"The New World will become the sacred territory of Castile......" Ferdinand continued without blushing and heartbeat, not caring about the adverse effects of his remarks on the cultivation of the moral character of minors. Europeans value contracts, but he learned from Ferdinand and Isabella in history! In 1495, Ferdinand and Isabella ordered the abolition of Columbus's monopoly on the newly discovered territories, and for fear that Columbus would claim something more, they reaffirmed this decree in 1499, which is like telling you that I will not pay back the money, and then I am afraid that you will forget, and the day after tomorrow I will find you again and say that I will not pay back the money, and tell the neighbors to make a big noise that I will not pay you back! In this case, how could Columbus not end up depressed?!

Ferdinand was about to elaborate on his grand plans for the New World, and at the same time to make a preliminary mention of the infamous "triangular trade" of later generations, but something suddenly occurred to him, and he decided to put the idea on hold and not mention it for the rest of the day.

"If he has the opportunity, Columbus will not miss the opportunity to visit Lisbon on the way back!" Once again, Ferdinand took the form of Professor Trelawney and performed the Great Prophecy.

"Why?" Isabella frowned when she heard this prophecy.

"In order for the King of Portugal to realize what a great hero he missed, and at the same time to let more people in more countries know about his great deeds." Ferdinand shrugged, why did Columbus, who enjoyed such a huge interest in Spain, spy on the Portuguese? He's just trying to breathe a sigh. If Columbus had known what Ferdinand had said, he would have hugged him and shouted, Justice! Confidant! Someone finally said something fair for me, I can't fight the spy!

"Christopher Columbus is a spy for Portugal!" Ferdinand didn't want a Columbus hug, Isabella did. "We can secretly spread such statements, which is a favorable condition for regret in the future." Ferdinand was not prepared to save a minor from being completely destroyed by him, on the contrary, he was happy to add another fire.

"Tell the truth," Ferdinand sighed with rare sincerity, "Leif Eriksson is a buried hero, he did discover the New World, but no one looked at him more, and we don't even know how he died." Vikings, well done! If all the seamen in Europe were like the Vikings, how could there be an Ottoman navy in the Mediterranean? "Loyal fans of Viking saga who still want to praise their idols after the crossover, and probably for the rest of their lives. At this moment, Prince Juan seemed to see a glimmer of unyielding brilliance in his father.

"Leif Eriksson - discoverer of the New World! His deeds should always be remembered! This will bring us great help, yes, great, great help...... "The minor's mind is relatively simple, and he cannot comprehend it like his mother, so Ferdinand's image has been somewhat improved, and the three views of the flower of the motherland have been repaired to a certain extent, provided that he does not know what will happen to the Genoese navigator named Columbus in the future......

"But the Portuguese should not be made aware of this matter, it will give them the idea of a new continent."

"The Pope will be on our side...... Ferdinand smiled, adding that the conquest of Granada must have greatly contributed to the prestige of the Pope and the confidence of Catholicism in the age of the rapid expansion of the Ottoman Empire, and the Pope was happy to spread the Christian faith in the new land. …… The dispute with Portugal would give us an opportunity to split the earth in two like a watermelon, to the exclusion of other countries, and the European nations would be less vocal in questioning and protesting against such a treaty ratified by the Pope than the indigenous chiefs of the New World...... The world is so big that half of it is not something that Portugal can swallow, especially in the Eastern Hemisphere, where the Portuguese may have to maintain a humble and submissive posture in front of the Chinese emperor, and in the East, the Gospel of the Lord and the fleets of Europe are difficult to get through, and the rest of Europe will drool and want a piece of the pie...... And to the west, on our side, is the vast and boundless western sea, the vast and rich New World, the grasslands, the fishing grounds, the gold, the silver, the tobacco, the sugar, ...... Gold and silver were taken from the underneath the continent and islands or from rivers, sugar cane, tobacco, indigo, and cotton were grown on the estates, herds of cattle and sheep were planted on the vast pastures, wheat flakes were on the plains of the continent, lakes the size of England, rivers longer than the Danube, offshore fishing grounds filled with winter sea fog, forests more than twice the size of the Iberian Peninsula, and salt lakes dotted with salt lakes...... and the indigenous ...... of civilized countries that wield primitive weapons and have no modern meaning The splendor of God and Castile will shine on the western part of the world! In the next 100 years, or even 200 or 300 years, the rest of Europe will not really realize what they have lost......"

