In this way, relying on a shameless and wonderful performance, Edward successfully accepted the Scottish throne "reluctantly" in public. Then, Edward announced in public that when the main army returned, he would be escorted by the main army and Queen Anna to Edinburgh to be crowned King of Scotland.

At the same time, Edward, with the encouragement of several Scottish earls "nursery", applied to the papal emissaries in order to obtain the approval of His Majesty the Pope.

In fact, Marin had already made a private promise - it was up to him, and he would be responsible for persuading the Pope to affirm Edward's status as King of Scotland. The premise is that Edward has to "give some blood". Marin's offer price was 200,000 gold coins, not including the fiefdom of the southern border counties of Scotland promised by Edward.

In other words, when Edward was crowned, Marin would also receive the title of Earl of Scotland, which was the Scottish Borders in southern Scotland, next to Marin's fiefdom in England. This border county is huge, with an area of 4,732 square kilometers. However, most of it is in the southern mountains of Scotland and is not of great agricultural value. Only some valley areas have small-scale agriculture. In other areas, only in the hilly areas, there is sheep herding. But in general, the value is less.

However, there is one thing that this border county is very famous for in later generations, and that is - the border collie.

The border collie was the smartest dog of later generations and an excellent helper for the Scottish sheep herder. You know, Scotland is sparsely populated and has rugged terrain. It is very difficult to herd sheep in hilly areas. Because, chasing sheep in the hills and mountains, people are not very good at it. Luckily, there are cute border herders who are smart, obedient and athletic to help herd the sheep. Otherwise, the shepherd will have too much trouble and will not be able to raise too many sheep.

Speaking of which, in Marin's eyes, the best shepherd dog for sheep herding is still the border herding. As for the German herd, it is actually more suitable as a police dog and military power.

Therefore, Marin intends to vigorously breed the black and white border collie, an excellent shepherd breed, after taking over the Scottish border county. After all, Marin's colony was too large. Even if they herd sheep, they are understaffed and can only rely on sheepdogs to help.

Demu's combat effectiveness and aggressiveness are too strong, and it is easy to hurt passers-by. Border Collies, on the other hand, are friendly, intelligent and obedient, and have a strong ability to work without hurting people, making them the best choice for shepherd dogs.

Of course, these are secondary, and they are all superficial. What Marin really wanted was for Edward to help him block the mines and attract firepower himself. Later, after his son Caesar married Princess Margaret, he did not have to bother to wage a war of destruction against Scotland. Because, his father-in-law has already helped him settle the ......

In fact, it is not too troublesome to settle Scotland, and the most troublesome thing is that it will anger France. There was no psychological pressure on England to annex Scotland, because they were not afraid that France would fight England. As far as the French navy was instigated by English merchant ships pretending to be pirates every day, it could not threaten the English mainland at all.

But the North Sea country is different, the North Sea country is on the European continent, while France is a European power. If it is a heads-up, although Marin does not dare to guarantee that he can defeat France, he will have no problem withstanding the French attack. But the problem is that in Germany, there are too many people who are holding Marin back. If France attacks the North Sea Kingdom, maybe there are many princes on the German side who will also help the French to beat themselves, which is what worries Marin the most. Therefore, Edward's annexation of Scotland was tantamount to helping him pull away the hatred of France. Later, Caesar got England through marriage, and France had no reason to be angry with him, and he didn't do it......

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While Edward was acting in high spirits to seize the Scottish throne, Marin was not idle. Because, he also has to prepare for the dispatch of troops to Italy. The most basic preparation is to start transporting troops......

From the North Sea Country to the Apennine Peninsula in Italy, although the overland route is close, it is easy to be noticed. And by sea, it is hidden, but it is necessary to bypass half of Europe. When passing through the Strait of Gibraltar, it is even more important to take advantage of the night, otherwise you will be discovered by the Spaniards.

Therefore, although the troops will only be sent in November, Marin has been moving ships and transporting troops since the beginning of September. After transporting 15,000 troops to the seaside fishing villages prepared by the Papal States, the ships returned just in time for the autumn harvest to transport grain.

