On paper, this transaction was a huge loss for Marin. Because, compared to the spice trade, which has a huge trade volume, 2,000 pairs of merino sheep are nothing at all.

However, that's not how the accounts are calculated. For Marin, the news of sending a spice archipelago is simply not on the same level as keeping the American continent.

Marin knew the Spanish navigators well, most of them from commoner families, but eager to advance and even become nobles. And for a navigator, how can he be motivated? Of course, it was a sensational nautical discovery like Columbus's discovery of the New World.

But the problem is that now Spain has withdrawn from the Americas and is moving to Southeast Africa. Moreover, the coast of Mozambique has also been discovered, and there is nothing to do with those navigators. Therefore, the Spanish navigators discovered whether it was the Americas, India, Africa, or even China...... Du Te was taken care of by his predecessors...... As a result, their hopes of getting ahead and becoming nobles are very slim......

Marin's spies in Spain also inquired about this, and learned about the thoughts of these navigators from the tavern. Suddenly, Marin was not calm, if these navigators were nervous and went to the west to explore for a wave, the truth about the Americas would be exposed. When the time comes, he will not be able to stop Spain's attack on the Americas. At least, it can't be stopped at the moment. That's why Marin thought about shaking out the Spice Islands and letting the Spaniards go on an adventure. In this way, those navigators will have something to do, and will turn their attention to the West.

Of course, this is not safe. Because, by doing so, Marin was only drawing the attention of the Spanish authorities to the East. As for the folk, Marin does not guarantee it.

Therefore, Marin made a second arrangement, sending people to pretend to be pirates and control the route to the Americas. Once you encounter those navigators who are on a civil expedition, they will all attack them, kill and destroy the ship, and be sure not to leave any survivors.

Generally speaking, there must be very few ships that can be dispatched by civilian explorers, at most only two or three ships, and the ships are not large. Just like the three ships that Columbus discovered in the Americas, they were all small and medium-sized ships of more than 100 tons. As long as Marin sends 5 warships, he will definitely be able to intercept it.

Moreover, the route from Europe to Central America is fixed, and it was also discovered by Columbus that it first traveled south along the Canary Stream from the Canary Islands, and after reaching the vicinity of Senegal in later times, it turned westward to form the North Equatorial Warm Current, which is a compensatory current.

At this time, the ship follows the warm current of the north equator to the west, and at the same time follows the prevailing easterly wind, all the way to the west, which is very fast, similar to the warm current of the north equator in the Pacific Ocean, which is very conducive to navigation.

In the sail era, this smooth sailing route was a favorite of captains. Plus, there was a logbook left by Columbus before. Generally speaking, if you want to go to the Americas, navigators choose this route.

Originally, it was this route that Amerigo took to the Americas. His ship was first followed by the Spanish navigator Alonso. Morality. After heading west to the waters off Guyana, Ovida's fleet parted ways and headed south to explore the mouth of the Amazon River before turning back to discover the islands of Trinidad and the Orinoco River. The second voyage even reached the sea near Patagonia as far south.

Of course, this kind of pheasant-like small group of men and horses will generally not exceed three ships. Because, if the scale is too large, the sponsor will not be able to afford the funds.

In this way, Marin only needs to send a fleet of ships disguised as pirates and wait for the rabbits on this route. Once the pheasant navigators are discovered, they can kill and destroy the ship, and they can also keep the secret. After all, it is the norm to go out to sea for an expedition and not be able to come back, and no one doubts it.

The only problem is to ensure that the interception is successful. If the other party escapes, it will be a big trouble. So, Marin decided to get a few "thinner" clippers for the pirate fleet.

As for the source of the pirates, Marin had no intention of using his own people. Except for the leading part, the rest, Marlin intended to recruit from England. There are many pirates in England, as long as the treatment is good enough, some are scum pirates who are willing to join.

Moreover, in terms of relationships, Marin will not reveal the secret that he supports these pirates. As for the pirate den, it will not be set up on the island of Grenada. Otherwise, it will definitely be easy to expose the relationship between the two parties. Marin's plan is to find a small uninhabited island near the island of Grenada to use as a base for pirates. The supply of the pirate fleet was secretly sent to the pirate base by Grenada at regular intervals......

