The soldiers and horses did not move, and the intelligence went first. Although Marin is angry, he first has to find out who is doing the trouble!

Therefore, a large number of North Sea State spies were sent to Lisbon, using all means and large amounts of money, to extract information from intermediaries.

After half a month of inquiry, the information was finally sent to Marin's eyes - it turned out that the robbery of the transport ship of the North Sea State was not the intention of the imperial court of the Kingdom of Portugal, but the Portuguese governor of the Azores. Silva's spontaneous behavior. In other words, the transport ship of the North Sea State was specially hijacked by the officials of the Azores......

However, the Portuguese court also knew about this. After all, even if Rui . . If Silva doesn't report it, the officers of the Azorean fleet under his command will report it too. Because, the garrison of the Azores is an army subordinate to the Portuguese crown, not Rui. Silva's private army.

However, the Portuguese court was very interested in Rui. Silva's actions have been cover-up and conniving, and he has also helped him cover up. Why? Because Rui. Silva's sister Stella. Silva was one of the lovers of King Manuel I of Portugal, and was a very important lover.

In these days, it is not uncommon for the king to have several lovers. Rui. Silva was originally a little country baron in Portugal, and the surname Silva is also very common in Portugal. Silva means "forest" in Latin, probably because of the ancestors who lived in the forest or something. The ancestor of the Baron Rui was a baronial because of his exploits, but it was very remote, located in the mountains of the interior of Portugal.

This common surname called "Silva" may not be much in this era. But in the 21st century, it has become the top surname in Brazil, and many football gods have emerged. Of course, this surname can take root in Brazil, it must be because it is not good to mix locally. If you mix well, the big nobles will definitely stay in the homeland.

Baron Rui was not of high status and his territory was barren. Probably the family's most important income is planting cork trees. It is one of the traditional Portuguese industries and supplies all of Europe. But the Silva family is a tree planter, a supplier of raw materials, and they don't get much profit, but they are not as good as the middlemen who sell hands.

But Rui has a very beautiful sister - Stella. Silva. Stella was very beautiful since she was a child and was very famous in the local area. There are many baronial families nearby who want to marry the Silva family, after all, Stella is too beautiful.

However, Rui did not look down on the poor landlord barons who were like him. He felt that he should find a big nobleman from the capital Lisbon to marry. In this way, it is also good to give the La Silva family a hand. Although, under normal circumstances, the Baronial family can only marry the Baron's family. Sometimes, however, the Baron's family is able to compete with the Viscount or even the Earl's family. The premise is that the women of this family must be very beautiful and make the children of the great nobles swoon.

Obviously, Stella has a mesmerizing beauty. If it weren't for the fact that this sister would have helped the family rise, Rui would have almost gone to see a German orthopedic ......

In order to revitalize the family, Rui took the teenage Stella to Lisbon, where she frequently attended drinking parties held by various nobles. Sure enough, Stella's beauty caused Lisbon to marvel. But to Rui's embarrassment - most of the children of the great nobles were not happy to marry Stella, but wanted Stella to be their lover......

This makes Rui unhappy, and the identities of lovers and wives are very different. The wife's family is considered an in-law or even an ally. If you can pull it, you must pull it. But the lover's family ...... There's no guarantee of that...... After all, identity is not legitimate, and people are not obligated to help you......

In the end, though, Manuel I intervened......

Although Manuel I also wanted Stella to be his lover, he was the king and could give Rui what he wanted. Then, Rui succumbed. No matter what Stella thought, she directly packed her sister and sent it to the king, and then changed to the official position of the governor of the Azores, which can be regarded as mixed into the middle and upper echelons of Portuguese officialdom.

But when he arrived in the Azores, Rui realized that he had thought too well......

It is said to be the governor, but it also depends on the governor. The Azores are 1,600 kilometers away from mainland Portugal and are very difficult to navigate. The archipelago also has a small population, only a few thousand people, who are mainly engaged in sugar cane cultivation.

The local climate is between subtropical and tropical, which allows sugar cane to be grown, and is one of the important sugar producing areas in Portugal. It stands to reason that the sugar industry is more lucrative. Silva should have a lot to gain.

But the bad thing is that the sugar industry is a strategic industry in Portugal, controlled by the royal family and several big nobles. Most of the island's sugar cane plantations belonged to the royal family and several noble families. Borrow 10 guts, Rui. Silva didn't dare to reach out to these plantations.

And you can't do anything with these lucrative sugar cane plantations. Silva was saddened to find that the oil and water in this archipelago were really low!

That is to say, Rui. Silva rushed to become the governor, but could only find a way to squeeze a little oil out of the shipowners and coolies on the docks.

But this and Rui. Silva's expectations are seriously out of order! He gave away a fairy sister, only to get a governor with little oil and water......

So, Rui. Silva began to feel unbalanced and began to think of other options......

But the Azores is an absolutely poor country, and there are no ships from anywhere else passing by in normal times......

"Alas—no, it seems that a transport ship from the North Sea Kingdom is passing by...... "Rui. Silva remembered the transports of the Savage Continent of the North Sea Country, which passed by several times a year. It seems that those ships are full, especially those returning from the wild continent, I heard that they are all full of cane sugar, rice and other materials......

"Do you want to do a vote?" Rui. Silva was in a quandary.

As the governor, he sent people to inquire that the total price of the materials on board a Beihai transport ship full of goods can reach tens of thousands of gold coins. If you get one...... Can he be the governor of the Azores for decades......

But the problem is that he is a little worried - will something happen to build a country's transport ship?

Then, he sent someone to Lisbon to inquire that the North Sea Kingdom could afford to provoke ......

As a result, the arrogant Lisbon aristocracy told him that if it was on land, Portugal really couldn't afford to mess with the North Sea State. But on the ocean, Portugal may not even be in Spain's eyes...... And the North Sea Country and Portugal do not share a border, so there is no need to care what the North Sea Country thinks......

Because of the misleading nature of these messages, Rui. Silva has finally made up his mind – to do it!

If successful, the benefits of tens of thousands of gold coins obtained can be used to bribe the high-ranking of the Portuguese court. Then, he sought to be transferred to a more oily and watery place to serve as a governor's district......

That's it, Rui. Silva made up his mind and sent his Azorean fleet, disguised as a pirate, to attack a passing North Sea transport ship, snatching hundreds of tons of sugar and rice......

On the Portuguese side, Lisbon was then reported. But the whole of Portugal did not take this matter to heart, as Ruy had done before. The news that Silva found out was that Portugal generally believed that the maritime power of the North Sea countries was not worth mentioning in front of Portugal......

In addition, Rui. Silva's sister Stella is a popular person around Manuel I, and there is no need to offend such a person. Therefore, everyone helped to cover up the matter, intending to get away with it. As for the losses of the North Sea State, who cares?