In 1492, Columbus first discovered America, reaching the West Indies.

Later, explorers and navigators from Western Europe landed in this rich and vast new continent, with the Spanish and Portuguese focusing their attention on South America, while the French, then the Dutch and Northern Europeans, set their sights on North America.

In the 16th-century competition for exploration of the New World, the English were a bit sluggish.

Although John Cabot, an Italian Genoese who served the English king, had arrived in Newfoundland in North America as early as 1497, the British did not take the new land seriously, and King Heng VII only rewarded Cabot with 10 pounds and a salary of 20 pounds a year.

At this moment, the American continent began to pour out a steady stream of gold and silver after investing huge sums of money, and Spain and Portugal finally began to squander it from the threat of huge deficits.

Of course, this is a timely rain for Spain, especially when the Netherlands is sinking deeper and deeper into the quagmire, this kind of motivation is indescribable.

In response, the United Kingdom has decided to speed up its support for the Dutch rebels by providing £50,000 a year and increasing the importation of firearms and gunpowder.

It was to tie up the pressure from the vast Spanish Empire.

At this time, the Ottoman Empire also seemed to be restless, and began to tentatively attack the Spanish colonies in North Africa, as if to set off a new wave of counterattacks.

The vast Imperial Navy had to refocus its gaze on the Mediterranean, away from the rising United Kingdom.

Of course, the actions of the Ottoman Empire, I don't know how many forces are contributing behind it.

And the two major forces in France are still entangled, struggling, and inseparable.

Central Europe, still occupied by Germany, Italy, and other large and small states, is engaged in chaotic struggles day and night.

Eastern Europe, still immersed in its own ancient customs, cannot extricate itself.

In Northern Europe, Sweden in order to control the Baltic Sea and get rid of the control of Denmark, Eric XIV began to seek allies and began Sweden's dream of becoming a great power.

In view of the feud with Denmark, the United Kingdom will also be careful to get involved.

In this way, during this period, the entire international environment was relatively stable, which also created conditions for colonization.

"Your name is Humphrey. Gilbert, is it someone who wants to get a power of attorney? ”

In the simple and generous living room, all kinds of porcelain are placed throughout the living room, with different colors, but there is one common feature: expensive.

Humphrey. Gilbert followed the maid with some caution as she walked through the drawing-room, looking from side to side at the porcelain-filled room, with her mouth unclosed.

Just when he was dazzled, a young man with a smile suddenly appeared in front of him.

He had long black and brown hair, blue eyes, and a tall nose, and thin lips pursed lightly, and from a distance, he looked like a handsome and dashing noble child, outstanding.

But if you look closely, he is holding a book in his hand, and his gaze has the power to look directly at people's hearts, which makes people unconsciously look away and avoid it.

It can be said that Gilbert is absolutely sure that the person in front of him is His Majesty Edward, the ruler of the entire United Kingdom of Great Britain and the ruler of millions of people.

"See you, ruler of the Kingdom of Britain, Your Majesty the King, and your subject Humphrey. Gilbert, it's an honor for you to remember my name! ”

Gilbert's face immediately changed, and he knelt down on one knee tremblingly, bowing his head respectfully.

Walked over slowly, looked at the man in front of him who looked imposing, swept his eyes, and asked:

"You graduated from Oxford?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. After graduating from Oxford, I went to join the army and also joined the conquest of France! ”

"In that case, then why would you want to go to the Americas? They also want to obtain a mandate and carry out colonization activities.

Don't you know that the hottest thing at the moment is the Oriental trade? There's a lot of gold and silver there, waiting for the brave to get it? ”

Edward was a little puzzled, although he was very impressed by the outstanding gaze in front of him, but this kind of non-mainstream behavior was indeed unbelievable.

"Your Majesty, it is precisely because everyone has chosen to go to the East that I will choose the Americas!"

Gilbert looked nervously at His Majesty the King, who was close at hand, and said cautiously.

"The present Americas, like a fertile virgin land, has a great deal of profit and wealth, not just gold and silver!"

As soon as he looked up and saw the encouraging eyes of His Majesty the King, Gilbert plucked up his courage and said loudly.

"It seems to me that the gold digging of Spain and Portugal is only the most superficial rule, and what I have to learn is what the ancient Greeks did, which transformed the land of the Mediterranean into a large amount of land!"

At the height of the Athenian Empire, throughout the Mediterranean, there were more than a thousand city-states paying tribute to it, and commerce spread throughout the Mediterranean.

The Italian peninsula, in Greek times, was only a colony, known as Greater Greece, a vassal of the great city-states of Athens and Sparta.

"You mean, you want the Americas region to become a prosperous city-state, a continuous blood transfusion for the kingdom, and the prosperity of the entire United Kingdom!"

Sure enough, it is worthy of a person who has read the book, and what he said is not different from the rough colonization of Spain, and it is not much different from the colonial rule in Edward's mind.

For those who have read books, it is still relatively good.

"Yes!" Edward smiled slightly, nodded, and then looked at his gray-green eyes, and said indifferently:

"Mr. Gilbert, you have a good idea, prosperous colony, prosperous whole United Kingdom!"

"But, have you ever thought about why Athens and Sparta, as well as Greece, finally failed and civilization was destroyed by the Macedonians!"

His Majesty's questioning made Gilbert, who had been a little excited, suddenly nervous, and he couldn't help but be stunned, and he looked at the king suspiciously, waiting for an explanation.

And Edward didn't let him wait too long, and continued:

"The small city-states that have prospered, although they were all immigrated by the Athenians, still have their hearts towards their homeland, but two or three generations later, in their eyes, this is the economic plundering of them by the suzerainty and robbing them of their interests!"

"So decades later, these newly established city-states finally broke away from their suzerain, and even went against their suzerain!"

These are the inevitable and eventual things that you have proposed. Is there anything you can do to put an end to it? ”

The last question made Gilbert stunned, and the long-term consideration made his brain a little turnover.

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