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Although he gave Spain a piece of super fat, Marin estimated that it was not so easy for Spain to swallow. Because, once Spain occupied the spice islands, it must have formed a monopoly on cloves and nutmeg. In this way, the Portuguese will certainly not be happy. Therefore, when the time comes, the two countries have contradictions that need to be resolved. Once the two countries pinch off on the Southeast Asian side, they will have no energy to worry about the Americas. The only people who will be thinking about the Americas are probably the pheasant navigators and adventurers. For these people, Marin doesn't mind sending them to God. Even, no one will be upset about their death. Or rather, Marin wouldn't care about the funders behind them. Because, Spain and Portugal, the two major maritime giants, were all paid attention to the East by the rhythm of Marin. The remaining small trash fish, even if it is a nobleman, will not be put in Marin's eyes.

As for the 2,000 pairs of merino sheep, Marin was actually prepared for the Pampas in Argentina.

Historically, Merino sheep have been better adapted to the dry and semi-arid climates of Australia, rather than to humid climates. This is because the climate in Spain is somewhat semi-dry.

Historically, the eastern colonies of North America have introduced purebred merino sheep, but failed. Because, after the merino sheep arrived on the coast of North America, because they did not adapt to the local climate, they got rotten hoof disease, also known as sheep rotten hoof disease. This disease is not only harmful, but also easily contagious. In ancient times, when medicine was not developed, it was simply fatal.

In general, sheep hoof rot occurs only in humid climates and rarely in arid areas. Therefore, Merino sheep arrived in Australia, which was dry and water-scarce, and developed rapidly. In North America, however, it has not developed.

Later, in order to solve this problem of adaptation, a solution was thought of to breed local ewes and merino sheep to produce new breeds adapted to the local climate. For example, the German Merino of later generations. The reason why Marin found 10,000 English ewes to go to Laayoune to breed Merino sheep over there was based on this idea. And, he succeeded.

But in any case, the quality of the wool of lambs born from local ewes is certainly not as good as that of authentic Merino sheep. If you want to get the best wool, you have to rely on authentic merino sheep.

You must know that a large wool country like Britain in the mid-to-late 19th century once relied on Australian merino wool. To this end, flying clippers were also used to transport merino wool from Australia back to the UK.

It can be said that arid Australia is a paradise for merino sheep......

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But alas, Marin is now unable to colonize Australia. With such a large territory in North and South America, Marin was eaten to death. So, he can't afford to estimate Australia at all.

However, there is one place that Marin feels is still suitable for the grazing of Merino sheep, and that is the Pampas......

The climate of the Pampas is semi-humid and semi-arid. Among them, the coastal area has a semi-humid climate. A little inland, the climate is semi-arid. This is quite different from the humid tropical climate of the east coast of North America, and it is absolutely appropriate to graze merino sheep on the semi-arid pampas a little further inland.

It just so happened that Marin was now going to develop the Pampas, so it was better to open up a breeding area for merino sheep by the way.

Moreover, now Marin is in no hurry to expand. As long as the experiment is successful there first, as for the scale, there is a chance to expand later.

In fact, Marin's oasis in Laayoune now has grown to more than a thousand pairs of merino sheep. As long as it is cultivated and bred well, the scale will be even larger in the future.

However, the Oasis of Laayoune is small in size and hosts a limited number of sheep. If you want to scale, you have to find bigger and better grasslands. And the Pampas, a blessed place, is the best choice.

But Marin would offend Spain if he took the sheep to the Americas without Spain's authorization. At least for now, Marin doesn't want to offend Spain. Therefore, he took the opportunity to send the news of the Spice Islands to Spain, and applied to Juan III for the right to freely dispose of 2,000 pairs of Merino sheep. Later, he grazing Merino sheep on the Pampas steppe, and he was not afraid of Spain's face.

Besides, with Marin's character, it is obviously impossible to give the news of the Spice Islands to Spain without making some gains. Therefore, the 2,000 pairs of merino sheep and the right to dispose of them freely should be a small cost to get back from the Spaniards.