The Rise of the European Emperor

Kong Tai held back the air for a long time:

"Uh... hey..."

Then, because of too much force, I farted - "poof"...

"It's boring!" Kong Tai, who woke up from his fantasy, caught up with Liu Laogen and ordered:

"Remember to tell the craftsmen who made the copper nails to make the nail caps bigger!"

The nail cap is the part at the end of the nail that is hammered. If the nail cap is enlarged, it is actually somewhat similar to the later thumbtacks. The reason why Kong Tai ordered this was because he suddenly thought of it—since the white iron sheet can be wrapped to prevent the ship maggots from eating the bottom of the ship. So, why not make the nail cap bigger and put more copper nails on the bottom of the boat? There are too many nails, and the nail caps are big enough. Doesn't it look like it's covered with a layer of copper?

To be honest, Kong Tai's idea can't be wrong, but it is too wasteful. Because it is too wasteful to get a nail for each nail-cap-sized copper piece to wrap the bottom of the boat. If the copper skin is directly wrapped, a copper skin only needs a few copper nails. But Kong Tai didn’t understand this truth for the time being. He didn’t realize it until two small speedboats were built and he saw the bottom of the boats nailed with copper nails...

Later, for this matter, he was scolded by Marin - with this spare money, he might as well buy some copper nails and send them back to the country to cast cannons! How expensive is copper? To wrap the bottom of the ship, let’s say, nickel-iron sheets and nickel-iron nails can be sent from China...

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As for how to build the two small speedboats, Karoo's plan is to remove the old boards from the dozens of tons of Japanese boats and use them as bottom wood for the newly built speedboats. As for the wood inside the hull, it is better to use newly cut wood on the island and just dry it.

This is because Japanese boats only have a displacement of tens of tons, and the wood on one Japanese boat is not enough to build two speedboats with a displacement of 30 to 40 tons.

Therefore, the use of Japanese ship old ship boards for the bottom part of the ship that needs to be resistant to seawater corrosion can play the role of old materials. As for the interior of the hull, it doesn't need to be in contact with seawater, so it doesn't matter whether it is corrosion-resistant or not, just use new dried materials.

As for the newly felled wood on the island, Karoo chose camphor wood. Because, after Kalu smelled the smell of camphor wood, he realized that this smell can repel insects, and according to the elderly villagers in Jilong Village, camphor wood will not spoil after being soaked in water for a long time. These two attributes are very important to shipbuilding.

Later, Kong Tai also planned to build ships on Taitai Island, all of which were made of camphor wood. As a result, it was rejected by Marin. Because, in Marin's view, extracting camphor balls from camphor wood is much more important than shipbuilding. Shipbuilding can be replaced by similarly excellent Taiwan island woods such as cedar, and camphor extraction cannot be replaced by other trees. Camphor is the most important passivating agent in the manufacture of smokeless gunpowder, and it can also be used to repel insects, which is very effective. It is a waste to use it for shipbuilding.

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Of course, Marin, who was far away in Europe at this time, had no knowledge of what happened in the Far East. He was still waiting for the return of Amerigo's fleet. Only when he obtained a stable and mature navigation route map, did he dare to lead the fleet to sea and head for the Ming Empire. After all, it is true that he is a time traveler, but he did not open the invincible cheat. Even in the event of a disaster, you have to hang up, so be cautious.

However, according to the current progress, it will take at least half a year for Amerigo to arrive in Panama, which is what it will look like next spring. And Marin is going to the Ming Dynasty, it is estimated that it will be later, maybe it will have to wait until the second half of the year. Because, Marin was going to the Ming Empire, and he had to lead the fleet around South America first, and only after arriving in Panama could he go west again and cross the Pacific Ocean.

Moreover, for safety reasons, it is best to avoid the summer and autumn typhoon season in the Western Pacific. In the event of a typhoon, even a whole fleet is useless. In a normal storm, if one ship is wrecked, other ships can still rescue it. In the event of a typhoon, the entire fleet of ships will be KO...

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In addition, as far as the current time period is concerned, what Marin is most concerned about is not the affairs of the Far East, but the matter of Edward being crowned King of Scotland.

why? Because as a party, Marin will definitely attend Edward's coronation ceremony. But the problem is, for safety reasons, Edward now has to wait for the northern army to return home,

Then escort him north to Edinburgh. It will take several months to go back and forth this time. After all, the army marches at most 30 kilometers a day (it will be slower when encountering mountain roads). And there is a distance of six to seven hundred kilometers from London to Edinburgh, this time...Marin can't wait...

After all, Marin will go south to attack the Republic of Siena in November, how can he wait for Edward slowly?

As for the 5,000 soldiers and horses in London, they could not escort Edward north. Because London, as Edward's base camp, cannot be lost, and it cannot be without defenders for a day.

However, Marin really can't wait, the battle in Siena has been discussed a long time ago. And for the safety of the army, he also needs to go south to sit in the town himself. Therefore, Marin intends to persuade Edward to go to Edinburgh to be crowned early. Even Marin intends to help him with the Pope's dispensation as soon as possible.

