Ferdinand felt that the arrangements for Columbus should be considered first. Christopher Columbus was the man at the beginning of the exploration of Spanish America. "How is Columbus doing now?" He asked Isabella. "Columbus? ...... "Isabella was a little surprised that her husband, who had always been focused on the territorial disputes between the Kingdom of Aragon and the Mediterranean, and the northern border and France, suddenly took the initiative to ask the navigator (or, in the eyes of a considerable number of court scholars, a great liar) who wanted to cross the Atlantic to India? ”

"He's also in Granada now, and I've decided to summon him one more time," Isabella said seriously, "and I think his idea is worth trying, and of course, I could be wrong." In order not to discourage her husband, she added that she knew that Ferdinand was not enthusiastic about it, and that she did not intend to finance Columbus's voyage, but she was sure that she would finally convince her husband, if Columbus could convince her at all.

Historically, Ferdinand had no interest in Columbus's voyages, and he said little about it, except for the occasional (many times Isabella alone) with Isabella to meet Columbus. When Isabella sold her jewelry, none of Aragorn's gold coins were used to support her expeditions to the New World. This attitude must have made Isabella unhappy, and there was also consideration of the interests of the new territory, if you don't pay the share capital, why should you get dividends? So Isabella emphasized before the voyage began that the voyage was purely a Castilian business, with a crew of 90, 85 Castilian, 4 Italians, including Columbus, 1 Portuguese, that is, not a single Aragonese. Combined with Ferdinand's virtues throughout history, there is nothing unfair about this.

For Castile to dominate all aspects of domestic and foreign affairs, Ferdinand who crossed the country is strongly supportive, and he is not ready to change the situation of Castile dominating the New World of America, the main body of the country should be strengthened, Aragon is simply a powder keg, during the period of Philip II, Portugal knelt, and this Aragorn also had an uprising for autonomy, of which Catalonia has been entangled to this day. Ferdinand admired Comrade Steel's consciousness and did not hesitate to suppress his own nation to consolidate the main body of the country. Ferdinand thought he should be more Castilian than Castilian! Sooner or later, he would have to rule Spain alone, though he hoped that there would never be such a day, and that day would come as late as possible.

"If he does convince you, how do you raise enough money?"

"Treasury allocations, I mean the treasury of Castile. Localities and volunteers can provide boats...... I'm always short on cash, so I'm thinking about selling some of my jewelry......"

Well, Ferdinand felt that he could not be so heartless. "You don't have to sell your jewelry, I'll make up for the lack of money."

"So you agree?" Isabella was a little surprised. But the more surprising is yet to come.

"Well, yes, the thinking of court scholars may be a little stiff and old, and they can't always be so conservative......"

"So, in addition to making up for what you can't pay, I've decided to take out another 10 million Malawidi for the voyage across the Western Oceans!"

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"Don't look at me so surprised," Ferdinand blushed slightly, "how much I have earned in the Kingdom of Aragon and Sicily since we got married...... Almost didn't spend a penny...... "In the end, I was almost speechless, I was really embarrassed to go home, I have eaten soft rice for so many years, and you yourself are so rich, but the original owner's move also left him a small treasury of considerable size, which is really a deep love and hatred!

“…… Therefore, there is no pressure on me to take out the money equivalent to the income of a middle-level provincial nobleman for five years. Ferdinand struggled to clean up the shattered rituals, pretending that nothing had happened just now, and reluctantly finished the sentence in a serious tone and expression.

After a brief silence, reassuring her wounded heart, Queen Isabella said, "In that case, the size of the fleet may be enlarged (Isabella's use of the word maybe, somewhat, has to do with one of the reasons that the protagonist is about to say.) Her Majesty is intelligent and sensitive, and can also think of this)

"No, there won't be any expansion in the size of this voyage! I decided that the extra money (blushing uncontrollably) would not be put into this voyage. Because not everyone is willing to risk never returning into the ocean where the land is not visible, the attempt to expand the scale will not have any significant effect, and may even lead to many accidents during the voyage, "The three brothers Columbus and Pingsong, four navigators and three sailing ships 90 people can deduce the love and hatred of the untidy and chaotic, and add a few ships of instability that are not very strong-willed, the mutiny is not a dream, and the more important reason is --" I think a lot of money should be invested in the second voyage! And even many times in the future, long-term voyages across the western seas! ”

Ferdinand decided not to interfere with Columbus's first voyage, after all, no one had a bottom for the first time, if there was any change, it was difficult to say whether Columbus could go to the Americas, and everyone had little confidence before the new land was opened, the scale could not be pulled, and after many years of war, the treasury funds and preparations for large-scale voyages were not sufficient, and it was not suitable to spend a lot of money. If you can copy Columbus's basic route with more confidence, you can try something, but that guy has tampered with the logbook in history, although the untampered original was shared by him with the two kings of Spain, but now Ferdinand does not know the information that has long been lost in history, it is better to wait for the second voyage, he can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, although Ferdinand's heart may be more urgent than anyone else now.

"I believe that Columbus's first voyage must have been a great success, and that we can inspire a second voyage on a much larger scale with the enthusiasm of the navigators to explore new frontiers and the great thirst of the nobility for gold, silver, and spices, and I will consider taking part in or even leading that voyage myself!" Ferdinand's words were once again astonishing, and Isabella's eyes widened in surprise. "How is this possible?!" She wanted to persuade Ferdinand to abandon this sudden and absurd idea. "Isn't there still you? You must be better at managing Aragon than I do. I am prepared to declare you my co-reign, similar to the agreement we made when you succeeded to the throne. Ferdinand was telling the truth now, but Isabella, who knew the character of the original owner, was once again speechless.