The Rise of the European Emperor

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As for whether the Ming Empire would explode after getting the Dexing Copper Mine, Marin didn't care. Because, the Daming civil official group has become a big trend. With them as constraints, it was not so difficult for the Ming Empire to expand overseas.

And even the warlike Emperor Zhengde focused more on Mongolia in the north. Without destroying the various ministries of Mongolia, it is impossible for the Ming Empire to set its sights on the ocean.

Moreover, Ma Limin would like to thank Liu Daxia for his "eternal loyal minister". It was his existence that caused the Ming Dynasty to lose a good opportunity to compete with the West for the ocean.

If he is still a Chinese in this life, Marin will naturally hate him as a "loyal minister" who "does bad things with good intentions". But now that Marin is the monarch of the North Sea country, his ass is different, and the position of his head has also changed. Although he was still embarrassed in his heart, Marin still wanted to thank Lao Liu for his contribution. This kind of psychology is very strange. There is not only "anger at China's loss of sea power", but also relief at the fact that the raptor of the Ming Empire is bound by him... There is no way, who made Marin a Chinese soul traveler? ...

As long as there are "eternal loyal ministers" like Liu Daxia, Marin will not have to worry about the Ming Empire going to sea to grab his job.

As for the issue of making the Ming Dynasty rich after the explosive production of the Dexing Copper Mine, Marin was not worried at all. Because, after seeing the huge benefits of the copper mine, the greedy civil official group will definitely stretch out their hands indiscriminately. At that time, even if the copper mine can produce a large amount of copper coins, how much will fall into the national treasury is still a question mark...

But it is undeniable that as long as the Ming Dynasty developed the Dexing Copper Mine, while alleviating the crisis of copper shortage and casting coins, it must accept Ma Lin's affection. Moreover, it is a great favor.

You must know that the problem of lack of money has always been the top problem of the feudal dynasty. In the Song Dynasty, because of the lack of money, even began to use iron to cast money. There is no way, the social economy is too developed, and the money is not enough. Anyone who can help solve the problem of money shortage, no matter which country they are in, will be a first-class hero.

Therefore, after issuing the memorial to inform the location of the Dexing Copper Mine, Marin began to think-by then, what benefits should he ask the Ming court...

"Well, I only sell 100,000 catties of saltpeter to me every year. It's too stingy. I have to greatly increase the quantity..."

"There is also mercury, which is very important for the development of gold and silver mines, and it also needs to be purchased in large quantities every year..."

"Purchasing cheap copper in large quantities is basic, this must have..."

...

Ma Lin's memorial was sent directly to the Ming cabinet by Kong Tai,

It was not sent directly to Zhengde. In fact, giving the memorial to that and giving it to Zhengde are two different things.

If the Dexing Copper Mine is handed over to Zhengde, then Zhengde will definitely swallow the copper mine as private property of the royal family. At that time, the royal treasury will no longer be short of money, and the emperor of Ming Dynasty will have more power to speak. At that time, the cabinet must bow to the emperor. Because, they need copper to make money. Moreover, Zhengde has the Dexing Copper Mine, so it has the capital to build a powerful army. Maybe, the prosperity of the Ming Empire is just around the corner.

However, this is not what Marin wants to see...

If he was reborn as a literati of the Ming Empire, Marin would definitely dedicate the copper mine to Zhengde as a source of funds for the prosperity of the Ming Empire.

However, the ass determines the head. Since Marin was reborn as a European monarch, he naturally did not want to see the military of the Ming Empire being too strong. Therefore, giving the copper mine to Zhengde is out of the question.

But directly handing the memorial to the Ming cabinet is completely different...

The cabinet is the highest representative of the civil servant group of the Ming Dynasty. As long as the memorial falls into the hands of the cabinet, while the cabinet's achievements are fulfilled, the leadership of the copper mine will definitely be controlled by the cabinet.

If Liu Jin is still there, this copper mine may be snatched by the inner court and used as Zhengde's purse. However, the mighty Liu Jin has fallen, and the other members of the "Eight Tigers" can't stand up to the wall and can't fight against the powerful civil servant group of Ming Dynasty. At that time, the control of this huge copper mine will definitely fall into the hands of the civil official group.

Then, the consequence is that the civil servant group becomes stronger. After layers of exploitation, not too many fell into the Daming treasury in the end. At the same time, after mastering the money bag, the civil official group will have more confidence when competing with Zhengde...

Therefore, handing over the moral copper mine to the emperor or the cabinet has two consequences. Out of self-interest considerations, Marin finally chose to hand over the Dexing Copper Mine to the Daming Cabinet, a representative of the Ming Dynasty civil servant group. In this way, it can also be exchanged for the favor of the civil official group.

Moreover, Emperor Zhengde could not say anything. Because, the passage of the memorial to the cabinet is to follow the rules. It is against the rules to directly submit secret documents to Zhengde.

In addition, if Marin directly submits the secret paper to Zhengde and dedicates the Dexing Copper Mine to Emperor Zhengde, he will definitely offend the Daming civil official group greatly. The minds of literati are very small, and God knows how they will revenge themselves in the future.

