Kong Tai held back his momentum for a long time in this air:

"Uh...... Hey ......"

Then, because I used too much force, I farted - "poof"......

"It's boring!" Kong Tai, who woke up from his fantasy, caught up with Liu Laogen and commanded:

"Remember to tell the craftsman who made the copper nail to make the nail cap bigger!"

The nail cap is the part of the nail tail that is beaten, and the nail cap is made bigger, which is actually somewhat similar to the later pushpins. The reason why Kong Tai ordered this was because he suddenly thought that since he could prevent maggots from eroding the bottom of the ship by wrapping white iron sheets. So, why not make the nail cap bigger and nail more copper nails to the bottom of the boat? There are too many nails, and the nail cap is big enough, so it doesn't look like a layer of copper skin?

To be honest, Kong Tai's idea can't be wrong, but it's too wasteful. Because, in order to wrap the bottom of the ship with a copper sheet the size of each nail cap, it is really a waste to get a nail. If the copper skin is directly wrapped, only a few copper nails need to be nailed into a copper skin. But Kong Tai didn't understand this truth for the time being, and it wasn't until two small runabouts were built and he saw the bottom of the boat full of copper nails that he reacted......

Later, for this, he was scolded by Marin - with this spare money, it is better to buy some copper nails and send them back to China to cast cannons! How expensive is copper? If you want to wrap the bottom of the ship, then you can send nickel-iron sheets and nickel-iron nails in China......

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As for how to build the two small runabouts, Kalu's plan was to remove the old planks of the dozens of tons of Japanese boats and use them as bottom wood for the new speedboats. As for the wood inside the hull, it is still freshly cut wood from the island and dried in the air.

This is because the displacement of a Japanese ship is only a few tens of tons, and the timber on one Japanese ship is not enough to build two speedboats with a displacement of thirty or forty tons.

Therefore, the use of old ship plates for the bottom part of the ship that needs to resist seawater corrosion can play the role of old materials. As for the inside of the hull, there is no need to contact with seawater, it doesn't matter whether it is corrosion-resistant or not, it can be dried with new materials.

As for the newly cut wood on the island, Karui chose camphor wood. Because, after Karu smelled the smell of camphor wood, he realized that this smell can repel insects, and according to the older villagers of Jilong Village, camphor wood is not bad when soaked in water for a long time. These two attributes are very important for shipbuilding.

Later, Kong Tai also planned to build ships on Houtai Island, all of which were made of camphor wood. As a result, it was dismissed by Marin. Because, in Marin's view, refining mothballs from camphor wood is much more important than shipbuilding. Shipbuilding can be replaced by the same excellent local wood of Taiwan Island, such as fragrant cedar, and camphor extraction is irreplaceable by other trees. Camphor is the most important passivating agent for the manufacture of smokeless gunpowder, and it can also be used to repel insects, which is very effective. It's a waste to build ships.

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Of course, at this time, Marin, who was far away in Europe, had no idea what was happening in the Far East. He's still waiting for Americago's fleet to return. Only when he obtained a stable and mature navigation route map did he dare to lead the fleet to sea and go to the Ming Empire. After all, it's true that he is a traverser, but he doesn't open an invincible plug-in. In the event of a disaster, you have to hang, or be cautious.

However, at the current pace, America will not arrive in Panama until at least half a year later, which will be next spring. And Marin is going to the Ming Dynasty, it is estimated that it will be even later, maybe he will have to wait until the second half of the year. Because, if Marin wants to go to the Ming Empire, he must first lead the fleet around the whole of South America, and after arriving in Panama, he can go west again, across the Pacific Ocean.

Also, for safety reasons, it's best to avoid the summer and autumn typhoon seasons in the western Pacific. In the event of a typhoon, even a whole fleet of ships is in vain. If it is an ordinary storm and one ship is shipwrecked, other ships can still rescue it. In the event of a typhoon, the whole fleet of ships is knocked out......

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In addition, as far as the current time period is concerned, Marin's main concern is not the affairs of the Far East, but the coronation of Edward as King of Scotland.

Why? Because as a party, Marin will definitely attend Edward's coronation. But the problem is that Edward, for safety reasons, now has to wait for the return of the northern army before escorting him north to Edinburgh. It will take months to come and go. After all, the march of the Great Army, the appearance of a maximum of 30 kilometers per day (encountering mountain roads is slower). And there is a distance of six or seven hundred kilometers from London to Edinburgh, and this back and forth...... Marlin can't wait......

After all, Marin was going south to attack the Republic of Siena in November, so how could he wait for Edward slowly?

As for the 5,000 soldiers and horses in London, they could not escort Edward to the north. Because, as Edward's stronghold, London could not afford to be left without defenders for a day.

However, Marin really can't wait, the war in Siena has already been discussed. And for the safety of the army, he also needs to go south to sit in person. Therefore, Marin intends to persuade Edward to go to Edinburgh for coronation as soon as possible. Even, with the permission of His Holiness the Pope, Marin plans to help him do it as soon as possible.

