King of German Mercenaries

After Columbus accepted Marin's solicitation, he quickly rushed back to his small farm, packed up and prepared to leave. At this time, his wife was picking weeds on the family's small farm, and blood blisters appeared on her hands.

Columbus's wife is very dissatisfied with the current life. At the beginning, he married Columbus because he valued Columbus as a navigator with a dream, and expected to follow rich and rich. A few years ago, she really followed the rich and noble, and she was still very beautiful. She often went to the Spanish court and participated in various receptions and dances. Unfortunately, I don't know who exposed the fact that Columbus' fleet brought back syphilis, Columbus was immediately confiscated most of his property, the family was forced to return to Genoa, and then forced to hide in the countryside...

Sadly, neither Columbus nor his wife Beatrice of Portugal were good at farming. So, the family had a bad time. Even Columbus's two sons had to work in the fields at a young age, and they all had blood blisters on their hands.

Columbus had to negotiate with his wife, but Beatrice had bought the life of a peasant woman. I heard that someone was willing to recruit a husband, and agreed without thinking about it.

Satisfied with Beatrice's positive response, Marin immediately offered to provide the Columbus family with a large house and servants in Den Burg. In this regard, Columbus's two sons also cheered.

On the way north, Marin and Columbus talked about sailing:

"Christopher, do you find it difficult for this voyage?"

"How many boats are you willing to provide, my lord? How many sailors?"

Marin thought for a while and said:

"I can offer 4 boats, two karaks, ordered in Portugal and Spain, no smaller than your boats to America. And two Kirks, both warships, about the size of your flagships to Americas Smaller. And, put on about 20 guns... As for the sailors, is 160 enough?"

"Very good. 160 sailors are basically enough, but there are fewer artillery pieces. If possible, it is best to go to Portugal to buy a few more artillery pieces with larger calibers."

"You can have this! Kohler, come here!"

"Master, what's the matter?"

"You take someone to Portugal, buy a few more 6-pound, 8-pound, and 10-pound bronze guns, and bring them back with the Karak sailboat!"

"Master, it's a lot of money..." Kohler said immediately with a bitter face.

"Didn't we just withdraw a sum of money? You bring 20,000 gold coins to buy it!"

"Okay, I'll go..." The expression on Kohler's face was so painful. Turning his head, he took 20,000 gold coins, and 20 guards left the main force and went to Portugal.

Columbus was immediately impressed by Marin. Originally, he knew that Marin was just a baron, and he felt that Marin was a bit overjoyed for his great voyage. But for Marin to take out 20,000 gold coins, he was also impressed. Only people with such financial resources are qualified to engage in big voyages.

Suddenly, Columbus thought of something and changed his face, he said to Malin:

"My lord, this subordinate suddenly thought of something..."

"you say."

"Does your lord know about the Treaty of Tordesillas?"

"You know, the Pope Meridian..."

"My lord, you have not obtained permission to trade in the East. I am afraid that the Portuguese will attack my fleet based on this!"

"That's a problem..."

Marin thinks about it and it is true, the Portuguese are not good. Participating in a voyage to India by oneself, in the eyes of the Portuguese, is definitely an act of grabbing food. And the "Treaty of Tordesillas", which was arbitrated by the Pope before, the Portuguese will definitely attack Columbus' fleet according to this treaty. How to break it? Marlin is lost in thought...

Columbus also thought about it for a long time, and finally said:

"Sir, this subordinate has a way..."

"speak!"

"You know too,

The Pope's Meridian was promulgated by His Excellency the Pope, so why don't we allow His Excellency the Pope to grant us one more privilege? "

"You mean..."

"Your Excellency, have you heard of the Borgia family where the Pope belongs?"

"Know!"

"This family is the most greedy and vicious. It is said that this family often uses a slow poison called 'cantrella' to poison political enemies or the rich people they target. After poisoning the other party, they often swallow it. Lose the other party's property..."

Hearing these terrifying conspiracies, Marin was so frightened that Chrysanthemum tensed - Nima is so terrifying. Marin actually knew about the Borgia family. Because of these things, later generations of Lao Mei once specially filmed an American drama called "The Borgia Family". In the play, the Borgia family is a greedy, vicious, and diabolical evil family, which can be said to be the earliest Italian mafia.

Moreover, the legendary poison "Cantrella" is also very magical and is a special kind of chronic poison. Anyone who gets poisoned tends to die within a week or two.

And the way to solve this chronic poison is also very strange. It is said that Alexander VI and his son also ingested their own poison by mistake. Alexander VI failed to escape this catastrophe and died in agony. And his illegitimate son, Caesar, used a very strange detoxification method - slitting the stomach of a living mule, diving into it and dipping his body in hot blood and internal organs...

"Christopher, what do you and I, the Teborgia family, mean?"

"The Borgia family is the most greedy, my lord, as long as you pay 10,000 gold coins as a bribe, I think you can definitely get the qualification to trade in India! You cannot buy the qualification to divide the world, but the qualification to send a ship to India to trade is not. It should be available!"

"Bribery? How?"

"Find the Pope's most favored illegitimate son, Caesar Borgia, and bribe him to speak for him!"

"Why don't you go to the Pope directly?"

"My lord, will the Pope accept bribes in public? Is it shameful?" Columbus said speechlessly.

Even though Alexander VI was evil, the basic face was still required. For some dark things, it is impossible for him to come forward in person.

"It makes sense, let's go to Rome to find Caesar Borgia!"

"Sir, don't drink their drinks!"

"Yes, it's Cantrella, I know how to interpret it..."

"What?" Columbus was taken aback.

Marin talked about the antidote from the TV series, but Columbus was worried:

"My lord, even if your antidote is real, you mustn't say it. Otherwise, the Borgia family will definitely be with you forever..."

Marin thinks about it too. If he has broken his trump card, it would be strange if he doesn't work hard with you. Moreover, Marin is not the opponent of the Borgia family at all. Fortunately, no one else was present when Marin and Columbus were talking, and their subordinates were hanging behind them, so they couldn't hear them clearly.

"I'll keep an eye out, Christopher, we're going to Rome!"

Then, Marin commanded the team to turn around and go straight to the city of Rome...

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