Chapter 897： The return of the Columbus fleet

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

Early the next morning, Kong Tai pretended to have a headache, and carefully asked Ricardo, who was responsible for continuing to entertain him, whether he had said anything yesterday or should not have been said. That nervous expression ... well, don't think about the Oscars, but it must be smarter than the Hengdian group show.

In fact, Kong Tai was originally sent as a spy. Later, it was found that the language talent was too good, so he was sent to Marin to learn Chinese. The training of spies, one of the most important is that acting must be online. Otherwise, how to deceive the opponent?

Kong Tai's acting skills are generally better than that of Hengdian Group. But fortunately, acting in this era is enough, for example, the Portuguese monarchs did not find anything ...

Ricardo confessed to Kong Tai with a guilty conscience that you didn't say anything last night, and lay on the ground when you drank too high. However, Kong Tai did not come to dismantle him, but to sweep the tail. As long as the other party does not see any doubts, his task can be considered completed. In front of Ricardo's face, Kong Tai took out the map from his pocket and glanced at it, then revealed a deep feeling of relief ...

At this time, both Kong Tai and Ricardo were pregnant with ghosts, laughing secretly in their hearts.

What Ricardo was thinking was-fool, all your maps were copied by us ...

What Kong Tai thinks is-it seems that these fools are hooked ...

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After breakfast, Columbus, Conte, and Skonda resigned to the Portuguese King Manuel I, and asked Manuel I to publicly recognize Columbus's right to discover the Eastern Empire.

If it were normal, Manuel I would not necessarily admit it. After all, there are also navigators in Portugal who want to compete for such honors. However, Manuel I was somewhat guilty because of the theft of pictures last night. So, he generously agreed to Kong Tai's request, and issued an order in front of three people, publicly acknowledging Columbus's right to discover China.

When Columbus, Conte and Skonda left the palace, Manuel I laughed more than once:

"Haha, these three fools!"

After laughing for a while, Manuel I ordered:

"Bring Dagama over and discuss the dispatch of the fleet to the East!"

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Soon, Dhaka came. Manuel I ordered 10 warships to set off to confirm the Chinese route. In addition, if the existence of the Malacca Kingdom is confirmed and there is really a super-large tin mine in Kuala Lumpur, directly send troops to capture it ...

Dagama asked his own question:

"Your Majesty, how do you know that Kongtai is true? And, 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 about it and said:

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

Dagama nodded and went back immediately to prepare ...

However, the Portuguese did not know that Columbus had sent a batch of guns to the Kingdom of Malacca. This time they go to Malacca, they must touch a nail ...

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At this time, Marin, who was far away from Aurich, had also received news of the return of the Columbus fleet to Europe. Because, at the moment when the Columbus fleet landed in Lisbon, the spies of the North Sea Chamber of Commerce in Lisbon branch sent people to the homeland in an expedited mode of changing horses to horses. Soon after Columbus's fleet left the port of Lisbon, Marin received the news.

"Ha ha ha ha, they finally came back! Just don't know, did you bring Taihu pig ... this is unlikely ... but maybe it happens ..."

However, in any case, the return of the fleet will definitely bring something that will satisfy Marin. Not to mention, the seeds of tung tree and sumac, Marin thinks there must be. As for winter wheat seeds and bamboo seeds, Marin was looking forward to it, but he did not have much hope, so he would not be too disappointed.

Then Marin fell into anxious waiting ...

It is a pity that there are more than two thousand kilometers of sea routes from Lisbon to Emden, at the speed of sailing ...

So, until the day before Christmas, Marin ushered in Columbus's fleet at the port of Emden ...

As soon as he set foot on land, Columbus, Conte and Skonda rushed down the deck excitedly. Columbus shouted, "It's finally time to come back for Christmas!" Conte and Sconda went directly to Marin to salute and prepared for the report.

Of course, with Columbus as the nominal leader, Marin still has to face it. So, he chatted with Columbus for a while, and then after Columbus had submitted the logbook, he was asked to go back to Christmas. After all, tomorrow is Christmas. Seeing Columbus's can't wait, Marin didn't feel embarrassed to keep him, but asked him to report after Christmas. Conte and Skonda followed Marin and returned to Aurich Palace to continue reporting.

After returning to the palace of Aurich, Marin changed his calm eyes, and could not wait to ask:

"How? What's the gain in China?"

Kong Tai replied confidently:

"Of course it is very rich!"

"Is there a Taihu pig?" Marin asked eagerly.

"This ... no ..." Contai suddenly languished.

"Then did you get some domestic pig breeds back in Guangzhou?" Marin continued to ask.

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

"I knew ..." Marlin suddenly discouraged.

There were no transoceanic telegraphs in this era, and everything could only be planned in advance. If you want to change in the middle, it is impossible. Because the ships sent out could not be contacted at all.

Marin suddenly had an urge to invent Marconi's radiotelegram ~ www.novelhall.com ~ But it is a pity that he is Marin, not Marconi. As a liberal arts student, he only knows the general principle of the telegram, and it is unlikely that he can make it. It would be no problem if he were to be a DC motor or something. After all, when he was young, he often disassembled small electric motors to play. In addition, a simple hand-cranked generator is not difficult, nothing but copper wire coils and magnets. However, it is much more complicated to engage in radio. After all, in the past, China had engaged in radio control, and Marin had no chance to touch the radio, so there was no way to talk about radio.

Seeing Marin's disappointment, after thinking about it, Kong Tai said:

"Dagong, Taihu Pig is far from Nanzhili, we can't get in touch at all. But, in Guangzhou, we can buy it, we all bought it ..."

"Oh? Really? Can you buy everything you can buy?" Malin suddenly felt refreshed.

Kong Tai nodded confidently, and Malin was excited:

"What are you waiting for? Let's go back to Emden and inspect the ship!"

"Ah?" Contai and Skonda suddenly dumbfounded. They just followed Marin and rushed back to Aurich from Emden. You know, Emden and Aurich are more than 20 kilometers away ...