Seeing Columbus with an unhappy face, Marin laughed. After hearing Columbus’ complaints, Marin laughed:
"Christopher, you're over-thinking!"
"Why?" Columbus was puzzled.
Marin stopped laughing and said to Columbus seriously:
"Do you know why I trust you and Americo so much?"
"Isn't it because we have a high sailing level?" Columbus said uncertainly.
Marin shook his head and replied:
"No, because you are Italian!"
Columbus was stunned and asked:
"What does this have to do with Italians? Could it be that your Majesty, you trust Italians more?" Columbus was even more confused. Because, although as an Italian, Columbus himself knew that Italians were not that reliable...
Marin shook his head again and said seriously:
"Because Italians do not have their own motherland!"
Suddenly, the air solidified, and Columbus's face was filled with astonishment. At the same time, there was a hint of sadness...
"Yes, the Italians do not have their own motherland! We Italians are just vassals of the Germans and the French..." Columbus said sadly.
Marin patted Columbus on the shoulder and said:
"Although it's a bit cruel to say this, what I want to tell you is that it is because the Italians do not have their own motherland that I feel at ease to use you. Because you will no longer be loyal to me and will never forget your motherland..."
Columbus was a little sad at first after hearing this, but after a while, he seemed to react:
"You mean, that young man Magellan is a Portuguese and has his own country. So, it's hard to get your full trust?"
At this moment, Columbus was happy. If Marin could not fully trust Magellan, then his son Diego would have a greater chance...
Marin nodded and said seriously:
"Well, but don't go out and talk nonsense. If I know you leaked the secret, Diego wouldn't have a future!"
Columbus nodded repeatedly, and then relaxed. After relaxing, he said goodbye to Marin and took a carriage to the storm in Las Vegas.
At present, in order to facilitate the dispatch of troops, Marin has paved a concrete road leading from Orich to Oldenburg City and then to the Bremen area. It is also very convenient for Columbus to take a carriage to Las Vegas. As long as the carriage goes to Las Vegas, across the west bank of the Elbe River, you can take a boat to cross the river to Las Vegas, this gold cave. The middle of the way, there is also a professional ferry across the Wieshe River, which is very convenient.
However, since the last time I thought of replacing cement roads with cement roads, Marin has begun to order the promotion of cement roads across the country. Nowadays, Beihai Kingdom only has two cement roads, north and south and east, as key roads to mobilize troops. The main reason is to facilitate Orich's control over the southern and eastern regions.
Now, Malin ordered the promotion of cement board roads throughout Beihai Country. In this way, the transportation of Beihai Country will become as developed as in the future. Except for the fact that there is no technology to be realized in the cross-river bridge and can only be replaced by ferries, in other aspects, the existence of cement board roads will make horse-drawn carriage traffic extremely convenient.
After watching Columbus' carriage leave, Marin shook his head. He was actually not optimistic about Columbus's eldest son Diego Columbus's level is not bad, but his qualifications are average. If more talented sailing talents appear, Marin doesn't mind promoting and overtaking Diego Columbus.
Moreover, in the entire North Sea Kingdom, there is more than Columbus, a sailing family. For example, Americo, although he got married late, he also had a son (after Americo defected to Marin, Marin helped introduce his new wife. His original wife passed away and no descendants were left. Therefore, Americo's son was younger, only 5 years old). In addition, the fleet commander Kidd and others also had descendants at home.
Therefore, it is hard to say what Diego will be in the future. After all, Beihai Kingdom is not his "Sea Second Generation". Unless he can prove that he is better than other second generations of airlines. But this possibility is not very large.
However, as the number one sailing tycoon, Marin still needs to comfort him now so as not to get upset. You must know that Columbus is the number one sailing tycoon in the North Sea China and has countless students. If he and Marin are distracted, there will be big problems.
But Columbus is old, 64 years old, and is not far from his death. Although he has lived for 9 years more than in history and is healthier than in history. But time is unforgiving, and Columbus has not had a few days to live. In addition, this old guy is rather vulgar and often goes to Las Vegas to wander, probably in a few years. Therefore, he can't see what his son will be like in the future. Since that's the case, Marin doesn't mind coaxing him first when he is alive.
To put it bluntly, Columbus is old and can no longer be used by Marin. Including Americo, they are also over 60 years old. Therefore, their mission has been completed. As for what they will in the future, it mainly depends on the new generation.
But as Columbus' heir, Diego Columbus is not very talented, but his future will not be bad. At least, Diego is still competent as the commander-in-chief of a route or the commander of a fleet.
In the future, Marin plans to form several fleets to protect interests around the world. For example, the first fleet is in the planning. Its number is "The First Royal Navy Fleet", also known as the "North Sea Fleet". Its combat mission can be seen from its name - controlling the sea rights of the North Sea and maintaining the safety of routes in the English Channel and the Danish waters. At the same time, there will also be tasks that restrict the French in the future.
According to the plan, Marin plans to draw 20 500-ton warships from the existing forces as the main combat force to maintain the sea rights of the North Sea. In addition, it is equipped with 20 250-class armed merchant ships as auxiliary cruise and transportation. In other words, the Beihai Kingdom's first fleet, the "North Sea Fleet", will have 40 warships. This force is already very powerful in Europe at present.
You should know that during the Battle of Diu, Portugal dispatched only 18 small warships of one or two hundred tons. Even in this time and space, the Spanish-Portugal Combined Fleet dispatched 15 more than 200-ton warships in the Battle of Karikat, which was smaller than the number of warships in history. However, because the tonnage is large enough, its combat effectiveness is not reduced. Moreover, the results achieved are not bad.
Most of the warships of the Western-Portugal Combined Fleet are of less quality than Marin's 250-class armed merchant ships. After all, the 250-class armed merchant ships are built in a scale smaller than the "Constitution" and the hull design and firepower equipment are more reasonable. The 20 250-class armed merchant ships alone can become the top European fleet at this time, let alone 20 500-ton main warships.
Chapter completed!