Seeing Columbus's unhappy face, Marin laughed. And after hearing Columbus's complaints, Marin laughed:

"Christopher, you're overthinking!"

"Why?" Columbus was puzzled.

Marin stopped laughing and said to Columbus seriously:

"Do you know why I trust you and America so much?"

"Not because of our high level of sailing?" Columbus was unsure.

Marin shook his head and replied:

"No, because you're Italian!"

Columbus was stunned for a moment and asked:

"What does this have to do with the Italians? Could it be that Your Majesty, you trust the Italians more? Columbus was even more puzzled. Because, although he is Italian, Columbus himself knows that Italians are not so reliable......

Marin shook his head again and said seriously:

"Because the Italians don't have their own homeland!"

Suddenly, the air froze, and Columbus's face was filled with consternation. At the same time, there is a hint of sadness......

"Yes, the Italians do not have their own homeland! We, the Italians, are only vassals of the Germans and the French......" Columbus said with a sad face.

Marin patted Columbus on the shoulder and said:

"It's a bit cruel to say that, but what I want to tell you is that it's because the Italians don't have their own homeland that I feel comfortable using you. Because, you will no longer be loyal to me, and at the same time, you will never forget your homeland......"

Columbus was a little sad at first, but after a while, he seemed to react:

"You're saying that the lad of Magellan is Portuguese and has his own homeland. So, it's hard to get your full trust? ”

At this point, Columbus was happy. If Marin can't fully trust Magellan, then his son Diego has a better chance......

Marin nodded and said solemnly:

"Well, but don't go out and talk nonsense. If I had known you had leaked your secret, Diego wouldn't have a future! ”

Columbus nodded his head repeatedly, and then the whole person relaxed. After relaxing, he said goodbye to Marin and took a carriage to Las Vegas.

At present, in order to facilitate the transfer of troops, Marin has laid a concrete road from Aurich to Oldenburg and then to Bremen. Columbus took a horse-drawn carriage to Las Vegas, which was also very convenient. As long as the horse-drawn carriage travels all the way to Las Vegas across the West Bank of the Elbe River to Balle, you can cross the river by boat to reach the gold cave of Las Vegas. On the way, there is also a professional ferry across the Weser River, which is very convenient.

However, since the last time he thought of replacing cement roads with cement pavement, Marin has begun to order the promotion of cement pavement throughout the country. Today, Beihai has only two cement roads and avenues in the north and south and east and west, as the main roads for troop mobilization. Mainly, in order to facilitate Aurich's control over the southern and eastern regions.

Today, Marin has ordered the promotion of cement pavements throughout the Beihai Kingdom. In this way, the transportation of the North Sea Kingdom will become as developed as in later generations. In addition to the lack of technical realization of the cross-river bridge, which can only be replaced by ferries, in other aspects, the existence of cement pavements will make horse-drawn carriage traffic extremely convenient.

After watching Columbus's carriage leave, Marin shook his head. He wasn't really optimistic about Columbus's eldest son, Diego. Columbus. Diego's level is not bad, but his qualifications are average. If there were more talented seafaring talents, Marin wouldn't mind being promoted over Diego. Columbus on the head.

Moreover, in the entire Beihai country, Columbus is not only a seafaring family. For example, Amerigo, although he married late, also had a son (after Amerigo defected to Marin, the Marin gang introduced a new wife, and his original wife died, leaving no offspring.) So, Americago's son is relatively young, only 5 years old). In addition, the commander of the fleet, Kidd and others, also have descendants in their families.

So, it's hard to say what will happen to Diego in the future. After all, Beihai is not a "second generation of navigation (sea)" for him. Unless, he can prove that he is better than other second-generation airlines. But this possibility is not very large.

However, Columbus, as the number one sailing man, Marin still has to be appeased now, so as not to make him emotional. You must know that Columbus is the number one man in the navigation industry of the North Sea Country, and he has countless students. If he and Marin were separated, something would go wrong.

But Columbus is old, already 64 years old, and he is not far from death. Although he lived 9 years longer than in his original history, his body was healthier than in history. But the years were unforgiving, and Columbus didn't have a few days to live. In addition, this old guy is more obscene and often goes to Las Vegas to wave, so it is estimated that there will be a few years to live. So, he couldn't see what was going to happen to his son. That being the case, Marin doesn't mind coaxing him first while he's alive.

To put it mildly, Columbus is too old to be of Marin's use. Including America, too, is over 60. So, their mission has been accomplished. As for what will happen in the future, it mainly depends on the new generation.

But Diego. As Columbus's heir, although his talent is not high, his future will not be bad. At the very least, Diego can be the commander of a route, or the commander of a fleet.

In the future, Marin intends to form several fleets that will be used to safeguard interests around the world. For example, the first fleet is in the works. Its name is the "First Fleet of the Royal Navy", also known as the "North Sea Fleet". Its combat mission, as can be seen from the name - to control sea power in the North Sea, to maintain the security of shipping routes in the English Channel and Danish waters. At the same time, there are tasks to limit the French in the future.

According to the plan, Marin intends to transfer 20 500-ton warships from the existing forces as the main combat force to maintain sea power in the North Sea. In addition, 20 armed merchant ships of the 250 class are equipped as auxiliary cruises and transports. In other words, the First Fleet of the North Sea State "North Sea Fleet" will have 40 warships. This force, in Europe at the moment, is already very strong.

You must know that in the Battle of Diu, Portugal dispatched only 18 small warships of one or two hundred tons. Even in this time and space, the combined fleet of Spain and Portugal, in the Battle of Caricaat, only dispatched 15 warships of more than 200 tons, which is less than the number of warships in the original history. However, because the tonnage is large enough, the combat effectiveness is not reduced. Moreover, the results achieved are not bad.

Most of the warships of the Combined Spanish and Portuguese Fleet are not as good as the 250-class armed merchant ships in Marin. After all, the 250-class armed merchant ship was built in the same scale as the "Constitution", and the hull design and firepower were more reasonable. Just those 20 250-class armed merchant ships can become the top fleet in Europe at this time, not to mention another 20 500-ton capital warships.

So, don't look at the fact that there are only 40 ships, Marin's North Sea Fleet, in terms of the current Europe, is indeed a hegemon-class existence. In particular, with the supply of Chilean saltpeter mines, the large-caliber naval guns of the North Sea Fleet will no longer be ornaments, but can be taken out to strike at the opponent with a salvo......