In addition to the First Fleet, which controls the North Sea, Marin intends to form several fleets to protect interests in various important sea areas. For example, on the east coast of North America, there must also be a fleet to maintain coastal security. At the same time, drive away and eliminate any pretenders.

So, the Second Fleet is definitely the North American Fleet. Its home port will be located on Long Island, New York. At the same time, a branch port will be established in the Savannah area, and forts will be built.

Then, there's the Caribbean. Here, Marin will set up a Third Fleet in the future, mainly to patrol the waters of the southeastern Caribbean Sea, and prevent Spanish and Portuguese adventurers from breaking into the Americas along the route that Columbus had brought to the Americas.

In any case, the Caribbean Sea is also an important interest for the North Sea countries. Whether it is Grenada, which produces nutmeg, or Cuba, which produces all kinds of materials and nickel ore, there is no room for error. Panama, on the western side of the Caribbean Sea, is also strategically important.

Then, there was the South American colony that Marin needed to protect. It's a remote area, but it's also a fertile area. In particular, the grasslands near the mouth of the Río de la Plata are already being developed.

Since the last time she was inspired by Felise to bring in Italian immigrants, Marín has brought in 200,000 Italian immigrants to the mouth of the Río de la Plata to develop the best part of the river in the Pampas.

It is also an important point of interest for Marín, so Marín will set up a home port at the mouth of the Río de la Plata and establish the Fourth Fleet to protect the security of the Argentine colony, including the Brazilian region to the north, and also within the patrol range of the Fourth Fleet.

In addition, the Fourth Fleet has a very important task - to hold the Strait of Magellan! To get from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, it is difficult to navigate the windy Drake Passage. Because of the influence of westerly drifting, the Drake Passage not only has a strong prevailing westerly wind, but also a surging westerly drift. In the Drake Passage, sailing from west to east is very cool, smooth and fast. And from east to west, it is very painful.

If it's just a headwind, relying on a schooner, you might be able to move in a "Z" shape. However, because of the existence of a strong westerly drift, it is extremely difficult to sail against the wind.

Therefore, in the age of sailing, if you want to enter the Pacific Ocean from the Atlantic, you will often choose to take the Strait of Magellan between the South American continent and Tierra del Fuego. Because, there is land on this side blocking the westerly wind, and it is relatively easy to pass.

In this case, as long as a detachment is stationed in the Strait of Magellan and a few artillery batteries are repaired, it can basically prevent the enemy from sneaking into the Pacific Ocean and going to Panama to make trouble.

You know, in the 17th century, English pirates even conquered Panama City on the Pacific coast, not only ransacked the city, but also set fire to Panama City.

In order to prevent a similar situation in the future, Marin had to take precautions and deploy defenses in the Strait of Magellan in advance to prevent the enemy from causing trouble on the west coast of the Americas.

Of course, if the enemy knew that the earth was round, and instead drifted east from the Cape of Good Hope to the western seas of South America along the westerly wind, Marin would not be able to do anything. After all, he can't put a fleet at the Cape of Good Hope to guard against pirates right now. After all, it's still Portuguese territory.

In addition to the above four fleets, Marin also intends to establish a fifth fleet, which will be responsible for security in the Far East. For example, to maintain the security of Taiwan Island and control the waters of Japan. Therefore, the Fifth Fleet can also be called the "Far Eastern Fleet", or the "Japanese Fleet".

This is also where Marin's major interests lie, and he must not be sloppy. Therefore, it is necessary and necessary to form a powerful fleet.

You must know that pirates in East Asia are also very powerful and should not be underestimated. Originally, in history, since the rise of maritime trade in the Jiajing era, piracy on the southeast coast of the Ming Dynasty also began to run rampant. Later, it even became an extremely thorny external trouble for the Ming Empire, and it also gave birth to famous generals like Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou.

Of course, at present, the maritime trade has just begun, and the piracy industry in the southeast of the Ming Dynasty has not yet emerged. At this time, Marin only needs to assemble a powerful fleet and fight the pirates fiercely, and even kill them without mercy. In this way, the proliferation of pirates along the southeast coast of the Ming Dynasty can be curbed in the bud.

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With these five fleets, the interests of the North Sea countries in the world can basically be guaranteed. If other countries want to challenge the maritime hegemony of the North Sea State, they have to ask whether the artillery of the more than 200 warships of these five fleets agrees.

In addition to these 5 fleets, in the future, Marin also intends to obtain the South African region through an exchange of interests. Then, a sixth fleet was set up at the Cape of Good Hope to stop any illegal ships that wanted to enter the Indian Ocean. After all, the dangers of piracy, Marin knows very well.

But one way or another, if the pirates wanted to enter the Pacific Ocean, they either took the Strait of Magellan or the Cape of Good Hope. As long as these two important places are controlled, the threat of piracy in the Pacific region can be avoided to the greatest extent. As for the Atlantic region...... Marin can only say that he has tried to fight piracy as much as possible......

But in history, piracy was actually the most rampant in England. And this plane, Marlin was destined to annex England. As long as England is well managed, pirates should not be so rampant.

You must know that the reason why piracy was rampant in England's history was that in addition to the secret support of the British court, the influence of the enclosure movement was also very important. Many landless peasants have lost their livelihoods and do not want to enter the woolen mill as woolen workers who work for more than ten hours a day, nor do they want to be vagrants. Then, going to sea and venturing to be a pirate has become a very important choice for them.

At the end of the day, a lot of things are interlinked. An enclosure movement in England provided both a large source of workers for the English woollen industry and an adequate source of pirates for the English pirate ships.

And why didn't France come out of pirates? The peasants' land was not occupied, they farmed well at home, and when they were sick, they risked being killed to become pirates?

But misfortune and blessing depend on it. Who knew that such an evil thing as the enclosure movement in England actually gave birth to the great development of the pirate industry in England and pushed England to the status of a maritime power.

To put it bluntly, England became a maritime power, not voluntarily, but forced-so many peasants lost their land, so many people chose to go to sea and risk becoming pirates. And the later Queen Elizabeth I, in order to solve the domestic "unemployment problem", shamelessly and vigorously supported the cause of piracy. Then, England, a weak country (compared to France and Spain), inexplicably became a maritime power......

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However, that was originally a historical thing. Because of the advent of Marin, now the landless peasants of England will have a way out. That way, they don't have to risk their lives to be pirates.

However, Marin also set up a pit that would bankrupt some landless farmers who had no talent for fishing. Then, he was forced to work as a sailor for Marin because of his debts. Therefore, England will still be a maritime power in the future. However, it did not rise because of piracy, but because of the strength of the official sea......

Because, in the original history of England, although the prosperity of pirates promoted the strength of England's maritime power, at the same time, pirates would also eat England itself. In the late 17th century, after England gradually became the dominant power at sea, the English pirates who had robbed the Spaniards began to attack the English colonies. In desperation, England had no choice but to enact draconian laws, and pirates were executed. It took decades for the English pirates to decline.

Therefore, Marin will certainly not learn from the historical "rise of pirates" model in England, but intends to adopt the "rise of great powers" model, allowing the country to control the sea power, rather than allowing or even supporting the development of piracy......