As the time for the negotiations between Spain and Portugal on the Treaty of Todesiras approached, Marin, as an important participant, also needed to be present. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

This time, the negotiations were of a high standard, and they were attended by the kings of Spain and Portugal in person. It was Ferdinand II who came from Spain, and Isabella I was not in good health recently, so she did not participate. On the Portuguese side, it was King Manuel I, the eldest son-in-law of Ferdinand II.

Although he is Weng's son-in-law, he is the monarch of the two countries after all. Moreover, Ferdinand II also had sons. Therefore, these are two families with different interests, and of course they have to be careful.

In fact, Alexander VI presided over the signing of the Treaty of Todesillas, which was itself a very hasty decision. How can two countries on the Iberian Peninsula have the qualifications to divide the world?

You must know that Portugal has a population of only 1.5 million, and it can't even defeat the declining Morocco, so it can only bully and bully the old black and uncivilized Brazilian Indians.

Spain was better, with a population of 6.5 million, but it could only play tricks against the indigenous Indian empires of the Americas, which used stone tools. Otherwise, if nothing else, we don't ask you to conquer half the world, you go and conquer France......

In short, the Treaty of Todesiras was a ridiculous treaty. The fact that two small kingdoms, which are not hegemons on the European continent, actually said that they wanted to divide the world, which made people laugh out of their big teeth. If the French were also keen on sailing, they would have beaten these two countries to the point that they could not take care of themselves.

The reason for such a strange treaty is mainly the work of the previous Pope Alexander VI. Moreover, this treaty was mainly intended to favor Spain. Because, the time of the signing of the treaty is 1494. At that time, Portugal had not yet opened a route to India, bypassing Africa. And the Spaniards, who had already discovered America by Columbus. However, Columbus always insisted that America was India, which caused the Spaniards to misjudge that they had already obtained India. Then, there was the Treaty of Todesiras.

However, after Vasco da Gama's fleet returned large quantities of spices from real India, Isabella I realized that she had been deceived. As a result, Columbus was quickly snubbed, and Columbus was dismissed from his position as governor, and he was imprisoned. Before the Spanish invaded and occupied the Mexican Aztec Empire in 1519, Spain suffered greatly compared to Portugal.

However, Pope Alexander VI, a Spaniard who defended Spanish interests, died as early as 1503. The Spaniards wanted to revise the Treaty of Tordesillas, which was not ratified and supported by Julius II.

And in this time and space, because of Marin's intervention, the Spaniards discovered India in advance, forcibly intervened in Indian trade, and neglected the occupation and development of the Americas.

The attitude of the new pope, Julius II, also changed, and in order to support his son-in-law Marin, this time, Julius II decided to support the Spaniards in the struggle for India. However, there is a need to cede the interests of the Americas.

Marin did not need to attend this meeting, but because he needed to focus the attention of Spain and Portugal on the two major African gold producers. Therefore, Marin planned to personally go out and explain in detail to Spain and Portugal the situation of the two major gold-producing countries in West Africa, the Songhai Empire and the Great Zimbabwe Empire.

Of course, Marin didn't have any good intentions. Although the Songhai Empire and the Great Zimbabwe Empire are relatively scumbag in combat, they are also landlocked countries in Africa with a harsh climate. Spain and Portugal, to occupy and control these two countries, it will take a long time, and a lot of energy, manpower, and material resources.

In this way, the attention of both countries was drawn to the interior of Africa, and Marin could develop in the Americas with peace of mind. In addition, Marin also plans to run the trade routes of the Ming Empire and obtain trade windfall profits.

When Spain and Portugal finally occupied and controlled the two golden countries, they found that the Americas had been firmly occupied by Marin, and the trade routes of the Ming Empire were also controlled by Marin......

At that time, Marin's strength will surpass that of the two countries, and even if there is a fight, Marin will have nothing to fear.

In fact, as long as Marin built 100 500-ton Hoffman-class warships and had enough gunpowder for him to fire indefinitely, he would definitely have the ability to beat Spain and Portugal. After all, neither Spain nor Portugal currently has professional warships equipped with reinforced sides to withstand the firepower of 100 Hoffmann-class warships. And the light bronze guns on the Spanish and Portuguese battleships could not touch the side of the Hoffmann-class battleships at all. In the future, Marin will wrap the side of the Hoffman-class battleship with white iron sheet, which will be more resistant to beating.

However, 100 battleships, with a total of 4,000 heavy guns on them, even if only half of the guns fired, it was 2,000 guns, and each salvo cost 10,000 pounds of gunpowder, which was absolutely terrifying. How much gunpowder does it take at the end of the day? Therefore, if Chilean saltpeter is not developed, Marin does not have the confidence to let the battleship bombard. Just like the British Empire in the original history, if it hadn't controlled saltpeter-rich India, there wouldn't have been so much gunpowder supply fleet to squander.

So, this time to the south, Marin tried to make sure that the attention of both countries was focused on the African continent. In this way, he can make a fortune in the Americas.

For this reason, Marin these days, racking his brains, in beautiful fairy tale language, described the gold-rich Songhai Empire and the Great Zimbabwe Empire. And, of course, endless boasting. For example, the palace of the Songhai Empire is covered with gold, and the citizens of the Great Zimbabwe Empire have gold in every house, and even use gold to make urinals......

Then, the Stone Town of the Great Zimbabwe Empire, Marin also borrowed from Arab legend that it was the treasure of King Solomon, founded by the descendants of King Solomon and Queen Sheba's son Manirik (the legendary first emperor of Ethiopia).

The legend of the treasure that Europeans could least hear about seemed to be their greatest interest, and Marin wrote it basically according to the hobby of European adventurers. Moreover, he is not responsible for these rumors. Because, these rumors, indeed, came from the Arabs. When the time comes, Marin will shamelessly add the phrase "according to the legends of the Arabs from generation to generation." When the time comes, they will not be able to find the treasure, and they will have to blame the Arabs for spreading legends......

In addition, Marin went south to Rome this time, and another plan was to avoid the incident of George the Duke of Saxony besieging the Duchy of Guedes.

Why? Because Duke George organized a group to attack the Duchy of Guedes this time, he would definitely invite his cousin, Emperor Maximilian I. When the time came, Maximilian I was embarrassed and had to send an army to help in the war. After all, the rebellion in Flanders was put down by George's father, Duke Albresit, with troops. The emperor wants to return this love.

Marin's greatest fear was that Maximilian I had no choice but to send troops to help the war, and at the same time, he would drag himself into the water. After all, he was a nominal subordinate of Maximilian I. If the emperor summons him, will he go or not?

Seeing that George's coalition was about to be formed, it would be more pitiful if Maximilian I had the whim to send troops to help in the war. His own army is very strong in combat, and if he really helps George defeat the Duchy of God, he will be pheating himself. And it's not okay to work without contribution, so don't you slap the emperor in the face?

So, Marin thought about it and decided to go out and avoid it.

Marin was invited by the Pope to Rome to assist in the negotiations, and Maximilian I could not say anything. If Marin leaves, Schwartz, who is in charge of domestic military affairs, can refuse to send troops on the grounds that "Marin is not there and cannot be the master of troop deployment without authorization".

In this way, it is difficult for Maximilian I to say anything. After all, he didn't have to let Marin send troops. After all, that's not his business either.

Moreover, this time Marin decided that if the battle between the two sides did not come to fruition, he would stay in Rome and not go back......