In the middle of the night, after the Portuguese court painter had finished copying a new map, a maid quietly came to Conté's room and returned it.

The next morning, Conté pretended to have a headache and cautiously asked Ricardo, who was in charge of continuing to entertain him, if he had said anything he shouldn't have said yesterday. That nervous expression...... Well, don't think about taking the Oscar, but it's definitely smarter than the Hengdian group performance.

In fact, Kong Tai was originally sent to be trained as a spy. Later, I found that my language talent was too good, so I was sent to Marin to learn Chinese. And one of the most important aspects of spy training is that acting skills should be online. Otherwise, how can you deceive your opponent?

Kong Tai's acting skills are average, and they are better than Hengdian group performances. But fortunately, in this era, such acting skills are enough, for example, the Portuguese monarchs and ministers did not find anything......

Ricardo told Conté very humbly - you didn't say anything last night, and you got drunk and lay on the ground...... It's just that the wandering eyes made Kong Tai see at a glance that he was lying. However, Kong Tai did not come to demolish him, but to sweep the tail. As long as the other party doesn't see any suspicions, their task can be completed. In front of Ricardo, Comté took out the map from his pocket and looked at it, then showed a sigh of relief and affection......

At this time, Conte and Ricardo both had their own ghosts, and they laughed secretly in their hearts.

Ricardo thought to himself - fool, we have copied all your maps......

And what Conté thought was - it seems that these fools have taken the bait......

……

After breakfast, Columbus, Conté, and Sconda bid farewell to King Manuel I of Portugal and asked Manuel I to publicly recognize Columbus's right to discover the Eastern Empire.

In normal times, Manuel I would not have admitted it. After all, there are navigators in Portugal who want to compete for such honors. However, because of the stealing of the picture last night, Manuel I was a little weak-hearted. So, he generously agreed to Conté's request, and issued an order in front of the three of them, openly recognizing Columbus's right to discover China.

When Columbus, Conté and Scanda left the palace, Manuel I burst into laughter:

"Haha, these three fools!"

After laughing for a while, Manuel I ordered:

"Get Dagama over and discuss sending a fleet to the East!"

……

Soon, Da Gama came. Manuel I ordered him to set off with 10 warships to confirm the route to China. In addition, if the existence of the Kingdom of Malacca is confirmed, and there is really a large tin mine in Kuala Lumpur, troops will be sent to capture it......

Da Gama raised his own doubts:

"Your Majesty, how can you be sure that what that Conté said is true? Moreover, if you capture the Kingdom of Malacca, 10 ships will not be enough! After all, 10 ships can carry more than a thousand sailors! ”

Manuel I thought for a moment and said:

"Well, when your fleet arrives in India, inquire about the state of the Kingdom of Malacca. If the Kingdom of Malacca really exists, and there really is a large tin mine in Kuala Lumpur, you will bring a dozen or so warships belonging to us in the Arabian Sea and the fleet to the Kingdom of Malacca. That's pretty much enough......"

Da Gama nodded and immediately went back to prepare......

However, the Portuguese did not know that Columbus had already sent a batch of guns to the Kingdom of Malacca. This time they went to Malacca, and they will definitely hit a nail......

……

At this time, Marin, who was far away in Aurich, had also received the news of the return of Columbus's fleet to Europe. Because, at the moment when the Columbus fleet landed in Lisbon, the spies of the North Sea Chamber of Commerce in Lisbon sent people to send the news back to the mainland in an expedited mode of changing horses and not changing people. Shortly after Columbus's fleet left the port of Lisbon, Marin received the news.

"Hahahaha, they're finally back! I just don't know, do you have any Taihu pigs...... This is unlikely...... But maybe it was a coincidence...... "Marlin is a little bit troubled and lost.

However, in any case, the return of the fleet this time will definitely bring something that will satisfy Marin. If nothing else, the seeds of tung oil and sumac trees, Marin thinks they must be there. As for winter wheat seeds and bamboo seeds, Marin was looking forward to it, but he didn't hold out much hope, so as not to be too disappointed.

Then Marin fell into an anxious wait......

It is a pity that the sea route from Lisbon to Emden is more than 2,000 kilometers, at the speed of a sailing ship......

So, it wasn't until the day before Christmas that Marin welcomed Columbus's fleet at the port of Emden......

No sooner had they stepped onto land than Columbus, Comté, and Scanda rushed off deck in excitement. Columbus shouted "It's finally time to come back for Christmas"! Conte and Sconda, on the other hand, came directly to Marin and saluted, ready to report their work.

Of course, Columbus, as the nominal leader, Marin still has to give face. So, he chatted with Columbus for a while, and then asked Columbus to hand in his logbook and let him go back for Christmas. After all, tomorrow is Christmas, and seeing that Columbus looked impatient, Marin was not embarrassed to keep him, but asked him to report back after Christmas. Conté and Sconda, on the other hand, followed Marin back to the palace of Aurich and continued to report to work.

After returning to the palace of Aurich, Marin changed his previous calm eyes and couldn't wait to ask:

"How? What was the harvest in Huaxia? ”

Kong Tai confidently replied:

"Of course, it's very rich!"

"Are there any Taihu pigs?" Marin asked eagerly.

"This ...... There is no ......" Kong Tai suddenly wilted.

"Then have you come back from Guangzhou to get some domestic pig breeds?" Marin didn't give up and continued to ask.

"This ...... You didn't tell you to do that......" Both Conté and Sconda were dumbfounded.

"I knew ......," Marin was a little discouraged.

In those days, there were no transoceanic telegraphs, and everything had to be planned in advance. If you want to change halfway, it's impossible. Because, the ships sent out can't be contacted at all.

Marin suddenly had an urge to invent Marconi wireless telegraphy, but alas, he was Marin, not Marconi. As a liberal arts student, he only knew the general principles of the telegraph, and it was impossible for him to make it. If you ask him to make a DC motor or something, that's fine. After all, when he was a child, he often dismantled small motors to play. In addition, a simple hand-cranked generator is not difficult, it is nothing more than a copper wire coil and magnet. However, it is much more complicated to do radio. After all, in the previous life, Huaxia was engaged in radio control, and Marin had no chance to contact the radio at all, so naturally he could not talk about radio.

Seeing Marin's disappointed look, Kong Tai thought about it and said:

"Grand Duke, the Taihu pig is far away in Nanzhili, and we can't reach it at all. However, in Guangzhou, we have bought everything we can......"

"Oh? It's true? Have you bought everything you can buy? Marin suddenly came to his senses.

Kong Tai nodded confidently, and Marin suddenly became excited:

"So what are you waiting for? Let's go back to Emden to inspect the cargo! ”

"Huh?" Conté and Sconda were dumbfounded. They had just followed Marin back to Aurich from Emden, and Emden and Aurich were more than twenty kilometers away......