Days later, on the dock in Emden, Marin was looking out into the sea with a telescope. According to the intelligence, Americago's fleet should have arrived today.

After waiting for several hours, the top of a sail appeared in Marin's telescope. Then, the entire sail, from top to bottom, slowly came into view of Marin. Then, there was the second, the third...... Until 10 ships appeared in the barrel of Marin's telescope......

"They're back, Grand Duke, they're back!" The people around him became excited and began to cheer. Marin was also excited, but pretended to be reserved. After all, he's a Grand Duke now, and he's always going to have to watch out for the impact.

In fact, Marin did not attach much importance to the significance of this voyage. Even, America completed the voyage without credit. Because, this is a route that Columbus has already discovered, and it has nothing to do with America. Moreover, the status of the two has now been opened. Columbus is a baron, or two baronial titles. And Americago, who is still only a hereditary knight, is a big notch behind.

Of course, Marin had promised before that next time he was looking for a route to Daming, let Amerigo lead the team. As long as this merit is completed, Amerigo is also eligible for the promotion of baron. And this time I went to India, in fact, because of America's own yearning for India, which has nothing to do with meritorious achievements. After all, India is a mysterious and rich place in the eyes of Europeans. As an adventurous navigator, it is absolutely unrealistic for Amerigo to say that he does not aspire to India.

However, this is the third time that Marin's fleet has gone to India. Therefore, Marin has no feelings about running the Indian route.

The reason why Marin came to the port of Emden to meet Amerigo was actually for the saltpeter that Amerigo bought from India......

Previously, Marin had asked Amerigo to India to buy 600 tons of saltpeter. With these 600 tons of saltpeter, Marin can immediately tremble, even if he single-handedly takes on all the German princes, he is confident that he will be undefeated.

Moreover, another important use is to use it in the battlefields of England......

Specifically, Marlin planned to send a fleet to fight the English fleet. At the very least, drive the English fleet away from the Irish Sea. In this way, Marin was able to bring Edward's army, including Edward himself, through the Irish Sea, to England proper, and directly participate in the war for the throne.

In terms of the number of ships, Marin will certainly not be able to catch up with England. After all, there are still quite a lot of ships in the Five Ports Alliance. Therefore, Marin could only rely on the powerful firepower of the warships to defeat the English fleet, so as to bring Edward and his army to the English mainland.

So, Marin needs the fleet to have plenty of firepower. Otherwise, halfway through the fight and running out of ammunition, it's over. In terms of the number of sailors, Marlin was far inferior to England's.

Previously, Marin had sent Edward to Rome to complain, both for the reasons of finding a legal basis and for the sake of saltpeter waiting for the Amerigo fleet. It was only when Amerigo returned with a few hundred tons of saltpeter that Marin had the confidence to send out a fleet to defeat the English fleet and ship Edward's army across the sea to the island of Britain.

In general, Marin was waiting not for Americago, but for those hundreds of tons of saltpeter......

Of course, as a seasoned politician, Marin would certainly not say that. On the surface, he will warmly welcome Amerigo's return, with a look of "I am very optimistic about you......

It didn't take long for Americago's ship to dock. Amerigo jumped off the deck first and stood on the Long Bridge Pier. After walking to the land, Amerigo did not immediately go to Marin's side, but shouted:

"Ah, land! Smooth earth! It's been a long time since I've felt down-to-earth! ”

Indeed, the bumpy sea for a year and half a year made the crew miss the feeling of being down-to-earth. Although it landed in the port of Cádiz, it was only a passing passing. Now, back in Port Emden, Amerigo and his sailors will have a long vacation to get a good taste of life on land.

After sighing, Amerigo ran to the high platform where Marin was and bent down to say hello to Marin:

"Ah, my honorable Duke, my best greetings to your most trusted captain, Amerigo!"

But someone next to him reminded:

"Lord Vespucci, Lord Marin is now the Grand Duke!"

"Huh?" Amerigo was stunned. When he left, Marin had just taken the Duchy of Schleswig. Earlier, Marin was just an earl.

"Why is the status of an adult promoted so quickly? If I go to sea again, won't I become a king when I come back? Amerigo said stupidly.

Everyone around them laughed good-naturedly, and everyone followed Marin. Many old people have watched Marin go from baron to earl, then from earl to duke, all the way to the current Grand Duke. And everyone's status has also risen with the tide. Even if the title is not promoted, the benefits are indispensable. So, Marlin developed, and they also benefited.

As a matter of fact, the statistics of this battle exploit have basically been completed. In a few days, the canonization ceremony will be held. The Grand Duchy is already very close to an independent sovereign kingdom, and a large number of new nobles will appear in this reward ceremony. And this time accompanied Marin, there were many people who had won the battle merits. Seeing the bright prospect of either a knighthood promotion or a financial reward, everyone is actually happy in their hearts.

