The Rise of the European Emperor

From the book, this transaction was a huge loss for Marin. Because 2000 pairs of merino sheep are nothing compared to the spice trade, which is a huge trade.

However, that's not how the account works. For Marin, sending a message of the Spice Islands was nothing compared to keeping the American continent.

Marin knew those Spanish navigators very well. Most of them came from commoner families, but they were eager to make progress and even become nobles. And for a navigator, how can one make progress? Of course it was a sensational nautical discovery like Columbus' discovery of the New World.

But the problem is that now Spain has withdrawn from the Americas and has gone to Southeast Africa instead. Moreover, the coast of Mozambique has also been discovered, and there is nothing wrong with those navigators. Therefore, the Spanish navigators discovered that whether it was America, India, Africa, or even China... all of them were contracted by their predecessors... In this way, they wanted to stand out and become nobles. Hope is very slim...

Marin's spies in Spain also inquired about this, and learned the ideological dynamics of these navigators from the tavern. Immediately, Marin was restless—if these navigators became nervous, and went to the west to explore again, the truth of America would be exposed. At that time, he will not be able to stop Spain's attack on the Americas. At least not for now. Therefore, Marin thought, shake out the Spice Islands and let the Spaniards explore. In this way, those navigators have something to do, and they will turn their attention to the West.

Of course, this is not insurance. Because, in doing so, Marin only attracted the attention of the Spanish official to the east. As for the folks, Marin can't guarantee it.

Therefore, Marin made a second arrangement - sending people to pretend to be pirates and control the route to America. Once they encounter those navigators who are exploring civilians, they will all attack them, kill people and destroy ships, and be sure not to leave any survivors.

Generally speaking, there must be very few ships that folk explorers can dispatch, at most two or three ships, and the ships will not be large. Just like the three ships that Columbus discovered in America, they were all small and medium-sized ships of more than 100 tons. As long as Marin sends 5 warships, he will definitely be able to kill him.

Moreover, the route from Europe to Central America is fixed, and it was also discovered by Columbus at the beginning - first from the Canary Islands to the south along the Canary cold current, and after reaching the vicinity of the later Senegal, it turns westward to form a northerly compensatory current. Equatorial Warm Current.

At this time, the ship went west along the North Equatorial Warm Current, and at the same time followed the prevailing easterly wind belt, all the way to the west, which was very fast, similar to the North Equatorial Warm Current in the Pacific Ocean, which was very conducive to navigation.

In the age of sailing, this sailing route was the favorite of captains. Plus, there are logbooks left by Columbus before. Generally speaking, if they want to go to America, navigators will choose this route.

Originally, Amerigo took this route to the Americas. His ship first followed the Spanish navigator Alonso de Ovida's fleet all the way west to the waters near Guyana, then broke up with it and went south to explore the mouth of the Amazon River, then turned around and found a special Trinidad and the Orinoco River. The second voyage even went south to the waters off Patagonia.

Of course, this kind of pheasant-like expedition usually does not exceed three ships. Because, if the scale is too large, the funders will not be able to afford it.

In this way, Marin only needs to send his fleet to disguise himself as a pirate and wait for the rabbit on this route. Once those pheasant navigators are found, they can kill and destroy ships, and they can keep their secrets. After all, it is normal to go out on an expedition and not come back, and no one doubts it.

The only problem is to ensure that the interception is successful. If the other party escapes, it will be a big trouble. So, Marin decided to get a few "skinny" clippers for the Corsair fleet.

As for the source of the pirates, Marin did not intend to use his own. With the exception of some leading players, Marin intends to recruit from England. There are so many pirates in England,

As long as the treatment is good enough, some scum pirates are willing to join.

And, relationship-wise, Marin won't reveal the secret of his support for these pirates. As for pirates' dens, they will not be set up on the island of Grenada. Otherwise, it will definitely be easy to expose the relationship between the two parties. Marin's plan was to find an uninhabited island near Grenada as a base for pirates. As for the supplies of the pirate fleet, Grenada secretly dispatched ships to the pirate base at regular intervals...

