The Rise of the European Emperor

Seeing Columbus with an unhappy face, Marin laughed. After hearing Columbus' complaint, Marin laughed:

"Christopher, you worry too much!"

"Why?" Columbus was puzzled.

Marin stopped laughing and said to Columbus seriously:

"Do you know why I trust you and Amerigo so much?"

"Isn't it because of our high level of sailing?" Columbus asked uncertainly.

Marin shook his head and replied:

"No, because you are Italian!"

Columbus was taken aback, and asked:

"What does this have to do with the Italians? Could it be that, Your Majesty, you trust the Italians more?" Columbus was even more puzzled. Because, even though he was an Italian, Columbus himself knew that the Italians were not so reliable...

Marin shook his head again, and said seriously:

"Because Italians have no country of their own!"

Suddenly, the air froze, and Columbus's face was full of astonishment. At the same time, mixed with a trace of sadness...

"Yeah, the Italians don't have their own motherland! We Italians are just the vassals of the Germans and the French..." Columbus said with a sad face.

Marin patted Columbus on the shoulder and said:

"Although it's cruel to say this, what I want to tell you is—it is precisely because Italians do not have their own motherland that I can use you at ease. Because, while you will no longer be loyal to me, you will never forget your own motherland... "

Columbus was a little sad at first, but after a while, he seemed to come to his senses:

"You mean that young Magellan is a Portuguese and has his own country. So it's hard to gain your complete confidence?"

Now, Columbus is happy. If Marin cannot fully trust Magellan, then his son Diego has a greater chance...

Marin nodded and said seriously:

"Well, don't go out and talk nonsense, though. If I know you're giving away the secret,

Don't even think about having a future for Diego! "

Columbus nodded again and again, and then he relaxed. After relaxing, he said goodbye to Marin and took a carriage to Las Vegas.

Right now, in order to facilitate the deployment of troops, Marin has laid a concrete road from Aurich to Oldenburg, and then to the Bremen area. It is also very convenient for Columbus to take a carriage to Las Vegas. As long as the carriage goes all the way to Barje on the west bank of the Elbe River across Las Vegas, you can take a boat across the river to Las Vegas, the gold-selling cave. In the middle, there is a professional ferry across the Weser River, which is very convenient.

However, since the last time he thought of using cement slab roads instead of cement roads, Marin has begun to order the promotion of cement slab roads across the country. Today, the Beihai Kingdom only has two concrete roads, the north-south and the east-west, which serve as the main routes for troop deployment. Mainly, in order to facilitate Aurich's control of the southern and eastern regions.

Today, Marin ordered the promotion of cement slab roads throughout Beihai. In this way, the transportation in Beihai State will become as developed as that of later generations. In addition to the fact that the cross-river bridge has no technical realization and can only be replaced by a ferry, in other respects, the existence of the cement slab road will make the horse-drawn carriage extremely convenient.

After watching Columbus' carriage leave, Marin shook his head. He is actually not optimistic about Columbus' eldest son, Diego Columbus. Diego's level is not bad, but his qualifications are average. If there are more talented navigating talents, Marin doesn't mind being promoted and surpassing Diego Columbus.

Moreover, in the entire North Sea country, Columbus is not the only navigating family. Like Amerigo, although he married late, he still has a son (after Amerigo joined Marin, Marin helped introduce a new wife, but his original wife passed away and left no descendants. Therefore, Ameri Li Ge's son is relatively young, only 5 years old). In addition, Fleet Commander Kidd and others also have descendants in their families.

Therefore, it is really hard to say what will happen to Diego in the future. After all, Beihai is not his "second generation of sailing (sea)". Unless, he can prove that he is better than other aviation second generations. But this possibility is not great.

However, Columbus, as the number one navigator, Marin still wants to appease him now, lest he get emotional. You know, Columbus is the number one leader in the Beihai National Navigation industry, with countless students. If he and Marin were separated, there would be big problems.

But Columbus is old, already 64 years old, not far from death. Although I lived 9 years longer than the original history, my body is healthier than in history. But time is not forgiving, and Columbus didn't have a few days to live. In addition, this old guy is relatively wretched, and he often goes to Las Vegas, so he probably won't live for a few years. Therefore, he could not see what would happen to his son in the future. That being the case, Marin didn't mind coaxing him first while he was alive.

To put it bluntly, Columbus is old and can no longer be used by Marin. Including Amerigo, who is also over 60. So, their mission has been accomplished. As for the future, it mainly depends on the new generation.

But Diego Columbus, as the heir of Columbus, although his talent is not high, his future will not be bad. At least, Diego is still capable of being the commander-in-chief of a route, or the commander of a fleet.

In the future, Marin intends to form several fleets to safeguard interests around the world. For example, the first fleet is in the works. Its designation is the "First Fleet of the Royal Navy", also known as the "North Sea Fleet". Its combat mission can be seen from the name - to control the sea power in the North Sea and maintain the safety of the routes in the English Channel and Danish waters. At the same time, there are also missions to limit the French in the future.

According to the plan, Marin plans to deploy 20 500-ton warships from the existing forces as the main combat force to maintain the sea power in the North Sea. In addition, 20 250-class armed merchant ships are also equipped as auxiliary cruise and transportation. In other words, the North Sea Fleet, the first fleet of the North Sea State, will have 40 warships. This force is already very tyrannical in Europe at present.

You know, in the Battle of Diu, Portugal dispatched only 18 small warships of one or two hundred tons. Even in this time and space, the Spanish-Portuguese joint fleet only dispatched 15 warships of more than 200 tons in the Calicut naval battle, which is less than the number of warships in the original history. However, because the tonnage is large enough, the combat effectiveness is not reduced. Moreover, the results obtained are not bad.

Most of the warships of the Spanish-Portuguese United Fleet are not as good as Marin's 250-level armed merchant ships. After all, the 250-class armed merchant ship was built in a scaled-down manner according to the "Constitution", and the hull design and firepower configuration were more reasonable. Just those 20 250-ton armed merchant ships can become the top fleet in Europe at this time, let alone another 20 500-ton main warships.

Therefore, regardless of the fact that there are only 40 ships, Marin's North Sea Fleet is indeed a hegemony in the current Europe. In particular, with the supply of Chilean saltpeter mines, the large-caliber naval guns of the North Sea Fleet are no longer just decorations, but can be used to attack opponents...

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