Chapter 1018： Keelung

In this way, by virtue of a shameless and wonderful performance, Edward successfully accepted the throne of Scotland "in desperation" in public. Then, Edward announced in public-after the main force returned, he will be escorted by the main force, and Queen Anna, went to Edinburgh to be crowned King of Scotland.

At the same time, with the encouragement of several Scottish earl "childcare", Edward applied to the Holy See messengers in order to obtain the approval of His Majesty the Pope.

In fact, Marin had promised privately long ago-it was his responsibility, and he would be responsible for persuading the pope to affirm Edward King of Scotland's identity. The premise is that Edward has to "get some blood." Marin ’s asking price is 200,000 gold coins, excluding Edward ’s promised enclosure in the southern border county of Scotland.

That is to say, when Edward is crowned, Marin will also gain the title of a Scottish Earl, and the territory is the Scottish Borders (Southern Borderland) in Northumberland, England, which is next to Marin in England. This border county is very large, with a total area of ​​4,732 square kilometers. However, most of them are in the mountains of southern Scotland, and the agricultural value is not very large. Only some river valleys have small-scale agriculture. Other areas, only in hilly areas, have sheep husbandry. But overall, the value is smaller.

However, there is one thing in this border county, very famous in later generations, that is-the border collie.

Bianmu is the first smart dog in the future, and a great helper for the Scots sheep. You know, Scotland has a small population and rugged terrain. People want to keep sheep in hilly areas, people are very difficult. Because, chasing sheep in hills and mountains, people are not very good at it. Fortunately, there is a cute and obedient and extremely athletic who can help herding sheep. Otherwise, the shepherd would be too strenuous to raise too many sheep.

Speaking of which, in the eyes of Marin, the best shepherd with sheep is still shepherding. As for the German animal husbandry, it is actually more suitable as a police dog and military power.

Therefore, Marin intends to, after taking over the border county of Scotland, vigorously cultivate the black and white-faced border collie dog, an excellent sheep breed. After all, Marin's colony is too big. Even if the sheep are released, there is not enough manpower to rely on the help of the shepherd dog.

Demu's combat effectiveness and aggression are too strong, easily hurting passers-by. Bianmu is friendly, clever and obedient, and has a strong working ability without hurting people. It is the best choice for shepherd dogs.

Of course, these are secondary, and they are all superficial things. What Marin really wanted was, in fact, Edward helped him to block the thunder and attract firepower himself. Later, after his son Caesar married Princess Margaret, he would not have to bother to wage a war of annihilation against Scotland. Because, his old man has helped him smooth out ...

In fact, it is not too much trouble to settle Scotland. The most troublesome thing is that it will anger France. There is no psychological pressure for England to annex Scotland, because they are not afraid of France going to England. As for the French navy being attacked by English merchant ships as pirates every day, it simply cannot threaten England.

But the North Sea country is different. The North Sea country is on the European continent, while France is a European power. If it's heads-up, Marin can't guarantee that he can beat France, but it's no problem to withstand the French attack. The problem is that in Germany, there are too many people dragging Marin. If France is attacking the North Sea, it is possible that many German princes will also help the French group to beat themselves. This is what Marin is most worried about. Therefore, Edward annexed Scotland, which is equivalent to helping him take away the hatred of France. In the future, Caesar got England through marriage, and France had no reason to breathe in him, nor did he do it ...

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Even when Edward was acting with enthusiasm to seize the throne of Scotland, Marin was not idle. Because, he has to prepare for sending troops to Italy. The most basic preparation is to start sending troops ...

From the North Sea country to Italy's Apennine peninsula, although it is near by land, it is easy to be noticed. The sea route is hidden, but it has to bypass half of Europe. When passing the Strait of Gibraltar, it is even more necessary to take advantage of the night, otherwise it will be discovered by the Spanish.

Therefore, although the troops will be dispatched in November, Marin has begun to transfer troops in early September. After the 15,000-strong army arrived in the Papal State to the prepared seaside fishing village, the ship came back just in time for the autumn harvest.