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Although he gave Spain a piece of super fatty meat, Marin estimated that it would not be so easy for Spain to swallow it. Because, once Spain occupied the spice islands, it must have formed a monopoly on cloves and nutmeg. As a result, the Portuguese are certainly not happy. Therefore, there will be conflicts between the two countries that need to be resolved. Once the two countries are in a pinch in Southeast Asia, they will not have the energy to care about the Americas. The only people who will think about America are those pheasant navigators and adventurers. For these people, Marin didn't mind sending them to God. Even, no one will be injustice for their death. In other words, Marin doesn't care about the funders behind them. Because, Spain and Portugal, the two giants of sailing, were both brought to the east by Marin's rhythm. The remaining small trash fish, even nobles, will not be placed in the eyes of Marin.

As for the 2,000 pairs of Merino sheep, Marin was actually prepared for the Pampas in Argentina.

According to historical records, Merino sheep are more adapted to dry and semi-arid climates like Australia, but not to humid climates. Because the climate in Spain is somewhat semi-dry.

Historically, the eastern North American colonies have introduced purebred Merino sheep, but have failed. Because, after the Merino sheep went to the coast of North America, because they did not adapt to the local climate, they got hoof rot disease, also called sheep hoof rot disease. This disease is not only dangerous, but also contagious. In ancient times when medicine was underdeveloped, it was simply fatal.

Generally speaking, sheep hoof rot occurs only in humid regions and rarely occurs in dry regions. Therefore, the Merino sheep came to Australia, which was arid and water-deficient, and developed rapidly. In North America, it has not developed.

Later, in order to solve this problem of acclimatization, everyone came up with a solution-bringing local ewes and Merino sheep to produce new breeds adapted to the local climate. For example, later generations of German Merinos. The reason why Marin sent 10,000 British ewes to Laayoune to breed with the Merinos over there was based on this idea. And, he also succeeded.

But in any case, the quality of wool of lambs born from local ewes is definitely not as good as that of authentic Merino sheep. To get the best wool, you have to rely on genuine Merino sheep.

You know, a wool-rich country like the United Kingdom once relied heavily on Australian Merino wool in the mid-to-late 19th century. To this end, clippers were also used to transport Australian Merino wool back to the UK.

It can be said that arid Australia is a paradise for Merino sheep...

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But unfortunately, Marin is now unable to colonize Australia. With such a large territory in North and South America, Marin was devoured to death. Therefore, he is simply unable to estimate Australia.

However, there is one place that Marin thinks is still very suitable for merino grazing - that is the Pampas...

The climate of the Pampas is semi-humid and semi-arid. Among them, the coastal areas have a semi-humid climate. Further inland, the climate is semi-arid. This is quite different from the humid climate along the tropics on the east coast of North America, and it is absolutely appropriate to graze merino sheep on the semi-arid pampas grasslands a little further inland.

Coincidentally, Marin is now going to develop the Pampas grassland. It is better to open up a merino sheep breeding area by the way.

Moreover, Marin is not in a hurry to expand now. As long as the experiment is successful there first, as for the scale, there will be opportunities for expansion in the future.

In fact, that oasis of Marin in Laayoune has now grown to over a thousand pairs of merinos. As long as it is cultivated and reproduced well, the scale will be larger in the future.

However, Laayoune Oasis is small in size and hosts a limited number of sheep. If you want to scale up, you have to find bigger and better grasslands. And the unique place of Pampas grassland is the best choice.

But Marin did not have the authorization of Spain, and if he took the sheep to the Americas without authorization, he would offend Spain. At least for now, Marin does not want to offend Spain. Therefore, he took this opportunity to send news of the Spice Islands to Spain, and applied with Juan III for the right to freely dispose of 2,000 pairs of Merino sheep. Later, he herds merino sheep on the Pampas grasslands, and he is not afraid of Spain turning his face.

Moreover, with Marin's character, it is obviously impossible to give Spain the news of the Spice Islands without getting some benefits. Therefore, the 2000 right to merino sheep and the right to freely dispose of merino sheep should be a little cost recovered from the Spaniards. 8) For more wonderful novels, welcome to visit our school