Before you know it, time is slipping quietly. The eventful year 1515 has passed, and the time has entered 1516. In January, the weather is still cold. But the nobles of the Beihai Kingdom did not feel any severe cold, because they had a fire kang fireplace at home and down jackets when they went out.

Since mastering the technology of making raincoats from carbon disulfide dissolving rubber, the problem of down jacket leakage has also been solved. Apply a layer of rubber to the outer layer of the cloth that wraps the duck down so that the fabric does not leak. In addition, when coated with rubber, it is not only protected from rain but also from wind. After all, after applying rubber, the air permeability of the fabric becomes poor, and the cold wind cannot blow in, so it will not be frozen at all. However, there is also a problem, that is, it is difficult to dissipate the heat of the body. Therefore, wearing this down jacket not only does not feel cold, but also often feels hot......

As for the civilians, they are certainly not treated so well. After all, eiderdown is expensive. Therefore, they can only wear thatched coats to protect them from the cold. Even, in the absence of a quilt, you can only use a straw curtain woven with grass to cover your body to protect from the cold.

But cotton cultivation in Savannah is getting bigger, and Marin estimates that a large supply of cotton will be available to the country next year. When the time comes, he intends to promote quilts and cotton clothes. As for cotton, there is no need to be in such a hurry to promote. Anyway, linen and woollen cloth are enough for now. If you are in a hurry to promote cotton cloth, it is easy to discourage the enthusiasm of the common people to raise sheep and grow flax.

Marin is not a pure colonialist and does not care if the people live or die. People raise sheep and grow flax so well, and if you suddenly dump cotton cloth, it will definitely bankrupt many people.

As for the recruitment of the French victims, Marin's side was almost ready. Its brick ship has passed through the port of Le Havre several times, and its news should almost reach Paris.

However, on the French side, it seems that the execution is a bit poor. Until now, Baron Adair has been calculated to be bankrupt. It's also funny to say that Baron Adair has been in casinos for a long time, and he actually has a very good gambling skill and the ability to spot scams. The first batch of old men sent by the French king were actually recognized by Baron Adair, and several old men were almost killed. If it weren't for the city guards' preparations, they wouldn't have been able to save these unlucky guys. Later, the Count of Durt, who was in charge of this matter, was more cautious, selected a few people with higher skills, and carefully tried many times before striking again, and finally detained Baron Adair, and slowly defrauded him of his remaining property......

Now, Baron Adair is also at the end of his rope, and the lobbyists arranged by Count Durt have also come to persuade him. However, progress eventually fell behind, leaving François I extremely depressed. Because, during this time, he allocated a lot of food to the victims, which made them feel distressed.

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At the end of January, good news came from Guantanamo on the island of Cuba – the castle there was almost finished. Outside the castle, tens of thousands of acres of sugarcane fields were also cultivated, and sugarcane seedlings were hurriedly planted. In other words, it is now possible to invite the papal investigation team to Cuba and Haiti to investigate the situation and watch the show.

However, along with the good news, there is also very bad news - in the Atlantic, there are pirates who have robbed the transport ships of the North Sea Country!

According to his subordinates, a transport ship loaded with sugar and rice went missing in the waters off the Azores. Later, the transport ships that passed by found broken masts and canvases floating on the surface of the sea. When I scooped it up, I found that the mast seemed to have been smashed by force. The broken part looks like it has been attacked by an iron ball cannonball......

Marin's brow furrowed - near the Azores? Could it be the Portuguese?

In those years, the Great Voyage of England had not yet taken off. Even John Henry VII sent out to explore the Indian routes. Capote was arrested by Marin, and the signs of the Great Voyage were directly extinguished.

Then, apart from the North Sea countries, only Spain and Portugal engaged in great voyages. But Spain had a good relationship with Marín, because Marín saved Juan III's life.

Only Portugal resented Marin for discovering the Indian route and transferring it to Spain, so that they could not enjoy the windfall profits of the Indian spice trade alone.

And this happened near the Azores, which in turn was Portuguese territory. Marin is sure that there must be a Portuguese shadow behind this.

In fact, the route from the Azores was not the main route between the North Sea countries and the American colonies. This route, in fact, was used by Marin to confuse Spain and Portugal.

When Columbus sailed through the Americas, he followed the current west from the Cape Verde Islands and returned north via an oval route near the Azores.

Later, when Marin was running the American colonies, because he opened up the North Atlantic route, it was not really used there. However, Marin still sends a few ships every year to follow the old route of Columbus from the Canary Islands south to Cape Verde and west to the Americas. The return route is from the island of Haiti to the northeast, after entering the westerly belt, all the way to the east, passing near the Azores and passing through Lisbon.

In doing so, it was nothing more than a trick to show Spain and Portugal that they were "miserably" running the islands of Cuba and Haiti, as well as the three currently open colonies of Grenada.

From time to time, the ship also transports some cane sugar, rice, dried bananas and ginger. After all, if there is no output, people will not believe it.

In fact, the North Atlantic route is the bulk of shipping. The ships over there have many more departures than the old route of Columbus, dozens of trips a year. Unlike the south side, there are only a few round-trips a year.

But the ships, which only came and went a few times a year, were actually targeted, which made Marin extremely angry. You know, a 250-class merchant ship also has more than 100 tons of cargo on it. According to the report, the ship was loaded with 50 tons of sugar and 60 tons of rice.

Not to mention rice, the 50 tons of cane sugar (110,000 pounds) alone are worth 33,000 gold coins (a pound of cane sugar is worth 1 shilling 6 fennig, or 18 fennig).

Marin didn't really care about this loss, but what he cared about was that the Portuguese would develop a bad habit of supporting pirates!

Historically, the same has been true of England. After falling out with the Spanish because of Catherine of Aragon, the English officials directly supported the pirates to rob the Spaniards' treasure ships. As long as you grab a gold boat, you can flip it. Legend has it that at that time, Elizabeth I made a huge profit by taking a stake in a pirate ship to rob the Spanish gold ship.

Because of the sweetness, England later came out with pirates who specialized in robbing Spanish gold ships. He even conquered Panama City, a Spanish colonial stronghold.

The best way to deal with this situation is to teach the English court, the mastermind behind the pirates, a lesson. However, in 1588, the Spanish Armada expedition to England was defeated. Then the English pirates were even more arrogant, reaching their peak in the 17th century. And if the Armada expedition is victorious, then the situation will be different, and the English pirates will definitely keep a low profile.

Marin is clearly aware of the problem as well - this time the Portuguese have tasted the sweetness, and they will have a next time. If the ambition is inflated, those pirate ships may run to the American colonies to cause trouble. Once this is the case, the truth about the richness of the Americas will be discovered......

"It can't be like this, something has to be done!" Marin slapped the table hard and decided to explode!