What's more, Marin is familiar with history and knows that Emperor Zhengde has no descendants and died early. Once Zhengde hiccups, his act of dedicating the Dexing Copper Mine to the emperor in private will definitely attract crazy revenge from the civil servants.

Therefore, it is the best choice to give the Dexing Copper Mine to the Daming Civil Officials Group, whether it is considering its own interests or the future.

In addition to the official memorial, Marin also privately wrote a private letter to Daming Chief Assistant Yang Tinghe and others, informing the importance of the Dexing Copper Mine.

Yang Tinghe is a gentleman, but he is also a civil servant. In the letter, Marin introduced the reserves and significance of the Dexing Copper Mine to him in detail, and told him that whoever controls the Dexing Copper Mine controls the money bag of the Ming Dynasty. Presumably, with Yang Tinghe's wisdom, he would not know what to do. Moreover, Marin also wrote private letters to other civil servants. As long as these people are not stupid, they will definitely intervene in Dexing Copper Mine. As long as the Dexing Copper Mine is under the control of the civil official group, Marin will be relieved...

As for Masanori? Well, I'll send a few more Napoleon cannons to let this brat play with cannons. Goods without a son are not worth long-term investment...

...

While Marin was writing those private letters at his desk, Schwartz, the vice principal of the "Royal West Point Military Academy of America", came over to discuss with Marin—whether to add a naval academy to the Royal West Point Military Academy...

Today's Royal West Point Military Academy was spun off from Aurich University and only has the Army Department. Among them, several items including infantry, cavalry, artillery, engineering and logistics.

But the Kingdom of America is far overseas, so Schwartz, the executive vice president, felt that naval subjects should be added to the Royal West Point Military Academy. After all, if you want to control the Americas, the navy is indispensable.

However, the current training of naval officers in the North Sea State is placed in the captain's school and trained together with ordinary captains. For Schwartz, that's not good. Because the quality of the members of the captain's school is uneven. Some captains lack the courage to fight and are not fit to be naval officers.

Therefore, when he came to Marin this time, he wanted to suggest that Marin add naval subjects to the West Point Military Academy. At the same time, students with combat courage are selected from the captain's school to enter the Royal West Point Military Academy for further training. As for the captain's school, the naval warfare project is appropriately reduced. Especially the artillery practice, Schwartz felt a bit wasteful. For those captains who lack courage, being a merchant captain is enough, and there is no need to receive too much naval combat training, especially live ammunition naval combat training. After all, the cost of firing guns is very high, and there is no need to waste it on those captains who are not naval officers. You must know that a round of gunpowder will cost dozens or hundreds of pounds of gunpowder, and the cost is very high.

Marin also felt reasonable after listening to Schwartz's report. After all, not every captain is brave and belligerent. For those ordinary captains, it is indeed a bit wasteful to conduct naval combat live ammunition training. It is enough to equip armed merchant ships with a few gunners eliminated from the Naval Artillery Division. Moreover, armed merchant ships only need to be equipped with small-caliber artillery. For example, a 12-pound Napoleon gun is sufficient, and there is no need to equip merchant ships with large-caliber artillery. Unless, it is a military ship. You know, the main artillery of Portuguese warships is also a 12-pound gun. Equipping ordinary merchant ships with a few 12-pound guns is enough firepower. As for the naval battle command of ordinary captain students, Marin thinks it is still necessary. After all, merchant ships may also encounter pirates. However, there is no need for live ammunition exercises or the like. At that time, just simulate the scene, but do not engage in live ammunition drills. Even if it is done, it is enough to fire two symbolic shots. Only naval captains need to conduct further actual combat drills,

When signing, seeing the word "Royal" on the document "Royal West Point Military Academy", Marin suddenly felt moved, and said to Schwartz:

"Schwartz, tell me, how about I reorganize the fleet of the North Sea State into the 'Royal Navy'?"

At this time, Marin thought of the famous British "Royal Navy" in later generations, which was the maritime overlord who had dominated the ocean for two hundred years. Now that the title of "Royal" has been applied, why not copy it more thoroughly, and even give it the name "Royal Navy"?

You must know that the genuine "Royal Navy" will not be established until Charles II ascends the throne in 1660. In other words, Marin now has a "Royal Navy" and it becomes a genuine "Royal Navy".

Moreover, Marin will also control England in the future. The big deal is to share the title of "Royal Navy" with England. Anyway, Marin plans to recruit many sailors in England in the future, and the "Royal Navy" does not lack English elements...

In fact, this is also a kind of helplessness. Who made most of the Germans landlubbers? And the only ethnic group in Germany, the Frisians, are too small in number, only about a hundred thousand. Its fishermen and sailors add up to tens of thousands, which is really not enough for Marin.

Therefore, if you want to form a powerful "Royal Navy" that can dominate the ocean like the original version, you really have to go to England to recruit sailors. Otherwise, there are not enough people.