In fact, this level of retaliation is also quite serious. After all, to Rui . For Silva, the Barony of Silva is his true lair. The Azores, however, is just a place where he works, and he is just a passer-by in the Azores.

The lair was attacked, not to mention the question of how much money was lost, but the foundation was moved, which is definitely a big event. And this lesson will definitely make the dazed Rui. Silva was sober.

And for a baron, it is absolutely terrible for his hometown to be remembered by a foreign monarch. This suggests that he himself may no longer be safe.

It stands to reason that it is very bad and disgraceful to do such things. But the problem is that it's Rui. Silva pretended to be a pirate to attack the North Sea Transport, and Marin used this tactic to warn the other party that Rui. Silva did not dare to come forward and accuse Marin. Because, if this matter is made public, he himself will be unlucky first. After all, pretending to be a pirate may have been done by many nobles, but it must not be brought to the table......

Of course, Marin doesn't really care about Rui. Silva's thoughts. What he really cares about is the stance of the Portuguese upper echelons in this incident. It is clear that the Kingdom of Portugal somewhat looked down on the North Sea State. Silva's actions were conniving and acquiescing.

This is what Marin can't bear the most. If it weren't for the fear of future conflict with France, and the fact that the annexation and digestion of England had not yet been completed, Marin would have planned to teach Portugal a hard lesson.

But there were priorities, and the conflict with the Portuguese was far less important than the confrontation with the French. Therefore, Marin now has a headache of how to warn the Portuguese without escalating the matter. After all, in the event of an all-out war with Portugal, the annexation of England would have to be postponed indefinitely.

"No matter, let's prepare for battle! If you don't hurt the other party, it is estimated that they will not really pay attention to the strength of the Beihai Kingdom......" Marin rubbed his head, he could only decide like this first.

But in order to prevent Portugal from fainting and attacking the mainland of the North Sea Country, Marin still made many preparations. For example, in several military ports, such as the port of Emden, the construction of forts began.

Since they have helped the Ming Dynasty repair the fort, there is no reason not to repair it themselves. Moreover, Marin planned to repair it with great fanfare and show it to the Portuguese. The purpose was to dispel the idea of the Portuguese "expedition to the North Sea Kingdom".

Don't laugh, don't think it's a joke, it's a real thing. Originally, Spain felt that it was offended by England, so it sent the "Invincible Armada" to England. Despite the tragic end, the Spaniards were confident before launching the expedition.

In the same way, Portugal is now full of confidence. As the first country in Europe to launch the Great Voyage, Portugal was very confident in terms of sea power. Therefore, it is not excluded that they may be dizzy and make wrong decisions. Therefore, Marin needs to "pour cold water" on them.

For example, Marin announced the construction of two forts to guard the mouth of the Ems River at the port of Emden, the most important foreign trade port in the North Sea State. The location is on a "sharp corner" 10 kilometers west of Emden. On the opposite shore is the port of Delfzill in the Groningen region of West Friesland. These two places face each other across the river and are relatively narrow places at the mouth of the Ames River. If the forts were to be built in two places, the security of the port of Emden would be protected to a great extent.

Unlike the Ming Dynasty fort on the Humen side, this side is not equipped with a 12-pounder Napoleonic cannon, but is equipped with a Hongyi cannon that is more powerful than the Napoleon cannon.

The shells of the Napoleon cannon were only 12 pounds, while the shells of the Hongyi cannon were 18 pounds, which was more powerful. When the Napoleon cannon fired at an angle of 10 degrees, the firing range could reach about 1900 meters. The Hongyi cannon, on the other hand, has a range of 3,000 meters after using granular gunpowder with a high purity and a more scientific gunpowder ratio. The Qing Dynasty was stupid, and the granular gunpowder of the Ming Dynasty was lost, and the gunpowder ratio was not as scientific as the British, so the Hongyi cannon, which should have been powerful, had an effective range of only about 500 meters, and it was far inferior to the British smoothbore cannon in the artillery battle.

In fact, when Zuo Zongtang went west, he dug up the flowering bombs of the Ming Dynasty and sighed. But the backwardness of the Manchus was actually their own doing. In order to fool the Han Chinese, the ruler deliberately boasted of the "invincible bow and horse" of the Manchus. But here's the problem, in the end, the Manchu rulers actually believed it themselves...... For example, the chief of Qianlong was obviously fooled by his own people, and really believed that "the Manchurians are invincible". Then the musket offered by the British ambassador was thrown into the inner treasury without looking......

In short, it's a farce. Kang Mazi had long discovered the power of firearms and the threat to the Manchurians. Therefore, the layout was deliberately exaggerated, the "invincibility of bows and horses" of the Manchurians, and the role of firearms was deliberately ignored in order to scare the Han people. However, because the propaganda was too involved, the poor Kangxi's grandson, the Great Chief Qianlong, was also fooled...... Then, the entire Qing Dynasty believed this nonsense until it was woken up by the British...... Because of the suppression and lack of attention to firearms, even the granular gunpowder and flowering shells that appeared in the Ming Dynasty have not been handed down......

However, Beihai was different from the Qing Dynasty, and Ma Lin directly promoted the best gunpowder ratio that was popular in later generations, and also made granular gunpowder. In addition, the purification of saltpeter and sulfur is also strictly controlled to improve quality. Even the charcoal, the most suitable fir charcoal was chosen, so that the quality of gunpowder reached the level of the British army in the 19th century.

Therefore, the Hongyi cannon of the Beihai State is capable of hitting 3,000 meters away. At this distance, the lethality of shells is strong. Of course, at a distance of 3000 meters, aiming is not to be considered. Even, it is more difficult to aim beyond a kilometer. After all, it is a smoothbore gun, and the iron ball shell begins to roll up and down when it exceeds a certain distance, making it difficult to hit the target.

But it doesn't matter, because of these two batteries, each of which will place at least 50 Hongyi cannons, and the positions on both sides add up, there are a total of hundreds of cannons. Hundreds of Hongyi cannons fired in unison, and even if the hit rate was not high, there was always one shell that could cover the enemy ship. And with the thickness of the side of the Portuguese warships of this era, basically an 18-pound shell could see the effect......

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Marin's act of repairing the fort really attracted the attention of all countries. But everyone analyzed and analyzed, and did not find who the Beihai National Fort threatened. It is no wonder that England, which has the ability to threaten the North Sea States, is an ally of the North Sea States; France did not have the ability to threaten the North Sea States from the sea; Spain is also an ally of the North Sea States; Portugal...... There is no sign that Portugal and the North Sea countries have turned their backs......

Therefore, after analyzing it, the monarchs and ministers of various countries generally believe that Marin is full of food......