On January 5, 1492, "I have said that my terms will never change!" "Columbus was a little annoyed to-day, for it was the day after he had been summoned by the Queen of Castile and the King of Aragon, who, contrary to his previous indifference, agreed on the spot to finance his voyage, but expressed a desire to lower his terms, which of course he refused, and for the third time today he was angry and went away with the court scholars who had persuaded him on behalf of the king, and the old fellows had been stumbling on him.

Unbeknownst to Columbus, his refusal had finally hardened Ferdinand's repentance, considering that he was merciful enough that the Castilian government had sent someone to the Americas in October 1500 to arrest Columbus on his third voyage...... Thousands of miles to handcuffs, the handcuffs are light and maliciously heavy! This is Columbus's responsibility, his administrative governor is not competent at all, not a civil servant, but Ferdinand at least will not let him be sent back in shackles like in history, anyway, he will be released as soon as he returns, just remove from his post, don't send a hoop all the way over, it hurts too much...... I didn't say anything before, right?

On February 1, 1492, "Christopher, it is not the King and His Majesty who hesitate or procrastinate that they tell me that your request is too onerous and requires a great deal of paperwork...... "Louis de Sandon Herr, the converted Jew of the King's Inner Court, replied to Columbus's question.

On April 17, 1492, Columbus finally got everything he wanted. As in history, [the Santa Fe Agreement] met all of his requirements.

“…… Within 10 days of receipt of our correspondence, no further instructions from us are required...... Two fully equipped boats are available...... to offset the fines...... If you fail to carry out the order...... If we lose our grace, each of them will have to pay a fine of 10,000 Malawidi......" The officials of the town of Palos immediately went into action with faces that were more bitter than bitter melons, and soon provided two ships: the Niña and the Peace Tower.

"The money we pay will be recovered from the proceeds from the sale of indulgences in a poor diocese in Extremadura." Luis de Sandon Hull thus persuaded a Genoese merchant named Francisco Pinelli to provide him with the rest of the funds for the voyage. Extremadura, an impoverished region that will give birth to many explorers in the next few hundred years, following in the footsteps of Columbus.

"I'm not stingy...... Someone has already made up most of the money, 200,000 Malawidi is enough......" Ferdinand humbly avoided Isabella's skeptical eyes and said very unconvincing words, but fortunately, Isabella did not directly say the word "excuse".

To encourage volunteers to sign up, the Queen stipulated that any offender who took part in the voyage would be pardoned. "Sign up and be spared jail at least once." There are four people who have such an idea and put it into practice.

"The brilliant navigators of Castile" (described by Kirsten Downey) the Pinason brothers joined Columbus's team and led a group of sailors to join the expedition. Another nautical family, the Niño family from Nefra, also joined and encouraged more people to join.

The owner, Juan della Cosa, brought his own ship, the "Santa Maria", the largest of the three, to sail with the commander-in-chief Columbus on this ship, but the big ship was obviously not very lucky, and ran aground on Christmas Eve, maybe it was God's will?

Despite a shrewd and capable leadership core, the ranks of sailors assembled in early August 1492 were somewhat of a rabble.

In any case, Spain was ready to march towards the New World, towards the most powerful world hegemony in the history of mankind.

"Explore! Found! Subjugate! ”

His Majesty the King, sketching the outline of the American continent in his study, spoke quietly but firmly.