As for the disadvantages of camels? Marin thought about it, but he really didn't expect it. Camels are not afraid of drought, they are not afraid of the cold...... Is it afraid of hot and humid weather?

Marin remembered that in later generations, there seemed to be a lot of camels in India. There is also a rainy season in India, which is relatively humid and hot, and there is no camel discomfort...... It seems that in later generations, Ah San still had camel soldiers, and he also took them out for military parades......

"Then try it!" Marin made up his mind. He plans to try that camels can adapt to Cuba's tropical rainforest climate. If adapted, camels are adopted. If you don't adapt to the rainforest, you can take your camel to West Africa and exchange it for cattle with the Mali Empire.

The climate of the Malian Empire was semi-arid, and camels were very practical there. Because, camels are in West Africa, which means that they can plough land and carry goods, which is very practical. Moreover, the local climate is hot and dry, which is very suitable for camel survival. If Mallinken were to be exchanged for one, it is estimated that the local natives would be very happy. Camel meat is also said to be delicious......

And in the Pampas, camels are probably quite practical. Because, the pampas are not wet. In the Acatama Desert in northern Chile, camels are more suitable, just in time for carrying saltpeter to the seashore for loading......

In fact, Marin took it for granted. Camels can live in the rainforest, but they are not adapted to it and are more susceptible to disease. As for India, India is not a hot and humid climate. Moreover, most of India's camels are also distributed in the drier areas of the western coast, and the rainy season is relatively short.

But his idea is also very good, go to Cuba first, and if it doesn't work, exchange camels for cattle with the Mali Empire or even the Songhai Empire. Most of the Mali Empire, and much of the Songhai Empire, were located in the hot and dry interior of West Africa, where camels were much more adaptable than cattle. Moreover, a camel weighs no less than an ordinary ox, but it is more adapted than an ox in arid regions and has a strong ability to carry goods. If Marin is willing to exchange one, the people of the Mali Empire and the Songhai Empire will definitely be willing.

Moreover, Africans do not understand the cow nose ring technique, which makes it difficult to tame cattle. Camels, on the other hand, are more tame and more suitable for control than cattle without nose rings. What's more, camels plough more than 5 acres of land per day, while cattle only plough about 4 acres per day. No matter how you look at it, it's better to be a camel. This, of course, refers to arid areas suitable for camel survival. Replacing it with a tropical rainforest would be better if it was a cow. Because, camels are not very adapted to hot and humid climates......

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Because camels would have to be purchased in large quantities in the future, it was clear that the previous four galleys and merchant ships suitable for the Mediterranean Sea were not enough. So, Marin ordered the construction of several new and improved galleys (with artillery on them) and further improvements, increasing the height of the cabins to facilitate the placement of camels.

In addition, Marin intends to import wool, sheepskins and rice from Egypt. Actually, these products are available in Europe, and Marin does not need to buy them from Egypt. But after Egypt lost the windfall profits from the spice trade, the future economy will certainly be difficult. Therefore, Marin still intends to import these seemingly unnecessary things from Egypt in line with the principle that helping Egypt is to weaken Turkey.

In addition, when the Mamluk Dynasty's sea route to import Uzi steel into India was cut off, Marin planned to let his fleet send to India to help bring some Uzi steel back. It is then shipped to Egypt via the Mediterranean route. In this way, the Mamluk cavalry did not lack the Damascus scimitar, and the combat effectiveness of the Mamluk cavalry was fully guaranteed. For now, the Mamluk cavalry, armed with a sophisticated Damascus scimitar, was no worse than the Turkish cavalry. At the beginning, they had defeated the Mongol cavalry.

In addition, Marin also intended to suggest that the Mamluks should open pilgrimages to Europeans. Because, Jerusalem, the holy land of Christianity, was under the control of the Mamluks. If the Mamluk dynasty of Egypt had been willing to open pilgrimage to Europeans and levy a pilgrimage tax, it would have made a fortune. You know, there are so many Christians in Europe, once the pilgrimage to Jerusalem is opened, it will definitely be much more profitable than the Hajj in Mecca.

