The Rise of the European Emperor

In the middle of the night, after the Portuguese court painter finished copying the new map, a maid quietly came to Kong Tai's room and returned the map.

The next morning, Kong Tai pretended to have a headache, and carefully asked Ricardo, who was in charge of continuing to entertain him, if he had said anything he shouldn't have said yesterday. That nervous expression... well, don't even think about the Oscar statuette, but it's definitely better than the Hengdian group performance.

In fact, Kong Tai was originally sent to train as a spy. Later, I found that the language talent is very good, so I was sent to Marin to learn Chinese. And spy training, one of the very important is that acting must be online. Otherwise, how can you deceive your opponent?

Kong Tai's acting skills are average, and he is better than the Hengdian group. But fortunately, such acting skills are enough in this era. For example, the Portuguese monarchs and ministers did not find anything...

Ricardo told Kong Tai with a guilty conscience—you didn't say anything last night, you just lay on the ground after drinking too much... But, with those wandering eyes, Kong Tai could see at a glance that he was lying. However, Kong Tai is not here to break him down, but to sweep the tail off. As long as the other party can't see any doubts, his task can be considered complete. In front of Ricardo, Kong Tai took out the map from his pocket and glanced at it, then showed a feeling of relief...

At this time, both Kong Tai and Ricardo were both pregnant with each other and secretly laughed in their hearts.

What Ricardo thought in his mind was - fool, we copied your map...

And what Kong Tai thought was——it seems that these idiots have taken the bait...

...

After breakfast, Columbus, Conté and Sconda bid farewell to King Manuel I of Portugal together, and asked Manuel I to publicly recognize Columbus' right to discover the Eastern Empire.

If it were normal, Manuel I would not be willing to admit it. After all, there are navigators in Portugal who want to compete for such honors. However, because of the stealing of the pictures last night, Manuel I felt a little guilty. So, he agreed to Kong Tai's request in a big way, and issued an order in front of the three, publicly acknowledging Columbus' right to discover Huaxia.

When Columbus, Conté, and Sconda left the palace, Manuel I couldn't stop laughing:

"Haha, these three fools!"

After laughing for a while, Manuel I ordered:

"Come over to Dagama to discuss sending a fleet to the East!"

...

soon,

Dagama has come. Manuel I ordered him to set off with 10 warships to confirm the China route. In addition, if the existence of the Kingdom of Malacca is confirmed, and if there really is a super large tin mine in Kuala Lumpur, then directly send troops to capture it...

Dagama raised his own question:

"Your Majesty, how can you be sure that what Kong Tai said is true? Moreover, if it is to capture the Kingdom of Malacca, 10 ships are not enough! After all, 10 ships can carry more than 1,000 sailors!"

Manuel I thought for a while and said:

"Well, after your fleet arrives in India, first inquire about the situation of the Kingdom of Malacca. If the Kingdom of Malacca does exist, and there really is a large tin mine in Kuala Lumpur, then you will put the Spanish-Portuguese Union and the fleet in the Arabian Sea that belong to us. More than a dozen warships were also brought to the Kingdom of Malacca. In this way, it is almost enough..."

Dagama nodded and immediately went back to prepare...

However, the Portuguese did not know that Columbus had sent a batch of guns to the Kingdom of Malacca. This time, when they set off for Malacca, they will definitely hit a nail...

...

At this time, Marin, who was far away in Aurich, had also received the news that the Columbus fleet had returned to Europe. Because, when the Columbus fleet landed in Lisbon, the spies of the North Sea Chamber of Commerce in Lisbon sent people to use the expedited mode of changing horses and not changing people to pass the news back to the mainland. Shortly after Columbus' fleet left the port of Lisbon, Marin received the news.

"Hahaha, they're finally back! I just don't know if they brought Taihu pigs... It's unlikely... But maybe it's a coincidence..." Marin was worried.

However, in any case, the return of the fleet this time will definitely bring something to Marin's satisfaction. If nothing else, the seeds of tung tree and sumac, Marin felt that there must be some. As for winter wheat seeds and bamboo seeds, Marin was looking forward to it, but he didn't hold out much hope, lest he would be too disappointed when the time came.

Then, Marin fell into an anxious wait...

It's a pity that there are more than 2,000 kilometers by sea from Lisbon to Emden, at the speed of a sailboat...

So, it wasn't until the day before Christmas that Marin welcomed Columbus' fleet in Port Emden...

As soon as they set foot on land, Columbus, Conté and Sconda rushed off the deck in excitement. Columbus shouted "It's finally time to be back for Christmas"! Kong Tai and Sconda, on the other hand, came directly to Marin to salute and prepared for the report.

Of course, as the nominal leader of Columbus, Marin still has to give face. So, he chatted with Columbus for a while, and then let Columbus go back for Christmas after he handed over the logbook. After all, it's Christmas tomorrow, and seeing Columbus's impatient look, Marin didn't feel embarrassed to keep him, but asked him to report back to work after Christmas. Contay and Sconda, on the other hand, followed Marin and returned to the Aurich Palace to continue reporting.

After returning to the Aurich Palace, Marin changed his calm eyes and asked impatiently:

"How is it? How is the harvest in Huaxia?"

Kong Tai replied confidently:

"Of course it's very rich!"

"Are there any Taihu pigs?" Marin asked eagerly.

"This... no..." Kong Tai suddenly froze.

"Then have you brought back some domestic pig breeds from Guangzhou?" Marin didn't give up and continued to ask.

"This... you didn't tell me to do this..." Both Kong Tai and Sconda were dumbfounded.

"I knew..." Malin was a little discouraged.

In this era, there was no transoceanic telegraph, and everything could only be planned in advance. If you want to change in the middle, it is impossible. Because, the ships sent out can't be contacted at all.

Marin suddenly had the urge to invent Marconi's wireless telegraphy, but unfortunately, he was Marin, not Marconi. As a liberal arts student, he only knows the general principles of telegraphy, and it is impossible for him to make it. If he were to be a DC motor or something, it would be fine. After all, when he was a child, he often disassembled the small motor to play. In addition, simple hand-cranked generators are not difficult, nothing more than copper wire coils and magnets. However, with radio, it is more complicated. After all, in the previous life Huaxia engaged in radio control, Marin had no chance to contact radio at all, so naturally he could not talk about radio.

Seeing Marin's disappointment, Kong Tai thought about it and said:

"Grand Duke, Taihu pigs are far away in Nanzhili, and we can't get in touch with them at all. However, in Guangzhou, we can buy everything that can be bought..."

"Oh? Really? I bought everything I could buy?"

Kong Tai nodded confidently, and Malin suddenly became excited:

"Then what are you waiting for? Let's go back to Emden for inspection!"

"Ah?" Kong Tai and Sconda were dumbfounded. They just followed Marin back to Aurich from Emden. You know, Emden and Aurich are also more than 20 kilometers away...