After all the sailors disembarked, Marin began to arrange for port personnel to take over the ship. Many dock workers who were unloading the cargo were also in place, ready to unload the cargo from the ship.

In accordance with the rules, Marin gave a speech in a very official form to all the seafaring personnel. However, the effect does not seem to be very good. Except for a small number of captains and first mates who wanted to be motivated, they pretended to listen carefully to the leader's speech, and the other sailors were generally absent-minded. For these sailors, the most important thing now is to go home and reunite with their loved ones, and then go out and surf......

Marin probably knew that his speech was not very popular, and after a few minutes of speaking, he announced that the sailors would be allowed to go to Las Vegas after returning home. In addition to buying the chips for gambling money, the money to find Mao Mei in Las Vegas will be reimbursed. Of course, each person is limited to one hairy girl at a time......

Hearing the benefits given by Marin, the sailors who were originally absent-minded suddenly became excited, let out a strange cry, and shouted long live. For these sailors who have been bumping in the sea for a year and half a year, going to Las Vegas to drink for free to find Mao Mei is too appetizing for them. Even Amerigo had the idea of going to Las Vegas to relax.

However, after the sailors and captains were disbanded, Amerigo could not leave, and he had to report to Marin on the results of the trade with Draka, who was in charge of trade......

"What? Only 450 tons of saltpeter? Didn't I ask to buy 600 tons? After listening to the report, Marin said dissatisfied.

Draqqa, who was in charge of trade, was also aggrieved, and he defended:

"My lord, it's not that we don't want to buy enough 600 tons, but we don't have the goods! In fact, I've heard from Indian businessmen that their annual supply of saltpeter is only a few hundred tons. The first two times I went to India with Master Columbus, we bought 330 tons of saltpeter. This time, another 450 tons were bought. Now, we have bought all the saltpeter that can be bought in Karicut and the surrounding Indian trading ports. Even, the Spaniards wanted to buy saltpeter, but they couldn't buy it......"

"You're saying that the annual production of saltpeter in India is only a hundred tons?" Marin asked with a frown.

Draka nodded hurriedly, Kalicut was India's largest foreign trade port at this time, and most of the saltpeter used in foreign trade was concentrated here. You can't buy it in Carikat and it's hard to buy it anywhere else. Even if you can buy it, it's in small quantities.

Marin thought for a while before he was relieved. Why? It occurred to him that firearms were not prevalent enough in India at this time. Today's India is still in the midst of a period when the Delhi Sultanate is juxtaposed with many smaller states. The famous Mughal Empire was not established until 1526.

At present, no country in India has a formed Musketeer unit. Even in Europe, where gunpowder is higher, few countries have established musketeers. In today's India, only bronze artillery requires gunpowder.

Therefore, in the case of a small market, the enthusiasm of Indians to produce saltpeter is not high. It was not until the establishment of the Mughal Empire, with its large number of musketeers, that the Indians paid more attention to the production of saltpeter. It wasn't until the 17th century that the British were able to buy hundreds of tons of saltpeter back from India every year.

And now, because the market is not large, Indians do not pay much attention to the production and sale of saltpeter. Naturally, there wasn't much saltpeter that Marlin could buy. Even, Marin bought all the saltpeter that the big merchants of Kalicut in India had stockpiled over the years through three purchases. If you want to ask for it again, you have to go over next year, but you can only buy another hundred tons. After all, that's what saltpeter production in India looks like right now......

Marin patted his head, feeling a little headache......

"It seems that we have to go to Daming to buy and develop Chilean saltpeter......"

During this period, there was definitely no shortage of saltpeter in the Ming Empire. Of course, this is not to show how large the DPRK firearms army is (in fact, it is indeed relatively large, compared to other countries), but because - the Ming Dynasty people need to use a lot of saltpeter to make firecrackers......

The reason is that it is so domineering, the people of the Ming Dynasty need to fire artillery, so there is a great demand for saltpeter. At the same time, the supply of saltpeter is also abundant. In ancient times, there were saltpeter mines in Sichuan, Hanzhong, Northwest and Yunnan-Guizhou. In the eastern region, boiling soil is also prevalent. Therefore, the supply of saltpeter is abundant. Moreover, the price is cheaper than in India. The amount of saltpeter purchased from Daming is definitely greater than that of India.

As for the huge saltpeter mines in the deserts of northern Chile, that's not to mention. The only trouble is that the environment is extremely harsh, plus there is an extreme lack of water. If you want to let go of mining, it seems to be more difficult......

Therefore, Marin now wants the navy to open fire, and it seems that the conditions are not mature enough. However, these 450 tons of saltpeter are enough for Marin to fight two big battles......