After sending off Columbus' fleet, Marin breathed a sigh of relief and the long preparation was finally over. This voyage was of great significance to Marin. Of course, it did not refer to the profits of trade, but to the future.

For example, when I went to India this time, Marin specifically asked Draco to search for seeds of two plants, soybeans and mung beans. Needless to say, soybeans are the king of feed and are an important source of vegetable oil, which is very important. Although this thing is produced in China, India and China are bordered by China. Although the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has a great obstacle, the two countries also have exchanges. For example, Indian sugarcane was introduced to China through the South China Sea during the Zhou Dynasty. Marin is not very familiar with the history of soybean transmission, but it is estimated that it should have been introduced to India at the end of the 15th century. As long as soybeans are available, a large amount of vegetable oil can be produced and extremely excellent horse feed can be obtained. Whether it is civil affairs or military, soybeans are extremely important strategic resources.

As for mung beans, that's it. This thing is originated from India, and you can definitely get it when you go to India. Although it has no strategic value, Marin likes to eat bean sprouts made from mung beans. Moreover, drinking mung bean soup in summer seems to be good...

Moreover, India's saltpeter is much cheaper than Europe. European saltpeter costs 10 per pound. In India, only about two or three Finneys are only a little more expensive than the Ming Dynasty saltpeter. As Europe enters the era of gunfire, the demand for saltpeter will increase greatly, and with the soaring prices, the price of saltpeter in Europe will also increase greatly.

Marin will definitely need a lot of gunpowder if he wants to use the queuing and shooting tactic in the future. Saltpeter is the main raw material of gunpowder and is indispensable.

Therefore, for Marin, India has two most important things - soybeans and saltpeter...

As for spices, it’s just by the way. It’s best to have them, and it’s nothing to have them. But soybeans and saltpeter are both strategic materials and must be taken seriously.

After finishing his work in India, Marin finally had time to deal with Angela's problem...

Angela is very important, and it goes without saying that. Marin also hopes to use Angela to copy Lu Buwei's legend of "Single Goods Can Be Living". Therefore, Angela cannot let go.

How to get the most value in Angela? The best thing to do when you get married!

He became the son-in-law of the Rovere family, and his status will not rise in a few years. At that time, with the support of the pope, Marin may not be hanged from the emperor's tree.

Maximilian I was not as pleasant as his descendants, and seemed to be stingy about the reward of titles. Of course, this was not that Maximilian I was stingy, but that this man was too smart and used the only reward he could give to the extreme, attracting people to work hard for it.

As a modern person, Marin has very independent ideas. He has no interest in things like loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. As a player in a strategy game, Marin prefers to participate in the battle for hegemony.

Therefore, when Marin is strong to a certain extent, he must leave Maximilian I alone. However, it is not easy to do it alone. The old-fashioned nobles did not accept themselves very much, and Maximilian I was both poor and stingy. Therefore, Marin needed other external forces to help him.

Then, the most powerful pope in European history, Julius II, became a good choice for Marin.

However, Julius II is not a fool and will not support Marin for no reason. Then, if you marry the Rovere family and marry his niece (Marin still doesn't know that Angela is actually Julius II's illegitimate daughter), the pope will definitely stand on his side by then.

As long as you join the Pope, ordinary people have to consider it if they want to move themselves. Perhaps a great country like Britain and France can avoid the Pope. But those German princes are not strong enough to challenge the Holy See. Because the Holy See has a great influence in the German region. A lot of bishops and bishops in the German region need the Holy See to appoint them. In order to obtain the position of bishops, some bishop candidates spend a lot of money to go to Rome to get the position of archbishops with the general status of princes. For example, Caesar is now the manager of Alexander's position of archbishops in the German region. Whoever gives more gold coins will be his position of archbishops...

As long as you marry the Rovere family of Julius II, you won’t say anything else. At least, when fighting for hegemony, those bishops will not be enemies with them, and will at least be neutral, and may even help them.

The Holy See had a great influence in Germany. There were several strong bishop states near the Marin territory alone. For example, the Archbishop of Utrecht, the Archbishop of Bremen and the Bishop of Münster. These were all powerful princes. Although they had great autonomy, they needed the recognition of the Holy See when the bishops changed. Without the recognition of the Holy See, it was impossible to be an archbishop. Because the bishop of the Bishop state was not hereditary like the aristocratic territory, but appointed by the Holy See.

Of course, when some powerful emperors of the Holy Roman Empire were in power, these archbishops could also be appointed by the emperor. For example, Otto the Great, etc. However, there were few powerful emperors in the Holy Roman Empire. Therefore, after Charles IV issued the "Golden Seal Edict", the emperor's authority was greatly lost, and the Holy Roman Empire had completely gained the upper hand in competing with the emperor for the appointment of archbishops. Now, the Holy See had the final say in the appointment and removal of bishops in Germany...

And how powerful are these bishop states? Three of the seven elected emperors of the Empire were appointed by the Holy See - Archbishop Mainz, Archbishop Trier and Archbishop Cologne...

Although these bishops cannot be said to occupy half of the territory of Germany, their overall strength is more than one-third, but there is no problem.

Therefore, as long as the pope is supported, there will be many bishops in Germany standing on their side or not making things difficult for them. Even the emperor cannot do this. You must know that the emperor's allies are now the Swabian League and the Duke of Saxony.

So, in general, marrying Angela is a lot of benefits...

As for the resistance to marriage? Marin could not see it at all! You know, when Julius II was in a downturn, he had no time to care about his mistress Lucrezia and his youngest daughter Felice. In order to survive, Lucrezia, who was hiding in the countryside of Genea, even married Felice, who was only 15 years old, to an unknown small country landlord in exchange for the other party's intake.

Other members of the Rovere family were also suppressed and chased by the Borgia family and had no face at all. At this time, it was the time when the Rovere family was at its most down. Marin, the baron with strong strength, was definitely very shameful to marry the daughter of the Rovere family.

Of course, Marin did not dare to announce bluntly that he had married a girl from the Rovere family. In that case, the Borgia family had to mobilize the German archbishops to encircle him. Therefore, Angela had to change her identity. Fortunately, the medieval communication method was backward, so Marin made up a fake identity for Angela, which was not difficult.

However, for now, the most important thing is to trick Angela, the beautiful big loli, into marrying herself before Julius II returned to Rome as the pope in 1503.

Therefore, in order to achieve this "small goal", Marin had to use all his strength to coax and pursue the beautiful big loli Angela...
Chapter completed!