The Rise of the European Emperor

Marin used an executive order to force the people of Beihai to weave mino coats, straw pants and straw hats to keep out the cold. Then, a spectacle appeared on the streets of Beihaiguo in the middle of the winter season - the people on the street came and went.

On this day, Marin took his men to patrol the streets. When he saw the all-grass clothing on the street, Sconda, who happened to be with him, suddenly burst out laughing.

"What's so funny?" Marin looked at Sconda strangely.

Sconda held back his laughter and replied:

"It's like this, Grand Duke, you once sent me to the Ming Empire in the east. In the Ming Empire, ordinary people usually called themselves 'caomin' when facing officials. My subordinates saw that the people in the streets were all wearing grass clothes. , I couldn't help but think of the name 'caomin', I felt it was a perfect match, so I couldn't help laughing out loud..."

Marin was stunned for a moment, and then laughed out loud:

"Haha, what you said is really good. These people, dressed in grass, are indeed standard 'grassmen'..."

Then, the group went out of the city and came to the camp outside the city of the First Army Corps. They also saw the soldiers of the army wearing all-grass clothes...

"What's this? Or grass soldiers or all grass and trees?" Before he could finish speaking, Marin laughed first. And Sconda knew the meaning of this stalk, and laughed along with it...

At this time, it was the daily routine training of the army. Because of the cold-proof clothing, the soldiers did not have to hide in the barracks to brag, but were pulled out for routine training.

After the training, the camp leader Kyle ran over excitedly to report:

"Grand Duke, this straw suit is really good. In winter, it's too cold to wear armor, and it's not safe to wear it without protection. My subordinates found that if the rope on the cloak is made stronger and double-layered, it will not only keep you warm, but also There is also a very good defense! So, now even the officers have changed into a full set of straw jackets, no, it should be called straw armor..."

"This is also possible..." Marin was a little stunned. But patted the double-layered shoji on Kyle's body, Marin had to admit that it was quite sturdy. It may not be enough to defend against bullets, but it can be used to defend against swords and bows and arrows, which is still useful. However, then again, in the face of a musket, metal armor is useless, let alone grass armor?

But Kyle has a different opinion:

"Grand Duke, this set of grass armor can protect against cold, and is not afraid of rain and snow. If you wear grass armor to attack in rain and snow, it must be very powerful. Because in rain and snow, the opponent's arquebus will definitely be misfired. The clockwork musket is not afraid of rain and snow, and can attack the enemy normally. Even the enemy's bow and arrow will be affected in the rain and snow. Therefore, the subordinates believe that in the rain and snow, wearing grass armor to launch an attack awesome……"

Marin thought about it and thought it made sense. So, he took out a small notebook and wrote down the suggestion. At the same time, he also remembered the name of the square leader Kyle.

Of course, Marin doesn't quite agree with him. Marin believes that although the grass armor's defense is good in rainy and snowy weather, it is still insufficient. After all, in rainy and snowy days, although the bowstring is affected, it will not be unable to shoot like an arquebus. Even if the power drops, it is not something that grass armor can resist. Therefore, it would be better to wear a light chain mail outside the grass armor to protect against arrows and swords.

Grass beetle is not very useful in fine weather. Even if it can partially defend against swords, it still cannot defend against bows and arrows. But once it encounters rain and snow, after soaking in water, the protection of wet grass armor will be greatly increased. Because, after the bow and arrow is shot, the resistance encountered will become very difficult because the water content of the grass armor increases greatly. Of course, it is not impossible to inject.

But if you put another piece of chain mail over the wet grass armor, you can better defend against bows and swords. As for the opponent's arquebus, it can't be used in rainy and snowy days...

...

In fact, Marin didn't like the full set of grass armor. Because, these straw trousers or something,

Actually quite heavy. In total, a set of grass armor weighs more than ten or twenty pounds. If it is raining and snowing, you may be able to wear it in desperation. And in fine weather, wearing this cumbersome grass armor is not necessary.

Even on rainy days, Marin prefers a raincoat with a rubber coating. Because the raincoat is much lighter than the minocoat, and it is also easy to carry on the march. Unlike the mino clothing, it is relatively heavy and inconvenient to carry. What's more, the thickened double-layered mino coat weighs more than ten pounds. The raincoat is much lighter. Also, it can be folded into a small package to take away.

So, for now, the raincoat role of grass coat is just a substitute before rubber trees can be tapped. As for the cold winter - it can't be replaced for the time being. After all, down jackets cost too much. And when I use cotton to make military coats, I don't know the year of the monkey and the month of the horse...

...

After returning from the barracks outside the city, they suddenly reported that Juan, King of Castile, Spain, and Queen Margaret of Austria, came to Emden Port together and asked to visit the North Sea Kingdom.

Marin was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted - he decided to personally lead the team to Emden to meet the King Juan and his wife...

Because, whether from the point of view of identity or from the personal relationship between the two parties, Marin should personally meet the King Juan and his wife.

In fact, the rise of Marin has a lot to do with Juan. Back then, if it hadn't been for the cure of the sick Prince Juan and the prevention of Prince Juan's death, God knows what would have happened in Europe now. Because, if Prince Juan had really died then, Portugal and Spain might have merged now. Because, Prince Miguel did not die under the flapping of Marin's little butterfly wings. Although Princess Maria, who is now her stepmother and aunt, is plotting to murder the poor Prince Miguel, until now, she has not found a suitable opportunity to get rid of it...

Even if Miguel dies as historically, there are still the mad woman Juana and her husband the handsome king Philip waiting to succeed...

Because of Marin's influence, the handsome king Philip's wife Juana did not get the chance to inherit the throne of Castile, so Philip naturally did not need to go to Spain to participate in the battle for the throne. in Spain.

This time, it was the young King Juan of Castile. Because his wife, Princess Margaret of Austria, missed her hometown, she simply accompanied the queen back to her hometown for a trip.

Of course, although Queen Margaret is called "Margaret of Austria", in fact Queen Margaret and her older brother, the handsome King Philip, grew up in the Royal Palace of Ghent in the Netherlands. Therefore, the queen's homesickness is the Netherlands, not Austria.

To this end, the young King Juan, personally led 20 warships, accompanied Queen Margaret from the Bay of Biscay northward, through the English Channel, arrived in the Netherlands, visited Ghent.

Just at this time, news came that the Columbus fleet dispatched by Marin had brought back a large number of Chinese specialties such as porcelain and silk from the East China Empire. After finishing his visit in Ghent, King Juan simply led the fleet eastward and arrived at the port of Emden, preparing to visit the North Sea Kingdom, and by the way to see the fine china and silk of the East...

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