After all, the Arab region was still a relatively poor nomadic region in this era, while the Europeans were much richer. Unlike later generations, because there is a lot of oil in the Middle East, local tyrants are everywhere. In comparison, Europeans in this era were much wealthier. If the pilgrimage was opened, the Mamluks could also make a fortune based on Allah's habit of imposing high taxes on infidels. At the same time, Venice, which is in charge of shipping in the Mediterranean, is expected to make a lot of money. In this way, it would also open up a new financial route for the Mamluk dynasty, so that it would not decline rapidly due to the severance of the spice trade.

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Just when Marin was full of camels and Egyptian affairs, the rift between England and Scotland on the island of Britain began to intensify.

Edward publicly expressed his anger at the Scottish throwing dirt on him, and demanded that the Kingdom of Scotland change its tune and publicly apologize. Otherwise, England will teach Scotland a lesson to remember.

Then, England began to openly recruit soldiers across the country, as if it was going to "go big".

In fact, Edward did not come up with the "mutual succession" agreement signed with James IV before returning to China. Otherwise, Scotland would have sensed Edward's intention to annex Scotland at this time.

And in the case that Edward did not make that agreement public, at this time Edward conscripted troops to prepare for war, which was more like a large-scale border conflict with Scotland, not like a war of annihilation.

As for the Scottish side, the newly enthroned John . Stewart (John I), knowing that a public apology might deprive England of an excuse to send troops, he just couldn't apologize. Why? Because, once he apologized and Edward cleared the suspicion of assassinating James IV, then he would become a suspect in the murder of the king, and he would not be able to sit on the throne, and would even be deposed and imprisoned...... Therefore, although he knew that he would anger England, he had to bite the bullet and continue to insist that England had sent someone to kill James IV. And his judgment is actually no problem......

And Edward also insisted that James IV was never killed by the English. Even, in front of the envoys of various countries, Edward swore with his hand on the Bible that it was not the English who killed James IV. Otherwise, he is willing to accept any punishment......

And the envoys of various countries were also confused - was it really not Edward's hand? Otherwise, how dare Edward swear in the name of God and the Bible?

Actually, this was a crooked idea given to him by Marin, who was good at playing with words—Edward was right, it was not the English who killed James IV, but Marin's men of Germany...... Although he was the one who instructed him, when he swore an oath, he said that "James IV was never killed by the English...... There is nothing wrong with this, it is true that it was not killed by the English, but it is not mentioned whether the instigator is an Englishman......

This lack of morality fooled the emissaries of many European countries, making them believe that the death of James IV really seemed to have nothing to do with Edward......

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Edward then began to bombard his army with confidence, and began to build a large camp near the northern border of Northumberland, making it clear that he was going to attack Scotland with a large army.

In fact, Edward's actions at the land border between England and Scotland were all false shots. The real killer was Marin's Fourth Regiment stationed in Saqqara, Northumberland.

The Fourth Army of the Beihai Kingdom is a fully organized army of 10,000 people, which participated in the "Battle of Lübeck" and the Edward War for the Throne, and is an elite army with strong combat effectiveness and has seen blood. Edward was also more relieved that this army would carry out the landing operation across the sea.

While England and Scotland were engaged in diplomatic rivalry, Saqqara led the Fourth Army Corps to the coastal area of Northumberland to conduct a wading landing exercise. Because, in the coastal area near Edinburgh, there is certainly not enough dock for 10,000 troops to land at the same time. Therefore, most fighters still need to practice wading and landing. Only baggage and cavalry will land through the pier. As for the infantry in general, just wade directly to the shore and climb ashore. Anyway, the European region is now in summer, and there is no fear of water cooling......

On the island of Great Britain, the war clouds are dense, and a great war of annihilation is about to begin......