As for Marin himself, he did not intend to follow the large army south. Because, he was going to Edinburgh halfway, and when Edward ascended the throne as King of Scotland, he accepted the canonization by the way and got the fief of the Scottish border counties.

After all, de jure Edward is now one of Marin's bosses (the other being Maximilian I). The boss is crowned, and if he doesn't go to the stage, the boss will be very faceless.

As for the war in November, Marin could rush directly to Italy by land. Anyway, if he didn't lead his troops to the south by land, he wouldn't attract attention. After all, as an old friend of the Holy See, no one will suspect him when he rushes to Rome.

And from the land to Italy, along the way there is a hotel post system laid out by Marin before, there are enough horses to transfer, and you can reach Rome in a few days, and you will not miss a mistake.

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And at the beginning of September, in the far east, on the Heping Island of Keelung, the future Keelung, once again ushered in a fleet from the North Sea State. This fleet is naturally the one led by Amerigo to explore the routes in the Pacific.

Of course, Amerigo was only responsible for the Great Voyage, and the task of contacting the Han people in the island's Jilong Village was still entrusted to Contai, who had been here last time.

After Conté offered the secret medicine that poisoned the French queen and made her infertile, in order not to leak the secret, Marin sent Conté to the East again.

And this time, in order to show his determination, Kong Tai even brought his new wife with him. As for the old parents, Kong Tai entrusted them to his brother. Because he knew that he could not go back to Europe, and bringing his wife over this time was equivalent to taking root in Dongfan Island.

Returning to Heping Island (Sheliao Island), Kong Tai was surprised to find a tall stone compound. On the courtyard wall, there are a few young men with arquebuses patrolling......

"Is Uncle Liu here?" Kong Tai asked aloud in standard Mandarin.

It's a pity that the young people of the chicken coop village on the wall can't understand this kind of "official language", but fortunately, they also know Kong Tai. After all, there are not many foreigners who can talk and shout.

Liu Laogen, the head of Jilong Village, who was notified by Qingzhuang, finally came out. He poked his head out of the wall, and when he saw Kong Tai, he immediately opened the courtyard door and welcomed Kong Tai in. And Amerigo and several other leaders also entered the courtyard together.

"Oh, Mr. Kong is here again. This time, are you still leaving? Liu Laogen asked enthusiastically in official language.

Kong Tai shook his head and said:

"I'm not going to leave in the future, look, this is Maria Cheap!" Conte pulled his wife and introduced.

"I've seen Mrs. Kong!" Liu Laogen immediately stood up and saluted. He knew that Kong Tai would probably be his protector in the future, and he had to stammer at this time.

Although Maria couldn't understand what Liu Laogen was saying, she still politely bent down and returned the salute.

"And who are these adults?" Liu Laogen pointed to Amerigo and the others who were eating and drinking by themselves, and asked in a low voice.

"Oh, you say they? They are the big men sent by our Grand Duke to find new routes. However, they don't understand Chinese, so you don't need to communicate with them......"

Then, Kong Tai and Liu Laogen talked about what had happened in the past year or so. Listening to Liu Laogen, there was a wave of Japanese robbers later, and they were also dozens of people on a boat.

However, the other party saw that the stone wall of Jilong Village was difficult to attack, and the firearms were very sharp, so the other party saw that there was no advantage to take advantage of, so he left.

After eating, Amerigo and a few other captains went to find a room to rest in the compound of Jilong Village. After more than three months of drifting at sea, they were very tired. Passing through the Marshall Islands, the ship at the head of the fleet accidentally crashed into a coral reef. Fortunately, the reef did not have sharp prisses, and the hull was wrapped with nickel and steel skin, so the ship was not damaged. Otherwise, the fleet will lose a ship.

When Amerigo and the others went to rest, Conté did not. Because, he planned to let the masons who came with the ship, using the masonry and cement brought by the ship, directly build a small fortress on Heping Island, as the first stronghold of the Beihai Kingdom on Dongfan Island (Taidao......