After settling the matter with Laayoune, Marin sailed north. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Info While passing through Spain, Marin made a special stop at the port of Cádiz, in the south of Spain. Of course, it was carried to the 250-class armed merchant ship, and it was not docked with a terrifying 500-ton warship.

Marin traveled to Toledo to meet with Ferdinand II and Isabella I, thanking them for allowing his troops to dock in the Canary Islands. Of course, Marin also made a request, asking the two kings to allow him to send a ship to Las Palmas to purchase supplies.

After all, Laayoune is just a nomadic tribe in the desert. Here, only camels, sheep and horses grazing by Berbers. If it were to rely solely on local material support, the life of the garrison would be difficult. And if you rely on the delivery of supplies from East Friesland mainland, it is not safe. If it's delayed, something may happen.

Therefore, Marin simply arranged for two ships to go to Las Palmas to purchase supplies and meet the needs of the garrison.

The two kings have no objection to this. Anyway, it doesn't hurt their interests. However, Ferdinand II had a "I have seen through you" expression and hinted to Marin - I want to raise merino sheep......

Marin wished that he had misunderstood, so he pretended to be embarrassed to satisfy Ferdinand II's bad taste......

Later, Marin went to visit Prince Juan, who had a good relationship with him, and brought him a generous gift. Prince Juan gave Marin a warm reception and had a good time with him.

At the feast, Prince Juan and Marin told an interesting story about a recent incident......

It turned out that one named Manuel. Palaiologos, a former member of the Byzantine royal family, came to Spain to claim that his elder brother, the Byzantine Emperor in Exile, Andres. Palaiologos wanted to sell the throne and territorial rights of the Eastern Roman Empire to the two kings of Spain.

But actually, Andrés. Palaiologos was just an exiled emperor who had nothing and lived in the city of Rome.

That is, Andrés . Palaiologos, the Eastern Roman emperor recognized by Western Europeans, was actually left with an empty title and no real rights. Now, he is even more poor. As a last resort, he wanted to sell the throne and land that no longer existed to the wealthy Spanish kings, in exchange for a pension and a comfortable life.

Of course, it is said that the Eastern Roman Emperor Andres. Palaiologos is now penniless and seriously ill, lying in bed with no money for treatment. Therefore, in desperation, he sent his younger brother Manuel to Spain to peddle his throne.

Before that, around 1494, Andrés. Palaiologos sold the crown of the Eastern Roman Emperor to King Charles VIII of France for a large sum of money.

However, the money was swindled by Pope Alexander VI......

Alexander VI tricked him into raising money to hire troops to help him restore his kingdom. So, Andrés. Palaiologos foolishly offered most of his possessions...... In fact, all the money from the sale of the crown was hacked by Pope Alexander VI. Therefore, the exiled members of the royal family of the Eastern Roman Empire were more embarrassed. The last emperor of the palace, Andres. Palaiologos, who had no money for treatment, lay in bed and waited for death......

At this time, Andrés. Palaiologos finally saw the greedy nature of Alexander VI. So, instead of turning to the greedy pope, he planned to sell his throne and territorial rights to the Spanish kings in exchange for money for medical treatment and funds to support his family.

It's a pity that the Spanish duo are not sincere. The two kings of Spain were cunning men, and they were both masters who did not scatter eagles without seeing rabbits. A non-existent throne and territorial right, how could they be willing to pay for it? If the crown was still there, the two kings might have bought it and worn it for fun. However, now Andrés. Palaiologos was so poor that he was left with that title and nothing else.

Therefore, the Spanish duo are not very happy to take care of Andres. Manuel, the younger brother of Palaiologos......

Listening to this, Marin's eyes lit up......

Of course, not that Marin was willing to buy the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire. Even if he had the money to buy it, he wouldn't have the life to enjoy the throne. After all, the throne is too sensitive. If he dared to claim to be the emperor, it is estimated that he would be beaten by the princes of all Germany, and by the way, he would rob him of his qualifications for the throne......

Not to mention those princes, even Maximilian I, who has always supported him, is expected to turn against himself - what the hell, you are also the emperor? Want to be on an equal footing with me?

Therefore, Marin could never buy the throne by himself. However, the memories that Marin retrieved from the depths of his memory showed that Andrés. After the death of Palaiologos, his brother-in-law, Grand Duke Ivan III of Moscow, announced that his son Vasily would inherit the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire because of his lineage from the Palaiologos family, the Eastern Roman royal family. It was only then that the Grand Duke of Moscow was renamed Tsar. Even, in 1514, Vasily III and Maximilian I wrote letters to each other, acknowledging each other's status as emperors. Vasily III was the Eastern Roman Emperor, while Maximilian I was the Western Roman Emperor......

It didn't matter if Maximilian I was the Western Roman Emperor Marin, but Marin refused to let Maozi become the Eastern Roman Emperor......

You must know that it was precisely by virtue of this position that the Grand Duchy of Moscow was stimulated to work hard to become the hegemon of Eastern Europe. Without this title, they would have been just a Grand Duchy, no different from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. In ancient times, fame was also very important.

Marin decided to intervene in the matter, and he knew that in the original history, Andres . Palaiologos' deal with the Spanish duo fell through, and he didn't get a penny. So, in the end Andrés. Palaiologos fell ill and died in poverty.

Marin decides to give him a sum of money. Then, convince Andrés. Palaiologos sold the throne to Maximilian I.

If Andrés. Palaiologos sold the throne to Maximilian I, and Maximilian I gathered the thrones of East and West Rome and became the true emperor of Europe.

Of course, Maximilian I has not actually gone to Rome for the coronation now. So, de jure speaking, he was not yet an emperor, but only a German king.

Marin felt that if he was given a throne, the emperor would be happy. And, once Andrés . Palaiologos sold the Eastern Roman throne to Maximilian I, and then, the two Roman empires were legally unified, and Maximilian I would become the only emperor of Europe who was truly valuable.

Of course, this is only de jure. In practical terms, there is no use for eggs. No matter how legal Maximilian I was, he could not change the fact that he only had two territories, Austria and Burgundy......

Moreover, it would also give Maximilian I hatred. Pull whose hatred? Of course, it was the hatred of Ottoman Turkey......

After the capture of Constantinople, the Sultan of Ottoman Turkey proclaimed himself Eastern Roman Emperor. You, Maximilian I, also proclaimed yourself Emperor of the Eastern Romans, didn't you stand up to the hatred of the Ottoman Sultans?

Therefore, if Maximilian I accepted the throne, he would also be hostile to the Ottoman Turks. In the future, if he wanted to unify Germany, he would inevitably be intervened by Ottoman Turkey......

However, the desire for the throne was the obsession of Maximilian I. The Habsburgs have never been afraid to attract hatred, but they are not enough to be ridiculed and ridiculed......

Therefore, Marin recommends Andres. Selling the throne to Maximilian I would be a win-win situation. Perhaps, poor Andres. Palaiologos was also rewarded with a fief from Maximilian I. Maximilian I was a man of great talent, not as calculating as the two kings of Spain......

So, after leaving Prince Juan's residence, Marin secretly visited Manuel in the evening. Palaiologos......