As for Marin himself, he did not intend to follow the big army south. Because he was going to Edinburgh halfway, taking advantage of Edward's enrollment when he became king of Scotland, and got the border of Scotland's border county.

After all, from a legal point of view, Edward is now one of Marin's bosses (the other boss is Maximilian I). The boss is crowned, and his "double-flowered red stick" does not go to the show, and the old conference is very faceless.

As for the November war, Marin can go directly to Italy by land. Anyway, if he does n’t take his soldiers south by land, it wo n’t attract attention. After all, as an old friend of the Holy See, no one would doubt that he rushed to Rome.

From the land to Italy, there is a hotel post system that Marlin arranged before. There are enough horses to transfer, and it will be able to reach Rome in a few days without mistake.

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At the beginning of September, in the far east, the peaceful island of Keelung, the fleet came from the North Sea country. This fleet is naturally the one led by Amerigo to explore the routes on the Pacific Ocean.

Of course, Amerigo is only responsible for big sailing, and the specific contact with the Han people in Jilong Village on the island is still handed over to Kong Tai who had been here last time.

After Kongtai presented the secret medicine that made the king infertile after poisoning him, in order not to leak it, Marin sent Kongtai to come to the East again.

This time, in order to show his determination, Kong Tai even brought his newly married wife together. As for the old parents, Kong Tai entrusted it to his brother. Because he understands that he can no longer return to Europe, this time with his wife, it is equivalent to taking root in Dongfan Island.

Coming to Heping Island (Sheliao Island) again, Kong Tai was surprised to find a tall stone courtyard. On the courtyard wall, a few young men armed with a matchlock are patrolling ...

"Is Mr. Liu here?" Kong Tai asked aloud in standard Mandarin.

It's a pity that the young and strong in Jilong Village on the wall can't understand this "mandarin", but they also know Kong Tai. After all, foreigners who can talk, they are not very common.

Liu Laogen, the village chief of Jilong Village who was informed by the young and strong, finally came out. He leaned out his head on the fence and saw Kong Tai. He immediately opened the courtyard door and greeted Kong Tai. A few leaders, including American, also entered the courtyard together.

"Oh ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mr. Kong is here again. Are you still going this time?" Liu Laogen asked enthusiastically in Mandarin.

Kong Tai shook his head and said:

"I won't go anymore. Look, this is Maria!" Contella introduced his wife.

"Have seen Mrs. Kong!" Liu Laogen immediately stood up and saluted. He knew that Kong Tai might be his asylum in the future, so he had to stop.

Although Maria couldn't understand what Liu Laogen was saying, she still bowed politely and paid back.

"What are these adults?" Liu Laogen pointed to Americo and others who were eating and drinking, and asked in a low voice.

"Oh, you said them? They are the big people of our grand princes looking for new routes. However, they don't understand Chinese and you don't need to communicate with them ..."

Then, Kong Tai and Liu Laogen began to talk about what happened over the past year. After listening to Liu Laogen, there was a wave of Japanese pirates later, also dozens of people in a boat.

However, when the other party saw that the stone wall in Jilong Village was difficult to attack, and the firearms were very sharp, the other party saw that there was no bargain and they left.

After eating, Amerigo waited for several captains to find a room to rest in the courtyard of the Jilong Village. They floated on the sea for more than three months, making them very tired. While passing by the Marshall Islands halfway, the boat in front of the fleet accidentally hit the coral reef. Fortunately, there are no sharp prisms on the coral reef, and the ship's body is covered with nickel steel, so that the ship did not crash. Otherwise, the fleet will lose a boat.

After Amerigo and others went to rest, Kong Tai did not take a rest. Because, he planned to let the bricklayers who came with the ship use the masonry and cement pulled by the ship to directly build a small fortress on Heping Island as the first stronghold of the North Sea State on Dongfan Island (Taiwan Island) ...

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