In fact, Marin's approach would definitely not work in later generations. At least, in later generations, you cannot kill people at will, even if they are from the enemy country. Unless this person is not a politician. Of course, you don't have to kill people, but some are means.
But that was later, an era where international law existed, and everyone would follow certain rules. But this era was different. Although there were many "unwritten rules" that everyone defaulted to, but it was hard to say whether they were abide by or not.
To put it bluntly, in this era when international rules have not been established, everyone’s default rules are not written on paper. Whether or not abide by the rules depends on personal wishes.
If it is normal and not touched the bottom line, everyone is willing to abide by the rules. However, if you take someone's life, don't blame others for killing you. In this era, there are many things to send assassins to assassinate your opponent. Even a pope like Alexander VI personally attacks poisoning his opponent, let alone ordinary nobles. Of course, if aristocrats send people to do something, they will generally be careful not to leave any handles, so as not to be criticized by everyone. In other words, assassination is something that can be done or not in this era.
However, if you really want to do this, even if rumors spread, the blow to fame will be huge. However, even if the Portuguese know that this is Marin's warning, it is not easy to discredit Marin. Why? I don't know where to start...
The source of this incident was Rui Silva, who was willing to steal the transport ship of the North Sea Kingdom, and then angered Marin. If you want to discredit Marin, you have to explain the cause of the incident clearly. But the Portuguese cannot tell the cause. Therefore, this incident can only be circulated in Portugal, not spread. After all, this incident is also a dark spot in Portugal, and it will only make people laugh at it if it is said.
Moreover, Marin was also very smart. He did not target the entire Portugal because of this matter, but instead targeted the Silva family, which made other nobles lose the reason to intervene. Moreover, many Portuguese aristocrats actually looked down on Rui. Silva, the "lucky villain" who relied on his sister to take power. As long as he did not foolishly confront the entire Portugal, at that time, Portugal would be unable to be unified. After all, this matter has nothing to do with others, and it looks like a private hatred between Marin and the Silva family...
What Marin asked for was actually to make outsiders mistakenly think that this was a "personal grudge", and then they had the idea of ​​not wanting to intervene. But in fact, there is no personal grudge at sea? The sea power and other things are the foundation of the country.
But Marin wanted to dress up this matter as a "personal grudge", not only to make outsiders unwilling to intervene, but also to establish authority.
Marin wanted to tell someone through this incident that I am very revengeful and I am very vengeful!
In this way, when others rob the Beihai merchant ship, they have to consider what will happen if they are targeted by Marin's "little-minded"...
In fact, if it were not the Portuguese nobles who took action this time, but an ordinary pirate captain, Marin would have ordered him to be killed. Moreover, he would pursue this person with great fanfare. In this way, he would have established his authority.
After all, America is so big, Marin doesn't want adventurers to get involved. Therefore, he needs a bad guy to establish his authority. But because America has been very low-key before, and Marin's negative propaganda, pirates have no interest in America. Only the people in the Azores know that America has output. Because the cargo loaded on the North Sea merchant ship passing by the Azores cannot deceive people.
But only people in the Azores know that pirates generally cannot know. Because before the development of the Americas, the Azores were a remote countryside far away from the European continent. Except for the few transport ships from the North Sea countries that occasionally pass by every year, there were no ships passing by. Only when pirates were stupid would choose to move here.
Pirates are also profit-seeking animals and will not go to places without oil. Just like in later generations, why are there many cases in big cities? Because scumbags from all over the country gather in big cities to look for opportunities. After all, those thieves are not stupid. They will go wherever they know where they have more opportunities to get rich.
Similarly, where pirates usually appear are places with abundant oil and water. For example, pirates in the South China Sea usually appear in the golden waterway of maritime trade, because there are many merchant ships here, and if you succeed, you will be rich.
The Somali pirates in later generations were also because they were close to the busy Gulf of Aden and had many merchant ships, which gave rise to pirates. If there were no ships passing by, the pirates would not be willing to go.
Originally, the rise of pirates in the Caribbean was due to the huge benefits of Spanish treasure ships, which attracted a large number of people who were not afraid of death to take risks. If there was no profit, pirates would not like it.
But pirates are also humans. Although they are not afraid of death, the premise is to let them see the wealth that makes them jealous. For example, the Spanish treasure ship.
If it is an ordinary merchant ship, they should also consider whether it is cost-effective to hijack the ship. Although the value of the cargo on the ship is not low, it is not gold and silver that can be used as cash. These bulk goods must be found by buyers. This is a very troublesome thing, and it is easy to be traced out by people following the clues.
Therefore, for pirates, it is better to transport treasure ships. It is better to use gold and silver directly as money, and it is not easy to be exposed.
If Marin took revenge on pirates and killed people to establish his authority in the early stage when there was no treasure ship in the early stage, he could still curb the breeding of pirates to a certain extent. After all, individuals would cherish their lives. If they were destined to snatch the money but spend it, then no one would snatch it.
In addition, it should be pointed out that no one supports pirates, and it is easy to finish. Historically, the reason why pirates in England were rampant was because the Kingdom of England supported them behind their backs. Even some English warships would pretend to be pirates and make a vote.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! However, since the British pirate kingdom ordered the removal of pirates in 1718, the pirates quickly disappeared...
Why? It’s not that the English fleet is very strong, but that the pirates also have their own country...
Why did pirates rob merchant ships and get money? Not to waste money when they return home? If his country turns a blind eye to it, it will naturally be very convenient.
However, if the pirate country begins to wipe out the pirates, the pirates will be really finished...
Because the pirates who got ashore were very fragile, and any militia could capture them. Moreover, if they had huge amounts of property of unknown origin, they would easily be targeted.
If the money robbed at sea cannot be squandered and there is a danger of being hanged by the government, then who is willing to be a pirate? After all, pirates rob money is also for spending.
Therefore, when the motherland of English pirates began to want all pirates and hanged a large number of pirates, the group of English pirates, which had been circulating in the sea for a hundred years, quickly disappeared. Although there were still some fish that had missed the net, it was not the weather anymore...
The same is true for Marin's method of establishing his authority - if any pirates dare to steal American transport ships, then they will directly send people to chase the pirates on land, or even their families...
The assassination of aristocrats may require confidentiality because it is not in accordance with the rules. However, if it is to hunt down pirates, no one dares to stop it. Because this matter occupies a great reputation.
Therefore, if you chase pirates or something, you don’t need to play hide-and-seek on the sea. Just send someone to the pirate’s house to guard it. Unless there is a rogue country like England that deliberately hides pirates. Otherwise, it is difficult for pirates to become a climate.
As for those who play the slut, Marin was not afraid of sending people to pretend to be pirates to rob the other party's merchant ships. Because the value of Portuguese spice ships is much higher than that of ordinary transport ships. As long as a few spice ships are robbed, the Portuguese will not be able to stand it first.
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Just as Marin was deliberately trying to trouble the Portuguese and was thinking of killing a few pirates to establish his authority, Leonardo da Vinci suddenly opened the office door excitedly and said loudly:
"Your Majesty, I have created a new ship that is very suitable for inland navigation. Please visit it!"
"New ship?" Marin was stunned for a moment, and then said happily:
Chapter completed!