all, there are not many foreigners who can speak up.

Liu Laogen, the head of Jilong Village who was informed by Qingzhuang, finally came out. He poked his head out over the fence, saw Kong Tai, immediately opened the courtyard door, and welcomed Kong Tai in. Amerigo and the other leaders also entered the yard together.

"Oh, Mr. Kong is here again. This time, are you still going?" Liu Laogen asked enthusiastically in Mandarin.

Kong Tai shook his head and said:

"I won't leave in the future, look, this is the bitch Maria!" Conte pulled his wife and introduced.

"I've seen Mrs. Kong!" Liu Laogen immediately stood up and saluted. He knew that Kong Tai might be his patron in the future, so he had to be more ingratiating at this time.

Although Maria couldn't understand what Liu Laogen was saying, she bowed politely and returned the gift.

"Then who are these adults?" Liu Laogen asked in a low voice, pointing to Amerigo and the others who were eating and drinking by themselves.

"Oh, you mean them? They are big men sent by our Grand Duke to find new routes. However, they don't understand Chinese, so you don't need to communicate with them..."

Then, Kong Tai and Liu Laogen talked about what happened over the past year. According to Liu Laogen, another wave of Japanese pirates came later, with dozens of people on a single boat.

However, the other party saw that the stone wall of Jilong Village was difficult to attack, and the firearms were very sharp. The other party saw that there was no advantage to take, so he left.

After eating, Amerigo waited for several captains to find a room in the courtyard of Jilong Village to rest. After more than three months of floating at sea, they were very tired. When passing through the Marshall Islands halfway, the ship at the forefront of the fleet accidentally hit a coral reef. Fortunately, the coral reef has no sharp edges, and the hull is covered with nickel steel skin, so the ship was not damaged. Otherwise, the fleet will lose a ship.

When Amerigo and others went to rest, Kong Tai did not rest. Because, he planned to let the masons who came with the ship use the bricks and cement brought by the ship to build a small fort directly on Heping Island as the first stronghold of the Beihai Kingdom on Dongfan Island (Taiwan Island)...

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