When he set out, Marin took with him only 20 converted Class 250 armed merchant ships. All of these ships used a new type of steering wheel composed of gears and copper rods. In addition, it is also equipped with an upper edge jigger.

However, when departing from the port of Emden, Marin did not let the sailors raise the upper rim jirs, but continued to use the old Latin spinnaker. After all, traveling to the Americas from home to the U.S. is headwinding most of the time. If you use a sail, you have to die slowly. Whereas, the Latin spinnaker is a shouker, which has a better effect on headwind.

Moreover, the trusses of the Latin sail, if tied, can actually be used as a sail......

So, this fleet actually carried three sets of sails - one set of crosssails, one set of Latin sails, and one set of upper edge jirs...... Of course, the sail was used when returning to Europe from the Americas. If you go to the Americas, you mainly use an upper edge bliss sail. But Marlin has a penchant for secrecy. So, I brought an extra set of Latin spinnakers, and the ships must have used Latin sails during the voyage from the North Sea to the English Channel. When we get out of the English Channel and into the Atlantic, the Latin sail is removed and the upper-edge birder is raised, which is more efficient and easy to maneuver......

In addition, on the open sea, there are actually 10 500-ton warships accompanying them. After all, Marin is the lord of a country, how can he ensure safety with only a group of armed merchant ships? Therefore, it is certain to send 5 professional warships to accompany you.

It's just that the warships of the North Sea State are not public. Although I have been dispatched a few times, I can avoid everyone, so I still try to avoid it. Why? Or is it Marlin's old problem of secrecy......

In front of outsiders, the gun doors on the lower deck of a 500-ton battleship never opened. Therefore, outsiders have not known about the double-decked guns of the warships of the North Sea Kingdom. Even the military port, Marin was not built in Emden, but in another small hidden harbor, trying not to be seen by others.

Of course, although the rudders of these 10 battleships have also been converted into steering wheels, the sails have not been modified. Because Marin currently does not have high-strength cables and canvas, it is impossible to manufacture an upper edge girder sail that meets the height required for a 500-ton warship.

Therefore, these warships, on the way to America against the wind, still removed the sails and used Latin spinnakers.

However, on the stretch from the North Sea to the western tip of the English Channel, the 250-class armed merchant ships also use Latin sails. So, these ships will not throw off those ships.

Moreover, the main task of these 10 warships is also to ensure that Marin's fleet will not be attacked by pirates, so that safety can be guaranteed.

In these years, there were still many pirates in England. Marin has already planned to unify England, but he hasn't done so yet. Therefore, Marin was also afraid that the pirates would swarm to attack his armed merchant fleet. If he made any mistakes, Marin didn't dare to guarantee that he would be able to cross again.

Also, Marin had calculated France before, and he was worried that Louis XII would not be able to swallow this breath. But Marin did not offend France in the slightest at the public level, so Louis XII could not send troops to attack Marin. But what if the French sent troops disguised as pirates to sneak up on themselves?

Although the 20 armed merchant ships led by Marin would definitely be able to win, Marin did not dare to guarantee the safety of the ship he was on. After all, it is a thin-skinned armed merchant ship, and it is not durable. And even if the French don't have a navy, they can still do it with a few ships and guns. Moreover, the French have the most artillery......

If the flagship he was on was entangled by the French gunboats and taken care of by the shells, Marin could not guarantee that he would not be crushed to death by the iron ball cannonballs......

Therefore, for safety, Marin asked 10 500-ton warships to accompany the escort to ensure safety. For these 10 battleships, the keels on the side of the ships are much denser than those of armed merchant ships, and the planks are also thickened. So, they are resistant to shelling. Whether it is the British pirate fleet or the French gunboats, in the face of 10 professional warships with fierce firepower and strong resistance, they can only kneel......

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In addition to the above reasons, Marin also carried a large number of Eastern European Mongolian horses on 10 warships, totaling several hundred. These Eastern European Mongolian horses were purchased from the Crimean Khanate just a few years ago. Marin happened to be going to the Americas this time, so by the way, he selected a batch of horses that had not been castrated from the Crimea as a horse breed and brought them to the American colonies for breeding by the way.

Of course, it was sent to Cape Breton and Newfoundland for grazing and breeding. As for the American continent, Marin will not bring it for the time being. For how terrible it was for the aggressive Indian tribes to get their hands on horses is a testament to hereafter.

You know, when the United States of America moved westward in the future, the most terrible opponents were the Indian cavalry. If it weren't for the fact that Lao Mei was strong enough, and Lao Mei already had rear-loading repeating rifles using copper cartridge casings at that time, those Indian cavalry would probably bring a greater threat to Lao Mei.

Marin now does not have the technology to engage in rear-loading repeating rifles using copper cartridge shells, and his national strength is not strong enough. Therefore, he did not dare to let the brave and warlike Indian warriors get horses.

As a result, Marin now only intends to breed these Eastern European Mongolian horses on Cape Breton and Newfoundland to provide horses for future raids on the North American continent. As for the presence of Indians on the island of Newfoundland? Ma Pin is not worried. Because, there are very few Indians on the island of Newfoundland. If you find that the other party dares to steal the horse, you can just kill it, and you don't need too many soldiers and horses to do it. But if the Indians on land had obtained horses, they could have retreated westward in the dense primeval forests of North America, leaving Marlin unable to catch up. Unlike Newfoundland, which is such a big island, you can't escape far with your horses......

According to Marin's plan, three horse farms will be set up in the Americas - Cape Breton Island Horse Farm, Newfoundland Island Horse Farm and North American Twin Island Horse Farm......

Cape Breton Island is large enough and there are basically no Indians on the island. Build a horse farm here, perfect for. In Conabrook, the cement manufacturing hub of western Newfoundland, Marin also intends to build a horse farm. However, Newfoundland is home to Native Americans. So, the horse farm here Marin is not going to be built too big. Moreover, it will be closely monitored to prevent horses from getting lost or stolen by Indians. As soon as there was a change, an army would be sent to chase and kill to avoid the exodus of horses......

As for the horse farm on the twin islands of North America, because of the limitation of the island area, this horse farm is destined to not be too large. However, it is a very important horse farm. Because, the horse farm here will directly supply horses to the New York colony to facilitate the needs of the colony.

In the future, other agricultural activities on the North American islands will gradually cease and be relocated to the mainland. It will then be turned into a dedicated breeding centre for horses and mules. If the New York colony needed horses, the horse farms on the Twin Islands would supply them, but only geldings that had been castrated. In this way, it does not matter even if the cavalry is killed by the Indians and loses the horses. Because geldings cannot be bred, even if the Indians grab geldings, they cannot breed and reproduce, and form a large-scale cavalry......