The Rise of the European Emperor

Marin could not wait to drive Tara's messenger back to Cuba to report the news, but Tara's messenger did not leave. Marin asked suspiciously:

"Do you have anything else?"

Tara's messenger said with a face full of grievances:

"Grand Duke, I haven't made it clear about Savannah..."

Marin patted his head. Indeed, he heard about sisal before, and when he was excited, he ignored the matter of Savannah. It seems that it is not bad over there?

"Then tell me..." Marin leaned back comfortably on the back of his chair and continued to listen to the report.

"Master Korwalk said that they have established a firm foothold on Tybee Island. Moreover, they also sent people deep into the Savannah River to investigate the local situation."

"Like the name the Grand Duke gave to the area, Savannah is indeed a grassland. However, the grassland area is not large, it is only about the size of Texel Island, and there are forests around it..."

"Is Texel Island..." Marin thought for a while, that's 160 square kilometers. Back then, it was my own "Land of Longxing"...

Anyway, this area is not small. Also, this is not the same as Texel Island. Texel Island is an island, not necessarily all covered with fresh water. The Savannah land, with the Savannah River on the side, is completely suitable for agriculture, and it is also very suitable for initial development. Because the grassland area does not need to cut down trees and dig their roots, it is much easier to deal with than the forest.

"You continue to say..." Marin motioned for the messenger to continue.

"Yes...According to Lord Kowalk, he has already made contact with the local Indians. The local Indians call themselves the Creeks, and an agricultural civilization has emerged. However, the Creeks near the sea seem to be branches. . It is said that the main line of the Creeks lives far west of Savannah. There, there are many towns where the population is concentrated..."

"As for the Savannah area, it seems that the Creek people have not had time to develop it. There is only a village of 500 people nearby, but they do not live in the grasslands, but in the forest. Because their houses need wood, their community does not Near the steppe, but by the river in the forest."

"Master Kewok sent them cane sugar and salt and other commodities, and asked to buy the Savannah Prairie land and settle here. The other chief has agreed. However, we need to send a lot of goods. For example, iron Farm tools, as well as cane sugar, salt, cloth, and beautiful glass beads, etc., the other party asked for a boat..."

"One boat..." Malin was stunned - Nima, what is the concept of a boat? Even a smaller class 250 armed merchant ship,

There are hundreds of tons of cargo in one ship! The other party is really a lion talking...

As soon as the messenger saw it, he knew that Marin had misunderstood, and quickly explained:

"It's not the kind of big boat you think of, the Grand Duke, but the small boat they used to explore the inland river. It's probably... this big..." After that, the messenger gestured. Marin estimated that it was a small boat of several tons, and it was only a few tons of cargo.

Then, he breathed a sigh of relief - it's better if it's not a sea ship...

A few tons of supplies are okay and can be taken out. If there are hundreds of tons of cargo... Marin said that he would use force directly...

However, it looks like it will still be used in the future. After all, that's just a stopgap measure right now. Savannah Prairie is not big, and it is not suitable to use force against people in the initial stage, and the grassland is also enough for early development and utilization. But in the later stage, when the Savannah grassland is not enough to be developed, it is still necessary to use force to seize the site... In the plan, Savannah is the future cotton production area set by Marin, and the production area of ​​tung oil and lacquer. Also the origin of bamboo...Mad, it is so important, how can you allow others to sleep on the side of the couch? Even if those Indians were the original landowners...

Marin's plan is to develop a foothold in the Savannah Prairie first. While developing and building the castle, inquire about the news of the nearby tribe. After the castle was built, the security of the rear was guaranteed, and the intelligence was almost inquired at that time, and then he shot and swallowed the tribe. If they attack rashly, if the other party escapes into the primitive jungle, it will be troublesome. After all, the opponent can use the terrain to fight guerrillas, and in the future, they will shoot arrows at the farmers in the Savannah colony... I can't think of it... So, it's better to prepare one after another. Of course, if that clan is willing to submit, it's okay to absorb the other party...

Thinking of this, Marin also wrote a letter to Kovok, and the messenger of Totara took it with him. In the letter, Marin asked Kovock - for the time being, to agree to the other party's request. However, in the future, while building the castle, I will gather information on the other party. When the castle is built, if the other party is very friendly, let it go. If it's not friendly, just kill it... Anyway, be prepared with both hands...

Moreover, this time Tara's messenger returned, and Marin planned to replace it with a new type of sailboat, which is an improved version of the 250-class armed merchant ship, and a new ship with upper-edge gaff sail and steering wheel system. This new ship, the Marlin, has been tried, going from Europe to North America, much faster. Unlike the previous sailboats, it takes more than 3 months to travel from Europe to North America because of the headwind. This new ship can go to North America in just over a month.

Then, from the east coast of North America to the south, although the wind belt will change, because the upper edge gaff sail is not afraid of the downwind, the average speed will be faster than that of the cross sail. In this way, the messenger can also send the reply to Tara and Kovok as soon as possible, and execute the order as soon as possible...

...

After Marin sent Tara's messenger away, Kohler suddenly entered the office and brought a secret letter from Rome...

The secret letter was written by Marin's father-in-law, Pope Julius II, and the content of the letter is very simple, just one sentence:

"Caesar must die!"

Marin was stunned for a moment, first thinking of his own and precious Caesar, he almost got angry. But he reacted immediately—the father-in-law was talking about Caesar Borgia, the mortal enemy of the Rovere family, not his own baby...

Also, more than three years have passed since Caesar Borgia fled to the Kingdom of Navarre. Today, people pay little attention to it. At this time, the killer was sent to kill Caesar Borgia, but no one noticed. After all, three years is enough to dilute everything.

Moreover, Caesar Borgia has harmed many people this year. In addition, Marin once blamed the Swedes for buying "Cantrera" to poison the Danish Crown Prince Christian, so Caesar Borgia was basically beaten by everyone in Europe.

And Caesar Borgia himself seemed to know this. Therefore, after hiding in the Kingdom of Navarra, he has been very low-key and honest, for fear of attracting attention and being turned over by others...

However, Caesar Borgia's opponent was the old fox Julius II. What are the characteristics of the old fox? It's just forbearance! Before, because he had just won the Pope's seat, it was not suitable for Caesar Borgia to do anything, and he even had to pretend to pardon this bastard. However, this did not mean that Julius II would really let him go. After all, in the beginning, Caesar Borgia murdered many members of the Rovere family, and the Rovere family was now thin. The hatred that almost wiped out the family is not something that can be easily put down.

Now, time has diluted everything, and Caesar Borgia has faded out of people's sight. The old fox Julius II, who had been forbearing for a long time, felt that the time to get rid of Caesar Borgia has finally come...