The Rise of the European Emperor

With enough boats, enough sailors are needed. Fortunately, Marin was well prepared. During his time on Texel, he opened a sailor school and hired old Portuguese sailors to serve as teachers to teach young Frisian fishermen how to become qualified sailors.

Today, Marin's territory is far more than the sailor school on Texel Island. Now, in the seaside area, Marin has established 20 sailor schools. Almost all the young and strong Frisian fishermen have received training as sailors on ocean-going ships during the fishing moratorium.

Therefore, even if he buys 100 boats, Marin has no shortage of sailors. Just a trip to the seaside fishing village can attract a large number of sailors. Then, with the captains and first mates trained by the captain's school, you can go on a long voyage... Of course, you have to arrange a few old sailors to be the leaders, so as not to make mistakes by inexperienced sailors...

The Frisians are the only seafaring ethnic group in Germany (except the Netherlands), and they are also the only dependants for Germany to engage in great seafaring. It is a pity that the Germans of later generations have very little respect for the Frisians, often regard the East Frisians as stupid representatives, and make up various jokes to laugh at them. Therefore, Germany in later generations did not make good use of the Frisians, a group that was good at seafaring, and tried every means to integrate them into the landlubber group. Then, the Germans became less and less able to sail. By the time Wei Er wanted to sail, the British had an absolute advantage.

And Marin, by coincidence, this body is half inland Hans (German) blood, and half Frisian noble blood. Therefore, the Frisians have a natural affinity for Marin, the only great aristocrat with half Frisian blood (the dead ghost Edsard I was also counted, but was killed by Marin).

Moreover, Marin, who attaches great importance to great sailing, is also very friendly and helpful to the Frisians. Even loans were issued to allow Frisians to buy fishing boats and nets. The only requirement, of course, was that the young Frisians should serve as sailors for Marin's ships.

The Frisians do not reject Marin as a sailor. Although it is said that if Marin is a sailor on a warship, his life may be in danger. However, in the past, when fishing at sea and when there was no money to buy a big boat, driving a small boat to fish at sea was no less dangerous than a naval battle. Therefore, those fishermen who dare to go out to sea to fish are not afraid of death, and many are bold. At least, the Friesian fishermen are more courageous than those serfs...

After Marin wrote the letter detailing the purchase of the boat and the selection of sailors, he dispatched someone to send it back to East Frisian. A jug of Earl Grey milk tea...

However, looking at the big black brick, Marin felt a little distressed. why? Such a black brick, to ask for the price of a good horse, is really embarrassing. This is still the price in Lithuania. When shipped to East Friesland, the price has risen to the sky-high price of one black brick for two horses...

Therefore, Marin felt that the price of drinking this inferior black brick tea seemed to be no less than eating truffles...

But Marin knew that this kind of black tea brick was the worst quality tea in the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, Marin is more and more looking forward to the trade with Daming. Even if you drink dark tea, it must be Anhua dark tea. Like this black brick with a moldy appearance in front of me, thrown into Huaxia, it is estimated that ordinary people are not willing to drink it...

However, Marin doesn't like drinking coffee. If he drinks milk alone, he feels like a child who has not been weaned... So, let's drink some inferior milk tea... Of course, this inferior quality is tea, not milk...

Just when Marin was happily planning to drink inferior milk tea, he saw Julius II come in angrily, grabbed Marin's milk tea cup and took a sip. Marin's head is full of black lines - he just blew the milk tea to cold, and he hasn't taken a sip...

"Giuliano, what's the matter? Why are you so arrogant? You are the Pope, who would dare to be so disrespectful?"

Marlin was very curious. You must know that the old man is the Pope and an old fox, so it is very rare for him to lose his temper.

"It's not even a goddamn Venetian. How dare you be rude in front of this old man. I'm really arrogant. I'm very upset now, and I really want to call on the European powers to fight Venice!" Julius II said angrily.

"Don't, it's nothing to fight Venice. If you get the French in, it will be a big trouble."

"The French have not withdrawn from Italy..." Julius II muttered.

Indeed, although France was defeated by the Spaniards and lost the Duchy of Milan. However, it also controls most of the Duchy of Savoy (mainly Piedmont, which is the rich area with Turin as the core), and the original core area of ​​the Republic of Genoa - Liguria.

Speaking of which, the Duchy of Savoy and the Republic of Genoa are very unlucky. Originally, they fell to France, wanting to hug their thighs. Unexpectedly, he held a mace...

The French were fine during the reign of Charles VIII, and they were allies with the two countries. However, after the ambitious Louis XII came to the throne, in the second year of his enthronement (1499), he directly annexed the Piedmont region at the core of the Duchy of Savoy, leaving only Savoy and Nice in the Duchy of Savoy. part, becoming a small country. Originally, Savoy was a big country in Italy...

The Republic of Genoa was equally unlucky-Louis XII took a fancy to the Liguria region where the Republic of Genoa is located. Then, Louis XII took the opportunity to seize the Principality of Milan and gave the island of Corsica, which originally belonged to the Principality of Milan, to the Republic of Genoa...

Don't think it's a good thing, Louis XII used the remote island of Corsica in exchange for the homeland of the Republic of Genoa - the Liguria region...

The Liguria region is the homeland of the Republic of Genoa and is a prosperous area. And Corsica, in this era, is just an underdeveloped island that is not fully developed. Even in later generations, it is the backcountry of France.

Although it is said that Corsica has more than 8,600 square kilometers, while Liguria has only more than 5,400 square kilometers, but the account is not calculated like this. Louis XII's move is equivalent to exchanging the Qinghai-Tibet of later generations for Shang Hai. Anyway, it is equivalent to exchanging copper ingots with Genoa for gold ingots...

The Genoese wanted to refuse, but they couldn't beat France. Therefore, Genoa's ruling class and wealthy businessmen had no choice but to go to Corsica and become the island owner...

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In other words, the French still have a large territory in Italy, and they are relatively important territories—Liguria and Piedmont. In any case, in Italian affairs, the French will be involved.

In fact, Louis XII is currently recharging his energy, and he is busy with things in England, so he has no time to take care of things in Italy for the time being. When the French recover their strength, Louis XII will definitely still send troops south to Italy. In short, for Italians, the French are simply haunted...