Marin then sent a speedboat to London to discuss with Edward about going north early. As for the main force of England, which had already reached Edinburgh and joined forces with the Fourth Army, Marlin meant to stand by and wait for Edward to pass, and then escort Edward back to his homeland after the coronation was completed......

For Marin to open up Roman relations as soon as possible and recognize his status as king of Scotland, Edward was naturally willing. For this reason, he happily paid 200,000 gold coins for the "activity fund" to Marin, so that he could go to Rome as soon as possible to "carry out activities".

However, Edward was not very happy with Marlin's urging him to go north as soon as possible. He wrote back to Marin:

"I also want to go north as soon as possible, but the Pope's authorization has not yet been obtained, so I need to wait. In addition, how to ensure the safety of our northbound trip? ”

After receiving a secret letter from Edward, Marin originally planned to send his own fleet to protect Edward's northern coast. However, his heart suddenly moved—perhaps, he could let the Holy See drag it out......

If Edward wanted to be crowned King of Scotland, he would definitely need the approval of the Pope. With the approval of the Pope and the authorization and assignment of an archbishop to coronate Edward, Edward could become the rightful king of Scotland.

The problem was that Julius II, if he agreed too much to recognize Edward as King of Scotland, would greatly offend France and make Louis XII lose face.

So, if you think about it carefully, it's really hard to rush. Moreover, Pope Julius II also needed a suitable excuse to agree that Edward would become King of Scotland. Otherwise, Louis XII would not have done it. After all, Scotland has been France's ally for centuries. From 1295 onwards, France and Scotland formed the "Old League" specifically against England. Without a valid and suitable reason, Julius II really couldn't speak casually.

It just so happened that now that the Scottish War had been fought, Saqqara's Fourth Army was empty. At this time, Saqqara had handed over the defense of Edinburgh to the 20,000 main army of England led by Siwag.

"Perhaps, now the Fourth Legion can be mobilized?" Marin thought.

After much thought, Marin decided to mobilize the Fourth Army and go south to Italy together to participate in the Siena War.

Of course, Marin's original plan remained the same - he would still personally lead 15,000 mountain infantry over the mountains and attack the city of Siena.

As for the Fourth Legion, their role was mainly to casually kill the city of Siena from the main road. Of course, their role was not to attack Siena, but to rush to the city of Siena with supplies and baggage.

This was a precautionary measure to prevent the danger of a long-term attack by the 15,000-strong army led by Marin and running out of food.

After all, Marin led the mountain infantry over the mountains and mountains, and the number of compressed biscuits he carried was limited, at most a dozen days' amount. If the city of Siena cannot be defeated within ten days, these 15,000 people will be in chaos because of lack of food.

Marin felt that now that he had a successful career, he couldn't take such a big risk. If these 15,000 people are lost, the Beihai Kingdom will definitely lose its vitality.

It just so happened that the Scottish War was ending quickly, and the Fourth Army had returned to Newcastle.

After much thought, Marin decided to mobilize the Fourth Army to fight. Their task, of course, was to carry sufficient supplies of food and grass and baggage, land on the coast of the Republic of Siena, also on the coast, and then rush to the city of Siena by road. Ten days was enough time for them to rush to Siena. Even if the army led by Marin himself ran out of food at that time, the Fourth Army would be able to deliver the grain and grass in time.

Moreover, the baggage battalion of the Fourth Army Corps can also transport heavy artillery over to help siege the city......

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This is not counting, the Fourth Army expedition to Italy can also be carried in the name of the "Newcastle Regiment of England", and at the same time in the name of the Fourth Army of the North Sea State. In this way, as long as the city of Siena is conquered, the exploits of the Fourth Legion can also be counted on the head of the Kingdom of England.

When the time comes, Pope Julius II will be able to reward Edward in the name of "England sending troops to help destroy the "heretical" Republic of Siena, for example, by allowing him to be crowned King of Scotland – who called him meritorious to the Holy See? The Holy See will not let meritorious men go home empty-handed......

In this way, Marin's attack on Siena was not only more stable, but the Fourth Legion could also give Pope Julius II a good reason to agree to Edward's coronation as King of Scotland......

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Marin sent a speedboat to London to inform Edward of this decision, and also revealed that he was going south to attack Siena.

Edward, of course, was supportive of what would help him become king of Scotland. He then wrote back to Marin, agreeing to Marin's move of the Fourth Army south to Italy. But at the same time, Edward, who slammed the door, said that the consumption of grain and grass for the Fourth Army was borne by Marin himself......

After receiving Edward's reply, Marlin rolled his eyes when he read it—it was as if you had borne the cost of the Fourth Legion's food and grass......

Subsequently, he mobilized a fleet of ships and headed for Newcastle to carry the Fourth Army south to Italy. Of course, in order to avoid leaks caused by the Spaniards learning the news, the transportation of the Fourth Army Corps, was carried out in batches. Moreover, when crossing the Strait of Gibraltar, it is necessary to cross the border in the middle of the night to avoid detection and inspection by the Spanish Navy. Of course, Marin had already sent spies to Spain with large quantities of gold and silver to bribe the commander of the Gibraltar fleet to "turn a blind eye" when the time came......