In this way, with a shameless and wonderful performance, Edward successfully accepted the throne of Scotland in public "helplessly". Then, Edward announced in public that after the main army returned, he would go to Edinburgh with Queen Anna, escorted by the main army, and be crowned King of Scotland with Queen Anna.
At the same time, Edward also applied to the Holy See's envoy with the encouragement of several Scottish earls to gain the approval of His Majesty the Pope.
In fact, Marin had already made a private promise - this matter was to him, and he would be responsible for persuading the pope to affirm Edward's identity as King Scotland. The premise was that Edward had to "explore some blood". Marin's offer was 200,000 gold coins, not including the fiefdom of the southern border county of Scotland that Edward had promised.
In other words, when Edward was crowned, Marin would also receive the title of Earl of Scotland, with the fief of Scottish Borders (Scottish Borders) in southern Scotland next to Marin's fief in England. This border county is very large, with a size of 4,732 square kilometers. However, most of them are mountainous areas in southern Scotland, and the agricultural value is not very high. Only some valley areas have small-scale agriculture. Other areas only in hilly areas have shepherds. But in general, the value is smaller.
However, there is something in this border county that is very famous in later generations, that is, the border collie.
Border herders are the smartest dog in later generations and are also an excellent helper for Scots sheep. You should know that Scotland has a sparse population and a rugged terrain. It is difficult for people to grazle sheep in hilly areas. Because people are not very good at chasing sheep in hilly mountains. Fortunately, there are cute border herders who are smart, obedient and have strong athletic ability to help grazle sheep. Otherwise, shepherds will be too hard and cannot raise too many sheep.
Speaking of which, in Marin's eyes, the best sheep dog is the border sheep. As for the German shepherd, it is actually more suitable as a police dog and military power.
Therefore, Marin planned to vigorously cultivate the extremely excellent sheep breed of black and white-faced border collie after taking over Scottish Border County. After all, Marin's colony was too large. Even if she was herding sheep, there was not enough manpower and could only rely on the sheepdog for help.
The German Shepherd's combat effectiveness and aggressiveness are too strong, which can easily hurt passers-by. The border shepherd is friendly to people, smart and obedient, and has strong work ability without hurting people. It is the best choice for shepherd dogs.
Of course, these are all secondary and superficial things. What Marin really wants is Edward to help him block thunder and attract firepower himself. In the future, after his son Caesar married Princess Margaret, he would not have to worry about launching the war of destruction against Scotland. Because his father-in-law had already helped him settle it...
In fact, it is not too troublesome to settle Scotland. The most troublesome thing is that it will anger France. England has no psychological pressure to annex Scotland because they are not afraid of France attacking Britain. The French navy is as cowardly as being attacked by English merchant ships every day, and it is impossible to threaten the English mainland at all.
But the Beihai Kingdom is different. The Beihai Kingdom is on the European continent, while France is a European power. If it is a one-on-one fight, although Marin cannot guarantee that he can defeat France, there is still no problem with resisting France's attack. But the problem is that there are too many people who have dragged Marin back in Germany. If France attacks the Beihai Kingdom, perhaps there are many princes in Germany who will also help France beat him up, which is what Marin is most worried about the most. Therefore, Edward annexed Scotland, which is equivalent to helping him pull away the hatred of France. Later, Caesar won England through marriage, and France had no reason to vent his anger on him, and it was not what he did...
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Just when Edward was acting in a high spirit to seize the Scottish throne, Marin was not idle either. Because he also had to prepare for sending troops to Italy. The most basic preparation was to start transporting troops...
Although it is close to the land route from the North Sea Kingdom to the Apennine Peninsula in Italy, it is easy to be noticed. However, it is hidden by sea route, but you have to bypass half of Europe. When you pass the Strait of Gibraltar, you have to take the night, otherwise you will be discovered by the Spanish.