Marin then sent a speedboat to London to discuss with Edward about going north ahead of schedule. As for the main force of England that has reached Edinburgh and joined forces with the Fourth Army, Marin means to stand by and wait for Edward to pass, the coronation is over, and then escort Edward back home...

For Marin to open up the relationship with Rome as soon as possible and recognize his status as King of Scotland, Edward is naturally willing. For this reason, he happily paid 200,000 gold coins for "activity expenses" to Marin, and asked him to go to Rome for "activity activities" as soon as possible.

But Edward was not very happy about Marin urging him to go north as soon as possible. He wrote back to Marin:

"I also want to go north as soon as possible, but the Pope's authorization has not yet been obtained, so I need to wait. In addition, how can I guarantee the safety of my trip to the north?"

After receiving Edward's secret letter, Marin originally planned to send a fleet to protect Edward going north. However, he suddenly felt something in his heart—maybe, the Holy See can delay it...

Edward's desire to be crowned King of Scotland would certainly require the Pope's assent. With the approval of the Pope and the authorization and appointment of a certain archbishop to crown Edward, Edward can become the legitimate King of Scotland.

But the problem is that if Julius II agrees too readily to recognize Edward as King of Scotland, he will greatly offend France and embarrass Louis XII.

So, if you think about it carefully, there is really no rush for this matter. Moreover, Pope Julius II also needed a suitable excuse to allow Edward to become King of Scotland. Otherwise, Louis XII would definitely not do it. After all, Scotland has been an ally of France for hundreds of years. Since 1295, France and Scotland have concluded an "old alliance" specifically aimed at England. Without a legitimate and proper reason, Julius II really couldn't speak casually.

As it happens, the Scottish War is now over, and Saqqara's Fourth Army is also free. At this time, Saqqara had handed over the defense of Edinburgh to the 20,000 main force in England led by Siwager.

"Perhaps, the Fourth Army can be mobilized now?" Marin thought.

After thinking about it again and again, Marin decided to mobilize the Fourth Army and go south to Italy together to participate in the Siena War.

Of course, Marin's original plan remains the same-he will still lead 15,000 mountain infantry to cross the mountains and rush to Siena.

As for the Fourth Army, their role was mainly to casually attack Siena from the main road. Of course, their role is not to attack Siena, but to rush to the city of Siena with supplies and supplies.

This is an insurance measure to prevent the dangerous situation where the 15,000 troops led by Marin cannot be attacked for a long time and the food is running out.

After all, Marin led the mountain infantry over the mountains and ridges, and the number of compressed biscuits he carried was limited, up to ten days. If the city of Siena cannot be defeated within more than ten days, these 15,000 people may be in chaos because of lack of food.

Marin felt that now that he had a successful career, he couldn't take such a big risk. If these 15,000 people were lost, the North Sea country would definitely be seriously injured.

Coincidentally, the Scottish War ended quickly, and the Fourth Army had already returned to Newcastle.

After thinking twice, Marin decided to mobilize the Fourth Army to join the battle. Of course, their mission is to carry sufficient supplies of food, supplies and supplies, land on the coast of the Republic of Siena, and then rush to the city of Siena from the main road. More than ten days is enough for them to rush to Siena. Even if the army led by Marin ran out of food at that time, the Fourth Army could deliver the food in time.

Moreover, the supply battalion of the Fourth Army can also transport heavy artillery to help attack the city...

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That's not to mention, the Fourth Army's expedition to Italy can still bear the name of the "Newcastle Army of England", and at the same time, the name of the Fourth Army of the North Sea State. In this way, as long as the city of Siena is conquered, the exploits of the Fourth Army can also be counted on the Kingdom of England.

At that time, Pope Julius II will be able to reward Edward in the name of "England sending troops to help the war" and help wipe out the "heretical" Republic of Siena, for example, allowing him to be crowned King of Scotland-who told him to be credited to the Holy See? ? The Holy See will not let meritorious ministers return empty-handed...

In this way, Marin's attack on the city of Siena will not only be more stable, but the Fourth Army's dispatch of troops will also give Pope Julius II a good reason to agree with Edward's coronation as King of Scotland...

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Marin sent a speedboat to London again, told Edward this decision, and also revealed that he was going south to attack Siena.

Of course Edward supported things that would benefit him from becoming King of Scotland. So, he wrote back to Marin, agreeing to Marin's move to mobilize the Fourth Army to go south to Italy. But at the same time, the stingy Edward said that the food and grass consumption of the Fourth Army would be borne by Marin himself...

After receiving Edward's reply, Marin rolled his eyes straight after reading it - it seems that you have borne the food and grass consumption of the Fourth Army...

Subsequently, he mobilized the fleet and headed to Newcastle to carry the Fourth Army south to Italy. Of course, in order to prevent the Spaniards from knowing the news and causing leaks, the transportation of the Fourth Army was carried out in batches. Moreover, when crossing the Strait of Gibraltar, it is necessary to pass through the customs in the middle of the night to avoid the discovery and interrogation of the Spanish navy. Of course, Marin has sent spies to Spain with a large amount of gold and silver, and bribed the commander of the Gibraltar fleet to "turn a blind eye"...

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