Chapter 1813: Beihai 1st Fleet

Seeing Columbus with an upset face, Marin laughed. After hearing Columbus's complaint, Marin laughed:

"Christopher, you worry too much!"

"Why?" Columbus puzzled.

Marin stopped laughing and seriously said to Columbus:

"Do you know why I trust you and Amerigo so much?"

"Not because we have a high level of navigation?" Columbus said uncertainly.

Marin shook his head and replied:

"No, because you are Italian!"

Columbus froze and asked:

"What does this have to do with the Italians? Could you trust your Italians, Your Majesty?" Columbus was even more puzzled. Because, although being an Italian, Columbus himself knew that the Italians were not so reliable ...

Marin shook his head again and said seriously:

"Because the Italians do not have their own country!"

Suddenly, the air froze, and Columbus's face was full of consternation. At the same time, there is a trace of sadness ...

"Yeah, the Italians don't have their own country! We Italians are just vassals of the Germans and the French ..." Columbus said sadly.

Marin patted Columbus on the shoulder and said:

"Although it is cruel to say this, but I want to tell you that-it is precisely because the Italians do not have their own motherland, I can use you with confidence. Because, you will not be loyal to me at the same time, miss your motherland ... "

Columbus was sad when he heard it, but after a while, he seemed to react:

"You mean, the young man from Magellan is Portuguese and has his own country. So, it is difficult to get your full trust?"

At this moment, Columbus was happy. If Marin cannot completely trust Magellan, his son Diego has a greater chance ...

Marin nodded and said seriously:

"Well, but don't go out and talk nonsense. If I knew you leaked the secret, Diego wouldn't think about the future!"

Columbus suddenly nodded, and then the whole person relaxed. After relaxing, he said goodbye to Marin and took the carriage to Las Vegas.

Right now, Marin has paved a concrete road from Aurich to Oldenburg, and then to the Bremen region, to facilitate the deployment of troops. Columbus is also very convenient to take a carriage to Las Vegas. As long as the carriage travels all the way to Laye in Las Vegas across the west bank of the Elbe River, you can cross the river to reach the Golden Cave of Las Vegas. Midway, there is a professional ferry across the Weser River, which is very convenient.

However, since the last time he thought of replacing cement roads with cement slab roads, Marin has begun to order the promotion of cement slab roads across the country. Today, Beihai has only two cement roads, north and south, and east and west, which serve as key points for military deployment. Mainly, to facilitate Aurich ’s control of the southern and eastern regions.

Today, Marin has ordered the promotion of cement slab roads throughout the North Sea country. In this way, the traffic in the North Sea will become as developed as in future generations. In addition to the fact that there is no technical realization of the cross-river bridge, it can only be replaced by ferry. In other respects, the existence of the cement board road will make the carriage transportation extremely convenient.

After the carriage that witnessed Columbus left, Marin shook his head. He didn't really like Columbus's eldest son Diego Columbus. Diego's level is not bad, but his qualifications are average. If there are more talented nautical talents, Marin doesn't mind promoting it, overtaking Diego Columbus.

Moreover, the entire North Sea country is more than just a nautical family in Columbus. Like Amerigo, although he got married late, he also had a son. (After Americo turned to Marin, Marin introduced a new wife. His original wife passed away and no offspring were left. So, Amei Li Ge's son is relatively young, only 5 years old). In addition, Fleet Commander Kidd and others have descendants at home.

So, what is going on with Diego is really hard to say. After all, Beihai is not his second generation of "air (sea)". Unless, he can prove that he is stronger than other second-generation airlines. But this possibility is not very great.

However, as Columbus is the number one sailor, Marin still has to appease him, lest he be emotional. You know, Columbus is the biggest man in the maritime world of Beihai, and there are countless students. If he and Marin were separated, there would be a big problem.

But Columbus was old and 64 years old, not far from his death. Although he has lived 9 years longer than it was in history, his body is healthier than in history. But the years are not forgiving, and Columbus has few days to live. In addition, this old guy is more vulgar, and he often goes to Las Vegas to wave. Therefore, he could not see what happened to his son in the future. That being the case, Marin did not mind coaxing him first while he was alive.

To put it bluntly, Columbus is old and can no longer be used by Marin. Including Amerigo, the same is more than 60. Therefore, their mission has been completed. As for the future, it mainly depends on the new generation.

But Diego Columbus, as heir to Columbus, although not talented, will not be bad in the future. At least, Diego can be competent as a commander of a route, or a fleet commander.

In the future, Marin intends to form several fleets to protect the interests of the world. For example, the first fleet is being planned. Its designation is "Royal Navy First Fleet", also known as "North Sea Fleet". Its combat missions can be seen from the name—control the sea power in the North Sea and maintain the security of the English Channel and Danish waters. At the same time, there will also be tasks to limit the French in the future.

According to the plan, Marin intends to transfer 20 500-ton warships from the existing forces as the main battle force to maintain the sea power in the North Sea. In addition, it is equipped with 20 250-class armed merchant ships as auxiliary cruise and transportation. That is to say, the North Sea Fleet "North Sea Fleet" will have 40 warships. This force ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ is now very strong in Europe.

You know, during the Battle of the Diu Sea, Portugal dispatched only 18 small warships of one to two hundred tons. Even in this time and space, the Spanish-Portuguese Joint Fleet, in the Battle of Carrickate, dispatched 15 warships of more than 200 tons, less than the original number of warships. However, because the tonnage is large enough, it does not reduce the combat effectiveness. Moreover, the results achieved are not bad.

The battleships of the Spanish-Portuguese Joint Fleet are not as good as Malin's 250-class armed merchant ships. After all, the 250-class armed merchant ship was built in accordance with the "Constitution" and other proportions. The hull design and firepower are more reasonable. The 20 250-class armed merchant ships alone can become the top European fleet at this time, not to mention another 20 main battleships of 500-ton class.

So, don't look at only 40 ships. Marin's North Sea Fleet is indeed a hegemonic class in Europe. In particular, with the supply of Chile's saltpeter mines, the large-caliber naval guns of the North Sea Fleet are no longer equipped, but can be used to shoot out opponents in volley ...

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