Therefore, although troops were sent only in November, Marin began to transfer ships from early September. This time, after transporting 15,000 troops to the seaside fishing village prepared by the Pope, the ship returned just in time for the autumn harvest to transport grain.
As for Marin himself, he did not intend to follow the large army south. Because he was going to Edinburgh halfway, and while Edward ascended the throne as King of Scotland, he accepted the canonization and obtained the fief of the Scottish border county.
After all, from a legal perspective, Edward is now one of Marin's bosses (the other boss is Maximilian I). If the boss is crowned, if he doesn't support him, the boss will be embarrassed.
As for the war in November, Marin could rush to Italy directly by land. Anyway, if he did not lead his troops south by land, it would not attract attention. After all, as an old friend of the Holy See, no one would doubt Rome when he rushed to the Rome.
When you go to Italy by land, there is a hotel station system that Marin had previously arranged before, and there are enough horses to transfer to Rome in a few days, so it will not be a mistake.
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In early September, in the distant East, the later generations of Keelung once again welcomed a fleet from the North Sea Kingdom. This fleet was naturally the fleet leading Americo to explore the route on the Pacific Ocean.
Of course, Americo was only responsible for the great voyage, and the specific task of contacting the Han people in Jilong Village on the island was still handed over to Kong Tai, who had been here last time.
After Conte gave the secret medicine to poison the French queen to infertile her, in order not to leak the secret, Marin sent Conte to the East again.
This time, in order to show his determination, Kong Tai brought his newlywed wife with him. As for his old parents, Kong Tai entrusted him to his brothers. Because he knew that he could not go back to Europe, and bringing his wife over this time was equivalent to taking root in Dongfan Island.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content later! When I came to Heping Island (Sheliao Island) again, Kong Tai was surprised to find a tall stone courtyard. On the courtyard wall, there were several young men holding meshes who were patrolling...
"Are Mr. Liu here?" Kong Tai asked loudly in standard Mandarin.
Unfortunately, the young and strong men in Jilong Village on the wall couldn't understand this kind of "Mandarin", but fortunately they also knew Kong Tai. After all, they were not often seen by foreigners who could speak and shout.
Liu Laogen, the village chief of Jilong Village who was notified by the young and strong, finally came out. He poked his head out on the wall and saw Kong Tai. He immediately opened the gate of the courtyard and welcomed Kong Tai in. And several leaders including Yameiro also entered the courtyard together.
"Oh, Mr. Kong is here again. This time, are you still leaving?" Liu Laogen asked enthusiastically in Mandarin.
Kong Tai shook his head and said:
"I won't leave anymore. Look, this is a slutty Maria!" Contela introduced his wife.
"Have you met Mrs. Kong!" Liu Laogen immediately stood up and saluted. He knew that Kong Tai might be his protector in the future, so he had to be flattered at this time.
Although Maria couldn't understand what Liu Laogen was saying, she still bent and bowed politely.
"Then who are these adults?" Liu Laogen pointed to Amerigo and others who were eating and drinking on their own, and asked in a low voice.
"Oh, you talk about them? They are the big guys sent by our Grand Duke to find new routes. However, they don't understand Chinese, so you don't need to communicate with them..."
Then, Kong Tai and Liu Laogen talked about what happened over the past year. After hearing from Liu Laogen, there was a wave of Japanese pirates coming later, and there were dozens of people on a ship.
However, the other party saw that the stone walls of Jilong Village were difficult to attack, and the firearms were very sharp, so the other party saw that there was no advantage to take, so he left.
After dinner, Americo and several captains went to find a room to rest in the courtyard of Jilong Village. They were drifting on the sea for more than three months, which made them very tired. When they passed by the Marshall Islands halfway, the ship in front of the fleet accidentally hit the coral reef. Fortunately, the coral reef did not have sharp ridges and the hull was covered with nickel steel sheets, so the ship was not damaged. Otherwise, the fleet would have lost a ship.
Chapter completed!