The Rise of the European Emperor

As the negotiation time between Spain and Portugal on the Treaty of Tordesillas is getting closer and closer, Marin, as an important participant, also needs to be present.

This time the negotiation was of a high standard and was attended by the kings of Spain and Portugal in person. It was Ferdinand II from Spain. Isabella I was not in good health recently and did not participate. The Portuguese came from King Manuel I, the eldest son-in-law of Ferdinand II.

Although he is the son-in-law of Weng, he is the monarch of the two countries after all. Also, Ferdinand II had sons. Therefore, these are two families with different interests, and of course they have to be preoccupied with each other.

In fact, when Alexander VI presided over the signing of the Treaty of Tordesillas between the two countries, it was an extremely hasty decision. Two countries on the Iberian Peninsula, how can He De He have the qualifications to divide the world?

You know, Portugal only has a population of 1.5 million, and it can't even beat a declining Morocco, so it can only bully the old black and uncivilized Brazilian Indians.

Spain is better, with a population of 6.5 million, but it can only play tricks in the face of the native Indian empires that use stone tools in the Americas. Otherwise, let's not say anything else, we don't ask you to conquer half of the world, you can try to conquer France...

All in all, the Treaty of Tordesillas is a ridiculous one. Two small kingdoms that cannot be called hegemons on the European continent actually say that they want to divide the world, which makes people laugh out loud. If the French were also keen on great sailing, they would have beaten these two countries to the point where they could not take care of themselves.

The reason why such a strange treaty appeared is mainly that the previous Pope Alexander VI came up with it. Moreover, this treaty was primarily intended to favor Spain. Because the treaty was signed in 1494. At that time, Portugal had not yet opened a route to India around Africa. The Spaniards had already discovered America by Columbus. However, Columbus always insisted that America was India, which made the Spaniards misjudge that they had obtained India. Then, there was the Treaty of Tordesillas.

However, in the original history, after Da Gama's fleet brought back a large amount of spices from the real India, Isabella I did not know that she had been deceived. So, Columbus was quickly snubbed, and the governor of Columbus was relieved of his duties, and he was put in prison. Before the Spanish invaded and occupied the Aztec Empire in Mexico in 1519, Spain was at a disadvantage compared to Portugal.

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Pope Alexander VI, a Spaniard who defended Spanish interests, died as early as 1503. The Spaniards wanted to revise the Treaty of Tordesillas, which was not approved and supported by Julius II.

In this time and space, because of Marin's intervention, the Spaniards discovered India in advance, forcibly intervened in Indian trade, and ignored the occupation and development of the Americas.

The attitude of the new Pope Julius II has also changed. In order to support his son-in-law Marin, this time, Julius II decided to support the Spaniards for India. However, it is necessary to give up the interests of the Americas.

Marin originally did not need to participate in this meeting, but, because of the need to draw the attention of Spain and Portugal, the two major gold-producing countries in Africa were placed on it. Therefore, Marin intends to personally go out and explain in detail the situation of the two major gold-producing countries, the Songhai Empire in West Africa and the Great Zimbabwe Empire, to Spain and Portugal.

Of course, Marin didn't have any good intentions. Although the Songhai Empire and the Great Zimbabwe Empire are relatively slag, they are also African landlocked countries with harsh climates. Spain and Portugal, it takes a long time and a lot of energy, manpower and material resources to occupy and control these two countries.

In this way, the attention of the two countries was drawn to the African interior, and Marin could develop in the Americas with peace of mind. In addition, Marin also intends to run the trade routes of the Ming Empire to gain huge profits from trade.

After Spain and Portugal finally occupied and controlled the two golden kingdoms, they found that the Americas had been firmly occupied by Marin, and the trade routes of the Ming Empire were also controlled by Marin...

At that time, Marin's strength will surpass the two countries. Even if there is a fight, Marin is not afraid.

In fact, as long as Marin built 100 500-ton Hoffman-class warships, and had enough gunpowder for them to fire indefinitely, they would definitely have the ability to smash Spain and Portugal. After all, neither Spain nor Portugal currently have professional warships equipped with reinforced broadsides, which cannot withstand the firepower of 100 Hoffman-class warships. The light bronze guns on Spanish and Portuguese warships could not touch the broadsides of Hoffmann-class warships at all. In the future, Marin will wrap the broadside of the Hoffman-class battleship with tin, which will be more resistant to beating.

However, 100 warships have a total of 4,000 heavy artillery pieces on them. Even if only half of the artillery pieces are fired, that is 2,000 pieces of artillery pieces. Each salvo will cost 10,000 pounds of gunpowder, which is absolutely terrifying. How much gunpowder does it cost in a day? Therefore, if the Chilean saltpeter is not developed, Marin will not have the confidence to let the warships blast hard. Just like the British Empire in the original history, if it hadn't controlled India, which is rich in saltpeter, there would not have been so many gunpowder supply fleets to squander.

Therefore, this time south, Marin strives to be sure to put the focus of the two countries on the African continent. In this way, I can make a fortune in America.

To this end, these days, Marin racked his brains and used beautiful fairy tale language to describe the gold-rich Songhai Empire and the Great Zimbabwe Empire. And, of course, endless bragging. For example, it is said that the palace of the Songhai Empire is covered with gold, and the citizens of the Great Zimbabwe Empire have gold in every household, and even use gold to make urinals...

Then, in the Stone City of the Great Zimbabwe Empire, Marin also borrowed the legend of the Arabs, saying that it was the treasure place of King Solomon established by the descendants of Manelik (the legendary first emperor of Ethiopia), the son of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. .

The legends of treasures that Europeans are the most unheard of, which seems to be their greatest interest, Marin wrote this is basically based on the hobbies of European adventurers. Moreover, he is not responsible for these rumors. Because these rumors are indeed from the Arabs. At that time, Marin will only shamelessly add the phrase "according to the legend passed down from generation to generation by the Arabs" in the text. At that time, they can't find the treasure, and they can only blame the Arabs for spreading the legend...

In addition, when Marin went south to Rome this time, he also had a plan, which was to avoid the incident in which George, Duke of Saxony besieged the Principality of Geddes.

why? Because Duke George has formed a group to fight the Principality of Gedes this time, he will definitely invite his cousin, Emperor Maximilian I. At that time, Maximilian I had to send an army to help fight because of his affection. After all, the rebellion in Flanders was pacified by George's father, Duke Albrecht. This love, the emperor wants to repay.

What Marin was most afraid of was that Maximilian I dragged himself into the water when he had no choice but to send troops to help the battle. After all, he was a nominal subordinate of Maximilian I. If the emperor calls, will he go or not?

Seeing that George's coalition is about to be formed soon, it would be more pitiful if Maximilian I sent troops to help him on a whim. His own army is very strong in combat. If he really helped George defeat the Principality of Gedes, he would be pitting himself. And if you don't work hard, you can't do it. Why don't you slap the emperor in the face?

So, after thinking about it, Marin decided to go out to escape and avoid this matter.

Marin was invited by the Pope to Rome to assist in the negotiations, and Maximilian I could not say anything. And if Marin leaves, Schwartz, who is in charge of domestic military affairs, can absolutely refuse to send troops on the grounds that "Marin can't be the leader of the deployment of troops without authorization."

In this way, Maximilian I can't say anything. After all, he didn't have to let Marin send troops. After all, that wasn't his business either.

Moreover, this time Marin has decided - the two sides will fight without results, so he will stay in Rome and not go back...

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